Because it is only coated in this material, it is possible to remove it from the endoskeleton using immensely strong magnetic force, such as that from a cyclic particle accelerator. It is a composite of the T-800 and T-1000, combining the former's solid endoskeleton covered with the latter's liquid metal ' mimetic polyalloy', allowing it to take the shape of any humanoid it touches. The T-X is designed to not only terminate humans but also rogue Terminators reprogrammed by the Resistance, an 'anti-terminator terminator' as stated by John Connor. John Rosengrant later stated that the individual parts of the T-X endoskeleton were hard coated, sanded and polished through machines, resulting in a mathematically perfect model, unlike the endoskeleton in The Terminator, which was sculpted by hand and lacked symmetry. The T-X endoskeleton was painted chrome black, in order to differentiate it from the silver sheen of the T-101 endoskeleton, and fitted with blue running lights rather than the original's red. The final, approved T-X design was done by Aaron Sims, who designed it entirely on computer through a mixture of Photoshop and 3D software. Originally, the T-X's endoskeleton was meant to convey an androgynous shape which would permit the android to assume the superficial traits of both men and women, though later designs veered on it being more feminine. The T-X was designed by Stan Winston and his studio team, where it was considered particularly challenging to design, as the script required a character capable of holding its own against the original Terminator, known in the film as a T-101.

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