Sarah's Slammers head to the battle for Cuba aboard the
Soviet research sub Sea-Wind.
In Detroit, Skynet is churning out Terminators in former
automobile factories. It is also gearing up for producing a
new Goliath model Terminator, the 107.
Meanwhile, Skynet launches an all-out assault on Cuba in an
attempt to find and destroy Habitat, the home base of
Sea-Wind. A resistance force in Havana is on the ropes
when help arrives in the form of the Metal Warrior, a
near-legendary armored soldier of numerous past battles.
K.C. Berwanger
Lt. Maria Ramirez
Didja Notice?
This issue reveals that Skynet is churning out Terminators
in the old factories of Motor City, the Automotive Capital
of the World, including a new Goliath model, the 107. Both
"Motor City" and "Automotive Capital of the World" are
nicknames for
Detroit,
Michigan, a hub of the American automobile industry (though
the industry has declined there in the late 20th and early
21st Centuries). In TIMELINE S-1, Skynet is also said to
have taken over an automobile plant in
Detroit in order to churn out T-600s in
"Sand in the Gears"
Part 2. The single known Goliath 103 model Terminator
was introduced in "Factories"
and destroyed in "Night Convoy".
The circle-A anarchy symbol seems to be
popular in this version of the Terminator
apocalypse. Another one is seen painted on a wall on page 3,
panel 3.
On page 6, Captain Rostof says da.
This is Russian for "yes".
On page 7, Captain Rostof says that the
Sea-Wind was commissioned for deep sea research as part
of a United Nations operation called Sea-Aid, along with
sister ships Black Salmon and Spirivo,
launched from the ship building port of Liepaja on the
Baltic. The
United Nations is an organization established to
facilitate cooperation and peace among the world's many
countries; Sea-Aid is a fictitious operation as far as I can
tell.
Black Salmon
is named for a species of fish found in the northern Pacific
Ocean; I've not been able to find what "Spirivo" represents.
Liepāja
is an actual port city on the Baltic Sea, in the nation of
Latvia.
In telling the story of the Sea-Wind's
survival of the nuclear holocaust launched by Skynet, Captain
Rostof relates that they found
Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil and every other South American port
in flames.
Havana, the capital of Cuba, was a graveyard.
On page 11, Seaman Skorbivitch says "Dasveedahnyah,
Captain Rostof."
Dasveedahnyah
seems to be a misspelling of dasvidaniya, Russian
for "goodbye".
In panel 3 of page 11, notice that the coffee
mug held by
Captain Rostof has "Sea Wind" printed on it.
On page 12, Maria calls Skorbivitch
asesino. This is Spanish for "assassin".
On page 13, various crewmembers of the
Sea-Wind say soldado, mi capitán,
señor, and prisa. These are Spanish for
"soldier", "my captain", "sir", and "hurry", respectively.
On page 15, Juan says pronto and Miguel says sí.
These are Spanish for "quickly" and "yes", respectively.
On pages 16-17, Cuban fighters shout "Terminars!"
and "Dios, no!"
These are Spanish for "Terminators!" and "God, no!"
This issue introduces a human fighter who wears powered
metal armor covering his entire body. He is known as the
Metal Warrior or the Metal One.
On page 18, a Cuban resistance fighter mutters, "Gracias,
Holy Maria."
Gracias
is Spanish for "thank you". "Holy Maria" is a reference to
the holy Virgin Mary.
On page 20, a Cuban soldier says to the Metal Warrior, "You
were fantastico!"
Fantastico
is Spanish for "fantastic".
On page 21,
Captain Rostof says nyet. This is
Russian for "no".
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