A novela de Randall Frakes sugeriria strongmente que o T-800 estava usando a mira a laser como .. drumroll, por favor ... uma vista.
Também parece ter tido um efeito ofuscante e um impacto psicológico em Sarah, mas não está claro se essa foi a intenção principal do Exterminador ou simplesmente um efeito colateral:
In an instant, Terminator pulled out the .45 and activated the laser sight. It streaked across the room and locked on her forehead as Terminator aimed. She was blinded for a second by the red glare; then her vision was shattered as a bullet exploded from the gun and struck her two centimeters above the right eyebrow.
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Terminator stood there, motionless, for a split second, staring intently down at her, his hand still reaching into the jacket. He checked her face against his memory and got a positive identification. He calculated possible alternatives.
Then, in an instant, the .45 was out, cocked, and flashing in an arc that ended with the red dot of the laser sight centered perfectly on her forehead.
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Sarah was cornered. The hulking figure of Terminator burst through the door with a lurid, eager grin, almost lascivious in its desire, and aimed the gun at her chest. Sarah saw the miniature red sun of the aiming laser roll across her body and freeze position over her right breast