John ensina a este terminador esta frase. Ele faz por diversão ou quer que o Exterminador seja mais humano. Ele forma um elo emocional com este Exterminador, chegando a considerá-lo como uma figura paterna.
While interacting with the Connors as they work to try to prevent Judgment Day, this Terminator is taught how to speak in slang-like terms, such as "Hasta la vista, baby", developing into an almost fatherlike role for John Connor, with Sarah (Hamilton) reflecting that the Terminator is the first male figure John has ever had in his life who can be guaranteed to always be there for him. At the end of the film, he orders Sarah to lower him into a molten metal vat in order to destroy the CPU, though John wanted him to stay with them, the Terminator recognizing that he has to be destroyed to ensure that Skynet cannot be recreated in the future using his technology
"Hasta la vista baby" torna-se 'Sayonara, baby' em alguns dubs espanhóis.