Sarah Jeanette Connor is a fictional character in the
Terminator franchise. She is the
protagonist of
The Terminator,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day and
Terminator Genisys, and the television series . The character develops from a timid
damsel in distress victim in the first film to a wanted fugitive committing acts of terrorism, and a hardened warrior and mother who sacrificed everything for her son's future and is on the verge of losing touch with her own humanity. She is finally reimagined as a young, headstrong heroine determined to take control of her own destiny.