When Arnold Schwarzenegger first hit cinema screens in a big way it was with two undeniable iconic roles. “By Krum” you had Conan (an improvement over the equally poorly spoken and awful Hercules in New York), but you also had The Terminator, another in his line of minimally versed characters but this time playing a cybernetic organism (CSM-101 or T-800). After that, “Ah-nuld” and his life would never be the same.

Being an 8 time Mr. Olympia winner will never bring him as much recognition or lasting cultural resonance than with the three famous words “I’ll be back” or when Conan tells his master what is best in life…”To crush you enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women“.  While both series had incredible first installments, only T2 proved to be the shining glimmer of hope beyond that of their legendary inceptors. But thinking about the “Barbarian” vs. a “Cyborg”…I bet that battle could truly go on for ages…

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