Penny Harper, née Penny Alekseev, was a woman targeted for termination by Skynet.
History[]
Penny was the daughter of Captain Masha Alekseev and Amy Sexton.[1]
Penny's life changed forever when she met Harper Duggan. She fell in love with him, and the two eventually married. But their happiness was short-lived. On the day of their wedding, a Terminator appeared, killing Penny's mother and her brother,[2] Francis.[1] The machine then turned its sights on the couple, chasing them from one town to another.[2]
By 1979, they had managed to hide in Seattle, hoping to escape into the wilderness with a rented Cessna, but the Terminator found them yet again. As Harper attempted to lift off, the machine appeared on the runway. Penny watched in horror as Harper rammed the machine with the plane, severing its arm. But the Terminator clung to the side of the plane, tearing it apart mid-air. They managed to shake it loose, sending the machine plunging into the water, but not without severe damage to the plane. They crash-landed along the Alaskan coastline.[2]
For decades, Penny and Harper lived in hiding, surviving Judgment Day. Harper briefly left their hiding place to fight with the Resistance, but eventually retreated with Penny to a remote cabin by a lake. One day in 2018, Penny heard Harper shouting. Rushing to the window, she froze in terror as the now skinless T-800 emerged from the lake. Harper sprinted back to the cabin, yelling at Penny to burn a box[2] that contained family pictures and other sensitive information.[1]
Penny obeyed, frantically setting the box alight as Harper tried to hold the machine back. The Terminator killed Harper, and a devastated Penny grabbed a plasma rifle and opened fire on the approaching machine. Her heart, however, couldn't withstand the stress. In the middle of the firefight, Penny collapsed and died.[2]