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'''Nicknames:''' "Cavalcade", "T-1000-HX", "Sphere of Doom"

'''Trailer:''' In a darkly-lit environment, we zoom in toward a glassy {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. As the environment illuminates, we see that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is revealed to contain several rolling {{color|gray}} clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and forms a {{color|silver}} THX logo. If you look closely while the logo forms, you can see rain pouring down. Then, the environment fades to black as "LUCASFILM", spaced out to fit the width of the THX logo, fades in on top of it and a shimmering {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} rectangle (the same one from "Broadway") is drawn clockwise around the logo (like a laser). The logo fades out as the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" fades in.

'''Variants:'''

* In late 2005,  the "LUCASFILM" text was removed due to reflecting the 2002 split from Lucasfilm as mentioned above; a '''www.thx.com''' web address and copyright info now appear at the end of the trailer in place of the Digitally Mastered message.

* For the 2.35:1 version of this trailer, the glass pieces look more stretched out.

* On the DVD release of ''Terminator 2'', a metallic rectangle with the T2 logo carved out appears from the Time Sphere, zooming toward us. Then, the rectangle gets shot into pieces by the T-800 with the shotgun, as seen on the reflection. The pieces then turn into liquid metal like the T-1000 and form the THX logo. After that, the THX logo fades out, and then it contains a message reading "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature" appears one by one as each text fades out before the other. Also, the Deep Note in this variant (the ''Terminator 2'' variant) is the same as the Broadway 2000 version. This is also on the Blu-ray releases with some differences: the THX logo fades into the standard logo, the "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (à la Broadway '95) are replaced with "CERTIFIED," and the www.thx.com URL with a copyright notice appears; which served as the basis of Cavalcade. It appears on the Ultimate, eXtreme, initial Blu-ray, and Skynet editions of this film, but not the 2015 remastered or 4K Blu-ray releases.

* On the DVDs of ''The Final Countdown'', ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' also has the framing of 1.85:1. In the intro to the menu, it has a 1.77:1 aspect ratio.

* Full-frame versions of the logo are known to exist but '''only''' on DVDs; it has '''never''' been used on VHS.<!-- That means you, fake 1998 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang vandals. -->

'''FX/SFX:''' The sphere, as well as it shattering, the thunder, the shards liquefying and merging, the blue box is drawn, and the text fading. Just top-notch CGI all around.

'''Music/Sounds:''' First, we hear the sounds of rainfall, and then thunderclaps/electric shocking sounds, followed by glass shattering, then the Deep Note. A laser-like sound is heard as the rectangle is formed. It also can be heard in PAL pitch if you have a PAL DVD with this logo.

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' In the ''T2'' variant, music from ''Terminator 2'' is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the ''T2 Ultimate Edition'' DVD.

 

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around.