Universal Soldier - Watch Order: Original Timeline
This watch order follows the original theatrical continuity from the 1990s, pairing the classic Universal Soldier with its direct sequel The Return. This timeline focuses on the earlier, more traditional action-oriented approach to the franchise.
While The Return was later ignored by subsequent films, this order provides the complete original vision before the series underwent its major reboot and tonal shift.
Universal Soldier
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Universal Soldier: The Return
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
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