Universal Soldier II Brothers in Arms is a 1998 directtovideo science fiction film, sequel to the 1992 film Universal Soldier. Despite featuring the same characters as the original, the film features none of the original cast or crew. It was followed the same year by Universal Soldier III Unfinished Business. They were actually made as a miniseries meant for a potential TV series.citation needed In 1999, a theatrical sequel, once again starring JeanClaude Van Damme, Universal Soldier The Return was produced, which essentially ignored the plotline of the directtovideo sequels entirely. Both the directtovideo films are considered noncanonical since the plotline of both the films are ignored entirely in all the future films.citation needed
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