Luc Deveraux

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Luc Deveraux
Universal Soldier character
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux in the original Universal Soldier (1992).
First appearance	Universal Soldier
Last appearance	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Created by	Richard Rothstein Christopher Leitch Dean Devlin
Portrayed by	Jean-Claude Van Damme Matt Battaglia

Luc Deveraux is the title character and protagonist of the Universal Soldier film series. He is most famously portrayed by Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier (1992) and its sequels, Universal Soldier: The Return (1999), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012). The character is also portrayed by Matt Battaglia in the 1998 direct-to-video sequels Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business.

He first appeared in Universal Soldier as "GR44" - depicted as a deceased Vietnam War soldier, who is reanimated in a secret government project to become a Universal Soldier or UniSol. He and other UniSols serve as remote-controlled superhuman soldiers sent into the most dangerous situations.

A recurring theme in the series is that he is the only UniSol strong enough to actively resist his mental conditioning and become more human. However, a return to normal functioning seems almost impossible.

In a twist to the usual format of the series, Deveraux serves as the main antagonist in the final entry, Day of Reckoning.^[1]