10 Characters Who Were Massively Improved In Sequels

10. T-800 - Terminator 2

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular Terminator was an instant classic back in 1984, but there's no doubt about it that T2 is the lasting memory of what the franchise has to offer.

Where the original, unstoppable killing machine from the future was an entertaining watch, by the second movie Arnie had imbued his electronic robo-skeleton with some real depth - transformed into an almost-human hero and father figure that had far more to offer than just his capacity to kill things really well. Though that was definitely still a highlight.

The T-800 of Terminator 2 made Schwarzenegger's role far more complex, getting to unleash the same menacing villain from the first movie but giving him humour and a strange sense of empathy as he protects the protagonists.

This plays fantastically well against Sarah Connor's development into a pure badass too, with the growth from The Terminator's gritty, dark narrative into T2's flamboyant sci-fi action one of the best steps of James Cameron's filmography. It's just a wonderful extention of a great idea all round.