: During a massive global conflict known as Great War VII, Qarlo and an enemy soldier are struck by a random energy weapon that hurls them into a time vortex.

Lawsuit : Ellison later sued Hemdale and Orion Pictures, alleging that James Cameron’s The Terminator plagiarized "Soldier" and his other Outer Limits episode, "Demon with a Glass Hand". The suit resulted in a settlement and a mandatory credit acknowledgement in the film’s credits: "Acknowledgment to the works of Harlan Ellison" .

Harlan Ellison’s " Soldier from Tomorrow " (later titled simply "") is a seminal work of 20th-century science fiction that explores the dehumanizing nature of perpetual warfare. Originally published in the October 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe , the story remains a subject of intense interest for its profound impact on pop culture, most notably its legal connection to James Cameron’s The Terminator . Plot Summary: A Warrior Out of Time

The narrative follows , a foot soldier from the distant future who has been conditioned from birth by the State (the "Tri-Continenters") solely for the purpose of killing.

"Soldier from Tomorrow" is famous for its adaptations and the legal battles that followed:

: While his enemy is lost in time, Qarlo materializes in 1950s/60s America. Captured and initially viewed as a feral animal, he is eventually interrogated by Tom Kagan , a philologist who deciphers Qarlo's futuristic dialect.

: Ellison adapted the story into the 1964 television episode " Soldier ," which served as the season two premiere.