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* [[1945]] - [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'' | * [[1945]] - [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Good Soldier (comic story)|The Good Soldier]]'' | ||
* [[1979]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'' | * [[1979]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'' | |||
* [[1985]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' (Earth scenes) | * [[1985]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' (Earth scenes) | ||
* [[1984]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'' | |||
* [[1986]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' | * [[1986]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' | ||
* [[1988]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' | * [[1988]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' | ||
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* [[2006]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' | * [[2006]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' | ||
* [[2006]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources]]'' | * [[2006]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources]]'' | ||
:It is unclear in what order [[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]] and [[Human Resources]] go. | :It is unclear in what order [[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]] and [[Human Resources]] go. | ||
* [[2006]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]'' | |||
* [[2011]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' | * [[2011]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' | ||
* [[2012]] - [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'' | |||
* [[2021]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Harvest (audio story)|The Harvest]]'' | |||
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' | |||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|Legend of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
:Occurs after ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' | |||
* [[2070]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'' | * [[2070]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'' | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Janus Conjunction (novel)|The Janus Conjunction]]'' | |||
:Occurs some time during the second half of the [[22nd century]]. | |||
* [[2191]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'' | * [[2191]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'' | |||
* [[26th century]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | * [[26th century]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
: The Cybermen have been assumed extinct for five centuries. | : The Cybermen have been assumed extinct for five centuries. | ||
* [[2526]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' | * [[2526]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' | ||
* [[ | :* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scorpius (audio story)|Scorpius]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scorpius (audio story)|Scorpius]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear (audio story)|Fear]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fear (audio story)|Fear]]'' | ||
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Machines (audio story)|Machines]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Machines (audio story)|Machines]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extinction (audio story)|Extinction]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extinction (audio story)|Extinction]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'' | |||
* [[2875]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
* [[3286]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''/[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'' | |||
* [[52nd century]], some time after [[5145]] - ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' | |||
* [[500000]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)|The Girl Who Never Was]]'' | |||
=== Unplaced === | |||
: Unclear placement other than that it is during the [[21st century]] and after humanity has begun colonising space. | |||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' | |||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]'' | |||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vrs (short story)|Vrs]]'' | |||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Kingdom of Silver (audio story)|Kingdom of Silver]]'' | |||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'' | |||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'' | |||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Silver Lining (audio story)|Silver Lining]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Silver Lining (audio story)|Silver Lining]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)|The Coming of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'' | ||
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* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Legacy (comic story)|Black Legacy]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Legacy (comic story)|Black Legacy]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junkyard Demon (comic story)|Junkyard Demon]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junkyard Demon (comic story)|Junkyard Demon]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Exodus (comic story)|Exodus]]'' / ''[[Revelation (comic story)|Revelation]]'' / ''[[Genesis! (comic story)|Genesis!]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Exodus (comic story)|Exodus]]''/''[[Revelation (comic story)|Revelation]]''/''[[Genesis! (comic story)|Genesis!]]'' | ||
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]'' | ||
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* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'' | * [[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'' | ||
== ''aHistory'' Timeline == | == ''aHistory'' Timeline == | ||
This timeline is from the ''third'' edition of ''[[aHistory]]''. Most of the dates given here are speculative. | This timeline is from the ''third'' edition of ''[[aHistory]]''. Most of the dates given here are speculative. | ||
*Birth of the Cybermen: [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dead Heart]]'', ''[[The Flesh Unbound]]'', ''[[The Black Sky]]'', ''[[The Hungry Sea]]'', ''[[The Dark Flame (comic story)|The Dark Flame]]'', ''[[The Future Perfect]]'' | *Birth of the Cybermen: [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dead Heart]]'', ''[[The Flesh Unbound]]'', ''[[The Black Sky]]'', ''[[The Hungry Sea]]'', ''[[The Dark Flame (comic story)|The Dark Flame]]'', ''[[The Future Perfect]]'' | ||
*Birth of the Cybermen: [[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' | *Birth of the Cybermen: [[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' | ||
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This page lists appearances of the Mondasian Cybermen in the order in which they experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories.
Origins
There are several conflicting origin stories for the Cybermen, including Mondasians converting themselves to deal with deteriorating planetary conditions (AUDIO: Spare Parts), ancient Cybermen predating the Mondasian Cybermen (COMIC: The Cybermen), and Mondas being another name for Marinus (COMIC: The World Shapers). These accounts seem impossible to reconcile. For more information, consult Creation of the Cybermen.
Timeline
- 1940 - PROSE: Illegal Alien
- 1945 - COMIC: The Good Soldier
- 1979 - TV: The Invasion
- AUDIO: The Blue Tooth
- 1985 - TV: Attack of the Cybermen (Earth scenes)
- 1984 - AUDIO: The Reaping
- 1986 - TV: The Tenth Planet
- 1988 - TV: Silver Nemesis
- 2005 - COMIC: The Flood
- 2006 - PROSE: Iceberg
- 2006 - AUDIO: Human Resources
- It is unclear in what order Iceberg and Human Resources go.
- 2006 - AUDIO: The Gathering
- 2011 - TV: Closing Time
- 2012 - GAME: The Eternity Clock
- 2021 - AUDIO: The Harvest
- TV: The Wheel in Space
- AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen
- Occurs after The Wheel in Space
- Occurs some time during the second half of the 22nd century.
- The Cybermen have been assumed extinct for five centuries.
- 2526 - TV: Earthshock
- AUDIO: Sword of Orion
- AUDIO: Scorpius
- AUDIO: Fear
- AUDIO: Conversion
- AUDIO: Telos
- AUDIO: Outsiders
- AUDIO: Terror
- AUDIO: Machines
- AUDIO: Extinction
- AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus
- 2875 - TV: Revenge of the Cybermen
- 3286 - WC: Real Time/AUDIO: Real Time
- 52nd century, some time after 5145 - A Good Man Goes to War
- 500000 - AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was
Unplaced
- Unclear placement other than that it is during the 21st century and after humanity has begun colonising space.
- PROSE: No Future
- PROSE: Warmonger
- PROSE: Vrs
- AUDIO: Kingdom of Silver
- AUDIO: Forty-Five
- AUDIO: The Silver Turk
- AUDIO: Silver Lining
- AUDIO: Human Resources
- COMIC: The Coming of the Cybermen
- COMIC: Flower Power
- COMIC: Cyber-Mole
- COMIC: The Cyber Empire
- COMIC: Eskimon Joe
- COMIC: Masquerade
- COMIC: The Time Museum
- COMIC: The Champion
- COMIC: Test Flight
- COMIC: Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman
- COMIC: Deathworld
- COMIC: Black Legacy
- COMIC: Junkyard Demon
- COMIC: Exodus/Revelation/Genesis!
- COMIC: Time & Time Again
- COMIC: Dreadnought
aHistory Timeline
This timeline is from the third edition of aHistory. Most of the dates given here are speculative.
- Birth of the Cybermen: COMIC: The Dead Heart, The Flesh Unbound, The Black Sky, The Hungry Sea, The Dark Flame, The Future Perfect
- Birth of the Cybermen: TV: The Keys of Marinus
- Birth of the Cybermen: COMIC: The Ugly Underneath
- Birth of the Cybermen: COMIC: The World Shapers
- Birth of the Cybermen: AUDIO: Spare Parts
- 1873: AUDIO: The Silver Turk
- 1954: COMIC: The Good Soldier
- UNIT Year 1: TV: The Invasion
- UNIT Year 3: AUDIO: The Blue Tooth
- 1984: AUDIO: The Reaping
- 1985: TV: Attack of the Cybermen
- 1986: TV: The Tenth Planet
- 1988: TV: Silver Nemesis
- 2005: COMIC: The Flood
- 2006: AUDIO: Human Resources
- 2006: AUDIO: The Gathering
- 2006: PROSE: Iceberg
- 2008: AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was
- 2012: TV: Closing Time
- 2021: AUDIO: The Harvest
- 2068: TV: The Wheel in Space
- 2070: TV: The Moonbase
- 2109: AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen
- 2191: PROSE: Killing Ground
- 2296: COMIC: Dreadnought
- 2485: COMIC: Junkyard Demon
- 2485: COMIC: Junkyard Demon II
- 2486: TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen
- 2495: TV: Attack of the Cybermen
- 2502: COMIC: Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman
- 2503: AUDIO: Sword of Orion
- 2505: AUDIO: Kingdom of Silver
- 2514: AUDIO: Keepsake
- 2515: AUDIO: Scorpius / Fear / Conversion / Telos
- 2516: AUDIO: Outsiders / Terror / Machines / Extinction
- 2526: TV: Earthshock
- 2604: AUDIO: Silver Lining
- 2606: AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus
- 2875: TV: Revenge of the Cybermen
- 3286: WC: Real Time
- 3980: COMIC: Deathworld
- 4635: COMIC: Kane's Story
- River Song: TV: A Good Man Goes to War
- 500,000: AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was
