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*[[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
:The Doctor tricks Davros into using The Hand of Omega to turn Skaro's sun into a supernova, thus destroying Skaro.
:The Doctor tricks Davros into using The Hand of Omega to turn Skaro's sun into a supernova, thus destroying Skaro.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Celestial Intervention (audio story)|Celestial Intervention]]''
:Time Lords under [[Livia]] officially declare war on the Daleks, after they obliterate many other [[Temporal Powers]]. The [[War Council]] secretly operates a project in the [[Death Zone]] that could result in the resurrection of the dead Time Lords.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[All Hands on Deck (audio story)|All Hands on Deck]]''
:[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] receives a [[tesseract]] that says "Gallifrey needs you to fight the Daleks" and learns that [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] for a long time was creating diversions so that he could remove the cubes from her flat. Time Lords already asked the Doctor to help, but he refused. She decides to return to Gallifrey.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Heart on Both Sides (audio story)|A Heart on Both Sides]]''
:[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] travels incognito with [[Nyssa]] for a long time on her hospital ship, protecting her from the Time War.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Soldier Obscura (audio story)|Soldier Obscura]]''
: Follows on from ''Celestial Intervention''. [[Ace]] and [[Braxiatel]] on a mission for [[Romana II|Romana]]. She mentions that the Doctor refuses to help. Braxiatel wipes out Ace's memory and leaves her on the 20th century Earth, while telling Romana that she was killed by the Daleks.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beneath the Viscoid (audio story)|Beneath the Viscoid]]''
:[[The Master]]'s escapade before [[Arcking]].
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil You Know (audio story)|The Devil You Know]]''
:Follows on from ''Soldier Obscura''. The Master allows himself to be summoned to Gallifrey. He and [[Leela]] participate in a mission to recover vital information about a potential weapon that could end the Time War. He then throws Leela into the [[Time Vortex]] and decides to head for Arcking.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Good Master (audio story)|The Good Master]]''
:The Master's adventure on Arcking. He saves [[Cole Jarnish]], who joins him in the TARDIS.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sky Man (audio story)|The Sky Man]]''
:Follows directly on from ''The Good Master''. The Master decides to use Cole in his scheme to end the Time War, allowing him to meddle in time as much as possible in order to create more energy from the paradox that he became.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Heavenly Paradigm (audio story)|The Heavenly Paradigm]]''
:Follows directly on from ''The Sky Man''. The Master kills Cole in order to power up the weapon that could end the Time War. When his plan fails, he escapes the war using the [[Chameleon Arch]].
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]''
:Follows on from ''The Devil You Know''. Ace and Leela are lost and Braxiatel escapes the war. Livia steps down as Lady President and [[Rassilon]] returns to lead Gallifrey, which was the Livia's plan all along. The Doctor still refuses to help.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]''
: Set during the First Segment of the War.
: The [[War Doctor]] travels back in time to the [[First Segment]] of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'' (flashback)
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'' (flashback)
: The Doctor is still in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], therefore the Time War is in its early days.  
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] escapes the cell and recovers the [[Key of Rassilon]].
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]''
: The Doctor is still in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], but has cut his hair, placing it after ''The Forgotten''.
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]'s TARDIS is caught in the temporal wave caused by the Dalek's use of the [[Time Destructor]].
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)|The Sontaran Ordeal]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)|The Sontaran Ordeal]]''
: The Doctor is trying to minimise the damage caused by the Time War.  
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] is trying to minimise the damage caused by the Time War.  
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]''
: The Doctor mentions that there is a war on.
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] mentions that there is a war on.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Vashta Nerada (audio story)|Day of the Vashta Nerada]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Vashta Nerada (audio story)|Day of the Vashta Nerada]]''
: The Doctor comes across a [[Time Lord]]-backed operation overseen by [[Cardinal]] [[Ollistra]], whom he will confront on numerous occasions in his next incarnation.
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] comes across a [[Time Lord]]-backed operation overseen by [[Cardinal]] [[Ollistra]], whom he will confront on numerous occasions in his next incarnation.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Starship of Theseus (audio story)|The Starship of Theseus]]'' / ''[[Echoes of War (audio story)|Echoes of War]]'' / ''[[The Conscript (audio story)|The Conscript]]'' / ''[[One Life (audio story)|One Life]]''
: [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] once again encounters Cardinal Ollistra.
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
: The [[Eighth Doctor]] [[Regeneration|regenerates]] into the [[War Doctor]].
: The [[Eighth Doctor]] [[Regeneration|regenerates]] into the [[War Doctor]].
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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Starship of Theseus (audio story)|The Starship of Theseus ]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of War (audio story)|Echoes of War]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conscript (audio story)|The Conscript]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Life (audio story)|One Life]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beneath the Viscoid (audio story)|Beneath the Viscoid]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Good Master (audio story)|The Good Master]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sky Man (audio story)|The Sky Man]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Heavenly Paradigm (audio story)|The Heavenly Paradigm]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Celestial Intervention (audio story)|Celestial Intervention]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Soldier Obscura (audio story)|Soldier Obscura]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil You Know (audio story)|The Devil You Know]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]''


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Revision as of 18:05, 23 February 2018

This page lists appearances of the Last Great Time War in the order in which it occured. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed, much like its TV story counterparts that for each novel or audio series their published/numbered order is the order they occur in. This does not apply to short stories which are often ambiguous about their placement. There are also many gaps between stories.

The layout of this timeline is in part based on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, as well as Lance Parkin's AHistory and other sources that allow us to make observations. None of these sources should be used solely as a source or considered a "true" timeline for stories.

Timeline

The Time Lords fire the proverbial first short of the war by instructing the Doctor to wipe out the Daleks before they are even created.
The Daleks attempt to send duplicates of the Doctor and his companions to assassinate members of the High Council. Their plan fails as one of their own duplicates destroys the ship that the duplicates of the Doctor and his companions were on.
The Doctor tricks Davros into using The Hand of Omega to turn Skaro's sun into a supernova, thus destroying Skaro.
Time Lords under Livia officially declare war on the Daleks, after they obliterate many other Temporal Powers. The War Council secretly operates a project in the Death Zone that could result in the resurrection of the dead Time Lords.
Susan receives a tesseract that says "Gallifrey needs you to fight the Daleks" and learns that the Doctor for a long time was creating diversions so that he could remove the cubes from her flat. Time Lords already asked the Doctor to help, but he refused. She decides to return to Gallifrey.
The Doctor travels incognito with Nyssa for a long time on her hospital ship, protecting her from the Time War.
Follows on from Celestial Intervention. Ace and Braxiatel on a mission for Romana. She mentions that the Doctor refuses to help. Braxiatel wipes out Ace's memory and leaves her on the 20th century Earth, while telling Romana that she was killed by the Daleks.
The Master's escapade before Arcking.
Follows on from Soldier Obscura. The Master allows himself to be summoned to Gallifrey. He and Leela participate in a mission to recover vital information about a potential weapon that could end the Time War. He then throws Leela into the Time Vortex and decides to head for Arcking.
The Master's adventure on Arcking. He saves Cole Jarnish, who joins him in the TARDIS.
Follows directly on from The Good Master. The Master decides to use Cole in his scheme to end the Time War, allowing him to meddle in time as much as possible in order to create more energy from the paradox that he became.
Follows directly on from The Sky Man. The Master kills Cole in order to power up the weapon that could end the Time War. When his plan fails, he escapes the war using the Chameleon Arch.
Follows on from The Devil You Know. Ace and Leela are lost and Braxiatel escapes the war. Livia steps down as Lady President and Rassilon returns to lead Gallifrey, which was the Livia's plan all along. The Doctor still refuses to help.
The War Doctor travels back in time to the First Segment of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children.
The Doctor escapes the cell and recovers the Key of Rassilon.
The Doctor's TARDIS is caught in the temporal wave caused by the Dalek's use of the Time Destructor.
The Doctor is trying to minimise the damage caused by the Time War.
The Doctor mentions that there is a war on.
The Doctor comes across a Time Lord-backed operation overseen by Cardinal Ollistra, whom he will confront on numerous occasions in his next incarnation.
The Doctor once again encounters Cardinal Ollistra.
The Eighth Doctor regenerates into the War Doctor.
The young looking War Doctor makes a decision. In one outcome, he ends up a Dalek spy.
The Doctor fights various battles with the Squire.
The Doctor isn't aware of who wrote the term "Exterminhate" on a wall, placing it before The Organ Grinder, where he meets the Volatix Cabal.
Along with the War Master, the Doctor lands on the Overcast homeworld during the Time War, where his actions on the planet unleash the Malignant.
COMIC: First Rule
Ollistra orders the release of the Great Vampires against the Daleks. Arriving on Zenobia II, the War Doctor protests to Councillor Voltrix in Ollistra's absence.
The War Doctor is fighting in the War.
Takes place 400 years after The Night of the Doctor.
Takes place at the Fall of Arcadia before the scenes in The Day of the Doctor.
Priyan tells Engin that Rassilon is initiating the Ultimate Sanction, placing it just before The End of Time.
Set on the last day of the Time War. Dalek saucers are already on Gallifrey, placing it after The Last Day.
The General states that the High Council's plan has failed, therefore placing it later in the last day of the Time War than The End of Time.

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