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The Terminator RPG

The Terminator RPG is a tabletop roleplaying game by Nightfall Games. The Terminator RPG is the official roleplaying game based on 'The Terminator' movie and associated graphic novels published by Dark Horse comics. Join the Human Resistance. The world is a wasteland—broken by the machines we...

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Well, if anything is proof that all Terminator media is canon, it's this. It references serveral different comic timelines as well as the films.

I based my theory on that.

 

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The Terminator RPG timeline

The Terminator RPG timeline is the default timeline of events as shown in the tabletop roleplaying game The Terminator RPG. It was created by author Andrew E.C. Gaska and expanded by numerous Nightfall Games authors. "What the original timeline contained, no one can be sure. In its myriad of...

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This makes it even better.

 

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The Terminator RPG timeline

The Terminator RPG timeline is the default timeline of events as shown in the tabletop roleplaying game The Terminator RPG. It was created by author Andrew E.C. Gaska and expanded by numerous Nightfall Games authors. "What the original timeline contained, no one can be sure. In its myriad of...

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This makes it even better.

This actually makes it seem like the NOW comics timeline could be part of the Original Timeline. I mean, the wiki says there's contradictions but I don't see how.

Like this, for instance.

Tim Reese

Tim Reese is the younger brother of Kyle Reese. Tim Reese was born in 2017.[1] He got separated from his brother Kyle when he was a kid[2] and started fighting the machines when he was just seven years old.[1] At some point he was part of the 132nd, like his brother, although they were never...

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[Pro Bot]

The wiki is still probably right, but it's interesting.

 

[Pro Bot]

I think that RPG does suggest The Terminator: Sector War and The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy occur in the canonical history between The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day... maybe.


The first one is set in 1984 at the same time as The Terminator and The Terminator: One-Shot... so, that's fun. The second is 1985.

 

[Pro Bot]

Interesting... in NOW comics, Judgment Day was in 2004. I mean, intelligence could have been wrong after that many years.

 

[Pro Bot]

Interesting... in NOW comics, Judgment Day was in 2004. I mean, intelligence could have been wrong after that many years.

I would assume it's accurate, but still. Obviously this was based on the fact that Terminator 2 hadn't dated Judgment Day yet.

 

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Cybernetic Dawn timeline

The Cybernetic Dawn timeline follows The Terminator 2: Judgment Day timeline and leads to the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Cybernetic Dawn and Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Nuclear Twilight. It should be noted that the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day occured in 1994 in this...

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Terminator 2's ending is said to happen on June 9th, 1994, which matches perfectly with The Sarah Connor Chronicles (apart from the year), where it happens on June 9th, 1997.

I think that solidifies a June 7th-9th placement. Just place it in 1995 and say that characters and in-universe dates are stupid.

 

[iceman109]

So what do the timelines for Terminator look like now?

 

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Timeline 1: Original Timeline
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1997 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #9
2001 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #10
2018 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #1
2025 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #6
2025 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #8
2025 - The Terminator: Metal #1-2
2026 - Terminator: Resistance: Zero Day Exploit #1
2029 - The Terminator: Hunters and Killers #1-3
2029 - The Terminator: 2029 #1-2
2029 - Terminator: Resistance
2029 - The Terminator: 2029 #3

Timeline 2: NOW Comics
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
2029 - Terminator: All My Future's Past #1-2
2031 - The Terminator (NOW Comics) #1-17
2041 - Terminator: The Burning Earth #1-5

Timeline 3: Tempest
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1984 - The Terminator: Tempest #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: The Enemy Within #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: Endgame #1-3

Timeline 4: RoboCop vs. The Terminator
1994 - RoboCop versus The Terminator #1-4

Timeline 5: Cybernetic Dawn
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Cybernetic Dawn #1-4
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Cybernetic Dawn #0
2029 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight #1-4
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight #0

Timeline 6: Battle Across Time
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1996 - Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time

Timeline 7: Death Valley
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1998 -The Terminator: Death Valley #0-4
1999 -The Terminator: The Dark Years #1-4
2000 - Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future #1-4

Timeline 8: Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2381 - Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator #1-4

Timeline 9: Rise of the Machines (Future War)
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2032 - Terminator 3: Before the Rise #1-2

Timeline 10: Rise of the Machines
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2004 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2009 - Terminator: Infinity #1-7
2015 - Terminator: Revolution #1-5

Timeline 11: Salvation
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2004 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2016 - Terminator: Salvation: The Machinima Series 1x01-1x06
2016 - Terminator: Salvation
2018 - Terminator: Salvation: Official Movie Prequel #1-4
2018 - Terminator: Salvation: Director's Cut
2029 - Terminator: Salvation: The Final Battle #1-12

Timeline 12: Fragmented
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2003 - Terminator 3: Fragmented #1-2

Timeline 13: Painkiller Jane vs The Terminator
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2008 - Painkiller Jane #4
2008 - Terminator 2 #6
2008 - Painkiller Jane #5
2008 - Terminator 2 #7

Timeline 14: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x01, "Pilot"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x02, "Gnothi Seauton"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x03, "The Turk"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x04, "Heavy Metal"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x05, "Queen's Gambit"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x06, "Dungeons & Dragons"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x07, "The Demon Hand"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x08, "Vick's Chip"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x09, "What He Beheld"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x01, "Samson and Delilah"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x02, "Automatic for the People"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x03, "The Mousetrap"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x04, "Allison from Palmdale"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x05, "Goodbye to All That"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x06, "The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x07, "Brothers of Nablus"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x08, "Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x09, "Complications"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x10, "Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x11, "Self Made Man"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x12, "Alpine Fields"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x13, "Earthlings Welcome Here"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x14, "The Good Wound"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x15, "Desert Cantos"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x16, "Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x17, "Ourselves Alone"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x18, "Today Is the Day, Part 1"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x19, "Today Is the Day, Part 2"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x20, "To the Lighthouse"
2009 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x21, "Adam Raised a Cain"
2009 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x22, "Born to Run"

Timeline 15: Kill Human
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1995 - Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #1-4

Timeline 16: Genisys
2015 - Terminator: Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles 1x01-1x03
2017 - Terminator: Genisys

Timeline 17: Dark Fate
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1-2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
2020 - Terminator: Dark Fate

Timeline 18: Transformers/The Terminator
1984 - Transformers/The Terminator #1-4

Timeline 19: Terminator Zero [Possibly First]
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x01, "Model 101"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x02, "Model 102"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x03, "Model 103"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x04, "Model 104"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x05, "Model 105"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x06, "Model 106"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x07, "Model 107"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x08, "Model 108"

 

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Keep in mind, that's not definitive. The order can be adjusted. Also, the 2029/1984 comics could be considered alternate timelines, too.

 

[Pro Bot]

Also, I'm sure there's serveral video games and novels I'm missing. If someone wants to find out how they'd fit, awesome. Also, I'm excluding future wars for simplicity.

Viewing/Reading Order
1944 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #7
1961 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #4
1965 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #5
1976 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #2-3
1997 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #9
2001 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #10
2018 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #1
2025 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #6
2025 - The Terminator (Dynamite) #8
2025 - The Terminator: Metal #1-2
2026 - Terminator: Resistance: Zero Day Exploit #1
2029 - The Terminator: Hunters and Killers #1-3
2029 - The Terminator: 2029 #1-2
2029 - Terminator: Resistance
2029 - The Terminator: 2029 #3
1984 - The Terminator
1984 - The Terminator: One-Shot #1
1984 - The Terminator: Sector War #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #1
2029 - Terminator: All My Future's Past #1-2
2031 - The Terminator (NOW Comics) #1-17
2041 - Terminator: The Burning Earth #1-5
1984 - The Terminator: 1984 #2
1985 - The Terminator: 1984 #3
1985 - The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1-6
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Director's Cut
1984 - The Terminator: Tempest #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: The Enemy Within #1-4
1984 - The Terminator: Endgame #1-3
1994 - RoboCop versus The Terminator #1-4
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Cybernetic Dawn #1-4
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Cybernetic Dawn #0
2029 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight #1-4
1995 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Nuclear Twilight #0
1996 - Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time
1998 -The Terminator: Death Valley #0-4
1999 -The Terminator: The Dark Years #1-4
2000 - Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future #1-4
2381 - Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator #1-4
2032 - Terminator 3: Before the Rise #1-2
2004 - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2009 - Terminator: Infinity #1-7
2015 - Terminator: Revolution #1-5
2016 - Terminator: Salvation: The Machinima Series 1x01-1x06
2016 - Terminator: Salvation
2018 - Terminator: Salvation: Official Movie Prequel #1-4
2018 - Terminator: Salvation: Director's Cut
2029 - Terminator: Salvation: The Final Battle #1-12
2003 - Terminator 3: Fragmented #1-2
2008 - Painkiller Jane #4
2008 - Terminator 2 #6
2008 - Painkiller Jane #5
2008 - Terminator 2 #7
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x01, "Pilot"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x02, "Gnothi Seauton"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x03, "The Turk"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x04, "Heavy Metal"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x05, "Queen's Gambit"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x06, "Dungeons & Dragons"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x07, "The Demon Hand"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x08, "Vick's Chip"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1x09, "What He Beheld"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x01, "Samson and Delilah"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x02, "Automatic for the People"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x03, "The Mousetrap"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x04, "Allison from Palmdale"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x05, "Goodbye to All That"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x06, "The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x07, "Brothers of Nablus"
2007 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x08, "Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x09, "Complications"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x10, "Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x11, "Self Made Man"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x12, "Alpine Fields"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x13, "Earthlings Welcome Here"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x14, "The Good Wound"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x15, "Desert Cantos"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x16, "Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x17, "Ourselves Alone"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x18, "Today Is the Day, Part 1"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x19, "Today Is the Day, Part 2"
2008 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x20, "To the Lighthouse"
2009 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x21, "Adam Raised a Cain"
2009 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x22, "Born to Run"
1995 - Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #1-4
2015 - Terminator: Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles 1x01-1x03
2017 - Terminator: Genisys
2020 - Terminator: Dark Fate
1984 - Transformers/The Terminator #1-4
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x01, "Model 101"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x02, "Model 102"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x03, "Model 103"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x04, "Model 104"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x05, "Model 105"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x06, "Model 106"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x07, "Model 107"
1997 - Terminator Zero 1x08, "Model 108"

 

[iceman109]

Which timelines were created by time travel and which ones were created by a divergence?

 

[stphylcccs]

Which timelines were created by time travel and which ones were created by a divergence?

The info's probably online somewhere, TBH

 

[Pro Bot]

I think they were all created through time travel. There's probably tons of alternate timelines between all events.

 

[Pro Bot]

The info's probably online somewhere, TBH

Probably not, it's a very specific question.

 

[stphylcccs]

I mean, I guess just searching "which timelines are time travel, which are divergent" online would only give you the movie timelines…

 

[iceman109]

In my headcanon I only have time travel diverging the timeline sometimes but other times it doesn't change the timeline at all

 

[stphylcccs]

In my headcanon I only have time travel diverging the timeline sometimes but other times it doesn't change the timeline at all

Timey-wimey-wibbly-wobbly mess, I guess

 

[iceman109]

On my AvP timeline, I have the arrival of the T800 from the first movie being the divergence itself