Theory:Timeline - War Doctor

This page lists appearances of the War Doctor in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based on observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events in each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. There are also many gaps between stories.

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

Early battles

 * TV: The Night of the Doctor
 * The Doctor regenerates from his previous incarnation, and immediately disowns his name to fight in the Last Great Time War.


 * COMIC: The Clockwise War
 * The Doctor fights a battle against the Morlontoa with Fey Truscott-Sade and the Sisterhood of Karn, with Fey appearing to be killed while trying to save a child, traumatising the Doctor. He is using his own sonic screwdriver by this point.

Fighting on the front line

 * COMIC: Ambush
 * The Doctor has stubble on his face, and has a soldier named Petrella with him in the TARDIS. Rassilon is leading the Time Lords in the Time War by this point, but the Doctor implies he has not spoken to him yet.


 * COMIC: The Lost Dimension
 * The Doctor has wrinkles, and a beard, but his hair is still brown.


 * PROSE: A Prologue
 * Having aged into an elderly body with grey hair, the Doctor continues to fight various battles in the Time War.

Dealing with the Volatix Cabal

 * At some point in the war, the Doctor took on the Squire as a companion, and made an alliance with .


 * COMIC: Pull to Open
 * The Doctor fights various battles with the Squire.


 * COMIC: Outrun
 * The Doctor isn't aware of who coined the term "Exterminhate", setting this before he meets the Volatix Cabal.


 * COMIC: The Then and the Now
 * The Doctor and the Master land on the Overcast homeworld.


 * COMIC: First Rule
 * Set during the beginning of The Organ Grinder.


 * COMIC: The Organ Grinder
 * Ending leads into Kill God.


 * COMIC: Kill God
 * Ending leads into Fast Asleep.


 * COMIC: Fast Asleep


 * COMIC: Physician, Heal Thyself
 * The Doctor is still fighting the Volatix Cabal.

Missions of war

 * AUDIO: The Innocent
 * Ending leads into The Thousand Worlds.


 * AUDIO: The Thousand Worlds
 * Ending leads into The Heart of the Battle.


 * AUDIO: The Heart of the Battle


 * AUDIO: Legion of the Lost
 * Ending leads into A Thing of Guile.


 * AUDIO: A Thing of Guile
 * Ending leads into The Neverwhen.


 * AUDIO: The Neverwhen


 * COMIC: Four Doctors
 * The Doctor notes that the Time War makes him unable to keep his promises, placing this after The Neverwhen, where he failed to live up to a promise he made.

Opposing the Dalek Time Strategist

 * AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex
 * Ending leads into The Eternity Cage.


 * AUDIO: The Eternity Cage
 * Ending leads into Eye of Harmony.


 * AUDIO: Eye of Harmony


 * AUDIO: Pretty Lies
 * Follows on from Eye of Harmony. Ending leads into The Lady of Obsidian.


 * AUDIO: The Lady of Obsidian
 * Ending leads into The Enigma Dimension.


 * AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension
 * The Doctor decides that the Daleks and Time Lords must both be destroyed to truly end the Time War. His decision puts a strain on his relationship with Ollistra.

Final fights

 * PROSE: The Stranger
 * The Doctor is unsure about whether he is even a warrior anymore, setting this after any story where he is actively attacking his enemies.


 * COMIC: The Bidding War
 * The Doctor is not on good terms with Ollistra, setting this after The Enigma Dimension.


 * PROSE: Engines of War


 * COMIC: Prologue: The War Doctor
 * In an alternate timeline created by Rassilon and the Cybermen, the Doctor uses the Moment in the Time War against the Cybermen.


 * TV: The Day of the Doctor
 * The Doctor claims to be "400 years younger" than the "twelve hundred or something" year old Eleventh Doctor, making him somewhere between 800 and 900-years-old. The Doctor regenerates into his next incarnation.