Theory:Timeline - Cybermen

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
 * 1985 - TV: Attack of the Cybermen (Earth scenes)
 * 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.


 * 2011 - TV: Closing Time
 * 2070 - TV: The Moonbase
 * 2191 - PROSE: Killing Ground
 * 26th century - TV: Tomb of the Cybermen
 * The Cybermen have been assumed extinct for five centuries.


 * 2526 - TV: Earthshock
 * 52nd century, some time after 5145 - A Good Man Goes to War

Unplaced

 * TV: The Wheel in Space
 * Unclear placement other than that it is during the 21st century and after humanity has begun colonising space.


 * TV: Revenge of the Cybermen
 * GAME: The Eternity Clock
 * PROSE: No Future
 * PROSE: Killing Ground
 * PROSE: Warmonger
 * PROSE: The Janus Conjunction
 * Occurs some time during the second half of the 22nd century.


 * PROSE: Vrs
 * AUDIO: Sword of Orion
 * AUDIO: The Harvest
 * AUDIO: The Reaping
 * AUDIO: The Gathering
 * AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was
 * AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot
 * AUDIO: Kingdom of Silver
 * AUDIO: Forty-Five
 * AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen
 * Occurs after The Wheel in Space


 * AUDIO: The Silver Turk
 * AUDIO: Scorpius
 * AUDIO: Fear
 * AUDIO: Conversion
 * AUDIO: Telos
 * AUDIO: Outsiders
 * AUDIO: Terror
 * AUDIO: Machines
 * AUDIO: Extinction
 * AUDIO: Silver Lining
 * AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus
 * AUDIO: The Blue Tooth
 * AUDIO: Human Resources
 * WC: Real Time / AUDIO: Real Time
 * 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: The Good Soldier


 * COMIC: Dreadnought
 * COMIC: Assimilation²

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