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 based in part on the observations on Doctor Who Reference Guide and Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures, 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.

Early battles

 * TV: The Night of the Doctor
 * The Doctor regenerates from his previous incarnation.


 * PROSE: A Prologue
 * COMIC: Four Doctors
 * The young looking War Doctor makes a decision. In one outcome, he ends up a Dalek spy.

Escapades with the Squire

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


 * COMIC: Outrun
 * 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.


 * COMIC: The Then and the Now
 * COMIC: The Organ Grinder
 * COMIC: First Rule

Missions of war

 * AUDIO: The Innocent / The Thousand Worlds / The Heart of the Battle
 * AUDIO: Legion of the Lost / A Thing of Guile / The Neverwhen
 * COMIC: Four Doctors
 * The Doctor notes that the Time War makes him unable to keep his promises, placing it after The Neverwhen.


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

Final fights

 * PROSE: Engines of War
 * Leads directly into The Day of the Doctor.


 * TV: The Day of the Doctor
 * The Doctor regenerates into his next incarnation.

Post-mortem

 * COMIC: Outrun
 * The Eleventh Doctor briefly retro-regenerates into the War Doctor.


 * TV: The Name of the Doctor
 * The War Doctor appears in the Eleventh Doctor's timestream long after his regeneration.


 * COMIC: Dead Man's Hand
 * The War Doctor appears as a Matrix projection to defend the Eleventh Doctor.

Location Unsure

 * COMIC: The Then and the Now (flashback)
 * Along with a small child, the Doctor lands on the Overcast homeworld during the Time War, where his actions on the planet unleash the Malignant.