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THE TERMINATOR
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I am re-watching the original Terminator film franchise, as well as the Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series (SCC), and reading the various novels and comic books based on the franchise. I will be presenting my studies relating to each, such as commentary on the time travel conundrums, sound bits of memorable dialog, screen grabs, and my own musings. I'll be presenting them in several different timelines/chronologies since the time travel elements wind up creating several different, parallel Terminator universes, in my estimation of the chronological/universe order each story takes place.

 

This page is dedicated to studies of sidebar tie-ins to the Terminator franchise. "Sidebar" tie-ins are those that do not conform to the established Terminator universe in that they cross over with other, non-Terminator licensed properties (such as other sci-fi film and TV series, super-heroes, etc.). I do not consider these sidebar stories to be canon within the Terminator universe.

 


TIMELINE Robo-1
Timeline Robo-1 includes the events of Timeline TT-2 and goes beyond it to include the events of the Robocop versus the Terminator mini-series.
Terminator: Judgment Day
"All My Futures Past"
Part 1
"All My Futures Past"
Part 2
The Terminator "One Shot" Judgment Day
Terminator: All My Futures Past #1 (NOW) Terminator: All My Futures Past #2 (NOW) Movie Terminator: One Shot
(Dark Horse)
Movie
The year is 2029. As the human resistance battles the machine soldiers of Skynet, a lone pilot crash lands and hands off vital information that must be delivered to resistance leader John Connor in Los Angeles...or the war may be lost! John Connor sends Kyle Reese's unit to stop Skynet's time travel experiment. Two enemy soldiers of 2029 are sent back in time to 1984 to murder/protect the mother of humanity's savior. A fourth Sarah Connor in Los Angeles is tracked by a second Terminator. Another 101 model Terminator is sent back in time...by John Connor to protect his own younger self.

Robocop versus the Terminator (Part 1) RoboCop versus the Terminator (Part 2) Robocop versus the Terminator (Part 3) Robocop versus the Terminator (Part 4)  
"Robocop versus the Terminator"
Part 1
"Robocop versus the Terminator"
Part 2
"Robocop versus the Terminator"
Part 3
"Robocop versus the Terminator"
Part 4
 
Robocop versus the Terminator #1 Robocop versus the Terminator #2 Robocop versus the Terminator #3 Robocop versus the Terminator #4
Following John Connor's directive, Resistance soldier Flo Langer travels back in time to kill the human mind merged with software that is responsible for giving Skynet consciousness...RoboCop! RoboCop is forced to accept the truth of his involvement in the creation of Skynet. RoboCop and Flo fail to stop Skynet from coming to life and wiping out humanity. Murphy's digital consciousness survives through Judgment Day and beyond.  


TIMELINE Robo-2
Terminator: Judgment Day
"All My Futures Past"
Part 1
"All My Futures Past"
Part 2
The Terminator "One Shot" Judgment Day
Terminator: All My Futures Past #1 (NOW) Terminator: All My Futures Past #2 (NOW) Movie Terminator: One Shot
(Dark Horse)
Movie
The year is 2029. As the human resistance battles the machine soldiers of Skynet, a lone pilot crash lands and hands off vital information that must be delivered to resistance leader John Connor in Los Angeles...or the war may be lost! John Connor sends Kyle Reese's unit to stop Skynet's time travel experiment. Two enemy soldiers of 2029 are sent back in time to 1984 to murder/protect the mother of humanity's savior. A fourth Sarah Connor in Los Angeles is tracked by a second Terminator. Another 101 model Terminator is sent back in time...by John Connor to protect his own younger self.

Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human (Part 1) Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human (Part 2) Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human (Part 3) Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human (Part 4)  
"Kill Human"
Part 1
"Kill Human"
Part 2
"Kill Human"
Part 3
"Kill Human"
Part 4
 
Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #1 Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #2 Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #3 Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human #4
After years of inactivation, Robocop finds himself on display in Skynet's personal museum during the war against humanity. Robocop travels back in time to stop the fall of humanity and winds up in the middle of the Connors' battle at Cyberdyne headquarters. Robocop alters the destiny of Sarah and John Connor. Robocop must make a fatal judgment.  


TIMELINE Superman-1
Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future (Part 1) Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future (Part 1) Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future (Part 3) Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future (Part 4)  
"Death to the Future"
Part 1
"Death to the Future"
Part 2
"Death to the Future"
Part 3
"Death to the Future"
Part 4
 
Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future #1 Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future #2 Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future #3 Superman vs. the Terminator: Death to the Future #4
Superman rescues a strange pair of humans who are being hunted by cyborgs from the future. Superman finds himself in 2032, in the middle of the war against the machines. Cyborg Superman and the Terminatrix set their sites on John Connor. Superman's final showdown with the Terminators and the Cyborg Superman.  


TIMELINE Aliens/Predator-1
Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator (Part 1) Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator (Part 2) Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator (Part 3) Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator (Part 4)  
"Aliens vs. Predator vs. Terminator"
Part 1
"Aliens vs. Predator vs. Terminator"
Part 2
"Aliens vs. Predator vs. Terminator"
Part 3
"Aliens vs. Predator vs. Terminator"
Part 4
 
Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator #1 Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator #2 Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator #3 Aliens versus Predator versus the Terminator #4
The Earth military is experimenting with alien DNA, unknowingly aided by a cyborg Terminator seeking to rebuild Skynet hundreds of years after its destruction by John Connor in 2035. An alien-android Terminator escapes from Typhoon station with alien samples. Ripley 8 is taken by the Predators...to become the leader of their latest hunt! Ripley 8 joins the Predators to battle the Terminators. But where do the xenomorphs fit in?  

TIMELINE Transformers-1
Transformers vs. the Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy (Part 1) Transformers vs. the Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy (Part 2) Transformers vs. the Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy (Part 3) Transformers vs. the Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy (Part 4)  
"Enemy of My Enemy"
Part 1
"Enemy of My Enemy"
Part 2
"Enemy of My Enemy"
Part 3
"Enemy of My Enemy"
Part 4
 
Transformers vs. the Terminator #1 Transformers vs. the Terminator #2 Transformers vs. the Terminator #3 Transformers vs. the Terminator #4  
In 2029, Skynet leads the resistance in a losing war against the Decepticon invasion of Earth and sends a Terminator back in time to 1984 in an attempt to alter history. Sarah Connor is introduced to the Cybertronians. Decepticons vs. Autobots...plus, the Terminator! The future of Skynet and humanity hangs in the balance during the final battle between Autobots and Decepticons.