Terminator 2: Judgment Day timeline

The Terminator 2: Judgment Day timeline follows The Terminator timeline and leads to the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Original timeline

Previous timeline: Alpha timeline

1984

• The T-800 arrived from the future to kill Sarah Connor.
• Kyle Reese arrived from the future to protect Sarah.
• Kyle impregnated Sarah.
• Kyle died while T-800 was destroyed.
• The wreckage of the T-800 was recovered by Cyberdyne Systems and reverse-engineered its technology.

1997

• Skynet (Original timeline) became self-aware and initiated Judgment Day.

Unknown point

• Sarah Connor was killed in action in 2000s. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Frakes novel)
• Kyle (Original timeline) was saved by John Connor.

2029

• John Connor led the Tech-Com win the war, but Skynet sent a Terminator back to 1984. The Terminator
• John found that Skynet sent another Terminator, a T-1000, to 1995 to kill his younger self. He then reprogrammed a T-800 and send it to 1995 to protect his younger self. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Terminator / Terminator 2: Judgment Day timeline

1984

Main article: The Terminator

• The T-800 arrived from the future to kill Sarah Connor.
• Kyle Reese arrived from the future to protect Sarah.
• Kyle impregnated Sarah.
• Kyle died while T-800 was destroyed.
• The wreckage of the T-800 was recovered by Cyberdyne Systems and reverse-engineered its technology.

1985

• John Connor was born.

1994

• Sarah was placed at a mental institution after trying to blow up a computer factory and telling about the soon to come the Judgment Day.
• John is taken care of by the foster family Todd and Janelle Voight.

1995

Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

• The T-1000 arrived from the future to kill John Connor.
• T-800 arrived from the future to protect John.
• Sarah was rescued by T-800 and John Connor.
• Sarah, John, and T-800 destroyed Cyberdyne building in order to prevent the creation of Skynet.
• T-1000 failed the mission and was terminated; T-800 was terminated to prevent any future technology left in present day.

Deviating timelines

• Alternate future where Judgment Day never happens.
• Cybernetic Dawn timeline
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Cybernetic Dawn
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Nuclear Twilight
• T2 Trilogy timeline
• The New John Connor Chronicles timelines
  • Skynet's World
  • Jade's World
  • John's World
• Kyla's World
• Rise of the Machines timeline
• The Sarah Connor Chronicles timeline
• Dark Fate timeline