Terminator Zero's Huge Franchise Timeline Retcon Explained

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Terminator Zero changes Terminator’s lore in many ways, including by trying to explain how time travel really works in this universe. Netflix’s Terminator anime is only the second TV show in the franchise and the first-ever animated Terminator project. The animation medium and the TV format allowed the show do to things the movies never could, which included dedicating more time to explaining the franchise’s time travel rules.

The best way to perceive the Terminator universe is that most movies and shows if not all of them, take place in separate timelines. This alone does not resolve all of the issues, especially because there are usually two or three different timelines in each entry. Terminator Zero incorporates how confusing the Terminator chronology is by having the Prophet say that every time someone goes back in time, a new timeline is created.

However, Malcolm’s original timeline in Terminator Zero does not seem to be exactly the one shown in Terminator 2: Judgment Day or any of the other movies. That is because Malcolm was somehow aware that Skynet had used time travel before and concluded that humans and machines had been caught on a loop. Malcolm explained the cycle – a human leader would rise, Skynet would send a Terminator to the past, and everything would start over.

How Terminator Zero Sets Up Future Terminator Movies Terminator 7 Can Learn Important Lessons From Terminator Zero Close Terminator Zero references the movies but works just fine as its own thing. There are no mentions of John or Sarah Connor, nor do we get Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 saving the day. Terminator Zero’s ending sets up a second season, with Judgment Day happening around the world while Kokoro protects Japan. Malcolm Lee’s A.I.

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