Is this the proper order of Xmen movies?

[Floydical]

Some details about the Apocalypse movie had me scratching my head over the timeline, but I think I have a grasp on it now. In order of time taken place in the Marvel universe:

1. First Class
2. Days of Future past (past portion)
3. Xmen Origins: Wolverine
4. Apocalypse
5. X1
6. X2
7. X3
8. The Wolverine
9. Days of Future past (future portion)

Justification:

Apocalypse must have come AFTER Origins because Wolverine had already undergone his adamantium enhancements before the start of Apocalypse. However, this posses the problem of how Stryker re-captured Wolverine after Future Past, when it seemed Mystique was able to rescue him disguised as Stryker at the end of that recent movie. In addition, Cyclops had already unlocked his power in Origins, yet at the start of Apocalypse he hadn't done that yet.

Those details aside, the only inconsistencies are the ages of the actors that played the various characters. The Stryker actor in the recent trilogy is much younger than the Stryker from Origins, which makes a difference in this 3rd episode of the trilogy. Also, an older version of Professor X met the young mutants as the escaped the island in Origins, yet the actor in Apocalypse is much younger, in addition to not having lost his hair yet. I could also mention the diamond skin girl in Origins is very young while she is much older in First Class.... it should clearly be the opposite.

The age of actors is a pretty big discrepancy but I think the major concepts and plotlines are held intact. I don't much mind it, but I try to make sense of such details and I have to try hard not to use ages of actors to decipher such timelines but rather base it on measureable events.

Anyway, I liked the film and was mostly curious if my timeline is in order. If it is not, or you have other comments on the timeline in general, lease don't hesitate to mention it. Thanks for reading.

 

[The Necromancer]

Well Days of Future Past was both in the past and future so...

 

[Kingu]

Wolverine origins was a mistake

 

[Alfred Pennyworth]

I'm not too sure myself because the original timeline is messed up in days and future past. so technically apocalypse is the newest film in its own timeline.

imo the correct order would be

(Edited)
original timeline if wolverine didn't time travel

apocalypse flashback
first class
wolverine origins
x1
x2
x3
wolverine
days of future past (future era when sentinels commit mutant genocide)

the rebooted timeline would then be

apocalypse flashback
first class
days of future past
apocalypse
the altered peaceful future era shown after wolverine is done being the terminator

 

[The Necromancer]

I'm not too sure myself because the original timeline is messed up in days and future past. so technically apocalypse is the newest film in its own timeline

This.

I'm pretty sure Wolverine is now a product of both timelines, as The Wolverine is a product of the original X-Men, but ends as a buildup to the future version of DoFP, which then changes the timeline.

 

[Arian]

future part of "days of future past" is way beyond "the wolverine". BUT in "the wolverine" logan lost his adamantium claws, while in the future past future he has them still. everything else you mentioned seems pretty right. just "plotholes" or not thinking it all the way through. like back in the day when they made origins they thought it would be cool to see familiar xmen like xavier, scott and emma frost. but then they decided to ignore that and bring them back in another way/version anyways...

 

[Jokule67]

I believe xmen 1-3 are retconned due to days of future past. A new timeline has begun.

 

[Jokule67]

future part of "days of future past" is way beyond "the wolverine". BUT in "the wolverine" logan lost his adamantium claws, while in the future past future he has them still. everything else you mentioned seems pretty right. just "plotholes" or not thinking it all the way through. like back in the day when they made origins they thought it would be cool to see familiar xmen like xavier, scott and emma frost. but then they decided to ignore that and bring them back in another way/version anyways...

Exactly that confused the hell outta me lol

 

[Floydical]

Well Days of Future Past was both in the past and future so...

Edited the OP to include that.

future part of "days of future past" is way beyond "the wolverine". BUT in "the wolverine" logan lost his adamantium claws, while in the future past future he has them still. everything else you mentioned seems pretty right. just "plotholes" or not thinking it all the way through. like back in the day when they made origins they thought it would be cool to see familiar xmen like xavier, scott and emma frost. but then they decided to ignore that and bring them back in another way/version anyways...

Well.... its not as if all the anamantium in his body was expelled, only his claws were chopped off. The way I say it, the reversion of his claws to the original version was just a temporary thing. After some time, the anamantium regenerated and he got his shiny claws back.

I'm not too sure myself because the original timeline is messed up in days and future past. so technically apocalypse is the newest film in its own timeline.

imo the correct order would be

original timeline if wolverine didn't time travel
first class
days of future past (excluding anything after future wolverine's arrival)
wolverine origins
x1
x2
x3
wolverine
days of future past (future era when sentinels commit mutant genocide)

the rebooted timeline would then be
first class
days of future past
apocalypse
the altered peaceful future era shown after wolverine is done being the terminator

If you're going to include the first 2 parts of the past trilogy in the original timeline, than you should include Apocalypse too, I don't see how its included and not the prior movies in that timeline.

 

[Alfred Pennyworth]

If you're going to include the first 2 parts of the past trilogy in the original timeline, than you should include Apocalypse too, I don't see how its included and not the prior movies in that timeline.

which ones are you referring to?

I didn't include apocalypse in the original timeline because it's followed by the altered events

 

[00Rinne]

I wouldn't try racking the brain on this because the character that's engaged with each other are off too so the timeline are all messed up.
These movie guys only care for the money now, an with so much material to go off of they really don't care for the hardcore fans that read an grew up watching and reading all the old timelines an character backgrounds.

It's all for show now an not about all the hard work that the older gen put into these story lines.

For us old school's that know we can see all the fuk ups they've made but it's about the money an entertaining the new gen that don't really know about these characters.

Prepare yourself for more confusion when it comes to any Marvel or DC flix...

 

[Floydical]

which ones are you referring to?

I didn't include apocalypse in the original timeline because it's followed by the altered events

You included First Class and Days of Future past in the 'original' timeline. I was curious why you would omit Apocalypse from that group despite being a part of that trilogy. I'm mostly curious as to if people thought Origins took place before or after Apacolyspe. considering we have some mixed evidence defending each scenario. I'm mostly leaning toward Origins coming first due to him having his anamantium enhancements in Apocalypse.

 

[Alfred Pennyworth]

You included First Class and Days of Future past in the 'original' timeline. I was curious why you would omit Apocalypse from that group despite being a part of that trilogy. I'm mostly curious as to if people thought Origins took place before or after Apacolyspe. considering we have some mixed evidence defending each scenario. I'm mostly leaning toward Origins coming first due to him having his anamantium enhancements in Apocalypse.

ignoring continuity errors, theoretically speaking the events in first class should have taken place in the original timeline as well because they were not altered by future wolverine. I guess strictly speaking every moment in days of future past happened after future wolverine's consciousness arrived so none of that should be included in the original.

I still don't see how origin and apocalypse can be reconciled. Sure both wolverines got injected with admentium in stryker's facilities, but everything else after that was quite different compared to apocalypse (e.g. scott summers was never a captive in the island but a teenager who went there to rescue mutants along with jean grey and kurt; The inconsistency between the two scotts mentioned in the OP). There is not point in comparing the order of those two if they never exist in the same timeline. Maybe the apocalypse never even awakened in the original timeline.

I agree that wolverine being trapped after days of future past is weird, but it's not far-fetched to say that stryker re-captured him with that device he used in apocalypse, especially when mystique doesn't give a crap about the mutants after rescuing them and getting them to caliban.

 

[blazekev90]

I'm really tired of ppl hating on apocalypse, especially when they haven't even seen the movie. The movie was really good, I don't know ppl had a difficult time following it.


Wolverine above Apocalypse is a joke.

 

[YellowFang]

Wolverine lost his metal claws in The Wolverine and had them in DoFP (future)...
How so?

 

[Floydical]

Wolverine lost his metal claws in The Wolverine and had them in DoFP (future)...
How so?

Someone stated this above and I theorized that the loss was temporary. He didn't loose his anamantium core, just his claws. Given time, perhaps the metal in his forearms regenerated and he got his claws back. The reverting to his original claws could have been temporary.