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* It's almost certain that there are two continuities in the original ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise. The first is the continuity that led to the society of [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 the original film]], possibly as described by Cornelius to the committee in ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes''. The second is the altered continuity that the birth of their son, Caesar, sparked. It appears that the ape revolution was greatly sped up with his arrival. However, fans are split as to whether the continuities ultimately re-merge when history reaches the point where the original film was set, and humans will again end up mute wild animals and the world destroyed by the Alpha-Omega bomb or whether history was changed for good by the end of ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' and Caesar forged a new future. The editing of ''Battle'' didn't help things, the theatrical release had a hopeful tone, but the unedited version on most DVD releases clearly sets up the beginnings of the mutant society of ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes''. [[Series/PlanetOfTheApes The TV series]] likely exists in one of these continuities somewhere, while [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToThePlanetOfTheApes the animated series]] and [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 the 2001 remake]] don't, and and ''Rise'' may or may not. ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' is a ContinuityReboot, but there have been statements by the creators contradicting that and painting it as a prequel as well.

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* It's almost certain that there are two continuities in the original ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise. The first is the continuity that led to the society of [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 the original film]], possibly as described by Cornelius to the committee in ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes''. The second is the altered continuity that the birth of their son, Caesar, sparked. It appears that the ape revolution was greatly sped up with his arrival. However, fans are split as to whether the continuities ultimately re-merge when history reaches the point where the original film was set, and humans will again end up mute wild animals and the world destroyed by the Alpha-Omega bomb or whether history was changed for good by the end of ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes'' and Caesar forged a new future. The editing of ''Battle'' didn't help things, the theatrical release had a hopeful tone, but the unedited version on most DVD releases clearly sets up the beginnings of the mutant society of ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes''. [[Series/PlanetOfTheApes The TV series]] likely exists in one of these continuities somewhere, while [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToThePlanetOfTheApes the animated series]] and [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 the 2001 remake]] don't, and and ''Rise'' may or may not. ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' is a ContinuityReboot, but there have been statements by the creators contradicting that and painting it as a prequel as well.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' and [[WordOfGod official word]] established that the Classic Era visited in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' has become a alternate/split timeline in which ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' takes place, possibly as a result of the time travel that took place in ''Generations''. The new timeline has seemingly the same history as the main timeline up to ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', and is treated as an [[AlternateUniverse alternate dimension]], with travel between the two being made possible by the combination of the powers of the Phantom Ruby and the Chaos Emeralds.

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* Zig-zagged in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games. Initially, ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' and [[WordOfGod official word]] established that the Classic Era visited in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' has become a was an alternate/split timeline in which ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' takes place, possibly as due to a result of the time travel comment made by Tails saying that took place in ''Generations''. The Classic Sonic was "the Sonic from another dimension." This led to the impression of there being a new timeline that has seemingly the same history as the main timeline up to ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', and is treated as an [[AlternateUniverse alternate dimension]], with travel between the two being made possible by the combination of the powers of the Phantom Ruby and the Chaos Emeralds.Emeralds. However, this misconception stemmed from a mistranslation, where in the Japanese script, it used the word "sekai," which usually refers to "another world," and the term has been used for things like recurring character Silver the Hedgehog's BadFuture. ''WebAnimation/TailsTube'' would clarify the matter by stating that Classic Sonic was simply from the past, and not another timeline or universe.

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