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'''Trunks's Timeline''' refers to the alternate events that happened to [[Future Trunks]] prior to his traveling back in time to deliver the [[heart medication]] to [[Son Goku]] and altering the future. Once the [[Artificial Humans]] and [[Cell]] were defeated, Trunks returned to his timeline to defeat his versions of them and bring peace to his world as well. This timeline was later attacked and largely wiped out by [[Zamasu]] and [[Omni-King]] with Trunks, [[Future Mai]], and the Omni-King as the only survivors.<ref group="note">FIXME: I'm only including ''Dragon Ball''/''Dragon Ball Z'' events so far. Someone else can add ''Dragon Ball Super'' events.</ref>

==''Dragon Ball'' Manga Characters==
The following characters appear in [[Trunks's Timeline]] in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series. These appearances are generally in either [[Dragon Ball Chapter 419]], [[Dragon Ball Chapter 420|420]], or the [[Dragon Ball Extra Chapter|extra chapter]]. 

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|valign="top"|'''Artificial Human No. 17'''
An [[Artificial Human]] created by [[Doctor Gero]], No. 17 rebelled and killed his creator<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> before starting a 16-year reign of terror with [[Artificial Human No. 18|his sister]].<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=EX}}</ref> No. 17 is directly responsible for [[Yamcha]]'s death, while he collaborated with his sister on [[Kuririn]] and [[Son Gohan]].<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> No. 17 was eventually defeated by Trunks.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=419}}</ref>
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{{anchor|18}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-future-android-18-manga.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Artificial Human No. 18'''
An [[Artificial Human]] created by [[Doctor Gero]], No. 18 rebelled and killed her creator<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> before starting a 16-year reign of terror with [[Artificial Human No. 17|her brother]].<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=EX}}</ref> No. 18 is directly responsible for [[Piccolo]]'s and [[Tenshinhan]]'s deaths, while she collaborated with her brother on [[Kuririn]] and [[Son Gohan]].<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> No. 18 was eventually defeated by Trunks.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=419}}</ref>
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|valign="top"|'''Bulma'''
Bulma survived the initial attacks by the [[Artificial Humans]] to raise [[Future Trunks|her son]]. Remembering that Son Goku always managed to save the day, Bulma spent years developing the plan, and then creating the fuel for, a [[Trunks's time machine|time machine]].<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=EX}}</ref> Although she planned to send her son Trunks to the past to save Son Goku, she planned to travel back in time herself if Trunks was killed before he could complete his mission.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top"|'''Cell'''
Another [[Artificial Human]] created by [[Doctor Gero]], based on the genetic material of [[Son Goku]], [[Freeza]], [[Piccolo]], and [[Vegeta]]. This Cell emerged into a world where Artificial Humans No. 17 and 18 were already defeated. He attempted to kill Trunks to take his [[time machine]] (as [[Cell's Timeline]] [[Cell]] did), but Trunks was prepared and killed him while he was still in his Imperfect Form.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=420}}</ref>
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{{anchor|Son_Gohan}}
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|valign="top"|'''Son Gohan'''
After the death of [[Son Goku|his father]] and their friends, Gohan was the last surviving warrior to face the Artificial Humans. After the death of [[Piccolo]] and [[Kuririn]], Son Gohan discovered the rage required to become a [[Super Saiyan]].<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> Fighting a decade-long losing battle against the Artificial Humans, Gohan eventually began to train Trunks. While protecting his protégée, the Artificial Humans severed his arm, an injury that he was unable to heal without [[Senzu|senzu]]. The Artificial Humans finally defeat Son Gohan in [[Age 780]].<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=EX}}</ref>
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{{anchor|trunks}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-future_trunks-manga-color.png|left|80px|link=Future Trunks]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Future Trunks|Trunks]]
The son of [[Bulma]] and [[Vegeta]], Trunks grew up in a world where [[Son Goku]] died of a heart virus in [[Age 766]]. With Son Goku dead, the Artificial Humans that emerged [[Age 767|the following year]] were able to defeat nearly all of the world's fighters and begin a reign of destruction that would last more than a decade. Trunks trained with [[Son Gohan]], eventually becoming a [[Super Saiyan]]<ref group="note">In the manga, Trunks becomes a Super Saiyan prior to the death of Son Gohan. In the anime, Son Gohan's death gives him the rage needed to unlock that power.</ref> After Son Gohan's death, Trunks fails to defeat the Artificial Humans on his own and returns to the past to warn Goku and the others, as well as learn from them. Trunks eventually returned from the past to defeat the Artificial Humans and return peace to the world, for a time.<ref>{{cite manga|Chp=419}}</ref><ref>{{cite manga|Chp=420}}</ref>
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==''Dragon Ball Z'' Anime Characters==
The following characters appeared in anime-only filler material featuring [[Trunks's Timeline]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''. These events are primarily depicted in [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 164]] and [[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 2|the Trunks special]], although brief depictions are provided in other episodes. 

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|valign="top"|'''Chi-Chi'''
After Son Goku's death and the death of most of the rest of Earth's warriors, Chi-Chi gave up her dream of Gohan becoming a scholar and supported him as the world's final hero. She continued to live in [[Mount Paozu]], possibly with her father the Ox Demon King.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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{{anchor|chiaotzu}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-chiaotzu.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Chiaotzu'''
After the death of Son Goku, Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu were two of the martial artists that stepped up to defend the world from the Artificial Humans. Chiaotzu's death is not portrayed and it is unclear whether he died during the initial attack or later.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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{{anchor|doctor_gero}}
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|valign="top"|'''Doctor Gero'''
Doctor Gero created the Artificial Humans in a plot to defeat Son Goku, long after the defeat of the [[Red Ribbon Army]]. Bulma revealed that Doctor Gero was killed by Artificial Humans Nos. 17 and 18, and that he had started the process to create [[Cell]] in a hidden area beneath his lab, but nothing else is known about him in this timeline. It is unknown whether he transformed himself into Artificial Human No. 20 or remained a human.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-kuririn.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Kuririn'''
After the death of Son Goku, Kuririn was one of the martial artists that stepped up to defend the world from the Artificial Humans. He was killed by the Artificial Humans. Kuririn's death was one of the catalysts that helped Son Gohan find enough rage to become a Super Saiyan. In this way, Kuririn's deaths contributed to both Son Goku and his son's transformations.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=164}}</ref><ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref><ref group="note">''Dragon Ball Z'' episode 164 depicts Kuririn being killed by Artificial Human No. 17, while in the Trunks special he is killed by a joint attack of both Nos. 17 and 18.</ref>
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|valign="top"|'''Oolong'''
After the Artificial Humans began their assault on Earth, Oolong fled to [[Kame House]] and later to the Turtle Hermit's submarine. He survived until at least Age 780, with the Turtle Hermit, Turtle, and Pu'er.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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{{anchor|ox_demon_king}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-ox-king.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Ox Demon King'''
Chi-Chi's father, the Ox Demon King, survived the onslaught of the Artificial Humans at least until Age 780. He may have lived with Chi-Chi at [[Mount Paozu]], based on his brief appearance in the [[Dragon Ball Z Special 2|Trunks TV special]].<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top"|'''Piccolo'''
After the death of Son Goku, Piccolo was one of the martial artists that stepped up to defend the world from the Artificial Humans. He was killed by Artificial Human No. 18. Piccolo's death was one of the catalysts that helped Son Gohan achieve enough rage to become a Super Saiyan.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=164}}</ref><ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref><ref group="note">Both ''Dragon Ball Z'' episode 164 and the Trunks special agree that Piccolo was killed by Artificial Human No. 18, although the circumstances of his death differ. In the special, he was killed in a city while in the episode he was killed in a rocky area similar to that near Doctor Gero's lab.</ref>
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|valign="top"|'''Pu'er'''
After the death of Yamcha, Pu'er retreated to [[Kame House]] and to the Turtle Hermit's submarine where he survived at least until Age 780. He lived on board the sub with the Turtle Hermit, Oolong, and Turtle.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-son-goku.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Son Goku'''
Son Goku's death of a heart disease was the start of Trunk's dark timeline. Without his help in fighting against the Artificial Humans, as well as inspiring his friends to train and try harder, the world nearly came to an end.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> 
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{{anchor|tenshinhan}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-tenshinhan.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Tenshinhan'''
After the death of Son Goku, Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu were two of the martial artists that stepped up to defend the world from the Artificial Humans. Tenshinhan was killed by Artificial Human No. 18.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=164}}</ref><ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-turtle.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Turtle'''
After the Artificial Humans began their assault on Earth, Turtle remained with the Turtle Hermit at [[Kame House]], later fleeing to the master's submarine. He survived until at least Age 780, with the Turtle Hermit, Turtle, and Pu'er.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref>
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-turtle-hermit.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Turtle Hermit'''
The Turtle Hermit survived the Artificial Humans' attack until at least Age 780, abandoning [[Kame House]] in favor of living on a submarine with Oolong, Pu'ar, and Turtle. It is not clear whether he lived on the submarine full-time or only when hearing about attacks on the radio. As one of the strongest humans left in the world, the Turtle Hermit is strongly tempted to challenge Nos. 17 and 18 himself, but he was warned off by his friends who believed that he would be killed in the attempt.<ref>{{Cite features|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> 
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{{anchor|vegeta}}
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-trunks-timeline-vegeta.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Vegeta'''
After the death of Son Goku, Vegeta was one of the martial artists that stepped up to defend the world from the Artificial Humans. Either before or after Goku's death, he was able to achieve the Super Saiyan form, but it was not enough and he was killed by Artificial Human No. 17. <ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=164}}</ref>
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|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:Bio-future-yajirobe-anime.png|left|80px]]
|valign="top"|'''Yajirobe'''
A martial artist who faced off against the [[Artificial Humans]] when they first appeared on Earth and lost. Trunks believed that he was dead,<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=164}}</ref> however it was subsequently revealed that he survived the attack or that Trunks had been misinformed as to his fate.<ref>FIXME: Cite DBS manga and anime.</ref>
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