Let me start off by saying the MAU is nowhere near as complete or consistent as the DCAU. In the DCAU, we can see the flow from one show to another, the characters have an easier time changing over, and the timeline makes perfect sense.
There was once a discussion about whether or not you could consider the five Marvel cartoons of the early-mid 90's...X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Hulk...as happening in the same universe. That can be read here - [FONT="]http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=100897[/FONT]
It's not that hard to think of them as all happening at once. Characters like Dr. Strange ("Sins of the Fathers" part 1; "Mind Over Anti-Matter") Ghost Rider ("When Calls Galactus", "Innocent Blood"), Daredevil ("The Man Without Fear; "And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them"), and Thor ("To Battle A Living Planet; "Mortal Bounds"; Phoenix Saga) are all, for the most part, consistent from show to show.
I think the best way to approach an MAU is to think of all the shows with an overlapping timeline. After all, in "Night of the Lizard", Spider-Man rattles off a bunch of other heroes (although the Defenders reference is a bit of a problem). So here's the timeline I thought up. Feel free to disagree/raise counterpoints/point out mistakes or inconsistencies/offer up your own. I originally had this just for fun, but I'm wondering how others view it:
The X-Men episode "Old Soldiers" happens in the 1940's, where we see Captain America fight alongside Wolverine.
Hydro-Man makes the scene in the Spider-Man episode "Hydro-Man".
Spider-Man teams up with the X-Men in the two-part Spider-Man episode "The Mutant Agenda" and "Mutant's Revenge".
Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Century leave Force Works in the Iron Man episode "The Beast Within".
Hydro-Man joins the Frightful Four in the Fantastic Four episode "The Wind Cries Medusa".
Sasquatch works alongside Alpha Flight in the X-Men episode "Repo Man".
Iron Man spends some time in New York, teaming up with Spider-Man in the Spider-Man episodes "Venom Returns" and "Carnage" and possibly meets the Avengers.
In the X-Men episodes "One Man's Worth", alternate reality versions of Wasp and Goliath are seen.
In the X-Men's Phoenix Saga episode "Cry of the Banshee", Juggernaut assaults Gladiator and is flung from Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
Juggernaut emerges from the Atlantic Ocean in New York in the Fantastic Four episode "Nightmare in Green". The Hulk also shows up in New York.
Hulk heads out west and meets Iron Man in the Iron Man episode "Hulk Buster".
Hulk later seeks out Tony Stark's help in the Hulk episode "Helping Hand, Iron Fist".
Hulk shows up in Canada, where Sasquatch has taken a leave of absence from Alpha Flight in the Hulk episode "Man To Man, Beast To Beast".
While spending time away from Iron Man and Force Works, the Scarlet Witch contacts Quicksilver and goes to Wundagore Mountain in the X-Men episode "Family Ties".
Hydro-Man makes his final appearance in the Spider-Man episode "The Return of Hydro-Man".
The Scarlet Witch returns to Force Works in the Iron Man episode "Hands of the Mandarin".
In the Hulk episode "Doomed", Hulk fights Dr. Doom and Jennifer Walters becomes the She-Hulk.
Bruce Banner takes She-Hulk to New York where she meets The Thing in the Hulk episode "Fantastic Fortitude".
Captain America escapes a suspended temporal thing in the Spider-Man Six Forgotten Warriors episode "Secret of the Six". He is trapped once again in "The Price of Heroism".
Captain America is briefly freed in Spider-Man's "Secret War" episodes. Spider-Man also meets Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, and Storm. Captain America returns to suspended animation.
At some point, Captain America is permanently freed from suspended animation and She-Hulk leaves Bruce Banner's side. They, and Iron Man, spend time with the Avengers (including Wasp and Goliath), as seen in the Fantastic Four episodes "To Battle A Living Planet" and "Doomsday".
As you can see, this whole thing is like a big jigsaw puzzle. The pieces don't fit exactly, you have to account for some changes in appearance, and Hulk is all over the map, but it was the best I could come up with. I welcome your thoughts.
There was once a discussion about whether or not you could consider the five Marvel cartoons of the early-mid 90's...X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Hulk...as happening in the same universe. That can be read here - [FONT="]http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=100897[/FONT]
It's not that hard to think of them as all happening at once. Characters like Dr. Strange ("Sins of the Fathers" part 1; "Mind Over Anti-Matter") Ghost Rider ("When Calls Galactus", "Innocent Blood"), Daredevil ("The Man Without Fear; "And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them"), and Thor ("To Battle A Living Planet; "Mortal Bounds"; Phoenix Saga) are all, for the most part, consistent from show to show.
I think the best way to approach an MAU is to think of all the shows with an overlapping timeline. After all, in "Night of the Lizard", Spider-Man rattles off a bunch of other heroes (although the Defenders reference is a bit of a problem). So here's the timeline I thought up. Feel free to disagree/raise counterpoints/point out mistakes or inconsistencies/offer up your own. I originally had this just for fun, but I'm wondering how others view it:
The X-Men episode "Old Soldiers" happens in the 1940's, where we see Captain America fight alongside Wolverine.
Hydro-Man makes the scene in the Spider-Man episode "Hydro-Man".
Spider-Man teams up with the X-Men in the two-part Spider-Man episode "The Mutant Agenda" and "Mutant's Revenge".
Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Century leave Force Works in the Iron Man episode "The Beast Within".
Hydro-Man joins the Frightful Four in the Fantastic Four episode "The Wind Cries Medusa".
Sasquatch works alongside Alpha Flight in the X-Men episode "Repo Man".
Iron Man spends some time in New York, teaming up with Spider-Man in the Spider-Man episodes "Venom Returns" and "Carnage" and possibly meets the Avengers.
In the X-Men episodes "One Man's Worth", alternate reality versions of Wasp and Goliath are seen.
In the X-Men's Phoenix Saga episode "Cry of the Banshee", Juggernaut assaults Gladiator and is flung from Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
Juggernaut emerges from the Atlantic Ocean in New York in the Fantastic Four episode "Nightmare in Green". The Hulk also shows up in New York.
Hulk heads out west and meets Iron Man in the Iron Man episode "Hulk Buster".
Hulk later seeks out Tony Stark's help in the Hulk episode "Helping Hand, Iron Fist".
Hulk shows up in Canada, where Sasquatch has taken a leave of absence from Alpha Flight in the Hulk episode "Man To Man, Beast To Beast".
While spending time away from Iron Man and Force Works, the Scarlet Witch contacts Quicksilver and goes to Wundagore Mountain in the X-Men episode "Family Ties".
Hydro-Man makes his final appearance in the Spider-Man episode "The Return of Hydro-Man".
The Scarlet Witch returns to Force Works in the Iron Man episode "Hands of the Mandarin".
In the Hulk episode "Doomed", Hulk fights Dr. Doom and Jennifer Walters becomes the She-Hulk.
Bruce Banner takes She-Hulk to New York where she meets The Thing in the Hulk episode "Fantastic Fortitude".
Captain America escapes a suspended temporal thing in the Spider-Man Six Forgotten Warriors episode "Secret of the Six". He is trapped once again in "The Price of Heroism".
Captain America is briefly freed in Spider-Man's "Secret War" episodes. Spider-Man also meets Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom, and Storm. Captain America returns to suspended animation.
At some point, Captain America is permanently freed from suspended animation and She-Hulk leaves Bruce Banner's side. They, and Iron Man, spend time with the Avengers (including Wasp and Goliath), as seen in the Fantastic Four episodes "To Battle A Living Planet" and "Doomsday".
As you can see, this whole thing is like a big jigsaw puzzle. The pieces don't fit exactly, you have to account for some changes in appearance, and Hulk is all over the map, but it was the best I could come up with. I welcome your thoughts.
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