Magneto's Timeline

[Erik Lehnsherr]

Magneto's Timeline

Warning: Events listed below contain spoilers from the movies.

• 1932: Erik Lehnsherr is born in Poland.
• 1939: World War II broke out; Erik and his family were sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland.
• 1939 - 1945: Erik was in the concentration camp, tortured on a daily basis by Doctor Klaus Schmidt aka Sebastian Shaw. It was also during this time that he met Magda Eisenhardt.
• 1945: The War ended and the concentration camps ended, causing Erik to be free.
• 1945 - 1962: Erik obsessively hunts down Shaw. He also, unbeknown to him, has a daughter and a son during this time period. It is also during this time that he reunited with Magda. They form a relationship but after several months, parted ways due to his refusal to give up the search for Shaw after becoming wounded in his pursuit. 
• 1962: X-Men First Class takes place. He builds his powers through training and with the aid of Charles Xavier. Kills Shaw during this time, and forms The Brotherhood.
• 1962 - 1963: Magneto discreetly recruits mutants for his cause. Also engages in missions to help and save mutants.
  
  
• 1963: Magneto is arrested for the assassination of President John. F. Kennedy.
• 1964: Magneto's secret trial takes place. Claims and insists he did not kill the President. During trial court orders him to bend a metal crowbar and he does so. Is found guilty of first degree murder and conspiring to assassinate Kennedy. Is served with two consecutive life sentences in a federal correctional facility with no possibility of parole.
• 1964 - 1971: Magneto destroys three holding cells. HEADCANON ONLY: During this time period, a few of the existing Brotherhood members (Emma, Azazel, Angel, and Riptide) attempting to break Erik out of his cell. Their mission failed and they were captured and experimented on. Magneto's anger and pain over losing them was what had caused him to destroy the second holding cell he was held in.
  
  
• 1971: Trask Industries builds an escape proof cell, entirely made of plastic which keeps him imprisoned, deep under the Pentagon.
• 1973: X-Men Days of Future Past takes place. Magneto escapes prison and initially aids Charles and Wolverine in finding Mystique, however, later formulates his own plans. Takes control of the Sentinals, makes a public display of his power, and gives a televised speech, on an international level, for all mutants to band with him. Brotherhood becomes more publicized. Magneto escapes captivity and is one of the most wanted men in the world. Newspaper article clipping shows "World Leaders unite to capture "Magneto".
• 1973 - 1983: Magneto continued to form The Brotherhood, recruiting more members. However, they did not engage in any overly radical attacks. They worked to break mutants out of experimental facilities, train them, and defend themselves against humans. It was during this time that he reconnected with Magda. The two were married and she travelled with him as he embarked on his missions. Eventually, they had a daughter named Nina who was also a mutant. In the pursuit of Magneto (still one of the world's most wanted men), Nina and Magda were attacked, a scene that Magneto had joined right in time. He rescued them and realized that he could not continue on this path. He decided to place the Brotherhood on hold, moving to Poland with his wife and daughter, changing his name and residing as a civilian.
• 1983: Apocalypse took place. It was here that Erik lost his wife and daughter and joined forces with Apocalypse, until realization dawned on him and he instead, fought to protect Charles and the other mutants in danger.
• 1983 - 1993: Magneto returned to the Brotherhood after events of Apocalypse to reform and stabilize the faction. He was pardoned for his crimes, the truth coming to light in that he did not assassinate John F Kennedy and in recognition of his aid in stopping a threat, he was granted land. Specifically, it was an island that served as a mutant sanctuary. While Erik and the others still engaged in smaller scale acts activism (i.e. freeing mutants from experiment facilities, etc), the island served as a means for mutants to live peacefully, away from the threat of homo sapiens.
• 1993 - Onward: Magneto returned to the island of Genosha to continue his previous work. He did offer Charles a home, recognizing the drastic changes his friend faced. Other than that, Erik continues to make the island a safe haven for mutants and strives to protect their kind. It eventually becomes a functioning city, with a capital, and well developed region. It was also during this time that he discovers that Lorna is his daughter.

Note: Timeline is subject to change according to events in threads.