The Entire Austin Powers Timeline Explained
By Christopher Ramos
Three months after Austin's dicey confrontation with Dr. Evil in 1997, Vanessa and Austin settle down and get married. As the newlyweds enjoy their honeymoon, Basil calls to inform Vanessa that she has been instated as a full agent. Shortly thereafter, Random Task arrives and attempts to assassinate Austin with his shoe ... which isn't quite the lethal attack Dr. Evil made it sound like earlier in "International Man of Mystery." Vanessa and Austin easily subdue the assassin and continue enjoying their honeymoon.
At the onset of 1999's "The Spy Who Shagged Me," Vanessa begins exhibiting odd ticks, including repeating phrases and adhering to the commands — rewind, mute, etc. — of a TV remote. At this point, Austin realizes that Vanessa is a fembot.
You might be wondering about how, from what we've seen so far, Vanessa existed long before Dr. Evil even had the idea for fembots. You might also remember how "International Man of Mystery" establishes her as the daughter of Austin's old partner Ms. Kensington (Mimi Rogers), not a robot. Luckily, Basil Exposition clears everything up for viewers when he states that the Ministry of Defense knew Vanessa was a fembot all along. And of course they did. Why wouldn't they know that?
Vanessa self-destructs, leaving Austin to quite literally pick up the pieces of his shattered marriage. Although, his sadness lasts only a few seconds or so. Then he realizes he is once again single and ready to mingle.
