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:'''Date unknown, Mediterranean:''' First human tribes in North Africa and Oriental Mediterranean. Spirits reach godhood status, starting to require human believers and worshipers. These gods eventually form alliances and pantheons.<br>
:'''Date unknown, Mediterranean:''' First human tribes in North Africa and Oriental Mediterranean. Spirits reach godhood status, starting to require human believers and worshipers. These gods eventually form alliances and pantheons.<br>
:Some gods discover how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship.(2)
:Some gods discover how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship.(2)
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:The war ends when the evil gods are defeated and banished to the [[Spiritual Plane]], making them known as the [[Banished Pantheon]] (2)
:The war ends when the evil gods are defeated and banished to the [[Spiritual Plane]], making them known as the [[Banished Pantheon]] (2)
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=== Second war of gods ===
=== Second war of gods ===
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:'''Date unknown, Oranbega:''' An Oranbegan named [[Mu'Rhakmet]] gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshipping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows: Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.(3)
:'''Date unknown, Oranbega:''' An Oranbegan named [[Mu'Rhakmet]] gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshipping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows: Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.(3)
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=== Founding of Mu ===
=== Founding of Mu ===
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:'''14000 years ago, Atlantic Ocean:''' The goddess [[Hequat]] raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The inhabitants of the island, the [[Coralax]], are forced to leave. But one of his priests, named [[Calystix the Shaper|Calystix]], summons a colosal [[The Leviathan|beast]] to destroy the invaders. Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of [[Mu]] is born.(2 & 4)
:'''14000 years ago, Atlantic Ocean:''' The goddess [[Hequat]] raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The inhabitants of the island, the [[Coralax]], are forced to leave. But one of his priests, named [[Calystix the Shaper|Calystix]], summons a colosal [[The Leviathan|beast]] to destroy the invaders. Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of [[Mu]] is born.(2 & 4)
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:'''Date unknown:''' Following [[Hequat]]'s orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of [[Mu]] and [[Oranbega]] war against each other. Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee; Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is phisically abandoned.(2 & 5)
:'''Date unknown:''' Following [[Hequat]]'s orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of [[Mu]] and [[Oranbega]] war against each other. Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee; Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is phisically abandoned.(2 & 5)
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=== Ancient Egypt ===
=== Ancient Egypt ===
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=== XVI century ===
=== XVI century ===
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:'''Italy?,1529:''' Girolamo da Verrazano draws a map with the suppossed location of the legendary [[Oranbega]], in the American East Coast.(13)
:'''Italy?,1529:''' Girolamo da Verrazano draws a map with the suppossed location of the legendary [[Oranbega]], in the American East Coast.(13)
:'''Place unknown, 1592:''' In an unknown place the book is written that allows the summoning of a powerful demon called "[[Envoy of Shadows|The Envoy of Shadows]]"(14)
:'''Place unknown, 1592:''' In an unknown place the book is written that allows the summoning of a powerful demon called "[[Envoy of Shadows|The Envoy of Shadows]]"(14)
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=== XVII century ===
=== XVII century ===
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:'''Rogue Isles:''' The sect known as "[[Children of Enos]]" colonizes the [[Rogue Isles]], enslavering the local population (15)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles:''' The sect known as "[[Children of Enos]]" colonizes the [[Rogue Isles]], enslavering the local population (15)<br>
:'''America, Early 1600s:''' Expedition Novus Cartago; More evidences of activity of the [[Circle of Thorns]].(16)<br>
:'''America, Early 1600s:''' Expedition Novus Cartago; More evidences of activity of the [[Circle of Thorns]].(16)<br>
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:'''America, 1641:''' Village of Salamanca is established.(20)<br>
:'''America, 1641:''' Village of Salamanca is established.(20)<br>
:'''Italy, 1698:''' [[Giovanna Scaldi]] dies in Venetia while she was waiting to be executed. (18)
:'''Italy, 1698:''' [[Giovanna Scaldi]] dies in Venetia while she was waiting to be executed. (18)
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=== XVIII century ===
=== XVIII century ===
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:'''Rogue Isles, 1817:''' Slaves revolt in Oceanview: the isle will change its name to [[Bloody Bay]]. (24)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1817:''' Slaves revolt in Oceanview: the isle will change its name to [[Bloody Bay]]. (24)<br>
:'''America, 1823:''' Founding of [[Paragon City]].(25)<br>
:'''America, 1823:''' Founding of [[Paragon City]].(25)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1830s:''' The Jesuit priest [[Martin Henri]] exorcizes partially the ghosts of [[Port Oakes]].(23)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1830s:''' The Jesuit priest [[Martin Henri]] exorcizes partially the ghosts of [[Port Oakes]].(23)<br>[[Image:Nemesis.jpg|right|100px]]
:'''Paragon City, 1830:''' First mention of the Paragon Firemen.(27)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1830:''' First mention of the Paragon Firemen.(27)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 3 April, 1833:''' A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of [[Grandville]] into four: [[Cap au Diable]], [[Port Oakes]], [[Bloody Bay]] and [[Grandville]]. The isles sink into squalor and poverty. (22)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 3 April, 1833:''' A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of [[Grandville]] into four: [[Cap au Diable]], [[Port Oakes]], [[Bloody Bay]] and [[Grandville]]. The isles sink into squalor and poverty. (22)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1861:''' Paragon becomes major Army and Navy depot for US during Civil War (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1861:''' Paragon becomes major Army and Navy depot for US during Civil War (25)<br>
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:'''British Isles, 1898:''' the [[Circle of Thorns]] is officially founded.(13)
:'''British Isles, 1898:''' the [[Circle of Thorns]] is officially founded.(13)
:'''Italy, Early XX century:''' [[Arachnos]] is created (30)<br>
:'''Italy, Early XX century:''' [[Arachnos]] is created (30)<br>
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:'''Rogue Isles, 1901:''' Dockside rechristened by sergeant Westin Oakes as [[Port Oakes]]. (23)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1901:''' Dockside rechristened by sergeant Westin Oakes as [[Port Oakes]]. (23)<br>
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:'''British Isles, 1923:''' The [[Dawn Patrol]] is founded by [[Alistair Sutton]] (127)<br>
:'''British Isles, 1923:''' The [[Dawn Patrol]] is founded by [[Alistair Sutton]] (127)<br>
:'''Italy?, 1926:''' Paolo Tirelli and the woman who will be later known as [[Arakhn]] meet for the first time.(36)<br>
:'''Italy?, 1926:''' Paolo Tirelli and the woman who will be later known as [[Arakhn]] meet for the first time.(36)<br>
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:'''America, October 1929:''' Crack of the stock market. Thousands lost their jobs and their homes. (25)<br>
:'''America, October 1929:''' Crack of the stock market. Thousands lost their jobs and their homes. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, ???:''' Depression hits the city. The [[Kings Row]] zone suffers especially, turning into a hotbed of crime.(39)
:'''Paragon City, ???:''' Depression hits the city. The [[Kings Row]] zone suffers especially, turning into a hotbed of crime.(39)
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==== 1930 - 1940 ====
==== 1930 - 1940 ====
:[[Image:Statesman 1930's.jpg|left|100px]]
:'''Paragon City, 1930s:''' The [[Freedom Phalanx]] wages a succesful war against organized crime (25). Some of the old families result destroyed. (40)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1930s:''' The [[Freedom Phalanx]] wages a succesful war against organized crime (25). Some of the old families result destroyed. (40)<br>
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:'''Paragon City, February 1932:''' Swiss architect Rudolph Augustus Seifert arrives to Paragon. (42)<br>
:'''Paragon City, February 1932:''' Swiss architect Rudolph Augustus Seifert arrives to Paragon. (42)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1932:''' [[Statesman]], [[Dark Watcher]] and [[Maiden Justice]] form the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1932:''' [[Statesman]], [[Dark Watcher]] and [[Maiden Justice]] form the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. (25)<br>
:'''British Isles, 1940:''' Battle of Britain. The [[Dawn Patrol]] helps the RAF fight the Germans. (25)<br>
:'''British Isles, 1940:''' Battle of Britain. The [[Dawn Patrol]] helps the RAF fight the Germans. (25)<br>
:'''Pacific Ocean, 7 December 1941:''' Japan raids the US Navy base in Pearl Harbour. (25)<br>
:'''Pacific Ocean, 7 December 1941:''' Japan raids the US Navy base in Pearl Harbour. (25)<br>
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:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' [[First Hero Brigade]] formed. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' [[First Hero Brigade]] formed. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' A force of the [[Fifth Column]], apparently the same who attacked [[Independence Port]], attacks the Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza as it was getting ready to depart to Europe. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1942:''' A force of the [[Fifth Column]], apparently the same who attacked [[Independence Port]], attacks the Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza as it was getting ready to depart to Europe. (25)<br> [[Image:MekMan1.jpg|100px|right]]
:'''Africa, 1942:''' First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, being defeated and reformed in small cells soon after (25). The [[Dream Doctor]] forms a cell called [[The Sand Kings]], who performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the nazi forces. (25)<br>
:'''Africa, 1942:''' First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, being defeated and reformed in small cells soon after (25). The [[Dream Doctor]] forms a cell called [[The Sand Kings]], who performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the nazi forces. (25)<br>
:'''British Isles, 1942:''' The [[Storm Korps]] attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King (25). The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa. (25)<br>
:'''British Isles, 1942:''' The [[Storm Korps]] attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King (25). The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa. (25)<br>
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:'''America, late 40's:''' Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, being [[Paragon City]] one of his favorite targets. The rise in villains' numbers cause a rise in heroes' numbers as well. (25)
:'''America, late 40's:''' Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, being [[Paragon City]] one of his favorite targets. The rise in villains' numbers cause a rise in heroes' numbers as well. (25)
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==== 1950 - 1960 ====
==== 1950 - 1960 ====
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:'''World, 1950s:''' Cold War starts. Soviet and Western metahumans fight and die in secret battles in different parts of the globe. (25)<br>
:'''World, 1950s:''' Cold War starts. Soviet and Western metahumans fight and die in secret battles in different parts of the globe. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1950s:''' The colossal hero [[Talos]] fights giant monsters. (53)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1950s:''' The colossal hero [[Talos]] fights giant monsters. (53)<br>
:'''America, 1980s:''' Economical recession; shortage in heroin and coca cause the rise of [[Superadine]]. (25) Appearance of [[Trolls]]. (103)<br>
:'''America, 1980s:''' Economical recession; shortage in heroin and coca causes the rise of [[Superadine]]. (25) Appearance of [[Trolls]]. (103)<br>
:'''Paragon City, early 80s:''' [[Talos Island]]'s real estate boom. (53 & 66)<br>
:'''Paragon City, early 80s:''' [[Talos Island]]'s real estate boom. (53 & 66)<br>
:'''Paragon City, middle 80s:''' [[Superadine]] production and consuming rises with no clear reason. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, middle 80s:''' [[Superadine]] production and consuming rises with no clear reason. (25)<br>
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:'''???, early 80s:''' [[Roger Vrabel]] dies. Neil Mc Intosh follows soon after. The [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] falls into turmoil. (65)<br>
:'''???, early 80s:''' [[Roger Vrabel]] dies. Neil Mc Intosh follows soon after. The [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] falls into turmoil. (65)<br>
:'''Paragon City, sometime in the 80s:''' The hero Scirocco comes to [[Paragon City]]. (114)<br>
:'''Paragon City, sometime in the 80s:''' The hero Scirocco comes to [[Paragon City]]. (114)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1981:''' Rudolf Augustus Seifert dies, at age 83. (42)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1981:''' Rudolf Augustus Seifert dies, at age 83. (42)<br>
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:'''World, 1983:''' War on Drugs: The [[Dawn Patrol]] and [[Regulators]] attack Asian and South-American drug fields. (25)<br>
:'''World, 1983:''' War on Drugs: The [[Dawn Patrol]] and [[Regulators]] attack Asian and South-American drug fields. (25)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1984:''' [[Lord Recluse]] sells the island of [[Bloody Bay]] to the villain named [[Malocchio]]. (24)<br>
:'''Rogue Isles, 1984:''' [[Lord Recluse]] sells the island of [[Bloody Bay]] to the villain named [[Malocchio]]. (24)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1984:''' First appearance of the drug called "[[Superadine]]" (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1984:''' First appearance of the drug called "[[Superadine]]" (25)<br>:[[Image:SuperadineLab1.jpg|left|200px|]]<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1985:''' [[Tub Ci]] arrested for heroin dealing. (60)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1985:''' [[Tub Ci]] arrested for heroin dealing. (60)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1986:''' The [[Midnight Squad]] discovers the laboratory where the Superadine is being created. [[Back Alley Brawler]] assaults the place, giving all material found there to the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. (25 & 104)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1986:''' The [[Midnight Squad]] discovers the laboratory where the Superadine is being created. [[Back Alley Brawler]] assaults the place, giving all material found there to the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. (25 & 104)<br>
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==== 1990 - 2000 ====
==== 1990 - 2000 ====
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:'''World, Early 1990s:''' Fall of Soviet Union and Communism. End of Cold War. (25) Schism in the [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] (118)<br>
:'''World, Early 1990s:''' Fall of Soviet Union and Communism. End of Cold War. (25) Schism in the [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] (118)<br>
:'''Russia, Early 1990s:''' Old heroes form powerful metahuman mafias which control oil in the region. (25)<br>
:'''Russia, Early 1990s:''' Old heroes form powerful metahuman mafias which control oil in the region. (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1990:''' The dirigible Spirit of Freedom starts patrolling [[Atlas Park]]. (73)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 1990:''' The dirigible Spirit of Freedom starts patrolling [[Atlas Park]]. (73)<br>
:'''Paragon City, May 1990:''' [[Atta|Harry "Atta"]] arrested by the first time. (74)<br>
:'''Paragon City, May 1990:''' [[Atta|Harry "Atta"]] arrested by the first time. (74)<br>
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:'''Paragon City, Spring? Summer? 2001:''' First wave of [[Clockwork]]. (77) <br>
:'''Paragon City, Spring? Summer? 2001:''' First wave of [[Clockwork]]. (77) <br>
:'''World, 23 May 2002:''' [[Rikti War|Rikti Invasion]] (25)<br>
:'''World, 23 May 2002:''' [[Rikti War|Rikti Invasion]] (25)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 2002:''' [[Vanessa DeVore]] uses the mask for the second time against the [[Rikti]], sealing her fate. (18)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 2002:''' [[Vanessa DeVore]] uses the mask for the second time against the [[Rikti]], sealing her fate. (18)<br>[[Image:Clockwork_King.jpg|right]]
:'''Paragon City, 30 August 2002:''' First sighting of the [[Clockwork King]]. (77)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 30 August 2002:''' First sighting of the [[Clockwork King]]. (77)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 2003:''' [[Hero Corps]] returns to Paragon (91)<br>
:'''Paragon City, 2003:''' [[Hero Corps]] returns to Paragon (91)<br>
Revision as of 17:20, 17 October 2007
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Timeline: From the First Day to the Present
Cretacic (between 146 and 65 million years B.C.)
Earth: The Godess Merulina arrives from outer space to what will become later the Atlantic Ocean. (1)
Date unknown, Mediterranean: First human tribes in North Africa and Oriental Mediterranean. Spirits reach godhood status, starting to require human believers and worshipers. These gods eventually form alliances and pantheons.
Some gods discover how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship.(2)
First war of gods
Date and place unknown: The gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men. The godess Tielekku learns the secrets of Magic and teachs them to other gods. Among her pupils are the gods Ermeeth and Hequat.(2)
The war ends when the evil gods are defeated and banished to the Spiritual Plane, making them known as the Banished Pantheon (2)
Second war of gods
Date and place unknown: The god Eermeth reveals the secrets of magic to his worshippers, the Oranbegans. As a result, they stop worshipping the gods. Tielekku and Hequat's faction fight Eermeth's followers, effectively forcing them to flee.(2)
Oranbegan Civil War
Date unknown, Oranbega: An Oranbegan named Mu'Rhakmet gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshipping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows: Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.(3)
14000 years ago, Atlantic Ocean: The goddess Hequat raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The inhabitants of the island, the Coralax, are forced to leave. But one of his priests, named Calystix, summons a colosal beast to destroy the invaders. Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of Mu is born.(2 & 4)
Muvians practice eugenic breeding, generation after generation, creating people of incredible magical potential.(5)
The Mu - Oranbega War
Date unknown: Following Hequat's orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of Mu and Oranbega war against each other. Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee; Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is phisically abandoned.(2 & 5)
Ancient Egypt
Date unknown, Egypt: The great mage Nectanebo rules during the 30th Dinasty, leving behind a legacy of magic items and relics still used today. (6)
The Kheldian half of the being that will be known later as Shadowstar finds refuge in a priestess of an ancient Egyptian Moon cult, looking to leave behind the ways of the Nictus. Together they create the path of the Warshades.(7)
Ancient Rome
Date unknown, Rome: Rome destroys Carthago. Many relics of the god Mot survive the city, being used by metahumans still today.(8)
America, 1641: Village of Salamanca is established.(20)
Italy, 1698:Giovanna Scaldi dies in Venetia while she was waiting to be executed. (18)
XVIII century
Rogue Isles, 1718: the pirate Blackbeard harasses Fort Hades, conquering the fort and leaving behind no survivors. (107) When the French try to reclaim it, the hauntings begin. (21)
Rogue Isles, 1756: Huge influx of colonists from Europe and America arrive to the isles.(22)
Rogue Isles, 1760s: The Rogue Isles declare themselves independent from France. (22)
XIX century
Rogue Isles, XIX century: Dockside village foundation and growth. (23)
Rogue Isles, 1801: First settlements in the island of Oceanview. (24)
Rogue Isles, 1901: Dockside rechristened by sergeant Westin Oakes as Port Oakes. (23)
1910 - 1920
Paragon City, 1911: Disturbs of South End Rail: Transports' strike causes dozens of wounded and dead, forcing the city hall to request the presence of federal troops.(31)
Paragon City, 1912: Paragon Rail Company founded.(31)
Europe, 1914: Starting of the First World War. The Circle of Thorns flees en masse to America.(13)
Paragon City, 1918: A huge fire destroys the neighborhood that will be later known as Brickstown. (32)
Paragon City, 1918: Departure of Marcus Cole to the frontlines of the First World War in Europe. (25)
Europe, 1918: End of the First World War.
1920 - 1930
Europe, 1920s:Baron Zoria finds clues of location of the the Malleus Mundi in an abandoned Templar fortress (33)
Striga Isle, 1920s:The Family arrives to the Isle (34)
America, 1920s: The US Navy destroys a chapter of the Cult of the Shaper in the coast of Massachussets(4?)
Paragon City, 1920s: A great number of skyscrappers is built in the jewelers' disrtict. The neighborhood is rechristened as Steel Canyon.(35)
Paragon City, 1920s: Golden age of the Circle of Thorns, which grow and expands like never before. Baron Zoria finds an entrance to Oranbega. (13)
Paragon City, 1930s: The Freedom Phalanx wages a succesful war against organized crime (25). Some of the old families result destroyed. (40)
Europe?, late 1930s:Requiem finds and recruits Othman Doul, the man who will become the villain Vandal. (115)
Paragon City, 1931: Street and organized crime are rampant in Paragon City (25, 40). Marcus Cole returns to Paragon. (25)
Rogue Isles, 1930s (?): A great number of villains flee to the Rogue Isles, which become a haven for the supervillains. Among them, Arachnos infiltrates a number of cells.(41)
Paragon City, February 1932: Swiss architect Rudolph Augustus Seifert arrives to Paragon. (42)
Striga Isle, 1932: The tanker Moraine vanishes without a trace on her first voyage. (45 & 101)
Paragon City, 1933: The hero Dream Doctor links the kidnapping of several kids to the Circle of Thorns, prevents their sacrifice and exposes the evil nature of the group to public light. The Circle as a public organization vanishes that same year. (13)
Paragon City, 1933: The Midnight Squad is founded by the Dream Doctor. (13)
Paragon City, 1933: The first Geneva Hotel is built. (42)
Paragon City, 1935: The Paragon Times building is built. (46)
Paragon City, 1936: City council and mayoral elections. There's a serie of pro-hero candidates. Finally, a mayor and a city council tough-on- (organized) crime is elected. It's the end of the criminal empires in Paragon. (25,40)
Paragon City, 6 January 1937: The heroine Maiden Justice is sued by the very criminals she arrested. (47)
Paragon City, September 1937: The Citizen Crime Fighting Act is passed, legally authorizing masked heroes to arrest evildoers. (25)
Paragon City, 12 September 1937: First legal arrest made by a hero. (48)
Europe, 1939: Second World War starts. Armies include metahumas or groups of them: The Dawn Patrol in England, Storm Korps in Germany, Imperial Wind in Japan. (25)
Paragon City, 1939: A parade honoring the hero Atlas is sabotaged by the hero's nemesis, the villain Teal Serpent. The plan is frustrated and the Serpent defeated. (49)
1940 - 1950
World, 1939 - 1945: Second World War
Europe?, 1940s: First sighting of the Mek Man androids. (50 & 119)
British Isles, 1940: Battle of Britain. The Dawn Patrol helps the RAF fight the Germans. (25)
Pacific Ocean, 7 December 1941: Japan raids the US Navy base in Pearl Harbour. (25)
Paragon City, 7 December 1941: A group of german supersoldiers attacks Independence Port, base of the program of lend/leasing of war equipment to the troubled British Isles. Despite the huge material and human damage they cause, the hero Atlas stops single-handely the attack, losing his life in the process. (25)
America, 1941: The United States declare war on Axis powers. (25) Laws are modified to legally allow masked heroes to enlist and fight (25).
Rogue Isles, 1941 (?): The Rogue Isles declare themselves neutral, but with Allied leanings. Rogue Isles Army wages a visible "war" on 5th Column members. (41)
Paragon City, 1942: The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers. (25)
Paragon City, 1942: A force of the Fifth Column, apparently the same who attacked Independence Port, attacks the Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza as it was getting ready to depart to Europe. (25) File:MekMan1.jpg
Africa, 1942: First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, being defeated and reformed in small cells soon after (25). The Dream Doctor forms a cell called The Sand Kings, who performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the nazi forces. (25)
British Isles, 1942: The Storm Korps attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King (25). The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa. (25)
Pacific Ocean, 1942: The metahuman forces of Japan and America clash against each other repeatedly. The conflict turns personal and the members of both forces become obsessed with defeating each other, creating a paralell, meaningless war. (25)
France, 1944: Normandy Landing, where the Dawn Patrol and Freedom Phalanx land in the first wave.(25) The Storm Korps defend the german positions. Both sides suffer huge losses, including Statesman, who won't be able to fight during the rest of the war. (25)
Germany, 1945:Storm Korps and the First Hero Brigade fight in the black forest. (25) Only five of the soldiers of the Storm Korps survive to be judged. (25)
Germany, 1945: The Storm Korps soldiers are judged found guilty of war crimes. (25)
Japan, 1945: Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (25) Japan surrenders soon after, but the Imperial Wind refuses to stop fighting. (25)
Pacific Ocean, 1945: The leader of the Imperial Wind, Lord of Frosts, fights the leader of the American metahuman forces in the zone, Captain Volcano, defeating and killing him. (25) Lord of Frosts eludes pursuit and escapes. (25)
America, 1946:Nemesis attacks Washington and declares himself "Emperor of the Americas". He's fought and defeated by the Freedom Phalanx, being forced to flee once more. (25)
???, 1946: The adventurers Lars and Tobias Hansen are captured while they were investigating a strange Italian cabal called "The Council" (52)
Paragon City, April 1946:Atlas Park inaugurated. (42)
America, late 40's: Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, being Paragon City one of his favorite targets. The rise in villains' numbers cause a rise in heroes' numbers as well. (25)
1950 - 1960
World, 1950s: Cold War starts. Soviet and Western metahumans fight and die in secret battles in different parts of the globe. (25)
Paragon City, 1950s: The colossal hero Talos fights giant monsters. (53)
Rogue Isles, 1950s: Lord Recluse claims Mercy Island. Fort Cerberus is erected. (54)
Rogue Isles, 1950s: Mining operations start in Sharkhead Isle. First sightings of the strange beings called "Slag Golems". (55)
Rogue Isles, 1950s: The island of Grandville grows into a trhriving business center. (56)
Paragon City, 1950: Rudolph Augustus Seifert plans the Olympic installations for the 1956 Games. Paragon's candidature is rejected. (57)
Paragon City, 1951: High trains system enters service. (31)
Paragon City, December 1951: First action of the heroine Galaxy Girl. (58)
Paragon City, 1952:Citizen Crime Fighting Act is modified and expanded to include groups and organizations. (25)
Paragon City, 1953:Freedom Phalanx prevents the arrival of a ship full of explosives to Independence Port. (89) Soon after, the Phalanx becomes the first publically recognized super-group. The Midnight Squad and the Dawn Patrol soon follow. (25)
Paragon City, 1953: Evidence of haunting in Dark Astoria. (90)
Paragon City, 1975:Tub Ci arrives to Paragon. (60)
Soviet Union, 1976: American spy plane is shot down by a soviet metahuman. Statesman is sent to rescue the crew. Soviet general launches a nuclear warhead againt him, nearly killing the hero and putting the world at the verge of a nuclear war. Metahumans sabotage the weapons of both superpotences. Hero One offers himself as negotiator to find a peaceful solution. Relations between supergroups and governments result badly damaged and will never be completely restored. (25)
Paragon City, September 1979:Leonard Calhoun arrested by the first time. The Outcasts are born soon after. (61)
1980 - 1990
America, 1980s: Economical recession; shortage in heroin and coca causes the rise of Superadine. (25) Appearance of Trolls. (103)
Paragon City, early 80s:Talos Island's real estate boom. (53 & 66)
Paragon City, middle 80s:Superadine production and consuming rises with no clear reason. (25)
Paragon City, middle 80s: Heroes' moral crisis: threats, beatings and torture become relatively common methods. (25 & 126)
America, middle 80s: Economical recovery. (25)
Rogue Isles, late 80s:Arachnos rebuilds and occupies Fort Hades. (23)
???, early 80s:Roger Vrabel dies. Neil Mc Intosh follows soon after. The Malta Group falls into turmoil. (65)
Paragon City, sometime in the 80s: The hero Scirocco comes to Paragon City. (114)
Paragon City, 1981: Rudolf Augustus Seifert dies, at age 83. (42)
Paragon City, 1984: First appearance of the drug called "Superadine" (25) :
Paragon City, 1985:Tub Ci arrested for heroin dealing. (60)
Paragon City, 1986: The Midnight Squad discovers the laboratory where the Superadine is being created. Back Alley Brawler assaults the place, giving all material found there to the Freedom Phalanx. (25 & 104)
Paragon City, 7 July 1988: A Freedom Phalanx researcher, Dr. Brian Webb, publicly announces the discovery of technology able to pierce the interdimensional barrier. Planar travel is born. (25 & 68)
Axis America, 1989: Dr. Webb and his expedition are captured, tortured and killed by an extradimensional nazi copy of Statesman, the Reichsman. (25)
Outer space, 1989: A multinational force of heroes launches an attack against the alien entity known as "Shiva" in deep space. The heroes are never seen again. (12)
Rogue Isles, 1989: The Night Widow Belladonna Vetrano dies during a disastrous Arachnos operation against the Family. Only a single member of the whole Arachnos force survives. (69)
Rogue Isles, 1989: A rain of meteorites falls on the isle of Bloody Bay, leaving it unhabitable. (24)
Paragon City, 1989: The nazi supersoldiers of the Reichsman invade Paragon City. (25 & 106) The Freedom Phalanx confronts and defeats them. (25) Reichsman captured and imprisioned. (25) Portal Corp installations result destroyed in the fight. The widow of dr. Webb starts a long legal battle to retain control of the now ruined firm. (25)
Rogue Isles, 1990: Governor of Cap au Diable is killed by extradimensional attackers. Dr. Aeon comes to Cap au Diable and appointed by Lord Recluse as new governor.
Rogue Isles, 1991: The Gold Brickers plunder the central vault of Aeon City's bank. (75)
Paragon City, May 1994: Harry Atta arrested by the second time. (74)
World, 1995: Hero Corps opens its first sucursal in Mexico. Sucursals in Rio de Janeiro, Yakarta and Johannesburg follow. (25)
America, 1995: The US Army creates the Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion to deal with high risk crises. (78)
Rogue Isles, 1995:Arachnos sends exploration and engineering teams to Bloody Bay. (24)
Paragon City, 1995: The Freakshow try to hijack the Talos - Peregrine ferry. (66)
Paragon City, 1995:Tub Ci is released from prison. (60)
World, 1998:Hero Corps has now more than 30 sucursals all over the globe. (25)
Paragon City, 1998: Harry Atta joins the Trolls. (74)
Paragon City, 1998:Portal Corp re-opens, under new management.
Paragon City, 1998: Hero Corps tries to open a sucursal in Paragon, the first one in America. (25)
Paragon City, 1998: The Freedom Phalanx declares itself not under the laws or politics of any country. (25)
Paragon City, 1999: Public protests against the construction of the Hero Corps building. (25 & 93) Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon (25). Countess Crey dennounces that Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx try to prevent the establishement of Hero Corps in Paragon City.(25)
Paragon City, February 1999: First clash between Hero Corps and Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, villain escapes. (94)
Paragon City, March 1999: During three weeks, The hero Luminary makes a public demonstration of his powers as a part of his campaign for Hero Corps. (25 & 92)
Paragon City, 1999: Power-armored soldiers destroy the recently finished Hero Corps building. (25 & 97)
Paragon City, May 1999: Countess Crey publicly announces her sponsorship of Hero Corps. (96)
Paragon City, September 1999: Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the Midnight squad in Terra Volta, killing 47 people. (25 & 102)
Paragon City, October 1999: Hero Corps leaves Paragon. (95) They have spent five times the expected budget. (25)
World, 2000: UN Special Council of Super Human Activities formed. (25)
The Paragon Wiki Archive documents the state of City of Heroes/Villains as it existed on December 1, 2012.
