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Prehistory

Cretaceous period (between 146 and 65 million years ago)

  • Earth - The Goddess Merulina arrives from outer space to what will become later the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Birth of mankind

  • 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.
  • Ethereal - Some gods discover how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship.[2]

First war of gods

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  • Ethereal - The gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men. The goddess Tielekku learns the secrets of Magic and teaches 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

  • Oranbega (presumed) - The god Ermeeth reveals the secrets of magic to his worshipers, the Oranbegans. As a result, they stop worshipping the gods. Tielekku and Hequat's faction fight Ermeeth's followers, effectively forcing them to flee.[2]

Oranbegan Civil War

  • Oranbega - An Oranbegan named Mu'Rhakmet gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshiping 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]

Founding of Mu

  • Atlantic Ocean, approximately 14000 years ago - 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, Calystix the Shaper, summons The Leviathan 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

  • Worldwide - 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 physically abandoned.[2][5]

Ancient Egypt

  • Egypt - The great mage Nectanebo rules during the 30th Dynasty, leaving behind a legacy of magic items and relics still used today.[6]
  • Egypt - 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

12th through 18th centuries

12th century

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  • Outer space - The alien entity known as Shiva destroys the planet of the Arcosians[11]

1529

  • Italy (presumed) - Girolamo da Verrazano draws a map with the supposed location of the legendary Oranbega, in the American East Coast.[12]
  • Unknown location - In an unknown place the book is written that allows the summoning of a powerful demon called "The Envoy of Shadows"[13]

1600

  • America, early this century - More evidence of Circle of Thorns activity.[14]
  • Rogue Isles, during this century - The sect known as "Children of Enos" colonizes the Rogue Isles, enslaving the local population[15]
  • Italy, during this century - Giovanna Scaldi is born in a little village near Venetia.[16]
  • Italy, during this century - Strange events in Venetia: the whole city falls into a pit of hedonism and depravity.[16]
  • Unknown location, during this century - The Malta Knights separate from the Malta Templars.[17]

1602

1641

  • America - Village of Salamanca is established.[20]

1698

1718

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  • Rogue Isles - 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]

1756

  • Rogue Isles - Huge influx of colonists from Europe and America arrive to the isles.[22]

1760

  • Rogue Isles, during this decade - The Rogue Isles declare themselves independent from France. [22]

19th century

1800

  • Rogue Isles, during this century - Dockside village foundation and growth.[23]

1801

  • Rogue Isles - First settlements in the island of Oceanview.[24]

1809

1810

1817

  • Rogue Isles - Slaves revolt in Oceanview: the isle will change its name to Bloody Bay. [24]

1823

  • America - Smithport unites with neighboring communities becoming Paragon City.[26]

1830

  • Rogue Isles, during this decade - The Jesuit priest Father Henri exorcises partially the ghosts of Port Oakes.[23]
  • Paragon City - First mention of the Paragon Firemen. [27]

1833

1860

  • America, date estimated - Sometime during the 1860's, a unit of the army is sent to fight an strange witch cult, which turns out to be the Banished Pantheon[28]

1861

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  • Paragon City - Paragon becomes major Army and Navy depot for US during Civil War [26]
  • America, 1861 - Civil War begins: Nemesis fights in the South side, but is defeated by General Sherman and forced to flee.[29]

1864

  • America - Civil War ends.

1878

  • Paragon City - "Spanky" Rabinowitz is born.[30]

1887

  • Egypt - Mysterious bones found near Giza.[31]

1890

  • British Isles - The mysterious Baron Zoria arrives to the isles, from Russia.[12]

1893

1896

1898

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1900–1919

1900

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  • Paragon City - As the century begins, Paragon City enters a period of intense industrialization. (117)
  • Italy, date estimated - Early in the 1900's, Arachnos is created. [32]

1901

  • Rogue Isles - Dockside rechristened by sergeant Westin Oakes as Port Oakes. [23]

1911

  • Paragon City - Disturbs of South End Rail: Transports' strike causes dozens of wounded and dead, forcing the city hall to request the presence of federal troops.[33]

1912

  • Paragon City - Paragon Rail Company founded.[33]

1914

1918

  • Paragon City - A huge fire destroys the neighborhood that will be later known as Brickstown. (32)
  • Paragon City - Departure of Marcus Cole to the front lines of the First World War in Europe. [26]
  • Paragon City - Marcus Cole, who becomes Statesman, Travels the Far East.[26]
  • Paragon City, September 1 - Devon Wilcox (Dark Watcher) is born.[25]
  • Europe, November 11 - End of the First World War.

1920–1929

1920

1923

1926

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  • Italy (presumed) - Paolo Tirelli and the woman who will be later known as Arakhn meet for the first time.(36)
  • Italy, April 22 - Ridolfo Uzzano joins the Path of the Dark. (37)
  • Italy, May 6 - First appearance of the villain called "Requiem". (37)

1929

  • Paragon City - The Orion-Majestic Theater, first of its class with sound, is built.[36]

1929

  • America, October - Crash of the stock market. Thousands lost their jobs and their homes. [26]
  • Paragon City, date estimated - As the decade ends, depression hits the city. The Kings Row zone suffers especially, turning into a hotbed of crime.(39)

1930–1939

1930

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  • Europe - Rise of totalitarianism in Nazi Germany begins.[26]
  • Europe, July 4 or 10 - Marcus Cole and Stefan Richter drink from the Fountain of Zeus. (130)[25]
  • Paragon City, date estimated - During this decade, the Freedom Phalanx wages a successful war against organized crime [26]. Some of the old families result destroyed. [37]
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, 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)

1931

1932

  • Paragon City, February - Swiss architect Rudolph Augustus Seifert arrives to Paragon. [38]
  • Paragon City, July 4 - Statesman, Dark Watcher and Maiden Justice form the Freedom Phalanx. [26][25]
  • Paragon City - the hero Atlas claps out the flames of a building in fire the firefighters couldn't extinguish by themselves.(43)
  • Paragon City, July 11 - Brass Monday (44)
  • Striga Isle - The tanker Moraine vanishes without a trace on her first voyage.[39] (101)

1933

  • Paragon City - 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.[12]
  • Paragon City - The first Geneva Hotel is built.[38]
  • Paragon City, January 9 - The Midnight Squad is founded by the Dream Doctor.[12][25]

1935

  • Paragon City - The Paragon Times building is built. [40]

1936

  • Paragon City - City council and mayoral elections. There's a series 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.[26][37]

1937

  • Germany - Germany creates super-powered soldiers [26]
  • Paragon City, January 6 - The heroine Maiden Justice is sued by the very criminals she arrested. (47)
  • Paragon City, September - The Citizen Crime Fighting Act is passed, legally authorizing masked heroes to arrest evildoers. [26]
  • Paragon City, September 12 - First legal arrest made by a hero. (48)
  • Europe (presumed), date estimated - Late in the 1930's, Requiem finds and recruits Othman Doul, the man who will become the villain Vandal. (115)

1939

  • Europe - Second World War starts. Armies include metahumas or groups of them: The Dawn Patrol in England, Storm Korps in Germany, Imperial Wind in Japan. [26]
  • Paragon City - 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)

1940–1949

1940

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  • Europe, date estimated - During this decade, Mek Man androids were first sighted. (50 & 119)
  • Europe (presumed) - The Council splits off from Arachnos. (51 & 122)
  • British Isles - Battle of Britain. The Dawn Patrol helps the RAF fight the Germans. [26]
  • America (presumed), May 2 - Tammy Arcanus (Numina) is born.[25]

1941

  • British Isles - Freedom Phalanx helps defend Great Britian from Nazi incursions.[26]
  • Pacific Ocean, December 7 - Japan raids the US Navy base in Pearl Harbor. [26]
  • Paragon City, December 7 - 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-handedly the attack, losing his life in the process. [26]
  • America - The United States declare war on Axis powers. [26] Laws are modified to legally allow masked heroes to enlist and fight.[26]
  • Rogue Isles, date approximate - The Rogue Isles declare themselves neutral, but with Allied leanings. Rogue Isles Army wages a visible "war" on 5th Column members. (41)

1942

  • Paragon City - The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers in Paragon City. [26]
  • Paragon City - First Hero Brigade formed. [26]
  • Paragon City - 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. [26]
  • Africa, 1942 - First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, being defeated and reformed in small cells soon after [26]. The Dream Doctor forms a cell called The Sand Kings, who performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the Nazi forces. [26]
  • British Isles - The Storm Korps attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King [26]. The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa.[26]
  • Pacific Ocean - 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 parallel, meaningless war. [26]

1943

1944

1945

  • Germany - Storm Korps and the First Hero Brigade fight in the black forest. [26] Only five of the soldiers of the Storm Korps survive to be judged.[26]
  • Germany - The Storm Korps soldiers are judged found guilty of war crimes. [26]
  • Japan - Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [26] Japan surrenders soon after, but the Imperial Wind refuses to stop fighting.[26]
  • United States - Nemesis threatens the country with a poison gas. Freedom Phalanx member Dark Watcher finds the source of the gas in the sewers of Paragon City and neutralizes it, while Dr. Mnemonic develops an antidote. The antidote is distributed across the country by the Freedom Phalanx with only minutes to spare. [41]
  • Pacific Ocean - 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. [26] Lord of Frosts eludes pursuit and escapes.[26]
  • Worldwide - World War II ends.

1946

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  • America - 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. [26]
  • Unknown location - The adventurers Lars and Tobias Hansen are captured while they were investigating a strange Italian cabal called "The Council" (52)
  • Paragon City, April - Atlas Park inaugurated. [38]
  • America - Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime during the last half of the decade, with Paragon City as a favorite target. The rise in villains' numbers cause a rise in heroes' numbers as well. [26]

1950–1960

1950

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  • Worldwide, date estimated - Cold War starts during the 1950's. Soviet and Western metahumans fight and die in secret battles in different parts of the globe. [26]
  • Paragon City, date estimated - The colossal hero Talos fights giant monsters during this decade. (53)
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, Lord Recluse performs a military coup d'etat and declares the Rogue Isles under Arachnos rule. (41)
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, Lord Recluse claims Mercy Island. Fort Cerberus is erected. (54)
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, mining operations start in Sharkhead Isle. First sightings of the strange beings called "Slag Golems".[42]
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, the island of Grandville grows into a thriving business center. (56)
  • Paragon City - Rudolph Augustus Seifert plans the Olympic installations for the 1956 Games. Paragon's candidature is rejected. [43]

1951

  • Paragon City - High trains system enters service. [33]
  • Paragon City, December - First action of the heroine Galaxy Girl. (58)

1952

1953

1954

  • Extra-dimensional, June 11 - The hero Dark Watcher vanishes during an interdimensional patrol.[25]

1956

1960–1969

1960

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  • Worldwide - Super powered covert ops become commonplace (27)
  • Paragon City - Resurgence of organized crime begins in Paragon City; part of The Family moves to the Rogue Isles.[37]
  • Paragon City, date estimated - The colossal hero Talos fights giant monsters. (53)
  • Paragon City, date estimated - During this decade, the villain Protean ambushes Galaxy Girl and kills her sidekick, Dauntless. (58)
  • Earth's core, date estimated - The heroine Numina loses her body and remains trapped in the body of the supervillain Red Threat. (59)
  • Laos, date estimated - Tang Tub Ci is born.[44]
  • Paragon City, May 8 - Michael White (Back Alley Brawler) is born.[25]

1962

1964

  • Paragon City - First monorail convoy enters into service. [33]
  • Rogue Isles - Arachnos revolution (?) (108)
  • Paragon City, July 18 - Josh Young (Blue Steel) is born.[25]
  • Rogue Isles (presumed), October 13 - Belladonna Vetrano (Ghost Widow) is born.[25]

1965

  • Worldwide - Drafted super soldiers fight in secret across globe (27)
  • Middle East, August 17 - Imad Malak (Scirocco) is born.[25]
  • England, November 18 - Hero 1 is born.[25]

1966

  • Paragon City, March 22 - Steven Berry (Synapse) is born.[25]

1967

  • Paragon City - Public protests against the Might for Right Act. (98) Might for Right Act declared unconstitutional and abolished.[26] (99)
  • Malta - Secret meeting of top level intelligence operatives in the island of Malta. The Malta Group is born. (62)

1968

1969

1970–1980

1970

  • Worldwide, throughout decade - Publicly known supergroups involved in Cold War conflicts. [26]
  • Paragon City, date estimated - During the 1970's, the highway systems of Skyway City are built. (63)
  • Paragon City, April 12 - Christopher Thales (Castle) is born.[25]

1971

1974

1975

1976

  • Soviet Union - American spy plane is shot down by a soviet metahuman. Statesman is sent to rescue the crew. Soviet general launches a nuclear warhead against him, nearly killing the hero and putting the world at the verge of a nuclear war. Metahumans sabotage the weapons of both superpoweres. 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. [26]

1977

  • Paragon City (presumed), May 22 - Eddie Polstra (Maelstrom) is born.[25]

1979

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1980–1989

1980

  • Iran, April 24 - Eddie Polstra's father is killed in the failed rescue attempt of the U.S. embassy workers being held hostage. [46]
  • Paragon City - Talos Island begins to experience a real estate boom during the early years of the decade.[47] (53)
  • Paragon City, date estimated - At some point in the decade, the hero Scirocco comes to Paragon City. (114)

1981

1982

1983

1984

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  • Rogue Isles - Lord Recluse sells the island of Bloody Bay to the villain named Malocchio. [24]
  • Paragon City - First appearance of the drug called "Superadine". [26] Economic recession as well as shortages in heroin and coca lead to the rise of the drug[26] and to the appearance of Trolls. (103) The source of the drug is unknown.[26]
  • Paragon City - The economic recession and rise of drugs in the mid-1980's leads to a moral crisis for heroes: threats, beatings and torture become relatively common methods.[26] (126)
  • Unknown location, February 19 - Gaussian is born.[25]
  • Paragon City, June 25 - Clarissa Moore (War Witch) is born.[25]

1985

  • Paragon City - Tub Ci arrested for heroin dealing. [44]
  • Paragon City - Horrifying nature of drug manufacturers discovered. (27)

1986

1988

  • Paragon City, July 7 or 12 - A Freedom Phalanx researcher, Dr. Brian Webb, publicly announces the discovery of technology able to pierce the interdimensional barrier. Planar travel is born. [26][25] (68_
  • Rogue Isles, date estimated - Late in the 1980's, Arachnos rebuilds and occupies Fort Hades.[23]

1989

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  • Axis America - Dr. Webb and his expedition are captured, tortured and killed by an extradimensional Nazi copy of Statesman, the Reichsman. [26]
  • Outer space - A multinational force of heroes launches an attack against the alien entity known as "Shiva" in deep space. The heroes are never seen again.[11]
  • Rogue Isles - A rain of meteorites falls on the isle of Bloody Bay, leaving it uninhabitable. [24]
  • Paragon City - The Nazi supersoldiers of the Reichsman invade Paragon City.[26] (106) The Freedom Phalanx confronts and defeats them. [26] Reichsman captured and imprisoned. [26] 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.[26]
  • Rogue Isles, April 2 - A Night Widow named Belladonna Vetrano dies during a disastrous Arachnos operation against the Family. Only a single member of the whole Arachnos force survives. (69)[25]
  • Unknown location, October 30 - Eve Salvatore (Desdemona) is born.[25][49]

1990–1999

1990

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1991

  • Soviet Union - Fall of Soviet Union and Communism. End of Cold War.[26]
  • Worldwide - Schism forms in the Malta Group (118)
  • Rogue Isles - The Gold Brickers plunder the central vault of Aeon City's bank.[52]
  • Europe and Paragon City - Yugoslav Wars begin. Refugees in Paragon City later form the Skulls. [53]

1992

  • Russia - Old heroes form powerful metahuman mafias which control oil in the region. [26]

1993

1994

  • London - Rebecca Foss forms Hero Corps. [26]
  • Worldwide - Metahuman mercenaries begin working for corrupt governments, drug cartels and terrorist groups among others. [26]
  • Paragon City, May - Harry Atta arrested for the second time.[51]

1995

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  • World - Hero Corps opens its first branch in Mexico. branches in Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta and Johannesburg follow. [26]
  • America - The US Army creates the Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion to deal with high risk crises.[54]
  • Rogue Isles - Arachnos sends exploration and engineering teams to Bloody Bay. [24]
  • Paragon City - The Freakshow try to hijack the Talos - Peregrine ferry.[47]
  • Paragon City - Tub Ci is released from prison and later forms the Tsoo.[44]
  • Paragon City - The original Luminary becomes spokesman for Hero Corps (27)
  • Paragon City, date unknown - The hero Invisible Falcon vanishes without a trace. (71, 116 & 125)

1998

  • Worldwide - Hero Corps has now more than 30 branches all over the globe.[26]
  • Paragon City - Harry Atta joins the Trolls.[51]
  • Paragon City - Portal Corp re-opens, under new management.
  • Paragon City - Hero Corps tries to open a branch in Paragon, the first one in America.[26]
  • Paragon City - The Freedom Phalanx declares itself not under the laws or politics of any country.[26]

1999

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  • Paragon City - Public protests against the construction of the Hero Corps building.[26] (93) Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon [26]. Countess Crey deplores that Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx try to prevent the establishment of Hero Corps in Paragon City.[26]
  • Paragon City, February - First clash between Hero Corps and Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, a villain escapes. (94)
  • Paragon City, March - During three weeks, The hero Luminary makes a public demonstration of his powers as a part of his campaign for Hero Corps.[26] (92)
  • Paragon City, circa spring/summer - Power-armored soldiers destroy the recently finished Hero Corps building.[26] (97)
  • Paragon City, May - Countess Crey publicly announces her sponsorship of Hero Corps. (96)
  • Paragon City, September - Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the Midnight squad in Terra Volta, killing 47 people.[26] (102)
  • Paragon City, October - Hero Corps leaves Paragon. (95) They have spent five times the expected budget. [26]

2000–Present

2000

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  • Worldwide - UN Special Council of Super Human Activities formed. [26]
  • Paragon City - The Hollowing. (76)
  • Paragon City, July - Art History student Vanessa DeVore travels to Italy to study in Florence.[16]
  • Italy - During a weekend trip to Venice, Vanessa DeVore buys an old porcelain mask and uses the mask for the first time. Frightened by the power of Giovanna Scaldi, Vanessa resolves to never touch the mask again, and moves back to Paragon City.[16]

2001

  • Worldwide - Hero Corps has now over 100 branches all over the globe.[26]
  • Paragon City, January 11 - Bastion (Citadel) is created.[25]
  • Paragon City, spring/summer - First wave of Clockwork.[55]

2002

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  • Paragon City, May 23 - Thousands of lights appear all over the world. It is determined that they are portals. Star Strider volunteers to be the first to enter one of these mysterious portals and is never seen or heard from again.
  • Worldwide, May 23 - The start of the Rikti Invasion[26]
  • Worldwide, June 5 - Vanguard is formed.[25]
  • Paragon City, summer - Vanessa DeVore uses the mask for the second time against the Rikti, sealing her fate.[16]
  • Paragon City, August 30 - First sighting of the Clockwork King.[55][25]
  • Worldwide, November 27 - The Vanguard form into two teams, the Alpha Team, led by Statesman, and the Omega Team, led by Hero 1. At great cost, the teams succeed in shutting the main Rikti portal, sparking the end of the Rikti War [26][25]

2003

2004

2005

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2007

2008

2009

2010

  • Praetoria, August 17 - Emperor Cole begins to make his preparations in Praetoria to invade Primal Earth
  • Interdimensional, November 30 - the Primal-Praetoria War begins with the preemptive Alpha Strike to halt Praetoria's initial assault
  • Praetoria, November 30+ - Citizen unrest begins in the streets of Nova Praetoria

2011

Still to be added

These are the events still in need of concrete date and/or place:

  • Unknown location - The goddess Merulina falls silent, leaving the Coralax unguided and confused. [1]
  • Paragon City - The Banished Pantheon finds Adamastor and brings it to Paragon City. (9a)
  • Rogue Islands - Arrival of Stheno to the Rogue Isles.
  • Rogue Islands - Massacre of the Red Hands pirates (5a)
  • Paragon City, estimated 1960's - Talos and Chimera's last battle (53)
  • Unknown location, after World War II - The original Arachnos founder, The Weaver, is killed by the Red Widow and Lord Recluse.
  • Paragon City - The Zig is built
  • Rogue Isles - The Golden Giza is built
  • Paragon City, estimated 1960's - The Circle of Thorns infiltrates into the Malta Group (1a)
  • British Isles, estimated early 1990's - Clarissa Van Dorn is murdered by Julianne Thompson (15a)
  • Paragon City, estimated early 1990's - Founding of the Freakshow.[67]
  • Paragon City (presumed) - Protean attacks Manticore's house and kills both of his parents.
  • Europe - Manuel Marcone arrested by Interpol and sentenced to 35 years in an European prison. Gang wars start in Port Oakes.[68]
  • Paragon City (presumed) - Statesman forms Freedom Corps as a direct response to Hero Corps
  • Switzerland, estimated 1987 to 1989 - Crey Biotech is founded.[69]
  • Unknown location - Count Alphonse Crey falls into a coma.[69]
  • Paragon City, estimated 1987 to 1989 - Monica Cole (Maiden Justice) passes away from old age complications in the hospital; the soon-to-be Freedom Phalanx (II) defeats the Tyranny Legion and foils Operation: WEB; Statesman, with Manticore, Positron, Sister Psyche, and Synapse as his teammates, declares a second Freedom Phalanx (131)
  • Paragon City - The Freakshow attack a Crey transport carrying the military-grade drug later known as "Excelsior".[67]
  • Sharkhead Isle - The local hero Scrapyard is murdered by Mako (123 & 11a)
  • Paragon City - The ecoactivist Hamidon Pasalima attacks the Paragon City University, being stopped by heroes (12a)
  • Paragon City - First sighting of Devouring Earth creatures
  • Paragon City - Woodsvale attacked by Devouring Earth creatures; the hero Woodsman is killed (13a)
  • America, after the Rikti War - The Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion vanishes without a trace.[54]
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - Banished Pantheon takes over Dark Astoria
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - The neighborhood of Overbrook is destroyed by the villain Faultline.
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - The neighborhood of Paragon Heights is renamed as Galaxy City (58)
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - First encounter with The Lost.[70]
  • Africa, after the Rikti War - The Sky Raiders commit all sorts of terrorist acts in the country of West Libertalia (14a)
  • Rogue Isles, estimated 2004 - Snakes are allowed to take over the south part of Mercy Isle (54)
  • Paragon City (presumed) - Founding of the Hellions
  • Paragon City (presumed) - Tempter is arrested and imprisoned.[71]
  • Paragon City - Upstart is arrested and sent to the Zig
  • Paragon City - Demetrios Vasilikos (Dr. Vahzilok) turns crazy
  • Unknown location - Imad Malak finds Scirocco's relics (114 & 124)
  • Unknown location - The mercenary Ernesto Rodriguez finds the Black Scorpion's battlesuit (7a)
  • Rogue Isles - Project FURY starts
  • Warburg - Marshal Blitz rebels against Arachnos and declares Warburg independent.
  • Paragon City - Power Crash (114)
  • Paragon City (presumed) - Longbow reports first Coralax sightings in Paragon City coast and Rogue Isles. Coralax hostile towards humans.[1]
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - Paragon Police Department force reformed.[72]
  • Paragon City, after the Rikti War - Overbrook rebuilt



References

  1. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Coralax Hybrids".
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g "Beyond Contact: Azuria and MAGI". Paragon Times, June 15, 2005.
  3. ↑ a b "Defeat Infernal", in the story arc "The Secret of the Circle" from Magus Mu'Drakhan.
  4. ↑ a b c "Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain", in the story arc "The Cult of the Shaper" from Diviner Maros.
  5. ↑ a b c "Disrupt the ritual and look for signs that Hequat is returning", in the story arc "The Envoy of Shadows" from Cadao Kestrel.
  6. ↑ a b Descriptions on magic origin enhancements.
  7. ↑ a b Shadowstar, contact information.
  8. ↑ a b Retrieval Police Radio mission, Scepter of Mot.
  9. ↑ a b "Talk to Azuria about crystals", in the story arc "The Library of Souls" from Allison King or Peter Stemitz.
  10. ↑ a b A path Into Darkness, story arc from Colleen Nelson.
  11. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Shivan".
  12. ↑ a b c d e f g h "Know Your Adversary: The Circle of Thorns".
  13. ↑ a b "Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book", in the story arc "The Envoy of Shadows" from Cadao Kestrel.
  14. ↑ a b "Help the soul within the crystal orient itself", in the story arc "The Library of Souls" from Allison King or Peter Stemitz.
  15. ↑ a b Lorekeeper Badge.
  16. ↑ a b c d e f g "Know Your Adversary: Carnival of Shadows".
  17. ↑ a b "Take laptop to Indigo", in the mission Stop Malta from shooting down the jet liner from Crimson.
  18. ↑ a b Reconnaissance Officer, Terra Volta.
  19. ↑ a b The Scroll of Tielekku, story arc from Miriam Bloechl or Laura Brunetti.
  20. ↑ a b CoH History badge: Alumnus Badge, Monument 2
  21. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Spectral Pirates
  22. ↑ a b c d e CoV official site, The Rogue Isles
  23. ↑ a b c d e CoV Official Site, Port Oakes
  24. ↑ a b c d e f CoV Official Site, Bloody Bay
  25. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Official Site, 4 Year Anniversary Calendar
  26. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce CoH Official Site, Paragon City backstory
  27. ↑ a b c "The Burning of Steel Canyon". Paragon Times, August 10, 2005
  28. ↑ a b CoH Mission: Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon from Miriam Bloechl
  29. ↑ a b CoH Mission: Stop Nemesis/Council battle from Maxwell Christopher
  30. ↑ a b CoH History badge: Researcher Badge, monument 2
  31. ↑ a b CoV Contact: Angelo Vendetti
  32. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Arachnos
  33. ↑ a b c d e "Getting You Where You're Going". Paragon Times, April 6, 2005.
  34. ↑ a b c d "The Hammer of the World". Paragon Times, October 27, 2004.
  35. ↑ a b Dawn Patrol Article
  36. ↑ a b "77 Years of Movie Magic". Paragon Times, March 16, 2005.
  37. ↑ a b c d e f "Know Your Adversary: The Family
  38. ↑ a b c d e "Rudolph Augustus Seifert and the Memory of Heroes". Paragon Times, April 13, 2005.
  39. ↑ a b c d "Ghost Ship Sightings Reported". Paragon Times, December 1, 2004.
  40. ↑ a b "The Paragon Times Building: Rebirth of an Icon". Paragon Times, March 2, 2005.
  41. ↑ a b CoH Badge Academic Badge
  42. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Slag Golems".
  43. ↑ a b c "Arenas". Paragon Times, April 27, 2005.
  44. ↑ a b c d e f "Know Your Adversary: Tsoo
  45. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Outcasts
  46. ↑ a b Maelstrom's official CoH Going Rogue profile
  47. ↑ a b c d "Queen of the Islands". Paragon Times, March 23, 2005.
  48. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Malta
  49. ↑ a b Going Rogue - Signature Rogues developer diary
  50. ↑ a b "The View From Above". Paragon Times, March 30, 2005.
  51. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Trolls
  52. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: The Gold Brickers
  53. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Skulls".
  54. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Sky Raiders".
  55. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Clockwork".
  56. ↑ a b "Paragon City Attacked by Strange Beings from Another Dimension!". Paragon Times, September 17, 2004.
  57. ↑ a b "A New Type of Alien Visitor". Paragon Times, October 21, 2004.
  58. ↑ a b "The 5th Column in Turmoil". Paragon Times, November 3, 2004.
  59. ↑ a b c "Siren's Call". Paragon Times, September 14, 2005
  60. ↑ a b ""Giant Monster" in Independence Port?". Paragon Times, November 24, 2004.
  61. ↑ a b "Clockwork Threaten Kings Row". Paragon Times, December 8, 2004.
  62. ↑ a b "Intense Cold Approaching". Paragon Times, January 5, 2005.
  63. ↑ a b "Dreams Before the Storm". Paragon Times, April 20, 2005.
  64. ↑ a b "Statesman's Strike". Paragon Times, October 27, 2005
  65. ↑ a b "Statesman's Call to Arms". Paragon Times, April 30, 2007
  66. ↑ a b "Invasion!". Paragon Times, July 24, 2007
  67. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Freakshow
  68. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Mooks and Marcones
  69. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Crey Industries".
  70. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: The Lost
  71. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Hellions
  72. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Paragon Police Deptartment

Sources

To avoid any confusion, the source of any given event can be found here. These entries should be converted to wikipedia:Footnotes format (aka inline REF tags).

27: Mission CoH: Stop Nemesis/Council battle, from Maxwell Christopher
28: Mission CoH: Recover the antiquies from the Banished Pantheon (Levels 25 - 29)
29: CoH history badge: Researcher Badge, monument 2
32: CoH mission, Talk to the Security Chief, Brickstown briefing
34: Tobias Hansen bio
35: CoH official site, geography, Steel Canyon
36: CoH Mission, Kheldian Arcs, Dr. Winslowe and the Cosmotron, mission Save Save Dr. Francois, clue (levels 20 - 25)
37: CoH Story Arc: A Path Into Darkness
39: CoH official site, geography, Kings Row
41: CoV official site, The Rogue Isles, The 20th century and beyond
43: CoH history badge: Pupil Badge, monument 3
44: CoH official site, geography, Steel Canyon
47: CoH History badge: Student Badge, monument 2
48: CoH History badge, Student Badge, monument 4
49: CoH History badge, Pupil Badge, monument 2
50: Mek Man bio
52: CoH Mission: Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain, from Tobias Hansen
53: CoH official site, geography, Talos Island
54: CoV official site, geography, Mercy Island
56: CoV official site, Feature updates, Grandville
58: CoH official site, geography, Galaxy City
59: Numina's bio
62: CoH Story Arc: Melvin and the mysterious Malta Group
63: CoH official site, geography, Skyway City
64: CoH History badge: Scholar Badge, monument 1
68: CoH History badge: Scholastic Badge, Monument 1
69: CoV official site: Ghost Widow
71: CoH story arc: Revenant Hero Project
76: CoH official site, geography, The Hollows
81: CoH History badge: Alumnus Badge, Monument 1
89: CoH History badge: Authority Badge, monument 3
90: CoH History badge: Authority Badge, monument 4
91: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 1
92: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 2
93: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 3
94: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 4
95: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 5
96: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 6
97: CoH History badge: Disciple Badge, Monument 7
98: CoH History badge: Expert Badge, Monument 3
99: CoH History badge: Expert Badge, Monument 2
100: CoH History badge: Ghost Hunter Badge, Monument 1
101: CoH History badge: Ghost Hunter Badge, Monument 3
102: CoH History badge: Historian Badge, Monument 5
103: CoH History badge: Just Said No To Superadine Badge, Monument 3
104: CoH History badge: Just Said No To Superadine Badge, Monument 4
105: CoH History badge: Just Said No To Superadine Badge, Monument 5
106: CoH History badge: Scholastic Badge, Monument 3
107: CoV History badge: Swashbuckler Badge, Monument 1
108: CoV History badge: Arachnos Rising Badge, Monument 3
109: CoV History badge: Arachnos Rising Badge, Monument 4
110: CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 4 May 2005
111: CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 16 May 2005
112: CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 5 August 2005
113: CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 22 September 2005
114: CoV official site: Scirocco
115: Vandal AV bio
116: CoH exploration badge Bird Watcher
117: CoH official site, geography, Crey's Folly
118: CoH mission, Crimson, Defeat Helix Black 0-9-0
119: CoH mission: Stop production of Council robots and retrieve some parts for analysis, from Merisel Valenzuela (Levels 30 - 34)
120: CoH mission: Rescue Leon Natale from the Council, from Colleen Nelson (Levels 35 - 39)
121: Plaque in Atlas Park
122: CoV Contact, Angelo Vendetti
123: CoV official site, Geography, Sharkhead Isle
124: Scirocco's bio
125: CoH mission: Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon from Gordon Stacy (Levels 35 - 39)
126: Dennis Ewell bio
130: CoH novel: Web of Arachnos
131: CoH novel: The Freedom Phalanx

1a: Crimson mission: save Dyaomesk (Levels 45 - 50)
5a: CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 7 July 2005
7a: CoV official site: Black Scorpion
9a: Adamastor bio
11a: CoV Story Arc, Iron Widow from Captain Petrovich (Levels 20 - 24)
12a: CoH Story Arc, The Terra Conspiracy (Levels 35 - 39)
13a: Woodsman bio
14a: CoH Story Arc, The Mysterious General Z (Levels 25 - 29)
15a: CoH story Arc, The Evil Countess Crey (Levels 40 - 45)

Disclaimer

Please note that the conclusions reached in this article are based on the facts and clues discovered in-game. If those facts turn out to be false in a later date (as it was Statesman's origins history, for example), then this page will need to be redone.

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