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== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
The Deadlock timeline and time period are kept purposefully ambiguous, as the game is still in development and story aspects are subject to change. However, based on context clues such as references to the 1949 musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_39.mp3|transcription=Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Viscous|file=Viscous_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=The Patrons can wait. I want to see South Pacific.}}</ref> by various characters, it can be inferred that the game takes place circa the 1930s-1940s (see ''Historical References'' below). The buildings in the Cursed Apple use architectural references from New York City up to 1932.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3378301007</ref> Even so, there are visual references from later in the 20th century: [[Shiv]]'s design is reminiscent of a 1950s [[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]], while [[Billy]] is inspired by 1970s [[wikipedia:Punk_subculture|Punks]]. The computer in the [[Hideout]] is similar to the 1973 [[wikipedia:Xerox_Alto|Xerox Alto]], one of the first personal computers, albeit with a typewriter keyboard. | The Deadlock timeline and time period are kept purposefully ambiguous, as the game is still in development and story aspects are subject to change. However, based on context clues such as references to the 1949 musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_39.mp3|transcription=Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Viscous|file=Viscous_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=The Patrons can wait. I want to see South Pacific.}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|file=Doorman select 06.ogg|transcription=After the ritual is complete, if you’d like tickets to South Pacific, don’t be afraid to ask.}}</ref> by various characters, it can be inferred that the game takes place circa the 1930s-1940s (see ''Historical References'' below). The buildings in the Cursed Apple use architectural references from New York City up to 1932.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3378301007</ref> Even so, there are visual references from later in the 20th century: [[Shiv]]'s design is reminiscent of a 1950s [[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]], while [[Billy]] is inspired by 1970s [[wikipedia:Punk_subculture|Punks]]. The computer in the [[Hideout]] is similar to the 1973 [[wikipedia:Xerox_Alto|Xerox Alto]], one of the first personal computers, albeit with a typewriter keyboard. | ||
The timeline below is based on mentioned in-game events and the [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|Lady Geist visual novel]]. Events without a specific year use the date of the ritual as a reference point. | The timeline below is based on mentioned in-game events and the [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|Lady Geist visual novel]]. Events without a specific year use the date of the ritual as a reference point. | ||
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* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]])<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> - Founded in 1947 | * Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]])<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> - Founded in 1947 | ||
* The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]]<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Haze|quote=The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent.}}</ref><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Wrecker|quote=From CIA-employed seers identifying threats decades before they rise to power to occult pacts made in smoky backrooms}}</ref> - Formed in 1947 | * The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]]<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Haze|quote=The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent.}}</ref><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Wrecker|quote=From CIA-employed seers identifying threats decades before they rise to power to occult pacts made in smoky backrooms}}</ref> - Formed in 1947 | ||
* ''[[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]]''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> - Opened in April 1949 | * ''[[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]]''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":11" />- Opened in April 1949 | ||
* ''[[wikipedia:The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (book)]]''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|quotes=Paige/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(ping Billy)|transcription=Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!}}</ref> - Published in 1950 | * ''[[wikipedia:The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (book)]]''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|quotes=Paige/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(ping Billy)|transcription=Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!}}</ref> - Published in 1950 | ||
* [[wikipedia:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency|The United States Environmental Protection agency]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|quotes=The_New_York_Oracle#Headlines|context=newscaster_headline_77|transcription=The EPA has issued another sanction to Fairfax Industries. Citing their improper disposal of spiritual waste was not just an affront to nature, but a threat to it!}}</ref> - Formed in 1970 | * [[wikipedia:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency|The United States Environmental Protection agency]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|quotes=The_New_York_Oracle#Headlines|context=newscaster_headline_77|transcription=The EPA has issued another sanction to Fairfax Industries. Citing their improper disposal of spiritual waste was not just an affront to nature, but a threat to it!}}</ref> - Formed in 1970 | ||