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[[File:Geist Tombstone.png|alt=A tombstone that says "HIER RUHT FAMILIE GEIST", showing the birth and death dates of Johann, Walter, and Jeanne Geist.|thumb|The Geist family tombstone|270x270px]]

[[File:1934 box.png|thumb|268x268px|Box in Yellow Lane dated 1934]]

~~[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard dated 1939|269x269px]]~~

''For the timeline of Deadlock's development, see [[Deadlock#Development]].''{{Quotation|[[Warden]]'s background|Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.}}

The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.

== Timeline ==

The Deadlock timeline ~~is mostly~~ kept 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 by various characters, it can be inferred that the game takes place ~~around~~ the 1940s (see ''Historical References'' below). Even so, there are ~~elements that could be considered anachronic~~: [[Shiv]]'s design is reminiscent of a 1950s [[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]], while [[Billy]] is inspired by 1970s [[wikipedia:Punk_subculture|Punks]].

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 timeline below is based on mentioned in-game events and the [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|Lady Geist visual novel]]~~, while estimated dates using 1949~~ as ~~the "current day"~~ reference point ~~are marked with an asterisk~~.

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.

{| class="wikitable"

!Date

!~~Event~~

!Events

|-

~~| colspan="2" |'''17th Century'''~~

|-

|Undated (1624-1664)

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|1692

|The Salem Witch Trials take place, leading to the killing of {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}}<ref name=":4">{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=A victim of John Hathorne during the Salem Witch Trials, Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).}}</ref>

|-

~~| colspan="2" |'''19th Century'''~~

|-

|1805

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|[[Minor characters|Johann Geist]] dies<ref name=":2" />

|-

|1899*

|50 years B.R. (Before the ritual)

|The first [[Maelstrom]] occurs. The existence of the supernatural is revealed to humanity.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} is brought back to Earth as a ghost, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} loses his body and becomes a dying star, and {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} makes a deal with [[Oathkeeper]] in exchange for eternal youth.

|-

| ~~colspan="2" |'''20th Century'''~~

|18-20 years B.R.

|-

|1918*

~~|{{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} and [[Minor characters#Marla|Marla]] get married<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Kelvin conversation]]</ref>~~

|-

|1929*

|{{HeroIcon|Ivy}} comes to life<ref>[[Ivy#Background|Ivy's background]] says it was 18 years ago, but in the [[Ivy's visual novel|visual novel]] she says it has been 20 years</ref>

|-

|1939*

|10 years B.R.

|{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} retires<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=Wesley Grey Talon spent close to 40 years hunting monsters that preyed on man before finally deciding to find a replacement and lay down his bow.}}</ref>

|-

|1944*

|5 years B.R.

|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state.}}</ref>

|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state.}}</ref> An assassination attempt occurs on {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed,<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Pocket|quote=Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.}}</ref> leading {{HeroIcon|Mina}} to become a vampire.

|-

|1944*

|An assassination attempt occurs on {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Pocket|quote=Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.}}</ref>

|-

|1947*

|{{HeroIcon|~~Ivy}} defeats the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]], freeing Spanish Harlem<ref>{{PageRef|name=Ivy~~}}~~'s background - ''"18 years have passed since the day the Arroyo's took Ivy home... and during that time she made it her mission~~ to ~~dismantle the Mendoza Syndicate and free Spanish Harlem from its grasp~~.~~"''</ref>~~

|-

|1948*

|6 months B.R.

|[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Holliday|quote=When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago}}</ref>

|-

|Current Day 1949*

|Year of the ritual

|Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place

|}

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== Trivia ==

* ~~A poster~~ used to ~~advertise~~ a Jazz Festival in 1927. ~~It has since~~ been edited ~~to remove~~ the ~~date~~.

* Some posters on the map used to show specific dates, such as a Jazz Festival poster dated 1927 and a Rescue Beam poster dated 1939. Those posters have either been edited or removed from the map over time.

== References ==

[[Category:Lore]]

<references />{{Lore Navbox}}

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Geist Tombstone.png|alt=A tombstone that says "HIER RUHT FAMILIE GEIST", showing the birth and death dates of Johann, Walter, and Jeanne Geist.|thumb|The Geist family tombstone|270x270px]]
 [[File:1934 box.png|thumb|268x268px|Box in Yellow Lane dated 1934]]
-[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard dated 1939|269x269px]]
 ''For the timeline of Deadlock's development, see [[Deadlock#Development]].''{{Quotation|[[Warden]]'s background|Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.}}
 The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.
 == Timeline ==
-The Deadlock timeline is mostly kept 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 around the 1940s (see ''Historical References'' below). Even so, there are elements that could be considered anachronic: [[Shiv]]'s design is reminiscent of a 1950s [[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]], while [[Billy]] is inspired by 1970s [[wikipedia:Punk_subculture|Punks]].
+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 timeline below is based on mentioned in-game events and the [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|Lady Geist visual novel]], while estimated dates using 1949 as the "current day" reference point are marked with an asterisk.
+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.
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Date
-!Event
+!Events
-|-
-| colspan="2" |'''17th Century'''
 |-
 |Undated (1624-1664)
@@ Line 21: / Line 18: @@
 |1692
 |The Salem Witch Trials take place, leading to the killing of {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}}<ref name=":4">{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=A victim of John Hathorne during the Salem Witch Trials, Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).}}</ref>
-|-
-| colspan="2" |'''19th Century'''
 |-
 |1805
@@ Line 36: / Line 31: @@
 |[[Minor characters|Johann Geist]] dies<ref name=":2" />
 |-
-|1899*
+|50 years B.R. (Before the ritual)
 |The first [[Maelstrom]] occurs. The existence of the supernatural is revealed to humanity.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} is brought back to Earth as a ghost, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} loses his body and becomes a dying star, and {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} makes a deal with [[Oathkeeper]] in exchange for eternal youth.
 |-
-| colspan="2" |'''20th Century'''
+|18-20 years B.R.
-|-
-|1918*
-|{{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} and [[Minor characters#Marla|Marla]] get married<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Kelvin conversation]]</ref>
-|-
-|1929*
 |{{HeroIcon|Ivy}} comes to life<ref>[[Ivy#Background|Ivy's background]] says it was 18 years ago, but in the [[Ivy's visual novel|visual novel]] she says it has been 20 years</ref>
 |-
-|1939*
+|10 years B.R.
 |{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} retires<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=Wesley Grey Talon spent close to 40 years hunting monsters that preyed on man before finally deciding to find a replacement and lay down his bow.}}</ref>
 |-
-|1944*
+|5 years B.R.
-|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state.}}</ref>
+|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state.}}</ref> An assassination attempt occurs on {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed,<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Pocket|quote=Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.}}</ref> leading {{HeroIcon|Mina}} to become a vampire.
-|-
-|1944*
-|An assassination attempt occurs on {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Pocket|quote=Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.}}</ref>
-|-
-|1947*
-|{{HeroIcon|Ivy}} defeats the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]], freeing Spanish Harlem<ref>{{PageRef|name=Ivy}}'s background - ''"18 years have passed since the day the Arroyo's took Ivy home... and during that time she made it her mission to dismantle the Mendoza Syndicate and free Spanish Harlem from its grasp."''</ref>
 |-
-|1948*
+|6 months B.R.
 |[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Holliday|quote=When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago}}</ref>
 |-
-|Current Day 1949*
+|Year of the ritual
 |Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place
 |}
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 == Trivia ==
-* A poster used to advertise a Jazz Festival in 1927. It has since been edited to remove the date.
+* Some posters on the map used to show specific dates, such as a Jazz Festival poster dated 1927 and a Rescue Beam poster dated 1939. Those posters have either been edited or removed from the map over time.
 == References ==
 [[Category:Lore]]
 <references />{{Lore Navbox}}