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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]]
[[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]]
[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard showing the date 1939]]
[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard showing the date 1939]]''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.
The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.


Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters.<ref name=":0">[[The New York Oracle]] - "''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>{{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> As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.
== Timeline ==
Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters<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> (see '''''Historical References''''' below). As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.


'''Estimated dates''' that either haven't been confirmed by in-game content or are set after the main timeline divergence point (the first [[Maelstrom]]) '''are marked with an asterisk (*).'''
'''Estimated dates''' that either haven't been confirmed by in-game content or are set after the main timeline divergence point (the first [[Maelstrom]]) '''are marked with an asterisk (*).'''


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!Date
!Date
!Event
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|1692
|1692
|The Salem Witch Trials took place,<ref name=":1">Based on real world events.</ref> leading to the killing of [[Vindicta]]
|The Salem Witch Trials took place, leading to the killing of [[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'''
| colspan="2" |'''19th Century'''
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|1899*
|1899*
|The first [[Maelstrom]] occours. The existence of the supernatural is revealed to humanity. Vindicta is brought back to Earth as a ghost, [[Dynamo]] loses his body and becomes a dying star, and Lady Geist makes a deal with Oathkeeper in exchange for eternal youth.
|The first [[Maelstrom]] occours. 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> Vindicta is brought back to Earth as a ghost, [[Dynamo]] loses his body and becomes a dying star, and Lady Geist makes a deal with Oathkeeper in exchange for eternal youth.
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |'''20th Century'''
| colspan="2" |'''20th Century'''
|-
|-
|1929*
|1929*
|[[Ivy]] comes to life
|[[Ivy]] comes to life<ref>Ivy's [[Ivy#Background|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*
|1939*
|[[Grey Talon]] retires
|[[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*
|1944*
|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US
|[[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>
|-
|-
|1944*
|1944*
|An assassination attempt occurs on [[Pocket|Pocket's]] 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed
|An assassination attempt occurs on [[Pocket|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>
|-
|-
|1948*
|1948*
|[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears
|[[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>
|-
|April 1949*
|South Pacific opens on Broadway<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|-
|Current Day 1949*
|Current Day 1949*
|Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place
|Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place
|}
|}
== Historical references ==
List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates.
* [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]]<ref name=":4" /> - 1692-1693
* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]]<ref name=":5">{{BackgroundCite|name=Raven|quote=Led by the specter of Catherine the Great, the Soviet Empire has flourished in a brave new world of mysticism.}}</ref> - Died in 1796
* [[wikipedia:George_Frederick_Cooke|George Frederick Cooke]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_52.mp3|transcription=George Frederick Cooke is primed to take the stage once more. But are audiences ready to see a headless ghost as a leading man?}}</ref> - Died in 1812
* [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Grigori Rasputin]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 08.mp3|transcription=Rasputin has best not meddle in my plans.}}</ref> - Died in 1916
* [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanov family]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 09.mp3|transcription=The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure.}}</ref> - Executed in 1918
* [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] (Soviet Empire<ref name=":5" />) - Created in 1922
* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_05.mp3|transcription=Is Harry Houdini really dead? Recent reports suggest that the legendary magician's final trick was to escape death itself!}}</ref> - 1926
* [[wikipedia:The_Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] dance company<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_13.mp3|transcription=The tree is lit, the Rockettes are kicking, and magic is in the air. It's holiday time in New York!}}</ref> - Moved to New York in 1932
* [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Boston Celtics]] team<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref> - Founded in 1946
* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]])<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref> - 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
* [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> - Opened in April 1949


== Branching Timelines ==
== Branching Timelines ==

Latest revision as of 16:16, 30 January 2025

A tombstone that says "HIER RUHT FAMILIE GEIST", showing the birth and death dates of Johann, Walter, and Jeanne Geist.
The Geist family tombstone
Rescue Beam billboard showing the date 1939

For the timeline of Deadlock's development, see Deadlock#Development.

“
Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.

— Warden's background

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

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical South Pacific opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters[1][2][3] (see Historical References below). As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.

Estimated dates that either haven't been confirmed by in-game content or are set after the main timeline divergence point (the first Maelstrom) are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Event
17th Century
1692 The Salem Witch Trials took place, leading to the killing of Vindicta[4]
19th Century
1805 Johann Geist is born[5]
1815 Jeanne (Lady Geist) is born[5]
1850 Walter Geist is born[5]
1880 Johann Geist dies[5]
1899* The first Maelstrom occours. The existence of the supernatural is revealed to humanity.[6] Vindicta is brought back to Earth as a ghost, Dynamo loses his body and becomes a dying star, and Lady Geist makes a deal with Oathkeeper in exchange for eternal youth.
20th Century
1929* Ivy comes to life[7]
1939* Grey Talon retires[8]
1944* South Ixia joins the US[9]
1944* An assassination attempt occurs on Pocket's 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed[10]
1948* The Troubadour murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears[11]
Current Day 1949* Celestial Alignment, the second Maelstrom and the ritual take place

Historical references[edit | edit source]

List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in Deadlock and their real-world dates.

Branching Timelines[edit | edit source]

Due to the multiple choice aspect of the Deadlock visual novels, there are multiple potential timelines of events that happened shortly before and after the ritual.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newscaster's in-game voice line - "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!"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ivy's in-game voice line (in Spanish and English) - "Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Viscous's in-game voice line - "The Patrons can wait. I want to see South Pacific."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vindicta's background - "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)."
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 5H
  6. ↑ Warden's background - "Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."
  7. ↑ Ivy's background says it was 18 years ago, but in the visual novel she says it has been 20 years
  8. ↑ Grey Talon's background - "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."
  9. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state."
  10. ↑ Pocket's background - "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."
  11. ↑ Holliday's background - "When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Raven's background - "Led by the specter of Catherine the Great, the Soviet Empire has flourished in a brave new world of mysticism."
  13. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "George Frederick Cooke is primed to take the stage once more. But are audiences ready to see a headless ghost as a leading man?"
  14. ↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "Rasputin has best not meddle in my plans."
  15. ↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure."
  16. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Is Harry Houdini really dead? Recent reports suggest that the legendary magician's final trick was to escape death itself!"
  17. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The tree is lit, the Rockettes are kicking, and magic is in the air. It's holiday time in New York!"
  18. ↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line - "Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!"
  19. ↑ Trapper's in-game voice line - "First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!"
  20. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics."
  21. ↑ Trapper's in-game voice line - "First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!"
  22. ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics."
  23. ↑ Haze's background - "The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent."
  24. ↑ Wrecker's background - "From CIA-employed seers identifying threats decades before they rise to power to occult pacts made in smoky backrooms"
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