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== Timeline == | == 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>{{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>{{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 (see '''''Historical References''''' below).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. | 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 (see '''''Historical References''''' below).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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|The Salem Witch Trials took place, | |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> | ||
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| colspan="2" |'''19th Century''' | | colspan="2" |'''19th Century''' | ||
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List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates. | 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]] - 1692-1693 | * [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]]<ref name=":4" /> - 1692-1693 | ||
* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]] - Died in 1796 | * [[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]] - Died in 1812 | * [[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]] - Died in 1916 | * [[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]] - Executed in 1918 | * [[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) - Created in 1922 | * [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] (Soviet Empire<ref name=":5" />) - Created in 1922 | ||
* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death - 1926 | * [[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 - Moved to New York in 1932 | * [[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 - Founded in 1946 | * [[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]]) - Founded in 1947 | * 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]] - 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)]] - Opened in April 1949 | * [[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 == |