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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 (see '''''Historical References''''' below).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 (see '''''Historical References''''' below).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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|1692
|1692
|The Salem Witch Trials took place,<ref name=":1">Based on real world events.</ref> leading to the killing of [[Vindicta]]<ref>{{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>
|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 ==