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− | {{DC Comics}}
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− | == '''Golden Age''' ==
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− | Events taking place during "Golden Age of Heroism": from World War II to the end of the Space Race and the Vietnam War.
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− | === Pre-War ===
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− | * ...
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− | === World War II ===
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− | * Several costumed individuals assist the Allies in the war against the Axis.
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− | === Post-War / Cold War ===
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− | * Costumed crime fighters become active in America. A number of costumed criminals arise in response.
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− | * [[Jay Garrick]] is exposed to a "flash" of tachyon radiation from the drive core of a crashed alien spacecraft at Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. He becomes connected to the [[Speed Force]], and eventually becomes the costumed vigilante known as [[The Flash]]. ([[1967]])
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− | * The [[Department of Justice]] creates the [[Justice Society of America]] to sanction certain vigilantes, including [[Hawkman]] and [[The Flash]].
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− | * The [[Department of Energy]] is signed into law. The [[Federal Energy Administration]], [[Energy Research and Development Administration]], and [[A.R.G.U.S.|Advanced Research Group]] ([[A.R.G.U.S.]]) become subordinate agencies. ([[1977]])
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− | * [[Ronnie Raymond]] is presumed killed as a result of [[Project Firestorm]] experimentation with Martian cold fusion technology. ([[1977]], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57719-Project-Firestorm])
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− | == '''Dark Age''' ==
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− | Events taking place during the "Dark Age", where most vigilante heroes had retired. Late Cold War, and Gulf Wars. <small>(~ 1980s-2000s)</small>
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− | * A Crisis leads the [[Justice Society of America]] (JSA) to disband, and the [[Vigilante Regulation Act]] (VRA) is signed into law to prohibit future costumed vigilantes. Most of the Justice Society members retire, either voluntarily or under duress. The [[Department of Extranormal Operations]] is founded to replace the JSA in combatting costumed crime, and to enforce the VRA. [[Checkmate]] is founded in secret by a mix of government agents and former Justice Society members, to continue the JSA's mission in a covert fashion, outside of legal channels.
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− | * [[Kal-El]] crashes on Earth. He is adopted by [[Jonathan Kent|Jonathan]] and [[Martha Kent]], and raised in [[Smallville]] as [[Clark Kent]].
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− | * [[Bruce Wayne]] is orphaned after his parents are shot in a mugging-gone-wrong. [[Alfred Pennyworth]] becomes his legal guardian.
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− | * [[Oliver Queen]] is orphaned when his parents are killed during a safari accident. [[William Glenmorgan]] becomes his legal guardian.
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− | * [[Kent Nelson]] dies. Requiring a host in order to continue acting in the world, [[Nabu]] approaches [[Hector Hall]] to become the new [[Doctor Fate]]. However, Nabu refuses to allow Hector to ever remove the helmet, effectively hijacking his body as a vessel. This causes a rift between Doctor Fate and Hector's father, his former Justice Society comrade [[Carter Hall]].
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− | * [[Don Hall]] ([[Dove]]) dies. Having lost both his brothers as a result of superheroism and vigilantism, [[Hank Hall]] becomes disillusioned with his role as [[Hawk]] and his part in the war between the [[Lords of Order]] and [[Lords of Chaos]], and retires.
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− | == '''Modern Age''' ==
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− | Events taking place in the early part of the 21st Century. (Dates relative to Year One)
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− | === Fifteen Years Ago ===
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− | * [[Oliver Queen]] is lost at sea, and becomes stranded on an island.
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− | * [[Queen Consolidated#Queen Industries|Queen Industries]] is taken over by [[William Glenmorgan]]. He makes the company public, and [[Checkmate]] acquires most of the shares through various shell corporations.
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− | === Ten Years Ago ===
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− | * [[Oliver Queen]] returns to [[Star City]], and becomes active as the [[Green Arrow]].
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− | === Seven Years Ago ===
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− | * [[Cadmus Labs]] experiences a breakthrough with its experiments to combine Human and Kryptonian DNA. The company disappears from public records, and begins [[Project Kr]] in secret.
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− | === Five Years Ago ===
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− | * [[Hector Hall]] is finally allowed to remove the helmet of [[Doctor Fate]], and become mortal again. He enrols in the [[Gotham City Police Department]].
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− | === Four Years Ago ===
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− | * [[Wally West]] replicates the circumstances that gave [[Jay Garrick]] and [[Barry Allen]] their powers. He becomes the [[Barry Allen|Flash]]'s sidekick, [[Kid Flash]].
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− | === One Year Ago ===
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− | * [[Kara Zor-El]] crashes on Earth. She begins living in [[Smallville]] as [[Linda Danvers]] to learn about human culture.
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− | * [[Abin Sur]] crashes on Earth. His ring chooses [[Hal Jordan]] as his successor; the related events cause Hal to be fired from [[Ferris Aircraft]].
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− | * [[Hector Hall]] and [[John Constantine]] begin investigating occult crimes as "[[Infernal Affairs]]" on behalf of the [[GCPD]].
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− | * [[Lyta Trevor]] learns of Hector's freedom. She moves to [[Gotham City]], becoming a teacher at [[Brentwood Academy]], but is afraid to make the first move in reuniting with Hector.
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− | == '''The Present''' ==
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− | Events taking place "now". (ie. current roleplay events)
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− | === Year One ===
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− | * [[Barbara Gordon]] takes a year off university to return to Gotham, and begins blogging as [[Oracle]].
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− | * [[Wally West]] transfers to [[Brentwood Academy]] on a [[Wayne Foundation]] scholarship, hoping to qualify for early entry to [[Gotham University]].
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− | * [[Linda Danvers]] transfers to [[Brentwood Academy]] as part of an arts program.
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− | * [[Oliver Queen]] and [[Tatsu Yamashiro]] move to [[Gotham City]] to begin investigating [[Queen Consolidated]]'s activities.
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− | * [[Hal Jordan]] gets a job at [[Wayne Enterprises]] and moves to a crummy apartment in a seedy area of Gotham. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?56286-Green-Light-District])
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− | * [[Connor Kent]] arrives in [[Gotham City]] investigating his origins. He becomes involved with Barbara Gordon's investigations into [[The Crows]].
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− | * [[Connor Kent]] meets [[Oliver Queen]], and breaks his nose. He later becomes involved in Oliver's investigations into [[Queen Consolidated]]. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?56385-The-Unanswered], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57580-The-Mechanic])
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− | * [[Barbara Gordon]] and [[Connor Kent]] discover that a mysterious client is buying drugs smuggled in by [[The Crows]], in exchange for military grade hardware. Through their efforts, the [[GCPD]] is able to launch a raid against the Crows, effectively terminating the gang's activities. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?56291-Walking-the-Straight-and-into-the-Narrows-(COMPLETE)], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?56439-Gotham-Library-A-Place-of-Learning], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57578-Always-a-Plot-Twist])
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− | * [[Cheshire]] arrives in [[Gotham City]], on the run from the [[League of Assassins]].
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− | * [[Connor Kent]] is shot, but proves to be (mostly) bulletproof. [[Oliver Queen]] discovers his nature as a clone of himself and [[Superman]], and makes arrangements for his "son" to be enrolled at [[Brentwood Academy]]. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57575-A-Gentleman-and-a-Scholarship], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57589-You-ll-be-the-Arrow])
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− | * Exhausting alternative avenues, [[Oliver Queen]] commits to remaining in [[Gotham City]], and approaches [[Queen Consolidated]] for a job, hoping to investigate the company from the inside. Oliver is given an inconsequential position as an executive overseeing the [[Gotham Globe]]. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57579-The-Gotham-Globe])
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− | * [[Impulse]] arrives from the future, disrupting quiet town life in [[Smallville]]. He is apprehended by [[A.R.G.U.S.]], and shipped off to [[Project Tartarus]] for processing. ([http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57586-The-Day-the-Circus-Came-to-Town], [http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?57720-Orientation])
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