Grand Unified Timeline/The Eighties and Nineties: Difference between revisions

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* March 1 - Ron Weasley born to Molly and Arthur Weasley. (''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)|Harry Potter]]'')

* March 16/May 28 - Birth of Nanase Mizukami, younger sister of Kairi and Holuto, in Japan. She would be trained in the traditional fighting style of her family. (''[[Street Fighter EX]]''<ref> Based on online sources. She could be younger. </ref>)

* October 20 - Birth of Lilith Aensland. She was created from energy drawn from the succubus Morrigan Aensland and is more-or-less a clone of her. She would gain her own succubus body and powers, becoming Morrigan's "little sister". (''[[Darkstalkers]]''<ref> Date given. She is otherwise estimated to be close in age to Baby Bonnie Hood. </ref>)

* December 9 -

** [[John Lennon]] is shot dead by Mark David Chapman outside the Dakoda Building in New York City (Historical).

** The assassination is influenced by Huitzilin, a supernatural Aztec entity, for it'sits own purposes (''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'').

* Rebecca Chambers born. (''[[Resident Evil]]'')

* The ''Galactica'' and its fleet arrive at Earth, only to discover Earth is not advanced enough to defend against the Cylons. (''[[Battlestar Galactica|Galactica 1980]]'')

* Kate Beckett is born .<ref>She's thirty-one in "Rise", set in 2011</ref>. (''[[Castle]]'')

* Kevin Smith takes on the Mafia in Miami, and has to kill the man he loves. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* January 6 - Birth of Hotaru TomaeTomoe to Socuihi and Keiko TomaeTomoe ([[Sailor Moon]])

* July 27th27 - Alexia Ashford appointed senior researcher at Umbrella Rockfort Facility, aged 10. (''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'')

* October 31 - James and Lily Potter killed by the evil wizard Voldemort. <ref>The one-year-old Harry is also attacked, with an instant-death spell for which there is no counter, but survives through his mother's love protecting him and causes Voldemort to be defeated.</ref> Harry, now called "The Boy Who Lived", is placed into hiding with his only remaining blood relatives, a [[Muggle]] family. ([[Harry Potter]])

* October

* A suburban family in California deal with powerful supernatural forces in their home. (''[[Poltergeist (film series)|Poltergeist]]'')

* Robot Jones attends a human school (''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'')

* Mask de Smith kills a large number of prototype Heaven Smiles in Madison Square Garden. Kun Lan's shadow begins to creep over the Killer 7. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* February 17 - Alfred and Alexia Ashford discover they were created by one of Alexander's experiments. (''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'')

* March 3 - Alexander Ashford infected with T-Veronica virus. (''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'')

* April 24 -- After24—After witnessing the aftermath of [[It Makes Sense in Context|popping a giant bubble]], Lyman [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome|mysteriously disappears]]. (''[[Garfield]]'')

* July 1, 1983 - Birth of Makoto in Tosa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku island, Japan. Makoto would inherit the family dojo in her early teens and strive to re-establish its reputation. (''[[Street Fighter III]]''<ref>Said to be still 15-years-old in 1997/1998. Otherwise considered a bit younger than Ibuki and Elena. </ref>)

* December 31 - Alexia Ashford infects herself with the T-Veronica virus and enters cryogenic suspension. (''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'')

* The Visitors arrive and begin subtly taking over the Earth. A resistance forms to stop them. (''[[V (TV series)|V]]'')

* Six youths cross an unexpected interdimensional portal on the Dungeons and Dragons rollercoaster. They manage to return to the amusement park twice -- thetwice—the first time ''very'' briefly. The second time, a phone booth and a hot dog stand are destroyed by the evil archmage Venger before it is decided that they'd better let him chase them back into that other dimension. ([[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]])

* Birth of Patricia, daughter of Tom and surrogate sister to Alex. (''[[Street Fighter III]]''<ref> Stated to be 14 years old in 1998.</ref>)

** James Horton is reassigned. He stops being the Kurgan's Watcher <ref>because the Kurgan was killed by Connor MacLeod. </ref> His new assignment is Blake Wellington.(''[[Highlander the Series]]'', ''Watcher Chronicles CD-ROM'')

* March-AprilMarch–April: The Gathering occurs; the last Immortals face off seeking "the Prize". Connor MacLeod , one of the immortals, finds the time to romance forensic scientist Brenda Wyatt.(''[[Highlander]]'')

* October 27 - Marty McFly returns to his own time. <ref> Doc Brown creates a new time machine out of a train.</ref> (''[[Back to The Future Part III]]'')

* The original X-Men (including a no-longer-dead Jean Grey) reunite to form the original [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]. ([[Marvel Comics]])

* The Empire of the Rising Sun declares war on both the Allies and the Soviet Union, beginning the War of the Three Powers. (''[[Command and& Conquer]]: [[Command and& Conquer: Red Alert|Red Alert 3]]'')

* Corporate raider Gordon Gekko is sent to prison for insider trading after losing control of Bluestar Airlines. <ref> Bud Fox, who introduced Gekko to the company and turned against him, is also convicted.</ref> (''[[Wall Street]]'')

* [[Mad Scientist|Walter Bishop]] presents a way to create a window to an [[Alternate History|alternate universe]]. <ref>After the death of his son Peter, he uses the window to kidnap the alternate version of Peter.</ref> (''[[Fringe]]'')

* Dio Brando awakens from his hundred year sleep, and having stolen the body of his stepbrother, Jonathan Joestar, his awakening also activates the innate powers (Stands) of the rest of the Joestar family over time. (''[[Jo JoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'')

* Raiden born. (''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'')

* Estimated birth of Area. She would grow up to become a [[Child Prodigy]] and a [[Gadgeteer Genius|gifted inventor]]. She would convert her father's inventions to weapons and use them in combat. (''[[Street Fighter EX]]''<ref> Believed to be among the youngest characters. </ref>)

* July 22, 4:22 AM EST -- TheEST—The "White Event". The Earth is bathed in a mysterious white light for a few moments. This [[Mass Super-Empowering Event]] causes two out of every one million humans to become "paranormals" with unique, genetically-based abilities. ([[Marvel Comics]]' [[New Universe]])

* Double-O agents [[James Bond]] and Alec Trevelyan take out a Soviet chemical weapons plant, but Trevelyan is killed during the mission.<ref>Or so it seems.</ref> (''[[GoldeneyeGoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]'')

* Rose Tyler born in London. <ref>She mentions the "first nineteen years of [her] life" prior to March 2005 in "Doomsday", though this is contradicted by her being stated as "six months old" in November 1987 in "Rise of the Cybermen".</ref> (''[[Doctor Who]]'')

* January -- OrsonJanuary—Orson and friends investigate the "dark side of the barn" and meet Bo and Lanolin, the twin sheep. (''[[U.S. Acres]]'')

* December -- ADecember—A dog named Cody and a cat named Blue start appearing on the farm. (''[[U.S. Acres]]'')

* December -- RiggsDecember—Riggs and Murtaugh become partners. Murtaugh proves to be too old for this shit. (''[[Lethal Weapon]]'')

* Captain William Anthony "Buck" Rogers becomes trapped in suspended animation during an experimental space flight. ([[Buck Rogers in Thethe 25th Century]])

* Genetic engineering mixing human DNA with a rose and Godzilla's cells produces a monster named Biollante. Biollante and Godzilla fight, ending in a draw. (''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]]]'')

* Estimated birth of Seven Wanker to Zemus and Ida Mae Wanker. (''[[Married... with Children]]''<ref> Mentioned being 5 years old in 1992.</ref>)

* Holly Kujo's Stand awakens. However, her body cannot handle it, causing her to become ill. Her family discovers that the man who awakened the Stands, Dio Brando, is hiding in Egypt, and they travel there to defeat him. (''[[Jo JoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'')

* Donald Duck joins the navy and sends his three nephews to live with his wealthy uncle Scrooge McDuck. (''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'')

* Curtis Blackburn and Pedro Montana use their connections to found an organ smuggling ring. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* December - While visiting his estranged family in Los Angeles, a NYPD officer is abruptly pulled into a fake terrorist plot to steal bearer bonds from Nakatomi Corporation. (''[[Die Hard]]'')

* James Marcus assassinated by order of Ozwell Spencer. Marcus' research is taken over by William Birkin. (''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]'')

* Man named Nada stumbles upon [[Alien Conspiracy]]. (''[[They Live!]]'')

* Tina Shepard accidentally revives Jason Voorhees from his watery grave with her [[Psychic Powers]]. (''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] Part VII: The New Blood'')

* Janitor/Inventor Joel Hodgson Robinson is shot into space and forced to watch horrible movies aboard an Earth-orbiting vessel known as the "Satellite of Love" by mad scientists Clayton Forrester and Laurence Erhardt. <ref>For companionship, Robinson creates four super intellgent robots, Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, Gypsy, and Cambot from spare parts</ref> (''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'')

* August 1 - One of the hottest recorded days in the history of New York City. Later that night in the prodomentalypredominantly Black "Bed-Stuy" neighborhood of Brooklyn, a violent riot takes places outside a local pizzariapizzeria owned by Italian-Americans. (''[[Do the Right Thing]]'')

* [["Weird Al" Yankovic|George Newman]] makes a bizarre success out of a small-time UHF station. (''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'')

* Corey takes his little brother (who happens to be a video-game whiz) to California. (''[[The Wizard (film)]]'')

* Jessica Haggar, daughter of the Mayor of Metro City, is kidnapped by the Mad Gear Gang. Mayor Mike Haggar, Cody Travers and Guy ally to retrieve her, getting involved in a brutal fight with the gang. (''[[Final Fight]]''<ref> The game was supposed to happen in "the present" when released in 1989. Some later sources date its events to 1987. </ref>)

* Jason Voorhees finds his way to New York and seemingly drowns in a flood of toxic waste within its sewer system. (''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'')

* The newly-regenerated Third Doctor is exiled to 20th century Earth as punishment by the Time Lords indefinitely. <ref>It doesn't take.</ref> He becomes scientific advisor to UNIT and takes on (and later parts ways with) Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan on his travels into the TARDIS. The Third Doctor regenerates in this era too. (''[[Doctor Who]]'')

* Estimated birth of [[Emotionless Girl|Anita]]. She would display [[Psychic Powers|psychokinesis]] during her childhood. (''[[Darkstalkers]]''<ref> Anita makes her debut in 1995 as a child. A flash forward by "seven" years features her in her late teens. Estimating her age as originally depicted to be at least 9-years old. </ref>)

* Estimated birth of Lauren, daughter of Crimson Viper/Maya. <ref> A short story in the Street Fighter blog features Lauren as an elementary school student. She mentions her 5th birthday as a cherished memory. Her present seems to be 1994. </ref> (''[[Street Fighter IV]]'')

* Killer 7 defeats a large number of Rollout Heaven Smiles in France, but are themselves cut down by Samantha Sitbon. Harman Smith just manages to kill Samantha, who begins serving him as a maid. Killer 7 activities are suspended until Garcian can revive the other members. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* Following a botched attempt to assassinate Saddam Hussein, Special Operations Group Echo (Black Ops 9) is forced to go public. (''[[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium]]'')

* December- Kevin [[Mc Callister]]McCallister is seperated from his Florida-bound family, when catches the wrong plane and ends up in New York City. (''[[Home Alone 2]]'')

* December 19 - The Purge. <ref>12 years before the Oceanic Flight 816 Crash, the Others gas the DHARMA Initiative, leaving only a handful of survivors.</ref> Some time after this, Charles Widmore is exiled from the Island. (''[[Lost]]'')

* Connor MacLeod summons Duncan to New York City. During the visit, Connor's residence in New York is destroyed in an explosion. His adoptive daughter Rachel Ellenstein is killed in said explosion. Both events are orchestrated by Jacob Kell, an immortal who has a personal grudge against Connor. Connor volunteers to enter the Sanctuary, a secret Watcher operation where immortals unable to deal with their problems are kept sedated. (''[[Highlander Endgame]]''<ref> This is supposed to be the last meeting between Connor and Duncan for a decade, by necessity following the meeting in the pilot of the television series.</ref>)

* FBI agent Hobert is murdered by investigating Coburn Elementary School. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* May 29 - Harry Potter kills the Basilisk and destroys the Diary of Tom Riddle with its fang. <ref>the first of Voldemort's Horcruxes</ref> (H''arryPotter'')

* [[Batman]]'s back broken by Bane.<ref>He gets better.</ref> The mantle of Batman is transferred to [[Azrael]]. <ref>Temporarily.</ref> ([[DC Comics]])

* Detective Tim Bayliss assigned to Lt. Giardello's homicide unit in Baltimore. (''[[Homicide: Life Onon the Street]]'')

* The alien Crisis Empire comes to Earth, intent on conquering the planet. They offer Kotaro Minami (Kamen Rider Black) the chance to join him; when he refuses, throw him into space, where the sun's radiation alters his damaged King Stone into the Sun Stone, giving him completely new powers and abilities. Taking up the name Black RX, Kotaro fights Crisis, as well as his brother Shadow Moon, still brainwashed and now working for the aliens.<ref>Despite airing in 1988, ''Black RX'' officially takes place five years after ''Black'', which ended in 1988.</ref>. (''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'')

* The Warner siblings finally escape their tower, and wreak their unique brand of havoc (plus star alongside Slappy Squirrel, Pinky and the Brain, and others in a popular [[FoxFOX]]/[[The WB]] animated series). (''[[Animaniacs]]'')

* December 24 - Scott Calvin accidentally becomes the new [[Santa Claus]]. (''[[The Santa Clause (film series)|The Santa Clause]]'')

* [[Zero Hour|History is nearly reshaped by Extant]] ,<ref>and Parallax</ref>, but the universe is instead reset free of outside interference. ([[DC Comics]])

* A US government investigation into defence contractors reveals extensive ties to the Brotherhood of Nod. (''[[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium]]'')

* October 12 - The Global Defense Initiative is founded in accordance with the United Nations Global Defense Act, primarily consisting of personnel from Black Ops 9. (''[[Command and& Conquer]]: [[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium|Tiberium Dawn]]'')

* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] stops the plans of Janus <ref>Alec Trevelyan</ref> to exploit the GoldenEye satellite. (''[[GoldeneyeGoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]'')

* Toy cowboy Woody deals with his replacement by action figure Buzz Lightyear. (''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'')

* A meteor impacts near the Tiber River in Italy, seeding the area with a crystalline, resource-rich substance dubbed Tiberium. (''[[Command and& Conquer]]: [[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium|Tiberium Dawn]]'')

* Estimated birth of Q-Bee/Queen Bee, the monarch of a race of [[Bee People]]. (''[[Darkstalkers]]''<ref> Since she is a humanoid insect, information on actual insects appplies. She debuted in 1997 as a full adult. Actual queen bees are estimated to live up to the 7th year of their lives. </ref>)

* November - Captain MacMillan and Lieutenant John Price go to Prypiat, Ukraine to assassinate Ultranationalist Imran Zakhaev. <ref> They fail in killing him, but his left arm is shot off during the assassination attempt.</ref> (''[[Call of Duty 4]]: [[Modern Warfare]]'')

* Amelia (Amy) Pond meets the raggedy Eleventh Doctor for the first time in Leadworth, a small town in England. <ref>Later that night, a Doctor being flung backwards through his own timestream tells Amelia a story about the TARDIS</ref> Prisoner Zero escapes the Atraxi. <ref>On an Earth clinging to existence from the explosion of the TARDIS, Amelia wakes up an [[Only Mostly Dead]] from the Pandorica after 2000 years of rest, the light from the Pandorica unwittingly awakens a Dalek. River and the Doctor fight off this Dalek in order to save reality.</ref> (''[[Doctor Who]]'')

* Development begins on the ion cannon, headed by Dr. Wong Hu Chan. (''[[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium]]'')

* June - Albus Dumbledore is killed <ref> by Severus Snape, the Half-Blood Prince.</ref> Harry, Ron and Hermione's search for the Horcruxes begins. (''[[Harry Potter]]'')

* July: A group of U.S. Marines are sent to Africa to intervene in a guerilla war. Due to faulty intelligence, they find a civilian village where the enemy base was supposed to be. The commander of the team orders the civilians to be killed, but is opposed by Sgt. Billy Coen. The commander knocks out Coen and proceeds with the massacre. Coen is later blamed for the incident. (''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]'')

* August 29 - [[AIA.I. Is a Crapshoot|Skynet]] becomes self-aware, and launches a nuclear attack on the Earth, killing billions. (''[[Terminator]]'')

* Fall - The Morgendorffers move to Lawndale. <ref> Daria Morgendorffer begins a friendship with Jane Lane.</ref> (''[[Daria]]'')

* The death of Elvis triggers a succession crisis in Lost Vegas. <ref>It is resolved when a mysterious boy known only as the Kid, wearing an oversized tuxedo and glasses, takes the throne.</ref> (''[[Six -String Samurai]]'')

* Kelly Bundy considers getting married herself. Her [[Wedding Day]] is a disaster when husband-to-be Lonnie Tot turns out to be a [[Casanova]] type. Last recorded adventure of the Bundies. (''[[Married... with Children]]''<ref> "How to Marry a Moron" was supposed to be the season finale, but ended up being the series finale though an older, unaired episode got broadcast a month later.</ref>)

* February -

* May 11 - James Marcus resurrected by his leeches and causes a T-virus outbreak at the Spencer Mansion. Zombies are responsible for a number of what are initially thought to be bizarre murders across Raccoon City. (''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]'')

* July 23 - A van containing Billy Coen, en route to a trial for war crimes, is attacked by T-virus-infected dogs; Coen escapes, and STARS Bravo Team is sent to apprehend him. Ecliptic Express attacked by T-virus-infected leeches, causing a massive zombie outbreak. Coen joins forces with STARS Bravo Team medic Rebecca Chambers for mutual protection. The two explore the Umbrella Corporation Management Training Facility. Meanwhile, the rest of STARS Bravo team retreat to the Spencer Mansion. (''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]'')

* July 24 - Coen and Chambers find and kill James Marcus. Chambers follows the rest of STARS Bravo team to the Spencer Mansion and claims Coen was killed by zombies. (''[[Resident Evil 0Zero]]'') All other members of Bravo team are killed. STARS Alpha team is deployed to rescue any survivors. (''[[Resident Evil 1]]'')

* September 27 - Umbrella deploys a Nemesis and several Tyrants to Raccoon City to eliminate any remaining STARS members. Nemesis kills Brad Vickers. (''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'')

* September 28 - Umbrella deploys a mercenary force to Raccoon City, officially to rescue survivors, but actually to obtain combat data. Jill Valentine, attempting to escape the city, joins forces with them. Only tow of these mercenaries, Carlos Oliveira and Nicholai Ginovaef, manage to survive. Jill in infected with the G-virus by Nemesis and falls into a coma. (''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'')

** US military orders Raccoon City to be destroyed in a missile bombardment. (''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'')

** Carlos Oliveira finds and administers an antidote to Jill Valentine, who then awakens from her coma. They kill Nemesis and escape the city with the aid of Barry Burton. (''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'')

* December 27 - Claire Redfield infiltrates Umbrella Headquarters in Paris, but is captured and taken to Rockfort island for detention. Shortly thereafter, Albert Wesker released the T-virus to create a distraction, allowing him to obtain data on the Veronica virus. Claire escapes with the aid of Steve Burnside, but they wind up being diverted to the Umbrella Antarctic Facility, which has also suffered a viral outbreak. They are later pursued by Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker. Alexia Ashford awakes from cryogenic suspension and kills Alfred, but is herself later killed by Chris. Chris and Claire escape Antarctica and set off to bring down Umbrella, leaving Wesker behind. However, Wesker also manages to escape. (''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'')

* Svetlana Nazarova, a Light-aligned Great Enchantress, discovered in Moscow and recruited by the local Night Watch.<ref>Her history is later slightly modified by Olga using the Chalk of Destiny to maximise the probability she will give birth to the new messiah</ref>. (''[[Night Watch]]'')

* Truman Burbank begins to doubt the nature of his world. <ref>The Truman show ends after thirty years on air.</ref> (''[[The Truman Show]]'')

* The evil witch Gruntilda steals Tooty the bear to suck out her beauty. Banjo and Kazooie collect [[Plot Coupons]] to rescue her. <ref>The two, with help from the Jinjos knock Gruntilda off her tower and trap her beneath a boulder.</ref> (''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'')

* To combat terrorism, the UN bans air travel and use of the Internet. All intercontinental missiles are exploded in the upper atmosphere. A transcontinental highway is built to link Europe to North America. World peace is achieved. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* January 9 - Johanna Beckett, a New York attorney, is murdered by an assailant who goes unidentified. Her daughter Kate will be inspired by her grief and anger at the inconclusive investigation to join the NYPD. (''[[Castle]]''<ref> It's been 'twelve years' in the episode "Knockdown", broadcast in early 2011. The precise date appears on a tombstone in the episode "Always".</ref>)

* March-MayMarch–May - Fry unintentionally cuts short the series finale of ''[[Ally McBeal|Single Female Lawyer]]''. This has far reaching consequences for the Omnicronians. (''[[Futurama]]'')

* April 16 - May 17 - A Hyksos sword arrives in New York City to be demonstrated in a museum. It is followed by Prince Khyan, an immortal Hyksos, tries to reclaim a sword that once belonged to his dead half-brother, Pharaoh Apophis. Methos, an old enemy of Khyam, feels obligated to stop him by taking Khyan's Quickening. (''[[Highlander the(TV Seriesseries)|Highlander]]'', novelTV series [[Tie-in Novel]]: ''The Captive Soul'')

* June 19th19 - [[Stephen King]] is injured in a car accident. He would have died but for the sacrifice of a member of Roland's ''ka-tet''. (''[[The Dark Tower]]'')

* September -

* Winter - Four members of the Regin Brothers steal Fáfnir's Talon from the Inquisition's European office in Berne and bring it to Moscow. It is intercepted by Vitaly Rogoza, a Dark Other.<ref> and actually a Twilight Mirror. Rogoza later drains Svetlana Nazarova of her powers and dematerialises into the Twilight</ref>. The Talon is recovered by the Day Watch, who hand it over to the Inquisition. (''[[Night Watch]]'')

* Late December: In Prague, Igor Teplov stands trial for violation of the Treaty when he killed Alisa Donnikova. <ref>He is cleared of all charges, but chooses to dematerialise anyway due to his own grief.</ref>. Svetlana Nazarova Gorodetskaya formally resigns from the Night Watch. (''[[Night Watch]]'')

* The Demon Castle War. After launching a global demonic invasion, Dracula is defeated and killed once and for all by Julius Belmont; Castlevania sealed into an eclipse. (''[[Castlevania]]: Aria of Sorrow''<ref>Mentioned; the actual event has not appeared in any game.</ref>)

* An alien spacecraft crashes into an island in the south pacific. ([[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]])

* Manservant Neville begins to construct a Polyditetrahexamono-Trioctalon. <ref>Sometime around then, he also discovers the Middleman.</ref> ([[The Middleman]])

* First Tiberium War begins when the Brotherhood of Nod, a coalition of disenfranchised Third World countries, harnesses the power of Tiberium to battle the Global Defense Initiative. (''[[Command and& Conquer]]: [[Command and& Conquer: Tiberium|Tiberium Dawn]]'')

* Dr. Benton Quest and associates investigate paranormal activity. <ref>Episode 2 is stated to have occurred about 20 years after the supposed death of Jeremiah Surd.</ref> (''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'')

* Johnny Gagnon killed by Samantha Smith, a temporary persona of Harman. (''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'')

* Earliest known activities of the mysterious Q. Q has been sighted in crime scene photographs of unsolved murders all over the world. His appearance in them may make him the murderer, or perhaps he could be investigating them, as hinted by his stereotypical detective attire. It is unknown who any of the murder victims are, or whether any of them were good or bad people, further adding mystery to Q's purpose. (''[[Street Fighter III]]''<ref> Hinted to be robotic in nature.</ref>)

* Earliest known activities of Twelve, a genetically-engineered [[Attack Animal]] created by [[The Illuminati]] and supervised by Gill and Urien. His initial mission is to track down Necro. (''[[Street Fighter III]]''<ref> Hinted to be robotic in nature.</ref>)

* Earliest known activities of Cycloid-β and Cycloid-γ, a pair of humanoid [[Cyborg|cyborgscyborg]]s with [[The Blank|no real facial features]]. They are programmed with adapting the moves of several fighters they encounter. (''[[Street Fighter EX]]'')

* A meteor falls near the town of Onett. A couple of local boys investigate it and find an insect-like alien from the future. One of the boys, Ness, sets off to prevent the future cataclysm that the alien told him about. Three other kids join him on his quest. <ref>They eventually travel into the distant past and defeat the [[Eldritch Abomination]] Giygas.</ref> (''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'')

* Estimated birth of Shin, a Japanese-Korean boy descended from champion fighters through both paternal and maternal lines. He would be trained as a Taekwondo fighter by his family, despite his personal ambition of becoming a musician. (''[[Street Fighter|Street Fighter: Online Mouse Generation]]''<ref> The character was apparently in his late teens in a 2008-2009 game.</ref>)

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