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=== First War of Gods ===
=== First War of Gods ===
[[File:Hequat.png|right|125px]]
[[File:Hequat.jpg|right|125px]]
* One pantheon, lead by [[Lughebu]], discovers how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship. The benevolent gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men.  The war ends when the malevolent gods are defeated and banished to the [[Spiritual Plane]], and are now known as the [[Banished Pantheon]].<ref name="pt 20050615"/>
* One pantheon, lead by [[Lughebu]], discovers how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship. The benevolent gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men.  The war ends when the malevolent gods are defeated and banished to the [[Spiritual Plane]], and are now known as the [[Banished Pantheon]].<ref name="pt 20050615"/>


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* With the clandestine support of Hequat, an Oranbegan named [[Mu'Rhakmet]] gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshiping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows. Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.<ref name="mission defeat infernal"/>
* With the clandestine support of Hequat, an Oranbegan named [[Mu'Rhakmet]] gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshiping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows. Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.<ref name="mission defeat infernal"/>


=== Founding of Mu - Approximately 14000 Years Ago ===
=== Founding of Mu - Approximately 14,000 Years Ago ===
* After their defeat, the goddess [[Hequat]] raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The previous inhabitants of the island, the [[Coralax]], are forced to leave. One Coralax priest, [[Calystix the Shaper]], summons [[The Leviathan]] to destroy the invaders, but Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of [[Mu]] is born.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission force information"/> Muvians practice eugenic breeding, generation after generation, creating people of incredible magical potential.<ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/> The goddess [[Merulina]] falls silent, leaving the [[Coralax]] unguided and confused.<ref name="kya coralax"/>
* After their defeat, the goddess [[Hequat]] raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The previous inhabitants of the island, the [[Coralax]], are forced to leave. One Coralax priest, [[Calystix the Shaper]], summons [[The Leviathan]] to destroy the invaders, but Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of [[Mu]] is born.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission force information"/> Muvians practice eugenic breeding, generation after generation, creating people of incredible magical potential.<ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/> The goddess [[Merulina]] falls silent, leaving the [[Coralax]] unguided and confused.<ref name="kya coralax"/>


=== The Mu - Oranbega War ===
=== The Mu - Oranbega War ===
* Following [[Hequat]]'s orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of [[Mu]] and [[Oranbega]] war against each other. The Oranbegans sink their city below the earth to protect themselves.  Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee. Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is physically abandoned.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/>
* Following [[Hequat]]'s orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of [[Mu]] and [[Oranbega]] war against each other. The Oranbegans sink their city below the earth to protect themselves.  Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee. Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is physically abandoned.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/>
<br />


== Antiquity ==
== Antiquity ==
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=== Ancient Rome ===
=== Ancient Rome ===
* Rome destroys Carthage. Many relics of the god Mot survive the city, being used by metahumans still today.<ref name="police mot"/>
* Rome destroys Carthage. Many relics of the god [[Mot]] survive the city, being used by metahumans still today.<ref name="police mot"/>
* Evidence of activity of the [[Circle of Thorns]].<ref name="mission azuria crystals"/>
* Evidence of activity of the [[Circle of Thorns]].<ref name="mission azuria crystals"/>
* Evidence of activity of the [[Cult of the Shaper]].<ref name="mission force information"/>
* Evidence of activity of the [[Cult of the Shaper]].<ref name="mission force information"/>
* The last Emperor of Rome, [[Romulus Augustus]], joins the [[Path of the Dark]].<ref name="arc path into darkness"/>
* The last Emperor of Rome, [[Romulus Augustus]], joins the [[Path of the Dark]].<ref name="arc path into darkness"/>
<br />


== 12th through 18th centuries ==
== 12th through 18th centuries ==
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=== 1766 ===
=== 1766 ===
* The [[Rogue Isles]] declare themselves independent from France.<ref name="place rogue isles" />
* The [[Rogue Isles]] declare themselves independent from France.<ref name="place rogue isles" />
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== 19th century ==
== 19th century ==
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=== 1833 ===
=== 1833 ===
* April 3 - A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of [[Grandville]] into four: [[Cap au Diable]], [[Port Oakes]], [[Bloody Bay]] and [[Grandville]]. The isles sink into squalor and poverty.<ref name="place rogue isles"/> ''Note: This bit of lore is seemingly contradicted by the background events of Port Oakes<ref name="place port oakes"/> and Bloody Bay<ref name="place bloody bay"/>, which describe them as separate islands before 1833, as well as the fact that Cap au Diable and Port Oakes are two halves of the same island, or the fact that the official map puts several islands between Bloody Bay and the other three locations.''
* April 3 - A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of [[Grandville]] into four: [[Cap au Diable]], [[Port Oakes]], [[Bloody Bay]] and [[Grandville]]. The isles sink into squalor and poverty.<ref name="place rogue isles"/> ''Note: This bit of lore is seemingly contradicted by the background events of Port Oakes<ref name="place port oakes"/> and Bloody Bay<ref name="place bloody bay"/>, which describe them as separate islands before 1833, as well as the fact that Cap au Diable and Port Oakes are two halves of the same island, and the fact that the official map puts several islands between Bloody Bay and the other three locations.''


=== 1860s ===
=== 1860s ===
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=== 1878 ===
=== 1878 ===
* James "Spanky" Rabinowitz is born in Paragon City.<ref name="badge researcher2"/>
* James "Spanky" Rabinowitz is born in Paragon City.<ref name="badge researcher2"/>
=== 1887 ===
* Mysterious bones found near Giza, Egypt.{{Citation needed}} ''Importance?''


=== 1890 ===
=== 1890 ===
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[[File:Emblem_V_Circle_Of_Thorns_01.png|right|120px]]
[[File:Emblem_V_Circle_Of_Thorns_01.png|right|120px]]
* December 21 - The [[Circle of Thorns]] is officially founded by Baron Zoria in the British Isles.<ref name="kya circle"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
* December 21 - The [[Circle of Thorns]] is officially founded by Baron Zoria in the British Isles.<ref name="kya circle"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
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== 1900–1919 ==
== 1900–1919 ==
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* November 11 - World War One ends.
* November 11 - World War One ends.
* Marcus Cole travels east after World War One ends, rather than returning to Paragon City.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* Marcus Cole travels east after World War One ends, rather than returning to Paragon City.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
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== 1920–1929 ==
== 1920–1929 ==
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=== 1928 ===
=== 1928 ===
* The Orion-Majestic Theater, first of its class with sound, is built in Paragon City.<ref name="pt 20050316"/>
* The Orion-Majestic Theater, first of its class with sound, is built in Paragon City.<ref name="pt 20050316"/>
* [[Spanky Rabinowitz|James Rabinowitz]], Mayor of Paragon City, is murdered. Following a special election, he is succeeded by [[John Gryme]].<ref name="novel web arachnos"/>


=== 1929 ===
=== 1929 ===
* The stock market crashes. Thousands lose their jobs and their homes.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* The stock market crashes. Thousands lose their jobs and their homes.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* The Great Depression hits Paragon City. [[Kings Row]] is hit especially hard, and turns into a hotbed of crime.<ref name="place kings row"/>
* The Great Depression hits Paragon City. [[Kings Row]] is hit especially hard, and turns into a hotbed of crime.<ref name="place kings row"/>
<br />


== 1930–1939 ==
== 1930–1939 ==
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* A parade in Paragon City, honoring the hero [[Atlas]], is sabotaged by the hero's nemesis, the villain [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Teal Serpent|Teal Serpent]]. The plan is frustrated and the Teal Serpent is defeated.<ref name="badge pupil2"/>
* A parade in Paragon City, honoring the hero [[Atlas]], is sabotaged by the hero's nemesis, the villain [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Teal Serpent|Teal Serpent]]. The plan is frustrated and the Teal Serpent is defeated.<ref name="badge pupil2"/>
* July 14 - Alexis Cole ([[Miss Liberty]]) is born in Paragon City.<ref name="canon fodder"/>
* July 14 - Alexis Cole ([[Miss Liberty]]) is born in Paragon City.<ref name="canon fodder"/>
<br />


== 1940–1949 ==
== 1940–1949 ==


=== 1940s ===
=== 1940s ===
[[File:MekMan1.jpg|100px|right]]
[[File:Mek Man.jpg|100px|right]]
* First sighting of [[5th Column#Mek Man|Mek Man androids]].<ref name="mek man"/><ref name="mission stop production"/>
* First sighting of [[5th Column#Mek Man|Mek Man androids]].<ref name="mek man"/><ref name="mission stop production"/>
* [[Council|The Council]] splits off from [[Arachnos]].<ref name="contact vendetti"/>{{Citation needed}}
* [[Council|The Council]] splits off from [[Arachnos]].<ref name="contact vendetti"/>


=== 1940 ===
=== 1940 ===
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* Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, with [[Paragon City]] as a favorite target. The rise in the number of villains causes a rise in the number of heroes as well.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, with [[Paragon City]] as a favorite target. The rise in the number of villains causes a rise in the number of heroes as well.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* The original [[Arachnos]] founder, [[The Weaver]], is killed by the [[Red Widow]] and [[Lord Recluse]].{{Citation needed}}
* The original [[Arachnos]] founder, [[The Weaver]], is killed by the [[Red Widow]] and [[Lord Recluse]].{{Citation needed}}
<br />


== 1950–1959 ==
== 1950–1959 ==
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=== 1956 ===
=== 1956 ===
* [[Might for Right Act]] passed.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* [[Might for Right Act]] passed.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
<br />


== 1960–1969 ==
== 1960–1969 ==
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=== 1969 ===
=== 1969 ===
* January 15 - [[Serpent Drummer]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
* January 15 - [[Serpent Drummer]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
<br />


== 1970–1979 ==
== 1970–1979 ==
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* September - [[Frostfire|Leonard Calhoun]] arrested in Paragon City for the first time. The [[Outcasts]] are born soon after.<ref name="kya outcasts"/>
* September - [[Frostfire|Leonard Calhoun]] arrested in Paragon City for the first time. The [[Outcasts]] are born soon after.<ref name="kya outcasts"/>
* A deep economic recession begins in the United States.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* A deep economic recession begins in the United States.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
<br />


== 1980–1989 ==
== 1980–1989 ==
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* April 2 - A [[Night Widows|Night Widow]] named [[Ghost Widow|Belladonna Vetrano]] dies during a disastrous [[Arachnos]] operation against [[the Family]]. Only one member of the Arachnos force survives.<ref name="ghost widow"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
* April 2 - A [[Night Widows|Night Widow]] named [[Ghost Widow|Belladonna Vetrano]] dies during a disastrous [[Arachnos]] operation against [[the Family]]. Only one member of the Arachnos force survives.<ref name="ghost widow"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/>
* October 30 - Eve Salvatore ([[Desdemona]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/><ref name="signature rogues"/>
* October 30 - Eve Salvatore ([[Desdemona]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar"/><ref name="signature rogues"/>
<br />


== 1990–1999 ==
== 1990–1999 ==
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=== 1990 ===
=== 1990 ===
[[File:Tub_Ci1.jpg|right|135px|]]
[[File:Tub_Ci.jpg|right|135px|]]
* The dirigible Spirit of Freedom starts patrolling [[Atlas Park]].<ref name="pt 20050330"/>
* The dirigible Spirit of Freedom starts patrolling [[Atlas Park]].<ref name="pt 20050330"/>
* May - [[Atta|Haripual "Harry" Atta]] is arrested for the first time.<ref name="kya trolls"/>
* May - [[Atta|Haripual "Harry" Atta]] is arrested for the first time.<ref name="kya trolls"/>
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=== 1999 ===
=== 1999 ===
[[File:CreyIcon1.jpg|right|150px]]
[[File:Crey Logo.jpg|right|150px]]
* Public protests occur against the construction of the [[Hero Corps]] building in Paragon City.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/><ref name="badge disciple3"/> Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> [[Countess Crey]] deplores that [[Statesman]] and the Freedom Phalanx are trying to prevent the establishment of Hero Corps in [[Paragon City]].<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* Public protests occur against the construction of the [[Hero Corps]] building in Paragon City.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/><ref name="badge disciple3"/> Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> [[Countess Crey]] deplores that [[Statesman]] and the Freedom Phalanx are trying to prevent the establishment of Hero Corps in [[Paragon City]].<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* February - First clash between Hero Corps and the Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, a villain escapes.<ref name="badge disciple4"/>
* February - First clash between Hero Corps and the Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, a villain escapes.<ref name="badge disciple4"/>
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* September - Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the [[Midnight squad]] in [[Terra Volta]], killing 47 people.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/><ref name="badge historian5"/>
* September - Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the [[Midnight squad]] in [[Terra Volta]], killing 47 people.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/><ref name="badge historian5"/>
* October - Hero Corps leaves Paragon City.<ref name="badge disciple5"/> They have spent five times their expected budget.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
* October - Hero Corps leaves Paragon City.<ref name="badge disciple5"/> They have spent five times their expected budget.<ref name="Paragon City backstory"/>
<br />


== 2000–Present ==
== 2000–2009 ==


=== 2000 ===
=== 2000 ===
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* April - Arenas open in Paragon City.<ref name="pt 20050427"/>
* April - Arenas open in Paragon City.<ref name="pt 20050427"/>
* April - The heroine [[Sister Psyche]] recovers her body.<ref name="pt 20050420"/>
* April - The heroine [[Sister Psyche]] recovers her body.<ref name="pt 20050420"/>
* Late April - Paragon City [[Power Crash]].<ref name="scirocco"/><ref name="top cow 1"/>
* May - [[Lord Recluse]] begins [[Operation: DESTINY]] in Paragon City.<ref name="gw journal1"/>
* May - [[Lord Recluse]] begins [[Operation: DESTINY]] in Paragon City.<ref name="gw journal1"/>
* May 16 - Construction of the Darwin's Landing fort begins on [[Mercy Island]].<ref name="gw journal2"/>
* May 16 - Construction of the Darwin's Landing fort begins on [[Mercy Island]].<ref name="gw journal2"/>
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* June 29 - [[Reichsman]] is sprung free from his Boomtown stasis prison on bequest of Roderick Mueller.<ref name="issue 15"/>
* June 29 - [[Reichsman]] is sprung free from his Boomtown stasis prison on bequest of Roderick Mueller.<ref name="issue 15"/>
* November 27 - [[Omega Team]]'s time capsule is opened.<ref name="misc time capsule"/>
* November 27 - [[Omega Team]]'s time capsule is opened.<ref name="misc time capsule"/>
<br />
== 2010 - Present ==


=== 2010 ===
=== 2010 ===
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=== 2011 ===
=== 2011 ===
* [[Prometheus]] arrives in Ouroboros.<ref name="issue 20"/>
* April 5 - [[Prometheus]] arrives in Ouroboros.<ref name="issue 20"/>
* September 13 - Shivan meteors destroy Galaxy City. Arachnos uses the destruction to attempt an incursion into the heart of Paragon City.<ref name="issue 21"/>
* September 13 - [[Longbow]] assaults Mercy Island, taking over Fort Darwin.<ref name="issue 21"/>
* November 8 - [[Miss Liberty]], [[Statesman]]'s daughter, is killed by Marshal Blitz
 
=== 2012 ===
* January 17 - [[Statesman]] is killed by [[Darrin Wade]].
* February 21 - [[Manticore]] is forced to kill [[Sister Psyche]]; [[Aurora Borealis]] escapes to [[Tyrka]]'s mind.
* February 27 - [[Darrin Wade|Rula-Wade]] is defeated by [[Lord Recluse]] and his allies; Wade is currently in [[Vanguard]] custody.
* May 31 - The Primal-Praetorian War ends with the defeat of [[Tyrant|Emperor Cole]] and the [[Well of the Furies]]' withdrawal of its support of him; his current status is unknown.
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
 
<!-- KNOW YOUR ADVERSARY, ALPHABETICAL -->
 
<ref name="kya arachnos">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114532/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/arachnos.php "Know Your Adversary: Arachnos"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya demons">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114219/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/cap_au_diable_demons.php "Know Your Adversary: Cap au Diable Demons"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya carnival">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114410/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/carnival_of_shadows.php "Know Your Adversary: Carnival of Shadows"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya circle">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114401/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_circle_of_thorns.php "Know Your Adversary: The Circle of Thorns"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya clockwork">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114338/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/clockwork.php "Know Your Adversary: Clockwork"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya contaminated">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114452/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_contaminated.php "Know Your Adversary: The Contaminated"]</ref>
 
<ref name="kya coralax">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114300/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/coralax_hybrids.php "Know Your Adversary: Coralax Hybrids"]</ref>


== Events with no date ==
<ref name="kya council">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114806/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_council.php "Know Your Adversary: The Council"]</ref>


* The goddess [[Merulina]] falls silent, leaving the [[Coralax]] unguided and confused. <ref name="kya coralax"/>
<ref name="kya crey">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114356/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/crey_industries.php "Know Your Adversary: Crey Industries"]</ref>
* The [[Banished Pantheon]] finds [[Adamastor]] and brings him to [[Paragon City]].<ref name="adamastor"/>
* Rogue Islands - Massacre of the Red Hands pirates.<ref name="gw journal3"/>
* [[Manuel Marcone]] arrested in Spain by Interpol and sentenced to 35 years in an European prison. Gang wars start in [[Port Oakes]].<ref name="kya mooks"/>
* Sharkhead Isle - The local hero [[Ghost of Scrapyard|Scrapyard]] is murdered by [[Captain Mako|Mako]].<ref name="place sharkhead isle"/><ref name="arc iron widow"/>
* [[Eden|Woodsvale]]is  attacked by Devouring Earth creatures. The hero [[Woodsman]] is killed.<ref name="woodsman"/>
* [[Tempter]] is arrested and imprisoned.<ref name="kya hellions"/>
* Imad Malak finds [[Scirocco]]'s relics.<ref name="scirocco"/>
* The mercenary Ernesto Rodriguez finds the Black Scorpion's battlesuit.<ref name="black scorpion"/>


* Paragon City [[Power Crash]].<ref name="scirocco"/>
<ref name="kya family">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114502/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_family.php "Know Your Adversary: The Family"]</ref>


== Events with no date or source ==
<ref name="kya freakshow">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114318/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/freakshow.php "Know Your Adversary: Freakshow"]</ref>
* Arrival of [[Stheno]] to the [[Rogue Isles]].
* The Zig is built.
* The Golden Giza is built.
* [[Statesman]] forms [[Freedom Corps]] as a direct response to [[Hero Corps]].
* Founding of the [[Hellions]].
* [[Upstart]] is arrested and sent to the Zig.
* Demetrios Vasilikos ([[Dr. Vahzilok]]) goes crazy.
* [[Project FURY]] begins.


== References ==
<ref name="kya goldbrickers">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114342/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_gold_brickers.php "Know Your Adversary: The Gold Brickers"]</ref>
{{Reflist|2|refs=
 
<ref name="kya hellions">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114440/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/hellions.php "Know Your Adversary: Hellions"]</ref>


<!-- KNOW YOUR ADVERSARY, ALPHABETICAL -->
<ref name="kya igneous">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114328/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_igneous.php "Know Your Adversary: The Igneous"]</ref>


<ref name="kya arachnos">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/arachnos.html "Know Your Adversary: Arachnos]</ref>
<ref name="kya knives">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114519/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/knives_of_artemis.php "Know Your Adversary: Knives of Artemis"]</ref>


<ref name="kya carnival">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/carnival_of_shadows.html "Know Your Adversary: Carnival of Shadows"]</ref>
<ref name="kya legacy chain">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114527/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_legacy_chain.php "Know Your Adversary: The Legacy Chain"]</ref>


<ref name="kya circle">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_circle_of_thorns.html "Know Your Adversary: The Circle of Thorns"]</ref>
<ref name="kya longbow">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114254/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/longbow.php "Know Your Adversary: Longbow"]</ref>


<ref name="kya clockwork">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/clockwork.html "Know Your Adversary: Clockwork"]</ref>
<ref name="kya lost">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114549/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_lost.php "Know Your Adversary: The Lost"]</ref>


<ref name="kya coralax">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/coralax_hybrids.html "Know Your Adversary: Coralax Hybrids"]</ref>
<ref name="kya luddites">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114350/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/luddites.php "Know Your Adversary: Luddites"]</ref>


<ref name="kya crey">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/crey_industries.html "Know Your Adversary: Crey Industries"]</ref>
<ref name="kya malta">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114431/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/malta.php "Know Your Adversary: Malta"]</ref>


<ref name="kya family">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_family.html "Know Your Adversary: The Family]</ref>
<ref name="kya mooks">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114323/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/mooks_and_marcones.php "Know Your Adversary: Mooks and Marcones"]</ref>


<ref name="kya freakshow">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/freakshow.html "Know Your Adversary: Freakshow]</ref>
<ref name="kya nerva demons">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114506/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/nerva_spectral_daemons.php "Know Your Adversary: Nerva Spectral Daemons"]</ref>


<ref name="kya goldbrickers">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_gold_brickers.html "Know Your Adversary: The Gold Brickers]</ref>
<ref name="kya outcasts">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114405/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/outcasts.php "Know Your Adversary: Outcasts"]</ref>


<ref name="kya hellions">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/hellions.html "Know Your Adversary: Hellions]</ref>
<ref name="kya ppd">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114629/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/paragon_police_department.php "Know Your Adversary: Paragon Police Department"]</ref>


<ref name="kya lost">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_lost.html "Know Your Adversary: The Lost]</ref>
<ref name="kya rikti">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114515/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_rikti.php "Know Your Adversary: The Rikti"]</ref>


<ref name="kya malta">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/malta.html "Know Your Adversary: Malta]</ref>
<ref name="kya rip">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114602/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/rogue_island_police.php "Know Your Adversary: Rogue Island Police"]</ref>


<ref name="kya mooks">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/mooks_and_marcones.html "Know Your Adversary: Mooks and Marcones]</ref>
<ref name="kya shivan">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114448/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/shivan.php "Know Your Adversary: Shivan"]</ref>


<ref name="kya ppd">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/paragon_police_department.html "Know Your Adversary: Paragon Police Deptartment]</ref>
<ref name="kya skulls">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114624/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/skulls.php "Know Your Adversary: Skulls"]</ref>


<ref name="kya shivan">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/shivan.html "Know Your Adversary: Shivan"]</ref>
<ref name="kya sky raiders">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114346/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/sky_raiders.php "Know Your Adversary: Sky Raiders"]</ref>


<ref name="kya skulls">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/skulls.html "Know Your Adversary: Skulls"]</ref>
<ref name="kya slag golems">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114523/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/slag_golems.php "Know Your Adversary: Slag Golems"]</ref>


<ref name="kya sky raiders">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/sky_raiders.html "Know Your Adversary: Sky Raiders"]</ref>
<ref name="kya snakes">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114757/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/snakes.php "Know Your Adversary: Snakes"]</ref>


<ref name="kya slag golems">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/slag_golems.html "Know Your Adversary: Slag Golems"]</ref>
<ref name="kya spectral">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114313/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/spectral_pirates.php "Know Your Adversary: Spectral Pirates"]</ref>


<ref name="kya spectral">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/spectral_pirates.html "Know Your Adversary: Spectral Pirates]</ref>
<ref name="kya trolls">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114553/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/trolls.php "Know Your Adversary: Trolls"]</ref>


<ref name="kya trolls">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/trolls.html "Know Your Adversary: Trolls]</ref>
<ref name="kya tsoo">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114247/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/tsoo.php "Know Your Adversary: Tsoo"]</ref>


<ref name="kya tsoo">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/tsoo.html "Know Your Adversary: Tsoo]</ref>
<ref name="kya vahzilok">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114333/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/vahzilok.php "Know Your Adversary: Vahzilok"]</ref>


<ref name="kya outcasts">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/outcasts.html "Know Your Adversary: Outcasts]</ref>
<ref name="kya warriors">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114511/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_warriors.php "Know Your Adversary: The Warriors"]</ref>


<ref name="kya wyvern">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025114812/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/know_your_adversary/wyvern.php "Know Your Adversary: Wybern"]</ref>


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<ref name="mission azuria crystals">Mission: "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Talk_to_Azuria_about_crystals|Talk to Azuria about crystals]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>
<ref name="mission azuria crystals">Mission: "[[Template:StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Talk_to_Azuria_about_crystals|Talk to Azuria about crystals]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>


<ref name="mission brickstown security">Mission: "Talk to the Security Chief" (Brickstown Briefing)</ref>
<ref name="mission brickstown security">Mission: "Talk to the Security Chief" (Brickstown Briefing)</ref>
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<ref name="mission force information">Mission: "[[Diviner Maros#Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain|Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain]]" in the Story Arc "[[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]]" from [[Diviner Maros]].</ref>
<ref name="mission force information">Mission: "[[Diviner Maros#Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain|Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain]]" in the Story Arc "[[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]]" from [[Diviner Maros]].</ref>


<ref name="mission help soul">Mission: "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Help_the_soul_within_the_crystal_orient_itself|Help the soul within the crystal orient itself]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>
<ref name="mission help soul">Mission: "[[Template:StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Help_the_soul_within_the_crystal_orient_itself|Help the soul within the crystal orient itself]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>


<ref name="mission investigate disappearance">Mission: "[[Gordon_Stacy#Investigate_the_disappearance_of_the_Invisible_Falcon|Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon]]" from [[Gordon Stacy]].</ref>
<ref name="mission investigate disappearance">Mission: "[[Gordon_Stacy#Investigate_the_disappearance_of_the_Invisible_Falcon|Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon]]" from [[Gordon Stacy]].</ref>
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<ref name="mission Nemesis Council Battle">Mission: "[[Maxwell Christopher#Stop Nemesis/Council battle|Stop Nemesis/Council battle]]" from [[Maxwell Christopher]].</ref>
<ref name="mission Nemesis Council Battle">Mission: "[[Maxwell Christopher#Stop Nemesis/Council battle|Stop Nemesis/Council battle]]" from [[Maxwell Christopher]].</ref>


<ref name="mission recover antiques">Mission: "[[Template:Mission_Common_Recover_the_antiques_from_the_Banished_Pantheon|Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon]]" from [[Miriam Bloechl]] or [[Laura Brunetti]].</ref>
<ref name="mission recover antiques">Mission: "[[Mission:Common - Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon|Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon]]" from [[Miriam Bloechl]] or [[Laura Brunetti]].</ref>


<ref name="mission rescue leon">Mission: "[[Colleen_Nelson#Rescue_Leon_Natale_from_the_Council|Rescue Leon Natale from the Council]]" from [[Colleen Nelson]].</ref>
<ref name="mission rescue leon">Mission: "[[Colleen_Nelson#Rescue_Leon_Natale_from_the_Council|Rescue Leon Natale from the Council]]" from [[Colleen Nelson]].</ref>


<ref name="mission rescue winslowe">Mission: "[[Template:Story_Arc_Common_Winslowe_and_the_Cosmotron#Rescue_Dr._Winslowe_on_Striga_Island|Rescue Dr. Winslowe on Striga Island]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:Story_Arc_Common_Winslowe_and_the_Cosmotron|Winslowe and the Cosmotron]]" from [[Shadowstar]] or [[Sunstorm]].</ref>
<ref name="mission rescue winslowe">Mission: "[[Template:StoryArc_Winslowe_and_the_Cosmotron#Rescue_Dr._Winslowe_on_Striga_Island|Rescue Dr. Winslowe on Striga Island]]" in the Story Arc "[[Template:StoryArc_Winslowe_and_the_Cosmotron|Winslowe and the Cosmotron]]" from [[Shadowstar]] or [[Sunstorm]].</ref>


<ref name="mission retreive heirloom">Mission: "[[Tobias_Hansen#Retrieve_Tobias.27_heirloom_from_Vampyr_Mountain|Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain]]" from [[Tobias Hansen]].</ref>
<ref name="mission retreive heirloom">Mission: "[[Tobias_Hansen#Retrieve_Tobias.27_heirloom_from_Vampyr_Mountain|Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain]]" from [[Tobias Hansen]].</ref>
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<ref name="arc evil countess crey">Story Arc: "[[Janet_Kellum#The_Evil_Countess_Crey_.2840-44.29|The Evil Countess Crey]] from [[Janet Kellum]].</ref>
<ref name="arc evil countess crey">Story Arc: "[[Janet_Kellum#The_Evil_Countess_Crey_.2840-44.29|The Evil Countess Crey]] from [[Janet Kellum]].</ref>


<ref name="arc iron widow">Story Arc: "[[Captain_Petrovich#Iron_Widow|Iron Widow]] from [[Captain Petrovich]].</ref>
<ref name="arc iron widow">Story Arc: "[[Captain_Petrovich#Iron_Widow|Iron Widow]]" from [[Captain Petrovich]].</ref>


<ref name="arc melvin and malta">Story Arc: "[[Indigo#Missing_Melvin_and_the_Mysterious_Malta_Group_.2840-44.29|Missing Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group]]" from [[Indigo]].</ref>
<ref name="arc melvin and malta">Story Arc: "[[Indigo#Missing_Melvin_and_the_Mysterious_Malta_Group_.2840-44.29|Missing Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group]]" from [[Indigo]].</ref>
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<ref name="arc revenant hero project">Story Arc: "[[Gordon_Stacy#Revenant_Hero_Project_.2835-39.29|Revenant Hero Project]]" from [[Gordon Stacy]].</ref>
<ref name="arc revenant hero project">Story Arc: "[[Gordon_Stacy#Revenant_Hero_Project_.2835-39.29|Revenant Hero Project]]" from [[Gordon Stacy]].</ref>


<ref name="arc scroll of tielekku">Story Arc: "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Scroll_of_Tielekku|The Scroll of Tielekku]]" from [[Miriam Bloechl]] or [[Laura Brunetti]].</ref>
<ref name="arc scroll of tielekku">Story Arc: "[[Template:StoryArc_The_Scroll_of_Tielekku|The Scroll of Tielekku]]" from [[Miriam Bloechl]] or [[Laura Brunetti]].</ref>


<ref name="arc terra conspiracy">Story Arc: "[[Ginger_Yates#The_Terra_Conspiracy_.2835-39.29|The Terra Conspiracy]]" from [[Ginger Yates]].</ref>
<ref name="arc terra conspiracy">Story Arc: "[[Ginger_Yates#The_Terra_Conspiracy_.2835-39.29|The Terra Conspiracy]]" from [[Ginger Yates]].</ref>
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<ref name="adamastor">[[Banished_Pantheon#Adamastor|Adamastor's]] Description.</ref>
<ref name="adamastor">[[Banished_Pantheon#Adamastor|Adamastor's]] Description.</ref>


<ref name="black scorpion">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/about_the_game/signature_villains/black_scorpion.html Signature Villains: Black Scorpion]</ref>
<ref name="black scorpion">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125317/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/signature_villains/black_scorpion.php Signature Villains: Black Scorpion]</ref>
 
<ref name="captain mako">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125309/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/signature_villains/captain_mako.php Signature Villains: Captain Mako]</ref>


<ref name="contact ewell">[[Dennis_Ewell#Information|Dennis Ewell's]] Contact Information.</ref>
<ref name="contact ewell">[[Dennis_Ewell#Information|Dennis Ewell's]] Contact Information.</ref>


<ref name="contact shadowstar">[[Shadowstar#Information|Shadowstar's]] Contact Information.</ref>
<ref name="ghost widow">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125313/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/signature_villains/ghost_widow.php Signature Villains: Ghost Widow]</ref>


<ref name="contact tobias">[[Tobias_Hansen#Information|Tobias Hansen's]] Contact Information.</ref>
<ref name="contact tobias">[[Tobias_Hansen#Information|Tobias Hansen's]] Contact Information.</ref>


<ref name="contact vendetti">[[Angelo Vendetti#Information|Angleo Vendetti's]] Contact Information.</ref>
<ref name="lord recluse">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121014173605/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/signature_villains/lord_recluse.php Signature Villains: Lord Recluse]</ref>
 
<ref name="ghost widow">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/about_the_game/signature_villains/ghost_widow.html Signature Villains: Ghost Widow]</ref>


<ref name="maelstrom">Maelstrom's official CoH Going Rogue [http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrogue/en/lore_maelstrom.html profile]</ref>
<ref name="maelstrom">Maelstrom's official CoH Going Rogue [http://web.archive.org/web/20111201030119/http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/game-info/characters/maelstrom.html profile]</ref>


<ref name="mek man">[[5th_Column#Mek_Man|Mek Man]] Description.</ref>
<ref name="mek man">[[5th_Column#Mek_Man|Mek Man]] Description.</ref>
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<ref name="numina">[[Freedom_Phalanx#Numina|Numina's]] Description</ref>
<ref name="numina">[[Freedom_Phalanx#Numina|Numina's]] Description</ref>


<ref name="scirocco">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/about_the_game/signature_villains/scirocco.html Signature Villains: Scirocco]</ref>
<ref name="scirocco">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125259/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/signature_villains/scirocco.php Signature Villains: Scirocco]</ref>
 
<ref name="contact shadowstar">[[Shadowstar#Information|Shadowstar's]] Contact Information.</ref>


<ref name="tv recon officer">[[Reconnaissance Officer#Terra Volta|Terra Volta Reconnaissance Officer]].</ref>
<ref name="tv recon officer">[[Reconnaissance Officer#Terra Volta|Terra Volta Reconnaissance Officer]].</ref>


<ref name="vandal">[[5th_Column#Vandal|Vandal's]] Description.</ref>
<ref name="vandal">[[5th_Column#Vandal|Vandal's]] Description.</ref>
<ref name="contact vendetti">[[Angelo Vendetti#Information|Angleo Vendetti's]] Contact Information.</ref>


<ref name="woodsman">[[Vindicators#Woodsman|Woodsman's]] Description.</ref>
<ref name="woodsman">[[Vindicators#Woodsman|Woodsman's]] Description.</ref>
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<ref name="place bloody bay">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_b.html Rogue Isles: Bloody Bay]</ref>
<ref name="place atlas park">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121003/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_atla.php Paragon City: Atlas Park]</ref>


<ref name="place cap au diable">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_c.html Rogue Isles: Cap au Diable]</ref>
<ref name="place bloody bay">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121104/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_b.php Rogue Isles: Bloody Bay]</ref>


<ref name="place creys folly">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_crey.html Paragon City: Crey's Folly]</ref>
<ref name="place cap au diable">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121113/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_c.php Rogue Isles: Cap au Diable]</ref>


<ref name="place galaxy city">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_gala.html Paragon City: Galaxy City]</ref>
<ref name="place creys folly">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121100/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_crey.php Paragon City: Crey's Folly]</ref>


<ref name="place grandville">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_7/issue_7_grandville.html Rogue Isles: Grandville]</ref>
<ref name="place galaxy city">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025120938/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_gala.php Paragon City: Galaxy City]</ref>


<ref name="place kings row">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_king.html Paragon City: Kings Row]</ref>
<ref name="place grandville">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121017034640/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_7/issue_7_grandville.php Rogue Isles: Grandville]</ref>


<ref name="place mercy island">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_m.html Rogue Isles: Mercy Island]</ref>
<ref name="place kings row">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121056/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_king.php Paragon City: Kings Row]</ref>


<ref name="place port oakes">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_p.html Rogue Isles: Port Oakes]</ref>
<ref name="place mercy island">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121031/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_m.php Rogue Isles: Mercy Island]</ref>


<ref name="place sharkhead isle">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles.html Rogue Isles: Sharkhead Isle]</ref>
<ref name="place perez park">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121118/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_pere.php Paragon City: Perez Park]</ref>


<ref name="place skyway city">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_skyw.html Paragon City: Skyway City]</ref>
<ref name="place port oakes">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025120947/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_p.php Rogue Isles: Port Oakes]</ref>


<ref name="place steel canyon">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_stee.html Paragon City: Steel Canyon]</ref>
<ref name="place sharkhead isle">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121014/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles.php Rogue Isles: Sharkhead Isle]</ref>


<ref name="place talos island">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_talo.html Paragon City: Talos Island]</ref>
<ref name="place skyway city">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121019/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_skyw.php Paragon City: Skyway City]</ref>


<ref name="place the hollows">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_the.html Paragon City: The Hollows]</ref>
<ref name="place steel canyon">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121023/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_stee.php Paragon City: Steel Canyon]</ref>


<ref name="place rogue isles">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/history/the_rogue_isles_the_colonial_p.html The Rogue Isles: The Colonial Period]</ref>
<ref name="place talos island">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121109/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_talo.php Paragon City: Talos Island]</ref>


<ref name="place rogue isles2">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/history/the_rogue_isles_the_20th_centu.html The Rogue Isles: The 20th Century and Beyond]</ref>
<ref name="place the hollows">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025120957/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_the.php Paragon City: The Hollows]</ref>
 
<ref name="place rogue isles">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125036/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/history/the_rogue_isles_the_colonial_p.php The Rogue Isles: The Colonial Period]</ref>
 
<ref name="place rogue isles2">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125027/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/history/the_rogue_isles_the_20th_centu.php The Rogue Isles: The 20th Century and Beyond]</ref>


<ref name="place warburg">[[Warburg#History|History of Warburg]]</ref>
<ref name="place warburg">[[Warburg#History|History of Warburg]]</ref>
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<!-- ISSUES, CHRONOLOGICALLY -->


<ref name="issue 6">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_6/issue_6_along_came_a_spider.html Issue 6: Along Came a Spider]</ref>
<ref name="issue 1">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123322/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_1/overview.php Issue 1: Through the Looking Glass]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 2">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123303/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_2/overview.php Issue 2: A Shadow of the Past]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 3">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123127/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_3/overview.php Issue 3: A Council of War]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 4">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123213/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_4/overview.php Issue 4: Colosseum]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 5">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123343/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_5/overview.php Issue 5: Forest of Dread]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 6">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123256/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_6/overview.php Issue 6: Along Came a Spider]</ref>
 
<ref name="issue 7">[http://web.archive.org/web/20121017084448/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_7/overview.php Issue 7: Destiny Manifest]</ref>
 
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<ref name="issue 8">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_8/issue_8_to_protect_and_serve.html Issue 8: To Protect amd Serve]</ref>
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<ref name="issue 11">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_11/issue_11_a_stitch_in_time.html Issue 11: A Stitch in Time]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 25 June 2014

This article is about background events in the game. For important game updates and changes, see Timeline.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Prehistory

Cretaceous period (between 146 and 65 million years ago)

  • The Goddess Merulina arrives from outer space to what will become later the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Birth of Mankind

  • First human tribes form in northern Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. Nature spirits reach godhood status, starting to require human believers and worshipers. These gods eventually form pantheons that align themselves with human tribes.[2]

First War of Gods

  • One pantheon, lead by Lughebu, discovers how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship. The benevolent gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men. The war ends when the malevolent gods are defeated and banished to the Spiritual Plane, and are now known as the Banished Pantheon.[2]

Second War of Gods

  • The goddess Tielekku learns the secrets of Magic and teaches them to other gods. Among her pupils are the gods Ermeeth and Hequat. The god Ermeeth reveals the secrets of magic to his worshipers. As a result, they stop worshiping the gods. Tielekku's faction, led by Hequat, defeat Ermeeth and his followers, effectively forcing them to flee. They cross the Atlantic Ocean and form the city of Oranbega.[2]

Oranbegan Civil War

  • With the clandestine support of Hequat, an Oranbegan named Mu'Rhakmet gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshiping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows. Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.[3]

Founding of Mu - Approximately 14,000 Years Ago

  • After their defeat, the goddess Hequat raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The previous inhabitants of the island, the Coralax, are forced to leave. One Coralax priest, Calystix the Shaper, summons The Leviathan to destroy the invaders, but Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of Mu is born.[2][4] Muvians practice eugenic breeding, generation after generation, creating people of incredible magical potential.[5] The goddess Merulina falls silent, leaving the Coralax unguided and confused.[1]

The Mu - Oranbega War

  • Following Hequat's orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of Mu and Oranbega war against each other. The Oranbegans sink their city below the earth to protect themselves. Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee. Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is physically abandoned.[2][5]


Antiquity

Ancient Egypt

  • The great mage Nectanebo rules during the 30th Dynasty, leaving behind a legacy of magic items and relics still used today.[6]
  • The Kheldian half of the being that will be known later as Shadowstar looks to leave behind the ways of the Nictus and finds refuge in a priestess of an ancient Egyptian Moon cult. Together they create the path of the Warshades.[7]

Ancient Rome


12th through 18th centuries

12th century

  • The alien entity known as Shiva destroys the planet of the Arcosians.[11]

1529

  • Girolamo da Verrazano draws a map with the supposed location of the legendary Oranbega, in the American East Coast.[12]

1592

  • A book of ancient magic is written that includes a number of dark rituals, including the summoning of a powerful demon called "The Envoy of Shadows".[13]

17th Century

  • The sect known as "Children of Enos" colonizes the Rogue Isles, enslaving the local population.[14]
  • On the island of Malta, the Malta Knights separate from the Malta Templars.[15]

1602

1641

  • The village of Salamanca is established.[19]

Late 17th Century

  • Giovanna Scaldi is born in Padua, Italy, near Venice.[20]
  • Venice throws itself into a debauched frenzy, led by "Duchess" Giovanna Scaldi. Abelard Vernoux investigates the situation and defeats Giovanna.[20]

1698

1718

  • The pirate Blackbeard harasses Fort Hades, on what is now Port Oakes, conquering the fort and leaving behind no survivors.[21] When the French try to reclaim it, the hauntings begin.[22] Note: There is some inconsistency whether the Red Hands are murdered French soldiers or murdered pirates.[23]

1756

  • A huge influx of colonists from Europe and America arrive in the Rogue Isles.[24]

1766


19th century

Early 1800s

  • The village of Dockside is founded in the harbor below Fort Hades.[25]

1801

  • Oceanview is settled by slave traders and other nefarious merchants.[26]

1809

1810

1817

  • Slaves incite a failed revolt in Oceanview. Because of the resulting massacre, the island will change its name to Bloody Bay.[26]

1823

1830s

1833

  • April 3 - A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of Grandville into four: Cap au Diable, Port Oakes, Bloody Bay and Grandville. The isles sink into squalor and poverty.[24] Note: This bit of lore is seemingly contradicted by the background events of Port Oakes[25] and Bloody Bay[26], which describe them as separate islands before 1833, as well as the fact that Cap au Diable and Port Oakes are two halves of the same island, and the fact that the official map puts several islands between Bloody Bay and the other three locations.

1860s

  • A unit of the US Army is sent to fight a strange witch cult, which turns out to be the Banished Pantheon.[30]

1861

  • Paragon City becomes a major Army and Navy depot for the Union during the Civil War.[28]

1864

  • Nemesis fights on the Confederate side of the Civil War, but is defeated by General Sherman and forced to flee.[31]

1878

  • James "Spanky" Rabinowitz is born in Paragon City.[32]

1890

1893

1896

1898


1900–1919

Early 1900s

  • Paragon City enters a period of intense industrialization.[33]
  • Arachnos is founded in Italy.[34]

1901

1911

  • South End Rail Riot occurs in Paragon City. Dozens are wounded or killed, and federal troops are called in. Railway Consolidation Act passed.[35]

1912

  • Paragon Rail Company founded.[35]

1914

1918

  • A huge fire destroys the neighborhood that will be later known as Brickstown.[36]
  • Marcus Cole departs to the front lines of World War One in Europe.[28]
  • September 1 - Devon Wilcox (Dark Watcher) is born in Paragon City.[27]
  • November 11 - World War One ends.
  • Marcus Cole travels east after World War One ends, rather than returning to Paragon City.[28]


1920–1929

1920s

1920

1923

1926

  • Paolo Tirelli and the woman who will be later known as Arakhn meet for the first time in Italy.[41]
  • April 22 - Also in Italy, Ridolfo Uzzano joins the Path of the Dark.[10]
  • May 6 - First appearance of the villain called Requiem.[10]

1928

  • The Orion-Majestic Theater, first of its class with sound, is built in Paragon City.[42]
  • James Rabinowitz, Mayor of Paragon City, is murdered. Following a special election, he is succeeded by John Gryme.[43]

1929

  • The stock market crashes. Thousands lose their jobs and their homes.[28]
  • The Great Depression hits Paragon City. Kings Row is hit especially hard, and turns into a hotbed of crime.[44]


1930–1939

1930s

  • Rise of totalitarianism in Nazi Germany.[28]
  • A large number of villains flee to the Rogue Isles, which become a haven for the supervillains. Among them, Arachnos infiltrates a number of cells.[45]

1930

  • July 4 or 10 - Marcus Cole and Stefan Richter drink from the Fountain of Zeus somewhere in Europe.[27][43]

1931

  • As a result of the Great Depression, street crime and organized crime are rampant in Paragon City.[28][46]
  • Marcus Cole returns to Paragon City.[28]

1932

1933

  • The Dream Doctor links the kidnapping of several Paragon City children to the Circle of Thorns, prevents their sacrifice and exposes the evil nature of the group to the public. The Circle as a public organization vanishes that same year.[12]
  • The first Geneva Hotel is built in Paragon City.[47]
  • January 9 - The Midnight Squad is founded by the Dream Doctor.[12][27]

1935

  • The Paragon Times building is built in Paragon City.[51]

1936

  • Pro-hero candidates win Paragon City council and mayoral elections and get tough on organized crime. Criminal empires in Paragon City crumble.[28][46]

Late 1930s

  • Somewhere in Europe, Requiem finds and recruits Othman Doul, the man who will become the villain Vandal.[52]

1937

  • Germany creates super-powered soldiers.[28]
  • January 6 - The heroine Maiden Justice is sued by the very criminals she arrested.[53]
  • September - The Citizen Crime Fighting Act is passed in Paragon City, legally authorizing masked heroes to arrest evildoers.[28]
  • September 12 - The first legal arrest is made by a hero in Paragon City.[54]

1939

  • World War Two begins. Armies include individual metahumans as well as groups of them: The Dawn Patrol in England, The Storm Korps in Germany, and the Imperial Wind in Japan.[28]
  • A parade in Paragon City, honoring the hero Atlas, is sabotaged by the hero's nemesis, the villain Teal Serpent. The plan is frustrated and the Teal Serpent is defeated.[55]
  • July 14 - Alexis Cole (Miss Liberty) is born in Paragon City.[56]


1940–1949

1940s

1940

  • The Battle of Britain takes place in the skies of the British Isles. The Dawn Patrol helps the RAF fight German forces.[28]
  • May 2 - Tammy Arcanus (Numina) is born.[27]

1941

  • December 7 - Japan attacks the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.[28]
  • December 7 - A group of German supersoldiers attacks Independence Port, the base of the Lend/Lease Program sending war equipment to the troubled British Isles. Despite the huge material and human damage they cause, the hero Atlas single-handedly stops the attack, losing his life in the process.[28]
  • December 8 - The United States declares war on Axis powers.[28]
  • Laws are modified to legally allow masked heroes to enlist and fight.[28]
  • The Freedom Phalanx helps defend Great Britain from Nazi incursions.[28]
  • The Rogue Isles declare themselves neutral, but with Allied leanings. President Marchand's army wages a visible "war" on 5th Column members.[45]

1942

  • The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers in Paragon City.[28]
  • The First Hero Brigade is formed.[28]
  • A force of the Fifth Column, apparently the same who attacked Independence Port, attacks the First Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza as they prepare to depart for Europe.[28]
  • The First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, but suffers heavy casualties and then reforms into small cells soon after.[28] The Dream Doctor forms a cell called The Sand Kings, which performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the Nazi forces.[28]
  • The Storm Korps attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King of England.[28]
  • The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa to combat the Sand Kings.[28]
  • The metahuman forces of Japan and America repeatedly clash in the Pacific theatre. The conflict turns personal and members of both forces become obsessed with defeating each other, creating a parallel but meaningless war.[28]

1943

  • October 28 - The Dawn Patrol is formed.[27] Note: This date is contradicted by other sources.[40]

1944

  • June 6 - The Normandy Landings occur in France, with the Dawn Patrol and Freedom Phalanx in the first wave.[28] The Storm Korps defend the German positions. Both sides suffer huge losses, including Statesman, who won't be able to fight again for the rest of the war.[28]

1945

  • The Storm Korps and the First Hero Brigade fight in the Black Forest of Germany.[28] Only five of the soldiers of the Storm Korps survive to be judged.[28]
  • The Storm Korps soldiers judged are found guilty of war crimes.[28]
  • August - Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[28] Japan surrenders soon after, but the Imperial Wind refuses to stop fighting.[28]
  • World War Two ends.
  • Nemesis threatens the United States with a poison gas. Freedom Phalanx member Dark Watcher finds the source of the gas in the sewers of Paragon City and neutralizes it, while Dr. Mnemonic develops an antidote. The antidote is distributed across the country by the Freedom Phalanx with only minutes to spare.[60]
  • The leader of the Imperial Wind, The Lord of Frosts, fights the leader of the American metahuman forces in the Pacific theatre, Captain Volcano, defeating and killing him.[28] The Lord of Frosts eludes pursuit and escapes.[28]

1946

Late 1940s

  • Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime, with Paragon City as a favorite target. The rise in the number of villains causes a rise in the number of heroes as well.[28]
  • The original Arachnos founder, The Weaver, is killed by the Red Widow and Lord Recluse.[Citation needed]


1950–1959

1950s

1950

  • Rudolph Augustus Seifert plans the Olympic installations for the 1956 Games. Paragon City's candidature is rejected.[66]

1951

  • Elevated train system enters service in Paragon City.[35]
  • December - First action of the heroine Galaxy Girl in Paragon City.[67]

1952

1953

1954

1956


1960–1969

1960s

1960

1962

1964

  • First monorail cars enter service in Paragon City.[35]
  • Arachnos Revolution.[74]
  • July 18 - Josh Young (Blue Steel) is born in Paragon City.[27]
  • October 13 - Belladonna Vetrano (Ghost Widow) is born in the Rogue Isles.[27]

1965

  • August 17 - Imad Malak (Scirocco) is born in the middle east.[27]
  • November 18 - Hero 1 is born in England.[27]

1966

  • March 22 - Steven Berry (Synapse) is born in Paragon City.[27]

Late 1960s

1967

  • Public protests against the Might for Right Act sweep Paragon City.[75] The Might for Right Act is declared unconstitutional and abolished.[28][76]
  • A secret meeting of top level intelligence operatives takes place on the island of Malta. The Malta Group is born.[77]

1968

1969


1970–1979

1970s

  • Publicly known supergroups are involved in Cold War conflicts.[28]
  • The highway systems of Skyway City are built.[78]

1970

  • April 12 - Christopher Thales (Castle) is born in Paragon City.[27]

1971

1974

1975

1976

  • American spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union by a Soviet metahuman. Statesman is sent to rescue the crew. A Soviet general launches a nuclear warhead against him, nearly killing the hero and putting the world on the verge of a nuclear war. Heroes sabotage the weapons of both superpowers. Hero One offers himself as negotiator to find a peaceful solution. Relations between supergroups and governments are badly damaged as a result and will never be completely restored.[28]

1977

Late 1970s

1979


1980–1989

1980s

  • Early in the decade, Roger Vrabel dies. Neil McIntosh follows soon after. The Malta Group falls into turmoil.[80]
  • Talos Island begins to experience a real estate boom during the early years of the decade.[81][62]
  • The economic recession and rise of drugs in the mid-1980's leads to a moral crisis for heroes in Paragon City. Threats, beatings and torture become relatively common methods.[28][82]
  • The hero Scirocco comes to Paragon City.[83]

1980

  • April 24 - Eddie Polstra's father is killed in the failed rescue attempt of the U.S. embassy workers being held hostage in Iran.[84]

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

  • Tub Ci is arrested in Paragon City for heroin dealing. [72]

1986

Late 1980s

  • Arachnos rebuilds and occupies Fort Hades.[25]
  • Clarissa Van Dorn is murdered by Julianne Thompson.[90]
  • Crey Biotech is founded in Switzerland.[91]
  • Count Alphonse Crey falls into a coma.[91]
  • Crey Industries moves its headquarters to Paragon City.[91]
  • Monica Cole (Maiden Justice) passes away from old age complications in the hospital. The soon-to-be Freedom Phalanx (II) defeats the Tyranny Legion and foils Operation: WEB. Statesman, with Manticore, Positron, Sister Psyche, and Synapse as his teammates, declares a second Freedom Phalanx.[92]

1988

  • July 7 or 12 - A Freedom Phalanx researcher, Dr. Brian Webb, publicly announces the discovery of technology able to pierce the interdimensional barrier. Dimensional travel is born. [28][27][93]

1989

  • While exploring a dimension where the United States fell to Nazi Germany, Dr. Webb and his expedition are captured, tortured and killed by that dimension's version of Statesman, the Reichsman.[28]
  • Nazi supersoldiers, led by the Reichsman, invade Paragon City.[28][94] The Freedom Phalanx confronts and defeats them.[28] Reichsman is captured and imprisoned.[28] Portal Corp installations are destroyed in the battle. The widow of Dr. Webb starts a long legal battle to retain control of the now ruined firm.[28]
  • A multinational force of heroes launches an attack against the alien entity known as "Shiva" in deep space. The heroes are never heard from again.[11]
  • A rain of meteorites falls on the island of Bloody Bay, leaving it uninhabitable.[26]
  • April 2 - A Night Widow named Belladonna Vetrano dies during a disastrous Arachnos operation against the Family. Only one member of the Arachnos force survives.[95][27]
  • October 30 - Eve Salvatore (Desdemona) is born.[27][96]


1990–1999

Early 1990s

1990

1991

  • Fall of the Soviet Union and communism. End of the Cold War.[28]
  • A schism forms in the Malta Group regarding their purpose after the fall of the Berlin Wall.[101]
  • The Gold Brickers plunder the central vault of Aeon City's bank.[102]
  • The Yugoslav Wars begin. Refugees in Paragon City later form the Skulls.[103]

1992

  • Old Soviet heroes form powerful metahuman mafias which control oil in the Russian region.[28]

1993

1994

  • Rebecca Foss forms Hero Corps in London.[28]
  • Metahuman mercenaries begin working for corrupt governments, drug cartels and terrorist groups among others.[28]
  • May - Harry Atta arrested for the second time.[99]

1995

  • Hero Corps opens its first branch in Mexico City. Branches in Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta and Johannesburg follow.[28]
  • The US Army creates the Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion (aka Vigilance) to deal with high risk crises.[104]
  • Arachnos sends exploration and engineering teams to Bloody Bay.[26]
  • The Freakshow try to hijack the Talos - Peregrine ferry.[81]
  • Tub Ci is released from prison and later forms the Tsoo.[72]
  • The original Luminary becomes spokesman for Hero Corps in Paragon City.[28]
  • The hero Invisible Falcon vanishes without a trace.[105][106][107]

1998

1999

  • Public protests occur against the construction of the Hero Corps building in Paragon City.[28][108] Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon.[28] Countess Crey deplores that Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx are trying to prevent the establishment of Hero Corps in Paragon City.[28]
  • February - First clash between Hero Corps and the Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, a villain escapes.[109]
  • March - Over a three week period, the hero Luminary makes a public demonstration of his powers as part of his campaign for Hero Corps.[28][110]
  • Spring/Summer - Power-armored soldiers destroy the recently finished Hero Corps building.[28][111]
  • May - Countess Crey publicly announces her sponsorship of Hero Corps.[112]
  • September - Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the Midnight squad in Terra Volta, killing 47 people.[28][113]
  • October - Hero Corps leaves Paragon City.[114] They have spent five times their expected budget.[28]


2000–2009

2000

  • UN Special Council of Super Human Activities formed.[28]
  • The Hollowing occurs in Paragon City.[115]
  • July - Art History student Vanessa DeVore travels from Paragon City to Italy to study in Florence.[20]
  • During a weekend trip to Venice, Vanessa DeVore buys an old porcelain mask and uses the mask for the first time. Frightened by the power of Giovanna Scaldi, Vanessa resolves to never touch the mask again, and moves back to Paragon City.[20]

2001

2002

Post-Rikti War

Due to the chaos and destruction of the Rikti War, the rise of many villain groups in the period between the end of the war and the beginning of the arrival of new heroes has only circumstantial dates available. The following events occurred after the Rikti War:

  • The Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion vanishes without a trace.[104]
  • The Banished Pantheon takes over Dark Astoria.[Citation needed]
  • The neighborhood of Overbrook is destroyed by the villain Faultline.[Citation needed]
  • The neighborhood of Paragon Heights is renamed Galaxy City.[67]
  • First encounter with The Lost in Paragon City.[117]
  • The Sky Raiders commit a series of terrorist acts in the African country of West Libertalia.[118]

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009


2010 - Present

2010

2011

  • April 5 - Prometheus arrives in Ouroboros.[151]
  • September 13 - Shivan meteors destroy Galaxy City. Arachnos uses the destruction to attempt an incursion into the heart of Paragon City.[152]
  • September 13 - Longbow assaults Mercy Island, taking over Fort Darwin.[152]
  • November 8 - Miss Liberty, Statesman's daughter, is killed by Marshal Blitz

2012

References

  1. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Coralax Hybrids"
  2. ↑ a b c d e f "Beyond Contact: Azuria and MAGI". Paragon Times, June 15, 2005.
  3. ↑ a b Mission: "Defeat Infernal" in the Story Arc "The Secret of the Circle" from Magus Mu'Drakhan.
  4. ↑ a b c d Mission: "Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain" in the Story Arc "The Cult of the Shaper" from Diviner Maros.
  5. ↑ a b c Mission: "Disrupt the ritual and look for signs that Hequat is returning" in the Story Arc "The Envoy of Shadows" from Cadao Kestrel.
  6. ↑ a b Descriptions on magic origin enhancements.
  7. ↑ a b Shadowstar's Contact Information.
  8. ↑ a b Retrieval Police Radio mission, Scepter of Mot.
  9. ↑ a b Mission: "Talk to Azuria about crystals" in the Story Arc "The Library of Souls" from Allison King or Peter Stemitz.
  10. ↑ a b c d Story Arc: "A Path Into Darkness" from Colleen Nelson.
  11. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Shivan"
  12. ↑ a b c d e f g h "Know Your Adversary: The Circle of Thorns"
  13. ↑ a b Mission: "Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book" in the Story Arc "The Envoy of Shadows" from Cadao Kestrel.
  14. ↑ a b Lorekeeper Badge.
  15. ↑ a b Mission: "Take laptop to Indigo" from Crimson.
  16. ↑ a b Terra Volta Reconnaissance Officer.
  17. ↑ a b Mission: "Help the soul within the crystal orient itself" in the Story Arc "The Library of Souls" from Allison King or Peter Stemitz.
  18. ↑ a b Story Arc: "The Scroll of Tielekku" from Miriam Bloechl or Laura Brunetti.
  19. ↑ a b Alumnus Badge, Monument 2.
  20. ↑ a b c d e f g "Know Your Adversary: Carnival of Shadows"
  21. ↑ a b Swashbuckler Badge, Monument 1.
  22. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Spectral Pirates"
  23. ↑ a b Ghost Widow's Journal - 7 July 2005
  24. ↑ a b c d e The Rogue Isles: The Colonial Period
  25. ↑ a b c d e f Rogue Isles: Port Oakes
  26. ↑ a b c d e f g Rogue Isles: Bloody Bay
  27. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Official Site, 4 Year Anniversary Calendar
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  30. ↑ a b Mission: "Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon" from Miriam Bloechl or Laura Brunetti.
  31. ↑ a b Mission: "Stop Nemesis/Council battle" from Maxwell Christopher.
  32. ↑ a b Researcher Badge, Monument 2.
  33. ↑ a b Paragon City: Crey's Folly
  34. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Arachnos"
  35. ↑ a b c d e "Getting You Where You're Going". Paragon Times, April 6, 2005.
  36. ↑ a b Mission: "Talk to the Security Chief" (Brickstown Briefing)
  37. ↑ a b c d "The Hammer of the World". Paragon Times, October 27, 2004.
  38. ↑ a b Tobias Hansen's Contact Information.
  39. ↑ a b c Paragon City: Steel Canyon
  40. ↑ a b Dawn Patrol Article
  41. ↑ a b Mission: "Rescue Dr. Winslowe on Striga Island" in the Story Arc "Winslowe and the Cosmotron" from Shadowstar or Sunstorm.
  42. ↑ a b "77 Years of Movie Magic". Paragon Times, March 16, 2005.
  43. ↑ a b c Novel: The Web of Arachnos.
  44. ↑ a b Paragon City: Kings Row
  45. ↑ a b c d The Rogue Isles: The 20th Century and Beyond
  46. ↑ a b c d e f "Know Your Adversary: The Family"
  47. ↑ a b c d e "Rudolph Augustus Seifert and the Memory of Heroes". Paragon Times, April 13, 2005.
  48. ↑ a b Pupil Badge, Monument 3.
  49. ↑ a b c d "Ghost Ship Sightings Reported". Paragon Times, December 1, 2004.
  50. ↑ a b Ghost Hunter Badge, Monument 3.
  51. ↑ a b "The Paragon Times Building: Rebirth of an Icon". Paragon Times, March 2, 2005.
  52. ↑ a b Vandal's Description.
  53. ↑ a b Student Badge, Monument 2.
  54. ↑ a b Student Badge, Monument 4.
  55. ↑ a b Pupil Badge, Monument 2.
  56. ↑ a b Canon Fodder: Official CoH Lore Q+A
  57. ↑ a b Mek Man Description.
  58. ↑ a b Mission: "Stop the production of Council robots and retrieve some parts for analysis" from Merisel Valenzuela or Jose Escalante.
  59. ↑ a b Angleo Vendetti's Contact Information.
  60. ↑ a b Academic Badge.
  61. ↑ a b Mission: "Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain" from Tobias Hansen.
  62. ↑ a b c d Paragon City: Talos Island
  63. ↑ a b Rogue Isles: Grandville
  64. ↑ a b c Rogue Isles: Mercy Island
  65. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Slag Golems"
  66. ↑ a b c "Arenas". Paragon Times, April 27, 2005.
  67. ↑ a b c d Paragon City: Galaxy City
  68. ↑ a b Authority Badge, Monument 3.
  69. ↑ a b Authority Badge, Monument 4.
  70. ↑ a b Numina's Description
  71. ↑ a b Mission: "Save Dyaomesk" from Crimson.
  72. ↑ a b c d e f "Know Your Adversary: Tsoo"
  73. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Outcasts"
  74. ↑ a b c Arachnos Rising Badge, Monument 3.
  75. ↑ a b Expert Badge, Monument 3.
  76. ↑ a b Expert Badge, Monument 2.
  77. ↑ a b Story Arc: "Missing Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group" from Indigo.
  78. ↑ a b Paragon City: Skyway City
  79. ↑ a b Top Cow Comics: Bloodlines (Issues 7-9) - Comic Archive
  80. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Malta"
  81. ↑ a b c d "Queen of the Islands". Paragon Times, March 23, 2005.
  82. ↑ a b Dennis Ewell's Contact Information.
  83. ↑ a b c Signature Villains: Scirocco
  84. ↑ a b Maelstrom's official CoH Going Rogue profile
  85. ↑ a b Just Said No to Superadine Badge, Monument 5.
  86. ↑ a b Mission: "Rescue Leon Natale from the Council" from Colleen Nelson.
  87. ↑ a b Just Said No to Superadine Badge, Monument 3.
  88. ↑ a b Just Said No to Superadine Badge, Monument 4.
  89. ↑ a b Arachnos Rising Badge, Monument 4.
  90. ↑ a b Story Arc: "The Evil Countess Crey from Janet Kellum.
  91. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Crey Industries"
  92. ↑ a b Novel: The Freedom Phalanx.
  93. ↑ a b Scholastic Badge, Monument 1.
  94. ↑ a b Scholastic Badge, Monument 3.
  95. ↑ a b Signature Villains: Ghost Widow
  96. ↑ a b Going Rogue - Signature Rogues developer diary
  97. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Freakshow"
  98. ↑ a b "The View From Above". Paragon Times, March 30, 2005.
  99. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Trolls"
  100. ↑ a b Rogue Isles: Cap au Diable
  101. ↑ a b Mission: "Defeat Helix Black 0-9-0" from Crimson.
  102. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: The Gold Brickers"
  103. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Skulls"
  104. ↑ a b c d "Know Your Adversary: Sky Raiders"
  105. ↑ a b Bird Watcher Badge.
  106. ↑ a b Mission: "Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon" from Gordon Stacy.
  107. ↑ a b Story Arc: "Revenant Hero Project" from Gordon Stacy.
  108. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 3.
  109. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 4.
  110. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 2.
  111. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 7.
  112. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 6.
  113. ↑ a b Historian Badge, Monument 5.
  114. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 5.
  115. ↑ a b Paragon City: The Hollows
  116. ↑ a b c "Know Your Adversary: Clockwork"
  117. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: The Lost"
  118. ↑ a b Story Arc: "The Mysterious General Z" from Christine Lansdale.
  119. ↑ a b Disciple Badge, Monument 1.
  120. ↑ a b Story Arc: "The Terra Conspiracy" from Ginger Yates.
  121. ↑ a b "Paragon City Attacked by Strange Beings from Another Dimension!". Paragon Times, September 17, 2004.
  122. ↑ a b "A New Type of Alien Visitor". Paragon Times, October 21, 2004.
  123. ↑ a b Alumnus Badge, Monument 1.
  124. ↑ a b "The 5th Column in Turmoil". Paragon Times, November 3, 2004.
  125. ↑ a b c "Siren's Call". Paragon Times, September 14, 2005
  126. ↑ a b Ghost Widow's Journal - 22 September 2005
  127. ↑ a b ""Giant Monster" in Independence Port?". Paragon Times, November 24, 2004.
  128. ↑ a b Ghost Hunter Badge, Monument 1.
  129. ↑ a b "Clockwork Threaten Kings Row". Paragon Times, December 8, 2004.
  130. ↑ a b "Intense Cold Approaching". Paragon Times, January 5, 2005.
  131. ↑ a b "Dreams Before the Storm". Paragon Times, April 20, 2005.
  132. ↑ a b Top Cow Comics (Issues 1-3) - Comic Archive
  133. ↑ a b Ghost Widow's Journal - 4 May 2005
  134. ↑ a b Ghost Widow's Journal - 16 May 2005
  135. ↑ a b Ghost Widow's Journal - 5 August 2005
  136. ↑ a b "Statesman's Strike". Paragon Times, October 27, 2005
  137. ↑ a b c Issue 6: Along Came a Spider
  138. ↑ a b History of Warburg
  139. ↑ a b "Know Your Adversary: Paragon Police Department"
  140. ↑ a b Issue 8: To Protect and Serve
  141. ↑ a b "Statesman's Call to Arms". Paragon Times, April 30, 2007
  142. ↑ a b "Invasion!". Paragon Times, July 24, 2007
  143. ↑ a b Issue 11: A Stitch in Time
  144. ↑ a b c d Issue 12: The Midnight Hour
  145. ↑ a b Issue 13: Power and Responsibility
  146. ↑ a b Issue 14: Architect
  147. ↑ a b Issue 15: Anniversary
  148. ↑ a b Omega Team: Opening the Capsule
  149. ↑ a b Issue 18: Shades of Gray
  150. ↑ a b c Issue 19: Alpha Strike
  151. ↑ a b Issue 20: Incarnates
  152. ↑ a b c Issue 21: Convergence
  153. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Cap au Diable Demons"
  154. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Contaminated"
  155. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Council"
  156. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Hellions"
  157. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Igneous"
  158. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Knives of Artemis"
  159. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Legacy Chain"
  160. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Longbow"
  161. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Luddites"
  162. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Mooks and Marcones"
  163. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Nerva Spectral Daemons"
  164. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Rikti"
  165. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Rogue Island Police"
  166. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Snakes"
  167. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Vahzilok"
  168. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: The Warriors"
  169. ↑ "Know Your Adversary: Wybern"
  170. ↑ Story Arc: "Iron Widow" from Captain Petrovich.
  171. ↑ Adamastor's Description.
  172. ↑ Signature Villains: Black Scorpion
  173. ↑ Signature Villains: Captain Mako
  174. ↑ Signature Villains: Lord Recluse
  175. ↑ Woodsman's Description.
  176. ↑ Paragon City: Atlas Park
  177. ↑ Paragon City: Perez Park
  178. ↑ Rogue Isles: Sharkhead Isle
  179. ↑ Issue 1: Through the Looking Glass
  180. ↑ Issue 2: A Shadow of the Past
  181. ↑ Issue 3: A Council of War
  182. ↑ Issue 4: Colosseum
  183. ↑ Issue 5: Forest of Dread
  184. ↑ Issue 7: Destiny Manifest
  185. ↑ Issue 9: Breakthrough
  186. ↑ Issue 10: Invasion
  187. ↑ Issue 16: Power Spectrum
  188. ↑ Issue 17: Dark Mirror
  189. ↑ Issue 22: Death Incarnate
  190. ↑ Issue 23: Where Shadows Lie
  191. ↑ Issue 24: Resurgence

Disclaimer

Please note that the conclusions reached in this article are based on the facts and clues discovered in-game. If those facts turn out to be false in a later date (as it was Statesman's origins history, for example), then this page will need to be redone.

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