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(For a concise timeline of events in IC history, see 'news short timeline.')
2212
The Stardroids & The Balance
June 18 - Opening Night IC
June 29 - Battle of Seoul. Starhaven appears in orbit and the Stardroids
descend, declaring that they will judge the world and that balance
must be maintained.
September 6 - A massive reptile is discovered guarding the Amazon Basin
during a battle. After being fatally wounded by Sigma, it is altered
and rebuilt into King Dragon.
November 28 - In an act of defiance against the Stardroids, Bass nearly
kills both himself and Megaman by flying into orbit and dropping
Rock. The reaction of the Stardroids is the first clue that they
aren't some kind of Gods, as they are incapable of stopping Bass.
December 17 - Dr. Wily is arrested for his crimes and is to be transported
to the UN for trial, but is freed by a sudden assault by his Robot
Masters. Skull Fortress is destroyed, and the Robot Masters relocate
to Cuba, building Robotropolis.
2213
Judgement Day
February 17 - A transporter 'accident' meant to kill Mega Man brings into
existence an innocent Mega Man from an bright alternate past and an
embittered X from a dark alternate future. Travellers from each
reality soon arrive, tracking down their lost heroes.
February 19 - Starhaven, the Stardroid city, crashes into Vancouver,
destroying it totally. The Stardroids pass down judgment: if the
alternate-universe intruders are not sent back, they will destroy
Earth before the distortions caused by the visitors destroys the
universe.
March 6 - Alternate future Kaiser Sigma is destroyed and sent back to his
own universe by a combined assault from the combined forces of the
Mavericks, Robot Masters, Repliforce, and Maverick Hunters.
Robotropolis is destroyed.
March 7 - The Robot Masters move into the Wily Star.
April 13 - Vile comes back to his senses as Vava, and surrenders himself to
Repliforce for trial. Unfortunately, his old personality returns,
and he ends up returning to the Mavericks.
May 22 - Dr. Wily dissappears, and King and six new Robot Masters activate,
taking over the Robot Masters and kicking Bass out. Bass suffers
memory loss from the battle and becomes a Maverick Hunter for a
short while under the name of Forte.
May 24 - King fires the Wily Cannon aboard the Wily Star, destroying Hope,
Nevada, a reploid-only city.
June 10 - King kills Requiem, the first female Robot Master, when she turns
on him in order to protect Bass.
June 12 - The Robot Masters find Dr. Wily in a mental insitution. Bass
comes back to his senses and kills King, who is later rebuilt by Wily.
June - The Stardroids begin more actively appearing on Earth, often picking
fights for no readily apparent reason.
July 7 - Duo appears on all world media, judging the Earth guilty. Almost
immediately, Terra tries to stop the Earth's destruction, but is
imprisoned. A search begins for keys kept by each of the Stardroids to
free Terra, the only being who can stop Sunstar. Over the next week,
each of the planetary Stardroids is forced to give up their keys,
though a few give them voluntarily.
Battle & Chase
July 14 - Gathered on Easter Island, the combined forces of all four groups
fight Duo/Chaos, who is ultimately incapacitated by everyone's
collective effort. With the keys gathered, Twila Peterson is used
as a channel for the keys, releasing Terra at the cost of her own
life. Sunstar and Terra are destroyed together, and Duet restores
Twila to life, gathering the Stardroids to leave Earth.
September 11 - The Battle and Chase games are held, a temporary alliance
holding the factions together for the time.
September 26 - The first Battle and Chase games come to a close.
September 27 - The Mavericks launch a massive assault and level the city
of Berlin to show they haven't gone soft.
October 18 - Dr. Wily, masquerading as Coyote Masters, runs for
Secretary-General of the UN. The Masters work undercover as 'heroes',
but the plot is revealed and Kelly McLaren wins the election.
November 13 - A super-virus left over from the Chinese Revolution is
intercepted while being transported for destruction. The Striders, a
secretive group of ninja, are revealed to the world as both the
thieves (the Red Dragons) and the heroes (the Blue Dragons) that
destroy the virus.
December 3 - Sigma leads a Maverick assault that destroys the WilyStar so
the Mavericks can preserve their dominance in space. The Masters
retreat to an undersea base, the WilySphere.
December 28 - A mysterious 'virus' of tiny robots known as Cancers threatens
the robotic life of the world. An allied coalition eventually rises
up in order to preserve all robot life.
2214
All Good Things...
February 9 - Colonel supposedly attacks Double, starting tension between
the Hunters and the Repliforce.
February 11 - A bunch of Repliforce recruits who had secretly gone Maverick
strike San Angeles with missiles, prompting the Maverick Hunters
(with surprise assistance from the Mavericks) to react with force.
February 12 - The world turns against Repliforce, battle rocks across
the city of San Angeles for the next few days.
February 13 - The United Nations, the Maverick Hunters and the Mavericks
attack Repliforce Island. Many notable Repliforcers are killed, and
the Fortress II is destroyed. However, Repliforce manages to
survive the assault with the intervention of the Robot Masters.
February 16 - Double murders Maverick Hunter Air Wraith and is revealed as
Jello Man, and the Maverick plot to discredit Repliforce is made
plain. Colonel and Zero double-team and defeat Sigma, and Repliforce
is pardoned by the United Nations. Double/Jello Man is killed by
Protoman.
April 4 - Visitors from alternate-universes come to Earth again,
trying to stop Lady Viris and Zero Omega from taking advantage of
this world.
May 15 - The Yakuza begin to experiment with new android members, the
Shadow Hunters first appearing in Neo-Tokyo. Techno, their new
hacker, begins playing havoc with the world's computer systems.
May 25 - Techno is defeated by his twin, Midi, in a Cyberspace battle, and
the Shadow Hunters are revealed as Yakuza as they defend Techno while
a retreat is made from the hacker's hidden base.
June 9 - The second Battle & Chase games are held.
Ad Astra & Et Chloro Angelorum
July 7 - The UN unveils the Gateway Teleporter, using it to quickly
assemble a new space station, Eurasia, without interference. The
Mavericks, fearing their Lunar base being found, build the Enigma
Cannon, a new superweapon. The Masters use the Skull Shuttle to board
the station and take most of the UN Senate hostage. Repliforce
fakes a surrender, then launches a surprise attack on the Masters,
freeing Eurasia.
August 15 - Tron Bonne clones Dr. Wily in a plan for him to gain eternal
life. Scott Wily, the clone, rebels and creates the Robot Overlords
from his father's rejected plans. They go on a wild tear of chaos,
but eventually trade information on the Robot Masters (including
the location of the secondary fortress, Skull Citadel) to the UN
in exchange for being let off the hook. Scott becomes a ward of
Constance Wily, Dr. Wily's mother.
October 10 - Dr. Wily builds a giant ice ray and freezes Neo-Tokyo with it.
October - Sigma builds a 'daughter', Grace, to test if his ideals of the
Maverick Cause are correct, and if an uninfected reploid would
serve him. Grace is killed several days later, protecting Zero
from Sigma.
October - Crash Man forces Frost Walrus to admit that he is the walrus.
Coo coo cachoo.
October 14 - Repliforce launches an all-out assault on Skull Cidadel, to
destroy the ice ray. After hours of hard fighting, Repliforce wins -
but the Masters use the stolen Gateway system to move the Citadel to
Egypt, making it look like it was destroyed.
October 31 - The Umbrella Corporation accidentally releases a virus that
turns humans and reploids into zombies. Together with members of
S.T.A.R.S., a strike team infiltrates Raccoon City to find the cure.
General unleashes the Apocalypse Cannon on Raccoon City, and
Umbrella goes into hiding.
December 4 - The UN, provoked by the Catholic Church, has a series of
major debates on if robots have souls. The Irregulars took this as a
chance to try and be taken as serious villians - but their attempts to
kidnap UN politicans and foul the debates were stopped.
2215
Cassandra Paradox & Nigh
January - The Maverick Hunters move into their second base, built in the
ruins of a World War III wreck named the Fort Sam Houston.
January - Unusual artifacts, supposedly of Stardroid make, appear and are
sought for by many people across the world. These pendants, when
brought together, bring about the destruction of El Paso, Texas, and
the apparent creation of a strange energy being, who vanishes.
Winter - Robot Masters and Mavericks, in bold strikes, conquer large portions
of Europe and Africa, seizing sizeable footholds on both continents.
Doctor Wily sets up camp on Mount Kilamanjaro, while Sigma declares
Berlin the new Maverick capital.
April 7 - Kalinka Cossack becomes a Maverick Hunter.
May 17 - June 20 - The Third Battle & Chase games begin with a massive
celebration and concert by Boba Fett and the Assassin Droids,
performing their hit, No Chance To Survive (Make Your Time).
Summer - Robot Masters build and officially open Wily World, an amusement
park built deep into Africa, and begin to promote it as a sign of
their benevolence.
July 15 - Robot Master advance from Africa into the Middle East is halted
by concentrated defense by Repliforce forces. At the same time, the
last footholds of non-Maverick Europe are fortified by the Repliforce
as well. Repliforce moves into the Monolith, a massive base outside
of London, England.
July - Gate, a Reploid researcher, claims to have invented a program to make
Reploids immune to the Maverick virus. He and his creations explore
the lost city of Atlantis, apparently a Stardroid ruin. His theory
is eventually disproven as several of his children turn Maverick,
but the rest remain to join the Repliforce and Maverick Hunters.
November - The Stardroids reappear, this time split into two factions, one
fighting for, the other against, a mysterious world-devouring entity
that becomes known as Nigh. Starhaven is wrecked, collapsing into
rubble in Earth orbit, and many of the Stardroids are killed before
the world rallies together one final time to put a stop to the
mysterious menace, bringing an end to the power of the Stardroids
and Nigh.
December 21 - An unusual asteroid carved by the Robot Masters to resemble
the face of Bass crashes Jonestown, Guyana during a concert being
staged by the fallen Stardroid Scorpio.
2216
Cracks In The Wall
Winter - Interpol, the International Police organization, is granted more
authority by the United Nations and put in charge of global law
enforcement under the leadership of Director Abernathy. Many former
UN operatives are shifted into this new organization, while some go
freelance.
Winter - An asteroid strike destroys Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This,
coupled with Asteroid B's crash in December, throw Earth's
weather into havoc, though immediate attempts are made to limit
the long-term impact of the events.
April - The Arcanum Corporation seemingly revives deceased Reploids,
including King Dragon and Double, before their duplicity is revealed
to the public. Regardless, these recreations of deceased Reploids
serve in much the same role as their predecessors did.
May - June - The fourth annual Battle & Chase games are held. These games
are not without incident, as on May 25th, a battle between General
and Zero goes awry and the memorial to the original defeat of the
Stardroids on Easter Island is destroyed, as well as the island
itself, when the safeties on the combat simulators fail and the
island is struck by General's Apocalypse Cannon.
June - In a massive strike by the Repliforce battle platform, the
Fortress III, the Robot Master base on Mt. Kilamanjaro is destroyed.
The Robot Master headquarters is quietly relocated to Antarctica.
July - A Maverick attack on the Repliforce in London results in the
destruction of the Monolith base.
August - Tengu Man attempts to assassinate Director Abernathy of Interpol,
under orders from Kalinka Cossack. Kalinka is kicked out of the
Maverick Hunters and goes to work for Interpol as a condition of
her punishment.
August - October - Sheena, a mysterious Strider, has a composite clone of
Matic and Kain created from their DNA, creating Hien. The enigmatic
mercenary, Dynamo, slaughters Matic and Kain. Hien gains existence,
Yang Cipher; Mai Atsuki gains sexy sunglasses, Yin Cipher. The
Striders are briefly unified under Sheena, though they soon fragment
and form factions once more, the White and Black Dragons.
2217
A New Pantheon
January - March - Scott Wily, leader of the Robot Overlords, and Epsilon,
leader of the Irregulars, form the Irregular Overlords and terrorize
the world for several months, coming to a head as the Overlords manage
to steal Poland from the Mavericks, though they cannot hold it for
long.
March 8 - Gemini Man breaks into Light Labs and lowers its defenses, leading
a Robot Master assault which results in the destruction of the labs.
The raw destructive power of the assault wrecks much of the Donachi
District, driving the Mavericks Hunters from Neo-Tokyo.
April 12 - Sigma is destroyed in a nuclear strike by Protoman, annihilating
a large swath of land in Italy and nearly atomizing the Maverick
leader. Protoman is nearly killed in the assault, and is saved by
the Irregular Overlord iLuz, who dies from the radiation. Following
her death, the Irregulars and Overlords part ways, Scott Wily
returning to live with Constance and Epsilon and his merry band
vanishing to explore the Solar System.
April - Elpizo, a charismatic human, conquers Mexico City and renames it
Neo Arcadia. They declare their intentions to support a human-only
culture, using a new process: Human Enhancement, as well as the
ruthlessness of the homeless French Foreign Legion to secure their
new homeland and purge it of robotic life. Enhanced Humans quickly
prove to be capable warriors, able to fight robots in single combat
and win.
May - Berkana, a UN researcher, announces the discovery of a method to
analyze reploid neural nets, which she termed the 'DNA Soul' This
allows researchers to begin investigating the changes between
normal neural nets and those infected with the Maverick Virus.
May - Alpha, a member of the Maverick Hunters, contracts the Maverick Virus
and leads the Mavericks in an assault on Light Labs Minnesota.
Captured by Dynamo, Foucalt, and Durandal, she is cured of the virus
during a revolutionary procedure by Gate, using Berkana's DNA Soul
research.
May 4 - Mega Man announces his retirement from the Maverick Hunters.
The Coup
May 10 - Vile kills the Pope, leader of the Roman Catholic Church,
horrifying humans worldwide by this breach of the neutrality
of the Vatican. The Church relocates to South America.
May 14 - Based on his successful viral purge of Alpha, Gate cures the
Maverick Virus.
May 28 - Kelly McLaren, the popular Secretary-General of the United Nations,
is felled by an assassin's bullet, dying of complications some days
later. Blame is initially leveled at Neo Arcadia, but it reality it
was a ploy by a secretive organization called Black SHIELD to
ensure that James Houseman, a UN Senator from England, would ascend
to the position of Secretary-General.
May 31 - Repliforce and the Maverick Hunters assault the Maverick stronghold
of Berlin, only to discover that Sigma has returned. In his new,
powerful form, Sigma infects many Repliforce warriors with a new
infectious strain of the Maverick Virus, later known as the
Sigma Virus. Sigma nearly kills the newest Maverick Hunter, Axl.
Summer - Gate designs a new team of Reploids known as Red Alert. Using a
derivative of his Dream Protocol, this new team is immune Maverick
Virus and resistant to the Sigma Virus, and are assigned by
Secrtary-General Houseman to infiltrate Maverick Berlin. Abandoned
there by Black SHIELD, they sabotage the Mavericks and stage their own
escape, eventually signing on with the Repliforce army.
June - The Sigma Virus proves more tenacious than the Maverick Virus, capable
of not only infecting reploids, but cyborgs, androids, and practically
anything computerized. Even the Robot Masters are not immune, and the
virus wreaks havoc among their ranks, and their new base in Neo-Tokyo,
built on the former grounds of Light Labs. The final casualty of the
virus amongst the Robot Masters is the destruction of the E-Ring
system, the process that guaranteed virtual immortality for the
Masters in battle.
June 24 - Repliforce is decommissioned by Secretary-General James Houseman,
citing the adoption of an army of UN Power Armors as the new defensive
force for the world.
One More Chance
July 27 - The Fortress IV, the superfortress meant to be the main base for
the Mass-Production Power Armor Corps, is destroyed during
construction. In the meantime, the decommissioned Repliforce works
on converting and rebuilding the crippled Fortress III into
Fortress V. Berkana abandons the UN and joins Repliforce there,
bringing with her Hi-Max, a powerful new reploid warrior.
July 30 - The underequipped UN Power Armor Corps are thrown into war,
landing on Normandy Beach in France and attacking the Maverick
defenses. Both sides are slaughtered in a battle that becomes an
utter bloodbath. The UN fails to gain a foothold in Europe in what
is ultimately a pyrrhic victory for the Mavericks.
July - Mikage Yukiato, Kumichou of the Yakuza, is assassinated. An African
named Sera assumes his position in the organization.
August 26 - James Houseman destroys a large swath of South Africa with an
orbital ion cannon, rendering the Maverick-controlled capital city
incapable of robotic life, and threatens to use it on the entire
world. Interpol loyalists attack Houseman's inner circle in Seoul.
Interpol Director Abernathy is killed by Houseman, but his death is
avenged by Doctor Cossack, who kills the Secretary-General on the
roof of the UN Building. Meanwhile, Interpol destroys the man behind
the conspiracy, Black SHIELD Director Arkady, and his followers,
destroying the UN building in the process.
August 26 - In the United States, a joint strike by the Maverick Hunters and
Repliforce destroys the main headquarters of Black SHIELD. The base,
guarded by mass-production power armors and genetic mutations, is the
base for the intelligence group's conspiracy to conquer the world with
mutant soldiers and an army of reploid warriors based on their
original design, Dynamo.
August 26 - Mega Man destroys the orbital weapons system and saves the world,
coming out of retirement.
September - The fifth annual Battle & Chase games are held.
Autumn - The Repliforce establishes itself as an independent military force,
signing contracts with many of the countries of the world. Interpol
declares its independence from the UN, once more becoming the world's
largest legitimate investigative agency. The United Nations, reeling
from the chaos of Houseman's coup, largely dissolves, a core of mostly
Asian countries forming a new UN, under the leadership of reluctant
android Ambassador Chord.
Autumn - The new, independent Repliforce's first military campaign is against
long Wily-held Africa. With their new flagship, the Fortress V,
Repliforce systematically attacks each of the Robot Master Sphere
Outposts, destroying each in turn. On November 27th, the campaign
is declared over. This success is considered by many to be proof
that Repliforce can stand without the United Nations.
2218
What Goes Around...
January - February - The government of Russia collapses, the country falling
into chaos. It is months before any semblance of civility returns to
the country.
January 31 - An experimental Reploid prison hosted by San Angeles is attacked
by Mavericks. San Angeles's finest police officer joins the Hunters.
February 26-27 - At the GTSE conference, a little-known researcher named
Gaudile introduces a mysterious new power source known as Force Metal,
as well as his creation, Cinnamon, a reploid designed to channel
Force Metal energy into raw healing power.
February 17 - GNN interviews members of Interpol concerning Javelin Whitetail,
a known Maverick sympathizer who was allowed into the organization.
Public doubt about Interpol's motives begins.
Winter - Dr. Wily becomes the Emperor of Japan by mandate of the former
Emperor in his will. Interpol fails to prove it was a forgery,
legitimizing Wily's reign.
March 17 - Dr. Wily builds Redips, a new Force Commander, who promptly rebels
and takes over the Robot Masters, forcing Wily to work with the
Hunters for some time. Redips promotes Dust Man into Bass's position,
and the former Force Commander moves into a frat house in Eurasia.
April 25 - Neo Arcadia seizes much of Central America, sparking a war with
Repliforce, which eventually ends in the loss of the territory and
an uneasy truce between the two armies.
...Comes Around
May 1 - In a combined attack by Maverick infiltrator Shadow and the recently
turned Foucalt, Mavericks attack and destroy both the hidden Hunter
base Elysium and their main base at the remains of the Fort Sam
Houston. The Hunters return to the original Light Labs in
Minnesota, where Dr. Light unveils the Tower of Light.
June - Work begins in earnest on a Space Elevator, meant to stretch from the
surface of the Earth into orbit.
June - Yakuza hacker Techno defects secretly from the organization and joins
the Robot Masters. When information provided by Techno goes public,
the group loses much of its former power and prestige.
June 4 - Dr. Light and Dr. Wily unveil the anti-Robot Master peacekeeping
robot Gamma. Dr. Wily reveals that Redips was under his control all
the time and tries to steal Gamma. Bass returns, destroying Gamma
and Redips and resuming his role as Force Commander.
June 11 - Interpol agent Javelin Whitetail betrays the organization, leading
to the destruction of their base at Shambala and her entry into
the Mavericks as Fianait.
June 11 - In a massive siege on Maverick-held Berlin, combined allied forces
charge through to the center of the city, where the Maverick Spire
is toppled in a paroxysm of explosives and firepower.
June 20 - Working with the reigning scientists of the Maverick Hunters,
Hunter Durandal creates a new working Buster, giving it to Alia.
June - July - Doctor Wily sends the Robot Masters on a worldwide robbery
spree, stealing eclectic and unique artifacts in order to create
a new team of Robot Masters, his first since King and his court.
Births and Rebirths
July 3 - Skull Monument, the Robot Master structure built on the ruins of
Light Labs, is destroyed. The Robot Masters remove to the Wilydrome,
a new hidden base.
July 21 - Australia bans all reploids, kicking them off the continent.
August - Force Metal is discovered on the moon.
August 17 - A mysterious computer program known as Legion.DAT makes itself
known to the world. Quickly becoming known as Duo.EXE, it apparently
wishes to learn all there is of the world, and is the first digital
life form.
August 31 - Gate goes Maverick, driven insane due to his Force Metal
experiments, and unveils Lumine, a powerful new Maverick incorporating
a Buster-light copy system.
September - The Irregulars return to prominence, led by Sclera in Epsilon's
absence.
September 25 - An Umbrella biomonster terrorizes El Paso. The rogue company,
thought dead after the Raccoon City incident, quickly allies itself
with Neo Arcadia.
Brand New Sky: Irregular Overlords
October 5 - Force Metal discovered in Vancouver, where Starhaven fell long ago.
A city quickly springs up there, quickly becoming known as Giga City.
October 8 - The US and Canada pull out of Interpol, marking the beginning of
the end for the military arm of the global government, which dissolves.
Over the next few weeks, the organizations SciTech and S.T.A.R.S. take
over much of Interpol's former portfolio.
November 28 - War grips Giga City for a week as multiple parties vie for
dominance. While many groups gain a foothold, Giga City remains free.
December 4 - A transmission from Epsilon alerts the Irregular Overlords that
their leader is still alive. They see him under attack by beings
called Reavers, apparently Martian life forms. The transmission cuts
off, leaving his fate in doubt.
December 8 - A ship crashes in Cuba holding the bodies of fallen members of the
Irregulars, including Consonant and Mega Water S, but not Epsilon.
Reavers on board attack those who explore it, but are quickly wiped
out. The US government claims the wreck, and using it the various
groups involved in the war learn the secrets of faster-than-light
travel using Force Metal.
2219
Brand New Sky: The Martian War
January 1 - Gemini Man detonates a Force Metal Bomb in San Angeles, killing
millions and turning the city into a war zone. In the weeks that
follow, Mavericks, Repliforce, and Neo Arcadia begin a protracted
campaign to secure, conquer, or subvert the city for their own purposes.
January 6 - Scott Wily betrays the Irregular Overlords, returning to work for
his father.
January 7 - Explorers from Earth make landfall on Mars, bringing with them
the first dedicated exploration teams to see the planet. They
quickly find that it is not uninhabited, a Robot Master holdover
known as Patriarch residing there with his Robot Gentlemen, as well
as an army of Reavers. Epsilon is found there, the only survivor of
the Irregular Overlord expedition.
January 12 - The Space Elevator, a massive structure reaching from Kansas City
to orbit, is complete.
January 16 - Iris discovers evidence of a previous civilization on Mars,
destroyed by the Stardroids. Scott Wily betrays his father, joining
the Robot Gentlemen.
January 26 - Aile, a surviving AI created by the Martian civilization, appears
and tries to warn the Earth forces of a superweapon Patriarch is
trying to uncover. Several days later, Patriarch kills Aile, using
his core to try and unlock the superweapon.
February 3 - The combined forces of Earth strike out against Patriarch.
However, he unseals an ancient Martian weapon known as Ra Moon, who is
in turn struck down by Steel Massimo. Dr. Light activates a massive
Force Metal-fueled weapon that transforms all of Mars into a green
planet that will one day be habitable.
Brand New Sky: Able City
February - August - Increased turbulence in Australia is created by repeated
Robot Master and Maverick attacks that continue through August.
Australia's military begins to grow at a rapid rate, primarily in terms
of power armor based infantry.
February 12 - Melody, a HeraCorp Reploid specializing in medicine, is kidnapped
by the Robot Masters and reprogrammed into Meddy.
February 15 - Battle and Chase 2219 is held at Unity Atoll, an artificial
island created and maintained by the Disney Corporation.
Clockverk performs at the opening ceremonies and reveal themselves
to be Robot Overlords Clock Man and Oil Man. Clockverk defies Wily in
their opening song, "Vengeance", and escapes. Overnight, Clockverk's
popularity skyrockets.
March 1 - Battle and Chase 2219 officially concludes.
March 3 - Tol Eressea's Force Metal reactor goes online, providing cheap and
abundant power to the Reploid city. Australia begins to put political
pressure on the United Nations to watch Tol Eressea more closely.
March 13 - The Irish Outrage takes place. A massive Maverick attack led by
Fianait on the Irish Parliament almost eradicates the Irish government.
United Nations forces move in to restore order.
March 24 - Tol Eressea's Force Metal reactor is sabotaged by the League
of MEAN, and begins leaking dangerous radiation that has unusual
effects on Reploids. The leak creates a political scandal that
results in the city's government being changed. The city is soon
renamed Able City, and appears to become a large Maverick front.
Brand New Sky: The Stars Are Right
March 25 - April 1 - Scott Wily rampages across the world in an armored suit
apparently powered by Force Metal. During his onslaught, most of the
Robot Overlords are killed. Scott Wily is finally defeated in the newly
christened Able City by a coalition force. Near the end of the battle,
Clock Man seemingly sacrifices himself to remove Scott Wily's power
source of "Supra Force Metal", allowing Mega Man to strike the
final blow.
April - May - Increased pressure on the Pantheon military weakens it to
critical levels. Their push into San Angeles leaves them weakened
and allows enemy forces to repeatedly hammer the country.
They gradually retreat within their own borders.
April 8 - An entity claiming to be Ra Moon attempts to destroy the world
through the Internet. The world's hackers unite to fight this new
threat. Duo.EXE and the hacker Gabriel sacrifice themselves to give
the world's forces the means to defeat Ra Moon. During the battle,
Midi apparently is briefly given a new, more powerful avatar by Duo.EXE
that was able to finish Ra Moon off.
April 10 - The family of James Houseman V, son of conspirator James Houseman
IV, is killed in a Maverick attack on Houseman V's property
masterminded by Fianait. His home is destroyed as well, but
James is rescued by Maverick Hunter and Repliforce agents.
April 22 - The WilyArk returns from Mars carrying a Nemesis-like creature and
Ra Moon. The WilyArk attempts to use the Space Elevator to destroy the
planet, but is destroyed by coalition forces. The Space Elevator itself
is revealed to be a powerful energy cannon designed to be used in
planetary defense. Ra Moon is apparently destroyed once again, as is
the Nemesis creature.
April 26 - The Omnidroids, now serving Ra Moon, appear and attack Washington
D.C. The Omnidroids are accompanied by the surviving Robot Gentlemen,
who also serve the Martian. The Omnidroids and Gentlemen begin a
campaign of terror that rages across the world.
Brand New Sky: Eclipse
April 29 - Ra Moon begins recruiting followers, who come to be known as
Blackguards. First among them is Kirin Mathers, the Blade Dancer, an
escaped Umbrella project. Many choose to serve Ra Moon for power, but
are almost all eventually killed by the allied forces.
May 8 - Protoman betrays the world to join with Ra Moon, ostensibly to attempt
to defeat him from within.
May 12 - Maverick General Tactical Raccoon is killed in battle against
Ra Moon in Able City.
May 13 - Elegy, believed by many to be a prophet of the Stardroids, is killed
by Ra Moon. The Book in his possession is apparently lost.
May 16 - Ra Moon launches a massive strike against China and gives his
ultimatum to Earth.
May 18 - Hien is killed by Hiryu in a massive battle in Moscow.
May 21 - The Maverick Hunters are directly attacked by Ra Moon. Pugilation Man
betrays Ra Moon to protect Roll from being killed. Roll is seriously
injured in the battle by Ra Moon and falls into a coma. Mega Man
begins to unify the world's forces around the Tower to make a final
stand against Ra Moon, and disappears for a week to receive upgrades.
May 25 - Tora Bora, the main Blackguard fortress, falls.
June 1 - The final battle against Ra Moon takes place in Minnesota. A loud
rock concert begins to weaken Ra Moon. His forces, accompanied by
seemingly endless waves of Reaverbots, clash against the surviving
forces of the world. At the peak of the battle, Mega Man in his
Peacemaker armor appears and directly battles Ra Moon. Despite
summoning Patriarch to assist him, Ra Moon is defeated by Mega Man
and imprisoned by Doctor Light inside of a trap created using the
remaining Stardroid pendants. The trap is entombed on Pluto, and
the remaining Blackguard forces, cut off from their power supply, are
defeated, though not all are destroyed.
Fallen Gods: Black and White
June 6 - In a secret deal brokered by the US and Australia, Elpizo abdicates
power in Mexico to a new government. Pantheon forces begin
their retreat to the south. Marco "Macho" Jaggerstein becomes
Mexico's new President.
June 7 - Blues is pardoned by the US government for his role in the Blackguard
under a controversial ruling that, as a robot, he did not have free
will to resist.
June 8 - The Islington Horror occurs. James Houseman V, in protective
custody, is attacked by Maverick forces. Hunters and Repliforce
operatives once again protect James, as does anti-hero Thomas
Houseman. Thomas is killed by Sigma in front of James, then retreats.
James begins his campaign to become Kraft.
July - Australia begins warning its citizens of an upcoming "wide scale
attack" at some point in the near future.
July 16 - At the climax of the Global Science & Technology Expo, Dr. Wily
unveils a device that drains color from the world. With the world
stuck in seemingly permanent black and white, Wily holds color itself
for ransom.
July 19 - Grandmaster Meio, who had been previously operating in the shadows
in an attempt to reunify the Strider organization, attacks Lisa
Faulkes at a society gala. James Houseman V does battle against Meio
in his guise as "Mongoose", but is defeated. Houseman is rescued by
renegade Strider Solo, and begins to receive training.
July 20 - The Sigma Virus begins to mutate more rapidly.
July 21 - Grandmaster Meio sets loose a biomonster on Eurasia that carries a
virus that kills all humans without Strider DNA. The Maverick Hunters
and remaining Striders turn against Meio, stopping his genocidal plot.
July 28 - Color is restored to the world as an experimental device is turned
against the hidden WilyDrome, trapping Doctor Wily and all the Robot
Masters in a subspace realm.
August - The Robot Masters and Mavericks intensify their campaign against
Australia. A great amount of damage is done to the country,
and anti-robot sentiment hardens among the Australian people.
August 4 - James Houseman V, now known as Kraft, hunts down and kills
Maverick operative Fianait, formerly Javelin Whitetail, on worldwide
television. Kraft is ultimately pardoned of all of the various
criminal acts he committed during his quest by the King of England
and is invited to join the Maverick Hunters.
Fallen Gods: Reclamation
August 6 - Elpizo threatens the Reploids of the world on world television,
claiming they will be destroyed within a day. The threat is
widely considered to be a bluff.
August 7 - August 19 - The Genocide Virus, a deadly variant of the Sigma Virus,
is released by Neo Arcadia. Over the course of the next two weeks, it
kills over 12 million Reploids. The main delivery vector of the
Genocide Virus is Omega, a biomonster created by Dr. Weil in Zero's
image. Omega rampages wildly across the world and eventually turns on
his creators. The Genocide Virus mutates to effect everything
technological, but is eventually cured by a coalition force of
scientists including Prismatic Spider and Berkana. The cure also
cures the Sigma Virus, ending the pandemic for good.
August 13 - Neo Arcadia attempts to assassinate Secretary General Chord
in a gruesome attack in Seoul. Chord only barely manages to recover
from the Genocide Virus infection. The images of the attack galvanize
world opinion against the Pantheon terrorist movement.
August 21 - 25 - Sigma makes his last stand, rampaging across Australia.
Sigma manages to kill most of the leaders of the nation before finally
being put down by a joint Hunter/Repliforce assault. Sigma's core is
consumed by Lumine, who takes over the Maverick movement.
August 27 - Almost a year after all Reploids were banned from Australia, acting
head of state Gaus Magrevich revokes the law, claiming the emergency
has ended. Civil unrest in Australia rises but is surpressed by ADF
and Repliforce action.
September - The United Nations and most other nations in the world begin
to focus their attention on eliminating the Pantheon insurgency.
Repliforce's coffers rapidly fill as heads of state from around the
world demand an end to the Neo Arcadian threat. Knowledge of the peace
deal brokered earlier in the year is revealed and does harm to
US President Dion Seers' domestic image.
The Pledge
October - Mexico faces a government corruption scandal. An investigation
by the Swiss of Pantheon finances overseas helps to reveal
numerous collaborators across the Mexican banking system, with
profiteering apparently taking place by Mexican President Marco
Jaggerstein.
October 01 - Australia elects a new Labor government without incident.
Within days, the state of emergency ends, and business as usual
resumes throughout the nation. Repliforce is credited with
helping to keep order during the month-long interregenum.
October 02 - The Aztlan News Network (ANN) relaunches under new
ownership to become Nuevo One (N1). N1 pitches itself as a
regional network designed to be accessible to the average citizen.
October 18-20 - Business tycoon Harold Magrevich is apparently
assassinated by Blues, but it is quickly discovered that someone was
impersonating Blues at the time. Many in the world are suspicious of
the alleged "framing". The next day, "maneuvers" apparently
held between the US Army, Repliforce and the Hunters take place.
These "maneuvers" are later shown to be part of an incident
involving the Hunters abducting an Australian national from her
home in Rio. The identity of the victim is kept suppressed by
Official Secrets Acts in the various countries. Skillful public
relations work keeps the matter from becoming a repeat of the
infamous Repliforce Island affair.
Maya: The Dead Rise
October 24 - Disturbances in time, often accompanied by strange radio
transmissions, begin to be observed across the Earth. These
disturbances continue at irregular intervals for almost two weeks.
October 25 - In response to political pressures, President Seers demands
that the Maverick Hunters leave the United States.
October 27-28 - The city of Willamette, Colorado is destroyed by a
massive biological weapons attack. The incident is publically
credited to Pantheon terrorism enabled by an Umbrella
Corporation security breach, though details about the attack are
kept tightly controlled by the American government. Journalist
Frank West wins the Pulitzer Prize in 2220 in Photojournalism
for his embedded coverage.
November 02 - A Ra Moon apocalypse cult attempts to retrieve their
leader from his prison on Pluto. They are prevented from doing
so, but the device they were attempting to use is damaged and
rips a hole in time and space. Our San Angeles is removed from
reality and replaced by a strange alternate future in which a
copy of Mega Man known as "Copy X" rules over Neo Arcadia with
Reploid Guardians assisting him.
November 08 - The Seers administration loses its majority in Congress
after midterm elections, allowing Marvin Thackery to become
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Maya: The City of Tomorrow
November 11 - A massive battle between Earth's armies and the alternate
universe's Pantheon takes place in order to drive all of the
alternate universe's inhabitants back into their own dimension.
During this battle, Dr. Weil introduces the Genocide Virus into
the Neo Arcadian universe, apparently dooming it to extinction.
The next attempt to bring our San Angeles back results in the
retrieval of a very similar San Angeles from a world where the
Wilycode did not reactivate after the death of Redips. During
the brief stay of this San Angeles, their Ballade -- the leader
of a radical sect of the Robot Masters -- is destroyed.
November 17 - Internet superbeing NumberMan.EXE, resident of the
alternate San Angeles, is destroyed before he is able to take
control of our Internet.
November 20 - A third attempt to bring back our San Angeles results in
Fortress Angeles, another possible future, being brought in San
Angeles' place. Kaiser Sigma continues to rule over this
universe, and causes a great amount of destruction during his
battles with the forces of Earth.
December 01 - A massive battle takes place within Fortress Angeles,
prompted by Kaiser Sigma's use of a Force Metal nuke against
part of the city. Despite overwhelming odds, the forces of
Earth manage to permanently destroy the Kaiser and his
companion, Lady Viris. Once the forces of evil are defeated,
Fortress Angeles is returned to its own universe, and our San
Angeles is finally returned.
She Released All The Evils Of Mankind...
December 04 - Easter Island is sighted in its former location, fully
restored. The Hero Boy statue that was formerly there was
replaced by an almost identical Mega Man statue. No one
can explain how this is possible. Investigation continues
throughout 2220.
December 11 - Several seemingly unconnected events take place across
southern Asia that appears to culminate in the brief arrest of
Triad crime lord Tingzhe Huang. Huang is released from custody
by early the following year on a technicality.
December 15 - Marco Jaggerstein is indicted on multiple counts of
public corruption.
December 22 - Mars begins showing signs of being able to support life as
we know it, doing so far more quickly than scientists are able
to explain.
December 31 - Wide-scale voter fraud is revealed to have taken place in
Mexico. A civil war begins there that lasts almost a month
before being put down with Hunter and Repliforce help. A new
leftist administration headed by anti-Pantheon resistance
leader Leopoldo Fortunato comes into office early in 2220,
promising reforms and to meet the needs of the people.
2220
...And Only Hope Remained
January - The African economy is the success story of the early part of
2220, growing by leaps and bounds due to a variety of factors
related to the Robot Wars.
January 01 - Innerpeace is officially christened by Prime Minister Lara
Oates shortly after midnight on New Year's Eve. The city's
symbol and main landmark is the massive water collector and
weather control station at its core, Paradise Fountain. The
controversial Robot Wars memorial featuring the former
Australian Prime Minister is also revealed.
January 01 - Gaus Magrevich is selected as the new CEO of Magrevich
Industries, defying expectations of Wall Street.
January 01 - Neo Arcadia is routed from Central America in a massive
battle, destroying the last of Elpizo's organized forces.
Elpizo was not seen during the battle and is believed at this
time to have been killed late the previous year. Alouette is
taken into custody briefly by Repliforce, temporarily captured
by the Red Dragon Striders for over a month, and then later
liberated by Repliforce once again.
Twenty Years Later
January 10 - Mavericks launch the first of many attacks this year
against Innerpeace, striking at a construction site for a
military base in sector C-3.
January 15 - The 2220 Battle and Chase begins. For the first time this
year, another unrelated tournament runs simultaneously with it,
the virtual combat-based N1 Grand Prix.
January 27 - Blues and Colonel strike at the Robot Masters in Neo Tokyo
on the 20th anniversary of the original San Angeles attack. The
Robot Masters retaliate, and Heat Man self-destructs in
defiance of the allied forces, irradiating almost the entire
Donachi district of the city. The following day, Vile and Blues
also do battle in Neo Tokyo, though this time Vile is the
aggressor. The attack violates the Battle and Chase truce, and
harsh and publicly unpopular sanctions are leveled against
the aggressors.
February 01 - Battle and Chase officially ends. The N1 Grand Prix also
ends with Sewa as the victor in a controversial "final battle"
against the surviving finalists and what appeared to be an
automated defense system named "Daedalus".
February 05 - Texas joins the United Nations.
Feburary 07 - Marco Jaggerstein is finally captured by Repliforce after
a lengthy period as a fugitive. Jaggerstein's capture is
publicly credited to the cooperation of the Mexican people.
Samsara: Birth and Life
Feburary 17 - An unknown "mass hysteria" event afflicts the Earth,
causing a variety of injuries and deaths due to the sudden
shock. This event is a precursor to an additional period of
dimensional instability. Dr. Wily claims responsibility for the
incident.
March 07 - Dimensional rifts begin to open across the planet, lasting
for a few days at a time before closing. The first opens in
Minneapolis, then others appear at different points around the
world over the next two months; Able City, Stonehenge, Unity
Atoll, San Angeles, Berlin, El Paso, Neo Tokyo and Kansas City.
March 15 - "Wave sickness", an epidemic of nausea, fatigue and severe
headaches, begins to cause humans and some Reploids distress
around the world. The plot is hatched by the Mavericks with the
intent of eventually destroying the human race, and is
ultimately foiled by Repliforce and Hunter forces.
March 17 - Dr. Wily turns the planet Earth green for St. Patrick's Day.
It disappears the next morning.
March 26 - What is believed to be a major terrorist attack kills 50
people at the Pine Gap signals monitoring facility in Alice
Springs, Australia.
Samsara: Death and Rebirth ... Or Escape
April - The dimensional rifts lead to stranger and stranger places, with
a variety of new threats manifesting themselves to the brave
explorers from our world. A recurring presence is an individual
who is apparently "Dark Kanissa", a refugee from the world of
Kaiser Sigma, who appears to be interfering with different
dimensions for his own ends.
April - Dr. Weil's settlement in Belgium, formally known as Area A but
commonly referred to as "Weilvania", survives several
incursions from allied forces.
April 08 - A dimensional "disturbance" is found ahead of Earth's orbit
that slowly grows larger and larger as the month passes.
May 07 - The space-based disturbance in our dimension is destroyed when
a team of Maverick Hunters and Repliforce soldiers venture
through an artificial rift to the distant future of a world
much different than our own. They fight and defeat a strange
version of Omega with the help of Dark Kanissa, revealed to be
Elpizo -- who had been sealed inside Dark Kanissa's body and
was using it as a Skinner suit. The machine that had been
creating the dimensional disturbance was destroyed, and its
builder, a much different version of X, apparently died with it.
The Flowers Of May
May 12 - As a result of a particularly bizarre Robot Master raid on a
mall, Dr. Wily is captured by Repliforce and jailed. In
retaliation, Ten and Chi are kidnapped and held prisoner. Various
poor attempts at a prisoner exchange follow with increasingly
absurd results.
May 16 - Wily is freed from prison as a result of a massive Robot Master
attack against the Alaskan prison in which he was being held.
May 23 - A massive Maverick assault against Innerpeace badly damages
several districts of the city. The terrorist action, intended to
demoralize the city, hardens its resolve against continued Maverick
offensives. The Australian government vows to take decisive
action against future Maverick assaults.
May 26 - A rescue operation is launched to free Ten and Chi. The Wilydrome
is forced out of subspace and destroyed, but not before the Robot
Master universal gestalt technology is revealed. Ten and
Chi are retrieved, and then retire from Repliforce due to
their extensive injuries.
May 30 - Innerpeace is attacked by the Mavericks again. The objective of
the Mavericks is to destroy Paradise Fountain at the center of
the city, but they are repelled by the fountain's powerful
weather control technology. Multiple magnitude 5 tornadoes
generated by the fountain accompanied by a powerful electrical
storm ultimately rout the Maverick forces.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Hel's Children
June - The Pantheon renew their offensive against Europe, led by eight new
e-humans in special power armor suits. These new e-humans, called
the Weil Numbers, appear to be able to pilot their robotic suits
from subspace. The Numbers go on a reign of terror through most
of the month of June before they are gradually beaten back to
Elysium by the Resistance.
June 02 - Phoenix Communications CEO Sumiyama is attacked by the Hunters
in a data haven alleged to contain a fragment of "Duo.EXE". The
assault leads to charges being filed against the Hunters involved
and a surge of sympathy for Sumiyama in South America.
June 17 - Wily attacks the world with Birdman cartoons.
June 25 - HeraCorp introduces the "NAVI", intelligent agents who can be
used to complete tasks on the Internet.
June 25 - Tianna Camp re-opens as a result of advocacy by Cinnamon and
Gaudile Labs.
June 26 - The Robot Masters open their city-state of Eclipse on the moon.
Within 24 hours, it is attacked by allied forces, but proves to
be very resilient to assaults due to its location and its use of
civilians as human shields.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Hel's Harvest
July 01 - Alexia Ashford emerges from the depths of Elysium as it is about
to fall with an army of cybernetic zombies. The zombies push back
the invaders and prevent the city from falling to the Resistance
and other allied forces. The cyborg zombies, called the Black
Legion, become a significant part of Euro-Arcadia's army
afterward.
July 08 - The city of Sparta, North Carolina is massacred by Bass and the
Robot Masters.
July 13 - In retaliation for the Sparta massacre, Eclipse citizens lose
Earth citizenship, allegedly trapping them on the moon.
Wide-scale teleporter system fraud continues to allow Eclipse
residents to go to and from Earth, typically via Eurasia, despite
the blockade.
July 27 - Princess Pride, Creamland royalty, is briefly kidnapped by a
neo-Nazi terrorist organization. Pride is ultimately rescued by a
group of Maverick Hunters before she can be seriously harmed.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Brothers Bound
August 02 - "Alouette", known thereafter as "Pureri", escapes from STARS
custody during an attack on the STARS headquarters in Idaho.
August 09 - Project Brother, a deep space mining and research platform, is
announced.
August 15 - An Australian museum is assaulted by a large, diverse force of
robots and humans attempting to steal a painting of Hitler known
as 'The Standard Bearer'. The painting is successfully stolen by
Marino, and thereafter begins a lengthy trip through the black
market before disappearing into the hands of a collector.
August 18 - Tianna Camp re-opens.
August 18 - Mega Man, under the pretense of attempting to lure Dr. Wily
into a trap, attacks the White House. The ruse collapses, and the
affair becomes a significant international incident.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Hod's End
September - Triad/Yakuza tensions explode into a global gang war, causing
hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, and millions of zenny of
collateral damage.
September 01 - American VP George Chevalier gets into a boating accident
and goes into a coma.
September 11 - American President Dion Seers is assassinated by Cyber
Peacock. Within hours, America launches a massive retaliatory
strike against the Mavericks, destroying the Raptor II and
executing a tactical strike against Cyber Peacock that results in
his capture.
September 15 - Cyber Peacock is freed from custody during his initial
arraignment in a military court.
September 16 - Marvin Thackery becomes the President of the United States
after the abdication of Emmanuel Nowell, Speaker, from the
position. Thackery selects Andrea Larson, a moderate Democrat, as
VP.
September 18 - Blues is expelled from Repliforce's protection after being
accused of torturing Cyber Peacock while the Maverick was in
custody. Prismatic Spider, formerly 3rd in Command of Repliforce,
is given a dishonorable discharge for his role in the affair.
Thackery announces his initiative to restore order in war-torn
San Angeles using the National Guard.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Fimbulwinter's Arrival
October - Piracy in the Pacific Rim increases considerably in the
aftermath of the gang war, focusing on the Asian Mag-Lev
Corridor.
October 01 - Americans begin their San Angeles offensive, pressing as deep
as Sacramento. They quickly capture the upper third of the
nation.
October 05 - The Battle of Lake Tahoe takes place. The Robot Masters rout
American forces in their first major loss in the San Angeles
campaign.
October 06 - A major pirate battle roars through Sri Lanka, resulting
in the death of Triad boss Tingzhe Huang under suspicious
circumstances. The rampage leaves 30 dead and hundreds injured.
The offensive is considered to be the last battle of the global
Triad/Yakuza gang war, with the Yakuza achieving a resounding
victory over their Triad competitors.
October 10 - Infiltrators are discovered in the White House, causing
a greater security crackdown. By the following Monday, Marvin
Thackery replaces most White House employees and brings in a new
cabinet.
October 14 - Blues is formally removed from the Maverick Hunters.
October 17 - American forces begin their advance in San Francisco,
engaging in weeks of house-to-house urban combat.
October 26 - San Miguel, a city on the island of Cozumel, Mexico, is
overtaken by a mysterious dome of darkness. Django and Sabata,
dimensional travelers affiliated with the "World 3", arrive to
help put an end to the incident. The darkness was apparently
caused by "Immortals" -- vampires bent on turning the population
of the entire universe into unchanging undead servants. The
darkness was defeated, and once more the world was saved.
Ragnarok: Prelude: Jörmungandr
November - The war in San Angeles continues. The Robot Masters continue to
gain ground in spite of valiant efforts by the forces of good to
drive them out. On the other side of the world, the ADF
intervenes to try to put an end to the piracy epidemic. Able City
continues to become more militarized and openly Maverick.
November 04 - A large battle between Striders takes place in Antarctica.
Almost everyone involved is killed.
November 12 - The Robot Masters capture San Quentin Penitentary, renaming
it "Skull Quentin". It endures against repeated assaults, proving
to be a formidable fortress.
December - San Angeles all but falls to the Robot Masters. Marvin Thackery
struggles to maintain the American war effort against Albert
Wily. In the Pacific, Repliforce and the ADF crush the pirate
uprising and make the Pacific safe for commercial shipping.
December 10 - The first battle between Charlie Archer's pirate gang and
Repliforce takes place. The Archer gang is bolstered by renegade
Hunters and Red Alert, taking Repliforce by surprise. The
rebellious robots are declared Maverick.
December 14 - Rhythm is killed in Able City's wharf district by Lumine.
December 16 - Rock makes a public statement against the allegedly corrupt
Green Naga Corporation and its CEO, Tingzhe Huang. Huang and
Green Naga deny being involved in criminal enterprise, but its
public image is severely damaged.
Ragnarok: Prelude: The Ravener Runs Free
December 18-19 - The "Archer Revolution"; Sri Lanka falls to the Archer
Gang and its patrons, the Gospel NetMafia. Charles Archer reveals
that he has access to a next-generation fighter equipped with a
powerful timestopper weapon. Having conquered Sri Lanka, Archer
advances the next day to cleanse the Pacific of all
Triad-controlled shipping with an enormous pirate fleet
supporting him. Repliforce meets the fleet in battle in an
intense air and sea engagement. Archer's piloting and Red Alert's
direct attack on the Fortress V appear to be about to turn the
day. At the cusp of his victory, Charles is betrayed by a rogue
member of Gospel, Eugene Chaud, who sets off a bomb planted
inside of his fighter. Charlie and his fighter are destroyed by
General's Ion Cannon, and the fleet pulls back in retreat. The
battle is a narrow, costly victory for Repliforce, and despite
defeating Archer, the Gospel NetMafia retains control of Sri
Lanka.
December 19 - Blues and Cyber Peacock have an extensive Blink battle
across the Earth. After causing extensive collateral damage all
over the world, Cyber Peacock is able to escape when Blues is
distracted by taking revenge on Chaud for his betrayal of Blues'
ally, Charles Archer.
December 20 - San Angeles warlord Qiangwei Zhao declares herself San
Angeles' head of state.
Late December - The Robot Masters, now without the threat of the Fortress
V, consolidate power in San Angeles and all but throw the
Americans out of the nation.
December 27 - Blues and General do battle on Easter Island. Blues prevails
after causing significant damage to at least two moai statues.
2221
Ragnarok: Act I: Vigrid Assembled
January 1 - Blues "Protoman" Light brings about a global catastrophe by
using three Force Metal-based nuclear devices on the
Euro-Arcadian city of Elysium, the Maverick city of Able City,
and the Wily-held lunar colony of Eclipse. All three weapons were
detonated simultaneously at 10:22 pm San Angeles time. One
million people were killed instantly. Viral bombs containing the
Willamette strain of the T-Virus were detonated worldwide
minutes later as what appeared to be a contingency measure by
Alexia Ashford. A worldwide zombie outbreak follows. The
explosions also trigger huge volcanic eruptions across the world,
obscuring the sky beneath billowing clouds of volanic ash and
debris thrown into the air from the impacts. The moon's orbit is
slightly altered by the explosion on Eclipse, triggering
earthquakes and tidal waves worldwide. combined with the chaos
caused to the world's infrastructure by the massive EMPs, modern
civilization is brought to a halt for months. It is the single
worst act of terrorism in recorded history.
January 7 - Alexia Ashford is revealed to have survived. She gathers most
of her Numbers from Weil, with only two staying with Weil out of
a misplaced sense of loyalty to their 'humanity'. Her war against
Europe begins anew, immediately allowing her to conquer Iberia.
She will press east, hammering cities across Europe as she heads
toward China.
Ragnarok: Act I: The Flood
January 8 - Mavericks take action against Australia in retaliation for
accused war crimes committed by the ADF in "sanitizing" the Able
City site. No concrete evidence of wrongdoing is ever discovered
save for blurry video footage of ADF vessels in the area.
January 13 - Alexia Ashford and the Black Legion strike Paris. Paris
withstands her assault, though is badly weakened.
January 15 - Alexia Ashford strikes Berlin, but it also holds, though
Ciel's lab is destroyed.
January 17 - Dr. Weil conquers Eurasia, immediately fortifying it against
attack. With the war on Earth drawing away so much attention, he
is able to alter the station relatively undisturbed. Numerous
atrocities occur over the next two months on the station.
January 19 - Epsilon, the sole survivor of Able City, returns to Giga
City. The Maverick cause begins to disintegrate, being integrated
into his Irregular forces.
January 25 - Pavel Cossack, Sage Harpuia and Vile have their final battle.
Dr. Cossack defeats Vile in his restored Goliath using a Goliath
of his own. Dr. Cossack attempts to take Sage Harpuia into
custody without killing him, but Blues appears and kills Sage.
Ragnarok: Act I: The Harp Plays
January 30 - The city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan is defended from Alexia
Ashford's Black Legion by five people: Cinnamon, Arclite, Soldier
Stonekong, Giga Man and Holocaust. The mysterious Dragonfly turns
the tide of battle using an arcane artifact from another
dimension that kills thousands of zombies in one strike.
January 30 - Doctor Wily begins his rampage across the United States in
his latest Wilymachine, a reborn Wily Dragon called the
"Nidhoggr". Its first action is to rampage through Las Vegas,
which had repeatedly foiled Wily in the past. It destroys the
Luxor pyramid and causes a powerful earthquake to strike southern
San Angeles.
January 31 - Wily's Nidhoggr continues to rampage, striking at the Space
Elevator in Kansas City. It is driven away, but at considerable
cost.
February 1 - Wily's Nidhoggr strikes at Washington DC. Marvin Thackery,
piloting the John Henry ride armor, sacrifices his life to
protect the city -- and his old enemy, Colonel -- from the wrath
of the beast.
February 2 - Wily attacks St. Paul, Minnesota in an effort to destroy the
old Light Labs building. Mega Man engages the WilyDragon with
most of the Hunters at his side. In the end, it is Mega Man alone
who manages to destroy the beast, at the cost of his own life.
The death of Mega Man precipitates a final confrontation...
February 4 - Albert Wily and Thomas Light have a world-shaking battle,
each in their own final machines. They fight across the world
before finally ending in San Angeles. Light succumbs to wounds
sustained during the battle. At the moment of Light's death, the
Alphas break free from Wily's control and turn on him. They
strike him down, with Guts Man landing the final, titanic blow.
Remorseful for twenty years of terror, the Alphas bury their
father and join the Maverick Hunters, vowing to always stand
against evil.
Ragnarok: Act II: The Legions Of Jotnar
February 6 - Alexia Ashford and her army attempt to cross into China
through the Korgas pass. They are stopped by a resurgent Chinese
army led by a man named Serpent, who claims to be affiliated with
Grandmaster Meio's Ouroboros army. Serpent is assisted by Kain,
Matic, Sheena and Hien, and by the four Aesir: Atlas, Aeolus,
Thetis and Siarnaq. The nine ninjas do battle against the Black
Legion, driving them back into Europe over the next month.
February 11 - The Black Legion and Ouroboros fight through Moscow. The
COMMANDO member Super Joe appears in Moscow to do battle against
Grandmaster Meio on the Balrog. After a short clash, Meio
unleashes his secret weapon; Gyroman Airstar, a mind-controlled
Charlie Archer in a cutting-edge power armor. Efforts to
apprehend Gyroman by his friends after the battle do not succeed.
February 18 - The Black Legion strikes at Paris again, Ouroboros
forces pressing them against it to use allied resistance to
further weaken the zombie army. Paris once more prevails, taking
critical levels of damage but still managing to prevail.
February 22 - A running battle begins between Ouroboros and the Black
Legion along the Black Road leading back to Iberia. Pureri makes
herself known here to the allies, fighting and defeating several
Numbers in a row.
Ragnarok: Act II: Naglfar Sails
February 25 - Allied and Ouroboros forces press Alexia Ashford back into
Iberia by fighting her across the Line in the Sand. Hiryu is
revealed to have been mind controlled by Grandmaster Meio and
does battle against Pureri. Their intense duel ends in a pyrrhic
victory for Pureri.
February 28 - Allied forces fight through the city of Barcelona, a city
infested with grotesque BOWs including the infamous Nemesis. The
true scale of Alexia Ashford's horror becomes more visible to
those who continue advancing through monster-infested Iberia.
February 29 - In a battle in Zaragoza, Spain, Pureri and Fairy Leviathan
fight Fefnir and Phantom, the two Guardians that remained under
the Professor's control. Pureri brings down Fefnir with her own
hand. Leviathan and Phantom are murdered by an ambush launched by
Prometheus.
Ragnarok: Act III: The Fire Giants
February 29 - The Professor, using a code exploit planted in the Robot
Master main computer by Techno, takes over the Robot Masters. He
begins standardizing the Robot Master forces and auditing the
organization.
March 3 - With the combined resources of Sewa's HeraCorp and Roll Light,
the normal orbit of the moon is restored.
March 3 - Allied forces battle the Black Legion through Madrid. Gyroman
Airstar is defeated by Super Joe and his allies and taken into
custody, where he begins to recover from the Professor's mind
control.
March 5 - Allied forces encounter the city of Salamanca, which is full of
'ganados,' apparently mind-controlled villagers under the
influence of a teenage Blackguard named Bly. Bly attacks the
allied forces with a reconstructed Goliath, but is defeated by
their combined efforts. Hien severs Bly's left arm from the elbow
down. Bly is taken into US custody for unclear purposes.
March 7 - Allied forces fight their way through the BOW-infested city of
Seville, destroying several large and dangerous biomonsters.
Ragnarok: Act III: Surtr's Flames
March 14 - The Ides Of March bring about an end to Ragnarok. Alexia
Ashford's fortress of Cabo São Vicente is attacked by almost
every world military, engaging in an air, land and sea battle
against every biomonster and zombie the Black Legion had
remaining. Alexia Ashford is personally battled by the most
powerful fighters in the world. Elpizo appears to assist in the
battle, sacrificing his life to weaken Alexia enough for the
others to finish her off. Pureri, inspired by Elpizo's
redemption, awakens her inner strength and manages to assist
Colonel and General in striking the final blow against her.
March 14 - During the battle against Alexia Ashford, Alexia's efforts to
launch viral missiles worldwide are defeated by a small group of
fighters led by Alpha. The team destroys Nosferatu and Alfred
Ashford and disarms all the missiles but one. Fearlessly, the team
climbed onto the missile and disarmed it in flight, allowing it to
fall and harmlessly destroy a Starbucks in southwest Detroit.
March 14 - Simultaneously, Josef Weil's Ragnarok weapon begins to fire on
the earth, intending to re-start the eruptions that had
caused so much damage to the Earth so to smother out all organic
life. The weapon is deactivated, but Weil retaliates by
attempting to drop Eurasia on the planet to cause an
extinction-level event. The noble self-sacrifice of Poseidon
Pegasus allows Eurasia to be destroyed in the upper atmosphere
so that it will harmlessly break up on re-entry.
Ragnarok: Act III: Loki's End
March 14 - Unknown to almost everyone else, the Nebula warship Eschaton
had been disabled by the Professor in the initial bedlam of
Weil's gambit. The Professor attacks the ship with his personal
forces in an effort to seize it for himself. As Nebula agents
fight off the Professor's assault, Gospel and Grave clash in the
core of the ship for dominance. After numerous deceptions fall
away, Nebula's Number One -- Teresa Magrevich -- kills Blues with
Excalibur. Her father, Super Joe, attempts to kill Teresa, only
to be struck down by her remorseful ex-boyfriend, Charlie.
Moments later, a newly mind controlled Charlie turns on Teresa,
causing them to kill each other.
The entire affair was revealed to be the result of the
manipulations of Mister Famous, who sought to control the
Eschaton to free his creation, Nicole, and to bring an end to
civilization as we know it. Mister Famous is ultimately destroyed
by Alloy with Excalibur, saving the world from an unstoppable
force of destruction, and Teresa, Charlie and Super Joe are
brought back from death by means of an extra-dimensional artifact.
Ragnarok: Endings And Rebirths
March 15 - The fall of Eurasia into the atmosphere, combined with the heat
created by Josef Weil's Ragnarok weapons, give Roll's microbot
air cleaning system sufficient power to clear the air over the
entire planet. The upper atmosphere is left healthier than it has
been since before the Industrial Revolution. Alexia Ashford's
death also causes the deaths of all of her zombies, destroying
the Black Legion threat once and for all. Within a few days, Ciel
Mallory releases a full vaccine against all T-Virus strains,
putting an end to any fears of another worldwide outbreak. In the
aftermath of the end of the war, the United Nations begins to
reform a one world government and invites Repliforce to return
to their old position as the world's army. The law enforcement and
defensive organiation of "Legions" is chartered shortly
thereafter to act as Europe's regional law enforcement and
counterterrorism force.
March 20 - Ouroboros attempts to conquer Paris, but are repelled by the
newly chartered Legions. Legions is assisted by the HMS Sentinel,
captained by the newly re-enstated Charlie Archer. Charlie
engages Meio in personal combat, reactivating his upgraded and
repainted Gyroman Airstar armor. Archer claims the mantle of
Captain Commando, driving Meio out of Paris. Legions ultimately
sends Ouroboros back to China, at least for now...
March 21 - Rock Light is apparently resurrected as "Copy Rock" by Roll.
The Fortress Falls
March 26 - Tartarus begins to be demolished. Reconstruction work begins.
April - Reconstruction efforts in Europe begin in earnest. The growing season
appears to be extended due to numerous changes in the atmosphere.
April 8 - Salvo Rabbit, one of the last visible Blackguards, is captured.
He is tried in a court of law and given life imprisonment.
April 13 - The Fortress V is boarded by a raiding party of Robot Masters led
by Dark Man during a social event. Despite a valorous defense, the
Fortress is scuttled.
April 19 - The Cheer Chickadee Memorial Trust is founded to assist in
European reconstruction, providing millions of zenny for agricultural
redevelopment. Cinnamon acts as the trusts executive director.
Battle & Chase 2221
May 4 - The 2221 Battle and Chase begins. The 2nd annual N1 Grand Prix is
once again held in direct competition, including three new events;
Infiltration!, King of the Hill, and "Warpit", an event devised by
Bass for sinister purposes.
May 13 - Light Labs begins constructing "science cities" around the world in
an effort to assist economically depressed regions recover from the
zombie war.
May 18 - Giga City begins making plans to add additional island space to
address overcrowding concerns.
May 25 - The 2221 Battle and Chase ends. N1 continues holding its
Infiltration! event, which becomes plagued by legal disputes and
other controversy.
May 28 - A new Chinese-only MMO, Dynasty War Online, is announced. DWO
attracts a great deal of consumer interest, even from overseas
players who are not supposed to be able to play.
May 30 - Eugene Chaud is taken into Repliforce custody after being implicated
in a prisoner abuse scandal in San Angeles. Chaud is ultimately found
guilty of various crimes and thrown out of Repliforce, where he is
indefinitely assigned to Legions as part of a plea bargain.
Breakout
June 06 - The Irregulars launch a large strike against Melbourne, destroying
the iconic UBS Tower and burning down several blocks of the city.
June 06 - Cinnamon is knighted by Duke William Bonham of Spain.
June 11 - The mysterious silver tower in Belgium known as "Checkpoint Delta"
disappears, reappearing in Tunguska, Russia.
June 13 - The Irregulars launch a massive attack against Perth, gaining
control of the HMS Hogan and striking at the shoreline with its long
guns. The Irregular responsible, Binary Spirit, is captured for trial.
June 15 - "New Light City", one of Light Labs' science cities in Russia,
begins to accept registration for housing space from civilians.
June 18 - Hiryu is recovered from Ouroboros in the aftermath of an attack in
Moscow.
June 23 - Binary Spirit is broken out of the Lewis Zeigler Military
Penitentiary in Korea by a massive Irregular attack. Many prisoners
also escape in the melee, which results in the violent death of most
of the guards and support personnel.
The Fall of Seoul
July 02 - A new military "Duma" is formed in Russia, attempting to bring order
to the war-torn nation. This new military government gains the tacit
support of Legions, giving it further legitimacy.
July 09 - Ciel Mallory unveils a self-contained cybernetic womb for the
express purposes of assisting human procreation.
July 10 - The Irregulars strike against Port Douglas in Australia, focusing
this time on raiding for supplies rather than causing mass
destruction. MI and Capcom's local facilities take notable losses.
July 11 - The UN's capital building in Seoul, the McLaren Building, is
destroyed by terrorists. 500 people are killed and thousands are
injured by the strike. Ouroboros is widely believed to be
responsible. An additional strike against Australian and Chinese
diplomats during the bombing is believed to be related, but barely
receives press coverage.
July 17 - The Irregulars destroy the Lachlan Cooper Research and
Manufacturing Plant in Sydney by means of launching a Starbucks via
trebuchet into the facility.
July 27 - Dark Man does a mediocre Joker impression. This marks the
beginning of a short-lived campaign of targeted assassination
against Reploid civilians that ends when Dark Man gets bored.
The Return of the Blue Bomber
August 04 - Three major telecommunication satellite launches are announced
over the next three months; Pegasus, serving the Americas; Leo,
serving Africa and Europe; and Dragon, serving Asia and Australia.
August 06 - Dynasty Wars Online generates a strong IPO, gaining millions of
zenny of investment capital.
August 11 - The Irregulars launch a terrorist strike against the N1 building
in Rio after being disqualified from Infiltration!, killing 16 people
and inflicting tens of millions of zenny in property damage. The
nearby Hanzo Building is destroyed in the melee.
August 17 - Dr. Wily and Video Man, posing as Jack Link beef jerky
executives, abduct Roll Light during a routine business meeting.
August 18 - Paris is selected as the new UN capital. The Grand Palais
exhibition hall begins to be renovated to act as the capital building.
August 20 - A Maverick Hunter force led by 'Copy Rock' attacks Wilyversal
Studios, where Roll is held captive. In the course of battle with
Bass and Dr. Wily, 'Copy Rock's' memories resolve and he defeats
them with the power of his "X Fire" armor, which had survived his
original body's destruction. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Wily withdraws
from San Angeles, vanishing to points unknown. United Nations and
American troops, with Repliforce support, occupy the disorderly
state.
August 25 - The "Able 2" redevelopment project is announced by Shining
Thundercat. The project claims to be interested in building a city
in the razed black rock of Belgium. Many are skeptical, but investment
capital begins to be provided to the project.
The Rise of Able 2
September - Able 2 begins to be constructed in Belgium. Irregular activity in
Africa steadily increases, with regular raiding pushing the young
African Continental Government to the brink. While the fighting
continues, an ideological split between Irregulars and Mavericks
begins to appear as the month continues. The allied powers continue
to drive the Irregulars back, but have to divide their time between
Africa and Asia. Ouroboros' relentless western expansion through
Russia continues. Meanwhile, construction of the Satellite Admin
project continues to be interrupted by raids from the Robot Masters,
Ouroboros and the Irregulars.
September 12 - Umbrella is made China's preferred distributor of pharmacutical
and consumer health care products, significantly boosting the value of
its shares while drawing international outcry.
September 15 - The activation of the Peace radio-telescope on Project Brother
is delayed for unspecified reasons.
September 18 - Enker steals the World's Largest Cock from San Angeles.
September 27 - The Nation of "Z" is declared to be a rogue nation by the UN
for knowingly harboring Robot Masters.
Fall of the House of Epsilon
October - Ouroboros continues its western campaign into Russia. Tensions in
Giga City rise as the Irregular/Maverick split becomes imminent.
Gate seemingly betrays Ouroboros to assist Lumine in his plans for
world conquest.
October 1 - The Irregulars steal what they believe is Walt Disney's brain
from a secret vault beneath Disney Universe on Overclock's orders.
October 4 - Lumine and a group of Mavericks attack Dr. Cossack's secret
Siberian fortress and steal the remains of Vile.
October 15 - A massive Maverick assault on Innerpeace finally leads to the
capture of Paradise Fountain. The Mavericks use the Fountain to wreak
havoc on Australia's weather. A massive civil disturbance believed to
be initiated by Mavericks begins in Giga City, forcing the Canadian
military to step in to try to quell it. A massive law enforcement
operation begins as the Maverick attack begins to shatter the
infrastructure of the Irregular/Maverick organization.
October 16 - Vile and the reconstructed Goliath appear in Innerpeace as the
allies attempt to liberate it, acting as Lumine's right hand. While
the allies are consumed with the liberation of Giga City, the ADF
deploys a Saraband-based weapon called "Morpheus" devised by Midnight
Epiphyllum to deactivate all of the Saraband-connected Reploids in
Giga City. Dr. Wily attacks Giga City once the local resistance had
been eliminated, all but destroying it. Epsilon is killed by Giga Man
on the behalf of "Z" and their Nebula patrons, and Grave Ruins is
destroyed. With their organization destroyed, the surviving
Irregulars scatter. The surviving Mavericks take Able 2 from
Shining Thundercat -- actually Scarface -- and launch it into space
in November as their new base of operations.
Bionic Commando
October - Heracorp begins construction of the first Mars colony, New Jamaica.
The eclectic colonization group includes former Irregulars and
Hunters.
October 28-29 - A neo-Nazi terrorist group attacks the southern tip of Disney
Universe, using resources there to create a flying fortress to assist
in their plans for world domination. Allied forces arrive to repel
the Nazis and learn that ex-Maverick Overclock is assisting them in
their plans. With the help of the revived Nathan Spencer, the allied
forces liberate Disney Universe from the Nazis and fight their way
onto the flying fortress Albatross. Adolf Hitler, having been revived
from his cryogenic prison beneath Disney Universe by Overclock, is
found to be at the heart of the plot. Hitler is defeated by the allied
powers, and the Albatross is destroyed.
October 29 - A resistant strain of malaria begins to spread through central
Africa, believed to have originated in the mecha-jungle.
The Election of 2221
November - Avery Madison wins the election for Secretary-General of the
United Nations. Michael Graham becomes the next President of the
United States, while the Labour party maintained control of Australia.
San Angeles returns to the United States after a controversial
referendum, though retains its name. Captured Mavericks and
Irregulars continue to go to trial for their crimes against the state
and humanity. Hearings about the Morpheus cyber-munition begin.
November 9 - After many costly delays, Satellite Admin satellite "Leo" is
launched.
November 26 - Avalon, a human-focused Mars colony, is publically announced.
The colony, devised by German aristocrat Maximillian Rothschilde, is
focused on being the most advanced and progressive colonization
project to date.
Atlantis, Arise!
December - UN hearings about Morpheus conclude without a clear result.
December 10 - Atlantis is accepted into the UN as a recognized micro-nation.
December 14 - Nobel Prizes are awarded late this year due to the global
emergency. Winning the Nobel Prize in Physics was the team of
Yuuichiro Hikari and Auto Light for the development of their Pan
Dimensional Theory; the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Ciel Mallory for
her work in understanding and curing the T-Virus; the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry, Kagiso Quednau, for her work in developing her chemical
method of removing radiation from groundwater; the Nobel Prize in
Economics, Ruben Clayes, for his studies of the global economy in
the aftermath of the Maverick pogrom of Europe; the Nobel Prize in
Literature, Frank West, for his tireless chronicling of the sapient
spirit in a turbulent world; and the Nobel Peace Prize, Cinnamon
Gaudile, for saving Europe from darkness.
December 26 - After many costly delays, Satellite Admin satellite "Dragon"
is launched, completing all three scheduled satellite deployments.
The Satellite Admin project shows immediate results, easing global
telecommunications problems and allowing old satellites to be removed
from orbit.
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Dragon Strikes Bear
January - The Ouroboros push into Russia continues, with a constant press
toward Moscow. Meanwhile, an Ouroboros-engineered crime wave assaults
Eastern Europe. HeraCorp starts several new construction projects in
Ireland, including the introduction of commercial tattoo cybernetics.
January 7 - The strain of drug-resistant malaria seen in Africa spreads
to Australia. The strain is believed to be associated with Australia's
mecha-forest in "Area A".
January 9 - Volgograd falls to Ouroboros. In the aftermath of the attack,
at least 500 people are made to kill each other or be killed by drones
in a public spectacle.
January 20 - Volgograd is reclaimed by the allied forces.
January 26 - The Martian colony of Avalon continues to expand construction,
announcing that civilian settlers will be welcomed by mid-March.
February - Robot Masters begin targeting Ireland to strike at HeraCorp's
investments. Ouroboros maintains its campaign in Russia despite
several notable setbacks, constantly pressuring Moscow.
February 2 - Gemini Man attacks Karachi, Pakistan in an attempt to destroy
the KPT Towers. The attack is foiled by a heroic effort by
Legions personnel.
February 4 - Dr. Sigmund Doppler surrenders to UN authorities to stand trial.
February 9 - Drug-resistant malaria revealed to have been engineered by
Gemini Man to turn public sentiment against the mecha-forests
of the world.
February 11 - Mark "Safety" Williams is claimed to be a Chinese spy when
a conversation between himself and Dr. Psyche pertaining to Williams'
viral research and Morpheus is posted to YouTube. Williams gains
asylum in China.
The Crumbling Mavericks
March - Global radio security improves as a result of upgrades distributed by
Light Labs. Roll Light is widely credited with the improvements.
Ouroboros presses into Moscow during the early part of the month.
Chinese raids in Moscow become a regular fact of life.
March 6 - A failed but bloody attack on Tianna Camp to free Maverick prisoners
results in the capture of Ninetails, Magna Centipede and Survivor Tofu.
March 11 - The first human children raised to term inside of a cybernetic womb
are born. The "cyber-wombs", invented by Ciel Mallory, are an effort to
encourage population growth.
March 11 - Avalon formally opens its doors to civilian settlers. The colony
garners a lot of immediate interest because of its advanced technology,
though is controversial in some quarters because of its human-focused
amenities.
March 15 - Hundreds are injured and 48 are killed when the Robot Masters
attack a peace benefit concert held by Sonia Strumm in San Angeles.
March 15 - Tianna Camp is attacked again, this time by Maverick-turned-Nazi
collaborator Overclock. Ninetails is successfully freed.
March 18 - Dr. Doppler is found guilty of war crimes, and is ultimately
remanded to indefinite indentured servitude to Repliforce.
Zodiac Ascendancy: Part I
March 21 - Avalon founder Maximillian Rothschilde is revealed to be Gemini Man
as a result of a lengthy UN investigation. The revelation proves to be
personally ruinous for Rothschilde's spouse, Teresa Magrevich,
who exiles herself to Avalon under a cloud of suspicion.
March 23 - Dr. Light, secretly under the control of Dr. Wily, steals the
UN Assembly Hall. Light is claimed to be the new leader of the
Robot Masters. The allegedly Light-run Robot Masters rampage for days.
The assembly hall is later recovered from Canada.
March 25 - An assassination attempt on Howard Vaughn is foiled by the allied
forces with the assistance of the Texas Rangers. Grave operative
Mai Atsuki is captured and kept in Texas custody for a week before
being broken out from a maximum security prison.
March 27 - 30 - With the world distracted by Dr. Light, Dr. Wily springs his
trap. Wily gains control of Project Brother by a series of backdoors
he inserted into the space station while it was being constructed.
Using Project Brother as a base of operations, Wily hijacks the
Satellite Admin project by similar sabotage and uses it to broadcast
a Morpheus-like system worldwide to seize control of all the Reploids
in the world. The allied forces fight back, battling across Project
Brother to defeat Wily's plan. Project Brother scientist Kelvin Stelar
is instrumental in the defeat of Wily, but is apparently assassinated
during his escape from the station by Shadow Man.
Girl Power
April - HeraCorp continues its efforts in Ireland, assisting in a class action
lawsuit against the ADF for a variety of claimed Reploid civil rights
violations, including the development of Morpheus. Meanwhile, HeraCorp
continues its initiatives in Ireland, which are regularly opposed by
the Robot Masters. Ciel Mallory continues to make news by her Martian
plant studies, as well as her creation of previously extinct animals
from fossil records.
April 01 - Skull Quentin is raided and destroyed by the allied forces.
Dr. Light is freed from Wily's control, and Dr. Wily is captured.
April 10 - Salvo Rabbit is killed by Jailbird Gier-Eagle. Nothing of value
is lost.
April 15 - Dr. Wily is freed from captivity by a new squad of Robot Masters.
April 21 - Sonia Strumm's freshman release, "Zodiac", is released.
Zodiac reaches double platinum on pre-orders alone and reaches triple
diamond status by the end of the month.
April 27 - Princess Pride is kidnapped by Grandmaster Meio, but frees herself
the next day during an allied rescue attempt. Laika Hiro-St. James
activates the Saotome System for the first time to defeat Meio in
single combat.
Lashing Out
May - HeraCorp and the governments of the United Kingdom successfully deploy
weather control pylons across the UK, a significant coup for the
Reploid-run corporation. Elsewhere, terrorist acts perpetrated in
the name of Gemini Man by "Polaris" strike at groups of young people
worldwide.
May 04 - Gemini Man slaughters the passengers and crew of HeraCorp's space
liner "Bright Hope". The ship is donated to Legions in the aftermath
of the attack to assist their space operations.
May 10 - Lumine and Avalanche Yeti kill two dozen pregnant women and new mothers
in a Torontreal maternity ward. The Maverick attack injures hundreds of
people and causes millions of zenny of damage, though Hunter
intervention is credited as preventing the atrocity from becoming worse.
May 15 - Indian politician Chidambar Meenakshisundaram is attacked and
mortally wounded by a Grave assassination team.
May 15 - Dynasty Wars Online announces plans to expand outside of China,
a move widely praised by players worldwide.
May 16 - Dr. Wily steals all ice cream flavors in a fit of pique. Four days
later, the allied forces locate Dr. Wily's machine beneath Creamland
and destroy it, restoring the flavors of ice cream to the world.
Zodiac Ascendancy: Part II
May 20 - Rush Raccoon and Web Spider, allegedly acting independently
of Legions, infiltrate the Avalon colony to seek out evidence of
wrongdoing by Teresa Magrevich. Their infiltration is discovered,
and the two flee the colony to escape capture. While Legions is
summoned to retrieve their rogue operatives, Rush Raccoon and
Web Spider seek aid and shelter with the secret Maverick colony
on Mars, codenamed "Point Trouble".
May 29 - A Legions team arrives in Avalon to pursue Rush and Web Spider.
The two return to Avalon with Siren, who has radically changed her
appearance to adapt to the underground lifestyle of the Mavericks.
An unexplained viral infection of Avalon's drones as Rush and Web
surrender to authorities is attributed to possible Maverick
interference.
May 31 - Legions, using New Jamaica as a temporary base of operations
while negotiating with the Maverick colony of "Point Trouble",
is assaulted by Dragonfly. During Dragonfly's attack, New Jamaica's
Preons go rogue much as Avalon's drones did, potentially implicating
Avalon. However, suspicions of a third party become stronger.
June 03 - Avalon is attacked by Mavericks apparently from "Point Trouble"
during a reception for Legions. The Mavericks are revealed to have
been controlled by viruses nicknamed "Jammers". Siren dies protecting
Rodney Ruddock from the last attack of a controlled Maverick.
June 06 - Allied forces go into "Point Trouble" when they lose contact with
the colony. After fighting through infected Preons, the allies confront
and defeat the remains of the Goliath controlled by the FMian
Omega-Xis. Omega-Xis warns the allies of a coming invasion
before disappearing.
(To be continued...)