Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AlienInvasion: In 1983, Earth is invaded by a race from Proxima Centauri called the Daemons, specifically a faction worshipping a ReligionOfEvil dedicated to killing non-practitioners in the name of feeding the "universal hunger". Their ships destroy multiple major cities with {{Wave Motion Gun}}s that also open portals for ground troops to advance through and only close once the ships are destroyed. While major nations manage to repel the invasion after only a few months, other countries take years to claim victory.
** Uganda, Sudan, South Africa and Chile are all noted to collapse into years-long civil wars after their governments are collapsed by the Daemon invasion of 1983.
* EmergencyAuthority: After Rome is destroyed as part of the Daemon invasion, the Italian military has to establish an emergency junta to keep the country stable.
** Operation Nostradamus: Majestic-12's private and unofficial counterpart to Libitina, staffed with psychic children stolen from their families after refusing to join Libitina.
Changed line(s) 185 (click to see context) from:
* RoswellThatEndsWell: In this timeline, an alien spaceship most definitely does crash in Roswell.
to:
* RoswellThatEndsWell: In this timeline, an alien spaceship most definitely does crash in Roswell. It's later clarified to have been a scout ship of the Daemons, preparing for an invasion that eventually comes in 1983.
Added DiffLines:
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Majestic-12 is dedicated to preserving the existence of the United States, and the rest of humanity by extension, in case of a non-human invasion. To this end, they're willing to do anything, including abducting and weaponizing psychic children.
Added DiffLines:
* YouAreNumberSix: Psychic children abducted and put to use by Majestic-12 are stripped of their names and given numerical designations relating to their birthdates.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
** The US provides the Batista government in Cuba with the Lazarus zombie virus, which enables them to crush Castro's revolution. Conversely, attempts to use zombies to remove Francois Duvalier's regime fails due to Papa Doc fighting back with his own {{Voodoo Zombie}}s, solidifying his regime; in response to the Americans' actions, Duvalier seeks closer ties to the Soviets, leading to Haiti taking the place of Cuba in a resulting missile crisis.
to:
** The US provides the Batista government in Cuba with the Lazarus zombie virus, which enables them to crush Castro's revolution. Conversely, attempts to use zombies to remove Francois François Duvalier's regime fails due to Papa Doc "Papa Doc" fighting back with his own {{Voodoo Zombie}}s, solidifying his regime; in response to the Americans' actions, Duvalier seeks closer ties to the Soviets, leading to Haiti taking the place of Cuba in a resulting missile crisis.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** The Red Spring is a brief civil war in the Soviet Union in 1978, wherein Valery Sablin leads an uprising in Leningrad against the corruption of the central government, which is copied in several other cities, only to end suddenly when Koschei summons an implied EldritchAbomination to wipe out the rebels.
Added DiffLines:
** Since the Intifada has access to djinn and golems, the violence of the conflict is much worse, and brings Israel to the negotiating table by the end of the 70s. This results in the independence of Palestine (the West Bank and East Jerusalem) and Gaza (the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula), and a peace that has evidently lasted until the present.
Added DiffLines:
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The Druidic IRA breaks away from the main organization, whose members are either Catholic or secular, due to embracing ancient Celtic beliefs and wanting to impose them on Ireland.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 34 (click to see context) from:
* CurbStompBattle: Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent against him.
to:
* CurbStompBattle: CurbStompBattle:
** Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent againsthim.him.
** When the Husa start their invasion of the surface world by attacking New Zealand, combined ANZUS forces quickly overwhelm them and wipe them out, as they do not have war machines of any kind, relying instead on their physical abilities and OrganicTechnology.
** Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent against
** When the Husa start their invasion of the surface world by attacking New Zealand, combined ANZUS forces quickly overwhelm them and wipe them out, as they do not have war machines of any kind, relying instead on their physical abilities and OrganicTechnology.
Added DiffLines:
* EldritchOceanAbyss: The Husa are a race of sentient coral living in the depths off the coast of Australia, who have spent centuries abducting and converting humans into a brainwashed hybrid race that can then conquer the rest of Earth for them. They finally launch their invasion in 1981, starting with an attack on New Zealand... which combined ANZUS forces quickly repel after being warned by Harold Holt (one of the Husa's victims who managed to retain his mind), before they then obliterate the Husa's main habitat.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ShadowGovernment: Majestic-12 operates as one of these, serving as a backup for the federal government in case of a DecapitationStrike by either the Soviets or non-human forces.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 201 (click to see context) from:
* WouldHurtAChild: The Soviets don't really care about the age of the test subjects in their psychic experiments.
to:
* WouldHurtAChild: The Soviets don't really care about the age of the test subjects in their psychic experiments.experiments.
----
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Lyudmila Zhivkova creates a belief system mixing socialism and spiritualism, stating that gods are the bourgeois of the spiritual world ruling over the proletariat lesser spirits (including angels, demons, ''djinn'' and elementals), and calling for all gods to be ousted so that spirits and humans can all reach godhood in their place.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* CurbStompBattle: Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent against him.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Frederick Barbarossa's knights, while highly skilled warriors by Medieval standards and outfitted with armor strong enough to shrug off gunfire for a short amount of time, are not outright supernatural. They're still very much mortal, and sustained gunfire will overwhelm them, as will explosives and artillery rounds.
Deleted line(s) 174,176 (click to see context) :
* RealityEnsues:
** Frederick Barbarossa's knights, while highly skilled warriors by Medieval standards and outfitted with armor strong enough to shrug off gunfire for a short amount of time, are not outright supernatural. They're still very much mortal, and sustained gunfire will overwhelm them, as will explosives and artillery rounds.
** By contrast, Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent against him.
** Frederick Barbarossa's knights, while highly skilled warriors by Medieval standards and outfitted with armor strong enough to shrug off gunfire for a short amount of time, are not outright supernatural. They're still very much mortal, and sustained gunfire will overwhelm them, as will explosives and artillery rounds.
** By contrast, Ramses XI's magically empowered mummy armies show how dangerous a sentient undead enemy can be, as he easily overwhelms the Egyptian forces sent against him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Josef Mengele comes out of hiding in South America to provide the apartheid government of Rhodesia with genetically engineered hybrid dinosaurs (or "dracosaurs" as he calls them), which they use to regain the upper hand on the black rebels, including killing Herbert Chitepo and Robert Mugabe. This allows the ruling white minority to stay in power for several more years until diplomatic and economic pressure forces them to transition to racial equality.
Added DiffLines:
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Josef Mengele is ultimately killed by his own hybrid dinosaurs.]]
Added DiffLines:
** While Rhodesia is able to maintain white minority rule for several more years than in reality, several factors -- the total lack of foreign aid, the eventual retirement, death, or defection of all their local metahumans, and the fact that Mengele's dracosaurs aren't a long-term tactical solution to the black militants -- causes them to eventually submit to the inevitable and agree to transition to equality to avoid being overthrown.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 73 (click to see context) from:
** The French win the Battle of Dien Bien Phu thanks to the paranormal research at their disposal, and are able to get Kai-Shek's China on the anti-communist side in the war.
to:
** The French win the Battle of Dien Bien Phu thanks to the paranormal research at their disposal, and are able to get Kai-Shek's Nationalist China on the anti-communist side in the war.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ColonizedSolarSystem: By the 1980s, both scientific and magical understanding has reached a point that the US and USSR are able to start setting up colonies on Venus, the Moon, and Mars.
Added DiffLines:
** After the American and Soviet governments agree to a deal that splits colonization rights to the rest of the solar system evenly between them, there is uproar from all corners. Hawkish politicians complain about being too lenient towards the enemy, while more dovish politicians complain about it being unfair to the rest of the world's nations -- most of whom, incidentally, band together to diplomatically and economically protest the attempt at hegemony by the superpowers.
Added DiffLines:
** When the Americans and Soviets unilaterally decide to evenly split the rest of the solar system between the two of them for colonization, most of the rest of the nations with space programs retaliate with diplomatic and economic pressure that eventually forces the two superpowers to agree to UN arbitration on how much of each planet they can colonize.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 65 (click to see context) from:
** Stalin survives his 1953 stroke due to Koschei's intervention, going on to carry out several more purges, including a mini-pogrom against the Jewish population over the "Doctor's Plot" and executing Kruschev and Zhukov on Koschei's advice. When he finally does die in '58, Malenkov has him revived via BrainUploading, only to pull the plug when this results in insanity and a nuke being launched at Moscow. With Malenkov's reputation ruined and much of the government dead from radiation poisoning, Dmitri Shepilov takes over as General-Secretary.
to:
** Stalin survives his 1953 stroke due to Koschei's intervention, going on to carry out several more purges, including a mini-pogrom against the Jewish population over the "Doctor's Plot" and executing Kruschev and Zhukov on Koschei's advice. When he finally does die in '58, Malenkov has him revived via BrainUploading, only to pull the plug when this results in insanity him going insane and launching a nuke being launched at Moscow. With Malenkov's reputation ruined and much of the government dead from radiation poisoning, Dmitri Shepilov takes over as General-Secretary.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** After Nergal wipes out the Iraqi government in 1979, the country dissolves into chaos as numerous factions -- army cliques, Baathists, Islamist militants, minority nationalist/separatist groups, a Sumerian-obsessed metahuman backed by Nergal himself -- all start fighting for control of the country. With none able to gain an edge, they end up locked in a bloody stalemate.
Added DiffLines:
** The first thing Nergal does after taking a human host is obliterate the Iraqi government, creating the power vacuum that leads to the chaotic mess of a civil war that follows.
Added DiffLines:
** Thanks to ''djinn'' employed by the Iraqi government, the Baathists never come to power, with Saddam Hussein and other leaders being purged. Later, an archaeologist becomes possessed by Nergal, who wipes out the government and starts a chaotic civil war.
Added DiffLines:
** The Iraqi civil war almost has too many factions to count. Army cliques, Baathists, Islamists, minority separatists, local metahumans, etc., all fighting each other for dominance.
Added DiffLines:
** Once the Iraqi civil war breaks out, the western powers, Soviet bloc, and the various members of the Non-Aligned Movement all start funneling material support to whichever of the various factions is most in keeping with their respective agendas.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WeirdHistoricalWar: Pretty much every war from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII onwards, natch, due to the supernatural, superpowers, alien tech, and so on.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* AlienSpaceBats: This alternate history timeline revolves around the effects that a sudden and completely unexpected re-discovery of magic in the 1940s would have on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar between the United States and the Soviet Union.
to:
* AlienSpaceBats: This alternate history timeline revolves around the effects that a sudden and completely unexpected re-discovery of magic in the 1940s would have on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* AlienSpaceBats: This alternate history timeline revolves around the effects of a sudden and completely unexpected re-discovery of magic in the 1940s would have on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar between the United States and the Soviet Union.
to:
* AlienSpaceBats: This alternate history timeline revolves around the effects of that a sudden and completely unexpected re-discovery of magic in the 1940s would have on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AlienSpaceBats: This alternate history timeline revolves around the effects of a sudden and completely unexpected re-discovery of magic in the 1940s would have on the UsefulNotes/ColdWar between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: {{Downplayed}} with Ramses XI. He definetly shows some bewilderment as to the current state of Egypt and the world, but he adapts quite quickly.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 103 (click to see context) from:
* TheMagicComesBack: The whole premise of the story is that magic is rediscovered during World War 2, and that soon after that happens, all kinds of magical, mythological, and folkloric start popping up with greater frequency.
to:
* TheMagicComesBack: The whole premise of the story is that magic is rediscovered during World War 2, and that soon after that happens, all kinds of magical, mythological, and folkloric entities as well as humans with mutant superpowers start popping up with greater frequency.all over the world.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheMagicComesBack: The whole premise of the story is that magic is rediscovered during World War 2, and that soon after that happens, all kinds of magical, mythological, and folkloric start popping up with greater frequency.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 172 (click to see context) from:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]].
to:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]].Oceania]] and a group of Americans waving a syndicalist flag from VideoGame/KaiserreichLegacyOfTheWeltkrieg.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 21 (click to see context) :
* WasOnceAMan: The entire country of Cambodia was forcibly and permanently turned into the first majority non-human nation (with only 1/3 of the population still being human or metahuman) by Saloth Sar's regime attempts at converting all Cambodians into [[SnakePeople Naga]].
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Once a group of Chinese farmers discover what is obviously the tomb of the first Qin emperor, complete with a terracotta army, they realize they're in for another [[CurseOfThePharaoh Ramses XI incident]] and book it out of there ''immediately''. Needless to say, [[GenreSavvy they had the right idea]].
Changed line(s) 172,173 (click to see context) from:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]] and a group of Americans waving a syndicalist flag from VideoGame/KaiserreichLegacyOfTheWeltkrieg.
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French. After they win the war, they proceed to force the entire (surviving) population of Cambodia to transform themselves in much the same way. According to WordOfGod, 2/3 of Cambodians are Naga after by the time Saloth Sar's regime is destroyed, with no way of returning them to normal.
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French. After they win the war, they proceed to force the entire (surviving) population of Cambodia to transform themselves in much the same way. According to WordOfGod, 2/3 of Cambodians are Naga after by the time Saloth Sar's regime is destroyed, with no way of returning them to normal.
to:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]] and a group of Americans waving a syndicalist flag from VideoGame/KaiserreichLegacyOfTheWeltkrieg.
Oceania]].
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French. After they win the war, they proceed to force the entire (surviving) population of Cambodia to transform themselves in much the same way. According to WordOfGod, 2/3 of Cambodians are Nagaafter by the time Saloth Sar's regime is destroyed, with no way of returning them to normal.
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French. After they win the war, they proceed to force the entire (surviving) population of Cambodia to transform themselves in much the same way. According to WordOfGod, 2/3 of Cambodians are Naga
Added DiffLines:
* WasOnceAMan: The ''entire country of Cambodia'' was forcibly and permanently turned into the first majority non-human nation (with only 1/3 of the population still being human or metahuman) by Saloth Sar's regime attempts at converting all Cambodians into [[SnakePeople Naga]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 172 (click to see context) from:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]].
to:
** The TimeCrash listed below includes an appearance by a person from [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]].Oceania]] and a group of Americans waving a syndicalist flag from VideoGame/KaiserreichLegacyOfTheWeltkrieg.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* WasOnceAMan: The entire country of Cambodia was forcibly and permanently turned into the first majority non-human nation (with only 1/3 of the population still being human or metahuman) by Saloth Sar's regime attempts at converting all Cambodians into [[SnakePeople Naga]].
Deleted line(s) 183 (click to see context) :
* WasOnceAMan: The ''entire country of Cambodia'' was forcibly and permanently turned into the first majority non-human nation (with only 1/3 of the population still being human or metahuman) by Saloth Sar's regime attempts at converting all Cambodians into [[SnakePeople Naga]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 172 (click to see context) from:
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French.
to:
* SnakePeople: The Khmer Isarrak eventually turn themselves into Naga in order to give themselves an edge over the French. After they win the war, they proceed to force the entire (surviving) population of Cambodia to transform themselves in much the same way. According to WordOfGod, 2/3 of Cambodians are Naga after by the time Saloth Sar's regime is destroyed, with no way of returning them to normal.
Added DiffLines:
* WasOnceAMan: The ''entire country of Cambodia'' was forcibly and permanently turned into the first majority non-human nation (with only 1/3 of the population still being human or metahuman) by Saloth Sar's regime attempts at converting all Cambodians into [[SnakePeople Naga]].
