History Timeline / DCExtendedUniverse

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* The seven members of the Council of Wizards recklessly choose a champion and empower him. Said champion released the Seven Deadly Sins into the world, causing millions of deaths and wiping out entire civilizations. The Wizards then seal the Seven Deadly Sins within the Rock of Eternity. (''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'')

[[caption-width-right:350:''"I let my father die because I trusted him. Because he was convinced that I had to wait. That the world was not ready. What do you think?"'']]

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* Hawkman decides to restart the Justice Society. His first recruit is Maxine Hunkel.
** A professional thief known as "The Gent" gets himself killed trying to rob a museum. He makes a pact with demonic forces to come back as a ghost and torment Hawkman, but is vanquished and dragged to Hell.
** Maxine deals with a corrupt detective that profits from a drug ring.
* A Kahndaqui professor known as Adrianna Tomaz runs afoul of a terrorist group known as Intergang.

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* Silas Stone is born.
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* On one of the Joker's temporary lockups at Arkham Asylum, he seduces Harleen Quinzel into letting him out of Arkham, followed by goading her to jump into a vat in Ace Chemicals to "prove herself" to him.
** Joker originally plans to abandon Harleen to her death, but has a change of heart in seeing her absolute devotion to him, and saves her life, though she gains his trademark bleached skin as a result of the chemicals.
** Following this, Harleen becomes Harley Quinn, Joker's NumberTwo and girlfriend.
*** But, like all criminals in Gotham, Batman crashes Joker's car on a chase, and locks Harleen up in Belle Reve.

[[folder: The Suicide Squad is gathered]]

!! Coming to Belle Reve

!! The Ill Fated First Squad
* A "decoy" team is formed. It consists of Savant, Javelin, Mongal, TDK, Captain Boomerang, Rick Flagg, Weasel and Harley.

* The New Gods of Apokolips invade Earth, and get repelled by an alliance comprising the Gods of Olympus, the Amazons, mankind, Atlanteans, and at least one Green Lantern. Three Mother Boxes are left behind and hidden by the Amazons, Atlanteans, and men. (''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' / ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'')
* The seven members of the Council of Wizards recklessly choose a champion and empower him. Said champion released the Seven Deadly Sins into the world, causing millions of deaths and wiping out entire civilizations. The Wizards then seal the Seven Deadly Sins within the Rock of Eternity. (''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'')

** Maxwell Lord assimilates the power of the Dreamstone and cons as many people as he can into making reckless wishes that come with an expense they didn't agree to. Barabara starts displaying a sudden improvement in physical fitness, along with a more frigid disposition. Wonder Woman's power begins to fade away.

* In the late 2000's, a man with a heroin addiction lives on the streets of paris with his daughter. He creates a device to control rats as a way to steal means for his habbits. Unfortunately, eventually he overdoses, leaving his daughter to run to america to start a new life.

* Victor Stone and his mother Elinore are caught up in a car crash that kills Elinore and badly disfigures Victor. Victor's father, Silas, in a desperate attempt to save his only son from death, uses the Motherbox in his workplace STAR Labs, to reconstruct Victor's body, turning him into the Cyborg. Their already strained relationship is further complicated by Victor's increased resentment at his new body.

** Though Wonder Woman decides to come out of retirement to help in the fight, in the end, Superman decides to make a move himself to save the Earth, save the city, and save Lois by using Batman's Kryptonite spear to kill Doomsday, but he does this at the cost of his own life.

* After the battle with Doomsday, the US government begins thinking about the potential dangers of super peoples. Into this void, Amanda Waller steps up with a proposition: Task Force X (a.k.a. the "Suicide Squad"). In short, it's a task force of supercriminals, who are used as expendable agents for dangerous secret missions.

* Victor Stone and his mother Elinore are caught up in a car crash that kills Elinore and badly disfigures Victor. Victor's father, Silas, in a desperate attempt to save his only son from death, uses the Motherbox in his workplace STAR Labs, to reconstruct Victor's body, turning him into the Cyborg.
* An incident

* Responding to a distress call from a russian submarine, Aquaman helps defend it from seaborn pirates, led by Jesse Kane and his son David. During the fight, Jesse is pinned in a sinking portion of the submarine, and Arthur refuses to give mercy due to their evil ways.

* Orm of Atlantis begins his political campaign to become Ocean Master of the 7 seas by uniting a majority of the Atlantean tribes. For those purposes, he stages a FalseFlagOperation to convince King Nerus of Xebel to be first to join the alliance with the help of David Kane.

*** Unfortunately, they're then captured, and using some political theater, Orm tries to make his case to attack the surface while trying to discredit Arthur's claim to the throne. Undeterred, Arthur invokes trial by combat to try and stop Orm immediately.

* David Kane, along with Orm's troops, catches up with Arthur and Mera. In the pitched battle that follows, David declares himself Black Manta and nearly kills Arthur. Fortunately, they two drive them all off, then head to the trench to finish their mission.

*** Leading Orm to a vehicle on the surface, Arthur defeats his half brother, but spares his life, with him and Atlanna having pity on Orm, and wanting to give him a second chance later on.

* Thaddeus Sivanna, having worked to become a historical/medical doctor, eventually finds a way to return to the Rock of Eternity, and immediately frees the Seven Seadly Sins, who make him their champion. Sivana then kills his father, his brother, and the whole board of Sivana Industries using his new demonic friends.
* To stop Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins, the Wizard Shazam has no other choice but to grant the powers of SHAZAM to Billy Batson, and dies as a result.

* Identifying Billy as "the hero", his foster siblings help point Billy to where his Biological mom is. However, on reuniting, Billy is profoundly disappointed on finding out his mother isn't interested in raising him. He resolves to properly be a good brother to the family who truly accepted him.

* Harley Quinn and the Joker break up, and Harley blows up the Ace Chemicals facility as personal therapy. She gets entangled with several other women (pickpocket Cassandra Cain, nightclub singer Dinah Lance, GCPD detective Renee Montoya and vengeful crime family heiress Helena Bertinelli) all because of a hidden fortune and a diamond as the key to it.

* The New Gods of Apokolips invade Earth, and get repelled by an alliance comprising the Gods of Olympus, the Amazons, mankind, Atlanteans and at least one Green Lantern. Three Mother Boxes are left behind and hidden by the Amazons, Atlanteans and men. (''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' / ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'')

* War of the Gods: Ares, out of hatred of humanity, gets into a conflict with the other Gods of Olympus, and kills them all. Before dying, Zeus casts Ares out of Olympus and impregnates Hippolyta with Diana. The Amazons seclude themselves on the Isle of Themyscira and Diana is born. (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'')
* After a time of great prosperity and technological advancement, reckless experiences on the power of the Trident of King Atlan cause Atlantis to sink. Surviving Atlanteans adapt to underwater life and split into several kingdoms. King Atlan disappears with the Trident. (''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'')

** Diana kills Ludendorff under the presumption that he's Ares in disguise, but the failure to stop war by killing her shatters her view of the world at first.
*** Steve dies upon destroying Ludendorff's weapon of mass destruction to protect the Allies's peace to come.

* Some time after the armistice, the late Steve Trevor's group goes on a mission to find a Mother Box. (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', DeletedScene)

* Birth of Kal-El on Krypton on February 29, 1980 (Earth time). He is the first natural born Kryptonian in centuries. (''Film/ManOfSteel'')
* Jor-El warns the Kryptonian Law Council about the instability of the core of Krypton. General Dru-Zod of Kandor leads a coup to take over the planet. Jor-El refuses to join Zod's coup, steals the Growth Codex and imbues Kal-El's cells with it before sending him to Earth in a small ship. Jor-El is killed by Zod, Zod's coup is put down and its perpetrators are condemned to be sent in the Phantom Zone. (''Film/ManOfSteel'')

* Thomas and Martha Wayne are mugged and murdered by Joe Chill in Gotham City, leaving Bruce orphan. (''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'')

** Maxwell Lord assimilates the power of the Dreamstone and cons as many people as he can into making reckless wishes that come with expense they didn't agree to. Barabara starts displaying a sudden improvement in physical fitness, along with a more frigid disposition. Wonder Woman's power begins to fade away.
** Wonder Woman is forced to let Steve Trevor die again to regain her powers. She fights Barbaraand nearly kills her. Maxwell Lord makes a global broadcast to swindle the entire human race, but Wonder Woman thwarts him.
** Diana goes back into hiding. Some time after, Asteria resurfaces.(''Film/WonderWoman1984'')

* Queen Atlanna flees Atlantis. She is found by lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry, and the two fall in love. (''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'')

* Birth of Harleen Francis Quinzel on July 20, 1990.

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* Around this time, The Bertinelli family is mostly killed in a hit to steal the Bertinelli diamond. Only one daughter, Helena, survives thanks to the mercy of a hitman who takes her to an italian mob villa, where she trains to avenge her family.

** Batman apprehends the famed assassin Deadshot in front of his daughter, locking him up in Belle Reve Penetentiary.
** Gotham gang lords begin rising to power, including the sinister Black Mask, and the Clown Prince of Crime known only as the Joker.

** Following this, Harleen become Harley Quinn, Joker's NumberTwo and true girlfriend.

* El Diablo accidentally kills his girlfriend with his fire powers, and turns himself in.

* Clark, having reached maturity, decides to travel the world, figuring out who he is. During this time he performs several grand feats or ridiculous stories. Whether it's saving an oil rig crew or destroying a logger's truck.

* After a long journey, Clark finally finds a downed kryptonian ship, and meets a hologram of his father Jor-El. Learning of his true origins as a Kryptonian, and given a new suit as part of his new mission to help inspire mankind.
* General Zod escapes the Phantom Zone, and means to extract the Kryptonian genetic matrix from Kal-El.
* Clark meanwhile has some trouble with the american military in earning their trust, but ultimately gets enough trust to assist in stopping the Kryptonian world shapers.
* While scientist Will Hamilton sacrifices his life to destroy one machine, Kal-El destroys the other. Then, Clark has a final showdown with Zod, and after a long and destructive struggle, breaks his neck to protect the earth.

* After recovering with his mom, Clark decides to move into Metropolis to better work as a reporter. Lois, after her long trip following him, recognizes the man behind the glasses, but keeps her mouth shut so as to allow Clark Kent some peace in his new status quo.

* Lex Luthor begins a multi-part manipulation of Batman and Superman, trying to push the 2 into conflict. He uses knowledge of their secret identities, misdirection thanks to both their suspicions, and a lot of spending and framing in order to push the 2 to their brink.

** However, Clark has come to see that Batman is not his enemy, and tries to reach Bruce about their need to unite. Bruce doesn't listen at first, but with a cry of humanity in asking Batman to save his mom, Bruce is pulled back from the brink, and thus begins the first team up of the world's finest.

* Superman confronts Lex Luthor, but he activates his last case scenario. Unleashing Doomsday by using his blood and Zod's corpse in a Kryptonian genetics chamber to create a monster with the sole purpose of killing all the heroes.
** Though Wonder Woman decides to come out of retirement to help in the fight, in the end, Superman decides to make a move himself to save the earth, save the city, and save Lois by using Batman's Kryptonite spear to kill Doomsday. Yet this came at the cost of his own life.
* Superman is given 2 funerals. 1 public one in Metropolis, and 1 small one in Smallville for Clark.
** Sobered and saddened by his foolish vendetta, Bruce resolves to find and recruit the other meta humans, because without Superman, they will need all the help they can get.

** For their first mission, they gather criminals Deadshot, Killer Croc, Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang, Chato Santana/El Diablo, Slipknot and one Harley Quinn. Captain Rick Flag, the Japanese mercenary Katana and Flag's own task force accompany them.

* Said first mission consists in stopping the demons Enchantress and Incubus, who have returned to the physical world thanks to the recklessness of Amanda Waller. Enchantress finds a human host in archelogist June Moone.

[[folder: The second invasion of Apokolips and the new Age of Heroes]]
* A New God from Apokolips, Steppenwolf, teleports on Earth with a small army of Parademons, and starts looking for the three Mother Boxes that were lost in battle there thousands of years prior. Atlanteans and Amazons are unable to stop him.

* Silas Stone dies. His assistant Ryan Choi is promoted to head of STAR Labs.
* The Justice League manages to resurrect Superman and, despite having to fight him right upon his return to the world of the living, eventually defeats Steppenwolf with Superman's help.

* Orm of Atlantis begins his political campaign to become Ocean Master of the 7 seas by uniting a majority of the atlantean tribes. For those purposes, he stages a FalseFlagOperation to convince King Nerus of Xebel to be first to join the alliance with the help of David Kane.
* Despite her own reservations about humanity, Princess Mera of Xebel follows the wishes of the former queen Atlanna and so goes to Aquaman, asking for his help to stop Orm's plans. While resistant at first, Arthur then almost loses his father due to Orm unleashing a tidal wave as a first warning the surface. Mera saves Thomas, and in gratitude, Arthur agrees to go fight, but not become a king.
** Meeting his old mentor Vulko, Arthur is given a path forward to stop Orm: find the legendary trident of Atlan to establish divine and historical right to the throne.

*** Unfortunately, Orm is a much better fighter underwater, and solidifies his claim to the throne. Realizing there's no going back from this, Mera commits treason to the alliance to rescue arthur and properly begin their quest for Atlan's trident for a divine right to Atlantis's throne.

* Orm's next move is coup on the Fisherman kingdom, where he kills their king and forces the princess into his army.
* David Kane, along with Orm's troops catch up with Arthur and Mera. In the pitched battle that follows, David declares himself Black Manta, and nearly kills Arthur. Fortunately, the 2 drive them all off, then head to the trench to finish their mission.

* Billy Batson, young teenager, is placed in a new foster group home, the Vasquezes, after years of running around looking for his birth mother.
* Thaddeus Sivanna, having worked to become a historical/medical doctor, eventually finds a way to return to the Rock of Eternity, and immediately frees the Seven Seadly Sins, who make him their champion. Sivana then kills his father, his brother and the whole board of Sivana Industries using his new demonic friends.

* Harley Quinn and the Joker break up, and Harley blows up the Ace Chemicals facility as personal therapy. She gets entangled with several other women (pickpocket Cassandra Cain, nightclub singer Dinah Lance, GCPD detective Renee Montoya and vengeful crime family heir Helena Bertinelli) all because of a hidden fortune and a diamond as the key to it.

* Black Mask meets his demise and the vigilante team Birds of Prey is formed on the backs of the newly reclaimed Bertinelli fortune. It includes Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Renee Montoya and Helena Bertinelli/Huntress.

* Events of ''Film/WonderWoman1984''.

* Clark, having reached maturity, decides to travel the world, figuring out who he is. During this time he performs several grand feats or rediculous stories. Whether it's saving an oil rig crew or destroying a logger's truck.

** Steppenwolf gets teleported back to Apokolips.

* The New Gods of Apokolips invade Earth, and get repelled by an alliance comprising the Gods of Olympus, the Amazons, mankind, Atlanteans and at least one Green Lantern. Three Mother Boxes are left behind and hidden by the Amazons, Atlanteans and men. (''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'')

* Sivana is depowered and the Seven Deadly Sins are imprisoned once again when Billy/Shazam shares his powers with his new foster siblings. Together, they claim the Rock of Eternity as their base.

* Harley Quinn and the Joker break up, and Harley blows up the Ace Chemicals facility as personal therapy. She gets entangled with several other women (pickpocket Cassandra Cain, nightclub singer Dinah Lance, GCPD detective Renee Montoya and vengeful crime family heir Helena Bertinelli) all because of a hidden fortune and a diamond as the key to it, and they find themselves teaming up to confront crime lord Roman Sionis a.k.a. Black Mask.
* Black Mask meets his demise and the vigilante team Birds of Prey is formed. It includes Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Renee Montoya and Helena Bertinelli/Huntress.

* Steve Trevor crashes on the Isle of Themyscira and informs the Amazons about the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Great War]]. Diana decides to leave the Isle of Themyscira to go confront Ares where the war rages, and accompanies Steve and his group on a dangerous mission to thwart the plans of German General Ludendorff and his chemist Dr. Maru, aka Dr. Poison, in occupied Belgium. Their victory at the battle of Veld is short-lived as all its inhabitants are gassed to death. Steve dies upon destroying Ludendorff's weapon of mass destruction, Diana kills Ludendorff, Ares reveals himself to Diana and gets destroyed by her. The November 11 armistice puts an end to World War I. (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'')

* The Justice League manages to resurrect Superman and, despite having to fight him right upon his return to the world of the living, eventually defeats Steppenwolf with Superman's help, saving Earth from terraforming once more. Steppenwolf gets teleported back to Apokolips.

* Orm of Atlantis begins his political campaign to become Ocean Master of the 7 seas by uniting a majority of the atlantean tribes. For those purposes, he stages a FalseFlagOperation to convince King Nerus of Xebel to be first to join the alliance.

* After the battle with Doomsday, the US government begins thinking about the potential dangers of super peoples. Into this void, Amanda Waller steps up with a proposition: The Suicide Squad. Using supervillains as their agents for secret missions.
** For their first mission, they gather criminals Deadshot, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Slipnot and one Harley Quinn.

* Leading his 3 kingdom coalition, Orm invades the Brine Kingdom, the last kingdom needed to begin his invasion of the surface. Getting the Brine king at his mercy, Orm "officially" declares himself the Ocean Master.

* To stop Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins, the Wizard Shazam has no other choice but to grant the powers of SHAZAM to Billy Batson.

[[folder: The second invasion of Apokolips]]
* A New God from Apokolips, Steppenwolf, teleports on Earth with a small army of Parademons, and starts looking for the three Mother Boxes that were lost in battle there thousands of years prior.

* Billy Batson, young teenager, is placed in a new foster group home after years of running around looking for his birth mother.
** Under the Vasquezes, Billy's new foster siblings include Mary, Darla, Eugene, Pedro and Freddy Freeman Jr.
* Thaddeus Sivanna, having worked to become a historical/medical doctor, finally finds a mystical way to manually return to the Rock of Ages. He immediately frees the 7 deadly sins, and using their power, mortally wounds the wizard Shazam.
** With his realm now in chaos, Mr. Mind escapes his jar.

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* Batman begins noticing the gathering of creatures with an unknown purpose.
* Following the battle with Doomsday, Diana begins operating more in the open, hoping to curb a rise in global criminal activity following Superman's death[[note]]this might be a slight retcon given the way people were suspicious of Superman beforehand[[/note]]

[[folder: Aquaman reclaims his birthright]]

* Despite her own reservations about humanity, Princess Mera of Xebel wishes to follow the wishes of the former queen Atlanna and so goes to Aquaman, asking for his help to stop Orm's plans. While resistant at first, Arthur then almost loses his father due to Orm unleashing a tidal wave as a first warning the surface. Mera saves Thomas, and in gratitude, Arthur agrees to go fight, but not become a king.

* Harley Quinn and the Joker break up, and Harley blows up the Ace Chemicals facility as personal therapy. She gets entangled with several other women (pickpocket Cassandra Cain, nightclub singer Dinah Lance, GCPD detective Renee Montoya and vengeful crime family heir Helena Bertinelli) and they end up teaming to confront crime lord Roman Sionis a.k.a. Black Mask.

** For their first mission, they gather criminals such as Deadshot, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Slipnot and one Harley Quinn.

!Ancient History

[[folder: Rise of the Suicide Squad]]