Console Doom timeline

This article contains the various timelines created by various developers of Doom games. Including iD software, Midway, and Bethesda software and others.

Classic Doom (Original Doom Games):
(Includes Ultimate Doom, Doom II, No Rest for the Living, Final Doom, and Lastly Doom 64.)

''Note: Doom does not have clear dates for when events take place. It is implied to take place during early 21st century in a couple of early sources (tie-in novels and SNES manual, and possibly a few other sources), and there are only a few references to amount of time between games. Only the SNES manual gives a 'clear dates' for the start of Doom 1. Otherwise there really isn't much of a timeline to actually list.''
 * 2018 - The military, UAC's biggest supplier, has used the remote facilities on Phobos and Deimos to conduct various secret projects, including research on inter-dimensional space travel.
 * 2019- The Marine assaults a superior officer, and is transferred to Mars, home of the Union Aerospace Corporation.
 * 2021 - July 1 - DOOMNL 01-D19305-1C is published.
 * 2022
 * March 15 - Mars receives a message from Phobos base stating that the base under attack and requesting backup.
 * A few hours later, the marines land and try to stop the invasion. The Marine is ordered to stay behind and protect the perimeter. The marine forces are wiped out or turned into monsters. Planetary authorities send the final Marine the new DOOMNL 01-D19505-1D replacing earlier manual (now including briefing for the Marine, and 'images from the invasion captured by remote video cameras. The video data was computer analyzed by the UAC and the results are provided "here and only here"). The Marine leaves the escape pod vowing to destroy the invasion force.
 * Doom Begins
 * Doom II Begins
 * No Rest for the Living begins.
 * Plutonia Experiment begins.
 * 2023 (or at least a year after Plutonia Experiment )
 * TNT:Evilution begins.
 * The fatigued marine is decommissioned, and the military DOOM Episodes are classified. The UAC's bases are sealed, and quarantined by radioactive bombardment.
 * Years Later
 * Doom 64 begins. Doom Marine is re-commissioned to stop a new threat, from a deepspace installation he once fought the Demons at.

Doom 3
(Doom 3, Resurrection of Evil, The Lost Mission, Doom Resurection)


 * 1996 - The first Quakecon Games is held.
 * 2095
 * October 29 - Construction of Phase One, Alpha Labs begins on Mars
 * 2104 - The explorations of the caverns in 2104 led to the discovery of ancient artifact codenamed U1, the Soul Cube, along with stone tablets written by the ancient Martian civilization.
 * 2115 - Martian Civilization was first discovered.
 * 2118 - Steve Jenson is born.
 * 2120 - Construction on Mars City begins.
 * 2130
 * July 17 - The Alpha Labs are completed.
 * 2141 -
 * January 15 - Alpha Labs Introduction video is made.
 * K. Tang transferred to mars.
 * 2139 - Project Mercury, was built in Delta Labs, and became operational.
 * 2142
 * Mach-2 Chain Gun Briefing video is produced.
 * 2144
 * January 1 - Research on a partial Imp remains.
 * February 5 - Hellknight (partial) research.
 * July 28 - Series 3 Plasma Gun information video is released.
 * November 2 - Research on the Living Dead.
 * 2145
 * March 5 - Mars Research Facility One wecome video is released by Human Resources.
 * March 11 - Marine Command Briefing video is created for incoming transfers.
 * April 5 - Samuel Harding
 * April 15 - Hydrocon PR video is produced. Molecular Fuel Storage Compactor PR vide is produced.
 * June - 21:00 hours UMT. Experiment in the Delta Labs triggers an unknown event, resulting in the systematic invasion of the entire facility. Marine forces are deployed to hot spots around the facility, with many teams encountering heavy resistance. Bravo Team was ambushed in EnPro facility while searching for survivors. There was only one survivor of the team.
 * July 12 - Research on the Imp.
 * August 6 - Heather Elaine, Simon Garlick, Earl Besch
 * August 8 - Simon Garlick, Richard Davis
 * August 10 - Simon Garlick, Malcolm Betruger, Richard Davis
 * August 21 - Ancient Civilization video is produced. AM3 Series Portable Power Plant video is produced.
 * September 5, 2145 - Charles Hollies
 * September 8, 2145 - Pierce Rogers
 * September 14, 2145 - Andrew Chin
 * September 19 - Frank Cerano
 * September 23, 2145 - Elliot Swann, UAC Board Chairman, Charlie Haskell
 * September 24, 2145 - James Holiday
 * September 25 - Tony Bates
 * September 27 - Revenant research
 * October 1, 2145 - Nick Sadowayj, Joel Stangl, Dmitry Lebedev, George Earling, Charles Hollies
 * October 2, 2145 - Malcolm Betruger, William Banks, Elliot Swann, Elizabeth McNeil
 * October 3, 2145 - Malcolm Betruger, Elliot Swann, Harold Munch, Bernice Tooley
 * October 4 - Harold Munch, Bernice Tooley
 * October 5, 2145 - William Banks, Maintenance Safety Video is produced, Specimen Stasis Museum video is produced, Soul Cube video is produced. Tablets video is produced.
 * October 6, 2145 - Karl Cullen, Dmitry Lebedev
 * October 7, 2145 - Ben Wolfe
 * October 8 - Chase Higgins, Morgan
 * October 9 - Chase Higgins, Nasir Adil, Jonathan Moses
 * October 10, 2145 - BFG 9000 Briefing video is produced.
 * October 11 - Martianbuddy.com
 * October 12, 2145 - Karl Cullen, Allen Rhodes
 * October 13 - The first incident occurred on October 13th, 2145 at the Exis surface tunnel. One of the construction workers, Bill Sanders, was offloading a shipment of steel supports when a procurement manager stopped him. In the heated conversation that followed, Sanders grabbed a nearby pickaxe and lunged at the manager. Luckily the argument beforehand generated a sizable crowd, and when Sanders attacked the manager, a number of men were able to subdue him.
 * October 14 - Walter Connors
 * October 15 - Frank Cinders, Tony Bates
 * October 16, 2145 - Seamus Blake, Han Lee]
 * October 17, 2145 - Pierce Rogers
 * October 18, 2145 - Frank Delahue, Steve Bryant, Dmitry Lebedev, Robert Cody
 * October 19, 2145 - Larry Bullman, Grant Baston
 * October 20, 2145 - William Banks, Phil Wilson
 * October 22, 2145 - Andy Cavazos, Travis Folsom
 * October 23, 2145 - Gary Ross
 * October 24, 2145 - Frank Delahue, Jack Smith, Henry Nelson, Bernice Tooley, Eric Nelson, Bernie Lipsitz
 * October 25 - Mathew Morton
 * October 26, 2145 - Michael Abrams, Henry Nelson, Ron Ridge, David Voss
 * October 27 - Allen Rhodes, Chris Vargas, Rodney Daniels, David Voss, Andrew Chin
 * October 28, 2145 - Mark Lamia
 * October 29 - Peter Raleigh
 * October 30, 2145 - Bill Tyson, Anthony Garza, Paul Simons
 * October 31, 2145 - Mark Lamia, Sharon Rhodes, Allen Rhodes
 * November 1, 2145 - Start of Safety Awareness month, Mark Lamia
 * November 2, 2145 - Mark Lamia, Richard Meyers, Allen Rhodes, Travis Folsom, Steve Jenson medical report.
 * November 3, 2145 - Theresa Chasar (Doom 3), Nasir Adil
 * November 4, 2145 - Jeffery Moen
 * November 5, 2145 - Chris Vargas
 * November 6, 2145 - Anthony Garza, Phil Anders/Phil Anderson, Bob Thompson
 * Jenny Lin broke into a supply cabinet containing emergency weaponry supplied to the local security teams. For reasons unknown she then became hostile and killed two security officers. Another security officer was injured while bravely putting himself in harms way. Technician Lin was also killed.
 * November 7, 2145 - Theresa Chasar (Doom 3)
 * November 8, 2145 - Adam Berneche, Bradley Martin, Phil Anders
 * November 9, 2145 - Marcus Caseon, Bob Thompson, Bradley Martin, Roger Harris, Phil Anders
 * November 10, 2145 = Adam Berneche, Phil Anders, Robert Thompson
 * November 11, 2145 - Michael Abrams, Scott Johnson
 * November 12, 2145 - Marcus Stanton, Nasir Adil
 * November 13, 2145 - Frank Delahue, Phil Anders, Elliot Swann, Nasir Adil
 * November 14, 2145 - Marcus Stanton, Robert Finch, Duncan Mathews, Data-File AR-U1
 * November 15, 2145
 * The Doom Marine arrives on Mars on Transport 4409 at 6:18 MC, he was transferred as punishment for assaulting a superior officer for ordering his soldiers to fire upon civilians, and to replace another soldier. He and his body cast were shipped to Pearl Harbor, while the Marine were transferred to Mars, home of the Union Aerospace Corporation.
 * DarkStar is scheduled to return to Earth destination Burns Flat, OK at 18:55 MST.
 * Daniel Young, Duncan Mathews, Ian McCormick (Teleportation Experiments video), Richard Meyers (Teleportaiton Experiments video), Allen Rhodes, Travis Folsom.
 * +6 hours post invasion, Bravo Team is ambushed, Bravo Marine (ID# 6703x-02) is the only survivor.
 * November 16, 2145 - Elliot Swann, Ron Ridge, iD Software emails (Doom 3), Valuable Sacrificial Pointers
 * November 18 (NOTE: Most likely meant 11-08-2145) - Phil Anders, Roger Harris
 * November 20, 2145 - The Recon Zulu marine team found only one survivor, a Marine Corporal. Important UAC personnel such the company's lawyer and counselor Elliot Swann and his bodyguard Jack Campbell, who arrived hours before the outbreak to make an assessment of the whole Mars operation and enact damage control if necessary, were found dead. Master Sergeant Thomas Kelly and other Delta Labs scientists were also found dead. The marine team had no information regarding the fate of Dr. Malcolm Betruger, the chief scientist of Delta Labs who - unknown to them - had become the demon Maledict.
 * Novemeber 21 - Ionized Plasma Levitator Briefing video is produced.
 * November 22
 * Expected arrival of T4315 at 06:00 MST  from Lunar 1.
 * November 26
 * Expected arrival of F36 at 14:30 MST.
 * November 29
 * Expected arrival of T4500 at 06:00 MST.
 * December 6
 * Expected arrival of T4800 at 06:00 MST.
 * December 12 - Sturton docked vacation time of anyone caught playing too much Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3.
 * December 27
 * DarkStar scheduled to make it to earth 13:00 CST.
 * 2146
 * May 1 - An orbital probe detects a faint unidentified signal broadcast from the abandoned Site 1 Complex.
 * August 6 - Mars mission Goals & Safety video is produced.
 * August 8 - The UAC announces the renewal of its Mars research program. Dr. Elizabeth McNeil is chosen to lead the primary assessment team.
 * September 12 - Elizabeth McNeil welcomes personnel to the Site 1 Expedition.
 * November 27: UAC Lead Technology Officer releases the Ionized Plasma Levitator Briefing video.
 * 2147
 * Central Senate projected to cut deficit in half by this year.
 * January 6 - Bernard Fresko, Roberts
 * January 8 - Bernard Fresko
 * January 10 - Bernard Fresko
 * January 12 - Bernard Fresko
 * March 10 - Ron Gibbons, Nathan Reynolds, Ronn Jolson, Viktor Kharkov
 * March 11 - Preston Glenn, Kleinberg, Mac Smith, James Owens, Chance Glasco, Nicolas Haag
 * March 12 - Ryan Okeefe, Ian, Preston Glenn, Stocker, David Edens
 * March 13 - Marcus Tanner, Viktor Kharkov, Gregory Martin, Elizabeth McNeil, Preston Glenn, Fred Grossman, James Owens, Elizbeth McNeil, Keith Noordzy, David Edens, Nicolas Haag, Kelly Garland
 * March 14 - Marcus Tanner, Jack Martin, Sean Weston, Gregory Martin, Stewart Jackson, Viktor Kharkov, Steven Crane, Elizabeth McNeil, Ron Gibbons, Evans, Sean Gibson, Sparks, James Carnagey, Fred Grosman, Keith Noordzy, Ronn Jolson, Dr. Cloud, Patrick Hook, Mitchell.
 * March 15 - Sean Weston, Gregory Martin, Viktor Kharkov, Stewart Jackson, Jake Hernandez, Steven Crane, Leo Avery, James Carnagey, Elizabeth McNeil, Sparks
 * March 16 - Stewart Jackson, Steven Crane
 * March 17, 2147
 * Resurrection of Evil begins.
 * Jake Hernandez

Doom RPG
(Doom RPG, Doom RPG II, Doom II RPG Comic, Wolfenstein RPG, UAC Website )

''Note: Doom RPG only has a few given dates most of them are taken or based on dates from Doom 3 including a tie in UAC website made for it and Doom 3 Novels (that also introduces more information about Doom 3 related characters such as Ian Kelliher and his father both from the novels). The exact date for when Doom RPG begins is not given, but appears to be set in late 2145 (the UAC website itself is under 'lockdown' from the events from the games Doom RPG/Doom 3). In addition there are some tie-in connections between Doom II RPG and Doom Resurrection (another Doom 3 spinoff game), but the date for that game can be found in the Doom 3 section above.''
 * 20th century (c. 1940s)  - Wolfenstein RPG
 * 1993 - The date that original Doom was released, its setting and scenario is strangely similar to events that will happen in the future at least a hundred years later.
 * 2015 - Union Aerospace Corporation is founded by Thomas Kelliher on earth..
 * 2025 - UAC makes its name in the famous Joint Mars Expeditions.
 * 2112 - First structure of the first permanent Martian settlement is built, in what is known as Sector 4 (it is the oldest human colony on the planet).
 * 2114
 * Dr. Jensen received his Ph.D from Union States Institute of Technology, Northeast (USITNE).
 * October 10, 2114 - Birth of Ted Brown II.
 * 2122 - Dr. Kelvin begins working for the UAC.
 * 2138 - Dr. Jensen begins working for UAC's Advanced Research Department.
 * 2142 - Dr Jensen begins working on Mars.
 * 2143
 * Dr. Geurard joins the teleportation research team.
 * December 22, 2143 Chainsaw scheduled for refurbishment the following year. Zachary wishes everyone Happy Holidays.
 * 2144 - Union Aerospace Corporation introduces their new website.
 * January 1, 2144 - Chainsaw is repaired.
 * January 8, 2144 Director Castle orders everyone not to tend to anything in the Atrium 02 until they find out what has killed everything.
 * January 12, 2144 - Xanax captures specimens following primary portal grid powerup. He successfully suspends them in stasis for further study.
 * January 13, 2144 - Zanax at the Lunar Outpost receives confirmation from Dr. Geurard on Mars that he has encountered similar fauna in his research.
 * January 16, 2144
 * M. Burns asks Chris to see what can be done about a unit. He couldn't touch the Echo Sierras until his new parts arrived from Earth.
 * J. Klein sees pressure anomalies in the coolant tanks at Cichus, caused by recent power spikes.
 * January 21, 2144 - Zachary looks for inconsistent behavior in computers at Tychus after reports.
 * February 4, 2144 - Zachary can't calibrate flow meters until Mixom tech gets down and serves a tank.
 * February 5, 2144  - Zanax at Keplar Site finds that the creatures are highly resistant to pain and injury, which has made specimen acquisition troublesome. It has been difficult acquiring them without killing them.
 * February 6, 2144 - Zanax research continues. He discovers from field reports that the creatures exhibit varying tolerance for different types of weapon attacks. He indicated that further research would be needed to discover most efficient way of subduing the creatures.
 * February 7, 2144
 * Third repair work order put in for the elevator in Keplar Site. It still hadn't been fixed.
 * X. Zanax on the Lunar outpost classifies specimen as an "imp" or possibly a "Gwocklego" according to his assistant.
 * February 8, 2144 - Zanax discovers that imp is particularly resistant to stasis suspension, but system is stable, but that that researchers should be careful when handling..
 * February 12, 2144 - J.Klein sees intermittent heavy loads on the power griad, but isn't able to find the source yet.
 * February 26, 2144 - Scientists in the Greenhouse at Keplar Site on the moon manage breakthroughs.
 * Febrary 27, 2144 - Cargo personnel begin reporting that their Manifest Database is having issues. A new power supply is ordered to see if it will fix the problem.
 * March 3, 2144 - R. Zachary installs new systems on the UAC Lunar Outpost, and Rhoomba 5000.
 * March 10, 2144 - Upgrades completed by Zachary. Everything checks out ok. He made his reports to tech 009 (Chris Sukut).
 * March 17, 2144 - Strange things begin happening to machines on the Lunar Outpost.
 * March 24, 2144 - Air, water and septic life supports still functioning but odd data reports. C. Sukut calls in a specialist. Zachary has gone missing.
 * October 10, 2144 - David Kramer forgets to send a birthday present to Ted Brown II.
 * 2145
 * Union Aerospace Corporation updates their website again.
 * Dr. Nadira joins the Mars Outpost.
 * October 2145 - Caldex is hired to work on the Lunar Outpost..
 * October 10, 2145 - Ted Brown II receives a birthday gift from Kramer, its hidden in secret room.
 * Date Unknown - The Doom Marine (known as B.J. Blazkowicz (Doom RPG)) investigates strange reports going on at the Mars Outpost The UAC marines are involved in the Mars Incident when demons take over the base. He defeats the diaboloical Dr. Kronos and his Cyberdemon creation in a showdown with the legions of Hell. At least according to UAC propaganda, there were known survivors from the incident (it is not clear where the Marine ended up).
 * Most of the UAC website is temporarily secured. The Earth Assemblies Secretary of Security has classified some content pending its investigation into the UAC's involvment in recent events on Mars.
 * 2146
 * November 20, 2146 - Stan Blazkowicz, O'Riley, and Major Morgan travel to Tycho Station on the Moon, teleports to UAC Administration Headquarters on Earth, and through Hell, and saves the universe from demons, at one point even defeating the Harbinger, another Cyberdemon his ancestor had defeated centuries before.

Doom 2016

 * 21st Century
 * Early; Water is discovered on mars. Very little happens in way of colonization, except exploration over the next century.
 * Late; Advanced Rocket Launcher is developed.
 * 2019 - Samuel Hayden is born.
 * 2095 - The Argent Fracture is discovered. Argent plasma was discovered in a trench on Mars by an expedition from the SS Amundsen.
 * 2096 - The Union Aerospace Corporation established an outpost on Mars to extract Argent plasma from the Argent Fracture.
 * 2122
 * March 10 - A statue of the Praetor Suit was excavated (Artifact U9).
 * 2124
 * November 16 - Two Ancient Sentinel statues were excavated (Artifact J46).
 * 2127 - The Argent Tower is completed.
 * 6 Months Later - Samuel Hayden transfers his mind over to a cyborg to continue his existence, after his body breaks down due to Stage 4 Cancer.
 * 2136 - The Advanced Research Complex is completed.
 * 2143 - During one of the first teleporter explorations, the Corrax tablets are retrieved from Hell in a UAC Automated Survey.
 * 2145
 * 128 - The first Project Lazarus Manned Expedition is sent to Hell. The expedition ends with complete loss of human life, but achieved its mission. The sarcophagus of the Doom Marine is recovered from Kadingir Sanctum.
 * 2146
 * Industrial accident related deaths in the Foundry dropped significantly thanks to new UAC safety protocols where employees exposed to dangerous materials are sent to the Lazarus Labs.
 * 351
 * The first Project Lazarus Tethering Operation is conducted.
 * Pinkies are discovered for the first time.
 * 2147
 * 016 - The second Project Lazarus Tethering Operation is conducted. The expedition ends in an confrontation with the Hell Guard.
 * 2148 -
 * 177 - The second Project Lazarus Manned Expedition is sent to the Great Steppe. The expedition ends with similar losses. The petrified remains of a Baalgar demon is recovered.
 * 2149
 * c. February - The Argent Facility - UAC base had its last accident.  
 * October - Doom 2016 Begins.
 * December - Indentured servants on the offworld Tei Tenga Mining Station were replaced with robotic workers, optimal output expected to return to normal by this date.

Doom 3 novels (many of these dates are included above):
''Note: The Doom 3 novels and Doom 3 game have very different dates for when the events of the story take place. The novels place the outbreaks earlier in the year during March 2145, where as it was November in the game. Other details throughout are very different than in the game as well (including number of individuals who landed on Dropship, the number of survivors, as well as characters who do not appear in the game, and the final outcome of the Marine). However it is notable that at least some of the original material from the novels had influence on Doom RPG's extended lore (some of that information can be seen in its own section above).''
 * 2-1,000,000 B.C. Ancient Martian civilization is built.
 * 400,000 B.C. - Height of the Martian civilization.
 * 90,000-10,000 - Ancient languages develop on earth, some may have originated from Mars.
 * 1944 - Since 1944 global warming begins changing the earth until it is unrecognizable in 2144.
 * 1962 - A sci-fi movie "To Serve Man" about the 1950's is made.
 * 2078 - Destruction of the old Pentagon. New building designed to replace it in Wyoming.
 * 2095 - Great medical breakthroughs are developed over the next half century.
 * 2126 - Military Council Ruling is inacted.
 * 2135
 * 2144
 * April 27, 2144 - Dr. Kellyn McDonald's folder is checked and opened by Betruger, and then closed and locked.
 * February 5 - Kellyn McDonald
 * March 11, 2145
 * ​March 13
 * ​March 14

Doom (2005 film/novel)
Note: Most of the specific dates only appear in the film version, but a few additional dates including characters ages can be interpreted from the novel version from films dates.
 * 1986 - Todd Carmack was born.
 * 2026 - Archeologists working in the Nevada desert discover the Ark portal to ancient city on Mars at Papoose Lake. Grimm's parents were among the first scientists to travel to Olduvai on Mars.
 * 2027 - The Kid is born.
 * 2036 - Last time John Reaper saw his sister, before she travelled to study on Mars.
 * 2046 - Research has gleamed no results. Film/Novel begins.

Doom novels timeline

 * Doom novels timeline

Quake series

 * The Arena Eternal is an extradimensional structure created by the Vadrigar and populated with the greatest warriors in all of time and space. The Doom Marine, and other survivors of Phobos invasion: Crash, and Phobos were brought there from their eras to fight.
 * Ranger is brought in from his own era to fight as well.
 * 21st Century-The Global Defense Force, or GDF, is a supranational paramilitary organization, formed in the mid-21st Century from a large pool of national military organizations and relief agencies, to combat increasingly severe weather events, other natural disasters and terrorist campaigns, as well as to keep the peace in historically unstable regions such as the Middle East. It was created shortly before the Strogg invasion of Earth. The GDF is a fencible military, as opposed to the Space Marine Corps which is expeditionary.
 * The Strogg invaded Earth in the mid-21st Century in search of biological components. The Strogg invaded the Earth in the middle of its 21st Century period, taking its inhabitants completely by surprise. Their large invasion fleet arrived in orbit over the world seemingly out of nowhere, and its ground forces quickly proved themselves a dire threat to the existence of Mankind. By the mid-21st century humanity is fighting for its survival against the hostile alien threat seeking to end the Strogg once and for all by invading their homeworld.
 * Doom 3 references to Quake: Quake-43, Quakecon Games and Hunter (character).
 * The "Armstrong" was an Orbital Space Station in low orbit around the Earth. During the Strogg invasion of Earth, it was used by the U.A.C. to study and store creatures and weapons developed on Mars. When the Strogg invaded Earth, the station had been turned into an Orbital Defense Platform, but it was ultimately taken down by the Strogg. During this incident, Kane found an old U.A.C. weapon which he used to survive. He turned out to be the only survivor of this attack, but United Nations kept him quiet about this incident, leading to rumors that the weapon wasn't all he had found.
 * Doom imagery appears in Quake III Arena. The image of a Lost Soul on the lower side of Anarki's board. Another typical Doom image (Demonic head in a pentagram) can be seen on the back of Biker's jacket. There are also several images of the Icon of Sin appearing as wall decorations on some of the maps.
 * BFG 10K (the next model after BFG 9K) appears in Quake II and Quake II Arena.

ID universe timeline

 * ID Universe timeline

Doom Bible
(Includes all events described or mentioned in the Doom Bible document by Tom Hall) The Doom Bible may of be some interest to individuals looking into the history of Doom's development. While the unused storyline doesn't have any dates to make a specific timeline (other than characters ages) there is at least a detailed list of events.


 * Doom Bible