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 sources (tie-in novels and SNES manual, and possibly a few other sources), and there are 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
 * 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)
 * 2095
 * October 29 - Construction of 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.
 * 2120 - Construction on Mars City begins.
 * 2130
 * July 17 - The Alpha Labs are built.
 * 2145
 * April 5, 2145 - Samuel Harding
 * 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.
 * September 5, 2145 - Charles Hollies
 * September 8, 2145 - Pierce Rogers
 * September 14, 2145 - Andrew Chin
 * September 23, 2145 - Elliot Swann
 * September 24, 2145 - James Holiday
 * October 1, 2145 - Nick Sadowayj
 * October 2, 2145
 * October 3, 2145
 * October 5, 2145 - William Banks
 * October 6, 2145 - Karl Cullen
 * October 7, 2145 - Ben Wolfe
 * October 10, 2145 - Ted Brown II receives a birthday gift from Kramer, its hidden in secret room.
 * October 12, 2145 - Karl Cullen
 * October 16, 2145 - Seamus Blake
 * October 17, 2145 - Pierce Rogers
 * October 18, 2145 - Frank Delahue
 * October 19, 2145 - Larry Bullman, Grant Baston
 * October 20, 2145
 * October 22, 2145
 * October 23, 2145 - Gary Ross
 * October 24, 2145 - Frank Delahue, Jack Smith, Henry Nelson
 * October 26, 2145 - Michael Abrams
 * October 28, 2145 - Mark Lamia
 * October 30, 2145 - Bill Tyson, Anthony Garza
 * October 31, 2145 - Mark Lamia
 * November 1, 2145 - Mark Lamia
 * November 2, 2145 - Mark Lamia
 * November 3, 2145 - Theresa Chasar (Doom 3)
 * November 4, 2145 - Jeffery Moen
 * November 5, 2145 -
 * November 6, 2145 - Anthony Garza
 * November 7, 2145 - Theresa Chasar (Doom 3)
 * November 8, 2145 - Adam Berneche
 * November 9, 2145 - Marcus Caseon
 * November 10, 2145
 * November 11, 2145 - Michael Abrams, Scott Johnson
 * November 12, 2145 - Marcus Stanton
 * November 13, 2145 - Frank Delahue
 * November 14, 2145 - Marcus Stanton, Robert Finch
 * November 15, 2145
 * The Doom Marine arrives on Mars on Transport 4409 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.
 * November 15, 2145
 * Daniel Young
 * November 16, 2145 - Elliot Swann, Ron Ridge
 * 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.
 * November 27, 2146: UAC Lead Technology Officer releases the Ionized Plasma Levitator Briefing video.
 * 2147
 * March 17, 2147 - Resurrection of Evil begins.

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 (that also introduces more information about Doom 3 characters such as Ian Kelliher and his father both from the novel).
 * 20th century - 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 updates their website.
 * 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.
 * 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..
 * 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. There are no known survivors from the incident (it is not clear where the Marine ended up).
 * 2146
 * November 20, 2146 - Stan Blazkowicz travels to Tycho Station 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.
 * 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.
 * 2104 (Shared with the Doom 3 Timeline) - 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.
 * 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 - 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.
 * 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 Bible Timeline
(Includes all events described or mentioned in the Doom Bible document by Tom Hall)
 * Doom Bible timeline

Doom 3 novels (many of these dates are included 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.
 * March 11, 2145
 * March 13, 2145 - First Outbreak

Doom (2005 film/novel)

 * 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 on what happened to the civilisation that built the Ark Portal, or why they built it.

Doom novels

 * 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.

ID universe timeline

 * ID Universe timeline

Background

 * Originally 'Classic Doom' was apparently seen as taking place in the 21st century (as also seen in Dafydd novels, and SNES Doom manual). Doom 3  (and Doom 2016) created a new timeline setting the events of that game in the 22nd century (2140