User blog:Jykale/ZeniVerse theory timeline

A couple years ago, I posted a theory that the various ZeniMax franchises are linked through most of the other series being set in the Outer Realms. Here's a timeline that updates the theory, and offers as complete a timeline as I can gather. The franchises featured here include: The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, Fallout, Rage, and Commander Keen.

Note that this timeline only contains definite dates. And though I consider Heretic/Hexen and Dishonored to be part of the ZeniVerse, there is no clear spot that one could place them...yet! I also consider Prey (2006 and 2017) and The Evil Within to be part of the ZeniVerse, but while they have definitive dates, I can't decide which of the possible timelines they should be assigned to.

For more information on my theory, please visit this link: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/12755/zeniverse-proposal-or-how-the-elder-scrolls-fallout-doom-wolfenstein-etc-could-fit-in-the-same-continuity

1E 1=2326 B.C.


 * Earth: N/A
 * Nirn: First Era begins

1E 700=1627 B.C.


 * Earth: Yagrum Bagarn visits Earth, leaves behind Dwemer tech on Earth. Tech is eventually discovered by Da'at Yichud society, influences secret creation of advanced technology.


 * Nirn: Yagrum Bagarn is away in one of the Outer Realms (i.e. Earth's dimension); The Dwemer disappear

1E 2920=593 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A

2E 1=594 A.D.
 * Nirn: First Era ends


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Second Era begins

2E 349=943 A.D.


 * Earth: Simon the Wanderer defeats Heinrich I (Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
 * Nirn: N/A

2E 578=1172 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Planemeld begins. (The Elder Scrolls Online)

2E 582=1176 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Planemeld ends. (The Elder Scrolls Online)

2E 864=1458 A.D.
 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Stros M'Kai Uprising (The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard)

2E 896=1489 A.D.
 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Second Era ends

3E 1=1490 A.D.
 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Third Era begins

3E 389=1878 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Imperial Simulacrum begins (The Elder Scrolls: Arena)

3E 399=1888 A.D.
 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Imperial Simulacrum ends (The Elder Scrolls: Arena)

3E 417=1906 A.D.


 * Earth:N/A


 * Nirn: The Warp in the West (The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall)

3E 425=1914 A.D.
 * Earth: World War I begins


 * Nirn: N/A

3E 427=1916 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Dagoth Ur defeated by Nerevarine; Bloodmoon Prophecy; Deaths of Almalexia and Sotha Sil (The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind)

3E 429=1918 A.D.


 * Earth: World War I ends.


 * Nirn: N/A

3E 433=1922 A.D.


 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Oblivion Crisis; Greymarch; Death of Umaril the Unfeathered. Third Era ends (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

4E 1=1923 A.D.
 * Earth: N/A


 * Nirn: Fourth Era begins

4E 17=1939 A.D.
 * Earth: World War II begins


 * Nirn: Titus Mede crowned Emperor

4E 18=1940 A.D.
 * Earth: BJ Blazkowicz recovers Spear of Destiny, defeats Angel of Death (Spear of Destiny)


 * Nirn: Prince Attrebus Mede is born

4E 19=1941 A.D.
 * Earth: BJ Blazkowicz recovers Spear for second time (Return to Danger)


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 20=1942 A.D.
 * Earth: BJ Blazkowicz battles Adolf Hitler in Castle Wolfenstein (Original Encounter); BJ defeats Harbinger of Doom (Wolfenstein RPG)


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 21=1943 A.D.
 * Earth: BJ Blazkowicz foils Operation Resurrection (Return to Castle Wolfenstein); Allied Soldier retrieves war plans for Operation Rheingold from Castle Wolfenstein (Castle Wolfenstein); BJ retrieves Spear for third time (The Ultimate Challenge); BJ averts chemical war (Nocturnal Missions)
 * Nirn: N/A

[EARTH TIMELINES BEGIN TO SPLIT BEYOND THIS POINT]

4E 22=1944 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: BJ Blazkowicz escapes Castle Wolfenstein, kills Hans Grosse and Dr. Schabbs (Wolfenstein 3D Episodes 1 and 2)


 * Earth, timeline 2: BJ Blazkowicz disrupts Nazi operations in Isenstadt, kills Hans Grosse (Wolfenstein 2009)


 * Earth, timeline 3: Hitler killed in bombing by Allied Soldier (Beyond Castle Wolfenstein)


 * Nirn: Thalmor seize Summerset Isle

4E 23=1945 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: BJ Blazkowicz kills Hitler; World War II ends (Wolfenstein 3D Episode 3)


 * Earth, timeline 2: Hitler survives assassination attempt; World War II continues


 * Earth, timeline 3: Axis Powers surrender; World War II ends


 * Nirn: Annaig Hoinart is born.

4E 24=1946 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: BJ averts Nazi operations in Wulfburg (The Old Blood), BJ rendered catatonic in battle (The New Order)


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

[TIMELINE 2 SPLITS AFTER THIS POINT, DEPENDING ON WHETHER FERGUS OR WYATT IS SAVED.]

4E 38=1960 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: BJ awakens, kills Deathshead (The New Order)


 * Earth, timeline 2B: BJ awakens, kills Deathshead (The New Order)


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: Death of Vundheim

4E 39=1961 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: Second American Revolution begins (The New Colossus)


 * Earth, timeline 2B: Second American Revolution begins (The New Colossus)


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 68=1990 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Commander Keen journeys into outer space (Commander Keen)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 74=1996 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Ranger defeats Shub-Niggurath (Quake)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 98=2020 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: Void Nights begin.

4E 100=2022 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Deimos teleported into Hell; Earth and Phobos invaded by demons (Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, No Rest For The Living, The Plutonia Experiment)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: Void Nights end

4E 101=2023 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Demons invade UAC base on Jupiter's moon Io (TNT: Evilution)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 103=2025 A.D. 


 * Earth, timeline 1: Earth's resources depleted, likely due to demonic invasions


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 107=2029 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: Asteroid collides with Earth
 * Earth, timeline 2B: N/A
 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 129-154=2050-2076 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Tel Aviv destroyed by nuclear device; Strogg Invasion (Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Quake II, Quake 4); Interdimensional tournament held by the Vadrigar (Quake III Arena, Quake III Team Arena); Doomguy defeats Mother Demon in Hell, remains in Hell afterwards, ending the demonic invasions of Earth's dimension (Doom 64)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Resource Wars


 * Nirn: Riften razed during uprising (4E 129); Raven Rock's Bulwark repaired by Lleril Morvayn (4E 130)

4E 155=2077 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: Great War begins


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Great War begins


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 201= 2123 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: Skyrim Civil War; Coming of the Dragons (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

4E 212=2135 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: Nicholas Raine awakens on Earth (RAGE)


 * Earth, timeline 2B: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 222=2145 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: Demons invade Mars, Marine defeats Cyberdemon (Doom 3)


 * Earth, timeline 2B: BJ Blazkowicz III and Stan Blazkowicz stop demonic invasion on Mars (Doom RPG)


 * Earth, timeline 3: B.J. Blazkowicz displaced in UAC facility on Mars, encounters Devil Incarnate for the second time (The Ultimate Challenge)


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 223=2146 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2B: Demonic invasion of Earth's moon (Doom II RPG)


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 224=2147 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2A: Demons invade Mars for second time. (Resurrection of Evil)


 * Earth, timeline 2B: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 227=2149 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Doom Slayer awakened on Mars. (Doom 2016)


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 239=2161 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: Vault Dweller leaves Vault 13; Crypts and Fools eliminated from Scrapheap (Fallout Demo)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A
 * Earth, timeline 3: Vault Dweller leaves Vault 13 (Fallout)
 * Nirn: N/A

4E 275=2197 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: BoS arrives in Midwest (Fallout Tactics)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A
 * Earth, timeline 3: BoS arrives in Midwest (Fallout Tactics, "canon" version)

4E 286=2208 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: BoS arrives in Texas (Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel)


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A
 * Earth, timeline 3: N/A


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 319=2241 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A
 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Chosen One sent to retrieve GECK (Fallout 2)

4E 355=2277 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Lone Wanderer leaves Vault 101; Enclave defeated on East Coast (Fallout 3)


 * Nirn: N/A

4E 359=2281 A.D.
 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: Second Battle of Hoover Dam (Fallout: New Vegas)
 * Nirn: N/A

4E 365=2287 A.D.


 * Earth, timeline 1: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 2: N/A


 * Earth, timeline 3: War between Minutemen, Institute, Railroad, and BoS (Fallout 4)