#overwatch timeline

[andersons-bayonettes]

Overwatch Timeline! Yay!

Note: Overwatch Timeline doesn't even work properly after my calculations (admittedly, I'm bad at maths) they just pushed everything too close together. I.e. we should be in 2076 AT LEAST but that doesn't work because then the characters would all (or at least, some) be older by one year but we're gonna go with "now = 2075, everything after now = future)

Note 2: I aged up Kiriko since this was originally made for my Fanfiction. She is marked with a star, her actual date of birth isn't in this line, however, if she would be, she'd be born 2054 (with D.Va)

2011 - Sigma

2012 - Reinhardt

2013 - Ana

2015 - Reaper (?)

2016 - Torb

2018 - Soldier

2024 - Sojurn

2025 - Moira, Roadhog

2028 - Doomfist

2031 - Emre

2033 - Mei

2034 - Ashe

2035 - Hanzo

2036 - Cassidy, Mercy

2037 - Baptiste

2038 - Genji, Mauga

*2039 - Kiriko

2040 - Widowmaker

2041 - Pharah

2042 - Zenyatta

? - 2043 - Omnica (rise, Bastion units, malfunctions, fraud, investigation, fall, decommissioning Omnics), Aurora

2043 - Bastion, Sombra, Domina, Omnics reactivate: attack Siege Automatons, Attack Russia -> first Omnic crisis start)

2044 - Winston, Junker Queen, Lifeweaver

2044 - 2046 - Volskaya Industries create Svyatogor, Germany implements Crusaders (Reinhardt joins), USA start the Soldier Enhancing Program (Soldier & Reaper enroll), resistance fails, UN decides the Overwatch Strike Team, Balderich dies -> Reinhardt leads Overwatch, Overwatch formed (Reinhardt, Reaper, Soldier, Ana, Torb & Mina Liao), Reaper announced first strike commander, Overwatch success

2045 - Zarya, Symmetra

2046 - Vendetta

2047 - Lúcio, Tracer, Ramattra, Overwatch ends Omnic crisis via striking the Omnic Command and Control structure, Aurora sacrifices herself, Blackwatch first gets formed, Soldier reolaces Reaper as Strike Commander as Reaper switches to Blackwatch

2048 - Junkrat

2049 - Venture

2050 - Brigitte, Sierra, Operation White Dome (Torb looses arm & eye)

2051 - Hazard

2053 - Anran, "The Reaper" appears in armed conflicts, appearing without loyalty to any Organisation, Reaper captures Cassidy during a sting Operation on the deadlock gang, Cassidy joins Blackwatch

2054 - D.Va

2054 - 2065 - Shambali Monestary becomes famous under Mondatta, Zenyatta travels the world, Australian Omnium gifted ti Omnics -> displacing many humans (Roadhog), Australian Liberation Front formed, a strike on the Omnium goes wrong -> damaged fusion core irradiates Australia, Bastion awakens

2056 - Juno, Wuyang

2057 - Illari

2061 - Wrecking Ball, Echo

2064 - Efi

2065 - Numbani renews the OR14 to OR15, natural disaster forces researchers at Ecopoint Antarctica to enter cryostasis, Hanzo Vs Genji, Genji saved by Mercy and recruited to Blackwatch to help with missions against the Shimada Clan

2066 - 2068 - accusations about corruption & illegal activity in Overwatch, Tracer Slipstream incident, Moira hired into Blackwatch -> experiments on Reaper, Blackwatch existence leaked, Japan files complaint about Blackwatch activity inside Borders, UN director orders investigation on an incident in Cairo

2067 - Overwatch facility in Oslo attacked -> investigation, Reaper & Cassidy meet with Gerard Lacroix at Blackwatch facility in Rome, suspect: Antonio Bartalotti (Talon leader), plan: arrest employees -> his downfall, cybernetic woman sets bomb, Lacroix injured, Soldier wants official investigation, Reaper wants to kidnap Bartalotti -> Soldier agrees with Reaper & Blackwatch leaves, Reaper kills Bartalotti & Cassidy disagrees, Blackwatch becomes public, investigation via Lacroix, Ana & Soldier, Maximilien & Doomfist take over (Retribution)

2068 - Mondatta kidnapped & taken hostage by Null Sector, UK denies Overwatch Operation, Cassidy helps Overwatch with information, Reaper doesn't confirm or deny sending Cassidy, Tracer accepted as active Overwatch Agent by Soldier, Soldier disregards UK decision and starts mission to rescue Mondatta

2069 - Ana "killed" by Widowmaker during a mission led by Soldier, Sojurn helps Overwatch capture Maximilien, Maximilien reveals Doomfists plan to stay in Singapore -> Doomfist Captured, Investigation in Venice (unknown incident), Italy reveals Moiras involvement with Blackwatch, UN authorise secret investigation on Blackwatch & Overwatch, Soldier & Reaper "killed" by an explosion in the Swiss HQ of Overwatch, Petra Act -> UN disbands Overwatch

2070 - 2075 - Omnic & Human tension in Russia snaps -> second Omnic crisis, Soldier infiltrates Overwatch bases and steals equipment, Vishkar starts work in Rio after Symmetra & Sanjay sabotage local business, Lúcio steals Vishkar equipment & rallies people overnight -> becomes celebrity, Orisa

2071 - Talon mission in Monte Christo to kill Daniel Fernandez, after he's nowhere to be found civilians homes get searched and the entire city burned to the ground, Baptiste leaves Talon

2073- Synaesthesia Auditiva

2074

Before october:

Winston works on shield generator

50.000+ victims to the second Omnic crisis

Talon tries to infiltrate Watchpoint Gibraltar, Winston manages to stop them but Reaper could obtain a list with former Overwatch members' locations

Recall (Tracer answers)

Mei exits Cryostasis

Widowmaker kills Mondatta

Genji confronts Hanzo

Soldier attacks Los Muertos in Dorado

Cassidy eliminates Talon raiding a hyper train. He dumps the item they were after before backup arrives

Reinhardt & Brigitte repair Reinhardt's old Crusader armor to get rid of a gang in a German town

Roadhog & Junkrat kill the CEO of Hyde Global & blow up their skyscraper in Sydney

Anubis escapes Helix Security Confinement but is stopped by Pharah

Torb saves Boklovo from a Titan

October:

"Shrike"(Ana) disrupts Talon operations in egypt

Soldier assaults the Criminal Hakim but is stopped by Reaper. Shrike rescues Soldier & they reveal their identities & join forces

Sombra leaks information about LumériCo & Los Muertos' protest plans

November:

1st: Sombra leaking Information & the robberies from Roadhog & Junkrat force the LumériCo CEO Guillermo Portero to step down

2nd: Mei arrives in Nepal

Reaper leads Talon team to kill Katya Volskaya, Sombra interferes (cinematic)

Monday: Winston & Tracer stop Widowmaker & Reaper from retrieving the Doomfist gauntlet from museum (cinematic)

December:

Lúcio tours to promote Synesthesia Auditiva

Junkrat & Roadhog return to Australia

New Year's Eve: Lúcio concert in London

Present

2075

Janurary

Bastion hunted -> taken in by Torb

Feburary

Doomfist breaks out of Helix Security International & meets up with Maximilien, Vialli falls to death (thanks Doomfist), Reaper & Doomfist meet with Talon Board

Doomfist retrieves the Doomfist gauntlet and obliterates the OR15 units

March

Efi buys spare OR15 parts from Adawe Foundation, builds Orisa (AI), Reinhardt answers Recall

April

Zarya & Lynx Seventeen out to kill Sombra -> failed, D.Va & Dae-hyun save Busan form.Omnic attack, Cassidy defeats Deadlock Gang, brings back Echo & answers the Recall, Blizzard Works opened (i need this in here for the sake if my sanity)

Future

2076

Bap helps Talon invade Vernand Sainclairs' mansion, helps him escape on condition he provide free healtg care for the clinic

Overwatch saves Paris from Null Sector attack

Overwtach saves Rio de Janeiro from Null Sector, Lúcio recruited, Zarya, DVa, Pharah, Bap all revealed to have answered the Recall ("only one missing")

Sojurn (+ others) rescues Omnic citizens in Toronto (Reggie Bucksworth), amazing Ramattra Speech, Brigitte & Reinhardt take an Omnic to Ironclad Guild

Gothenburg attacked by Null Sector after Brig & Rein inquire Torb for help with the subjugated Omnic, Bastion introduced as Workshop Assistant, Subjugated Omnic alive but blank memory Data, Null Sector fought off with Torbs Air Defense System

Widowmaker & Sombra capture(?) Zenyatta

Vendetta threatens Maximilien and obtains a golden Chip with Data in exchange for leaving Maximilien alive and keeping him on Talon Council

Vendetta breaks into Talon HQ and defeats Doomfist, takes over Talon as the new leader -> Sigma imprisoned, Widowmaker, Sombra and Reaper leave Talon, Moira new funds for her research, but now more limited, Maximilien remains on the Council

Vendetta launches an attack on Watchpoint Gibraltar without disclosing it to the council

Vendetta recruits new allies: Deadlock Gang, Freja & Emre, Volskaya Industries & Domina

Overwatch recruits new heroes: Anran, Wuyang, Mizuki & Jetpack Cat (Fika)

Emre and Freja sent out to retrieve something from the Grand Mesa base

Sierra defeated, Emre and Freja escape with the objective secured

Note 3: currently all, I will expand as I do more research. Important additions/changes get announced with a reblog as well

[lorewarlorddoctorsix]

The current year in Overwatch is NOT 2076.

It can't be, since Junkrat was born on a leap year and is 27 years old. The only current years that fit both "about 60 years from 2014" and "27 years after a leap year" are 2079 (making Junkrat born in 2052) or 2075 (making Junkrat born in 2048).

Fingers crossed that "Overwatch: Declassified" will give us a current year (and it actually fits with Junkrat's age, unlike certain other details).

[hammeh]

There's LOADS of juicy new Overwatch Lore in Overwatch Declassified! Here's 10 of my favourite new things we learn from the new book! Timecodes in description to skip :) ⏬

[itshiiiiiiiiightide]

take 2 on posting this timeline, pictures below the cut

hit me up with any suggestions pls

[kiryuva]

wow, only took four years to publish the “timeline.”

[segadores-y-soldados]

Quick timeline

2046-2050-ish: The Omnic Crisis

2050: Jack becomes Strike-Commander, Blackwatch is formed (McCree is 11; Ashe 13)

2054-2055: approximate date when Deadlock is formed. Ashe is 17-18, McCree is 15-16.

2056-ish: Deadlock founder McCree (17) is caught by Blackwatch. He is given the choice to either go to prison or join the division. McCree becomes an agent

2066-ish: the revolt at the Horizon Lunar Colony occurs. Winston (and Hammond) crash land on Earth.

2067: Ecopoint: Antarctica is lost in a terrible storm.

2067-ish: Hanzo and Genji fight. Genji loses and is rescued by Overwatch/Blackwatch. Genji agrees to cybernetics and becomes a heavily augmented cyborg.

Mid(?)-2067: The side effects of Gabriel's "condition" get worse. He recruits Moira to try and cure it. (She obviously does not do that.)

Halloween 2067-ish: the main Overwatch group has a Halloween party

2068 (Venetian Carnival in Feb-March): Retribution occurs. Despite his anger, McCree does not leave Blackwatch. Instead, something Gabriel says during his debriefing is enough to convince McCree to stay. It is also enough to convince Jack to let McCree, Genji, and Gabriel himself to continue to operate as agents. Based on McCree and 76's Recall-era interactions with Moira, it is implied that Gabriel reveals Moira sold out Blackwatch during the mission (or that Gabriel believes that). McCree and 76's interactions with her show that they believe Gabriel.

2068-ish: Amélie Lacroix is kidnapped by Talon and made into a sleeper agent. After a few weeks, Gérard Lacroix is killed and Amélie disappears again.

Second half of 2068: The Slipstream test flight has a major accident. Lena is lost in time and recovered "months later".

Late 2068/early 2069: Winston makes the chronal accelerator. Lena becomes a Strike Team agent.

2069: Null Sector rises up and takes over London. One month into the situation, a strike team is sent to stop them.

2069-2070: Akande Ogundimu (Doomfist: the Successor) is arrested in Numbani. It is possible Reinhardt has already "retired".

2069-2070: Ana Amari engages in a sniper battle with a new Talon sniper. Ana disobeys orders to return to the ship. She manages to discover that Widowmaker is Amélie Lacroix, but Amélie outshoots her. Ana decides to stay underground.

2070: The fall of Overwatch.

2076: Recall and Alive occur (relatively quickly); Rise and Shine occurs (few days - few weeks after Recall); Dragons occurs, Reunion occurs, Hero occurs, Honor and Glory occurs (these three are approximately a few weeks to a few months after Recall)

Mid-2076: Mission Statement occurs. Old Soldiers occurs in the aftermath.

November 2076: Sombra ARG ends. Infiltration occurs.

December 2076: Reflections occurs. McCre might meet with Sombra in Dorado.

2076-2077: Binary occurs.

2077: Masquerade and Searching occur.

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Math is relatively straightforward:

Real world game launch: 2016

Recall occurs "60 years in the future": 2076

The fall of Overwatch occurred six years before Recall: 2070

Omnic Crisis occurred "thirty years ago" (before Recall): 2046

Jack Morrison spent 20 years as the OW Strike-Commander: 2050-2070

McCree's age when he joins Blackwatch is given in Michael Chu's GDC talk (Fareeha is 11-12 in Ana"s Origin Video, making Jesse and Angela 17).

Ages when the Crisis ends in 2050:

Fareeha Amari: 6

Genji Shimada: 9

Jesse McCree: 11

Angela Ziegler: 11

Hanzo Shimada: 12

Elizabeth Ashe: 13

Mei-ling Zhou: 14

Akande Ogundimu: 19

Moira O'Deorain: 22

Mako Rutledge: 22

[chazkuangshi]

Overwatch Complete Story - Full Timeline (2018 Edition)

[miamaroo]

Overwatch Timeline

I know that a lot of people have tried their hand at making a timeline for Overwatch, but I always feel as though there isn’t one that accurately reflects the actual canon or has information actually relevant to what I need (aka: stuff I need for fanfiction). This my attempts of figuring out a timeline based upon information found in the various shorts/trailers, backstories, and the characters’ general ages. This is mostly for my own use, so I’ll go back and add information as I figure it out for myself. Enjoy.

2044-- Fareeha’s birth. At this time, Ana is 28.

2046-- The First Omnic Crisis begins. No doubt, there were a series of attacks leading up to the officially declared crisis. The length of the crisis is unknown, but it is implied that it ends before Jack Morrison is given control of Overwatch. 

20??-- Gabriel Reyes creates Overwatch. No clear date indicates when exactly this happens. We know that it starts after countries like the United States and Germany have tried to either genetically enhance their soldiers or initiate alternative military strategies. 

20??-- Overwatch becomes a property of the UN. Canon speculation indicates that this happens once the Omnic Crisis has ended so that Reyes’s elite team can transition from a special ops force to a global peace force. 

2051-- Jack Morrison is made Strike Commander of Overwatch. He rules over Overwatch until its demise 20 years later. 

2056-- Jesse McCree and Angela Zeigler join Blackwatch and Overwatch. Both are 17 at the time and will stay with their respective organizations for the next 15 years.

2069-- Null Sector threatens King Row. This is the series of events found during the Uprising comic. 

20??-- Ana Amari is presumed dead and Reinhardt Wilhelm is forced into retirement. As far as we know, these events are not actually connected, but they both signify the beginning of Overwatch’s downfall. There is no indication as to when they happen beyond that it’s before the explosion at the Swiss Headquarters, but after the events found in Uprising. 

2071-- Overwatch falls. Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison are declared dead. 

2076-- Present day Overwatch. The second Omnic Crisis is currently taking place in Russia and other parts of the world, becoming motivation for Winston to initiate Recall. 

Miscellaneous Information:

Jesse McCree and Angela Zeigler are 7 when the Omnic Crisis begins. 

Fareeha Amari is 12 when McCree and Angela join Overwatch. She is 2 when the Omnic Crisis starts. 

Genji Shimada is 5 when the Omnic Crisis begins. His brother, Hanzo, is 8. 

Lena Oxton, Satya Vaswani, Winston, Aleksandra "Zarya" Zaryanova,  Lúcio Correia dos Santos, Junkrat, Zenyatta, and Hana Song are all born after the Omnic Crisis officially begins. 

Ana Amari is born in the year 2016. 

Reinhardt Wilhelm is born in the year 2015.

Mei’s age is officially listed as 31, but it is unclear if that is her age before cryostasis or after. Without an answer, approximating her location in the timeline is tricky.

Lena Oxton is listed to be 26 and, again, we do not know how her chronal disassociation has affected her aging process. We can presume that while she may not look her age, she did not spend years trap outside of the timeline, making 26 an accurate number. 

There are no official ages for Jack Morrison or Gabriel Reyes.