Timeline

The Timeline of Earth One and Earth Thirty Eight is a series of significant events listed in chronological order. The timeline is subject to change is always in a constant flux when a person with access to any type of time travel, goes backwards in time and events change, creating a new timeline from that moment onward.

Timeline #1

 * 1699
 * J'onn J'onzz is born.
 * 1852
 * Transcontinental railroad laid their tracks through Central City.
 * Bobby McFeely rose as Central City's greatest hero after a flood hit the city.


 * 1854
 * Ra's al Ghul happens upon an illusionist in Vienna, becoming mystified with his tricks. Nearly half a century later, he came across the man again, but the man was withered and old.
 * 1889 
 * Joe Boardman is born.
 * 1890 
 * Edith Boardman is born.
 * 1910
 * Starling City is founded.
 * 1915
 * Aldus Boardman is born.
 * 1947
 * Ra's al Ghul is challenged to a trial by combat which ends with Ra's killing the man.


 * 1950
 * March 16, Martin Stein is born.


 * 1955 
 * Henry Allen is born.
 * 1958
 * Robert Queen is born.


 * 1959
 * Nora Allen is born.


 * 1962
 * Quentin Lance is born.


 * 1964
 * Moira Dearden is born.


 * 1965
 * March 11, William Tockman is born.
 * 1966
 * Kara Danvers is born.
 * 1968
 * Slade Wilson is born.


 * 1972
 * June 2, Leonard Snart is born.


 * 1975
 * Aldus Boardman is found dead in his office.
 * Martin Stein meets Clarissa


 * 1976
 * Paul Copani is born.
 * 1977
 * John Diggle is born.
 * 1979 
 * Clark Kent is born.
 * Krypton explodes.
 * 1981
 * Ray Palmer is born.
 * 1982
 * 10 May, John Constantine is born.
 * John's mother dies giving birth to him.
 * 1985
 * February 1, Tommy Merlyn is born.
 * May 10, Nyssa al Ghul is born.
 * May 16, Oliver Queen is born.
 * Laurel Lance is born.


 * 1987
 * June 20, Shawna Baez is born.
 * November 21, Carrie Cutter is born.
 * December 25, Sara Lance is born.


 * 1988
 * Martin Stein and Clarissa marry.


 * 1989
 * Barry Allen is born.
 * Felicity Smoak is born.
 * Iris West is born.
 * Alex Danvers is born.
 * Tony Woodward is born.
 * 1990 
 * Axel Walker is born.
 * 1991
 * Roy Harper is born.


 * 1993
 * Rebecca Merlyn is murdered by Danny Brickwell.
 * Malcolm Merlyn travels to Nanda Parbat and is inducted into the League of Assassins.
 * September 12, Jefferson Jackson is born.


 * 1995
 * January 21, Thea Queen is born.


 * 1997
 * Griffin Grey is born.


 * 2000
 * Harrison Wells and wife Tess Morgan come up with a plan to create S.T.A.R. Labs.


 * 2009
 * Garfield Lynns is presumed deceased.


 * 2010
 * Andy Diggle is thought to be murdered by Floyd Lawton.


 * 2020
 * S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator successfully activates. A number of meta-humans, including the Flash, appear.


 * 2024
 * April 25, A merger between Wayne Tech and Queen Inc. happens.


 * 2071 or 2072
 * Oliver Queen dies at the age of 86.


 * 2151
 * Eobard Thawne is born.


 * 2020-2024
 * Inter-timeline Causal Loop: Traveling through time, Eobard Thawne finds out that he's destined to become the Flash's greatest enemy, the Reverse-Flash, inadvertently creating a new timeline (#2) as a result of his future actions being triggered to take effect or creating another from his time travel, and a subsequent one from a future action of his (Nora Allen's death). Accepting this as his fate, he starts a war against the Flash that culminates in a climactic battle in the year 2024, as both him and the Flash disappear in crisis amidst red skies. The Flash and the Reverse-Flash travel to the year 2000, either completing the loop from the former's view OR triggering a new timeline.

Timeline #2
All events that occurred previous to the time rupture do not change and happened in the alternate timeline as in the previous. This is the main timeline as depicted in the "Arrowverse" media, further timelines are, for the most part, altered versions of it, with some events happening differently, but within the same timetable.


 * 2000
 * Time Rupture: March 18, Leaving the crisis of 2024, the Reverse-Flash and the Flash traveled back into the year 2000 where Reverse-Flash attempted to kill an 11 year old Barry Allen. The Flash of 2024 stopped him, escaping with 11 year old Barry, so the Reverse-Flash killed Barry's mother Nora Allen before escaping. This changes the Flash's potential history, draining Eobard's connection to the Speed Force as a side-effect, and leaving him stranded in 2000. Refusing to accept the loss of his powers, Eobard decides to completely alter history and make Barry Allen into the Flash as soon as possible.
 * Knowing future events, Eobard Thawne follows Harrison Wells and his wife and ensure a car crash occurs which kills Wells' wife and he uses a Genetic Camouflage machine to drain the DNA from Wells into himself giving him Wells' appearance whilst killing Wells. He then takes Wells' place and buries Wells' body to ensure the Particle Accelerator happens a lot faster.
 * Henry Allen is charged with Nora's murder and sentenced to life in prison. Joe West takes legal guardianship of Barry Allen.
 * 2003 
 * Kara Zor-El's pod finally landed on Earth. Since time doesn't pass in the Phantom Zone, she still appeared as a 13-year-old girl. She was found by a then adult Kal-El, who had gone on to fame as Superman. She was then taken by Kal-El to live with Jeremiah Danvers  and Eliza Danvers, a pair of scientists who once helped him understand his own abilities.[8]
 * 2007
 * Robert Queen, Oliver Queen and Sara Lance board the Queen's Gambit on a trip which was sabotaged by The Undertaking. Sara was washed overboard whilst Robert and Oliver survived. Robert committed suicide to save Oliver who washed up Lian Yu.
 * Oliver meets Yao Fei Gulong and later Edward Fyers who Oliver and Yao Fei go up against in a bid to retrieve Yao Fei's daughter Shado. Oliver also meets Slade Wilson who is imprisoned on the island also. 'Together they kill Fyers and stop his plan to shoot down a Ferris Air plane.


 * 2008
 * Anthony Ivo and his crew searching for the Mirakuru arrive on Lian Yu.


 * 2009
 * Andy Diggle's death is being faked by H.I.V.E., using Floyd Lawton to "assassinate" him.


 * 2012
 * Oliver Queen is rescued by Chinese fishermen and returns to Starling City.
 * Oliver turns the basement of a Queen Consolidated factory into his hideout and workbase for his vigilante crusade.


 * 2013
 * May 15, Malcolm Merlyn's Undertaking happens killing over 500 people including his son Tommy Merlyn.
 * December 11, The Particle Accelerator is turned on and releases Dark Matter from a massive explosion giving Barry Allen his powers of the Speed Force. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein merge into one being.
 * Eobard as Wells has Barry moved to S.T.A.R. Labs to recover and so he can begin to ensure Barry becomes the Flash and becomes fast enough to travel through time so he can return home.


 * 2014
 * April 24, Moira Queen is killed by Slade Wilson.
 * October 8, Sara Diggle is born.


 * 2015
 * January 25, Hartley Rathaway is captured, escapes from his cell in Star Labs, and attacks the Cleveland Dam. The newspapers report on the attack the next day.
 * Time Rupture: January 25, Barry Allen from 2016 travels back in time, causing Team Flash to encounter a Time Wraith due to Barry traveling back in time. Hartley assists the team by driving it out of S.T.A.R. Labs. This causes Hartley's escape to never happen, as this was the beginning of a change in Hartley's life.
 * March 23, Mark Mardon returns to seek vengeance on Joe West for killing his brother Clyde and creates a tidal wave that would have destroyed Central City.
 * March 24, Cisco works out that the Reverse-Flash and Harrison Wells are the same person. Wells reveals to Cisco that he is actually Eobard Thawne before killing him.
 * Time Rupture: Barry reveals to Iris that he is the Flash and reveals how he feels about her. He then travels fast in order to stop Mark's tidal wave; causing a time rupture and sends him backwards in time to the previous day.

Timeline #3
All events that occurred previous to the time rupture do not change and happened in the new timeline as in the previous.


 * 2015
 * Time Rupture: March 24, The Flash travels back in time by one day and the splitting of the two timelines, sharing a common past, is shown briefly. Using his future knowledge of the day, he prevents a number of events happening and captures Mark Mardon before he can wreak havoc on the city changing the entire events of that day.
 * Time Rupture: May 19, Barry travels back in time to prevent his mom's murder but his future self warns him to not do so. Barry returns and fights against Eobard Thawne one more time, prompting Eddie Thawne to shoot himself and die, effectively nullifying the camouflage appearance of the Reverse Flash as well as wiping the latter from the timeline. This causes a huge time paradox that manifests as a singularity which threatens to obliterate the planet and inadvertently opening a portal to Earth Two.
 * Flash Day: A celebration of the Flash's achievements. Barry begins to reflect on that day, remembering that it was in fact Firestorm who saved Central City. Atom-Smasher begins to attack Barry, badly injuring him. Atom-Smasher nearly killed The Mayor (Anthony Bellows) in the process.
 * November 5, Central City Picture News publish an article titled "Flash Falters" about the chaotic events at the Central City Flash Day celebrations.
 * November 6, Henry Allen is released from prison after Wells (Eobard) leaves Barry a prerecorded message confessing to the murder.
 * November 23, Barry comes up with a dangerous plan to capture Zoom using Linda Park and disguising her as Dr. Light. Zoom doesn't fall for the plan and he takes Linda as she is leaving work. Iris witnesses this and calls Barry while the Star Labs meta-human detector senses a meta-human on the roof. That meta-human turns out to be Zoom. Zoom and Barry fight and Zoom breaks Barry's back, paralyzing him. Zoom carries Barry around Central City showing that there hero, has failed to protect them. Cisco then shoots Zoom with the speed dampener and Zoom leaves.

Timeline #4
All events that occurred previous to the time rupture do not change and happened in the new timeline as in the previous.
 * 2015
 * Time Rupture: December 18, The Flash travels back in time to stop Vandal Savage from destroying Central City.
 * 2016
 * January 16, Rip Hunter travels back in time from the year 2166 in order to recruit a team to stop Vandal Savage before he conquers the world.
 * March 22, Iris West's article on Trajectory and the Flash, titled "FLASH Stops Evil Female Speedster" is published on the front page of Central City Picture News.
 * March 29, Brie Larvan is released from Iron Heights Prison.

Timeline #5
Events occurring prior to 2015 do not change and happened in the new timeline as in the previous.
 * 2016
 * Time Rupture: March 29, Barry Allen travels back in time in order to find a way to be faster, altering events with Hartley Rathaway.
 * Time Rupture: May 24, Barry Allen travels back in time to 2000 and stops Eobard Thawne from killing Nora Allen.


 * 2024
 * According to a newspaper article written by Iris West-Allen, the Flash vanished in a crisis. This follows a battle with the Flash, Green Arrow, the Atom and Hawkgirl fighting against Reverse-Flash. At some point in the battle, the Flash sped after Reverse-Flash, and the two vanished "in an explosion of light" without a trace, leaving the Atom, Green Arrow, and Hawkgirl behind.


 * 2166
 * Vandal Savage conquers the world.


 * 2175
 * The Thanagarians invaded the Earth, only to be defeated by Vandal Savage.

Timeline #6
Events are listed in the order that they were experienced by the time travelers who changed the timeline
 * The Vanishing Point
 * Outside of time, Rip Hunter's team destroys the Oculus device, ending the ability of Time Masters to manipulate the events throughout time or to see "the true timeline". Without an insurance that the Thanagarians will actually invade Earth, the Time Masters stop supporting Vandal Savage, though not before giving him a timeship of his own at the behest of Zaman Druce.
 * 2166
 * With a timeship at his service, Savage travels to 2166 to kill Rip Hunter's family on the orders from Druce. After learning that the Time Masters will no longer support him, Savage decides not to resume his world conquest, but to use the Thanagarian technology that mutated him in a way that would destroy the timeline altogether and revert the world to the times of Ancient Egypt.
 * 1958
 * A time-traveling Savage instructs his past version on how to do the ritual that would allow to revert time back to Ancient Egypt.
 * The 1958 Savage is later killed by Heat Wave and the Atom.
 * 1975
 * A time-traveling Savage instructs his past version on how to do the ritual that would allow to revert time back to Ancient Egypt.
 * The 1975 Savage is later killed by White Canary and Firestorm.
 * 2021
 * A time-traveling Savage finally arrives to the last sighting of the Thanagarian meteor to complete the ritual "simultaneously" with his past selves.
 * The final version of Vandal Savage is slain by Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Rip Hunter.
 * Rip Hunter and Gideon prevent the world's destruction by throwing the meteor into Sun before going back in time to meet the rest of the crew 20 minutes ago.
 * 2016
 * Rip Hunter returns other members of his team back to their lives.
 * The team meets up again sometime after to resume their adventures, though Hawkman and Hawkgirl abstain from joining.
 * Rex Tyler arrives on another version of the Waverider to warn the team that they must not board their ship, or the adventure will end with all of them dead.

Timeline #7 "Flashpoint"
All events that occurred prior to March 18, 2000 do not change and still happen in the new timeline as in the previous. For a detailed description on Flashpoint, see Flashpoint (event).
 * 2000 
 * Barry Allen (from the year 2016) arrives at this date and stops Eobard Thawne from killing his mother and succeeds in saving Nora Allen's life, all events that happen after 2000 are now dramatically altered into a new timeline.
 * 2016
 * Wally West becomes The Flash.
 * Edward Clariss becomes The Rival.
 * Certain characters have different lives, such as Caitlin Snow became an optomologist for kids, Cisco Ramon bought S.T.A.R. Labs and turned it into Ramon Industries, becomming a billionare, Joe West is an alcoholic, and instead of Captain Singh in CCPD, he was replaced by Captain Mendez.
 * Barry imprisons Eobard and has a great life with his parents for the next three months.

Timeline #8
An unknown number of events between 1942 and 2016 have been changed due to various time quakes. Possible future timelines in 2017 are mentioned as well, however the future is still in flux and able to change.
 * 1942
 * A historical aberration that appeared due to the deeds of Eobard Thawne threatened to alter the history of World War II so that it would last until the year 1947, with many more victims. The Legends, along with the Justice Society of America, avert that timeline from cementing, but add minor changes, with Albert Einstein publicly recognizing Mileva Maric's scientific efforts, and killing Baron Krieger in their efforts to stop Eobard Thawne's plan to arm the Nazis with a biomolecular enhancer. In response, Thawne appears and slays Rex Tyler, erasing him from the greater timeline, swiftening his previous timeline appearance in 2016.
 * 1967
 * After the events of 1942, Rip Hunter reprograms his memories and stays in 1967 as a man in film school named Phil Gasmer.
 * Prior to May, 2016
 * John Diggle, Jr. is born instead of Sara Diggle.
 * Caitlin Snow discovers her meta-human powers.
 * Dante Ramon is killed by a drunk driver, leaving Cisco Ramon with depression.
 * Rip Hunter's team, now dubbed the Legends, talks with Rex Tyler in 2016, but is cut short from hearing his explanation on why they shouldn't board the Waverider, as Rex mysteriously disappears, erased from timeline.
 * 2016
 * Eobard Thawne changed the timeline by killing Barry's mother, and then traveling to the year 2016, together with Barry. This phenomenon thus occurs: Due to Flashpoint, the Speed Force didn't supersede his "other", post-Flashpoint self, enabling Eobard to escape his fate as a time remnant. Eobard found the new timeline to be to his liking, and Barry's life along with everyone else's, suffered from new changes.
 * Possible time rupture: Upon arriving to the new timeline, Joe informs Barry his father just died. This means  Barry defeats Zoom at an unknown point in time, possibly on May 24 (as with the original occurrence of events in timeline #5), OR at some point in August/early September. This also puts into question when Zoom became the Black Flash, whether he was in the Speed Force for 3 months or if the Time Wraiths transformed him three months later and immediately sent him after Eobard Thawne,
 * The Dominators appear, as they have been keeping tabs on Barry Allen's changes to the timeline, and recognizes him as a threat to their race due to the changes Flashpoint had caused. They unsuccessfully attempt to launch a bomb designated to kill all metahumans but are stopped by the combined efforts of Team Flash, Team Arrow, Legends and Supergirl.
 * 2017
 * Future #1: May 23, 2017: Iris West is murdered by Savitar (potential future)
 * Future #2: May 23, 2017: Iris West  is murdered by  Savitar  (potential future). However, HR Wells is on a roof fixing Plunder's rifle on Savitar.
 * Joe West is promoted to Chief of the Central City Police Department.