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| − | The following is a comprehensive '''timeline '''of all events taking place in the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]] ''series |
+ | The following is a comprehensive '''timeline '''of all events taking place in the main ''[[The House of the Dead (franchise)|House of the Dead]] ''series. The timeline spans 139 years, chronologically beginning with the events receding ''[[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|The House of the Dead]] ''and ending with ''[[The House of the Dead III]]''. |
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==1880-1990s== |
==1880-1990s== |
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=== 1880 === |
=== 1880 === |
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| − | * The ancestors of [[Dr. |
+ | * The ancestors of [[Dr. Curien]], [[Caleb Goldman]], and [[Thornheart]] form an [[Thornheart organization|unknown organization]].<ref>SEGA Interactive R&D#1. (13 September 2018). ''House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn''. Sega. Level/area: Laboratory. '''Kate Green: '''''[Explaining a photo of Dr. Curien, Caleb Goldman, and Thornheart to Ryan Taylor]''' '''''In 1880...the organization their ancestors made was...the beginning of everything.</ref> |
=== 1947 === |
=== 1947 === |
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| − | *June 11th - Dr. |
+ | *June 11th - [[Dr. Curien]] is born.<ref>https://twitter.com/minaminao0405/status/874180867647602688</ref> |
=== 1960s (?) === |
=== 1960s (?) === |
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| − | *[[G]] is born (is approximately 35 to 40 years old in ''The House of the Dead'', which takes place on December 20th, 1998, |
+ | *[[G]] is born (is approximately 35 to 40 years old in ''The House of the Dead'', which takes place on December 20th, 1998, and believed to be in his 50s during ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'', which takes place on October 31st, 2019).<ref>''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 14</ref><ref name=":3">''The House of the Dead III'' Xbox manual, p 10</ref> |
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*[[Gary Stewart]] is born (24 years old in ''The House of the Dead 2'', which takes place on February 26th, 2000).<ref name=":0" /> |
*[[Gary Stewart]] is born (24 years old in ''The House of the Dead 2'', which takes place on February 26th, 2000).<ref name=":0" /> |
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| + | * [[Daniel Curien]] is born (28 years old in ''The House of the Dead III'', which takes place on October 31st, 2019).<ref>''[[The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide]]'', pg. 53</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *Curien is hired as the DBR Corporation's research director, and invents the group's BioReactor system.<ref name=":1">''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg 17</ref> He conducts controversial experiments concerning the weapons potential of [[Creatures|artificially-generated and sustained lifeforms |
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| ⚫ | *Curien produces a gene to cure Daniel, as well as two others: |
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| ⚫ | *Curien is hired as the [[DBR Corporation]]'s research director, and invents the group's [[BioReactor]] system.<ref name=":1">''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg 17</ref> He conducts controversial experiments concerning the weapons potential of [[Creatures|artificially-generated and sustained lifeforms]].<ref>''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg 2</ref> These projects were funded by Caleb Goldman.<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead 2''. Arcade, Sega Dreamcast, PC, and Xbox. Sega. Level/area: Darkness. '''Harry Harris: '''Well, the 1998 Curien case. Guess who was behind it...It was Goldman. He's the head of one of the most eminant financial group ''[sic] ''and an expert on the Genome theory.</ref> |
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| + | *Daniel contracts a terminal illness, prompting Curien to seek a cure for him.<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Chasing Shadows. '''Dr. Curien: '''My dear Daniel...I'll never give up, no matter what the doctors say. I'll gladly step into forbidden territory, if it will save your life.</ref> |
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| − | A series of events orchestrated by Curien in a fit of insanity and involving the hostile creatures he produced; collectively, they events have been referred to as the Curien Mansion incident. |
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| ⚫ | *Curien produces a gene to cure Daniel, as well as two others: [[Magician]] and [[Wheel of Fate]]; most of Curien's researchers abandon him over ethical concerns, and he goes insane.<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Bewilderment. '''Dr. Curien: '''Look, Daniel...It's the key! This will remove the barrier between life and death. You don't need to fear anything anymore, Daniel... not even death!</ref><ref>''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Sensory Chaos. '''Dr. Curien: '''Daniel...Have I stepped outside the bounds of human morality? Most of my researchers have left me...</ref><ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Ultimate Challenge. '''Dr. Curien: '''I've found it, Daniel! These genes will change the future..."The Magician", and "The Wheel of Fate"...''[laughs maniacally]''</ref> Curien vows discord on humanity.<ref>''The House of the Dead 2 ''Sega Dreamcast manual, pg 3</ref><ref name=":2">''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg 8</ref> |
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* October 17th - Several DBR personnel are reported missing at the [[Curien Mansion]], which houses Curien's laboratory.<ref>''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg 2</ref> |
* October 17th - Several DBR personnel are reported missing at the [[Curien Mansion]], which houses Curien's laboratory.<ref>''The House of the Dead ''Sega Saturn manual, pg 2</ref> |
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* December 18th - Contact is lost with a special operatives team who are investigating Curien.<ref name=":1" /> Thomas Rogan, an agent of the government organization [[AMS]], receives a panicked phone call from his fiancée, DBR researcher [[Sophie Richards]].<ref>''The House of the Dead ''attract mode</ref> |
* December 18th - Contact is lost with a special operatives team who are investigating Curien.<ref name=":1" /> Thomas Rogan, an agent of the government organization [[AMS]], receives a panicked phone call from his fiancée, DBR researcher [[Sophie Richards]].<ref>''The House of the Dead ''attract mode</ref> |
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| − | * December 20th - The government organization [[AMS]] sends agents [[Thomas Rogan]] and [[G]] to investigate the Curien Mansion. They fight and kill scores of Curien's biologically-engineered creatures. Curien is killed by |
+ | * December 20th - The government organization [[AMS]] sends agents [[Thomas Rogan]] and [[G]] to investigate the Curien Mansion. They fight and kill scores of Curien's biologically-engineered creatures. Curien is killed by Magician when confronting the agents. Rogan and G destroy Magician, who prior to exploding warns that the ordeal is not over.<ref>''The House of the Dead''</ref> The events became known as the Curien Mansion incident. |
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| − | * Rogan and Sophie |
+ | * Rogan and Sophie marry.<ref>https://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622</ref> |
| − | * Goldman |
+ | * Goldman visits the Curien Mansion, presumably taking Curien's research with him for his own agenda.<ref>''The House of the Dead 2 ''home port attract mode</ref> |
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* [[Lisa Rogan]] is born (20 years old in ''The House of the Dead III'', which takes place on October 31st, 2019).<ref>''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg 9</ref> |
* [[Lisa Rogan]] is born (20 years old in ''The House of the Dead III'', which takes place on October 31st, 2019).<ref>''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg 9</ref> |
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| + | * February 26th - Goldman, seeking to regulate populations in order to protect the life cycle, masterminds another creature-related incident in an unknown European city. AMS agents James Taylor, Gary Stewart, [[Harry Harris]], and Amy Crystal evacuate the populace. Goldman's creation designed to rule over humanity, [[Emperor]], is destroyed. Goldman himself cryptically warns of a "successor" before committing suicide from the roof of his headquarters.<ref>''The House of the Dead 2''</ref> |
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| − | *Strange occurrences were reported to be taking place in the city of Venice, Italy, the last known location of AMS agent G, who has gone missing. Special Agents [[James Taylor]] and [[Gary Stewart]] were dispatched, along with [[Amy Crystal]] and [[Harry Harris]], to investigate. The agents discovered that the entire city have been overtaken by hordes of the undead unleashed by Goldman. The agents found G alive but wounded, the wounded G then proceeded to give them a field journal detailing the bosses weak points. The agents eventually learn that Goldman was the true mastermind behind the 1998 Curien Case and the current turmoil they are facing. The agents fought hard against the undead creatures and struggle to evacuate the city's remaining populace. The agents received a phone call from Goldman himself who invites them to meet him at the Colosseum. Sensing that it might be a trap, the four agents split up into two teams. James and Gary managed to defeat the [[Tower]], while Amy and Harry were captured by [[Strength]]. Losing contact with their allies, the two headed to the Colosseum only to be taunted by Goldman, who proceeded to reveal a cage containing Amy, a wounded Harry and Strength who upon release chased James and Gary throughout the Roman Colosseum. After killing it, James and Gary spoke with their fellow agents, who gave them their car keys and the coordinates to the [[Goldman (DBR) Headquarters|Goldman Building]]. Once they have arrived, the agents manage to defeat the newly resurrected Magician and proceeded to enter the building where they finally confront Goldman in his office. After voicing his dissatisfaction with the human race, Goldman unleashes his own creation, the [[Emperor]], onto the agents. The Emperor was defeated and Goldman commits suicide by jumping off his own building. |
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| − | *Daniel Curien along with the incomplete [[Wheel of Fate]] were transported to the [[EFI Research Facility]]. |
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| − | *A number of world governments called upon AMS to deal with their "bizarre" incidents. AMS soon became overwhelmed by the amount of undead outbreaks happening simultaneously all over the world. When the international community learned that AMS is unable to contain these new undead outbreaks, a worldwide panic occurs throughout the globe. |
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| + | *The national government announces that they will funnel "all available resources" in order to eliminate the creatures, which are causing incidents worldwide.<ref name=":2" /> |
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==2003== |
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| + | * Now-veteran AMS agent James Taylor and rookie Kate Green battle another creature infestation in a city. They discover that Goldman masterminded the incident well before his death, and plans to launch nuclear missiles in order to revert humans to their "natural state". The [[The World|World]], Goldman's successor to the Emperor, awakens in the opening of "Pandora's Box". Realizing that the World will never die, James sets his [[PDA]] to self destruct, sacrificing himself in the resulting explosion to destroy the creature. Goldman leaves a final message on his computer, claiming that "hope is such a splendid thing".<ref name=":4">''The House of the Dead III''</ref> |
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| − | 3 years after The Goldman incident, AMS agent James Taylor and rookie agent Kate Green are gathering intelligence at the fifth floor basement of the AMS European branch office. James still has the events of the 2000 "Goldman Case" on his mind, and believes that the ordeal has not yet ended. A sudden earthquake rocks the room while they talk, collapsing the building and leaving the agents trapped. |
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| − | Several days later, as the two await a rescue team, James' PDA goes off, and a group of undead are seen on the security cameras. Realizing that they are in danger, James has Kate gather all the weaponry they can find to defend themselves. Soon after, the two travel through the sewers to reach an AMS information room located in an area under construction, where they uncover a plot to fire nuclear missiles worldwide within 24 hours' time, facing the four armed giant zombie Justice and a pair of mutant tarantulas known as The Lovers along the way. Taking the subway into zombie-infested streets from an underground shopping district, the agents narrowly avoid attacks by The Empress, a double-ended chainsaw-wielding assassin, and the massive, obese, and nearly impervious Temperance. |
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| − | James and Kate then learn that the late one-time CEO of the now-defunct DBR Corporation, Goldman, is responsible for the resurgence of undead. Upon reaching the surface, they find the city completely obliterated. Goldman sends them a PDA message indicating that the launch will occur in one hour. The agents reach the abandoned Goldman Building but upon entering the main foyer, a levitating humanoid named The Star, prevents their advance. After the Star is defeated, the duo continue onward. Ultimately, they arrive in time to halt Goldman's plans, though it is revealed that his true intention is to revert humankind to its original state in order to prevent them from harming the planet further. As such, his final legacy, The World, an insect-like humanoid with powers over ice, is released in the opening of "Pandora's Box" to fulfill its role as the successor to his original Emperor project in 2000, having developed underground since his death. As the AMS agents fight it, the World continuously evolves to become larger and more powerful. Even after The World's second defeat, the beast continues to evolve. Realizing that they cannot defeat it, James sets his PDA to self-destruct as a last resort and, after telling Kate not to give up hope, sacrifices himself to destroy the World in the ensuing explosion. |
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| − | Caleb Goldman takes his defeat with his trademark calm and serenity, citing that hope is indeed "a splendid thing". |
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| − | Meanwhile, somewhere away from danger, a mysterious man express disappointment towards Goldman, citing that humans don't need hope, and that "the true end" shall begin. |
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| − | Shortly after James' sacrifice, Kate Green is left to wander aimlessly, until she ran into veteran AMS Agent G, who asks Kate to help him fight the hoard back "at the source". The two travel to an underground parking lot of an mysterious facility, where they face of an resurrected Justice. After defeating Justice the second time, they explore the facility within. |
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| − | The source is eventually revealed to be Curien's masterpiece, The Magician, resurrected for the third time. The AMS agents fight him, but The Magician has one more trick up his sleeve: unleash multiple clones of himself through the opening of a second Pandora's Box. Knowing this, the AMS agents throws a grenade on the box, hurting The Magician, who would later rant that nothing can erase his pain, before exploding once more. The two agent are then leave, and marks the beginning of the fight against the undead. |
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| − | Three years after James Taylor's heroic sacrifice, his former partner, Kate Green, joins forces with James' younger brother, Ryan Taylor, on an undercover mission in a dinner event within Scarecrow’s Mansion, until "The Mystery Man" unleashes his own army of creatures upon the dinner guests, and soon the world. |
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| − | The world is now overrun by monsters and zombies, who defeated entire armies and destroyed cities. Several countries launched their nuclear arsenals on their own cities as a last ditch effort to contain the undead but it did little to stop the ever growing undead hordes. |
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| − | In the midst of this, the long-suffering AMS finally disbanded due to their failures in containing these outbreaks |
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| − | Twenty one years after the initial zombie outbreak of the Curien Mansion, the zombie infestation has spread all over the world, reducing the world into desolation with the civilization collapsing. |
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| − | Retired AMS agent Thomas Rogan, leads a commando to investigate Curien's EFI Facility Center, but after his entire team is killed, contact with him is lost. |
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| − | Two weeks later, Thomas's daughter, Lisa, decides to explore the facility to find him, accompanied by Rogan's old partner, G. |
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| − | While navigating through the facility, they have to fend off against hordes of undead creatures, including gigantic mutant who serves as the facility's security guard, Death; a sloth, The Fool; and a mutated tendril-plant, The Sun. Along the way, Lisa muses to G how she has to live in the shadows of her well-known father and that she is often the subject of his comparison. |
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| + | * Sometime after James' death, Kate teams up with G to fight the creature infestation back to its source, encountering a revived Magician in an unidentified building. Magician attempts to open the second Pandora's Box, but him and the box are destroyed by a thrown grenade.<ref>''The House of the Dead 4 Special''</ref> |
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| + | * In the Magician's incubation chamber, Thornheart claims that while Pandora's Box is closed, Wheel of Fate cannot be stopped.<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (30 December 2005). ''The House of the Dead 4 Special''. Arcade and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Thornheart ending. '''Thornheart: '''So, Pandora's Box has been closed...That is, if there is any hope left. The Wheel of Fate cannot be stopped.</ref> |
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| − | Flashbacks reveal Curien's motivation in his obsession of studying matters of life and death that resulted in him triggering the Curien Mansion's outbreak back in 1998; he was desperate in searching for a cure to treat his son, Daniel, who is suffering from a terminal illness. His increasingly unethical methods led him to believe he would be able to change the world for a better future by developing the mutation. |
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| + | ''[Note: The [[Annex]], [[Laboratory]], and [[Elevator Lobby ]] levels can be played in any order, thus altering this timeline. Currently, it has not been confirmed which permutation is canon; as such, the canon order will not be assumed until it is either confirmed or determined by logical reasoning.]'' |
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| − | Eventually, Lisa and G reunite with Rogan, who is under care of Daniel, the latter lamenting his father's experiments that destroyed the world. Daniel reveals that after his father's murder by The Magician, his body underwent a resurrection process. Daniel and Lisa confront and destroy Curien's newly resurrected cyborg-like body with electrokinetic abilities, known as the The Wheel of Fate. |
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| + | * Thornheart, a party host and the owner of [[Scarecrow Manor]] and a party host, develops creatures in order to carry out a plan named "Noah's Ark". |
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| + | ** 10 hours prior to manor infiltration — AMS notifes Kate, along with James' brother [[Ryan Taylor|Ryan]], that there is movement on "Code R". |
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| + | ** 8:00 PM— Guests of Scarecrow Manor gather in the reception party hall. |
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| + | ** 8:30 PM— In the party hall foyer, Kate and Ryan converse before getting interrupted by an earthquake. Suddenly, hordes of creatures attack the guests while Thornheart warns “there is more to come”. The agents fight to safety, before deciding to explore the manor. |
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| + | ** 11:34 PM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the first level). |
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| + | ** 1:12 AM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the second level). |
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| + | ** 2:27 AM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the third level). |
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| + | ** 4:05 AM - Kate and Ryan battle into a church to confront Thornheart, who escapes before releasing a massive growing creature named [[Moon]]. Ryan risks his life to impale the creature through its head with a metal rod, which kills it when struck by lightning. Elsewhere, an alive Thornheart produces more creatures.<ref>''House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn''</ref><ref>SEGA Interactive R&D#1. (13 September 2018). ''House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn''. Sega. Level/area: House. '''Kate Green: '''This is just what James said three years ago.</ref> |
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| − | Daniel, G, Lisa, and Rogan leaves the facility, with Daniel stating that he will not let his father's efforts go waste. Meanwhile, a mysterious man in a business suit picking one of Curien's vial, muttering that Curien did not understand its true purpose. |
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| + | [[File:THoTDIII Year 2019.jpg|thumb|279x279px|The year ''The House of the Dead III ''takes place in, as seen in the attract mode.]] |
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| + | * Worldwide incidents cause civilization to fall and the AMS to be disbanded.<ref name=":3" /> Survivors identify the [[EFI Research Facility]] as the source of the world's collapse; the government sends Thomas Rogan to investigate.<ref name=":2" /> |
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| + | * October 17th - Contact is lost with Rogan during his mission into the facility.<ref name=":2" /> |
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| + | * October 31st - Two weeks later<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Chasing Shadows. '''G: '''It's been two weeks since we lost contact with Rogan...We can't wait any longer!</ref>, Rogan's daughter Lisa and G fight into the facility in search of him. They discover a now-cured Daniel, who Rogan claims saved him. Daniel and Lisa enter a chamber where Wheel of Fate is held; Daniel reveals that the creature is actually his father. The two defeat Wheel of Fate, who laments world overpopulation before exploding.<ref name=":4" /> |
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| + | * Sometime after, Thornheart limps into Wheel of Fate's chamber, grabbing a gene and remarking that Curien did not understand its "true purpose".<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Thornheart ending. '''Thornheart: '''It appears that he didn't understand its true purpose...''[laughs]''</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:30, 14 July 2020
Main series
(Sega AM1's universe)
(Sega AM1's universe)
"Must we simply sit and wait for it all to end?"
This article covers upcoming House of the Dead-related media. It will be updated as more information is obtained.
The following is a comprehensive timeline of all events taking place in the main House of the Dead series. The timeline spans 139 years, chronologically beginning with the events receding The House of the Dead and ending with The House of the Dead III.
Until there is official confirmation (preferably from series director Takashi Oda) that they are canon entries in the main series, The House of the Dead: Overkill and Zombie Revenge are excluded.
Character birth years and dates are obtained from either print media, or deductive reasoning based on their given age and the year in which the game they appear in takes place. To limit speculation, characters with unknown ages and birth dates are excluded.
Sources are provided to confirm any information stated herein.
1880-1990s
1880
- The ancestors of Dr. Curien, Caleb Goldman, and Thornheart form an unknown organization.[1]
1947
- June 11th - Dr. Curien is born.[2]
1960s (?)
- G is born (is approximately 35 to 40 years old in The House of the Dead, which takes place on December 20th, 1998, and believed to be in his 50s during The House of the Dead III, which takes place on October 31st, 2019).[3][4]
1965
- James Taylor is born (35 years old in The House of the Dead 2, which takes place on February 26th, 2000).[5]
1966
- February 9th - Thomas Rogan is born.[6]
1969
- July 21st - Sophie Richards is born.[7]
1971
- Amy Crystal is born (29 years old in The House of the Dead 2, which takes place on February 26th, 2000).[5]
1976
- Gary Stewart is born (24 years old in The House of the Dead 2, which takes place on February 26th, 2000).[5]
1991
- Daniel Curien is born (28 years old in The House of the Dead III, which takes place on October 31st, 2019).[8]
Late 1990s(?)
- Curien is hired as the DBR Corporation's research director, and invents the group's BioReactor system.[9] He conducts controversial experiments concerning the weapons potential of artificially-generated and sustained lifeforms.[10] These projects were funded by Caleb Goldman.[11]
- Daniel contracts a terminal illness, prompting Curien to seek a cure for him.[12]
- Curien produces a gene to cure Daniel, as well as two others: Magician and Wheel of Fate; most of Curien's researchers abandon him over ethical concerns, and he goes insane.[13][14][15] Curien vows discord on humanity.[16][17]
1998
- Main article: The House of the Dead (1996 video game)
The date of the Curien Mansion incident, as seen in the attract mode of The House of the Dead.
- October 17th - Several DBR personnel are reported missing at the Curien Mansion, which houses Curien's laboratory.[18]
- December 18th - Contact is lost with a special operatives team who are investigating Curien.[9] Thomas Rogan, an agent of the government organization AMS, receives a panicked phone call from his fiancée, DBR researcher Sophie Richards.[19]
- December 20th - The government organization AMS sends agents Thomas Rogan and G to investigate the Curien Mansion. They fight and kill scores of Curien's biologically-engineered creatures. Curien is killed by Magician when confronting the agents. Rogan and G destroy Magician, who prior to exploding warns that the ordeal is not over.[20] The events became known as the Curien Mansion incident.
Undated
- Rogan and Sophie marry.[21]
- Goldman visits the Curien Mansion, presumably taking Curien's research with him for his own agenda.[22]
1999
- Lisa Rogan is born (20 years old in The House of the Dead III, which takes place on October 31st, 2019).[23]
2000
- Main article: The House of the Dead 2
The date of the 2000 incident, as seen in the attract mode of The House of the Dead 2.
- February 26th - Goldman, seeking to regulate populations in order to protect the life cycle, masterminds another creature-related incident in an unknown European city. AMS agents James Taylor, Gary Stewart, Harry Harris, and Amy Crystal evacuate the populace. Goldman's creation designed to rule over humanity, Emperor, is destroyed. Goldman himself cryptically warns of a "successor" before committing suicide from the roof of his headquarters.[24]
2002
Undated
- The national government announces that they will funnel "all available resources" in order to eliminate the creatures, which are causing incidents worldwide.[17]
2003
- Main article: The House of the Dead 4
The year The House of the Dead 4 takes place in, as seen in the attract mode.
- Now-veteran AMS agent James Taylor and rookie Kate Green battle another creature infestation in a city. They discover that Goldman masterminded the incident well before his death, and plans to launch nuclear missiles in order to revert humans to their "natural state". The World, Goldman's successor to the Emperor, awakens in the opening of "Pandora's Box". Realizing that the World will never die, James sets his PDA to self destruct, sacrificing himself in the resulting explosion to destroy the creature. Goldman leaves a final message on his computer, claiming that "hope is such a splendid thing".[25]
- Somewhere, Thornheart sits in an office, remarking that Goldman was "soft" to humans and that there is another Pandora's Box.[26]
- Main article: The House of the Dead 4 Special
The year The House of the Dead 4: Special takes place in, mentioned during an opening narration.
- Sometime after James' death, Kate teams up with G to fight the creature infestation back to its source, encountering a revived Magician in an unidentified building. Magician attempts to open the second Pandora's Box, but him and the box are destroyed by a thrown grenade.[27]
- In the Magician's incubation chamber, Thornheart claims that while Pandora's Box is closed, Wheel of Fate cannot be stopped.[28]
2006
- Main article: House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn
The date House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn takes place, as seen in the opening cutscene.
[Note: The Annex, Laboratory, and Elevator Lobby levels can be played in any order, thus altering this timeline. Currently, it has not been confirmed which permutation is canon; as such, the canon order will not be assumed until it is either confirmed or determined by logical reasoning.]
- Thornheart, a party host and the owner of Scarecrow Manor and a party host, develops creatures in order to carry out a plan named "Noah's Ark".
- December 6th:
- 10 hours prior to manor infiltration — AMS notifes Kate, along with James' brother Ryan, that there is movement on "Code R".
- 8:00 PM— Guests of Scarecrow Manor gather in the reception party hall.
- 8:30 PM— In the party hall foyer, Kate and Ryan converse before getting interrupted by an earthquake. Suddenly, hordes of creatures attack the guests while Thornheart warns “there is more to come”. The agents fight to safety, before deciding to explore the manor.
- 11:34 PM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the first level).
- 1:12 AM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the second level).
- 2:27 AM – The agents explore either the Annex, Laboratory, or the Elevator Lobby (whatever the player selects for the third level).
- 4:05 AM - Kate and Ryan battle into a church to confront Thornheart, who escapes before releasing a massive growing creature named Moon. Ryan risks his life to impale the creature through its head with a metal rod, which kills it when struck by lightning. Elsewhere, an alive Thornheart produces more creatures.[29][30]
2019
- Main article: The House of the Dead III
The year The House of the Dead III takes place in, as seen in the attract mode.
- Worldwide incidents cause civilization to fall and the AMS to be disbanded.[4] Survivors identify the EFI Research Facility as the source of the world's collapse; the government sends Thomas Rogan to investigate.[17]
- October 17th - Contact is lost with Rogan during his mission into the facility.[17]
- October 31st - Two weeks later[31], Rogan's daughter Lisa and G fight into the facility in search of him. They discover a now-cured Daniel, who Rogan claims saved him. Daniel and Lisa enter a chamber where Wheel of Fate is held; Daniel reveals that the creature is actually his father. The two defeat Wheel of Fate, who laments world overpopulation before exploding.[25]
- Sometime after, Thornheart limps into Wheel of Fate's chamber, grabbing a gene and remarking that Curien did not understand its "true purpose".[32]
References
- ↑ SEGA Interactive R&D#1. (13 September 2018). House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn. Sega. Level/area: Laboratory. Kate Green: [Explaining a photo of Dr. Curien, Caleb Goldman, and Thornheart to Ryan Taylor] In 1880...the organization their ancestors made was...the beginning of everything.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/minaminao0405/status/874180867647602688
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, p 10
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The House of the Dead 2 Sega Dreamcast manual, pgs 2-4
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 14
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 16
- ↑ The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide, pg. 53
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg 17
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg 2
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead 2. Arcade, Sega Dreamcast, PC, and Xbox. Sega. Level/area: Darkness. Harry Harris: Well, the 1998 Curien case. Guess who was behind it...It was Goldman. He's the head of one of the most eminant financial group [sic] and an expert on the Genome theory.
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Chasing Shadows. Dr. Curien: My dear Daniel...I'll never give up, no matter what the doctors say. I'll gladly step into forbidden territory, if it will save your life.
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Bewilderment. Dr. Curien: Look, Daniel...It's the key! This will remove the barrier between life and death. You don't need to fear anything anymore, Daniel... not even death!
- ↑ The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Sensory Chaos. Dr. Curien: Daniel...Have I stepped outside the bounds of human morality? Most of my researchers have left me...
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Ultimate Challenge. Dr. Curien: I've found it, Daniel! These genes will change the future..."The Magician", and "The Wheel of Fate"...[laughs maniacally]
- ↑ The House of the Dead 2 Sega Dreamcast manual, pg 3
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg 8
- ↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, pg 2
- ↑ The House of the Dead attract mode
- ↑ The House of the Dead
- ↑ https://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622
- ↑ The House of the Dead 2 home port attract mode
- ↑ The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg 9
- ↑ The House of the Dead 2
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 The House of the Dead III
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (30 December 2005). The House of the Dead 4. Arcade and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Thornheart ending. Thornheart: Goldman, you are soft. These wretched humans have no need of hope. Soon the true end shall begin...There is more than one Pandora's Box.
- ↑ The House of the Dead 4 Special
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (30 December 2005). The House of the Dead 4 Special. Arcade and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Thornheart ending. Thornheart: So, Pandora's Box has been closed...That is, if there is any hope left. The Wheel of Fate cannot be stopped.
- ↑ House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn
- ↑ SEGA Interactive R&D#1. (13 September 2018). House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn. Sega. Level/area: House. Kate Green: This is just what James said three years ago.
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Chasing Shadows. G: It's been two weeks since we lost contact with Rogan...We can't wait any longer!
- ↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Thornheart ending. Thornheart: It appears that he didn't understand its true purpose...[laughs]