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Second Great War: Swarm vs Dominion, 2504

The Second Great War broke out in 2504 and ended on Korhal with Arcturus Mengsk dead at Kerrigan's hand. Deinfesting her mid-war let the xel'naga Amon return.

Sourced to StarCraft: Brood War, Blizzard Entertainment, 1998. Every entry carries its sources at the bottom.

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2001 to 2010, 2015 to 2016

The Matoran Universe from the Toa Mata's arrival to Journey's End. A closed canon, documented start to finish.

Canon and Legends

The films and novels, with the line between Disney canon and Legends marked rather than blurred.

StarCraft through StarCraft II

Koprulu Sector history from the Guild Wars to the End War, and what the xel'naga were doing behind it.

The reimagined series

The Fall of the Twelve Colonies and the fleet's long road to Earth, cited to the reimagined series.

Dune

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The novels' universe

Arrakis, the Great Houses and the rise of Muad'Dib, from Frank Herbert's novels. No adaptations.

The Greek and Norse sagas

Kratos' whole run as one continuous history, Sparta to Ragnarok, with the gameplay stripped out.

The original trilogy

The original trilogy's galaxy. Where the story branches on a player choice, the articles say so.

The Marker outbreaks

The Markers and their outbreaks, from the Ishimura to the Brethren Moons. The 2023 Remake is the primary account.

Umbrella to Requiem

Umbrella's viruses and the people who survived them, from the Spencer Mansion to Requiem. Remakes and originals both covered.

Night City, 2020 to 2077

Night City's corps, gangs and legends, from the Arasaka Tower nuke to Phantom Liberty and Edgerunners. Tabletop history included.

The Night of the Hunt

Yharnam, the Healing Church and the Great Ones. What the items state and what is interpretation, kept apart.

The Penrose Program

Elster, Ariane and the Eusan Nation. Every ending, with what the game states kept apart from the theories.

2077 to 2296

The wasteland from the Great War to the TV series: the factions, the Vaults and every game's story, cited to the games.

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