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*3 years after Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow is arrested. ("Big Time")
 
*3 years after Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow is arrested. ("Big Time")
 
*10 years after Tony Maychek is transformed in Earthmover. ("Earth Mover")
 
*10 years after Tony Maychek is transformed in Earthmover. ("Earth Mover")
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*20 years after Bruce Wayne retires as Batman. ("Rebirth")
 
*35 years after Robert Vance uploaded his consciousness into a computer program. ("Lost Soul")
 
*35 years after Robert Vance uploaded his consciousness into a computer program. ("Lost Soul")
 
*? years after Superman is taken over by Starro. ("The Call")
 
*? years after Superman is taken over by Starro. ("The Call")
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===''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''===
 
===''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''===
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====Passages of Time====
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*~40 years after Robin is tortured, and later kills, the Joker.
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====Cast & Crew Statements====
 
====Cast & Crew Statements====
 
*3-5 years after the current DCAU. <small>(Flashback)</small><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/tv/harleyquinn/interview.html</ref>
 
*3-5 years after the current DCAU. <small>(Flashback)</small><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/tv/harleyquinn/interview.html</ref>
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====On-Screen Dates====
 
====On-Screen Dates====
 
*August 5, 2041 ("Quality Time")
 
*August 5, 2041 ("Quality Time")
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===''Static Shock''===
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====Passages of Time====
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*40+ years after Static travels to the future. ("Future Shock")
   
 
===''Justice League''===
 
===''Justice League''===
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===''Justice League Unlimited''===
 
===''Justice League Unlimited''===
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====On-Screen Dates====
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*1879 ("The Once and Future Thing Part 1: Weird Western Tales")
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====Passages of Time====
 
====Passages of Time====
 
*1 year after [[Divided We Fall|Luthor merged with Brainiac]]. ("I Am Legion"; "Patriot Act")
 
*1 year after [[Divided We Fall|Luthor merged with Brainiac]]. ("I Am Legion"; "Patriot Act")
 
*2 years after [[Initiation|J'onn became mission coordinator]]. ("To Another Shore")
 
*2 years after [[Initiation|J'onn became mission coordinator]]. ("To Another Shore")
 
*15 years after [[Rebirth|Terry McGinnis and Dana Tan start dating]]. ("Epilogue")
 
*15 years after [[Rebirth|Terry McGinnis and Dana Tan start dating]]. ("Epilogue")
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*~50 years after Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern time-travel after Chronos. ("The Once and Future Thing Part 2: Time, Warped")
 
*65 years after the current DCAU. ("Epilogue")
 
*65 years after the current DCAU. ("Epilogue")
 
*? years after [[The Brave and the Bold|Grodd took of Flash's mind]]. ("The Great Brain Robbery")
 
*? years after [[The Brave and the Bold|Grodd took of Flash's mind]]. ("The Great Brain Robbery")

Revision as of 10:59, 15 October 2020

Here is my personal view of the DCAU Timeline. Keep in mind, I haven't seen all of them, so this is just the shows I have seen, or at least information from between series.

Continuity in series

Batman: The Animated Series

On-Screen Dates

  • 1883 ("Showdown")
  • October 19, 1992 ("Beware the Gray Ghost")

Passages of Time

  • 6 months after Lyle Bolton is fired from Arkham Asylum ("Lock-Up")
  • 1 year after Dr. Victor Fries becomes Mr. Freeze. ("Heart of Ice")
  • 2 years after Edward Nygma is fired from Competitron. ("If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?")
  • 3 years after Bane escaped Pena Duro. ("Bane")

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Passages of Time

  • 10 years after Bruce Wayne became Batman.

The New Batman Adventures

Passages of Time

Batman Beyond

Passages of Time

  • 6 days after Infiltration Unit Zeta goes renegade. ("Zeta")
  • 3 years after Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow is arrested. ("Big Time")
  • 10 years after Tony Maychek is transformed in Earthmover. ("Earth Mover")
  • 20 years after Bruce Wayne retires as Batman. ("Rebirth")
  • 35 years after Robert Vance uploaded his consciousness into a computer program. ("Lost Soul")
  • ? years after Superman is taken over by Starro. ("The Call")

Additional Information

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Passages of Time

  • ~40 years after Robin is tortured, and later kills, the Joker.

Cast & Crew Statements

  • 3-5 years after the current DCAU. (Flashback)[2]

The Zeta Project

On-Screen Dates

  • August 5, 2041 ("Quality Time")

Static Shock

Passages of Time

  • 40+ years after Static travels to the future. ("Future Shock")

Justice League

Passages of Time

Additional Information

  • 1 year after The New Batman Adventures.[3]

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

Additional Information

  • Between The New Batman Adventures and Justice League.[4]

Justice League Unlimited

On-Screen Dates

  • 1879 ("The Once and Future Thing Part 1: Weird Western Tales")

Passages of Time

Justice League vs. The Fatal Five

Cast & Crew Statements

  • 1-3 years after Justice League Unlimited.[5]

References