The DEFIANT/Schism Timeline
-from unpublished creator notes-
1350 • The Black Death has spreads across Asia, Africa and Europe
• Ahrq Tsolmec and Zahnrhee perform the Dance of Two [War Dancer #2]
• The Dance of Two causes the SCHISM between Earth and the Dreamtime
• Zahnrhee is swallowed by the Feathered Serpent and becomes the Org
• Thrakahl is thrown to Earth by the mystic energies of the Dance
• The Wizards are thrown to the Quantum Plane of Earth
1850 • Thrakahl begins to build Avalon as a refuge for Quantum heroes
1926 • Mule becomes trapped on the quantum substratum
1929 • Mule organizes demonkind and becomes the ruler of the Dark Dominion
1962 • Viet Nam war begins
1971 • Pete Smith is listed as MIA [Charlemagne #1]
• Charles Mal discovers the quantum substratum
1973 • Charles Smith seeks his brother, Pete, in Viet Nam [Charlemagne #1]
• Charles Smith loses his brother and his legs in an attack [Charlemagne #1]
• Charles Smith is in a coma, cared for by Doc Tran Nguyen [Charlemagne #1]
• Withdrawal of American forces from Viet Nam
• Doc Nguyen cares for Charles after American withdrawal [Charlemagne #1]
1992• Lorca pierces the reality veil, discovers the Earth [Warriors of Plasm # 0]
1993 • Charles Smith awakens from his coma, with his legs regenerated and enhanced strength [Charlemagne #1]
• Michael Alexander enters the quantum substratum [Dark Dominion #0]
• Michael Alexander becomes aware of Chasm and the Bowels [Dark Dominion #0]
• Lorca creates five Earth warriors on Plasm [Warriors of Plasm #1]
• Revolution on Plasm sparked by the Earth warriors [Warriors of Plasm #2-4]
• Lorca becomes emperor of Plasm [Warriors of Plasm #4]
• Many people get their wishes in Anaheim, CA; seven of them band together to form the Good Guys [The Good Guys #1]
• Michael Alexander & Chasm's first confrontation [Dark Dominion #1]
• The Org of Plasm begins to weaken from starvation [Warriors of Plasm GN]
• Charles Mal's "smart" building unveiled [Dark Dominion #3]
• Emp Hortch tries to take back rule of the Org from Lorca [Warriors of Plasm GN]
• Sueraceen checks on Prudence imprisoned in the Org [Warriors of Plasm #5]
• The Good Guys meet Heater [The Good Guys #2]
• The Org begins to feed on itself [Warriors of Plasm #6]
• The Good Guys are helped by Glory [The Good Guys #2]
• Prudence escapes from her prison [Warriors of Plasm #6]
• The Org is attacked by alien worlds [Warriors of Plasm #6-7]
• Nudge achieves is in mental contact with the Org [Warriors of Plasm #7-9]
• Nudge returns to Earth [Warriors of Plasm #9]
• The Great Grimmax goes to Earth [Warriors of Plasm #9]
1994 • Chasm discovers the existence of the Org [Dark Dominion #4]
• Chasm discovers the Good Guys secret of the Wish Box [The Good Guys #3]
• Nudge sends Chasm to the Org [The Good Guys #4]
• Charles Smith fights Ngu [Charlemagne #0]
• War Dancer comes to Earth [War Dancer #1]
• Charles Smith Fights War Dancer [Charlemagne #2]
• Charles Smith has a press conference, demonstrates his strength [Good Guys #6]
• The Good Guys oppose the Master and meet Charles Smith [Good Guys #6-7]
• Michael Alexander meets Galahad and Peaches [Dark Dominion #7]
• War Dancer battles Plasm warriors Mister Massacre and Spearhead [War Dancer #2-3]
• Michael Alexander meets the Puritan [Dark Dominion #8-9]
• Michael Alexander discovers that physical pain can be deferred on the Quantum plane, and develops the ability to affect solid objects in the hard world [Dark Dominion #9]
• The Puritan is destroyed [Dark Dominion #9]
o Billy Ballistic empowered by War Dancer with flight and quantum vision [War Dancer #4]
• Good Guys get their benefactor and headquarters [The Good Guys #8]
o Four other children empowered by Wish Box band together [Good Guys #8]
• Bottom and Mule attempt to manifest on the hard world [Charlemagne #3]
• Charles Smith vs. Cookie (Nudge) Wazenegger [Charlemagne #4]
• Chasm and Preach steals the soul Of Zahnrhee with the assistance of Preach [Warriors of Plasm #10]
• The Org runs out of control [Warriors of Plasm #11]
• Chasm mulched [Warriors of Plasm #11]
o Michael Alexander brings the Wish Box to Avalon [Dark Dominion #10]
o Chasm arises as the Dark God [Warriors of Plasm #12]
o Charles Smith battles War Dancer in Angkor Wat [War Dancer #6]
o The Good Guys defeat the other four children [Good Guys #9]
1 Thanks to Pauline Weiss for this contribution. The original content was reformatted and modified to remove strike-through text and typographical errors. The underlined text was kept from the original file source.