- "I can't stand the Metahumans, but he's so much worse. Super... 'man'. He's not a man. He's an it. A thing with a cocky grin and a stupid outfit, that's somehow become the focal point of the entire world's conversation. Nothing's felt right since he showed up."
- ―Lex Luthor[src]
This is a timeline of events which occurred in 2025.
2025[]
February[]
- Clark Kent and Lois Lane go on their first date.[1]
April[]
27th[]
- Defense of Jarhanpur: Superman halts an invasion of Jarhanpur by the United States ally Boravia, sparking controversy around the world and alerting the United States Department of Defense and Lex Luthor.[1][2]
May[]
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- Lex Luthor creates an imperfect clone of Superman named Ultraman, who possesses greater strength than his original counterpart but lacks his intelligence. Luthor plans to use Ultraman and PlanetWatch as a replacement for Superman following his death.[1]
17th[]
- Members of the Metropolitan upper class gather at the Hammersmith for a high-rise fundraising gala to benefit the Metropolis Museum of Modern Art. The event's two co-sponsors, Maxwell Lord of LordTech and Lex Luthor of LuthorCorp, opt to make make nice for the night and toast the occasion.[3]
18th[]
20th[]
- Attack on the Fortress of Solitude.[4][1]
- Attack on Metropolis.[4][1]
- Attack on the Justice Gang.[4][1]
21st[]
22nd[]
23rd[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Superman
- ↑ The beginning of Superman establishes that Superman stopped the Boravian invasion of Jarhanpur "3 WEEKS" prior to the events of the film. Since the main events of the film begin on May 18, 2025 (see 2025 references), this could pinpoint that date to April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Havoc in Metropolis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 The timeline placements for Creature Commandos: Season 1, Superman, and Peacemaker: Season 2 are all connected. James Gunn posted on Threads that “[Creature Commandos] happens only months before Superman.” In Full Nelson, Stephen Mori says to Rick Flag, Sr., “I've gotta say, Rick, you've come a long way from lambasting Luthor in this room a month ago to now being the one to proactively implement his plans,” suggesting that the events of Superman and of Full Nelson are only one month apart.
Throughout Superman, several Daily Planet newspapers are shown with dates placing the movie in the final weeks of May, suggesting the main events of the movie span from May 18-24, 2025. However, in The Ties That Grind, the climax of Superman is referred to as having happened “this summer” by Sasha Bordeaux. These are incompatible descriptions of the timeline of the film.
The Ties That Grind begins with Chris Smith entering the Quantum Unfolding Chamber and discovering Earth-2, then jumps to “SIX MONTHS LATER” per an onscreen title card. Smith reinforces this timeline in Need I Say Door when he says, “Six months ago, right? I'm fucking around in there with Eagly. Just letting him fly around. It's cold outside.” and proceeds to describe his discovery of Earth-2. In The Ties That Grind, Sasha Bordeaux describes Smith's discovery of Earth-2 as “that January thing,” which would suggest that the “SIX MONTHS LATER” events are in July. However, there is also evidence placing it earlier. In The Ties That Grind, Emilia Harcourt has a bill labeled with the billing date “May 14” and another labeled “Please Pay By May 22,” which would ideally place the scene in which the bills appear in May. In Ignorance is Chris, a note on Billy's computer says that lights need to be repaired and is dated, “5/19,” reinforcing the May placement.
Ultimately, the strongest and most prominent evidence places Peacemaker: Season 2 in June 2025. In Full Nelson, Harcourt's ticket to the Nelson concert where she and Smith kissed reads, “MAY 22 7:00 PM” in two separate places. This event is referred to several times throughout the series, first by Smith in The Ties That Grind as having happened “the other night,” then by Leota Adebayo in Another Rick Up My Sleeve as “like, a couple of weeks ago,” then in a title card in Full Nelson which reads, “ONE MONTH AGO.” Although Smith's line suggests the end of May, Adebayo's and the title card suggest June. Further, in Another Rick Up My Sleeve, a flyer for a blood drive appears which set photos reveal will occur on “14 JUNE.” This evidence, along with Mori's reference to Flag insulting Lex Luthor “a month ago” and the conflicting Superman evidence, work together to best place the events of Superman according to the newspaper dates rather than Bordeaux's line and Peacemaker: Season 2 in June 2025.
A full moon is visible twice throughout the course of Peacemaker Season 2, first in A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird while Eagly fights A.R.G.U.S., and again in Back to the Suture as the Top Trio fly together to fight Kaiju. The moon is also visible in The Ties That Grind as Harcourt is thrown out of Gabriel's Horn, where it matches June 7. Using the most prominently shown moon, the one in A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird, as it most closely matches the one in The Ties That Grind as well, the events from Smith's interview with the Justice Gang through Smith refusing to allow his friends to visit him can be placed on June 10-16, 2025. After a small time jump, A.R.G.U.S. is shown exploring the QUC, after which is when Mori says that Flag insulted Luthor “a month ago.” The Mori scene would be placed ideally later in the month, with a weighted calculation placing it on June 25, 2025. The rest of the series' events can be placed surrounding this date.
A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird begins with a flashback to “EIGHT MONTHS AGO” in which Flag is promoted to Director of A.R.G.U.S. A weighted calculation would place this ideally on October 13, 2024. However, in the flashback, Flag is no longer injured following his broken back which he sustained in The Iron Pot. A broken back takes approximately eight weeks to heal at minimum, which would place Flag's injury on September 5, 2024. This does not align with Gunn saying “only months before Superman.” In Priyatel Skelet, a full moon is seen over Pokolistan while Weasel plays with the wolf pack. Using this, Flag's promotion must be placed as late as possible while still eight months before June 11, 2025, placing it on October 31, 2024, with Flag's injury being placed as soon before then as possible while accounting for the full moon. This places the main events of Creature Commandos on September 13-20, 2024.
