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==January==
 
==January==
 
*[[Malcolm Kelerchian]] goes through training to become a [[Wrangler]], starting with equipment.<ref name="SC:G:Nova">DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 28, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Nova]]''. [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0743-47134-3.</ref>
 
*[[Malcolm Kelerchian]] goes through training to become a [[Wrangler]], starting with equipment.<ref name="SC:G:Nova">DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 28, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Nova]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0743-47134-3.</ref>
 
   
 
==February==
 
==February==
 
 
*Kelerchian's training moves on to his [[psionic powers|psionic]] talents.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
 
*Kelerchian's training moves on to his [[psionic powers|psionic]] talents.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
   
==March==
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==March/April==
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*'''Early''': [[Nuura Joss]] begins work on ''[[General Lee]]''.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 0|StarCraft #0]]" ''{{Link|StarCraft|comic}}'' (July 27, 2010) [[DC Comics]] ([[Wildstorm]]).</ref>
   
*'''Early''': [[Nuura Joss]] begins work on the ''[[General Lee]]''.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0"/>
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*'''March 22:''' A [[zerg]] organism is found on [[LV-555]]. The crew of ''[[Hephaestus]]'' are ordered to pick it up.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0"/>
   
 
*'''Late''': The organism escapes, killing most of the crew and forcing the rest to hide fortify themselves within the ship. [[Center for State Security]] bureaucrat [[Tamsen Cauley]] is told to deal with the situation in a deniable manner. He dispatches the [[War Pigs]] to destroy the battlecruiser, sample and crew.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0"/>
*'''March 22:''' A [[zerg]] organism is found on [[LV-555]]. The crew of the ''[[Hephaestus]]'' are ordered to pick it up.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0"/>
 
   
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*'''Late March/Early April''': The War Pigs succeed, but one of their member dies.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0"/>
*'''Late''':The organism escapes, killing most of the crew and forcing the rest to hide fortify themselves within the ship. [[Center for State Security]] bureaucrat [[Tamsen Cauley]] is told to deal with the situation in a deniable manner. He dispatches the [[War Pigs]] to destroy the battlecruiser, sample ''and'' crew. The War Pigs succeed, but one of their member dies.<ref name="SC:C:Issue0">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 0|StarCraft #0]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' (July 27, 2010) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
 
   
 
==June==
 
==June==
 
*Kelerchian's psionic training ends, the end result being that he always gets a headache when near a telepath.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
 
*Kelerchian’s psionic training ends, the end result being that he always gets a headache when near a telepath.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
 
   
 
==September==
 
==September==
 
 
*[[Universe News Network]] reporter [[Michael Liberty]] is assigned as a war reporter to [[Alpha Squadron]], stationed on the [[Behemoth-class Battlecruiser|''Behemoth''-class Battlecruiser]] ''[[Norad II]]'', commanded by Colonel [[Edmund Duke]]. He will spend the next three months aboard the vessel.<ref name="SC:LibCru">Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.</ref><ref group="note">This conflicts with information from ''[[StarCraft: Precursor]]'', which had Duke present on [[Chau Sara]] in November 2499 (a month before the protoss attack), but in ''Liberty's Crusade'' Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack.</ref>
 
*[[Universe News Network]] reporter [[Michael Liberty]] is assigned as a war reporter to [[Alpha Squadron]], stationed on the [[Behemoth-class Battlecruiser|''Behemoth''-class Battlecruiser]] ''[[Norad II]]'', commanded by Colonel [[Edmund Duke]]. He will spend the next three months aboard the vessel.<ref name="SC:LibCru">Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.</ref><ref group="note">This conflicts with information from ''[[StarCraft: Precursor]]'', which had Duke present on [[Chau Sara]] in November 2499 (a month before the protoss attack), but in ''Liberty's Crusade'' Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack.</ref>
   
 
==November==
 
==November==
 
*'''November 7''': Alpha Squadron forces arrive on [[Chau Sara]] to deal with the [[Sons of Korhal]], courtesy of a request by Magistrate {{Link|Collins|magistrate}}.<ref name="SC:Pre_M0">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 0: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|Boot Camp}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
   
*'''November 7''': Alpha Squadron forces arrive on [[Chau Sara]] to deal with the [[Sons of Korhal]], courtesy of a request by [[Magistrate Collins]].<ref name="SC:Loom_M0">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 0: "[[Precursor#Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
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*'''November 8''': Alpha Squadron forces proceed to engage the Sons of Korhal. However, they find themselves under attack by [[zerg]] organisms. [[Cerberus Recon Squad]] comes to their assistance, helping them defeat the creatures along with the SOK.<ref name="SC:Pre_M1">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 1: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|Strongarm}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
   
*'''November 8''': Alpha Squadron forces proceed to engage the Sons of Korhal. However, they find themselves under attack by [[zerg]] organisms. [[Cerberus Recon Squad]] comes to their assistance, helping them defeat the creatures along with the SOK.<ref name="SC:Loom_M1">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 1: "[[Precursor#Strongarm|Strongarm]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
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*In the wake of the presence of the aliens and the Cerberus unit, the Sons of Korhal abandon Chau Sara.<ref name="SC:Pre_M2">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 2: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|The Gauntlet}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
   
*In the wake of the presence of the aliens and the Cerberus unit, the Sons of Korhal abandon Chau Sara.<ref name="SC:Loom_M2">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 2: "[[Precursor#The Gauntlet|The Gauntlet]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
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*With the aid of Alpha Squadron, the Cerberus unit gains access to the [[Flannum Installation]], which has been overrun by the zerg. The Confederate scientists inside are safely evacuated.<ref name="SC:Pre_M3">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 3: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|Den of the Beast}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
   
*With the aid of Alpha Squadron, the Cerberus unit gains access to the [[Flannum Installation]], which has been overrun by the zerg. The Confederate scientists inside are safely evacuated.<ref name="SC:Loom_M3">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 3: "[[Precursor#Den of the Beast|Den of the Beast]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
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*'''November 11''': The scientists are evacuated to Chau Sara's main military stronghold, though the city of [[Los Andares]] falls to the zerg. [[Edmund Duke]] successfully leads a reclamation of it.<ref name="SC:Pre_M4">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 4: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|Force of Arms}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref><ref group="note">This conflicts with information from ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]'', which had [[Michael Liberty]] aboard Duke's flagship since September 2499. In ''Liberty's Crusade'' Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack, so could not have personally led forces on Chau Sara.</ref>
 
**[[Los Andares Prison]] falls under attack. The Confederacy rescues the guards but abandons the prisoners. It takes the Confederacy three days to reclaim the site.<ref name="SC:C:Issue7">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 7|StarCraft #7]]" ''{{Link|StarCraft|comic}}'' '''1''' (7) (January 20, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
   
*'''November 11''': The scientists are evacuated to Chau Sara’s main military stronghold, though the city of [[Los Andares]] falls to the zerg. [[Edmund Duke]] successfully leads a reclamation of it.<ref name="SC:Loom_M4">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 4: "[[Precursor#Force of Arms|Force of Arms]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref><ref group="note">This conflicts with information from ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]'', which had [[Michael Liberty]] aboard Duke's flagship since September 2499. In ''Liberty's Crusade'' Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack, so could not have personally led forces on Chau Sara.</ref>
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*'''November 12''': Against Collins' wishes, Alpha Squadron presses on and manages to defeat the zerg and destroy their primary hive clusters. The events are subsequently classified.<ref name="SC:Pre_M5">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link2|StarCraft: |Precursor}} bonus campaign, mission 5: "{{Link2|StarCraft: Precursor#|Extermination}}" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
**[[Los Andares Prison]] falls under attack. The Confederacy rescues the guards but abandons the prisoners. It takes the Confederacy three days to reclaim the site. <ref name="SC:C:Issue7">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 7|StarCraft #7]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (7) (January 20, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
 
 
*'''November 12''': Against Collins' wishes, Alpha Squadron presses on and manages to defeat the zerg and destroy their primary hive clusters. The events are subsequently classified.<ref name="SC:Loom_M5">''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Precursor]] bonus campaign, mission 5: "[[Precursor#Extermination|Extermination]]" (in English). 1998-09-03. [http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/precursor.shtml Map Archives: Precursor Campaign].</ref>
 
   
 
*'''November 14''': [[Lars Trakken]] is rescued from Los Andares prison.<ref name="SC:C:Issue7"/>
 
*'''November 14''': [[Lars Trakken]] is rescued from Los Andares prison.<ref name="SC:C:Issue7"/>
   
*'''Mid November''': Confederate controlled media portray the action on Chau Sara as a victory against the Sons of Korhal. Chau Sara is placed under lockdown, with all traffic and communication into and out of the colony heavily restricted.<ref name="SC:Loom_M5"/>
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*'''Mid November''': Confederate controlled media portray the action on Chau Sara as a victory against the Sons of Korhal. Chau Sara is placed under lockdown, with all traffic and communication into and out of the colony heavily restricted.<ref name="SC:Pre_M5"/>
   
*'''Late November''': In response to the zerg threat, the [[Conclave]] sends an expeditionary force led by [[executor]] [[Tassadar]] expeditionary force to discern the severity of the zerg threat and of [[human]]ity's plight. Leading a fleet of fifty warships in his flagship the ''[[Gantrithor]]'', Tassadar leads a [[protoss]] force to the [[Koprulu Sector]], answering to [[Judicator]] [[Aldaris]].<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref>
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*'''Late November''': In response to the zerg threat, the [[Conclave]] sends an expeditionary force led by [[executor]] [[Tassadar]] to discern the severity of the zerg threat and of [[human]]ity's plight. Leading a fleet of fifty warships in his flagship ''[[Gantrithor]]'', Tassadar leads a [[protoss]] force to the [[Koprulu Sector]], answering to [[Judicator]] [[Aldaris]].<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, [[Bill Roper]], [[Chris Metzen]] and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: [[Blizzard Entertainment]], 1998.</ref>
   
*'''November 24''': The [[Ishanti Uprising]] occurs.<ref name = "Ishanti">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''.'' Vivendi Games. Stukov icon highlights (Episode V). (in English). 1998.</ref>
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*'''November 24''': The [[Ishanti Uprising]] occurs.<ref name="Ishanti">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. [[Alexei Stukov|Stukov]] icon highlights ({{Link2|StarCraft |Episode V}}). (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
==December==
 
==December==
:''Main article: December 12th is explicitly stated as a date in [[StarCraft Episode I]]. The day of this event occurs in [[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]. Other dates are derived from this standpoint.''
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:''Note: December 12th is explicitly stated as a date in [[StarCraft Episode I]]. The day of this event occurs in [[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]. Other dates are derived from this standpoint.''
   
*Sometime during this month, zerg forces are sighted at/around [[Altara]].<ref name="SC:G:Spectres">Derived from Kenyon, Nate. (September 27, 2011). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.</ref><Ref group = "note">''Spectres'' provides the year, whereas Chau Sara being the point of first contact provides the month&mdash;at the earliest, the zerg would have been sighted after December 8th.</ref>
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*Sometime during this month, zerg forces are sighted at/around [[Altara]].<ref name="SC:G:Spectres">Derived from Kenyon, Nate. (September 27, 2011). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.</ref><ref group="note">''Spectres'' provides the year, whereas Chau Sara being the point of first contact provides the month{{-}}at the earliest, the zerg would have been sighted after December 8th.</ref>
   
*'''December 2''': [[Mar Sara]] begins to lose contact with its outland colonist stations. Recon squads are sent in, but contact is lost with them also.<ref name="SC:SpDark">Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). ''[[StarCraft: Speed of Darkness]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9.</ref>
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*'''December 2''': [[Mar Sara]] begins to lose contact with its outland colonist stations. Recon squads are sent in, but contact is lost with them also.<ref name="SC:SpDark">Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). ''[[StarCraft: Speed of Darkness]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9.</ref>
   
*'''December 7''': The Confederates send out a reconissance-in-force of Mar Sara, confirming that it’s been infested by the zerg.<ref name="SC:SpDark"/>
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*'''December 7''': The Confederates send out a reconnaissance-in-force of Mar Sara, confirming that it has been infested by the zerg.<ref name="SC:SpDark"/>
   
*'''December 8''': The [[protoss]] fleet arrives at [[Chau Sara]]. Scans reveal that the topsoil has become infested with [[creep]] and most of the colonists killed or infested. Upon hearing of the situation, the [[Conclave]] orders [[Tassadar]] to torch the planet, in which he sorrowfully obeys. All life on the surface is extinguished, and Tassadar is ordered to do the same to any colony that had even the slightest possibility of infestation. Tassadar progresses, but begins to doubt the morality of such genocidal orders.<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref>
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*'''December 8''': The [[protoss]] fleet arrives at [[Chau Sara]]. Scans reveal that the topsoil has become infested with [[creep]] and most of the colonists killed or infested. Upon hearing of the situation, the [[Conclave]] orders [[Tassadar]] to torch the planet, in which he sorrowfully obeys. All life on the surface is extinguished, and Tassadar is ordered to do the same to any colony that had even the slightest possibility of infestation. Tassadar progresses, but begins to doubt the morality of such genocidal orders.<ref name="SC1Man"/>
   
*The Confederacy is thrown into dissaray over the sudden protoss attack. Predicting that Mar Sara will be next in line, a clumsy counter-attack is dispatched to the [[Sara System]].<ref name="SC1Man"/>
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*The Confederacy is thrown into disarray over the sudden protoss attack. Predicting that Mar Sara will be next in line, a clumsy counter-attack is dispatched to the [[Sara system]].<ref name="SC1Man"/>
   
*The [[United Powers League]] observes these attacks from [[Earth]]. Adopting a proactive, militaristic stance in regards to the existance of alien species, it is reorganized into the [[United Earth Directorate]] and begins monitoring the actions of the protoss and zerg.<ref name="SC:BW_Man">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref>
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*There is widespread panic throughout the [[United Powers League]]. The dissident countries in [[South America]] are brought into its fold, thus expanding its powers and causing it to be renamed the '[[United Earth Directorate]].' The UED takes a more proactive, militaristic stance in regards to alien affairs and begins monitoring the protoss and zerg, gathering data on their strengths and weaknesses.<ref name="SC:BW_Man">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]] (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref>
   
 
*A few days after these events, the Sons of Korhal carry out a poison gas attack on a public plaza on [[Haji]] while a multi-train accident occurs on [[Moria]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
 
*A few days after these events, the Sons of Korhal carry out a poison gas attack on a public plaza on [[Haji]] while a multi-train accident occurs on [[Moria]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*'''December 10''': [[Bunker Complex 3847]] is abandoned.<ref name="SC:SpDark"/>
 
*'''December 10''': [[Bunker Complex 3847]] is abandoned.<ref name="SC:SpDark"/>
   
*'''December 12''': Tassadar's fleet is confronted over Chau Sara. Tassadar withdraws, not wanting to unleash more death. The phase is heralded as a Confederate victory.<ref name="SC1Man"/> In the aftermath, Duke sends a message to the [[Magistrate (Episode I)|colonial magistrate]], ordering its citizens to be relocated to concentration points in the wastelands, thus allowing easier evacuation.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*'''December 12''': Tassadar's fleet is confronted over Chau Sara. Tassadar withdraws, not wanting to unleash more death. The phase is heralded as a Confederate victory.<ref name="SC1Man"/> In the aftermath, Duke sends a message to the Colonial {{Link|Magistrate|Episode I}}, ordering its citizens to be relocated to concentration points in the wastelands, thus allowing easier evacuation.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
   
*Marshal [[Jim Raynor]] leads a group of evacuees to an evacuation point in the [[wasteland]].<ref name="SC1_E1_M1">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Wasteland (mission)|Wasteland]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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*Marshal [[Jim Raynor]] escorts a group of evacuees to an evacuation point in the [[wasteland]].<ref name="SC1_E1_M1">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link|Wasteland|mission}} (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
*'''December 13''': [[Backwater Station]] comes under attack by zerg forces. Duke reassures Raynor that [[Alpha Squadron]] will take care of it, but Raynor sets off on his own with the magistrate sending in [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia|militia forces]] knowing that Alpha Squadron, despite its reputation, probably won’t move fast enough to save the station.<ref name="SC1_E1_M2">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Backwater Station (mission)|Backwater Station]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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*'''December 13''': [[Backwater Station]] comes under attack by zerg forces. Duke reassures the magistrate that [[Alpha Squadron]] will take care of it, but Raynor sets off on his own with the magistrate sending in [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia|militia forces]] knowing that Alpha Squadron, despite its reputation, probably won't move fast enough to save the station.<ref>'''[[Edmund Duke]]:''' "We've already received the distress beacon from [[Backwater Station|Backwater]], and we'll take care of it. {{Link|Magistrate|Episode I|You}} just sit tight. You'll be notified if there's anything we think you need to know."<br>'''[[Jim Raynor]]:''' "Damn! Listen, if we wait for [[Terran Confederacy|Confederate]] reinforcements, that station's dust. I'll head out there now, do what I can. You send in some [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia|militia]], and we'll save those folks. Trust me." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: {{Link|Backwater Station|mission}} (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
*'''December 15''': Liberty takes a [[Terran Shuttle|shuttle]] down to Mar Sara.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
 
*'''December 15''': Liberty takes a [[Terran Shuttle|shuttle]] down to Mar Sara.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*'''December 16''': Raynor and [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia]] liberate Backwater Station.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
 
*'''December 16''': Raynor and [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia]] liberate Backwater Station.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
   
*After interviewing the locals, Liberty and Alpha Squadron Lieutenant [[Emily Swallow]] enter [[Anthem Base]], where they’re attacked by the zerg. Swallow is killed, but Liberty is saved by Raynor, who links up with a small group of colonial militia. They destroy an [[infested command center]] near Backwater Station.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*After interviewing the locals, Liberty and Alpha Squadron Lieutenant [[Emily Swallow]] enter [[Anthem Base]], where they're attacked by the zerg. Swallow is killed, but Liberty is saved by Raynor, who links up with a small group of colonial militia. They destroy an [[infested command center]] near Backwater Station.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
   
*'''December 17''': Alpha Squadron [[marine]]s arrest Raynor and the militia for “treasonous activities.” They’re hauled up to a prison ship in high orbit. Liberty makes his way back to the evacuation point but finds it abandoned, except for [[Sarah Kerrigan]], who takes him to a safehouse. A [[hologram]] of [[Arcturus Mengsk]] appears. He reveals that the Confederacy plans to abandon Mar Sara so they can watch the zerg and protoss duke it out on and above the planet, “in order to save their own hides.” The citizens are considered expendable. However, Mengsk is willing to save them. They make a deal; Liberty speaks on Mengsk’s behalf and Mengsk will bust Raynor and his men from the [[Merrimack|prison ship]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*'''December 17''': Alpha Squadron [[marine]]s arrest Raynor and the militia for “treasonous activities.” They're hauled up to a prison ship in high orbit. Liberty makes his way back to the evacuation point but finds it abandoned, except for [[Sarah Kerrigan]], who takes him to a safehouse. A [[hologram]] of [[Arcturus Mengsk]] appears. He reveals that the Confederacy plans to abandon Mar Sara so they can watch the zerg and protoss duke it out on and above the planet, “in order to save their own hides.” The citizens are considered expendable. However, Mengsk is willing to save them. They make a deal; Liberty speaks on Mengsk's behalf and Mengsk will bust Raynor and his men from the [[Merrimack|prison ship]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
   
 
*The [[417th Confederate Marine Platoon]] is dispatched to recover a [[psi emitter]] from [[Oasis Station]]. They end up using it to lure the zerg to their position, allowing time for the evacuation of [[Mar Sara City]]<ref name="SC:SpDark"/> by the Sons of Korhal.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
 
*The [[417th Confederate Marine Platoon]] is dispatched to recover a [[psi emitter]] from [[Oasis Station]]. They end up using it to lure the zerg to their position, allowing time for the evacuation of [[Mar Sara City]]<ref name="SC:SpDark"/> by the Sons of Korhal.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
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*[[Fire Base Chimera]] is overrun by the zerg.<ref name="SC:Rev">Metzen, Chris & Samuel Moore (March 29, 1999). "[[StarCraft: Revelations]]." ''Amazing Stories'' 596 (Spring): 20-27.</ref>
 
*[[Fire Base Chimera]] is overrun by the zerg.<ref name="SC:Rev">Metzen, Chris & Samuel Moore (March 29, 1999). "[[StarCraft: Revelations]]." ''Amazing Stories'' 596 (Spring): 20-27.</ref>
   
*Thirteen hours after the evacuation of Mar Sara, protoss ships arrive and [[purification|incinerate]] the planet.<ref name="SC1_E1_M4">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Jacobs Installation (mission)|The Jacobs Installation]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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*Thirteen hours after the evacuation of Mar Sara, protoss ships arrive and [[purification|incinerate]] the planet.<ref name="SC1_E1_M4">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link|The Jacobs Installation|mission}} (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
===Late December===
 
===Late December===
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''The following events occur in late December''<ref name="SC2:HotS_BackSaddle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Back in the Saddle]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref group="note">Kerrigan mentions her encounter with Raynor as being six years ago during ''[[Heart of the Swarm]]''. As the game takes place in [[2505]], their early actions on Antiga Prime must take place during this year (rounded up to six years{{-}}specifically it would be 5 years and 1 month).</ref>
   
 
*Liberty is granted a series of interviews with Mengsk. He comes to believe in his cause. Meanwhile, Kerrigan is dispatched to [[Antiga Prime]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
 
*Liberty is granted a series of interviews with Mengsk. He comes to believe in his cause. Meanwhile, Kerrigan is dispatched to [[Antiga Prime]].<ref name="SC:LibCru"/>
   
*[[Alpha Squadron]] forces are stationed on [[Antiga Prime]] to quell the rebellion that's brewing on the planet. With the aid of the [[Sons of Korhal]] however, Alpha control is thrown into disarray, the Antigans rising up against the Confederacy.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/><ref name="SC1_E1_M5">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Revolution]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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*[[Alpha Squadron]] forces are stationed on [[Antiga Prime]] to quell the rebellion that's brewing on the planet. With the aid of the [[Sons of Korhal]] however, Alpha control is thrown into disarray, the Antigans rising up against the Confederacy.<ref name="SC1_E1_M5">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Revolution]] (in English). 1998.</ref><ref group="note">The book ''[[StarCraft II: Flashpoint]]'' states these events take place in 2500. However, the ''[[Heart of the Swarm]]'' mission "[[Back in the Saddle]]" says they occured six years prior to [[2505]].</ref>
 
*''Norad II'' is downed by the zerg. The Sons of Korhal save Duke, Mengsk knowing that the general could prove to be a powerful ally. Alpha Squadron thus becomes part of the rebel group.<ref name="SC:LibCru"/><ref name="SC1_E1_M6">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Norad II (mission)|Norad II]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
 
   
 
==Misc. Events==
 
==Misc. Events==
 
*The [[Reaper Corps]] is founded.<ref name="SC2">[http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/reaper.xml Reaper]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2007-08-10. (five years before ''[[StarCraft II]]'').</ref>
   
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*[[Octavia Bren|Octavia]] and [[Lars Bren]] set up automated [[mineral]] mines in the foothills of the [[Back Forty]] on [[Bhekar Ro]].<ref name="SC:ShadXel">Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.</ref>
*The [[Reaper Corps]] is founded.<ref name = "SC2">[http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/reaper.xml Reaper]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2007-08-10. (five years before ''[[StarCraft II]]'').</ref>
 
   
*[[Octavia Bren|Octavia]] and [[Lars Bren]] set up automated [[mineral]] mines in the foothills of the [[Back Forty]] on [[Bhekar Ro]].<ref name="SC:ShadXel">Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.</ref>
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*By this year, [[Gabriel Tosh]] is part of the [[Ghost Program]].<ref name="SC:GA_V1">DeCandido, Keith R. A. (w), Fernando Heinz Furukawa (p, i). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding). [[Tokyopop]], December 29, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-81612-2.</ref>
 
*By this year, [[Gabriel Tosh]] is part of the [[Ghost Program]].<ref name = "SC:GA_V1">DeCandido, Keith R. A. (w), Fernando Heinz Furukawa (p, i). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding). Tokyopop, December 29, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-81612-2.</ref>
 
   
 
*The [[Terran Confederacy]] is gripped by an economic downturn. The beginning of the [[Great War]] intensifies it.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
 
*The [[Terran Confederacy]] is gripped by an economic downturn. The beginning of the [[Great War]] intensifies it.<ref name="SC:G:Nova"/>
   
*The [[Kel-Morian Combine]] discovers [[Chanuk]].<ref name = "SC:Stealing Thunder">Time derived from Neilson, Micky. "[[Stealing Thunder]]." (October 20, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/marauder/1 Stealing Thunder] Accessed 2010-10-20.</ref>
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*The [[Kel-Morian Combine]] discovers [[Chanuk]].<ref name="SC:Stealing Thunder">Time derived from Neilson, Micky. "[[Stealing Thunder]]." (October 20, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/marauder/1 Stealing Thunder] Accessed 2010-10-20.</ref>
   
 
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 27 May 2022

January[]

February[]

  • Kelerchian's training moves on to his psionic talents.[1]

March/April[]

  • Late: The organism escapes, killing most of the crew and forcing the rest to hide fortify themselves within the ship. Center for State Security bureaucrat Tamsen Cauley is told to deal with the situation in a deniable manner. He dispatches the War Pigs to destroy the battlecruiser, sample and crew.[2]
  • Late March/Early April: The War Pigs succeed, but one of their member dies.[2]

June[]

  • Kelerchian's psionic training ends, the end result being that he always gets a headache when near a telepath.[1]

September[]

November[]

  • November 8: Alpha Squadron forces proceed to engage the Sons of Korhal. However, they find themselves under attack by zerg organisms. Cerberus Recon Squad comes to their assistance, helping them defeat the creatures along with the SOK.[5]
  • In the wake of the presence of the aliens and the Cerberus unit, the Sons of Korhal abandon Chau Sara.[6]
  • With the aid of Alpha Squadron, the Cerberus unit gains access to the Flannum Installation, which has been overrun by the zerg. The Confederate scientists inside are safely evacuated.[7]
  • November 11: The scientists are evacuated to Chau Sara's main military stronghold, though the city of Los Andares falls to the zerg. Edmund Duke successfully leads a reclamation of it.[8][note 2]
    • Los Andares Prison falls under attack. The Confederacy rescues the guards but abandons the prisoners. It takes the Confederacy three days to reclaim the site.[9]
  • November 12: Against Collins' wishes, Alpha Squadron presses on and manages to defeat the zerg and destroy their primary hive clusters. The events are subsequently classified.[10]
  • Mid November: Confederate controlled media portray the action on Chau Sara as a victory against the Sons of Korhal. Chau Sara is placed under lockdown, with all traffic and communication into and out of the colony heavily restricted.[10]

December[]

Note: December 12th is explicitly stated as a date in StarCraft Episode I. The day of this event occurs in StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Other dates are derived from this standpoint.
  • December 2: Mar Sara begins to lose contact with its outland colonist stations. Recon squads are sent in, but contact is lost with them also.[14]
  • December 7: The Confederates send out a reconnaissance-in-force of Mar Sara, confirming that it has been infested by the zerg.[14]
  • December 8: The protoss fleet arrives at Chau Sara. Scans reveal that the topsoil has become infested with creep and most of the colonists killed or infested. Upon hearing of the situation, the Conclave orders Tassadar to torch the planet, in which he sorrowfully obeys. All life on the surface is extinguished, and Tassadar is ordered to do the same to any colony that had even the slightest possibility of infestation. Tassadar progresses, but begins to doubt the morality of such genocidal orders.[11]
  • The Confederacy is thrown into disarray over the sudden protoss attack. Predicting that Mar Sara will be next in line, a clumsy counter-attack is dispatched to the Sara system.[11]
  • There is widespread panic throughout the United Powers League. The dissident countries in South America are brought into its fold, thus expanding its powers and causing it to be renamed the 'United Earth Directorate.' The UED takes a more proactive, militaristic stance in regards to alien affairs and begins monitoring the protoss and zerg, gathering data on their strengths and weaknesses.[15]
  • A few days after these events, the Sons of Korhal carry out a poison gas attack on a public plaza on Haji while a multi-train accident occurs on Moria.[3]
  • December 12: Tassadar's fleet is confronted over Chau Sara. Tassadar withdraws, not wanting to unleash more death. The phase is heralded as a Confederate victory.[11] In the aftermath, Duke sends a message to the Colonial Magistrate, ordering its citizens to be relocated to concentration points in the wastelands, thus allowing easier evacuation.[3]
  • December 13: Backwater Station comes under attack by zerg forces. Duke reassures the magistrate that Alpha Squadron will take care of it, but Raynor sets off on his own with the magistrate sending in militia forces knowing that Alpha Squadron, despite its reputation, probably won't move fast enough to save the station.[17]
  • December 15: Liberty takes a shuttle down to Mar Sara.[3]
  • After interviewing the locals, Liberty and Alpha Squadron Lieutenant Emily Swallow enter Anthem Base, where they're attacked by the zerg. Swallow is killed, but Liberty is saved by Raynor, who links up with a small group of colonial militia. They destroy an infested command center near Backwater Station.[3]
  • December 17: Alpha Squadron marines arrest Raynor and the militia for “treasonous activities.” They're hauled up to a prison ship in high orbit. Liberty makes his way back to the evacuation point but finds it abandoned, except for Sarah Kerrigan, who takes him to a safehouse. A hologram of Arcturus Mengsk appears. He reveals that the Confederacy plans to abandon Mar Sara so they can watch the zerg and protoss duke it out on and above the planet, “in order to save their own hides.” The citizens are considered expendable. However, Mengsk is willing to save them. They make a deal; Liberty speaks on Mengsk's behalf and Mengsk will bust Raynor and his men from the prison ship.[3]
  • December 18: After the breakout, Raynor and Liberty lead a raid on the Jacobs Installation, encountering light resistance, yet finding zerg in holding pens. They retrieve the sought after weapons data and evacuate. The Sons of Korhal abandon the planet.[3]
  • Thirteen hours after the evacuation of Mar Sara, protoss ships arrive and incinerate the planet.[19]

Late December[]

The following events occur in late December[20][note 4]

  • Liberty is granted a series of interviews with Mengsk. He comes to believe in his cause. Meanwhile, Kerrigan is dispatched to Antiga Prime.[3]

Misc. Events[]

The next article in this series is 2500.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 28, 2006). StarCraft: Ghost: Nova. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0743-47134-3.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i). "StarCraft #0" StarCraft (July 27, 2010) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.
  4. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 0: "Boot Camp" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  5. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 1: "Strongarm" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  6. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 2: "The Gauntlet" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  7. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 3: "Den of the Beast" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  8. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 4: "Force of Arms" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "StarCraft #7" StarCraft 1 (7) (January 20, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
  10. 10.0 10.1 StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Precursor bonus campaign, mission 5: "Extermination" (in English). 1998-09-03. Map Archives: Precursor Campaign.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  12. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Stukov icon highlights (Episode V). (in English). 1998.
  13. Derived from Kenyon, Nate. (September 27, 2011). StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). StarCraft: Speed of Darkness. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9.
  15. Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  16. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Wasteland (in English). 1998.
  17. Edmund Duke: "We've already received the distress beacon from Backwater, and we'll take care of it. You just sit tight. You'll be notified if there's anything we think you need to know."
    Jim Raynor: "Damn! Listen, if we wait for Confederate reinforcements, that station's dust. I'll head out there now, do what I can. You send in some militia, and we'll save those folks. Trust me." StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Level/area: Backwater Station (in English). 1998.
  18. Metzen, Chris & Samuel Moore (March 29, 1999). "StarCraft: Revelations." Amazing Stories 596 (Spring): 20-27.
  19. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: The Jacobs Installation (in English). 1998.
  20. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Back in the Saddle (in English). 2013-03-12.
  21. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Revolution (in English). 1998.
  22. Reaper. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-08-10. (five years before StarCraft II).
  23. Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.
  24. DeCandido, Keith R. A. (w), Fernando Heinz Furukawa (p, i). StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1 (paperback binding). Tokyopop, December 29, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-81612-2.
  25. Time derived from Neilson, Micky. "Stealing Thunder." (October 20, 2010). Blizzard Entertainment. Stealing Thunder Accessed 2010-10-20.

Notes[]

  1. This conflicts with information from StarCraft: Precursor, which had Duke present on Chau Sara in November 2499 (a month before the protoss attack), but in Liberty's Crusade Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack.
  2. This conflicts with information from StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade, which had Michael Liberty aboard Duke's flagship since September 2499. In Liberty's Crusade Duke only reached Chau Sara after the protoss attack, so could not have personally led forces on Chau Sara.
  3. Spectres provides the year, whereas Chau Sara being the point of first contact provides the month—at the earliest, the zerg would have been sighted after December 8th.
  4. Kerrigan mentions her encounter with Raynor as being six years ago during Heart of the Swarm. As the game takes place in 2505, their early actions on Antiga Prime must take place during this year (rounded up to six years—specifically it would be 5 years and 1 month).
  5. The book StarCraft II: Flashpoint states these events take place in 2500. However, the Heart of the Swarm mission "Back in the Saddle" says they occured six years prior to 2505.