Overall Timeline

This is the earliest known birth of a human possessing superhuman powers.

On a day that lives on in infamy, the families of two born heroes, Bolt and Stellar, were kidnapped by the villainous Scarlet King. Initially intending to hold the families hostage and force the heroes to become his minions, when things spiraled out of control the King murdered every member of the both of the couple's immediate families, seven people in total. The Scarlet King was killed soon thereafter by an enraged Stellar, who was convicted of murder by a justice system still wrestling with how to deal with superhumans. The cleanup of the incident cost about $1 billion, much of this cost was paid by the Defenders team which formed soon after, and impacted public perception of superheroes to this day.

Sophia Harper was kidnapped from her family after displaying superhuman abilities at a young age. Harper's Law was passed as a result, as an attempt to protect children and their families from harm.

The Defenders defeated the League of Villainy on this date, calling in reserve member Minuteman along with core members Athena, Artemis, and Barricade in order to defeat the villains.

January 3rd, 1992 was the date on which the superhero Lionheart decided to make his first public appearance when he subdued a gang of Alpha-rank supercriminals who had targeted a bank in New York City. This is the first time that someone who was a self-professed "born superhero" received a designation as an S-class superhuman.

Elastica burst onto the scene when she conducted a break-in at Fort Knox and easily handled the attacks of Lionheart, among others. Her seeming invulnerability to damage from any source during that attack as well as her ability to fight multiple combatants simultaneously led to her designation at SS-class shortly after her initial appearance. As so many had cheered to see a born S-class superhero emerge, they now worried if the appearance of Elastica signified a power shift in favor of the villains who continued to make bold attempts to undermine society and enhance their own personal power. In the years to come, several other born superhumans would attain SS-class power rankings, including Huntsman, who eventually subdued Elastica and presented her to the authorities to answer for her crimes.