Age 61 source:
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Total Recall
Events and dates from canon Overwatch information, as much as I can figure them out, plus Lilah'n'Maddie and Lena'n'Max.
Pre-Crisis
... 2038
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2015
Reinhardt Wilhelm born
Life, Birth
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2016
Ana Amari born
Life, BirthAge 60 source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/ana/
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2018
Gabriel Reyes born
Life, BirthReyes is age 50 at the time of Retribution, which is 8 years prior to the Recall. source: https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/982317009777123328
Location
Los Angeles, California -
2021
Jack Morrison born
Life, Birthfandom wiki gives Jack a birth year of 2021, but the citation link is to a private twitter https://twitter.com/SegadorYSoldado/status/1096884401755975680
Location
Bloomington, Indiana -
2022
12 /5
Madeline McCarroll born
Life, Birth -
2025
Lilah Eshkibog born
Life, Birth -
2028
Moira O'Deorain born
Life, BirthAge: 48 (10 years younger than Reyes) source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/moira/
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2036
2039
Reyes joins the military?
Life, MilestoneGabe is implied to have as much or more military experience than Jack? source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/19809396/
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2037
Elizabeth Ashe born
Life, BirthAge 39 source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/ashe/
Location
Lead Rose Manor, Bellerae, Texas -
2038
Hanzo Shimada born
Life, BirthLocation
Shimada Castle, Hanamura, Japan
The First Omnic Crisis
2039 2049
More than 30 years prior to present day. How much more? We don't know.
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2039
Cole Cassidy born
Life, BirthAge 37 source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/cassidy/
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2039
Morrison joins the military
Life, Milestone"At his first opportunity, a young Jack Morrison enlisted in the American Armed Forces to defend his country in the Omnic Crisis." source: skins Commando: 76, Night Ops: 76 source: Uprising https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/19809396/ If Jack is b. 2021 and enlists when he turns 18, he enlists in 2039. If Jack is 55 years old at the Recall, the Recall occurs in 2076.
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2041
Genji Shimada born
Life, Birth -
2043
Amelie Lacroix born
Life, BirthAge: 33 source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/
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2044
Fareeha Amari born
Life, BirthAge 32
source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/pharah/
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2045
Overwatch founded
Founding"Over thirty years ago, Overwatch was founded to counter the threat of the robot uprisings around the world." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/reinhardt/
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2045
1
Lilah Eshkibog and Madeline McCarroll join Overwatch
Life, Milestone
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2046
2056
Cape Town
Military actionThis could be any time before Cassidy is recruited, actually... source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/retribution/
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2046
2050
Rio de Janeiro
Military action"The top photo was a picture of them with Gabriel, all three looking young and optimistic, though Gabriel already showed signs of the stress of leadership weighing upon him. They'd just won a major battle in Rio de Janeiro." sources: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/bastet/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnKB22pOC0 shows a battle occurring in Rio during the crisis
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2046
2056
Prague
Military action"Reminds me of Prague." "I'm not carrying you this time. Come on, Jack. Keep up." [...] "Prague was your fault. Why you ever thought Reinhardt could be stealthy is beyond me." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/bastet/
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2047
Winston born
Life, Birth
Overwatch's "Golden Age"
2050 2068
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2050
Lena Oxton born
Life, BirthAge 26. Source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/tracer/
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2050
2056
Blackwatch is formed
FoundingAt latest, this has to be 2056 because we know that Cassidy was offered the chance to join Blackwatch when he was recruited. At earliest, ?????? probably after the Omnic Crisis is ended.
Location
Overwatch HQ, Switzerland -
2051
1
Lena McCarroll born
Life, Birth -
2051
6
Maxine Eshkibog born
Life, Birth -
2053
1
Operation White Dome
Military actionsources: https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/966840037093523456?s=20&t=43szV96lcv83tedsGpqp6Q https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/21574699/
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2053
2
Brigitte Lindholm born
Life, BirthAge 23
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2054
2055
Cassidy and Ashe form the Deadlock Gang
FoundingI haven't read the Cassidy novel I have no idea when this is supposed to happen, but Cassidy can't be younger than like 15, can he???
Location
Deadlock Gorge, Arizona -
2056
Zenyatta born
Life, BirthBorn??? Zenyatta is 20. Source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/zenyatta/
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2056
Cassidy is Recruited
Life, Milestone
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2059
Mercy is Recruited
Life, Milestonesource: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/valkyrie/ "the Omnic Crisis has been over for ten years"
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2062
Hammond is born
Life, Birth -
2063
2067
Winston and Hammond escape from the moon
Life, RelocationThis must occur:
- before Tracer is recruited to Overwatch (as Winston needed to design the chronal accelerator)
- before Mei goes into cryosleep (since she recognizes him in the Recall broadcast)
- after Hammond's birth... if we know roughly how old Hammond was on escape, that would narrow down this window.
Location
Horizon Lunar Colony -
2064
2065
Moira O'Deorain publishes controversial genetics paper
Discovery, Scientific"Over a decade ago, O'Deorain made waves when she published a controversial paper detailing a methodology for creating custom genetic programs that could alter DNA at a cellular level." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/moira/
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2065
1
Death of Sojiro Shimada
Life, DeathSojiro's death leads to Hanzo attacking Genji. Source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/genji/
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2065
2
Genji killed by Hanzo
Life, Trauma/ LossThis must occur after Mercy is recruited to Overwatch, but before Retribution.
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2065
3
Genji Recruited to Overwatch
Life, MilestoneLogically, this must occur immediately after Hanzo "killing" Genji.
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2066
2067
Moira O'Deorain recruited to Blackwatch
Life, Milestone"Over a decade ago, O'Deorain made waves when she published a controversial paper detailing a methodology for creating custom genetic programs that could alter DNA at a cellular level. It seemed like a promising step toward overcoming diseases and disorders and maximizing human potential. [...] She received a lifeline in an offer from an unlikely source: Overwatch's covert ops division, Blackwatch." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/moira/
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2066
Overwatch shuts down the Anubis Project
Military action"... she was grateful for the city's patchwork infrastructure, still recovering a decade after Overwatch's intervention." "We shut down the Anubis project, and Egypt has never recovered." source: Bastet
Location
Cairo, Egypt -
2067
Ecopoint: Antarctica team goes into cryosleep
Disaster / DestructionSnowball reveals that Mei was in cryosleep for 9 years. Winston's Recall has gone out by the time she wakes up, so this must be 2076 - 9.
Location
Ecopoint: Antarctica -
2068
1
Attack on Oslo
Military actionPrecedes the attack on Rome and prompted further investigation into Talon. source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/21658542/
Location
Overwatch facility, Oslo -
2068
2
Attack on Rome
Military action -
2068
3
Mission: Retribution (the "Venice incident")
Military actionsource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMgzvpqzdTU Reyes mentions a "Venice safehouse".
Location
Bartalotti compound, Venice, Italy
The Fall of Overwatch
2069 2071
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2069
Blackwatch suspended
Political eventsource: Uprising It appears Blackwatch was NOT public knowledge yet, so this was within Overwatch/UN only.
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2069
McCarroll and Eshkibog killed in action
Life, DeathLilah Eshkibog and Madeline McCarroll are reported by Gabriel Reyes as Killed in Action on a mission vs Talon. Lena McCarroll is 18, Max Eshkibog is 17.
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2069
"Cairo Incident"
Disaster / Destruction"Overwatch official mudered Director Petras orders full investigation into Cairo incident" source: Uprising
Location
Cairo, Egypt -
2069
1
Lena and Max sent away
Life, Relocation"...in a few short weeks, both she and Max were boarding planes destined for opposite sides of North America—Lena to the Recruit Depot in San Diego, Max to a military academy in South Dakota."
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2069
1
Amelie Lacroix kidnapped by Talon
Criminal Activity"After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/
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2069
2
Tracer recruited to Overwatch
Life, MilestoneMust occur before Uprising as this is her first mission after being fitted with the Chronal Accelerator.
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2069
1 /6
Amelie Lacroix rescued by Overwatch
Military action"Talon operatives kidnapped her... She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life. Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/
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2069
14 /6
Gerard Lacroix killed by Amelie Lacroix
Life, DeathThe headline "Overwatch official murdered" likely refers to this? source: Uprising https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/uprising/
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2069
1 /72069
28 /7
King's Row Uprising
Military actionLocation
King's Row, London, UK -
2069
82070
Ana Amari killed by Amelie Lacroix
Life, Death"She remained on active duty well into her fifties, until she was believed to have been killed during a hostage rescue mission by the Talon operative known as Widowmaker." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/ana/
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2069
9
Max Eshkibog disappears from boarding school
Life, Relocation"Max’s last letter came about eight months after they’d been sent away, ending with the postscript, “don’t go anywhere” (not that Lena had been planning to), and after that—nothing."
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2070
Mission: Storm Rising
Military action
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2070
1
Doomfist is arrested
Military actionsource: Storm Rising;
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2070
2
Destruction of Overwatch HQ; death of Reyes and Morrison
Disaster / Destruction"That Morrison was buried here six years ago." source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/19809396/
Location
Overwatch HQ, Switzerland -
2071
The Petras Act; Dissolution of Overwatch
Disbandmentsource: BlizzCon 2014 – Overwatch Unveiled (the transcript for this no longer seems to exist, but the fandom wiki says that according to this panel, it has been "five years since" the disbandment)
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2071
6
Lena McCarroll discharged from the Marine Corps
Life, Failure / Mishap"She was dishonorably discharged a few months after the Petras Act passed."
The Recall/Overwatch 2 Era
2072 and beyond
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2072
Lena McCarroll joins the Third Street Saints
Life, Milestone -
2075
2076
Attempted assassination of Katya Volskaya
Criminal Activity
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2076
Hanzo and Genji clash at Hanamura
Life, Milestone"The world is changing once again, Hanzo, and it's time to pick a side." Implies that the Dragons short occurs around the time of the Recall?
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ09xdxzIJQ
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2076
Russia begins coordinated attacks against the omnics
Military actionsource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5zlHMsM7k
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2076
Tekhartha Mondatta assassinated in London
Life, Deathsource: https://blizzardwatch.com/2016/04/24/know-lore-overwatchs-ongoing-story "In the background of Recall, you can very faintly hear the news announcer mentioning that Tekhartha Mondatta will speak in London that evening. It’s more clearly heard in the Overwatch Brazil version of the short. That places Overwatch’s second short, Alive, only a few hours after Recall." In Tracer—London Calling Issue 4 however, the events of Recall take place days after Alive.
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2076
Winston initiates the Recall
Miscellaneoussource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5zlHMsM7k In the short itself, background lines indicate that it takes place shortly before Alive.[3] In Tracer—London Calling Issue 4 however, the events of Recall take place days after Alive.
Location
Watchpoint: Gibraltar -
2076
8
Jack Morrison rescues Lena McCarroll
Life, MilestoneOccurs a short time after the Recall.
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2076
9
Lena and Cole pick up Max Eshkibog
Life, MilestoneSome time after Jack brings Lena back to nu!Overwatch
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2076
9
Doomfist breaks out of prison
Criminal ActivityOccurs "years after" Storm Rising. We also know it occurs after the attempted assassination on Katya Volskaya and seems to occur after the Recall short. sources: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/20874320/ https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/masquerade/
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2076
102077
/2
Mei wakes up from cryo
Life, MilestoneShe must wake up after the Recall because she receives Winston's transmission. It is sunny in Antarctica, which means it is probably between October (2076) and February (2077).
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2077
23 /2
Vialli killed by Doomfist
Life, DeathVialli is killed by Doomfist during Carnevale. Ash Wednesday is February 24th, 2077, which would make Carnevale/Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Feb 23rd. source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/media/stories/masquerade/
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