- "My father was a lighthouse keeper. My mother was a queen. They were never meant to meet... but their love saved the world. They made me what I am. A son of the land, and a king of the seas. I am the protector of the deep. I am... Aquaman."
- ―Arthur Curry[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred in 2018.
Events[]
- "Sola" is released by Jessie Reyez.[1]
- Midway City could have been rebuilt around this year.[2]
January[]
18th[]
- An exhibit in the British Museum of London is closed to the public.[3]
23rd[]
- "Woman" is released by Kesha.[4]
March[]
16th[]
- "Sucker's Prayer" is released by The Decemberists.[1]
May[]
30th[]
Aquaman on the Stalnoivolk.
- Attack on the Stalnoivolk: Jesse Kane, David Kane, and their band of pirates hijacked a submarine but were defeated by Aquaman. The sailors are evacuated as a drowning Jesse uses an explosive to sink the submarine.[5][6]
31st[]
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- Attack on the Council of Kings[5][6]
- Mera reaches Amnesty Bay and tries to convince Arthur Curry to stop Orm Marius, but without success.[5][6]
- Attack on the Surface World: Orm Marius carries out a series of attacks on the surface against the Humans.[5][6]
June[]
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1st[]
- Mera and Aquaman enter in Atlantis and meet Vulko in The Sunken Galleon.[5][6]
- Arrest of Arthur Curry[5][6]
- Duel in the Ring of Fire: Arthur Curry challenges Orm Marius to a duel at the Ring of Fire in Atlantis.[5][6]
Black Manta preparing to attack Aquaman.
2nd[]
- Assassination of King Ricou: Orm Marius goads King Ricou into attacking him, enabling him to assassinate him in a manner that could be argued is self defense.[5][6]
- Attack on Sicily: Black Manta, Murk, and some Atlantean soldiers ambushed Aquaman and Mera in Sicily. Aquaman was wounded during his battle with Manta, and Mera was getting chased by Murk and the soldiers. But though Manta, Murk and the soldiers did their best efforts, they still lost to Mera and Aquaman and Manta was thrown off a cliff to his apparent death.[5][6]
- Escape from the Trench: Arthur and Mera escape the Trench and are saved by Atlanna.[5][6]
3rd[]
- Battle of the Brine: Orm Marius, along with King Nereus of Xebel, led his Atlantean armies to start a battle against the army of the The Brine. The plan was to attack straight: Just as it looked like Orm of Atlantis was going to slay the Brine King, Arthur arrived with the Karathen, creatures of the sea and the army of the Trench. Orm is defeated in the process.[5][6]
- Coronation of Arthur Curry: Arthur Curry becomes the King of Atlantis.[5]
4th[]
- Black Manta is saved by Stephen Shin, a scientist obsessed with finding Atlantis. Shin asks David to tell him where he got the Atlantean technology, and David says he will in exchange for Shin telling him how to find Aquaman.[5] (estimated date)
August[]
25th[]
- John McCain dies.[7][8]
October[]
5th[]
- "Legend" is released by Twenty One Pilots.[9]
13th[]
- A boxing match between David Murphy and David Palmer occurs.[9]
November[]
1st[]
- Barry Allen's driver license is set to expire.[3]
18th[]
- Wesley Rowe, a fake identity used by Barry Allen, has a license with this expiration date.[3]
21st[]
- Freddy Freeman records a video documenting his foster family, calling it "Freddy's House of Outcasts".[10]
December[]
7th[]
- 14-year old Philadelphia orphan Billy Batson tricks some cops and uses their police database computer to search for his mother's home. He arrives at the listed address but does not find her, this being one of his many attempts.[9][11]
- Billy is placed into the Vasquez foster home, which has a number of other children, including superhero fanatic Freddy Freeman, whom Billy shares a room with. The entire foster family has dinner together.[9][11]
8th[]
Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman stop some robbers in a grocery store.
- Billy and Freddy, along with the other kids, head to school at Fawcett Central School.[9][11]
- Escape of the Seven Deadly Sins: at Sivana Industries in Philadelphia, Thaddeus Sivana finally unlocks the key to more power, and he begins wielding the Seven Deadly Sins.[9][11]
- Two bullies pull up in their truck once school is let out and begin to beat up Freddy, who is unable to fight back. Billy takes Freddy's crutch and hits them with it, and a chase ensues to a nearby subway station. After escaping the bullies, Billy catches a subway ride that is soon intercepted by the wizard Shazam. Billy Batson meets the Wizard and is deemed pure of heart, allowing him to turn into a superhero.[9][11][12]
- Billy, as Shazam, heads back to the Vasquez household and reveals his newfound powers to Freddy.[9][11]
- Billy rescues a woman from a mugger.[9][11]
- After a short session of testing his abilities, they go to a convenience store and buy beer, where soon after two criminals attempt to rob the store before being apprehended by Billy. After tasting the beer and spitting it out, Billy and Freddy opt to buy junk food.[9][11]
9th[]
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Billy Batson tests his superpowers.
- Massacre at Sivana Industries: Doctor Sivana interrupts a board meeting of his father. After a brief exchange with his brother Sid, he throws him out the window to his death. After this, Thaddeus unleashed the Sins, letting them slaughter the other board members.[9][11]
- Freddy Freeman and Billy Batson start to write a journal about their superheroes adventures.[13]
- Billy and Freddy get out of school in order to head around town and test out the superpowers of Shazam, while Freddy records it all and uploads the footage to YouTube.[9][11]
10th[]
- Billy and Freddy skip school for the second day to continue testing Billy's powers.[9][11]
- Freddy Freeman's YouTube channel quickly gains a ton of viewership following his videos of Shazam's abilities.[9][11]
11th[]
Thaddeus Sivana faces Billy Batson.
- Rescue of the Philadelphia bus: after skipping school and showing off his powers again in public, Billy's show is interrupted by Freddy Freeman. This leads Billy to accidentally electrocute the tires of a bus on a nearby bridge, leading it to drive off the edge of the bridge. Using his god-like speed, Billy catches the bus with his bare hands.[9][11][14]
- Ambush on Billy Batson: Billy Batson is discovered and attacked by Thaddeus Sivana across Philadelphia.[9][11][14]
- Battle of the Rock of Eternity[9][11]
- Battle at the Chilladelphia Winter Carnival: The Shazam Family fights against Thaddeus Sivana in the Christmas Village.[9][11]
12th[]
- Billy Batson finally warms up to his new foster family, openly deciding to stop running away.[9][11]
14th[]
15th[]
Liberty Boxing Club advertisement.
- A boxing match between John Mackenzie and Cameron Brookes occours in Liberty Boxing Club, Philadelphia.[9]
20th[]
- Billy Batson tests his powers in a warehouse, including hanging from a chain and falling into a spike platform made from rebar.[10]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Suicide Squad
- ↑ Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Justice League
- ↑ Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Aquaman
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 During Aquaman, a news report can be seen about Orm's attack on the surface world with a date of June 1st. The attack had taken place the night before, and other events can also be dated from this based on the flow of events in the film.
- ↑ Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists or existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born and died on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ Terror and Obama issues (image)
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 Shazam!
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shazam! Thundercrack
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 During the power test montage in Shazam!, Freddy's YouTube video data is shown, including upload dates. Based on these dates the montage took place on the 9th and 10th==== of December, 2018, and other events in the film can also be dated through this.
- ↑ Shazam!: Becoming Shazam
- ↑ Shazam!: Freddy's Guide to Super Hero-ing
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Shazam!: A Shazam Showdown
- ↑ Aquaman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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