This is a timeline of events that will occur in the distant future.
Knightmare[]
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Superman victorious after killing the Justice League.
- Darkseid returns to Earth and kills Lois Lane, which causes Superman, to succumb to the Anti-Life Equation. With Superman's help, Darkseid conquers the Earth.[1][2]
- The Justice League is essentially destroyed, with Cyborg being seriously injured, the Flash and Batman being forced into hiding with him. Aquaman and Wonder Woman are killed.[3][2]
- Batman meets with Deathstroke, Mera, Cyborg, Flash and the Joker but they are found by Superman.[3][2]
- Batman, alongside with other members of Insurgency, attempts to retrieve a piece of Kryptonite, but they are betrayed. The insurgency is destroyed and Batman is captured and killed by Superman.[1]
- The Green Lantern Kilowog dies by unknown means, with his body being left near the Hall of Justice.[3]
- The Flash attempts to travel back in time to undo this future, but overshoots his target, meeting Bruce Wayne on November 10th 2015.[1]
2046[]
- Peacemaker was originally meant to be released after a sentence of 30 years.[4]
2121[]
- According to Eek Stack Ik Ik, a cow would have allowed his people to survive until this year.[5]
2280[]
- The Sword of Rao was originally intended to be maintained in Somatic Reconditioning until around this year.[6][7]
(estimated date)
4000[]
- According to Harley Quinn, the frozen eggs of a Corto Maltese maid will allow her to become the mother of Humanity in this year. [8]
c. 5,000,000,000[]
Timeline | |
Before the 20th century | Before 19th century • 19th century |
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20th century | 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s |
21st century | 2000s • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 |
After the 21st century | Far future |
Alternate timelines | Flashpoint • Post-Flashpoint |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The original Justice League trilogy plan depicted here included these events taking place five years after Justice League. The story has developed, and so some of these details may have changed, along with the estimated date.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Zack Snyder's Justice League
- ↑ Peacemaker: 1.01: A Whole New Whirled
- ↑ Peacemaker: 1.08: It's Cow or Never
- ↑ Man of Steel
- ↑ This assumes a Kryptonian cycle is equivalent to an Earth year, which is probably not the case, so the real year is unknown.
- ↑ The Suicide Squad deleted scenes
- ↑ Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization