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# Before the game

## Ancient times

- 6 billions years ago : The earth formate, and two being grow on its center : Dark Gaia and Light Gaïa. Every 10k years, they'll fight for controle.
- More than 10 000 years ago : The Ancient comes. They might be the civilisation called by scholars the "First Great Civilisation". They mutate in Chao in a generation span.
- 10 000 years ago : Latest past fight between Light Gaïa and Dark Gaïa. This time, Light Gaïa is helped by the civilisation here at that time, that create the Temple of Gaïa
- 4000 years ago : Extinction of the Pachacamac Clan due to the Perfect Chaos Event. Angel Island separate from Earth
  - The remaining echidnas start garding the Master Emerald on Angel Island
- Possibly 3000 years ago : Arrival of the Babylonian on Earth
  - Construction of Babylon Garden around Astral Babylon
  - The babylonian start becoming theft and bandit, creating the Babylon Rogues
  - Stolen, the 13th leader of the Babylon Rogue create the Magic Carpet
    - Start of the art of making Extreme Gear
  - The Magic Carpet is protected by the Babylon Gardian
  - An ARK of the Cosmos is buried in Gigan Rocks by the Babylonian
  - Babylon Garden is buried inside the ground, according to the legends by the "gods" in punichement of the Rogues actions  - 
- 2000 years ago : Black Coment comes to earth
  - Creation of Black Arms floating temples on Earth.

**Note:** As we don't have date for the Babylonian times in Sonic, I used the Earth date of between 1800 BC and 539 BC, so between 3800 and 2539 years ago.

## Recent history

- 50 years ago : The ARK Incident
  - Gerald Robotnik explore echidna's ruins and discover the mural about Super Sonic
  - Gerald Robotnik discover Gizoïd
  - The Black Comet pass near Earth and Black Doom contact Gerald
  - Creation of Shadow
  - The ARK Incident happens : death of Maria, emprisonnement and death sentance of Gerald.
  - Before dying, Gerald reprogram Shadow and the ARK
- 10 years ago :
  - The Soleanna Incident happens, the Duke of Soleanna dies from his injuries
  - In a previous timeline, Iblis is merged into Elise (EVENT ERASED)