User:Diamantine/Nitrome Timeline Theory

The Nitrome Timeline Theory is the concept that all Nitrome games, no matter how different or inconceivable, exist in the same universe, almost all taking place on the same planet, likely Earth. The theory was conceived in June 2016 by Diamantine, after he noticed a trend in the cameos featured in numerous games where it could be proved that one game could precede another. Note that although it is a wide belief that all Nitrome games do exist in one world, this timeline suggests that many preceded and succeeded others, and the events of some games had impacts that caused the events in others. The games no not all exist at the same time, some have ended, some have yet to start, and others never actually happened and are only concepts. Spinoffs such as the Skywire VIP series and Cosmic Cannon are excluded, and sequels and reboots are counted as a single game unless specified, like Final Ninja and its prequel Final Ninja Zero.

Timeline
The timeline begins with Nebula, where only cosmic bodies are featured. We can assume this to be before the creation of Earth, and it is unclear whether the star that the player controls becomes Earths star.

The timeline ends with Nitrome Must Die and the destruction of the malevolent Nitrome Industries. This is because all Nitrome games and by extension the Nitrome Universe, this timeline included, were supposedly created by the company. It explains why in NMD the cities are easily distinguishable as 21st century even though the preceding games on the timeline made it out to be incredibly futuristic and almost unrecognizable. Nitrome Industries is outside the range of the timeline, and when it is destroyed, so is the future of the timeline. Forever.

All other games are events that occur over the seven eras:

Prehistoric Era

Medieval/Mechanical Era

Premodern Era

Modern Era

Apocalypse Era

Rebirth Era

Space Era/Triclopian War and the End

Prehistoric Era
The Prehistoric Era starts with Nebula and ends with Ice Breaker, and includes the evolution of life, the Stone Age, and the construction of the Square Meal dungeon, which is later used for other games.

Medieval/Mechanical Era
The Medieval and Mechanical Era starts with Blast RPG and ends with Dirk Valentine, and features the age of castles and knights through to the invention of machines by humans and other intelligent life such as the slime creatures from Snot Put.

Premodern Era
The Premodern Era is essentially the 20th century, starting from Canopy and ending with Scribble. During this period the Skywire cable car starts operating, plants begin to show intelligence unbeknownst to humanity, and the Nitrome Enjoyment System is invented.

Modern Era
The Modern Era is essentially the 21st century, beginning with the Rubble Trouble series and ending with Final Ninja. Events include the downfall of the internet tycoon Mew Tube, and the rediscovery of the Square Meal dungeon, now no more than tunnels and spikes, by the protagonist of Beneath The Lighthouse.

Apocalypse Era
Thanks to the events of Final Ninja, the world economy is failing fast. War breaks out, and then things go from bad to worse. A steam armada, piloted by Baron Battenberg, antagonist of Dirk Valentine, destroys all civilization and ends the world as we know it. It is suspected that he was kept alive in the same way as Dirk and Monty, who were almost certainly on Mars as stated by the transmissions from Final Ninja Zero, through either cryogenics or even time travel. Either way, they are the same age in the year 2028 as when we last saw them in 1897, and it is likely that the Baron was the reason they were on Mars in the first place, and therefore it can be suspected that the Baron used Martian technology to accomplish global destruction. Eventually, humanity falls further and further, from steam powered tanks to simple tribes under constant threat from wildlife, such as worms and Sky Serpents.

Rebirth Era
This era starts with Onekey and ends with Rush and Flipside. While that may be a huge leap, it (supposedly) happens over many hundreds of years, where humanity rebuilds and recovers, rediscovers science, and looks to the stars...

Space Era, Triclopian War and the End
Starting with Space Hopper and ending with Nitrome Must Die, this era is the last in the timeline. It includes the devastating Triclopian War. Contrary to traditional belief, the timeline suggests that the Triclopian War did not only occur during the Bullethead game, but rather over a large period of attempted alien invasions, of which Earth was successfully defended by its army and its allies, which were feline in appearance, as suggested by Fat Cat and Flash Cat. From the much more differentiated cities featured in these two games compared to human cities in previous games, it can be assumed that these races were allowed residence on Earth. This is the last assumed game on the timeline as after this, in the "real world", Super Stock Take, Bump Battle Royale, and Nitrome Must Die happen, and the destruction of Nitrome prevents any addition in this direction.