The DC Animated Universe Timeline - Everything We've Uncovered So Far!
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- This is it. The big one ("extremely dangerous, keep out of reach of children"). We've been working to unravel the DC Animated Universe's chronology and watch order for years. There is still plenty to go, but for the moment, we present: A Very Large Amount of the DCAU Timeline.
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PLEASE NOTE: This video covers only areas of the timeline we have already uncovered in previous Vanishing Point episodes or timeline videos (see the playlists in the description). So if something is “missing” that you expected to be here, that’s probably why! 😘
Watchtower Database how old is Superman
So that's why no etrigan or jonah hex history points. Aight
Thank you for the Thursdays
So Bruce retired around 56 or 57. I always wondered that. I am still confused a bit about where the mystery of bat woman movie takes place but ok.
Karen Benda Don’t be! th-cam.com/video/TIL9jjpQwi8/w-d-xo.html
When you said “the complete timeline” I didn’t really expect you to go from the beginning of time
It’s all stuff that we know for sure happened in the DCAU!
Go big or go home.
@@dcauwatchtoweris Superman doomsday connected to this universe?
@@Sky._-Unfortunately, no
This better be about the Zeta project
Well... yes, but actually No
No
@@DemonSliimewhy
It kinda is
45 minutes
"Small chunks of the DCAU"
"SMALL"
DCATU*
Giovanni Giovanni. Huh?
@@dcauwatchtower DC Animated Television Universe
Nah. It’s just DCAU. It was the original. New animated universes need more specific designations, but not this old boy.
Plus it ain’t just TV so 🤷🏼♀️
What I've learned from this is that Mattie has the same birthday as the Wayne's murdery-day. I don't think this is a coincidence, I think Mattie is the DCAU Joe Chill
He was born with the gun in his hand. Right in the middle of crime alley!
Where’s that timeline video you hacks
@@mattiesavannahpahl9934 Wait, so are you saying that I should STOP murdering couples on your birthday in the hopes of creating the next Batman?
My parents names are Thomas and Martha, my last name is Ward, and I share a birthday with Burt Ward. I was destined to be a Batman fan.
This better be shown to anyone making the JL reunion/ future DCAU films
Agreed. Or a printed copy if there that busy.
DcAU story bible
James Burgess yes where there was a penguin origin in there
@@ItsButterBean1020 DCATU*
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 DCAU. Please, stop already. Or do you want us to call the movies universe, DCADVDU?
It was an honor having this show on Thursdays it really brought a smile to my face after finding this TH-cam channel way back in my early days of Highschool and now I am a young man in college still amazed to see the great work the boys at the watch tower data base does and while you guys face many problems off camera and still upload content it still amazes me that you guys put a lot of work and dedication to this channel and the content you guys do even if it doesn't get as many views I am still happy to be a fan from start to finish but 2020 will probably bring out more great content.
Wow. So sad to see this series go. It was a fun journey. Can’t wait for the future!
Who else hated the unlimited timeline
@@temka_player5294 me
When did Clark land on earth
@@sergiosamuelsuazomota9460Prolly the early 1970s.
I just realize at the end of the series Batman beyond, Terry doesn’t have a rogues gallery pretty much. A lot of them die at the end of every episode. I’m pretty sure there’s like only a handful of villains are still alive at the end.
Shriek, Spellbinder, Inque, Kobra, Stalker
@@dcauwatchtower They all died by shotgun. I was there, I saw it.
The fact that you used such small details to allign real world events and other events we don't see on screen (or on a comic page) really fleshes out the time line. ❤️
I’m glad you think so! We try to include EVERYTHING, no matter how insignificant it may seem. A lot of people have complained about that...
wasnt expecting a history lesson with my DCAU timeline lmao love it
Proud to be apart of the watchtower family! Here's to many more!
I learn so much in these timeline vids. Sadly they are also slowly convincing me the Bruce's super power is creepy relationships.
I can watch the bulk of this episode when I get back from class today, but I figured I should watch the end to hear about the future of the channel (as you guys have hinted towards; a lot of things are being shuffled around). Having been subbed for a couple of years--The Algorithm gave me the Yellow Batsuit video: I'm really looking forward to what 2020 and beyond brings to the WDB. #KeepEpilogueASecret, because it's Thursday.
On Batman and Harley Quinn:
"Notably, the film is much more comedic than the original series, with co-writer Jim Krieg stating "This is kind of a strange, red-headed nephew of Batman: The Animated Series, but don't show it to your kids thinking that it's Batman: The Animated Series, it is its own thing, kind of extrapolated.""
We have seen this quote and brought it up in many videos. Same dude has many quotes that suggest he considers it more BTAS.
It's been a truly excellent run, but all things must come to an end eventually, and I can't think of a better way to send off a series like this than with a huge video breaking down everything you guys have done so far into a single timeline. I can't wait to see what else you maniacs have in store for us.
Shit. This was so special. The DCAU is what got a lot of people into liking comics, superheroes, and being yourself. At least for me anyway. When I found this channel, you guys only had a few videos. I felt so happy every time a video came out. It felt so cool to not be the only one that knows random facts like Jarvis Tetch is The Mad Hatter. It’s sad to see it go. But i’ll always be subbed and when I get a more stable income, i’m defiantly going to be a patron. You guys have helped me when i’m at my lowest to laugh and smile! I hope you know the impact you have on us fans!
We appreciate you too Sam, thanks so much! 😊
It's amazing seeing so many people sing the Vanishing Point theme! Thank you.
I cant wait til more of the chronological timeline is discovered! It would be so much fun watching/reading btas in order :) Makes a fangirl so happy
Thank you so much for including my video I can't Express how happy I am so I'll do this. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In light of the DC universe Swamp Thing series being cancelled with very little chance of it ever returning. They should make a DCAU series that shows Swamp Thing’s adventures in space!
26:07 You missed the founding of the NBA and the formation of each team shown to exist here.
I know you're joking, but like, yeah kind of
"Because it's THURSDAY!" (yes I'm back)
I’ve watched this video 10 times because I fall asleep while watching it
The end made me so sad, chills, love that you’re still around Matty you and James are iconic to me and I love and cherish everything you do for the nerd dcau universe
11:59 With Diana and Barbara, we're starting to see some of Bruce's... *preferences* when it comes to his love life.
6:08 Charlie Collins’s is born on March 17 1946 but is later seen driving in December 20 1946 😂
Haha the time stamp stayed on screen a little long but that’s not intended to mean that’s when that scene is taking place.
Thank you for such an amazing show! I'm going to miss seeing the vanishing point, but I can't wait to see what comes next for the channel.
How can Diana be that young when she refers to some famous old painter when she visits that museum to get that stone to save her mom
She was be “spiritually 18” but physically hundreds or thousands of years old, it’s not entirely clear
Forgot the birth of Vandal Savage, the Thanagarian empire in Egypt, the birth of the new gods.
This is all just everything we’ve covered in timeline videos on this channel so far. We also left our almost the entirety of “Superman: the Animated Series.” 😉 Much more to come!
I love you guys, as a DCAU-obsessed 28 year old man. You bring my life much joy and happiness.
Wait... YOU DIDNT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE WILD WEST TIMELINE!
Oh yeah, huh
I think that more or less takes place in 1879
no mention of the Snake People (Eclipso) episode in prehistoric times ,no mention of the origin of Vandal Savage,The destruction of Atlantis with Ithulu ,ancient Camelot with Mordred,Morrigan Le Fey and Etrigan,the birth of Ra'as A Ghul
@@skeaneable When he jumped from Creation Hand to 1215, I was like whuuuttt?!? Then proceeds to mention Vandal Savage in D-Day... 😂😂😂
Dont forget vandal savage getting his powers back in the pre civilization era!
Oh there's plenty missing from this. This was just everything we had covered for the DCAU timeline on our channel at the time.
I've made it, down there in the corner, on the left. I'm so happy thank you guys!!!
I thought about including the, ahem, other video, for like 1 frame. 🤣
@@dcauwatchtower I was expecting it... 😂😂
Jeez. That ending montage actually made me a bit emotional. Thank you for all your videos Mattie. Cant wait to see what comes next for this channel. Whatever it is, I promise I'll be there clicking the like button 👍
I’m gonna miss this while you guys settle into the new format but what a video to end on. I hope you guys find the rhythm that works best for you! Don’t push yourselves too hard. Databaes will always be here for your quality content.
June 26th is my birthday too!!
I'm not crying. *YOU'RE CRYING.*
9:23 Batman's a He-man fan, confirmed? lol
My brain broke when you put Bruce's birth date... All because my knowledge of Batman has his parents being murdered in 1984, when Bruce was exactly 8 years old... But this being an alternate universe would make sense.
Why 1984?
@@dcauwatchtowerGeorge Orwell's 1984 or something I don't know I'm not the original commentor
Didn't show Savage gaining immortality, didn't show Jonah Hex, Didn't have the reset timeline where Savage destroyed the earth, didn't show Jason Blood flashbacks.
This was purely everything we had covered of the DCAU timeline up until this point on the channel.
We'll always have Thursday.
There won't be another Thursday...
_Soft slow crying_
Pro Bot what are you talking about
This is gonna be a doozy, isn't it? I'll get some snacks.
Thanks for doing such a large video like this. It's nice to have such a channel dedicated to DCAU lore, and it was a blast to watch. Good luck with all the changes you will be making to this channel. Something I am looking forward to would be video on what Wonder Woman's actual age is. When I heard she was chronologically 18 years old at the start of Justice League and not just physically 18 due to her immortality, my jaw dropped. The implications of her being actually just barely being a legal adult puts her entire character and her interactions with others in a whole new light if that does turn out to be true.
32:43 And between 2036 and 2037 he stopped wetting his bed
Ironic how mr freeze meets his wife in summer
I just love you guys! Thank you for this! Greetings from Brazil!
Eeeeeeee BR aqui também :)
30:44 Harley looks great for 40.
Doesn’t she though? 😍
Greetings from Canada! Take all the time you need to make the great content that entertains me as a DCAU fan!
Me: needs to go to bed
*discovers 45 min. Video*
Me: well I guess I'll be staying up late
This is what every watchtower database video has been building up towards!
That’s what I liked about Batman TAS with the 1940s era, while it’s 90s timeline.
The whole beyond timeline throws me off cause epilogue is 65 years later but the series is 20 years later, actually more tbh. That's 45+ years after terry is batman right?
Check out our “Batman Beyond” timeline video for our best explanation!
07:59 That's your birthday
29:50 aaand that's my birthday... lol
Watchtower Database y'all's videos are not stupid they're absolutely amazing and outstanding i've really come to enjoy your channel over the years plus this is the best DCAU channel i've come to love and have respect for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I watch y'all's videos every single day during the daytime and night time plus I absolutely love the Batman: The Adventures Continues update & easter egg videos they're really fun!!!!!!!!!!! Always keep up the fantastic and outstanding content and I'll be looking forward to new DC videos your friend Alfred :)
I am sad to see VP go (the sign off did make tear up a bit but we’ll blame it on allergies) but I get that it’s stressful to make random, very factual, and sometimes elusive videos to air every two weeks. I’m glad that you are taking care of yourselves because that should come first. I am very excited to see what the Watchtower Database has in store for us.
Is that "certainly wasn't the Joker" serious? Because that shot of the killer with the disturbing nose looks like the boss I mean the Joker to me.
It’s a reference to how we have a whole video theorizing on if it is in fact the Joker
A bit late here, but... This is the first channel ever which I supported on Patreon, and the idea to do this came from watching some Vanishing Point videos in sequence and getting BAFFLED by how good they were. I don't know which ways the channel will get from now on, but you guys can be certain that you'll always get my support, because I really believe you have the potential to do a lot of amazing work. Good luck guys, and success!!!
Thanks so much, Angelo!
I'm not much of a social person, but thank you for everything and for putting everything in the DCAU into perspective. Not just that, but time and effort you put into that research. The Catwoman and Harley VP's are my favorites. Seeing Zatanna in the Animated series, I was thinking that If she ever made a second appearance in B:TAS, she would wear the costume she wore in Identity crisis in the comics. Like come to Batman's aid from time to time but not too much. Other than that, good luck to you all in your endeavors.
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This was an awesome video. Now I know when most of the DCAU shows take place. Thank you guys.
I love this universe and you guys!
You guys rule! Can’t wait to see what’s up next for this great channel
Can’t believe I’m really this broken up over the end of this. You’ve taught me a lot of stuff about the dcau that I didn’t know. Hope to see you around the channel in the future
He still here for sure!
I was watching btas for the first time and noticed the episodes were not in chronological order. I thought, if anyone has gone through the trouble of rearranging them it would definitely be this channel... what the hell am I looking at? lmao
We've managed to figure out a few of them, as seen in this video, but it's the hardest area of the DCAU timeline to pin down, by far. Someday I'm sure we'll lay it all out! For now, production or DVD order is the way to go. 🫡
So happy to have been in this with everyone and for a epic VP ep
Even if my webcam is shit lol
But this was amazing
Thank you guys for putting out so much great content and so much more. Can’t wait for what 2020 brings love ya guys
-Jedi Bender
I don't like the idea that Tim Drake is older than me.
SHIT, i forgot to send in my video.... either way this has been one of my favorite online shows of all time, i have always loved these shows and i never thought i would see people go so in depth with them yet here we are and i cant thank you enough for it and this wonderful journey across the timeline of my favorite version of batman and the dc universe so to mattie and the rest of the watchtower database... thank you, you will always have a fan in me and i cant wait to see what comes next :-)
R.I.P. vanishing point, I'm excited for what comes next because I know you guys always do top quality work, but i can't help but feel a little sad, I found this channel right around when vanishing point started, so I was here for the databaes and the Australia box and all that, I love you guys and your content no matter what form it takes, but it'll always be Thursday in my heart
Terry is Gen Alpha? *SCHWAY*
And you can kinda say that young justices fits in a little bit
Nope
Hi there crew of the watchtower database!
Thank FRIGGIN god you decided to make this, I'm about introduce some of my friends to this universe via JL and JLU (binging the entire thing would be quite taxing) and naturally I decided it was probably necessary to create a visual of everything that had happened before then, or else things such as the CADMUS conspiracy would have less of an impact/wouldn't make sense.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you! We’re still working on nailing some down areas of the timeline, like “Superman: the Animated Series,” a decent chunk of BTAS, and a few other areas. Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss any upcoming stuff!
@@dcauwatchtower I already have been for a while! Love the content guys! Aight now back to converting my poor friends into DC nerds like me...
this is amazing work
44:14 I know this is meant to be sad as the vp is going away but he takes the table
They
Bruce Wayne's birthday is on February 19. So in the DCAU Bruce Wayne may be born on February 19, 1962.
That cat is still on the table and it's fucking January....
Man the ending of the video got me in tears, I loved the vanishing point. Thank you
That Toothless pumpkin will be missed. And Matty. Mostly Matty.
Mattie’s still very much around ✌️ The pumpkin will be back too...
Your work on these videos kinda amazes me. I remember watching the video on the yellow batsuit forever ago and was hooked since.
Yay I got a heart! I feel loved!
The Vanishing Point was the best thing humanity has ever created and for future reference I am sad as of Friday the 10th of January 2020 at 12:20 UTC
Thank you Matty. You guys inspire me and my art. Thank you for all of the videos. I can't wait to see what you guys have ahead.
As a life-long comics fan, I take issue with some of the dates
Jeez a lot of stuff happened this year
Man, I´m really gonna miss the "because it´s thursday" bit. Loved this show, it has been great!
how does mystery of the batwoman take place in 2005 if in the movie, bruce asks barbara how college is going and she says she'll be coming home for spring break?
We’ve since figured out it’s actually in the DCAU’s 2003, based on the Batwoman girls’ ages listed on the Batcomputer (something we somehow missed for this video), but either way, we know Barbara was taking a criminal justice degree at some point, so she must have gone back for a second degree.
So I found out that Batman and robin adventures #16 takes place sometime after Catwalk. Veronica references the comment Selina made about her grandfather in Catwalk. Btw where is the best place to keep an eye out for new findings in the timeline?
Just staying subscribed to the channel! We haven't done a timeline video in a while, but our next video DOES have some findings within it.
Either way, issue is non-canon, due to TNBA having a different Thomas Blake.
Ive been looking forward to this
A few things:
-My camera malfunctioning while recording my Vanishing Point video entry is one of the lowest blows I've suffered in my life
-Ahh! J's Reviews!!
-THE EPISODE APRIL MOON MATTERS!!!!
-Your dedication is incredible and I, along with all your other viewers, will never forget the Vanishing Point. Can't wait for the future content you guys will create!
Thank you! Were you the guy to send in only audio? If so, it’s still in there!
@@dcauwatchtower Sadly no. The files were completely corrupted. However I am the guy that said James sounded like Shazam
So dcau Diana is 20 years younger than Bruce…
This should seriously be the story bible for anyone doing the DCAU (maybe making the Earth 12 comics line up)
*_NoT CaNoN_*
I wish DC made it clear if Earth-12 was or wasn't DCAU, after all, there was a Justice Lords Earth. Doesn't matter anymore, after Doomsday Clock, now everything happens and still exist and doesn't at the same time. Everytime a "crisis" event happens, the multiverse divides and another where the event doesn't happen is created. So I guess this January 14, we will have another Arrowverse somewhere out there...
Have loved watching every episode of this show and will miss it, but I'm just as excited for the freedom the future holds. Also very proud to have a little moment in this.
I'm gonna miss the show like crazy. Thanks for the hard work Mattie!
You know what's odd about Bruce Wayne discovering the Batcave as a kid? He also discovers it after proposing to Andrea Beaumont in Mask Of The Phantasm. He's actually climbing out of it when Alfred gives him the Dear John letter with the engagement ring
Yes, it’s possible he fell into the cave as a child and either didn’t retain that memory or didn’t make the connection later. It IS Batman, yes, but his official bio and that comic issue both confirm this event.
Wonder Woman is supposedly only about 10 years older than Billy Batson. Sit with that knowledge.
one year ten months? Then why does it feel as if I have been watching this my whole life? In a way it has, you just gave it a format and timeslot. Thank you!
This has consistently been one of my all time favorite TH-cam channels, and Vanishing Point, top five fav youtube shows specifically.
With the DCAU being static and past, with little to no new content, this show, and the comments have been a consistent joy for me to read and interact week after week. I suffer depression, and for other reasons I am disabled. It is hard to find joy in my life, I have to try harder then most because depression fucking suuuuucks! This show has brought plenty joy. So thank you. Can't wait to see what you guys do next. :-)
I guess I should start watching your other shows more often now. HA!
Interviews with creators is great. Especially if you can do interactive audio commentary live stream with creators!
Glad it’s meant so much to you, Shawn! We will do our best to keep the Vanishing Point spirit alive!
Fun fact: if you wanna be extra pedantic, WW2 technically ended on March 15th 1991 with the reunification of Germany, as it's been broken up into two states before their formal surrender.
And since Russia and Japan haven't actually signed a formal WW2 peace treaty for some reason as of 2024, well...
Also (I know I'm about 9 months late) but Epilogue doesn't quite line up; in the show they say it's 65 years from now, but then in Batman Beyond they also have it take place in the 2030s. In Epilogue, Terry and Dana have been dating for 15 years. So I assume y'all got it right and this is is a continuity error on DC's part?
Check out our “Batman Beyond” timeline video!
@@dcauwatchtower Will do! Thanks for making such quality videos y'all
Hey, I'm in the intro!
Me 3 😁
Me not
Mesa Jar Jar Binks
Same
Which one are you
You will be missed tiny Toothless in pumpkin
I love how this video is like "let's begin the timeline, okay so we start with the signing of the Magna Carta" lmao you might as well go back to the ape times "so we know that Bruce Wayne's great great great great great great great great great grandparents were premordial apes or of neanderthalic descendent primates" great video. Could be more all encompassing though.
It is entirely all-encompassing, hence all the Magna Carta stuff, haha. However it is only the timeline stuff we have already covered on the channel.
Cane back to this after the zeta project timeline video
AAAH how far we have cooooome.
I appreciate you guys. Loved the vanishing point the most but love this channel.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING