Timeline

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**Timeline (3D Universe)**

The following is a timeline of events in the canon of the 3D Universe, in the order in which they occurred.

Note that the article does not include events from the 2D Universe and HD Universe games, as they are officially confirmed not to take place in the same canon. Other Rockstar Games series, *Grand Theft Auto* (Original Trilogy, City Stories, and *GTA Advance* only), which are also running on the RenderWare engine, are also part of the 3D Universe.

The following *Manhunt* titles are set in the 3D Universe:

The following Rockstar Games titles are also set in the 3D Universe:

## Timeline

### 1932

* Dixmor Hospital for the Criminally Insane is established in Cottonmouth.

### 1966

* Spiritz wine store is established in Carcer City.

### 1984

* The events of *Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories* take place.

### 1986

* The events of *Grand Theft Auto: Vice City* take place.

### 1992

* James Earl Cash is wanted by the San Andreas Police Department.
* The events of *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas* take place.

### 1998

* The events of *Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories* take place.
* The Innocentz gang is active during this year. It's unknown if this was also the year they were formed.

### 2000

* James Earl Cash is caught and locked away at the Darkwoods Penitentiary in Carcer City.
* The events of *Grand Theft Auto Advance* take place.

### 2001

* The events of *Grand Theft Auto III* take place in October.
	+ Carcer City Police chief Gary Schaffer was put on trial for corruption charges but was found not guilty due to all the witnesses disappearing from the case.

### 2002

* A police armory convoy is hijacked by unknown perpetrators. An uncounted but certainly large amount of .38 revolvers were stolen and sold in Carcer's black market.

### 2003

* Lionel Starkweather bribes the Carcer City Police chief Gary Schaffer to allow his snuff film ring to operate within Carcer City.
* The Journalist begins investigating Starkweather and his snuff operation for months. Mr. Nasty catches wind of her snooping around and offers a bounty on her head that's worth “a years salary” to Valiant Video members on Valiant-ent.tv's forums on October 21, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.
* The events of *Manhunt* take place in November.
	+ Death row inmate James Earl Cash is supposed to be executed in the Darkwoods Penitentiary with a lethal injection. However, he was saved by snuff film director Lionel Starkweather, who bribes the corrupt prison officials to reprieve him by replacing his injection with a sedative. He is then transported to Carcer Mark where the Director awaits his “resurrection” to make him the protagonist of his latest snuff film.
		- Five hours after Cash's so-called execution, the Journalist returns to her apartment to start collecting footage and testimony of Cash as evidence to expose Starkweather and his snuff film operation that runs deep in Carcer.
	+ Starkweather's snuff films “Born Again”, “Doorway Into Hell”, and “Road to Ruin” are recorded and released, co-starring the local Hoods gang.
	+ Starkweather's snuff films “White Trash” and “Fuelled By Hate” are recorded and released, co-starring the white supremacist Skinz.
	+ Starkweather's snuff films “Grounds for Assault” and “Strapped for Ca$h” are recorded and released, co-starring the gung-ho Wardogs and four special guests.
	+ Starkweather's snuff films “View of Innocence”, “Drunk Driving”, and “Graveyard Shift” are recorded and released, co-starring the perverse Innocentz gang.
		- In View of Innocence, Cash's remaining family is slaughtered on tape by a Babyface with a machete, with Cash as a witness.
	+ Starkweather's snuff films “Mouth of Madness” and “Doing Time” are recorded and released, co-starring the insane Smileys of Darkwoods Penitentiary.
	+ Starkweather's film actor, The White Rabbit, is killed in his last snuff tape “Kill the Rabbit” by Cash who survives the Smileys meant to kill him. In response, Starkweather dispatches his Cerberus mercenaries to eliminate Cash, but he escapes the scene once again.
	+ After escaping the prison, Cash is caught by snuff film actor and Wardogs leader Ramirez in their apartment turf. He and some of his men are killed by Cash in a bloodsport gone wrong before he is rescued by a Carcer City News journalist in her car.
	+ Cash helps a Carcer City News journalist to collect her evidences against Starkweather in her apartment in Central, protecting her from cops dispatched by police chief Schaffer who was ordered by Starkweather to bring both Cash and the reporter to him in an illegal operation without a police report. After escorting the reporter, Cash makes his way to the nearby Carcer Point Station.
	+ The manhunt for Cash is escalated as SWAT units are deployed along with the police officers already on the scene. The search is expanded to the train station and its subterranean railways to the Stockyard where various tactics were used to halt his escape, including an ambush by the SWAT at the end of the Stockyard that would've resulted in his summary execution were it not for Cerberus killing the SWAT and capturing Cash for Starkweather.
		- During the events of Cash's escape through the trainyard, former snuff film actor Piggsy escapes his confinement in Starkweather's Estate's attic.
	+ Cash is brought to Starkweather's Estate in Wapona Hills by the Cerberus and almost killed in a garage against Starkweather's orders. However, Piggsy's escape and killing spree distracts them and gives Cash a window to intrude Starkweather's mansion through the basement versus the Cerberus who now have new orders to kill both Cash and Piggsy.
		- During this event, the press have gathered outside of Starkweather's mansion to report on the story leaked by the Journalist.
	+ Cash successfully invades Starkweather's mansion through the basement and eavesdrops on the Cerberus Leader's precautions to prevent the 2 serial killers from reaching Starkweather. Cash kills the Leader for his elevator key and restores the elevator motor's power to reach the upper floors.
	+ Cash is ambushed in the elevator by Piggsy and escapes through a hatch to the mansion's derelict upper floor and the attic. Piggsy, the last squad of Cerberus, and Starkweather are all murdered by Cash who escapes the scene.
	+ The CCPD finds evidence of a snuff film ring being operated from Starkweather's estate's confines and linked to their own police chief, and investigates the murders of the serial killer Piggsy, the Cerberus mercenaries, and Starkweather before ruling it as a “bloody vendetta” perpetrated by an unknown assailant.
* Weeks after the entire incident and her reporting of it, the Journalist has a mental breakdown and suffers trauma from witnessing the whole incident firsthand. She was found walking the streets crying and wielding a knife, before she was admitted to an unknown mental hospital.

### 2006

* Shaniquwa wins the TV-MK "Poptart" contest.
* The flashback events of *Manhunt 2* take place six years prior to the main events of the game.
	+ The Pickman Project experiment test fails.
	+ Michael Grant is killed by Daniel Lamb under control of Leo Kasper.
	+ Stanley Grex is assassinated by Daniel Lamb.
	+ Mrs. Lamb is killed by Daniel Lamb under control of Leo Kasper.
	+ The Lamb Residence in Wooddale Community Enclave is burned down by The Project.

### 2012

* Dr. Deborah is killed by Daniel Lamb under control of Leo Kasper.

* The main events of *Manhunt 2* take place.
	+ Daniel Lamb (and Leo Kasper) escapes from the Dixmor Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
	+ Several Watchdogs are murdered by Daniel Lamb in the Wooddale Community Enclave neighborhood of Cottonmouth.
	+ Several Pervs are murdered by Daniel Lamb in the Strip Club and Fetish Dungeon in the Red Light District of Cottonmouth.
	+ Several Pervs are murdered by Daniel Lamb in the Bee's Honey Pot brothel in the Red Light District of Cottonmouth.
	+ Judy Sender is assassinated by an unidentified hunter.
	+ Several Watchdogs and Project Scientists are murdered by Daniel Lamb in the Project Laboratories in Cottonmouth.
	+ Dr. Pickman is killed by Daniel Lamb under control of Leo Kasper.
	+ Several Bloodhounds are murdered by Daniel Lamb at the TV-MK Studios in Cottonmouth.
	+ Leo Kasper's personality is blocked out by Daniel Lamb with the help of Dr. Whyte, thus killing him.
	+ Daniel Lamb forgets his past due to the brainwash experiment. He is given a new identity, David Joiner, and a new address.

## References

1. ↑ File:WBloodQualityButchers-MH1-Logo.png
2. ↑ Written on the game's disc.
3. ↑ File:Spiritz-MH1-Logo.png
Leo's birth date comes from the real-life *Manhunt 2* ID bracelet merchandise, containing both Leo and Daniel's date of birth.
5. ↑ His picture is seen in investigation boards in all police stations in *GTA San Andreas*.
6. ↑ “Special Services For Hire: Professional Bounty Hunter/Enforcer” section, p.21
7. ↑ Born Again intro cutscene
Journalist: *James Earl Cash...found guilty and sentenced to death...has been on deathrow for the past three years and was executed last night.*
8. ↑ Lips 106 radio news segment in *Grand Theft Auto III*.
9. ↑ Official Hunter Weapons - Firearms: .38 Revolver section, p. 13
10. ↑ Divided They Fall outro cutscene
Cash: *Who are you — I've seen your face before!*
Journalist: *Get offa me! I'm a reporter — I was at your execution!*
Cash: *Keep talking.*
Journalist: *I've been following Starkweather's little operation for months.*
11. ↑ File:ValiantEntTv-MH-Forum-Thread01.png
12. ↑ “Featured Videos From Director: Lionel Starkweather - Born Again” section, p.5
13. ↑ Born Again intro cutscene
Journalist: *It looks like this goes all the way to the top. I can't trust anyone, least of all the police, and time's running out. I've got to get the one piece of evidence that will expose Starkweather without a shadow of a doubt. Footage and testimony of a man who was executed by the state five hours ago...*
14. ↑ Journalist Interview Transcript.
"Shaniquwa" billboard seen only during the flashback episode "Assassination".
16. ↑ *Manhunt 2* Instruction Manual, Page 3 - Dr. Whyte's "Pickman Project Malfunction" report is dated from May 2006.