Kinnikuman Timeline

This is a list of events that took place in Kinnikuman in chronological order.

N.B You must provide references for any point written here.

Prehistory

• The Chojin Gods, omnipotent in their plane of existence (the Heaven), create the Chojin race to populate the mortal plane.
• The Chojin grow to be a righteous population valuing justice and strength, pleasing the Gods.

50,000,000,000 BCE

• The once proud Chojin Race has devolved into quarrelling tribes, valuing strength over any other value and discriminating against the weak.
• The Chojin Gods, now utterly displeased, plan the eradication of the Chojin Race
• The opposition of the Merciful God, the only Chojin God taking pity of their race, leads to a compromise: the Chojin Gods exterminate the chojin with the Capillaria Seven Rays, but agree to spare ten good Chojin and leave them to the Merciful God care
• The Merciful God leaves his seat in Heaven becoming an immortal, but otherwise no more godly, Chojin known as The Man. His chosen Chojin become the Perfect Origin.
• An indeterminate number of Chojin is able to avoid the Capillaria by hiding under the branches of a Sacred Tree on Earth, the Unforgivable Yggdrasil. Unbeknownst to the Gods themselves, including the Merciful God, they rebuild their society on their own.

X00,000,000 BCE

• The Man brings the Perfect Origin on Earth, in the place that will come to be Tuscany, in Italy. They build an headquarter with a training facility, called the Land of Origin, overseen by a magnificent tower named Tour Parfait. They spend centuries if not millennia training and sparring.
• The Man, the Chojin Gods and the Perfect Origin become aware of the surviving Chojin Tribes. The Chojin Gods let them live, The Man loses his merciful heart and starts wishing for their eradication or other means to put them under strict control, as he blames them for the evil their ancestors unleashed, some of his Perfect Origin are instead willing to trust them. Dissent grows.
• Psychoman discovers the Magnet Power. While Silverman asks to study a way to counter and destroy it, The Man puts Psychoman in charge to research how apply it to Chojin.
• The Man leaves his plane of existence between Heaven and the Mortal Plane, becoming Chojin Enma, the God of the Underworld, and founding the Chojin Graveyard. His mistrust of the Chojin leads him to rule the Chojin Graveyard in a cruel way, and the Magnet Power is used in the Mortier du Pilier, a machine able to turn magnet power in Chojin power, having countless Chojin slaved to it to extract enough power to let some of them return to life.
• Sometime between his arrival on Earth and leaving for the Chojin Graveyard, but after after Psychoman's discovery of the Magnet Power, the Perfect Chojin became aware of the first wave of Chojin on Earth, descended from the ones saved by the Forbidden Yggdrasil.
• After long years of war, the first Earth Chojin discover the Aurora Power, a weaker form of the Magnet Power and try to use it to defend against the Origin. They fail, and The Man himself banishes them to Omega Centauri, removing them from the history. The outcast chojin became them the Omega Centauri Chojin, forming an independent faction of the Akuma Chojin answering directly to Satan
• Chojin Enma orders his followers to destroy the Land of Origin and every traces of their civilization on Earth and hide with him in the Chojin Graveyard. They leave portals letting them leave at will, tied to the Mortier du Pilier
• Goldman and Silverman leave the Perfect Chojin and form the Akuma Chojin and Seigi Chojin.
• Goldman and Silverman bring their followers in the future Kyoto, Japan, building the Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavillion) and the Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavillion). Further dissent between them force them to leave, letting the Pavillions to fall into ruin.
• During his travels Silverman finds Kinniku Planet, making a life for himself there.
• Silverman's descendants, the Kinniku Clan, are born. They take control of the Kinniku Planet, starting a flourishing civilization revolving about Justice, Mercy and Wrestling.

140,000,000 BCE

• First Universal Chojin Tag Tournament

1,000,000 BCE

• Tyrant attacks the planet Kuppin, but is defeated by Silverman.
• During the Quarrel in Heaven Goldman and Silverman confront themselves, losing their physical bodies in the process. Shortly before his physical death, Silverman entrusts the Kinniku Clan with a Fresco enabling one of his descendants to discover the Muscle Spark.

200,000 BCE

• Homo Sapiens, the first modern humans, appear on Africa, Earth
• The Justice Chojin set themselves as allies and protectors of humanity
• Humanity styles his various cultures by borrowing elements from the Chojin Lore. Chojin are seen as gods and heroes

100,000 BCE

• Crystalman hibernates in the South Pole.
• Neptune King fakes his death at the Thames and begins to gather students.

10,000 BCE

• Mammothman is born

2019 BCE

• Springman is born

19 BCE

• Benkiman is born.

1173

• Longing for the currently destroyed Tour Parfait, humans from Italy start trying to recreate to recreate a copy of it and the Land of Origin, first ancestral training ground of the Perfect Origin

1372

• After several attempts, the copies of the Land of Origin and Tour Parfait end up slanted and incomplete because their creators lacked the godly powers of the Perfect Origin. The imperfect copies, however, become soon famous as Campo dei Miracoli ("Miracle's Ground") and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, famous and beloved hallmarks of humanity.

1397

• Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, 3rd shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, buys the Villa formerly known as the Kinkaku from Sayonji Kintsune, having it remade into the current Kinkaku-Ji and turned into a temple. However, he ignores having brought to this step by the subconscious desire to restore the ancient dwelling of Akuma Shogun, albeit as an imperfect, man-made copy.

1482

• Ashikaga Yoshinori, 8rd shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, wanting to emulate his grandfather, starts building the Ginkaku-ji. He too he's pushed by a subconscious desire: rebuild the ancient dwelling of Silverman himself.

1490

• The Ginkaku is fully rebuilt, albeit as an imperfect, man-made copy.

1533

• Benkiman's parents are killed by Francisco Pizarro, and he loses his memory.

Late 1800

• The two brothers Sadaharu and Tatsunori Kinniku are born on Planet Kinniku. Sadaharu, the eldest, is a martial arts prodigy, while Tatsunori is a merciful born ruler.

1910s

Unspecified Date

• After an accident in which Sadaharu kills his sparring partner with an almost complete Muscle Spark, he's confined in a secret cell. Tatsunori becomes next in line for the throne.

12th February 1911

• Harabote Muscle is born

18th June 1914

• Kinniku Mayumi is born

1920s

• Mayumi and Harabote find of Sadaharu's whereabouts. They swear to keep the secret.
• Tatsunori warns Sadaharu of his impeding execution.
• Sadaharu Kinniku leaves Planet Kinniku for Earth and becomes Nemesis.
• Tatsunori Kinniku endures three days and nights of vicious attacks by a splinter Justice Chojin faction led by the minister of the last reign with the Niku no Curtain. Despite having been betrayed by the Kinniku Clan himself, Tatsunori's mercy prompts him to lie and give a fabricated version of the events in which Planet Kinniku was put under siege by unspecified Evil Chojin and he repelled them the with the Niku no Curtain.
• Tatsunori codifies the need for his heir to achieve a Heart of Mercy and the ability to forgive their enemies.

1940s

• Kinniku Mayumi wins the 9th Chojin Olympics
• Kinniku Mayumi wins the 10th Chojin Olympics

1948

• Harabote Muscle wins the 11th Chojin Olympics

1950s

• Sometime between 1948 and 1951, Kinniku Mayumi is forced to retire as an active wrestler to perform his royal duties as the new King of Planet Kinniku. Harabote Muscle attends the ceremony, secretly wishing he could challenge the tradition and ask Mayumi to reconsider, carrying the regret for years

1951

• 25th August - Ramenman is born

1954

• 18th September - Robin Mask is born

1957

• Czech Doctor Yuri Kopylov devises a technology able to turn ordinary Chojin into cyborg ones with enhanced strength
• Russian Chojin and champion Mikhailman, aka Mikhail Volkov accepts to be remodelled. After six months, he returns in Russia as the mightiest mechanical Chojin of his era.
• 1st October - Warsman, aka Nikolai Volkov, son of Mikhailman and Natasha Volkova is born.
  • A weird, unprecedented side-effect of the procedure turning Mikhailman into a mechanical Chojin makes Nikolai a natural born mechanical Chojin, with a deformed face and a powerful, inborn battle computer.

1958

• Mikhailman's battle computer overloads during a fight, turning him into a ruthless Brutal Chojin. Believing his loss of restraint a punishment by God for having overstepped his boundaries, he commits suicide on the ring.

1959

• Kinniku Ataru runs away from home

1960s

1960

• April 1: Kinniku Suguru, George, Powerfulman, Strongman, Soldierman, and Phoenixman are born.
  • Kinniku Suguru is born at Muscleham Palace
• June 30: Terryman is born
• Shishkeba Boo is born.

1963

• Suguru Kinniku is injured riding a tricycle.

1964

• c. Kinniku Suguru accidentally sent to Earth
• Bibimba is born

1970s

Unknown Date

• [Reference Needed] Singh, a young Chojin from India living under the British Raj, is studying Mala Wrestling under Master Ayantha. Singh brutally slays Cambridgeman. Using a bowl of curry as his now permanent Mala, he becomes Curry Cook.

1970

• January 1st: Alexandria Meat is born

1972

• Uldraman wins the 18th Chojin Olympics

1974

• Ramenman wins the Hong Kong Chojin Karate Tournament

1976

• The The Young Prince of London Arc takes place.
• September
  • 19th - Robin receives the Robin Icon from Robin Grande
  • 22nd - Robin becomes human
  • 23rd - John Bullman dies, Robin returns to being a chojin
  • 24th - Robin defeats Guillotine King and makes his debut
    • This is listed as being September 9th in the Viz translation
• Robin Mask wins the 19th Chojin Olympics
• Chaos Avenir arrives back in time before Gakincho House

1979

• The 1st Kaiju Extermination Arc takes place.
• The Roots Island Arc takes place.
• 13th November
  • The first preliminary of the 20th Chojin Olympics begins

1980s

1980

• Quarrelman becomes Neptuneman
• The finals of the 20th Chojin Olympics Arc takes place.
• April 4th
  • At 4pm, Robin Mask fights Kinnikuman in the finals
• Ramenman briefly considers becoming a Perfect Chojin, but becomes a full-fledged Justice Chojin.
• May 30th
  • Kinnikuman returns to his home planet (Planet Kinniku) before his world tour
• July 1st
  • The American Tour Arc takes place.
• The 2nd Kaiju Extermination Arc takes place.
• The Planet Kinniku Return Arc takes place.
• Russian Government founds the SKGB, the Chojin Wrestling Committee for State Security
• The SKGB finds Nikolai Volkov, and inducts him in their rank with the new name of Warsman, teaching him the Palo Special and other moves of Robin Mask in six months
• Warsman escapes the SKGB and with Robin Mask's coaching manages to defeat his former friend turned cyborg Kommandas and leave the SKGB for good. Robin Mask takes him under his wing

1981

• The Planet Rakka Arc takes place.
• The 21st Chojin Olympics Arc takes place.
• November - The Seven Devil Chojin Arc takes place.

1982

• The Golden Mask Arc takes place.

1983

• The Dream Chojin Tag Arc takes place.
  • May 1st - The Machineguns win the Dream Chojin Tag Arc
    • The date of this is given as "October" in the Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne Arc
• The Ultimate Chojin Tag Tournament takes place.
  • May 10th - the quarter-finals match between the Adrenalines and the Five Disasters take place at Shinobazu Park
  • May 13th - the semi-finals matches take place at Tournament Mountain

1984

• Tyrant escapes prison and attacks Kuppin again, but is defeated by Kinnikuman.
• October
  • The Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne Arc begins.

1985

• Himeji Castle and Nagoya Castle combine.
• August
  • The Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne Arc comes to an end: Kinnikuman is recognised as the true heir of the Kinniku Clan, completing Silverman's dream to have one of his descendants complete the Muscle Spark.

1987

• Terryman challenges Kinnikuman to a match.
• Kinnikuman crowned as the 58th King of Planet Kinniku. He marries Bibimba 6 months later.
• Kinnikuman is supposed to retire as an active wrestler to devote himself to his royal duties: however, Robin Mask interrupts the ceremony, pleading to him to reconsider at least for a final fight. Kinnikuman obliges, handing his resignation letter to Robin Mask himself and giving his friends the choice to let him retire for good. As such, Kinnikuman's retirement is cancelled and Harabote Muscle's 40 years regret for having failed to ask Suguru to reconsider his own retirement is finally eased
• Kinnikuman spends an indeterminate amount of time trying to convince Kinnikuman Super Phoenix to stay on Planet Kinniku and put his superior mind to use becoming one of his minister and his trusted adviser. Super Phoenix refuses, and along with the other Fated Princes he returns to his birth planet.

1988

• Perfect Origin Arc
  • Sadaharu returns as the Perfect Chojin Nemesis
  • Enma Chojin returns in the mortal plane as Strong the Budo.
  • Mayumi and Harabote break their vow of silence explaining to Suguru the true history of Tatsunori and Sadaharu
  • Campo dei Miracoli, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Kinkaku and the Ginkaku are briefly restored to their glory as the Land of Origin, the Tour Parfait, the Golden Pavilion and the Silver Pavilion, ancestral homes of the Perfect Chojin, the Devil Chojin and the Justice Chojin. They however return to be their human-made counterpart in the same day.
  • Silverman returns to crown officially Suguru as the inheritor of his ideals of peace and mercy, proof that the Kinniku Clan is fully purged by any malice and ill will.
  • Strong the Budo is forced to return to the Chojin Graveyard forever, abandoning the Mortier du Pilieur.

1989

• Omega Centauri's Six Spears Arc
  • The planet Omega Centauri is now dying and breaking apart, forcing the local chojin population to rediscover the Magnet Power and the Fire of Inner Strength as an attempt to revitalise it. With help from Satan they send on Earth the Omega Centauri's Six Spears, but they lose sight on their original mission as they try to enact their millennia-long revenge against The Man
  • Wolfman briefly returns from his retirement to help holding off the Omega Centauri's Six Spears. He manages to kill Lunknight.
  • Benkiman, Teapackman, Curry Cook and Canadianman fall in battle, dying at the hands of the Omega Centauri's Six Spears.
  • The Five Fated Princes, without Ataru Kinniku, receive their powers and masks back from the Evil Gods, and they're sent to help Kinnikuman saving the world from the Six Spears.
  • Ataru Kinniku receives his mask and powers back, along with Brocken Jr.'s help.
  • The Full Metal Jackets are born.
  • Satan tries to punish Omegaman Aristera for losing the tag-team match, but Mariquitaman steps in to block it.
  • Satan attacks the weakened Chojin until Justiceman interferes.

1990s

1996

• Kevin Mask is born

2000s

2000

• July/August
  • Kinniku Mantaro is born.
• The Adams is born
• Terry the Kid is born
• Seiuchin is born.

2004

• Kevin Mask runs away from home.

2006

• No Respect attacks Planet Kinniku and kills 650 soldiers, but are captured and imprisoned by Ataru Kinniku and The Ninja.

2009

• Jade's adoptive parents are killed by an anti-chojin gang

2010s

2010

• Terry the Kid defeats Volcano
• Chaos Avenir born

2014

• Evil Chojin return.
• The Hercules Factory is founded on the planet Wrestle in the Andromeda Nebula.
• The Hercules Factory Arc takes place.
• The d.M.p Arc takes place.

2015

• The HF First Year Replacement Matches Arc takes place.

2016

• The Fire of Inner Strength Challenge Arc takes place.
• The Chojin Olympics: The Resurrection Arc takes place.
• The Demon Seed Arc takes place.

2017

• May
  • 1st- The Beginning of the Ultimate Chojin Tag Tournament takes place.
  • 2nd - Kevin Mask starts to disappear out of time.
• Chaos Avenir's 7th birthday
  • Destruction of the Avenir Clan

References

• キン肉マンの世界における年表