Timeline

This page recounts a chronological timeline of lore events in the Steam Powered Giraffe universe. it is unofficial, but based heavily upon official materials.

1874

 * Marylin Verato and Jaquelyn Pomene found the Cavalcadium.

1896
1897
 * At age 32, Colonel Peter A. Walter I creates a group of automatons in his mansion at San Diego, California. They were built to perform music in order to impress Delilah Morreo.
 * The alternate reality Kazooland is created.
 * Delilah Morreo passes away.
 * There are reports of giant copper African elephants attacking Dandy Candy’s rock candy mines in Africa. The CEO of Dandy Candy implores Peter Walter I to combat the metal menace.
 * Peter Walter I has also begun construction on another invention, a giant steam powered giraffe war machine.
 * Jaquelyn Pomene returns to the Cavalcadium in a truce with Marylin Verato and they found the Brown Suits.
 * Peter Walter I and his robots travel to Africa and search for the copper elephants.
 * A three day Weekend War takes place with Walter’s army of automatons battling an army of mechanical elephants using the steam powered giraffe.
 * The elephants are stopped. Thadeus Becile, long-time engineering rival of Colonel Walter, is found to be behind the attacks. His copper elephants are merely human-driven vehicles powered by the African rock candy.
 * After the war, Colonel Walter explored entertainment as a means of putting his metal people to use. Zero, who wasn't originally built for music, is abandoned in the basement of Walter Manor.
 * Walter’s illegitimate twin sons are born. Peter A. Walter II & Peter A. Walter III. The mother is Iris Tonia, one of his maids. He marries her.

1911
1915 1917
 * Peter Walter I founds The Walter Robotics Company.
 * The First World’s Fair: Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego. The remodeled robots perform for hundreds and hundreds of visitors to the beautiful park under the name “The Steam Man Band.”
 * The US declares war on Germany. Walter’s automatons are enlisted for search and rescue operations, saving dozens of men at a time on battlefields tainted with mustard gas. For his heroism on the battlefield, a young Peter A. Walter III (age 20) makes Colonel.
 * The Cavalcadium vanishes from Earth after a failed attempt to create a Blue Matter portal. It now exists in Kazooland.

1923
1924 1926
 * Peter A. Walter II (age 26) marries Mary Mickleson, a farm girl from Virginia.
 * P. A. Walter II (age 27) has a son. Mark Ray Walter.
 * P. A. Walter II (age 29) has a daughter. Wanda Walter.

1933
1935-36 1937 1938
 * Chicago Exposition World’s Fair. The robots perform to thousands of fairgoers.
 * California Pacific International Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego. The robots once again perform in their home city of San Diego, California.
 * Peter A. Walter II and his wife have a second son Peter A. Walter IV.


 * Strange things began to happen at Walter Manor as they were hosting the Fluffy Kitten and Puppy Foundation's Annual Gala. Kittens and puppies were transforming into giant badgers. Hatchworth tried to help by sending them through his hatch portal, but they reappeared at the nearby Yearly Tea & Quiet Music Exhibition. Peter Walter II found the cause when he examined Hatchworth and found that there was a fracture in his core, leaking concentrated Blue Matter into his surroundings. Unable to repair it, the Walters were forced to set Hatchworth in a lead-lined vault until a solution could be found.

1941
1942 1945 1947
 * America Enters World War II. The robots serve the United States Army, Army Air Corps, and Navy, assisting various Allied troops on the front lines, in the air, and at sea. Reports suggest there were no casualties caused by the robots themselves. Although having been a part of a bombing raid, the robots, going against orders, detracted from the mission to save Allied troops instead. Upgrade serves as a medical nurse for the entire war.
 * Colonel Peter A. Walter I dies asleep in his mansion at age 78.
 * World War II ends. The robots return to San Diego, California.
 * Mark Ray Walter (age 22) and his wife, Judith Walter have a child, Peter Walter V. Judith dies during childbirth.
 * Wanda Walter (age 20) marries Professor Guy Hottie.

1950
1951 1955 1956 1957
 * Family rival to the Walters, Ignatius M. Becile and Doctor Norman Becile manage to steal the robot Rabbit’s power core. They attempt to tamper with the device, most likely to reverse engineer it.
 * Colonel P. A. Walter III, P. A. Walter II, and Professor Guy Hottie break into the Becile laboratory to stop the device from being turned on and are caught in a massive explosion that tears through the space-time continuum. In addition to all nightmares becoming reality, P. A. Walter II and Professor Guy Hottie are vaporized in the blast. Colonel Walter III suffers a mild stroke, Professor Ignatius Becile’s right arm is paralyzed, and Doctor Norman Becile is changed into a more monstrous-looking form. His brilliant mind suffers a great loss of its mental function.
 * The explosion causes reality to fragment, creating two parallel universes, Prime and Omega. A small portal appears above Earth's atmosphere.
 * Mark Ray Walter (age 26) dies in a freak car accident. Peter A. Walter V moves into an orphanage.
 * In financial difficulty, Colonel Peter A. Walter III makes a regretful financial deal with Ignatius Becile for funds. Peter A. Walter IV joins the United States Marine Corps.
 * Plifterston, New Pennsyltucky World’s Fair.
 * Ignatius Becile is arrested for conspiring against Colonel P. A. Walter III. Norman Becile testified against him.
 * Shortly after, Colonel Walter III dies of unknown medical complications at age 59. Peter Walter V, at age 9, inherits his uncle’s legacy and the Walter mansion in San Diego. He moves into the large house with Wanda Hottie and Norman Becile, the then current caretakers.
 * The US military commissions Walter automatons for unknown purposes in Roswell, New Mexico.

1962

 * Pilot P. A. Walter IV (age 25) takes commander position on the spacecraft Cosmo. He is launched into space and orbits the Earth four times before a devastating explosion of the Cosmo spacecraft kills the entire crew of four. The incident was never fully explained.
 * Peter Walter IV is struck by a blue matter energy beam and becomes Commander Cosmo.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * Peter Walter IV survives the beam, which misses his ship. He researches the portal, which brings unparalleled progress to the field of technology.
 * The beam strikes a Russian space probe, mixing with human DNA and creating the Daughter of Space.

1963 1964
 * Commander Cosmo defends New York from Space Pterodactyls.
 * Doctor Arliss Colton begins research on the pterodactyls, but has an accident and transforms into supervillian Doctor Pterodactyl. Two days later, he dies due to an an attempt at unpowered flight.
 * The robots appear on television for the first time, on The Ed Sullivan Show. An English band opens for them.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * While aboard Space Militia 10 space station Vulcan, Peter Walter IV witnesses his crew dying in two separate fire-related accidents.

1965 1966
 * The robots once again serve in the United States military, this time in Vietnam. They are rendered inoperable in the midst of combat and their chassis go missing.
 * Upgrade, now taking a peaceful stand to violence, joins the hippie movement.
 * London is attacked by Martian Tripods. Commander Cosmo defeats them (by sneezing, a la War of the Worlds.)
 * Spider Demons arrive from Hell. Commander Cosmo negotiates a treaty with them, called the Beelzebub Treaty. They leave to Mars.
 * Alien Ghosts from The 8th Dimension of Absolute and Infinite Terror test out a doomsday weapon, Sky Sharks, in Chicago. Commander Cosmo kills all of them.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * Peter Walter IV intercepts the Daughter of Space on a routine patrol mission. She destroys his squad's spaceships while trying to investigate them. She rescues him from the brink of death, and takes him with her deeper into space, away from Earth.

1969
 * Upgrade, having been missing for four years, begins a short-lived solo career as a singer. Peter Walter V (age 22) finds her and returns her to San Diego.

1970
1973 1974
 * Commander cosmo is attacked by an alliance of The Starblood Beast, Doctor Blight, and the undead mummified Doctor Pterodactyl, using a Death Ray of Black Matter. The ray fails and Commander Cosmo kills the alliance.
 * The US starts to withdraw from Vietnam. The Spine, Rabbit, and the Jon's battered chassis finally return to Peter Walter V (age 26).
 * The robots, reunited and repaired, begin touring again. Interest in the robots dwindles in the US as bad TV becomes increasingly popular.

1983
1986 1988 1989
 * Peter Walter V develops the QWERTY Operating System for Walter Robotics. The robots are upgraded to use the digital software.
 * Peter Walter V (age 39) marries Annie Burnette. Peter Walter VI is born.
 * Commander Cosmo enters the Achilles Rift and is transported to Universe Omega. He seals himself in the darkest star he can find, accidentally reviving the Necrostar.
 * Jumbo closes the Achilles Rift, which destroys ten planetary systems.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * Jumbo locks Commander Cosmo and the Necrostar into an interdimensional prison. Commander Cosmo tries to fight the Necrostar, but fails. The Necrostar influences events across time and space to send threats to attack Earth.

1992
1994
 * Peter Walter VI senses a cosmic disturbance and begins planning W.I.N.K. the Satellite.
 * Windows 3.1 releases. The robots are unsuccessfully upgraded to be compatible with it.
 * The Jon is remodeled to run off of clear Crystal Soda for a marketing campaign. It fails.
 * Beebop, while searching the Walter Manor archives, finds Zero and befriends him.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * The EarthSpace Foundation forms, uniting all nations and bringing world peace.

1995 1996
 * The robots are successfully upgraded to be compatible with Windows 3.1.
 * Windows 95 releases. The robots are unsuccessfully upgraded to be compatible with it.


 * Upgrade receives her last software update, as her stubborn systems refuse any updating beyond the year 1996.

1997 1998
 * The robots are marketed as a boy band. Upgrade wears facial hair. Popularity surges for two months, and then dies. It fails horribly.
 * The robots are successfully upgraded to be compatible with Windows 95.
 * Windows 98 releases. The robots are unsuccessfully upgraded to be compatible with it.

2001
2006 2008 2009
 * The robots are successfully upgraded to be compatible with Windows 98.
 * Windows XP releases. The robots are unsuccessfully upgraded to be compatible with it.
 * The robots are successfully upgraded to be compatible with Windows XP.
 * Windows Vista releases. Peter Walter V uninstalls all Windows operating systems, destroys the disks, and reinstalls QWERTY.
 * The robots begin performing at Balboa Park again, as street entertainers. They are re-marketed under the name, Steam Powered Giraffe, which coincides with the giant mechanical one they used in Africa all those years ago.
 * While testing out his new rocket elevator, Peter Walter V was enchanted by a gorgeous voice emanating from one of the lowest decks of the Walter workshops. When he stumbled upon Zero, he knew he had to reconstruct the robot for entertainment.
 * The robots release a brand new album under their new “Steam Powered Giraffe” name.

2010
2011 2012 2013 2014
 * Walter celebrates his robots’ 114 birthday by putting on a 114th Anniversary Show.
 * Upgrade leaves the band to pursue her dream of becoming a princess.
 * The Single “Honeybee” releases.
 * The robots release their second studio album as Steam Powered Giraffe, The Two-Cent Show.
 * Zero leaves the band to begin his solo career. The Walter family lost the rights to Zero’s likeness and voice and he had to be edited out of all previous material.
 * The Jon leaves the band to explore Kazooland.
 * Peter Walter VI succeeds in repairing a tear in the fabric of space and time, but ends up in an implosion of Blue Matter energy that scars him. He recovers quickly from the accident, but the extent of his injuries are not released. He starts wearing his keyhole mask.
 * Peter Walter VI, after finding similarities to his predicament and Hatchworth's, builds new parts to plug the Blue Matter leaks. His broken power core is repaired and he's upgraded with musical capabilities. He joins the band.
 * The robots release their third studio album, entitled: MK III.
 * A mechanical baby giraffe is discovered in the Walter Workshop’s archives. It can talk. A lot.
 * This happened.
 * W.I.N.K. the Satellite crash lands near Walter Manor. Walter robots find him. He requests help to save a planet from The Space Giant.
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * B.L.I.N.K the Satellite discovers Hypexia.(Hypexion V)
 * Humanity discovers ambrosia (and dinosaurs) on Venus.
 * The sentient cake people of Bake Sale open a cake portal on Earth.
 * Rocket Packs become commercially viable on Earth.

2015 2017
 * Peter Walter VI finishes converting W.I.N.K. into specialized spacecraft for the robots. They journey into space to aid W.I.N.K the Satellite and prevent a Green Apple planet's destruction. The Space Giant turns out to be looking for the band, so matters are resolved via cosmic musical duel and the robots head home.
 * Zero releases his biography, “How I Lost All My Money By Investing in an Abstract Concept.” It only sold one copy.
 * The family trade continues as Peter Walter VI (age 27) has taken over the family business. He resides in Walter Manor with his mother, Annie Walter, his father, Peter Walter V, Wanda Becile, Norman Becile, and of course the Steam Powered Robots (age 118).


 * Hatchworth leaves the band to try "gold fishing" and Zero returns.

2100

 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * A mining colony is built on Ceres.

2185

 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * Ravaxis Starburner blows up the Necrostar, freeing Commander Cosmo from “space prison”. Commander Cosmo leaves to intercept an attack on Earth's moon.
 * The Daughter of Space and The Astronaut (Peter Walter IV) destroy the Spacecraft Delarue and begin destroying several moon bases. Commander Cosmo teams up with EarthSpace Militia 10 to defeat them.

2190
 * Alternate Universe Omega
 * A fragment of the Necrostar escapes from its confinement, and finds the Astronaut's corpse as it drifts through space. It combines with the body and becomes The Necronaut. He sets his sight on the mining colony of Ceres.