The Division 2 story chronology
The Division 2 Story Timeline & Lore Chronology
Use this source-led Division 2 lore timeline for the Washington campaign, Year One Episodes, Warlords of New York and connected official transmedia. Exact dates are shown only when a source establishes them. Relative sequence is labelled rather than converted into invented calendar dates; same-position, sequence-only records may overlap or be grouped without asserting a fixed internal order.
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Green Poison Outbreak
Black Friday: Green Poison begins the franchise crisis
The Black Friday biological outbreak that breaks public order, overwhelms response systems and begins the central crisis of The Division universe.
Sources: The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far
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SHD Activation
After the outbreak, SHD deploys Agents to Manhattan
The emergency activation of secretly trained Division Agents after the Green Poison outbreak overwhelms ordinary response systems.
Sources: The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far
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Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse
Early post-Black Friday New York: New York Collapse's survivor frame
Alex Irvine's licensed Division companion frames post-Black Friday New York through an in-universe urban-survival guide and a survivor's annotations, establishing April Kelleher's story before Broken Dawn.
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Broken Dawn Antiviral Race
Months between the first game and The Division 2: Broken Dawn's antiviral pursuit
The Broken Dawn pursuit of a broad-spectrum antiviral, with April Kelleher and Division Agents following a research lead into the American Midwest.
Sources: The Division: Broken Dawn Novel Explores Effects of Global Collapse
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Tom Clancy's The Division: Remission
Between the games: Remission's Washington prequel, without a finer source-established placement
Jean-David Morvan and The Tribe's licensed Division graphic novel follows four former childhood friends as Washington, D.C. fractures after the biological attack, in a published prequel to The Division 2.
Sources: Tom Clancy's The Division: Remission
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Tom Clancy's The Division: Extremis Malis
Immediately before The Division 2, Extremis Malis reaches the SHD Network outage
A licensed three-issue Division 2 prequel graphic novel that follows Agent Caleb Dunne from New York to Philadelphia and Washington as a Black Tusk-linked arms operation surfaces.
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Division Network Crisis
Several months later, the nationwide SHD Network goes down
The nationwide SHD Network failure and Washington distress call that draw Division Agents to the capital at the beginning of The Division 2.
Sources: The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far
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Black Tusk Siege of Washington
After Capitol Hill is retaken, Black Tusk invades Washington
The endgame invasion in which Black Tusk enters Washington, places the city under siege and reveals its campaign against SHD.
Sources: The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far
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Tidal Basin
After the Black Tusk siege, Tidal Basin and the antiviral recovery
The operation against Black Tusk's principal Washington stronghold that ends with Division Agents recovering the stolen broad-spectrum antivirals.
Sources: The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far
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Camp White Oak
After Tidal Basin, Episode 1: Camp White Oak
An Episode 1 mission in which Division Agents pursue President Ellis at a Black Tusk position outside Washington.
Sources: Intelligence Annex: Manning National Zoo & Camp White Oak
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Manning National Zoo
After Tidal Basin, Episode 1: Manning National Zoo
An Episode 1 mission that sends Division Agents through Outcast defenses to confront faction leader Emeline Shaw.
Sources: Intelligence Annex: Manning National Zoo & Camp White Oak
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The Pentagon
After Episode 1, Episode 2: The Pentagon
The first Episode 2 main mission inside the besieged Pentagon, where Agents investigate Black Tusk's search for strategic resources.
Sources: Intelligence Annex: The Pentagon & DARPA Research Labs
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DARPA Research Labs
During Episode 2, DARPA Research Labs follows the Pentagon operation
The second Episode 2 main mission, focused on stopping Black Tusk from extracting strategically valuable DARPA prototypes beneath the Pentagon.
Sources: Intelligence Annex: The Pentagon & DARPA Research Labs
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Coney Island Amusement Park
After Episode 2, Episode 3: Coney Island Amusement Park
An Episode 3 main mission centered on a Cleaner presence at Coney Island's amusement park.
Sources: Episode 3: Coney Island Live Now!
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Coney Island Ballpark
After Episode 2, Episode 3: Coney Island Ballpark
An Episode 3 main mission to rescue virologist Vitaly Tchernenko from Black Tusk captivity at Coney Island.
Sources: Episode 3: Coney Island Live Now!
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Lower Manhattan Biological Attack
Before Warlords of New York, a new biological attack hits Lower Manhattan
The attack that kills civilians and SHD Agents in Lower Manhattan and triggers the Warlords of New York hunt for Aaron Keener.
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Warlords of New York Manhunt
After the Lower Manhattan attack, SHD begins the Warlords manhunt
The Lower Manhattan campaign that sends SHD Agents after Aaron Keener following the biological attack attributed to him.
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Pathway Park
During Warlords of New York, Pathway Park's Kajika thread
A Warlords of New York main mission in Lower Manhattan that leads to Javier Kajika's final encounter.
Sources: The Division 2 State of the Game Recap: Balance Changes Incoming With Title Update 9.1, The Division 2 Realism Mode Hardcore | Complete NYC Walkthrough | No Fast Travel [2026]
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Stranded Tanker
During Warlords of New York, Stranded Tanker's Conley thread
A chaptered Warlords of New York mission segment in the Raigulus direct capture that reaches Vivian Conley's encounter.
Sources: The Division 2 Realism Mode Hardcore | Complete NYC Walkthrough | No Fast Travel [2026]
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The Tombs
During Warlords of New York, The Tombs' Parnell thread
A chaptered Warlords of New York mission segment in the Raigulus direct capture that reaches Theo Parnell's encounter.
Sources: The Division 2 Realism Mode Hardcore | Complete NYC Walkthrough | No Fast Travel [2026]
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Wall Street
During Warlords of New York, Wall Street's Dragov thread
A chaptered Warlords of New York mission segment in the Raigulus direct capture that reaches James Dragov's encounter.
Sources: The Division 2 Realism Mode Hardcore | Complete NYC Walkthrough | No Fast Travel [2026]
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Liberty Island
End of the recorded Warlords run: Liberty Island and the Keener encounter
The final Warlords of New York mission segment in the Raigulus direct capture, culminating in the Aaron Keener encounter.
Sources: The Division 2 Realism Mode Hardcore | Complete NYC Walkthrough | No Fast Travel [2026]
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Tom Clancy's The Division: Recruited
After The Division 2, Operation: Crossroads begins with Recruited
Thomas Parrott's first Operation: Crossroads novel introduces Maira Kanhai's Division story in post-Green Poison Washington.
Sources: Tom Clancy's The Division: Recruited
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Tom Clancy's The Division: Compromised
After Recruited, Operation: Crossroads continues in Compromised
Thomas Parrott's licensed Operation: Crossroads novel follows a Division cell drawn into a Gulf Coast supply crisis after the events of its preceding novel.
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Tom Clancy's The Division: Hunted
After Compromised, Operation: Crossroads continues in Hunted
Thomas Parrott's licensed third Operation: Crossroads novel continues Maira Kanhai's story when her reported Rogue status sends a Division cell across the American Southwest.
Sources: Tom Clancy's The Division: Hunted