Watchtower Database Lore

The Watchtower Database has an ongoing story throughout its channel, including some crossovers with J's Reviews. The story is primarily contained in Timeline and Will It Canon videos, though has breached over into their show "The Vanishing Point". "12th Level Intellects" has also been wrapped in due to being mentioned in the story, but it is unclear how much of that show is deemed to be canon to the main story.

Story Videos

 * The Missing Chair Saga
 * Lex Luthor For PRESIDENT?! ...But WHEN? | History of the DCAU
 * "BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN" Timeline! | History of the DCAU
 * "BATMAN BEYOND" Timeline! | History of the DCAU
 * When Did BTAS Graduate to TNBA? | The Vanishing Point
 * The JUSTICE LEAGUE Forms ...When? (Timeline) | History of the DCAU
 * STATIC SHOCK - A "Big Bang" Theory | History of the DCAU
 * Batman Mystery of the Batwoman Review (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * Misdirection of the BATWOMAN | History of the DCAU
 * Currently Untitled Saga (Earth Prime)
 * "SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC ATTACKS" | Will It Canon?
 * BATMAN - How Old Is The Dark Knight? | History of the DCAU
 * "JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS" | Will It Canon?
 * BATMAN'S Part-Time Adventures | History of the DC
 * "JUSTICE LEAGUE vs THE FATAL FIVE" - Part of the DCAU? | Will It Canon?
 * SPLICING - Origins of Genetic Mutation | The Vanishing Point
 * "JUSTICE LEAGUE vs THE FATAL FIVE" - How Long After JLU? | History of the DCAU
 * TEEN TITANS vs The DCAU - The Same Universe? | Will It Canon?
 * Earth-12 is NOT the DC Animated Universe...Here's Why | Will It Canon?
 * "Batman & Mr. Freeze: SUBZERO" Animated Movie Timeline! | History of the DCAU
 * Currently Untitled Saga (Earth-J and the White Space)
 * Superman the Animated Series Season 3 - The Redemptive Finale of STAS (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * Justice League Season 1 | Missing the Mark (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The Justice League Season 2 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * DC ANIMATED MOVIE UNIVERSE Viewing Order By On-Screen Dates! ("Flashpoint Paradox" to "Hush")
 * The Justice League Unlimited Season 1 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The INSANELY COMPLETE History of TITANS & DOOM PATROL! (DC Universe Year 1)
 * The DC Animated Universe's Continuity is Beyond Saving!
 * The Justice League Unlimited Season 2 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The Justice League Unlimited Season 3 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * Batman Beyond Season 1 | Creating a Mythos (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The Batman Beyond Season 2 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The Batman Beyond Season 3 Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The Batman Beyond Return of the Joker Analysis (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * Epilogue Review | JLU Season 2 Finale (J's Reviews Crossover)
 * The COMPLETE DC Animated Movies Viewing Order ("Flashpoint Paradox" to "Apokolips War")
 * J Vs James | The DCAU Timeline Unraveled (Crossover with J's Reviews)
 * The Vanishing Point (Back From the Future)
 * DC's Animated TIME TRAVEL Problem - SOLVED | The Vanishing Point
 * The DC Animated Universe Timeline - Everything We've Uncovered So Far!
 * Potential Story Videos (Videos Mentioned within story videos that may technically be canon to the overall story)
 * Already in existence
 * Is TEEN TITANS in the DCAU? | 12th Level Intellects
 * "All of the Batman and Harley Quinn videos".
 * ""BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN" Easter Eggs (All 140+ of 'Em) | Watchtower Database".
 * "BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN" Continuity Errors | The Vanishing Point.
 * NIGHTWING - A Decade of Bad Hair Days | The Vanishing Point.
 * BATMAN BEYOND - How Old is TERRY MCGINNIS? | The Vanishing Point
 * BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database
 * 100TH VIDEO Spectacular - TOP 10 | Watchtower Database
 * Mattie also specifically says "Happy 100 vides to us!", effectively bringing all the previous 100 videos into continuity
 * How old is STATIC? | The Vanishing Point
 * What Happens Between JLU and BATMAN BEYOND? | 12th Level Intellects EP #12
 * What Inspired the BATMAN BEYOND Batsuit? | The Vanishing Point
 * THE JOKERZ - Family Matters | The Vanishing Point
 * WDb Interviews ALAN BURNETT | 12th Level Intellects
 * BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database
 * WATCHTOWER COMMENTARY - "Superman: Brainiac Attacks"
 * HOLD ON A SECOND
 * "A Tale of TWO-FACE | The Vanishing Point"
 * ""BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM" Timeline! | History of the DCAU"
 * "FATAL FIVE Writer Eric Carrasco - DELETED SCENES + Where is Supergirl?!"
 * "Does JASON TODD Exist in the DCAU? | The Vanishing Point"
 * BATMAN'S Big Week | The Vanishing Point
 * AVENGERS & MARVEL Easter Eggs in DC Cartoons | Watchtower Database
 * Keep "EPILOGUE" a Secret - Don't Spoil the Twist!
 * From J's Reviews
 * Ratchet & Clank PS2 VS PS4 Review
 * The All Inclusive Mega Man X Retrospective! (Series)
 * Batman the Animated Series Season 1 - Defining a Generation
 * Batman Mask of the Phantasm Review
 * Batman & Mr. Freeze Subzero Review
 * Batman The Animated Series Season 4 Review - Part 1
 * Batman The Animated Series Season 4 Review - Part 2
 * Batman The Animated Series Season 4 Review - Part 3
 * Batman The Animated Series Season 4 Review - Part 4
 * Yet to be produced
 * Poison Ivy - Person or Plant?
 * Superman: The Animated Series Timeline
 * Justice League Unlimited Comics - Will It Canon
 * Now that WDb does weekly Twitch streams dissecting the comics, this one may take a while...
 * "Justice League Doom" - Will it Canon
 * "Batman and Harley Quinn" - Will it Canon
 * Who Took Batman's Virginity Vanishing Point.
 * The Zeta Project Timeline
 * How do Flashpoints work?

Characters

 * Dream John Stewart
 * Evan (Earth-J)
 * J
 * J (Earth-J)
 * James
 * James' Kids (Mentioned)
 * "Data" or "Will It Canon" James
 * James (Earth-J)
 * Mattie
 * Dream Mattie
 * Future Mattie
 * Mattie (Earth-J)
 * Man in Batsuit Pajamas (Seen in re-created flashback)
 * Ted
 * Doctor Man-Hat-Ted

Locations

 * James Basement
 * Earth-J
 * The White Space

Other Concepts and items

 * The DCAU Timeline Tumblr Blog
 * Deadites
 * James' Chainsaw
 * Mattie's Chair
 * The Flashdrive
 * The Zeta Smut Box

Plot Holes

 * The existence of James' Basement
 * James mentions in ""BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN" Timeline! | History of the DCAU" that "We're not really in my house dude. Neither of us are in the same place even. We're recording this separately with different microphones in different states, and I'll edit it together to sound sort of cohesive."
 * Mattie confuses his apartment and James' basement in ""BATMAN BEYOND" Timeline! | History of the DCAU"
 * Despite previously referring to their locations as separate, James reitterates in "The JUSTICE LEAGUE Forms...When? (Timeline) | History of the DCAU" that he and Mattie are in James' basement rather than Mattie's bachelor pad.
 * Mattie also reiterates that he and James don't even live in the same state in "Misdirection of the BATWOMAN | History of the DCAU"
 * Mattie hints at the plot point of losing his chair in "When Did BTAS Graduate to TNBA? | The Vanishing Point" before it ever happens.
 * The ending of "Misdirection of the BATWOMAN | History of the DCAU" breaks the fourth wall, acknowledging that the entirety of the chair fiasco was simply a narrative device.
 * Mattie also suggests the basement saga started 2 years ago while James says it's only been a month.
 * Doctor Man-Hat-Ted also references this
 * In "BATMAN - How Old Is The Dark Knight? | History of the DCAU" Mattie references the meta-plot of the missing chair and states it has him questioning what is and isn't real.
 * On Earth-J, James reveals that the entire chair situation was a frame-up he had concocted rather than the conclusion that Mattie had come to about it being written out of continuity. The Earth-J Mattie seems to be aware of this as well.


 * For some reason, "BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database" holds enough significance in 2038 that James regrets not having made the video even 2 weeks earlier. Why?
 * Despite being revealed to be a computer program, "Data James" acts as though he's a real person.
 * In ""SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC ATTACKS" | Will It Canon?", he discusses the potential of buying a labcoat as if one can't just be programmed onto him, eats chicken nuggies, claims to be the creator of Legacies of the DCAU, and says "we" did a commentary on Brainiac Attacks.
 * In ""JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS" | Will It Canon?" he mentions the month-long break that WDb took, reiterates the lab coat situation, drinks a coooooffee, suggests he may be able to be affected by Anthrax, refers to himself as "the nerd police" with the ability to kick down a viewers door, claims he used to work for his local video rental store, and claims responsibility for the patreon comissions
 * James is aware of the existence of Will It Canon in "BATMAN - How Old Is The Dark Knight? | History of the DCAU"
 * The Will It Canon Kitchen changes between "Brainiac Attacks" and "Crisis on Two Earths" without explanation.
 * One could assume it was part of the same renovations James mentions in "DC ANIMATED MOVIE UNIVERSE Viewing Order By On-Screen Dates! ("Flashpoint Paradox" to "Hush")", but we learn that the Will It Canon James is a computer program and thus does not occupy physical space.
 * Mattie's laptop is sent to the future with him despite being left behind in the present for James to find.
 * Shared History
 * Both Earth-J and the "Prime" earth have referenced shared points of history, such as the missing chair fiasco.
 * Mattie on Earth-J explicitly refers to the lightbulb going out in the Vanishing Point lamp despite the video we see that happen in taking place on the prime earth timeline.
 * Despite the change to the Vanishing Point set seeming to occur on both earths, it's only explained on Earth-J

Timeline

 * Generally speaking, the history of the Watchtower Database lore matches the real world. At least, up until 2018. For that reason, listing historical events and pop culture references mentioned throughout their videos is unnecessary unless they play a pivotal role in the lore plot or differ from the real world in some way.
 * 2010
 * [Approximately] J watches "Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman" for the first time
 * 2012
 * J watches "Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman" again
 * 2014
 * J Rewatches the first season of Justice League
 * 2016
 * May 27th - J Reviews Ratchet and Clank
 * 2017
 * May
 * J's Reviews begins the DCAU retrospective by reviewing season 1 of Batman: The Animated Series
 * August
 * The Watchtower Database first mentions the upcoming Batman and Harley Quinn timeline video.
 * Late in the year
 * Approximately A year and a half before ""JUSTICE LEAGUE vs THE FATAL FIVE" - How Long After JLU? | History of the DCAU", the events of "Lex Luthor For PRESIDENT?! ...But WHEN? | History of the DCAU" take place
 * November
 * Mattie emails Ty Templeton in regards to the Batman and Harley Quinn Timeline
 * 2018
 * January 8th - Watchtower Database and J first interact via Twitter
 * February - Jay asks Mattie to come on the show to discuss Batwoman
 * March - The 12th Level Intellects discuss what occurs between JLU and Batman Beyond.
 * March/April - Mattie buys the novelization of Mystery of the Batwoman from "Zanadu" in Seattle as it's closing down.
 * Late May - The events of "When Did BTAS Graduate to TNBA? | The Vanishing Point" take place
 * Late May - Mattie delivers 3 timeline scripts to James' desk before the missing chair fiasco begins
 * Early June - Mattie wakes up from a prolonged fever dream to realize his chair has gone missing. While he eventually comes to the conclusion that the chair was just written out of continuity, James (On Earth-J) reveals it was all a frame-up from the start.
 * June 10th - Mattie visits J's Reviews in hopes of recovering his chair.
 * June - One week after Mattie's chair goes missing/approximately a month after James asks for Timeline scripts, the events of "Misdirection of the BATWOMAN | History of the DCAU" plays out
 * June - James releases "BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database".
 * Before July 3rd - James begins watching J's DCAU Retrospective.
 * Mid-year - The events of ""SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC ATTACKS" | Will It Canon?" occur.
 * Mid-year - A couple weeks after "BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database", the events of "BATMAN - How Old Is The Dark Knight? | History of the DCAU" occur
 * Late October - The Watchtower Database takes a break from uploading content.
 * Late November - The events of ""JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS" | Will It Canon?" occur.


 * 2018/2019
 * A few months after "BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database", the events of "BATMAN'S Part-Time Adventures | History of the DC" plays out


 * 2019
 * April - Roughly two weeks after "Justice League vs The Fatal Five" is released, the events of ""JUSTICE LEAGUE vs THE FATAL FIVE" - Part of the DCAU? | Will It Canon?" take place
 * Spring - J releases "Justice League Season 1 | Missing the Mark"
 * May 9th - Mattie disappears while recording "SPLICING - Origins of Genetic Mutation | The Vanishing Point" following his disappearance, James visits the basement to find his JLvF5 notes and the events of ""JUSTICE LEAGUE vs THE FATAL FIVE" - How Long After JLU? | History of the DCAU" play out simultaneously with "TEEN TITANS vs The DCAU - The Same Universe? | Will It Canon?"
 * ON EARTH J - Shortly after J releases "Justice League Season 1 | Missing the Mark", James watches the video and requests Mattie supplies him with a flash drive including the entire DCAU timeline.
 * ON EARTH J - Mid June- J releases "The Justice League Season 2 Analysis" (Despite the real-world release date being July 21st, footage set weeks later shows the date July 3rd on James' computer)
 * ON EARTH J - July 3rd - A few weeks after J Releases "The Justice League Season 2 Analysis", James puts his plan into motion, getting Mattie to convert the contents of the flash drive to a computer program that can be burned to a JLU DVD that locks the viewer out of watching Epilogue until after they've watched the rest of the DCAU
 * ON EARTH J - Between July 20th and September 24th - Following the release of Batman: Hush, James forces Mattie to make "DC ANIMATED MOVIE UNIVERSE Viewing Order By On-Screen Dates! ("Flashpoint Paradox" to "Hush")" in order to help pay for basement renovations. After coming across a continuity error caused by an on-screen date seen in Batman: Hush, the White Space envelops the entirety of Earth-J. Ironically, this occurs while J is finishing off his review of JLU Season 1 . Presumably, the only people who are kept in the White Space are James and Mattie as J is returned to his home.
 * ON EARTH J - Late in the year, "The Justice League Unlimited Season 2 Analysis" is released around 2 and a half years after J starts his DCAU Retrospective series in May 2017.
 * December - "Nothing ends. Nothing EVER Ends."


 * 2019/2020
 * Sometime between September 11, 2019 and February 13, 2020 - Mattie's Laptop is sent to the future
 * ON EARTH J - 2 and a half years after starting his DCAU Retrospective, J Reminisces over the experience. After completing his review of Return of the Joker, he begins watching Epilogue.


 * 2020
 * ON EARTH-J - Nearly 3 years after the DCAU Retrospective begins, The events of "Epilogue Review | JLU Season 2 Finale" and "J Vs James | The DCAU Timeline Unraveled" play out.
 * ON EARTH-J - May - The events of The COMPLETE DC Animated Movies Viewing Order ("Flashpoint Paradox" to "Apokolips War") play out
 * 2038
 * Almost 20 years later, James reflects on "Misdirection of the BATWOMAN | History of the DCAU" with his children, and expresses regret for not putting out "BATMAN'S Ever-Changing Costume - Explained? | Watchtower Database" sooner.


 * 2059
 * Mattie arrives in the future following the events of "SPLICING - Origins of Genetic Mutation | The Vanishing Point". The events of "Earth-12 is NOT the DC Animated Universe...Here's Why | Will It Canon?" play out. A week later ""Batman & Mr. Freeze: SUBZERO" Animated Movie Timeline! | History of the DCAU" occurs.
 * 2069 - "It is 50 years from now. Whenever now is. Do I destroy everything? I do not see tomorrow."