A complete, chronological guide to MapleStory canon
“You mean you don’t just hold down spacebar?”
Note 1: The MapleStory wiki has officially migrated off Fandom! The link for the new wiki can be found here. Please note that moving forward, I’ll only be updating lore on the new wiki in addition to this site, which means that the content on the Fandom wiki will remain outdated. If you’d like help in making the switch, I’d recommend using the Indie Wiki Buddy extension, which will redirect you to the new wiki. Thank you all for your support, and keep spreading the word!
Note 2: I’m currently in the process of slowly adding images to each section in GMS-verse, which is why it seems that only some of them have illustrations.
Unfortunately, Squarespace doesn’t support drafts, and so I have to update each section one by one instead of publishing the changes to them all at once, so apologies in advance for the inconsistencies. Please note that all sections in the main story have already been fully updated with images.
THE LORE
HELPFUL LINKS
ABOUT
Sacrix and AxeChris are both doing an audio read-through of the main story.
Sacrix currently has more read-throughs uploaded, but many sections are significantly out-of-date.
AxeChris has fewer read-throughs, but his videos are much more closely aligned with the current storyline and have fewer errors in narration.
Click here in order to view Sacrix’s playlist
Click here in order to view AxeChris’ playlist
NEWEST CHANGES (MILESTONE):
July 2, 2024 - Added Aran storyline revamp, Shade storyline revamp, Riena Strait storyline revamp, Verne Mine storyline revamp, Birth of an Alliance storyline revamp, Azwan storyline revamp, Lion King’s Castle storyline revamp, Root Abyss storyline revamp, Stone Colossus storyline revamp, Kritias storyline revamp, Silent Crusade 2 storyline
CHANGELOG ARCHIVE:
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KMS SPRING 2024 UPDATE:
May 31, 2024 - Added KMS translation of Aftermath storyline revamp, Zero’s Alliance prequest, and Zero’s Black Heaven cutscene revamp
April 9, 2024 - Added abridged version of the main storyDREAMER:
March 13, 2024 - Added KMS translation of High Mountain storyline
January 24, 2024 - Added KMS translation of Heroes of Maple and Black Heaven Act 3 revamp -
KMS FALL 2023 UPDATE:
January 6, 2024 - Added KMS translation of Angelic Buster and Heliseum storyline revamp
November 6, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Grand Athenaeum - Episode 7: Sefirot’s Gardener storyline
October 24, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Gate to the Future revamp
September 28, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Carcion side quests
NEW AGE:
September 1, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Carcion storyline and Arteria side quests
July 17, 2023 - Added KMS translation of 6th job advancement and Arteria storyline
June 21, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Cernium, Hotel Arcus, and Karote side quests
June 20, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Shangri-La expansion storyline
June 8, 2023 - Updated recommended order of quests with storyline playthrough links
KMS SPRING 2023 UPDATE:
August 16, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Silent Crusade storyline revamp
April 26, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Evolution Lab storyline revamp
SAVIOR:
February 23, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Shangri-La storyline
January 19, 2023 - Added KMS translation of Khali storyline -
IGNITION:
August 24, 2022 - Added KMS translation of the Odium storyline, replaced Original Neo Tokyo storyline with revamped JMS version
August 3, 2022 - Added Original Neo Tokyo storyline to GMS-verse
July 28, 2022 - Added recommended order to complete storylines and open Grandis plot points
June 29, 2022 - Added KMS translation of Mihile and Cygnus Knight storyline revamp
KMS SPRING 2022 UPDATE:
September 17, 2022 - Added exclusive dialogue for Kao’s timeline in Vanishing Journey for all classes
May 25, 2022 - Added KMS translation of revamped Ellin Forest storyline and Kao’s timeline
March 29, 2022 - Added GMS-verse lore (Masteria, MONAD, Sengoku, Jett, Beast Tamer, Mushroom Shrine Tales)
DESTINY:
March 4, 2022 - Added KMS translation of Explorer storyline revamp and Karote storyline
January 28, 2022 - Initial Release
UPCOMING KMS CONTENT:
(MILESTONE):
Commander backstory (One Page in Memory) event storyline
Limbo boss fight + Carcion story changes
Angler Company storyline
Primacy event storyline
Talahart storyline
Asmos Canyon storyline