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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | New Mutants #32 (October 1985) |
Created by | Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha |
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Type | Asian country |
The Principality of Madripoor is a fictional comic book island located in Southeast Asia in the Marvel Comics universe. Based on illustrations, its location is shown to be in the southern portion of the Strait of Malacca, southwest of Singapore.
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Publication history
Madripoor first appeared in New Mutants #32 (October 1985). It was created by Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha.
Madripoor received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #4.
Description
Madripoor is a fictional island apparently modeled on Singapore; they are both Southeast Asian island port nations with a single major city. Its capital and single large city is Madripoor, which is divided between wealthy Hightown and impoverished, crime-ridden Lowtown. This serves to represent the extreme social inequality in Madripoor, described as "a place for the very rich and the very poor".
Madripoor was once a haven for pirates, and that tradition is somewhat continued today with its lawless quality; the principality does not allow other nations to extradite criminals. However, it is one of the business capitals of the Pacific Rim, with its own Trade Center.[citation needed]
Other locations of note in the Central Business District are the Bank of Hong Kong and the Bank of Malaysia, luxurious Sovereign Hotel, and the Prince's Palace, said to rival Versailles.[1]
Recently, the nation was taken over by HYDRA with Madame Hydra as de facto ruler, using the nation to finance terrorist plots against the world. With Hydra's terrorist operations causing deaths in the thousands, Iron Man and SHIELD took it upon themselves to overthrow the Hydra regime and place the nation in the hands of Tyger Tiger.
Geography
Madripoor is estimated to be 100 miles (160 km) in diameter. Its coastline is pockmarked with deep water bays and inlets. The center of the island is a large plateau with steep cliffs.
Associated residents
Notable current and former residents of Madripoor include:
- Patch (a.k.a. Wolverine), co-owner of the Princess Bar
- Prince Baran, former ruler (deceased)
- Tyger Tiger (Jessan Hoan), former revolutionary and current head of state
- General Nguyen Ngoc Coy (deceased), crimelord
- Roche (killed by Tyger Tiger), crimelord
- Rose Wu (deceased), friend of Patch
- Tai (deceased), chief of police
- Archie Corrigan (deceased), owner of South Seas Skyways
- O'Donnell (deceased), co-owner of the Princess Bar
- Jessica Drew, private investigator
- Lindsay McCabe, actress
- Karma, member of the New Mutants and niece to General Nguyen Ngoc Coy
- Sapphire Styx, psychic vampire
- Roughouse, enforcer to General Coy and Viper
- Bloodscream, enforcer to General Coy and Viper
- Madame Joy
- Viper, terrorist, recently deposed ruler of Madripoor
- Seraph (deceased), former lover and trainer of Wolverine
- Chang (deceased), agent of Landau, Luckman & Lake
- Mr. X, Champion of Madripoor
- Scorpion, born in Madripoor
References
- ^ Wolverine #6, April 1989.
External links
- Madripoor at marvel.com