History
Madripoor is a fictional location apparently modeled on Singapore. [1] [2] They are both wealthy maritime Asian island port nations at a strategic location with a single major city. Within the Marvel Universe, Madripoor is located south of Singapore. Madripoor is divided between a Hightown and Lowtown, places which are wealthy and crime-stricken respectively. [1]
Its capital and single large city is also called Madripoor. Madripoor was once a haven for pirates, [3] 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. [4]
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 S.H.I.E.L.D. overthrow Hydra and place the nation in the hands of Tyger Tiger, as she was the only person—apart from the long-absent Patch—who the natives would follow in the event of a revolt. [5] [2] [4]
Wolverine's son Daken manages to take power away from Tyger Tiger by acquiring control of various financial resources and key people. This results in several days of intense violence throughout the entire nation. [6] Part of this chaos is caused by Malcolm Colcord, who wants free rein in Madripoor for his super-soldier experiments. Colcord is stopped by Daken, Tyger, X-23, and Gambit.
In the series Avengers World , it is revealed that Madripoor rests on the head of a giant dragon that is as large as an island continent. [4] The giant dragon was awakened by a ritual performed by Gorgon and the Hand. [7] The dragon is beaten and returned to its resting place by Shang-Chi. [8]
Magneto and the time-displaced X-Men use Madripoor's Hightown as the location for their headquarters while Magneto is secretly trying to find a way to send the time-displaced X-Men to their own time. [9] At the same time, the time-displaced X-Men secretly train themselves in case Magneto returns to his villainous roots and tries to kill them. [10]
Wolverine learns that the pre-teen criminal conspiracy called "The Hellfire Club," has taken over the criminal underworld of Madripoor. [11] This group, sometimes referred to as Homines Verendi, has taken direct hostile action against the mutant nation of Krakoa. [12]
During the Iron Man 2020 storyline, Albert is directed by Tyger Tiger to Donald Pierce's company Reavers Universal Robotics in Madripoor and is confronted by Bonebreaker and the Reavers. After Albert subdues the Reavers, Pierce states that he sold Elsie-Dee's parts to other criminal groups. Albert manages to recover Elsie-Dee's parts and reassemble her, causing the criminals to swear vengeance against him. [13] Pierce and the Reavers attack Albert and Elsie-Dee, but they escape after being smuggled out of Madripoor by Kimura. [14]
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