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Wolverine - Madripoor

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Info About Madripoor:

The Principality of Madripoor is a fictional island located in Southeast Asia in the Marvel Comics universe. Based on illustrations, it is in the southern portion of the Strait of Malacca, southwest of Singapore.

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 Hightown and 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
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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]
The nation was taken over by HYDRA with Madame Hydra as de facto ruler, using the nation to finance terrorist plots against the world. Side-effects of this are seen in Spider-Woman: Agent Of S.W.O.R.D.^[2] With HYDRA's terrorist operations causing deaths in the thousands, Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. took it upon themselves to overthrow the HYDRA regime 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, Stark wanting someone who would run Madripoor the right way without needing someone else to monitor them and ensure that the situation did not repeat itself. ^[3]
Madripoor is now controlled by Wolverine's son Daken, after he managed to wrestle and manipulate power away from Tyger Tiger by acquiring control of various financial resources, maintaining Tyger Tiger only as a figurehead due to her pre-existing connections.

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.

Points of Interest

The following are locations found in Madripoor:

Buccaneer Bay - This is where Madripoor corsairs ranged far and wide for their prey.
Hightown - A district of Madripoor for the wealthy.
Lowtown - The crime-impoverished district of Madripoor.
- Princess Bar - A drinking establishment in Lowtown. It was run by a man named O'Donnell and Wolverine (under the alias of patch).
Stinger - A S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse and second generation secret base whose location is only known to Nick Fury.

Associated residents

Notable current and former residents of Madripoor include:

Archie Corrigan (deceased) - Owner of South Seas Skyways
Harriers - A team of mercenaries.^[4]
Tyger Tiger (alias of Jessan Hoan) - Former revolutionary and current head of state
Prince Baran, former ruler (murdered by General Coy)^[5]
Scorpion - She was born in Madripoor
Patch (alias of Wolverine) - Co-owner of the Princess Bar
Jessica Drew - Private investigator
Karma - Member of the New Mutants and niece to General Nguyen Ngoc Coy
Roughouse - Enforcer to General Coy and Viper
Bloodscream - Enforcer to General Coy and Viper
Viper - Terrorist and recently deposed ruler of Madripoor
Dragoness - Former MLF member and current resident of Utopia
Seraph (deceased) - Former lover and trainer of Wolverine
Tran Coy Manh (deceased) - Twin brother of Karma
Nguyen Ngoc Coy (deceased) - A crime lord. Slain by Tyger Tiger.^[6]
Lindsay McCabe - Actress
Chang (deceased) - Agent of Landau, Luckman & Lake
Mr. X - Champion of Madripoor
Sapphire Styx - A psychic vampire
Roche (deceased) - A crime lord
O'Donnell (deceased) - The co-owner of the Princess Bar
Rose Wu (deceased) - A friend of Patch
Tai (deceased) - The chief of police. He was also murdered by Hoan^[7]
Sabretooth - He once lived in Madripoor in 1959.^[8]