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| Madripoor | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants #32 (October 1985) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha |
| In story information | |
| Type | Asian country |
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.
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Publication history [link]
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 [link]
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 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]
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 didn't repeat itself.
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 [link]
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 [link]
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 [link]
Notable current and former residents of Madripoor include:
- Archie Corrigan (deceased) - Owner of South Seas Skyways
- Harriers - A team of mercenaries.[3]
- Tyger Tiger (alias of Jessan Hoan) - Former revolutionary and current head of state
- Prince Baran, former ruler (murdered by General Coy)[4]
- 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.[5]
- 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[6]
- Sabretooth - He once lived in Madripoor in 1959.[7]
In other media [link]
Television [link]
- Madripoor is featured in Marvel Anime:
- In Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Shingen Yashida uses this location for Mariko Yashida and Hideki Kurohagi's wedding with its location being the Dragon Palace. There is a direct route to Madripoor's Dragon Palace called Hell's Road which is filled with traps and hostile residents. Hideki's father Juo was the first to make it through alive.
- In Marvel Anime: Blade, Blade and Makoto head to Madripoor where Deacon Frost was sighted. They run into Wolverine who ends up helping them when one of the gangs is producing silver bullets for the Existence.
