Principality of Madripoor

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Official Name

Principality of Madripoor

Aliases

Madripoor

Location Details

Universe

Earth-616

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Locale

Asia

Characteristics

Population

1,055,000

Creators

Chris Claremont

First appearance

New Mutants #32
(October, 1985)

History

Madripoor was an island in Southeast Asia, located in the southern portion of the Strait of Malacca, southwest of Singapore.

Its official name was the Principality of Madripoor and its capital and single large city was Madripoor, which was divided between wealthy Hightown and impoverished, crime-ridden Lowtown. This served 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 was somewhat continued today with its lawless quality; the Principality did not allow other nations to extradite criminals. However, it was one of the business capitals of the Pacific Rim, with its own "Trade Center." Other locations of note in the Central Business District were the Bank of Hong Kong and the Bank of Malaysia, luxurious Sovereign Hotel, and the Prince's Palace, said to rival Versailles.

The island was best known because of its relation with the mutant known as Wolverine and the fact that the villainess Viper became a long-time ruler. More recently, it became the focus point of an alien invasion led by the evil Khan, but was stopped by a team of X-Men. Afterward, the newest Scorpion traveled to the island to learn more about her secret past and her mysterious mother.

Points of Interest

Brass Monkey/Bronze Monkey Saloon, 332 Cyan Street

• Buccaneer Bay
• Lowtown
• Hightown
  • Royal Palace & Museum
  • Sovereign Hotel
    
    

Residents

• Prince Baran, monarch
• Jessan Hoan, aka Tyger Tiger, entrepreneur and crimelord
• General Nguyen Ngoc Coy entrepreneur and crimelord
• Roche (deceased), entrepreneur and crimelord
• Tai, chief of police
• Archie Corrigan, owner of and pilot for South Seas Skyways
• O'Donnell, co-owner of the Princess Bar
• Patch, aka Wolverine, co-owner of the Princess Bar
• Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, private investigator
• Lindsay McCabe, private investigator and partner of Drew
• Karma, niece and protegee of General Coy
• Sapphire Styx, psychic vampire
• Roughouse, enforcer and employee of General Coy
• Bloodscream, enforcer and employee of General Coy
• Madame Joy, brothel manager
• Mister X, bloodsport champion
• Abdul Alhazared
• Soong

Notes

Madripoor was apparently based on Singapore; they are both south Asian island port nations with a single major city.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of Madripoor
• Location Gallery: Madripoor
• Images related to Madripoor
• Fan Art Gallery: Madripoor
• Marvel Staff members who were born in Madripoor

Links and References

• None.