Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals

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Official Name

Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals

Aliases

Vault, Colorado Rocky Mountain Base

Location Details

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

United States of America

State

Colorado

Locale

Rocky Mountains

First appearance

Last appearance

Avengers Annual #15
(October, 1986)

Heroes for Hire #1
(July, 1997)

History

Located in Colorado Rocky Mountains, the Vault is an immense maximum security facility designed to hold for superhuman criminals and a specialized wing for extraterrestrial prisoners. It was later somewhat replaced by Prison 42 in Negative Zone designed by Mr. Fantastic.

Alternate Realities

Mutant X (Earth-1298)

Henry Gyrich served as the warden of the Vault. The Vault housed the containment unit of Dracula until it was stolen by The Marauders. It's also the base from which Larry Trask controlled his Sentinels.^[1]

Marvel Animated Universe (Earth-8096)

The Vault is one of four specialized, high security prisons maintained by S.H.I.E.L.D. along with The Big House, The Cube, and The Raft. The Vault was designed by Tony Stark to house tech-based criminals and their gear.^[2][3] When the prisoners escaped, the Vault was destroyed by Iron Man.

The Spectacular Spider-Man (Earth-26496)

The Vault acts as a specialized and secret portion of Ryker's Island designed for superpowered inmates.^[4]

Residents

Mainstream Universe (Earth-616)

Guards

• Warden Howard G. Hardman
• Baker
• Eddie
• Emilio
• Harry

Marvel Animated Universe (Earth-8096)

Staff

• Jimmy Woo

Prisoners

None

Former Prisoners

• Crimson Dynamo
• Technovore
• M.O.D.O.C. (Currently imprisoned by SHIELD)
• Baron Strucker (Currently imprisoned by SHIELD)
• Grim Reaper (Currently imprisoned by SHIELD)
• Living Laser
• Blizzard (Currently contained in the Negative Zone prison.)
• Chemistro
• Whiplash

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of Vault (Prison)
• Location Gallery: Vault (Prison)
• Images related to Vault (Prison)
• Fan Art Gallery: Vault (Prison)
• Marvel Staff members who were born in Vault (Prison)

Links and References

• None.