Madripoor
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Madripoor is a fictional island in Southeast Asia in the X-Men canon. Based on illustrations, its location is shown to be in the southern portion of the Strait of Malacca, southwest of Singapore. Madripoor first appeared in New Mutants #32.
Madripoor is apparently based on Singapore; they are both south Asian island port nations with a single major city. Its official name is the Principality of Madripoor, and its capital and single large city is Madripoor, which is divided between wealthy Hightown and impoverished, crime-ridden 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". 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.
Notable current and former residents of Madripoor include:
- Patch, co-owner of the Princess Bar
- Prince Baran
- crimelord Tyger Tiger (Jessan Hoan)
- crimelord General Nguyen Ngoc Coy
- crimelord Roche (deceased)
- Tai, chief of police
- Archie Corrigan, owner of South Seas Skyways
- O'Donnell, co-owner of the Princess Bar
- Jessica Drew, private investigator
- Lindsay McCabe, actress
- Karma, Member of the New Mutants and niece to General Nguyen Ngoc Coy
- Sapphire Styx, psychic vampire
- Roughouse, enforcer to General Coy
- Bloodscream, enforcer to General Coy
- Madame Joy
