Latveria
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| + | The Mighty Avengers later crossed the Latverian border in order to attack Castle Doom after the '''Riga''' satellite was compromised to launch the [[Venom (Marvel)|Venom]] virus at New York leading to the heroes believing this to be an attack from Doctor Doom. (Mighty Avengers v1 #9) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Latveria is a country that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Mighty Avengers later crossed the Latverian border in order to attack Castle Doom after the Riga satellite was compromised to launch the Venom virus at New York leading to the heroes believing this to be an attack from Doctor Doom. (Mighty Avengers v1 #9)
Overview
This kingdom nestled virtually unnoticed from the world where it was situated in the heart of the Bavarian Alps. (Fantastic Four Annual v1 #2)
Locations included:
- Folding City : built by Dr. Doom in order to study holes in space with the inside being a maze of space-time fragments. (Gambit v3 #15)
- Latverian School of Science : academic institution created by Dr. Doom for young superpowered students. (Infinity: The Hunt v1 #2)
Kremorga was a noted swear word in the native Latverian language. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #2)
Situated on the highest mountains of Latveria was a region where the Carpathian Snow Rose was known to grow. (Mighty Thor v1 #704)
Inhabitants
- Doctor Victor von Doom :
- Kristoff Vernard :
- Lucia von Bardas :
- Boris :
- General Karadick : a blonde haired male general in Latveria's military who was known as the Green Bear and the nation's top military mind. (Invincible Iron Man v3 #9)
- Grigori Mengochauzchras : one of the Mengo Brothers that were Latverian expatriates who operated as muscles for hire. (Gambit v3 #3)
- Stanislaus Mengochauzchras : one of the Mengo Brothers that were Latverian expatriates who operated as muscles for hire. (Gambit v3 #3)
- Latros Moldavia : a Latverian engineer known for his distinct engineering style in relation to satellites. (Mighty Avengers v1 #8)
Notes
- Latveria was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where it made its first appearance in Fantastic Four Annual v1 #2 (September, 1964).
- The Marvel Atlas v1 #1 (2007) mentions that it was referred to as the jewel of the Balkans with Latveria's motto being "We master all that lies before". The monetary unit of the country was the Latverian Franc with the nation holding a population of 500,000 people.
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Latveria made a number of appearances in the animated series starting in the episode "Breakout". The country' borders was the site of a weapons deal between Doctor Doom's representatives and scientists from A.I.M.
- In Avengers Assemble, Latveria was shown in the episode "The Doomstroyer" where it was home to Doctor Doom and his people. After his disappearance, Hydra and AIM attacked the country with the Avengers attempting to repel them. This was until the Destroyer arrived with the armor being animated by Doctor Dooms soul. Doctor Doom later fought the Avengers where he became consumed by the Destroyers nature where he unintentionally devastated Latveria. After learning this, he abandoned the Destroyer and returned to his country. Stark offered his company's resources to rebuild Latveria but Doctor Doom refused any such charity and demanded the Avengers leave his country's sovereign land or be arrested.
Film
- In Fantastic Four, Latveria was referenced in the live-action film where it was said that Victor Von Doom was said to come from the 'old country'. Upon becoming Doctor Doom, he donned his metallic mask with a plaque reading it as a gift from the people of Latveria. After his defeat, Doctor Doom's incarcerated body was shown on board a ship that was bound for Latveria.
- In Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer, Latveria was briefly shown in the live-action film sequel with Doctor Doom's frozen form being awakened by the arrival of the Silver Surfer. He awoke at the castle within the capital of Hassenstadt.
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Latveria appeared in the setting of the video game with it being under the control of Lucia von Bardas. Nick Fury led a team of superheroes in an invasion of Latveria to stop Bardas after the United States President refused to take any official action to stop her activities.
Appearances
- Fantastic Four Annual:
- Fantastic Four:
- Invincible Iron Man:
External Links
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