Latveria

Revision as of 12:01, 9 August 2018

Latveria is a country that features in Marvel Comics.

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)

During the Dark Reign, Doctor Doom was freed and allowed to return to his country with an armed escort when they came under attack from Morgan le Fay who wanted revenge against the Latverian ruler. In response, the Dark Avengers under Norman Osborn arrived to battle the Arthurian era sorceress. (Dark Avengers v1 #2)

In the aftermath, the People's Republic of Latveria fell under the leadership of a dictator who ruled as President-for-Life with Doctor Doom remaining in seclusion inside his castle. He was visited by a woman who begged for his aid in returning to rule the nation and free it from tyranny with Doctor Doom convinced to return to rule his kingdom. (Fantastic Four v6 #1)

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)
• Castle Doom :

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)
• Zora Vukovic : a female native who lived in the time when Doctor Doom had left the throne and it fell under a dictatorship with her seeking the return of her former monarch. (Fantastic Four v6 #1)

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 Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Latveria was referenced in the setting of the animated television series where it was shown to be tiny country ruled by the brilliant Doctor Doom. One of the Makluan temples was located in the nation with Doom seeking it out to claim the Makluan ring known as the Nightbringer where he defeated the guardian protecting the relic.
• 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:
• Mighty Avengers v1:
• Dark Avengers v1:
• Invincible Iron Man:
• Infamous Iron Man:

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

This article is a stub. You can help Multiversal Omnipedia by expanding it.