Symkaria

Symkaria is a country that features in Marvel Comics.

History

Steve Rogers and his Secret Avengers were deployed on an undercover mission to Symkaria to find the drug distributor Voydanoi who they believed was selling something of value to the Shadow Council. Initially, they believed he was selling a version of the Super-Soldier Serum but it was discovered that the drug being sold was more of the occult as they were the bone dust of ancient Elder Gods whose gigantic bodies contained many souls that still resided in their remains. By turning the bones into dust, Voydanoi could have people breath it in whereupon a person gained enhanced abilities allowing them to fight up to a Super-Soldier grade. (Secret Avengers v1 #19)

At some point, a group known as the Circle was founded under Arthurian ideals with them seeking to oppose the tyranny of Doctor Doom. This mercenary group impressed the Symkarians to the point that they were given their own headquarters in the country which was situated on an artificial island in the middle of a lake that was known as New Avalon. Once there, their designer Merlin was responsible for tailoring the acquired Extremis for their needs. Iron Man was invited to test the knights of the Circle but Stark used the opportunity to destroy their supply of Extremis to prevent its further spread. (Iron Man v5 #5)

Mayor J. Jonah Jameson consulted with Silver Sable coming to New York to head the city's first ever Symkarian Pride Parade. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #678)

After Silver Sable was believed killed, the country's last living royal namely Countess Katarina Karkov came into power. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #27) She forged an alliance with Norman Osborn in taking over Symkaria. They then enslaved the citizens and used them in the construction of the warmachine for the Goblin Army to showcase their new weapons for sale around the world. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #26) Osborn and the Countess intended to detonate Goblin Gas turning much of the country's populace into loyal Goblin soldiers. However, Spider-Man and his allies arrived in the country where they managed to defeat Osborn though he managed to escape whilst the Countess Karkov was arrested. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #28)

A Neo-Nazi terrorist group led by Ulka Belyakova formed in the country who managed the Symkarian Supremacist Sisterhood (S.S.S.) who targeted refugees entering into the country. These refugees were captured and executed as the group sought the release of Demyan Burya who was held by the Symkarian government. Silver Sable later infiltrated the ship and sought to rescue the hostages and defeating the terrorists. (Silver Sable and the Wild Pack v1 #36)

Overview

Locations in the country included:

• Aniana : capital city of Symkaria. (Secret Avengers v1 #19)
• Castle Sable :
• Masada Castle : a castle that served as the secret home for the V-Battalion. (Citizen V and the V-Battalion v1 #3)
• Lake Symkaria : home to the artificial island of New Avalon. (Iron Man v5 #5)

The country was said to hold a population of 3 million people. Symkaria was held as suffering from a collapsing economy with an crumbling infrastructure that was bringing about the emergence of a narcocracy. (Secret Avengers v1 #19)

It was noted that it was not easy to impress the Symkarians. (Iron Man v5 #5)

A substance native to the country was Symkaria Quartz that was harder than granite and abundant in the region by the nation's castle. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #28)

Inhabitants

• Silver Sablinova :
• Alexie Sablinova :
• Countess Katarina Karkov : green haired woman who allied with Norman Osborn to subjugate Symkaria and use its sources to build a warmachine. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #26)
• Ulka Belyakova :

Notes

• Symkaria was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz where it made its first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #265 (June, 1985).

In other media

Video games

• In Marvel Heroes, Symkaria was mentioned in the setting of the MMORPG video game. It was said to be a nation neighbouring Latveria with Silver Sable providing the heroes with information on Doctor Doom.

Appearances

• Amazing Spider-Man:
• Secret Avengers:

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

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