Subterranea (Marvel)
Subterranea is a place that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Subterranea was a series of underground caverns located deep beneath the surface of the Earth.
The Deviants long ago genetically altered a number of species to create slave races that came to inhabit Subterranea. (X-Factor Annual v1 #3) They also came to leave much of their technology in sites within the underground realm. (Avengers Annual v1 #20)
After his defeat at the hands of Merlin, the Roman Emperor Tyrannus was banished to the centre of the Earth. One there, he came to find the Fountain of Youth that maintained his youth and vigour along with a subservient race of underground natives that made him their ruler. Using their technology, he came to establish himself as one of the rulers of the Subterranea. (Incredible Hulk v1 #5)
New breeds of Mutates were dispatched by the Deviants in order to conquer Subterranea and bring it back under their control. This saw them attacking the underground domains of rulers such as the Mole Man, Tyrannus and Grotesk. (Avengers Annual v1 #20)
During the High Evolutionary's purge, it was deemed that the Subterraneans were an evolutionary dead end and were intended to be eliminated. (X-Factor Annual v1 #3)
Following an encounter with the X-Men, Mister Sinister decided to establish a new stronghold for himself and a race of clones of himself where they created it in Subterranea. This saw them attack a Moloid cavern where they purged it of the species and afterwards built Sinister London. (Uncanny X-Men v2 #14)
Overview
Races native to Subterranea included:
- Moloids :
- Tyrannoids :
- Molans :
- Lava Men :
- Gor-Tokians :
- Archaean Constructors : a gigantic deformed creatures that came from the planetary core which were able to remake cities. (Fantastic Four: 1234 v1 #3)
The Subterraneans were all genetically altered slave races created long ago by the Deviants. Their races lost many abilities compared to ordinary base line humans. (X-Factor Annual v1 #3)
Locations in Subterranea included:
- Valley of Diamonds :
- Fountain of Youth :
- Lechuguilla : a Moloid cavern city. (Fantastic Four v1 #575)
- Meramec : a Moloid underwater city that contained aquatic members of their kind. (Fantastic Four v1 #575)
- Sinister London : formerly a Moloid cavern that was conquered by Mister Sinister who populated it with an entire race of clones of himself. (Uncanny X-Men v2 #14)
Monster Isle was shown to be connected to the underground tunnels of Subterranea. (Fantastic Four v1 #1)
Inhabitants
- Mole Man :
- Tyrannus :
- Kala :
- Basallo :
- Molto :
- Grotesk :
- Moho : an Archaean Constructor that served the Mole Man. (Fantastic Four: 1234 v1 #3)
Notes
Alternate Versions
- In Fantastic Four: The End v1 (2006), an alternate world setting was shown which featured Subterranea. Long ago, the ancient ones plunged the Citadel of the Elder Gods from the surface deep beneath the earth to be surrounded by a lake of lava in Subterranea. Inside the structure was the Orb of Gnomon which was their greatest treasure and had the power to manipulate time without disrupting the timeline.
- In the 100th Anniversary Special - Avengers v1 #1, Subterranea was devastated by the Gamma Floods which displaced the Moloids and their leader Moleman III who led his desperate people on a war against the Badoon ravaged surface world. This was until Doctor Strange cast a spell that rose the Yellowstone Caldera to the surface to create New Subterranea to which Moleman and the Moloids stopped hostilities in order to live there as their new home.
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Subterranea was referenced in the animated television series in the episode "The Private War of Doctor Doom". The Fantastic Four were said to had been involved on a mission to Subterranea just prior to meeting with the Avengers.
Video games
Appearances
- Marvel Mystery Comics v1:
- Fantastic Four v1:
- Avengers Annual v1:
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