Gorilla City
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Beneath Gorilla City were a number of caverns that contained murals which showcased the history of the gorillas. (Flash v4 #9) | Beneath Gorilla City were a number of caverns that contained murals which showcased the history of the gorillas. (Flash v4 #9) | ||
| − | One group within the city were the '''elders''' who were noted for their peaceful nature, white fur and deep reverence for the Speed Force. (Flash v4 #9) | + | One group within the city were the '''elders''' who were noted for their peaceful nature, white fur and deep reverence for the Speed Force. (Flash v4 #9) The Gorilla City guard were responsible for apprehending citizens that were criminals and even pursued them to other parts of the world to recover them to be tried under their city's law. (The Flash v5 #44) |
To the gorillas, they referred to death as '''the Silence'''. (The Flash v5 40) | To the gorillas, they referred to death as '''the Silence'''. (The Flash v5 40) | ||
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Gorilla City is a city that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
Modern
Nmandi led the efforts to build a new Gorilla City that was a self-sufficient settlement where his kind could reside without venturing outside again. (Flash v2 #194)
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different series of events. One account held that these gorilla's forefathers were struck by lightning from the Speed Force that sped their minds which in turn gifted them great intellect and power. They revered the Speed Force which they called the 'Light' and sought its return by creating Gorilla City as a lightning rod for its power but it never manifested. Across each generation, their connection with that power began to diminish and it was noted that each newborn grew more savage. (Flash v4 #9)
Suren Da'arga of the Lu'un Darga in an effort to restore his family's power took his followers to Gorilla City in order to recover an artifact of power. (Robin: Son of Batman v1 #10)
Overview
It was situated in the Virunga Mountains in East Africa. (Flash v4 #9)
Locations in the City included:
- Abruuk Asylum : a prison for the mentally disturbed with doctors treating the prisoners. (Martian Manhunter Annual v2 #2)
- Temple of Penitence : holding the Helm of Solovar. (Robin: Son of Batman v1 #11)
Beneath Gorilla City were a number of caverns that contained murals which showcased the history of the gorillas. (Flash v4 #9)
One group within the city were the elders who were noted for their peaceful nature, white fur and deep reverence for the Speed Force. (Flash v4 #9) The Gorilla City guard were responsible for apprehending citizens that were criminals and even pursued them to other parts of the world to recover them to be tried under their city's law. (The Flash v5 #44)
To the gorillas, they referred to death as the Silence. (The Flash v5 40)
Inhabitants
- Gorilla Grodd :
- Solovar :
- Nmandi :
- Gorbzil Mammit : son of Grodd and Boka, he became an enemy of Bart Allen after he masqueraded as a human student and intended to engineer a race of super-gorillas by breeding a mate for himself. (Legends of the DC Universe v1 #19)
- Darok : male clone son of Grodd who bred an offspring from his DNA and that of Iris Allen but Darok rebelled against his father who allied with the Flash to stop the child. (DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '70s v1 #1)
- Gorilla Grimm : male former resident of Gorilla City who relocated to Gotham where he ran a smuggling operating that sold high-tech weapons to masked villains but was regularly defeated by Batman leading to him moving to Bludhaven to start a new lfe. (Nightwing v4 #10)
- Silverback : a male General in Gorilla City. (Flash v4 #9)
- Malavar :
Notes
- Gorilla City was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino where it made its first appearance in The Flash v1 #106 (April, 1959).
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Gorilla City made a number of appearances in the shared animated setting.
- In The Flash, Gorilla City appeared in the 2014 live-action television series where it was first mentioned in the episode "Attack on Gorilla City". It was said as a city located in the heart of Africa on Earth-2 that was home to a civilization of super-intelligent gorillas.
Video games
- In Injustice 2, Gorilla City appeared in the setting of the fighting video game where it had fallen under the control of Gorilla Grodd who sought to make its populace rise up against mankind. It also served as the headquarters of his Society with Batman dispatching heroes to stop Grodd.
Appearances
- The Flash v1'":
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