Metropolis is a major city located in New York[1] in the United States. It's noted to be one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, owing largely to being the adopted hometown of Metropolis' favorite son, Superman.
Overview[]
Businesses[]
- Luthor Corp: Owned and headed by Lex Luthor,[2] Luthor Corp is one of the most powerful multi-billion-dollar corporations on the planet Earth (Earth-Prime). Its primary/main office, or one of the main offices, is located in Metropolis.[3] Its known subsidiaries are the D.E.O.[4] (until its headquarters' destruction) and the Luthor Foundation.
- GC Jitters: A chain of coffee shops with a store located just outside of Metropolis, or nearer to Gotham City (Earth-Prime).[5]
Culture[]
- Man of Tomorrow Prize: A prestigious humanitarian prize awarded every year to the world's greatest humanitarian with a massive ceremony usually held in Metropolis.[6]
Structures[]
- Stryker's Island Penitentiary: A prison located near Metropolis.[7]
Education[]
- Metropolis University: A prestigious university in Metropolis. It is where Sophie Moore's cousin studied medicine.[8]
Media[]
- Daily Planet: One of the main and most prominent daily newspapers in Metropolis.
Security[]
- A.R.G.U.S.: The United States government's research group and special ops division charged with taking down major terrorist threats, has a headquarters in Metropolis.[9]
Residences[]
- Luthor Mansion: A residence owned by the Luthor family, now specifically Lex Luthor himself.
History[]
During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, after the Spectre died battling the Anti-Monitor and creating a new universe, this city, which contained most elements of Metropolis of Earth-38, was formed on Earth-Prime. However, there are various differences between the two cities.[10]
At some point in the past, Superman emerged as a vigilante in Metropolis.[10] The superhero was often featured on the Daily Planet's stories. Photojournalist James Olsen took the 1st photo of Superman in the city.[3]
At some point, Naxim Tork came to the city in a failed attempt to capture Kal-El for his interstellar zoo.
In 2009, Cat Grant asked permission from Perry White to go to Midvale to investigate if there was a super-powered being there.[11]
In 2015, the Man of Tomorrow Prize was awarded to Lex Luthor. Around this time, the billionaire industrialist also started to have a conflict with Superman, resulting in several encounters and battles which caused much collateral damage and civilian deaths.[12] However, Lex's deeds remained hidden from the public.[10]
In 2018, Samantha Arias moved to Metropolis with her daughter, Ruby, where she began managing the city's Luthor Corp branch.[3]
In January 2020, Lex received the Man of Tomorrow Prize for the second time, although in this occasion the ceremony was held in National City rather than Metropolis.
Later that month, after Oliver Queen's funeral, John Diggle and Lyla Michaels moved to Metropolis with their children, Sara and John Diggle, Jr..[9]
The day after the sun temporarily darkened due to a Sun-Eater, Stryker's Island Penitentiary had a riot and then a major explosion.[4]
Tobias Whale told Mayor Billy Black of Freeland that his children could be attending private school in Metropolis if the mayor defunds and demolishes Garfield High School.[13]
Though arrested in Gotham City, Jacob Kane's lawyer asked a judge to have him transferred to Metropolis instead of being in Blackgate for Jacob's protection.[14]
At some point after Eva McCulloch's defeat, Esperanza Garcia visited Metropolis to eliminate one of her targets, a former Black Hole agent who tortured her along with others.[1]
Known individuals[]
Residents[]
Former residents[]
- Lex Luthor (moved)
- Lena Luthor (relocated to National City)
- James Olsen (relocated to National City)
Appearances[]
DC's Legends of Tomorrow[]
Season 5[]
Batwoman[]
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
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Supergirl[]
Season 5
Season 6
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Arrow[]
Season 8[]
- "Fadeout" (mentioned)
The Flash[]
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
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Black Lightning[]
Season 4[]
- "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three" (mentioned)
- "The Book of Resurrection: Chapter One" (mentioned)
Comics[]
EARTH-PRIME[]
Trivia[]
- Metropolis is known as the "City of Tomorrow".[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- In the DC comics, Metropolis is the home of the hero known as Superman. Metropolis is located in the Northeastern United States, in close proximity to Gotham City, with the majority of DC comics references placing Metropolis specifically in Delaware.
- Superman co-creator Joe Shuster modeled Metropolis' cityscape on that of his hometown, Toronto, Ontario, which is known to be the most populous city in Canada.[15]
- For the Arrowverse, this version of Metropolis and most versions of Gotham are portrayed in Chicago, sometimes, their "close proximity" being similar background locations.
- In real life, Metropolis, Illinois, has been proclaimed the "hometown of Superman" by the Illinois State Legislature, and the town celebrates its "local hero" with a large Superman statue in the city, a Superman museum, an annual Superman festival, and its local newspaper, The Metropolis Planet, being named after The Daily Planet.[16] A version of the town has appeared in Adventures of Superman #515, as a city whose citizens idolize the hero who lives in their 'sister' city.
Location[]
- According to Cisco Ramon's map of Earth-Prime's Earth, Metropolis seems to be a northeastern U.S. city located on the East Coast. The map shows it to be south-west of Happy Harbor (known to be located on Earth-1's Rhode Island) and north-east of Freeland (known to be in Earth-TUD5's Georgia). As the map implies similar locations for the two locations, this places Metropolis roughly in the north of the Delmarva Peninsula, most likely placing it in one of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, or Pensilvania.[17]
- This seemed to be Metropolis' approximate location even on Earth-38,[18] implying the multiverse merge hasn't changed it.
- According to Allegra Garcia's map of Esperanza Garcia's movements, Metropolis is located in the state of New York, almost exactly in real-world location of New York City.[1]
- As New York City already exists in the New York of Earth-Prime,[19] it is unclear if the location of Metropolis was off on Allegra's map or if Metropolis is simply located very close to New York City.
References[]
| Other versions of Metropolis (Earth-Prime) | ||||
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| To see other versions of this location, click the Earth name below for that Earth's counterpart of Metropolis. | ||||
| New multiverse | ||||
| Earth: Prime • TUD25 • Inverse World | ||||
| Original multiverse | ||||
| Earth: 1 • 38 • 75 • 96 • 167 • 203 • F • N52 • TUD22 | ||||
| Transmultiversal multiverse | ||||
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