Battleworld (Latverion)
Battleworld

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—Molecule Man[source]We couldn't stop theBeyonders from destroyingeverything, but we could draw them out...destroy them...steal their power...and store it someplace safe. Where it could be used to preserve some of what had been lost.
Battleworld was a patchwork world made from remnants of destroyed realities following theMultiverse's collapse from theincursions. It was created byDoctor Doom using the power of theBeyonders, which he had stolen via theMolecule Man.[3] Doom ruled Battleworld for eight years as "God Emperor" until it was destroyed when the Molecule Man gave the power of the Beyonders toReed Richards.[4]
History
Background Information[]
—Sheriff Strange[source]Unfortunately, no one could stop theperfect annihilation plan that theBeyonders had put into motion...but we could stopthem. So we did. We killed them and took their power for ourselves.

Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, and the Molecule Man against the Beyonders
TheBeyonders from outside theMultiverse created theMolecule Men as a bomb to destroy the Multiverse.Doctor Doom, known to some as "Rabum Alal," began killing these Molecule Men to mitigate the damage,[5] but setting off the Molecule Men early had dire consequences, theincursions,[6] as the result of the contractions in the Multiverse caused by the Molecule Men's deaths.[7] Once Doom realized that killing the Molecule Men was not going to save the Multiverse, he instead started collecting them to build a bomb to be used against the Beyonders. Joined byDoctor Strange, Doom lured the Beyonders out and unleashed the Molecule Men bomb in one final effort to save what was left of the Multiverse. It destroyed the Beyonders and channeled their power into thelast Molecule Man, who gave that power to Doom.[5]
Secret Wars[]

God Emperor Doom
The Multiverse perished with the final incursion,[8] but with the Beyonders' power, Doctor Doom was capable of creating an entirely new reality from the remnants of incursion points between collapsing worlds; that new reality was Battleworld.[3] Initially, Battleworld was a chaotic place, locked in eternal night and in a constant state of war between the survivors of the salvaged realities. Doom managed to bring order to the world, ordering the remnants of the separate realities into "domains" under his command as the God Emperor of Battleworld.[9] Some domains consisted of the remains of multiple realities and were unified due to warfare or mutual agreement. Each domain was ruled by a baron or baroness, appointed with Doom's blessing. The borders of each kingdom were clearly defined, and travel between different domains was discouraged and required special dispensation from the local baron. Unauthorized travel between domains was a crime and would result in intervention by theThor Corps, Battleworld's police force.[2]
—Thor fromHigher Avalon[source]There was nothing. Followed byeverything. Swirling, burning specks of creation that circled life-giving suns.God Doom...created thelight. Then there was earth. The firmament cooled and he raised up a land--this holy land--the world--and upon it he set his kingdoms.

God Emperor Doom's castle with itsGalactus sentry
On Battleworld, Doom was worshipped as a deity, though the denizens of some domains appeared to be unaware of his existance.[10] The Right Hand of Doom wasSheriff Strange, who was the Law, commanded the Thor Corps, and focused on maintaining Doom's order; the Left Hand was theFoundation, led by Doom's daughterValeria, focused on discovery and science.[2] Eight years after the creation of Battleworld, its inhabitants no longer had memories of the worlds they lived in before and believed that they had always lived on Battleworld.[11] While Doom largely allowed events on Battleworld to play themselves out, he intervened on occasion to undo certain events and to alter the fates of those affected when it suited him.[9]
As long as the resolute laws of Doom were followed, each baron or baroness had complete control over their province. Disputes between domains were resolved in the court ofCastle Doom, before God Emperor Doom himself, with Sheriff Strange acting as prosecutor and judge. Disputes could be resolved amicably or be settled unevenly. One of the sentences for being found guilty was paying restitution, either with gold or territory. The prosecuted could demand a trial of combat against their accuser. If the accuser refused, any charges against the accused must be withdrawn. Doom could also directly decide the fate of whoever he wanted.[2]
Three domains (consisting of theDeadlands,Perfection, andNew Xandar) were separated from the rest by a giant wall named theShield, simply for the fact that all three contained threats that if unleashed might destroy the other domains.[2] The Shield was guarded by exiles from Battleworld who were sent there as penance for prior crimes. Due to the Shield's importance, attacking or damaging the Shield, even if by accident, would also lead to exile. The worst punishment a criminal could accrue on Battleworld was exile beyond the Shield, leaving them at the mercy of the monsters who roamed there.[12]

The head of a giant Celestial as Battleworld's "moon"
Battleworld was one of only three celestial bodies in its universe. At some point after the creation of Battleworld, Doom sentenced the rebelJohnny Storm to be punished but left the penalty to be decided by his sister,Susan. She resolved to lift Johnny into the sky, where he became the Sun. The legend of "the Man in the Sun" has inspired people from certain domains to worship Johnny Storm as a deity.[11] The third celestial body wasKnowhere, considered Battleworld's moon. It was said that Knowhere was aCelestial that came to Battleworld to claim it, but God Emperor Doom destroyed the Celestial and left its head floating as a reminder of his power.[13] Apart from the Sun, there were no other stars,[14] untilSingularity sacrificed herself and exploded, releasing countless stars across the universe.[15][9][4][16]

Battleworld collapses
The destruction of Battleworld was catalyzed by the arrival oftwo groups of survivors from the defunctEarth-616 andEarth-1610 via theirlife rafts.[11] While the villainousMaximus gathered an army to oppose God Emperor Doom,Mr. Fantastic and theMaker worked together to find Doom's source of power.[9] When Castle Doom was assaulted, Mr. Fantastic and God Emperor Doom engaged in a furious confrontation that ended when theMolecule Man decided to give Reed the power of the Beyonders. Without it, Doom could no longer hold Battleworld together, and it quickly collapsed.[4]
The Multiverse was brought back as theEighth Cosmos by Mr. Fantastic with the help of the Molecule Man andFranklin Richards.[4] Due to Battleworld's reality having been the epicenter of thismultiversal renewal, it became rich in a substance known asIso-8, a material identified as the byproduct of creation itself.[16]
Contest of Champions[]
The remnants of Battleworld were discovered by theElders of the Universe of the restored Earth-616 after realizing the multiverse had endured a death and a rebirth. They resolved to fight for the possession of the Iso-8, and decided to use the broken shell of this world as the arena for their Contest of Champions, a competition where several individuals, taken from Battleworld and the reborn multiverse, fought to the death on behalf of each Elder. The highest prize was theISO-Sphere, the concentrated and most powerful form of the Iso-8.[16]

Maestro rebuilds Battleworld
The two last remaining competitors,Baron Maestro of Battleworld'sDystopia and thePunisher of2099 A.D. began working together against the Elders they represented, theCollector andGrandmaster, respectively. Following a scheme involving setting up a new Contest of Champions with new contestants, the Maestro stole the piece of the ISO-Sphere that belonged to the Grandmaster. The two pieces of the ISO-Sphere desired to become whole again, with only their respective owners' will preventing them from becoming one. Maestro subsequently used his indomitable will to make the Collector's portion of the ISO-Sphere abandon him, and obtained the object in its entirety.[16]
With the power of the entire ISO-Sphere in his hands, Maestro used it to put together the sundered fragments of Battleworld, restoring the planet to its previous form.[16] When the ISO-Sphere was stolen from Maestro byOutlaw, he used its power to banish the villain from Battleworld and teleport the contestants to wherever they wanted to be. As a consequence of wishing the Contest of Champions to end, the ISO-Sphere shattered. A group of the contestants decided to remain in Battleworld, forming theCivil Warriors, in order to guard the Iso-8 and the shards of the ISO-Sphere so they would not fall into the wrong hands.[1]
Missing Moment[]
When building theEighth Cosmos, theBeyonder-poweredReed Richards had subconsciously left behind a "grail" in Battleworld.[17] It was locked behind the "Missing Moment," a second that could not be accessed throughtime travel and had to be unlocked by heroes passing several trials called Tribulation Events.[18] It was meant to be strove for but never reached, for reaching it would cause the Eighth Cosmos to end andtransition into theNinth Cosmos.[19]
Infuriated that even a second was denied to him,Kang the Conqueror andMyrddin (secretly another Kang)[20] quested for the Missing Moment.[18] Eventually, Myrddin forcibly accessed the Missing Moment through a hole in reality and theAvengers followed him to Battleworld.[17]Points of Interest

Numbered Domains on the Map[]
There are 41 domains in Battleworld known, numbered and on the map, withDoomstadt as the capital of the planet:
- 1.Greenland - Baron: Unknown (formerlyRed King)
- 2.Dystopia - Baron: Unknown (formerlyMaestro)
- 3.Domain of Apocalypse - Baron: Unknown (formerlyApocalypse)
- 4.Egyptia - Baroness:Khonshu
- 5.Technopolis - Baroness:Kiri Oshiro (formerlyHoward Stark,Tony andPepper Stark)
- 6.Valley of Doom - Baron:Governor Roxxon
- 7.Spider-Island - Baron:Spider-Man (formerlySpider-Queen)
- 8.Regency - Baron: Unknown (formerlyRegent)
- 9.King James' England - Baron:King Charles the First (formerlyKing James)
- 10.Weirdworld - Baroness:Witch Queen le Fay
- 11.K'un-Lun - Baron:Emperor Shang-Chi (formerlyEmperor Zheng Zu)
- 12.Utopolis - Baron: Unknown (formerlyKing Hyperion)
- 12A.Supremia Province (annexed domain) - Puppet Ruler:Nighthawk
- 12B.Shadow Province (annexed domain)
- 12C.Europix (annexed domain) - Puppet Ruler:Jay Little Bear
- 13.New Mars
- 14.Doomgard
- 15.Higher Avalon - Baron:Brian Braddock (formerlyJamie Braddock)
- 16.Arachnia - Baron: Unknown (formerlyMayor Norman Osborn)
- 17.Marville
- 18.The Hidden Isle of Agamotto - Baron: Unknown (formerlySheriff Strange)
- 19.Doomstadt -God Emperor Doom
- 20.Kingdom of Manhattan - Baron:Black Bolt (formerlyQueen Medusa)
- 20A.New Attilan
- 20B.Earth-616'sManhattan - Ruler:Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- 20C.Earth-1610'sManhattan - Ruler:Nick Fury
- 20D.Monster Metropolis - Baron: None (formerlyDracula) - Destroyed by theThor Corps
- 21.City
- 21A.Forest Hills - Baron: None (formerlyMichael Korvac) - Destroyed by theThor Corps
- 21B.Holy Wood - Baron: None (formerlySimon Williams) - Destroyed by theThor Corps
- 21C.Mondo City - Baroness:Big Boss Hill - Merged with Yinsen City
- 21D.Yinsen City - Baron: None (formerlyHo Yinsen) - Merged with Mondo City
- 22.Warzone – Baroness:She-Hulk (formerlyPresident Tony Stark)
- 22A.The Iron - President Tony Stark's territory
- 22B.The Blue -General Steve Rogers' territory - Leader:Spider-Man (formerlyGeneral Steve Rogers)
- 22C.Divide - Neutral territory
- 23.New Quack City
- 24.Far East
- 25.Valley of Flame
- 26.Hydra Empire - Rulers:United Confederacy of Hydra
- 27.2099 - Baron:Miguel Stone (formerlyTyler Stone)
- 28.Hala Field - Baroness:Jacqueline Cochran
- 29.Monarchy of M - Baron:Erik Magnus (formerlyPietro Magnus)
- 30.Sentinel Territories - Baron:President Kelly
- 31.Wastelands
- 32.Mutopia
- 33.Westchester - Baron:Robert Kelly
- 34.Killville - Baron:M.O.D.O.K. (formerlyKarl Mordo)
- 35.Arcadia - Baroness:She-Hulk
- 36.Bar Sinister - Baron:Mister Sinister
- 37.Limbo - Baroness:Madelyne Pryor (formerlyScott Summers,Darkchild)
- 38.Deadlands - Outside God Emperor Doom's jurisdiction.
- 39.Perfection - Outside God Emperor Doom's jurisdiction, ruled byLord Ultron.
- 40.New Xandar - Baron: Unknown (formerlyAdam Warlock)
- 41.Shield - Commander: None (formerlyAbigail Brand andNick Fury)
Unnumbered or unlocated Domains[]
Other domains unidentified in the Battleworld map:
- Breakland (domain that was entirely destroyed whenThe Shield collapsed, its existence is questionable as it was supposedly destroyed thirty years ago)
- Bug World
- Demolition House - Baron:D-Man (Dennis Dunphy)[21]
- Domain #615, The Uncle Ben-A-Verse[21]
- Domain XXX[21]
- Hell's Kitchen's Kitchen - Ruler:Galactus[21]
- Knowhere (Battleworld's moon)
- Lost Land (included inUtopolis' region of the map)
- Marvel All-Bear (all inhabitants are bears)[21]
- MC2[22] (domain composed of the remains ofEarth-982)
- Metropolitia - Baron:Gorilla-Man (Helmut Zemo) (formerlyBaron Zemo)
- Mojo dot Mojo (located somewhere underground)
- Negative Zone (serves as the core of Battleworld)
- Nutopia (included in Utopolis' region of the map)
- Old Town (close or next to theDomain of Apocalypse)
- Rule 63
- Walled City of New York
- Wittland (included in Utopolis' region of the map)
- X-Topia Province - Baroness:Phoenix (Rachel Grey)
- Unnamed domain composed of the remains of "Earth-617"[21]
- Unnamed domain composed of the remains of "Earth-19947"[2]
Notes
- Battleworld has a "round-ish" form.[23] It is also larger than Earth by a considerable margin.[24]
- Battleworld is the remnants of theSeventh Cosmos. TheMultiverse is now theEighth Cosmos.[25]
- In the mainSecret Wars book, it is claimed that there were noReed Richards on Battleworld, except for the616 and the1610 versions who hadsurvived independently fromDoom vialife rafts.[26] However, this is proven false by the presence of bothMarville'sMister Fantastic[27] and theThor Corps'Mister Fantastic,[28] as well as aMister Fantastic from theDeadlands.[20]
Trivia
- This is the secondBattleworld, the first being theBeyonder's originalBattleworld.
- Doctor Strange had the opportunity to seize theBeyonders' power but rejected it.[3] Had he not, he claimed he could have been Battleworld's God instead of Doom.[11]
- The title "God Emperor" comes fromFrank Herbert'sDune series, which is supported by the fact thatSecret Wars #2 is titled "Doom Messiah" (derived fromDune Messiah).
See Also
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Links and References
References
- ↑1.01.1Contest of Champions #10
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.6Secret Wars #2
- ↑3.03.13.2Secret Wars #4–5
- ↑4.04.14.24.3Secret Wars #9
- ↑5.05.1Secret Wars #5
- ↑New Avengers (Vol. 3) #33
- ↑New Avengers (Vol. 3) #2
- ↑Secret Wars #1
- ↑9.09.19.29.3Secret Wars #6
- ↑Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #5
- ↑11.011.111.211.3Secret Wars #3
- ↑A-Force #1
- ↑Guardians of Knowhere #1
- ↑Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1
- ↑A-Force #5
- ↑16.016.116.216.316.4Contest of Champions #6
- ↑17.017.1Avengers (Vol. 9) #29–30
- ↑18.018.1Timeless (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑Avengers (Vol. 9) #29
- ↑20.020.1Avengers (Vol. 9) #30
- ↑21.021.121.221.321.421.5Secret Wars Too #1
- ↑All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe #1
- ↑New Brevoort Formspring - Tumblr
- ↑New Brevoort Formspring - Tumblr
- ↑Ultimates (Vol. 2) #5–6
- ↑Secret Wars #4
- ↑Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX #4
- ↑Siege (Vol. 2) #4
