New Orleans
New Orleans (French:La Nouvelle-Orléans) was a consolidated city-parish located along theMississippi River in the state ofLouisiana. It was the populous city in Louisiana. Serving as a major port, New Orleans was considered an economic and commercial hub for the broaderGulf Coast region of theUnited States.
History
18th century[]
La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in the spring of 1718 as part ofNew France. In the 18th century,Candra arrived at the new world where she established a pact with the New OrleansAssassins andThieves Guild. She provided the Assassins with great power,[1][2] enough to protect her should her immortal brethren intend to due her harm. She bestowed the thieves withElixir of Life[3][4] to extend their ability to divine and resurrect the Old Kingdom. These would be provided by monetary tribute from each guild every certain number of years through a ritual called “tithing".[5][6]
19th century[]
In the 19th century, theUnited States of America purchasedLouisiana making it a state and New Orleans an American city.
Only a decade later, the US saw New Orleans being attacked by British forces.[7]
20th century[]
In 1947,Captain America andBucky were invited to be guests of a Mardi Gras parade, where they prevented the theft of a diamond necklace worn by the parade queen.[8]
In 1949, in her capacity as editor ofBeauty Magazine, theOlympian love goddessVenus participated in a Mardi Gras parade. The festivities were interrupted whenLoki came to Earth to try and spread his evil. To this end, he trapped Venus inHades while he possessed the body of her employerWhitney Hammond. Venus freed herself and banished Loki back to Hades.[9]
Modern Age[]
Katrina Hurricane[]
The city was hit by "Hurricane Katrina" a Category 5 hurricane. It caused catastrophic damage and thousands of deaths.[10]
History With Thor[]
Following the most recentRagnarok cycle ofAsgard,Heimdall found himself resurrected as a mortal named Ezra in New Orleans with no memory of his past life as a god. WhenThor returned to life, he found Ezra assisting with the relief effort following the massive hurricane Katrina.[11] Thor restored Heimdall's memories and godly status before leaving New Orleans.[12]
History With the X-Men[]
Selene forced the mutant trackerCaliban to locate deceased mutants as part of her plot to ascend to godhood. To this end, they located the remains of deceased mutant pre-cogDestiny and resurrected her in New Orleans.[13]
Mikki Sappora served as Mayor of New Orleans.[14] Sappora was approached by Mackenzie Deneer to do something about mutants.
Alternate Reality Versions[]
Earth-71986[]
Points of Interest
Residents
See Also
- 400 appearance(s) of New Orleans
- 17 minor appearance(s) of New Orleans
- 103 mention(s) of New Orleans
- 11 mention(s) in handbook(s) of New Orleans
- 6 image(s) of New Orleans
- 25 article(s) related to New Orleans
Links and References
References
- ↑X-Men Unlimited #7
- ↑Gambit (Vol. 3) #12
- ↑Special Marvel Edition #15
- ↑Gambit #1–4
- ↑Gambit #1
- ↑Rogue #2
- ↑Kid Komics #5
- ↑Blonde Phantom Comics #16
- ↑Venus #6
- ↑Black Panther (Vol. 4) #12–13
- ↑This hurricane is referred to as Hurricane Katrina, however, due to Marvel's sliding time scale, this will ultimately be considered a topical reference
- ↑Thor (Vol. 3) #3
- ↑X-Necrosha #1
- ↑Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 6) #12
- ↑Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #1