Dinohattan (city)

Dinohattan is a city located in the Dinosaur Dimension, which exists in a parallel dimension to Earth. It is surrounded by a vast, empty and dry desert. The name Dinohattan is a portmanteau of the words "dinosaur" and "Manhattan".
== History ==
The meteorite impact that hit Earth about 65 million years ago was powerful enough to split Earth into two parallel dimensions, one being Earth and one being Dinohattan. While the dinosaurs became extinct on Earth due to the meteor impact, it gave rise to the Dinohattanites within Dinohattan. Dinosaurs living at the meteorite impact site were exposed to its geomagnetic energy, gradually evolving into the Portal Guardian cult. The Guardians were devoted to worshiping the monolith and maintaining the gateway between worlds, secretly ruling through the Monarchy. They harnessed its energy into the grid that powers their great city.
However, their deteriorating dimension forced the planet's population into the capital city, straining resources and fracturing confidence in the Monarchy. The Portal Guardian cult lost influence and faith, further dividing the already desperate people. General Koopa, head of the military command, proposed merging the dimensions to claim the long-coveted stability and resources of the alternate Earth dimension. The Portal Guardians refused, though Koopa was given oversight of the city's power grid for research into conservation efforts.
General Koopa used this position to secretly develop the de-evolution technology for a military coup that saw the slaughter of the entire Portal Guardian cult, and the land's King was turned into a mass of fungus. Only Daisy's mother escaped, fleeing into the Earth dimension with her unborn daughter and the meteorite pendant necessary for Koopa's planned merge. The general pursued her into our dimension, first witnessing New York City.
This fleeting vision obsessed Koopa with recreating the modern metropolis in his own dimension. However, he was unable to accomplish it and instead created a grotesque parody, which deepened his desire to rule Earth instead. While Koopa maintained that his desire to conquer the parallel Earth was meant to return his people to their former dominance, he only sought Earth for himself.
A link between the worlds exists within the sewers of New York City. Koopa's assistant, Lena, managed to merge the two dimensions briefly. President Koopa was eventually defeated, as the rule was returned to the King, and his daughter, Princess Daisy.
== Government ==
Dinohattan was originally ruled by the King (unrelated to Koopa) and his wife, a member of the Portal Guardian society. However, Koopa, a military officer, staged a coup and de-evolved the King into the fungus that now spreads throughout the entire city. His chief platform as leader is to merge Dinohattan's world with Earth, and conquering it by claiming possession of a fragment of the meteorite that had destroyed the dinosaurs.
With the king and queen gone, Koopa set up a false democracy with himself the "President". He maintained this position for twenty years through false elections and secret police made up of de-evolved Goombas that remove political dissenters from the public eye. Koopa was eventually overthrown by Mario and Luigi, returning the king to his Dinohattanite form and duties, alongside his daughter, Princess Daisy.
== Currency ==
The currency of Dinohattan was known to be "Koopa Coins." It is believed that they were renamed that after Koopa took over.
== Inhabitants ==
The inhabitants of Dinohattan are human-like creatures that evolved from dinosaurs displaced millennia ago from our world. While most of the population is indistinguishable from mammalian-evolved humans, some do possess reptilian traits such as tails, slitted pupils, scales, and oviparity.
Typical dinosaurs also appear in the city, yet are treated as pets or wild animals. Koopa himself called Yoshi a "throwback", suggesting a sense of racial superiority to their ancestors. Other animals, such as real-world lizards and snakes, are seen or mentioned as food sources to the inhabitants. Several typical dinosaurs are also seen eating fungus, suggesting omnivorous or herbivorous behavior.
=== Notable Inhabitants[edit] ===
* The King
* The Queen (deceased)
* Princess Daisy
* President Koopa (deceased)
* Iggy (formerly)
* Spike (formerly)
* Toad
* Lena (deceased)
* Big Bertha
* Yoshi
== Sources ==
* https://www.mariowiki.com/Dinohattan