CN City

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 The Cartoon Network City (Or CN City, for short) was a massive town made up of various assets from all of the network’s shows appearing in short commercial bumpers during the 4th era of its programming in 2005 and 2006, and returning in 2018 for the short special, *Crossover Nexus*. It was themed in the style of everyone of its shows in a semi-realistic setting, and featured every cartoon occasionally meeting with one another. There was almost no real conflict until a villain named Strike had attacked and froze all the civilians, leaving only Garnet, K.O, Ben 10, and Raven to fight back. They succeeded and restored the people and the city and returned back to their respective worlds.

Mere moments after the crossover, however, the Toon Wars began and the Syndicate arrived to Cartoon Network, beginning with Elmore (Nicktoons Saga and Gumball Saga). While the exact details of what went down in the city are shrouded in mystery, it is what led to all the present cartoons to go into exile, forcing them to strip much of the city for parts and abandon it. It returned as a major setting for Crossover Forces serving as the staging ground for the Horde Syndicate's Battloons and later the rebellion against the Horde Empire. Ultimately,, Toon City would inherit CN City's roots but on a much larger scale.

## Toon Wars

Though the city was never seen in the series, it was occasionally mentioned. During *Into the Wereverse*, Strike from another timeline explained how he became an anomaly like the Syndicate and manipulated the four heroes from the special into killing each other. He attempted to repeat the process again with other timelines, but thanks to Gumball and his AU counterparts' intervention, they managed to turn him to the side of good. Strike then vowed to repair the damages he's done in his timeline and set everyone he froze free in CN City.

In *Magiswords Darker*, a canceled short which is set in the same timeline of the original show, the events of *CN Crossover Nexus* from Prohyas’ point of view served as the catalyst for Lyvsheria going rogue, along with manipulation from the Syndicate in a similar way to what they did in the Toon Wars Timeline. Had it not been for the efforts of Captain Zange and her crew, the newly dubbed "Bad Guys for Hire" would have launched one of a number of missiles aimed for various parts of the Cartoon Network Universe, including CN City.

It is revealed by the Grim Reaper in Toon Wars: The Final Days that the resources stripped from CN City were moved somewhere near the ruins of Dimsdale to build the town sector of the Forgotten Society after thousands of homes were lost in the war. When Timmy’s world was destroyed by the Mawgu, it had begun to restore itself somehow and gave CN City’s people, now led by Doug Funnie and the Alternate Timmy Turner, a perfect space to live in peace. However, it too was a facade created by the Mawgu to bring everyone in the Forgotten Society in one place to destroy them. When the Toonverse was created and the Mawgu was gone for good, the Forgotten Society was replaced with Toon City, having the same parts from CN City still in use.

## Toon Wars: Legacy

Over the course of the war, the once booming and colorful metropolis of Cartoon Network fell into such a state of disrepair that there was next to nothing that wasn't in ruin. Nearly all of the city was flooded from a dam burst in the mountains, causing much of the superstructures to drift aimlessly in the heavy currents. So intense, even some of the city streets with small shops had been broken off and float above water. The KND Treehouse surprisingly remains standing thanks to its gargantuan size and natural growth. However, thanks to the flood water, the tree overtook the base itself and swelled in scale, spreading its fauna across various sections of the city even underwater.

When navigating the ruins, the superstructures can be used as makeshift passageways. Some requiring trespassers to enter through the interiors instead of the outside. Most of the buildings besides the shops and small homes had been flipped to their side or gutted completely, making it difficult to pass through both from the warped layout and harsh weather conditions where it frequently rained and shrouded in fog.

CN City made a long awaited return in Crossover Forces, having lost all access points apart from a single portal at Summer Camp Island installed by the Horde Syndicate. It was used as their hidden base of operations housing The Invincible and its compliment of recovered Echo Commandos. It also became the temporary staging ground of the Modded Battloon Fleet set to open portals to Etheria and the rest of the Toonverse. Once Cyber Catra's true vision was revealed with the betrayal of Black Hat, the fleet was immediately teleported to Toon City as it steadily transformed into the Horde Capital. When Mao Mao returned to the Toonverse, he used the city as a meeting place for the rebellion against the Horde Empire, repairing the downed Invincible for combat. Bob too was recovered thanks to Max, who originally came to shut down the battloons before they were warped away.

The city also returns as one of many areas Gumball falls into in the mindscape in the final chapter of The Watterson. Later in Venomous Syndicate, it's said that CN City was missing entirely, having been devoured by Cosma following Crossover Forces. This would be it's final appearance in Toon Wars lore.

## Other Works

Alternatively in the New Beginnings Timeline by Jenniferthehuman, CN City was taken over by the GO versions of the Teen Titans and left in a post apocalyptic state similar to the damage done by Strike. Almost everyone still in the city were poor due to the Titans' oppression and were unable to escape due to the portals back to their shows being shut down. Fortunately, they were able to rebel against them when Ben 10 resisted the R3BOOT formula and helped Gumball Watterson defeat the power-mad team. The city was quickly repaired with the efforts of the present cartoons.

## Trivia

* Frozarburst chose to integrate CN City and CN Crossover Nexus greatly into the Toon Wars after watching the special, which he felt did the other shows present (apart from the starring characters) a disservice by victimizing them to Strike; not even getting a goodbye from the heroes or showing off any special abilities. However, as stated in Toon Wars, this did not last long as the Syndicate intervened. Toon City would be built years later with emphasis on all shows getting equal respect, fulfilling CN City's original vibes.
	+ The same bittersweet end is also present in Jenniferthehuman's Cartoon Apocalypse crossover, which takes place about a year after the special with an arguably worse fate.
* CN City cameos again on air in OK K.O. Let's Be Heroes' last episode when viewing through past adventures K.O. had experienced throughout the show. Since Turbo your Fellow occurs chronologically before The Big Reveal but during Toon Wars: The Final Days, this partially explains why K.O. still defines the CN Universe as part of a Multiverse, not the Toonverse.
* The way CN City is designed for Toon Wars: Legacy is reminiscent of the broken remains of the second Death Star in Star Wars: Episode 9.