Dakota City

### Current Residents

Virgil Hawkins, Robert Hawkins, Sharon Hawkins, Raquel Ervin, Amistad Ervin, Sean Foley, Maggie Foley, Richie Foley, Dusk, Nina Crocker, Madelyn Spaulding, Allie Langford, Shanice Vale, Daisy Watkins, Frieda Goren, Francis Stone, Maria Molina, Ivan Evans, Adam Evans, Francis Stone, Puff, Paul Morris

### Former Residents

Augustus Freeman IV, Jean Hawkins, Marvin Hinton, Hershel Dalton, Daniel Charles, Sasha Charles, Sarah Charles, Lorraine Charles, Francine Charles, Silas Stone

## Background

Dakota City is a city located on the westside of Michigan. It is home to superheroes Static, Rocket & Icon.

In 2008, Dakota City suffered a freak power outrage on one hot summer night. The power outage sparked a gang war, which would later be known as the infamolus Dakota riots. The riots escalated with looters prowling on the street, stores plundering & house burned. With emergency services stretched thin, many of them would become victims in the riots.

At the beginning of the summer of 2016, various gangs decided to a massive fight to decided who would control the territory of Paris Island. As the gang wars began, police released tear gas into the crowd. Majority of the people there died but the few that didn't were given powers. The affected people were called "Bang Babies," as the name of gang war was The Big Bang. The rise of crime became such a problem in the city that martial law was delcared for a time & the Justice League even helped participating in keeping the streets clean.

## Points of Interest

**Prospect Hills**

* **Dakota Mall**: A major indoor shopping center.

**Paris Island:** The poorest part of Dakota City, it is crime-infested & overrun by gangs.

* **Freeman Community Center**: A local community center for runaway teens.
* **Ernest Hemingway High School**

**Sadler**

* **Dakota Union High School:** The city's primary public high school.
* **Hawkins Residence:** The home of the Hawkins family.
* **Metahuman Youth Center:** One of the organization's flagship location.
* **Motor City Automotive:** A car auto shop.

**Glenrock:** Also called Utopia Park & Dakota Hills. It is a private neighborhood for upper-class residents of the city.

* **S.T.A.R. Labs****:** One of the satellite laboratories of S.T.A.R. Labs.
* **Vanmoor Institute:** Private school for genius students

**Westwood**

* **Alva Technologies:** A chemical research company founded & run by Edwin Alva.
* **Dakota Sports Center:** An indoor basketball arena & the home of the Dakota Destroyers. It also hosts a local auto show.
* **Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude**: An abandoned gas station. It is used by Static & Gear as their headquarters.

## Trivia

* Two of the most popular food chains in the area are Burger Fool & Get Your Grub On.
* The Metahuman Youth Center has a wing (financed by Wayne Enterprises) dedicated to the Bang Babies.
* The STAR Labs in Dakota City mostly focuses on bang babies & works heavily with the Metahuman Youth Center.
* It is a little over an hour north of Coolsville, Ohio.

## Notes

* Dakota City has never been given a state that has been verified so on Earth-44, it resides in Michigan.
* It somewhat takes the spot of the city, Detroit.
* Motor City Automotive is a family owned company in Michigan.