California

"*Well, whatever makes your state special, somewhere we have the same thing, only ours is an improvement.*"
―Description of California[src]
**California** is a state located on the West Coast of the United States of America.

## Overview

"*Is there a superhero college?"
"There used to be.*"
―Baby Intelligence and the second apprentice of Merlin[src]
California is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Oakland). The capital is Sacramento. It is also southwest of Mexico (Baja California and the Gulf of Mexico to the south).

California University is a university situated here. Like most universities, it taught the liberal arts of a society's particulars. It has been linked to a number of high profile writers and movie stars, including Brian. It is not the only prominent university there, as Caltech is another prestigious university specializing in applied science and engineering, attended by Josh Hogan, and Superhero University is the American mutant college, also located in California. It takes students from all over North America. Like most mutant schools, Superhero University is protected from Fobbles in order to prevent their ways of teaching being revealed, as well as protect the students and schools themselves from any harm.

## History

### Statehood

California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the thirty-first state of the United States of America. Caltech started out as a vocational program on September 23, 1891. Eventually, it developed a longstanding rivalry with M.I.T.. The local cemetery of California, Lioness graveyard, hence became the burial place for various members of the Grant family.

### Skirmish at Long Beach

A skirmish broke out in 1933, in which an ampacone attacked a group of sunbathing Fobbles. Fortunately, a vacationing mutant family by the name of Tolke also happened to be present. They managed to subdue the ampacone and removed the memories of the incident in the largest group of Memory wipes performed in the 20th century. However, despite their mass memory erasing, some individuals managed to escape with their memories intact, including a certain "Iffy" Ivan who maintained to 1948, much to the obvious confusion of Fobbles, that a "freaking great flying shadow" poked a hole in his fat suit.

### Crime on the rise

In the 1970s, numerous residents of California used '420' as a code to evade the police whilst smoking marijuana, leading the number to carry a drug-related connotation for decades to come.

### Design of Zira Miranda Grover's mansion

More than a decade later, Zira Miranda Grover, head of the International Alliance, built a custom mansion in San Diego, California, creating a Artificial intelligence system that helped out in the house, naming it Goldie, and another one that defended it from intrusion, naming it Chromie. When approaching the AI pole, a proper etiquette must be maintained to avoid activating it. Eye contact should be maintained at all times, without a single blink. Chromie should be allowed to make the first move, as that was polite. If this etiquette was not of one approaching it, it would attack. In Zira's bedroom, there maintained a salad bar full of exotic foods, and ahead of her bed was a state-of-the-art television. She often came here for week-long spans when she wanted to be alone, bringing only several chefs being alert for duty and Nortorans standing outside to reinforce Chromie as well as her personalized servant, who kept her company or indulged her absolute isolationism at her whim. Unlike her palace, Zira had no cameras installed into her mansion at all. After she realized she was pregnant, Zira brought Melinoe, her on-and-off romantic partner, and Corey, the young father of her unborn child, with her. Over the course of the century, numerous iconic businesses came to be based in California, including the world-famous website Facebook.

### Roy Walltalker's Catholic school

In his youth, Roy Walltalker attended St. Bruno's Parish School in Whittier, where he met his future wife Janice.

### Battle of Superhero University

Superhero University came under attack in 2017. This battle ended with the death of many on both sides. Thanks to Sheriff Bladepoint and his ally Roxanne Waterston, Dorphane Giles was destroyed, and the university anticipated an era of peace, and Josie Vane became the Headmistress of the educational facility. Bladepoint was celebrated as a true hero. Superhero University sustained extensive damage during the battle. Multiple areas of the main building and adjacent areas were set on fire or blown up, and the Teleportation pitch was largely destroyed by fire. After the battle, Superhero University was repaired. Some students returned to the school in 2017 for their degrees.

A few years went by, and Static took revenge on Superhero University by taking the Almataffe. The leader of the New Overlord Society arrived at the college by force, annihilating the professors and many of the students and burning the university to the ground as part of his quest to annihilate his enemies and enable the Dark Lord to return and seize control of all existence.

### School War

When her son, Eegan, was abducted by an unknown assailant in 2021, the Magistrate felt miserable and terrified for her son's well-being and retreated to her mansion following the kidnapping. Hoping that the Boy-Team could win over Zira's support and her invaluable knowledge of secret interlinking routes, Supreme Commander Steven Thompson dispatched Vincent Organa to negotiate with the Empress assuming she was in her city quarter in Maryland, while Thompson and his friends Angela Grace and Summer Petersen sought out the missing infant. As the Armies of Organa investigated, the leader of the Girl-Team, Emily Watson, approached Zira in her mansion and made the Magistrate suspect that the Armies of Organa were using the baby as a way of bartering with the Empress and eventually toppling her regime, when in fact Watson was responsible for arranging the kidnapping in the first place. An enraged Magistrate was led to believe the Boy-Team killed her son, despite the fact Thompson and Petersen had rescued him, and ordered that the adolescents responsible be put to death. As the duo arrived back in Maryland to return the infant to his parent, Thompson turned over the baby to The Else, who spoke for her mistress as Zira, still in her mansion, telepathically overheard their vocal exchange, and the Boy-Team forces were graciously granted safe passage, regretting that she could not do more.

### Josh Hogan's college experience

As a high-level university, Caltech promoted its excellency to attract gifted teenagers for their courses, and notably established a "Gifted & Talented Immersion Program" meant for high school students which would be welcomed on the Caltech premises for a series of classes. Among those who applied and were accepted in the program was Josh Hogan, who decided to accept the offer and travel to **California** after making sure that his friend Steven Thompson, would be all right without him. He briefly took leave of his studies when he was recruited to rejoin the Armies of Organa as they prepared for their assault against both the International Alliance and the Cavaliers of Thornton at the Temple of the Relinquished, returning to Caltech proper midway through February of 2026.

### Brian's college experience

#### Roommates

Brian, Tyson Newman, Leslie Levine, and Emilio Gage all began attending California University in 2026. Emilio met Petrice in the cafeteria and befriended her, eventually becoming her boyfriend.

#### The end of the Contingency

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In 2028, I.D.E.A.L. converged upon California University when Brian discovered the truths of the Contingency in the Forbidden Archives. Several computer monitors let loose mutated smoke that destroyed many items throughout the campus, killing Petrice in the process. The possibility of California University being destroyed was subverted when Melissa Korman purged the Contingency and subverted its unnatural streams of mutated smoke forever, hence creating a huge pillar of green light over the sky of California and causing a huge explosion when falling over the campus.

#### Graduation

Brian and his friends graduated in June of 2028.

### Design of Mota Mansion

Early in 2027, Cara Mota built a new custom mansion in the heart of Los Angeles. She also gave a guest lecture at Caltech, explaining some of her technological insights and introducing the California Central grant, announcing that every student had been made an equal recipient of it, giving them all the proper funding to move forward with their own inventions and projects.

### Poe Ledsa's campaign

In 2020, future Arcanus Cassidy was born in San Francisco. Poe Ledsa built the Laboratory of Light in Santa Cruz in 2028, and hence, it became the birthplace of X1 and X2.

### Second NoHead War

California housed the Golden Gates and, as a result, San Francisco was heavily flooded and ruined in the aftermath of a nearby battle fought in 2030. Brute Gunray proceeded to launch a vicious attack on Los Angeles, although the Police Grand Army successfully saved the city from destruction.

### Renovation of California University

In May of 2031, a state-of-the-art library at California University was to reopen after extensive renovations.

### Melanization

#### A desolate landscape

California, like every other location in the star system, was affected by the Melanization. The sudden disappearance of the Sun caused panic and mass chaos within the state. Throughout the next seventeen years, California became desolate. Survivors began to form communities out of state.

#### Mota Corporation's new endeavors

Cara Mota considered sending her son Leo to MIT, but his father did not like the idea of him going to school so far away and helped him lay the groundwork to prepare for an eventual education at Caltech from the meager age of six. Eventually, Cara had several teenagers staying at her mansion under a few various circumstances. One such juvenile was Tyson Jay Thompson, who initially came to her mansion for a vacation, but Cara and her dear friend Summer Thompson agreed that his interests were probably best served remaining in California for the time being. Tyson, who was okay with the transition, eventually became aware of Cara's extreme eating habits. Mota also arranged a secret meeting with sixteen-year-old Cole. The following morning, Cole found her typing and eating in her private chamber, and the two spoke with each other. Although she and Joshua shared a private room, Cara eventually fashioned an Electrobed in there, which became something akin to an island she never wanted to leave. She also went to a nightclub, seducing three boys named Dax, Ryder, and Liam. The four left the club to return to Mota Mansion in Los Angeles after a brief quarrel with the envious Jackie, but she never slept with them and talked to Tyson instead.

#### Attack on Studio City

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As Joshua and Cara left California to find the Elements, Brian Matos and Atara reunited in Studio City when they unexpectedly noticed a member of the Radicals watching them with murderous intent due to knowing the Master was planning on making contact. The Radial attempted to shoot Brian from a rooftop, but he spotted him just in time and fired a bullet at him, causing him to flee. Brian immediately gave chase to the Radical who had attacked him, while Atara intended to follow them with his car, causing several accidents on the road due to his driving. The Radical was about to kill Brian when Atara grabbed him from behind and broke his neck, directly causing both of them to learn about the Vault Squad. Subsequently, the Master met with Brian in a Californian pub and explained the threat of the Elements to him before enlisting him into the ranks of the Vault Squad. Joshua, Cara, and Brian all joined the multiversal team to oppose the Black Queen, and during the climax of the ensuing Cosmic War, the Black Queen destroyed the Earthly Plane, destroying California along with the rest of the universe.

### Alternate Universes

#### The New Earthly Plane

Despite its destruction in the mainstream timeline for which it originated, California endured in an alternate reality that several important people passed on to, hence merging with their alternate selves. In January 2052, as a result of the Brightening, the light was restored throughout California, although this also caused chaos in and of itself.

#### The Zone of No Return

In an alternate universe, 777 Tower was established in Los Angeles. However, Needed Evil took issue with the presence of this tower and erased the entire reality from existence, sending 777 Tower to the Black Multiverse.

#### The stick figures

In an alternate universe, California existed in a state of stick figure animation. Passing through this universe, Lode found himself in California, where he was briefly transformed into a stick figure character.

#### Dimension 1500

In an alternate universe, the Cosmic Strangers righted several wrongs in California.

#### An incursion-destroyed universe

A crime lord provoked an Incursion-like event that destroyed his native reality, including California, inspiring Vertigo in the process.

## Notable inhabitants

* Cassidy
* Cara Delevingne
* Joan Didion
* Walt Disney
* Billie Eilish
* Emilio Gage
* Zira Miranda Grover
* Kristy Hawkins
* Simon Helberg
* Ivan
* Angelina Jolie
* Poe Ledsa
* Bruce Lee
* Leslie Levine
* Tyson Newman
* Katy Perry
* Petrice
* Rihanna
* Janice Walltalker
* Roy Walltalker
* John Wooden

## Locations

* **Fresno**
* **Long Beach**
* **Oakland**
* **Pasadena**
* **San Jose**
* **Santa Monica**

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *23*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *Vault of Ages: Cosmic War*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Latest Threat*
4. ↑ *The Official Chronology of the D.I.T. Literary Universe*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *League of Red Stars*
6. ↑ *Sebiscuits: Renascence*
7. ↑ *The Man Who Talked to the Wall*
8. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Mae*
9. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Sheriff Bladepoint*
10. ↑ *Boys vs. Girls: The Rise of the Serpent*
11. ↑ *Zachary Brown*
12. ↑ *Boys vs. Girls 2*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *Executive Mota*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Vault of Ages: Fusion*
15. ↑ *The Marauder*
16. ↑ *The Super Babies: An Ended Generation*
17. ↑ Products and promotions
18. ↑ *Vault of Ages: Surface of the Elements*
19. ↑ *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: Age of Innovation*
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 *Band of Justice: Omniverse*