Kandor (New Earth)
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History
Kandor was originally a trading point between the island of Vathlo and the continent of Twenx. From this, it developed into a center of commerce. People flocked to the city from all corners of the map, seeing the city as a chance to gain work and make a fresh start.
The city's organizational structure was dominated by the Guilds: the Military Guild, the Science Guild, the Artists Guild and the Labor Guild. The city is controlled by a council with representative from every guild except the Labor Guild.
Kandor was stolen from Krypton by Brainiac some time before the planet exploded. Some time later its inhabitants were augmented with the survivors of Argo City, which Brainiac found and integrated into the city.
When Brainiac came to Earth, he kidnapped the hero Superman and placed him in Kandor with the other Kryptonians. However, this backfired, and Kandor was restored to its rightful size and Brainiac was defeated.
When the Kandorians proved unable to live and let live with the humans, the city was moved to a newly-created planet on the far side of the Sun, which they named New Krypton. A protective dome was erected around the planetoid and those within sustained themselves with an artificial atmosphere, though they still thrived under the power of a yellow sun.
To make the planetoid more hospitable, the reigning council, led by Alura-El had the Labor Guild reverse-engineer salvageable Brainiac technology. From this, they developed atmospheric processing plants to create a breathable atmosphere and also began several terra-forming programs. Within an extremely short span of time, flora and fauna began to grow on New Krypton. [1]
Points of Interest
- Fort Rozz (later deposited into the Phantom Zone)
- Council Building
- Military Guild barracks
Residents
- Commander El
- Commander Gor
- Lieutenant Nar
- Non
- Aspirant Kir-Ta
- Jax-Ur
- Tyr-Van
- Aspirant First Class Jeq-Vay
- Alura
- General Zod
Notes
- In the 31st century, Kandor has been enlarged to its original size on the planet Rokyn. When Kara Zor-El was trapped in the future, she was welcome to live there on the condition that she could never leave or be visited by the Legion of Super-Heroes. She rejected the offer.
Trivia
- Kandor has been compared favorably to Manhattan by observers.
See Also
- Appearances of Kandor (New Earth)
- Location Gallery: Kandor (New Earth)
- Catalogued images related to Kandor (New Earth)
