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Cage (Prison)

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History

Built on the site of a French colonial prison, The Cage was a superhuman-rated correctional facility. It housed a device capable of damping any mutant or superhuman abilities down to a normal human level; inmates with magical abilities received injections designed to curtail their powers.[1]

The prison was home to four gangs. Though dominated by a strong contingent of Maggia loyalists, the prison was also home to two competing gangs, the Skulls (a white supremacist gang loyal to the Red Skull) and the Brothers (a black prison gang). Lastly were the Cruisers, a cabal of sexual predators who preyed on the other inmates as best they could. Rounding out the population were smaller gangs, usually based on extant supercrime teams formed outside the prison.[1]

Beast and Wolverine were sent to the Cage, where they fought the Wrecking Crew, but the warden arrived and broke up the fight. Later, Wolverine and Beast were approached by Peepers in the cafeteria, one of the only other mutants in the prison. A victim of electroshock therapy, Peepers was useless in a gang and looking for protection. The two welcomed him to their table. After a fight between Wolverine and white supremacist Aryan turned into a riot, Wolverine was sent into solitary confinement. Meanwhile, out in the exercise yard, two men picked a fight with Hank and Peepers. An athletic man rushed to their aid, then shivved Hank for the bounty. As Hank blacked out, Peepers stood over him, helpless.[1] At the same time, prison guards were plotting Wolverine's murder and offered the mysterious Mauvais to take over the job in exchange for his freedom. Mauvais agreed but turned out to be more dangerous than they thought. The guards agreed to kill him once he had killed Wolverine, but he escaped via teleportation shortly before Sabretooth arrived. Sabretooth murdered the guards and freed Wolverine from the Cage.[2]

To prevent breakouts or break-ins, the Cage hid its location from the outside world and actively wiped the minds of its former inmates to keep the facility a secret. However, this led to a plague of corrupt personnel. By the time of its one escape, the level of graft in the facility was sufficient that the heads of the prison's Maggia contingent had access food at least as good as the Warden's. This was one of the reasons it was shut down, and its role was taken by The Raft.

Points of Interest

  • The Catacombs: in places, it is possible to walk directly from the current prison into the buried ruins of the original 18th century prison.

Residents

Former Staff[]

  • Axel, guard
  • Caleb Tillis, guard
  • Captain Sangese, guard
  • Gary, guard
  • McKenna, guard
  • Montgomery Battle, warden
  • Pitts, warden
  • Robinson, doctor

Former Prisoners[]

Notes

  • The Cage's location is unknown. One theory places it in the Pacific Ocean. Another puts it directly off the French coast. Either could be misdirection.
  • As of All-New X-Men #14 the warden of The Cage is named Pitts.

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