Synopsis
Overview[]
The Siancong War, also known as the Sin-Cong Conflict, was a war that occurred in Siancong and stretched on for several decades as several Asian crime barons manipulated and extended the conflict.[1]
History[]
With the end of the Vietnam War, the European powers were driven out of the neighboring countries, but an interest in Siancong rose as multiple countries fought to lay claim to the country's mysterious energy source known as the "Dragon Breath", marking the beginning of the War. The United States of America's armed forces played an especially notable role in the war, and several Marines, Air Force pilots, and scientific allies who would go on to become heroes and vigilantes in the Heroic Age took part.[1][2][3]
Eventually, Lady Lotus sought to end the war and instructed her sons, who belonged to opposite sides, to each get their side to attend a peace meeting in Madripoor. The peace talks lasted for weeks, and as they were finally heading somewhere, they were interrupted by a confrontation between the Titanic Three and the American heroes, resulting in 42 deaths, among them Lotus' two sons. Devastated, she tapped into more power than ever before and made every foreigner leave the country with no memory of what they were fighting for, effectively ending the war once and for all.[4]Notes
- Conceived by Kurt Busiek,[5] the Siancong War is an idea that History of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) writer Mark Waid had contended for years. The Marvel Universe works on a sliding timescale in which the beginning of the Age of Heroes is perpetually drifting in time roughly fifteen years behind current day. The Siancong War functions as a "floating conflict" that serve as a backdrop for characters whose origins were originally tied to specific wars that occurred in real life and cannot be held by the sliding timescale, mainly the Vietnam War.[6]
- The history of the following characters are affected by the implementation of the Siancong War:
- The American recon patrol that would become the Folding Circle. They discovered the Well of All Things in the Temple of the Dragon's Breath during the Siancong War.[1][7]
- Inventor Tony Stark, was captured by Wong-Chu's Red Guerillas, and forced to escape with his first armor, before encountering Col. James Rhodes, during this conflict.[1][8]
- Marine Frank Castiglione, later Frank Castle, fought in this conflict, receiving the Bronze Star, Silver Star, and four Purple Hearts.[1]
- During one of his first two tours of Siancong, Frank fought alongside Michael "Ice" Phillips.[9]
- During his third tour, Frank killed enemy sniper The Monkey, adopting his skull motif.[10]
- Ben Grimm served as a pilot of remarkable skill in the Air Force, in his plane, the Yancy Belle.[11][1]
- Reed Richards served with a wartime intelligence similar to World War II's O.S.S.[11][1]
Trivia
- Before the Siancong Conflict eventually made it to print in History of the Marvel Universe, Busiek and Waid had planned to implement it during the former's run in Iron Man (Vol. 3).[5]
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 History of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #2
- ↑ The Marvels #3
- ↑ The Marvels #6
- ↑ The Marvels #9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Busiek, Kurt (17 September 2019) Kurt Busiek Resists on Twitter: "@tomshaps @KamenRiderUno I ..." Twitter. Retrieved on 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Frevele, Jamie (21 August 2019) Mark Waid's Secret to Keeping Marvel Characters Young and More About 'History of the Marvel Universe' Marvel.com. Retrieved on 24 August 2019.
- ↑ New Warriors #22
- ↑ Tales of Suspense #39
- ↑ The 'Nam #67
- ↑ The 'Nam #53
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Fantastic Four #11