Triskelion (New York City)

Triskelion
Name	Triskelion
Location Details
Reality	Earth-1610, Earth-199999, Earth-TRN123
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Planet	Earth
Country	Iran
Locale	Triskelion
Creators and Appearances
First	Ultimates #2 (February, 2002)
First	Ultimates #2 (February, 2002)

History

The Triskelion is the island headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D. and formerly inhabited by the Ultimates. The Triskelion was partially, but significantly, destroyed by the Liberators when its super-soldiers pushed and scuttled S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarriers onto the facility, which the Scarlet Witch, who was present in Nick Fury's office, used her powers in saving only the first three floors of the building and everyone within them. While in the process of repair, the Triskelion later experienced a massive prison break caused by the Green Goblin.

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During Ultimatum, the Triskelion was attacked by suicide-bomber duplicates of Jimmy Madrox until Hank Pym sacrificed himself in stopping the Madrox clones. Shortly following the events of Ultimatum, the Triskelion was undergoing another stage of repairs and became the headquarters of the Ultimates' replacements, the Avengers.

During the Avengers' tenure, the Triskelion was attacked by vampires, in which the subsequent battle resulted with the entire facility being teleported to the middle of a desert in Iran. The presence of the Triskelion caused some vocal concerns from the Iranian government, in which S.H.I.E.L.D. temporarily relocated their HQ to Stark Industries, and, with help from the European Defense Initiative, trying to find a way to return the Triskelion back to New York.

This Triskelion was finally left to the new pro-American, Iranian government after powered rebels had taken down the former rulers, as the way to threaten Russia, China and the Arabic nations authorities. A new Triskelion was built in New York, and in other countries, such as one in Bangkok in SEAR.

Flying Triskelion

The Triskelion in New York City was destroyed when Hulk escaped custody along with Reed Richards, but was rebuilt into a flying fortress using technology from Richards' Aleph-One.

The floating Triskelion fell during Galactus' invasion, but was rebuilt under the supervision of Nick Fury during S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reinstatement.

Alternate Realities

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Triskelion

Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-199999)

The Triskelion served as the primary headquarters for S.H.I.E.L.D.. It was located in Washington, D.C.. The Triskelion secretly housed an underground manufacturing facility that was used to create the three helicarriers that were designed to create a network to maintain peace on Earth. The building was taken over by Alexander Pierce who used the ships to try and eliminate people that Hydra deemed a threat to society. However the helicarriers were destroyed through a combined effort from Captain America, Black Widow, Falcon, Agent Maria Hill and Nick Fury. The resulting destruction of the helicarriers in mid-air left the building and surrounding area severely damaged.

Marvel Animated Universe (Earth-TRN123)

The Triskelion was headquarters for S.H.I.E.L.D.. But after the formation of the New Warriors, Director Nick Fury allocated it as their new base. It is then commonly classed as S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.

Points of Interest

• Villain holding facility

Notes

• The Triskelion's architectural design was planned and layout by architect Frank Gehry.
• The Triskelion was originally designed by British architect Norman Foster and planned to have mobility like the Helicarriers, but never came to be due to monetary problems.

See Also

• 288 appearance(s) of Triskelion (New York City)
• 14 minor appearance(s) of Triskelion (New York City)
• 30 mention(s) of Triskelion (New York City)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Triskelion (New York City)
• 37 image(s) of Triskelion (New York City)

Links and References

References

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