Editing Savage Land (section)

==Fictional history==
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In the ''X-Men'' series of comics, the Savage Land was created by the alien [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#Nuwali|Nuwali]] at the behest of the other-dimensional, nigh-omnipotent aliens known as the [[Beyonders]] who sought to observe the process of evolution under relatively controlled conditions. In order to accomplish this, they had the Nuwali set up a number of game preserves on several planets. One of these planets was Earth during the [[Triassic]] period where the Nuwali chose a valley in Antarctica surrounded by active [[volcano]]es. They proceeded to install a number of advanced technological devices in order to maintain a tropical climate. The aliens then stocked the area with all manner of Earth life over the following several millennia such as [[dinosaur]]s and [[List of prehistoric mammals|prehistoric mammals]]. They also brought over the [[Neanderthal|Man-Apes]], earlier [[hominid]] ancestors of ''Homo sapiens''.

The Beyonders eventually grew bored with the experiment, and the Nuwali stopped maintaining the Savage Land during the Late [[Pleistocene]] era (the Ice Age era). However, the self-maintaining technology that allowed the pocket of tropical climate was left running, and many species which became extinct in other areas of the Earth continued to thrive within the Savage Land.

Later on, a group of [[human]] survivors from [[Features of the Marvel Universe#Regions and countries|Atlantis]] sailed to Antarctica before the "Great Cataclysm" which sank Atlantis into the ocean. There, they discovered a cavern where they found an immense climate-controlling device and harnessed the technology used to keep the Savage Land's volcanoes working. They named their location "[[Pangaea|Pangea]]", which is Atlantean for "paradise".

They mastered [[genetic engineering]], which had been used on the Man-Apes when the Nuwali were still maintaining the Savage Land area. They used their genetic engineering techniques to transform other Savage Land inhabitants like the Golden People, the Lizard Men, the Reptile Men, the Tubantis, and others. The Atlanteans then forced them to work for them until these animal people revolted. After a time of war, the animal people demanded civil rights and the Atlanteans used technology to expand the Savage Land's surface area for the animal people to live in. When the Great Cataclysm struck, the Atlantean empire fell and thanks to the machines, the Savage Land locations were spared from sinking into the sea.

In more recent years, the Savage Land was rediscovered by Lord Robert Plunder, who took back a sample of the metal known as "anti-metal" or "Antarctic [[vibranium]]" with him. This mysterious metal had the ability to produce vibrations which would liquefy all other metals. Fleeing from those who sought to steal this discovery, Plunder took his eldest son Kevin with him for a second trip into the Savage Land. The elder Plunder was killed by a local tribe of Man-Apes.

Kevin survived, thanks to the timely intervention of the orphaned [[Smilodon|sabretooth tiger]] later known as [[Zabu]]. He grew to adulthood in the Savage Land, becoming the adventurer known as [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]]. Ka-Zar had many team-ups with the [[X-Men]], who first revealed the Savage Land's existence, [[Spider-Man]], and many other superheroes who had visited the Savage Land. He later met and married [[Shanna the She-Devil]].

The Savage Land's existence is common knowledge throughout the world. At one time, there were press junkets sponsored by the oil company [[Roxxon Energy Corporation|Roxxon]]. ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' photographer [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] was sent and helped uncover Roxxon's unethical and dangerous manipulation of the local resources.

At one point, Spider-Man teamed up with Ka-Zar to save [[Gwen Stacy]] from [[Kraven the Hunter]] and [[Gog (Marvel Comics)|Gog]] at the time when her class and [[J. Jonah Jameson]] were visiting the Savage Land.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #103-104. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Many villains have threatened the Savage Land, including [[Sauron (comics)|Sauron]], [[Garokk]], [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], and [[Thanos]].

The Savage Land was decimated by an evil alien named [[Terminus (comics)|Terminus]] (or one of his pawns) when he destroyed the machines that maintained the tropical climate. Many of the Savage Land's native people were saved from the ensuing destruction by M'rin: The Warlord of The Skies who took them into her own native dimension to safety. Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Zabu wandered until the [[High Evolutionary]] (with help from the X-Men, M'rin, and Garokk) restored the region and its creatures, allowing them to return to the Savage Land with their newborn son. The other natives who had taken refuge in M'rin's dimension returned as well.<ref>''The Avengers'' #257. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Sometime after that, Spider-Man had [[Devil Dinosaur]] and [[Moon-Boy]] emigrated to the Savage Land after rescuing them from [[Ringmaster (comics)|Ringmaster]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Annual 1998. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Evidence in the pages of the ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' suggests that [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] is operating in the Savage Land, mining vibranium while using the indigenous population as slave labor, but these operations have been classified, and the operation was apparently decimated by a missile strike from the [[Helicarrier]] during an attack by the New Avengers. The team only survived thanks to [[Iron Man]]'s force field.

The Savage Land is featured in the limited series ''Claws'', serving as a place of revenge for [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] on [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]] and [[White Rabbit (comics)|White Rabbit]]. After defeating the two villains, the heroes left them stranded.

In ''[[X-Men: Divided We Stand]]'', [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] and [[Emma Frost]] were vacationing there until [[Warren Worthington III|Archangel]] contacted them about San Francisco looking like the 1960s.<ref name=uncannyxmenv1no495>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #495. Marvel Comics.</ref>

[[Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)|Alyosha Kravinoff]] fled to the Savage Land after [[Punisher]] sabotaged his zoo.<ref>''Punisher War Journal'' vol. 2 #13-15. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Secret Invasion]]" storyline, Ka-Zar and Shanna discover Skrulls mining for vibranium. The [[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]] and the [[The Mighty Avengers|Mighty Avengers]] head toward the Savage Land where a downed [[Skrull]] ship was sighted. [[Luke Cage]] opens the downed Skrull ship and a large group of Marvel superheroes with older appearances and costumes come out, speaking as if they believe themselves to be authentic.<ref>''Secret Invasion'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> It is later discovered that Skrulls have replaced several heroes, with Shanna and the Savage Land natives working to hunt them down.<ref>''Secret Invasion'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After the events of ''[[Second Coming (comics)|Second Coming]]'' during the ''[[Heroic Age (comics)|Heroic Age]]'' storyline, Cyclops takes some time off to go hunting in the Savage Land during which he encounters Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers suggests to Cyclops that he brings the X-Men out of the shadows and into the light as heroes. Steve Rogers also arranges to have the president award Scott the Presidential Medal of Freedom which sways the people of San Francisco to welcome the X-Men back.

Around the same time following their defeat after the hunt for "spiders" in the ''[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt|Grim Hunt]]'' storyline, the Kravinoff Family are also currently residing in the Savage Land.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #637. Marvel Comics.</ref>

It is later revealed that [[Miek]] and the other Imperials and Natives from Sakaar that came back with [[Hulk]] in "[[World War Hulk]]" had settled in the Savage Land. There they constructed a village called New Imperia.<ref>''The Incredible Hulks'' #623. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]" storyline, Captain America ends up fighting Gambit in the Savage Land.<ref>''AVX Vs.'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>

As part of the "[[Marvel NOW!]]" event, some of The Garden's evolution seeds had fallen into the Savage Land. While working to get it under control, the Avengers find that A.I.M. is also there where they test the extracted formula from one of the pods and tests it on their intern Dr. Jema. The formula puts a strain on Dr. Jema just as the Avengers arrive.<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 5 #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

As part of the "[[All-New, All-Different Marvel]]", Magneto led a new team of X-Men to protect mutant-kind at all costs with their base in the Savage Land.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 4 #1-19. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Empyre]]" storyline, the [[Cotati (comics)|Cotati]] have invaded the Savage Land.<ref>''Empyre: Avengers'' #1-2. Marvel Comics.</ref>