Los Angeles

Los Angeles, sometimes named just L.A. for short, is a City-State in California Island. It is also the home of the Shroud, as well as of a variety of mysterious and dangerous characters in the Mako Universe. Furthermore, it is home of the 3rd round of the Strongest Under the Clouds Tournament every year. It could also be considered a "meet-up point" for the Mako Champions, for since the beginnings of their adventures, they have continuously returned to L.A. in order to relax, plan, or fight. L.A. is one of the most technologically advanced places in the Mako Universe, as can be seen with its wide variety of high-tech weapons, machines, and transportation; it also hosts a large amount of steampunk-inspired tools and machinery. The largest City-State on California Island, Los Angeles is a bustling, diverse, powerful, and often chaotic megalopolitan, and one of the most recognizable places on Earth for many in the Mako Universe.

Trivia

 * One of the founding members of the Mako Champions roleplay lives in Los Angeles. I'm not telling you who. Tee-hee.
 * Instead of being just one of the cities that make up the United States of America, Los Angeles is a City-State with its own governing system, foreign policy, etc. Instead of having a mayor, Los Angeles currently has an elected prime minister. There are two reasons for this:
 * After the Apocalypse, California was separated from the rest of the American mainland and, as a result of a lack of the communication and power to restore relations with the rest of America (as well as a lack of people, initially), California became a massive island that developed its own culture, society, etc. The largest cities/counties of California thus became City-States with their own forms of government.
 * After the Apocalypse, the US simply disappeared as a nation. While the land that made up the US still remains, the country itself is no more, and thus its government cannot maintain control over Los Angeles, because that government doesn't exist anymore.
 * The Mako Universe's Los Angeles is nearly identical to its real-life counterpart, with the only differences being that this Los Angeles has more advanced technology, "crazier" residents, and a larger size.
 * In fact, the Mako Universe's Los Angeles comprises of not only the well-known city, but also of neighboring cities, towns, and geographical features that make up the County of Los Angeles in real life.