Meteor City

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Meteor City
Original Name	流星街
Type	City / settlement
Location	Yurubian Continent, surrounded by desert 1 54
Population	Nearly ten million residents 54 126
Government	Elder Council; Elder Babagra is identified as a supreme ruler 11 44
Status	Active; increasingly recognized as a major external force 145 189
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Appearance

Meteor City is an immense garbage settlement built amid waste heaps, dilapidated houses, and ruins. Its surrounding desert isolates it from nearby cities, while garbage trucks provide a principal connection to the outside world. 1 54

• Endless piles of discarded waste form much of the cityscape. 1 36
• Most residents live in poor, makeshift housing; larger buildings are largely limited to elder residences. 1 19
• A lavish church stands in stark contrast to the surrounding ruins and garbage heaps. 3 11
• The city is bordered by barren yellow sand; leaving commonly involves hiding aboard garbage trucks. 54

Society and Conditions

Meteor City is a place for people abandoned or unrecognized by the outside world. Many residents lack nationality, household registration, and proof of social existence, making them especially vulnerable to exploitation. 1 36 119

Food, electricity, shelter, and safety are scarce resources. Conflict, theft, and murder are commonplace, while ordinary residents often survive by scavenging discarded materials. 7 16 23 126 223

Children are particularly at risk. Their lack of official identities has enabled kidnappings, trafficking, and murder by outsiders who expect no consequences. 36 44

Despite these conditions, the city provides a degree of safety from external interference compared with some war-torn regions. Its deepest problem is the residents' belief that they are not recognized as people and therefore do not belong anywhere. 119

Church

The Church is one of Meteor City's few secure and well-equipped institutions.

• It accepts children, handles burials, and protects corpses from mistreatment. 3 11
• It has ties to the outside world and can obtain food and electricity. 3 23
• Its security is supported by the Elder Council, to which it pays part of its profits. 11
• Father Zhol uses the Church to support promising children such as Chrollo and Mog for Meteor City's future interests. 24 28

Elder Council

The Elder Council governs Meteor City, with its members regarded as the city's supreme rulers. 11 44

• Elder Babagra oversees major responses to outside threats and seeks practical solutions to the city's problems. 44
• The Council protects the Church and maintains authority despite the city's weak legal order. 11 223
• It later facilitates identity documents, external contacts, and personnel transfers for Meteor City residents. 53 223

Motto and Retaliation

Meteor City's defining declaration is:

“We refuse nothing, but don't think you can take anything from us.” 44 131 145

The phrase expresses the city's willingness to accept outsiders and refugees while promising extreme retaliation against those who exploit or harm its people. 44 126

The Elder Council's retaliation may involve Paired Destroyers, a Nen ability that places sun and moon marks on a target; when the marks meet, they explode. The ability can be used to turn threatened Meteor City residents into bombs for retaliatory attacks. 45

Background and History

Meteor City has served as a dumping ground for at least 1,500 years, receiving the world's garbage and unwanted people. It is described as a politically neglected gray zone, ethnically diverse and originally created by a dictator under racial-segregation policies. 1 126

In 1983, Mog arrives in Meteor City and finds a population accustomed to hunger, violence, and transactional survival. At this point, the city has not yet become widely known to the outside world. 1 7

The city faces escalating child-trafficking operations by outsiders. Black vans enter the ruins to abduct unregistered children, while Father Zhol and the Elders struggle to stop crimes that largely go unnoticed beyond Meteor City. 36 44

Mog's inventions and the children associated with the future Phantom Troupe introduce new sources of food, shelter, entertainment, and organization. Their productions, particularly Hyakuju Sentai, become popular throughout Meteor City and give residents a shared cultural point of pride. 14 19 39 42

After Mog and several companions leave to gain experience, Chrollo remains behind to study and organize the city's systems. Surveillance robots later reduce kidnapping incidents, and Chrollo gains the Elders' trust. 53 68

Following the elimination of Lisnos and the exposure of the Children's Future foundation's crimes, Meteor City's motto is publicized worldwide. The incident establishes the city as a dangerous but undeniable force that outsiders must take seriously. 143 145

The resulting notoriety gives many residents their first genuine pride in being from Meteor City. External underworld groups begin seeking deeper cooperation, while refugees and potential infiltrators increasingly arrive. 189

Economy and External Relations

Meteor City's traditional economy is based on waste sent into the city from outside. Garbage trucks deliver discarded materials and supplies, and residents commonly use them as a means of covert travel. 1 54

Later, the city begins preliminary cooperation with gangs and mafia-linked organizations.

• External gangs provide weapons and precious metals under the cover of garbage disposal. 126
• Meteor City supplies capable but unregistered individuals, whose lack of records makes them useful to criminal organizations. 126
• The city receives identity documents and channels for residents to enter the outside world. 53 223
• Meteor City, Ambrosia, and the Phantom Troupe become economically connected through computer-component manufacturing and labor arrangements. 223

Relationships

• Elder Babagra — Supreme ruler who seeks to establish Meteor City as a recognized force and supports Mog and Chrollo's efforts. 44 119 145
• Father Zhol — Church leader who invests in talented children to protect Meteor City's interests and provides Mog institutional support. 24 28 39
• Phantom Troupe — A group formed from Meteor City youths; its actions against Lisnos help establish the city's global reputation. 119 143 145
• Children's Future Foundation — Criminal organization that abducted Meteor City children; its chairman Lisnos becomes the target of Meteor City's retaliation. 52 130 145
• Ambrosia Mafia — Later partner in personnel recruitment, industry, and resource exchange. 223
• Outside underworld organizations — Increasingly seek trade and cooperation after Meteor City demonstrates its influence and willingness to retaliate. 189

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Mog's arrival — Mog enters Meteor City in 1983 and begins adapting to its harsh survival culture. 1
• Food and invention reforms — Mog creates food-producing inventions and expands hidden living space, challenging the city's scarcity-driven way of life. 4 14 19
• Church screenings — Chrollo's dubbed cartoons and the later Hyakuju Sentai screenings bring children together and make the Church a center of community activity. 25 39 42
• Anti-trafficking response — Abductions of Meteor City children prompt Mog, Father Zhol, and Elder Babagra to develop a deterrence strategy. 36 44
• Return and organization — Mog and the Troupe return after years outside; Chrollo's work focuses on giving residents a sense of identity as Meteor City people. 118 119
• Lisnos incident — The Troupe's revenge against Lisnos exposes the Children's Future foundation and publicly links its downfall to Meteor City's declaration. 130 143 145
• External development — Meteor City becomes a source of manpower and industrial cooperation, especially through its connection with Ambrosia and the Phantom Troupe. 189 223