The The Boys universe.
June 25, 2019.
Los Angeles, a city on the U.S. West Coast known as the "City of Angels."
Late at night.
Looking down at Los Angeles from the sky, it was not difficult to understand why people called it the City of Angels.
The city covered a vast area, with world-famous skyscrapers clustered downtown, neatly laid-out streets, seaside beaches in summer, and plenty of tourists and pedestrians even late at night. The dazzling lights were especially striking after dark.
However...
The closer one got to downtown—especially the apartment complexes built in the 1970s and 1980s—the more one could see a completely different scene in the alleys.
Los Angeles was not only praised as the "City of Angels"; it was also known as the "Fallen Angel."
Los Angeles was the second-most populous city in the United States, and its GDP had ranked second for years. It was a crucial city on the U.S. West Coast.
As a result, it attracted people from across the country and around the world who came to pursue what they considered the American Dream.
People of different classes, nationalities, and skin colors were mixed together in one city. Combined with America's governmental system, it would have been strange if things were not chaotic.
The alleys were packed with undocumented beggars, vagrants, and thugs. Black-market deals involving drugs and weapons took place almost constantly, accompanied by the screams and cries for help of women being assaulted.
It truly lived up to the city that served as the basis for the map in Grand Theft Auto V. Aside from having five-star citizens every day, Los Angeles and Los Santos were practically indistinguishable.
Downtown Los Angeles.
The Compton district.
This was one of the most chaotic districts in Los Angeles. It was the basis for