Undersider Base

Lore & Background

The base provided a stable environment for the Undersiders to operate as they undertook assignments for their patron, the gang lord known as Coil. While the group worked jobs together, Taylor Hebert initially joined with the specific intent of learning the identity of this benefactor before turning them in to authorities. The location became central to their dynamic as Taylor grew increasingly close to her teammates, including Grue and Tattletale, despite having repeatedly poor run-ins with the PRT and the superheroes of the Protectorate. The space facilitated their transition from merely stealing jobs to becoming de facto rulers of Brockton Bay's criminal underworld after Coil's death.

In Their Own Story

During their time at the base, the Undersiders navigated a period of instability in Brockton Bay following the defeat of various gangs by their actions. This culminated in an attack by Leviathan, one of three powerful monsters collectively called the Endbringers, which devastated the city. In the aftermath, Coil directed the Undersiders and the Travelers to seize territory, operating as makeshift warlords within the ruined landscape. Privately, Taylor and her teammates plotted to depose Coil if they could not secure the release of Dinah, a precognitive girl they had unwittingly helped him kidnap. The base remained their sanctuary even as tensions rose over Dinah's captivity and the threat posed by Jack Slash and the Slaughterhouse Nine.

Reader's Guide

This location anchors the early narrative arcs where Taylor Hebert struggles to do the right thing in a dark world filled with moral ambiguity. It is the setting where she abandons her dream of becoming a superhero to become fully committed to the team, adopting the name "Skitter." The base's significance peaks during the conflict with Coil, who valued Dinah's precognitive abilities too highly to consider her release and attempted to assassinate Taylor when she pushed the issue. Following Coil's death at the hands of the Undersiders, the group seized control of the remnants of his criminal empire from this location, fully entrenching themselves as the shadowy rulers of Brockton Bay until the city was further devastated by Echidna.

Did You Know?

• Taylor Hebert joined the team hoping to learn the identity of their boss before turning them in to the authorities.
• The Undersiders unwittingly assisted Coil in the kidnapping of Dinah, a girl with powerful precognitive abilities.
• After Coil attempted to assassinate Taylor, she survived and the Undersiders killed him in retaliation.
• As a final act of vengeance, Coil unleashed Noelle (now called "Echidna"), who possessed power on par with the Endbringers.