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'''Newcago'''
Steelheart
During Steelheart's fit of rage after he was shot and inexplicably wounded, he transformed much of Lake Michigan, the city, and much of the underground into solid steel in an event known as the [[Great Transfersion]].{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}} The upper class and party members live above, while peasants live in a network of caverns and factories underground. It is said the Epic [[Digzone]] granted some of his powers to the [[Diggers]],{{book ref|Steelheart|25}} who eventually went insane, causing the tunnels to become erratic and impossible to navigate. It is in these tunnels that the Reckoners have one of their hideouts.{{book ref|Steelheart|11}} [[David Charleston]] grew up in a weapons factory there. {{book ref|Steelheart|8}}
Newcago is one of few locations left in America that still has running water, infrastructure, electricity, food, and a police force. Even though it was ruled under the oppressive regime of Steelheart, people flocked to it, even if they lived in poor conditions. The police force is known as [[Enforcement]] and is heavily militarized. {{book ref|Steelheart|1}}
Newcago is also the base of operations for Steelheart's three main subordinates: [[Firefight]], [[Conflux]], and [[Nightwielder]]. The city was kept in perpetual darkness, except for the light from Calamity, by Nightwielder before he was killed during the Steelheart hit. {{book ref|Steelheart|1}}
There are about 250,000 people in Newcago. 1,000 or so of these people are Epics.{{wob ref|876}}
== Notable residents ==
{{for|:Category:Residents of Newcago|a full list see}}
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* [[David Charleston]]
* [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]]
* [[Fortuity]]
* [[Edmund Sense]]
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