"Oh, no."

—Ray Terrill upon seeing CatCo Worldwide Media (Earth-X)/Star City (Earth-X) get consumed by the antimatter wave, about to overwhelm Earth-X^[src]

Citigroup, formed from the merger of Citicorp as the bank holding company for Citibank, is a financial services business located across the United States (Earth-1). It has branches in New York City (Earth-1), Starling City (Earth-1), Central City (Earth-1), and most notably Los Angeles (Earth-1).

History

While running through Central City (Earth-1), Barry Allen/The Flash accidentally traveled to National City (Earth-38) through a portal while testing out his tachyon device; after spending a little time there, he was able to return home with Supergirl's aid (only a few seconds passed on Earth-1).^[1][2]

A few months later, Barry and Cisco traveled to National City (Earth-38) again, to enlist Supergirl's help^[3] in fighting off the Dominators' invasion of Earth-1.^[4]

Aberration timeline

In 2017, the city of Los Angeles (Earth-1) is majorly distorted from the one from the normal timeline: where besides the Waverider crash-landing on the PwC tower and into a major road, it contains monuments and buildings (such as London's Big Ben, a twisted sculpture and possibly another, this particular/the future Tower, and a blue-lighted building from Central City), having "broken time".^[5]

The Time Bureau later fixed all of the anachronisms, by sending the non-Los Angeles (Earth-1) buildings and dinosaurs to their respective places and/or times using their time couriers' portals; including teleporting the spire, Big Ben, this city's tower, and the blue building back to their home cities.^[6]

Anti-Monitor Crisis

Due to the Crisis on Infinite Earths and the destruction of Star City (Earth-X), CatCo (as on National City (Earth-38)) was destroyed.^[7] However, it was remade in a new universe,^[8] and also simulated virtually for National City (Obsidian Platinum).^[9]

Appearances

Arrow

Season 1

• "Pilot" (distant skyline; Starling branch/NYC HQ)

Supergirl

Season 1

• "Pilot" (distant skyline)
• "Worlds Finest" (distant skyline)

Season 2

• "The Adventures of Supergirl" (distant skyline)
• "Medusa" (distant skyline)
• "Resist" (distant skyline)
• "Nevertheless, She Persisted" (distant skyline)

Season 3

• "For Good" (distant skyline)

Season 5

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One"
• "Alex in Wonderland"

The Flash

Season 2

• "Versus Zoom" (distant skyline)

Season 3

• "Invasion!" (distant skyline)

Season 4

• "The Flash Reborn" (distant skyline)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 2

• "Invasion!" (distant skyline)
• "Aruba" (distant skyline)

Season 3

• "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4" (distant skyline)

Trivia

• Most of the Los Angeles-modelled cities go unnamed when shown in their respective series, but their distinctive architecture is often quite obvious:^[10]
  • if one looks closely at a particular shot of Earth-X when a city is being consumed by antimatter, it may be possible to see a very tiny logo of CatCo (Worldwide Media) on one of the Citigroup buildings (of which there are many, duplicated throughout the scene).^[11]
  • One can also recognise other L.A. buildings in the shot, if looking closely. It is possible that models of National City were used to show the example Earth-X cities, coincidentally resembling L.A..^[12]

Behind the scenes

• Despite being a sponsor in the past, SunTrust Foundation (now Truist) is now not sponsoring JA Finance Park; but other businesses (such as Citigroup/Citicorp, FedEx, HSBC, Mercedes Benz, PwC, US Bank, UPS/the UPS store, Zürich Foundation,) and many more, also now sponsor the JA Finance Park.^[13]

• The HQ of CatCo, as on Earth-X, Prime, or Obsidian Platinum, is located in the FourFortyFour South Flower Building, formerly the headquarters of the company Citigroup in Los Angeles;^[14] where many exterior shots of National City are typically used.^[15]

References

Other versions of Citigroup
To see other versions of this location, click the Earth name below for that Earth's counterpart of CatCo Worldwide Media.
New multiverse
Earth: Prime • Obsidian Platinum
Original multiverse
Earth: 1 • 38 • X
Transmultiversal multiverse
Earth: