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{{Zone
|Zone Name=Steel Canyon
|Splash Image=Splash_SteelCanyon.jpg
|Zone Map=Map_SteelCanyon.jpg
|Width=142
|Type of Zone=Hero City Zone
|Level Range=10-19
|Trainer=[[Valkyrie (Hero)|Valkyrie]]
|Task Force Contact=[[Positron]]
|Event=[[Hellion Arson]]
|Exploration Badges={{BadgeLink|Secret Admirer}}, {{BadgeLink|Hero Corps Recruit}}, {{BadgeLink|Nimble Mynx}}, {{BadgeLink|Bright Star}}, {{BadgeLink|Dance Legend}}, {{BadgeLink|Controversial}}, {{BadgeLink|Pet Project}}, {{BadgeLink|Dirty Attorney}}, {{BadgeLink|Thrill Seeker}}
|Plaques=[[Disciple Badge#Monument 1|Disciple I]], [[Just Said No to Superadine Badge#Monument 1|Just Said No to <wbr>Superadine I]],&nbsp;[[Just Said No to Superadine Badge#Monument 2|II]], [[Scholar Badge#Monument 1|Scholar I]]
|Day Jobs={{BadgeLink|Architect}}, {{BadgeLink|Law Enforcer}}, {{BadgeLink|Commuter}}, {{BadgeLink|Shop Keeper}}, {{BadgeLink|Caregiver}}, {{BadgeLink|Professor}}, {{BadgeLink|Banker}}, {{BadgeLink|Day Trader}}, {{BadgeLink|Fashion Designer}}, {{BadgeLink|Monitor Duty}}
|Enemies=[[5th Column]], [[Circle of Thorns]], [[Clockwork]], [[Council]], [[Outcasts]], [[Trolls]], [[Tsoo]], [[Vahzilok]]
|Connecting Zones=[[Atlas Park]], [[Boomtown]], [[Independence Port]], [[Midnighter Club]], [[Paragon Dance Party]], [[Perez Park]], [[Sewer Network]], [[Siren's Call]]
|Lines=[[Paragon City Monorail]]
|VidiotMap=Steel Canyon
}}
== Overview ==
(Copied from the City of Heroes official Web site [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025121023/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_stee.php])

Once the prosperous jewelers' district in 19th century [[Paragon City]], many of Steel Canyon's neighborhoods still possess names dating back to that era. The 20th century, however, brought with it an explosion of finance and investment industry. The once prolific mercantile district transformed overnight as brokerage houses, insurance companies, and law firms began taking over real estate. By the 1920s, most companies had erected towering skyscrapers to flaunt their success to the rest of the city. Because these huge buildings loomed over city streets like manmade mountains, the newspapers dubbed the area "Steel Canyon."

This bright era of prosperity, however, possessed a dark side. It was during this period that the [[Southern United Manufacturing Company]] relocated its headquarters to Steel Canyon. This huge monopoly stretched its offices over dozens of buildings and quickly dominated the business landscape of Paragon City . Behind closed doors, Southern United exerted considerable pressure on local politicians. Though bribery was the usual form of coercion, the company was not above using blackmail and even physical threats. Southern United was also the main support for the notoriously corrupt, yet strangely popular, mayor [[Spanky Rabinowitz|James "Spanky" Rabinowitz]]. Southern United profited mightily during Prohibition by using their transportation resources to smuggle alcohol from Canada.

When [[Statesman]] arrived on the scene, his first battles were mostly against the low-level thugs who peddled bootleg liquor in the speakeasies and bars. Soon, however, Statesman realized that a far more powerful organization was behind this illegal liquor industry. Through daring and no small amount of luck, Statesman uncovered the corrupt nature of Southern United.

In the course of Statesman's campaign against Southern United, a far more pervasive threat was uncovered. Southern United was but a front for a far more insidious evil that stretched back more than a century: [[Nemesis]], the Prussian Prince of Automatons. In this first great confrontation between Statesman and Nemesis-many more would follow over the years-Statesman brought down the company that Nemesis was using to gather resources for his personal war against humanity. A bloodied but unbowed Nemesis unleashed his legions in the hopes that a sudden attack would give him possession of the city. This tragic day, Monday, July 11, 1932, dubbed by the press as "[[Brass Monday]]," witnessed the Prussian Prince's metal-clad troops flooding the streets of Steel Canyon in a show of force not seen since the waning years of the Civil War.

Rallying the authorities, Statesman battled back Nemesis' forces. Eventually, the hero confronted Nemesis himself and forced the villain to retreat. As the first super-powered human to receive massive national exposure, Statesman became the leading symbol of the potential good that super-humans could contribute to society. Police forces became more cooperative towards masked crime-fighters, which in turn led many super beings to use their powers more openly. This growing public support eventually culminated in the passage of the 1936 [[Citizen Crime Fighting Act]].

Today, Steel Canyon remains primarily a financial district, though many jewelers still have their stores in the area. No single villain group has re-gained pre-eminence in Steel Canyon, though many compete for control of this wealthy district. The elemental-based [[Outcasts]], the misshapen [[Trolls]], and the Asian [[Tsoo]] all wage fierce battles amongst each other for dominance of Steel Canyon. So far, the conflict has resulted in a bloody stalemate, though the businesses and residents of the area hope that the influx of new heroes will destroy this threat forever.

== Contacts ==

=== Task Force Contact ===

* [[Positron]] - [[Positron Task Force Part One|The Rule of Three]] and [[Positron Task Force Part Two|Dam Hero]]

=== Trainer ===

* [[Valkyrie (Hero)|Valkyrie]]

=== Police Band Contacts ===

* [[Detective Martins]]
* [[Detective Rogers]]

=== Regular Contacts ===

'''Level 9-14'''

* [[Alfonse Rubel]]
* [[Dr. Trevor Seaborn]]
* [[Hugo Redding]]
* [[Wes Schnabel]]
* [[Wilson Zucco]]

'''Level 10-14'''

* [[Athena Currie]]
* [[Kyle Peck]]
* [[Willy Starbuck]]

'''Level 10-50'''

* [[Admissions Officer Lenk]] - [[Invention System]] Tutorial
: └► [[Professor Boram]]
:: └► [[Professor Taylor]]
::: └► [[Professor Chandler]]
:::: └► [[Professor Topffer]]
::::: └► [[Guidance Counselor Jones]]
* [[Montague Castanella]] - [[Midnighter Club]] access

'''Level 15-19'''

* [[Colleen Saramago]]
* [[Fareed Abdullah]]
* [[Guy Denson]]
* [[Olivia Chung]]
* [[Tom Bowden]]
* [[Virginia Hoffman]]
* [[Wyatt Anderson]]

'''Level 15-24'''

* [[Graham Easton]]
* [[Laura Lockhart]]

'''Level 20-29'''

* [[Agent Watkins]]

'''Level 20-50'''

* [[Serge]] (Icon Tailor)

'''Level 40-50'''

* [[Heldenjaeger]] - [[Pandora's Box (SSA)|Pandora's Box]] Episode 5

=== Special Contacts ===

* [[Agent Hassell]] (''Platinum Lake'': -2495.0, -83.9, -1355.0): Level 10-50
** Unlocked by [[Villain Disruptor Badge]]

=== Utility NPCs ===
* [[Hero Corps Field Analyst]]

=== Task NPCs ===
* [[Grym]]
* [[Latin Student]]
* [[Longbow Warzone Liaison]]
* [[Steel Canyon Security Chief]]

=== Notable NPCs ===
* [[Ascendant]]
* [[Bum]]
* [[Carlos Herrera]]
* [[Colonel Taggard]]
* [[Curupira]]
* [[Infurno]]
* [[Shelly Knowles]]

== Zone Events ==

* [[Hellion Arson|Hellion Arson Event]]

== Neighborhoods ==

* Blyde Square (Orange - Level 12-18) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_BlydeSquare.ogg|Music]])
* Bronze Way (Yellow - Level 10-14) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_BronzeWay.ogg|Music]])
* Copper District (Yellow - Level 11-14) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_CopperDistrict.ogg|Music]])
* The Fools Gold District (Orange - Level 12-18) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_FoolsGoldDistrict.ogg|Unused Music]])
* Gimry Ridge (Yellow - Level 11-14) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_GimryRidge.ogg|Music]])
* Platinum Lake (Orange - Level 10-18) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_PlatinumLake.ogg|Music]])
* Royal Overlook (Red - Level 13-19) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_RoyalOverlook.ogg|Music]])
* Silver Lake (Red - Level 11-18) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_SilverLake.ogg|Music]])
* Steel Canyon Medical Center (Green) ([[Media:SteelCanyon_SteelCanyonMedicalCenter.ogg|Music]])

== Exploration Badges ==

{{Badges in zone}}

== Historical Plaques ==
{{BadgeBox|Disciple|monument=* [[Disciple Badge#Monument 1|Monument 1]] {{coords|-4023|-80|-272}}}}
{{BadgeBox|Just Said No to Superadine|monument=* [[Just Said No to Superadine Badge#Monument 1|Monument 1]] {{coords|-1761|8|-1277}}
* [[Just Said No to Superadine Badge#Monument 2|Monument 2]] {{coords|-2178|8|751}}}}
{{BadgeBox|Scholar|monument=* [[Scholar Badge#Monument 1|Monument 1]] {{coords|-4525|4|2067}}}}

== Day Jobs ==

{{Day job locations
| Architect
| Law Enforcer
| Commuter
| Shop Keeper
| Caregiver
| Professor
| Banker
| Day Trader
| Fashion Designer
| Monitor Duty
}}

== Stores ==

* [[Cooke's Electronics]] (Technology store)
* [[Freedom Corps Basic Training]] (Training store)
* [[Icon]] (Tailor)
* [[Image Inc.]] (Natural store)
* [[Orion Labs]] (Science store)
* [[Pandora's Box (Store)|Pandora's Box]] (Magic store)
* [[Subgenetics]] (Mutant store)

== Transfer Points ==

* The [[Paragon City Monorail]] has two stations on the north and south end of the zone.
* There are gates along the walls of the zone that lead to [[Atlas Park]], [[Boomtown]], [[Independence Port]], [[Perez Park]], and [[Siren's Call]].
* There is an entrance to the [[Sewer Network]].
* Access to the [[Midnighter Club]] is available at the University.
* There are two entrances to [[Paragon Dance Party]], one in the south at {{coords|-4316|-100|1778}} and one in the north near Icon at {{coords|-1680|0|-2725}}. 

== Villain Groups ==

* {{Enemy 5th Column}}
* {{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
* {{Enemy Clockwork}}
* {{Enemy Council}}
* {{Enemy Outcasts}}
* {{Enemy Trolls}}
* {{Enemy Tsoo}}
* {{Enemy Vahzilok}}

Hellions can be encountered only as part of the [[Hellion Arson]] event. 

== Images ==

<center>
<gallery>
Image:Blydesquare.jpg|Blyde Square
Image:Bronzeway.jpg|Bronze Way
Image:Copperdistrict.jpg|Copper District
Image:Thefoolsgolddistrict.jpg|The Fools Gold District
Image:Gimryridge.jpg|Gimry Ridge
Image:Platinumlake.jpg|Platinum Lake
Image:Royaloverlook.jpg|Royal Overlook
Image:Silverlake.jpg|Silver Lake
Image:Steelcanyonmedicalcenter.jpg|Steel Canyon Medical Center
</gallery>
</center>

== Notes ==
* This zone has been in the game for [[Hero|Heroes]] since [[Issue 0]].

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