List of Urbz by location: Difference between revisions

Southside Bridge is based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia Mafia]-controlled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York], with style cues taken from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos The Sopranos]'' television series (including their taste in music derived from the show's theme song).

*[[Babs Margarita]]

*[[Luke Laruffle]]

*[[Pamela Sneer]]

*[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]

Gasoline Row depicts members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_club biker culture]. The fact that Duke (below) runs a "chop shop" would suggest a criminal, aka [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_motorcycle_club#One_Percenters one percenter] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_motorcycle_club outlaw motorcycle club] (akin to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_Angels Hells Angels]). It's also notable that while most of the subculture prefers large American motorcycles, aka "hogs" or "choppers", Jet Rockit among others uses a Japanese sport bike, aka "rice burner" or "crotch rocket".

*[[Duke Headbutt]]

*[[Pork Chop]]

*[[Sharkey Spitz]]

*[[Jet Rockit]]

*[[Suzie Mack]]

Diamond Heights is unique in the sense that the "district" is the top floor of a skyscraper, possibly alluding to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan Manhattan]. It depicts glitzy and glamorous lives of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity celebrities], particularly in the world of fashion, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_journalism fashion journalism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway_(fashion) runway modeling].

*[[Diva Roma]]

*[[Pootie Fads]]

*[[Sophie Couture]]

*[[Babbette Couture]]

*[[Cash Monet]]

Neon East is Japanese culture-oriented, and is comprised of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave rave] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_fashion Japanese fashion] circles. Influences on their wardrobe may include the Japanese fashion magazine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRUiTS Fruits] or, much more likely, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani Gwen Stefani]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harajuku_Girls Harajuku Girls] backup dancers who made the culture known in America. Other well-known cultural influences are readily present, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi sushi] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime anime]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga manga].

*[[Professor Chewy]]

*[[Venus Moonflower]]

*[[Loop D. Loop]]

*[[Sara Tonin]]

*[[Mazuiko Jackson]]

Kick Tail Park shares visual similarities with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square Times Square], and the residents found there are all avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding skateboarding] fans, as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skate_punk skate punk] music. The punk influence often blurs the line between them and the Central Station crowd; this is addressed in the game in the form of Central Station being located right below Kick Tail Park, and reasonable common ground between the two subcultures (although Skid once refers to them as "freaks").

*[[String Bean]]

*[[Trang Hang]]

*[[Rolanda Skye]]

*[[Alley Stile]]

Skyline "Beach" is located on several apartment rooftops during a rooftop barbecue (which is sometimes practiced in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen,_Manhattan Hell's Kitchen, NY]). The residents of these buildings are heavily influenced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop Hip-Hop] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_fabulous ghetto fabulous] movements.

*[[Isis Ice]]

*[[S. A. Loco]]

*[[Ridiculous D.O.G.]]

*[[Lil Bit]]

*[[Toot Sweet]]

The Foundry is located in the industrial park, houses a design studio and is heavily based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Factory Andy Warhol's factory]. The residents all fancy themselves artists and designers, and some of their influences may be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art modern artist] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol Andy Warhol] or European high fashion designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld].

*[[Crispin Black]]

*[[Bella Ciao]]

*[[Neo Flange]]

*[[Roxanna Hardplace]]

*[[Arthur Pop]]

Central Station is a subway, complete with one section of non-working subway cars taken over as a hangout for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo emo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_subculture goth] subcultures.

*[[Scary Mary]]

*[[Beelze Bob Jones]]

*[[Frag Grrl]]

*[[Kid Chaos]]

*[[Genghis Lincoln]]

Cozmo Street consists of a bar and music venue on the waterfront, and its nearest surroundings on the street. The residents there are all real-life members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas Black Eyed Peas], an extremely famous American pop-rap group who recorded most of the songs heard in the Urbz.

As for the game canon, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am will.i.am] (usually seen as the frontman of the group in real life) is shown to be the owner and proprietor of the bar. The real-life musicians exist as a band together, but it is never explicitly stated whether or not they are famous within the game.

All members of the Black Eyed Peas:

*Will.i.am

*Apl.de.ap

*Taboo

*[[Polo]] (Polo Molina, the BEP's tour manager)