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Citiesville

"This place STINKS! "
— Buttercup Town and Out

Citiesville is a city located adjacent to Townsville, located in Pokey Oaks County. It is an industrial town with high rise buildings built in the first half of the 20th century. The city is mainly a commuter city, connected to Townsville via a historic suspension bridge.

Unlike Townsville, where it's more sanitary and the citizens are welcoming and polite, the city of Citiesville is in a state of urban decay. The infrastructures of the city are very old and dilapidated, with many buildings undergoing numerous infestations and decay. Citizens are also known to be very rude, self-centred, and unwelcoming, especially to outsiders who recently moved in.

Citiesville is known for its historical suspension bridge above the river. The bridge is a famous landmark that is even featured in their city flag, and it acts as a main way for people to commute into the city.

Unlike Townsville, the Citiesville mayor is very competent individual who takes his work seriously. Despite this, crime in Citiesville is very rampant, with the police largely being unable to prevent criminal activity.

Appearance[]

The town of Citiesville only appeared in "Town and Out." It was meant to be a more "realistic" city, as opposed to Townsville, and was meant to act as a deconstruction of how the Powerpuff Girls' brand of heroics would affect real life. This is evident as the mayor eventually proposes a bill to the Powerpuff Girls on banning them from using superpowers, after destroying their famous bridge. Apparently, the conclusion is that they would be treated like outcasts instead of heroes due to their superpowers, thus their method of crime fighting would be downright unacceptable.

Seventeen years later, the town of Citiesville was mentioned in name only in a few episodes of the 2016 series, although it is not shown at all.

Trivia[]

  • The overall design of Citiesville is taken by multiple cities in the U.S.
    • The industrial atmosphere is based on Detroit, Michigan.
    • The Citiesville City Hall is based on Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, CA.
    • The design of the Citiesville Bridge is based on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, NY.
  • The citizens of Citiesville shares some similarities to the Dursleys from the Harry Potter series. Both maintain a very ordinary lifestyle and they alienate the main heroes (Harry Potter and the Powerpuff Girls) for their unusual ways.
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