9-11



9/11 refers to a series of terrorist attacks that occurred near-simultaneously on September 11, 2001 in many universes within the Multiverse. It was first depicted in the Looming Tower 110, 9-11 in 2018.

Background
In most of the universes where the attacks occurred, what would become known as 9/11 was a multi-pronged attack on the East Coast of the United States, carried out by members of a terrorist group known as al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden and carried out by suicide attackers. One of the targets, the World Trade Center had also been bombed by members of this group in 1993.

The Attacks
The attacks involved four hijacked airplanes with the first crashing into World Trade Center Tower 1 and the second crashing into World Trade Center Tower 2 in Manhattan, New York City. The third hijacked plane would crash into the Pentagon building just outside Washington, DC and the fourth plane, while in transit towards Washington would be brought down in Pennsylvania.

Aftermath
The World Trade Center would be destroyed in the attacks while the Pentagon suffered a partial collapse, mainly where the impact occurred. In total, nearly 3000 people died either immediately or from effects of the attacks in the years following.

Fallout
The United States Federal Government declared a War on Terror in an effort to go after those responsible, but back in the US itself, political turmoil and blame became a major part of the discourse.

The Looming Tower
One of the universes where the events of 9/11 are most vital is that of the Looming Tower, where the central figure is John O'Neill, an FBI agent who retires in 2001 and soon becomes Security Chief for the World Trade Center, his office in WTC Tower 2. While with the FBI, O'Neill was among those leading the efforts in tracking down members of Al Qaeda, including bin Laden. As the attacks started, John was in his office and would assist in evacuating others only to himself be killed in the tower's collapse.

Other key characters, Richard Clarke and George Tenet would stay behind inside the White House in Washington as others were being evacuated. It has been speculated that the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was heading for either the White House or US Capitol building when it was brought down.

Oliverse
In the universe known as the Oliverse as well as much of the Multiverse itself, US President George W Bush was in Florida during the attacks, taking part in an event to promote his education policies as the attacks unfolded. He would declare war on Al Qaeda and bin Laden soon after while also looking to pin the blame on the Iraqi government, leading to an invasion of that country less than a year later.

Elsewhere in the Multiverse
There are at least three universes where 9/11 occurs, but is one of only a series of costly attacks in Manhattan.

In Ghostbusters Timeline 1, there are incidents in 1984 and 1989 involving poltergeists led by an evil spirit.

In Ghostbusters Timeline 2, there is a similar attack in 2015. In both timelines, 9/11 is the only one of these that are sans ghosts.

In Marvel Timeline 29, 9/11 occurs. In 2010, a fight in Harlem between the Hulk and the Abomination does significant damage, but the Battle of New York in 2012 which involves an outer space alien invasion led by Loki Laufeyson of Asgard winds up doing far more damage.

Danaverse Connection
In universes where the attacks occurred, reaction is largely the same by the United States with Marvel Timeline 29 having SHIELD especially involved in efforts against Al Qaeda, the Ten Rings and other groups with terrorist ties. Part of the Crisis War will involve characters debating on whether to use time travel elements to prevent the attacks versus whether the attacks represent a fixed point that cannot be undone without doing damage to the timeline itself.

Information
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have become a key moment in both United States and World History. The Danaverse represents mostly fictionalized versions of this real event and in the case of the Looming Tower and W, fictional characterizations of real people before, during, and after the fateful morning itself.

The immediate impact on American society was the cancellation and postponement of numerous events in entertainment and sports.

The Latin Grammy Awards, scheduled for that night were canceled with winners being announced in a press release later.

Sports bodies postponed events, most famously the National Football League which rescheduled their week's upcoming games after the originally scheduled final week of the regular season. The only major sporting event to take place that week was the Formula One German Grand Prix, renamed the American Grand Prix out of respect for the victims of the attacks. This race would also be marred with a crash that would cause Alex Zanardi to become a double amputee.

The first major entertainment event to occur after the attacks was the World Wrestling Federation hosting a special live edition of WWF SmackDown in Houston, originally scheduled to be a television taping for this episode on the night of the attacks, two days earlier.

Since 9/11, there have been many cultural and popular cultural references to it. These references range from movies to television series to books, plays, songs, documentaries, and even satire pieces.