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Metrofulus faiz
The city of Metrofulus (Bandar Metrofulus), is a fictional city-state featured in the Malaysian blockbuster superhero film, Cicak-Man.
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- Metrofulus faiz
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- Name
- Structures
- Geography
- Religion
- Weather
- Administration
- Economy
- Armed Forces
- Entertainment
- Healthcare
- Television and Radio
- Newspaper
- Transport
- Banking
- Public holidays
- References
The whole city was created using heavily edited shots of various locations in Malaysia. Metrofulus is also referred to by its citizens as a country. It has a complete national structure: executive administrative, judiciary court, passport, currency, and army.
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Name
The name Metrofulus is a parody name of the words metropolis and fulus (an Arab word that means "money" in certain Malay dialects or slang).
A resident or citizen of Metrofulus is known as a Metrofulusian.
Structures
Though Cicak-Man is a Malaysian superhero film, Bandar Metrofulus structures and buildings look more like London or New York City and nothing like Kuala Lumpur. When viewed by several scenes in Cicak-Man, a building that looks like the Sears Tower and the Empire State Building combined together is seen. Another one is in Cicakman 2 - Planet Hitam when Hairi runs across the roof of a building to change into Cicak Man, what can be seen as a heavily edited Sears Tower and John Hancock Center can be seen in the skyline.
Geography
Among the roads in Bandar Metrofulus are Jalan Bomoh, Jalan Dua Ratus, Jalan Hartawan Utama, Jalan Trillion, Jalan Jutawan and Jalan Hundred.
A river that passes through the city is known as Sungai Longkang ("Drain River").
MBandar Metrofulus is located along a coastline, so it has a beach.
Religion
The official religion of Bandar Metrofulus is Sunni Islam, and is practiced by all the Malays who live in Metrofulus.
Weather
Bandar Metrofulus experiences cold weather. The characters are all wearing thick outfits to show that the weather is cold. This cold weather maybe is why the structures are not like hot-weathered KL. However, snow was not seen in Metrofulus as of Cicakman 2-Planet Hitam.
Administration
Metrofulus might be a republic like Singapore. The city is led by President Ramlan (Cast: Jalaluddin Hassan) who is helped by five ministers. It also has a Mayor (Sathia) which controls the Town Hall.
Mahkamah Metrofulus (Court of Metrofulus) have a classical English structure, with 'Adil dan Saksama' (Fair and Equitable) as its motto.
Economy
Bandar Metrofulus imposes high taxes on all electric appliances like ovens and refrigerators, which can be controversial if it was implemented in real life. People are not allowed to comment about this. It seems that tax and toll raising (even up to 100%) occurs quite often because the Metrofulusians do not seem surprised about it. The biggest controversy is the price that should be paid to cross the road. Fulus is the fictional currency used in Bandar Metrofulus that is parodying the Malaysian Ringgit.
Klon Technologies which is led by Professor Klon enjoys an exclusive monopoly of science, technology and medical services. The company also receives funding worth millions of fulus to develop more new "vaccines". It also happens that Professor Klon is a crony of the President of Metrofulus. Menara Empayar Klon were located at Jalan Billion.
There is also Kedai Tekstil Metrofulus, which is a textile store.
Armed Forces
The Metrofulus Army is responsible for maintaining the city's sovereignty. Its advanced development of their weapons includes explosive chemicals, including one specific prototype that was successfully stolen by a gang named Belalang Kunyit.
The Metrofulus Police is responsible for maintaining public safety. Metrofulus headed by the Commissioner of Police, Commissioner Kahar (Rashidi Ishak). The motto is Amanah dan Cekap (Trustworthy and Reliable). They keep criminals in the Penjara Metrofulus, the Metrofulus Prison.
Entertainment
There is a street in Metrofulus called Jalan Ampas/Jalan Hampas. It was formerly an entertainment hub, but is now a crime hotspot filled by gangs and members of secret societies, including the Semut Merah and the Belalang Kunyit gangs.
Other entertainment venues in Bandar Metrofulus include:
Healthcare
Metrofulus Hospital is the main hospital for Metrofulus.
Television and Radio
Bandar Metrofulus has three television channels: Channel 6, Metro TV, and Channel 11.
Bandar Metrofulus' radio station is Radio Metrofulus Reality. It also seems to be connected to channels of other countries, including the real life Malaysian TV channel TV3.
Newspaper
Metrofulus has a daily newspaper called Metrofulus Fokus (The Focus on Metrofulus)
Transport
Bandar Metrofulus also has a complete transportation system. The city has yellow cab service, cable car, public bus and LRT which centralized to Metrofulus Sentral.
Banking
The two known banking institutions in Bandar Metrofulus are Fulus Bank and Metrofulus Bank.