ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Val Verde (fictional country)

Val Verde is like a pretend place that some people made up. It's not a real country like the one you live in, but it's a make-believe one that's talked about in movies, TV shows, and video games.

Sometimes when people make up stories, they need to create a place for the story to happen. Just like how you might create a pretend town for your toys to live in when you play, writers and filmmakers will create a pretend country for their characters to be from or visit.

Val Verde is one of those places. It doesn't exist in real life, but it has been used in many movies and TV shows as a place where exciting adventures happen. People might pretend to speak a different language or have different customs in Val Verde than in other places.

But remember, Val Verde isn't real! It's just a pretend place for stories to take place in.