Recaps

Xia Yu built his strength, treated Tony Stark, and partnered with him to launch a herbal medicine company. When Tony was captured in Afghanistan, Xia Yu rescued him but was left fighting The Mandarin in the desert.

• Xia Yu opened his medical studio, treated Nick Fury and Pepper Potts, and began patrolling New York, where he completed his crime-fighting task and strengthened himself with new martial arts.
• Xia Yu accepted a mission to kill gang members, carried out a series of attacks, and broke down in tears when Natasha found him and comforted him.
• Xia Yu and Natasha grew close, while Xia Yu later treated Tony Stark in Los Angeles and taught him about Chinese martial arts.
• Xia Yu completed Tony’s treatment, joined him in starting Herbal Medicine, and moved into a rooftop apartment at the company’s new building.
• Xia Yu reunited with Natasha, exchanged gifts with her, and agreed to travel with her to New York for the Lantern Festival.
• After learning that Tony had gone missing in Afghanistan, Xia Yu traveled there, found the Ten Rings camp, and planned an attack with members he had brought under his control.
• Xia Yu rescued Tony Stark and carried Yinsen’s body from the camp, then faced The Mandarin while Tony escaped with Blondie.
• Xia Yu delayed The Mandarin with a false bargain, attacked him with a Gatling gun, and fled across the desert, but The Mandarin struck Xia Yu with a shockwave and sent him flying.

Xia Yu helped Tony Stark expose Obadiah Stane, joined the Avengers Initiative on his own terms, and became involved in the events surrounding Iron Man 2. The arc left Xia Yu invited to Asgard after speaking with Odin inside Mjolnir.

• Xia Yu survived his battle with The Mandarin with Natasha’s help, then reunited with Tony Stark and supported him as he built the Mark II armor.
• Xia Yu helped Pepper Potts uncover Obadiah Stane’s crimes and fought Iron Monger, ultimately killing Obadiah and claiming his system reward.
• Nick Fury recruited Xia Yu into the Avengers Initiative, while Xia Yu agreed to join only as a consultant who could choose when to take missions.
• Xia Yu helped Tony Stark recover from palladium poisoning, obtained the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and performed at the Stark Expo before backing Tony at a Senate hearing.
• Xia Yu finished his dragon-inspired armor and stopped Whiplash at the Monaco race, while Tony revealed that he had created a replacement element for his reactor.
• Nick Fury sent Xia Yu to New Mexico to investigate the fallen hammer, where Xia Yu touched Mjolnir and encountered Odin inside it.
• Odin told Xia Yu that he had seen him fighting beside Thor during Ragnarok and invited him to visit Asgard, while Coulson waited for Xia Yu to wake.

Xia Yu helped Thor regain Mjolnir, visited Asgard, and returned to Earth to build an independent Avengers team. After recruiting Hulk and training the group, he helped Peggy Carter regain her youth and prepared a reunion with Captain America.

• Xia Yu stopped Thor from retrieving Mjolnir, then defeated Ivan Vanko at the Stark Expo and destroyed the Iron Soldiers while Tony Stark and James Rhodes fought in the air.
• Xia Yu joined Thor in New Mexico, revealed that Odin was alive, and watched Thor regain his powers and defeat the Destroyer.
• Xia Yu traveled to Asgard, learned Odin's plan to make Asgardians mortal, absorbed the Eternity Flame, and swore an oath of brotherhood with Thor before returning to Earth.
• Xia Yu helped Nick Fury establish the Avengers Initiative as an independent team, and Tony Stark, Thor, Captain America, and Natasha agreed to join.
• Xia Yu forced Bruce Banner to face the Hulk in the Sahara, fought alongside the Avengers, and persuaded Hulk to join the team and let Banner return.
• Xia Yu began training the Avengers in the Simplified Yijin Jing, then used a Rejuvenation Pill to restore Peggy Carter's youth and arranged a reunion with Captain America at the Stork Club.

Xia Yu reunited the Avengers, helped rescue Banner, and faced Loki’s invasion of Earth alongside the team. The Avengers fought off the Chitauri, but a cloaked lifeboat slipped through the wormhole as Xia Yu questioned Loki about other arrivals.

• Steve Rogers reunited with Peggy Carter in a staged 1945 London and joined her at the Stork Club.
• Loki arrived on Earth to retrieve the Tesseract, while Xia Yu and the Avengers settled into life at the compound.
• Betty Ross drew Bruce Banner out of hiding, and the two reconciled before General Ross’s men captured Banner.
• Thor rescued Banner from the military base, and the Avengers declared that they would protect Banner and Betty as family.
• Xia Yu and the Avengers faced down General Ross’s forces, and Tony Stark’s arrival drove the military to withdraw.
• Loki’s attack on the Helicarrier exposed Hydra agents and left Coulson gravely injured, but Xia Yu stabilized him as the Avengers fought to regain control.
• The Avengers converged on Stark Tower and battled the Chitauri invasion, with Hulk helping Xia Yu capture Loki.
• Xia Yu questioned Loki about other arrivals on Earth, while Mar-Vell planned to take control of Sanctuary II and a cloaked lifeboat passed through the wormhole unnoticed.