Recaps

After the Battle of New York, Xia Yu and the Avengers confronted threats from Thanos and Hydra while arguing over their independence and future. They exposed Hydra and destroyed Project Insight’s Helicarriers, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. and allied governments discredited as the Avengers and General Ross gained public support.

• Xia Yu stopped Mar-Vell after he attacked Natasha and stole the Tesseract and Loki’s Scepter, then learned of Thanos’s interest in the Tesseract and vowed to target the Kree.
• Xia Yu and the Avengers debated their future, gained public leverage through endorsements and media appearances, and learned from Nick Fury that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and the government.
• The Avengers captured the Winter Soldier and Agent Sitwell, and Bucky recovered memories of Steve and Peggy after Xia Yu showed him old footage.
• Xia Yu, Steve, Peggy, and Tony investigated a former S.H.I.E.L.D. base, where Dr. Zola revealed Hydra’s decades-long influence and suggested Bucky was tied to the Starks’ deaths before destroying his records.
• Tony and Xia Yu confronted Alexander Pierce in Washington, while Xia Yu subdued Jeniel Smith and Hydra forces as Tony questioned Pierce about his parents.
• Peggy and General Ross coordinated a military operation against Hydra, and Xia Yu helped Nick Fury regain access as the Avengers prepared to dismantle Project Insight.
• Thor held the Bifrost open while its beam destroyed all three Helicarriers, and Natasha exposed Hydra’s role in Project Insight as public confidence in S.H.I.E.L.D. and allied governments collapsed.

Xia Yu helped the Avengers confront the U.S. government, then absorbed the Tesseract’s power in Asgard and began teleporting unpredictably across space. His journey brought him into conflict with Thanos and then into an alliance with Star-Lord and Gamora as they escaped prison with the Orb.

• Xia Yu exposed the government’s attack on the Avengers, confronted President Trump, and negotiated compensation and an apology to Asgard.
• In Asgard, Xia Yu absorbed the Tesseract’s Space Origin Power, advancing his cultivation before the energy caused him to teleport uncontrollably.
• Xia Yu appeared aboard Thanos’s ship, fought him, and escaped as explosions tore through Sanctuary II.
• After landing on Xandar, Xia Yu stole weapons and a Nova Fighter before teleporting away to the Power Stone Temple.
• Xia Yu met Star-Lord at the temple and fought Kree soldiers before teleporting to Titan and suspecting that an unknown force was directing his destinations.
• Xia Yu appeared in prison, offered to help Gamora, Star-Lord, Rocket, Drax, and Groot escape, and told them he wanted to stop Thanos and Ronan.
• Xia Yu led the group through the prison to recover their belongings and the Orb, then flew Star-Lord to the Milano, where Gamora proposed finding a buyer inside a skull.

Xia Yu absorbed the Space and Power Stones, returned to Earth, and helped the Avengers defeat Killian’s Extremis operation. The arc ended with Tony learning that Bucky had killed his parents and turning against Xia Yu, while Captain revealed that Hydra had created five super soldiers in Siberia.

• Xia Yu vanished from the Milano and appeared on Sovereign Planet, where he disrupted Ayesha’s ritual before escaping and learning that the Space Stone had imprinted on his soul.
• Xia Yu traveled to Xandar, resisted Yondu’s Yaka Arrow, helped the Guardians fight Ronan, and absorbed the Power Stone after using it to kill Ronan.
• Xia Yu returned to Earth aboard his new ship, showed the Avengers the Power Stone and alien technology, and met the Ancient One, who urged him to develop his Space Source abilities.
• Xia Yu helped Tony develop advanced armor and investigate the attacks linked to A.I.M., while Tony and the Avengers uncovered Killian’s Extremis experiments and his plan to seize power with the vice president.
• Xia Yu and the Avengers rescued Rhodey, discovered that the Mandarin was actor Trevor Slattery, and pursued Killian’s forces to a port where they found Pepper, Captain, and an injured Bucky.
• Xia Yu helped defeat Killian and his Extremis Soldiers, while Tony destroyed his armors in a fireworks display and revealed his Nano Armor.
• Xia Yu told Tony that Bucky had killed his parents, and Tony attacked Xia Yu before leaving with Pepper.
• Xia Yu told Captain to wait before telling Tony that Hydra had made five frozen super soldiers in Siberia, giving Tony time to process the revelation and focus on Pepper’s treatment.

Xia Yu helped Thor and the Avengers stop Malekith during the Nine-Star Alignment, then absorbed the Reality Stone’s power. After Odin abandoned his plan to marry Xia Yu to Hela, Xia Yu promised Natasha he would find a way for her to share his long life.

• Natasha took Xia Yu on a disguised amusement-park date, where Peter Parker confronted him and knocked him through a restroom wall.
• Xia Yu brought Peter and Aunt May to the Avengers Compound and then to Tony, who became interested in Peter’s resolve to help people.
• Old Master Li warned Xia Yu to gather all six Infinity Stones before trying to change anything, while Tony destroyed the Siberian base holding the five frozen super soldiers.
• Jane Foster became bonded to the Aether, and Odin told Xia Yu that Frigga would die and that Asgard’s fate must not be changed.
• Malekith attacked Asgard, Kurse killed Frigga, and Thor enlisted Loki to escape with Jane and pursue the Dark Elves.
• Thor and the Avengers fought Malekith at Greenwich as the Nine-Star Alignment opened wormholes, while Xia Yu was displaced to Niflheim and fought Hela before teleporting back.
• Xia Yu weakened Malekith with physical attacks, and Thor killed him, and Xia Yu then absorbed the Aether and helped defeat the remaining Kurses.
• Odin proposed that Xia Yu marry Hela, but Xia Yu refused, and later promised Natasha he would find a way for her to share his long life.