Recaps

Xia Yu secured Wakandan Vibranium, strengthened the Avengers, and prepared Earth for threats from space while his clashes and alliances brought new people into the team. After the Avengers defeated Strucker’s forces and recovered the Mind Scepter, Old Master Li warned Xia Yu that preventing Ultron or changing too much could bring a violent backlash.

• Xia Yu exposed Wakanda’s secrets, negotiated Vibranium and technological cooperation with T’Chaka, and invited T’Challa to join the Avengers as Black Panther.
• Xia Yu and Tony equipped the Avengers with storage bracelets, repaired Tony’s chest with the Regeneration Cradle, and brought Peter Parker into the team as a reserve member.
• Xia Yu consulted the Ancient One about the Infinity Stones and portals, then explained his plans to defend Earth from Thanos and enlisted Tony’s help.
• The Avengers attacked Strucker’s castle, where Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch escaped after Tony recovered the Mind Scepter and Scarlet Witch showed him a vision of a disastrous future.
• Xia Yu gathered the Avengers and their guests for a celebration, brought Rhodey aboard the Xia Star, and discussed building a floating continent and expanding the Avengers.
• Old Master Li warned Xia Yu that Ultron and Vision needed to come into being, that changing too much could provoke backlash, and that Xia Yu had overlooked flaws in his Reality Stone armor.

Xia Yu helped the Avengers stop Ultron’s plan to destroy Sokovia, then absorbed the Mind Stone as the team prepared for a new era. He dealt with Odin and Sif’s attempt to push them together, while Nick Fury’s surveillance of Scott Lang opened the next thread.

• Xia Yu joined the Avengers in tracking Ultron, who stole Vibranium and built a body around the Mind Stone, but Quicksilver died trying to stop his upload.
• Tony and Banner tried to upload JARVIS into the body, but Captain and Falcon cut the cables before Thor’s lightning awakened Vision.
• Ultron raised half of Sokovia into the air, and Xia Yu fought his robots while helping the Avengers evacuate civilians and destroy the Core Machine.
• Xia Yu stopped Vision from killing Ultron, allowing Scarlet Witch to tear out and crush the component that kept Ultron alive.
• Xia Yu absorbed the Mind Stone, and after more than three months he and Vision awoke with Xia Yu able to sense emotions and mental restraints more clearly.
• Harry traveled to New York to confront Thor over a broken promise, and the Avengers helped him reconnect with his mother and supported his future.
• Odin confronted Xia Yu over his encounter with Sif and tried to arrange their future, but Sif later told Xia Yu she was still exploring her feelings and left after they parted as friends.
• Nick Fury reported that Scott Lang had been released, and Agent Hill discovered that Dr. Pym was preparing Scott for a theft and grooming him as the next Ant-Man.

Xia Yu gathered the Avengers, brought Ant-Man and Dr. Pym into their ranks, and launched the Avengers Ship to meet Captain Marvel. He tested her power against Thor, using mind control to provoke the fight, and opened a portal to intervene as she prepared to strike Thor again.

• Xia Yu exposed Talos as a Skrull and summoned Nick Fury, then the Ancient One explained the Infinity Stones, Earth’s threats, and Xia Yu’s altered role in the future.
• Xia Yu recruited Scott Lang after Scott broke into the Avengers Compound, then helped him and the Avengers stop Darren Cross from taking the Wasp suit and threatening Cassie.
• Xia Yu brought Scott into the Avengers and repeatedly pressured Dr. Pym to join, eventually drawing him into the team’s research and securing the use of his technology.
• Dr. Pym’s contributions accelerated construction of the Avengers Ship, and Xia Yu traveled with Thor to S.W.O.R.D. to bring Nick Fury back to Earth.
• Captain Marvel returned from rescuing Skrulls, but dismissed Xia Yu’s warning about Earth’s coming crisis, so Xia Yu ordered Thor to fight her.
• Thor and Captain Marvel exchanged attacks as Xia Yu watched with Nick Fury, while Captain Marvel adapted to Thor’s lightning and defeated him.
• Xia Yu revealed that he had used the Mind Stone to make Thor believe Captain Marvel had led a slaughter of Asgardians, then opened a portal as Captain Marvel charged at Thor again.

After a wormhole stranded Xia Yu on Sakaar, he recovered, gained allies, and exposed the Grandmaster’s experiments before robbing him and freeing the slaves. Xia Yu then joined Star-Lord’s mission to the Sovereign, where he subdued Ayesha’s people and offered her a proper talk.

• Xia Yu was sent through a wormhole to Sakaar, where Tate found him and helped him recover from his injuries.
• Xia Yu entered Sakaar City with Tate, attracted the Grandmaster’s attention, and uncovered records of his genetic experiments.
• Xia Yu warned Valkyrie that Hela would return and showed her evidence of the Grandmaster’s experiments, winning her support.
• Thor and the others arrived, and Xia Yu’s group robbed the Grandmaster, freed the slaves, and escaped after the Collector’s gas ambush at Knowhere.
• Valkyrie agreed to join Xia Yu’s plans if she survived fighting Hela, while Rocket revealed that the Sovereign fleet had blockaded nearby wormholes.
• Xia Yu, Natasha, and Rocket fought off the Sovereign fleet, while Dr. Pym shrank the Celestial skull for transport and Xia Yu departed with Star-Lord’s group.
• Xia Yu killed the monster the Sovereign had hired Star-Lord’s group to defeat, and Gamora accepted Nebula as payment.
• After Ayesha insulted Earth, Xia Yu struck down the Sovereign with Life and Death Talismans and offered her a proper talk.