Recaps

Evenson Richter revealed his Sorcery to S.H.I.E.L.D. while concealing its dangers and directing his demons against the Deadlock Gang. The gang’s ties to Hydra triggered a deadly S.H.I.E.L.D. operation and an internal crisis that ended with Nick Fury accepting Pierce’s plan for a secret, gradual review.

• Li Ming awakened in the body of Evenson Richter, discovered his Sorcerer’s storage space, and resolved to learn magic through study.
• Coulson and Melinda investigated Evenson’s shop, where Evenson identified himself as a Sorcerer and demonstrated how the Compendium of Warlock Spells affected those who could perceive it.
• Evenson used magic to incapacitate Melinda and Coulson, explained the risks of learning Sorcery, and warned them that a dying Deadlock Gang officer had mentioned Hydra.
• Evenson ordered Sarah and Tyler to target Deadlock Gang members, while Coulson and Melinda reported Evenson’s abilities and the Hydra lead to Nick Fury.
• Nick Fury launched a secret raid on the Deadlock Gang, but an ambush killed four agents, eight gang members disappeared, and the dying police chief shouted Hydra.
• Sitwell and Pierce discussed Hydra’s exposure, and Pierce ordered his branch to cut contacts and plant forged evidence to divert Fury’s investigation.
• Pierce warned Fury that a sweeping review could invite World Security Council interference, then proposed a secret review conducted in batches, which Fury accepted.

Evenson traded with Hydra for the Siberian branch mission report while supplying enhanced soldiers and turning five men into demons to disrupt the search for Tony Stark. The Fel Five attacked US Army units in Afghanistan, leaving Coulson and the command center facing an escalating threat.

• Pierce and Nick Fury agreed to conduct secret randomized reviews of S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel, while Pierce told Sitwell to use them to protect Hydra members.
• After Tony Stark disappeared, Coulson questioned Evenson, who denied knowing where Stark was before offering to help locate him with Hubbs.
• Evenson traded six Soul Crystals to Hailmondas for Pit Lord blood, then disguised himself as Albert Wiske and offered Hydra T-serum in exchange for the Siberian branch mission report.
• Evenson transformed Rome into a Tyrant, offered Howitzer twenty serum bottles, and demanded Hydra’s December 16, 1991 mission records.
• Evenson warned Howitzer with the curse Apocalypse Descends after Hydra refused his demand, then returned to the shop as Coulson took Hubbs to Afghanistan.
• Evenson turned five terrorists into the Fel Five with Pit Lord blood and ordered them to destroy everything around them.
• The Fel Five fought a US Army search team, killing soldiers before one was killed by explosives and the others continued pursuing the survivors.
• Sergeant Kobe reached a village with four surviving soldiers and radioed the base, while Coulson learned the Fel Five had attacked them and Colonel Hark dispatched a Predator drone.

Evenson’s dealings with Howitzer brought Umbrella Corporation’s engineered soldiers and hidden agenda to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attention, while Tony Stark became Iron Man and confronted Obadiah. The arc ended with Tony fighting Obadiah as Coulson sought help from a suitable candidate.

• Kobe and the villagers helped hold back the Felified Humans until Thunderbolt jets killed the remaining attackers, while S.H.I.E.L.D. began collecting evidence.
• Howitzer sent Yinsen and Tyrant Squad to recover the Obelisk, but US forces killed the squad, the hacker destroyed the evidence, and Yinsen died by poison.
• Nick Fury and Coulson investigated the Felified Humans, while Fury and Ross fought over custody of the corpses before Coulson used a forged order to bring them to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Evenson took footage of Tony Stark’s parents’ deaths from Howitzer, while Howitzer later worked with Pierce to manage the fallout from the failed Obelisk operation.
• Evenson offered Melinda a way to gain power and bound her to secrecy with a contract, while S.H.I.E.L.D. continued remote surveillance of him.
• Sitwell delivered Umbrella Corporation’s Tyrant serum materials to Nick Fury, who learned that Howitzer had staged his death and authorized Hill to form a secret team to investigate Umbrella.
• Evenson began learning to drive as Tony Stark built the Iron Man suit, destroyed the terrorists’ Jellick Missiles, and survived a military interception.
• Coulson traced the missile theft toward Obadiah, who attacked Tony and pursued Pepper, but Tony joined Coulson’s team at the factory as Coulson asked Fury to call for help.

Evenson joined S.H.I.E.L.D. as a consultant, agreed to help prolong Tony Stark’s life, and became entangled in Nick Fury’s plans against Hydra and Umbrella Corporation. When Abomination’s rampage reached his district, Evenson joined Hulk’s fight and faced Abomination after Hulk left to save his wife.

• Evenson defeated Obadiah with curses and claimed his soul, then accepted a Hydra Schmidt from Nick Fury as payment.
• Evenson met Nick Fury at Trident Headquarters, rejected a full-time S.H.I.E.L.D. position, and discussed Umbrella Corporation’s possible Nazi origins.
• Evenson accepted a consultant mission with Natasha Romanoff and agreed to prolong Tony Stark’s life through an exchange of life force.
• Tony declared himself Iron Man, and Evenson later agreed to serve as his health consultant while Nick Fury pitched him on the Avengers.
• Evenson refused to sell his Hydra Schmidt to Justin Hammer, weakened him with a Fear Spell, and arranged with Howitzer to approach him about Umbrella Corporation.
• General Ross offered Franski a procedure using Hulk’s blood and fel-infused tissue fluid, and Franski transformed into Abomination before fighting Hulk.
• When Hulk and Abomination’s battle reached Evenson’s district and crushed his car, Evenson joined the fight with Tyler and used curses and demons against Abomination.
• Hulk left to save his wife after Abomination attacked a helicopter, and Evenson and Tyler continued fighting as Evenson empowered his staff and set Abomination ablaze.