Recaps

Captain America and his allies uncovered Hydra’s takeover of S.H.I.E.L.D. and raced to stop Project Insight, while Evenson and the Eredar Twins pursued their own plans. The group’s assault on S.H.I.E.L.D. was underway when the Winter Soldier attacked and Melinda arrived on a drone.

• Captain America discovered Akiyama Noriko aboard the Star of Moria, and Rumlow shot her dead before she later revived and escaped during another attack.
• Nick Fury traced the breach of Project Insight to Hydra, but Pierce arranged an ambush that left Fury presumed dead and Hydra openly seizing S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The Eredar Twins presented Far Sight to powerful families and, with Gideon Malick, sought support for a private security company to replace S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Captain America escaped Pierce’s custody and joined Natasha, Peggy Carter, and Sarah, while Evenson and Victoria Hand faced off at Evenson’s shop.
• Captain America’s group found Arnim Zola’s underground archive, learned how Hydra had manipulated events and planned Project Insight, then escaped as a missile destroyed the base.
• Nick Fury survived and met Evenson, while Captain America’s group enlisted Sam Wilson and captured Sitwell to learn how Zola’s Algorithm selected Hydra’s targets.
• The Winter Soldier attacked the group’s car, and Peggy Carter and Captain America fought him and Strucker’s soldiers on the elevated highway.
• Melinda arrived on a modified S.H.I.E.L.D. drone as missiles destroyed the pursuing Jeeps, while War Machine confronted Tony at Stark Tower over the drone-controlling armor.

Hydra’s attempt to launch Project Insight collapsed as the dynasties, Umbrella Corporation, and supernatural forces intervened. The arc ended with Captain America, Melinda, and the Winter Soldier facing Stephanie aboard a helicarrier after she revealed her gravity powers.

• Peggy Carter recognized Bucky as the Winter Soldier, while Elizabeth Ashe and Bob helped Captain America’s group escape the Strike Team.
• Evenson reunited Natasha with Sarah, and Nick Fury agreed with Peggy Carter and Captain America to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. along with Hydra.
• Pierce moved Project Insight’s launch forward, but Teresa turned the Strike Team agents against him and the dynasties exposed Hydra’s conspiracy.
• Sambora opened the Insight Hangar as Evenson, Captain America, Peggy Carter, and Melinda fought to stop the airborne carriers.
• Mephisto and Gabriel intervened in the confrontation with Pierce, while the Eredar Twins used Dawnbreaker to destroy all five Insight satellites.
• Ghost Rider caught Pierce after his attempted suicide and sent him to Hell, while Evenson captured a helicarrier and delivered it to Gernos.
• The Winter Soldier attacked Falcon and fought Captain America, while Melinda joined the battle and Stephanie killed Hydra agents aboard the carrier.
• Stephanie revealed her gravity powers and attacked Captain America, Melinda, and the Winter Soldier with mercury needles, but the three escaped her metal cube.

As S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed, the Avengers debated their future while the Black Badge Division expanded its reach. Coulson’s team uncovered Ward’s betrayal and pursued Garrett, whose Cuban base was destroyed by a supernatural storm as a new figure began a journey of revenge.

• Captain America and Stephanie fought aboard the helicarrier until Melinda and Stephanie staged their battle, sending Captain America and Bucky overboard before Peggy rescued Captain America and the ship was destroyed.
• After Pierce’s crisis ended, the Eredar Twins proposed turning the Black Badge Division into a security company, while Evenson declined to recruit Coulson’s team.
• Coulson’s team arrested Garrett, but Ward rescued him from transport with Lena’s help, and she revealed herself as Nahash before the fugitives escaped with prisoners and stored weapons.
• Tony persuaded Captain America to continue the Avengers and introduced Dr. Helen Zhao, prompting the team to investigate Umbrella Corporation’s history and its current identity as Gospel Company.
• Coulson reached the secret base Heaven’s will with Melinda, but Ward killed Koenig, exposed his betrayal, and pursued Skye until Luther rescued her.
• Coulson and Hill learned from Aurelles and Saloras that Garrett and Quinn were meeting in Cuba, then escaped after the twins secretly supplied them with information and an antidote.
• Coulson’s team found Garrett’s Cuban base reduced to a crater by a supernatural storm, while Melinda gave Coulson intelligence revealing his former role in Project TAHITI.
• A white-haired man burned Savage Betty, summoned an eight-legged white steed, and announced a journey of revenge.

Evenson navigated Odin’s return and Frigga’s violent struggle to secure Asgard’s succession, then carried Frigga’s diplomatic plans to the Kree and Xandar. The arc ended with Evenson negotiating with Nova Supreme after the Nova Corps arrested Gamora, Quill, and their companions.

• Garrett declared himself a god at Quinn International, but Odin killed him after a brutal duel, then challenged Strange at the New York Sanctum before settling on a seaside home.
• Evenson explained Umbrella Corporation’s political vision to Nick Fury, while Coulson reunited with Skye and learned that Congress members tied to Quinn International had signed their messages with “hail hydra.”
• Frigga summoned Evenson to Asgard, where she purged nobles and weakened Thor’s allies as she consolidated power, and Odin told Heimdall that Frigga’s actions served his succession plans.
• Evenson helped Frigga respond to rebel nobles’ efforts to enlist the Kree and Xandar, then proposed an alliance with Ronan in exchange for his support against her opponents.
• Evenson and Alfhil negotiated with Ronan, who assigned Gamora and Tracker to accompany them to Xandar while he pursued the Power Stone for Thanos.
• On Xandar, Evenson watched Gamora meet the Broker as Quill brought him the Power Stone, and Rocket and Groot intervened, and the Nova Corps arrested the group after Alfhil fought Groot.
• Evenson identified himself as Asgard’s Plenipotentiary Envoy and asked Nova Supreme to extradite Asgardian traitors, but she rejected his proposed alliance against the Kree to protect Xandar’s independence.