Recaps

Odin summoned Asgard’s warriors and forces to face He-El, while Earth’s nations rallied behind He-El’s fight for humanity’s freedom. As Thor warned that war would destroy Earth, Tony Stark joined He-El, who called for Earth’s warriors.

• Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun assembled Asgard’s divine warriors behind Odin as knights, ships, weapons, and even civilians gathered for battle.
• The Nine Realms watched Asgard’s forces assemble, while Earth’s people and leaders supported He-El against Odin’s rule.
• Thor flew to Odin’s side and pleaded with He-El not to provoke a war that would devastate Earth.
• Tony Stark flew beside He-El, dismissed Thor’s warning, and asked Stephen Strange whether he would join them.
• He-El declared that he was not alone and called for Earth’s warriors.

He-El assembled Earth’s forces above Asgard to challenge Odin, as soldiers, mercenaries, and reinforcements from nations around the world arrived. The chapter ended with Earth’s aircraft, S.H.I.E.L.D., and nuclear weapons joining the battle preparations.

• He-El called for Earth’s warriors as the Manta Ray Mothership appeared above Asgard and drones completed a Space Bridge.
• General Ross led five hundred Red Unit warriors through the Space Bridge, while Maria and He-El’s mercenary captains deployed crimson giants across Asgard.
• General Ross told He-El that nations around the world had volunteered to join the fight, and He-El expanded the Space Bridge.
• Fighter jets and spacecraft from numerous countries streamed through the Space Bridge, followed by a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier carrying Hawkeye and Quinjets.
• Natasha arrived in a Manta Ray spacecraft, and Bruce Banner transformed into the Hulk and joined He-El on the Mothership.
• General Ross reported that nations had sent nuclear warheads and that every participating warrior was prepared to sacrifice for Earth.

Odin faced He-El’s Earth forces over Asgard while weighing the devastation a war would bring, and Thor tried to persuade He-El to stand down. Tony Stark challenged Thor’s claim that Asgard had harmed no one, leaving Thor confused about how Loki’s actions had been handled.

• Odin saw Earth’s nuclear-armed fighters pour through the Space Bridges and realized a war could devastate Asgard.
• Thor asked He-El whether he truly wanted to start a war, and He-El blamed Asgard’s oppression of the Nine Realms.
• Thor defended Asgard’s rule and urged He-El to avoid harming Earth’s civilians.
• Tony Stark reminded Thor that Loki had invaded Earth, controlled officials, and launched nuclear missiles.
• Thor denied that Asgard had wronged Earth, and Tony asked how Asgard had dealt with Loki.

He-El seized Loki from Asgard and challenged Odin over Asgard’s rule of Earth and its treatment of humans. After declaring that Earth’s people were born free, He-El faced Odin in battle at the center of the Convergence.

• He-El dragged Loki out of invisibility and pulled him toward himself as Odin and Thor tried to stop him.
• Tony Stark blocked Thor from rescuing Loki, while Odin hesitated to use the Space Stone against He-El.
• He-El held Loki before Odin and demanded to know whether Earth’s people counted for less than Loki, drawing the Nine Realms’ attention to Asgard’s disregard for Earth’s dead.
• Odin challenged He-El to defeat him if Earth wanted freedom from Asgard’s rule.
• He-El threw Loki toward Thor, declared that no one had the right to rule Earth, and charged Odin, beginning their battle.

Stephen Strange prevented the Asgardian and Earth forces from starting a war while Odin and He-El fought at the Convergence. The chapter ended as their duel erupted into a clash of golden and black streaks that shook the armies below.

• Stephen Strange appeared between the armies and urged them to wait for Odin and He-El to settle their dispute.
• Thor restrained the Asgardian army, and Stephen Strange realized humanity's faith in He-El had become a source of danger.
• Tony Stark denied having authority over Earth's forces, while General Ross said he would await He-El's orders.
• The assembled forces agreed to delay war and watch Odin and He-El's duel.
• A violent explosion rocked the Convergence as Odin and He-El began exchanging rapid, powerful blows.

Odin and He-El’s battle raged through Vanaheim, devastating its landscapes and killing its inhabitants. Njord watched Vanaheim fall silent and fainted from grief and terror.

• Njord and the Vanaheim gods watched in shock as He-El fought Odin at the center of the Convergence.
• Odin’s golden form tore through Vanaheim’s palace complex, and Njord urged the gods to flee the battle.
• Odin and He-El’s clashes shattered mountains, split the land, and sent parts of Vanaheim’s coast into the ocean.
• Odin froze Vanaheim’s ocean and its surroundings, killing people and gods caught in the extreme cold.
• Odin and He-El broke free and returned to the center of the Convergence, leaving Vanaheim’s ocean shattered and its mountains broken.
• Njord looked over the devastated, silent realm, wept, and fainted.

Odin and He-El’s battle devastated Vanaheim before Odin used its Star Ring and the Space Stone to attack He-El. He-El reflected the neutron-star beam, blasting Odin through Vanaheim, and the two vanished to a glacier-covered land as He-El pursued him.

• The beings of the Nine Realms saw Vanaheim in ruins and realized Odin and He-El’s battle had devastated it.
• The Dwarf King of Vanaheim begged Odin to take the fight into space, and Odin and He-El rose from Vanaheim into the sky.
• The Star Ring activated, and Odin used the Space Stone and Gungnir to channel a neutron-star beam at He-El.
• Odin impaled a false image of He-El, then discovered He-El had reflected the neutron-star beam back at him.
• The reflected beam blasted Odin through Vanaheim and tore a massive chunk from the planet as He-El attacked.
• Odin used the Space Stone to transport himself and He-El to a glacier-covered land, where frightened penguins scattered into the ocean.

He-El overwhelmed Odin above the South Pole, exploiting Odin’s worsening Space Stone backlash and the Omega Sanction. He-El revealed that he had only used the Reality Stone to observe cosmic phenomena, then lifted the defeated Odin before the watching Nine Realms.

• Odin chose Earth as the battlefield, hoping to restrain He-El, but He-El continued attacking at full speed.
• Odin’s Space Stone backlash and the Omega Sanction slowed his reactions, and He-El battered him until his armor broke and he vomited blood.
• Odin questioned why He-El showed no Reality Stone backlash, and He-El revealed that he used the Stone to observe cosmic particles rather than directly wield its power.
• He-El blasted Odin into the center of the Convergence, where the Nine Realms saw the King of the Gods in a ruined state.
• Thor watched in anguish as Loki and the Asgardian army feared Odin had lost.
• He-El appeared in his armor, shattered Odin’s remaining defense, and lifted him by the back of the neck before the Nine Realms.

He-El defeated Odin and held him by the neck at the center of the Convergence, shocking the Nine Realms and leaving Earth’s forces celebrating. The rulers of the realms worried about their new ruler as Thor stared at his defeated father.

• He-El defeated Odin, and the beings of the Nine Realms watched him hold the King of the Gods by the neck.
• The Dwarf King worried that Asgard could no longer protect Vanaheim, while Njord laughed bitterly at Odin’s defeat and Vanaheim’s destruction.
• A sealed being in Helheim stopped struggling briefly after learning that the King of the Gods had been replaced, then fought harder to break free.
• The rulers of the Nine Realms wondered what He-El would do as their new ruler.
• Tony Stark realized Earth had won its independence, and human soldiers across Asgard’s skies shouted He-El’s name.
• Thor stared at Odin in disbelief as the Asgardians stood silent.

He-El defeated Odin and secured Earth’s independence from Asgard, rejecting Odin’s claim that he could grant it. Odin admitted defeat, leaving Asgard’s army subdued as He-El waited for Thanos to come for the Space Stone.

• Thor and Loki stared in disbelief as He-El held the defeated Odin, and Thor begged him to spare his father.
• He-El threw Odin toward Thor, having chosen to keep him alive while conserving his strength and anticipating Thanos’s arrival.
• Odin declared that he permitted Midgard to break free from Asgard’s rule.
• He-El told Odin that Earth needed no permission and proclaimed that it would be called Earth, not Midgard.
• Odin admitted, “I was wrong. You won,” as Asgard’s army fell silent.

After defeating Odin, He-El returned to Earth with the Reality Stone and released foundational-material innovations that sparked an unprecedented technological boom. Earth united under a new government and began heading toward the stars, with He-El recommended as its first president.

• He-El left the Nine Realms independent of Asgard after Odin acknowledged his victory, then returned to Earth with the coalition forces and the Reality Stone.
• A month after the Convergence ended, He-El released foundational materials that transformed technology across Earth.
• Tony Stark and Bruce Banner completed Ultron, while Tony also developed his first Nano Armor and Helen Cho advanced biomaterials and mass-produced the second-generation Regeneration Cradle.
• T'Challa led Wakanda's progress in quantum computing and Quantum Communication, and Earth accidentally connected to Asgard before Asgard shut down its communications link.
• Pym Technologies developed virtual-space augmented reality, Hank Technologies launched shrinking capsules, and the Interstellar Alliance completed a successful Moon voyage.
• Earth's nations transformed the United Nations into the Earth United Government, recommended He-El as its first president, and began pooling resources to reach the stars.

Thor returned to Asgard after fighting a rebellion in Alfheim and worried over Odin’s worsening condition. Loki confronted Odin over his refusal to kill He-El, and the chapter ended as Odin suddenly called Loki by name.

• Thor reported that outside forces had joined Alfheim’s rebellion and said he would return to pacify it.
• Odin appeared dazed and weak, but briefly told Thor that Asgard would depend on him and that he must become its pillar.
• Thor vowed to protect Asgard and left to resume the campaign in Alfheim.
• Loki emerged from hiding and accused Odin of bringing Asgard’s decline by failing to kill He-El with Gungnir.
• Loki grew furious as Odin seemed not to hear him, until Odin suddenly emerged from his daze and called Loki’s name.

Odin explained why he had not killed He-El and gave Loki the Space Stone, asking him to impersonate Odin and rule Asgard until Thanos came. As Loki agreed, Ancient One appeared before Odin through a golden magical formation.

• Loki confronted Odin over his defeat by He-El and Asgard’s weakened state, while Odin explained that killing He-El could spread his curse across the universe.
• Odin admitted that He-El had mastered the Reality Stone well enough to defeat him and that preserving the universe mattered more than his own defeat or Asgard’s loss of authority over Earth.
• Odin sent the Space Stone to Loki and told him to transform into Odin and temporarily become King of Asgard.
• Odin instructed Loki to surrender the Space Stone if Thanos came to Asgard, and Loki agreed, approving of Odin’s confidence in his intelligence.
• Ancient One emerged from a golden magical formation before Odin while Loki was still finishing his reply.

Ancient One persuaded Odin to seal He-El and the curse within the Dark Dimension, and Odin accepted her plan. Odin then sacrificed his life to bind Gungnir to his oath and send the spear flying into the universe to strike He-El when he believed victory was assured.

• Ancient One appeared before Odin and told him to follow her plan to seal He-El and the curse inside the Dark Dimension.
• Odin agreed that sealing He-El was the only way to prevent the curse from consuming the universe.
• Ancient One returned to the Dark Dimension, leaving Odin to carry out his part of the plan.
• Odin swore to Gungnir that it would pierce He-El when he was certain of victory, binding the spear to his life.
• Odin turned into light and merged with Gungnir as Loki watched helplessly.
• Gungnir became a meteor, pierced the hall's dome, and flew into the universe.

He-El oversaw the Earth United Government’s rise to power and traveled to Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding. He left General Ross to decide the fate of the Dark Elf remnants, who had asked to join his forces.

• He-El emerged from the Earth United Government headquarters and invited General Ross to ride with him to Tony Stark’s villa.
• During the journey, He-El asked Ross for his advice about the Dark Elves, who had contacted Earth and offered to submit to him.
• Ross argued that Earth should reject the Dark Elves to avoid attracting enemies and to preserve humanity’s independence.
• He-El told Ross to handle the matter as he saw fit, and Ross accepted the responsibility.
• The maglev vehicle stopped, Ross got out, and He-El continued toward Tony Stark’s home.

He-El attended Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding at Tony’s New York manor and officiated the ceremony. Tony and Pepper married, and He-El agreed to become the godfather of their future child.

• He-El arrived early at Tony Stark’s manor, where his appearance surprised the wedding guests, and Tony greeted him.
• He-El reunited with Bruce Banner, Hawkeye, Natasha, and Steve Rogers, who shared the gifts they had chosen for Tony and his hoped-for future child.
• Peter Parker, T'Challa, and others arrived before He-El officiated Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s wedding ceremony.
• Tony Stark and Pepper Potts exchanged vows and rings, kissed, and were married.
• He-El agreed to become the godfather of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts’s future child.

Tony Stark spent the morning with Pepper Potts before reviewing advances in science and biology in his underground laboratory. Ultron then alerted him to an unusual distress signal that might concern Earth.

• Tony Stark woke Pepper Potts, made her breakfast, and saw her off to work.
• Tony Stark asked JARVIS to report new technologies and continued modifying the Nano Armor.
• JARVIS reported that biological nanotechnology was being used to enhance human bodies, and Tony Stark decided to leave the issue to He-El.
• Ultron contacted Tony Stark about a distress signal unlike any Earth communication signal.
• Tony Stark told Ultron to send the signal over.

Tony Stark learned that an alien distress signal came from near Area 51 and ordered Ultron to observe the location without breaching its defenses. The satellite revealed a Dark Elf Mothership fighting military forces on Earth, and Tony left to respond.

• Ultron told Tony Stark that he had decoded an extraterrestrial distress call from coordinates near Area 51.
• Ultron suggested observing the signal’s source, prompting JARVIS to accuse him of steering Tony toward the restricted area.
• Tony ordered Ultron to use a surveillance satellite to inspect the coordinates while avoiding Area 51’s anti-surveillance blockade.
• The satellite showed a Dark Elf Mothership under attack by military fighter jets and Crimson Giant Corps soldiers.
• Tony Stark left the underground laboratory as nanomachines formed his armor and told Pepper he might miss lunch.

Tony Stark flew to Nevada to join General Ross’s fight against the Dark Elf Mothership. After asserting the Avengers’ right to intervene, he told Ross’s soldiers to follow him as he headed to breach the ship’s shields.

• Tony Stark armored up, flew toward Nevada, and watched Red Unit soldiers attack the Dark Elf Mothership without breaking through its defenses.
• General Ross learned that an unidentified object was approaching and identified it as Iron Man from satellite footage.
• Tony Stark arrived near Ross’s warship, and Ross challenged him for entering the area without authorization.
• Tony Stark invoked the Avengers’ duty to defend Earth from alien invasions, forcing Ross to accept that they could intervene.
• Tony Stark called Ross’s soldiers ineffective, ordered them to follow him, and flew toward the Dark Elf Mothership.

Tony Stark and the Red Hulk soldiers breached the Dark Elf Mothership and fought through its corridors, but Tony discovered the Red Hulks were slaughtering even subdued Dark Elves. After a rescued Dark Elf killed herself and Tony found a room full of murdered children, he realized the invasion was far more disturbing than it first appeared.

• Tony Stark used Ultron's calculations and the fighter jets' cover to break through the Mothership's shield, while Red Hulk pilots joined the assault.
• Tony Stark and the Red Hulk soldiers breached the Mothership, where Red Hulks tore through its armor and poured inside.
• Tony Stark stunned a group of Dark Elf soldiers with a White Noise Wave Cannon, but Red Hulks killed them despite his order to stop.
• Tony Stark rescued the last female Dark Elf soldier, who cursed him before killing herself with her own gun.
• Tony Stark followed the Red Hulk soldiers through the Mothership and found murdered Dark Elves, including dozens of children.

Tony Stark discovered the Red Unit massacring Dark Elves, including children, and confronted its soldiers and General Ross. Unable to stop the soldiers or take control of the Dark Elf Mothership, he asked Ultron to show him the ship’s surveillance footage.

• Tony Stark found the bodies of Dark Elf children and attacked a Crimson Giant soldier who was killing Dark Elves.
• Tony Stark fought the Crimson Giant squad captain and demanded to know the Red Unit’s mission.
• The captain contacted General Ross, who ordered his troops to avoid Tony Stark and continue their mission.
• Tony Stark accused General Ross of using him, crushed the captain’s earpiece, and asked Ultron to investigate the Dark Elf Mothership.
• Ultron said he had decoded some data and obtained surveillance footage but could not yet breach the ship’s control room, so Tony Stark ordered him to play it.

Tony Stark watched decoded footage of the Dark Elves debating whether to submit to He-El in exchange for shelter and a future for their children. Realizing the Dark Elves had come to surrender and seek refuge while Ross wanted to exterminate them, Tony flew toward Ross in fury.

• Tony Stark reviewed footage of the Dark Elves arguing over their lack of refuge after Malekith's death and their many enemies.
• A Dark Elf urged the survivors to submit to He-El and offer star charts, technology, and military service in exchange for protection on Earth.
• The Dark Elves who supported submission overpowered and killed the dissenters, choosing survival and safety for their children.
• Tony Stark learned from Ultron that only part of the footage had been decoded so far.
• Tony Stark realized the Dark Elves had come to submit and seek a place to settle, then flew from the mothership toward Ross.

Tony Stark confronted General Ross over the Red Unit’s massacre of Dark Elves, arguing that they had come to surrender and settle on Earth. Ross insisted they were an existential threat and defended the extermination, leaving Stark to challenge whether He-El knew about it.

• Tony Stark flew from the Dark Elf Mothership and demanded to know why General Ross and the Red Unit were attacking the Dark Elves.
• Ross said the military would handle the supposed invaders and told Stark his superhero mission was over.
• Stark showed Ross footage indicating that the Dark Elves had decided to seek refuge on Earth and accused the Red Unit of killing their children.
• Ross rejected the evidence, claiming the Dark Elves planned to use Earth as a refuge before conquering it, and said none of their bloodline could be spared.
• Ross argued that allowing the Dark Elves to gain influence under He-El could threaten humanity’s position and connection to him.
• Stark and Ross faced off, and Stark asked whether He-El knew about Ross’s actions.

Tony Stark confronted General Ross over the extermination of the Dark Elves, while Ross seized their mothership and declared the operation complete. Ultron reviewed footage revealing the Dark Elves' plan to infiltrate and rule Earth, then deleted it without telling Tony.

• Tony Stark asked whether He-El had ordered the Dark Elves' extermination, and General Ross said it had been his own decision.
• General Ross ordered his forces to take control of the Dark Elf Mothership, while Tony condemned him and flew back toward New York.
• Ultron reviewed footage showing Dark Elf leaders planning to outlive humans and gradually take control of Earth.
• Ultron deleted the footage instead of sending it to Tony, then said, "Let the cracks begin!"

He-El spoke with Nick Fury about the suspected escape of Ebony Maw and ordered an investigation while warning that Earth could not withstand Thanos’s attack. Nick resolved to keep opposing He-El’s influence even as he accepted the danger facing Earth.

• He-El received a call from Nick Fury, who said he suspected Ebony Maw had escaped from the Deep-Sea Great Prison.
• Nick explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered the prisoner was an illusion after Bucky gathered intelligence at the prison.
• He-El ordered Ross to send a Red Unit force to investigate alongside S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers.
• He-El told Nick that Earth’s survival would depend on him if Thanos attacked while He-El was occupied.
• Nick agreed to the plan, ended the call, and looked up at Stephen Strange.