Recaps

Clone He-Els from across the Parallel Universes appeared above Earth, and Mechanical Fusion Flesh He-El attacked the original He-El to claim his past. Their fight ended with the clone corroding into rust, while the other clones remained poised above Earth.

• Clone He-Els from many Parallel Universes appeared in the sky above Earth, alarming Stephen Strange and the others.
• Mechanical Fusion Flesh He-El attacked He-El, while other clones, including Cosmic Emperor He-El, Divine He-El, and Fully Mechanical He-El, discussed their desire to find and consume their original.
• Tony Stark realized the clones needed He-El’s past and were natural enemies of the original, but he and Stephen Strange feared the clones would not protect Earth.
• He-El and Mechanical Fusion Flesh He-El fought at high speed after both shrank with Pym Particles.
• He-El’s demonic armor caused Mechanical Fusion Flesh He-El to corrode into rust, and the clone shattered and blew away.

He-El approached Stephen Strange after defeating the mechanical-flesh fusion Clone He-El, while the Parallel Universe He-Els refused to help the heroes. Stephen realized they wanted He-El to take the Time Stone and lift his curse, and He-El reached into the Eye of Agamotto to seize it.

• A Dark Dimension Overlord He-El reflected on how easily the original He-El had Rustified and killed the mechanical-flesh fusion Clone He-El.
• He-El walked toward Stephen Strange as the heroes watched in fear, and Tony Stark urged the Parallel Universe He-Els to join forces against him.
• The Parallel Universe He-Els mocked Tony Stark and revealed their different histories with him, while Dark Dimension Overlord He-El demanded that Stephen give up the Time Stone.
• Stephen Strange realized the Parallel Universe He-Els needed He-El to collect all six Infinity Stones and remove his curse, and that they would not let him escape with the Time Stone.
• He-El reached into the Eye of Agamotto and gripped the Time Stone.

He-El obtained the Time Stone and joined it with the other five Infinity Stones, using their power to analyze and remove the Omega Effect curse. As the process began, Gungnir, empowered by Odin, the Ancient One, and Dormammu, struck him through the chest.

• Tony Stark tried to stop He-El from taking the Time Stone, but Stephen Strange held him back and accepted that their resistance had failed.
• Stephen Strange pleaded with He-El to spare Earth and humanity from the Clone He-Els, while He-El said he had no intention of destroying Earth.
• He-El embedded the Time Stone in his Quark Armor, completing the set of six Infinity Stones and rising into the air as their power surged.
• He-El commanded the Infinity Stones to analyze the Omega Effect curse and remove it from his body.
• Gungnir, the Eternal Spear, burst from a black hole and pierced He-El's chest, impaling him in the air.

Gungnir pierced He-El’s armor and left him hanging motionless, making the Avengers believe he had died while his parallel-universe clones wondered whether he had used the Infinity Stones. Black aura then spread from the armor, and a soul figure ordered Dormammu to transfer He-El and the curse into the Dark Dimension.

• Gungnir pierced He-El’s chest and pinned his armored body to the ground, leaving him motionless.
• Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, and the Avengers grieved over He-El, while the Clone He-Els watched and questioned whether he had used the Infinity Stones.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El recalled how he had survived being pierced by Gungnir and taken control of the Dark Dimension.
• Black aura rose from He-El’s armor, and Gungnir trembled as a soul figure appeared from it.
• The soul figure ordered Dormammu to transfer He-El and the curse into the Dark Dimension.

Dormammu began transferring the curse from He-El’s body into the Dark Dimension after Dark Dimension Overlord He-El and King of Gods He-El intimidated him and Odin into leaving the body untouched. Ancient One comforted Stephen Strange over the branching timelines as the curse neared removal and the Clone He-Els waited to seize He-El’s body.

• Ancient One ordered Dormammu to send He-El and the curse into the Dark Dimension, but Dark Dimension Overlord He-El demanded that He-El’s body remain behind.
• Dormammu recognized Dark Dimension Overlord He-El’s terrifying power and transferred only the curse into the Dark Dimension.
• Odin felt the authority of King of Gods He-El and silently watched Dormammu leave He-El’s body untouched.
• Ancient One saw the Clone He-Els waiting to claim He-El’s body, while Stephen Strange apologized for splitting the timeline.
• Ancient One reassured Stephen Strange that they had done their best, and the curse was nearly out of He-El’s body.

As Dormammu nearly removed the Omega Effect curse from He-El, powerful He-Els from parallel universes began crossing into this universe. They gathered around the scene, and Cosmic Emperor He-El asked that He-El's original body be left to him.

• Dormammu continued transferring the Omega Effect curse from He-El as it faded, prompting Parallel Universe He-Els to cross the barrier into this universe.
• Super-Gene He-El descended into New York and created a massive crater, terrifying Steve Rogers with his size and pressure.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El emerged through a dark hole and erased a skyscraper with a breath, frightening Dormammu, who continued the curse transfer in silence.
• Fully Mechanical He-El crossed into the universe and reassembled his liquid-metal body as Tony Stark watched in confusion.
• King of Gods He-El descended onto a building and left Odin's soul trembling with fear at his power.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El, seated on a throne, asked that He-El's original body be left to him.

Cosmic Emperor He-El and the other powerful He-Els waited for Dormammu to finish transferring the original He-El’s curse, each preparing to fight for the original body. As the curse vanished, Ancient One questioned whether He-El was truly dead, and a piece of armor fell away to reveal his arm.

• Cosmic Emperor He-El asked the other He-Els to give him the original body, but Super-Gene He-El, Perfect Machine He-El, Dark Dimension Overlord He-El, and King of Gods He-El rejected him.
• Planet He-El asked the He-Els to keep their coming battle from harming Earth and its life.
• Dormammu slowed the curse transfer when he sensed the He-Els watching him, then hurried to accelerate it as they resumed mocking one another.
• The He-Els discussed their curses and waited for Dormammu to complete the transfer of the original He-El’s Omega Effect curse.
• Ancient One asked whether He-El might not be dead as the last of the curse entered the Dark Dimension.
• A scale-like piece of Quark Armor fell from the god-demon-like armor hanging from Gungnir, exposing the fair arm beneath.

He-El used the six Infinity Stones and the power of the universe to analyze and remove Darkseid’s Omega Effect curse, awakening his Kryptonian abilities and restoring his connections to other worlds. The Stones’ backlash then began destroying his recovering body as his Quark Armor broke apart.

• He-El invoked the six Infinity Stones to analyze and remove the Omega Effect curse from his body.
• He-El observed the curse’s operation through the universe’s forces, and the Stones gradually removed it, including its deepest essence.
• He-El awakened throughout his cells, regained his Kryptonian power, reopened his universe and its seven Traversal Vortices, and reconnected with the AllSpark.
• The six Infinity Stones began destroying He-El’s body as his Kryptonian cells restored it, and his Quark Armor broke apart while he hung from Gungnir.

As He-El hung pierced by Gungnir, his armor and Infinity Stones fell away while the Avengers and his alternate-universe clones waited to see whether he would survive. After Fully Mechanical He-El found his condition impossible to analyze, He-El opened his eyes.

• Ancient One explained that Gungnir had not killed He-El, leaving the Avengers conflicted between wanting him dead and hoping he would protect Earth from the clones.
• The Clone He-Els watched He-El cautiously, each waiting for him to awaken rather than risk being the first to attack.
• He-El's armor and the Power Stone fell away, prompting the Avengers to consider using the Infinity Stones again.
• Fully Mechanical He-El could not determine whether He-El was simultaneously undergoing destruction and regeneration, and wondered if the Infinity Stones had caused the condition.
• The last piece of He-El's facial armor fell, and He-El slowly opened his eyes.

He-El endured and adapted to the six Infinity Stones’ backlash, then awakened while still impaled by Gungnir. As Ancient One, Odin, Dormammu, Tony Stark, and his powerful clones watched, He-El pulled the spear from his chest, revealing that Gungnir feared him and no longer obeyed Odin.

• He-El resisted the backlash of all six Infinity Stones, absorbing their power and using his consciousness universe to protect his soul.
• He-El awakened with Gungnir still piercing his chest and surveyed his assembled clones and enemies.
• Ancient One and Odin realized their scheme had only partly worked, while Dormammu tried to avoid He-El’s notice.
• He-El looked at Tony Stark, then gripped Gungnir and began pulling it from his chest.
• Odin failed to control Gungnir, which was too terrified of He-El to respond or even tremble in his grasp.

He-El faced the Clone He-Els while the Infinity Stones’ backlash slowed his recovery, and Super-Gene He-El charged to attack him. Super-Gene He-El was struck by an unseen blow and sent flying, leaving him unable to identify who had attacked.

• Gungnir was pulled from He-El’s chest as his wound slowly regenerated against the Infinity Stones’ interference.
• Super-Gene He-El decided to strike first while the other Clone He-Els watched and waited.
• He-El challenged all the Clone He-Els to attack together while he endured the Stones’ backlash.
• Super-Gene He-El lunged at He-El and reached for him with a blow he expected to be only ten percent of his strength.
• An unseen attack smashed Super-Gene He-El’s face and hurled him thousands of meters away, and he asked whose attack had hit him.

Fully Mechanical He-El recognized that He-El had attacked Super-Gene He-El through time and space and urged the Clone He-Els to cooperate. Super-Gene He-El unleashed his immense gravity and heat, then charged He-El, who calmly raised his hand.

• Fully Mechanical He-El slowed his recording to one femtosecond and discovered that He-El had struck Super-Gene He-El with Gungnir across time and space.
• Fully Mechanical He-El warned the Clone He-Els that He-El had mastered powers resembling those of the Infinity Stones and that none of them could defeat him alone.
• Super-Gene He-El regenerated his face, compressed his body, and generated extreme gravity and heat that distorted New York and harmed those nearby.
• Super-Gene He-El declared that he would use his full power to shatter space and time, then charged at He-El.
• He-El raised his left hand toward Super-Gene He-El and spread his fingers.

He-El effortlessly erased Super-Gene He-El at the quark level, leaving the other He-Els terrified by the gap in their power. After the backlash from the Infinity Stones subsided, He-El revived the Black Suit and faced the remaining clones.

• He-El tore Super-Gene He-El apart at the quark level, killing him and restoring the sky and air pressure over New York.
• Tony Stark, the Avengers, and the others recovered from the oppressive pressure, while the Clone He-Els realized Super-Gene He-El had vanished without a trace.
• The Clone He-Els discussed joining forces against He-El, but Fully Mechanical He-El remained silent.
• He-El felt the last of the Infinity Stones’ backlash fade and told the Clone He-Els they had lost their chance to attack together.
• He-El revived the Black Suit from the AllSpark, forming Black Suit II as he looked down at the Clone He-Els.

He-El removed his curse and revealed a terrifying true form, leaving the Avengers and their allies afraid to oppose him. As the Clone He-Els attacked together, He-El’s Heat Vision pierced the nearest clone with impossible speed and accuracy.

• The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and other onlookers stared at He-El’s transformed appearance, while Ancient One warned Stephen Strange that He-El was beyond their power.
• Dormammu regretted giving up the Dark Dimension after He-El emerged unharmed and free of his curse.
• Fully Mechanical He-El ordered the Clone He-Els to attack He-El together.
• The Clone He-Els charged using portals, transformations, and other abilities as He-El fired Heat Vision at the nearest clone.
• He-El’s Heat Vision abruptly changed direction and accelerated, piercing the clone’s chest and destroying his afterimages.

He-El used his Heat Vision to kill the attacking Clone He-Els, overcoming their speed, varied forms, and regeneration. With Fully Mechanical He-El and two other clones left, He-El turned toward the survivors.

• He-El's Heat Vision erased Clone He-El's regenerative will and vaporized him.
• Fully Mechanical He-El warned the other clones that He-El's Heat Vision could do more than bend around corners, but they charged anyway.
• He-El's Heat Vision pierced hundreds of attacking clones despite their seemingly slowed movements and unusual powers.
• The clones died as vaporization spread from their wounds, and Fully Mechanical He-El realized He-El's power was unlike theirs.
• He-El's Heat Vision faded as he looked calmly toward the three remaining Clone He-Els.

He-El vaporized nearly all the invading Clone He-Els with his Heat Vision, leaving only three powerful variants. As the survivors argued over who would face him, Dark Dimension Overlord He-El attacked while pretending to beg for mercy.

• Ancient One and the assembled heroes watched He-El's Heat Vision pierce and vaporize the attacking Clone He-Els almost simultaneously.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El, King of Gods He-El, and Cosmic Emperor He-El remained, and each dismissed the others' confidence or offered to fight He-El first.
• Tony Stark worried as the heroes turned their attention to He-El and the three surviving variants.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El unleashed a flood of dark energy, rushed at He-El, and mockingly asked him to spare him so he could return to his universe.

He-El faced three of his clones as Dark Dimension Overlord He-El tried to escape defeat by flooding Earth with negative emotions. He-El absorbed the Dark Energy and swallowed the Overlord, leaving King of Gods He-El and Cosmic Emperor He-El to witness his overwhelming power.

• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El asked He-El to let him return to his own universe, and the others were stunned by his shameless plea.
• He-El explained that he had been using altered vision to search for the clones’ underlying existence and said the fight would end in one or two moves.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El unleashed his Dark River, flooding Earth with negative emotions and corrupting its inhabitants, Odin, Ancient One, and Dormammu.
• He-El gathered the Dark Energy into a vortex sphere and pulled it out of everyone, clearing the sky.
• Dark Dimension Overlord He-El tried to flee as Dark Energy, but He-El’s vortex absorbed him; King of Gods He-El and Cosmic Emperor He-El reacted with surprise.

He-El absorbed Dark Dimension Overlord He-El's Dark Energy and defeated him, alarming King of Gods He-El and Cosmic Emperor He-El. King of Gods He-El's surprise attack could not penetrate He-El's magnetic field, and He-El explained that his entropy-based power had failed to reach him.

• Natasha Romanoff and the others recovered from the Dark Energy's influence after He-El absorbed Dark Dimension Overlord He-El.
• King of Gods He-El and Cosmic Emperor He-El became wary after seeing He-El easily defeat Dark Dimension Overlord He-El.
• King of Gods He-El launched a surprise attack from behind He-El, but his finger stopped before reaching He-El's back.
• King of Gods He-El tore off his arm to escape the force holding it, then regenerated it and realized the gap between him and He-El was immense.
• He-El told King of Gods He-El that his entropy still had room to improve and explained that The End had failed because it could not penetrate his magnetic field.

He-El faced Cosmic Emperor He-El, whose connection to his universe and enormous invading army threatened Earth. As Earth’s heroes hoped He-El would sacrifice an arm to protect them, He-El revealed that he had become the Infinity Stones.

• He-El judged that King of Gods He-El could not harm him and turned his attention to Cosmic Emperor He-El.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El opened a view into his universe, displaying his vast fleet, army of gods, and conquering forces.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El demanded one of He-El’s arms in exchange for leaving Earth unharmed.
• Earth’s heroes saw the invading army and feared they had no way to stop it.
• The heroes privately hoped He-El would sacrifice an arm or otherwise save Earth, while feeling ashamed of their dependence on him.
• He-El smiled and announced that he had become the Infinity Stones.

He-El recognized that Cosmic Emperor He-El had become the Infinity Stones, though he suspected the Soul Stone had taken over his identity. He-El then subdued King of Gods He-El, who realized that the clone universes had copied He-El rather than created independent versions, before He-El killed and absorbed him.

• He-El revealed that Cosmic Emperor He-El had become the Infinity Stones, leaving Tony Stark and the Avengers despairing over how to fight him.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El invited He-El to guess how he had transformed himself, while King of Gods He-El watched warily.
• He-El guessed that Cosmic Emperor He-El had replaced the Soul Stone and used it to control the other five, but might no longer know whether he was himself or the Soul Stone.
• He-El reached through space and seized King of Gods He-El by the throat, freezing his body, powers, and thoughts before dragging him close.
• King of Gods He-El realized that the Parallel Universes had copied He-El incompletely and that the clones had never existed as independent beings.
• He-El crushed King of Gods He-El, whose particles of light were absorbed through He-El's left hand.

He-El effortlessly absorbed King of Gods He-El and faced Cosmic Emperor He-El, who threatened Earth after demanding peace in exchange for one arm. He-El summoned his forces from across the multiverse, and the chapter left Cosmic Emperor He-El staring at the vast armies assembled before him.

• He-El absorbed King of Gods He-El and took in his memories, experiences, and knowledge of his power.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El grew uneasy but threatened Earth, believing his legion gave him control.
• He-El declared that he had seen through Cosmic Emperor He-El’s essence, and a Traversal Vortex opened behind him.
• Savitar and Reverse-Flash led the Speed Force Legion in kneeling before He-El.
• Athena led the Olympian gods and their Divine Legion out of the vortex to pay their respects to He-El.
• Scarface’s Seven Lantern Corps, Aizen Sōsuke’s 6.5 million Bleach members, and Zero’s mechanical forces appeared and saluted He-El.

He-El confronted Cosmic Emperor He-El while Earth’s heroes prepared to shield the planet from their war. He-El defeated the Cosmic Emperor inside the Traversal Vortex and departed with Hela, leaving Tony Stark’s question unanswered.

• Steve Rogers warned that the battle could destroy Earth, so Stephen Strange, Ancient One, Star-Lord Peter Quill, Groot, and Tony Stark worked to protect the planet.
• Cosmic Emperor He-El ordered his forces to attack, but He-El teleported to him and touched his forehead as the Traversal Vortex swallowed their battlefield.
• The vortex contained the war, and He-El soon emerged dragging the broken Cosmic Emperor He-El by his hair.
• He-El told Hela to come with him, and she eagerly entered the Traversal Vortex.
• Tony Stark asked whether He-El was still their superhero, but He-El smiled without answering and left with Hela as the vortex vanished.

One year after He-El’s departure, the Avengers were summoned from their separate lives to stop a clone from opening the Dark Dimension and spreading a curse. As they entered the portal, a photo of the Avengers with He-El drifted away behind them.

• Tony Stark received a metal-armored Barbie doll for Morgan, then left home after an urgent Avengers call.
• Natasha Romanoff left the He-El statue site to answer an emergency transmission.
• Clint Barton said goodbye to his family and flew to the Avengers base, while Bruce Banner left his laboratory for the mission.
• T’Challa and Peter Parker answered the call and traveled to the Avengers base.
• Stephen Strange told the assembled Avengers that a clone planned to open the Dark Dimension and spread the curse, and that Thor and Loki were already there.
• Tony Stark charged through Strange’s portal, and the Avengers followed as Natasha’s photo with He-El blew from her pocket.

After a century away, He-El returned to New Krypton through a Traversal Vortex, reuniting with his people and military forces above Earth. He arrived with Hela, his legions, and prisoners and spoils of war, and declared his return as emperor.

• A vast Traversal Vortex darkened Earth's sky as New Krypton's military forces mobilized for an unknown threat.
• Kal-El recognized the vortex as He-El's work, and Ciri joined him in watching the sky.
• The vortex receded and revealed He-El in his Black Suit, prompting Kal-El, Ciri, the soldiers, and New Krypton's citizens to kneel and greet him.
• He-El's forces emerged behind him, including Hela, Athena's Divine Legion, Zero's Mechanical Corps, Scarface's Seven Lantern Corps, and Aizen's Death Legion, along with captured warships and prisoners.
• He-El surveyed his people and announced, “New Krypton, your emperor has returned!”

After He-El returned from a century away, New Krypton celebrated as he ended martial law and reunited with the leaders who had governed the realm. The Oa Star Pan-Stellar Domain Alliance’s war against New Krypton remained unresolved, but the people could finally resume ordinary lives under their Emperor’s protection.

• Zero recalled her warship and lifted martial law after He-El returned, ending the century-long regime of grueling work and rationed resources.
• The chapter recounted how the Oa Star Pan-Stellar Domain Alliance had waged near-annual wars against New Krypton, whose roughly twenty-five stellar-level powerhouses faced more than two hundred from the divided alliance.
• He-El announced six-hour workdays and three days off each week, and the people of New Krypton celebrated their Emperor’s return.
• He-El headed to the Moon with Hela, Father Izaya, Athena, Kal-El, and other leaders who had governed New Krypton in his absence.
• Zero explained that she had sent nearly all available forces to the Traversal Vortex as soon as she discovered He-El’s return, trusting that New Krypton would endure as long as he was there.