Chapter Summaries

Leo destroyed the Black Snake Society’s San Francisco branches, helped Catherine and her baby begin rebuilding their lives, and then wandered through the city contemplating his growing alienation from humanity. He left the crowded city and flew into the mountains, his resolve firming as he went.

• Leo reassured Catherine, healed her baby, and teleported her home after destroying one Black Snake Society headquarters.
• Leo gave Catherine cash and arranged a transfer to compensate her, then promised she would face no more trouble.
• Leo left Catherine, who found renewed resolve to live for her baby and remembered him as Golden Legend.
• Leo destroyed the Black Snake Society’s other San Francisco bases, wiping out most of the organization in minutes.
• Leo reflected on his growing power, unfamiliar knowledge, and isolation from ordinary humans as he walked through the city.
• Leo reached the outskirts and transformed into a streak of light, flying into the mountain forest.

Scott fought Sam to retrieve an adapter from Warehouse Seven, then disabled Sam’s flight pack and escaped on Anton Ant. Dr. Pym and Hope spotted Red Whale approaching Avengers Base and feared Golden Legend had arrived, leaving Scott’s escape in grave doubt.

• Scott used his shrinking and enlarging abilities to fight Sam, then rode Anton Ant into Warehouse Seven to retrieve the adapter.
• Sam chased Scott into the warehouse, but Scott hid inside Sam’s flight pack and destroyed its wires and components.
• Sam crash-landed and lost his tactical glasses, while Scott escaped on Anton Ant beyond the surveillance cameras’ range.
• Hope spotted a huge shadow on the surveillance footage, and she and Dr. Pym recognized it as Red Whale.
• Dr. Pym concluded that Golden Legend had arrived and that Scott’s mission was over.

Leo returned to the city and spent several days relaxing as a tourist while the Golden Giant’s appearance drew crowds and unprecedented attention to the Golden Legend webpage. Natasha contacted him about the online frenzy and Wanda wanting him to return, and Leo said he would be back soon.

• Leo returned to the city, ate at a buffet, and remembered his early days with Jenny and George.
• Leo could not find an available hotel room and booked the last presidential suite at the Fairmont Hotel.
• Leo spent the next few days sightseeing, relaxing at the hotel, and avoiding visits to his friends and teammates.
• The crowds gradually thinned, while the Golden Legend webpage attracted millions of comments and visitors from around the world.
• Natasha called Leo and told him Wanda had been asking why he had not returned; Leo said he would be back in a while.

Leo returned to the New Avengers Base and watched Wanda, Pietro, and Captain Rogers face a live-fire tactical exercise that escalated into an overwhelming assault. The three began turning the fight around, but Pietro encountered problems while clearing the first floor.

• Leo appeared beside Dr. Banner, who explained that Tony had built a device to suppress Pietro’s speed for the assessment.
• Wanda pulled an agent from the second floor with her Scarlet Energy as Banner described the exercise’s objectives and escalating forces.
• Rogers called for Wanda to send him to the third floor while Pietro cleared the first floor.
• Pietro drew the attackers’ fire as Wanda launched Rogers to the third floor, where he knocked down two agents and advanced behind his shield.
• An agent on the third floor picked up a Rocket Launcher, and Pietro discovered several problems as he fought through the enemies below.

Hope took the mind-controlled Darren away, while Leo and Hank Pym arranged the coming investigation and Quantum Realm mission. Hank gave Leo two canisters of Pym Particles, and Pietro returned with the food.

• Leo warned Hope that Darren had two hours before the shrinking particles in his body exploded, and Hope took Darren with her.
• Leo told Hank that someone would help investigate Pym Technologies and that the final Quantum Realm operation would happen at Scott's house in three days.
• Hank thanked Leo for saving him and offered him the Pym Particles, deciding that rescuing Janet mattered more than guarding his discovery.
• Hank tossed two canisters of crimson Pym Particles to Leo and told him to use and study them.
• Pietro retrieved money and returned with pizza, chicken wings, and drinks before inviting Hank to eat.

Leo found Janet in the Quantum Realm and protected her while reassuring her that Hank and the others were safe and working to rescue her. After Janet explained how she had survived and what she had learned about the realm, she asked Leo if he could take her out.

• Janet tried to flee from a disturbance in the Quantum Realm, but Leo emerged from a fissure and withstood her energy blast.
• Leo surrounded them with a Golden Shield, clearing away the strange energy and giving Janet a stable place to stand.
• Leo introduced himself, told Janet that Hank was safe and working to rescue her, and said he had come to help.
• Janet explained that she had survived by observing scenes from Earth and described the realm’s dangerous conditions and distorted passage of time.
• After talking for half an hour, Janet asked Leo whether he could get her out.

Leo encountered a blood-red version of himself inside an Inner Demon World and fought to understand the perfect imitation. As Leo’s power began to erase the red aura and restore his appearance, the other Leo realized it was weaker and resolved to devour him.

• A blood-red Leo appeared before Leo and perfectly mirrored his movements, powers, and attacks.
• Leo discovered that his own eyes and body had taken on the same blood-red appearance as his double.
• Leo confronted the other Leo and unleashed a force field that lifted debris and transformed it into golden light.
• Leo’s golden power began fading the blood-red aura from his body, while the other Leo could not match his strength.
• The other Leo recognized that the Mind Stone had rapidly created it and decided it had to devour Leo.

A blood-red version of Leo tried to provoke him with visions of slaughter and resurrection, but Leo remained calm and untouched by its attacks. With its power nearly exhausted, the false Leo made one last move by sending its remaining pale yellow energy toward him.

• The blood-red 'Leo' taunted Leo and raised hundreds of corpses into the air.
• The blood-red 'Leo' restored a dead girl, then killed her again with a Metal Darts.
• The blood-red 'Leo' unleashed a storm of flesh and blood, but Golden Leo's Golden Light shield shattered everything that reached him.
• The blood-red 'Leo' realized Leo's steady emotions left it without an opening and its abilities were fading.
• The blood-red 'Leo' sent its last cluster of pale yellow energy flying toward Leo.

Li Haiyang suspected Leo had exposed his identity and arranged to send Xixi and the others back to China while preparing to risk himself. After overhearing the call, Leo learned Li Haiyang belonged to a Chinese organization and considered how to deal with him.

• Li Haiyang ordered Li Lu to investigate Leo's birth parents and arrange for Li Qian and Li Ye to return to China.
• Li Haiyang explained that his belongings, including items from Black Prison Tower, had vanished and concluded that Leo might have exposed him.
• Li Lu urged Li Haiyang to return with the children, but he refused, fearing his departure would endanger Ocean Restaurant and the organization's hidden branch.
• Li Lu revealed that the children would be handed over at three in the morning, and Li Haiyang told her to care for Xixi if anything happened to him.
• Leo overheard the conversation, realized Li Haiyang's organization was not targeting him, and landed at the entrance of Li Haiyang's house.

As Tony's palladium poisoning worsened, Leo told him Howard Stark had left clues to a New Element, but Tony remained skeptical. Tony's birthday party descended into a destructive fight between him and Rhodey in their Iron Armors, and Pepper sent Happy to fetch Leo.

• Leo tried to sense and control the palladium in Tony's chest but could not, then told Tony that Howard had left clues to a New Element that would soon reach him.
• At Tony's birthday party, Leo absorbed energy from two Arc Reactors and increased his Metal Control while his Iron Bones continued strengthening.
• Tony considered canceling the party after Natasha saw how far the palladium poisoning had spread, but he chose to celebrate and got drunk in his armor.
• Pepper tried to stop Rhodey from involving the authorities, but Rhodey put on the Mark II and ordered the guests to leave.
• Tony and Rhodey fought in their Iron Armors, wrecking the house as Natasha slipped away.
• Pepper told Happy to get Leo immediately.

Tony searched Howard’s belongings for the secret of the New Element and discovered a recorded message revealing how much his father believed in him. While Tony went to see Pepper, Leo used the Arc Reactors and Titanium Gold Alloy to strengthen his Iron Bones; Tony returned with the 1974 Expo plans and began making a digital model.

• Tony reviewed Howard’s notebooks and old Expo footage but found no information about the New Element.
• Leo urged Tony to keep watching the video, and Howard’s recorded message told Tony that the Expo represented his life’s work and that Tony was his greatest creation.
• Tony became emotional, then left to see Pepper and told Leo he could use the Titanium Gold Alloy and Arc Reactors in the warehouse.
• Leo used three Arc Reactors and the metal to boost his Iron Bones enhancement to 51%, while the energy field prevented J.A.R.V.I.S. from observing him.
• Tony returned with the 1974 Expo architectural model plans and asked J.A.R.V.I.S. to create an interactive digital projection.

Natasha shut down Rhodey’s armor and helped Tony reunite with his friend as Ivan arrived to fight them at the Expo. Leo led Peter toward the battle, while Tony and Rhodey faced Whiplash.

• Tony learned that the Steel Soldiers’ tracking markers had disappeared and believed Leo had dealt with them.
• Natasha and Happy fought their way into Hammer’s office, where Natasha restarted Rhodey’s armor and connected to Tony’s channel.
• Natasha disabled Rhodey’s armor, allowing Tony to free himself and knock Rhodey into a creek.
• Tony and Rhodey reconciled, then Ivan arrived and attacked them with his electromagnetic whips after Rhodey’s Ex-Wife missile failed.
• Leo told Tony that the robots had been dismantled, then led Peter toward the battle to watch the fight.

Tony and Leo created a new element and installed it in several Arc Reactors while Ivan prepared his upgraded Whiplash armor for the Stark Industries Expo. Agent Coulson said goodbye before transferring to New Mexico, where Leo hinted that he would soon encounter something connected to Norse mythology.

• Tony designed the Mark VI and completed the casing for a new Arc Reactor.
• Tony activated the Prism Accelerator while Leo combined Vibranium triangles, creating seven New Element cores.
• Tony and Leo installed the cores in their Arc Reactors, and each reactor stabilized successfully.
• Ivan completed his Whiplash 2.0 armor, adding stronger electromagnetic whips, weapons, flight, and a self-destruct system.
• Coulson visited Tony and Leo to say he was transferring to New Mexico.
• Leo gave Coulson his business card and advised him to read about Norse mythology.

Leo searched the consciousness space for the source of the blood-red version of himself after it self-destructed. He found a corpse resembling his own from a past life, and the movie ticket in its pocket made him question who he was and what the world was.

• The blood-red Leo collapsed and exploded into Bloodlights, leaving the storm to contract and the blood corpses to fall and stand in silence.
• Leo discovered that the blood-red Leo’s self-destruction had severed his control and connection to the consciousness space.
• Leo explored the familiar stadium and followed the growing fear toward the center of the silent blood corpses.
• Leo found a corpse buried in the turf that resembled his past-life self and recognized a Spider-Man: Far From Home movie ticket in its pocket.
• Leo floated the ticket into his hand as the golden ring vibrated more intensely and he questioned his identity and the world.

Tony declined to join the Avengers as a full member but offered Nick Fury a consulting fee for a favor, while Leo learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had flagged New Mexico because of an extraterrestrial visitor. Leo flew there to investigate and reached a small desert town, where he noticed a group approaching him.

• Tony read Agent Romanoff's assessment, learned he was acceptable as Iron Man but not recommended for Avengers membership, and refused to join as a full member.
• Tony offered to pay Nick Fury for a small favor, and Leo asked about the marked locations on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s map.
• Tony sent Leo a holographic message about Stark Industries' new clean-energy direction and his plans for Mark VII.
• Leo told Aunt May he was going for a walk, then flew to New Mexico with an Arc Reactor and a copy of Norse Mythology in his backpack.
• Leo entered a small desert town, ate at a restaurant, and saw a group of people walking toward him.

Leo met Thor and Jane’s group in Old Bridge Town, demonstrated his unusual speed, and examined the hidden power in Thor’s brain. When a passerby revealed where the fallen satellite was, Thor hurried off to find his hammer, with Leo and the others following.

• Leo joined Darcy, Thor, Jane, and Dr. Erik at the café and discussed astronomy and Norse mythology with them.
• Thor threw his empty cup, but Leo caught it before it hit the floor and told Thor not to smash things.
• Leo used the Golden Light in his eyes to examine Thor and saw a shielded sphere of lightning inside his brain.
• A passerby said the satellite had fallen fifty miles west and that the army had arrived at the site.
• Thor hurried away to find his hammer, and Leo and the others followed him.

Coulson concealed why he had feared using the medicine that saved Skye, while a mysterious blonde woman walked across Death Valley and enchanted a newlywed man into helping her escape. She revealed her name as Lorelei as they sped away together.

• Garrett asked Coulson whether he would really have thrown Quinn from the plane, and Coulson said he had only let Quinn stay aboard a little longer.
• May questioned Coulson about why he had initially opposed giving Skye the medicine, and he concealed that he feared she would endure the test subjects’ suffering.
• A blonde woman emerged in Death Valley and walked for hours until she reached a motel.
• The woman took a newlywed man’s water, learned he was devoted to his wife Nicole, and used her influence to make him help her.
• The man drove away with the woman, who told him her name was Lorelei, while Nicole watched in confusion.

Leo tested a powerful energy attack made from the Space Stone over the Pacific, destroying a small rocky island and creating immense waves and a whirlpool. He returned home to find several missed calls, including a text message from Li Qian.

• Leo gathered hundreds of Spatial Energy nodes into a pale-blue sphere and carried it toward an uninhabited rocky island.
• Leo released the sphere, and its expanding energy shattered the island and sent enormous waves across the surrounding sea.
• The attack formed a deep crater and a massive whirlpool that dragged in seawater and marine life before Leo disrupted the gathered energy and calmed the ocean.
• Satellites turned their cameras toward the Pacific site and reported what they observed.
• Leo returned home and saw his missed calls, including a text message from Li Qian.

Li Haiyang entered the burning laboratory with Stacey and suppressed the flames surrounding Chen Haoran, who had lost control of his abilities. After Li Haiyang struck Chen Haoran and the flames went out, Chen Haoran fell into his arms, and Li Haiyang produced a small needle.

• Li Haiyang followed Stacey into the laboratory, where Maya warned that Chen Haoran's flames had reached nearly 1,800 degrees Celsius and the cooling equipment was failing.
• Maya ordered Stacey to notify Zost and evacuate the surrounding floors, while Li Haiyang handed out oxygen masks and threw fire extinguishers at Chen Haoran.
• The fire extinguishers suppressed the flames enough for everyone to see Chen Haoran floating unconscious above the testing platform.
• When Chen Haoran's flames surged again, Li Haiyang entered the damaged protective shield and struck him with an alloy rod.
• Chen Haoran's flames went out and he fell, so Li Haiyang caught him and brought out a small needle.

Leo confronted Li Haiyang after Li Haiyang attacked him, then revealed that he knew about Li Haiyang’s secret identity as an agent. Li Haiyang explained that Golden Legend and Thor could reshape the balance of power on Earth, leaving Leo to consider why Golden Legend posed such a threat to China.

• Li Haiyang leaped from the second floor and kicked at Leo, but Leo caught him and helped him land safely.
• Leo calmed Li Haiyang with Golden Light, then asked to speak with him privately, and Li Haiyang sent Li Qian upstairs.
• Li Haiyang asked whether Leo had taken his equipment and learned his identity, and Leo returned the equipment in a small metal box.
• Leo revealed that he knew Li Haiyang had been reactivated from retirement for a mission connected to the New York Alien invasion.
• Li Haiyang said he did not regret serving his country and explained that Thor and Golden Legend could change Earth’s balance of power, with China potentially facing the consequences first.