Chapter Summaries

Black Super stole and read S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation files, learning what the agency knew about him and the fate of the Siberian Research Institute. The report helped him piece together the missing years of his life, though much of the timeline remained unclear.

• Black Super phased into the building, removed the briefcase, and opened it on a nearby rooftop.
• Black Super read S.H.I.E.L.D.'s findings on Henry Brown, which connected him to Clown-Sup but lacked enough evidence to confirm his identity.
• Black Super learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had recorded his links to Kitty and the Continental Hotel, while several secret bases and activities remained undiscovered.
• Black Super read that Director Peter Roslov had been marked deceased and that the institute's personnel and assets had scattered during the Red Empire's collapse.
• Black Super learned that Ennu No Odin, Alien One, had been left sealed inside the abandoned underground facility after the evacuation fell apart.
• Black Super used the report's sparse clues about Alaska and the institute to piece together the blank portion of his memories.

After reviewing files on the Alien Research Institute, Henry made a list of twenty-eight people connected to his past and decided to act against them. He was summoned by Tony Stark and traveled with Virginia Potts to Stark’s manor in the Hamptons.

• Black Super returned the briefcase and recovered the listening device he had planted on John Garrett.
• Henry reviewed the institute records and identified twenty-eight people connected to his research, including former colleagues and surviving core personnel.
• Henry, troubled by his breakup and the loss of his eye powers, resolved to confront the people on his list and slept deeply.
• Tony Stark called Henry and ordered him to come over, then Virginia Potts arrived to take him to Stark’s private residence.
• Henry traveled with Potts and the Stark Family driver to Tony Stark’s manor in the Hamptons.

Henry visited Tony Stark at his estate, where Tony offered him a car as a reward for Titanic. Henry dismissed Tony’s hopes of easy Hollywood profits and found a huge Mercedes marked with Hydra’s symbol in the Stark car collection.

• Henry arrived at Tony Stark’s sheet-metal factory and watched Tony and Happy Hogan finish boxing.
• Tony led Henry to the garage and offered him any car from his late father’s collection as a reward for Titanic.
• Henry warned Tony that Hollywood films usually lost money and that Titanic’s success was an exception.
• Henry criticized the impracticality of the expensive cars and stopped in shock when he saw a modified Mercedes-Benz W31 Type G4 bearing Hydra’s symbol.
• Tony offered Henry the Hydra-marked car if he wanted it.

Henry learned the history of the antique car Tony Stark gave him, including its ties to Red Skull, Captain America, and Peggy Carter, while Tony introduced his new assistant, Virginia Potts. Henry chose to leave the car at Stark’s garage and agreed to stay for lunch before returning to Los Angeles.

• Edwin Jarvis explained that the car had belonged to Hydra leader John Schmidt, had been captured by Colonel Phillips, and was preserved by Howard Stark because Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter had once ridden in it.
• Jarvis criticized Tony Stark for giving the car away without understanding its history, and Tony accepted the rebuke before asking Eric about his new job at Stark Industries.
• Tony offered to have Pepper Potts arrange delivery of the car, and Henry learned that her real name was Virginia and how she had become Tony’s assistant.
• Virginia asked whether the car should be delivered to Stark Studios in Los Angeles, but Henry decided to leave it at the garage because the underground lot was not secure.
• Tony questioned Henry about renting a small apartment and saving his money, and Henry defended keeping his earnings for emergencies.
• Jarvis invited Henry to lunch, and Henry accepted.

Henry disguised himself as a destitute local and visited the Moscow Continental Hotel to buy information and weapons. The concierge accepted his Gold Coin and American cash, then began arranging the hotel’s services.

• Henry altered his appearance to pass as an unemployed young man from the countryside.
• Henry entered the Moscow Continental Hotel and offered a Gold Coin to its concierge for information and weapons.
• The concierge led Henry to a salon and explained that additional services for new guests would cost extra.
• Henry paid with a stack of American bills, and the concierge remarked that dollars were much stronger than rubles.

Henry paid the Continental Hotel for intelligence on four Russian targets and bought a concealed pistol with ammunition. He ended the night at the hotel with the concierge who had arranged the services.

• Henry gave the female concierge four names and paid extra for intelligence on two BSF personnel, two prisoners, and a tycoon's wife.
• The female concierge returned with files containing the targets' residences, aliases, and photographs, which Henry read and packed away.
• Henry asked for a concealed, reliable pistol, and the female concierge supplied a PSM Pocket Pistol with spare magazines and ammunition.
• Henry paid for firearm maintenance and spent the night at the Continental Hotel with the female concierge.

Henry began his first reconnaissance operation in Moscow by tracking Andrei Popov, the former Mikhail Kuzmin who had joined 6CΦ. After hours listening to conversations near the agency’s headquarters, he finally identified Andrei as someone leaving work early.

• Henry left the Moscow Continental Hotel and shook off the people tailing him with Super Speed.
• He went to the All-Russian Insurance Building, where 6CΦ was based, and chose a concealed rooftop vantage point.
• Henry listened for mentions of Andrei Popov and Mikhail Kuzmin while using voices and echoes to map the building.
• After several false leads, Henry heard a man named Andrei complain about his dull work and the three years he had spent at the Alien Research Institute.
• Henry recognized the speaker as his target and focused his attention on him.

Henry tracked down Andrei Popov, who had tortured him in the past, and killed him in his apartment. He left the scene disguised as a burglary and flew away before the Russian police arrived.

• Henry watched the man leave work and followed him to his apartment.
• Henry entered the apartment and confronted the man, identifying him as Andrei Popov, also known as Mikhail Kuzmin.
• Andrei Popov claimed he had only been doing his job and tried to shoot Henry.
• Henry dodged the bullets, drew his pistol, and killed Andrei Popov.
• Henry looted the apartment to make the killing look like a robbery, then phased out and flew away as police approached.

Henry infiltrated Alexandra Fadeeva’s guarded mansion to confront her about her role in his childhood examinations and treatment. After she called him a disgusting alien, he killed her and left as the mansion’s security personnel responded to the gunshots.

• Henry used his speed and surveillance skills to infiltrate the mansion and identify Alexandra Fadeeva.
• He waited until night and entered Alexandra’s bedroom, where he knocked her husband unconscious and aimed his gun at her.
• Henry asked Alexandra whether she remembered Ennu No Odin, and she called the alien creature disgusting before realizing who he might be.
• Henry shot Alexandra in the forehead and heart as security personnel rushed toward the bedroom.
• Henry mocked himself for expecting a different answer, then left while acknowledging that he might also have found an alien disgusting without knowing the truth.

Henry infiltrated a Siberian prison to find Ivan Kochetov and Yuri Kuznetsov, but his lack of tattoos made him conspicuous among the inmates. After a bear-like prisoner questioned his intentions, other inmates pointed Henry toward his targets, who were surrounded by a gang.

• Henry searched the prison yard for Ivan Kochetov and Yuri Kuznetsov, former assistants to Peter Roslov who had remained imprisoned after their corruption was exposed.
• Henry realized his clean appearance and lack of tattoos made him stand out among the prisoners and attract unwanted attention.
• A bear-like man put Henry in a headlock and mocked him, but Henry asked where Ivan and Yuri were.
• The bear-like man warned Henry not to cause trouble and asked who he was and what he wanted with the two men.
• A prisoner pointed out Ivan and Yuri and called to them, while Henry saw that they were surrounded by fierce-looking gang members.

Henry provoked a prison brawl and used the chaos to kill Ivan Kochetov and take Yuri Kuznetsov off his list. As guards prepared to intervene, Henry stayed curled on the ground, apparently beaten and exhausted.

• Henry struck Ivan Kochetov and then rammed him into his gang, prompting Ivan, Yuri Kuznetsov, and their men to attack him.
• Henry shoved attackers into nearby prisoners, triggering fights across the recreation area while the guards delayed intervening.
• A bear-like prisoner became the focus of the brawl, sending anyone who approached him flying.
• Henry tackled Ivan and secretly destroyed his heart with the Molecular-Penetrating Hand Blade, then climbed away and continued to take blows.
• As Russian guards prepared to act, Henry used the chaos to kill Yuri Kuznetsov and then curled up under the continued beating.

After the prison brawl, Henry was placed in solitary confinement and prepared to escape, but a conversation with Alexei Shostakov, the Red Guardian, made him stop and enter the neighboring cell. Alexei revealed his despair over the fallen Soviet Union and his longing to see his former wife, Melina, and daughters, Natasha and Yelena.

• The guards beat down the inmates, and Henry was sent to solitary confinement, where he planned to pass through the wall and escape.
• Alexei Shostakov spoke to Henry through the wall, identified him as an American, and guessed that he was a mutant.
• Henry recognized Alexei as the Red Guardian and questioned why he had approached him.
• Alexei lamented the collapse of the country he had served and said he wanted to escape prison and see Melina, Natasha, and Yelena again.
• Henry passed through the wall into Alexei's cell and found him crying, though Alexei denied it.

Henry agreed to help Alexei Shostakov escape the Siberian prison in exchange for a favor and his silence. Henry teleported Alexei outside the confinement ward, then told him to run as they began their escape.

• Henry asked Alexei what he would do after escaping and what Henry would gain by helping him.
• Henry offered to help Alexei leave in exchange for a favor, provided Alexei kept Henry and his information secret.
• Alexei questioned Henry's motives, then agreed to the terms and asked about the escape plan.
• Henry grew impatient with Alexei's questions, grabbed him, and teleported him outside the confinement ward.
• Henry started running, and Alexei ran after him.

Henry led Alexei out of the prison by using his ability to pass through walls and exploiting the guards’ distractions. They escaped into the Siberian wilderness, where Alexei and Henry ran and shouted together, though they had not yet reached safety or left Russia.

• Henry guided Alexei through the prison, choosing routes that avoided guards and surveillance.
• Henry carried Alexei through the thick outer wall, and Alexei’s nausea drew a guard’s attention.
• Henry hid with Alexei in the watchtower’s blind spot until the guard returned inside.
• Henry and Alexei slipped out of the prison and ran into the Siberian wilderness.
• Alexei roared as they ran, and Henry joined him in shouting and racing toward the setting sun.

Henry escaped with Alexei and waited in the Siberian wilderness for support, then gave him money to pursue his daughters and settle a score with General Dreykov. The Duck Leopard armor arrived to take them onward, with Alexei choosing Sokovia as his first destination.

• Henry changed clothes with Alexei and explained that he had called for support, while Alexei described his plan to find his daughters and confront General Dreykov.
• Alexei admitted he did not know the Red Room's location and would need money to activate his personal connections.
• Henry gave Alexei the cash in his backpack and told him to treat it as funding for his search.
• Alexei asked Henry to take him to Sokovia, where he planned to use the chaos and available channels to make progress.
• The Duck Leopard armor arrived, and Kitty asked Henry whether it was time for dinner before complaining about his diet-meal threats.

Henry and Alexei escaped prison using the Duck Leopard armor, but Alexei insisted on riding Kitty in the Leopard Type rather than wearing the Duck Type. After passing out from the launch, Alexei reconsidered and agreed to change transportation methods.

• Henry told Alexei to wear the Duck Type, warning that the Leopard Type would take at least twenty-five hours to reach Sokovia.
• Alexei refused the Duck Type and insisted on riding Kitty in the Leopard Type.
• Henry secured Alexei to Kitty's back, and they launched toward Sokovia while Henry flew alongside in the Duck Type.
• Alexei passed out from the acceleration, so Henry landed and laid him on the ground.
• Alexei woke in Siberia, learned they had traveled only three minutes, and agreed to change outfits.

Henry fitted Alexei into the Duck Leopard armor—Duck Type and used its Hyper-Acceleration Ejection System to take him from Siberia to Sokovia. They arrived in minutes, and Alexei threw up inside the helmet.

• Henry dismantled the Duck Leopard armor—Duck Type and explained how Alexei should put it on.
• Alexei entered the armor, which scanned him, secured him inside, and activated its displays and support systems.
• Henry mounted the Leopard Type, and the Duck Type began accelerating toward Sokovia with Alexei inside.
• The Duck Type’s countdown ended, and it reached Sokovia before Alexei could react to the thrust.
• Henry announced their arrival, and Alexei told him he had vomited inside the helmet and Henry could clean it.

Henry sent Alexei to Sokovia using a Hyper-Accelerated Ejection, then gave him Little Duck as a secure support robot for his mission against the Red Room. The chapter left Alexei with a way to contact and receive support from Henry, along with a warning to flee if Little Duck showed a yellow light.

• Henry explained that Alexei had landed in Sokovia and gave him money and a Beretta 92 for the journey to a nearby town.
• Alexei asked how to contact Henry and argued that he needed support to fight the Red Room.
• Henry registered Alexei Shostakov as Little Duck's new user and granted him Level One authorization.
• Henry explained Little Duck's functions, monitoring capabilities, battery life, and self-destruct warning system.
• Alexei questioned Henry's warning about the robot's powerful explosion.

After returning to Los Angeles, Henry tracked the twenty-three people on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s to-do list and traced their movements to Cyber Technology in Toronto. Discovering its connection to John Garrett and the Deathlok Project—and its rivalry with Detroit's OCP, which may be developing RoboCop—left him more wary of hidden technology in the world.

• Henry returned to Los Angeles with Kitty, then went to Stark Studios and handled its accumulated work.
• Henry monitored his trackers on all twenty-three targets and found that they followed regular routines in Toronto.
• Henry discovered that the targets visited buildings registered to Cyber Technology, a company connected to John Garrett.
• Henry learned that Cyber Technology researched robotic prosthetics and robots, and had frequently clashed in court with OCP.
• Henry recognized that Cyber Technology's Deathlok Project and OCP's possible RoboCop project pointed to dangerous technology beyond the famous superheroes and villains.

Henry dealt with an elderly Russian target in Toronto by staging an accidental electrocution, then realized he could use the Super Brain to create convincing accidents for his remaining targets. He began planning how to handle the twenty-three pending matters without leaving evidence or drawing suspicion.

• Henry rejected using 0CP Enterprise to target the Russian scientists and decided he needed another way to deal with his pending matters.
• Henry watched an elderly Russian man who lived alone and followed a quiet routine in his Toronto apartment.
• When the man submerged himself in the bathtub, Henry entered the bathroom and threw a plugged-in hair dryer into the water, killing him.
• Henry left no traces, and the power outage and signs of drunkenness made the death look like an accident.
• Henry considered how the Super Brain could help him create uncertain accidents and began planning his next actions.