Recaps

Chen Changsheng attended Dr. Otto’s lecture with Peter Parker, then joined Peter for an interview at Otto’s home. Seeing Otto and Rosalie’s devoted marriage made Chen Changsheng reflect on his feelings for Gwen, and he invited her to join them for dinner.

• Chen Changsheng met Peter Parker on campus, and they attended Dr. Otto’s lecture, where Eddie’s question prompted Otto to announce that he would soon conduct a nuclear fusion experiment.
• Chen Changsheng and Peter caught up with Otto after the lecture, and Otto agreed to let Peter interview him at home.
• At the Octavius home, Chen Changsheng learned how Otto and Rosalie Octavius had met and reflected on love and his relationship with Gwen.
• After Peter’s interview ended at sunset, Otto invited Chen Changsheng to stay for a family dinner, and Chen Changsheng arranged for Gwen to join them.

Chen Changsheng funded Dr. Otto’s nuclear fusion experiment, but Green Goblin sabotaged it, causing a deadly disaster that left Otto gravely injured. After rescuing Rosemary and having Otto revived with Life Essence, Chen Changsheng left Spider-Man to fight Green Goblin and planned to make Norman Osborn pay for the damage.

• Chen Changsheng invested fifty million US Dollars in Dr. Otto’s fusion project, which advanced to its first experiment.
• Dr. Otto activated the miniature fusion reactor as Chen Changsheng, Peter Parker, and reporters watched.
• Green Goblin attacked the experiment with a pumpkin grenade, causing the Artificial Sun to lose control and explode.
• Chen Changsheng rescued Rosemary, while Spider-Man fought Green Goblin and Umbrella security personnel rescued Dr. Otto.
• Chen Changsheng injected the burned Otto with Life Essence, and Otto began breathing again before being taken to Umbrella Corporation.
• Chen Changsheng left Spider-Man and Green Goblin to their battle and decided Norman Osborn would have to compensate him.

Dr. Otto became Doctor Octopus and attempted to rob a bank to fund his Nuclear Fusion experiment, while Peter struggled with Green Goblin’s attacks and Aunt May’s injuries. After Rosemary stopped Otto and Umbrella Corporation employees covered up the robbery as a drill, Peter was left questioning what he had witnessed.

• Dr. Otto awoke with four mechanical arms, mourned his wife, and was persuaded by the artificial intelligence to rob a bank for his experiment.
• Green Goblin attacked Peter’s home, seriously injured Aunt May, and was later killed by Spider-Man; Harry saw Peter carrying Norman Osborn’s body and became his enemy.
• Peter and Aunt May went to the bank to mortgage their home, where Doctor Octopus tore open the vault and took bags of gold coins.
• Spider-Man fought Otto until Rosemary arrived and revealed that she was alive, prompting Otto to stop and embrace her.
• Umbrella Corporation employees collected the gold while the police called the robbery a drill, leaving Peter bewildered.
• Aunt May comforted Peter about the confusing events, and he set aside his doubts for the time being.

Chen Changsheng prepared to join the military’s rescue of Tony Stark while shorting and buying Stark Industries shares to raise funds for Umbrella Corporation. In Afghanistan, Tony Stark finished his Iron Man Armor and fled when the terrorists discovered his escape attempt, while Dr. Ethan stayed behind to buy him time.

• After learning Tony Stark had been kidnapped, Chen Changsheng invested his remaining funds in Stark Industries shares and arranged to accompany the military rescue force with Tyrants and technical support.
• Chen Changsheng removed Umbrella Corporation markings from the Tyrants and their equipment so the Ten Rings would not be linked to his company.
• In captivity, Tony Stark survived his injuries with Chen Changsheng’s recovery serum, built a miniature Arc Reactor, and assembled the Mark I Iron Man Armor with Dr. Ethan.
• The terrorist leader threatened to kill Tony Stark unless he completed a Jericho Missile within three days, so Tony accelerated work on his armor instead.
• When a terrorist triggered Tony and Dr. Ethan’s trap before the armor’s program finished uploading, Dr. Ethan grabbed a rifle and charged into the cave to give Tony time to escape.

Chen Changsheng and the US Military rescued Tony Stark from the terrorist base, where Tony was beaten by a Tyrant and captured on camera. After his escape flight crashed, Tony returned to New York for treatment while Chen Changsheng prepared to profit from Stark Industries stock.

• Dr. Ethan drew the terrorists’ fire as the US Military and Tyrant Support Squad attacked the base and overwhelmed its defenders.
• Chen Changsheng and Colonel Rhodes advanced through the cave, where Tony Stark emerged in his Mark I armor and was beaten by a Tyrant before surrendering.
• Tony removed his helmet and recognized Rhodes and Chen Changsheng, then smashed Chen’s camera and found the terrorists had already been captured or killed.
• Tony burned the Stark Industries weapons, flew away in his armor, and crashed when it ran out of power; Dr. Ethan died during the battle.
• Rhodes’s search party found Tony unconscious but alive, and Tony returned to New York for treatment while Chen planned to trade Stark Industries shares.

Tony Stark returned to New York, announced that Stark Industries would stop making weapons, and began developing the Iron Man Armor while Obadiah pursued the armor fragments for his own gain. Meanwhile, Chen Changsheng helped Dr. Otto suppress the mechanical arms’ influence, then left the affectionate couple to visit Gwen.

• Chen Changsheng sold his Stark Industries shares after Tony Stark returned, then bought shares again when Tony’s announcement sent the stock price crashing.
• Tony Stark announced that Stark Industries would permanently shut down its weapons-manufacturing division, angering Obadiah and alarming investors.
• Obadiah argued with the Afghan terrorist leader, learned about the Iron Man Armor fragments, and ordered the terrorists to collect them while he planned to seize the weapon without paying.
• Chen Changsheng used an inhibitor chip that Dr. Otto modified to keep the mechanical arms’ intelligence from disrupting Otto’s thoughts.
• Chen Changsheng watched Dr. Otto and Rosemary show their affection, then decided to spend time with Gwen.

Chen Changsheng reviewed the state of his companies and visited Tony Stark to discuss business and see his Iron Man Armor. The visit left Chen wanting a suit of his own while Tony bristled at Chen dismissing its power.

• Chen Changsheng considered Magic Forest Fruit Company profitable and Umbrella Corporation's Gene Enhancement Serum research still ongoing, while his money remained tied up in Stark Industries stock.
• Chen Changsheng visited Tony Stark's seaside villa and found him building an improved Iron Man Armor.
• Tony offered to develop an artificial intelligence management system for Chen's companies, but Chen said Umbrella planned to develop its own.
• Tony tested the armor's glove by blasting his liquor cabinet, and Chen secretly decided he needed his own Iron Man Armor.
• Chen called the palm cannon merely all right, leaving Tony indignant at his judgment.

Chen Changsheng showed Tony the Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum and challenged him to a fight against his Iron Man Armor. After the spar, Chen Changsheng returned to normal and declined Tony’s request to use the serum, explaining that Tony’s chest reactor made it unsuitable.

• Tony showed Chen Changsheng his Iron Man Armor, and Chen Changsheng mocked its manual dressing process, inspiring Tony to consider an automatic system.
• Chen Changsheng injected the Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum, transformed into a giant lizard, and challenged Tony to a friendly spar.
• Chen Changsheng struck Tony hard enough to send him crashing into a wall, but Tony retaliated with palm cannons that bruised Chen Changsheng’s chest.
• Tony fired lasers that severed Chen Changsheng’s tail, but Chen Changsheng dodged, regenerated it, and ended the spar before Tony could launch tracking missiles.
• Chen Changsheng injected an Inhibitor Serum and changed back, then told Tony he could not safely use the Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum because of the reactor in his chest.

Obadiah retrieved Tony Stark’s Mark I armor from the terrorists and tried to reproduce it at Stark Industries while demanding progress on miniaturizing the Arc Reactor. His efforts ended with him firing energy consultant William, while Tony continued improving his own armor.

• Tony Stark reflected on the need to improve the Iron Man Armor’s shock resistance after his fight with Chen Changsheng.
• Obadiah ordered Stark Industries engineers to build a prototype based on the Mark I armor and demanded that the energy department miniaturize the Arc Reactor.
• Obadiah flew to Afghanistan with mercenaries, subdued the terrorist leader with a Sonic Nerve Paralysis Device, and took the Mark I armor.
• Obadiah sent the armor to the weapons research department, then confronted William over the energy department’s lack of progress.
• William said miniaturization was difficult and that he was not Tony Stark, so Obadiah fired him and William walked away.

Chen Changsheng and Gwen met Osborn Industries engineer Max Dillon while helping him collect blueprints, and Chen befriended him after learning about his expertise in New York’s power grid. Meanwhile, Spider-Man pursued a speeding truck carrying robbers and was thrown into a shop when they braked, leaving the truck surrounded by police.

• Gwen spotted Iron Man flying overhead, while Chen Changsheng led her away from the commotion as Spider-Man headed toward a police chase.
• Spider-Man boarded the robbers’ speeding truck, defeated two men, and rescued a distracted Black man from being run over.
• Gwen and Chen Changsheng helped Max Dillon gather blueprints scattered by the police cars, and Chen struck up a conversation with him about his work at Osborn Industries.
• Chen Changsheng told Gwen that Max had designed half of New York’s power system, then resumed their shopping with her.
• Spider-Man caught up with the truck and startled its robbers, who braked suddenly and sent him crashing into a shop as police surrounded them.

Spider-Man stopped Alexei’s attack on the NYPD, while Chen Changsheng decided to strengthen the police by donating Tyrants. Meanwhile, Tony Stark flew to Afghanistan to rescue Dr. Yinsen’s missing daughters and confront the terrorists using Stark Industries weapons.

• Spider-Man disarmed Alexei, defeated him, and left him hanging from a streetlamp as the NYPD and witnesses watched.
• George returned home, saw footage of himself cowering under fire on television, and hurried back to the precinct.
• Chen Changsheng considered George’s safety and decided to donate a group of Tyrants to the NYPD.
• Tony Stark learned that terrorists had seized Gumira, Dr. Yinsen’s hometown, and that Yinsen’s two daughters were missing.
• Tony tracked the terrorists to a temporary base, spotted Stark Industries weapons, and prepared to attack.

Tony Stark destroyed a Ten Rings weapons base in Afghanistan and unknowingly killed the organization’s second-in-command, prompting the Ten Rings to target Obadiah. After receiving a direct threat and learning how powerful the organization was, Obadiah realized his life was in danger.

• Tony Stark attacked the terrorists with his Iron Man Armor, survived a pursuing Jericho Missile, and destroyed the weapons stockpile with a powerful laser.
• Tony called the US Military to collect the rescued children, then destroyed an approaching Tank carrying the Ten Rings’ second-in-command before flying away.
• The Ten Rings learned that Tony had killed their second-in-command and discovered that the same Iron Man Armor had destroyed another of their groups, whose leader Obadiah had killed.
• A bearded Ten Rings member called Obadiah, recited evidence of his dealings with terrorists, and threatened him with revenge.
• Obadiah bought intelligence about the Ten Rings, learned of its far-reaching influence, and anxiously tried to find a way to protect himself.

Tony returned from Afghanistan and began investigating who had sold weapons to terrorists, while Obadiah learned that Pepper had uncovered his crimes and moved to kill Tony for his Arc Reactor. Obadiah armed his Iron Man Armor as the Ten Rings attacked Stark Tower, and Pepper escaped and contacted Agent Coulson before discovering she could not reach Tony.

• Tony returned to his laboratory, authorized Pepper to investigate the weapons sales, and hurried to perfect his Iron Man Armor design.
• Pepper copied evidence of Obadiah's crimes and escaped his office, but Obadiah discovered the transfer and ordered security to find her.
• Obadiah went to Tony's villa, paralyzed him with the Sonic Nerve Paralysis Device, removed his Arc Reactor, and left him struggling to breathe.
• After terrorists bombed his mansion and attacked Stark Tower, Obadiah installed Tony's Arc Reactor in the duplicated Iron Man Armor and climbed inside.
• Pepper escaped Stark Tower during the terrorist attack, contacted Agent Coulson for help, and then failed to reach Tony by phone.

Tony Stark survived Obadiah's attempt to kill him and confronted him in Iron Man Armor while Obadiah piloted Iron Monger. Their battle devastated the area around Stark Tower, and Chen Changsheng noticed the fight from Umbrella Tower.

• Tony Stark used the discarded Arc Reactor Jarvis brought him to survive, then replaced it with a new reactor and put on his Iron Man Armor.
• Tony found Pepper, learned what Obadiah had done, and flew to confront him as Obadiah emerged in Iron Monger.
• Obadiah fired missiles at Tony, but Tony survived, intercepted one missile, and repeatedly rammed Iron Monger.
• Tony launched his last tracking missile, but Iron Monger endured the blast and grabbed Tony by the head.
• Tony fired a powerful chest laser as Obadiah crushed his helmet, but Obadiah threw him away, and the sweeping laser wrecked the surrounding area.
• Chen Changsheng noticed the battle from Umbrella Tower.

Chen Changsheng intervened in the battle between Tony Stark and Obadiah after worrying that Stark Industries would collapse, but Tony kept charging back into the fight and was knocked unconscious. Chen Changsheng prepared to face Obadiah himself, concealing his ability to transform as Obadiah approached.

• Chen Changsheng glided to the battlefield, took a picture, and was struck by Tony Stark as Obadiah sent him flying.
• Chen Changsheng stopped Tony from taking off, but Tony insisted that he bring the Tyrant army and charged Obadiah again.
• Obadiah battered Tony with Iron Monger, and Chen Changsheng used a transforming shield to cushion Tony when he was blasted back.
• Tony was knocked unconscious, and Chen Changsheng turned to face Obadiah as Jarvis initiated emergency protocols.
• Chen Changsheng fastened a belt carrying Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum and Gene Inhibitor Serum, then waited for Obadiah to speak.

Chen Changsheng watched Jarvis revive and pilot the Iron Man Armor against Obadiah, but the armor ran out of energy before defeating Iron Monger. After Obadiah attacked Tony and fired at Chen Changsheng, Chen Changsheng’s biological armor emerged unharmed and he charged at Obadiah.

• Obadiah offered Chen Changsheng five percent of Stark Industries’ shares in exchange for leaving, while Chen Changsheng insisted Tony was his friend and demanded a higher price.
• Jarvis activated the Iron Man Armor, broke free of Obadiah’s grasp, and attacked Iron Monger, damaging its helmet sensors before running out of energy.
• Obadiah recovered and fired grenades at Tony, but Chen Changsheng used a transformed whip to make him miss.
• Obadiah fired a shell directly at Chen Changsheng, whose clothes transformed into high-strength biological armor that left him unharmed.
• Chen Changsheng charged at Obadiah, knocking aside the grenades Obadiah fired with a blade formed from his arm.

Chen Changsheng defeated Obadiah by destroying Iron Monger and throwing it into Stark Industries' Giant Ark Reactor, triggering a devastating explosion. He protected himself and Tony Stark from the blast, then used Life Essence to save Tony, who recovered while the shrapnel remained lodged near his heart.

• Chen Changsheng severed Iron Monger's arms and crippled a leg, while Obadiah tried to bargain and then launched his last missile.
• Chen Changsheng caught the missile in tendrils and hurled it away, then battered Iron Monger until Obadiah was nearly dead.
• Chen Changsheng threw the wrecked Iron Monger into the Giant Ark Reactor and fled with Tony Stark as the reactor exploded.
• Chen Changsheng shielded himself and Tony from the blast wave, but the explosion devastated the Stark Industries compound and sent the NYPD officers fleeing.
• Chen Changsheng found Tony badly injured and gave him Life Essence, restoring him while keeping the shrapnel in his heart from being expelled.

Chen Changsheng stayed at the ruins after Tony Stark passed out, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived to question him. He refused to answer until his lawyer came, leaving Coulson to try again after his agents laughed at his sunglasses.

• Black-clad agents surrounded Chen Changsheng and ordered him to surrender.
• Pepper rushed to Tony, and Chen Changsheng told her that Tony was alive before waking him with two slaps.
• Coulson arrived and questioned Chen Changsheng, who stayed silent until Happy reached the scene.
• Chen Changsheng told Coulson he would wait for his lawyer and teased him about wearing sunglasses in the dark.
• Coulson removed his sunglasses as his agents struggled not to laugh, then asked Chen Changsheng to explain what had happened.

After the Stark Industries disaster, Chen Changsheng gave Coulson a cover story, and Tony backed him up while naming Obadiah as the culprit. When Coulson tried to detain Chen, George and NYPD Director Sherlock intervened, leaving Coulson’s agents facing arrest as suspected impostors.

• Chen Changsheng told Coulson that he had arrived as a passerby and witnessed Tony defeat the other Iron Man by detonating the Arc Reactor.
• Tony supported Chen Changsheng’s account, said Chen had saved his life, and identified Obadiah as the attacker, citing evidence Pepper had provided.
• Coulson suspected Chen was hiding something and considered taking him in to gain leverage for S.H.I.E.L.D. to obtain Tyrants.
• George arrived with NYPD officers and demanded that Coulson’s men leave, while Coulson showed them a CIA identification card to conceal their S.H.I.E.L.D. affiliation.
• Director Sherlock arrived, and Chen Changsheng hinted that Coulson’s team might be impersonating CIA agents.
• Sherlock agreed that NYPD should arrest the suspected impostors, leaving George astonished by Chen Changsheng’s influence over his superior.

After the battle at Stark Industries, Chen Changsheng left and secretly bought up the company’s publicly traded shares as its stock plunged. Tony learned Chen had become Stark Industries’ second-largest shareholder and prepared to stabilize the stock price by appearing before the public.

• Sherlock verified Coulson’s CIA credentials, cleared the agents, and let Chen Changsheng leave without questioning him.
• Chen Changsheng reminded Tony not to reveal his involvement, then left with George and planned to borrow money to short Stark Industries stock.
• Coulson questioned Tony, who said Obadiah had tried to kill him and died after Tony knocked him into the Arc Reactor.
• Coulson accepted Tony’s account and helped him take the ruined Iron Man Armor back to his mansion.
• After images of the wrecked compound and the Iron Men’s battle spread online, Tony discovered Chen had bought all the publicly traded Stark Industries shares and become its second-largest shareholder.
• Tony decided to appear publicly to keep Stark Industries’ stock from falling further.

Tony Stark announced his departure from weapons manufacturing, revealed the Arc Reactor, and declared himself Iron Man, provoking reactions from enemies and energy companies worldwide. Meanwhile, Chen Changsheng put off a serious talk with George until George caught him on a date with Gwen and invited him home for dinner.

• Tony Stark announced Stark Industries' move into clean energy and revealed that he was Iron Man at his press conference.
• Tony planned upgrades to Jarvis and the Iron Man Armor after reviewing the battle against Iron Monger.
• Ivan Vanko vowed revenge after his father died, while the Ten Rings resolved to target Tony Stark and energy magnates reacted to the Arc Reactor.
• Chen Changsheng reflected on Tony's troubles and continued keeping his distance from the events surrounding him.
• George caught Chen Changsheng on a date with Gwen and invited him to dinner at his home.

Chen Changsheng and Gwen attended dinner at Gwen’s family home, where Chen Changsheng’s extravagant meal and enormous appetite overwhelmed everyone. George left without interrogating him, but came to see Chen Changsheng as a good choice for Gwen, and Chen Changsheng returned home alone reflecting on the warmth of her family.

• Chen Changsheng and Gwen bought formal clothes and gifts before going to dinner at Gwen’s home.
• Chen Changsheng hired a five-star hotel’s chefs and staff to prepare an elaborate dinner at the house.
• George returned home, found the bustling preparations, and learned Chen Changsheng had arranged the meal.
• The family ate together as Chen Changsheng’s appetite astonished the children and the chef.
• George abandoned his plan to question Chen Changsheng and accepted him as a promising match for Gwen.
• Chen Changsheng failed to get the overfull Gwen to go for a walk and went home alone.

Chen Changsheng agreed to help General Ross after learning that the Green Monster had wrecked a military laboratory and defeated Ross’s forces. Though he feared the Hulk’s strength, Chen Changsheng decided to assist Ross, partly to observe the creature and possibly obtain a genetic sample.

• General Ross called Chen Changsheng and asked him to provide technical support and repair the damaged Tyrants.
• Chen Changsheng learned that Ross’s team had failed to replicate the Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum while a Green Monster destroyed a Gamma Ray research laboratory and abducted Bruce Banner.
• Ross told Chen Changsheng that the Green Monster had badly beaten his Tyrants and caused extensive destruction, leaving Ross under pressure to capture it and save his career.
• Ross assembled another elite unit and sought Chen Changsheng’s expertise because he suspected a connection between the Green Monster and the Tyrants’ green Lizard People forms.
• Chen Changsheng feared confronting the Hulk but agreed to help Ross, hoping to observe it and collect a genetic sample rather than capture it alive.

Chen Changsheng prepared Bio-Tyrants and hunting hounds to support General Ross, then replenished his strength by absorbing Willow Tree’s Life Essence. He left the orchard reinvigorated and prepared to visit the Mother Nest beneath the Pacific Ocean.

• Chen Changsheng arranged for General Ross to receive Bio-Tyrants and hunting hounds to make up for his losses and help track down the Green Monster.
• Chen Changsheng decided to gather Life Essence from Willow Tree and Biomass from the Mother Nest while he waited for General Ross’s hunt for the Hulk.
• Chen Changsheng visited his orchard near New York City, where his insect-men guarded Willow Tree’s expanding body.
• Chen Changsheng merged part of Willow Tree’s trunk into his body and absorbed its accumulated Life Essence.
• Chen Changsheng felt his strength return and prepared to travel to the Mother Nest beneath the Pacific Ocean.

Before leaving for the Pacific Bug Nest, Chen Changsheng sold part of his Stark Industries shares to Tony and arranged a ship, research funding, and business plans. He left Gwen managing the Umbrella Corporation while continuing his preparations.

• Chen Changsheng sold 5% of his Stark Industries shares to Tony Stark for tens of billions of US Dollars, and Tony promised to build him a custom Iron Man Armor.
• Chen Changsheng bought a modular luxury cruise ship and invested in the shipbuilding company that had been left with the abandoned vessel.
• Chen Changsheng transferred 100 million US Dollars to Dr. Otto's Nuclear Fusion laboratory and another 100 million US Dollars to Dr. Connors's gene fusion laboratory.
• Chen Changsheng asked Miss Gwen to contact Max about helping establish a stable power supply network.
• Chen Changsheng had moved Gwen from her Stark Industries internship to become secretary to the chairman of the Umbrella Corporation, where she handled company matters while he was away.