Chapter Summaries

Andrew and Qbert encountered Ralph and learned how he had entered Sweet Rush, befriended Vanellope, and then abandoned her after the Sugar King warned him she was a glitch. Once Ralph learned Vanellope was a princess and suspected the Sugar King was plotting something, he agreed to help Andrew and Qbert find Ash and rescue her.

• Ralph arrived beneath the Bifrost, and Andrew explained that Vanellope was Sweet Rush’s featured character and likely a princess.
• Andrew and Qbert learned that Ralph had left his own game to find a medal after being excluded from its anniversary celebration, risking a permanent shutdown.
• Ralph recounted how he entered Hero Mission, accidentally triggered bugs, and met Vanellope after his medal carried him into Sweet Rush.
• Ralph admitted that the Sugar King had returned his medal and persuaded him to smash Vanellope’s car and leave her behind.
• Andrew pointed out that the Sugar King had suspiciously removed Ralph’s coin from the race prize pool and suggested Ash might be in the king’s hands.
• Ralph agreed to confront the Sugar King while Andrew and Qbert planned to sneak into the palace and search for Ash.

Andrew, Qbert, and Ralph infiltrated the Royal Palace to rescue Ash and Vanellope while Ralph confronted the Sugar King. After they escaped, Sour Bill revealed that Vanellope could restore everything by finishing the race.

• Ralph blamed himself for Vanellope's capture, agreed to distract the Sugar King, and threw away his medal.
• Ralph charged into the Royal Palace and demanded to know why Vanellope was a system glitch, while the Sugar King ordered his guards to seize him.
• Andrew and Qbert entered the Prison District, freed Ash, and took Vanellope from her cell.
• Vanellope escaped Andrew's grasp with her glitch ability, then followed Andrew, Qbert, and Ash out of the palace.
• Ralph fled the palace and hid in a chocolate pool before Sour Bill found him and said Vanellope needed to finish the race to restore everything.

Andrew learned that Vanellope was Sweet Rush’s lost princess and set out with Ralph and Ash to capture Sugar King so she could regain her identity. Meanwhile, Tony used Andrew’s modified hammer to free Dino Crisis’s heroes and villains, who joined forces against the Tetris blocks threatening to erase their world.

• Sour Bill told Ralph that Sugar King had sealed away memories of Vanellope, and Ralph apologized to her for destroying her car.
• Andrew explained that Vanellope was the princess and planned to capture Sugar King and arrange an early race so she could reclaim her identity.
• Tony told Andrew that Tetris blocks were erasing Dino Crisis World, so Andrew sent Q*bert with the modified hammer to help him awaken its characters.
• Andrew awakened Ralph and Ash, then led them and Vanellope toward the Royal Palace to confront Sugar King.
• Tony freed Dino Crisis’s four protagonists and Professor Fesenden, who agreed to cooperate against the blocks.
• The protagonists and Dinosaur Legion used energy weapons and dinosaurs to fight the falling blocks, while Professor Fesenden proposed piling them up until the game ended.

Tony used Ash’s modified hammer to free Arcade World’s game characters and enlisted them to search for the remaining seals. Meanwhile, Andrew helped Ralph capture Sugar King and sealed the Royal Palace behind reinforced walls and gates, leaving Ralph demanding answers.

• Tony distributed Seal Detectors, then had Green Lantern raise Ash’s hammer and shout its embarrassing activation phrase, releasing a golden Ripple that freed the game characters from altered consciousness.
• Tony explained the threat to Arcade World, and the security guard and game characters agreed to help the superheroes search for the remaining nine seals in exchange for the promise of new games and homes.
• The alien realized Mr. Wang’s hammer modification had turned the game characters against its plans, but it resolved to use a prepared trump card in Sweet Rush.
• Andrew, Ash, Vanellope, and Ralph charged into the Royal Palace, where Ralph knocked aside the guards, hurled Sour Bill at Sugar King, and seized Sugar King.
• Andrew restored and reinforced the Royal Palace’s walls and gates with his modified arm, while Ralph demanded that Sugar King return Vanellope’s princess identity and explain what was happening.

Vanellope confronted Sugar King, who was revealed as Turbo, while Ralph fought Turbo’s Chocolate Giant. A swarm of destructive bugs then emerged and threatened to consume Sweet Rush and the entire Arcade World, leaving the group without an apparent way to stop them.

• Vanellope demanded that Sugar King restore everyone’s memories, and her flickering revealed that he was Turbo.
• Turbo summoned a Chocolate Giant to attack Ralph and the others, while Andrew blocked Turbo and Ash fought him.
• Sergeant Calhoun arrived and warned that Ralph’s bug had multiplied underground, unleashing a swarm that began devouring guards.
• Sergeant Calhoun explained that the bugs could consume the entire Arcade World and that only weapons or a beacon could destroy them.
• Sergeant Calhoun said Sweet Rush had no beacon, leaving the world seemingly doomed.

Andrew and his allies discovered how to use the Code Room to locate the Sealed Object and found a way to destroy the bugs while saving Vanellope. As Ralph headed to Cola Mountain, the alien interfered with the plan and prepared to use the Sugar King as part of his true weapon.

• Andrew stopped the Sugar King from escaping, used photon energy to control the Chocolate Giant, and sent the evacuees toward the central station while he and his allies held off the bugs.
• The Sugar King revealed the Code Room password and explained how he had altered Vanellope’s code, so Andrew let him go to draw the bugs away from the group.
• Andrew entered the Code Room and found Vanellope’s disconnected code, the Garbled Code, and Cola Mountain’s code; he told Ralph that Cola Mountain could lure and destroy the bugs.
• Andrew sent Ralph to Cola Mountain in Sergeant Calhoun’s aircraft, then examined Vanellope’s code before heading to the racetrack with Calhoun and the Chocolate Giant.
• The alien realized Andrew had found a shortcut to the Sealed Object, sent bugs to stop Ralph, and prepared to use the Sugar King alongside them.

Sugar King fused with a bug and joined the alien, while Andrew discovered a way to find Sealed Objects and rushed to stop Sugar King from destroying the Sweet Rush World. The chapter ended with Street Fighter characters joining the battle to defend Vanellope and the arcade.

• Sugar King fused with a bug, gained control over the Zerg, and agreed to help the alien in exchange for entering the Reality World.
• Andrew turned the Cherry Bomb Sealed Object into code and told the superheroes how to find other Sealed Objects in Code Rooms.
• Ralph called Andrew for help after Sugar King transformed and captured him, and Andrew used Vanellope's copied teleportation ability to reach Cola Mountain with Sergeant Calhoun and the Chocolate Giant.
• Sugar King used Ralph as a shield and sent bugs toward Vanellope, while the Chocolate Giant fell toward the Mandrake Pearls to trigger the cola eruption.
• Ryu, Chun-Li, Zangief, and other Street Fighter combatants arrived to defend Vanellope and fought the bugs on the Bifrost.

Vanellope mastered her Blink ability and rescued Ralph as Andrew brought down the Chocolate Giant to trigger the Lighthouse and turn the Bugs against it. Sugar King revealed that he had become Bug King and controlled the Bugs, while Andrew and Batman prepared for the alien to reject defeat and attack Earth.

• Andrew told Vanellope that her blinking was a powerful ability, and she used it to escape the Bugs and save Ralph from Sugar King.
• Vanellope and Ralph fell into the Chocolate Pool, while Andrew teleported the Chocolate Giant there after it struck the Mandrake Pearls and triggered Cola Mountain's eruption.
• The Lighthouse activated, but the Bugs stopped before entering it, and Sugar King revealed that he had become Bug King and could command them.
• Andrew accused the alien of cheating by changing the Bugs, but the alien denied it and demanded proof.
• Andrew contacted Batman, who concluded that the alien would not accept defeat and might attack Earth, and Superman and the others agreed to stop him.

The Sugar King unleashed his evolving bug army against Arcade World's characters while Vanellope lured him toward Cola Mountain. After the superheroes cracked the Code Room passwords and dealt with all eight seals, Andrew prepared to face the bugs himself.

• The game characters, led by Sergeant Calhoun's Hero Mission squad, joined the fight, and the professor's Tyrannosaurus rex smashed a bug-made Zerg war chariot.
• Ash charged into battle with his hammer after Q*bert told him Sergeant Calhoun admired brave men.
• Vanellope teleported Ralph and the Chocolate Giant into an attack on the Sugar King, then lured him toward Cola Mountain when their blows barely hurt him.
• Andrew secretly contacted Tony, who hacked the Code Room and provided a universal password that let the superheroes find and neutralize all eight Sealed Objects.
• Andrew told the superheroes to return to their own bodies and announced he would handle the bugs in Arcade World.

Andrew revealed his overwhelming power in the Arcade World, destroying the Bugs and permanently killing Sugar King, then offered the alien a chance to surrender. When the alien accused him of cheating and threatened Earth, Batman’s team neutralized the hidden Super Bomb and moved to confront him.

• Andrew manifested angelic wings and burned the Bugs and their eggs to ashes with holy Flame Feathers.
• Andrew used a System Glitch to prevent Sugar King from reviving, and he asked Ash to repair the finish line and restore Vanellope’s princess identity.
• The alien accused Andrew of cheating and threatened to turn Earth into Pixel Planet.
• Batman ordered the superheroes to act, and Superman and Hancock found the Super Bomb hidden beneath the alien spaceship.
• Mary and Black Adam used Andrew’s device to teleport the Super Bomb to Space Fortress, where it froze, and the superheroes headed upward to confront the alien.

The alien unleashed game characters across New York while the superheroes, military, and Men in Black agents fought to protect the city and capture them. Andrew revealed that the Super Bomb had already been dealt with, the alien refused to surrender, and Vanellope crossed the finish line as the Arcade World restarted.

• The alien discovered that the Super Bomb had vanished and ordered his spaceship to escape, but Batman trapped it while Superman and the other superheroes attacked its defenses.
• The alien released game characters over New York, turning attacked people and buildings into Pixel Cubes, and Andrew assured the audience that the Super Bomb was no longer a threat.
• General Calvin deployed the Exoskeleton Armor Legion, while Tony, Flash, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and the Men in Black fought the game characters; Wade battled Goddess Lisa and tried to capture her.
• Andrew told the alien that Earth had discovered him before the final battle and demanded his surrender, but the alien vowed to return with reinforcements.
• Andrew showed the Arcade World characters the battle in New York, then Ash finished repairing the racecourse and Ralph pushed Vanellope across the finish line, restarting the game world.

Vanellope regained her identity as Sweet Rush’s princess, while Andrew left the Arcade World and joined the fight against the alien in a new masked form. The alien unleashed The Serpent, who overwhelmed the heroes, while Faora captured the alien alive and learned he could not control The Serpent.

• Vanellope became Sweet Rush’s princess, joked with the racers, and reassured Ralph that she had not changed.
• Andrew announced he had bought the arcade, left with Tony and the others’ photon bodies, and transformed into a masked game character in reality.
• The alien launched a Pixel Space Battleship to attack New York, but Faora destroyed it with her Heat Vision and freezing breath.
• The alien released The Serpent, who resonated with Earth’s consciousness, tore Hancock’s soul from his body, and attacked the heroes with Sunlight.
• Raven summoned Hancock’s soul back, and the heroes joined forces against The Serpent while Batman led others after the fleeing spaceship.
• Faora captured the alien alive, but he told her he could not stop The Serpent because The Serpent was beyond his control.

Andrew and the superheroes stopped The Serpent by banishing him to Hell, then captured the alien responsible for the invasion. Andrew decided to turn the alien into a puppet and use him to lead an assault on his home planet, while he examined the alien ship’s photon technology.

• Faora forced the alien to recall the ordinary game characters, while Wade abandoned his threats and went to rescue people after Alice promised to waive his interest.
• The Serpent overwhelmed the superheroes, and Brunner explained that he could not be destroyed and would grow stronger as the world consciousness empowered him.
• Andrew ordered Diana to attack The Serpent, then a masked life form banished him from Earth to Hell, where he would encounter Trigon.
• Andrew asked viewers whether the alien should be released, then revealed that he planned to make the alien his puppet and attack the alien’s planet with an army of game life forms.
• Andrew sent Faora to take the alien to the Space Fortress for modification and toured the alien spaceship with Diana to inspect its photon equipment.

Mechanical Trigon defeated the Serpent by slowing time and took Raven and Zatanna to an altar to sacrifice their world’s favor, summoning the Lord of Hell. After the Lord of Hell modified the Serpent into a hidden trump card, Raven and Zatanna returned to Earth, where the superheroes were exploring the arcade’s living characters.

• Andrew rescued the soldier held prisoner aboard the aliens’ spaceship and left him with the army.
• Mechanical Trigon slowed time, defeated the Serpent, and took control of his body.
• Mechanical Trigon placed Raven and Zatanna on an altar and sacrificed their world’s favor to summon the Lord of Hell.
• The Lord of Hell modified the Serpent and scanned Raven and Zatanna for possible future roles as subordinate gods.
• Mechanical Trigon sent Raven and Zatanna back to Earth and continued training mages and building Steel City.
• Raven and Zatanna found the superheroes gathered in an arcade, examining its living characters.

After the Metropolis disaster, Andrew assessed his rewards and helped Raven join the Justice League, while the authorities prepared to investigate Ghost Rider. The chapter ended with Andrew and Tony planning to transfer Alice’s program into Indigo’s reformatted body.

• The president tasked Amanda with leading the Suicide Squad and gathering intelligence on Ghost Rider, and Amanda proposed using prisoners to provoke him.
• Andrew counted his rewards, including Man-Bat Manufacturing Technology, a soulless Doomsday body, Red Tornado, and Indigo, while Lex Luthor remained missing.
• Raven told Andrew she wanted to find a way to destroy Trigon, and Andrew gave her Morr’s contact information while warning her not to seek help from Constantine.
• Andrew and Tony discussed Hancock’s renewed public standing, Talia’s location, and Damian’s ongoing punishment.
• Andrew told Tony that Indigo’s memories could not be restored and planned to transfer Alice’s program into her; Tony asked to take part.

Constantine and Argus investigated Dream, a highly addictive drug with an aura of Hell, and arrested New York’s gang boss while waiting for its mysterious supplier to make contact. Constantine entered the boss’s Dream Realm, where the supplier appeared and revealed plans to spread Dream worldwide, then grew suspicious when the boss asked about his identity and motives.

• Constantine learned that Dream had rapidly overtaken the New York market and that the gang boss was addicted to it.
• Constantine and two mages confronted the gang boss, defeated his armed men, and seized him and his Dream supply.
• Argus reinforcements took control of the gang’s base, but the gang boss’s share of the profits had already been transferred to an untraceable account.
• When the gang boss suddenly fell asleep, Constantine entered his Dream Realm while the other mages guarded his body.
• In the Dream Realm, the gang boss met a Dark Shadow who promised more product and ordered him to spread Dream worldwide.
• The gang boss asked who the Dark Shadow was and what he wanted, prompting the shadow to question why he was asking so many things.

The alien turned the Sugar King into a bug that could command the Zerg, while Andrew showed the superheroes how to remove Sealed Objects and copied Vanellope’s teleportation glitch. The chapter left Ralph and the others under attack, with Ryu and a crowd of fighters arriving to defend Vanellope and the arcade.

• The alien fused a bug with the Sugar King, who gained control over the other bugs and agreed to help destroy the Arcade World in exchange for entering reality as a player.
• Andrew removed the Cherry Bomb Sealed Object and explained how the superheroes could find and erase other Sealed Objects in Code Rooms.
• Andrew told the superheroes to defend the Sweet Rush World, then learned from Ralph that the bug-transformed Sugar King had captured him at Cola Mountain.
• Andrew teleported with Sergeant Calhoun and the Chocolate Giant above Cola Mountain, where Calhoun attacked the Sugar King and the Chocolate Giant fell toward the Mandrake Pearls.
• The Sugar King used Ralph as a shield and threatened Vanellope as bugs advanced on the exit, but Ryu and other Street Fighter fighters arrived and began fighting them.

The Dream Demon King recruited Mechanical Trigon to help execute a plan to harvest humanity’s souls, but Andrew suspected the scheme was a smokescreen and used a compass to pursue the real plan’s clues. The compass led him to a mountain road, where he encountered a young man who looked like Thor.

• The Dream Demon King revealed his plan to drug people with Dream and trap humanity in a mass dream, then negotiated a 35 percent share for Mechanical Trigon in exchange for help holding off Lucifer.
• After the Dream Demon King left, Andrew and Mechanical Trigon concluded that the mass-dream scheme was likely a distraction and that the Dream Demon King had a hidden plan.
• Andrew used a compass manifested from an arcade game to search for clues, while Mechanical Trigon returned to train his Hell Boy Band.
• Andrew had Alice handle the surrendered aliens, demanding exclusive photon-energy production, an annual quota, and their photon technology while keeping a Super Bomb in place as a precaution.
• Andrew followed the compass north from New York until it pointed toward an approaching car, whose driver looked almost exactly like Thor.

Andrew joined Kurt’s group on their way to a mountain cabin and recognized that they were part of the planned sacrifice in The Cabin in the Woods. As the Mysterious Organization prepared to begin the ritual, an agent sabotaged the Japanese site, while Andrew reached the cabin to investigate.

• Andrew rode with Kurt, Julie, Hodden, Dana, and Marty, recognized the movie’s sacrifice plot, and introduced himself as a private detective investigating missing college students.
• At the gas station, the owner reported Andrew to the Mysterious Organization, whose staff added him to the Script and prepared to start the sacrifice after dark.
• A staff member at the Japanese sacrifice site secretly released drugs into the classroom after saying that his lord wanted the sacrifice to fail.
• Kurt’s group arrived at the rundown cabin, and Andrew said he would search the area before possibly visiting them that night.

Andrew discovered that the Mysterious Organization used annual sacrifices to keep world-ending Ancient Creatures asleep, and found that its Underground Base held supernatural monsters. He warned the Justice League that the Dream Demon King might be working with the Ancient Creatures to unleash them and claim Earth’s souls.

• Andrew watched Kurt, Marty, Julie, Hodden, and Dana settle into the cabin, while his nanites found cameras and mind-altering sprays hidden inside.
• Andrew ordered Alice to take control of the Underground Base, where staff members bet on which monsters would be used to kill the five sacrifices.
• Alice showed Andrew the monsters imprisoned in the base, but her nanites lost contact when they tried to explore a dark area beneath it that felt like Hell.
• Andrew called an emergency Justice League meeting and explained that the Dream Demon King planned to put people to sleep and harvest their souls in dreams.
• Andrew revealed that the Mysterious Organization operated sacrifice sites around the world to keep Ancient Creatures asleep, and suspected the Dream Demon King intended to release them in exchange for Earth’s souls.