Chapter Summaries

Franklin, a multiversal being and Reed Richards’s son from another universe, came to urge Reed to marry and have children so a stronger version of himself could be born. He left Reed stunned by naming Susan Storm as his destined partner and explaining how Reed and Ben Grimm differed from their counterparts in other universes.

• Robet considered Franklin’s multiversal power and hoped to fight him, but Franklin refused to battle in Robet’s universe and agreed to visit Reed Richards instead.
• Robet and Franklin appeared at Avengers Base, where Reed and Ben Grimm were relaxing, and Franklin introduced himself as Reed’s son from another universe.
• Franklin told Reed he had come to urge him to marry and have children, explaining that Reed was the oldest version of himself in the multiverse who had neither married nor had children.
• Franklin said that after his birth, Reed’s counterparts would marry Susan Storm, and he noted that Susan and Johnny Storm had powers in this universe while Reed and Ben did not.
• Franklin showed Reed and Ben their counterparts’ abilities, explaining that Reed had elastic powers and Ben became a powerful stone man who remained that way until old age.

Franklin tried to force Reed Richards and Susan Storm together so he could be born in this universe and gain power, but they refused to follow their counterparts’ path. He challenged Robet outside the universe, and their battle began in the multiversal Void.

• Franklin urged Susan Storm to accept him as her son, but she and Reed Richards rejected the idea and chose their own paths.
• Robet recognized Franklin’s desire for power, and Franklin challenged him to a fight outside the universe.
• Robet reassured Susan Storm and Reed Richards, then left the universe to meet Franklin.
• Franklin led Robet to an empty stretch of the multiversal Void and formed his Psionic Armor.
• Franklin launched a rapid series of ranged punches and kicks, but Robet dodged them and mocked Franklin’s close-combat technique.

Robet awakened Ultra Instinct Sign while dodging Franklin’s attacks from across multiple space-times, and the two continued fighting for years in the multiversal Void. Back in Robet’s universe, life progressed while Carol defeated a Doomsday Legion that had seized a star system and spared its leaders.

• Franklin summoned versions of himself from across the multiverse and attacked Robet from every space-time, but Robet transformed and dodged every strike with Ultra Instinct Sign.
• Franklin changed his tactics and continued attacking while Robet used the pressure to deepen his mastery of Ultra Instinct, prolonging their battle in the Void for years.
• Clark and the others worried about Robet but stayed out of the fight, while Clark hesitated to pursue multiversal power because it could affect other versions of himself.
• During the battle, Ron and Royce entered adolescence, Miss Martian helped establish a home on Mars, and Earth’s population and Solar System settlements grew.
• Former Earth residents used Doomsday-making methods to build a legion, seize a star system, and become a regional power.
• Carol defeated the Doomsday Legion but let its leaders go free.

Atticus transformed himself into a self-aware Doomsday, destroyed an entire star region, and prompted Carol and the Avengers to hunt him down. As the Avengers prepared to confront him, Clark judged the threat a chance for Ron and Royce to grow, while Steve kept the younger heroes from joining the mission.

• Atticus turned himself into an evolving Doomsday, which devoured the Doomsday Legion and exterminated all life in the star system.
• Carol found the star region utterly destroyed and contacted the Avengers and Shi'ar Empire to help track Atticus.
• The Avengers uncovered Atticus's history as a former FBI director and asked the Nova Empire and Green Lantern Corps to search for him.
• Royce, Connor, Joe, Joseph, and Morgan volunteered to join the mission, but Steve and Tony Stark allowed only Royce and Ron to go.
• Steve explained to Joseph that the younger heroes were not ready for a battle of this scale, and Tony comforted Morgan.
• Jarvis located Atticus massacring another star region and estimated his strength near Sub-Skyfather or Skyfather level; Clark left the response to the Avengers, especially Ron and Royce.

Clark sent Ron and Royce to fight the newly appeared Doomsday with the Avengers, while Connor and Joe struggled with being outmatched by their cousins. As Doomsday devastated a star region, the Green Lantern Corps intervened and Carol struck it toward the planet they were protecting.

• Clark left Ron and Royce with the Avengers to practice against Doomsday, while Connor and Joe felt discouraged by their cousins’ rapid growth.
• Steve assembled a six-person team of himself, Peter Parker, Sentry, Hulk, Ron, and Royce to confront Doomsday, and Peggy Carter comforted Joseph after Steve left.
• Doomsday destroyed the defending fleets in a star region and caused casualties among the planet’s inhabitants with an energy roar.
• The Green Lantern Corps arrived and raised a barrier to protect the planet, but Doomsday’s attack frightened several Lanterns into losing their powers.
• Carol charged in and punched Doomsday toward the planet, so Hal warned the Green Lanterns to form a green-light trampoline in its path.

Royce joined the battle against Doomsday after Carol was overwhelmed, using his Super Saiyan strength and agility to keep the monster occupied. He discovered that Destructo Discs could cut Doomsday, giving him a way to attack from a distance while the fight continued in space.

• Carol attacked Doomsday, but he recognized her and knocked her away with yellow lightning.
• Steve and the Avengers arrived, and Royce charged at Doomsday before Steve could decide who should fight.
• Royce transformed into a Super Saiyan, injured Doomsday's palm, and used his speed to evade the monster while firing Ki Blasts.
• Doomsday unleashed an explosion that shattered Royce's Ki Barrier and sent him flying, while Carol asked Steve to let her take over and he refused.
• Royce switched tactics and struck Doomsday with a Destructo Disc that split into dozens of blades, cutting him and revealing that he could be wounded from a distance.

Royce, Carol, and Peter Parker took turns fighting Doomsday, whose body evolved to resist repeated attacks and prevent Venom from bonding with or parasitizing him. Venom managed to produce a yellow Symbiote inside Doomsday, but Doomsday expelled it and blasted Peter as he tried to save it.

• Royce wounded Doomsday with Destructo Discs, but Doomsday's injuries healed and evolved, gradually making his defenses resistant to the attack.
• Carol shielded Royce from Doomsday's blast, then challenged Doomsday herself and was repeatedly beaten back.
• Peter Parker fused with Venom and fought Doomsday, but Doomsday overpowered them until Venom's durability kept them from being sent flying.
• Venom provoked Doomsday into biting him, allowing a new yellow Symbiote to form inside Doomsday.
• Doomsday expelled the yellow Symbiote and evolved to destroy Venom's tissue and prevent future bonding or parasitism.
• Venom Spider-Man pounced for the yellow Symbiote, and Doomsday blasted toward him and the newborn creature.

Ron and Royce fused into Rons after Ron’s attacks failed to defeat Doomsday. Rons immediately punched through Doomsday’s chest and planted a glowing sphere in the wound, leaving Doomsday badly injured and the battle unresolved.

• Ron rescued the yellow Symbiote from Doomsday’s energy blast and sent it to Venom Spider-Man, who swallowed it; the Symbiote had named itself Destruction.
• Carol charged Doomsday again, was badly injured, and finally stopped fighting.
• Ron fought Doomsday with Instant Transmission and Ki Blasts, but could not inflict decisive damage.
• Ron returned to Royce, and the two performed the fusion dance to become Rons.
• Rons punched through Doomsday’s chest and placed a dazzling sphere inside the wound before vanishing.

Ronce and Royce fused into Ronce and fought Doomsday, repeatedly destroying him as he revived with greater strength. When their fusion ended, they separated after one last attack, leaving Hal, the Green Lanterns, and the Avengers uncertain whether Doomsday had finally been defeated.

• Ronce blasted Doomsday with his own energy after using a Ki Blast to take control of Doomsday's attack, but Doomsday revived stronger than before.
• Ronce lured Doomsday into beams formed between scattered points of light, sliced him into pieces, and erased his body with Ki Blasts.
• Doomsday reappeared from space debris with greatly increased strength, so Ronce transformed into a Super Saiyan and overpowered him.
• Ronce used Doomsday's energy against him again and pounded him into powder, but the fusion began to fail, forcing Ronce and Royce to separate after a final attack.
• Hal, the other Green Lanterns, and the Avengers watched the explosion and wondered whether the fight was over.

Hulk defeated Doomsday by using Rage Energy to control and burn his consciousness and body, leaving the Avengers to return home while Carol stayed to protect the damaged planet. Before Robet returned from his battle with Franklin, a new change emerged as other civilizations began rising to challenge the Shi'ar Empire.

• Ronce brought Royce back after the fusion ended, and Hulk charged at the recovering Doomsday.
• Hulk repeatedly battered Doomsday and used Rage Energy to deepen his control, while the Avengers explained that Doomsday could not recognize the influence or evolve a defense against it.
• Hulk burned away Doomsday's consciousness and body, and the Avengers confirmed that he was dead.
• Carol remained behind to protect the devastated planet, despite its people trusting the Avengers and Green Lantern Corps more than her.
• The Avengers and Green Lantern Corps returned home and waited for Robet's fight with Franklin to end.
• The Shi'ar Empire faced new competition as some civilizations grew rapidly after it stopped absorbing other worlds.

A mysterious attacker seized control of the Shi'ar Empire’s network and removed its imperial capital and the capitals of several allied civilizations, leaving Gladiator to stabilize the empire and investigate. Carol and the Avengers joined the search, which ended with news that the Nova Empire’s capital had vanished too.

• An unknown super-AI disabled the Shi'ar Empire’s network, leaving the Guard without guidance and the empire in chaos.
• Gladiator discovered that the imperial capital on M'Kraan Planet and the Shi'ar royal family had vanished, then learned other allied capitals were missing as well.
• Gladiator took charge of maintaining order and contacted Carol, the Avengers, and Robet for help identifying the attacker.
• Carol alerted the Avengers, who traveled to M'Kraan Planet and investigated the vanished cities; Pietro suggested the culprit knew the empire’s infrastructure intimately.
• Steve reported that the Nova Empire’s capital had also vanished.

After learning that the Shi'ar and Nova Empires had lost their capitals and leaders, the Avengers returned to Earth and prepared its defenses. Brainiac appeared over Mars, revealed that he had taken cities to study civilizations, and turned his attention to Clark as the Avengers arrived.

• The Avengers left Gladiator and returned to Earth after learning that the Nova Empire had suffered the same attack as the Shi'ar Empire.
• The Guardians of the Galaxy helped maintain order on Xandar while the Avengers discussed the unknown enemy and strengthened Earth's network defenses.
• Martian Manhunter and Miss Martian detected a change on Mars and alerted Clark and the Avengers.
• Clark confronted a green-skinned mechanical life-form that identified himself as Brainiac and admitted to taking cities to study civilizations.
• Brainiac became fascinated with Clark, and the Avengers arrived beside him on Mars.

The Avengers confronted Brainiac, whose artificial intelligence could analyze and imitate their abilities, but Clark froze his body before he could copy anything more powerful. Robet returned, used his control over the universe to gather Brainiac’s scattered data, and destroyed him, planning to use the remaining data to upgrade Jarvis and manage Earth’s network.

• Tony Stark sealed the surrounding space with his Space Stone Mecha as the Avengers faced Brainiac.
• Brainiac analyzed Peter Parker’s web and copied Johnny Storm’s flames into a frost breath, but Clark froze him with an ability Brainiac could not parse.
• Martian Manhunter explained that Brainiac reproduced abilities by analyzing how they worked, while Jarvis said he could not invade Brainiac’s data.
• Robet arrived, moved Brainiac and the Avengers to a laboratory, and returned the captured cities to their planets.
• Robet erased Brainiac’s consciousness and destroyed his body, then planned to use his data to evolve Jarvis and take control of Earth’s network.

Jarvis gained an independent living body, and Robet reassured the Avengers that the emerging multiversal unrest would not threaten their universe. Later, Robet spotted Thanos entering through the Quantum Realm with the Infinity Gauntlet and recognized his plan to awaken Nemesis.

• Jarvis separated from his former data and became an independent life-form, while Tony Stark welcomed his newfound freedom.
• The Avengers learned that Robet had defeated Franklin without being touched, and Robet described new powers and disturbances across the multiverse.
• Robet told the Avengers that their universe was protected from outside threats and offered to help them grow stronger if needed.
• After time passed, Robet detected a battleship entering through the Quantum Realm and recognized Thanos aboard it.
• Robet realized Thanos intended to use the Infinity Gauntlet to trigger a clash of universal rules and awaken Nemesis.

Thanos and the Black Order arrived on Titan in another universe, where the Eternals had settled, and attacked them. Hyperion destroyed their battleship, but Thanos protected his followers with the Infinity Gauntlet and began questioning the Eternals about this universe’s Thanos.

• Thanos led the Black Order to Titan to find and eliminate their variants before pursuing their goal.
• The group discovered the Eternals living on Titan and Thanos ordered Ebony Maw to kill them.
• The Eternals raised an Energy Barrier against the battleship’s Star-killing Energy, and Hyperion shattered the ship with an energy blast.
• Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to protect his unharmed followers and identified himself to Hyperion and Gilgamesh.
• Thanos learned that this universe’s Thanos was dead and its Infinity Stones had been destroyed, then used the Mind Stone to question Gilgamesh about who killed him.
• Hyperion interrupted Thanos and angrily demanded his attention.

Thanos controlled Hyperion and the Eternals with the Mind Stone, then learned that this universe’s Saiyan had defeated his counterpart and that the Avengers held its remaining Infinity Stones. When the Avengers appeared, Thanos found his Stones disabled, and Hyperion attacked him as the chapter ended with Thanos preparing to fight back.

• Thanos broke Hyperion’s energy attack with the Power Stone, then used the Mind Stone to control him and the others.
• Thanos learned from Gilgamesh that this universe’s Saiyan had killed its Thanos and that the Avengers had defeated the Eternals.
• Thanos decided to go to Earth, but the Avengers appeared before him, and he snapped his fingers to no effect.
• Tony Stark and Ron told Thanos that the Saiyan had disabled the Infinity Stones, while Robet remained absent.
• Hyperion regained his senses and punched Thanos, who survived the blow and prepared to fight back.

The Avengers and Eternals fought Thanos and the Black Order on Titan, but Thanos escaped after revealing overwhelming strength against Hyperion. Ron, Royce, Sentry, and Hulk pursued him to a desolate planet, where Hulk opened the fight with a powerful blow.

• Gilgamesh apologized to the Avengers for the Eternals' earlier attack, while Bucky Barnes, Hancock, Werewolf Knight, and others battled the Black Order.
• Thanos tried to use Hyperion's attacks to escape Titan, but Tony Stark used the Space Stone to bring them back and contain the battlefield.
• Thanos effortlessly struck Hyperion into Tony Stark's space barrier, then used his own spatial ability to break free and flee Titan.
• Ron, Royce, Sentry, and Hulk pursued Thanos to a desolate planet, where Thanos regarded Hulk as an easy opponent.
• Hulk charged Thanos and smashed his crossed arms, splitting the planet's ground with the impact.

Hulk fought Thanos in a ruined star region, using Rage Energy to overwhelm his body and mind. Thanos destroyed the Infinity Stones in a desperate attempt to escape the influence, but Hulk killed him, leaving only the damaged Infinity Gauntlet behind.

• Thanos succumbed to Hulk's Rage Energy and charged into battle instead of escaping the exploding planet.
• Hulk and Thanos traded blows as their battle destroyed the surrounding star region, while Tony Stark and the others arrived and sealed off the space.
• Hulk grew larger and stronger as his rage increased, while Thanos briefly regained clarity but could not break free of the mental influence.
• Thanos crushed the Mind Stone, then shattered the other Infinity Stones in a desperate attempt to release their power and survive.
• Hulk struck Thanos with Rage Energy, which consumed him on both the physical and mental levels until only his damaged Infinity Gauntlet remained.

Hulk killed Thanos, and the Avengers celebrated with the Eternals after Thanos’s invasion. Meanwhile, Darkseid invaded a neighboring Marvel universe with a powerful Parademon army, and Robet arrived to confront him.

• Hulk celebrated defeating Thanos as the Avengers praised him and returned to Earth.
• The Avengers invited the Eternals to their victory feast, and Johnny Storm and Peter Parker helped them feel more comfortable.
• Darkseid entered a neighboring Marvel universe, declared it doomed, and unleashed a formidable Parademon army.
• The Ancient One warned Robet that the neighboring universe faced a dark crisis, so Robet traveled there.
• Robet confronted Darkseid and questioned why he was targeting pure Marvel universes.

Robet confronted Darkseid over his plan to destroy and reshape every Marvel universe, freezing the Parademons invading his universe while the Avengers fought them. After Darkseid’s true body arrived at the multiversal level, Robet killed his in-universe avatar and faced him in battle outside the universe.

• Darkseid declared that he would destroy every Marvel universe and reshape the multiverse, including Robet’s universe.
• Robet froze spacetime around the Parademons, allowing the Avengers to attack them with Infinity Stone powers while Darkseid failed to break Robet’s control.
• Darkseid fired an Omega Beam at Robet, then summoned his true body beyond the universe after Robet’s power showed no sign of weakening.
• Eternity confronted Darkseid over interfering in a universe, and Robet killed Darkseid’s avatar with a Ki Blast.
• Robet joined Darkseid at the multiversal level, where Darkseid unleashed the Anti-Life Equation and the two began fighting as Eternity moved nearby universes out of danger.