Chapter Summaries

Heisenberg and Hera discussed training and the coming war while members of the Divine Kingdom raided the Pokémon world for Pokémon and trainers. The captives were brought back to the Divine Kingdom, where they were sorted alongside creatures from other worlds as Thor claimed to have tamed Groudon.

• Hera urged Heisenberg to let most of his warriors train with Sparta, but Heisenberg insisted they had powerful weapons and deserved to fight.
• Clark and Goku carried off Charizard and Mew, while Hela's Regin and other members of the Divine Kingdom captured Pokémon across the Pokémon world.
• Red, Ash Ketchum, Giovanni, Cynthia, and other trainers tried to stop the raid but were defeated, and Fiona ordered the trainers captured as well as the Pokémon.
• Loki took Pikachu and challenged Ash Ketchum to come rescue his friends, prompting Ash to follow the captors through the Infinite Gate.
• Fiona brought Cynthia to a sorting area filled with creatures from many worlds, where Shellos and others were assigned to groups and Hong Mao and Lan Tu were treated as animals.
• Thor knocked Groudon down and declared that he had tamed him, leaving Lan Tu resigned to her capture.

Heisenberg stopped Thor from beating Groudon and decided to keep the captured Pokémon in his divine kingdom instead of sending them to the Greek world. He welcomed Ash, Cynthia, Steven, Lance, and Giovanni, then made Pikachu his employee and took him to the Greek world, where he planned to give him Zeus’s divine authority.

• Heisenberg arrived in the zoo district, stopped Thor from beating Groudon, healed Groudon, and ordered that no more Pokémon be sent to the Greek world.
• Heisenberg explained to Thor that he liked the Pokémon, and Thor flew through the Infinity Gate to retrieve those already sent away.
• Ash Ketchum confronted Heisenberg over the kidnapping, while Heisenberg recognized Cynthia and told her and the other newcomers they could stay and grow stronger in his kingdom.
• Giovanni asked whether they would have to pay for the power Heisenberg offered, and Heisenberg said they owed him nothing.
• Heisenberg proposed that Pikachu work for him in exchange for protecting Pokémon and granting Pikachu special power; Pikachu agreed, and Heisenberg took him to the Greek world.

Heisenberg made Pikachu his companion and gave him Zeus’s former lightning divine authority, transforming him into a far more powerful Pokémon. In Athens, Athena learned that Pikachu had inherited Zeus’s power and accepted Heisenberg’s joke that the electric mouse was the new Zeus.

• Heisenberg comforted Pikachu and said he would stay by his side while gaining strength and seeing what became of Ash Ketchum and the others.
• Heisenberg infused Pikachu with Zeus’s lightning divine authority, rebuilt and strengthened his body, and helped him absorb the power in about two minutes.
• Pikachu tested his new lightning powers as Heisenberg arrived in Athens, where Athena and White Dragon watched Barry Allen slowly fuse with Hermes’s speed divine authority.
• Athena sent White Dragon to help Tohru receive animals and plants from Heisenberg’s divine kingdom, then held Pikachu when he jumped into her arms.
• Heisenberg pulled Pikachu away from Athena and named him Zeus; when Athena recognized Zeus’s familiar lightning, Heisenberg explained that the divine authority had chosen Pikachu as its new heir.

Heisenberg left the Greek world after naming Pikachu its new God of Thunder and entrusting Athena with Greece's affairs and the coming war against Asgard. He entered the United States with Pikachu and met Elena, who invited them to ride with her family, though Heisenberg's knowing smile hinted that he had plans of his own.

• Heisenberg named Pikachu the new God of Thunder, while Barry Allen absorbed Hermes's divine authority and gained the ability to manipulate speed.
• Heisenberg told Athena to manage Greece, organize supplies and preparations for the counterattack against Asgard in eight days, and consult Hera in his absence.
• Heisenberg took Pikachu to the Rocky Mountains, where they had a snowball fight before setting off for the United States.
• Heisenberg reached Whitefir and met Elena, who recognized Pikachu, introduced herself, and asked to pet him.
• Elena explained that her parents thought Heisenberg might be stranded and offered him a ride in their station wagon; Heisenberg accepted with a meaningful smile.

Heisenberg encountered Elena, a girl who tried to extort him while driving him toward the city, then rejected her plea for help after recognizing her story as a setup. He recalled Clark’s account of entering The Boys’ world, where Vought and its superheroes turned against him for acting independently, leaving Heisenberg reflecting on the world’s frightening corruption.

• Elena offered Heisenberg a ride to the city while her parents stayed by Whitefish Lake, and she tried to lure him into an extortion scheme on the road.
• Heisenberg stopped Elena from lowering her waistband, exposed that she lacked a driver’s license, and warned her to keep driving after producing a gun.
• At a city gas station, Elena claimed her guardians exploited her and other girls, and begged Heisenberg to help her escape.
• Heisenberg decided Elena was lying, left her a hundred dollars, and walked away while her uncle and aunt discussed framing him for kidnapping.
• Heisenberg remembered Clark describing how Vought, The Seven, and other authorities branded him a supervillain after he began doing good deeds in The Boys’ world.
• Clark told Heisenberg that he had injured Marathon during a hunt and could not decide how to confront heroes who had saved lives while committing many evils.

Heisenberg checked into a hotel with Pikachu and watched news about Homelander and The Seven’s search for new members. After deciding to rest before taking control of Vought International, he fell asleep with Pikachu, unaware that a video of them was going viral and would soon draw The Seven’s attention.

• Heisenberg brought Pikachu to a hotel, where people filmed the popular little Pokémon.
• Heisenberg watched Homelander deny that Superman was his clone and claim he was weaker than the real thing.
• A talk show discussed Vought’s recruitment, with experts predicting Homelander would replace the injured Captain Marathon.
• Heisenberg considered meeting Starlight, then decided to rest before moving against Vought International.
• Videos of Heisenberg and Pikachu spread online, and their popularity soon prompted The Seven to move.

Homelander admitted to Madelyn that Superman had terrified him and fled to Antarctica, while Vought sent Queen Maeve to take Pikachu from Heisenberg. Heisenberg stopped her, learned Vought wanted to acquire Pikachu and recruit him, and asked where the promised supermodels were.

• Madelyn confronted Homelander about his fear of Superman, and Homelander confessed that the fight had left him badly injured and frightened.
• Homelander flew to Antarctica after telling Madelyn he would refuse to carry out justice until Vought uncovered Superman's secrets.
• Queen Maeve entered Heisenberg's hotel room, found Pikachu unaffected by sedative gas, and picked him up to take him away.
• Heisenberg woke, used his powers to stop Queen Maeve, reclaimed Pikachu, and challenged her justification for the theft.
• Queen Maeve explained that Vought wanted Pikachu for the president's daughter and hoped to study and reproduce him, then revealed that Vought had planned to send Heisenberg more than sixteen supermodels.
• Heisenberg asked Queen Maeve where the supermodels were.

Heisenberg restrained Queen Maeve, then slept with her as a body pillow before agreeing to visit Vought International with her. Meanwhile, Homelander was selected to join The Seven, Annie celebrated her hopes of becoming Starlight, and Madelyn worried about Maeve’s disappearance; the chapter ended with Maeve waking Heisenberg and preparing to take him to Vought.

• Heisenberg used his powers to control Queen Maeve, then told her to rest beside him while he slept.
• Annie and her mother watched Homelander win the vote to join The Seven and celebrated Annie’s hopes of becoming Starlight.
• Madelyn worried that Queen Maeve had not returned from her mission and ordered her subordinate to contact The Deep.
• Queen Maeve woke beside Heisenberg, and he told her to shower before taking him around Vought International.

Heisenberg went with Queen Maeve to Vought International, where he confronted Madelyn and demanded to join The Seven. He killed Translucent to create what he thought was an opening, while Madelyn revealed that The Seven already had a vacancy and Homelander was racing back from Antarctica.

• Queen Maeve warned Heisenberg that Homelander was dangerous, but agreed to take him to Vought International.
• Heisenberg, Queen Maeve, and Translucent teleported into Madelyn's office, interrupting her discussion about Pikachu and the company’s plans.
• Madelyn secretly activated her distress signal to summon Homelander, and Heisenberg told her how long he would take to arrive.
• Madelyn apologized for Vought’s attempt to take Pikachu and asked Heisenberg what he wanted; he demanded a place in The Seven.
• Heisenberg turned Translucent into a cloud of blood mist, but Madelyn said The Seven already had an opening.

Heisenberg confronted Madelyn about Fireman’s death, then demonstrated his dominance by overpowering Homelander and gouging out his eyes. He had Queen Maeve gather The Seven for him, while the newly recruited Homelander was sent to buy food and liquor for the meeting.

• Heisenberg pressed Madelyn about Fireman’s death, and Queen Maeve explained that Homelander had killed him after Fireman mocked his loss to Superman.
• Heisenberg offered to teach Homelander a lesson, then summoned him into Madelyn’s office and caught his punch by the neck.
• Heisenberg gouged out Homelander’s eyes, threw him to the floor, and demanded that Madelyn arrange his induction into The Seven.
• Heisenberg asked Queen Maeve to introduce him to Vought and gather The Seven, then requested braised pig trotters, liquor, and banquet dishes.
• Queen Maeve called The Seven’s assistant, who gave the new Homelander the job of buying food for his seniors instead of sending him to fight crime.

Heisenberg settled into The Seven's office after killing Translucent and defeating Homelander, while the company's assistants rushed to accommodate him. He left Homelander alive but blind, welcomed him with braised food, and learned Monet was Queen Maeve's woman.

• Homelander reluctantly went to buy braised pig's trotters for Queen Maeve, while Monet learned that Heisenberg had killed Translucent and gouged out Homelander's eyes.
• Monet and her assistant decided to serve Heisenberg, and Heisenberg ordered Queen Maeve to remove Homelander's decorations from The Seven's office.
• Heisenberg and Queen Maeve discussed Vought's plans for The Seven's membership before Monet entered with Homelander and the braised food.
• Heisenberg criticized the food's flavor, then asked Monet how she had become chief assistant; Queen Maeve explained that Monet was her woman.
• Heisenberg sent Monet downstairs, leaving Homelander alone with him in the lounge.

Heisenberg intimidated Homelander, declared that he would take control of The Seven and make Vought International serve the team, then ordered Queen Maeve to purge the company. As Queen Maeve began carrying out his plans, Annie learned that her audition had earned her a place in the final selection.

• Heisenberg warned Homelander to change his ways, then flung him out of Queen Maeve's lounge and revealed that he had joined The Seven alongside him.
• Heisenberg told Drew Arwen that he would take complete control of The Seven and ordered Vought International to recruit a replacement for Translucent within three days.
• Drew reported Heisenberg's demands to the president, who told Madelyn that Heisenberg was even more powerful and demanding than Homelander.
• Heisenberg ordered Queen Maeve to reshape Vought International and assured her she could kill anyone who opposed her; she said she could finish the purge in two days.
• Annie received notice that The Seven had praised her audition video and invited her to the final selection the next morning.

Heisenberg took control of Vought International and ordered The Seven to remain inactive until its roster was complete. He forced Homelander to face his weakness and watched him beg for his life, leaving Homelander’s fate in Heisenberg’s hands.

• Heisenberg watched Pokémon with Pikachu, then Queen Maeve reported that The Seven had gathered at Vought and described how Homelander had stayed silent since losing his eyes.
• Heisenberg ordered the superheroes to remain at the company until The Seven’s roster was complete, and Vought staff changed the top-floor lounge signs to identify it as his room.
• Madelyn apologized to Homelander in the laboratory, but Heisenberg arrived and threatened him until Homelander got out of bed and regenerated his eyes.
• Heisenberg took Homelander to a grassy field and asked how it felt to have his eyes removed, prompting Homelander to promise he would do anything to survive.
• Homelander threw himself at Heisenberg’s feet, acted out the humiliation he thought Heisenberg wanted, and pleaded for his life, saying he was a father.

Heisenberg brought Homelander to The Seven's auditions and demanded an honest account of his role in shaping the superhero world. Homelander confessed that he had encouraged its corruption to preserve his own status, then faced the gathered applicants as Heisenberg released him.

• Heisenberg ordered Homelander to stand tall and follow him to The Seven's selection venue.
• At the auditions, Heisenberg challenged Homelander about enjoying the commercialized superhero system and warned that his answer would affect whether he could keep living.
• Homelander admitted he had helped make other superheroes seem unworthy so he could remain the world's ideal hero, and urged Heisenberg to use his strength to change the world.
• Heisenberg grabbed Homelander by the throat, but a crowd of applicants rushed over, mistook the gesture for a friendly joke, and gathered around them.
• Homelander introduced himself to the crowd and asked a woman in white her name; she said she was Starlight from Texas and had auditioned twenty-two times.

Heisenberg abruptly chose Starlight as a new member of The Seven and brought her to Vought International, overriding Homelander’s plans. Starlight, shaken by Homelander’s behavior and unsure what awaited her, asked to leave, but Heisenberg told her to stay at Vought and prepare for a press conference.

• Homelander dismissed Starlight’s introduction until Heisenberg singled her out and took her hand.
• Homelander asked whether Starlight suited The Seven, but Heisenberg declared the audition over and said she was already a member.
• Heisenberg brought Starlight to The Seven’s conference room and ordered Homelander to announce her selection to the media.
• Homelander questioned the decision and made insulting remarks about Starlight, who burst into tears and answered that she really could shine down there.
• Heisenberg instructed Homelander to arrange an ordinary induction and press conference, then told Starlight she could not leave Vought Corporation.
• Heisenberg summoned Queen Maeve through the Bifrost and asked her to take Starlight to the lounge while Starlight prepared for the press conference.

Heisenberg explained that he had chosen Starlight to show the public a genuine hero, then demonstrated his power to Vought and government leaders by transporting them to the White House. Starlight joined The Seven but The Deep humiliated her, and Heisenberg arrived as she prepared to confront him.

• Queen Maeve helped Starlight compose herself and told her to preserve The Seven’s dignity before taking her to rest.
• Heisenberg told Queen Maeve he wanted Starlight to represent a genuine hero and ordered Vought’s directors to meet him.
• Vought’s directors and Secretary of Defense Jonathan argued over Heisenberg’s origins and what his arrival meant for their control of superheroes.
• Heisenberg transported the gathered leaders from Vought’s top floor to the Oval Office and told the president they would discuss serving him.
• Starlight completed her press conference with The Deep and celebrated joining The Seven, but The Deep insulted her and ordered her to kneel.
• As Starlight’s powers gathered in anger, Heisenberg entered the conference room with Homelander and Queen Maeve.

Heisenberg stopped Homelander from killing The Deep and let him leave after The Deep showed concern for Translucent. He then welcomed Starlight into The Seven and announced that he would use her to begin changing how superheroes were seen and treated.

• Homelander forced The Deep to kneel for disrespecting Heisenberg and nearly strangled him, but Heisenberg asked Starlight whether The Deep should live.
• The Deep asked to pay his respects to Translucent, and Heisenberg spared him while warning him not to harass anyone again.
• Heisenberg told Starlight she had officially joined The Seven and praised her for having the heart of a hero.
• Heisenberg ordered Homelander to involve Starlight in Vought Corporation's work and direct the company's media resources toward her.
• Heisenberg explained that the Seven's misconduct undermined superhumans' claims to fair treatment and declared that he would teach Starlight what a real hero was.

Heisenberg pushed Starlight to confront her anger at The Seven, then explained that he had arranged for The Deep to humiliate her so she would see the team’s corruption. He gave Starlight time to recover, ordered The Deep maimed and sent away, and told Homelander that he would remain in The Seven to handle its dirty work.

• Heisenberg questioned Starlight about The Seven and urged her to admit she wanted to fight The Deep, challenge Homelander, and reject the team’s failures.
• Heisenberg revealed that he had deliberately let The Deep target Starlight to show her what The Seven had become, and Starlight said she regretted not fighting back.
• Heisenberg told Starlight he had chosen her for her pure character and asked her to rest, call her mother, and wait for his instructions.
• Queen Maeve asked how Heisenberg would deal with The Deep, and he ordered that The Deep lose a hand and a foot before being sent to the Arctic to watch a lighthouse and rescue ships.
• Heisenberg instructed the team to recruit wholesome new heroes and told Homelander he and Queen Maeve would remain in The Seven, with Homelander assigned its covert dirty work under threat of death if he failed.

Homelander accepted Heisenberg’s authority and received a mission to eliminate Vought’s leadership, while Heisenberg laid out a future storyline that would turn Black Noir into a fugitive and push Starlight and the other heroes to grow. Disguised as Black Noir, Homelander entered his secret armory and discovered evidence that Black Noir had collected his comics and a worn Homelander uniform, leading him to suspect Black Noir was in love with him.

• Homelander vowed to obey Heisenberg’s orders while training to surpass him, and Heisenberg sent him to deal with Vought’s leadership disguised in Black Noir’s clothes.
• Heisenberg told Queen Maeve that Black Noir would kill Vought’s president, escape her ambush, target corporate and political figures, and eventually be defeated by Starlight and the other heroes at the White House.
• Heisenberg instructed Maeve to visit the Deep and help establish a story in which the Deep had tried and failed to stop Black Noir, then sent her away for special training.
• Homelander entered Black Noir’s hidden armory, put on his gear, and noticed that Black Noir’s comb and grooming habits resembled his own.
• Homelander found his comics and a worn Homelander uniform in Black Noir’s storage chest, concluded that Black Noir secretly loved him, and vowed to destroy him anyway.

Queen Maeve crippled The Deep and lured Black Noir to his room while Homelander, disguised as Black Noir, killed Vought’s president and executives. After Madelyn hinted at a hidden truth about Homelander and Black Noir, Homelander killed her and raced toward The Deep’s room, where Black Noir and Maeve were converging.

• Queen Maeve attacked The Deep, severed his arm and Achilles tendon, and sent a message to Black Noir using his phone.
• Homelander, disguised as Black Noir, killed Vought’s president and summoned executives to a meeting.
• Madelyn recognized Homelander and hinted that he would learn a truth that would intensify his rage, but Homelander killed her before she could explain.
• Homelander crushed the chairman’s head and charged through the floor toward The Deep’s room.
• Black Noir arrived at The Deep’s room, suspected a conspiracy, and approached the unconscious Deep as Queen Maeve headed there too.