Chapter Summaries

Heisenberg realized Frigga had seen that he was preparing for the possibility of leaving, then reconsidered what his system’s invincibility reward meant. He left the chapter determined to stop relying on that reward and to confront whatever fear still held him back.

• Frigga questioned Heisenberg about his plans and pointed out that he had entrusted her with instructions for the years ahead in case he did not return.
• Sif and Fandral’s trio asked Heisenberg to let them visit Thor on Midgard, and he agreed on the condition that they work with Hill to bring Midgard under his control.
• Heisenberg used the Bifrost to send the four warriors to Earth and told Sif he hoped she would become a Valkyrie and Hogun a God of Hunting.
• Alone on the throne, Heisenberg reconsidered his plans to leave Marvel-19999 and concluded that the system’s five minutes of invincibility meant he had not yet achieved true invincibility.
• Heisenberg resolved that he should fear neither enemies he could defeat nor the dangers ahead, but the fact that he was still afraid of them.

Yondu contacted his former Ravager brothers to ask for help, despite his guilt over delivering children to Ego. After confronting him about his past, the Ravagers affirmed that they would stand by him, and Yondu began to explain his trouble.

• Heisenberg decided to settle his grudge with Doomsday after the Bifrost was repaired, without stopping time across the Marvel Universe.
• Yondu called Astro and the Ravagers, while Stakar and Alita condemned him for delivering children to Ego.
• Charlie 27 and Astro insisted that they would help Yondu, and Kraglin reminded the others that Yondu had already been punished and was still their brother.
• Stakar and Astro acknowledged Yondu's guilt and their own ties to Ego's children, then urged Yondu to explain what trouble he had encountered.

Yondu learned from the Guardians of the Galaxy that Peter Quill had been imprisoned in Asgard after taking a mercenary job, and set course for Sakaar to seek help from Brunhilde. His old teammates decided to follow him, while Brunhilde was revealed to have delivered Beta Ray Bill to the Grandmaster.

• Yondu told Stakar, Astro, Charlie 27, and Kraglin that Peter Quill had called him from an Asgardian prison and asked them for help.
• Kraglin checked Quill’s records and found that he had no criminal record but had taken a job investigating the Chitauri invasion of the Nine Realms.
• Stakar suggested that Yondu seek out Brunhilde on Sakaar, who was rumored to be a former Asgardian Valkyrie.
• Yondu set his ship’s course for Sakaar, and Astro, Charlie 27, Kraglin, and Stakar decided to join him.
• Brunhilde drank at a tavern after handing the captured Beta Ray Bill over to the Grandmaster for a large reward.

Yondu and the Ravagers sought Brunhilde’s help to reach Asgard and free Yondu’s imprisoned son, but her angry reaction exposed her as a Valkyrie. They overpowered and kidnapped her, leaving her bound aboard their ship as it headed to Asgard.

• Brunhilde confronted Yondu after he threatened a guard with his Yaka Arrow, then punched him through the tavern wall when he asked about Asgard.
• Stakar arrived with Kraglin, Charlie 27, and Colonel Victory Astro and explained that Yondu’s son was imprisoned in Asgard, not Sakaar.
• When Stakar revealed that Brunhilde was a Valkyrie, Brunhilde struck him, and Alita transformed and attacked her.
• Kraglin trapped the tavern inside an ice barrier while Yondu and the others fought the Sakaarans, subdued Brunhilde, and carried her away.
• Brunhilde awoke bound by Kraglin’s ice crystals aboard a ship bound for Asgard, where Kraglin said they would arrive in seventeen days.

Superman fought Doomsday after Heisenberg vanished from the Genesis Chamber, but Doomsday proved stronger and devastated Metropolis. As Superman dragged the monster into space, the United States launched a nuclear missile at them, while Heisenberg reappeared aboard the Kryptonian Spaceship and confronted Lex.

• Doomsday pulled a mysterious Kryptonian man from the Genesis Chamber, but the man vanished as Superman tried to save him.
• Superman fought Doomsday, who overpowered him, destroyed a Superman statue, and hurled him into a skyscraper, killing people inside.
• Doomsday destroyed attacking helicopters with a crimson energy pulse, and Miss Prince left her departing plane after the live news feed went dark.
• Superman seized Doomsday and carried him into space to protect Earth, while the United States launched a Red Bird nuclear missile at them.
• Heisenberg appeared on the Kryptonian Spaceship’s command platform and mocked the blood-covered Lex.

Heisenberg killed Lex Luthor after Darkseid spoke through him, then learned that Clark and Doomsday had been caught in a nuclear blast. As Batman lured the strengthened Doomsday toward Gotham to reach a Kryptonite spear, Doomsday learned to fly and destroyed the Batplane, leaving Bruce facing its Heat Vision.

• Lex Luthor, controlled by Darkseid, threatened Heisenberg, who revealed his identity and killed Lex with Heat Vision.
• Superman held Doomsday in the path of the Red Bird nuclear missile, and the blast hurled them in opposite directions.
• Heisenberg saw Metropolis mourn or curse Superman and noticed Wonder Woman flying toward Doomsday.
• Batman told Alfred he would lure Doomsday to Gotham and use the Kryptonite spear, while Alfred arranged for Lois to help locate it.
• Batman drew Doomsday toward Gotham, but Doomsday learned to fly, destroyed the Batplane, and cornered Bruce with charged Heat Vision.

Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman fought Doomsday in Gotham as Heisenberg summoned a vast sun and hurled Gungnir into the monster. After the spear pinned Doomsday and its energy blast nearly killed Batman, an armored stranger shielded him and asked where his Plan B was.

• Diana saved Batman from Doomsday's Heat Vision and joined him in the fight, while Heisenberg charged Gungnir from Metropolis.
• Diana's Bracelets of Submission drove Doomsday back, but Superman's kick sent him into a chemical plant, where he absorbed the explosions' energy.
• Doomsday released another destructive pulse, and daylight suddenly spread over Gotham and Metropolis as Heisenberg's enormous sun appeared in the sky.
• Heisenberg's sun struck Doomsday and Gungnir pierced his chest, unleashing an energy field that flattened the harbor and endangered Batman.
• A stranger in dark Gothic armor protected Batman from the energy field and teased him about his Plan B.

Heisenberg revealed that he was an ancient Kryptonian and Superman’s ancestor, then fought Doomsday while teaching Clark to attack without hesitation. As Doomsday remained a threat, Clark agreed to help Batman use the Kryptonite spear, even if it weakened Heisenberg and himself.

• Batman admitted that he had not prepared thoroughly enough, while Heisenberg recalled Gungnir after Doomsday failed to lift it.
• Heisenberg told Superman that they shared Kryptonian ancestry and explained that Clark could call him Great-Grandfather; Diana questioned his identity as an alien wielding divine power.
• Heisenberg revealed that Gungnir was Odin’s spear and said that he had killed Odin.
• Heisenberg fought Doomsday with repeated blows, Gungnir, a magma rope, and a shield while telling Clark that Kryptonians should attack relentlessly.
• Clark agreed to let Batman retrieve the Kryptonite spear, accepting that it could weaken him and Heisenberg, and promised to help persuade Heisenberg to accept the plan.

Batman recovered the Kryptonite spear, but Heisenberg and Clark had already reduced Doomsday to a helpless target, leaving the spear’s purpose uncertain. Diana was knocked out of the fight, while Bruce arrived and found Heisenberg and Clark gleefully batting Doomsday back and forth.

• Lois told Batman she had thrown the Kryptonite spear into a pond, and Batman retrieved it before sending her away from the battlefield.
• Wonder Woman and Clark joined Heisenberg’s assault on Doomsday, and Heisenberg used Clark as a weapon to smash the monster.
• Clark explained that Kryptonite could weaken Heisenberg and himself, so Diana planned to take over and kill Doomsday with the spear.
• Doomsday overpowered Diana, but Heisenberg and Clark resumed attacking him together and began kicking him back and forth like a ball.
• Bruce arrived with the Kryptonite spear, watched Heisenberg and Clark play with Doomsday, and wondered what use the spear was.

Bruce and Diana joined the battle against Doomsday, but Heisenberg proved immune to Kryptonite and showed Clark that its effects depended on his belief in the weakness. Heisenberg began cutting down Doomsday while Clark felt the comfort of having family, and Diana and Bruce praised his strength.

• Bruce gave Diana the Kryptonite spear and charged toward the battlefield with a Kryptonite grenade launcher, determined to defend humanity if powerful beings ever turned against it.
• Diana warned Clark and Heisenberg about Kryptonite, then intercepted Doomsday as Clark kicked the monster toward her.
• Heisenberg caught both Doomsday’s bone spike and Diana’s Kryptonite spear without harm, then explained that Kryptonite was not his weakness and that Clark’s belief made it one for him.
• Clark rushed into Heisenberg’s presence, lost his strength, and was caught by his cape; Heisenberg celebrated when Clark called him Great-Grandfather and teased him about the cape.
• Heisenberg identified Doomsday as the product of an ancient Kryptonian experiment, sent Clark to Batman, and attacked the monster with his chained Chaos Blades.
• Bruce held Clark while Diana admired Heisenberg’s fighting, saying she was jealous of Clark’s grandfather and calling Heisenberg a second sun.

Heisenberg defeated Doomsday, froze its remains, and removed it and the Kryptonite spear from Earth. He joined Clark, Diana, and Bruce in Gotham, where Bruce arranged dinner before Diana asked the Sun God his name.

• Heisenberg chopped Doomsday into pieces, froze its flesh and blood, and put the remains and Bruce's Kryptonite spear into his pocket.
• Heisenberg ordered the system to erase Doomsday's traces, while special forces found Lex Luthor's corpse and watched the Genesis Chamber pool turn clear.
• Clark called Heisenberg Great-Grandfather, and Heisenberg asked him to recommend a place to eat; Bruce offered to host them in Gotham.
• Bruce contacted Alfred for a Bat transport and dinner, then explained his usual ways of leaving as Diana teased him about being an ordinary person.
• Heisenberg guessed where Bruce's aircraft was, prompting Bruce to realize Heisenberg had found the Batcave, and then asked Clark for his name.
• Clark introduced himself as Kal-El but said he preferred Clark, and Diana introduced herself as Diana Prince and asked Heisenberg his name.

Heisenberg revealed that he was a former Kryptonian leader and promised to gather Kryptonian survivors, then brought Clark, Bruce, and Diana to the Batcave. There, he proposed forming a team to face powerful threats and named it the Justice League.

• Heisenberg explained that El was his family name and hinted at his former position as Krypton's leader.
• Heisenberg promised Clark that he would gather Kryptonian wanderers and prevent Krypton from disappearing.
• Bruce brought Heisenberg, Clark, and Diana to the Batcave, where Alfred welcomed them and prepared dinner and rooms.
• Bruce, Clark, and Diana changed clothes and gathered in the Batcave command center while they waited for dinner.
• Heisenberg told Bruce and Clark that a powerful enemy planned to bring an army to Earth and proposed creating a team called the Justice League.

Heisenberg proposed forming a superhero team after revealing that Darkseid was preparing to return to Earth. Bruce, Clark, and Diana joined the Justice League, and the chapter ended with Lois arriving in the Batcave and finding Clark hugging Bruce.

• Heisenberg proposed that the heroes form a team, and Bruce asked him to identify the enemy he feared.
• Heisenberg named Darkseid and described seeing him use Luthor's body to speak with him; Diana explained that Darkseid had invaded Earth in ancient times.
• Diana, Clark, and Bruce agreed to join the Justice League, and Bruce requested information about Darkseid, Luthor, and potential recruits.
• Heisenberg, Bruce, Clark, and Diana joined hands and declared themselves the Justice League; Heisenberg said he would try to contact Kryptonian wanderers.
• Bruce explained that he had brought Lois to the Batcave for safety, and Clark thanked and hugged him while Lois watched in confusion.

After dinner in the Batcave, Clark rushed to a Metropolis fire while Diana took Lois to safety and planned to return to Themyscira with information about Darkseid. Bruce offered Heisenberg a car, a villa, and forged identity papers, but Heisenberg declined and vanished, leaving Bruce to reflect on Alfred’s warning about treating friends as potential enemies.

• Alfred served dinner and welcomed Lois, while Clark introduced her to Bruce, Diana, and Heisenberg as his great-great-grandfather.
• Clark left for Metropolis to rescue sixteen people trapped in a fire, and Diana departed with Lois for Milan before taking her home.
• Bruce offered Heisenberg a car, a villa, and the alias Heisenberg Reeves, but Heisenberg declined the gifts and disappeared.
• Bruce joined Alfred in the manor study, where Alfred urged him not to treat friends as potential enemies.

Heisenberg returned to Gotham and Metropolis, extinguished fires, and reclaimed the Kryptonian ship. The ship recognized him as a New Kryptonian God, activated its defenses, and began preparations to rebuild Krypton, leaving Clark startled by its power.

• Heisenberg extinguished the chemical plant fire in Gotham, where Gordon and Penguin both recognized that a new monster had arrived in the city.
• Heisenberg joined Clark in Metropolis, extinguished a burning apartment building, and gave a little girl a bottle of AD Calcium Milk.
• Heisenberg entered the Kryptonian Spaceship and used his force field to eject the special forces soldiers dragging its intelligent machine.
• The intelligent machine identified Heisenberg as a New Kryptonian God and changed the ship's mission from exile to colonization after finding that Krypton had disappeared.
• Heisenberg activated the ship's systems, causing its defenses and mechanical defenders to deploy and lock onto Clark.
• Clark told the little girl that Heisenberg was his elder and called him a Sun God.

Heisenberg awakened the Fortress of Solitude and broadcast an order for surviving Kryptonians to gather at his signal on Earth. His message revived the resolve of scattered Kryptonian groups, who began preparing to leave the Phantom Zone and join him.

• Heisenberg ordered the Intelligent Machine to broadcast a message to Kryptonians throughout the universe and the Phantom Zone, then supplied the ship with his own bio-energy.
• The message reached a hidden spaceship beneath a Kansas farm and the Phantom Zone, where Fiona learned that Elder Heisenberg was alive and ordered the remaining Kryptonians to restart their ship.
• Krypton's three surviving scholars recognized Heisenberg as the creator of Doomsday and joined Fiona in preparing to reach him, even at the cost of dismantling their living quarters.
• Astra received and verified Heisenberg's supreme order, declared him the future of Krypton, and ordered Rozburg to prepare for departure.
• Astra ordered her followers to retrieve Kara's ship and bring Kara with them as they headed for Earth to join Heisenberg.

Superman convinced Metropolis’s forces to stand down by explaining that the awakened Kryptonian spaceship belonged to his great-great-grandfather, the Sun God. As Heisenberg emerged from the fortress, its combat robots formed a guard of honor, though they briefly threatened Clark before recognizing him.

• Superman told the Metropolis commander that the spaceship’s owner was his ancestor, a god who had returned home, and urged the troops to stop blocking the fortress.
• The commander and soldiers lowered their weapons, while officials in the presidential conference room debated the Sun God’s identity and potential threat.
• The commander asked for the god’s name and took a photo with Superman, who said Heisenberg could introduce himself if he wished.
• The fortress opened its doors and sent more than 280 Kryptonian Combat Robots into two formations as footsteps sounded inside.
• The robots aimed their weapons at Clark until Heisenberg emerged and ordered them to stand down, prompting Clark to greet his great-great-grandfather in relief.

Heisenberg emerged in Metropolis, spread daylight across America, and declared himself returned after ten thousand years of sleep. As the world reacted to his power and presence, he claimed the Fortress of Solitude as his new home and introduced himself as Heisenberg.

• Heisenberg emerged from his spacecraft and used Gungnir to spread harmless flames, bringing daylight to America in the middle of the night.
• The president, Diana, Bruce, Atlantis’s royal family, the Queen of Themyscira, and other figures reacted with alarm, awe, or concern to the sudden light.
• Heisenberg calmed the cheering crowd and announced that humanity had him once again, after ten thousand years of slumber.
• Heisenberg chose the Fortress of Solitude as his new residence and promised he would not leave humanity again.
• Heisenberg sensed his divine vision expanding across time and space, then told the gathered people, “I am Heisenberg.”

Heisenberg announced his return and began turning the Kryptonian spaceship into a home for Kryptonians and the Justice League. Clark accepted his plan, learned Kryptonians would answer Heisenberg’s summons, and left to help gather repair materials and tell Lois that he was no longer alone.

• Heisenberg explained to Clark that he had revealed himself to humanity as a returning god, and Clark decided to help him earn humanity’s trust.
• Clark suggested making the spaceship the Justice League’s headquarters, and Heisenberg outlined separate living areas for Kryptonians, himself, and the League.
• Heisenberg told Clark that his supreme summons would bring Kryptonians from across the universe, then promised Clark that he would never be alone again.
• Heisenberg gave Clark a list of more than 3,700 materials needed to repair the spaceship and began dismantling its Genesis Chamber for parts.
• Clark returned home to embrace Lois and told her Heisenberg had become the sun and that he was finally not alone.

Heisenberg repaired the Kryptonian spaceship while establishing his identity as an ancient Earth god to help him gather and protect his people. The next morning, Batman and Superman arrived with building materials, and Heisenberg welcomed Batman’s interest in studying the ship’s technology and using it as a Justice League base.

• Heisenberg ordered the ship’s unused chambers dismantled, repaired the hole Doomsday had made, and planned to renovate it with materials his people would bring.
• Batman concluded that Heisenberg’s goodwill and desire for humanity’s attention could be guided, and planned to have the Justice League help steer him toward protecting Earth.
• Diana retrieved her luggage and prepared to warn her mother about Heisenberg and check the Mother Box before bringing Bruce and Heisenberg to Themyscira.
• Mera worried that Heisenberg’s appearance would affect Atlantis and decided she should go to the surface to learn about him and urge her people to respect the new god.
• Batman and Superman visited Heisenberg early the next morning with construction materials, and Heisenberg agreed to let Batman study the ship’s technology and use it as the Justice League’s base.