Chapter Summaries

Old Wang defeated Abomination and planned to exploit his regenerative body for valuable research materials while Hulk returned to Banner. Skye then reported that S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent an Avengers team to investigate an atmospheric flare in New Mexico, and Old Wang focused on Thor and the treasures of Asgard.

• Old Wang calculated Abomination’s value as a renewable source of blood and other materials, then helped Hulk defeat him.
• Old Wang promised Hulk more chances to fight Abomination, and Hulk turned back into Banner as Betty and Skye reacted.
• Old Wang collected Abomination’s scattered materials and considered monitoring him so they could continue drawing blood and using him as a sparring partner.
• Skye told Old Wang that S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent Agent Coulson, Captain Rogers, Agent Romanoff, and Agent Barton to investigate an atmospheric flare in New Mexico.
• Old Wang dismissed the importance of Mjolnir and set his sights on Thor and the treasures in Asgard’s Odin’s Vault.

Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Darcy Lewis witnessed a powerful atmospheric vortex bring Thor crashing down onto their car. Old Wang arrived too late to intercept Thor, then faced a new arrival as a hammer fell from the sky.

• Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Darcy Lewis waited near Puente Antiguo for the atmospheric flare to appear.
• A blue-lit storm formed overhead, and Jane urged the group to drive closer to its center.
• Darcy and Jane fought over the steering wheel as a figure fell from the sky and struck their car.
• Jane found the blond man unharmed, and he woke as the storm vanished.
• Old Wang arrived in New Mexico and realized Erik and the others had already encountered Thor.
• Old Wang looked up as lightning pierced the clouds, golden eyes opened, and a hammer fell from the sky.

Thor woke in New Mexico after Odin exiled him and searched for Mjolnir while Jane, Darcy, and Erik studied the Bifrost’s scorch marks. After Darcy shocked Thor unconscious, a gigantic storm gathered, and Jane spotted a man with a hammer descending from its center, whom she suspected was the real Thor.

• Thor woke beside Jane, realized he had been exiled to an unfamiliar realm, and panicked when he could not find Mjolnir.
• Jane photographed the Bifrost’s scorched pattern while Thor shouted for Odin and Heimdall to take him back to Asgard.
• Darcy shocked Thor with a stun gun after he dismissed her warning, knocking him unconscious.
• Jane and Erik struggled to move Thor as a vast storm filled the sky around New Mexico.
• Jane spotted a man and a hammer in the storm and wondered whether the figure was the legendary Thor.

Odin used Thor’s Hammer and a massive lightning storm to warn Old Wang not to interfere with Thor’s trial, but Old Wang transformed into a Storm Spirit and challenged him. As their spiritual clash drew the attention of powerful beings across Earth, Old Wang declared that Odin had crossed into Earth’s territory and pierced the lightning with a wind-and-lightning sword.

• Odin directed Thor’s Hammer and a world-spanning storm toward Old Wang, locking down the surrounding space and confronting him with his divine gaze.
• Old Wang realized Odin was warning him to stay out of Thor’s trial, then taunted the Allfather for being old.
• Old Wang used Elemental Separation to create a Storm Spirit and transferred part of his soul into it.
• The Storm Spirit drew lightning away from Thor’s Hammer as their spiritual clash attracted the attention of Ancient One, Shou-Lao, Bast, and others.
• Old Wang declared Earth was the Sorcerer Supreme’s and its people’s territory, then raised a wind-and-lightning sword and pierced the blazing light.

Egghead sent Captain America toward the unprecedented New Mexico storm, where he and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team witnessed lightning shaped like Director Wang and a hammer collide. Old Wang and Odin then fought through the sky and the Mental World, drawing the attention of powerful beings.

• Egghead ordered Black Widow's team to withdraw from the New Mexico storm, but Captain America insisted on investigating the danger and jumped from the Quinjet.
• Coulson stopped Black Widow and Hawkeye from following Captain America as they spotted two lightning forms resembling Director Wang and a hammer.
• The lightning forms became clearer, prompting people across New Mexico to speculate about their identities and marvel that Director Wang seemed to be everywhere.
• The lightning forms collided, releasing an electromagnetic pulse that disabled nearby devices and forced Coulson, Black Widow, and Hawkeye to land the Quinjet.
• The humanoid lightning chased and repeatedly struck the hammer-shaped lightning as Old Wang and Odin fought in the Mental World, attracting the attention of powerful figures.

Ancient One warned Odin and the other cosmic powers not to threaten Earth, while Old Wang defeated Odin’s remote control of Mjolnir and headed toward the fallen Thor. Before reaching him, Old Wang sensed someone watching him across the void.

• Ancient One observed Old Wang’s storm battle with Odin and considered him a possible future guardian of Earth.
• Ancient One warned Odin and other powerful beings that they could not cross the line and threaten Earth.
• Odin’s spiritual power receded, and Thunderfury sent Mjolnir flying after Odin lost control of it.
• Old Wang decided not to take Mjolnir and flew toward where Thor had fallen.
• Old Wang sensed another presence and met its gaze across the void.

Jane tracked the lightning battle and became convinced that the Asian man who appeared afterward was Thor. Old Wang appeared in the car and asked Jane, Darcy, and Erik to hand over the unconscious blond man, while Jane recognized him as Thor and Erik and Darcy struggled to understand.

• Jane watched the humanoid lightning merge into a young Asian man's body and concluded that Thor was Asian.
• Jane drove toward the storm's disappearance, arguing with Darcy over the steering wheel as Erik rode with them.
• Old Wang appeared inside the car and startled Erik; Darcy hit him with her stun gun, but the electricity only coursed across his body.
• Jane recognized the man as Thor and approached him, accidentally stepping on the unconscious blond man, who briefly woke before Darcy stunned him again.
• Old Wang asked Jane, Darcy, and Erik to hand over Thor, and Jane identified Old Wang as Thor's superior.
• Erik dismissed Jane's claim as nonsense, while Darcy realized the blond man was Thor and asked about Ragnarok.

Old Wang recruited Jane, Darcy, and Erik to the Shengun Bureau after revealing that the man beneath them was Thor. In Asgard, Odin entered Odinsleep just as Heimdall reported that a mortal had lifted Mjolnir.

• Old Wang explained that he was not Thor and identified the injured blond man as Thor, then introduced the Shengun Bureau to Jane, Darcy, and Erik.
• Jane accepted Old Wang's offer to join the Shengun Bureau as an astronomy expert, and Old Wang invited Darcy and Erik as well, mentioning Bruce Banner.
• Old Wang said the group would go to a nearby town rather than the Bureau's base because events were still unfolding.
• Odin weakened and told Heimdall that he was entering a sleep from which he might not wake, then ordered him to protect Asgard and watch Thor and Mjolnir.
• Heimdall reported that a mortal had lifted Mjolnir, and Odin's divine power spiraled out of control as he fell asleep.

Captain America lifted Thor's Hammer, gained its power, and threw it toward Old Wang after sensing its desire to attack him. Meanwhile, Old Wang explained the Nine Realms to Jane and sent Little Red flying toward an approaching disturbance.

• Captain America reached the crater, lifted Thor's Hammer, and received Odin's enchantment and the hammer's power.
• Captain America realized the hammer wanted to strike someone and worried that it might target Director Wang.
• Old Wang told Jane about the Nine Realms, the Bifrost, and Odin's exile of Thor as they traveled with Darcy and Erik.
• Old Wang sensed someone approaching and sent Little Red, his crimson belt, flying toward them.

Thor’s Hammer clashed with the Crimson Magic Belt, which overpowered it and brought it to Old Wang and Jane. Ancient One warned Old Wang not to interfere too much with Thor’s fate, but he insisted he was helping Asgard and left his intentions toward the hammer unclear.

• Thor’s Hammer flew toward Old Wang to attack him, but the Crimson Magic Belt intercepted it and bound it with help from power drawn from the Crimson Cosmos.
• The Crimson Magic Belt dragged Thor’s Hammer to Old Wang, and he used Azeroth Essence to make it let Jane touch it.
• Ancient One warned Old Wang that Thor’s Hammer was crucial to Thor’s future and told him not to interfere too much.
• Old Wang assured Ancient One that he was helping Thor and Asgard, then considered Odin’s strength and the risks of provoking him.
• Old Wang looked at Thor’s Hammer with keen interest, thinking that Odin cared more about the outcome than the means.

Old Wang rejected Mjolnir, which returned to Captain America and refused to let him lift it. He then told Egghead that New Mexico’s crisis came from an alien throne dispute, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. to secure the hammer and explain the events to officials.

• Old Wang tossed Mjolnir away because it was unsuited to Storm Spirit and risked provoking Odin.
• Mjolnir returned to Captain America but severed their connection, leaving him unable to lift it.
• Coulson, Black Widow, and Hawkeye arrived, and Coulson called Egghead to report that Mjolnir was at the site.
• Egghead ordered agents to build a base around Mjolnir and keep people, especially the Shengun Bureau, away.
• Egghead reached Old Wang, who described the crisis as an alien throne dispute involving an exiled eldest prince and an adopted second prince who seized the throne.

Old Wang warned the Security Council that Asgard’s power made Earth vulnerable to Thor, Loki, and Odin, and explained that the Shengun Bureau existed to protect the world. The council was left confronting the scale of the threat and Earth’s need for its own protectors.

• Egghead asked Old Wang whether Asgardians were aliens rather than gods, and Old Wang explained that they considered themselves a people, not deities.
• Egghead raised the risks of Thor and his hammer being on Earth, and the council considered whether Thor could be treated as an unauthorized arrival.
• Old Wang rejected plans to capture Thor or investigate invading Asgard, citing the strength of ordinary Asgardians and Thor’s immense power.
• Old Wang warned that Loki could manipulate world leaders and provoke a global war, while Odin could destroy Earth with Gungnir, the Bifrost, or the sun.
• Old Wang told the council that Earth had its own protectors and that the Shengun Bureau had been established to protect the whole world.

Old Wang secured Security Council backing, funding, and evacuation support for the Shengun Bureau as he prepared to deal with Thor in New Mexico. After spending the night talking with Jane, he found that Thor had finally awakened.

• Old Wang told the Security Council that the Shengun Bureau would handle Thor and Loki, and persuaded the council to arrange civilian evacuations and support for the underfunded bureau.
• The council members negotiated new funding for the Shengun Bureau, while Egghead agreed that the Avengers Initiative would assist.
• Old Wang ended the meeting and brought Jane, Darcy, Erik, and the motionless Thor to a hotel in town.
• Jane visited Old Wang late at night to talk about myths and legends, and they talked until morning.
• Jane fell asleep, and Old Wang noticed that Thor had awakened in the bathroom.

Thor woke on Earth after being stripped of his divine power, and Old Wang fed him, introduced himself as a protector of Earth, and asked him about Asgard. Thor befriended Old Wang and eagerly recounted his exploits before Jane drove them to Hammer Base to find his hammer.

• Thor woke in Old Wang’s care, drank Daughter Red and Thunderbrew Lager, and ate more than a dozen hamburgers to replenish his strength.
• Old Wang confronted Thor about entering Earth and introduced himself as the current Iron Fist of K'un-Lun and a protector of Earth.
• Thor learned that Earth had sorcerers, remembered Odin’s friendship with Agamotto and Fan Fei, and declared that he and Old Wang were friends.
• Thor asked Old Wang to help him find his missing hammer, and Old Wang agreed while asking about Asgard and the Nine Realms.
• Thor spent the afternoon boasting about his battles and telling Old Wang the history of his fifteen hundred years.
• Jane woke up and drove everyone to Hammer Base.

Old Wang arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s newly built base with Jane, Erik, Darcy, and Thor, where he met Black Widow, Captain America, and Hawkeye. Thor tried to reclaim Mjolnir, but Hawkeye stopped him, and Thor confidently approached the hammer anyway.

• Old Wang noted the need to recruit more staff for the Shengun Bureau’s bases as S.H.I.E.L.D. completed a large temporary base.
• A S.H.I.E.L.D. guard stopped Old Wang’s car at the checkpoint, but Black Widow verified his identity and welcomed him in.
• Black Widow questioned Thor about his fight with the hammer, and Thor bluntly praised her strength while insulting Earth women by Asgardian standards.
• Old Wang met Captain America near Mjolnir and learned that Agent Coulson was evacuating civilians while Hawkeye was also at the base.
• Thor rushed toward Mjolnir, but Hawkeye fired an arrow in his path and threatened him if he took another step.
• Old Wang introduced Thor as an exiled alien Crown Prince, and Thor then approached Mjolnir, convinced he could easily reclaim it.

Thor failed to lift Mjolnir and fell into despair, believing Odin and his hammer had rejected him. Wang convinced him that lifting the hammer again could earn Odin’s approval and promised to guide him through the process, leaving Thor ready to begin.

• Thor strained to lift Mjolnir, threw out his back, and then spent five minutes trying again before collapsing without moving it.
• Thor despaired over losing his hammer and wondered whether his father, Mjolnir, and Asgard had abandoned him.
• Wang suggested that Odin had left Mjolnir on Earth to give Thor a chance to prove himself and explained that Odin’s enchantment required his approval.
• Captain America revealed that he had once lifted Mjolnir, which briefly renewed Thor’s hope, but he could not explain how he had earned Odin’s approval.
• Wang promised to help Thor earn Odin’s approval again, then asked Agent Romanoff to arrange rooms for the group.

Thor learned from Loki that Odin had died and that he could not return to Asgard, while Loki revealed his Frost Giant heritage and failed to lift Mjolnir. Old Wang confronted Loki at the base, revealing he had watched him since he arrived on Earth.

• Old Wang and the Avengers drank with Thor, and Captain America warned that an intruder had reached the base.
• Loki disguised as Captain America met Thor in the bathroom and told him Odin had died, the Frost Giants threatened war, and Thor remained exiled.
• Thor accepted Loki's refusal to take him home, and Loki left him behind.
• Loki recalled learning that he was Laufey's son and tried unsuccessfully to command Mjolnir as king of Asgard.
• Old Wang appeared before Loki and said he had been watching him since he arrived on Earth.

Old Wang confronted Loki, who was hiding in his territory, and the two fought after Old Wang claimed to be Thor’s sworn brother. Loki escaped using an illusion and invisibility, but Old Wang pursued him with the Crimson Magic Belt.

• Loki realized Old Wang had seen through his illusions, and Old Wang claimed he was Loki’s big brother because he had become Thor’s sworn brother.
• Old Wang abandoned his attempt to outwit Loki and attacked him directly, while Loki charged with his enchanted dagger.
• Old Wang evaded Loki’s dagger and slapped him, sending him flying more than ten meters.
• Loki appeared ready to fight back, then fled instead.
• Old Wang sent the Crimson Magic Belt after Loki, but it caught only a mirror image; Old Wang found Loki two kilometers away and sent the belt after him again.

Loki transformed into his God of Mischief form and used powerful illusions to evade Wang, but Wang’s Crimson Magic Belt tracked him down and restrained him. After Wang took Loki’s dagger, Loki wielded Gungnir, and Odin’s power surged through the spear as he confronted Wang.

• Loki equipped his divine armor, boosted his abilities, and tried to flee, but Wang’s Crimson Magic Belt caught him.
• Loki used invisibility and created thirteen convincing illusions, but Wang found and bound the real Loki.
• The Crimson Magic Belt subdued Loki, seized his dagger, and handed it to Wang, who identified it as a legendary Asgardian weapon and stored it away.
• Loki summoned Gungnir, and Odin channeled Asgardian power through the spear, empowering Loki and warning Wang that he had gone too far.

Loki gained limited access to Gungnir and attacked Old Wang, but Old Wang defeated him despite being wounded. The Bifrost rescued Loki, and Old Wang told Thor that Odin was alive and had deceived him.

• Loki mistook Gungnir's connection to Asgard for proof that Odin still cared about him, then attacked Old Wang with the spear.
• Old Wang used his defenses to block most of Gungnir's blast, but the remaining energy pierced him and drew blood.
• Old Wang rushed Loki before he could fire again and battered him repeatedly until his golden aura shattered.
• The Avengers Initiative mobilized as Loki's glowing body lit the night, and Thor recognized Loki fighting Old Wang.
• Odin could not intervene further, and the Bifrost transported Loki away from the battle.
• Thor said Odin was dead and Loki was his only brother, but Old Wang told him that Odin was alive and had fooled him.