Chapter Summaries

Azu accepted the Mutant Crisis event and encountered a monstrous Chimera 1 attacking people in a New York alley. He killed it with heat vision, then left before a hazmat team arrived to collect the corpse.

• Azu accepted the Mutant Crisis: Beginning event and left Angelina to handle his work.
• Three men robbed and attacked a woman in an alley, where Chimera 1 emerged and killed them and the woman.
• Azu descended into the alley and learned that the monster could still speak, but it lunged at him.
• Azu killed Chimera 1 with heat vision and left, regretting that he could not learn who created it.
• A hazmat team arrived, identified the corpse as Chimera 1, and prepared to remove it and clean the alley.

Dr. Kyle began collecting samples from a mutated test subject, convinced that his Chimera Project could create a monster capable of defeating Homelander. After taking control of Vought, Azu confronted CIA Deputy Director Susan Lena, who tried to use Compound 5 to force him to withdraw from the Department of Defense, and left her with a warning about revealing Vought’s secret.

• Dr. Kyle blamed his staff for losing Chimera 1 and collected the corpse’s cells for his research.
• Azu received a shop reward, bought the Druid gene-modifying agent for Levin, and returned to Seven Tower.
• Azu announced his control of Vought and plans to hire a new president at a shareholders’ meeting.
• Ashley told Azu that CIA Deputy Director Susan Lena had come to see him.
• Azu read Lena’s thoughts and learned she had Compound 5 and intended to pressure him into withdrawing from the Department of Defense and ending Vought’s military plan.
• Lena threatened to expose Vought’s use of Compound 5, but Azu refused to withdraw and warned her what would happen if she revealed the secret.

Azu threatened Susan Lena to deter her from exposing Compound 5, then opened two Multiverse Treasure Chests and discovered items from the Transformers and Pacific Rim universes. He later took Soldier Levin to a mountaintop and injected him with Druid Mutagen, transforming him into a Super.

• Azu warned Susan Lena that he would hunt down and kill her if she exposed Compound 5, and she left the test tube behind.
• Azu threw the test tube into the trash and opened a Multiverse Treasure Chest, finding Captain Archibald Witwicky's glasses that could reveal the AllSpark's coordinates.
• Azu opened another chest and found a Gipsy Danger Jaeger file, then Ashley reminded him to visit Olga Weapon Research Company.
• Azu visited Levin and offered to fulfill his promise by giving him a new life; Levin said goodbye to his parents before leaving with him.
• At a deserted mountaintop, Azu injected Levin with Druid Mutagen, and Levin transformed into a Bear-man, Werewolf, and Harpy.

Levin transformed into a powerful Super under Azu’s guidance, then set out to test his new abilities in the wilderness. At the Arctic Ark, Arnold learned that Zero was waking and saw it open an eye inside the alien armor.

• Levin changed into a hybrid of bear, wolf, and eagle before regaining his human form and discovering his heightened strength and senses.
• Azu congratulated Levin on becoming a Super and told him to adapt to his new Talents in the wilderness.
• Levin transformed into a werewolf and leaped from the mountaintop toward the forest.
• Arnold visited the Arctic camp, where researchers told him the Ark was sending powerful signals and that Zero was beginning to wake.
• Audrey warned Arnold that Zero might be aggressive, but he insisted on seeing it because he wanted its technology to help him defeat his rivals.
• At the Ark, Arnold saw an eye emerge from the armor on a skeleton and look directly at him.

Azu helped Lin Aida keep her job at the Piano Shop and waited with her until the Cosmic Door opened again. He and Lin Aida crossed into the Marvel Universe, where they saw Iron Man flying toward Stark Tower.

• Azu learned that Butcher had killed Blue Hawk, and the police issued a nationwide warrant while Azu kept the captured Frenchie, Mammal, and Dodger Wilson as bait.
• Lin Aida told Azu that the Piano Shop was struggling and its employees feared losing their jobs after Mr. Allen transferred it.
• Dolly mocked Lin Aida and Azu, but Allen announced that the new owner would keep the shop open, raise wages, and fire Dolly.
• Azu and Lin Aida stayed at the Piano Shop until the Cosmic Door opened, then crossed through it together.
• Azu and Lin Aida emerged in the Marvel Universe and saw Iron Man flying toward Stark Tower.

Azu entered the Avengers event and encountered Ancient One, who tried to confine him in the Mirror Dimension because she sensed evil in him. Azu resisted her magic while ensuring Lin Aida stayed protected, and Ancient One launched another attack.

• Azu considered ways to gain proficiency and obtain valuable items during the Avengers event, then decided to take Lin Aida somewhere safe.
• Ancient One trapped Azu and Lin Aida in the Mirror Dimension, and Azu knocked Lin Aida unconscious before wrapping her in the protective Cape of Justice.
• Ancient One asked Azu to return to his universe, but he refused and warned that restraining him could leave her unable to defend the Sanctum.
• Ancient One moved Lin Aida into a building and attacked Azu by twisting the city and rolling buildings over him, but his Bio-Field protected him.
• Ancient One formed the Rings of thek and hurled one of the rings at Azu.

Azu and his clone fought Ancient One in the Mirror Dimension, overwhelming her duplicates and pushing the dimension to the brink of collapse. As the battle began damaging reality, Ancient One activated the Eye of Agamotto.

• Azu let Ancient One’s Rings of thek strike his Bio-Field, then rushed her and broke the rings in a collision.
• Ancient One tried to separate Azu’s Spirit Form with a magical palm, but Azu severed her golden rope with Laser Eyes and created a powerful clone.
• Ancient One used Watoom’s Wind and Hogarth’s Ancient Form to repel the pair, then made countless duplicates with Akkon’s Form and bound them with Cyttorak’s Crimson Chains.
• Ancient One’s duplicates attacked Azu and his clone with Borsat’s Lightning, but the pair used Heat Rays to destroy the duplicates and trigger a massive explosion.
• The explosion cracked the Mirror Dimension and sent flames into reality, prompting Ancient One to activate the Eye of Agamotto.

Azu and Lin Aida arrived in the Marvel Universe, where Azu learned that the Avengers event had begun and traveled to Wakanda. He broke Wakanda’s shield with his Heat Rays, leaving Tchalla and the assembled defenders caught in a devastating torrent of heat.

• Ancient One used the Eye of Agamotto to reverse time, restore the damaged street, and return Azu and Lin Aida to New York.
• Azu recognized Iron Man and learned that he had triggered the Avengers event, then stole cash from an ATM and arranged rooms at an apartment hotel for himself and Lin Aida.
• Azu traveled to eastern Africa and attacked the ground with Heat Rays until Wakanda’s shield revealed the nation’s location.
• Tchalla and Shuri detected Azu, and Tchalla ordered Wakanda’s defenses strengthened and its army assembled.
• Azu challenged Tchalla at Wakanda’s border and broke the Dome Shield with intensified Heat Rays.
• The shield’s collapse unleashed Azu’s superheated attack, which destroyed Wakandan weapons and soldiers as Tchalla shielded General Okoye.

Azu crushed Wakanda’s forces and forced King T'Chaka to submit, demanding access to the Vibranium mine and a Vibranium suit. The next morning, Azu introduced Tchalla and Okoye to Lin Aida as friends who would show them around.

• Shuri warned Tchalla that Azu’s devastating energy blast might have been his limit, but Tchalla ordered Wakanda’s forces to attack.
• Azu’s Bio-Field repelled Wakanda’s barrage, and his Heat Rays destroyed aircraft as Tchalla charged him and failed to break through his defenses.
• Azu overwhelmed Tchalla and swept the battlefield with Heat Rays until T'Chaka arrived and surrendered to save his son.
• Azu called himself the Conqueror and ordered Wakanda to worship him, spread his name, take him to the Vibranium mine, and make him a Vibranium suit.
• The next morning, Azu told Lin Aida that Tchalla and Okoye would show them around, joking that he had made friends through sincerity.

Azu seized Loki’s Scepter and fought Thor and Hulk aboard S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Aircraft Carrier, destroying the carrier and causing the deaths of many aboard. Afterward, Tony Stark realized Loki’s plan likely centered on New York and raced toward Stark Tower, while the surviving heroes regrouped.

• Azu broke into the Aircraft Carrier, took Loki’s Scepter, and fought Thor as Barton’s attack caused Engine No. 3 to explode.
• Hulk transformed and attacked Azu, but Azu overpowered both Hulk and Thor and destroyed the Aircraft Carrier with a powerful strike.
• As the carrier fell apart, Iron Man rescued Nick Fury, Black Widow, Agent Hill, and Coulson, but Barton fell to his death; Thor escaped Loki’s illusion and Banner woke up in an abandoned building.
• Tchalla and General Okoye watched Azu destroy the carrier and agreed Wakanda had to obey him, while Tchalla rejected using Lin Aida against him.
• Nick Fury mourned the losses and admitted he was powerless, but Tony inferred Loki would use Stark Tower as his stage and flew toward New York.
• Steve Rogers arrived in a pickup truck and offered Nick Fury a ride.

Azu absorbed the Mind Stone’s energy, gained Spirit Form and Mind Domain abilities, and raised his Life Level to Level 6. He traveled to the Chitauri capital ship, confronted Thanos, and refused to join his plans; as the battle spread through Manhattan, the Chitauri forces suddenly began falling from the sky.

• Azu activated the Mind Stone inside a Bio-Field, endured its energy without the Cape of Justice, and awakened new powers while reaching Life Level 6.
• Azu teleported to Manhattan, left Tchalla and Okoye to protect Lin Aida, and used a marked person as an anchor to reach the city.
• Iron Man tried to stop Dr. Selvig’s device, but the portal opened and Chitauri forces poured into Manhattan as Azu watched and joined the fight.
• Azu entered the portal, blasted a path through the Chitauri forces, infiltrated their capital ship, and forced the Chitauri commander to contact Thanos.
• Azu offered Thanos the Mind and Space Stones in exchange for the Power Stone, but Thanos refused; Azu ended the call, and Thanos headed for Xandar.
• As Thor fought Loki above Stark Tower, the Chitauri and their vehicles abruptly lost power, and golden light filled the portal as Chitauri fell from it.

Azu closed the Chitauri Portal, took the Tesseract after surviving Ancient One’s Time Loop and trading her Loki’s Scepter, and left Earth’s heroes to contain Hulk. Later, he inspected Wakanda’s new armor and asked Tchalla and Shuri to develop interstellar travel technology, offering them knowledge to help.

• Thor and the Avengers captured Loki and learned that the Scepter could close the Portal, but Azu arrived with the Scepter before they could use it.
• Azu closed the Portal, revealed clues about HYDRA and the Winter Soldier to Tony Stark, then brainwashed Hulk and sent him against the Avengers.
• Ancient One trapped Azu in a Time Loop, but after repeated battles she agreed to trade the Scepter for the Tesseract, and Azu left with the cube.
• Ancient One freed Hulk and left the Scepter behind; Thor took Loki away, the government received the Scepter, and Tony began searching for information about HYDRA and the Winter Soldier.
• Azu met Tchalla and Shuri, inspected the Wakandan battle armor Shuri had made, and asked Wakanda to develop spacecraft capable of Wormhole jumps, offering interstellar knowledge in return.

Azu returned from the Marvel Universe, received rewards for conquering Wakanda and defeating the Chitauri, and bought a Traveler's Ring that let him revisit universes he had already experienced. As he reorganized The Seven and Starlight questioned his motives, Butcher and Stormfront planned to expose Vought, while Zero took over Rob and learned that Homelander was Earth’s strongest figure.

• Azu left Wakanda with Lin Aida, returned to The Boys Universe, and discovered that the Tesseract had lost its power outside the Marvel Universe.
• Azu received rewards for the Avengers event, including Vibranium, Chitauri forces, and Arc Reactor technology, then bought the Traveler's Ring with his Proficiency Essence.
• Butcher ended his cooperation with Susan Lena, and he and Stormfront planned to recruit Starlight to help obtain Compound 5 and expose Vought.
• Azu directed Princess Frost to keep tracking Butcher, assigned Maeve to help at the Department of Defense, and told Starlight that he had killed people in the Empire State Building because they had ordered him around.
• Zero controlled Rob's body and asked Arnold to identify the strongest person on Earth; Arnold pointed to Homelander on the news.

Azu attended the Federal Supreme Auction House as John while Angelina bid on a Southampton plot intended for his experimental base. After Crist Hank was mysteriously compelled to insult the guests and removed from the auction, Angelina won the land, while Arnold and a controlled bodyguard watched from the back of the hall.

• Azu arrived at the auction house as John and waited alone in the reception hall until Berkeley Laude tore up his invitation and tried to eject him.
• Angelina arrived, confirmed that John was her guest, and reprimanded Berkeley before leading Azu toward the auction hall.
• Crist Hank challenged Azu and Angelina, then declared that his family would secure the Southampton land as a bridgehead into the Federation.
• At the auction, Angelina repeatedly outbid Crist Hank, who was suddenly compelled to insult the other guests and was escorted out.
• Angelina won the land for Azu, while Arnold urged his black bodyguard to approach her and the bodyguard refused because he sensed danger.

Starlight met Stormfront on the subway and was urged to help expose Homelander, while Azu forced his way into the Department of Defense and used Mind Intrusion against Jenny Cromont. Levin rescued a family from armed motorcyclists, and a Bear-man attacked the prison bus carrying Frenchie and Mammal.

• Stormfront showed Starlight footage of Homelander killing Edgar and invited her to meet at the Federal Library on Saturday.
• Azu brought Queen Maeve to the Department of Defense and appointed her his deputy, but Jenny Cromont rejected the appointment and confronted him over the rules.
• After Jenny Cromont left, Azu used Mind Intrusion to make her leap from a window, and Maeve found her badly injured below.
• Levin, transformed into a Harpy, killed a motorcyclist threatening a mother and her children, then joined Azu after he arrived with a job.
• Frenchie and Mammal were being transported to prison when a Bear-man tore open their bus and asked if they wanted to come out.

Levin rescued Frenchie and Mammal after they escaped during Princess Frost’s fight with the Bear-man, while Azu captured the feral Himiko by promising to help her find her brother, Mouse. Starlight met Stormfront at the Federal Grand Library, where Stormfront revealed that Vought created Supers with Compound 5 and urged Starlight to obtain evidence from an experimental base.

• Princess Frost attacked the Bear-man, who transformed into a Werewolf and fled; Frenchie and Mammal escaped the bus and ran from the pursuing officers.
• Levin transformed into a Harpy, rescued Frenchie and Mammal from a dead-end alley, and took them to a warehouse, where he explained his grudge against Queen Maeve and joined them.
• Frenchie and Mammal decided to bring Levin with them, though Mammal resisted going to Butcher for help.
• Himiko killed restaurant owner Arthur Sam while stealing food, but Azu captured her after she attacked him and promised to help her find Mouse if she obeyed him.
• Starlight challenged Azu for ignoring the restaurant murder, then went to meet Stormfront at the Federal Grand Library.
• Stormfront told Starlight that Vought had created Supers by injecting them with Compound 5 and urged her to retrieve some from an experimental base so they could expose the company.

Azu entered the DC Universe, encountered Harley Quinn, and then attacked the White House, drawing Batman and Wonder Woman into a confrontation. He announced he intended to visit Superman, while a bearded man in Kansas heard a news report identifying Azu and Batman.

• Stormfront and Butcher discussed Annie and learned that Frenchie and Mammal had escaped, but Butcher refused to look for them.
• Azu settled Kimiko in Chinatown and tasked her with secretly protecting Lin Aida, promising to help her find Rat within a year.
• Azu bought the Crimson Chains Rune Stone and used his Traveler's Ring to enter the DC Universe, where he appeared in Harley Quinn's cage and then teleported away.
• Amanda secured approval for Task Force X, but the meeting was interrupted by news that Azu had torn the roof off the White House.
• Azu sat in the White House and spoke with Batman about Superman before Wonder Woman arrived and challenged him when he said he would visit Superman.
• A bearded man in Kansas heard a broadcast about Azu and Batman, then turned off the radio.

Azu fought Wonder Woman at the ruined White House and explained that Superman needed to recover his will to fight because Darkseid could return if Earth seemed unprotected. He set out to find the Mother Boxes, while Amanda assembled the Suicide Squad to hunt him down, and Witch found him in a Metropolis clothing store.

• Azu blasted Wonder Woman away, then told Batman and Diana that the Mother Boxes could signal Darkseid to return and might revive Superman’s lover.
• Diana agreed to find Superman while Batman searched for the Mother Box Lex’s records showed had been used, and Azu flew away.
• Amanda recruited Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Revenge Demon, Killer Croc, and Harley Quinn, forcing them to accept nanobombs and ordering them to capture Azu.
• Amanda revealed Witch and sent her to find Azu, warning her not to act without reporting back.
• Azu entered a Metropolis clothing store to change, and Witch appeared in his fitting room.

Azu brushed off the Witch’s offer to help him, while Amanda sent Colonel Flag’s team to capture him. Meanwhile, Diana tried to draw Clark back into the fight by telling him the Mother Boxes might bring Lois back, and Azu faced the Suicide Squad in Midway City as the Revenge Demon transformed into the Hell Flame Demon.

• The Witch warned Azu that Amanda had assembled criminals to kill him and offered to help in exchange for recovering her heart, but Azu demanded she become his slave and left.
• The Witch returned to Bellevue Sanatorium, where Amanda ordered Colonel Flag to prepare the criminals and summon Katana.
• Diana visited Clark at his family home, spoke with him about humanity’s hope, and told him the Mother Boxes might resurrect Lois; afterward, she reported her concerns to Bruce, who revealed clues about a nearby Mother Box.
• Azu relaxed at a Midway City bar until Colonel Flag and the Suicide Squad arrived to take him in; Azu refused and revealed that he knew about the team.
• The Suicide Squad attacked Azu, but their bullets and abilities failed to harm him; Azu repelled Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, and the Witch, while Katana’s blade could not cut him.
• Azu taunted the Revenge Demon about his family, prompting the man to unleash his flames and transform into the Hell Flame Demon, who charged at Azu.

Azu freed the Suicide Squad from their explosive devices and sent them after Amanda Waller, while the villains turned against Colonel Frege and pursued Waller. Deadshot killed Waller after she tried to bargain for his freedom, and the Witch reclaimed her heart and transformed into a beautiful woman.

• Azu stopped Revenge Demon’s attack, found Amanda Waller at the Osterland Federal Building, and used the Witch to obtain the bomb deactivation password in exchange for her heart.
• Azu returned to the Wild Night Bar and deactivated the Squad’s bombs, prompting Deadshot and the others to kill Colonel Frege and head after Waller.
• Azu confronted Waller on the Federal Building’s top floor, where the staff turned against her after learning she had nearly shot one of them.
• Revenge Demon destroyed Waller’s helicopter, and Deadshot confronted Waller on the rooftop before shooting her and sending her falling to the street.
• The Witch retrieved her heart from the suitcase and transformed into a clean, beautiful woman.