Recaps

Li Si used his knowledge of Earth OL to build a robot and make money from custom combat gear while joining Oscorp as an intern. As Peter Parker approached his Spider-Man origin, Li Si prepared for the coming danger and expanded his underground business.

• Li Si entered Earth OL as Lee Stein, a transfer student at Midtown, and began studying while befriending Gwen Stacy and meeting Peter Parker.
• Li Si designed a transforming robot modeled on Bumblebee, stole Richard and Mary Parker’s research files, and secured an internship at Oscorp by advising Dr. Connors on regeneration research.
• Li Si met Max Dillon at Oscorp and recruited him to help build the Transformer, assigning him its circuits and power systems.
• Li Si sold Thunder King gear to players, using Li Hao and Li Ritian’s interest and online boasting to attract more customers.
• Li Si defended Peter from Flash and three thugs at school, then realized Peter’s Spider-Man story and the Lizard’s attack were approaching.
• Li Si stopped Gwen from confronting Peter during an Oscorp lab tour, but Peter found files on genetically modified spiders and followed an Osborn representative toward the Green Goblin Bio-Web Production Room.
• Li Si took time off to work on the Transformer’s control program and opened a stall in the crowded underground player market to raise money for parts.

Li Si profited from selling armor, built Bumblebee with Max, and became entangled in Spider-Man’s fight against the Lizard. After Bumblebee helped defeat and cure the Lizard, Li Si claimed public attention and received faction rewards.

• Li Si sold Thunder King Battle Suits and ran a costly box-opening raffle before using his profits to build Bumblebee with Max.
• Li Si tested Bumblebee, discovered a forged architect’s license in the players’ market, and used the robot to defeat players who threatened him and Max.
• Li Si encouraged Peter Parker after Ben Parker’s death, began dating Gwen Stacy, and gave her five million dollars to invest in Stark Group stock.
• Curt Connors became the Lizard, and Li Si waited for the creature to appear while players chose sides in the faction quest.
• When the Lizard attacked Gwen’s school, Li Si brought Bumblebee into the fight and revealed that he knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man.
• Bumblebee defeated the Lizard with Li Si’s guidance, and Li Si used an antidote to restore Connors, completing faction tasks and earning rewards.
• Li Si told reporters that he built Bumblebee, defended his actions with George Stacy’s support, and demonstrated the robot’s transformation into a sports car.

Li Si used his growing fame to join Oscorp and the military’s secret weapons laboratory, where he exposed Brock’s theft and ended the Rhino Armor project. He advanced his research, helped Luna and Max, and agreed to raffle transforming robots after players pleaded with him.

• Reed refused to help Tom Cruise steal Lee Stein’s car, while Max saw news crediting his work on Bumblebee and celebrated his newfound recognition.
• Curt Connors returned to human form, and Li Si copied Connors’s confession accusing Norman Osborn of forcing an unfinished serum on him.
• Li Si spent faction points on technology and experience, upgraded his abilities, and gained the Scientist Template clue after receiving publicity for the Lizard battle.
• Felicia recruited Li Si into Oscorp and the military’s secret weapons department, and Li Si turned down Coulson’s approach from S.H.I.E.L.D.
• At CJ-2042, Li Si challenged Brock, rejected the Rhino Armor, and helped Otto Gunther Octavius expose Brock for stealing the Doctor Octopus Arms designs.
• Li Si promoted Otto, appointed Luna as his assistant, and taught her Bumblebee’s core technologies while considering how goals could shape an artificial intelligence.
• Li Si tested his superhero suit and explosive metal cards with Max, who hoped to become the Mechanic’s sidekick.
• At Osir Tower, Li Si named a thirty-million-dollar price for transforming robots, then agreed to hold a raffle after players begged him to reconsider.

Li Si sold battle suits to the military and S.H.I.E.L.D., then used the proceeds to expand his lab and develop Lizard-based serums. As Tony Stark returned and shut down Stark Group’s weapons division, Li Si profited from the stock’s fall and continued upgrading Bumblebee.

• Li Si opened a card-drawing business in the parking garage, where players spent heavily chasing complete Transformer sets that he secretly knew did not exist.
• Nick Fury questioned Li Si about the players and his technology, but Li Si refused to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and offered to sell finished battle suits instead.
• Li Si and Max deposited more than twenty-seven million dollars, then Li Si rescued Peter Parker during a robbery and treated him to dinner.
• Li Si showed General Ross suits that could greatly enhance soldiers, negotiated a large order, and later offered S.H.I.E.L.D. an upgraded model to profit from their rivalry.
• After delivering two thousand suits, Li Si bought and renovated a house with a secure biological laboratory, where he studied the Lizard Tail Whip and developed healing and transformation serums.
• When Tony Stark returned, Li Si sold his Stark Group shares and urged Gwen to sell hers before Tony announced the closure of the weapons division and the stock plunged.
• Li Si profited from Stark Group’s falling shares, invited Gwen on a Qixi Festival date, and checked on the ongoing Bumblebee upgrade.