Recaps

Dilos and Qin Jiayin took refuge on a rooftop, but the two Lizard Monsters climbed the building and cut off their escape. Dilos chose to confront them, launching himself down the wall to attack the smaller monster.

• Dilos brought Qin Jiayin to the rooftop and asked her to keep his powers secret; she realized he already knew her own secret and agreed.
• Dilos refused to risk a direct fight, explaining that the Lizard Monsters were stronger than he was and that he hoped armed responders would arrive.
• The two Lizard Monsters spotted Dilos and Qin Jiayin, then climbed the building toward them.
• Qin Jiayin urged Dilos to escape without her, but Dilos told her not to give up and jumped off the rooftop.
• Dilos ran down the wall and launched himself at the smaller Lizard Monster, slashing toward its eye.

Dilos killed one Lizard Monster by tearing out its eye and attacking its brain, then tested Heat Vision on a second monster and discovered it could heal less severe injuries. He drew the second monster’s attention and fled down the building wall, with the monster in pursuit.

• Dilos clung to the first Lizard Monster, pierced its eye, and sent An Jin through its optic nerve to damage its brain.
• Dilos used his psychic power to crush the dying monster’s mental signal, and it fell to its death.
• Dilos fired Heat Vision at the second Lizard Monster’s eye and saw it heal the burn quickly.
• Dilos checked the first monster’s corpse and reasoned that the Lizard Monsters could not heal injuries that were too severe.
• Dilos threw a chunk of wall to provoke the second monster, then sprinted down the building as it chased him.

Dilos escaped the Lizard Monster’s pursuit down a building, but the monster leapt after him and caused extensive destruction in the street. With escape no longer a viable option, Dilos entered Spirit Snake Wild Dance and charged into a direct fight as the Lizard Monster rushed to meet him.

• Dilos outran the Lizard Monster down the building and fled along a street, but the monster leapt from the wall to attack him.
• Dilos dodged the monster’s landing, which cracked the road, sent cars flying, and sparked explosions.
• Dilos realized the monster’s strength and stamina would wear him down if he kept running, so he prepared to fight.
• Dilos entered Spirit Snake Wild Dance, strengthening his body and raising his combat power.
• Dilos charged at the Lizard Monster, which sensed the change and rushed to meet him.

Dilos fought the Lizard Monster while using his enhanced Spirit Snake Wild Dance state, but its fast, agile tail kept him from landing a decisive attack. He rejected the chance to escape and faced the monster, still searching for a way to defeat it.

• Dilos dodged the Lizard Monster’s strike, leaped onto its shoulder, and tried to attack its face, but Spider-Sense warned him to escape its tail.
• The Lizard Monster began fighting more cautiously and used its tail to block Dilos’s repeated attempts to get close.
• Dilos dodged a series of tail strikes, but one grazed his back and left him in pain.
• Dilos considered fleeing because his enhanced state would not last, then saw a figure on a distant building and decided to stay.
• Dilos and the Lizard Monster faced off until Dilos exclaimed that he had an idea.

Dilos used cars to provoke the Lizard Monster into chasing him, then drenched it in gasoline and set the fuel alight. The resulting explosion killed the monster, leaving Dilos safely outside the blast zone.

• Dilos repeatedly threw cars at the Lizard Monster until it grew enraged and charged after him.
• Dilos outran the Lizard Monster through a familiar route for ten minutes, tiring himself as he led it around the same tanker truck twenty-eight times.
• Dilos slashed the tanker's fuel outlet, soaking the pursuing Lizard Monster in gasoline.
• Dilos tossed a lit lighter into the spilled gasoline, setting the tanker and the Lizard Monster ablaze.
• Gasoline vapor exploded around the tanker, and Dilos watched from a safe distance as the Lizard Monster became a lifeless, charred lump.

After using the Spirit Snake Wild Dance, Dilos collapsed from severe physical and mental strain, but Qin Jiayin healed him at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Once he recovered and learned his family and friends were safe, Ororo asked him for a favor.

• After the Spirit Snake Wild Dance ended, Dilos suffered intense pain and exhaustion before collapsing near the building where Qin Jiayin caught him and healed him.
• Dilos woke three hours later in Qin Jiayin’s bedroom, recovered from his pain and mental fatigue, and realized her power could heal others.
• Dilos and Qin Jiayin thanked each other for saving one another and laughed together.
• Ororo Munroe introduced herself as a teacher at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and told Dilos that the communications and internet problems had been resolved.
• Qin Jiayin assured Dilos that Chloe and his other friends and family were safe, and explained that she had told them he was helping injured people.
• Ororo asked Dilos if he would do her a favor.

Dilos met Ororo at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, revealed that he had Mutant powers, and agreed to visit the students as an author. After Ororo left, Qin Jiayin told him about her life at the school and explained that most of its teachers were away responding to unrest.

• Dilos told Ororo that he believed Mutants were like ordinary people and revealed his ivory-white claws, asking her not to blame Qin Jiayin for keeping his powers secret.
• Ororo explained that everyone at the school was a Mutant and invited Dilos to meet the students because they enjoyed his books; Dilos agreed to stay for a few days and visit them.
• Qin Jiayin told Dilos that Professor Charles Xavier had brought her from China and protected her after someone reported her Mutant ability.
• Dilos comforted Qin Jiayin about her healing power and asked where Professor Charles and the other teachers were.
• Qin Jiayin explained that Professor Charles and another teacher were overseas, while several teachers had left to help address unrest, leaving Jean, Ororo, and two others to protect the students.

After recovering from Spirit Snake Wild Dance, Dilos discovered that his strength and senses had improved, then learned about Kingpin’s failed attempt to seize control of the United States and his escape. At Stark Mansion, Obadiah concealed his role in arming Kingpin and began plotting to remove Tony.

• Dilos recovered overnight with increased strength and sharper senses, but decided that forcing his body into Spirit Snake Wild Dance would harm his long-term development.
• Dilos learned that Kingpin had used superviruses and tens of thousands of Lizard Monsters to cripple the United States, causing millions of deaths before a counterattack stopped the disaster.
• Qin Jiayin told Dilos that Kingpin had escaped with several men, and the catastrophe became known as the Day of Purgatory.
• Tony questioned Obadiah about Kingpin’s use of Stark weapons, and Obadiah falsely claimed that none had been sold or gone missing.
• Obadiah privately recalled that he had sold weapons to Kingpin and planned to gain more money and power by overcoming Tony.

After the disaster killed more than ten million people, Dilos watched America’s justice agencies purge officials and crack down on criminal groups as they struggled to restore public trust. At Wayne mansion in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne warned Alfred that the reforms were temporary and excessive, while Alfred teased him about visiting Miss Rachel.

• Dilos reflected on the devastation and resolved to grow stronger while keeping a low profile.
• The American public learned that Kingpin had been a powerful crime boss and that a military figure had sold him weapons, sparking protests and threats against justice agencies.
• The president resigned, senior officials were purged, and justice agencies launched a sweeping crackdown on criminal groups while sending personnel nationwide to help with rescue and relief.
• Dilos watched the news and blamed America’s justice agencies for previously allowing criminal forces to operate through collusion and deals.
• At Wayne mansion, Bruce Wayne told Alfred that the crackdown was temporary and that its harsh measures had gone too far.
• Alfred urged Bruce to see the positive side and teased him about visiting Miss Rachel, leaving Bruce embarrassed.

Dilos comforted the grieving Kitty Pryde at the Xavier Institute, helping her cry and smile again. Ororo thanked him, explained that Kitty’s human friend had been killed during the Day of Purgatory, and arranged for Dilos to meet the students the next day.

• Dilos found Kitty Pryde crying alone with a photograph and invited her to stay and talk.
• Dilos comforted Kitty, encouraged her to cry, and helped her feel better and smile.
• Ororo emerged after Kitty left, praised Dilos for comforting her, and asked him to spend time with the students the next day.
• Ororo told Dilos that Kitty’s human friend had been killed by an ordinary human during the Day of Purgatory.
• Dilos reflected on the advanced weapons, civilian violence, and widespread gun ownership that had contributed to the disaster’s enormous death toll.

Dilos learned that the Lizard Monster had captured his teacher, Dr. Curtis Connors, and rushed to rescue him. Ororo agreed to fly Dilos toward North New York, leaving the Xavier Institute under Jean Grey’s watch.

• Dilos prepared for his interaction session until a news alert reported that Dr. Curtis Connors had been captured by the Lizard Monster.
• Dilos retrieved his combat suit and gear, then asked Ororo to fly him to North New York so he could save his teacher.
• Ororo agreed and took Dilos to a hidden hangar beneath the Institute’s courtyard, where a black plane rose from underground.
• Jean Grey contacted Ororo, expressed concern about leaving the students, and watched as Ororo and Dilos departed.
• Ororo piloted the plane toward North New York while Dilos prepared for the rescue.

Kingpin abducted Dr. Connors after transforming himself into a Lizard Monster, and overwhelmed the soldiers who tried to stop him. At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Nick Fury learned how Kingpin escaped and ordered Maria Hill to connect him to Tony Stark.

• Kingpin broke into Dr. Connors's home, revealed his transformation, and credited Connors's serum for keeping him alive.
• More than twenty soldiers surrounded Kingpin and opened fire, but their weapons failed to stop him.
• Kingpin's roar stunned the soldiers, and he killed them while escaping with Dr. Connors.
• Nick Fury berated S.H.I.E.L.D. staff after learning Kingpin had abducted Connors in New York.
• Maria Hill reported that Kingpin had injected two serums after Black Widow and Hawkeye nearly captured him, and Fury asked her to put him through to Tony Stark.

Kingpin rampaged through the streets as a monstrous Lizard, killing civilians and police until Dilos arrived and rescued Dr. Connors. At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Nick Fury prepared a new weapon and ordered a search for whatever else Kingpin might be relying on.

• Kingpin carried Dr. Connors into the streets and began slaughtering fleeing civilians and responding police.
• Dr. Connors blamed himself for the deaths, but Dilos webbed Kingpin's head, rescued Connors, and told him to escape.
• Dilos confronted Kingpin and said he would deal with him.
• Nick Fury learned that Tony Stark had agreed to provide a new weapon, which Coulson was bringing to the scene.
• Fury told Hill that Kingpin's psychological issues had turned the serum into a key that unleashed his inner monster.
• Fury ordered a search of North New York's air and sea for suspicious people or objects, suspecting Kingpin had another advantage.

Dilos tracked the Lizard Monster holding Dr. Connors, used telepathy to discover that the monster was Kingpin, and rescued Connors before confronting him. The chapter ended with Kingpin threatening Dilos as Dilos taunted him.

• Dilos swung toward the Lizard Monster and used telepathy to probe the monster and Dr. Connors.
• Dilos discovered that the Lizard Monster was Kingpin and sensed that Dr. Connors had fallen into despair.
• Dilos threw a web grenade that covered Kingpin's head and gave Dr. Connors a chance to get away.
• After Dr. Connors reached safety, Kingpin broke free and threatened Dilos.
• Dilos mocked Kingpin and said he would decide what happened to him, as he had with Kingpin's underling.

Dilos taunted Kingpin and nearly incapacitated him by throwing a chili-laced Web Grenade into his mouth. Kingpin survived by tearing open his own windpipe and healing, leaving Dilos to consider his next move.

• Dilos insulted Kingpin until Kingpin erupted in fury and charged at him.
• Kingpin swung his tail at Dilos, but Dilos used his ki to leap over the attack.
• Dilos tossed a chili-laced Web Grenade into Kingpin's mouth, causing him to choke and suffer severe pain.
• Kingpin clawed inside his mouth and tore open his windpipe, coughing up Webbing and blood.
• Kingpin's healing ability restored him, and he realized the Webbing and chili powder had blocked his airway.
• Dilos watched Kingpin hesitate to attack and began planning another trick.

Dilos taunted Kingpin and used tricks to try to provoke him into losing control during their fight. Kingpin resisted charging blindly, but Dilos webbed his eye, driving him into a furious rage.

• Dilos reminded Kingpin of their repeated encounters and joked that their connection was fate.
• Dilos tricked Kingpin into thinking a clump of spider silk was a grenade, then detonated a grenade that blasted him with webbing and chili powder.
• Kingpin pulled away the silk and restrained himself from charging at Dilos despite his pain and anger.
• Dilos fired webbing into Kingpin’s bloodshot eye, and Kingpin screamed that he would kill him.

Dilos lured the enraged Kingpin into a prolonged pursuit, using taunts, webs, and mental influence to keep him attacking. He led Kingpin to the roof of a skyscraper and dodged his final charge, sending him falling to his death.

• Kingpin snapped and pursued Dilos, who escaped his attacks by swinging between buildings on webs.
• Kingpin began throwing rubble at Dilos, forcing him to dodge, until Dilos entered the Spirit Snake Wild Dance state and slashed Kingpin's wrists.
• Dilos tossed a Web Grenade at Kingpin, reigniting his rage and drawing him into a chase toward a skyscraper.
• Dilos ran up the skyscraper's wall, and Kingpin followed him to the roof by tearing through the building.
• Dilos dodged Kingpin's charge at the roof's edge, and Kingpin fell more than two hundred meters to the ground and died.

After killing Kingpin, Dilos confronted the S.H.I.E.L.D. team watching from an invisible Quinjet. Phil Coulson approached to speak with him and offered him a place in S.H.I.E.L.D., but Dilos refused.

• Dilos sensed Coulson and his team aboard a concealed Quinjet and made it clear he could track them as the jet moved.
• Coulson ordered the team to lower the Quinjet and talk to Dilos rather than use a weapon against him.
• Coulson followed Nick Fury's order to approach Dilos, while telling the team to retreat and report if Dilos turned hostile.
• The Quinjet landed, and Coulson introduced himself to Dilos and thanked him for stopping Kingpin.
• Dilos asked about the warhead-shaped device, and Coulson said it was classified unless Dilos joined S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Dilos refused Coulson's offer to join S.H.I.E.L.D.

Dilos refused Coulson’s offer to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and teased him by demanding that Kingpin’s body be destroyed completely. When a concealed Quinjet appeared beside Coulson’s aircraft, the S.H.I.E.L.D. team raised their weapons, and a smug man with a goatee stepped out.

• Dilos rejected S.H.I.E.L.D. because he wanted to avoid its restrictions and surveillance, then mocked Coulson over the lack of recruiting benefits.
• Dilos said he might consider joining if S.H.I.E.L.D. completely destroyed Kingpin’s body, but Coulson admitted he could not promise that.
• Coulson tried to learn Dilos’s identity and asked whether he was a Mutant, but Dilos pointed out that a hidden aircraft was approaching.
• Dilos struck the concealed Quinjet, revealing its position and prompting Coulson and his team to aim their weapons at it.
• The Quinjet appeared, opened its hatch, and a goateed man stepped out asking, “Why so serious?”

Tony Stark arrived at the disaster scene and destroyed Kingpin’s body before S.H.I.E.L.D. could take it. Dilos refused Tony’s offer to work for him, then swung away to meet Dr. Connors.

• Tony Stark arrived in his Quinjet, and Dilos recognized the eccentric billionaire as Happy hurried to protect him.
• Tony turned his Quinjet invisible and challenged Coulson over S.H.I.E.L.D.’s role in handling Kingpin’s body.
• Tony used his Quinjet to burn Kingpin’s body, and Coulson left with a squad after exchanging pleasantries with Dilos.
• Dilos told Tony he could call him Necro, rejected his offer of work, and swung away to speak with Dr. Connors.
• Tony complained to Happy that Dilos had rejected him.

Natasha and Clint watched Dilos leave after the battle, while Dilos found Dr. Connors among the ruins and tried to pull him out of despair. After revealing his identity, Dilos told Connors he needed to alter some of his memories.

• Natasha and Clint discussed Dilos and Kingpin before heading back to headquarters.
• Dilos searched for Dr. Connors and found him grieving among the rubble.
• Dilos confronted Connors, arguing that Kingpin and corrupt leaders—not Connors alone—were responsible for the deaths and warning that officials might exploit his research.
• When Connors begged Dilos to kill him, Dilos struck him and demanded that he recognize his voice.
• Dilos led Connors away from surveillance cameras, removed his mask, and revealed that he needed to alter some of Connors's memories.

S.H.I.E.L.D. reviewed the masked fighter Dilos and investigated the destroyed serum, while Nick Fury ordered surveillance of Dilos Sullivan without realizing the two were the same person. After protecting Dr. Connors and visiting the Mutant school, Dilos returned to Smallville.

• Maria Hill reported that the masked man had extraordinary strength and speed, unusual senses, wall-crawling abilities, and silk weapons, and she suspected he was a Mutant connected to the X-Men.
• Nick Fury learned that Dr. Connors's serum depended on an extraterrestrial substance that Kingpin had destroyed, and that intern Derek White had leaked the serum's existence to Kingpin.
• Coulson described Dilos Sullivan as a reclusive author and former intern, and Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to watch him briefly before withdrawing if nothing seemed suspicious.
• Dilos modified Dr. Connors's memories, removed evidence that could endanger him, and spent time with the students at the Mutant school.
• Dilos flew back to Smallville and felt happy to be home.

Dilos returned home and reunited with Gabe, Chloe, and Clark, then caught up on his studies. With his schoolwork mastered, he decided he needed to build his own powerful organization and called Lex.

• Dilos arrived home and joked with Gabe about Chloe dating Clark, then watched the couple kiss outside.
• Gabe called Chloe over, and she and Clark greeted Dilos warmly after his return.
• Gabe prepared a celebratory dinner, and the family spent the evening catching up while Clark returned to the farm.
• Dilos worked hard for several days to catch up on schoolwork and quickly mastered the material.
• Dilos decided that training alone was not enough and called Lex to pursue building a force of his own.

At a Metropolis Museum reception, Dilos practiced networking while considering whether to tell Lex about his powers. Clark then asked Dilos about his abilities, and Dilos chose not to reveal the secret behind Chloe’s apparent familiarity with them.

• Lex brought Dilos to a formal reception to practice talking with business executives, explaining that Dilos was too young to direct a company.
• Dilos considered telling Lex about his powers but decided to wait, then ran into Clark at the reception.
• Dilos teased Clark about getting together with Chloe, but Clark said the story was a long one.
• Clark thanked Dilos for saving the Kents and asked about Dilos’s superpowers after hearing about them from his parents.
• Dilos realized Clark wanted reassurance that they shared a connection, but kept quiet about secretly filming Chloe using her powers.

Dilos admitted some of his superpowers to Clark and grew closer to him, then resumed networking at Lex’s request. When a crash sounded at the museum entrance, Dilos rushed outside to investigate.

• Dilos told Clark that he had superpowers, describing his strength, reflexes, memory, and ability to sense emotions while claiming his X-ray glasses were a gadget.
• Dilos realized Clark avoided telling people he was an alien, but chose not to reveal that he knew the truth.
• Lex returned and prompted Dilos to speak with a senior executive, and Dilos completed the conversation successfully.
• Lex teased Dilos about his conversational skills before Victoria arrived and drew Lex’s attention.
• Dilos heard vehicles collide and glass break at the museum entrance, then rushed outside.