Recaps

Dilos expanded his power and influence, from studying the AllSpark and confronting the League of Assassins to strengthening Tony and building the Eternal Dragon Clan. The arc left him preparing for his own affairs after Qin Jiayin reached the soul realm and the Superpowered Guard Team received Vanguard Serum.

• Dilos freed Bumblebee from S.H.I.E.L.D., studied the AllSpark, and used it to create a miniature Cybertronian.
• Dilos persuaded Tony to join his plans, helped him complete Alpha Quantum Fieldization, and transformed him with the perfected Extremis Virus.
• Dilos defeated Abomination during his New York rampage, tracked the League of Assassins to Ra's al Ghul, and took control of the organization while framing William Stryker for the attack.
• Dilos and Dr. Connors developed the Vanguard Series Serum, then Dilos's explosive Raging Dragon Assault dispersed Selene's superstorm and left a fifty-kilometer crater.
• Dilos taught Selene Guoshu techniques after she recovered, while Tony completed the Bleeding Edge Armor and accepted a custom Vanguard Serum.
• Dilos and Selene prepared the New Undead Clan for Vanguard Serum, and Dilos renamed it the Eternal Dragon Clan.
• Ivan Vanko hijacked Justin Hammer's Iron Man forces at the Stark Expo, but Qin Jiayin shielded the audience and Dilos destroyed the attackers and had Justin arrested.
• Qin Jiayin's marriage to Dilos was scheduled for two months later, and Dilos helped her reach the soul realm as the Superpowered Guard Team advanced and received Vanguard Serum.