Chapter Summaries

Ganthet, secretly emotional because of the Ring of Origin, presided over Optimus Prime’s trial while Donnie challenged the Guardians’ record and demanded fairness. Ganthet persuaded the others to spare Optimus Prime from harsher punishment, but ordered him to leave Oa and stripped him of his authority.

• Ganthet concealed his true anger as Donnie accused the Guardians of incompetence and warned that they might have executed Optimus Prime without interference.
• Donnie arrived on the Mobius Chair and watched as Ganthet and the other Guardians charged Optimus Prime with releasing Sinestro, hiding information, and stealing Tomare’s ring.
• The Guardians proposed stripping Optimus Prime of his ring, expelling him, banishing him, or requiring him to redeem himself.
• Ganthet argued that Optimus Prime’s actions were understandable and proposed temporarily removing his law-enforcement authority while observing his conduct.
• Ganthet ordered Optimus Prime to leave Oa, declaring him unworthy of the Green Lantern title in his current state.

After Ganthet exiled Optimus Prime rather than risk a confrontation with Donnie, the Guardians approved a plan to turn Green Lanterns into living machines. On Cybertron, Donnie and Optimus Prime learned that the Academy of Sciences was dissecting Parallax to develop Yellow Lantern Rings, and they ventured toward the source of a growing fear.

• Ganthet freed Optimus Prime, who left with Donnie, and explained that temporary exile let the Guardians avoid provoking Donnie while keeping control over Optimus Prime’s return.
• Sayd proposed the Supreme Lantern Ring project, and the Guardians approved selecting Green Lanterns for conversion into living machines.
• The Guardians discussed Sinestro’s likely retaliation and turned their cold gaze toward the Lanterns gathered in the square.
• On Cybertron, Donnie teased Optimus Prime about imprisonment and predicted that Sinestro would return with a Yellow Lantern Corps to attack Oa.
• Optimus Prime discovered that Parallax had been captured and was being dissected so the Academy of Sciences could create Yellow Lantern Rings.
• Donnie and Optimus Prime entered the Academy of Sciences, where a strange fear intensified, and Donnie recognized that the researchers had made progress.

Donnie and the Academy of Sciences studied Parallax and the Emotional Spectrum, then used Parallax’s fear energy to create a Yellow Power Battery. Donnie ordered the forging of Yellow Lantern Rings to build a Spectrum Corps belonging to Cybertron.

• Scorponok, Vector Prime, and Wheeljack explained how the Emotional Spectrum and Central Power Batteries worked as they studied Parallax.
• Donnie promised Parallax a chance at freedom if it cooperated, then ordered a Yellow Power Battery made for Optimus Prime and Hal.
• Scorponok said someone had to endure fear’s corrosion, and Donnie entered the extracted fear energy.
• Donnie controlled the fear within a golden cocoon and formed a Yellow Power Battery.
• Donnie ordered the immediate forging of Yellow Lantern Rings for Cybertron’s Spectrum Corps.

Steppenwolf entered the antimatter universe to find the Anti-Life Equation, believing it could make him a supreme god. After Mobius tried to stop him from killing Anti-Matter Ultraman, Steppenwolf realized Mobius was hiding something and decided to stay and confront him.

• Steppenwolf crossed the antimatter barrier and searched the timeline for evidence of the Anti-Life Equation.
• Steppenwolf found blank spaces in the timeline and headed for Kowad Star, where Mobius confronted him.
• Mobius warned Steppenwolf not to harm Anti-Matter Ultraman, his subordinate.
• Mobius offered to let Steppenwolf kill Ultraman if he would leave, and Steppenwolf inferred that Mobius knew about the Anti-Life Equation.
• Steppenwolf changed his mind and demanded to know what Mobius was hiding.

Steppenwolf attacked Kowad Star to kill Anti-Matter Ultraman, while Mobius promised to empower Ultraman so he could fight back. Ultraman tried to stall Steppenwolf with pleas to wait, and Mobius’s antimatter energy began pouring into him as Steppenwolf prepared to strike.

• Mobius warned Steppenwolf that he was only an avatar, but Steppenwolf charged toward Kowad Star despite Mobius’s threat to report him to The Great Monitor.
• Mobius told Ultraman that Steppenwolf was coming to kill him and explained that Ultraman’s limited antimatter energy could not defeat an enemy from the God Realm.
• Mobius agreed to infuse Ultraman with antimatter power, while Sinestro and Weapon Master continued working on an unfinished lantern battery.
• Ultraman flew out to confront Steppenwolf, but he trembled with fear as Steppenwolf’s axe strike swept past and destroyed distant stars.
• Ultraman repeatedly tried to make Steppenwolf wait, but Steppenwolf prepared another lethal strike before a surge of antimatter energy from Kowad Star entered Ultraman’s body.

Ultraman used Mobius’s anti-matter energy to kill Steppenwolf’s avatar, while Mobius struggled to absorb the Anti-Life Equation in secret. A different Steppenwolf avatar later killed the weakened Tian Jin Weng Xing and waited at the main universe’s barrier, unable to confront Donnie over the Mother Boxes.

• Mobius empowered Ultraman with anti-matter energy, allowing him to destroy Steppenwolf’s avatar before reclaiming the power and sending Ultraman back to Kowad Star.
• Mobius continued merging with and devouring the Anti-Life Equation, worrying that Steppenwolf’s attack might mean his secret had been discovered.
• Steppenwolf’s surviving avatars debated whether Mobius had found the equation and concluded that Steppenwolf might need to send his true body into the multiverse.
• Tian Jin Weng Xing defeated Thor and celebrated eating his flesh, but Steppenwolf’s passing avatar abruptly killed him with an axe.
• Steppenwolf waited at the main universe’s barrier, deciding he could not challenge Donnie after Donnie took the three Mother Boxes and stripped him of his authority.

Donnie learned that Steppenwolf had cut down Tian Jin Weng Xing and prepared to cross from demigod to deity in the Nirvana Universe. He left Wanda to protect Cybertron, while the old mage reassured her that she could still help him.

• Thor returned to Cybertron battered and genetically altered, then told Donnie he planned to seek an alliance with the Heavenly Court.
• Donnie revealed that Steppenwolf had cut down Tian Jin Weng Xing, and Thor rejoiced at the news.
• Donnie told Thor to recover before taking his people to find a homeland, then reflected on the Yellow Lantern Corps and the conflicts unfolding across the universe.
• Donnie told Wanda he was leaving to attempt his ascension and ordered her to remain on Cybertron, warning that Chaos Magic could expose her to Chthon.
• Donnie departed for the Nirvana Universe in the Mobius Chair with three Mother Boxes and a scythe, ordering Cybertron's officials to defend their planet.
• The old mage found Wanda grieving and told her that she could help Donnie.

The Fallen tormented the imprisoned Thanos on First Planet, but Thanos’s head suddenly exploded when he spoke of breaking free from his restraints. Death then summoned a new Thanos and prepared to send him after Donnie’s newly formed divine spark, while Thanos accepted her command.

• The Fallen taunted the imprisoned Thanos and explained that Donnie had severed his limbs and left him in a True Adamantium cage under guard.
• Thanos told The Fallen that he was pathetic for obeying Donnie, then said he needed to find a way to break free from his own restraints.
• The Fallen raised his cannons, but Thanos’s head exploded before he could act, and The Fallen concluded that Death was preparing to use Thanos against Donnie.
• Death met a brand-new Thanos and told him to seize the divine spark Donnie had just formed.
• Thanos said he was not Donnie’s match, but Death assured him he would face no interference, and he agreed to fulfill her wish.

Donnie used the gathered Doomsday research to prepare for a breakthrough beyond the demigod level, determined to become a god rather than keep relying on outside forces. His awakening spread across the multiverse, where ancient deities realized a Unique God was being born and began plotting to find and kill him.

• Donnie received the Transformers’ collected data and Doomsday corpses, then left the collapsing universe as General Ape and Invincible Dragon returned to the main universe.
• Donnie studied the research from the Maximals and Primal Beasts and concluded that creating another Ancient Doomsday would be difficult, though reaching Level Seven would help him control one.
• Donnie decided he had to advance beyond the demigod level and declared that he would become a god and the culmination of an origin.
• Donnie’s awakening sent a pillar of light through the Nirvana Universe, the Blood Domain, and countless universes, causing the multiverse to pause.
• Ancient deities sensed that a Unique God was about to be born, argued over the unfamiliar awakening, and resolved to find and kill Donnie to seize the secret of uniqueness.

The Editorial Department discovered that Donnie had ascended to uniqueness while remaining hidden from its perception. The Editor-in-Chief prepared to intervene personally, declaring he would act in the name of the true Monitor, Mandrak.

• A beam of light struck the sealed Editorial Department, and the Editor-in-Chief ordered everyone to search their records for the newly ascended Unique God.
• The editors found Donnie's comic and realized they had repeatedly overlooked his rise and accomplishments.
• The Editor-in-Chief suspected Donnie had used a special ability or powerful artifact to conceal himself from the Editorial Department.
• The Editor-in-Chief gathered the department, ordered comprehensive preparations, and announced he would act as the true Monitor, Mandrak.

Donnie removed the Plot Gem that had concealed his existence and began ascending to godhood, drawing gods from across the multiverse to the Nirvana Universe. As his transformation neared completion, the intruders questioned how he had become unique, and Mandrak arrived determined to claim the same power.

• Mandrak crossed the Fourth Wall and followed the light toward the Blood Realm, declaring that Donnie's ascension would attract countless gods.
• Donnie removed the Plot Gem from his chest, ending its protection of his soul, body, genes, and abilities.
• Donnie used the Plot Gem to envelop the Nirvana Universe and silence its inhabitants as he began ascending to godhood.
• Unknown beings broke through the universal barrier and gathered around Donnie, who needed more time for his power to merge with the unique essence.
• Steppenwolf identified Donnie as the one who had defeated Trigon's double and banished Ancient Doomsday.
• Mandrak arrived and questioned how Donnie had gained the chance to ascend, boasting that he was far more talented.

Donnie continued his ascension while powerful beings demanded the secret of becoming Unique, but he refused and demonstrated his strength. Steppenwolf offered Apocalypse’s help, yet Donnie rejected it, leaving them facing off as Donnie’s transformation continued.

• Vishanti intercepted Chthon and took him away after he attacked Donnie.
• Donnie refused to reveal his Unique Mystery and insulted the beings who pressed him for answers.
• Donnie used three Mother Boxes to blast Ultron onto Apocalypse, and Steppenwolf killed a being who questioned Apocalypse’s connection to Donnie.
• Steppenwolf offered Apocalypse’s aid in completing Donnie’s ascension if he joined them, but Donnie said he still needed to think about it.
• Steppenwolf threatened Donnie, who expanded into a vast projection and stood ready as the other beings watched.

Donnie endured the violent merging of timelines and spacetime as he advanced toward becoming a Unique God, while Steppenwolf and the gathered beings watched for signs of weakness. As the Black Light receded, Donnie revealed a black stone in his hand.

• Steppenwolf warned that Donnie’s advancement would erase his past and future, including the memories of those connected to him.
• Donnie mocked the watching beings and endured countless timelines converging on him, each stripping away traces of his existence.
• Donnie realized that becoming a Unique God meant gathering every trace of himself into one point, leaving gaps in the original spacetimes.
• Donnie recalled that Barry Allen could no longer reach his past self because those traces no longer existed.
• Donnie opened his clenched hand and revealed an ordinary-looking black stone as the Black Light receded.

Donnie used the Plot Gem to restore tangled spacetime and approach becoming a Unique God while the other powerful beings hesitated to attack. Just as his transformation neared completion, a black-armored figure from Apocalypse arrived, destroyed Ultron, and claimed that Donnie's life belonged to Clark Kent.

• Donnie revealed the Plot Gem and used it to undo spacetime disturbances as his Unique Light spread throughout the multiverse.
• Mandrak recognized the Plot Gem and tried to leave, but Zatanos blocked him and fought him for the information he had deduced.
• The other gods watched Donnie consolidate his power, speculating about his hidden Doppelgangers and connections to powerful forces.
• A black-armored figure arrived through a gateway from Apocalypse and crushed Ultron's head beneath his boot.
• The figure confronted Donnie and declared that Donnie's life belonged to Clark Kent.

Dark Superman arrived from Apocalypse and challenged Donnie for the Mother Boxes, claiming he would become the Unique God by killing him. Donnie repeatedly used the three Mother Boxes to send Dark Superman back to Apocalypse, leaving him trapped in a cycle of furious returns.

• Dark Superman appeared and declared that only he deserved the Unique God's nobility, while Donnie recognized him as a dangerous threat.
• Steppenwolf mocked Dark Superman and urged him to seize the Mother Box, provoking him to attack Donnie with enhanced Heat Vision.
• Donnie used the Mobius Chair's energy barrier to block the blast, though the chair was nearly overwhelmed.
• Dark Superman charged Donnie, but Donnie made the three Mother Boxes collide and sent him back to Apocalypse.
• Dark Superman repeatedly returned through Boom Tubes, and Donnie kept sending him back before he could finish speaking.

Donnie took the fourth Mother Box from Dark Superman and fused all four, gaining access to the complete device’s power. As his Unique fluctuation stabilized, he challenged the gathered gods to attack, threatening to kill half of them.

• Dark Superman repeatedly tried to escape Donnie’s teleportation trap before arriving in the Nirvana Universe with Apocalypse’s last Mother Box.
• Donnie sprang from the Mobius Chair and let Dark Superman’s punch strike his head without harming him, then took the Mother Box from him.
• The four Mother Boxes fused, unleashing a devastating storm of white lightning and allowing Donnie to access their combined authority.
• Dark Superman attacked Donnie, but Donnie struck him with energy from the complete Mother Box, while Steppenwolf hesitated to intervene.
• Donnie’s Unique fluctuation stabilized as he warned the gathered gods that he would kill half of them if they did not attack.

Donnie unleashed the complete Mother Box against the gods gathered in the Nirvana Universe, then used the AllSpark to seize more of its authority. The Mother Box began bombarding its surroundings indiscriminately, and gods started dying under Donnie’s assault.

• Donnie transformed the Mother Box into its complete form and threatened the gods as lightning destroyed planets and unformed universes.
• Steppenwolf protested Donnie’s control of the Mother Box, but the gathered gods attacked him.
• A Speedster tried to kill Donnie, who caught him, crushed his arm, and killed him by destroying his brain with lightning.
• As the gods’ attacks overwhelmed him, Donnie’s AllSpark power erupted and helped him take control of forty-one percent of the Mother Box’s authority.
• Donnie unleashed the Mother Box’s indiscriminate bombardment, and its lightning struck gods whose bodies began to collapse.

Donnie used the Mother Box, the Plot Gem, and his growing Unique Light to slaughter gods across the blood-soaked Nirvana Universe. After 1,747 gods fell and their remains nourished him, Donnie continued to grow stronger.

• The battle's shockwaves shook the Nirvana Universe, nearby universes, and the main universe, while Raven, Wanda, and others worried about Donnie.
• Donnie wielded the complete Mother Box as an immense barrier and used its lightning to kill waves of gods.
• Donnie destroyed Ravager with the Plot Gem after Ravager reached him, and he sent avatars he could not kill onto Apocalypse.
• The gods begged, threatened, and searched for a Unique God who could stop Donnie, but the slaughter continued.
• Donnie killed 1,747 gods, absorbed the fragments of their remains, and grew stronger from their accumulated energy.

Donnie gathered the final trace of The Unique Light and became the God of Cybertron after slaughtering and devouring countless gods. The gods beyond the Speed Force Wall learned of his arrival and waited for a chance to challenge him in the God Realm.

• Dark Superman accused Donnie of hiding the Unique Mystery, and Donnie blasted a hole through his chest.
• Donnie slaughtered more than a thousand gods and consumed their corpses' energy until The Unique Light reached fullness.
• Donnie declared himself a god as laws across the multiverse converged around him.
• Gods outside the Speed Force Wall discussed Donnie's rise, the barrier's rampage, and the powerful beings blocking access to the multiverse.
• The gods felt Donnie's unique fluctuation break through the Speed Force Wall, and Donnie announced, "I am Donnie, the God of Cybertron!"

Donnie completed his ascent as a Unique God, declaring several Divine Names before sending countless Doomsdays through a Boom Tube to wreak havoc on the gods waiting outside the Speed Force Wall. As his divine source took shape, the survivors of the Blood Realm looked on in terror after most of their group had been consumed.

• The gods discussed Donnie’s unfamiliar title, and Donnie declared that he was the God of Cybertron, the God of Technology, the Mechanical Emperor, and the Godslayer.
• Trigon arrived at the Speed Force Wall, furious at Donnie for taking Raven and advancing to the level of a Unique God.
• A Boom Tube opened, and countless Doomsdays poured into the God Realm, attacking the gods and beginning a widespread disaster.
• Donnie closed the Boom Tube after sending the last Doomsday away, then gathered the Unique Light into himself as his divine source formed.
• Donnie stood above the Mother Box barrier while the surviving Blood Realm inhabitants watched in terror, having lost more than half their group to his breakthrough.