Recaps

Su Ming helped the Avengers defeat Ultron, then survived a nuclear attack and exposed the World Security Council’s plot and corruption. He left Earth amid escalating conflict over the Sokovia Accords, while Strange began mastering sorcery and Thor was captured in Muspelheim.

• Tony and Steve fought over the Cradle as Thor’s lightning awakened Vision, and Purifier stole a core component and fled toward Sokovia.
• Su Ming bargained with T'Challa for Vibranium and reinforced Wakanda’s barrier while Ultron infected Sokovia and raised part of the city into the sky.
• Su Ming cured the infected Avengers and civilians, purified Vision, and summoned the Guardian Corps to help defeat Ultron’s Mechanical Legion.
• Su Ming caught the falling Sokovia with his Dharma Avatar while the Guardian Corps bombarded the city and destroyed Ultron.
• After General Ross threatened the heroes, Su Ming attended a celebration at Avengers Tower as the Sokovia Accords began drawing opposition and support.
• Su Ming retrieved a Starcore Fragment from a hidden S.H.I.E.L.D. warehouse, but Ross trapped him there and detonated a nuclear bomb.
• Su Ming absorbed the blast and reversed much of its destruction, then flew to Washington and exposed Ross and the World Security Council’s plot against him.
• Su Ming revealed officials’ crimes, forced them to confess, and ordered Quill to destroy the Capitol before erasing the wreckage and departing for Asgard.
• As the Accords deepened turmoil on Earth, Wanda and Pietro left with Su Ming, Strange began studying magic, and Thor was captured in Muspelheim after setting out to confront Surtur.

Su Ming and the Guardians pursued Ego, fought off the Sovereign fleet, and destroyed Ego’s planet while Su Ming faced Dormammu over the Starcore Fragments. The group escaped with Yondu alive, and Yondu left the Ravagers to join the Milano crew.

• Su Ming and the Guardians followed the white ship to Berhert, where Quill learned that Ego was his father and Gamora and Nebula made peace after discovering the skeletal remains in Ego’s cave.
• Quill learned Ego had caused his mother’s death and attacked him, while Su Ming took the Starcore Fragment from underground and merged it with the three fragments around his heart.
• Ego attacked the group, but Wanda, Pietro, Rocket, and Yondu helped them fight back as Rocket prepared a bomb to destroy Ego’s planetary core.
• The Sovereign fleet disrupted the group’s assault, but Su Ming compressed and exchanged its fighters while Mantis put Ego to sleep and the Guardians continued toward the core.
• Quill awakened his power and fought Ego with Pietro, while Groot set off the bomb that destroyed Ego’s core and killed him.
• Dormammu attacked Su Ming, who absorbed the energy of the planetary explosion and used the fragments’ power to battle Dormammu before Dormammu retreated.
• Yondu died saving Quill, but Su Ming restored him, and the crew escaped as Ego’s planet collapsed, and Yondu agreed to join Su Ming’s group.
• The Ravagers held a funeral for Yondu above Contraxia, where he revealed he was alive, declined Stakar’s offer to return, and joined Quill aboard the Milano after giving Kraglin his Yaka Arrow and crew badge.

Su Ming led the Galaxy Guard Corps from Sakaar to Asgard, defeated Hela, and transformed his power with the Chaos Azure Lotus imprint. Thanos took the Space Stone and escaped after Su Ming saved Loki and restored Heimdall, leaving the coming confrontation unresolved.

• Su Ming brought the Galaxy Guard Corps to Sakaar, where they looted the Grandmaster’s treasury, met Purple Jewel, and recruited Valkyrie.
• Su Ming’s crew freed Thor, Hulk, and other captives amid Sakaar’s chaos, then left for Asgard with Loki and their spoils.
• The Galaxy Guard Corps helped Heimdall’s refugees escape Hela, while Thor awakened his inner power and chose to destroy Asgard to stop her.
• Su Ming absorbed Surtur and the Eternal Flame, then transformed into a golden giant and erased Hela from existence.
• Su Ming discovered the Chaos Azure Lotus imprint beneath Asgard and refined his powers as Thanos obtained the Power Stone and set course for the region.
• Thanos captured Thor, took the Space Stone, and killed Heimdall, while Loki tried and failed to stab him.
• Su Ming drove Thanos away, saved Loki, and revived Heimdall, who confirmed that Thanos had escaped with the Space Stone.

Su Ming returned to Earth, healed the Avengers, and gained the Earth Human Faith Core before joining the race against Thanos and forging Thor a new weapon. After confronting Galactus and rescuing Gamora from Vormir, Su Ming obtained the Soul Stone and cultivated a new soul art, leaving Thanos to head for Titan unaware that Su Ming had taken Gamora.

• Su Ming returned to Earth, disabled its strategic weapons, and announced his displeasure at the hostile welcome.
• Su Ming healed Rhodey, Tony Stark, and Thor, while Doctor Strange warned that Thanos was coming for the Infinity Stones.
• Su Ming accepted the Earth Human Faith Core, sent Wanda to help Vision, and watched Tony and Peter pursue Ebony Maw into space.
• Su Ming traded Thor the Thunderfire Battleaxe Core for Nidavellir's coordinates and forge access, then led part of the group there while Rocket took another ship to Knowhere.
• Su Ming restored Nidavellir's forge, forged Thor a Thunderfire Battleaxe, and absorbed neutron-star energy to complete his Golden Core as Galactus approached.
• Su Ming fought Galactus and the ancient demon god behind him, then rescued Gamora from Vormir and entered the Soul Dimension to claim the Soul Stone.
• Su Ming cultivated the Soul Resonance Art to its third layer, gained the Myriad Souls Overlord talent, and left Vormir with Gamora while Thanos traveled to Titan.