Recaps

Apocalypse reunited with Black Widow, rescued Tony Stark from captivity, and repeatedly intervened in the events that made Tony Iron Man. After helping Tony survive palladium poisoning and develop a New Element, Apocalypse arrived at Hammer’s presentation as Ivan Vanko turned the Steel Soldiers against the crowd.

• Tang Tianqi married Black Widow, then woke to discover he had transmigrated and received a system message linking their Fortune despite her note that their relationship had been fake.
• Apocalypse crossed into the United States, injected himself with Hulk’s blood, and later defeated Hulk and Abomination while saving civilians and recruiting Dr. Sterns.
• Apocalypse confronted S.H.I.E.L.D. to find Natasha, secured a consultant role from Fury, and began working with Dr. Sterns from his new home.
• Apocalypse rescued Tony Stark and Yinsen from captivity, then helped Tony survive his return and become Iron Man while fighting Obadiah Stane and saving Pepper Potts.
• Apocalypse reunited with Black Widow and helped Tony through a race-day attack by Ivan Vanko, then demonstrated to Ivan that his knowledge of science had limits.
• As Tony’s palladium poisoning worsened, Apocalypse prompted him to discover Howard Stark’s New Element and helped him build a new Arc Reactor.
• Apocalypse flew to Hammer Industries in a new suit, warned the audience to evacuate, and confronted Justin Hammer as Ivan activated the Steel Soldiers against the crowd.

Apocalypse recruited Ivan, met Thor on Earth, and helped him regain his power before traveling to Asgard and stopping Loki’s attempt to destroy Jotunheim. After becoming a prince of Asgard, Apocalypse survived repeated refinements with the Eternal Flame, while Loki appeared on Earth and Nick Fury sent Black Widow to find Bruce Banner.

• Apocalypse stopped Ivan from detonating the Steel Soldiers and persuaded him to work for him, then traveled to New Mexico to meet Thor.
• After Thor was banished to Earth, Apocalypse befriended him, tried and failed to lift Thor’s Hammer by force, and earned its recognition by opening his spiritual world to it.
• Apocalypse fought Thor, befriended Hawkeye, and warned Coulson that Loki would kill him someday, while Loki lied to Thor about Odin and Asgard.
• Thor’s Asgardian companions arrived on Earth, and Apocalypse defeated them before joining them to face the Destroyer, and he faked his death to help Thor regain his powers.
• Thor awakened his lightning, and Apocalypse helped destroy the two Destroyers before traveling with Thor and the Asgardians to Asgard.
• Apocalypse uncovered Loki’s plan to destroy Jotunheim and redirected the Bifrost, but Thor’s attack shattered the Rainbow Bridge and Odin saved them as Loki fell into the void.
• Odin named Apocalypse a prince of Asgard, and Frigga offered him Sif, but Apocalypse refused because he already had a wife, and a TVA agent then warned him that Kang was watching the timeline.
• Odin introduced Apocalypse to the Eternal Flame, and Apocalypse completed nine dangerous refinements that increased his strength beyond five times the Hulk’s, and Heimdall reported Loki on Earth, while Nick Fury sent Black Widow to find Bruce Banner.

Apocalypse helped the Avengers defeat Loki’s invasion, then faced a new threat when Malekith sought to use the Aether during the Convergence. After protecting Asgard and extracting the Aether from Jane, Apocalypse watched Malekith reach Earth in a seemingly unstoppable tornado.

• Black Widow recruited Doctor Banner by using Apocalypse’s photograph and recorded words to frighten the Hulk back into Banner, while S.H.I.E.L.D. located Loki.
• Loki attacked Europe and was captured by the Avengers, but Apocalypse returned with Thor, helped stop Loki’s sabotage, and removed the Mind Stone’s influence from Hawkeye before the Hulk tore apart a Loki clone.
• Loki opened a wormhole over New York and unleashed the Chitauri, so Apocalypse destroyed their ships, closed the wormhole, and returned the Tesseract’s energy to its device.
• Apocalypse stopped a coffee-shop confrontation with traffickers from escalating, then helped Black Widow arrest the Asgardian blacksmith House and learned about the sale of divine-power protective gear.
• Apocalypse warned Iron Man that Killian was behind the Mandarin bombings and that Maya Hansen and the Vice President were involved, then flew to London to investigate the Aether.
• Apocalypse failed to extract the Aether from Jane without harming her, saved her with a Recovery Potion, and traveled with Thor and Daisy to Asgard, where he promised Frigga he would protect her and Jane.
• When the Dark Elves attacked Asgard, Apocalypse defended Jane and Frigga, destroyed the mothership, and then went with Thor and Jane to Vanaheim to force Malekith to reveal how to remove the Aether.
• Apocalypse extracted the Aether from Jane, but the Convergence began, Thor’s lightning shattered the Aether into crystals, and Malekith fused with it before reaching Earth in a destructive tornado.

Apocalypse defeated Malekith, gathered Star-Lord and his companions, and helped Xandar defeat Ronan with the Power Stone. After choosing a home for his people, he learned that Nick Fury was under attack as Black Widow faced the Winter Soldier.

• Apocalypse stopped Malekith from plunging the Nine Realms into darkness, killed him, and returned to New York after restoring his body.
• Apocalypse traveled to Kyln Prison, recruited Star-Lord and his companions, and took the Orb containing the Power Stone.
• Apocalypse’s group visited the Collector on Knowhere, where Nebula attacked and reunited with Gamora after Gamora saved her with a Golden Recovery Potion.
• Apocalypse used the Power Stone to pierce Ronan’s mothership, then helped Xandar neutralize Ronan’s Star-Destroying Projectiles and killed him.
• The Nova Prime honored the victors and agreed to protect Karina’s people, while Apocalypse chose a resource planet and arranged for Knowhere to be moved there.
• Thanos watched footage of Apocalypse and changed his plans, while Nick Fury discovered Project Insight could be altered and came under attack from Hydra.
• Black Widow rushed to help Fury, recognized the Winter Soldier, and fought him and Hydra gunmen as more armed vehicles approached.