Recaps

Lin Hai helped Tony uncover Howard Stark’s legacy and defeat Ivan Vanko’s attack at the Expo, then healed Tony and brought his friends to Ta Lo. The group ended the arc spending time with Lin Hai’s family, while Peter grew awkward around Mary Jane.

• Lin Hai took Ivan Vanko’s reactor and later gave it to Harry, while Tony chose Lin Hai’s information about a new reactor over treatment for his chest.
• Tony learned from Nick Fury that Howard had left him the key to a new element, created it, and installed a new reactor in his chest.
• Lin Hai gathered Gwen, Peter, Harry, Matt, Elektra, and Connors to help Tony protect the Expo from Ivan Vanko’s Iron Soldiers.
• Ivan seized control of Rhodey’s armor and the Iron Soldiers, but Lin Hai and his allies protected the crowd and helped Tony and Rhodey defeat Ivan.
• Tony and Pepper reconciled after the battle, while Fury later approved Iron Man for recruitment but rejected Tony Stark as an Avenger.
• Peter and Harry completed Spider One, and Lin Hai traded Tony’s chest treatment for Tony’s help optimizing the reactor.
• Lin Hai removed Tony’s shrapnel and reactor, healed his chest, and reassured Tony and Pepper that the treatment had worked.
• Lin Hai brought Gwen, Peter, Mary Jane, and Harry to Ta Lo, where Peter spent the night too nervous to sleep beside Mary Jane.

Lin Hai and his friends traveled to New Mexico, where Thor struggled to understand his exile while S.H.I.E.L.D. guarded Mjolnir. When Loki sent the Destroyer to Earth, Lin Hai and the others fought it until Thor’s willingness to sacrifice himself caused Mjolnir to return to him.

• Lin Hai absorbed Dark Energy into his Life Force, then later traveled with Gwen to Kamar-Taj to study Asgard and the Nine Realms.
• After Nick Fury summoned him to investigate New Mexico, Lin Hai and his friends found Mjolnir at a S.H.I.E.L.D. camp, where he absorbed some of its energy and Peter briefly shifted the hammer.
• Lin Hai met Jane, Eric, Daisy, and the powerless Thor, and he told Thor that Odin’s exile was meant to teach him something he had to learn for himself.
• Thor tried and failed to lift Mjolnir, then believed Loki’s lie that Odin had died and that he could never return to Asgard.
• Lin Hai warned Coulson that a dangerous threat was coming, and Sif and the Three Warriors arrived before Loki’s Destroyer descended on the town.
• Thor helped evacuate residents while Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, Harry, Sif, and the Warriors fought the Destroyer, whose wounds healed as it grew larger.
• Lin Hai and the others continued attacking the Destroyer, but Thor offered himself to Loki to spare the innocent and was struck down.
• Odin’s test recognized Thor’s willingness to sacrifice himself, and Mjolnir began flying toward him as Lin Hai realized Thor was about to rejoin the fight.

After Thor returned to Asgard, Lin Hai and his friends turned the Destroyer’s Uru Metal into new armor with Master Hamil’s help. As Lin Hai prepared for the coming Chitauri invasion, Loki stole the Tesseract and Tony powered Stark Tower with an Arc Reactor.

• Thor destroyed the Destroyer, and Lin Hai secretly collected its Uru Metal armor through a Portal.
• Thor returned to Asgard to confront Loki, while Lin Hai brought Jane and the others back to Earth and warned Coulson to return their lab equipment.
• Lin Hai took the Destroyer Armor to Master Hamil, who studied its runes while the group planned Uru Metal suits for themselves.
• Master Hamil completed the suits, and Peter, Harry, and Gwen tested their transforming armor while the Ancient One prepared Lin Hai’s armor and upgraded his Plum Blossom Spear.
• The Ancient One returned Lin Hai’s spear as armor, gave him the remaining Uru Metal, and reminded him of the coming Chitauri invasion.
• Lin Hai examined Steve Rogers and treated the lingering effects of his time frozen in ice, then challenged Tony to melt Uru Metal and told him about the wider universe.
• Lin Hai warned Nick Fury after Loki stole the Tesseract and recruited Hawkeye and Professor Selvig, and Fury promised to consult him.
• Tony powered Stark Tower floor by floor with its Arc Reactor as Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry watched from the rooftop.

Lin Hai joined the Avengers as Loki pursued the Tesseract and prepared to bring the Chitauri to Earth. After Loki opened a Portal above Stark Tower, Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry armed themselves for the invasion.

• Tony showed Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry recordings of Thor, Captain America, and Hulk, and Lin Hai explained their histories and the Tesseract’s connection to the Arc Reactor.
• Natasha brought Lin Hai’s group to the Helicarrier, where they met Fury, Banner, Steve, and Thor as S.H.I.E.L.D. searched for the Tesseract.
• Steve and Peter captured Loki in Stuttgart, and Lin Hai contacted the Mind Stone in Loki’s Scepter, gaining new spiritual power after the Seven-Colored Essence absorbed its energy.
• Loki’s agents sabotaged the Helicarrier, but Lin Hai and the others helped repair its engine, free Thor, heal Coulson, and break Clint’s control before Loki escaped with the Scepter.
• Fury revealed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s plans for Tesseract weapons and the Avengers Initiative, and the team prepared for Loki’s attack as Banner traced the Tesseract to Stark Tower.
• Lin Hai, Thor, Gwen, Peter, and Harry joined Tony at Stark Tower, where Selvig revealed a backdoor in Loki’s device before it opened a gigantic Portal above the building.
• Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry transformed into their armor as the Chitauri gathered beyond the Portal, while Tony watched in surprise.