Recaps

Luke and Mordo defended a spatial fissure against a dimension’s army, using the Shadow Legion and Dark Energy to turn the battle in their favor. After Luke wounded the enemy Dimension Lord, the Lord escaped, leaving Luke to finish off the remaining troops.

• Luke opened a fissure into an enemy dimension and sent the Shadow Army through while Mordo and the mages formed a defensive magic circle.
• The enemy infantry and mages attacked, but Luke’s Shadow troops and the mages’ ranged spells repelled the first wave.
• Enemy cannons shattered the defensive circle, so Luke summoned Troll Soldiers and used the Shadow Legion to clear a path toward the cannons.
• Luke gathered Dark Energy into armor and wings, entered the enemy dimension, and fought the Dimension Lord while the Troll Soldiers advanced on the cannons.
• Luke wounded the Dimension Lord with a Dark Energy spear, but the Lord escaped; Luke then joined the Shadow Legion in defeating the troops left behind.

Luke absorbed an enemy dimension into the Shadow World, strengthened his forces, and helped Tony develop a new phone. After learning that General Ross was preparing to pursue the Hulk, Luke planned to keep watch on Doctor Samuel and prevent the Hulk’s enemies from emerging.

• Luke and the ninjas defeated their enemies, brought their magical equipment to Kamar-Taj for study, and merged the conquered dimension into the Shadow World.
• Ancient One told Luke that Kamar-Taj still had thousands of spells to adapt, while Luke calculated that his enlarged forces would have to wait until the next day to level up.
• Luke strengthened himself, left ten Shadow Ninjas with Pepper, and visited Tony to test a new phone and discuss creating a company for it.
• Luke summoned a Troll Soldier for Tony, who mentioned that General Ross had ordered sonic weapons and was likely pursuing the Hulk.
• Luke decided to have the ninjas watch Doctor Samuel so he could prevent the Leader and Abomination from causing destruction.

Luke visited Nick Fury to ask whether S.H.I.E.L.D. could help Tony, but left unimpressed by Fury’s unfinished treatment for palladium poisoning. After a Hydra-linked oversight department contacted him about suspected corruption, Luke falsely accused Fury of embezzling funds, leaving the spy to report the complaint to Hydra.

• Luke posted photos of the ocean view from Tony’s house and used a ninja to remove malicious comments from his blog.
• Luke visited S.H.I.E.L.D. and asked Nick Fury for help with Tony’s worsening condition; Fury said an injection to suppress palladium poisoning was still being developed.
• Alexander Pierce learned Luke was at S.H.I.E.L.D. and sent people to assess his attitude toward Fury while planning to secure more funding.
• A woman claiming to represent a World Security Council oversight department called Luke about corruption at S.H.I.E.L.D., and Luke confirmed with Coulson that the department existed.
• Luke suspected the department was tied to Hydra, then called back and accused Nick Fury of stealing S.H.I.E.L.D.’s funds because Luke’s pay had not increased.
• The Hydra spy recorded Luke’s complaint and planned to report it to a superior, while dismissing the idea of a genuine investigation.

Luke expanded his Shadow Army and tested two dimensions, retreating from one filled with enormous sleeping beasts before driving another Dimension Lord away. With the system mining energy and his troops handling battles, he went out for a walk and considered pressuring Fury for the complex model.

• Luke assigned two Ninja Soldiers to watch Doctor Samuel and expanded his forces to 1,500 Ninja Soldiers, 150 Blade Soldiers, and 30 Troll Soldiers.
• Luke opened a connection to a dimension filled with giant birdlike beasts, but withdrew after his Troll Soldiers could not lift one of them.
• Luke marked the dangerous dimension’s coordinates and disconnected from it before selecting another target.
• Luke’s Shadow Squads exhausted the second dimension’s Dimension Lord until it retreated, and the Mage Corps brought back the spoils.
• Luke returned home, then left for a walk with his camera and planned to watch for agents and pressure Fury for the complex model.

Luke discovered that characters from other fictional works might exist in real worlds and asked Ancient One how to reach them through the Dark Dimension. He learned to search for traces of a world's aura in captured equipment, but found none and left determined to obtain a useful artifact next time.

• Luke visited a comic convention and wondered whether the costumed characters represented real worlds after he recognized a monster from a dangerous dimension.
• Luke asked Ancient One whether he could reach other worlds through the Dark Dimension, and she explained that he needed their coordinates and gave him a spell to detect a world's aura.
• Luke went with Mordo to examine equipment captured in a dimensional war and used the spell to test it.
• Luke found only ordinary dark energy in the equipment and regretted not taking the Dimension Lord's unusual longsword.

After running short on dimensions to explore, Luke planned to ask Odin for help once Thor’s storyline began, but Coulson summoned him to Los Angeles to deal with vampires. Luke agreed to hunt them for S.H.I.E.L.D. while learning that the vampires had powerful allies and an intelligence network.

• Luke conquered three Small Dimensions without finding useful coordinates and planned to seek dimensional observation help from Odin.
• Luke called Tony and spoke with Pepper, then received an urgent call from Coulson and flew to Los Angeles.
• Coulson showed Luke a vampire prisoner, whom Luke’s ninja decapitated, and explained the danger posed by vampires and their Blood Servants.
• Coulson told Luke that the authorities had agreed to coexist with the twelve vampire elders and hired him to investigate vampire killings for a thousand dollars per vampire.
• Coulson warned Luke that vampire supporters had attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. investigators and killed agents, so Luke needed to operate carefully.

Luke uncovered a vampire bar in Los Angeles, rescued its captive victims, and led a purge that killed the vampires inside. After Coulson explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. would not openly pursue the higher-ups, Luke headed to the Hailier Hotel to find a vampire superior.

• Luke found a vampire feeding in an alley, killed him, and asked Coulson to dispose of the body.
• A vampire guide lured Christina and Carrie to a hidden vampire bar, where they were knocked unconscious and taken inside.
• Luke followed the vampires, rescued the captives, and called Coulson, who arrived with S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel.
• Luke killed vampires throughout the building, tortured one into naming the Hailier Hotel as a meeting place, and destroyed the vampires gathered on the dance floor.
• Coulson told Luke that S.H.I.E.L.D. would leave the hunt for vampire higher-ups to him, and Luke went to the Hailier Hotel.

Luke ambushed a banquet of vampires at the Hailier Hotel and used his ninjas to capture or kill them. After forcing the host to reveal the vampires’ bases, Luke purged Los Angeles and left to hunt in other cities.

• Hall grew uneasy when his subordinate failed to report on the vampire banquet, while the other vampires gathered to feast on drugged girls.
• Luke interrupted the vampires’ meal, summoned an army of Shadow Ninjas, and trapped the guests and their servants inside the hall.
• Hall urged the vampires to attack Luke, but Luke defeated him and the other high-level vampires, then captured the survivors.
• Luke offered the host Hall in exchange for information about vampire bases, and the host agreed before killing Hall.
• Luke and the host purged vampires throughout Los Angeles, and Luke watched the host burn at sunrise before leaving for other cities.

Luke returned to see Tony after Pepper reported that Tony had withdrawn from business and spent all his time in the lab. Luke purged some of the palladium toxins from Tony’s body, but Tony still had no cure, so Luke urged him to go out and fulfill his wishes.

• Pepper called Luke about Tony’s strange behavior, and Luke agreed to return after finishing his vampire hunt.
• Luke and his Shadow Ninjas defeated a group of vampires, and Coulson asked him to stop hunting while S.H.I.E.L.D. negotiated a ceasefire with the vampire elders.
• Luke reunited with Tony and Pepper, then learned Tony had given Pepper the CEO position and was drinking chlorophyll juice.
• Luke confronted Tony about his palladium poisoning and used dark energy to temporarily purge the toxins from his body.
• Tony admitted he had found no element to replace palladium, and Luke encouraged him to seek inspiration and fulfill his wishes.
• Tony agreed to go out and enjoy himself, insisting that Luke stay and join him.

Luke pushed Tony to ask Pepper on a date, and Tony awkwardly invited her to spend a day together before the Stark Expo opened. Pepper accepted and planned a classic date, while the expo construction neared completion with help from Luke’s Shadow Legion.

• Tony took Luke on a week of activities he called his last wishes while Luke’s Shadow Legion helped build the Stark Expo.
• Luke suggested Tony should spend time dating Pepper, and Tony admitted he was worried about his illness affecting her.
• Luke brought Tony to Stark Industries, where Tony awkwardly invited Pepper to check the expo site with him.
• Pepper recognized Tony’s invitation as a date, accepted, and suggested lunch, a movie, and a candlelit dinner.
• Luke thanked Pepper with a grin, then led the dazed Tony out of her office.

Luke fought the mutated Abomination, who had absorbed Hulk’s blood and grown far stronger than expected. Luke destroyed him with dark energy, but reporters and traffic cameras captured Luke’s face, while Fury opened a file bearing the Avengers emblem.

• Luke learned that Abomination had appeared on Broadway and sent the Shadow Legion to rescue civilians and contain him.
• Luke’s ninjas explained that Abomination had mutated after Samuel forced him to absorb Hulk’s blood, and Abomination grew larger and began overpowering the Shadow Legion.
• Banner jumped from a helicopter, transformed into Hulk, and fought Abomination, while their battle caused widespread destruction.
• Luke gathered immense dark energy, struck Abomination with a spear, and poured energy into him until Abomination vanished.
• Luke discovered reporters had photographed him without his disguise, threw their cameras into the Dark Dimension, and flew away.
• Fury put away his pager and opened a file bearing the Avengers emblem.

After Luke’s identity was exposed, he hid at Tony’s home and retaliated for Tony’s showboating by posting embarrassing photos from his captivity. The next day, Luke and Tony handled paperwork with Pepper and Natasha, while Tony grew suspicious of Natasha.

• Luke hid at Tony’s home after online users exposed his identity and swarmed his residence.
• Luke watched Tony open the Stark Expo, then posted old photos of Tony forging iron in captivity online.
• Tony confronted Luke about the photos before Pepper arrived to complete paperwork transferring the CEO role to her.
• Pepper told Luke he was the phone company’s second-largest shareholder and gave him documents requiring his approval.
• Tony sparred with Happy while Luke relaxed and Pepper worked through Stark Industries paperwork with Natasha.
• Tony questioned Natasha, searched her online profile, and looked at her modeling photos until Pepper and Luke stopped him.

Luke attended a race with Tony and Natasha, where Ivan Vanko attacked them as Whiplash. Tony survived the fight but discovered that Whiplash’s chest device used his technology, leaving him worried about the danger ahead.

• Luke and Tony attended the race, while Natasha explained that Fury had sent her to watch Tony and asked whether Luke had treated his palladium poisoning.
• Tony escaped Hammer’s conversation by heading to the restroom, where Whiplash attacked and forced him outside.
• Luke summoned Ninja Soldiers to fight Whiplash, but Whiplash’s electric whips cut through the restroom walls and drove them back.
• Tony transformed a briefcase into the Mark 5 armor and confronted Whiplash, who trapped him with the whips and damaged his suit.
• Luke’s Ninja Soldiers wounded Whiplash after Tony held the whips in place, and Tony crushed the device from Whiplash’s chest before police arrested him.
• Tony told Luke he was in trouble after recognizing that Whiplash’s device used his technology.

Tony and Luke faced the fallout from Ivan’s attack as the military pressured Tony to surrender his armor. Luke helped Rhodey try on the Mark II, and Tony’s system made Rhodey its sole wearer, sending him off as War Machine.

• Tony taunted Ivan in the hospital, where Ivan warned that Tony’s palladium poisoning and exposed technology would draw danger; Luke secretly sent Shadow Ninjas to watch for a chance to kill Ivan.
• Ivan recovered at Hammer Industries with mechanical prosthetics, agreed to build armor for Hammer, and asked for his bird and videos of the Shadow Lord.
• As public criticism of Tony intensified, Rhodey persuaded a general not to send tanks to seize Tony’s suits and visited Tony on his birthday.
• Luke offered Rhodey the Mark II, and JARVIS assembled it around him; Tony discovered that a software update had made Rhodey the suit’s sole wearer and gave him the armor.
• Tony hurried back to Pepper while Luke left through a portal, and Rhodey flew the Mark II toward a military airfield.

Luke checked on Tony after learning that Hammer Industries would unveil weapons at the Stark Expo, and found Tony had discovered a new element that could replace palladium. With the help of Luke’s soldiers, Tony remodeled his house, while Coulson left for Mexico with Captain America’s shield; JARVIS returned and began testing the new element as Luke and Tony celebrated.

• Luke saw news that Hammer Industries would unveil new weapons at the Stark Expo and went to Tony’s house, where Tony discovered the new element his father had left for him.
• Tony asked Luke to help remodel the house, and Luke summoned Troll Soldiers and Ninja Soldiers to move furniture and install wiring.
• Coulson arrived, recognized Captain America’s shield, and received it from Tony before telling them he had been reassigned to Mexico.
• Tony and Luke used the remodeled equipment to create the new element, and JARVIS returned to analyze whether it could replace palladium.
• Luke reassured Tony, and they drank together while JARVIS ran his tests.

Tony installed the New Element after JARVIS confirmed it could replace palladium and was not radioactive, while Luke encouraged him to stay alive until safer surgery became possible. The next day, Tony called Luke over to complain about Hammer Industries exhibiting at the Stark Expo, but the crisis turned into Tony planning how to confess his feelings to Pepper.

• Luke asked Tony what he would do if the New Element failed, and Tony admitted that chest surgery had only a forty percent chance of success.
• JARVIS confirmed that the New Element could perfectly replace palladium and was not radioactive, so Tony installed it in his reactor while Luke took pictures.
• Luke returned home, checked the news about Hammer Industries, and went to bed before the next day's presentation.
• Tony summoned Luke to protest Hammer Industries' place at the Stark Expo, and Luke showed him a news video of Tony agreeing to let them exhibit.
• Tony recognized the reporter who had spent a night with him before, then began searching online for a way to make his relationship with Pepper official, with Luke helping him plan the confession.

Tony and Luke rushed to the Expo after Ivan warned Tony that he would make him and his family pay, only to find Ivan had taken control of Hammer Industries' Mechanical Soldiers. Luke and Tony helped stop the attack, but Ivan remained at large and called Tony out for a fight.

• Ivan called Tony and threatened to attack him and his family at the Expo, prompting Tony to warn Pepper and ask Natasha to get her out.
• Natasha confronted Hammer at the Expo and forced him to reveal that Ivan was at Hammer Industries.
• Tony and Luke reached the venue, where Rhodey discovered that Ivan had taken control of his armor and the Mechanical Soldiers beneath the stage.
• The Mechanical Soldiers opened fire on Tony, while Luke summoned Shadow Ninjas, Blade Soldiers, and Troll Soldiers to evacuate guests and fight them.
• Tony and Luke destroyed the attacking soldiers and restrained Rhodey, while Natasha headed to Hammer Industries to find Ivan.
• Pepper joined Tony in the hall, where Ivan called out for Tony to come fight him.

Luke, Tony, and Rhodey battled Ivan and his Mechanical Soldiers, then escaped Ivan’s self-destruction with Luke’s help. After Tony survived, he confessed his love to Pepper, and she returned it.

• Tony sent Pepper inside with the police and joined Luke as Ivan and his Mechanical Soldiers attacked.
• Ivan beat Tony and restrained him while Luke fought the Mechanical Soldiers; Rhodey joined the battle after breaking free.
• Tony and Rhodey dodged Ivan’s Ex-Wife missiles, while Luke fought off the remaining Mechanical Soldiers and escaped their reactor explosions through the Shadow World.
• Luke, Tony, and Rhodey overwhelmed Ivan, but Ivan triggered a surge of energy from his mechanical legs and destroyed his armor.
• Luke pulled Tony into the Shadow World and brought him back safely; Tony reunited with Pepper and told her he loved her, and she said she loved him too.

Tony and Luke met Fury to discuss the Avengers, but Luke refused to join while agreeing to continue as a security consultant, and Tony volunteered for the same role. After posting Iron Man photos online, Luke found a report of a meteorite in Mexico and set out there as Loki challenged Heimdall’s authority in Asgard.

• Tony told Luke that Fury had summoned them to a S.H.I.E.L.D. warehouse, where Fury showed them the Avengers plan.
• Tony approved of the team but objected when Fury said Luke could join and he could not; Fury revealed he had been spying on Tony, not Luke.
• Luke declined to join the Avengers because he did not want to be controlled, but agreed to keep working as a security consultant, and Tony volunteered too.
• At a medal ceremony, Luke posted photos and stories about the events of Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2, then found a little-noticed report about a meteorite landing in Mexico and bought a ticket there.
• In Asgard, Loki asked Heimdall about Thor, declared himself king, and left angrily after Heimdall called him only the acting king.
• Heimdall watched Thor and resolved to protect him, while reflecting that he could not clearly see Loki.

Luke encountered Mjolnir at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s crater site and briefly overcame its enchantment before Odin confronted him in a golden space. With Ancient One’s intervention, Luke agreed to supply Odin with dark energy, gaining another powerful backer as the story left him heading to town for burgers.

• Coulson arrived at the crater and reported the strange hammer and Luke’s photograph to Fury, who sent S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to secure the site.
• Luke suppressed Mjolnir’s power long enough to lift it, but the hammer broke free and drew him into a golden space before Odin.
• Ancient One appeared, spoke with Odin, and arranged for Luke to provide Odin with nearly a thousand points of dark energy per second.
• Luke signed the agreement with Odin, returned to the crater, and left for a Stark burger chain while Coulson continued investigating Mjolnir.
• Odin questioned Luke’s reliability, but Ancient One said Luke could help stop Ragnarok and urged Odin to give him Dark Dimension coordinates.

Luke encountered Thor after his arrival on Earth, then Odin made Luke his brother and asked him to help Thor overcome his arrogance as his uncle. At the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Thor failed to lift Mjolnir, and Luke introduced himself as Thor’s uncle.

• Luke followed Jane, Darcy, and Erik to the hospital, where he photographed Thor and was recognized as the Shadow Lord.
• Ancient One brought Luke before Odin, who thanked him for extending his life and made him his brother, promising him a place among the Aesir.
• Odin asked Luke to help Thor change during his trials on Earth, and Luke eagerly accepted the role of Thor’s uncle.
• At the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, a sudden magnetic disturbance disabled equipment as Thor entered and fought his way past the agents.
• Thor reached Mjolnir but could not lift it, and Luke appeared before him and said he was Thor’s father’s brother.

Luke revealed that Odin had made him Thor’s uncle, then pushed Thor into a crisis that restored his divine power. Thor accepted Luke as family, while Coulson learned that Asgard and its powerful royals were real and began preparing a report.

• Thor rejected Luke’s claim to be his uncle until Luke showed him Odin’s token and explained their sworn brotherhood.
• Luke provoked Thor into confronting his fear by dropping him from the sky, and Thor awakened his divine power during the fall.
• Luke rescued Thor from the Shadow Dimension and returned him to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, where Thor reclaimed his hammer and called Luke uncle.
• Coulson questioned Luke about Asgard, and Luke described its technology, the Bifrost, and Odin’s power.
• Coulson decided to report the situation to his superior while an agent secretly sent information elsewhere.

Pierce had Hydra assess Luke while Fury grew suspicious of Pierce, and Luke received Asgard’s old Dark Dimension coordinates from Odin before leading the Mage Corps through several battles. After gaining energy from the conquered dimensions, Luke deliberately distracted Thor with a mobile game to keep him apart from Jane while he considered their vastly different lifespans.

• Pierce ordered Sitwell to feed Luke’s information into the Zola Algorithm, and Fury confronted Pierce before secretly deciding to investigate him.
• Sitwell reported that Luke would not threaten Hydra’s plans, so Pierce told him to try recruiting Luke.
• Odin gave Luke Asgard’s collected Dark Dimension coordinates and explained that Thor had passed his test and that Loki would be tested for kingship.
• Luke led Mordo and the Mage Corps into several Dark Dimensions, where the Shadow Legion conquered one and the opposing Dimension Lord fled from another.
• Luke’s Shadow World devoured the conquered dimensions, adding nearly three million points of extractable energy.
• Luke met Thor shopping with Jane, then taught Thor a 5v5 game and hoped the distraction would give Thor and Jane time apart.

Luke relied on Ninja Soldiers to salvage a disastrous gaming session, then gathered enough dark energy for his planned upgrade. When Thor's friends arrived to bring him back to Asgard, Thor refused, and Luke proved his connection to Odin after they challenged him.

• Luke secretly had a Ninja Soldier play on his phone after repeatedly losing during the group's gaming session.
• Luke bought troops to reach his cap and conquered shadow dimensions using Odin's coordinates to gather the energy needed for an upgrade.
• Heimdall allowed Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun to travel to Earth after Loki visited Jotunheim and blocked his sight.
• Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun destroyed Thor's phone after mistaking his game for an enemy attack, and Thor electrocuted Volstagg in anger.
• Thor refused Sif's request to return to Asgard and said Loki was better suited to ruling.
• Luke restrained Thor's suspicious friends with Ninja Soldiers and showed Odin's token to establish his identity before a clamor arose outside.

Luke used his Shadow Legion to defeat the Frost Giants attacking the town, then accompanied Thor back to Asgard after warning him that the attack might be connected to Loki. Heimdall revealed that Loki had brought Frost Giants to assassinate Odin, and Thor rushed to stop him while Luke made his way toward the palace.

• Thor and the Asgardians prepared to fight the Frost Giants, but Luke summoned Shadow Ninjas and Troll Soldiers to evacuate civilians and attack them.
• Loki asked Laufey to help him enter Asgard and kill Odin, arguing that Odin’s death would let him become king.
• Luke’s Shadow Legion wiped out the Frost Giants in town and helped keep civilians safe until the danger had passed.
• Luke warned Thor that Heimdall’s failure to stop the Frost Giants and Odin’s sleep left him uneasy, so Thor decided to return to Asgard and brought Luke with him.
• Heimdall told Thor that Loki had taken Frost Giants to assassinate Odin, and Thor flew off to stop them as Luke headed toward the palace.