Recaps

Lu Qi built his Shadow Army, tangled with Kingpin, and helped Tony Stark survive his capture and defeat Obadiah. After becoming known as the Shadow Lord, Lu Qi expanded his power and opened a path to explore new Dark Dimensions with Kamar-Taj’s mages.

• The Ancient One discovered Lu Qi’s Dark Energy, brought him to Kamar-Taj, and arranged for him to weaken Dormammu in exchange for access to dimensional coordinates.
• Lu Qi learned to use Dark Energy to summon Ninja Soldiers, then entered New York and began attacking Hell’s Kitchen gangs while Kingpin and S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated him.
• Lu Qi accepted a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant identity, fought alongside The Punisher against Kingpin’s forces, and agreed to a temporary truce after Kingpin offered him five million dollars.
• Lu Qi traveled to Las Vegas, met Tony Stark, and later followed him to a war zone, where he tracked Tony after terrorists captured him.
• Lu Qi and his ninjas rescued Tony from the cave, and Lu Qi helped Yinsen survive and join the Shadow Ninjas before bringing Tony back to New York.
• Lu Qi fought Andrews and a Dimension Lord in a Micro Dimension, restored his connection to the Shadow World, and helped Tony defeat Obadiah’s Iron Monger armor.
• Tony declared himself Iron Man and introduced Lu Qi as the Shadow Lord, while Lu Qi later advised Tony on a smartphone and gave Fury leads on Bruce Banner.
• Lu Qi returned to Kamar-Taj, signed contracts with elite mages, connected the Shadow World to the temple, and prepared to explore another Dark Dimension.

Lu Qi fought vampires and Abomination, helped Tony overcome his palladium poisoning, and battled Ivan’s attack at the Stark Expo. After encountering Thor and bargaining with Odin, Lu Qi joined Thor as Loki’s plot against Asgard unfolded.

• Lu Qi devoured an enemy dimension, expanded his Shadow forces, and began hunting vampires after Coulson asked for his help.
• Lu Qi rescued captives, wiped out vampire strongholds in Los Angeles, then temporarily cleared Tony’s palladium poisoning and urged him to reconnect with Pepper.
• Lu Qi helped defeat Abomination, while Tony’s relationship with Pepper deepened and the New Element cured Tony’s palladium poisoning.
• Lu Qi and Tony fought Ivan’s Mechanical Soldiers at the Stark Expo, saved the crowd and Pepper, and survived Ivan’s final explosion.
• Lu Qi declined Fury’s Avengers invitation, then lifted Mjolnir briefly and agreed to supply Odin with Dark Energy in exchange for Dark Dimension coordinates.
• Lu Qi helped Thor awaken his power without Mjolnir, introduced him to Jane, and later helped Thor’s companions reach him as Loki’s plans emerged.
• Lu Qi and Thor led the defense against Frost Giants attacking the town, then traveled through the Bifrost after learning Loki had taken the giants to assassinate Odin.
• Thor flew toward Odin’s palace while Lu Qi, unable to pass through the Bifrost stealthily, flew after him as the Bifrost activated again.

Lu Qi became stranded in the Transformers world, gathered allies and power, then helped stop Loki’s invasion of Earth and encountered Avengers from a ruined future. The arc ended with Lu Qi meeting Sylvie after ordering his Night Bats to capture an intruder.

• Loki escaped Asgard during Thanos’s attack, and Lu Qi lost his way back to the Marvel world before emerging in the Transformers world and meeting Jazz.
• Lu Qi joined the Autobots, helped defeat the Decepticons, captured Megatron, and negotiated an alliance between the Autobots and his homeland.
• Lu Qi studied magic at Kamar-Taj, expanded his Shadow Legion, and returned to work with Tony as Loki pursued the Space Stone.
• Lu Qi captured Loki and fought Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, but Loki escaped the Helicarrier as Hulk rampaged and Tony fell frozen from the sky.
• Lu Qi helped save the Helicarrier, restored Banner, and joined the Avengers in New York, where Loki opened a portal for the Chitauri invasion.
• Lu Qi summoned Shadowbane to destroy the Chitauri forces, then closed Loki’s portal with the Mind Stone and discovered future Avengers watching the celebration.
• Lu Qi captured Future Tony, Future Steve, Scott, and their companions, learned their world had been devastated by Thanos, and agreed to let Future Tony bring the Infinity Stones to his world.
• The Ancient One set a three-day deadline for returning all six Infinity Stones, and Lu Qi later ordered his Night Bats to capture an unseen intruder who identified herself as Sylvie.

Lu Qi dismantled the TVA, brought Sylvie into Odin’s family, and helped prepare Asgard for threats and diplomatic visits. After defeating a Black Dragon and welcoming Fat Thor, he ended the stretch as the rulers of the Nine Realms arrived in Asgard.

• Lu Qi and his allies exposed the TVA’s false Time-Keepers, crossed the Time Graveyard, and learned from He Who Remains that he had created the TVA to control branching timelines.
• Lu Qi destroyed He Who Remains and escaped the collapsing TVA, then brought Sylvie to Asgard, where Frigga welcomed her as a daughter and Odin planned a banquet.
• Lu Qi worked with Tony to prepare Asgard’s defenses, while Fury faced questions from the World Security Council about the Tesseract and Lu Qi warned him that its power could attract Thanos.
• Lu Qi hosted Earth’s delegations in Asgard, where Odin gave him the Space Stone and entrusted Earth to him, though Lu Qi said Earth should govern itself.
• Lu Qi led the Shadow Legion and Kamar-Taj mages through a dimensional rift, defeated a Black Dragon, and received the Reality Stone from Odin.
• The Ancient One let Kaecilius proceed with his plan to summon Dormammu, while Lu Qi brought Kamar-Taj mages to Asgard and welcomed Fat Thor and Rocket from another world.
• Lu Qi restrained Thor and Fat Thor, promised to help restore Fat Thor’s lost people, and put Thor through a grueling fight against his Shadow Legion forces.
• Loki welcomed the rulers of the Nine Realms to Asgard, and Lu Qi spoke with Eitri about having a hammer forged for Thor.