Recaps

Ryan developed his powers in isolation, entered Vought’s world, and joined The Seven while confronting its corrupt members. The arc ended with Ryan fighting Homelander in the sky above the city.

• Ryan realized he had been reborn as Homelander’s son, trained his Laser Eyes and flight in secret, and eventually escaped the villa to explore the city.
• Ryan intervened in A-Train’s staged heroics, met Bruce Wayne in Gotham, and returned home after discovering Vought’s scripted operation.
• Madelyn recruited Ryan into The Seven, where he asserted his authority over A-Train and The Deep and met Hughie after Robin’s death.
• Ryan helped Billy expose A-Train’s false account of Robin’s death, then brought Annie to New York to join The Seven as Starlight.
• Ryan confronted the Seven’s misconduct, supported Starlight after The Deep assaulted her, and flew with her to visit her mother in Iowa.
• Maeve warned Ryan about Homelander’s cruelty, then Homelander attacked Ryan in the conference room after Ryan challenged his control of The Seven.
• Ryan caught Homelander’s laser beam, burned his chest with his own Laser Eyes, and drew him into a fight in the open sky.

Ryan became entangled with Hughie and Billy’s investigation while seeking Compound V to escape Vought’s control. After learning Homelander was about to endanger a passenger plane, Ryan took the drug and defeated him, then helped him back toward land as the plane escaped safely.

• Ryan and Homelander fought across cities before returning to Seven Tower, and Homelander arranged to present their battle as Ryan’s debut with The Seven.
• Ryan discovered Hughie was helping Billy hold Translucent and stopped Hughie from killing him, but Billy later concealed Translucent’s body in a Zinc Box.
• Madelyn took Ryan to visit Becca, where Homelander tried to establish a family life with Ryan and Becca, but Ryan left without answering Homelander’s question about where he was going.
• Ryan helped Hughie, Billy, and Mother's Milk surveil A-Train and The Female, then pressured A-Train to take Compound V and learned the drug could help him beat Shockwave.
• Madelyn revealed that Vought had created its other superheroes and wanted Ryan to father children with inherited powers, while Black Noir showed Ryan that he could be physically challenged.
• Ryan joined Hughie and Frenchie at a Compound V transfer point, where they found Kimiko, a captive who said Vought had given her the drug and planned to create supervillains.
• Ryan obtained Compound V from Homelander and watched A-Train beat Shockwave, then recruited Shockwave to spy on Homelander and track the doctor behind the drug.
• Ryan flew to stop Homelander from destroying a passenger plane, took Compound V, and defeated him in a fight over the ocean before helping him toward land as the plane flew safely away.

Ryan learned he was Becca and Black Noir’s child, killed Black Noir, and became more involved in Vought International’s plans while pursuing stronger powers. After being transported to Fromville, he helped Boyd confront the town’s dangers, then returned to New York with a Bio-Force Field and news that Dr. Baum had completed a new Compound V drug.

• Ryan defeated Black Noir after taking a large dose of Compound V, then learned Black Noir was his father and watched Homelander kill him.
• Homelander killed Madelyn in her burning mansion and handed Ryan her child, while Ryan later encouraged Starlight when she rejected Vought’s scripted speech.
• Ryan visited Becca with Homelander, met Edgar and Stormfront, and persuaded Dr. Baum to restart Compound V research with a new laboratory.
• Stormfront claimed she was Homelander’s grandmother and helped establish Baum’s laboratory, while Ryan defended Starlight from Stormfront and helped Billy, Mother’s Milk, and Hughie evade Vought.
• The Time-Space Instrument transported Ryan to Fromville, where he met Sheriff Boyd and learned that the town’s residents could not escape and faced monsters after dark.
• Ryan became Boyd’s deputy, helped bury two victims, killed a monster that tried to enter his home, and guided Christian and the other RV survivors through the town’s dangers.
• Ryan rescued Judy and Boyd from monsters by attacking them with his Laser Eyes, then returned to New York after completing Nightmare Town and received a Bio-Force Field.
• Ryan ignored Homelander’s dinner invitation and blocked Stormfront, then learned Dr. Baum had finished a new Compound V drug and considered taking it.

Ryan escaped Zod by using the Time-Space Instrument, then joined Kamar-Taj and rapidly mastered its magic under several sorcerers. After Kaecilius betrayed the order and Ryan regained his Kryptonian powers, The Ancient One took him on as a student, and Ryan was sent to guide Stephen Strange to Kamar-Taj.

• Ryan fled Zod with the Time-Space Instrument, met Mordo, and was brought to Kamar-Taj, where his first lesson revealed his exceptional magical talent.
• Ryan learned spells from Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers, defeated Mordo, the Guard, and Hachir in sparring, and impressed Wong with his powerful magic.
• Kaecilius revealed his plan to steal a forbidden book and gain eternal life, while Ryan studied magic and remained uncertain whether to help him.
• Kaecilius and his followers attacked the Spell House, and Ryan protected the Guard before pursuing Kaecilius into the Mirror Dimension.
• Ryan’s inheritance restored his Laser Eyes and other Kryptonian powers, and he drove Kaecilius away before returning to Kamar-Taj.
• The Ancient One tested Ryan, agreed to teach him, and helped him learn to control the Mirror Dimension as Kamar-Taj prepared for Kaecilius’s threat.
• The Ancient One asked Ryan to guide Stephen Strange, and Ryan found Strange in town, chased off three robbers, and led him toward Kamar-Taj.