Recaps

Yongye officially formed The Boys at a press conference, introducing its five members and announcing that the team would protect people when heroes abandoned their principles or humanity faced a crisis. He left two places open for capable superheroes and warned corrupt heroes that The Boys might target them.

• Yongye appeared at Eye Society headquarters and called Daisy Johnson, Mera, Wanda Maximoff, and Natasha Romanoff onto the stage.
• Natasha set the Square Hammer on the podium, and Yongye announced that The Boys had officially formed.
• Yongye described The Boys as independent of governments and organizations, with the purpose of protecting everyone on the planet who deserved protection.
• Yongye introduced the five members and said he envisioned a seven-person team, inviting capable superheroes to fill the two open places.
• Yongye warned heroes who fought among themselves, covered for their own, and caused trouble for humanity that he might set his sights on them.

After Yongye founded The Boys, the team’s public popularity soared while governments and other heroes reacted to its independence and growing influence. Thor envied Natasha’s place on the team and lamented that he could not form his own squad of beautiful heroines.

• People around the world praised The Boys’ mission and argued over who would fill the team’s final two seats.
• Supreme Leader Laxington learned that the Eye Society’s superhero team was beyond government jurisdiction and cursed the situation.
• Batman wondered how many hidden advantages Yongye had, while Superman hoped Diana would not join The Seven.
• Clark Kent wrote an article about The Boys and noted that he would follow the race for the last two seats.
• Thor complained that Natasha had joined The Boys instead of him, and Hawkeye told him that Yongye wanted beautiful heroines.

Diana Prince decided to join The Boys so she could investigate Yongye from close range, while Yongye obtained a fragment of the Anti-Life Equation. Diana went to Eye Society headquarters and told Yongye she was applying to join his team.

• Diana chose to join The Boys instead of confronting Yongye, then sent Eye Society an encrypted application for a meeting.
• Yongye received a Supreme Blind Box for the press conference’s worldwide viewership and obtained a fragment of the Anti-Life Equation.
• Yongye noted that The Boys had five members and that two openings remained, saying he would recruit them one at a time.
• Diana entered Yongye’s office and told him she was applying to join The Boys.

Yongye recruited Diana for The Boys by sending her with four other heroes to stop Kaecilius from building a bridgehead for Dormammu’s invasion. The team arrived in London as the London Sanctum came under attack from a rift into the Dark Dimension.

• Diana asked to join The Boys, and Yongye invited her to prove herself on a mission.
• Yongye told Diana that the Ancient One was unavailable and assigned her, Quake, Sea Queen, Scarlet Witch, and Female Thor to destroy Kaecilius’s bridgehead in London.
• Diana accepted the mission, and Yongye summoned The Boys for a nighttime deployment.
• In London, a dark-purple rift opened inside the London Sanctum and began consuming the building.

The Ancient One continued her staged battle with Kaecilius, revealing her control of the Mirror Dimension and driving him back while suppressing the Dark Dimension rift. Kaecilius retreated to the rift’s edge, still determined to bring Earth under Dormammu’s power.

• The Ancient One fought Kaecilius in the London Sanctum while the rift weakened her magic circle.
• Kaecilius wounded the Ancient One and raised his Space Blade to kill her, declaring that he would drag Earth’s Sanctums into the Dark Dimension.
• The Ancient One trapped Kaecilius in the Mirror Dimension and struck him with folded space.
• Kaecilius broke through the Mirror Dimension and accused the Ancient One of hiding her strength.
• The Ancient One renewed her magic circle to suppress the rift as Kaecilius retreated to its edge.

Stephen Strange was cornered by Dormammu's followers in London until the Ancient One rescued him and opened a Portal to New York. Kaecilius then stabbed the Ancient One, but Natasha Romanoff arrived as Female Thor and shattered his Space Blade with Mjolnir.

• Dormammu's followers spread through London as rifts opened across the city.
• Stephen Strange was trapped by Kaecilius's followers until the Ancient One shielded him and ordered him to reach the New York Sanctum.
• Kaecilius attacked the Ancient One from behind and stabbed her below the right ribs as Stephen crossed the Portal.
• Natasha Romanoff struck Kaecilius's Space Blade with Mjolnir, shattering it and stopping his attack on the Ancient One.
• Kaecilius recognized Natasha as Female Thor and watched as she stood between him and the wounded Ancient One.

Natasha, Wanda, Mera, Diana, and Daisy arrived to defeat Kaecilius and his followers, saving Stephen Strange from being overwhelmed. As the spatial rifts closed and Stephen learned that The Boys had sent the team, he looked from his rescued self to the wounded Ancient One and wondered how events had changed.

• Natasha and Wanda attacked Kaecilius together, with Wanda's Chaos Magic overpowering his Space Blade and hurling him into a ruined shop.
• Mera struck Kaecilius with a column of water, and Diana bound him with the Lasso of Truth as he tried to flee.
• Daisy used shockwaves to defeat the followers attacking civilians around the London Sanctum.
• With the followers defeated, the spatial rifts began to close, and Stephen learned that The Boys had sent the women to help and capture Kaecilius.
• Stephen felt relieved and ashamed as he looked at the wounded Ancient One, while the Ancient One wondered who had changed the script.

Yongye discovered that the Ancient One was pretending to be more seriously injured than she was and exposed her in front of the others. He left the Ancient One furious and challenged to explain her apparent deception.

• The Ancient One realized that The Boys had rescued her too quickly and that Stephen was captivated by the women, disrupting her plan to pass the Sorcerer Supreme mantle to him.
• Yongye arrived, examined the Ancient One, and noticed that her wound and meridians were healing despite her claim that she was badly hurt.
• Yongye knocked the Ancient One on her bald head, prompting her to attack him with a golden magic circle.
• Yongye crushed the magic circle and told the approaching women that the Ancient One had been faking the severity of her injury.

Yongye exposed the Ancient One's hidden use of Dormammu's power, then gained the Spirit Bomb from his system and flew above London to gather Earth's energy against Dormammu. He asked everyone watching the livestream to raise their hands and lend him their energy as Dormammu's presence gathered near the rift.

• Yongye accused the Ancient One of faking her injury, drawing on Dormammu's power, and turning evil, leaving Stephen shocked and the heroines suspicious.
• The Ancient One's reputation collapsed before Stephen, and Yongye received an Ultimate Blind Box that gave him the Spirit Bomb.
• The Ancient One warned Yongye that Dormammu's invasion was not over and that the Dark Dimension could swallow Earth if any Sanctum fell.
• Yongye flew above London, invoked the Spirit Bomb, and sensed the life force of living beings across Earth.
• Yongye asked everyone on Earth to raise their hands and lend energy to stop Dormammu, and viewers reacted to his request on Twitter.

Yongye gathered energy from people around the world and used a Spirit Bomb to damage Dormammu and close the rift above London. After exposing the Ancient One's secrets before a worldwide audience, he received the Time Stone and vanished, leaving her to question his motives.

• People across the world raised their hands and sent their energy to Yongye, forming a giant Spirit Bomb above London.
• Yongye hurled the Spirit Bomb through the rift, tearing through Dormammu's dimension and forcing Dormammu to retreat as the rift collapsed.
• Yongye descended and received a Super Blind Box reward: a new Eye of Agamotto containing the Time Stone.
• Yongye told the Ancient One that the times had changed and challenged her to write a new script.
• The Ancient One asked Yongye what he was trying to accomplish, and he refused to tell her before vanishing.

Yongye’s Spirit Bomb drove Dormammu from Earth, and the worldwide broadcast turned the victory into a global sensation. As the White House Situation Room watched the fallout, the Sorcerer Supreme had yet to answer Yongye’s public accusations.

• Yongye hovered over the ruined London Sanctum as news outlets reported Dormammu’s defeat and Earth’s survival.
• People around the world celebrated the Spirit Bomb and The Boys’ victory, while social media surged with reactions to Yongye’s actions and his remarks about the Sorcerer Supreme.
• BBC aired a special report on the battle, noting Yongye’s accusations against Ancient One and that she had not responded.
• BBC viewership soared after the report, while the mood in the White House Situation Room contrasted with the online celebration.

After Yongye defeated Dormammu, world leaders and Batman reassessed the threat he posed, while Yongye received a new reward for his unprecedented reputation. He planned to use the reward to track Darkseid if the villain came to Earth.

• The Chief of Staff told Supreme Leader Laxington that Yongye’s Spirit Bomb could destroy a city, and General Lane urged Laxington to reconsider treating the Eye Society as a threat.
• Laxington postponed a decision until he saw how the Sorcerer Supreme responded.
• Batman analyzed the Spirit Bomb and The Boys’ combat footage, then asked Superman whether he could survive a direct hit; Superman said he probably could not.
• Yongye watched global coverage in his office as the members of The Boys departed for their separate duties.
• Yongye opened a Supreme Blind Box and received Darkseid’s Information Tracking Module, which he intended to use to locate Darkseid if he came to Earth.

Batman tried to turn Minato Namikaze against Yongye by showing him footage of Yongye and Talia, but Minato concealed his amusement and refused to work with Batman. Batman warned Superman to wait for instructions, while Diana received a message that Minato wanted to meet her.

• Yongye sent a Wood Clone disguised as Minato Namikaze to meet Batman in Wayne Tower.
• Batman showed Minato footage of Yongye with Talia and claimed Talia had become Yongye’s obedient companion.
• Minato pretended to be furious at Yongye, then rejected Batman’s offer and said Wonder Woman should meet him instead.
• Batman warned Superman that Minato and Yongye might clash and told him to wait for instructions.
• Diana read Batman’s encrypted message about Minato and resolved to be cautious around him.

Minato Namikaze attacked the apartment building where his senior brother lived, blasting it into a vast sinkhole with a Neo Tri-Beam before vanishing. The Golden Armor God of War’s fate remained unknown as the attack set off a frenzy across social media.

• A news helicopter spotted Minato Namikaze racing over Manhattan and followed him toward a Midtown apartment building.
• Minato hovered above the building, charged a Neo Tri-Beam, and fired it through the building into the subway tunnel and bedrock below.
• The blast destroyed the apartment building and its foundations, leaving a vast sinkhole in Midtown Manhattan.
• Minato told the camera, “Farewell, senior brother,” then vanished in a flash of golden light.
• Twitter crashed as people spread news of the attack and questioned whether the Golden Armor God of War had survived.

After Minato Namikaze attacked Yongye’s residence in Midtown Manhattan, Yongye vanished and was presumed dead, leaving Eye Society in crisis. Sharon Carter announced that Minato had claimed responsibility and blamed Batman for masterminding the plan.

• Witnesses and news reports questioned whether Yongye had survived Minato Namikaze’s attack and reported the destruction and casualties in Midtown Manhattan.
• Sharon Carter and Natasha Romanoff found Yongye missing from Eye Society headquarters, and Natasha left to search for him and confront Minato.
• Sharon held a press conference, identifying Minato as the attacker and confirming that Yongye had been unreachable since the explosion.
• Sharon showed reporters a video in which Minato admitted attacking Yongye and claimed Batman had masterminded the plan.

After Minato Namikaze accused Batman of masterminding Yongye’s assassination, public outrage surged and the Eye Society demanded Batman appear within twenty-four hours. Batman rejected Wonder Woman’s call, activated plans to hide, and fled into Gotham’s sewers.

• Sharon announced that the Eye Society would hunt Minato Namikaze worldwide and ordered Batman to come forward within twenty-four hours.
• Minato Namikaze’s confession sparked a global uproar, with the public accusing Batman of killing Yongye.
• Batman realized Minato Namikaze had shifted the blame onto him and ordered Alfred to prepare the Batcave and backup identities for a long-term operation in hiding.
• Batman ignored Wonder Woman’s encrypted call and escaped Wayne Tower through a hidden passage into Gotham’s sewer system.

Natasha Romanoff coordinated the hunt for Minato Namikaze and Batman while Diana Prince agreed to meet Batman, who hoped to clear his name. In Gotham, Joker publicly branded Batman one of his Madmen, and the accusation rapidly spread online.

• Natasha Romanoff received search commitments from Daisy Johnson, Wanda Maximoff, and Mera, then set out to pursue Minato Namikaze and Batman while Diana Prince remained unresponsive.
• Diana Prince received Batman's message asking to talk and replied by asking where to meet.
• Batman sent Diana the location of a hidden abandoned subway entrance in Gotham's East End, hoping she would help him find Minato Namikaze and clear his name.
• Joker gathered more than two hundred gang members at an abandoned chemical plant and declared that Batman was one of the Madmen and an agent of chaos.
• The Madmen Gang uploaded Joker's speech, and millions of views and hostile comments spread the claim that Batman had killed Yongye and belonged with the Madmen.

Joker exploited Minato Namikaze’s framing of Batman to turn Gotham against him and rally the city’s gangs, while Batman remained trapped in the sewers to avoid The Boys. As Gotham descended into violence, Wonder Woman went to confront the criminals, leaving Batman alone and bitterly cursing Yongye and Minato Namikaze.

• Joker and Harley Quinn used the public backlash against Batman to rally their gang and announce that they would set Gotham ablaze.
• Batman watched reports of criminals attacking across Gotham while he stayed hidden from The Boys and could not clear his name.
• Batman received alerts that Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Joker’s Gang, Killer Croc, and the Falcone Family were causing chaos across the city.
• Wonder Woman called Batman, told him she would handle Gotham’s criminals, and ended the call after he urged her to be careful.
• Batman remained in the sewer and cursed Yongye and Minato Namikaze for disrupting his plans.

Diana Prince defeated Mr. Freeze at Gotham's Central Bank, while Natasha Romanoff attacked Penguin's dock operation. Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff began confronting the Joker Gang outside an abandoned Chemical Plant.

• Diana Prince blocked Mr. Freeze's Freeze Gun with her bracer, disarmed him with the Lasso of Truth, and knocked him into the bank steps.
• Mr. Freeze's Mercenaries fled, and Batman watched Diana's fight live through a Drone.
• Natasha Romanoff broke into Penguin's hideout, blasted his munitions crates with lightning, and declared she was taking his docks.
• Batman watched Natasha's attack from the shadows as she said Penguin could not keep him from escaping.
• Wanda Maximoff gathered Chaos Magic and spread it over the Joker Gang Members patrolling outside the Chemical Plant.

The Boys cleared Gotham’s criminal strongholds and threatened to arrest Batman, who remained in hiding after Minato Namikaze framed him. Yongye gained a Sagittarius God Cloth from the System and considered continuing to conceal his strength.

• Wanda’s Kurenai Chaos Magic captured the Joker Gang’s outer ranks and cornered Joker’s core gang members at the Chemical Plant.
• Batman watched the battles from a Gotham sewer as the police reported Mr. Freeze and Penguin’s capture and the Maroni and Falcone Families’ retreat.
• Wanda declared that the next person The Boys would arrest was Batman, who clenched his fists as he faced the public accusation and his helplessness.
• Yongye received a Super Blind Box after Batman suffered a mental blow and opened it to obtain the Sagittarius God Cloth.
• Yongye put away the God Cloth and looked toward Lex Luthor’s secret experimental base.

Yongye used the Anti-Life Equation to make Luthor’s Doomsday intelligent, then watched as the creature battled Superman in Metropolis. After Doomsday impaled Superman, Yongye appeared disguised as Minato Namikaze and announced to the cameras that he would replace Yongye as Earth’s savior.

• Yongye learned of Luthor’s Doomsday project and planned to use the Anti-Life Equation to turn the creature against its creators.
• Doomsday emerged in Metropolis, and Superman attacked him but was wounded by his bone armor and spikes.
• Superman struck Doomsday with the last of his strength, but Doomsday impaled him with bone spikes and prepared to finish him.
• Yongye transformed into Minato Namikaze and teleported into the battlefield between Doomsday and Superman.
• Minato introduced himself to the cameras as Fusang’s new savior and vowed to protect Earth, leaving Superman, Batman, and Laxington stunned.

Yongye, disguised as Minato Namikaze, won public support in Fusang while much of the world condemned him for claiming to protect Earth. At the battlefield, he secretly used the Anti-Life Equation to direct Doomsday’s behavior, then fought alongside Superman as Doomsday began marching toward downtown Metropolis.

• People around the world condemned Minato Namikaze for killing the previous Savior and declaring that he would protect Earth, while people in Fusang celebrated him as their hero.
• Yongye, disguised as Minato Namikaze, implanted three commands in Doomsday with the Anti-Life Equation: to fear Kryptonite, destroy major American cities, and avoid Lois and Martha.
• Minato Namikaze attacked Doomsday and asked the wounded Superman if he could still fight; Superman freed himself from a bone spike and agreed.
• Superman struck Doomsday’s knee as Minato Namikaze hit its ribs with two Rasengan, deepening the cracks in its armor.
• Doomsday’s energy blasts injured Superman and forced Minato Namikaze to dodge, then Doomsday ignored both of them and headed toward downtown Metropolis.

Minato Namikaze used a Sage Art Rasenshuriken to badly wound Doomsday, but Doomsday healed and rampaged toward downtown Metropolis. Superman tried to stop him and protect civilians at the city's tallest skyscraper, where Doomsday impaled him through the abdomen with Bone Spikes.

• Minato Namikaze struck Doomsday's chest with a massive Sage Art Rasenshuriken, tearing through his armor and exposing his muscles and veins.
• Doomsday healed his chest wound and charged into downtown Metropolis, destroying buildings as he went.
• Superman attacked Doomsday from behind, but Doomsday swept him through a shop and continued toward the city's tallest skyscraper.
• Superman put himself between Doomsday and the civilians trapped on the skyscraper's observation deck.
• Doomsday punched Superman in the abdomen and impaled him with three Bone Spikes, leaving him unable to move.

Doomsday impaled and hurled Superman into a ruined office tower while Minato Namikaze announced a strategic retreat, triggering outrage across the world. Doomsday left the civilians in the observation deck alive and continued toward Metropolis’s East End, while Superman’s fate remained unknown.

• Doomsday pulled the Bone Spikes from Superman’s abdomen and kicked him through a nearby office tower into the rubble.
• Minato Namikaze told the livestream audience that the enemy had fallen for his plan and that he was making a strategic retreat, then vanished.
• People around the world condemned Minato Namikaze online, and Fusang’s initial celebration turned to anger and shame.
• Doomsday’s chest wound healed as it turned away from the observation deck and advanced toward Metropolis’s East End.
• The civilians watched blood seep through the rubble where Superman had fallen, with his fate still unknown.

Yongye gained basic access to the Fusang Divine Kingdom after Minato Namikaze’s retreat turned Fusang into a global laughingstock. As Doomsday continued tearing through Metropolis, Thor, Tony Stark, and Natasha Romanoff arrived to fight him.

• Yongye watched Minato Namikaze retreat and Superman disappear into the Ruins while Doomsday advanced through Metropolis.
• Fusang’s public humiliation shattered the nation’s composure, earning Yongye an Ultimate Blind Box through Heartbreak Points.
• Yongye opened the blind box and gained basic access to the Fusang Divine Kingdom’s network of faith and worship.
• Yongye resolved to hunt the gods of Fusang and other pantheons, but chose to let Doomsday continue rampaging for the show’s finale.
• Thor and Tony Stark arrived to confront Doomsday, and Natasha Romanoff struck his knee with the Square Hammer, cracking his armor and making him stagger.