Recaps

Tony crushed Hydra’s political attack with the Water of Life, then traveled to Wakanda for vibranium and to recruit T'Challa. Nick’s alliance ambushed him, but Tony survived the battle and killed Nick, leaving Hela and Doctor Doom furious.

• Pietro built a Hydra-backed bloc to attack Stark Industries, but Tony countered by offering Congress the Water of Life and securing its dependence on the company.
• Tony sent the Shadowkhan against Hydra bases, driving Pietro and Wanda to enlist Nick’s help in summoning Doctor Doom with 1,868 prisoners as sacrifices.
• Tony killed Wakandan minister Jamie after Jamie tried to exploit Natasha, then fought T'Challa and threatened Wakanda until T'Challa chose to leave.
• Nick, T'Challa, Doctor Doom, and their allies lured Tony to a mine, but Tony survived the explosives and turned the ambush against them.
• Doctor Doom attacked Tony after Tony rejected his offer, and their fight drew in Hela, Thor, and the rest of the alliance as the Shadowkhan killed Susan, Johnny, and Ben.
• Nick summoned the Flerken, which swallowed Hela and Doctor Doom while Tony escaped, then released them when it became clear it had missed Tony.
• Hela and Doctor Doom struck Tony with killing blows, but Tony used the fight to reach Nick, cast the Flerken into the Shadow Kingdom, and tear Nick apart.

Tony forced Tesla to sacrifice one hundred thousand Wakandans, while S.H.I.E.L.D. summoned Mephisto, Dormammu, and Zarathos to oppose him. After Tony defeated Zarathos and the Ancient One escaped Dormammu and Doctor Doom, she arrived above New York and met Tony.

• Hela ordered Captain and the surviving S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel to retreat, while Tony returned to Wakanda and confronted Tesla, forcing him to choose between two mass killings.
• Tesla selected one hundred thousand criminals for the sacrifice, and Tony gave him Eternal Holy Water before leaving for the United States.
• Steve became S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Director and let Doctor Doom summon Mephisto, Dormammu, and Zarathos, then signed Mephisto's contract to secure help against Tony.
• Tony sent the Dark Alliance to establish territories, while Zarathos entered Loki's territory and attacked him after Loki confronted him.
• Tony killed Zarathos after finding him beating Loki, healed Loki with the Horse Talisman, and allowed Zarathos to escape.
• Dormammu joined Baron Mordo against the Ancient One, but she sealed him in another dimension before Doctor Doom and Mephisto helped him break free.
• The Ancient One fled Dormammu, Doctor Doom, and Mephisto, then concealed herself in a Dimension Space above New York, where Tony sensed her and introduced himself.

Tony defeated Dormammu and his allies, then turned his attention to expanding the Dark Lands and claiming the Darkness Mark. The Ancient One and Captain Marvel prepared to oppose him as Tony entered another dimension and confronted its lords.

• The Ancient One offered Tony an alliance and her spell compendium, while Tony learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had summoned Dormammu and other demons to target him.
• Norman completed the system trial, fused with the Ratso Mask, and became a Shadow General whose strength Tony tested.
• Steve and Thor confronted Bucky and Loki in their territories, but Bucky killed Steve and Loki fought Hela to a destructive draw.
• Ratso fought Dormammu, but Doctor Doom, Zarathos, Mephisto, and Dormammu captured him and confronted Tony at the Villa.
• Tony defeated Dormammu and Doctor Doom’s group, while Mephisto joined him and the Ancient One claimed the Dark Dimension before challenging Tony.
• Tony defeated the Ancient One’s assault, but she escaped with her Subspace Dimension, and Tony ordered Mephisto to establish a land of darkness.
• The Dark Alliance expanded its territories as Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man became masked generals, while Captain Marvel and the Ancient One prepared to oppose Tony.
• Tony entered the Dark Dimension, was redirected to another dimension, and fought its lords, defeating the Bone Lord and striking down the Decay Lord and two others.

Tony built the Shadow Empire by drawing powerful recruits into his service, moving the Dark Lands into the Dark World, and defeating the Dimension Lords. After taking the Power Stone from the Nova Civilization, he approved a plan to seize the Nova Capital Star and began preparing to use Ultimate Darkness.

• Tony warned Thanos about his plans for the Infinity Stones, while Loki killed Hela and Thor beat Loki before the Shadow Kingdom generals captured Thor.
• Mephisto’s demons transported nearly a million concertgoers to the Dark Lands and began converting them, while the Ancient One recruited Hyperion to oppose Tony.
• Hyperion escaped the Ancient One, joined Tony, and established the Land of Torment, where he forced its residents to exercise under threat.
• Tony and his allies moved the Dark Lands into the Dark World, then trapped the Ancient One, Captain Marvel, and Thanos, and the Generals subdued Thanos, and Tony drained much of his energy before releasing him.
• Tony defeated Dormammu, took his Darkness Mark, and led the Generals in crushing the assembled Dimension Lords and devouring their dimensional essences.
• Tony traveled to the Nova Civilization with his followers, captured the Dimension Lords hiding there, and took the sealed Power Stone from the Sky Tower.
• The Power Stone’s interaction with Tony’s Reality Stone caused a time-space shockwave, and the Ancient One warned Captain Marvel that Tony’s growing power threatened his counterparts across parallel universes.
• Tony approved Skeleton Billy’s plan to strand the Nova Civilization’s fleets by moving planets into the Shadow Kingdom, marked Billy with Darkness, and chose the Nova Capital Star as the target for the Generals’ first use of Ultimate Darkness.