Chapter Summaries

Tony and Rhodey defeated Ivan, but John arrived and discovered Ivan had ties to his mother’s family. As Ivan’s Iron Soldiers began to explode, John used magic on him, and the New York Ecological Park was engulfed in a massive blast.

• Ivan’s armor fought Tony and Rhodey until its damaged systems and weaker materials left him defeated.
• John arrived, and Ivan recognized him as Natasha Jovanovich’s son and urged him to leave before the Iron Soldiers exploded.
• Tony and Rhodey fled when they realized the Iron Soldiers were about to detonate, but John stayed to help Ivan.
• Ivan revealed he could not remove his damaged armor, so John cast Expelliarmus at him as the bombs went off.
• The explosions engulfed and destroyed the New York Ecological Park.

John persuaded Ivan to set aside his immediate revenge against Tony Stark and arranged for him to work at Taran after Ivan read a letter from Uncle Andrei. Meanwhile, Nick Fury questioned Tony about John Wick, leaving Tony to describe John as someone who liked taking other people's clothes off.

• John questioned Ivan about his revenge on Tony Stark and urged him to use his scientific talents rather than throw his life away.
• John offered Ivan a chance to build his strength and decide later whether to pursue revenge, and Ivan agreed to consider it.
• Basil delivered a letter from Uncle Andrei, and Ivan returned from reading it having decided to work with John at Taran.
• Nick Fury stopped Tony from reading a report about the Superhuman Alliance and offered him a consultant role.
• Tony asked Fury to arrange for a senator to present him with an award, then Fury asked what kind of person John Wick was.
• Tony told Fury that John seemed like the kind of person who liked taking other people's clothes off.

John went to Taran Industries with Ivan and Ferdinand to meet the company’s managers and confront its powerful business partner, Mr. Orlov. After the managers gathered, Orlov arrived, leaving John poised to see how the meeting would unfold.

• John and Ivan were stopped by police for driving without a license, and Matt arrived to represent John.
• After John paid the driving fine, FBI Agent Joe tried to detain him and Ivan for questioning, so John left Fudge to handle the dispute.
• John called Ferdinand to pick him up, then directed him and Ivan to Taran Industries.
• John showed the security chief his purple card and ordered him to summon the management team and Mr. Orlov.
• John, Ivan, and Ferdinand waited in the conference room as Mr. Orlov arrived with the managers.

John used Ivan Vanko’s reactor and a purple Magic Crystal to persuade Yuri Orlov to give John’s father control of Taran Industries. After securing Orlov’s agreement, John directed him to buy Hammer Industries stock.

• Yuri Orlov recognized John as Watson Wick’s son and reacted nervously when John mentioned the 1999 Incident.
• John appointed Ivan as Taran Industries’ technical adviser, giving him authority over research and development, and revealed a reactor that impressed Orlov.
• John showed Ivan the purple Magic Crystal and explained that it could replace any element and prevent palladium poisoning.
• Orlov agreed to place his authority at Watson’s disposal after John pressed him for a decision.
• John told Orlov to buy Hammer Industries stock.

After the expo disaster left Justin Hammer facing prison and ruin, Yuri Orlov pressured him into selling his shares in Hammer Industries to Taran Industries on behalf of John. John reviewed his father’s holdings and tried to reach his parents before Tony Stark arrived at his door.

• Justin Hammer was brought to a police station, where he feared prison and swore revenge on Stark, Ivan, and Pepper Potts.
• Yuri Orlov met Hammer in a private room and showed him Hammer Industries’ collapsing stock price and mounting lawsuits.
• Orlov offered Hammer a chance to save the company by selling his shares, then threatened him with prison or death if he refused.
• Hammer accepted the deal after learning Orlov was acting for John, and asked for protection and a reduced sentence.
• John examined his father’s bonds and shareholding records, tried to call his parents, and opened the door when Tony Stark arrived.

Tony confronted John about Ivan Vanko and his father’s history, then agreed to wait for Ivan to challenge him rather than attack Taran Industries. At Hammer Industries, John discovered that Natasha Romanoff had become his assistant and warned him that a powerful enemy was targeting his family; he then asked why she appeared in Ariana’s framed photo.

• Tony asked John why he had rescued Ivan and sought the truth about Howard Stark’s conflict with Ivan’s father.
• John revealed that Ivan was at Taran Industries and warned Tony that Ivan would retaliate, while promising Ivan would not involve civilians again.
• Tony agreed not to force his way into Taran Industries and told John to tell Ivan he would be ready to fight.
• John went to Hammer Industries, where Natasha Romanoff introduced herself as Natalie Romankov and revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had placed her there as his assistant.
• Natasha warned John that a stronger force behind Hell Paradise was targeting his father and could use John and Ariana against him.
• John noticed Natasha in a framed photo of Ariana and asked why Black Widow was in his sister’s picture.

John questioned Natasha about her connection to Ariana, and she revealed how she had befriended his sister and witnessed the Winter Soldier attack them. John learned Ariana was an obscurial and vowed to retaliate against those who harmed his family, while Natasha agreed to tell Fury about him and became his personal assistant; General Ross arrived at John’s invitation.

• John confronted Natasha about whether she had approached Ariana for another motive, and Natasha admitted she had known the Wick family since a chance meeting in Budapest thirteen years earlier.
• Natasha explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. assigned her to approach Ariana, but Ariana learned the truth and promised to protect her.
• Natasha recounted how the Winter Soldier attacked them, shot her, and aimed at Ariana before an unknown force saved them and left their house in ruins.
• Natasha told John that Ariana later called herself a monster, and John realized his sister had suffered as an obscurial while he knew nothing about it.
• Natasha said she had approached John to protect him and warned that powerful people might be behind the attack on his father; John let her inform Fury on the condition that Fury not interfere.
• John made Natasha his personal assistant and revealed that General Ross had come because John invited him.

John Wick persuaded General Ross to keep the military’s Hammer Industries orders on hold for a month by promising improved Iron Soldiers, and secured a request for Ross to investigate Hell’s Kitchen gangs. Meanwhile, Priest assassinated the Ten Rings leader on Wick’s behalf, but the wounded leader survived and faced another assassin.

• General Ross warned John that Hammer Industries had lost the military’s trust, but John argued that Iron Soldiers could still meet the Department of Defense’s needs.
• John promised to deliver improved Iron Soldiers in two weeks and negotiated a one-month delay on the orders at a ten percent higher price.
• John asked General Ross to investigate people connected to Hell’s Kitchen gangs, and Ross left angrily after accepting the deal.
• John told Natasha that Hammer Industries could produce Iron Soldiers and saw news that the Ten Rings leader had been attacked.
• Priest returned to the Ten Rings, shot its leader while delivering Wick’s regards, and was killed by the leader’s men.
• The wounded leader survived because his heart was positioned differently, picked up a Gold Coin, and was approached by another assassin.

John traveled to New Mexico after the Ancient One told him that two Asgardians had entered the world, and he arrived in Old Bridge Town as S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to secure the hammer. He found Coulson at Jane Foster’s laboratory and called him “Greg,” leaving Coulson startled.

• The Ancient One told John that two Asgardians had come to Earth and sent him to New Mexico to honor their agreement.
• John booked a solo first-class ticket, while Natasha reported his destination to Nick Fury and Ferdinand stayed behind in New York.
• In New Mexico, townspeople failed to lift the hammer, Coulson called S.H.I.E.L.D. for help, and a Golden Little Man watched him before disappearing into a hole.
• John arrived in New Mexico and paid a taxi driver to take him to Old Bridge Town.
• Jane Foster argued with Coulson over S.H.I.E.L.D.’s seizure of her research equipment as John arrived and greeted Coulson as “Greg.”

John Wick confronted Coulson over S.H.I.E.L.D. confiscating Jane Foster’s research, then followed the agents to the meteorite crater to investigate Thor’s hammer. He sensed Asgardian magic but did not touch Mjolnir, and the chapter ended as Thor arrived and failed to lift it while John watched from concealment.

• John recognized Coulson as a former Wick family employee and challenged S.H.I.E.L.D. for taking Jane’s equipment and notebook.
• John returned Jane’s notebook, then entered Coulson’s car and insisted on joining the trip to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secured crater.
• John sensed the magic around Mjolnir, approached it, and withdrew his hand before touching it as thunder and interference disrupted the base.
• Thor broke into the base and fought through S.H.I.E.L.D. agents while Coulson called for backup and Barton prepared an arrow.
• John watched Thor reach for Mjolnir, but the hammer did not move when Thor tried to lift it.

John watched S.H.I.E.L.D. capture Thor after Mjolnir rejected him, then witnessed Loki deceive his brother about Odin’s death and Asgard’s rejection. Loki’s Frost Giant bloodline reacted to John, while John recognized a strange sensation tied to memories of the Blue Box; the chapter ended with John warning Thor not to trust Loki as Coulson was called outside.

• Thor failed to lift Mjolnir, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrested him while John watched.
• Coulson questioned Thor, but Thor stayed silent as John remained in the interview room.
• Loki secretly visited Thor and lied that Odin was dead, Thor’s banishment had to continue, and Frigga had forbidden him to return.
• John felt a cold pulse from the pattern over his heart, and Loki’s Frost Giant bloodline activated when their eyes met.
• Loki left alarmed by John, while John questioned Thor’s trust in his brother and Coulson was summoned outside.

John remained in New Mexico as Thor left S.H.I.E.L.D., while Loki learned that the Casket of Ancient Winters had a missing core and suspected John was its living form. As the Asgardian warriors arrived in Old Bridge Town to find Thor, a Golden Little Man entered the town.

• Coulson let Thor leave with Selvig and Jane’s notebook, while John departed the base by taxi and Fury discussed his mysterious identity.
• Loki persuaded Laufey to help him kill Odin and learned that the Casket of Ancient Winters had a missing core hidden on Earth; he suspected John was that core.
• John watched the Bifrost descend near Old Bridge Town and paid the taxi driver and hotel owner to wait for him.
• Four Asgardian warriors arrived in Old Bridge Town to find Thor, and John recognized them as gods from Asgard.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel entered town to investigate an unusual energy signature, while the Golden Little Man scurried into town and startled a child.

Ferdinand brought a luxury car home, while Roman secretly planned to steal it for a street race. In New Mexico, John captured Fandral and brought him to Thor, whose friends revealed that Loki had lied about Odin’s death and urged him to return to Asgard.

• Ferdinand showed off his luxury car to his family and refused Roman’s request to use it in the Brooklyn Street Racing Championship.
• Roman spotted Ferdinand’s car keys and decided to take the car for the race.
• John followed Sif and the Warriors Three, defeated Fandral, and carried the unconscious warrior toward Thor’s house.
• Thor reunited with Sif, Hogun, and Volstagg, and learned that Odin was alive and Loki had taken the throne of Asgard.
• John arrived with Fandral, whom Thor caught, and accepted Thor’s invitation to enter the house.

John met Thor and offered him a deal, but Thor initially refused to work with him. After the Destroyer attacked Old Bridge Town and overwhelmed the Asgardian warriors, Thor accepted John’s offer, only for John to tell him to go fight it himself.

• John told Thor that Midgard had wizards and offered him a choice between working together or returning to Asgard with his friends.
• The Destroyer arrived in a tornado, defeated S.H.I.E.L.D.’s agents, and advanced toward Old Bridge Town.
• John encountered a Star Spirit Guardian that recognized him as its creator while Thor’s friends fought the Destroyer and were badly overpowered.
• Thor asked John to help, but John refused because Thor had rejected his deal and pointed out that he was not from that country.
• After the Destroyer damaged more buildings and endangered Selvig and the others, Thor accepted John’s deal, and John told him to go fight the Destroyer.

Thor humbled himself before the Destroyer to protect innocent people, but it struck him down and turned its attack on John. John’s Astral Spirit Guardian transformed into its Divine Guard State and fought the Destroyer while Thor began to stir.

• Thor sent Sif and the Warriors Three to safety and told them to stop Loki in Asgard.
• Thor apologized to the Destroyer and offered his life in exchange for the humans’ safety, but it struck him down.
• The Destroyer turned on John, who defended himself with magic and tried to wake Thor while the Asgardians watched.
• John cast Divine Guardian Protection, and the Astral Spirit Guardian transformed into its towering Divine Guard State to attack the Destroyer.
• Thor’s eyelids twitched as the Guardian’s punches drove the Destroyer backward.

Thor awakened after realizing his people needed him, and John sent him to retrieve Mjolnir while holding off the Destroyer Armor. John discovered that Diffindo could strip pieces from the uru armor, but Thor returned with his restored power and hurled Mjolnir into the Destroyer.

• Thor awakened when John revived him with magic and lightning, then agreed to face his responsibility as king.
• John sent Thor to lift Mjolnir and summoned a taxi to take him to the Meteorite Crater while Sif and the Warriors Three stayed behind.
• John attacked the Destroyer Armor, but his Disarming Charm failed because the armor itself was the weapon.
• The Destroyer defeated the Astral Spirit Guardian, and John drove it out of Old Bridge Town with repeated spells and attacks.
• John used Diffindo to tear two pieces of Uru metal from the Destroyer, then unleashed a powerful explosion that briefly disrupted its control.
• Thor returned in his armor and threw Mjolnir into the Destroyer, sending it back into Old Bridge Town.

Thor defeated the Destroyer Armor after regaining his divine power, then set out with Jane and the Asgardians to return to Asgard. When Heimdall failed to answer, John attempted to locate Asgard with magic, and his vision shifted to a blue planet in a white expanse.

• Thor battered the Destroyer Armor with Mjolnir, destroyed it, and agreed to give John the armor in exchange for their completed deal.
• Thor invited Jane to watch the Bifrost open, reclaimed her equipment from Coulson, and flew with her toward the Bifrost site.
• John healed the Star Spirit and vanished, while Coulson and the others remained among the wreckage.
• Thor called for Heimdall at the Bifrost, but Loki's plot had frozen the gatekeeper and left the Asgardians unable to return home.
• John arrived and asked where Asgard was; after Thor gave him its location, John used his wand and saw a blue planet in a white expanse.

John helped Heimdall escape Loki’s trap and return Thor to Asgard, then offered S.H.I.E.L.D. a magical construction company to repair the damage in Old Bridge Town. He left for New York with fragments of the Destroyer’s Uru armor, while Coulson contacted Silverhand Fashion Architecture about the repairs.

• John used the Mindscape to help Heimdall, who was controlled by two Frost Giants and broke free of the ice imprisoning him.
• Heimdall activated the Bifrost, and Thor kissed Jane before returning to Asgard with his companions.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. failed to find the Destroyer armor in Old Bridge Town, and John gave Coulson a Silverhand Fashion Architecture business card, promising the town could be repaired in three days.
• John explained that the company would use wizard magic to rebuild places damaged by superpowered battles, and Coulson called its Accident and Disaster Maintenance and Repair Department.
• John rode a taxi toward New Mexico’s airport and used magic to repair the vehicle along the way.
• John fused two fragments of the Destroyer’s Uru armor and studied the metal before heading to New York.

After returning to New York, John Wick refused to answer FBI questions about Hell's Kitchen until his lawyer arrived. He left the station with Fudge, then discovered his car was missing and ordered Ferdinand to drive him to Ferdinand's home.

• Ray Nadeem and Agent Dax questioned John about Hell Paradise, a gang disappearance, and an illegal drug deal in Hell's Kitchen, but John called Matt and then Fudge instead of cooperating.
• While John waited, he taunted Dax with a silver ring and beat the agent in two attempts to grab it.
• Fudge arrived and invoked John's right to refuse unreasonable requests, then left the station with him after Ray gave up questioning.
• Agent Joe warned Ray that the Wick family was untouchable because of the Underworld President's past response to threats against Ariana Wick, while Dax repeated John's name with an unreadable expression.
• John praised Fudge and offered to buy the law firm a new printer, then found Ferdinand waiting in a pickup truck and learned that Ferdinand's brother had taken John's car.
• John told Ferdinand to drive him to Ferdinand's home, leaving Ferdinand worried that his brother had angered his boss.

Roman entered the deadly Death Race in Hell's Kitchen after winning a street race, while John Wick went there with Ferdinand and Foggy Nelson to retrieve his car. Matt Murdock heard a kidnapped boy’s cry for help and went out as Daredevil, and John reached a Viper gang bar seeking entry.

• Roman won a street race, accepted Sophia’s invitation to the Death Race, and drove John’s car toward Hell’s Kitchen.
• John visited Ferdinand’s home, learned that Roman had entered an illegal race, and set out with Ferdinand and Foggy Nelson to find his car.
• Matt treated his wounds, heard that a boy had been kidnapped, and went out as Daredevil to help him.
• John, Ferdinand, and Foggy arrived at a members-only bar marked with the Viper emblem.
• John entered the underground passage and offered cash to the men there to arrange his entry.