Recaps

Ivan confronted the Hulk in his Titan armor while Tony watched and joined the fight, but the Hulk proved too strong for their weapons. The other two suits arrived to surround him as Ivan prepared to demonstrate the armor for the news helicopter.

• Yang Bo told Blade that Ivan should lure the Hulk out of New York and that S.H.I.E.L.D. might have a way to handle him.
• Fury worried that no one could draw the Hulk out of New York and survive the pursuit.
• Tony received Ivan's call just as Ivan's armor crashed into the Hulk, driving him into the ground and leaving a wound that quickly healed.
• Ivan switched to the Titan armor and tried to block the Hulk with a shield, but the Hulk battered it out of shape and Ivan's dagger bent without piercing him.
• Yang Bo showed Blade a rendering of the Anti-Vampire Armor he had designed for him.
• Ivan's two other suits crashed down around the Hulk, and he smiled at the news helicopter as he prepared to show off the armor.

Ivan and Tony drove Hulk out of New York, but Hulk broke free and fled while damaging Ivan’s Titan armor. Afterward, Ivan revealed he had controlled the armor remotely, and Yang Bo considered collecting the Infinity Stones.

• Ivan and Tony used three suits of armor to restrain Hulk and carry him away from New York City.
• Hulk tore free, smashed the Titan armor, and fell to the ground before escaping into the distance.
• Ivan and Tony recovered the damaged Titan armor, and Tony suggested keeping spare suits and replacement parts.
• Ivan told Tony he had controlled the armor remotely from a Simulation Pod in the company laboratory.
• Yang Bo watched the news coverage, then thought about finding the Power Stone and Mind Stone before Thanos could use them for the Snap.

Yang Bo received the Witchery Mod and explored its crafting and magic systems while heading to a Twilight Forest Hollow Hill. He crafted a Novice Wand and Magic Missile spellbook, then tested the wand by firing a stream of spells.

• After leaving Bor and Allen with Blade in Washington, Yang Bo returned home and prepared to clear Twilight Forest bosses.
• The system loaded the Witchery Mod, and Yang Bo found that its Wizard's Handbook could be crafted from a book and a magic crystal.
• Yang Bo entered the Twilight Forest, collected a cicada and crystal flowers, and crafted vis crystals and the Wizard's Handbook.
• After reading about vis crystals, wand upgrades, and spellbooks, Yang Bo crafted a Novice Wand and a Magic Missile spellbook.
• Yang Bo inscribed Magic Missile on his wand, filled it with mana, and fired repeated magic missiles.

Yang Bo cleared a monster-filled Hollow Hill and collected loot, including a Healer’s Staff and unidentified spellbooks. He used two Identification Scrolls to reveal Telekinesis and Heal Ally.

• Yang Bo used Magic Missiles and a Creeper’s explosion to break into the Hollow Hill and began destroying its Monster Spawners.
• A Pinch Beetle seized Yang Bo, but he killed it, healed with a Golden Apple, and fought off the surrounding monsters.
• Yang Bo cleared the Hollow Hill and found mana crystals, bombs, an Apprentice Healer’s Staff, and unidentified spellbooks in its chests.
• Yang Bo used two Identification Scrolls and identified the spells Telekinesis and Heal Ally.

Yang Bo found and defeated the Minoshroom in the Minotaur labyrinth, then returned home to sort his loot and prepare to check on his Aircraft. He still had not found the Worm Queen and planned to seek materials to upgrade his wand.

• Yang Bo found the Minoshroom's lair and fought the charging monster with his shield, a summoned stray, Frost Ray, and the Alloy Sword.
• Yang Bo defeated the Minoshroom and collected its loot, including the Minotaur Axe, then found a Paladin's Ring in a chest.
• Yang Bo left some items behind because his inventory was full and returned home after a long journey.
• Yang Bo sorted his Witchery Mod items into new chests and noted that he still needed materials to upgrade his wand.
• Yang Bo decided to visit the company to check on his Aircraft and stepped into the Nether Portal.

Yang Bo visited Ivan’s laboratory to order flight-capable armor, then learned from Coulson that Skye was in Miami and set out to recruit her. After arriving in the city, he drove off in a custom Bugatti to begin looking for her.

• Yang Bo asked Ivan to build him armor focused on flight and discussed selling the third-generation models in batches.
• Coulson told Yang Bo that Skye had graduated from college and was traveling in a modified vehicle in Miami, though her S.H.I.E.L.D. files were restricted.
• Coulson received level-nine clearance from Fury after agreeing to send Yang Bo Skye’s location.
• Yang Bo flew to Miami, reflected on Skye’s circumstances, and drove away from the airport in Tony Stark’s custom Bugatti.

Yang Bo tracked down Skye in Miami and tried to recruit her by offering her a job and access to the truth about superpowered people. Skye showed him videos of alleged superpowers, and Yang Bo promised to show her high-definition footage if she joined his company.

• Yang Bo found Skye beside Ocean Beach and offered her a job, praising her hacking skills and knowledge of the Rising Tide.
• Skye agreed to leave her van and ride with Yang Bo in his Bugatti, then tried to look up his identity on her laptop.
• Skye's search triggered an alarm, and Yang Bo suggested that S.H.I.E.L.D. had concealed information about both of them.
• At dinner, Skye warned Yang Bo that hiring her could be dangerous, but he insisted that danger did not concern him.
• Skye enthusiastically showed Yang Bo several videos she believed depicted people with special powers.
• Yang Bo promised to give Skye high-definition videos of superpowers if she joined his company.

Yang Bo took Skye to the beach to prove that vampires existed and encountered a vampire who claimed to live on animal blood. Recognizing Yang Bo as the Night Butcher, she agreed to go with him to Washington.

• Yang Bo brought Skye to the beach to look for vampires, and Skye doubted that vampires were real.
• Yang Bo spotted a blonde vampire sunbathing and approached her with Skye.
• The vampire mistook Skye for Yang Bo's girlfriend and started to leave, but Yang Bo stopped her and gave his name.
• The vampire recognized Yang Bo as the Night Butcher and pleaded that she was a vegetarian who normally drank animal blood.
• Yang Bo summoned a Hunter's Battle Axe and asked the frightened vampire to come to Washington, and she agreed.

Yang Bo showed Skye evidence of vampires keeping humans as blood sources, explaining why he hunted them, then introduced her to Blade and Bor. He spared a humane vampire and assigned her to Bor, while asking Blade to train Skye in close combat.

• Yang Bo showed Skye photographs of humans kept alive as blood-producing sources and explained that vampires had nearly made him one of them.
• Skye accepted Yang Bo's explanation, then asked why he had spared the beautiful vampire; Yang Bo said she had never actively drunk human blood.
• Blade and Bor arrived, and Bor confirmed that the vampire had not harmed humans.
• Yang Bo told the vampire to follow Bor and gave him a [Vampire's Fang].
• Yang Bo asked Blade to train Skye in close combat when he had time during the day.

Odin banished Thor to Earth and sent Mjolnir after him, while the Ancient One redirected the hammer to Yang Bo. Mjolnir struck Yang Bo and sent him back to his Safe House, leaving Skye to fear he was dead until Blade and Bor learned his body was gone.

• Odin stripped Thor of his divine power, banished him through the Bifrost, and sent Mjolnir after him.
• The Ancient One appeared in Mexico, watched Thor get taken away, and opened a portal in Mjolnir's path, redirecting it toward Yang Bo.
• Yang Bo returned to Central Park with Skye and told her she was not human, but Mjolnir fell and struck him before he could dodge.
• Yang Bo woke in his underground Safe House and entered the Nether Portal, while Skye cried and called Blade to report that her boss was dead.
• Blade finished off the vampires he was fighting and asked Skye whether Yang Bo's body was there; when she said no, Blade and Bor told her to wait.

Yang Bo survived Mjolnir’s impact and found a way to collect the hammer using Minecraft’s rules. He discovered that it had become a powerful mining tool, though he still could not lift it normally.

• Yang Bo reassured Skye that he was alive, then explained that Odin had banished Thor to Earth and enchanted Mjolnir so only the worthy could lift it.
• Yang Bo and Skye both failed to lift Mjolnir, and Yang Bo’s netherite pickaxe only damaged it slowly.
• Yang Bo dug out the dirt beneath Mjolnir and placed a torch under it, causing the hammer to shrink into a dropped item that he collected.
• Yang Bo examined Mjolnir’s stats and found that its Efficiency 8 let it break a three-by-three area of ground when he struck the ground with it.

Yang Bo told Skye she was an Inhuman and claimed he had returned from hell after Mjolnir killed him, then informed Coulson that Thor was in New Mexico. Coulson prepared to find Thor and build a relationship with him while he was powerless.

• Yang Bo put Mjolnir away after Skye teased him about his outfit and explained that he had returned from the Nether after the hammer killed him.
• Yang Bo told Skye she was an Inhuman whose activated genes would grant her special abilities, then postponed explaining further.
• Yang Bo spent the morning fishing in Central Park while Coulson visited and complained about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s workload after Hydra appeared.
• Yang Bo told Coulson that Thor was in Old Bridge City with astronomy professor Erik and two students.
• Yang Bo urged Coulson to bring Thor back and suggested taking Captain along to help control Thor's temper.

Coulson arrived at the diner with Yang Bo and Captain America to take Thor away, while Jane Foster protested and Thor met Rogers. The group prepared to leave together, and Yang Bo asked Darcy Lewis for an autograph.

• Thor ate at a diner in New Mexico and shattered his cup after enjoying the drink, prompting Jane Foster to apologize and clean up.
• Yang Bo urged Rogers to challenge Thor, but Rogers refused because he had no quarrel with him.
• Coulson greeted Erik Selvig and told Thor that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew who he was, then invited him to leave the diner.
• Jane Foster objected to Thor leaving, and Yang Bo teased her about being attracted to him while Darcy Lewis agreed.
• Yang Bo asked Darcy Lewis for an autograph signed with Kat Dennings's name, while Thor and Rogers introduced themselves and shook hands.
• Coulson asked the group to leave the diner.

Yang Bo gathered cacti near S.H.I.E.L.D.’s temporary camp while Darcy Lewis asked about his familiarity with her. After Thor failed to lift Mjolnir again, Yang Bo used Mage Hand to collect the hammer into his inventory, while Jane comforted Thor and rain fell over the desert.

• Yang Bo told Darcy Lewis that she resembled Kat Dennings and asked how Thor was doing after he failed to lift Mjolnir.
• Ivan scanned Mjolnir and discovered its strange force field and unfamiliar, durable material, while Yang Bo anticipated gaining new materials after the next day.
• Thor rushed to Mjolnir when he sensed its power, but he still could not lift it and collapsed in grief as thunder and rain swept across the camp.
• Jane hugged Thor and promised he could stay with her, while Darcy Lewis and Yang Bo suspected he was using his distress to get close to Jane.
• Yang Bo used Mage Hand to lift Mjolnir, turned it into a dropped item, and stored it in his inventory.

Yang Bo used his control of Mjolnir to bargain with Thor, claiming the hammer had killed him and demanding compensation. Thor considered Yang Bo’s offer and followed him to discuss further terms, while Mjolnir remained with Yang Bo.

• Thor rushed into the RV and demanded his hammer, but Mjolnir did not answer when he called for it.
• Yang Bo revealed that he could handle Mjolnir and used magic to draw Thor into a negotiation.
• Yang Bo claimed Mjolnir had killed him and offered Thor two choices: die in return or provide Asgardian technology and materials.
• Yang Bo also demanded the Destroyer Armor’s remains and offered to return Mjolnir and explain how Thor could earn its recognition.
• Thor said he did not know when he could return to Asgard, and Yang Bo agreed to discuss further matters before following him into another room.

Thor accepted Loki’s claim that Odin had died and refused to return to Asgard, while Yang Bo prepared for the arrival of the Warriors Three and Sif. The chapter ended as the four Asgardians arrived on Earth, with the Destroyer expected to follow.

• Loki told Thor that Odin had died and that Loki now held the throne, but Thor refused to leave Earth until Mjolnir recognized him.
• After Loki left, Yang Bo watched him fail to lift Mjolnir and continued carrying out his plan.
• Thor asked Yang Bo whether Loki was his biological brother, and Yang Bo told him to prepare for the Warriors Three and Sif.
• Yang Bo warned Thor that he had to understand sacrifice and protection before he could lift Mjolnir, and reminded him of their agreement.
• The Bifrost appeared over the camp, and Yang Bo and Ivan prepared to welcome the Asgardians.
• The Warriors Three and Sif arrived on Earth, and Yang Bo anticipated the Destroyer’s arrival.

Yang Bo and Ivan fought the Destroyer Armor after it overwhelmed Sif and the Warriors Three, while Yang Bo used frost magic and healing to test its limits. The armor escaped Loki’s control and rapidly grew stronger, but Yang Bo resolved to wear it down.

• The Destroyer Armor arrived through the Bifrost, knocked Fandral and Sif aside, and forced the powerless Thor to approach it.
• Yang Bo held Rogers back and called Ivan’s armor suits into the fight, where the Destroyer’s thermal beam damaged one of their shields.
• Yang Bo slowed the Destroyer with novice and advanced frost spells, discovering that the advanced spell’s effect lasted two seconds.
• The Destroyer targeted Yang Bo with a devastating beam, and Yang Bo used Blink to evade it.
• Loki lost control of the Destroyer as its maximum health climbed from 1,000 to 2,500.
• Yang Bo summoned a healing totem to repair Ivan’s damaged suit and continued attacking the Destroyer with frost, healing, and summoned support.

Yang Bo and the others reduced the Destroyer Armor to zero health, only for it to enter a stronger second phase with a sword. Thor stepped between it and Yang Bo, was knocked down, then regained his power and armor when Mjolnir returned, and struck the Destroyer.

• Yang Bo, Captain America, and the Warriors Three battered the Destroyer Armor until its health reached zero, but it remained standing and transformed into a second phase with 10,000 health and a sword.
• Yang Bo warned everyone to retreat, then relaxed when he saw someone beside Coulson and invited him to watch as the Destroyer charged.
• Thor stood in front of Yang Bo and pleaded with Loki to spare the others, while Odin secretly controlled the Destroyer and decided to leave Yang Bo's fate to Thor.
• The Destroyer punched Thor away, and Jane tried to reach him before Dr. Erik held her back.
• Mjolnir flew to Thor, restoring his power and summoning armor as he rose into the air, blocked the Destroyer's beam, and smashed it with his hammer.

Yang Bo gained control of the Destroyer Armor with the Ancient One’s help and learned she would give him the Time Stone if he protected Earth from other dimensions. After the Ancient One left the Mirror Dimension, Thor prepared to return to Asgard to stop Loki.

• Thor defeated the Destroyer and reunited with Jane, while Yang Bo tried to collect the armor with his Pickaxe.
• The Ancient One appeared, severed Odin’s connection to the Destroyer, and suppressed the armor’s will in the Mirror Dimension.
• Yang Bo tapped the Destroyer Armor with his Pickaxe and stored it in his inventory.
• The Ancient One said Yang Bo could receive her Time Stone if he promised to protect Earth from invasions by other dimensions, and Yang Bo agreed provisionally.
• Yang Bo returned from the Mirror Dimension, stored a golden sword, and watched Thor prepare to return to Asgard to stop Loki.

Yang Bo returned from the Thor incident with the Destroyer Armor and plans to use newly available mod materials to upgrade his company’s suits. Back in New York, he prepared to take Ivan to collect materials for new armor.

• Yang Bo refused to let Coulson take the Destroyer Armor, but offered to have S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists study it at his company.
• Yang Bo offered Coulson the company’s current armor models for sale, and Coulson agreed to report the offer to Director Fury.
• Yang Bo offered to fund Dr. Erik’s project and said someone from his company would contact him.
• Yang Bo and Ivan returned to New York with Coulson and Captain America, bringing the Destroyer Armor with them.
• Yang Bo stored the armor at his company and told Ivan to get ready to collect materials for new suits.

Yang Bo finished building a foundation in the Twilight Forest, then took Ivan to gather materials and raid a Hollow Hill. After fighting through its monsters and lighting the cave, Yang Bo began dealing with the Monster Spawners and discovered that rotten flesh tasted like beef jerky.

• Yang Bo finished laying Stone Slabs and gained an extra maximum health point by eating a carrot.
• Ivan finished chopping nearby trees, and Yang Bo took him flying to find clay, gravel, sand, and ore.
• Yang Bo and Ivan attacked the Hollow Hill, using Ivan’s missiles and beams and Yang Bo’s Sniper Rifle to clear its monsters.
• Yang Bo used a Moonworm Queen to light the cave while Ivan guarded him and placed torches around a Monster Spawner.
• Yang Bo ate rotten flesh and remarked that it tasted like beef jerky.

Yang Bo stripped a cave in the Twilight Forest, prepared Tinkers' Construct crafting stations, and made cakes that could transport him between dimensions. A call from Tony interrupted his plans, and Yang Bo left with Ivan to meet him while Ivan asked to bring scientific equipment next time.

• Yang Bo set up Tinkers' Construct stations and gathered materials while Ivan dug sand and clay by a river.
• Yang Bo remembered the Teleportation Cake Mod, collected sugar cane, and crafted three Cakes after checking the recipe.
• Yang Bo considered making an Overworld Cake but decided to prepare an End Cake first and thought about using Totems of Undying to help his subordinates test the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Tony called Yang Bo despite being in another universe, and Yang Bo wondered whether the worlds had merged spatially.
• Yang Bo told Ivan to stop studying the Furnace and leave with him to meet Tony, while Ivan asked to bring equipment to the Twilight Forest next time.

Tony returned to Yang Bo after discovering that Bucky had been the Winter Soldier who killed his parents, and Yang Bo brought him to confront Bucky. Tony killed Bucky with Yang Bo’s help, regretted his choice, and Yang Bo revealed that he could resurrect him.

• Tony told Yang Bo he wanted to see the Winter Soldier after finding records of the December 16, 1991 operation in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database.
• Yang Bo took Tony to the room where Bucky was being held and knocked Bucky unconscious when he attacked.
• Yang Bo offered Tony a Minotaur Axe, then forced Tony’s hands to swing it and kill Bucky.
• Tony said the revenge felt wrong and wondered whether he should have sent Bucky to prison.
• Yang Bo revealed his resurrection skill, Rise again, my champion, and offered Tony a chance to choose again.

Yang Bo resurrected Bucky, restored his memories and arm, and refused Tony's request to bring back his parents. After leaving Bucky in custody, Yang Bo handed a government hearing and the company to Anna while warning Tony to stop pursuing him.

• Yang Bo revived Bucky and restored his memories and missing arm, then told him he was a girl.
• Bucky thanked Yang Bo for freeing him from Hydra's control and asked Tony to kill him for what he had done to Howard Stark; Tony told Bucky never to show his face again.
• Yang Bo left Bucky with guards, ordered them to restrain him if he tried to take his own life, and told them about the Research Department's remote-controlled shock device.
• Anna told Yang Bo he had to attend a government hearing, and Yang Bo assigned her to handle it and identify anyone trying to take his company's technology.
• Yang Bo put Anna in full charge of the company while he was away and warned Tony to stop pursuing him or Ivan would beat him up.

Yang Bo forged a Combat Sign and leveled it by provoking a huge horde of Zombie Pigmen in the Nether. After escaping through a portal with the sign at Adept proficiency, he remembered that Thor would not appear again until the Battle of New York and decided to find the Ancient One.

• Yang Bo crafted a red Combat Sign with a Thorns effect and made an Obsidian Pickaxe for mining Nether ores.
• Yang Bo entered the Nether, spotted abundant tiberium ore, and searched for cobalt and ardite instead.
• Yang Bo attacked a Zombie Pigman to raise the Combat Sign's proficiency, drawing a massive horde that dropped gold and weapons.
• Yang Bo used an Ender Pearl to escape to the Warped Forest Portal, then returned through it as the Zombie Pigmen pursued him.
• Yang Bo saw that the Combat Sign had reached Adept proficiency and recalled that Thor would next appear during the Battle of New York.
• Yang Bo decided to go find the Ancient One.