Recaps

Pero destroyed Holy Land Mary Geoise and defeated Imu, then prepared to leave the world after entrusting the remaining work to Billy. Before departing, he created a golden chakra anchor within the Sun and opened two spacetime rifts that seemed connected to a world resembling his own.

• Imu left the Empty Throne and charged toward Pero after sensing a threat that could destroy the Holy Land.
• Pero unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, killing Imu and erasing Pangaea Castle, Mary Geoise, and part of the Red Line.
• The Neo Marines fleet witnessed the destruction, and Pero told Billy to handle the remaining mess before saying he had finished everything he wanted to do in the world.
• Pero sent a mass of golden chakra into the Sun as an anchor and prepared to leave.
• Pero opened two spacetime rifts and sensed that their destination might be a world like his own.

Pero arrived in a modern world and watched Superman and the Justice Gang fight a giant lizard monster in the city. After seeing their bizarre battle and the cheering crowd, he left to investigate what kind of world he had entered.

• Pero emerged from a golden rift into a deserted alley and heard an explosion nearby.
• Pero saw a giant lizard monster attack City Park Plaza while Superman ineffectively tried to block its flames, setting an office building on fire.
• Superman dodged the monster's next fire attack with showy spins while Pero watched in disbelief.
• Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and a man in a flying wheelchair arrived as the Justice Gang and defeated the monster with a mace strike, a green muzzle, and bombs.
• After the Justice Gang celebrated with the crowd and media, Pero turned away and walked deeper into the alley to investigate the world.

Pero investigated the world and found signs that its Superman was unusually weak and that Lex Luthor was secretly spreading anti-Superman comments. When Clark discovered Lex had raided the Fortress of Solitude and taken Krypto, Pero followed him and offered help.

• Pero searched the internet, created a legal identity and bank account, and questioned why this world's Superman seemed so weak.
• Pero recognized Peacemaker and suspected the world was connected to Gunn, then watched footage revealing Clark's mother discussing Kryptonian reproduction and Lex Luthor condemning the plan.
• Pero hacked LexCorp and found an unexplained signal directing paid trolls to post negative comments about Superman.
• Clark fled to the North Pole after realizing something was wrong, and Pero followed him to the Fortress of Solitude.
• Clark found his robot servants dismantled and learned that Lex Luthor had taken Krypto; when Clark punched Pero, Pero caught his fist and offered to help.

Pero met Clark in the ruined Fortress of Solitude and watched as Clark ignored the attacks on his reputation to focus on rescuing Krypto. After Clark turned his confrontation with Luthor into a public outburst, Pero watched Peacemaker mock him on television and wondered how he could get home.

• Pero introduced himself to Clark as one of his kind, and Clark enthusiastically hugged him, believing he had found another Kryptonian.
• Pero criticized Clark’s homemade Superman suit and asked what he planned to do about Luthor’s smear campaign and raid; Clark said he would get Krypto back.
• Pero followed Clark to LexCorp, where Clark took the elevator to Luthor’s office and demanded that Luthor return his dog.
• Clark smashed Luthor’s desk, noticed an assistant livestreaming, and accused Luthor of stealing Krypto in front of the worldwide audience.
• That night, Pero watched Peacemaker ridicule Clark’s televised outburst and switched off the talk show, wishing he could go home.

Pero investigated Clark's reputation and Lex Luthor's attacks, then decided to stop following Clark and spent the night digging through superhero gossip. In the morning, a live news report showed Clark pinned down and handcuffed by a masked operative, leaving Pero stunned.

• Pero found reports that Clark had repeatedly interfered in other countries and discovered that Lex Luthor had manipulated Jor-El's recording and developed weapons against Superman.
• Pero watched Clark ignore a monster attacking the city and confide in Lois about the recording, then gave up on him and switched off his Super-Hearing.
• Pero learned from the system that he had fifteen days before he could leave, then spent the night uncovering gossip about Bruce Wayne, Lex Luthor, and the Justice Gang.
• Pero saw a live news report showing a masked operative pinning Clark to the ground and handcuffing him.

After Clark surrendered to get closer to the captured Krypto, Pero realized that Luthor might have hidden him somewhere beyond Pero’s perception. Meanwhile, Lois enlisted Mister Terrific and the Justice Gang to help rescue Clark and investigate Luthor.

• Pero watched Clark’s arrest on live television and noticed that the black-clad agent restraining him had unusual strength.
• On the helicopter, Pero spoke directly into Clark’s ear, and Clark explained that he had surrendered because he believed Luthor had captured Krypto.
• Pero suspected Luthor had concealed Krypto in a place his Super-Vision could not detect and decided to let Clark scout ahead.
• At the Daily Planet, Lois studied evidence linking Lex Luthor to the unfolding events and decided to help Clark.
• Lois called Mister Terrific, who agreed to bring friends from the Justice Gang to help rescue Clark.

Clark Kent was tried in a Lex Luthor-controlled court and sentenced to indefinite containment, while Pero discovered Lex’s pocket universe and a clone of Clark. Inside the prison, Clark found Krypto being tortured and met the Atom.

• Lex Luthor presented edited footage and accusations that convinced the court to classify Clark as a threat and sentence him to indefinite isolation under LexCorp.
• Lex’s agents subdued Clark and transported him through a portal into a pocket universe.
• Pero traced the portal, hacked Lex’s server, and discovered that Lex had built a Superman clone.
• Clark found Krypto restrained and having blood samples taken, then realized his own strength was fading inside his cage.
• The Atom warned Clark not to waste his strength.

Lex Luthor used kryptonite to weaken Clark and forced him to watch as he killed Rajesh, leaving Clark overwhelmed by guilt and despair. In Metropolis, Pero decided to intervene rather than wait out the fifteen-day cooldown, while Lois and Mister Terrific were nearby.

• The Atom apologized to Clark and revealed that Lex Luthor had forced him to help make Clark's captivity more painful.
• Lex Luthor used kryptonite to weaken Clark, then threatened Rajesh to make Clark reveal the identities of people connected to him.
• Lex Luthor fired once at Rajesh and got an empty chamber, then shot and killed him with the next bullet.
• Clark collapsed into guilt and despair as he recalled his parents' message and the strain on his identity, while The Atom cautiously moved the kryptonite away.
• Pero sensed that Clark's fate could threaten the world and decided to act instead of waiting through the cooldown.

Pero went to the Justice Gang's headquarters while Lois Lane and Mister Terrific searched for a way to rescue Clark from Lex Luthor's trap. After demonstrating his powers, Pero introduced himself as a Kryptonian and a Superman from another universe.

• Pero left his apartment and flew to the Justice Gang's headquarters.
• Lois told Mister Terrific that Lex Luthor had trapped Clark, and they discussed finding evidence to rescue him.
• Mister Terrific sensed a powerful presence approaching just before Pero arrived outside their window.
• Pero vibrated through the bulletproof glass and vaporized a vase with Heat Vision, astonishing Lois and Mister Terrific.
• Lois asked whether Pero was a Kryptonian, and Mister Terrific warned her not to trust him because he had not helped Clark earlier.
• Pero said he counted as a Kryptonian and identified himself as a Superman from another universe.

Pero agreed to help Lois rescue Clark while leaving the investigation and planning to her team. Lois and Jimmy traced Lex Luthor’s secret base, and after Mister Terrific defeated its guards, Pero reached the Pocket Universe portal as his system detected spatial energy that could replenish the Rōran Dragon Vein.

• Lois persuaded Pero to intervene for Clark, and Pero told her team to handle the rescue plans themselves.
• Lois and Jimmy investigated Lex Luthor with help from Eve Teschmacher, who gave them evidence that he had engineered the conflict between Boratavia and Jahanpur.
• Lois used the background of Eve’s photo and Michael’s satellite maps to locate Lex Luthor’s secret desert base.
• Lois, Mister Terrific, and Pero flew to the base, where Mister Terrific used his T-Spheres to defeat the Lexbots.
• At the Pocket Universe portal, Pero’s system detected pure spatial energy that could replenish the Rōran Dragon Vein and shorten his crossing cooldown.

Pero entered Lex Luthor’s Pocket Universe just as Clark’s escape caused it to collapse. Clark, The Atom, Krypto, and the baby were swept toward a black hole, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Pero learned that absorbing the Pocket Universe’s energy could replenish the Rōran Dragon Vein but might collapse the space, so he waited until everyone was out before considering it.
• The Atom withdrew his kryptonite hand and transformed himself into a miniature sun, allowing Clark to absorb solar energy and regain his strength.
• Clark broke free, rescued The Atom’s baby, freed Krypto, and fought Lex Luthor’s enforcers, destroying the equipment stabilizing the Pocket Universe.
• The Pocket Universe shattered into cubes and formed a black hole that dragged Clark, The Atom, Krypto, and the baby into its torrent.
• Pero entered the Pocket Universe and witnessed them being swept toward the black hole.

Pero entered a collapsing pocket universe with Lois and Michael to rescue Clark, who was trapped in an antimatter river near a black hole with a baby and Krypto. Pero stopped the black hole and swallowed it, replenishing the Rōran Dragon Vein while triggering unknown changes.

• Pero, Lois, and Michael arrived in the collapsing pocket universe and discovered antimatter particles were flowing toward a black hole.
• Pero spotted Clark struggling in the antimatter river while holding a green-skinned baby, and Michael's T-Sphere was destroyed by Krypto.
• Krypto licked the baby instead of helping Clark, while The Atom used tentacles and a rocket-like form to try to pull them away from the black hole.
• Pero left Lois and Michael behind, then appeared above Clark and used his bio-electric field to compress the black hole into a palm-sized sphere.
• Pero swallowed the black hole, and the system reported that the Rōran Dragon Vein's energy was replenished as unknown changes began.

Pero swallowed the black hole’s energy source, causing the pocket space to collapse, and led Clark, The Atom, his son, and Krypto to safety. After the group escaped, they went their separate ways, while Pero took Krypto home and soon regretted it.

• After Pero swallowed the black hole, the antimatter scattered, and Clark handed The Atom his son before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Pero carried the unconscious Clark and The Atom through the collapsing pocket space to the laboratory, where Lois and Mister Terrific were waiting.
• The group fled through the portal as Krypto chewed up more of Mister Terrific’s T-Spheres, and the portal shut down behind them.
• Lois took Clark to his parents’ farm in Smallville, Mister Terrific returned to investigate Lex Luthor, and The Atom left to start a new life with his son.
• Pero took Krypto to his Metropolis penthouse and regretted it when the superpowered puppy began wrecking the place.

Lex Luthor discovered that his Pocket Universe had collapsed, then caught Eve Teschmacher betraying him and ordered his employees to restart it. Pero watched the chaos, found a hidden backup portal, and learned from the system that Ryūmyaku remained usable but was still changing, so he stayed to watch events unfold.

• Lex Luthor flew into a rage in the control room and struck Eve Teschmacher with a metal ornament when he caught her taking selfies.
• Eve slipped into the nearby server room and sent Jimmy her photos and information about Lex Luthor’s plot, loudly enough for Lex to hear.
• Ultraman tore the server room door from its frame, and Lex dragged Eve out before ordering his employees to restart the Pocket Universe overnight.
• Pero noticed a second, inactive portal hidden behind a wall and wondered how Lex would power it.
• Pero contacted the system and learned that Ryūmyaku could be activated but was still changing, so he decided to remain in the world for a few more days.

Luthor repaired the portal to his Pocket Universe, then planned to tear a rift in reality to retaliate against Clark. Pero watched Luthor’s actions turn toward war and released Krypto, wondering what Gunn intended.

• Luthor reopened the portal to the Pocket Universe after two hours of work.
• Luthor had guards take Eve into the damaged Pocket Universe and saw the aftermath of Clark’s fight.
• Luthor decided to reverse the portal and use the Pocket Universe to tear a rift in the real world, dismissing the danger to Metropolis and Earth.
• Luthor called the president of Bouravania and ordered an attack on Gambol, demanding results before noon the next day.
• Pero released Krypto from his restraints and watched Luthor’s actions with growing alarm.

Clark struggled with doubts about his Kryptonian origins while Lex Luthor unleashed a spatial rift on Metropolis and provoked an invasion of Gambol. After Lois exposed Lex’s role in both disasters, Clark regained his resolve and took off from the Kent farm.

• Lex Luthor activated the Pocket Universe portal’s reversal protocol, sending a spatial rift toward Metropolis and destroying much of the city.
• At the Kent farm, Clark told Jonathan that his Kryptonian parents might have intended him to rule Earth, and Jonathan reminded him that his choices defined who he was.
• Clark saw news of Bouravania’s invasion of Gambol, where children held up his family crest as a symbol of hope.
• Lois hijacked the television broadcast and revealed evidence that Lex had caused the Metropolis disaster and funded the war in exchange for territory.
• Clark hugged Martha, exchanged a determined look with Jonathan, and blasted off from the farm.

Clark returned to Metropolis, saved civilians from a collapsing building, and joined Mister Terrific as Luthor’s forces arrived. He sent Mister Terrific to protect the people in Gambol, then fought Ultraman and The Engineer, who pinned him down and tried to force nano-tendrils into his mouth.

• Clark caught a collapsing skyscraper and safely lowered it before meeting Mister Terrific in the sky.
• Clark asked Mister Terrific to protect the villagers and children in Gambol while he handled Metropolis.
• Ultraman attacked Clark as The Engineer knocked Mister Terrific unconscious and destroyed his wheelchair.
• Clark and Ultraman exchanged blows, and Clark threw Ultraman with a German suplex.
• The Engineer ambushed Clark, pinned him to the ground, and tried to force nano-tendrils into his mouth.

Ultraman and the Engineer overwhelmed Clark, with Ultraman using Lex Luthor’s combat-command system to land a devastating blow before the Engineer covered Clark in nanobots. As the nanobots invaded Clark’s face and lungs, Pero left his collapsing penthouse with Krypto and headed toward the stadium.

• Clark pinned the Engineer and urged her and Ultraman to surrender, but Lex Luthor ordered Ultraman to attack using command code 5A.
• Ultraman struck Clark, dodged his attack using the Engineer as a shield, and drove him into the ground before carrying him into the sky.
• Ultraman blasted Clark with Heat Vision and struck him between the legs, sending him hurtling back toward the stadium.
• Pero noticed the purple spatial rift destroying his neighborhood, then grabbed Krypto and flew toward the stadium.
• The Engineer shot Clark with an energy cannon and sent nanobots into his nose, mouth, and eyes to suffocate him.

Clark tried to escape the Engineer’s nanobots by flying toward space, but Ultraman and the Engineer attacked him and the three fell back to Metropolis. Lex Luthor watched them crash into the street and furiously berated his subordinates for failing to fly away.

• Clark launched himself toward space, hoping its cold and lack of oxygen would stop the nanobots, while Ultraman and the Engineer pursued him.
• The Engineer clung to Clark and invaded him with nanobots as Ultraman repeatedly punched his face, and the three continued rising through the atmosphere.
• Clark lost consciousness before they reached space, and their tangled bodies began falling toward Metropolis.
• Ultraman kicked Clark and the Engineer away in an attempt to save himself, but all three struck the ground and landed motionless in a crater beneath the street.
• Lex Luthor watched the crash on the surveillance feed, then shouted at Ultraman and the Engineer for not using their ability to fly.

Clark woke in the Metropolis sewers and learned that Ultraman was Lex Luthor’s clone of him. Pero arrived in time to stop Ultraman’s attack and began berating Clark, then turned his attention to Lex Luthor with a taunt about cloning and Krypton’s future.

• Clark pulled writhing nanobots from his throat and spotted the unconscious Engineer in the sewer.
• Ultraman removed his damaged cowl, revealing a face identical to Clark’s, and Lex Luthor admitted he had cloned him.
• Ultraman blasted Clark with Heat Vision and charged while Clark, weakened and without sunlight, could not defend himself.
• Pero appeared with Krypto and caught Ultraman’s punch effortlessly, startling Lex Luthor and relieving Clark.
• Pero scolded Clark for losing to a clone and suggested Lex Luthor should handle the task of perpetuating Kryptonian bloodlines.

Pero overpowered Ultraman with a single punch, then cleared the collapsed sewer ceiling and destroyed Lex Luthor’s surveillance equipment. He and Clark prepared to test whether Ultraman shared Clark’s powers.

• Lex Luthor watched Pero catch Ultraman’s punch and wondered over the communicator whether Pero was another Kryptonian.
• Pero hurled Ultraman into a sewer wall and struck him so hard that he was left gravely injured, while the force split a nearby building.
• Clark feared Pero would attack him, but Pero said he wanted to try something, then lifted the concrete ceiling and let sunlight reach them.
• Pero ripped the microphone and speaker from Ultraman’s armor and sent Krypto to destroy the circling drones.
• Pero told Clark he wanted to test whether Ultraman could absorb yellow sunlight, heal quickly, and grow stronger, and Clark joined him to watch.

Pero held Ultraman in sunlight to heal him, but the clone screamed in pain and remained under Lex Luthor’s control. Pero brutalized Ultraman while Lex kept ordering him to attack, then left his survival uncertain.

• Pero lifted Ultraman into the sunlight, restoring his body as Clark reacted guiltily to Pero’s questions about sunbathing.
• Clark flew off to find Mister Terrific, while Lex Luthor sent drones to watch Pero and Ultraman.
• Lex Luthor used voice commands to make Ultraman attack, and Pero caught each punch while criticizing Lex’s control method.
• Pero twisted Ultraman’s arm until it broke, while Clark carried Mister Terrific away and Krypto clung fearfully to Clark’s cape.
• Pero drove Ultraman into the concrete and struck both sides of his head, then said his survival was up to him.

Pero watched Ultraman begin healing in the sunlight, then went to LexCorp as Clark and Mister Terrific confronted Luthor and closed the rift. Luthor’s plot was exposed and Superman was cleared, while Ultraman awoke amid Metropolis’s ruins.

• Pero left Ultraman to recover in the sunlight and flew toward LexCorp to see what Clark would do with Luthor.
• Clark broke into LexCorp’s flight control room, stopped Luthor from escaping, and set Mister Terrific down by the main console.
• Clark tried to persuade Luthor, but Pero arrived and pointed out that Luthor had caused mass destruction without remorse.
• Mister Terrific finished the commands to close the spatial rift, and the evidence exposed Luthor’s conspiracy to the world while clearing Superman of the accusations.
• Ultraman opened his eyes among Metropolis’s ruins and curiously looked at the world.

Clark saw the restored Fortress of Solitude while Pero completed a portal using his new Dimensional Anchoring ability and changed into Kryptonian armor from another universe. Clark’s cousin Kara arrived by crashing into the fortress, then complained that the doors had been removed.

• Clark praised the repairs to Robot Butler Four, which asked him for a name; Pero suggested Clark think of one, and Clark called it Gary.
• Pero revealed a portal combining Lex Luthor’s Pocket Universe technology, Kryptonian technology, and his evolved Rōran Dragon Vein ability.
• Pero entered a black metal chamber and emerged wearing Kryptonian battle armor from another universe, prompting Clark to ask for a suit of his own.
• Pero sensed someone approaching, and Clark explained that his cousin had arrived on Earth after being trapped in the Phantom Zone.
• Kara crashed into the Fortress of Solitude, staggered toward Clark, and asked why he had taken the fortress doors down.

Kara met Pero at the Fortress of Solitude and learned that he came from a parallel universe, then eagerly examined his teleportation device. She reunited with Krypto, whom Pero stopped from entering his room, and he threatened to throw the dog into the Sun if it chewed anything.

• Clark told Kara that Pero was another Kryptonian, and Kara excitedly asked how he had survived Krypton's destruction.
• Pero explained that he was not from Kara's universe, and Kara realized he came from a parallel universe.
• Pero showed Kara his ring-shaped teleportation device, and she eagerly inspected its technology.
• Kara called for Krypto, and Pero caught the dog before he could enter his room.