Recaps

Lucian discovered a spatial rift in Brooklyn and recognized the Nine Realms Alignment, which could give him access to the Reality Stone. He traveled to Greenwich, where he found Jane Foster missing amid worsening gravitational anomalies.

• Lucian sensed a spatial disturbance in Brooklyn and found a rift causing gravity to behave erratically.
• Lucian identified the disturbance as part of the Convergence and realized the Reality Stone's seal might be weakening.
• Lucian opened a portal to Greenwich, where severe gravitational anomalies had suspended objects in midair.
• Darcy, Ian, and Erik Selvig searched for Jane Foster after she vanished near an energy disturbance.

Lucian went to the abandoned factory after learning Jane Foster had vanished into a spatial rift, but the Aether closed the passage before he could enter. He concluded Jane had become the Aether’s host and left, telling Darcy, Ian, and Erik Selvig that Jane had fallen into another dimension but would survive.

• Lucian learned Jane Foster had entered the central spatial rift and went into the abandoned factory to look for her.
• Lucian approached the red-misted rift, but it vanished as soon as his toes touched it, restoring normal gravity.
• Lucian searched for spatial traces and concluded Jane had likely become the Aether’s host, so he decided to wait for Thor instead of forcing his way in.
• Darcy, Ian, and Erik Selvig asked Lucian what had happened to Jane after he came back alone.
• Lucian told them Jane had fallen into another dimension and assured them she would not die.

Lucian reassured Darcy that Jane was safe for now and told her to direct Thor to bring Jane to Vought Tower when she emerged. He then learned that creatures from the Nine Realms were invading Earth and mobilized Vought’s security teams and the Avengers to fight them, while warning that Malekith and the Dark Elves were still to come.

• Lucian told Darcy that the Aether was using Jane as an incubator and that she would emerge within a few hours or days.
• Lucian instructed Darcy to tell Thor to bring Jane to him at Vought Tower instead of taking her to Asgard, and threatened Jane’s mother if Thor left.
• Simona told Lucian that spatial rifts had unleashed frost creatures in Norway, lava hounds in Africa, and winged reptiles in Canada.
• Lucian identified the creatures as beasts from Jotunheim, Muspelheim, and Svartalfheim, then ordered Vought’s regional security teams and the Avengers to deal with them.
• Lucian warned Simona that Malekith and the Dark Elves fleet might soon arrive on Earth.

Simona coordinated responses to spatial breaches releasing dangerous creatures across Earth while S.H.I.E.L.D. struggled to assemble enough forces. On Svartalfheim, Malekith awakened after sensing the Aether.

• Simona alerted the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. to breaches in Norway, northern Canada, and Africa, and Tony and Steve prepared to respond.
• Steve, Natasha, and Barton left S.H.I.E.L.D., while Maria Hill struggled to hold the agency together and recalled Coulson's team.
• Coulson reported that a bone-spurred wolf had emerged at a New Jersey farm and calmed down after hearing his story about a childhood golden retriever.
• Simona told Coulson to use heavy weapons, kill or contain the beasts, and said the Avengers had already gone after larger creatures.
• A red crystal activated in a buried warship on Svartalfheim, and Malekith awakened, sensing that the Aether had stirred.

Malekith awakened his Dark Elf forces to search for the reappeared Aether while the Convergence disrupted the Nine Realms. On Earth, Jane Foster emerged unconscious from a dimensional rift, and Thor left Vanaheim after Heimdall warned him that something had happened to her.

• Malekith ordered Kurse to locate the Aether before the Asgardians could react, but the overlapping realms scattered the signal.
• Jane fell into the Greenwich factory, where a red force within her knocked Darcy away and prevented anyone from approaching.
• Erik recognized the red energy as an ancient alien presence inhabiting and protecting Jane.
• Heimdall saw the substance inside Jane and summoned Thor from the battle in Vanaheim.
• Thor asked Heimdall to take him back to Asgard immediately so he could respond to the crisis involving Jane.

Thor returned to Asgard, retrieved the Tesseract and thirty tons of refined magic metal as repayment to Lucian, and brought Jane to Vought Tower. Lucian identified the Aether inside Jane as the Reality Stone and agreed to accompany Thor to Asgard to seek treatment.

• Thor retrieved the Tesseract and thirty tons of refined Asgardian magic metal from Odin's treasury to repay Lucian.
• Thor returned to London, found Jane gravely ill, and learned from Darcy that Lucian had summoned him to Vought Tower in New York.
• Thor carried Jane and the repayment toward New York, but Lucian opened a portal that sent them directly to his office.
• Thor delivered the Tesseract and magic metal to Lucian, who explained that the Aether was consuming Jane and could not be forcibly removed safely.
• Thor insisted on taking Jane to Asgard for treatment, and Lucian asked to accompany him; Thor welcomed him.

Lucian and Thor brought the unconscious Jane Foster to Asgard, where healers discovered that the Aether was consuming her life and could not be removed by their methods. Meanwhile, Malekith sent Kurse to infiltrate Asgard and destroy its shield generator as Dark Elf warships approached under concealment.

• Heimdall welcomed Lucian and Thor to Asgard and directed them to take Jane to the healers while Odin waited in the Golden Palace.
• Malekith confirmed that the Aether was inside Jane and ordered Kurse to accept the Cursed Stone and infiltrate Asgard as a prisoner.
• Kurse accepted the Runestone, pledging to destroy Asgard's shield generator from within when Malekith's warships arrived.
• Healer Eir told Thor that the Aether was consuming Jane's life and that Asgard's Soul Forge could not break it down.
• Dark Elf warships concealed themselves from Heimdall and silently approached Asgard.

Thor and Lucian met Odin to seek help for Jane Foster, who was being drained by the Aether inside her. Odin said Asgard could not extract or destroy the ancient force, leaving Jane’s fate unresolved.

• Eir told Thor that Asgardian magic could not treat Jane because the energy inside her resisted it and drained her strength.
• Thor asked Lucian to support Jane before Odin, then explained his father’s prejudice against mortals and his wish for Thor to marry Sif.
• Odin rebuked Thor for abandoning his command during the Vanaheim battle to return to Jane on Earth.
• Lucian told Odin that he had come to Asgard to investigate Earth’s spatial rifts and find a solution for the Aether inside Jane.
• Odin revealed that even Bor had only buried the Aether and warned that it would drain Jane’s life until she became a dried corpse.

Lucian told Thor that Malekith would have to draw the Aether out of Jane, creating a chance to strike, while a disguised Kurse entered Asgard among the prisoners. When the Dark Elves attacked, Thor rushed to the front and left Lucian to protect Jane and Frigga, as energy shields shattered near the dungeons.

• Lucian explained that Malekith could extract the Aether from Jane, and Thor agreed to use that moment to attack him.
• Sif and the Warriors Three returned with prisoners, including Kurse, whom Lucian recognized but chose not to expose.
• Jane woke in Asgard and reunited with Thor in the Medical Hall.
• A messenger announced that a Dark Ship had breached Asgard's defenses, and Frigga ordered Thor to join the battle.
• Thor left Lucian to protect Jane and Frigga, while Lucian heard energy shields break near the dungeons.

Kurse broke out of Asgard’s dungeon and disabled its defenses as Malekith’s forces attacked the Golden Palace. In Frigga’s bedchamber, Lucian stopped Kurse and allowed Malekith to extract the Aether from Jane, leaving Malekith poised to claim it.

• Kurse transformed with the cursed Runestone, smashed the dungeon’s barriers and console, and freed more than a hundred prisoners.
• Malekith’s warship crashed into the Golden Palace while Thor fought attacking raiders in the sky.
• Frigga hid Jane with an illusion, but Malekith and Kurse entered the bedchamber and found her apparent double.
• Lucian caught Kurse’s wrist and blocked his punch with telekinesis, then exposed the real Jane behind a pillar.
• Malekith drew the Aether out of Jane, and Lucian caught her as she fell.
• Malekith prepared to absorb the floating Aether and vowed to return the universe to darkness.

Lucian fought Malekith and Kurse in Asgard, drove Kurse through a wall with lightning, and used the Tesseract to snatch the Aether into folded space. With Malekith enraged and his attack stopped, Lucian seized and twisted the Dark Elf leader’s wrist.

• Lucian fired a golden beam at Malekith, but Kurse stepped in front of him and absorbed the blast.
• Malekith used a seal to call the Aether away from Lucian as Kurse charged, but Lucian hurled Kurse through a palace wall with lightning.
• Lucian activated the Tesseract and pulled the Aether into folded space, leaving Malekith unable to sense it.
• Malekith roared at Lucian and attacked him with a bone spike, but Lucian caught his wrist and twisted his arm, breaking it.

Lucian thwarted Malekith’s attempt to recover the Aether and saved Frigga and Jane from his Black Hole Grenades. Kurse then charged toward Frigga, while Loki abandoned his attempt to protect her after seeing Lucian nearby.

• Lucian shattered Malekith’s shield, and Malekith threw two Black Hole Grenades toward Frigga and Jane.
• Lucian carried Frigga and Jane to a terrace before the grenades destroyed much of the Side Hall.
• Loki directed Kurse toward Odin, hoping the monster would attack the All-Father.
• Kurse spotted Frigga and charged at her, prompting Loki to rush after him and try to stop him.
• Loki saw Lucian beside Frigga, calmed down, and slipped away while Frigga apologized for his behavior.

Lucian fought Kurse, the pain-proof, heavily armored berserker empowered by the Cursed Stone, and tested ways to stop him without taking on his defective ability. After a portal severed Kurse’s lower leg, the monster kept attacking, and Lucian summoned the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to restrain him.

• Lucian summoned a formation of enchanted flying swords, but Kurse endured the barrage and charged through it.
• Lucian punched Kurse back into the sword formation and examined a panel describing the Cursed Stone’s effects, deciding not to copy its ability.
• Kurse recovered from his wounds and charged again, but Lucian opened a portal in his path and severed half of Kurse’s lower leg.
• Kurse kept hopping toward Lucian and tried to bite his neck.
• Lucian summoned the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, which flew toward Kurse as he sensed danger.

Lucian defeated Kurse by binding him with the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and transmuting him into stone, saving Frigga and Jane Foster. Frigga promised that Asgard would reward him after the battle ended.

• Lucian used super speed to strike Kurse into a crater, where the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak bound him.
• Lucian drew more dimensional energy through the bands and turned Kurse into a stone statue.
• Frigga and Jane Foster watched in shock as Lucian finished Kurse and dissolved the chains.
• Frigga thanked Lucian for saving her and the Golden Palace, and promised Asgard would repay him after the battle.
• Thor continued attacking the Dark Elves' ships as Frigga looked toward the smoke on the horizon.

Lucian healed Jane after the battle and went to pursue Malekith before he could escape. While Jane rested with Frigga, the Queen of the Gods asked whether Lucian had a girlfriend in Midgard.

• Lucian accepted Frigga's promise of a reward and used Healing Energy to restore Jane's vitality.
• Jane reflected on Lucian's power and felt less overwhelmed by the divide between humans and Asgardians.
• Lucian tracked Malekith's escape toward an evacuation ship and left to stop him.
• Frigga brought Jane to a side hall and offered her Healing Fruit Wine.
• Frigga learned that Lucian was young and influential on Earth, then asked Jane whether he had a girlfriend.

Malekith tried to escape Asgard after losing the Aether, but Lucian captured him and knocked him unconscious. Lucian copied Malekith’s dark matter manipulation ability, leaving Malekith defeated in the square.

• Malekith fled toward a Dark Elf assault ship and threw two Black Hole Grenades behind him to trap Lucian in distorted space.
• Lucian avoided the gravitational vortex, opened a Portal to Malekith’s destination, and dragged him back through it.
• Malekith threatened to destroy Midgard and prepared a final attack, but Lucian struck him with Mental Power and rendered him unconscious.
• Lucian inspected Malekith’s available abilities and copied dark matter manipulation LV6.

After capturing Malekith, Lucian advanced Elemental Manipulation to LV8 and joined Thor as Odin prepared to finish the battle against the Dark Elves. Odin recognized Lucian’s extraordinary power and wondered whether he could help Asgard face the approaching Ragnarok.

• Lucian’s Elemental Manipulation fused with several abilities and advanced to LV8, allowing him to freely combine and control multiple forms of energy and matter.
• Thor arrived and found Malekith unconscious; Lucian told him he had captured the Dark Elf and confirmed that Frigga and Jane were safe.
• Odin arrived, thanked Lucian for defending Asgard, and sent Thor to escort him to the side hall while the king and army dealt with the remaining Dark Elves.
• Thor led Lucian toward Frigga and Jane, joking with him about the feast and Asgardian wine.
• Odin watched Lucian leave and privately wondered whether he was the Ancient One’s chosen successor, while reflecting on his fading strength and the coming Ragnarok.

Lucian accompanied Thor to the Side Hall after the battle and considered what to request from Odin’s Vault, while planning to seek Hela’s territorial power in the future. Frigga welcomed him and decided to arrange a banquet with Asgard’s young women, leaving Lucian suspecting she was trying to match him with someone.

• Odin considered giving Lucian a valuable reward and returned to the temporary command post.
• Lucian followed Thor to the Side Hall and thought about copying Hela’s ability to bind her power to Asgard.
• Thor reunited with Jane, while Frigga praised Lucian and asked about his business and romantic life in Midgard.
• Lucian said he had no intention of pursuing romance, and Frigga arranged for Asgard’s finest young women to dance for him at the banquet.

Frigga tried to arrange a marriage for Lucian, but he redirected the conversation to the aftermath of the Dark Elf attack. Frigga told him Odin would reward him with access to Asgard's treasury after the banquet.

• Frigga considered eligible Asgardian noblewomen as possible matches for Lucian, while he thought about Annie and Cate back in The Boys Universe.
• Frigga guided Lucian to a couch and encouraged him to meet Asgardian women at the banquet, while Thor's confusion prompted Jane to tell him to be quiet.
• Frigga poured Lucian Asgardian wine, and he asked how Odin would deal with Malekith and the remaining Dark Elves.
• Frigga said Malekith had been captured, Asgard's forces would destroy the remaining fleet, and Odin would judge Malekith.
• Frigga promised that Odin would take Lucian to Asgard's treasury after the banquet and let him choose a reward.

After Loki disappeared during a dungeon riot, Thor flew off to hunt for him while Frigga kept quiet about Loki’s earlier escape. Lucian left the palace and set out to find Asgard’s notable warriors, beginning with Sif and the Warriors Three.

• A royal guard reported that prisoners had escaped from the dungeon and Loki was missing.
• Thor took Mjolnir and flew away to search for Loki, telling Jane to stay in the Side Hall.
• Frigga allowed Lucian to leave and told him he could walk freely through Asgard as its honored guest.
• Lucian left the Golden Palace, intending to seek out Asgard’s warriors before visiting Odin’s treasury.
• A patrolling guard told Lucian that Sif and the Warriors Three were clearing wreckage and keeping order on Third Avenue.

Lucian met the Warriors Three and Sif in an Asgard plaza after the battle, where he demonstrated his speed and copied Volstagg’s Asgardian physique. He then asked Sif to teach him combat techniques, leaving open what he might gain from her.

• Volstagg, Fandral, Hogun, and Sif warmly thanked Lucian for helping defend the queen and Asgard.
• Lucian crossed the plaza in a single step, startling the four warriors with his apparent teleportation.
• Lucian copied Volstagg’s Asgardians Physique, which fused with his existing physique and enhanced it to level eight.
• Lucian studied Sif and asked her to teach him a combat technique.

Lucian asked Sif to teach him close-quarters combat and used their sparring match to copy her Asgardian physique. After Sif conceded that he was stronger than her, Lucian brushed it off as having thick skin.

• Lucian asked Sif to spar with him, and she agreed to meet him at the training ground.
• Sif attacked Lucian bare-handed, but he blocked her first punch without moving and copied her Asgardian physique LV7.
• Sif launched a series of close-range attacks while Lucian deliberately held back and blocked each strike.
• Sif ended the spar after several minutes, saying the recoil from striking Lucian might crack her bones.
• Lucian told Sif that he just had thick skin.

After sparring with Sif and the Warriors Three, Lucian gained more Asgardian traits and was summoned to the Golden Palace’s victory feast. He arrived to find the court watching him, while Thor returned empty-handed from searching for Loki and immediately challenged Lucian to drink.

• Sif praised Lucian’s strength but criticized his cautious close-combat style, promising to write him scrolls of battlefield techniques.
• Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun praised Lucian and offered to take him hunting and train with him, while Lucian copied Hogun’s and Fandral’s physiques.
• A God-King’s guard announced that the inner city had been cleared and invited Lucian, Sif, and the Warriors Three to the victory feast.
• Lucian entered the great hall, where Asgardian warriors and noblewomen scrutinized him, and he suspected Queen Frigga’s decree had drawn the women’s attention.
• Thor returned from searching the dungeons without finding Loki, then joined Lucian at the feast and challenged him to drink.

At Asgard’s victory feast, Odin honored Lucian for protecting Frigga and defeating the Dark Elf vanguard. Thor challenged Lucian to a drinking contest, while Jane discovered how potent Asgardian mead was.

• Jane greeted Thor and joined him and Lucian at the banquet table.
• Odin and Frigga entered the hall, and Odin praised Lucian before leading three toasts to Asgard, the fallen, and peace in the Nine Realms.
• Thor challenged Lucian to a drinking contest, and Volstagg, Fandral, Sif, and Hogun joined in the banter.
• Lucian drank a cup of golden apple mead and sensed that its faint Asgardian energy could strengthen and heal the body.
• Jane sipped the mead, became dizzy, and accepted fruit from Fandral to settle herself.
• Lucian remained unaffected by the drink and asked Thor for another cup.

Lucian declined Frigga’s attempt to match him with Asgardian noblewomen, then followed Odin from the banquet to learn about the World Tree and enter Odin’s Vault. As he stepped into the vault’s middle section, his System Panel flickered and a ravenous thirst surged through his body.

• Thor tried to find out whether any Asgardian noblewoman had caught Lucian’s eye, but Lucian politely refused Frigga’s matchmaking offer.
• Frigga sent magical letters to Hera and the Queen Mother of the West, asking them to seek potential matches for Lucian.
• After several more rounds of drinking, a royal handmaiden summoned Lucian to meet Odin in the Side Hall.
• Odin showed Lucian the World Tree projection and explained how the Nine Realms were arranged across its branches and how the Convergence threatened them.
• Odin led Lucian into the outer section of Odin’s Vault, where weapons and wreckage from past campaigns were displayed.
• When Lucian entered the vault’s middle section, his System Panel flickered and an intense thirst rose through his body.