Recaps

Lucian crushed Gravik’s plot, exposed the Skrull infiltration, and imposed his terms on both the Skrulls and Nick Fury. As Fury was exiled and Hydra moved under Lucian’s influence, Sara and Jean Grey agreed to serve him.

• Lucian defeated the monster in the Mirror Dimension, then tracked its Skrull controller through the dead Skrulls’ shared psychic network.
• Lucian captured Gravik and exposed his plan to provoke nuclear war, then used Gravik’s memories and a corrected detector to uncover Skrull infiltrators.
• Lucian ordered Vought to arrest confirmed Skrulls and broadcast the evidence worldwide, giving every Skrull three days to register or face destruction.
• Talos surrendered on behalf of the Skrull refugees and offered their technology and intelligence, while Lucian stripped Fury of his authority and ordered a public trial.
• Lucian sentenced the Skrull radicals to execution and required the survivors to surrender their technology, accept a Thought Imprint, and serve as deep-space scouts.
• Pierce offered Lucian control of Hydra and asked Vought to help unite its factions, while secretly planning to use Hydra to make Lucian rule the world.
• Fury’s public trial ended with his citizenship and political rights revoked and a life sentence as navigator for the Moderate Skrulls’ pioneering fleet.
• Lucian offered Sara and Jean Grey protection and training, and the sisters agreed to serve him while he arranged private quarters and confidential medical care.

Lucian protected Jane and Asgard when Malekith attacked, captured the Dark Elf, and helped end the invasion. After Asgard’s victory, he explored the city, joined the celebrations, and entered Odin’s Vault, where his System Panel flickered and a powerful thirst took hold.

• Lucian discovered that Jane had become the Aether’s host and sent Thor to bring her to Vought Tower before accompanying them to Asgard for treatment.
• Lucian told Odin that Malekith could remove the Aether from Jane, and Asgard came under attack while Thor fought the invaders and Frigga protected Jane.
• Malekith extracted the Aether from Jane, but Lucian hid it in folded space, rescued Frigga and Jane from Black Hole Grenades, and defeated Kurse.
• Lucian pursued Malekith, captured him, and copied his dark matter manipulation, while Thor and Odin dealt with the remaining Dark Elves.
• Lucian joined Asgard’s warriors after the battle, copied their physiques, and sparred with Sif before attending the victory feast.
• At the feast, Odin praised Lucian and challenged him to drink, while Frigga continued trying to find him an Asgardian match.
• Odin showed Lucian the World Tree and led him through Odin’s Vault, where Lucian’s System Panel flickered and an intense thirst rose through him.

Lucian claimed the World Tree Seed from Odin, absorbed its essence, and strengthened his mastery of space while dealing with Hydra and the Skrull crisis. After discovering Shang-Chi’s Chi, Lucian entered K'un-Lun, subdued its defenders, and killed Shou-Lao.

• Lucian visited Odin’s treasury, learned the secrets of its treasures and the World Tree Seed, and promised to help save Hela from Ragnarok.
• Lucian returned to Earth, helped Jade Balance absorb Arnim Zola’s data, and let the system consume the World Tree Seed, which enhanced his strength and spatial abilities.
• Lucian developed Uru armor and prepared Vought’s serum program before Talos reported that most Skrulls had registered and radical Skrulls remained at large.
• Lucian ordered the execution of captured Skrull war criminals and offered rewards for the remaining radicals, triggering a global hunt in which heroes and civilians pursued them.
• Xu Wenwu killed Aldrich Killian and Trevor Slattery, while Kaecilius began plotting against the Sanctums and Shang-Chi killed two Skrulls threatening a girl.
• Lucian identified Shang-Chi’s power as Chi, rescued him from Ten Rings assassins, and sent him to claim the serum doses as Lucian entered K'un-Lun.
• Lucian overwhelmed Lei Kung and the monks, learned Shou-Lao’s location, then defeated the dragon’s trial and killed Shou-Lao.