Recaps

On the Bifrost, Thor defied Odin’s order to keep Asgard sealed and demanded that Asgard help Earth. Odin revealed that Serpent Kur would awaken there and that he planned to use the Bifrost to destroy Earth before Kur could regain his full strength.

• Heimdall refused to let Thor, Loki, Sif, and the Warriors Three leave Asgard, citing Odin’s order.
• Thor argued that Asgard had a duty to protect Earth, but Heimdall remained loyal to Odin’s command.
• Odin arrived on Sleipnir, rebuked Thor for disobeying him, and explained that Kur’s awakening threatened the Nine Realms.
• Odin revealed that the Bifrost’s energy core was charging and aimed at Earth, which he planned to destroy to prevent Kur from feeding on humanity’s fear.
• Thor was horrified that Odin intended to kill billions of people, while Odin insisted that Thor should care only about Asgard.

Odin imprisoned Thor after stripping him of Mjolnir and explained that he planned to destroy Earth to stop Serpent Kur. Luke arrived on the Bifrost and confronted Odin over the attack, but the two reached no agreement.

• Odin struck Thor with lightning, took Mjolnir from him, and bound him after Thor pleaded for permission to go to Midgard.
• Odin ordered Loki and the Warriors Three to take Thor to the palace prison, then told Heimdall the Bifrost would be ready in about a day.
• Odin explained that he intended to destroy Earth because Serpent Kur would become more dangerous after awakening and absorbing the fear of billions.
• Luke emerged from a spatial passage with Thor and challenged Odin to explain his unauthorized attack on Earth.
• Odin dismissed Luke's appeal to Earth's laws, and Luke let his smile fade as he prepared to use violence.

Luke confronted Odin over his plan to destroy Earth, then began fighting him on the Bifrost after deciding that words would not change his mind. The battle ended with Odin realizing Luke had aimed his punch at the Bifrost beneath them.

• Luke accused Odin of hypocrisy and defended Earth against Odin’s claim that he had no choice but to destroy it.
• The Fat Otaku Thor rejected Odin’s actions and said he could not accept him as his father, while Luke sent Thor away before the fight.
• Luke knocked Heimdall away when the gatekeeper tried to stop him, and Odin attacked with a massive bolt of Rune Magic lightning.
• Luke tore apart the lightning without being injured, then flew toward Odin and launched a punch that shattered the surrounding mountains.
• Odin blocked Luke’s storm of force with Gungnir, then shouted for him to stop when he realized Luke had targeted the Bifrost.

Luke destroyed the Bifrost to prevent Asgard from using it against Earth, then fought Odin as the loss left Asgard exposed to Serpent Kur. Their battle ended with Luke cutting Sleipnir in half, and Odin vowed revenge.

• Luke feinted to draw Odin away, then smashed the Bifrost and triggered destructive waves across Asgard.
• Odin halted the tsunami with Rune Magic, then accused Luke of pushing Earth and Asgard toward destruction.
• Luke challenged Odin over his refusal to sacrifice Thor, and the two clashed with Gungnir and the Tenth Metal.
• Odin wounded Luke with Gungnir, while Luke struck back and cracked the spear with the Tenth Metal.
• Luke used Ikonn's Form to evade Odin's attack, then appeared beside him and cleaved Sleipnir in two.
• Odin saw Sleipnir fall into the sea and angrily confronted Luke for killing his horse.

Luke and Odin fought a devastating battle after Luke killed Sleipnir, with their clash tearing through Asgard and several of the Nine Realms. They fell through Muspelheim into a void and continued toward Midgard, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Luke mocked Odin after killing Sleipnir, and the enraged Skyfather vowed to avenge his horse.
• Luke and Odin exchanged blows near the Celestial Palace, destroying buildings and forcing Loki and the Celestial Palace Guards to watch from a distance.
• Odin used Gungnir and Rune Magic against Luke, but Luke landed a punch that shattered Odin’s armor and drove him through the palace.
• Odin and Luke carried their battle through Vanaheim, Alfheim, and Jotunheim, leaving destruction in their wake as Laufey retreated to shelter.
• The battered fighters crashed through Muspelheim and broke through its ground into a vortex of void, continuing their fight as they fell toward Midgard.

Luke defeated Odin in Antarctica but chose not to kill him, instead hurling the wounded Skyfather toward Serpent Kur. At an Antarctic base, Serpent Kur was preparing to send Sin-Cynthia and Baron Strucker to conquer Earth and attack Asgard when Odin crashed down before him.

• Luke and Odin continued their battle in Antarctica, where Luke’s resilience let him outlast Odin and blast a hole through his chest.
• Luke told Odin he needed Asgard’s strength against Serpent Kur and would not kill him, but then struck him unconscious and threw him toward Kur.
• Serpent Kur ordered Sin-Cynthia and Baron Strucker to join the Hammer Worthy Ones in conquering Earth and attacking Asgard.
• Odin crashed into the Antarctic base, and Serpent Kur recognized his fallen brother.

Serpent Kur tortured Odin, revealed his plan to use the eight Fear Itself Hammers to destroy eight realms, and summoned an undead army led by Sin-Cynthia to spread fear. In Asgard, Luke persuaded Thor and the others to join him in confronting Kur and rescuing Odin, and Loki offered an underground route to Midgard.

• Serpent Kur accused Odin of stealing his throne, tortured him, and explained that he planned to destroy eight realms to complete the Fear Itself Hammers and sever Asgard's fate.
• Serpent Kur imprisoned Odin, summoned undead warriors from Nibelungen, and ordered Sin-Cynthia to lead them in spreading fear.
• Luke told Thor, Frigga, Heimdall, and Loki that Odin had been captured and claimed Odin had entrusted Gungnir to him before the attack.
• Frigga urged Thor to set aside other concerns and unite against Serpent Kur, while Luke argued that they should travel to Earth without using the Bifrost.
• Thor and Fat Otaku Thor nearly fought over Loki, but Loki offered to guide the group through an underground river to Midgard.

Luke traveled toward Midgard with Loki and two Thors, explaining that they needed to unite the Nine Realms against Serpent Kur and assigning each of them a mission. In Manhattan, three Hammer Worthies arrived and began attacking the city to draw out the Avengers.

• Luke explained that Earth and Asgard could not defeat Serpent Kur alone, so he planned to unite the Nine Realms.
• Luke sent Loki to recruit the Frost Giants, Thor to ally with Surtur, and Thor Plus to prepare the Avengers for a prolonged war.
• Thor questioned whether Laufey and Surtur would agree to help Asgard, and Luke told him to use his name if persuasion failed.
• Sin-Cynthia, Hulk, and Absorbing Man arrived in Manhattan with their hammers and began smashing the street to summon the Avengers.

Bucky and S.H.I.E.L.D. responded to a worldwide Hydra assault as the Hammer Worthy attacked Manhattan. Sin-Cynthia nearly killed Bucky before Fat Otaku Thor appeared and took offense at being called a fat bastard.

• Maria Hill and Sharon Carter reported that Hydra remnants, led by Sin-Cynthia, were attacking cities and that Hulk, Sin-Cynthia, and Absorbing Man had appeared in Times Square.
• Bucky rallied S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and parachuted into Manhattan with Sharon Carter and two Special Ops Teams.
• Sin-Cynthia attacked Bucky, overwhelmed him with the Fear God-force, and knocked his shield away as he was tormented by memories of Leviathan brainwashing.
• Sin-Cynthia prepared to kill Bucky, but a void vortex opened above Manhattan and Fat Otaku Thor emerged from it.
• Sin-Cynthia called Fat Otaku Thor a fat bastard, and he angrily demanded to know who she was insulting.

Thor confronted Sin-Cynthia and fought her with Stormbreaker, but Hulk, controlled by the Hammer of Breaker of Worlds, interrupted the battle and launched Thor into space. Sin-Cynthia and Hulk remained on the battlefield.

• Thor transformed with lightning armor and struck Sin-Cynthia with Stormbreaker, knocking her into a car.
• Sin-Cynthia recognized Thor and attacked him again, but Thor met her hammer with Stormbreaker in a contest of strength.
• Hulk arrived and punched Thor through several buildings at Sin-Cynthia's command.
• Thor tried to calm Hulk by reminding him of their friendship, and Hulk briefly lowered his warhammer.
• The hammer's control overcame Hulk again, and he battered Thor before swinging him into space.

Tony Stark confronted Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man, after finding a Manhattan street full of petrified people. As Tony struggled against Creel and his petrifying hammer, Thor and Loki arrived with an army from the Nine Realms, and Thor attacked before Tony could stop him from letting Creel touch Mjolnir.

• Tony Stark found a Manhattan neighborhood filled with stone statues and located a terrified survivor hiding in an alley.
• Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man, arrived and petrified the survivor with Destroyer's Hammer before Tony attacked him.
• Jarvis identified Creel and reported that he could imitate materials he had touched, but could not analyze the hammer's petrifying magic.
• Creel smashed Tony's shield and sent him crashing to the ground, but Tony retaliated with his Gustav Cannon and began melting Creel's metal body.
• Thor and Loki arrived through a void vortex, and Thor announced that he had brought an army from the Nine Realms.
• Thor threw Mjolnir at Creel despite Tony's urgent warning not to let Creel touch the hammer.

Thor, Loki, and Iron Man fought Absorbing Man, who used Destroyer's Hammer to absorb Mjolnir and grow stronger. Thor was knocked out, and Loki’s magic and daggers failed to harm their opponent.

• Thor charged Absorbing Man with Mjolnir while Iron Man warned him not to let the enemy touch the hammer.
• Absorbing Man used Destroyer's Hammer to trap Mjolnir and absorb its Uru Metal, transforming his body into silver armor.
• Thor hesitated without Mjolnir, but refused to abandon the weapon and faced Absorbing Man barehanded.
• Absorbing Man struck Thor with Destroyer's Hammer and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Iron Man asked Loki to summon Odin, but she said Odin was bedridden after the Sorcerer Supreme defeated him.
• Loki attacked with enchanted daggers and magical duplicates, but her blows only sparked against Absorbing Man's steel body.

Luke arrived in Manhattan and defeated Absorbing Man with a single punch after the Mystic Arts Masters trapped the battlefield in the Mirror Dimension. He left Mjolnir intact, while Iron Man, Loki, and Strange stared at the devastation.

• Loki failed to damage Absorbing Man, who smashed the street with Destroyer's Hammer and knocked Thor unconscious.
• Iron Man and Loki realized Hulk and Red Skull's Daughter were approaching, and Iron Man prepared to cover Loki's retreat while she rescued Thor.
• Mystic Arts Masters opened gateways across Manhattan, and Luke emerged after returning from Kamar-Taj.
• Luke enlarged himself with Hoggoth's Ancient Body and punched Absorbing Man, destroying him and much of the surrounding city.
• Luke left Mjolnir behind, while Strange, Loki, and Iron Man reacted in shock to his power.

Luke defeated Absorbing Man and learned that Serpent Kur had withdrawn the Hammer Worthy, while the armies of the Nine Realms gathered for the coming battle. After seeing Thor buried in rubble and hearing that the other Thor was drifting in orbit, Luke doubted Asgard’s prophecy and wondered how the final battle could follow its script.

• Luke destroyed Absorbing Man with one punch and told Strange that a melee mage could handle any foe by punching harder.
• Luke reassured Iron Man that Manhattan would return to normal when the Mirror Dimension spell ended.
• Serpent Kur sensed trouble, then used ghostly green flames to retrieve the remaining Hammer Worthy and Destroyer’s Hammer.
• Strange and the Kamar-Taj mages dug Thor out from under the rubble as Luke questioned whether he could fulfill the prophecy to kill Serpent Kur.
• Iron Man showed satellite footage of Fat Otaku Thor sending Hulk into orbit, and Luke wondered how the coming battle could match Asgard’s prophecy.

After the battle with the Hammer Wielders, Luke gathered the heroes and prepared them for a final assault on Serpent Kur in Antarctica. He forged enchanted assault rifles for the coming war, then challenged Tony Stark to prove his courage by jumping into a blazing furnace to enchant his Iron Suit.

• Luke brought the unconscious Thors back from space, and Loki slapped both of them awake; Fat Otaku Thor immediately asked how Loki was.
• Luke told Iron Man and the others that Serpent Kur's realm was rising in Antarctica and that their armies would attack in two days.
• Luke arranged for dwarven artisans to forge enchanted weapons from Asgard's armory, then demonstrated an Odin-blessed AK74 to Iron Man.
• Luke explained that the Avengers would need enchanted weapons to destroy Serpent Kur's undead army and promised unlimited ammunition for their assault rifles.
• Tony asked Luke to enchant his Iron Suit, and Luke told him to put it on and jump into a blazing furnace.

Iron Man endured the fiery baptism and received an enchanted suit before Luke assembled the armies of the Nine Realms, Kamar-Taj, and the Avengers in Antarctica. Serpent Kur unleashed Nibelungen’s Undead Army, and the two forces collided in battle.

• Iron Man jumped into the steel furnace and emerged with an enchanted Iron Suit after receiving the gods’ blessing.
• Luke ordered the enchanted weapons distributed and armed the Avengers and Asgard’s legions for the coming war.
• Strange led Kamar-Taj’s Mystic Arts Masters in opening portals for the armies of Jotunheim, the Flame Kingdom, Asgard, and Vanaheim to arrive in Antarctica.
• Odin saw the allied armies approach Serpent Kur’s palace and noticed that two Thors stood among them.
• Serpent Kur summoned Nibelungen’s Undead Army and the recalled Hammer Worthy, and they charged into battle against the allied forces.

Heimdall and Luke watched the battle against Serpent Kur’s Army of the Dead as the two Thors and Iron Man cut through its ranks. When Serpent Kur sent the remaining Hammer Worthy after the Thors, Luke sensed a powerful presence hidden inside the Fear Itself Realm.

• Heimdall stayed behind in Asgard and hoped Thor could break the fate of Ragnarok.
• The two Thors and Iron Man carved through the Army of the Dead across the Antarctic ice fields.
• Luke declined to intervene, saying whoever killed Serpent Kur would be the child of prophecy.
• Serpent Kur sent the remaining Hammer Worthy to attack the two Thors.
• Luke sensed a violent aura inside the Fear Itself Realm and saw a tall figure floating within ghostly green flames.

Thor and Fat Otaku Thor fought the Worthy of the Hammers, but their side was overwhelmed as the Avengers failed to intervene. Luke sensed a powerful hidden opponent and contacted the Vishanti, while the mysterious man in the Fear Itself Realm remembered that he was Sentry.

• Thor chose to fight the owner of Annihilator's Hammer, but Nerkodd and the new owner of Destroyer's Hammer joined in and forced him into a stalemate.
• Fat Otaku Thor attacked Hulk, but Hulk's strength and Skirn's Hammer sent him crashing into an iceberg.
• Strange watched the Avengers struggle against the Army of the Dead and urged Luke to intervene, while Serpent Kur blocked anyone from helping the two Thors.
• Luke sensed that the concealed figure's power rivaled or surpassed Odin's and contacted the Vishanti for assistance.
• The man in the Fear Itself Realm remembered his name as Robert Reynolds, rejected that identity as weak, and declared himself the invincible Sentry.

Luke investigated the unknown ninth Hammer Worthy and learned that Robert Reynolds, a dead criminal tied to a suspicious energy experiment, was Serpent Kur’s chosen host. The Sentry then appeared in the Fear Itself Realm, announcing himself as invincible and making the battle far more dangerous.

• Luke asked Iron Man to obtain the crash sites and host records for the Fear Itself Hammers, but found no match for the mysterious Hammer Worthy.
• Superman contacted the Vishanti and negotiated higher payment and promises in exchange for fighting Serpent Kur and the unknown enemy.
• The Vishanti identified Serpent Kur’s ninth Hammer Worthy as Robert Reynolds.
• Iron Man found that Reynolds had criminal records and had supposedly died in an explosion at Norson Laboratory three months earlier.
• Luke connected Reynolds to the laboratory’s dangerous human-enhancement research as the Fear Itself Realm shook and Serpent Kur’s palace crumbled.
• A golden figure appeared and proclaimed, “I am the Sentry, the invincible Sentry! The powerful Sentry!”

Serpent Kur revealed Sentry as the ninth host of a Fear Itself Hammer and his final weapon against the Nine Realms, while Luke identified him as Robert Reynolds and prepared to face him. Sentry’s unstable mind drove him to crush a Hammer Worthy, shatter Soul Eater’s Hammer, and turn his attention toward Kur.

• Serpent Kur told Odin that Sentry was the ninth host of a Fear Itself Hammer and his final trump card for destroying the Nine Realms.
• Luke identified Sentry as Robert Reynolds, believed dead after an explosion at Norson Laboratory, and learned his power was still increasing.
• Luke revealed that Sentry was roughly his equal in raw strength and readied himself as his Stellar Energy began to boil.
• Robert Reynolds struggled with green Fear God-force and a dark shadow in his mind, then viewed everyone around him as ants.
• Sentry crushed a Hammer Worthy and shattered Soul Eater's Hammer with his bare hand.
• Serpent Kur ordered Sentry to kill Thor, but Sentry called Kur an ant.

Serpent Kur attacked Sentry with the ninth Fear Itself Hammer, but Sentry caught the blow and revealed overwhelming strength. As the Void gained control of Sentry, he struck Serpent Kur into the ice and sent him plunging into the sea.

• Serpent Kur attacked Sentry with his war hammer after Sentry called him an ant.
• Spider-Man photographed the battle and learned from Iron Man that the blond powerhouse was named Sentry.
• Sentry caught Serpent Kur's hammer and dismissed the God of Fear as weak.
• The Void gained the upper hand in Robert Reynolds' consciousness, and Sentry warned Serpent Kur that no one could order him around.
• Sentry struck Serpent Kur with the ninth Fear Itself Hammer and drove him through the ice into the deep sea.

Luke and Spider-Man watched Sentry battle Serpent Kur, until the God of Fear revealed his enormous World Serpent form. After Kur poisoned and swallowed Sentry, the battle was left in peril.

• Spider-Man showed Luke a blurred photo of Sentry, and Luke said the outcome depended on how much of his power Sentry could use.
• Sentry hammered Serpent Kur into the seafloor, but Kur emerged in his gigantic World Serpent form and fixed his attention on Sentry.
• Kur charged, and Sentry struck his head hard enough to break his scales and spill poisonous blood into the sea.
• Kur sprayed Sentry with poisonous gas, badly injuring him and driving him to flee.
• Kur pulled Sentry into his jaws and swallowed him.

After escaping Serpent Kur’s stomach, the Sentry’s pain brought his destructive Void personality to the surface, and he decided to destroy Earth. Luke, the Sorcerer Supreme, confronted him and was challenged to explain how he would stop him.

• Serpent Kur’s venom dissolved the Sentry’s legs, but the Sentry’s power and regeneration let him tear his way out through the World Serpent.
• The Sentry’s agony triggered his Void personality, which killed Serpent Kur with a single devastating blow.
• The Void Sentry decided to destroy Earth while Robert Reynolds was unconscious.
• Luke appeared behind the Sentry and identified himself as this universe’s Sorcerer Supreme.
• After comparing their strength, the Sentry mocked Luke and asked what he would use to stop him.

Superman and Sentry fought across the world and into space, trading devastating blows as their bodies rapidly healed. The battle continued beyond Earth, with Superman no longer holding back and Sentry growing crazier and stronger.

• Luke attacked Sentry with a powerful punch, but Sentry caught it and survived despite severe injuries.
• Luke anticipated Sentry's headbutt, struck him first, and blasted him with Heat Vision, sending them hurtling through the atmosphere as they fought repeatedly.
• Superman and Sentry battled from Antarctica to Australia and Paris, where Sentry crashed through the Eiffel Tower before charging back at Luke.
• Iron Man tracked the fight by satellite while Thor watched helplessly, and Superman and Sentry's battle left the others unable to intervene.
• Sentry drove Superman out of Earth's atmosphere and destroyed a Stark Industries satellite, then charged at him again as Luke prepared to unleash his full strength in space.

Superman defeated the Sentry in a brutal battle in space, but the Sentry transformed instead of dying. Luke recognized the emerging entity as the Void and braced for a new threat.

• Luke and the Sentry fought across space, trading devastating injuries as they tested each other's endurance.
• Luke provoked the Sentry into attacking again, then used his Bio-Force Field to delay him and crush his head.
• Luke recovered from the Sentry's Heat Vision and blasted the headless body, believing the Sentry was dead.
• The Sentry absorbed Superman's energy and transformed as red appendages and black tentacles emerged from his body.
• Luke sensed the danger and identified the entity as the Void.