Recaps

Luke returned after defeating Hydra and stopping its Valkyrie Project, leaving the Axis Powers without their secret weapon. In Berlin, the Fuhrer learned that a new Aryan Superman named Marcus Jung had defeated the Soviet forces and renewed his hopes for victory.

• Carter told Colonel Phillips that Commodore Cavill had defeated Red Skull, and the control tower celebrated the victory.
• Luke landed with Dr. Zola and the Tesseract, told Colonel Phillips that Red Skull had jumped from the plane, and reunited with Rogers and Carter.
• The Fuhrer learned that Hydra had fallen and, believing the war lost, prepared to kill himself after Eva poisoned herself.
• A soldier interrupted the Fuhrer with news that Saint General had created the Aryan Superman, Marcus Jung, who had defeated the Soviet forces.
• The Fuhrer abandoned his suicide attempt, ordered Saint General to bring Marcus Jung to him, and vowed that the Third Reich would rule the world.

Luke learned that three Axis Powers Super Soldiers had devastated the Soviet assault on Berlin, then met Churchill in London’s War Cabinet as the Allies sought his help. Churchill told Luke that nearly one hundred thousand Soviet troops had been captured and that the Allies’ hopes rested on him.

• Luke and Rogers read a telegram reporting that three Super Soldiers had routed Soviet forces near Berlin and forced many to surrender.
• Luke considered his recent gains and reasoned that the Axis Powers’ new Super Soldiers could not withstand nuclear weapons.
• Carter led Luke into London’s underground War Cabinet to meet with Churchill.
• Churchill told Luke that the Soviet Union had been defeated, nearly one hundred thousand troops were prisoners, and the capture of Berlin had been put on hold.
• Churchill declared that the Allied Nations’ only hope rested on Commodore Cavill.

Luke agreed to rescue Stephanie, an MI6 agent carrying intelligence about the Axis Powers’ Aryan Supermen, in exchange for sharing the technology with the Strategic Scientific Reserve. In Berlin, Saint General learned that the escaped Norwegian scientist Freya was a British agent and sent Siegfried to meet the Fuhrer while he pursued her.

• The British Prime Minister told Luke that MI6 agent Stephanie had warned the Allies about the Aryan Supermen before going missing, and asked him to rescue her.
• Luke agreed to the mission on the condition that the Axis Powers’ Superman technology be shared with the Strategic Scientific Reserve, and said he would set out immediately.
• The Berlin Liaison Officer summoned Saint General to meet the Fuhrer, but Saint General revealed that Freya had escaped from the factory producing Wardun’s Blood and was a British undercover agent.
• Saint General insisted that capturing Freya mattered more than meeting the Fuhrer, then ordered Siegfried to meet him in his place and show the Fuhrer a perfect Aryan.

Stephanie fled German pursuers through a forest of starving refugees, carrying secret information about Berlin’s Aryan Superman, and reached a British position only to be attacked by a Tank-class superhuman. A tall stranger appeared to protect her and stepped out to face the German soldier, saying the Aryan Superman was exactly who he had been looking for.

• Stephanie hit a refugee with her motorcycle and fired her MP40 to clear a path through the crowd.
• German soldiers pursuing Stephanie shot refugees who blocked them as they raced after her.
• Stephanie reached a British position, identified herself as an MI6 agent, and was attacked by a German Tank-class Aryan Superman.
• The German superhuman destroyed the British tank and killed soldiers while Stephanie tried to shoot him with a Springfield rifle.
• A tall stranger appeared behind Stephanie, reassured her, and went out to confront the Aryan Superman.

Luke confronted Julian, a modified German soldier who called himself an Aryan Superman, and defeated him despite Julian's powerful energy attack. Luke survived with only a minor injury, while Julian was left powerless and in his grasp.

• Julian mocked Luke's build and boasted that killing the Allied Superman would earn him a reward from the Fuhrer.
• Luke asked Stephanie about the strength of Tank-class Aryan Supermen and learned that Battleship-class Supermen were even more dangerous.
• Luke struck Julian so hard that he shattered both of Julian's arms, then forced him to his knees.
• Julian released a powerful energy sphere that engulfed Luke, leading Stephanie to believe the rescue mission had failed.
• Luke emerged nearly unhurt in steel-like armor, seized the exhausted Julian, and mocked his claim to be a Superman.

Luke killed the Tank-class Julian and brought Stephanie safely back to London, where she revealed the Aryan Supermen’s weaknesses and offered to help the Allies create their own Superman. The Prime Minister learned that she had brought Wardun’s Blood, while Saint General ordered the German project relocated and its test subjects eliminated.

• Luke assessed Julian’s abilities, killed him, and learned that Tank-class Aryan Supermen weakened after releasing their energy.
• Stephanie warned Luke that Battleship-class units were far stronger, and he escorted her back to the Allied Nations.
• Saint General called off the pursuit, concluded the Allies might have captured the project’s core technology, and ordered its materials and researchers transferred to a second base.
• In London, Stephanie told the Prime Minister that Aryan Supermen had limits on how long they could fight and explained their weaknesses.
• Stephanie offered to help the Allies create a Superman and opened her briefcase to reveal documents and Wardun’s Blood.

Stephanie revealed that Wardun's Blood powered the Aryan Superman project and traced its origins to ancient Brood technology discovered in Egyptian ruins. She left Luke and the Prime Minister confronting the revelation that Imhotep had fought the alien creatures in antiquity.

• Stephanie explained that Wardun's Blood was grown through fermentation, and said she had destroyed the facility's containers, though Saint General likely retained reserves.
• Stephanie told Luke and the Prime Minister that the Germans developed the Aryan Superman project after finding an ancient document written in an extraterrestrial language.
• Stephanie explained that Ahnenerbe researchers had uncovered ruins in Egypt and records describing Imhotep's fight against the Brood.
• Stephanie said Wardun's Blood was Brood technology used to transform beasts into war machines, prompting the Prime Minister to drink several glasses of gin.
• Luke recognized Imhotep as an Egyptian pharaoh and pyramid designer, and Stephanie described him as a warrior who led the Egyptians in driving the Brood from Earth.

Luke learned that the Third Reich’s Aryan Superman program had inherited ancient biological modification technology and proposed a way for the Allies to screen candidates. The Prime Minister appointed Luke to lead the Strategic Scientific Reserve as the Allies prepared to develop their own enhanced soldiers.

• Luke recognized Imhotep as an ancient hero whose technology had inspired the Saint Shield Brotherhood and traced the Third Reich’s research to the Brood insectoids.
• Stephanie explained that the Germans had created Wardun’s Blood and used brutal testing to produce several hundred Tank-class and three Battleship-class Aryan Supermen.
• The Prime Minister asked Luke about the threat, and Luke suggested studying Wardun’s Blood and using Stephanie’s red crystal to identify suitable soldiers.
• The Prime Minister arranged to recall the Strategic Scientific Reserve and appointed Luke to lead it.
• Luke and the Prime Minister professed their shared commitment to world peace.

The Fuhrer celebrated the Aryan Supermen’s power and confronted Saint General over hiding the project and criticizing his leadership. When the Fuhrer ordered Siegfried to kill Saint General, Siegfried instead turned his attack on the Fuhrer.

• The Fuhrer awoke in the Reichstag and praised Siegfried while recalling how he had ordered tens of thousands of Soviet prisoners killed to test the Aryan Superman.
• Siegfried told the Fuhrer that Saint General was returning after failing to catch a British spy, and the Fuhrer summoned him for an audience.
• Saint General revealed that the Aryan Superman project had begun nearly a year earlier and explained that he had waited until the units could fight in groups.
• The Fuhrer angrily dismissed Saint General after he accused the Fuhrer of misusing the super soldiers and declared that the Third Reich needed a better leader.
• The Fuhrer ordered Siegfried to kill Saint General, but Siegfried turned toward the Fuhrer and fired dazzling light from his eyes.

Luke told the Strategic Scientific Reserve that the Third Reich had created Aryan Supermen using advanced technology, and that the Allies were developing their own Supermen to oppose them. He left Steve Rogers with a chance to contribute by asking whether he wanted to become stronger.

• Colonel Phillips arrived at Bletchley Manor and learned that Allied Command had placed the Strategic Scientific Reserve under Luke's command.
• Luke gathered Carter, Stephanie, Rogers, and Phillips and revealed the Third Reich's Aryan Supermen and the Allies' efforts to create Supermen using Wardun's Blood.
• Rogers and Phillips offered to fight, but Luke warned them that ordinary soldiers could not contend with Aryan Supermen and that reckless attacks would cause needless deaths.
• Luke asked Rogers whether he wanted to become stronger.

Luke warned Rogers that Wardun's Blood could make him stronger but carried severe risks, and Rogers chose to pursue the enhancement. Luke then reassured Rogers that their friendship mattered more than comparisons between them, and Rogers explained that he wanted strength so he could stand beside Luke when help was needed.

• Rogers admitted that he wanted to become stronger after years of being compared unfavorably to Luke.
• Luke explained the dangers and low success rate of Wardun's Blood, but Rogers said he had made up his mind to become a candidate for the Allied Superman project.
• After a long Strategic Scientific Reserve meeting, Luke asked Rogers to stay and talked with him about Margie and their correspondence.
• Luke told Rogers that Dr. Erskine had valued him and admitted that he had no desire to become a conventional hero.
• Rogers confessed that Luke's abilities had pressured him, but said he wanted strength so he could help Luke rather than leave him to fight alone.

Luke and Stephanie prepared the first recipients for Wardun's Blood enhancement while the Allies raced to develop their own Superman army. At a camp outside London, Steve Rogers underwent his first mutation and screamed in pain as Luke held him down.

• Stephanie warned Luke that enhancement and training would take weeks, while Luke arranged for Dr. Zola to study Wardun's Blood.
• Stephanie suggested Steve Rogers might endure enough mutations to become Battleship-class and urged Luke to undergo enhancement, but Luke refused.
• At the camp outside London, Steve agreed to the procedure and asked Luke to look after Margie if he died.
• Stephanie pressed a grain of Wardun's Blood to Steve's forehead, and it burned into his body as he convulsed in agony.
• Luke restrained Steve in the reinforced chair while Stephanie said the first mutation had begun and hoped he could endure it.

Rogers endured a second painful Wardun's Blood mutation, while Luke saw how few test subjects survived the process. The Allies’ experiments remained far from producing reliable soldiers when Stephanie brought news that Berlin had launched an attack with all three Battleship-class soldiers.

• Rogers woke after his first mutation, ate glucose oatmeal porridge, and learned he would soon undergo another mutation.
• Luke told Rogers that 141 people had been eliminated during the first mutation, leaving only a small number of survivors.
• Stephanie doubled the Wardun's Blood dosage for Rogers's second mutation, which lasted more than two hours.
• Rogers finished the second mutation and learned that only eighty-two qualified recipients remained.
• Stephanie rushed into the tent and told Luke that Berlin had launched an attack with all three Battleship-class soldiers.

Saint General sought Guderian’s help to stabilize the Third Reich and plan attacks using three Battleship-class Aryan Supermen. Baron Strucker then pressured him to ally with Hydra, offering political support in exchange for an Aryan Superman, and revealed a loyal masked soldier as his latest creation.

• Saint General discussed the Third Reich’s military situation with Guderian, who proposed three offensives led by Sieglinde, Siegmund, and Siegfried.
• After Guderian left, Baron Strucker warned Saint General that the Allies had obtained Wardun’s Blood and urged him to strike before they could create Aryan Supermen.
• Strucker reminded Saint General that Hydra had imprisoned his opponents and helped him seize power, then demanded Hydra’s flags cover the Third Reich and asked him to create an Aryan Superman for them.
• Strucker presented a tall masked man who demonstrated his loyalty by shouting, “Hail Hydra!”

Baron Strucker persuaded Saint General that Luke Cahill was the Third Reich’s greatest threat and proposed trapping him before the Allies could create more Supermen. Saint General considered altering Guderian’s battle plan but remained undecided.

• Baron Strucker argued that Luke Cahill’s victories in Italy and at Klausburg had changed the course of the war and proved he could threaten the Third Reich.
• Baron Strucker reminded Saint General that Luke had rescued a female spy and caused the loss of Tank-class Julian.
• Saint General acknowledged Luke’s danger but pointed out that the Empire had three Battleship-class specimens and hundreds of Tank-class soldiers.
• Baron Strucker proposed ambushing Luke, then sending the Battleship-class specimens to attack London and Allied headquarters.
• Saint General hesitated over Strucker’s proposal and asked for more time to consider it.

Luke reviewed the Allied Nations’ worsening situation and asked Dr. Zola to adapt Wardun’s Blood to improve cellular energy conversion. Zola agreed despite the treatment’s lifespan-shortening side effects, and Luke demanded results quickly.

• Luke observed the modified soldiers training and learned that only twenty-six of the first three hundred subjects had survived three mutations, while Captain Rogers alone had endured twenty-four.
• Luke considered the German Battleship-class battle groups’ advances and the Allied Nations’ repeated defeats.
• Dr. Zola explained that Wardun’s Blood altered cells to store energy and that Berlin’s Aryan Supermen could release it through their eyes, but could fight for only eight hours.
• Luke asked Dr. Zola to focus the modifications on improving cellular energy conversion, and Zola agreed.
• Dr. Zola warned that using the abilities shortened a subject’s lifespan, while Luke noted that the cost would be especially serious for Rogers.
• Luke told Dr. Zola he wanted results as soon as possible.

Luke prepared to lead the Allies’ counterattack against the Third Reich while Captain America completed testing as a Battleship-class Super Soldier. After seeing Rogers’s strength, Luke ordered him to prepare for battle in Paris.

• Carter brought Luke telegrams from the Allies and the White House, and Luke correctly guessed their contents.
• Luke told Carter he intended to reorganize the Strategic Scientific Reserve after the war and was confident no rival could threaten his position.
• At the army camp, Rogers demonstrated his enhanced strength by destroying tanks, while Stephanie explained that she had made him a Battleship-class soldier focused on durability.
• Luke asked Rogers how his enhanced body felt, then told him to prepare to go to Paris.

Sieglinde’s force occupied Paris as the Third Reich prepared to bomb the city and use it to draw the Allied Nations into a final battle. As she waited for the Allied Superman to appear, she spotted Allied transport planes approaching.

• Sieglinde’s battle group occupied Paris after breaking through the Allied lines with little resistance.
• A Hydra officer told Sieglinde that Berlin had ordered the bombing of Paris to begin in an hour.
• Sieglinde threatened the officer until he revealed that Saint General planned to make Paris the final battlefield and lure out the Allied Superman.
• Sieglinde hoped to defeat the Superman and earn an Iron Cross, then waited for the bombing to begin.
• Forty minutes later, Sieglinde spotted several Allied transport planes approaching through the dark sky.

Luke led the Allied Colossus unit into occupied Paris to confront Sieglinde, while Baron Strucker prepared a plan involving Luke and Hydra’s Far Star Project. The Allies advanced toward the Arc de Triomphe, unaware that two more Aryan Supermen were approaching.

• Luke and Rogers landed in Paris with twenty-eight Allied Tank-class soldiers to attack Sieglinde and the Third Reich forces.
• Luke warned the Colossus unit to stay together and ordered them to retreat if they encountered Sieglinde, leaving her to him and Rogers.
• Baron Strucker told Heinrich Zemo that he suspected Luke had Inhuman blood because his powers exceeded those of an ordinary Super Soldier.
• Strucker planned to capture Luke and use him as a sacrifice for the Far Star Project, while treating the theory as something to investigate.
• Strucker revealed that two Aryan Supermen as powerful as Sieglinde were on their way to Paris.

Allied forces advanced toward the Arc de Triomphe while Rogers fought German Tank-class soldiers, and Luke encountered Sieglinde alone. Their battle began with Luke throwing Sieglinde into the road, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Sieglinde's squad fought a six-man Allied unit, killing one Allied Tank-class soldier before Rogers arrived and defeated two German soldiers.
• Rogers ordered the Allied squad to regroup while he moved ahead to face more German soldiers.
• Luke traveled alone toward Place de l'Étoile and encountered Sieglinde, the German Battleship-class soldier.
• Sieglinde attacked Luke with an energy blast, but he dodged and charged her with a powerful punch.
• Sieglinde caught Luke's punch and counterattacked, but Luke blocked her knee strike, seized her wrist, and threw her into the road.

Luke defeated Sieglinde in their fight, but German bombers attacked Paris and Rogers struggled to stop them. Baron Strucker watched as Luke suddenly flew into the sky on a green winged horse.

• Luke used Deathstroke's Martial Arts Master skill to overpower Sieglinde, who unleashed a devastating energy attack that left him with only a cut on his cheek.
• Sieglinde, exhausted and badly injured, revealed that German bombers were coming to destroy Paris and hoped to take Luke down with her.
• Rogers saw the Stuka bombers attack and ran toward the Eiffel Tower to find a better position for shooting them down.
• Baron Strucker told First Baron Zemo that Sieglinde's defeat strengthened his belief that Luke had Inhuman blood.
• Baron Strucker and First Baron Zemo watched in astonishment as Luke soared into the sky on an emerald-green winged horse.

Luke used a Green Lantern Disc to destroy the German bomber formation over Paris, then confronted three Battleship-class warriors. As Siegmund, Siegfried, and Sieglinde faced him, Luke launched the first attack on Siegmund.

• Luke created an emerald Pegasus with the Green Lantern Disc and flew after the Stuka bombers attacking Paris.
• Luke shrugged off machine-gun fire and destroyed the bomber formation, prompting Baron Strucker to order Hydra to withdraw with First Baron Zemo.
• Luke spotted Baron Strucker and another masked figure, then landed near the recovering Sieglinde as the disc’s energy ran out.
• Sieglinde offered Luke a place with the Third Reich, but Luke rejected her and encountered Siegmund, who carried the severed head of an Allied soldier.
• Siegfried arrived and challenged Luke alongside Siegmund and Sieglinde, and Luke charged at Siegmund to begin the fight.

Luke used Deathstroke’s combat awareness to overpower Siegmund in a brutal close-quarters fight, then challenged the remaining Aryan Supermen to attack together. The chapter ended with Luke advancing through the ruined street as he warned them they were running out of time.

• Luke dodged Siegmund’s punch, struck his abdomen, and slammed him face-first into the ground.
• Siegmund tried to rise and unleash his energy, but Luke pinned his head and endured the attack as his hand burned and began regenerating.
• Luke explained that he felt the pain but could disregard it through Deathstroke’s combat awareness.
• Siegfried and the other surviving Aryan Superman grew frightened by Luke’s apparent composure.
• Luke stepped forward and told the remaining opponents to attack together because they did not have much time left.

Luke and Rogers joined forces against Sieglinde and Siegfried, but Siegfried’s precise energy attack threatened to destroy everyone on the street. Rather than risk being injured and relying on his healing, Luke opened his panel and leveled up.

• Siegfried advanced with Sieglinde and declared that their odds had improved to two against one.
• Rogers arrived to fight alongside Luke, and Sieglinde immediately attacked him while Siegfried waited for his opening.
• Sieglinde battered Rogers after he blocked her punch with his shield and accidentally exposed her uniform.
• Siegfried unleashed compressed spheres of annihilating energy and explained that he planned to sacrifice himself to eliminate Luke.
• Luke decided to end the fight without taking the blast and opened his panel to level up.

Luke upgraded his Magic Superman template to LV2 and used his enhanced powers to defeat the remaining Aryan Supermen in Paris. After leaving Rogers behind to report the victory, Luke flew toward Berlin to end the war.

• Luke spent most of his reputation points upgrading to the LV2 Magic Superman template, gaining far greater strength and enhanced abilities, including flight and Heat Vision.
• Luke killed Siegfried with Heat Vision, protected Rogers from the ensuing explosion with his Bio-Force Field, and killed Sieglinde and Siegmund.
• Rogers admitted his disappointment at needing Luke's help, and Luke reassured him that becoming a combat genius took time.
• Luke told Rogers to stay in Paris and report the victory to London, then took off toward Berlin, surprising Rogers with his ability to fly.