Recaps

Sean and his allies stopped Ultron’s plan to remake humanity, while Sean set out for Nidavellir to prepare for Thanos. He returned with a complete Infinity Gauntlet and Eitri’s support, as Thanos revealed he was pursuing a greater power than the Infinity Stones.

• Ancient One became a Dimensional Lord, while Strange and Mordo rebuilt Kamar-Taj and Sean arranged a partnership between its mages and S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Reed joined Sean’s Nine Realms defense and space-base plans, and Hank Pym recruited Scott Lang to steal the Wasp Suit and destroy Klaus Technologies’ data.
• Ultron awakened, absorbed Jarvis, and attacked Tony before taking control of the Iron Legion and abducting Hank to help build a vibranium body.
• Tony and Sean traced Ultron to Sokovia, where Sean used Skynet and a backdoor to make Ultron doubt his freedom and erase his own consciousness.
• Sean left Wanda and Raven in charge of Earth’s affairs and traveled into space, reaching Nidavellir to seek a gauntlet capable of holding all six Gems.
• Sean healed Eitri and reignited Nidavellir’s forge, then helped him complete an Infinity Gauntlet and persuaded him to join the fight against Thanos.
• Ebony Maw told Thanos that Ronan had agreed to cooperate and questioned Gamora’s loyalty, while Thanos admitted Sean was gaining ground and said he sought a greater power to change the universe.

Sean claimed Knowhere, used the Earth Alliance Army to crush the pirates threatening it, and began turning the station into Earth’s bridgehead in space. As Earth reorganized into a United Government and the story shifted toward Reed and Susan’s wedding, the Nova Corps warned that Galactus had awakened and his herald was heading toward the Nine Realms.

• Sean reached Knowhere, learned that Peter Quill had the Orb, and set out to find him and information about Vormir.
• Sean recognized the Orb as the Power Stone, then watched Carina seize it and trigger an explosion that devastated the Collector’s center.
• Sean defeated Ronan, claimed the Power Stone, and used the Mind Stone to make Ronan kneel before proposing an alliance with Taneleer Tivan.
• Taneleer Tivan handed Knowhere and the Tivan Group’s resources to Sean, while Nebula agreed to help him if he eventually killed Thanos.
• Sean let hostile pirates gather at Knowhere, then John led Earth’s First Fleet to defeat them as Sean destroyed fleeing ships with a giant golden hand.
• Sean expanded Knowhere and Earth’s interstellar plans, while Earth’s leaders formed five regional unions and agreed to establish a United Government.
• Sean encouraged Reed Richards to stop overthinking his wedding to Susan Storm as Pietro and Bobby later detected a silver figure passing Knowhere.
• Nova Prime confirmed that Galactus had awakened and ordered the Nova Corps to warn Knowhere after Roman Daye traced the Silver Surfer’s route toward the Nine Realms.

Sean confronted threats to Earth and Asgard, secured the Soul Stone, and faced Thanos as the Beyonders attacked the multiverse. The arc ended with Owen Reece disintegrating Sean while Thanos declared him dead.

• Sean restored Silver Surfer’s memories, negotiated with Planet Eater, and learned that Thanos was investigating the Celestials’ extinction.
• Sean helped Thor defeat Hela’s forces and established Thor as king of Asgard, Loki as king of Jotunheim, and Hela as queen of Asgard and commander of the Pioneer Legion.
• Sean read Gamora’s memories to find the Soul Stone on Vormir, then sacrificed Void to claim it and reached the single-universe level of power.
• Sean confronted Thanos on Titan and killed the Black Order members who attacked him.
• Thanos explained his plan to break the cycle of scarcity and war, then summoned five creator gods as the Beyonders descended.
• The Beyonders killed Galan, Death, Infinity, and Eternity, while the Living Tribunal also fell and parallel universes collapsed.
• Thanos revealed that he had arranged the catastrophe to kill the Beyonders, then sent Sanctuary II into the rift and destroyed them.
• Owen Reece disintegrated Sean at the molecular level as Thanos declared that Sean’s end had come.