Wolf Man

Wolf Man Endgame

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**David Fang Patterson** is a fictional superhero born from a alien mother and a human father
He severs as the second Protagonist in the series and later on the Main Antagonist of the franchise making him the first Anti-Hero of the franchise.
A new Universes was born by the dark master with David renamed Arcane Masuemae as his Pride name that his past mother had given him after there departure to earth. later on in 2020 is now becomes a artificial machine of his suit in the mean time.

## Prologue

*The Dark Master* was a young Beautiful girl who become gifted with god abilities and in sense remain billions and trillions of years old still beautiful at a young age though she was alone and many days with nothing but a fire glooming in inside in emptiness She soon gave birth to a creation of her own image to create a guardian of her will despite all the corruption that took place and a hidden evil was there She created a tiny statue of a man willing to journey through the universe and went to pride knowing that husband and wife will take care of that child and soon will meet the child and watch over it as many times as she wanted despite every thing that she was hoping for her love for the birth of the child was kind as gave him a thoughtful thing as one day the two will be together and figh the ways of chaos and save the Universe always as it should be.

## Phase 1

On the planet Pride many use ago David Patterson was Born on February 20, 1998 by his mother originally his name
him Eternal Night because he was born in solar eclipse, his mother knew that the war between chroniclers and prides didn't bold well for any of both species. Arks (escape pods) were deployed as convexity orders every pride to escape the planet as fast as they can with baby David crying in her mothers arms as convexity escaped too as there planet exploded into dust with nothing to have encountering a planet of life was earth and its lonely moon while crash landing outside Chicago Illinois. A human figure approached the pair and the mother with its child began to wonder about this new human life span that they will adopted too or will it be to much to indore on what is to come with a alien and a human parents to be under any circumstances, but David new it was just begging for him. after years of growing his mother cared for him instead of his father who was ex-military of a terrorist group called the nsc.

During their time together, they fell in love and she shared details of her mission with him and showed him the Blue Lion. Some time after this, they conceived a child. Krolia wanted to name their son Yurak, but he suggested David instead. Eventually, more Galra scouts arrived, picking up on the Blue Lion's signature.

He helped Shari stop them by planting explosives on their ships, but he was injured in the attempt. Worried for his and Keith's safety, Krolia decided to return to the Pride and lie about the Blue Lion's location, as it was the only way she could keep them safe. Before leaving, she kissed Keith goodbye and left her knife with his father. In Krolia's vision, she sees a young Keith standing in front of a gravestone in tears and realizes that her lover had died at some point. His cause of death was revealed by his son in a flashback to have been due to going back into a burning building, where he was killed in action.

At a visiting for care of babies Tony Stark came out to visit with his iron man suit in not in destroying or causing any harm reading the names on each casket he read the name David Fang
Patterson he pocked him up and the David stared with wide eyes not knowing who this person was as Tony Stark rocked him back and forth David with thought of mind this is a guy who wants to save the world but sometimes at a greater risk that Tony Stark could even imagine

At the age of seven David Patterson was being trained by his father on how to overcome with fear and using it to overpower enemies especially bullies from school too as David felt different being human wasn't easy for him. In Alaska David was with his father climbing a tree and David need help, but his father told to over come fear in which David fell off the tree with a scratch to his hand, David knew his father wasn't the type for him But David will soon learn of his fathers secrets. Soon David will discover what it means to be a true hero in the eyes of a future city he will need to depend on the most to overcome with obstacles.

David Patterson extended many schools being picked on by other kids and realized that being different was very difficult to other people. his mother worried about him every day as David choose to isolate himself without emotion, Just then another kid named Gale wanted David to be his friend but David turned away as gales father in a wheel chair shook his hand introduce himself, David was willing to consider gale as his life long friend.

In December 1991, when Stark was just twenty-one, Howard and Maria prepared to go away for a few days and leave him alone, although his father remained skeptical about how responsible Tony would be while they were gone. Sadly, they died in a car crash in Long Island, leading Stark to become driven in grief for their deaths.[4] For a few months, Obadiah Stane took over as interim CEO of Stark Industries until Tony officially assumed the role shortly after. Sometime later, Tony's long-serving family butler, Edwin Jarvis, also died.

### Joining and Discharged from the U.S. Army

As things were escalating very quickly to David was old enough to join the military as becoming one of the elite private military members in the country, being assign under the orders of general Shaw, David went into big training were he wasn't fit to carry a rifle but peter acted as mentor wanted to help him to ensure his strength was at the peak of his game. David went through a bunch of series of hand to hand combat training with the general and still kept trying with everything he had to prove himself worthy.

Earning the rank of lieutenant, David was able to command several squad but was also willing to pick his teammates who have also joined in the military, Gale, Caleb and a new comer commander named Kara Karim as the squad was ready to steal the chemical weapons from the terrorists group known as iris. David ordered by Shaw was to retrieve the weapons at any costs by any means necessary.

As David withheld a position in Iraq, David met with Kara for a smoke break to talk about the front lines of the upcoming attacks that will occur during the second mass, but David knew that the weapons need to be retrieve at all cost agreeing with Kara to take a full split assault on the terrorists by any means and David took a watch post to look out to see if any assault were to be attempted. David and Kara were heading to towards a new target called the wolf as he was called but unknown to them personally.

### Joining the NSC

Before the events of the series, David was Exiles second-in-command, doing anything he was told. Under the Lord Commanders orders and killing 4 billion people. he helped to expand his fathers empire by conquering planets and killing hundreds of people. including many women and childern that he slaughtered

This loyalty was destroyed when, three years before the events of the series, the Lord Commander decided to put all his generals to the test by making them kill their own first born son. Avocato was the only one who refused, and was thus stripped off his rank. Lord Commander took Avocato's son hostage, so he could force Avocato to do his dirty work for him. Wolf Man had no other choice but fellow his fathers commands and int o given the only thing thhat he never had occured to him which is to save life itself.

Months after he was kicked out of duty from the army David soon found himself a lonely man with no identity to anything only to buy himself a apartment and get a restaurant job to keep his account job after a year out of that place David found something he instantly was taken by NSC group and later found out that his dad ran the corp. as part of the us military branch. David eventually took the contract and into becoming a private in the NSC, He grated his strength in the boxing arena with familiar faces of Gale and Caleb, He notice Kara returned her home to Afghanistan to continue the fighting and wrote David a aa thank you letter for him and the former squad that they were in the united states military.

After a couple of years David became Lt. Commander in the NSC into warning threats on to were they were coming from and a threat was being nebulized in a nursing home in Chicago were the NSC invaded with David learning with Gale and Caleb to get inside, one of the soldiers scanned there card as Gales father told Gale the Safety was on David wanted some answers on a man named Cholen as Gales father told part of his story to them that Terrorists were invading Niangua as for David it was nothing new.

Wearing full NSC military Gear with huds-up display and with future gadgets like anything he hasn't seen before, Robots were back up combats and David was the leader of the squad. David and Gale hung from a cliff with new advanced Nano-Gloves that could grip to any solid or wet Rock with a rope attached to them to swing in from ledge to ledge as both didn't realize that a tree was struck by lighting as they both had there rope stuck to the tree being pulled to the cliff, David was saved by Caleb in to telling him to cut the rope in which he did. David and his team skydive through the rain and invaded the area only to find terrorists in invisibility cloaks David and his team killed the terrorists only to quickly find out it was five Americans soldiers of the U.S.A. Despite this David kept his mouth shut and into countering the mission.

As David and the nsc capture colon with everything that had to be into the circumstances and everything. David had encountered many things like flashes in his head and wondering were his father would be in diplomatic towards him to be the ultimate solider and sometimes David only knew that he had a mission to complete for the best on of his names and for the sake of country and to concentrate.

David encountered colon on uss Obama and to interrogate him for answers But David only knew it was a matter of time before colon broke himself free and David and colon struggles with colon getting the upper hand but David with his master of hand to hand he launched colon into a window and the thr rest of the nsc captured him for his crimes.

As things start to escalate into the coming conflict, David put on some full body armor to help himself with an exo-suit attached to it as he and his squad race towards to find the bombs
a full helmet was provide for extra protection and David knew that he was there juggernaut. David ran with weapon blazing at the group only to split from his teammates he was hit by a shield to the head and he was encountered by his former military general peter shaw. David and pete circled each other, Gauntlets and Shield were ready as both traded blows only for peter to shatter David's right side of the helmet and David catching peter shaws shield to show amazing strength thank to the suit he was given, to petes surprise until the bombs went off as David and Peter escaped from opposite sides. as David was reunited with his troops in escape route had to be made until the us troops came David and his team ran until David heard a clicking sound of a gun and was shot in the back five times thanks to the protection of the suit David was left in the dessert until he called 911 into getting rescued by US Troops on a different Helicopter Back to word the Untied States .

### Hunting his Comrades

Ethan Hunt, while on holiday, is alerted by the IMF that someone has used his identity to assist Russian molecular biologist, Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich, of Biocyte Pharmaceuticals to enter the United States, only to kill him in a subsequent plane crash. Nekhorvich, an old friend of Ethan, had forewarned the IMF of his arrival, planning to deliver a new biological weapon, Chimera, and its cure, Bellerophon, both of which he was forced to develop by Biocyte, into the IMF's hands. With his death, IMF is worried that the virus is out in the open, believing that rogue IMF agent Sean Patrick Ambrose is responsible. IMF assigns Ethan to recover it. Ethan is told that he can use two members of his team to help him, but the third person to help him must be Nyah Nordoff-Hall, a professional thief presently operating in Seville, Spain, as she will be able to get close to Ambrose, being an ex-girlfriend.

After recruiting Nyah, Ethan meets two members of his team - computer specialist Luther Stickell and Australian pilot William Baird in Sydney where Biocyte laboratories are located along with Ambrose's residence. As Ethan and the others stake out Biocyte, Nyah gets close to Ambrose and begins to work him for information related to the Chimera virus. At a horse racing event, Ambrose quietly meets with Biocyte's CEO, John C. McCloy, and shows him a video of the Chimera virus affecting one of Nekhorvich's colleagues, taken from Biocyte, so he can blackmail McCloy into cooperating with them. Nyah is able to pocket the video footage long enough to transfer it to Ethan and his team, who learn that the Chimera virus has a 20-hour dormant period before it causes death through mass destruction of the victim's red blood cells. Bellerophon can save the victim only if used within that 20-hour window.

The IMF team kidnaps McCloy and learns that Nekhorvich had actually injected himself with Chimera, the only way he could smuggle the virus from Biocyte, and had all the known samples of Bellerophon, now presently in Ambrose's hands. Ambrose had forced McCloy to sell him the virus for £37,000,000 in exchange for the samples of Bellerophon. Ethan's team plans to break into Biocyte and destroy the virus. Ambrose, posing as Ethan, tricks Nyah into revealing Ethan's plan. Ambrose secures Nyah and prepares to raid Biocyte himself to secure the virus. Ethan is able to destroy all but one sample of the virus before Ambrose interrupts him, and a firefight ensues. Ethan learns that Ambrose is holding Nyah and stops firing, during which Ambrose orders Nyah to retrieve the last sample. When she does so, she injects herself with it, thus preventing Ambrose from simply killing her to get it. As Ambrose takes Nyah and Ethan escapes from the laboratory in the ensuing gun battle between Ambrose's men and Biocyte security personnel, Ethan starts a 20-hour countdown on his watch before the virus takes over Nyah's body.

Ambrose opts to let Nyah wander the streets of Sydney in a daze, intending to trigger a Chimera pandemic in Australia, and orders McCloy to effectively hand over enough control of Biocyte to make him the majority shareholder; Ambrose's plan is now to make a fortune when prices of Biocyte's stock skyrocket due to demand for Bellerophon. Ethan's team is able to locate and infiltrate the meeting, stealing the samples of Bellerophon while taking out many of Ambrose's men. Luther and Billy locate Nyah, who has wandered to a cliff side, intent on killing herself to prevent Chimera from spreading. As the two IMF agents bring Nyah to Ethan, he and Ambrose engage in a fist fight. With little time left on the 20-hour countdown, Ethan finally gains the upper hand over Ambrose and kills him, and Luther injects Nyah with Bellerophon. IMF clears Nyah's criminal record, and allows Ethan to continue his vacation with her in Sydney.

### New Life

In 2017 the government began using zombrex chips - a required chip that is placed inside infected people and administers Zombrex daily. This chip, however, also tracks them via GPS, which makes many refuse to have it administered.
During the events of Dead Rising 3, a nationwide pandemic of zombie outbreaks has caused human civilization to be nearly wiped out. [2] Contained zombies are accidentally released from containment starting an outbreak in Los Perdidos. Nick and other survivors must escape the city alive before the military performs a firebombing. At some point during the initial outbreak, Nick comes in contact with a trucker named Dick, his boss Rhonda, and Annie, an infected "illegal" - people who refuse to be chipped by the government

Nick is on the bridge outside the city heading towards a Quarantine Area to search for a way out of the city, but quickly leaves after finding the tunnel leading out of the city collapsed. After jumping to escape from zombies, Nick falls unconscious for a brief time, and wakes to find an airplane has crashed in front of him.

Nick soon makes his way through the airplane wreckage back to the Dilly Diner where his friends are taking refuge. While Annie and Rhonda argue about Annie being an illegal, Dick leans on a jukebox and turns it on, attracting the zombies to the diner. Annie leaves the group after Peter and his mother are killed, and Nick, Dick and Rhonda escape from the diner together and make their way to Rhonda's garage to plan their next course of action. Nick finds a walkie-talkie on a zombie who was a member of the ZDC and gets in contact with an unknown survivor named Jamie Flynt, who will frequently calls Nick about the events that happen in the city.

After defeating Mallon he escapes, and goes to find Annie. Nick finds Gary at the karaoke bar in Sunset Hills, holding Annie hostage until his boss arrives. When Nick tells Gary to let him in, he refuses. Gary tells Nick that he is tired of living a mob life and misses his ex-wife, Rhonda. He tells Nick that he must do him a favor or get rid of him before he will move. Nick and Annie Nick saves Annie.
Nick brings Rhonda to Gary, and in return, Gary allows him inside the bar to save Annie. After defeating all the zombies around her, Nick can help untie her and the two will have to survive until they can make their way back to the warehouse in South Almuda. Annie also tells Nick that her relationship with Red is over, since it was something that he seemed to be curious about. The two leave the karaoke bar and return to the airplane.
When they get there, Red leaves to search for other illegals. In the mean time, Isabela explains the history of Santa Cabeza and how Nick has the cure for the zombie virus in his blood. Out of all the orphans that her brother, Carlito Keyes, had infected, Nick is the only one who contains a cure instead of a virus. Red calls over to Nick, Annie and Isabela.

### Plotting Revenge

David encounters a widow Bounty hunter knowing that would she would help of his revenge on killing off much of the nsc as possible to his standards David gathered his belongings went off a massive killing spree with the widow and the two were evenly matched with how much guys that they had to kill one on one.

However, just before they have a final duel, the Immortal reveals a twist; it was Cross who killed Alyse, with the two lovers mutually agreeing that following the Code was the only way it could end. The Immortal was merely sent to kill Wesley, who was considered an abomination by the Code. After defeating the French-man, Wesley has a philosophical dialogue with the Immortal. The latter says that even though Wesley's parents were fanatics, they put their faith in the Loom, and that no great human endeavor was ever achieved without faith. Wesley has had enough, and fires the bullet with Wesley's name on it at the Immortal

### Return to Chicago

After resting in the hospital after the Betarayal of the Nsc David Return to Chicago at his motel hideout, Aiden went over to Nicole's house for Jackson's birthday. The exchange was relatively amicable, but then Aiden noticed Nicole acting distressed on her phone and hacked it, overhearing someone threatening to break into her house. After the call ended, Nicole hastily fastened the locks. Aiden expressed concern but Nicole told him that he can't fix everything and orders him to leave. Aiden then traces the number of the prank caller and pursues him. While in pursuit, he gets a call from Nicole, apologizing for her outburst and asks him to come back, and realizing what he's doing, insists that he let it go. Eventually, he catches his target and hacks his phone, learning that someone put him up to this. He gives the information to his DedSec contact, BadBoy17, in hopes of figuring it out.

### Becoming A Vigilante

Eleven months later, Aiden had tracked down Vega and interrogated him for the name of his employer. Vega claimed he didn't know their name and stated that Aiden was walking into something he couldn't handle. Aiden then raised his gun to shoot him, but the magazine was empty. Vega then attempted to attack Aiden, who subdued him with his baton. He then meets with his associate, Jordi Chin, who confesses that he purposely emptied Aiden's magazine and had called the police to cover up the deaths of several Black Viceroys. Aiden then leaves Jordi to take Vega to a secure location while he escapes the stadium

### Old Friends

After Aiden breaks into the CTOS center in The Loop, BadBoy17 is able to begin tracking down the source of the call. Meanwhile, Aiden has his first face-to-face encounter with Lucky Quinn while carrying out a Fixer contract for Jordi. BadBoy17 soon asks Aiden to meet him in person. Aiden agrees and discovers that BadBoy17 is actually Clara Lille, a female French-Canadian hacker masquerading as a male. Clara updates Aiden's profiler with DedSec level system hacks and initiates an official partnership between the two. Eventually, Clara pinpoints the source of the call to an apartment complex.

Aiden follows the lead and discovers that his former partner Damien is the one who ordered the harassment of Nicole. Damien tells Aiden to meet him. Aiden meets Damien, who is heavily intoxicated, and Damien reveals that there was a third hacker at the Merlaut job, other than Aiden and himself. As he was crippled in the aftermath of the Merlaut job, Damien proposes to Aiden that they become partners again. Aiden, however, rejects him, since he blames Damien's "going too far" for Lena's death, despite Damien pointing out that Aiden's own investigation on hitting a brick wall.

### Prison Infiltration

Troubled after his encounter with Damien, as well as the realization that he needs Damien's information, Aiden visits Lena's grave and reminisces about a previous visit with Nicole. Aiden is then alerted by Jordi that a gang member from the stadium incident, Raul Lionzo, survived, is incarcerated, and is likely to reveal Aiden's identity to anyone who wants it. After interrogating Lance Brenner, using Jordi as sniper support, he discovers that Angelo Tucci is planning to get Aiden's identity from Lionzo. Aiden eventually tracks Tucci down, after manipulating his niece Helena, and kills him before he can kidnap Lionzo.

In order to prevent Lionzo from revealing his identity, Aiden conspires with Jordi to sneak into Palin Correctional Center, the prison in which Lionzo is being held, and intimidate the gang member. Once Jordi had alerted his contact inside the prison to the plan, Aiden pretends to turn himself in. Once stripped of all of his weapons, although he was allowed to keep his phone due to a corrupt guard who owed Jordi, and placed in a cell, Aiden escapes. Aiden proceeds to sneak around the prison, hacking the security as he goes, until he finds Lionzo in the exercise yard. Lionzo, however, is led to the basement by some corrupt guards and beaten while they demand to know the vigilante's identity. After neutralizing all of the guards, Aiden threatens Lionzo with an extended sentence if he reveals his identity to anybody. Aiden then retrieves his gear and escapes from the prison.

### Family Threats

After the prison break, Aiden is again contacted by Damien. Needing Damien's information, Aiden reluctantly goes to a meeting place and waits for Damien. Instead, Damien calls Aiden and hacks the area's TVs to show himself in Nicole's kitchen. Enraged, Aiden arrives at Nicole's house and, after physically assaulting Damien, discovers that Damien has kidnapped Nicole, although Jackson got away, and threatens to kill her in order to blackmail Aiden into retrieving a hard drive which will lead them to the third hacker. Damien then gives Aiden a hard drive full of data from his investigation and leaves. Worried about Jackson, Aiden locates him by tracking his tablet's signal. After neutralizing the fixers chasing Jackson, Aiden joins his nephew on the train and arranges for Jackson's therapist, Yolanda Mendez, to take care of him until he gets Nicole back, although he lies to Yolanda and says Nicole is taking some time to grieve alone. Aiden is also alerted to a possible lead in finding Nicole as Jackson, using a drawing on his tablet, tells him that the men in the house were talking about Racine Boat Restoration. After hacking the CTOS center in the area, Aiden breaks into the boat restoration facility in an effort to find its owner, Robert Racine. After hacking an office computer and the security cameras connected to it, Aiden overhears a phone conversation between Racine and Damien and discovers that, while Racine did kidnap Nicole, he doesn't know anything of use. Aiden then kills Racine and gets in a heated phone conversation with Damien, who refuses to let Aiden speak to Nicole.

### A New Base

Upon returning to his motel room, Aiden finds a video in the flash drive Damien gave him; however, the file is corrupted. Already frustrated, he pulls a gun on Clara when she suddenly enters his room. Pulling it together, Aiden asks for her input on the video. Checking the file, Clara tells Aiden that the file is permanently corrupted, and he needs the original in order to view it. After showing Clara the IP address Damien gave him as well explaining his current situation, Aiden prevents Clara from leaving the room because he hears car screeches. Both take cover and Aiden detonates explosives in his room as armed men shoot at them through the window. Clara escapes through the back door as Aiden returns fire and detonates more explosives in order to remove all evidence of his investigation. After killing an attacker holding Clara hostage, Aiden defends her as she makes her way to her car, killing all of the attackers before reinforcements show up. Once out of danger Clara calls Aiden and arranges to meet him at a dock. Aiden also receives a mocking call from Damien who is indifferent to Aiden losing his entire network and simply tells him to solve his problem. Damien then allows Aiden to speak to Nicole. After reassuring her that Jackson is safe and trying to calm his sister, Aiden is cut off by Damien, who refuses to let them speak again until he gets results.

Having lost his base and all of his equipment, Aiden is informed by Clara of the Bunker, the first CTOS testing site which is a blind spot in the system through which none of Aiden's activities could be detected. Using a nearby surveillance camera's footage, Aiden discovers that a man named Tobias Frewer knows how to control the bridge to the Bunker. Clara informs Aiden of Tobias' history as a Blume employee and directs him to Tobias' Crafting Shop. The two visit the shop but discover that it is locked. After tapping into a phone conversation and tracking Tobias' phone signal, Aiden learns he is currently playing an illegal poker game. After neutralizing the Fixers also after Tobias, Aiden joins the poker game and identifies Tobias. Paranoid, Tobias flips the table over and flees, leading Aiden to give chase and tackle Tobias to the ground. After Aiden threatens him with his own gun, Tobias informs Aiden that the Bunker lacks power and, after some encouragement, gives Aiden the remote to the bunker's bridge. After telling Aiden to come to his shop if he After hearing that Maurice gave up some information to Jordi, Aiden activates the bridge to the Bunker and restores power to the island by activating the three generators scattered around it. Aiden then takes the elevator, disguised as a shipping container, to the Bunker. Clara soon joins him and the two agree to not divulge the Bunker's existence to anyone until Aiden completes his investigation. Together the two restore power to the Bunker and enable it to get back online. After tracking the IP address, Clara discovers that the address originated in Rossi-Fremont, the district where the Black Viceroys hold power.

### Getting Access

After hacking the local CTOS center, Aiden ventures into the Black Viceroys' compound and shuts down all three security terminals in order to make infiltration easier. He also discovers that the Viceroys had rerouted all of the CTOS activity in the area, something made more suspicious by Blume's lack of action in repairing the damage. Aiden also concludes that Chicago was drastically underestimating the Viceroys as a simple street gang when in reality they were smart and organized (a charade unbeknownst to Aiden was intentional). After hacking the CTOS tower in the Viceroy compound, Aiden leaves the district. On his way to the Bunker, Aiden receives a call from Tobias who informs him of an arms trade being orchestrated by the police

Upon his return to the Bunker, and after a brief discussion about teamwork with Clara, Aiden uses his CTOS access to look inside Rossi-Fremont's cameras to gain a deeper insight into their operations. He discovers that they utilize cross wiring and are heavily armed, confirming Aiden's earlier suspicion that the Viceroys are not a typical street gang. Eventually, Aiden observes Delford "Iraq" Wade emerge from a server room which requires a security card to enter, which is hidden in his dog tags. Aiden and Clara watch as Iraq meets with both his cousin, Tyrone "Bedbug" Hayes, whom he briefly threatens and a Chicago South Club member. The Club member puts Lucky Quinn on speaker. Quinn angrily questions Iraq over his stealing of Quinn's guest list, although Iraq dismisses it as a business collaboration. Once the call ends, a Viceroy explains to Iraq the meaning behind one of Quinn's phrases, angering Iraq, who proceeds to bash the Viceroy's skull in with the briefcase containing the guest list. Iraq then dismisses the henchmen and returns to his locked server room.

After witnessing these events, Aiden forms a plan to get inside the locked room. Theorizing that Bedbug is close to being eliminated due to incompetence, Aiden plans to blackmail Bedbug into sneaking into the locked room by getting evidence of him making his next mistake. Aiden also receives another call from Damien who allows him to speak to a significantly more calm Nicole after mocking him over his recent car chase, referencing his battle with the Fixers hunting Tobias.

However, Aiden reminds him that he's the vigilante, the man who cleans up "scum" like Quinn. Aiden then uses one last hack, shutting off the pacemaker and killing Quinn, while Quinn offers to "make any deal [he] want[s]." Aiden escapes the police forces after leaving the hotel. On his way out, Damien calls Aiden and is informed that Clara had tried to trade herself in for Nicole, unaware that she was previously rescued. Aiden realizes that Quinn intends to have her eliminated (hackable conversations imply Damien denounced Clara to the Club), and heads to the cemetery, where Clara is visiting Lena's grave to place flowers there. Just then, hitmen from the Chicago South Club locate her at the graveyard.

Alerted by T-Bone, Aiden races to her, but is too late to save her from being shot to death. After disposing of the hitmen, Aiden gives Clara a moment of silence, takes her flowers to put them on Lena's grave, before taking her phone. He listens to Clara's last voicemail to him. In it, she talks about first seeing Aiden and Jackson playing chess in the park, after Lena's funeral; and explains her reasons for helping him "heal" from Lena's death. The message ends with Clara saying that if they cannot talk when "this is all over", she can "at least disappear. That's something [she's] good at."

### Building Fear

When Bruce becomes a young man, he returns home to Gotham City from Princeton University, intent on killing Joe Chill, whose prison sentence is being suspended in exchange for testifying against the mob boss Carmine Falcone. Chill is assassinated by one of Falcone's henchmen, depriving Bruce of his opportunity. When Bruce tells his childhood friend Rachel Dawes about his foiled plan, she expresses disgust and gives him a lecture about the difference between justice and revenge. Realizing she is right, Bruce decides to confront Falcone himself, but the mob boss dismisses him as ignorant of nature of the underworld (Saying, "You're Bruce Wayne, the Prince of Gotham--you'd have to go a thousand miles to find someone who doesn't know your name!"), having his thugs rough him up. Realizing that Falcone is right, and that he cannot truly understand what he intends to fight as a wealthy playboy, he abandons his life at home, stowing away on a cargo ship and traveling the world for nearly seven years

20 years after the Wayne Murders, Bruce returns to a Gotham City that is mostly ruled by Falcone and begins plotting a one-man war against the corrupt system. He seeks the help of Rachel, now an assistant district attorney, and police sergeant Jim Gordon, who consoled him in the aftermath of his parents' murder. Bruce pays a visit to Gordon one night in disguise to establish communication. After reestablishing his connections to his father's company, Wayne Enterprises, Bruce is able to acquire, with the help of former board member Lucius Fox, a prototype armored car and an experimental armored suit. He augments the suit with League of Shadows armor, and a special cape that can become a rudimentary hang glider.

During his first night as Batman, he disrupts a drug shipment by Falcone, and leaves the mob boss tied to a searchlight, forming a makeshift Bat-Signal. He also disrupts an assassination attempt on Dawes, leaving her with evidence against a judge that has gone soft on Falcone in the past. While investigating the "unusual" drugs in the shipment, Batman is stunned by Dr. Jonathan Crane ("The Scarecrow"), who sprays him with a powerful hallucinogen. Bruce is rescued by Alfred, administered an anti-toxin developed by Fox and awakens two days later on his thirtieth birthday. The Scarecrow later poisons Rachel after showing her that the toxin, which is revealed to only be harmful in vapor form, is being piped into Gotham's water supply. She is saved by Batman. The police enter the asylum, and Batman escapes with Rachel in his tank. After administering the antidote to Rachel in his cave, he gives her two vials of it for Gordon; one for the detective to inoculate himself, and another to mass-produce for the city's population

Batman arrives at the "Narrows" section of Gotham to aid the police, who are engaged in battle with psychotic criminals set free from Arkham Asylum by the League. After saving Rachel, and intimating his identity to her, he leaves Gordon in control of the Batmobile to stop the elevated train that is being used to transport the vaporizer to the city's central water hub. Batman battles Ra's, then escapes just as Gordon topples the elevated line using the Batmobile's missiles, leaving Ra's to crash with the train to the groundFollowing the battle, Batman becomes a public hero. Bruce gains control of Wayne Enterprises and installs Fox as CEO, firing Earle. However, he is unable to hold onto Rachel, who cannot reconcile her love for Bruce Wayne with his dual life as Batman. Gordon, newly promoted to lieutenant, unveils a Bat-Signal for Batman and mentions a new criminal that, like Batman, has "a taste for the theatrical", leaving a Joker playing card at his crime scenes. Batman promises to investigate and Gordon mentions that he forgot to thank Batman for his efforts. Batman replies by saying that he'll never have to, as he takes off into the night.

### A new Icon

Upon receiving police reports that Gotham City Hall was being attacked by a group of armed mercenaries, Batman entered the building and defeated four of the assailants. After subduing the leader, he discovered that a woman in a catsuit had broken into the Mayor's office and broken into the safe. After defeating the last of the mercenaries, Batman chased her to the roof and fought her. During the fight, he recovered an encrypted drive she had stolen from the safe. As the thief made her escape, Batman tried to subdue the thief with a Bat-Stunner. This caused her to fall from the rooftop, leading him to jump after and catch her. The thief escaped by pickpocketing his Grappling Gun from his utility belt and using it to hang from a passing monorail.

After the encounter, Bruce returned to Wayne Manor, where Alfred performed minor surgery on his new injuries, and prepared for the fundraiser for Harvey's Mayoral campaign. After witnessing his speech, they talked about Bruce's absence and how he could influence the campaign. During the event, Bruce tried to convinced Wayne Enterprise Board members Robert and Regina Zellerbach into voting for Harvey and met conversation with Gotham Gazette reporter Vicki Vale.

After being informed by Alfred that crime lord Carmine Falcone had arrived, Bruce learnt that Harvey had invited him in the hopes that he would help get the strings pulled to get him into the Mayor seat. To this end, he was forced to welcome Falcone and talk with him privately in the parlor. During the conversation, Falcone tried to convince him to enter a partnership, during which he brought up Bruce's father. Regardless of whether Bruce chooses to associate with him or not, the meeting was interrupted by Alfred, which prompted Falcone to leave.

After the fundraiser, Bruce returned to the Batcave and began looking at the drive he'd confiscated from "Catwoman". Discovering it was encrypted, he set the Batcomputer to decrypt it and found that it contained information about East Side Docks. Bruce also searched up Catwoman in the GCPD archives, finding nothing about her but a few jobs within the city. Whilst talking to Alfred, Bruce learnt that his childhood friend Oswald Cobblepot had been at the fundraiser and made arrangements to meet up in his family's old park. Learning more about Cobblepot's criminal activities as "the Penguin", Bruce decided to go through with the meeting to discover why he'd returned.

Arriving at the allotted time, Bruce received a text from Oswald saying that he was running late. Whilst waiting at the statue, he was confronted by two muggers, whom he fought off with Cobblepot's help. The two conversed about their own pasts since their last meeting, particularly the Cobblepot family's collapse. They also discussed Carmine's attendance of the party, with Oswald showing his displeasure towards the crime boss, expressing his desire to see him fall. He then brought up that he was leading a "revolution" that would change Gotham and warned Bruce on the right side. Oswald left to organize the revolution, whilst Bruce received a text from Alfred about the Wayne Memorial Hospital press conference.

Arriving at the conference just in time, Bruce and Harvey announced their intentions to use it to replace the decrepit Arkham Asylum. During the conference, he received a text from Alfred, asking him to come back to the manor urgently. During the questions and answers section, Bruce was confronted about an account held by his father and Falcone, learning that Gotham's news establishments had received information from an anonymous source. Receiving many questions about his family's ties to Falcone's crime family, Bruce decided to leave and received a call from Alfred, who told him that the GCPD were raiding Wayne Manor.

Returning to find the GCPD officers in the middle of the investigation, Bruce talked to Gordon and learnt that the search had been approved by Mayor Hill. He reluctantly allowed the officers to take files related to his father's accounts and Wayne Enterprises. Gordon also left a copy of warrant with Bruce. After the GCPD left, he was met by Vicki, who offered to help him though the crisis and help his family's reputation. After they discussed possible theories on who may have released the information, Vicki asked Bruce to give a quote to defend himself. After she left, he and Alfred decided to confront Harvey about the warrant.

Meeting at Café Triste that evening, Bruce learnt that Hill had done this without Harvey's authority and began making plans to investigate it themselves. The conversation was interrupted by Harvey's date, Selina Kyle, who Bruce easily recognized as Catwoman from an injury he'd given her. After a brief conversation, Harvey left to rally damage control, leaving Bruce to confront her. Revealing she was aware that he was Batman, Selina tried to get him to hand over the drive. Bruce refused, instead offering to track down her employers. Desperate to no suffer repercussions, Selina reluctantly gave him the address that she was meant to meet them at. When Harvey returned, Bruce gave an excuse to leave and headed off to investigate as Batman.

Batman arrived at the address, a warehouse in the Gotham Docks, and discovered there had been a shootout between the GCPD and the mercenaries from City Hall. Using clues that he found, he deduced that they had been trying to steal containers containing psychogenic chemicals and had accidentally alerted the GCPD, causing the shootout. He also discovered Falcone's calling card, making him suspect he was responsible. Believing one of the men was still at the warehouse, Batman located and interrogated him about Falcone's motives. After finishing, Batman left the mercenary for the GCPD, though can remain behind to inform Gordon about his discoveries.

Returning to the Batcave, Bruce was confronted by Alfred for his use of violence. The butler implored him to use less violent techniques or, should he continue to do so, not to forget the reasons for becoming Batman. After the computer finished decrypting the drive, they discovered that it contained a complete manifest of Falcone's criminal empire. With the information they had, Bruce realized that he could now destroy Falcone's empire and finally arrest him. They discussed either giving the information to Gordon to help the GCPD dismantle the Falcone empire or giving it to Vicki so that the information was public. Depending on who Bruce decides to give it to, the following possibilities will occur.

If Bruce chooses Vicki, he will arrange to meet her somewhere outside the city. Thanking him for the information, they discuss whether exposing Falcone will help the city. They also discuss whether anyone would be able to influence the city themselves. As Vicki leaves to give the evidence to all media outlets, Bruce learns from Alfred that Falcone has been located in Skyline Club. He then leaves to confront the criminal as Batman.

If Bruce decides to give the information to Gordon, he arranges to meet him in one of the city's public buildings. The lieutenant thanks Bruce for giving the information, but tells him that it will not affect the investigation into his family. During the conversation, they discuss whether arresting Falcone will make a difference or whether another criminal will take his place. After Gordon leaves to return home, Bruce learns from Alfred that Falcone has been located in Skyline Club. Returning to his car, he then leaves to confront the criminal as Batman.

Arriving at the Skyline Club, Batman surveyed the area with a Bat-Drone, locating Falcone in his office. Deciding how to approach the situation, he entered the building and subdued the criminal's men. Eventually forcing Falcone out, Batman chased him to his office, disarming the security measures and destroying the room in the process. Interrogating the criminal, Batman learnt that the warehouse was actually owned by Falcone, along with the chemicals stolen. The crime lord also denied playing a part of the shootout. With the GCPD entering the building and Falcone refusing to answer any more questions, Batman has the option to either brutalize or arrest the criminal. Regardless of the choice, the crime lord revealed that the allegations against his parents were true. Shocked by the revelation, Batman fled as the GCPD arrived.

As he returned to the Batcave, Bruce listened to reports from different Gotham news outlets reporting on his attack on the Skyline Club and the family's scandal. If he chose to give a quote, it is used as part of his defense. Returning to the Batcave, Bruce confronted Alfred about what he had learnt and demanded he was told everything.

The next morning, Bruce returned to Crime Alley for the first time in years. Met by Alfred, Bruce learned that he had been aware of the truth and that he had hidden it so that he could grow up without his father's ties to crime. Alfred also admitted to almost left Thomas' employ but stayed because of his parents' deaths. Suspecting that their murder was linked to their connections, Bruce tried to recall the event to see if their was any link to their criminal ties. With Alfred's help, he began to recall more details, including his father demanding that Chill told Falcone was making a mistake. With this epiphany, Bruce decided to visit the crime lord in the GCPD to get more answers about his parents' involvement in his organization and the possible link to him in their murder.

With Harvey's help, Bruce managed to arrange to visit Falcone in the GCPD. Met by Gordon, Bruce was shown to Falcone's confines in the infirmary. During the trip, they discussed Batman's recent actions and the effect he was making on the city. Bruce also met Stg. Renee Montoya, who showed him her support despite the allegations against his family. Arriving at the infirmary, Bruce was left to talk to Falcone alone. As they talked, Bruce learned more about his father's operations with Falcone and how close the two actually were. When asked about his involvement their murder, Bruce learned that the crime lord was not involved. However, before he could reveal the true culprit, Falcone was shot dead by Montoya. Before she could attack any of the approaching officers, Bruce subdued her, noticing the blue veins on her lips.

With Gordon, Bruce escorted Montoya to one of the interrogation rooms. Waiting for Harvey, they discussed ways to handle the fallout from these events and theories why she would have killed Falcone. After Dent and Gordon left to handle the criminal's lawyers, Bruce investigated Montoya himself, identifying evidence that she had been drugged. When she awoke, he learnt that the person had mentioned a "revolution", leading him to realize that Oswald had been involved. When Gordon and Harvey returned from the conference, Bruce left to return to the Batcave and locate Cobblepot, briefly bumping into Vicki Vale as he left.

Upon arrival, both Bruce and Alfred discussed Falcone's death and how it would affect Gotham. They also analysed a sample of the chemical injected into Montoya and compared it to the one found at the Docks, finding that it had been refined into something more dangerous. Using the Bat-Drones, Bruce was able to triangulating Oswald using mobile traffic. Locating him at the Skyline Club, he left to confront him as Batman.

Arriving at the defunct club, Batman made his way through, subduing several of Oswald's men. Arriving at the office, he was greeted by Cobblepot and confronted them about Falcone's murder. Oswald confessed to playing a part in it, claiming that Batman had not gone far enough during their confrontation. Batman also learned of their plans to attack Mayor Hill and Bruce Wayne. When Cobblepot revealed that they had located Catwoman and deduced her identity, he left the building and ordered one of his men, Blockbuster, to stop the vigilante from following them. Thrown out of the club, Batman was able to escape death, but lost Oswald and his men.

Deciding to tip Selina off about the attack, Bruce arranged to meet up with her at the Stacked Deck bar in Otisburg. Briefly entering the conversation with another patron, he was pulled away when Selina arrived. After revealing what he had learned and asking her to help him, a group of Penguin's men arrived to attack them. Entering a bar fight, Bruce and Selina managed to defeat the group and left the bar before police could arrive. Hiding in an alleyway, they managed to avoid the police, sharing a brief moment together as they did so. Shortly afterwards, Selina left to escape via the rooftops whilst Bruce investigated a phone he had taken from one the men. Discovering messages from Mayor Hill to Penguin, he deduced that they had been working together. Deciding to pay him a visit, Bruce must choose whether to go as himself or Batman. Depending on the decision, the following can happen.

If Bruce decides to visit Hill as himself, he meets him later that evening, charming his secretary to let him in. Showing surprise that Bruce has decided to visit him, Hill is presented with an audio clip of him confessing his hand over of evidence of Bruce's family's corruption. Hill confesses that he has been working for Penguin, but claims that it was through blackmail, as Penguin threatened to attack that night's debate. He also confessed that he, Falcone and Thomas Wayne were indeed partners and had worked together to control organized crime. He also offers to tell Bruce a "family secret", if he cuts funding for Dent's campaign.

If Bruce agrees to, Hill reveals that the group also committed various civilians to Arkham Asylum whenever they refused deals or got in their way. He also reveals that it was through these means that they got the land to Wayne Tower, which formally belonged to the Cobblepot family. He reveals that they had sent Oswald's mother to the Asylum and that is why he wants revenge. Hill then gives Bruce some cufflinks that formally belonged to his father.

If Bruce refuses to, Hill begins to openly threaten him to keep silent and not to reveal anything that he had previously said. These also extend to Harvey and either Vicki or Gordon, depending on who he gave the file to. Hill then orders security to take Bruce away.

Regardless of how the confrontation goes, Bruce contacts Alfred and tells him to warn Gordon about a possible attack on the debate.

If Bruce decides to go as Batman, he confronts the mayor in his office and shutting down power to the room. Playing an audio clip of Hill talking with Penguin's men, the mayor tries to put blame onto the Wayne family and call security. Putting further pressure on Hill to answer, Batman learns that they were indeed partners and used Arkham Asylum to help their operations. Hill also lets slip that Penguin's desires to take revenge for his family, but security guards arrive before he can say anything else. Batman leaves as they open fire at him. Following the confrontation, he tells Alfred to warn Gordon about a possible attack on the debate.

Aware that Penguin intended to attack Hill and the debate anyway, Bruce prepared himself to head to the event as Batman. Investigating the phone further, he found plans for the Monarch theater, the venue for the debate. Setting up a feed of the security cameras, Bruce was comforted by Alfred about his knowledge of his father's activities. Whilst viewing the footage, he noticed that the images were not changing and that the timers were looped. Realizing Penguin that the feed had been hacked, Bruce quickly headed off to the debate as Batman.

Calling Harvey from the Batmobile, Bruce tried to warn him about the attack. However, Dent set aside these worries and revealed that he was distancing himself from Bruce to help the campaign. Harvey asked Bruce to continue to fund him despite these. Regardless of the choice, Harvey hung up for final preparations. Meeting Gordon on a rooftop overlooking the theatre, Batman checked the status of the task force and informed that security had been compromised. They were soon joined by Catwoman, who offered to help defeat Penguin in return for helping fight off the criminal's men. When Gordon revealed he couldn't contact his men, they decided to enter the building and investigate.

Finding the building sprawling with mercenaries, Batman found the bodies of the task force and witnessed Penguin take control of the debate. After defeating another group and freeing some hostages with Catwoman's help, they witnessed Lady Arkham's first public appearance and the declaration of the group's name: the Children of Arkham. Entering to the main auditorium, they moved across the rafters until they were able to fully view the stage. Before they could act, Batman was shocked when the Children of Arkham revealed footage of his father committing Oswald's mother, Esther Cobblepot, to Arkham Asylum illegally.

As the GCPD attempted to raid the auditorium, Batman took the opportunity to confront Penguin. He helped Vicki Vale, who he had been held hostage by Penguin, escape and fought Blockbuster. Though able to get the upper hand, Batman was distracted when Hill admitted to ordering his parents' murder, allowing the henchman to subdue him. After Penguin murdered Hill, Batman was able to defeat Blockbuster by beating him unconscious with a Bat-Stunner. and confronted Cobblepot, who now held Dent hostage. Despite his orders to stand down, the criminal shot at them, hitting and injuring Catwoman. With mercenaries surrounding her and Penguin attacking Dent with a hot spotlight, Batman is forced to choose between who he should save.

If Batman chooses to save Harvey, he grabs the light and tackles Penguin to the ground. After making sure Harvey is fine, Batman goes to help Catwoman, who has been further injured by the mercenaries. Though he is able to knock them out, Catwoman flees as GCPD open fire at them. Turning back to find Penguin, he finds the criminal has escaped.

Later, Bruce visits Harvey in the hospital and watches a report announcing that the Children of Arkham had released a list of people committed to Arkham unlawfully by his father, further damaging his family's reputation. Met by Gordon, he assures him that Harvey will be fine, but Bruce suspects that he will have some mental scars, as both he and Hill were injected with the same chemical used on Montoya.

If Batman chooses to save Catwoman, he knocks the mercenaries out with Batarangs and checks on her. With Penguin disfiguring Harvey, he knocks the spotlight out of his hands but is forced to stop when the GCPD open fire at him. As Gordon orders his men to get paramedics to take Dent away, Batman finds that Penguin has escaped, leaving only his mask.

Later, in the Batcave, Bruce listens to a report on the radio stating that the Children of Arkham, the group Penguin led, have released a list of individuals committed to Arkham unlawfully by his father. Bruce also checks on Harvey via surveillance monitor, though worries that he will no longer be the same. He then checks on Selina, having brought her to the manor to hide from Penguin and recuperate.

The week following the attack, Bruce visited Harvey in Gotham General to congratulate him for winning the position as mayor, by default. If Batman chose to save Selina, she will also come along but leaves, feeling partially responsible for his disfigurement. As they talked, Harvey expressed his regret in not being able to do anything and be helpless in Penguin's hands. He also apologized to Bruce for distancing himself away from him, believing that it had damaged their friendship. After noticing a light with a Bat shadow over GCPD, Bruce left to check it out as Batman.

Arriving, Batman discovered Gordon had used the light as a way of contacting him. Having managed to convince the GCPD to work with the vigilante, Gordon told him that Montoya had gone missing asked him to locate her. During the meeting, they learned that Dent had left the hospital to address the city as mayor. Contacting Alfred, Batman was passed through to Lucius Fox, who had provided him with improvements made to the Bat-Drones. Locating the two, he discovered that Montoya had ambushed a Children of Arkham drug convoy whilst Dent was under attack by the group. With this information, Batman must choose who to help. Depending on the choice, the following will occurs.

If Batman chooses to save Dent, he leaves for central Gotham whilst the GCPD assist Montoya. Arriving before the Mayor or his assistant can be harmed, he defeats the group easily and tries to interrogate the remaining member. Depending on whether he chose to save Dent at the debate or not, Batman will either be shown support or chastised by the new mayor. After hearing a Children of Arkham member warn the men at the deal that the GCPD are on their way, Batman heads to Arkham Island to help the officers.

Upon arrival, Batman finds that the shootout has already finished, with the deal going successfully and the Children of Arkham taking an officer hostage. After Montoya leaves, he informs Gordon that the GCPD radio system has been compromised. After hearing the lieutenant's voice on a mercenary's radio, Batman tells him to turn off all their equipment whilst he investigates how they've hijacked their frequency. Taking information from the radio, he passes it on to Lucius and arranges to meet him in the morning.

If Batman chooses to help Montoya, he leaves for Arkham Island whilst the GCPD save Dent. Arriving in the middle of the fight, he subdues the mercenaries with Montoya's help and destroys the chemicals. With Montoya safe, she apologizes for her behavior and actions towards him, which he can accept. After hearing a Children of Arkham member warn the group attacking Dent about the GCPD, Batman goes to help fight them off.

After arriving, Batman discovers that the attempt was unsuccessful, but that they had overwhelmed and held off the GCPD during their attempt. He also learns that Dent had beaten one of his attackers to death. Talking to Gordon, he informs the lieutenant that the GCPD radio system has been compromised. After hearing Gordon's voice on a mercenary's radio, Batman tells him to turn off all their equipment whilst he investigates how they've hijacked their frequency. Taking information from the radio, he passes it on to Lucius and arranges to meet him in the morning.

Arriving at Wayne Enterprise to meet Lucius, Bruce found Regina in his office and learned that the board have called for an emergency meeting to decide his fate at the company. She also promised that she will try to support him, as long as he kept in line and helped the company. After she left, Bruce made his way to Lucius' lab though the office's elevator. Lucius revealed that they have been using a back-door that he had installed in the network, which had been used by Batman to listen to the GCPD's coms. As he worked on a patch the Batcomputer, Bruce locked down the lab in preparation for his dismissal, observing some of the gadgets Lucius had prepared for him. After completing the task, Bruce then returned to his office in preparation for Regina's arrival.

When Regina arrived, Bruce learned that the board had agreed to remove him as CEO until the end of the scandal. It was also revealed that the person they had chosen to replace Bruce was actually Oswald Cobblepot. During the conversation, he learned that Cobblepot's criminal past had been missed in background checks. As he prepared to leave, Oswald broke a graduation present from Alfred in an attempt to agitate him. Regardless of whether he lashes out or not, Bruce was shown out and met with Lucius outside. The two discussed how this would only damage Wayne Enterprises' reputation further and whether Lucius should stay to keep an eye on Cobblepot or leave to continue work on new gadgets and tech for Batman. Whichever Bruce decides is best, Lucius promised to continue to help him.

Bruce returned to the Batcave, watching a news report announce his "resignation" from the company. Comforted by Alfred, they decided to investigate the monitoring capabilities of the Children of Arkham, using the patch provided by Lucius to do so. They also discovered that they had been able to cover Oswald's past as the Penguin up and investigated Arkham's systems to find evidence of Wayne's crimes. Upon discovering that City Hall can be monitored by the Children of Arkham, Bruce left to warn Harvey. After being let in, Bruce found him either on the phone to someone or fiddling with his mask. During the conversation, Bruce learnt that Harvey was considering more drastic measures to defeat the Children of Arkham and was developing a spit-personality from the drug's injection. Shortly afterwards, Harvey left for a photo-shoot, asking Bruce not to tell anyone about the incident.

Whilst reading the Gotham Gazette, Bruce noticed an article interviewing Lady Arkham written by Vicki. Deciding to get in contact with her, he and Alfred decided that it would be best to talk to her as Batman. Contacting her, they arranged to meet up in Cobblepot Park that evening. Though Vicki tried to conduct an interview, he instead tried to convince her to tell her about how was contacted by the Children of Arkham. Vicki initially refused, trying to get the his opinion on the group why he had not gone after Bruce Wayne. Eventually, she relented and gave him the address of one of the Children of Arkham's bases, at the Skyrail Depot.

Heading there immediately, Batman found a supply of the Arkham Drug and the body of either a Children of Arkham member or the kidnapped cop, depending on whether he helped Montoya or Dent. Using evidence scattered around the depot, he deduced that the Children of Arkham had improved their drug so that it would affect its victims when exposed to their flesh. He also learned that they were planning to disperse it in one of Gotham's busiest areas via a modified train. After being alerted about an oncoming train to the depot by Alfred, Batman hid in the rafters.

Discovering not only had a number of members of the group but also Lady Arkham herself, Batman also saw that Catwoman had been helping them to retrieve more chemical components to make more of the revised formula. After Arkham revealed her knowledge of his presence, Batman entered a confrontation with the group. With the train almost ready to leave, he fought the group members and tried to sabotage the equipment, only to be stopped by Lady Arkham. After taking a number of critical hits and being severely injured, Batman resorted to trying to destroy the train. With Catwoman's help, he managed to place bombs on the train's supports and detonated them before the vehicle could leave. With the plan foiled, Lady Arkham electrocuted Batman with a loose cable in retribution. Falling from the walkway, he was saved by Catwoman and fled the scene.

Taken to Selina's apartment, she tended to Bruce's injuries and offered him to rest there for the night whilst he recovered. After being acquainted with her cat, the two shared a drink whilst they discussed how their experiences as Batman and Catwoman. Deciding to try and seduce him, Selina makes a number of attempts to do so, the success of which depends on the choice made. Depending on whether Bruce romances Selina or resists her seductions, he either sleeps with her or spends the night on her couch.

Awakening some time in the morning, Bruce received a call from Alfred to let him know he was alright and the events. At his suggestion, he can look around Selina's apartment to learn more about her. Bruce can also retrieve the Grappling Gun she stole from him and one of her "catclaws". When a visitor arrived to see Selina, Bruce hid himself and his equipment. When he learned it was Harvey, his presence was revealed. Believing that they were having an affair, Harvey's split personality took control, compelling him to attack them for their apparent betrayal. Getting involved in a fight, Bruce was able to wear him down. After Harvey left, Selina revealed that she was going to leave, though Bruce can offer to stay with him at Wayne Manor. Receiving a text from Regina telling him to come to the press conference announcing his resignation, Bruce left to attend the event.

Arriving at the venue, Bruce met with Regina and was offered a position at Wayne Enterprises if he played along. As she set off the conference, Oswald conversed with Bruce, revealing his plans for the company and offered to tell him why Hill had arranged for his parents' murder. If Bruce listens, he learns that they were killed because his mother was planning to expose his father's crimes. As he was called upon the stage, Bruce can either follow the teleprompter or not. After finishing ore being taken off stage by security, Bruce took a place in the crowd and was met by Vicki. To his surprise, she injected Bruce with the Arkham drug and revealed herself to be Lady Arkham. Using its influence, Vicki coerced him into attacking Oswald, leading Bruce to brutally beat him before the audience.

Guardian of GothamEdit

Following his attack on Oswald, Bruce was committed to Arkham Asylum by Harvey. Upon first arriving, he was unable to recall anything and likely still under the effects of the drug. Eventually regaining consciousness/control, Bruce found himself still suffering from the effects of the drug, causing several brief moments of anger. After learning what he had done, the orderly let two inmates into the cell. Claiming to be victims of his father, they attacked Bruce and subdued him with a taser, given to them by the orderly. Another inmate came upon the attack and defeated the others. When staff arrived, Bruce was introduced to his psychology, Dr. Joan Leland, and given his saviour's name: "John Doe".

Taken to the recreation room, Bruce saw the failing state of Arkham Asylum and some of John's true nature. Upon arriving, John left to get the television's remote and gave him a key. Bruce can explore the rec room and interact with a number of inmates, including Victor Zsasz and Arnold Wesker. He may also try to use the key on a multitude of different locks, all of which he was unable to open, or hand it over to an orderly. When John returned, Bruce joined him as he watched Harvey address the city. If he tried the key on at least one lock, John will reveal that it was actually fake and merely a joke he played on him. As they watched the report, Bruce learned that was Harvey who had committed him and taken over Gotham through martial law. Upon seeing a report about Vicki Vale's apparent kidnapping, John revealed that he also knew she was Lady Arkham.

Having taken Bruce's interest, John revealed that Vicki was a member of the Arkham family. He learns that her parents had been murdered on Thomas Wayne's orders they threatened to reveal his activities, including his use of their Asylum. John suggested Bruce get released from Arkham by phoning someone to get him out, offering to cause a distraction if return for a favor. Regardless of whether he agrees, John caused a riot by cutting Zsasz's cheek and causing a psychotic outburst. With entrance unsecure, Bruce can either use the opportunity use the phone and arrange his release. However, he also has the option to help stop the riot. Depending on the choices made, the following scenarios happen.

If Bruce decides not to go through with John's plan, he attempts to help put a stop to Zsasz's riot. Though he is able to briefly restrain Zsasz, the serial killer is able to escape and attack. It is unknown what happens after this, though it can be assumed Bruce was knocked out or able to escape unharmed.

If Bruce decides to go through with the plan and get out of Arkham, he rushes to the phone. He can call either Alfred, to get his lawyers to let him out, or Gordon, to tell him about his drugging at Lady Arkham's hands and offer to testify. After finishing the call, Bruce sees John looking through the gates, telling him to "ask the Vales". Afterward, he is taken away by Dr. Leland and an orderly.

Some time after the fight, Bruce was questioned in his cell about the attack. However, the interrogation is interrupted by the arrival Alfred, who has come to pick him up. Despite Leland's protested, Bruce was able to leave the Asylum, briefly seeing "John" on the way out. If Bruce chose to stop the rioting, he will tell him to "ask the Vales". However, if he chose to go through with the plans, "John" will promise to see him on the outside.

Whilst returning to Wayne Manor, Bruce told Alfred about Vicki's true allegiance and what he had learned from her. Alfred informed him of what had happened in Gotham during his incarceration at Arkham and how public opinion on Bruce had changed. If Bruce suggested Selina left Gotham, he will receive a text message from her to make sure he was fine. Bruce received a call from Harvey, who threatened him and told him how he had been using the Wayne family's reputation as a symbol of hate. Knowing that it was personal, Bruce hung up when the drug briefly took over when the Mayor insulted him. Arriving at a roadblock set up by Harvey's enforcers, they delayed searches, leading to a mob of civilians gather. With the crowd getting violent, the enforcers offered to let him through if he bribed them. Unable to back up, Bruce can either agree to the bribe the enforcers or tell Alfred to drive through the barricade.

If Bruce offered to let Selina stay at Wayne Manor, she will contact him shortly this occurs, telling him that she wants to talk to him. Upon arriving, she reveals that she will be leaving the manor, in fear of what Harvey might do to her. Believing what happened to him to be her fault, she tells Bruce that she has "a few things to take care of" before leaving. When Bruce asks more, he suffers a brief fit of anger. When her car arrives to pick her up, Selina leaves, wishing Bruce the best of luck with his battle against Lady Arkham and restoring his reputation.

When Bruce returned to the Batcave, he ignored Alfred's protests to gets some rest and set to cure himself of the drug's influence. After taking a record of his blood and getting his own from the computer's record, they were able to synthesize a cure. After administering it, Bruce recovered quickly and set out to track down Vicki and her drug. Deciding to follow "John's" advice, Bruce tracked down the Vales to a house in Gotham Heights, deciding to investigate as Batman. If he asked Lucius to work for him, he will be given a new device called a Strobe Grenade.

Arriving at the residence, Batman discovered the corpse of Patricia Vale and realized they had been murdered, eventually find John Vale. Using evidence he found around the house, he deduced that Vicki murdered them to keep a something hidden, but suspected there was something personal about the attack. Upon hearing a noise, Batman realized someone might still be in the house and, using thermal vision, he found a boy hiding under the stairs. Talking to the boy, Batman was able to get more evidence proving that Vicki was hiding her chemical in the Vale's Water & Heating company warehouses. Moments later, they were attacked by a drone operated by Penguin. Able to destroy it with the boy's help, Batman waited for the GCPD to arrive, giving Gordon the information he uncovered. With a Bat-Stunner malfunctioning during the fight, he decided to return to the Batcave investigate. Whilst leaving, he briefly encountered Commissioner Grogan.

Returning to the Batcave, Bruce began his analysis of the device. Unable to find a hardware fault, they discovered that the Stunner had been receiving a low bandwidth message that caused it to malfunction. Realizing that Penguin was hacking his tech, Bruce asked Lucius to investigate how he had gone into his system. At the same time, Alfred informed him that Harvey intended to take over Wayne Manor and force them onto the streets. Deciding to talk to him, Bruce must decided whether to confront him as himself or Batman.

If Bruce decides to talk to Harvey as himself, he finds him on the rooftops of City Hall. Regardless of dialogue chosen or whether he saved him as Batman, Harvey refuses to negotiate. Bruce learns that Dent now believes himself to be a "strong leader" and watches as he orders his men to destroy the warehouse where the Arkham drug was kept. Deciding to kill Bruce, Harvey orders his men to take Bruce to Crime Alley and execute him. Regardless of his actions, he is knocked out and taken away.

As he is taken away, Bruce tries to talk Harvey's enforcers out of obeying his orders. Depending on dialogue chosen, Bruce might be able to convince one officer, but they are executed by the other. Before he/they can shoot him, Gordon arrives and guns down the enforcer(s). Agreeing that Dent has lost his mind, they talk about how to keep the city out of his control and whether to save or stop him. Afterwards, Bruce leaves to return to the Batmobile and suit up as Batman.

If Bruce decides to meet Harvey as Batman, he confronts Dent on City Hall's roof. Depending on whether Batman saved him, Dent will either try to negotiate with him or refuse to talk to him. Regardless, Harvey refuses to lay off his plans and orders his men to blow up the warehouse where the Arkham drug was kept. When Dent reveals that he had ordered Gordon to be executed for objecting, Batman threatens him to tell him where Gordon is. As enforcers gather, Harvey reveals that he has been taken to Crime Alley, prompting the vigilante to leave.

Arriving at Crime Alley, Batman saves Gordon from two of Dent's enforcers. Confronting him on how Dent got access to the information, he learns that he had blackmailed the information out of Commissioner Grogan. Discussing whether Dent can be saved, Batman give Gordon some advice on what can be done to take control of the city and GCPD. He then leaves to attend to return to the Batmobile.

Contacting Lucius for more information about Penguin's attack, Batman learned that Penguin was using a black-box computer to hack into the network. He was then informed by Alfred that Dent and his enforcers had arrived to take Wayne Manor. Believing that Penguin is hacking the network from Wayne Enterprises, Batman must decide whether to stop him or Harvey. Depending on the choice made, the following possibilities will occur.

If Batman decides to stop Penguin and the Children of Arkham from hacking his network, he tells Alfred to barricade himself into the Batcave and heads to Wayne Tower. Navigating the Children of Arkham defenses by himself or with assistance from Lucius, Batman is able to locate Penguin in the CEO's office. Confronting him, Batman either listens to the criminal's plans for Wayne Enterprises or use the distraction to plan out his attack. If the latter is chosen, this is unsuccessful due to the hack, with Penguin nullifying the simulations. Deciding to attack, Batman defeats the criminal's guards, but is thrown into the elevator to lab by one of the drones. As it descends, he is held within by Penguin.

Arriving, Penguin reveals the black box and places on a pair of experimental gloves. With his gadgets not working, Batman uses his skills and the lab's tools to fight the criminal. Eventually, he is able to defeat Penguin, breaking his leg in the process. After usuccessfuly interrogating Penguin, Batman destroys the Black Box with a hammer, stopping the hack and saving his tech. He then alerts the GCPD, leaving Penguin strung up in a stairwell.

If Batman decides to stop Harvey and his men from taking over Wayne Manor, he returns home to help Alfred. Though he tries to use his drones to plan out his attack from a distance, the hack causes it to crash. Deciding to confront Dent, he subdues one of the Mayor's enforcers and confronts him. Fighting the enforcers, Batman is able to defeat most of the enforcers. However, when Dent begins shooting at him with an automatic shotgun with Explosive Slugs, he is eventually injured and held by the enforcers.

As Dent prepares to execute Batman, Alfred shoots him with a rifle, causing Harvey to turn his attention toward him. Using the opportunity, Batman summons a cloud of bats using his suit's ultrasonic beacon, causing enforcers to let him go. Batman throws a Batarang into Dent's gun, causing it to explode and burn the mayor's left arm. He then fights and defeats Dent. With the mayor and his enforcers defeated, Batman hands them over to Gordon. After suggesting whether to send him either to Blackgate or Arkham Asylum, Batman returns to the Batcave, where learns that Penguin's hack is almost complete. With no alternatives, Bruce decides to cut off the Batcomputer completely, deactivating most of his tech and crippling his operations as Batman.

City of LightEdit

Depending on who Batman chose to stop in the previous episode, two possibilities will take place:

If Batman stopped Penguin from hacking his tech, he is called to the GCPD by the "Bat Signal" to save the officers from Dent's enforcers. Battling through the building with Gordon, he is able to stop and defeat Dent's men, using his gadgets and technology. However, after being caught off guard by one of the enforcers, Grogan sacrifices his life to save the vigilante. After learning that Dent is holding a number of hostages at Wayne Manor, Bruce decides to confront him, hoping that he could use his civilian identity to his advantage.

Returning to Wayne Manor, he is able to approach Harvey slowly. He may also be able to talk the mayor out of killing hostages, depending on dialogue chosen. Eventually able to get close to him, Bruce is either able to get through to Harvey, who tries to commit suicide, or turns his attention to killing Bruce. Regardless of the scenario, Harvey decides their fate with a coin toss. Grabbing the coin, Bruce can either it away, which causes Harvey to injury himself chasing, or pocket it, leaving the mayor indecisive. As Harvey is taken away by the GCPD, reporter Jack Ryder, whose life he had saved, promises to tell Gotham what he did and restore his name. However, a Children of Arkham member caught by Dent tries to make an attempt on Bruce's life but is shot dead by the officers. As he dies, he promises Bruce that Lady Arkham has not forgotten him and he will suffer retribution for what his father did.

Later, Bruce returns to the Batcave to begin an investigation into Lady Arkham's plans. As he arrives, he is greeted by Alfred, who tells him about the damage caused by Harvey and his enforcers.

If Batman chose to stop Dent from taking over Wayne Manor, he will come to Café Triste to stop a hostage situation perpetrated by the Children of Arkham. He is incapacitated by one of the anti-bat weapons and almost killed, only to be saved by Grogan. Though able to recover, he is unable to save the Commissioner from being killed, but incapacitates the mercenary. Whilst checking in with Alfred, Batman is confronted by one of Penguin's drones. Able to destroy it, he taps into the Children of Arkham's communications and learns that the criminal is setting up a trap in Cobblepot Park. Knowing he would be too vulnerable in the Batsuit, Batman decides to go as Bruce Wayne and tells Alfred to hand over evidence their files on Cobblepot.

Meeting Gordon, Bruce learns how the GCPD are pinned down, due to the number of drones Penguin's using. The two arrange a strategy for Bruce to distract Oswald whilst the Lieutenant slips by and destroys the transmitter controlling their gadgets. Whilst Bruce distracts Oswald, Gordon tries to slip by him. Depending on dialogue chosen, the plan goes successfully, with Gordon destroying the Black Box, or the Lieutenant is discovered, forcing Bruce to destroy the device by himself. During the ensuing chaos, he causes the statue of Theodore Cobblepot to fall, pinning Penguin down. With Gordon promising to tell Gotham about what Bruce had done, the two hear Cobblepot's warnings that Lady Arkham will take retribution on them.

Sometime later, Bruce works to repair the Batcomputer and restore his tech. He also prepares to be an investigation into Lady Arkham's plans.

Whilst setting up the investigation, Bruce talked with Alfred about learning the truth of his father and confronting Harvey and Oswald. During this, he learnt that Alfred had the opportunity to expose his father and that his mother also intend to. Regardless of his reaction, they decided to find and stop Lady Arkham's plans. Using Bruce's restored access to the Wayne Enterprises network, Oswald's tampering with public records and their knowledge of Vicki Vale, they deduced that she was planning to break into a known landmark, using the codes Cobblepot provided to the group. However, with Penguin now incarcerated, they would have to do the job physically, meaning that they would have to go to the landmark themselves.

Before they could continue the investigation, Bruce learned that Selina had broken into Wayne Tech's R&D labs and stolen a prototype gadget for him to use. Confronting her outside of Gotham, she returned the gadget. Bruce learned that she had been intending to break into Wayne Enterprises to steal it, and had gotten close to him and Harvey for that reason. Selina revealed she's leaving Gotham and claims she's nothing but a thief. If Bruce tells her otherwise, he can either bring up how she saved his life, fought with him or admit his feelings for her. If the former two are chosen, Bruce will have the option of kissing/hugging Selina goodbye. Regardless of his response, Selina left Gotham.

With the gadget retrieved, Bruce let Lucius know what has happened and received a call from Alfred, telling him that the Children of Arkham were attacking. Arriving at the manor, he found the parlor in a state of disrepair and evidence of a scuffle. Using evidence left from the fight, Bruce deduced that Lady Arkham had kidnapped him and found a network address amongst the scene. Following it, he found a recording from the Children of Arkham threatening to kill Alfred in his place. Gathering clues from the recording, they learned that he had been taken to the Vale residence. After receiving a Batsuit from Lucius, Batman set out to investigate the Vale residence.

Upon arrival, Batman went to the basement, where the video had been made. Finding the Children of Arkham had left, he investigated the area and discovered a false wall. Investigating the area behind it, he found a makeshift torture chamber. Realizing that the Vales had abused Vicki whilst she was in their care, he deduced why she had been full of rage and what had driven her to murder them. Bruce also discovered that Alfred had also been put through the same abuse, but had also left a message in chalk the same color as his tech. From it, he learned that Vicki planned to take over Arkham Asylum and release its inmates.

Informing the GCPD of what they had discovered, Batman left for Arkham. Upon arrival, he discovered that the Children of Arkham had taken over and were preparing to release the inmates. Locating Lady Arkham in the recreation room, he tried to convince her to step down and release Alfred. She refused and ordered her men to set the inmates free. Using either object in the environment or his gadgets, Batman incapacitated as many inmates and he could whilst chasing Vicki through the asylum. When the GCPD arrived and took control, Batman was able to track her to catacombs beneath the Asylum.

Continuing the chase, Vicki tried to justify her actions as Batman chased her, claiming she had been helping Gotham. As he avoided traps set up by the Children of Arkham, he finally found Alfred in an old underground chamber. As he tried to free him, Vicki intervened and forced him back. Realizing there was a close connection between the two, she threatened to kill Alfred if Batman didn't unmask himself. Depending on the decision made, two possibilities will happen.

If Batman refuses to unmask himself, he throws a Batarang at Alfred's restraints. Now freed, he attacks Vicki but loses his eye when it is blasted out with her concussion staff. With Alfred out of the way, Batman and Vicki fight, causing severe damage to the chamber and causing it to collapse. Batman eventually defeats her and rushes to help Alfred escape. Although he sees Vicki escaping and tries to capture her, a falling pillar prevents him from doing so. After watching her apparent death, Batman and Alfred escape as the chamber collapses behind them.

A week later, the two celebrate stopping Lady Arkham and the Children of Arkham whilst recovering from their injuries. If Selina left on good terms, Bruce receives a postcard from her. Alfred thanks Bruce for saving his life and stopping Lady Arkham from killing him. However, he finds it hard to get used to using only one eye, causing him to worry that he may not be able to continue his services to Bruce. However, Bruce promises to find a way of helping him.

If Batman decides to unmask himself, he does so, revealing his identity to Vicki. Unable to accept Bruce as a hero, she fires her staff at him, damaging his ear, and engages him in a fight. The two's fight causes severe damage to the chamber, causing it to collapse. Bruce eventually defeats her and tries to escape with Alfred. As they do, he sees Vicki try to escape and tries to capture her, only for falling rubble to block the way. After watching her apparent death, Bruce and Alfred escape as the chamber collapses behind them.

A week later, the two celebrate stopping Lady Arkham and the Children of Arkham whilst recovering from their injuries. If Selina left on good terms, Bruce receives a postcard from her. Alfred thanks Bruce for saving his life, but worries that, if Vicki might have survived, his identity would have been at risk. Bruce is also trying to get used to missing a chunk of his ear, though reassures Alfred that it adds "character."

Whilst watching the report, Alfred assured Bruce that they'll recover. Sharing a toast to either friends, peace or remaining silent, they saw a report about Gordon's appointment to Commissioner and how he has asked the powerful in Gotham to aside him. Suggesting to show his support for Gordon, Alfred advised Bruce that this could help rebuild his reputation. However, he also stated that Batman has as much power as Bruce Wayne, and going as the vigilante might show support from the incorruptible symbol of the city. Depending on which identity he goes as, the following will occur.

If Bruce decides to go as himself, he makes arrangements to make a speech for the event. Meeting before the event, he tries to reassure Gordon's doubts as Commissioner. If he unmasked himself to Lady Arkham, Gordon will notice the missing chunk of ear, which Bruce brushes off as having cut himself shaving. Gordon offers support following Harvey's fall from grace and tells him how his influence is more stronger after helping defeat either Dent or Cobblepot.

During the speech, Gordon complements Bruce for his actions and offers the billionaire to come out. As Wayne delivers his speech, he apologizes for his family's actions and announces his plans to put his wealth into helping the city recover. After announcing plans to either help fund the GCPD or to improve Arkham Asylum, an assassin attacks the event by driving a van into the crowds and at Bruce. Depending on actions made, he can help subdue the assailant. As the event descends into panic, Bruce stares, wondering who could have organized such an attack.

If Bruce chooses to go as Batman, he will meet Gordon in an alley as he prepares for the speech. Despite reservations he has about his new role as Commissioner, Batman encourages him by saying that he will do well. The vigilante tells him that he will support him, help both the GCPD and Gotham anyway he can. He can also give Gordon a message to pass on to the city. He then leaves just as Gordon tries to ask him a question.

Following this, Batman watches over the speech Gordon delivers, with him being said to be one of the many citizens to stand out for the city. However, an assassin tries to kill Gordon in the midst of his speech by driving a van at him, but Batman steps in and saves him. Depending on actions made, he can help subdue the assailant. As the event descends into panic, Batman stares around, wondering who could have organized such an attack.

In the weeks following the Children of Arkham's defeat, Batman began dealing with criminals trying to take over Falcone's turf. After helping the GCPD diffuse a battle between Maroni and Zucco's men, Bruce attended a fundraiser where he was confronted by Cecil Horton, a lawyer representing victims of his father. She revealed that the families of Thomas' victims were planning to sue him and Wayne Enterprises, handing him a notice of intent.

Discussing the claims with the board, Bruce decided to investigate the claims personally. Calling a meeting between former staff at Arkham Asylum, he learnt about his father's activities within the Asylum. Midway through the meeting, one of the former workers was shot, causing Bruce to call security and lead the others to safety. Slipping away and suiting up as Batman, he found a lone sniper had fired the shots, dubbing him as "Deadshot". Making his way to the site, Batman found that the gunman had fled and left a sniper rifle behind.

With GCPD arriving, Bruce attended questioning to obtain possible theories to the sniper's identity. Among these was the possibility that it was one of the families suing him, proposed by Regina, or a Wayne Enterprises board member covering their tracks, from Gordon. Believing the gun would bring him to the shooter, Batman interrogated a gunrunner to learn the assassin's identity. However, the hood revealed this to be a dead-end, due to the number of similar models were being shipped by various other criminals who were filling the void left by the Children of Arkham.

The following year, Bruce started investigating Rumi Mori, a Gotham based arms dealer, at his casino, The Virago. After hacking the criminal's phone, he tried to blend into the casino, briefly conversing with a woman. Upon seeing a man in a green hood threaten Mori, Bruce realized that there was something violent was going to happen. As the man, who Alfred had identified as the Riddler, murdered a security guard and took over the casino with a group of armed men, Bruce slipped away, subduing one of the thugs in the process. He may also tell the woman about gunmen before the attack and get her to flee with him. Upon escaping, she thanks Bruce and promises not to tell anyone about what she had seen. After ensuring the coast was clear, Bruce called Gordon to inform him of the attack and changed into the Batsuit.

Slipping back into the casino, Batman used his Bat-Drones to scout the area out and observe the Riddler and his men. After deciding to use the cashier's booth as an area to hide, he distracted the man near it and subdued him. Whilst hiding in the booth, Batman witnessed the Riddler place Mori into a death trap and ask him to solve a riddle. After giving advice to Gordon on how he should proceed, Batman made his presence known to the Riddler and subdued three more of his men. After defeating the criminal's second in command, he was caught off guard and held at knifepoint. With the Riddler and his men distracted, Batman called Gordon to go ahead with the attack. He then broke free of the Riddler's grasp and fought the criminal

After collecting a puzzle box from the statue's wreckage, Batman was talked to Gordon about Riddler's tactics and was introduced to Amanda Waller, the Director of the Agency. Claiming Gordon and the GCPD were loose cannons, she tried to convince Batman to work with her and the Agency locate the Riddler. Whilst Waller left to get a detail on Mori, she left two of her agents, Iman Avesta and Vernon Blake, to talk with him. Avesta gave him a psychiatric evaluation of the Riddler, though asked about why the criminal had targeted Mori and tried to learn about Batman's fascination with the criminally insane. She would then add his response to a psychiatric report she was writing about the vigilante. After Waller returned, she threatened Batman that he would have to cooperate with her and the Agency, to which he can respond to aggressively, tell her about the Riddler's puzzle box or simply grapple away.

Batman returned to the Batcave to observe the box. After leaving the Batcomputer to scan it, Bruce accessed information about both the Agency and the Riddler, learning about their past exploits. After the computer finished scanning, finding nothing lethal inside, Bruce observed it to find a puzzle, which he solved. With the box now taking the shape of a disc, he found a riddle, which he was able to solve. Realized that the box had become a music disc, Bruce played in a gramophone, hearing a message from the Riddler, and the box revealed a radio-wave emitter. Unable to work out what to do, they contacted Lucius and asked him to help solve it. As Bruce prepares to arrive at Wayne Enterprises, Lucius told him that his daughter, Tiffany, would be working for the company, that being her first day. After packing the Riddler's puzzle into the case, Bruce left for Wayne Enterprises.

Shortly after his arrival, Bruce met with Regina, who briefed him on the company's stock prices and inquired about the item in the case. As he arrived in his office, he discovered Lucius in his chair and showed him the Riddler's puzzle. As they investigated, Tiffany intruded on the conversation, showing a new drone she had created, which she gave to Bruce as a present. Upon seeing the Riddler's puzzle, she offered to help solve it, which he can either accept or decline her help. After she left, Lucius suggested that he brought Tiffany into his operations as Batman, believing that she would be more useful to him than he ever was.

As they left for Lucius' office, Bruce found Avesta and Blake outside, having come to talk to him. Letting Lucius leave to investigate the puzzle, Bruce was interviewed about his knowledge on "John", with Iman drawing attention to his connections to Vicki, Harvey, and Oswald; all of which criminals that had a close connection to him. When she accused him of a criminal, Bruce's response was cut off by the evacuation alarm going off. As Avesta and Blake left, Bruce received a call from Lucius, who revealed that he had figured out Riddler's puzzle. He asked Bruce to get Tiffany out of the building and stated how proud he was that they had helped make a difference to Gotham, which was cut off by an explosion. As Bruce looked out over his office's balcony, he discovered Lucius and his office had been destroyed completely.

Approximately a week later, Bruce attended Lucius' funeral with Alfred. After leaving some departing words, they discussed what he would do with the Riddler after the apprehended him. Bruce also comforted Tiffany, who showed signs of anger and aggression. Believing the puzzle to have been responsible for her father's death, she asked Bruce whether this was true or not. Regardless of his choice, she leaves to consult her family. However, if he tells her the truth, Tiffany promises to find out what they had been involved in.

As Bruce looked at Lucius' coffin, he heard John talking to Tiffany and making some inappropriate jokes. Pulling him aside to talk to him, John gave him a card and revealed that he had been discharged from Arkham by Dr. Leland. As the service began, John revealed that he had come to ask for the favor Bruce had owed him for escaping Arkham, regardless of whether he agreed to or not. He asked Bruce to meet a group of friends he had made within the time he had been out of Arkham, which he referred to as "the Pact". He also told him about the Riddler and how he was an "enemy" of John. When Bruce showed interest, John revealed that the criminal was operating in the East End of Gotham, though this information only came from rumors. As the service finished, John left to find out more information about the Riddler for Bruce. Bruce can install a tracker on John, which he seems not to notice. As he met up with Alfred, they decided to investigate the lead on the Riddler and inform Gordon of this information.

As Batman, he met with Gordon on the roof of the GCPD and conversed with him about the explosion at Wayne Tower and how Waller was affecting the department, along with how it could influence Batman's operations. They also investigated the East End and locations the Riddler may be, finally narrowing it down to a water tower on the end of 44th Street. Batman can ask for Waller to be informed, but she will be unable to attend due to meetings and a number of missing agents. When they arrived in the Riddler's hideout, the door locked behind them and screens directed them further into the lair. Batman found the body of Special Agent Mario Hernandez, who had been forced to take part in a puzzle to escape but failed. Using evidence within the room and Gordon's help, Batman learned what mistakes the agent had made and how he could avoid them. They also investigated Riddler's computer, where they found evidence of his deals with Mori and that Riddler had been in conflict with a criminal known only as "H".

After being able to find the final clues, Batman willingly put himself into the Riddler's puzzle and was able to solve it. After opening a safe, he found a homing missile inside. Scanning it, he discovered that it would be directed at specific radio frequencies, leading him to realize that it had been involved in Lucius' death. The Riddler then contacted him and Gordon, claiming to have been a victim of the Agency before Waller took over as director and that he had plans for them. He also mocked Batman with Lucius' death and told Gordon about his involvement. After they left the lair and told Waller about her agent, the commissioner confronted Batman on what Riddler said and whether he had any involvement, something the vigilante can confess to having some involvement or deny it. He then left to return to the Batcave and investigate further.

With the new details on Lucius' death now known, Bruce deduced that Riddler was planning to use the missiles to attack the Agency, by hacking its agents' phones and making them give off firing signals, drawing the missiles to their locations. He also deduced that he had solved the Riddler's puzzle box, but that the Batcave's scrambler had prevented the signal from getting out. He formulated a plan to draw Riddler's missiles away with Tiffany's drone, by duplicating the signal, and draw them away from Gotham, knowing the Riddler will fire them at the city if his plan didn't go through. Bruce then retrieved a sample of the signal from a recording of Lucius' death, so he could redirect the missiles and neutralize them from the agents' phones.

Deciding to find the Riddler, Alfred suggested that Bruce used Riddler's second in command, Eli Knable, who is currently in Waller's custody, but warned that doing so would endorse the agency and damage his reputation with Gordon. At the same time, Bruce received a text from John that suggested that he used Mori, as he had dealt with the Riddler and would have kept tabs on him, though this would show Bruce working with criminals and draw more attention from the Agency. Depending on the decision made, two possibilities will happen.

If Bruce decides to get Riddler's location from Mori, he leaves for the Virago as himself. After identifying at least three of Waller's agents, he meets with Mori and tries to get the information from him. However, with the arms dealer unwilling to talk with Waller's agents around, Bruce asks Alfred to draw their attention away with a false order to sweep the perimeter. When the agents leave, Mori reveals that he sold Riddler the missiles and a launcher, believing that he had been planning to use it outside of the city. However, he claims to have called off the deal after learning that the criminal asked for one of his biotech companies and learning that he planned to use the missiles within the city.

Knowing he is in danger, both from Riddler and Waller, he asks Bruce to pay for a flight to get him out of the city, offering information on the criminal's location in return. Bruce can either do so, leaving peacefully, or force Mori to give the drive, leaving him injured further and holding a vendetta against him. As the agents arrive, Bruce leaves and sends the information to Alfred, who locates the Riddler on a cargo ship called the Lady of Dublin.

If Bruce decides to get Riddler's location from Knable, he leaves for GCPD as Batman. After meeting up with Montoya, who asks that he should do it by the book, he is taken to Eli by Waller, who encourages him to use brutal violence against him. After Waller leaves, Batman tries to get the information from Eli, but he refuses, believing that the Riddler may reattribute it in a dire way.

With his fear for the Riddler clear, Batman can either use psychological manipulation, faking a missile launch signal to their location, or brutally beat the information out of Eli. Regardless, he will reveal the Riddler to be on a ship called the Lady of Dublin, which Batman gives to Waller and her agents. If Batman chose not to use violence, Montoya will thank him but warn that Gordon will not be impressed with him for collaborating with Waller. However, if he chose to use violence, she will scold him for doing so, something which Waller defends. Regardless, he will leave to track down Riddler to his ship.

After locating the Lady of Dublin, Batman infiltrated the ship and located Riddler on the deck, along with a number of the missing agents, including Avesta and Blake. After subduing the criminal and his men, he tried to free the hostages but was caught in a trap as he saved Iman. Riddler revealed himself to be conscious, having found a way to neutralize the Bat-Stunner used on him and unveiled the missile launcher. He then asked Batman to answer a number of riddles in order to save the remaining hostages. If he refused to answer even one, an agent would die, but answering them would fire a sonic blast at him and Avesta, which could kill her if used three times. Regardless of how Batman does, he was able to find a way out of the cage and subdued the Riddler. He also used Tiffany's drone to redirect the missiles into the river. Depending on what happened, the following will happen.

If Batman chose not to answer or guessed incorrectly for at least one, either agent's Blake and Patrick will die, leaving Avesta distraught. When he incapacitates the Riddler, the criminal will claim to have won, having forced Batman to kill and break his code.

If Batman chose to answer the riddles correctly to save the hostages, Avesta survives but is rendered deaf after the experience. When he incapacitates Riddler, the criminal congratulates him for defeating him but mocks him for harming Iman to save the others.

Revealing that he had organized the whole plan to draw a group's attention, having been thrown out after he had drawn attention to their schemes, the Riddler was shot with a poisoned dart and died, revealing that the group was actually "the Pact". Before he was killed, he also revealed to Batman that John Doe had been involved with his schemes. As Gordon and the GCPD arrived, Batman retrieved the dart and talked with Gordon about what had happened. Waller was also on the scene, placed the blame of the catastrophe on the GCPD and took over law enforcement in Gotham. Depending on whether Batman got information from Mori or Knable, Gordon will either be demoted, but promises to continue working with Batman, or cuts off ties with the vigilante, having rendered Eli unable to testify with fear or serious concussion.

As they discussed case details, Waller revealed that she had been chasing the Riddler to access the Pact, a group of the world's most notorious criminals. Batman also learned that former Arkham psychiatrist Dr. Harleen Quinzel was a member of the group and been involved with the Riddler before he was thrown out. Waller also revealed that she would like Batman to help investigate the Pact, along with her knowledge of his true identity; something which shocked him upon hearing
Due to his cooperation or out of respect, Waller promised to keep his identity secret, but as long as he helped her and the Agency track down the Pact. She also requested that Bruce used his civilian identity to infiltrate the Pact and learn what they were planning. Just then, a series of explosions went off through the city. As reports came in that the GCPD's arsenal had been hit, Batman left to investigate.

Upon arriving, he noticed that the warehouse had been taken over by men in masks similar to the Riddler's men and they had taken a mechanic hostage. After freeing the man, he confronted the men, only to have a cop's body thrown at him. The man who had done so was their leader, Bane, who challenged Batman to a fight. After being able to match Bane and defeat several of his men at the same time, Batman was quickly bested when the brute injected himself with a chemical element. When the mechanic sacrifices his life to save Batman, he uses the opportunity to try and defeat Bane, only to be defeated and left under a pile of rubble. As he falls unconscious, Batman calls either Gordon or Waller to save him. Depending on who Batman chose to contact, the following scenarios will happen.

If Batman chooses to call Gordon, the GCPD arrives as he regains consciousness. After letting them know his location, they are able to help him dig out of the rubble and tell him the mechanic's fate. When left alone with Gordon, Batman tells him about Bane and what he and his men stole. Batman also learns from Gordon about the attack on the Gotham City Brokerage and the items stolen. If Batman chose to side with Waller, Gordon expresses his sense of betrayal for what he did to Knable, but that he appreciates the vigilante calling him to save his life. Following this, Avesta or Blake (depending on whether Batman cooperated with the Riddler's game) arrives, tells him about Waller's reaction to him calling Gordon and advise working with Waller and the Agency. If Avesta was saved, she will thank Batman for saving her, though shows concern over what happened to Blake. If Blake was saved, he will voice his anger about not being able to save Avesta and blames himself for what happened to her. Batman then leaves, calling Alfred to let him know what has happened.

If Batman chooses to call Waller, the Agency arrives as he regains consciousness. After letting them know his location, they are able to help him left the rubble and get to safety. After learning of the mechanic's fate, Batman tells Waller about Bane and what was stolen. She tells him about the attack on GothCorp and that a number of chemical components have been stolen. As she leaves, either Avesta or Blake (depending on whether Batman cooperated with the Riddler's game) goes over to talk to him. If Avesta was saved, she will thank Batman for saving her, though shows concern over what happened to Blake. If Blake was saved, he will voice his anger about not being able to save Avesta and blames himself for what happened to her. Batman then leaves, calling Alfred to let him know what has happened.

Arriving back at the Batcave, Bruce received a medical check-up from Alfred and patched up his injuries. As he looked over the details from the other two robberies, he decided that it would be best if he followed Waller's advice and infiltrate the Pact as himself, despite the possibility that they would not trust him. Deciding to track John down, he either sends a text arranging to meet up or uses the tracker he had installed on him, finding him at the Stacked Deck. Despite Alfred's pleas to have him take an hour or two to rest, he left immediately, knowing that every second counted.

Arriving at the bar, he discovered John and another patron talking about him and Batman, with the latter ranting about his feelings towards them both. Mid-speech, he noticed Bruce whilst John offered to get him a drink. If Bruce installed the tracker on John, he will reveal his knowledge about it and scold him for doing so. After seeing a report announcing Riddler's death, Bruce asked John if he had any connection to what had happened, which he denied. Understanding that Bruce wanted to join the Pact, John revealed that Riddler was actually a member of the group, but both of them had never been able to see eye to eye about what they needed to do. Promising not to lie to him in the future, John offered a pinky swear, which Bruce can also agree not to hide anything else from him. When John's former patron, Willy, confronted Bruce, believing him to be bothering John, he can deal with him either violently or peacefully. Regardless, the two leave to meet the other members of the Pact. If he chose to save Avesta, he will notice her as he leaves.

After another member contacted John to let him know they were interested, Bruce joined him as he hotwired a car to leave for the next location. Upon hearing the passenger seat behind him open, a gun was pointed at his head by an unknown woman, who demanded to know why she should trust him. Regardless of how Bruce answers, he turned around to discover Harleen Quinzel, dressed as a clown.

As the two discussed his induction into the Pact, Bruce can make a number of claims, including a vendetta against the Agency, wanting to take control of Gotham or wanting to have some fun. Whilst John was away to get Harley a slushy, she also asked him about his relationship with him and, when he returned, left for Wayne Enterprises. When they arrived, Harley told him that for him to be accepted into the Pact, he would need to steal a Phalanx Key for the group to use. Agreeing to collect it, he left to get it for them, asking them to wait in the car.

After signing in at the security desk, Bruce found that Harley and John had followed him and knocked a security guard unconscious. After an encounter with Regina, Bruce took the duo to his and Lucius' secret lab. Whilst investigating, he discovered that the vault was locked and coded only to open to Lucius' thumbprint. However, using his phone and items in the lab, he was able to replicate one and enter, though asked that John and Harley wait in the lab. Whilst searching, he found Tiffany, who had discovered it whilst investigating her father's death and held the key in her hands. Depending on whether Bruce lied to her at the funeral, the following possibilities will happen.

If Bruce lied to Tiffany about his involvement in her father's death, she will scold him for doing so. Having seen what had happened to the guard, she refuses to comply and tries to escape with the Phalanx Key, but is caught by Harley. Whilst trying to negotiate her release, Bruce is forced to distract Harley, either by denying his involvement in the Pact or swearing loyalty to her and the group. Following this, they leave with the key and an EMP generator, which Harley had decided to take whilst they were in the lab.

If Bruce told Tiffany about his involvement in Lucius' death, she will confront him on the lab and vault, as well as bringing John and Harley to Wayne Enterprises. As John enters, Bruce asks Tiffany to give him the key and stay in the vault until they leave. Depending on dialogue chosen, Tiffany will either comply and hand over the key, warning Bruce not to trust the two, or tries to escape with the device, only to be caught by Harley. If the latter plays out, Bruce distracts Harley to let Tiffany escape, either by professing his loyalty to the Pact or by denying that he is not like her. As they leave, Harley asks John to bring an EMP Generator, which she had seen whilst investigating the lab.

Some time afterward, Bruce arrived back at Wayne Manor to talk to Alfred. The butler told him about the arrangements he had set up to shift blame away from Bruce but warned him about some of the events that had taken place, particularly with Regina and Tiffany. In the midst of the discussion, Bruce noticed the Batsignal and left to respond. Depending on who he asked for help, the following will happen.

If he asked Gordon to save him, Batman will find the recently demoted Commissioner on the roof. He is given information on Harleen Quinzel, including her efforts to help her father's philological health and his suicide. Waller arrives and asks Gordon to leave, during which he asks Batman about whether she has any information about him. Batman can reveal her knowledge of his true identity to Gordon, with him berating Waller for trying to take his secrecy away from him.

If he asked Waller to save him, Batman will find both her and Gordon on the roof, arguing about the use of the Batsignal to contact him. Making his presence known, Gordon is dismissed by Waller after an argument. If Batman took his side or stayed neutral during the argument, Gordon will ask the vigilante if she is blackmailing him. He can respond by either confirming her knowledge of his identity, asking Gordon not to get involved or refusing to comment. After Gordon disappears, Waller reveals a counter-agent to Bane's venom, suggesting that the plants it on the criminal.

After briefly talking about what was going to happen and the threat the Pact seemed to be, Batman received a message from John, telling him to go to an alleyway. After final words with Waller, he changed into a civilian getup and was kidnapped by men working for Bane and Quinn.

When Bruce regained consciousness, he found himself in the Pact's hideout and Harley and Bane arguing whether to induct him into the group or kill him. After John "accidentally" activated the EMP generator, Bruce was forced by the final member of the group, Mr. Freeze, to turn it off. After the group left to attend to their own matters, Harley asked him to follow her to her office. Whilst there, she apologized for her actions and asked Bruce for forgiveness. Believing him to be civil enough to work with, she suggested that he persuaded Bane and Fries to let him into the group, giving him some advice on how he could get their approval. If Batman received the information about Quinn's father from Gordon, he can talk to her about it. Though she initially threatens to kill Bruce, Harley admits to being impressed by him finding out about it.

Taking on Harley's advice, Bruce talked to both Bane and Freeze, with further help from John to get their approval. Depending on choices made during their conversations or actions, Bruce can either persuade them to let him into the Pact or is unable to convince them otherwise. If Waller gave him the fake venom, he can plant it on Bane during their conversation. After Quinn informed the group about their target is on the move, the group made a vote whether to inductor kill him. Depending on how well Bruce how many members Bruce was able to convince, the vote ends in a tie, in favor or a landslide for Bruce to join. He then left with them to get their job done.

After arming the EMP generator, Bruce quietly contacted Waller and asked for her help. Upon arriving, he discovered that the target was an Agency convoy and, at Bane's request, activated the generator, disabling the stun pistols on the agents. Leading the group, he and Freeze retrieved the item and loaded it onto an escape vehicle. As the agents tried to fight back, Waller told that she was going to let them take it and encourage him to leave with them. After seeing both Harley and Bane were engaging the Agency, Bruce has the choice to stop either of them.

If Bruce chooses to stop Harley, he joins her in battle and prevents her from killing an agent. After getting to the escape vehicle, they watch as Bane continues to engage the Agency and decide to leave him behind. Upon returning, Harley complements Bruce for "showing her a good time", but Freeze worries that Bane will get revenge for leaving him behind.

If Bruce chooses to stop Bane, he joins him in battle and prevents him from killing a number of agents. After getting to the escape vehicle, they watch as Harley continues to engage the Agency and decide to leave her behind. Upon returning, Bane complements Bruce for fighting alongside him, but John worries about leaving Harley behind.

As they opened the case with the Phalanx Key, Bruce discovered that it contained Riddler's body. He was also further shocked upon seeing Catwoman arrive with a component the Pact required.

Fractured MaskEdit

During the surprise meeting, Bruce and Catwoman were "introduced" by Freeze and were sent to copy Riddler's eyes with a retinal scanner. During the task, the two caught up on what had happened and how they had become involved with the Pact, during which he learned about her association with the deceased criminal. After completing the task, they witnessed the return of Bane or Harley and the latter's takeover of the group. When she announced her suspicions of a mole within the Pact, Harley challenged Bruce's allegiance, only for one of the men to back him up.

As the Pact began preparation for another raid, Harley asked to talk to Bruce and revealed a laptop that the Riddler had left in Harley's possession. Having found it plagued with a form of encryption, she tasked him with investigating the criminal's lair and finding information about the location of an Agency black-site, which was the target of their next operation. Though she told him to bring John along, Harley accepted his request to have Catwoman assist in the investigation.

Upon arriving, Bruce sent the two to investigate the front whilst he received a call from Waller. During the conversation, the director revealed that the EMP had put the Agency at a disadvantage and that she had not been able to communicate with them. Suggesting that he stayed undercover to discover their plans, Bruce signed off to help break into the site. After being discovered by a lone detective, Bruce was forced to either bribe, knock him out or let John deal with him. After the incident, the trio entered and began investigating Riddler's lair.

Whilst there, Bruce discovered another trap, left by the Riddler to hide some of his secrets. With help from John and Catwoman, he was able to solve the puzzle and find a hidden room. Entering with Selina, the two discovered a supercomputer, encrypted with the same type on Harley's laptop. After finding and inserting a decryption drive, they discovered that it was connected to the organization SANCTUS and contained files about Project LOTUS. Failing a retinal scan, Bruce removed the drive before the computer self-destructed.

Realizing that the laptop would have the same information, Bruce was handcuffed to a chair by Catwoman, who tried to escape with the drive. Though he tried to stop her, she was able to escape the room. Bruce broke free of the cuffs and followed, leading to a confrontation in the main room. After Catwoman managed to escape, her comments on stealing the laptop lead John, who had witnessed the fight, to realize that Bruce had told her about it. After fleeing the scene, the two went to Café Trisle to talk about what he had done.

After ordering drinks, including a coffee for himself, Bruce and John talked about his leak of information and how it could affect his relationship with the Pact. Although John was tempted to tell Harley about the information, Bruce was able to talk him out of doing so and asked for his assistance to steal the laptop. Having noticed him and Catwoman flirting during their fight, John asked for advice on how he can receive a similar reaction for Harley, believing Bruce could give him some advice. Depending on what Bruce advises he does, the following will happen.

If Bruce tells John to be himself, he gives advice on how to attract Harley's attention and getting her to know him. Nervous about the actions, he asks Bruce to go through a number of scenarios where he could talk to her. Midway through these, Bruce notices the Bat-Signal and makes an excuse to leave. After John promises to help steal the laptop and to pay for the drinks, he leaves to answer as Batman.

If Bruce tells John to try to manipulate her, he gives some advice on manipulating people and finding out their secrets. Afterward, John asks Bruce to answer a few mock Rorschach tests, hoping to find out more about him. Midway through these, Bruce notices the Bat-Signal and makes an excuse to leave. Depending on dialogue chosen through the tests, John will either promise to think about helping him steal the laptop or decide not to, though promises to pay for the drinks. Bruce then leaves to answer the signal as Batman.

Upon arriving, Batman found Gordon, who asked where he had been during the fight between the GCPD, Agency, and Pact. Having been suspicious of Lucius Fox's death, Gordon had looked into Wayne Enterprises and shared his belief that he had been involved with crime. After Batman denied these aggregations, Gordon brought up how he also believed Bruce Wayne had been involved, due to evidence and testimony from several people. After sharing this, Gordon asked Batman to arrest Wayne and told him about Catwoman's return to Gotham. Leaving to organize a task force to arrest the cat-burglar, Bruce was forced to decide whether to tip her off about the attack or let Gordon and his men arrest her.

Regardless of his choice, he discovered John on the rooftop, making shadow puppets with the still shining Bat-Signal. When he came to investigate, John introduced himself and offered to help retrieve Harley's laptop from her safe and dismantle the Pact. However, he asked for Harley Quinn to be spared, something which the vigilante can agree to. After offering advice to let Bruce help him, Batman left to rejoin the Pact as his alter-ego. During this left, John took a selfie with him, which he can allow him to keep or destroy the phone.

After arriving, Bruce noticed Bane interrogating the mercenary that had stood up to Harley when she had accused him of being the mole. Greeted by Freeze, he was told about the doctor's plans to use an ice grenade to counteract a fire failsafe in the black-site and showed him the test results on some of the Pact's men. Continuing to watch Bane's interrogation of the man, Bruce saw him fatally injure the man and watched as he died. Whilst Harley took control of the mole hunt, having seen Bane's treatment of the men, Bruce was contacted by John, who offered to get the laptop from Harley's safe.

When Harley came to talk to him about what he and John had found in the Riddler's lair, Bruce can either tell her about Project: LOTUS or deny finding anything. After watching John's attempt to offer her help in finding the mole, he talked to her about his influence on John and was warned not to interfere with him. Depending on whether he informed Catwoman about Gordon's planned attack, the following will happen.

If Bruce informed Catwoman about Gordon's assault, he sees John leave the office empty-handed and receives a text from Selina, showing her with the laptop. Deciding to track her down, Bruce informs Alfred about what had happened and calls for a Batsuit at the nearest location.

Shortly afterward, he confronts Catwoman on top of Gotham City Hall, where the two first met. After reminiscing about that event, Catwoman offered the laptop, only to pull away and try to escape. However, Batman quickly caught her with his Bat-Anchor and the two engaged in another fight. This finally ended when Batman managed to grab the laptop. Confronting her on why she had stolen the drive, he learns that Catwoman had hoped to get revenge on the Pact for their supposed involvement in Riddler's death. Batman offers a partnership, which Selina reluctantly accepts, giving him the decrypting drive and goggles to bypass the retinal scanner. Depending on the choice made, Batman can either investigate the laptop by himself or invites Catwoman into the Batcave, which she accepts.

If Bruce had not informed Catwoman about Gordon's assault, he sees John leave Harley's office with the laptop. Knowing he will give it to Batman, Bruce calls Alfred to tell him about what had happened and to send a Batsuit. Outside the Stacked Deck bar, Batman meets with John and receives the laptop. At John's request, Batman can teach him how to throw a Batarang and can let him keep one. Afterward, he leaves to return to the Batcave, with John promising to help him in the future.

Upon returning to Wayne Manor, he finds an injured Selina Kyle, having managed to escape Gordon's assault. Revealing why she had fled with the decrypting drive, Selina offers Bruce a truce to work with him in stopping the Pact, offering the retinal goggles and drive as an incentive. Depending on the choices made, he can either accept her help, receiving the devices from her willingly, or try to steal it from her, leading to her being injured further and fleeing. If the former is chosen, Bruce can invite her into the Batcave to investigate with him. However, if the latter is chosen, Alfred, having seen Bruce's actions, chastises him for doing so and tells him that he needs help. Regardless, Bruce returns to the Batcave to investigate the laptop.

After linking the laptop to the Batcomputer, Bruce used the drive and goggles to access the drive. If he invited Selina into the cave, she joins him in the investigation and can enter a relationship with him, if he chooses to. Leaving the Batcomputer to scan for any failsafe measures, he talked to Alfred in the armory, receiving a new version of his contact lenses and, if he invited Selina into the cave, why he did so. After the Batcomputer finished scanning, Bruce investigated the laptop to discover Project LOTUS was a biological weapon created by SANCTUS for unknown purposes. He also discovered the location of the black-site was underneath a business called the Bodhi Spa and had ties to the Agency. Calling Waller to confront her on this information, the two arranged to meet up in his office and he left to do so.

Upon arrival, Bruce found Tiffany in is office and was arrested by Gordon and the GCPD. As they were about to take him into custody, Waller and Avesta arrived and forced them to let him go. Afterward, Bruce watched as they dismissed Gordon and was allowed time to talk with Tiffany. Having called the GCPD for his protection or because she suspected him to be a criminal, Bruce told her about his involvement with the Agency. Asking to know why he had been involved, he can either not tell her or reveal he is Batman to her. If the latter is chosen, he shows her proof, including a video from Lucius showcasing a version of the Batsuit, and accepts her into the circle. Regardless, Tiffany left, giving him time to talk with Waller.

Waller revealed the Agency's involvement with SANCTUS and the potential danger the organization could be. She suggested that Bruce lead the Pact to the black-site and use them to fight SANCTUS whilst the Agency maintained the fighting. Though the plan would cost lives, it would reduce the damage caused if they were not kept within the perimeter. Regardless of Bruce's views on the plan, Waller suggested that he investigated the black-site so the Agency would know what measures they were up against.

Arriving at the location, Bruce investigated the spa from behind the alley, reporting his findings to Waller. During this, he noticed a patron enter a room underground and deduced that the lab was actually underground. After reporting this to Waller, he discovered that Bane had followed him and had also deduced that the Spa was the black-site, having learned about Project LOTUS from either Bruce or John. Having noticed Bruce's meeting with Waller and seen him leave without any worries, Bane suspected that Bruce was the mole and knocked him unconscious. He then took him to the hideout to meet with Harley.

After she gave an excuse why Bruce had been investigating the spa, Harley talked with Bruce privately, during which she asked his opinion on murder as a form of punishment. During the meeting, she revealed that the laptop had gone missing and had narrowed the possible moles down to two people: Bruce and Catwoman. She also threatened Tiffany's life if Bruce was revealed and left John to interrogate him. Seeing no other way to protect Bruce, John suggested that they pinned the mole onto Catwoman to protect him. When Harley returned, Bruce is forced to choose between either himself or Selina.

If Bruce chooses to blame Catwoman for the theft, Harley thanks him for telling her and he accompanies both her and John to watch her execution. Though he almost gets involved when she tries to escape, he is stopped by Bane, who tells him he will be killed if he gets involved. As the Pact place Catwoman into one of Riddler's "murder boxes" to keep her contained, after she destroyed one of Freeze's cryogenic chambers, Bruce is forced to leave her behind to help the Pact raid the black-site.

If Bruce chooses to blow his cover, he is taken to be executed by Harley and John. Placing him in one of Freeze's cryogenic chambers, the Pact activate it to kill him, despite John's pleas to use another form of punishment. As they leave to raid the black-site, Harley promises to harm Tiffany and leaves him whilst the cryogenic chamber freezes up.

What Ails YouEdit

Depending on who Bruce chose to blame for the laptop theft, the following will happen to him.

If Bruce chose to blame Catwoman, he joins the Pact as they raid the SANCTUS lab. Upon arriving, he helps Harley knock out the receptionist and leads the rest of them to the lab's entrance. Upon entering, he informs Waller about his location and helps the group with dealing with the lab's defenses. Bruce also takes over as "technical expert" when John fails to install Riddler's program into the system. He also reduces casualties by taking out a majority of the SANCTUS workers they encounter.

Upon reaching the lab, he is able to slip through into its doors and starts working to destroy Project LOTUS. After unlocking two of the terminals, Harley Quinn realizes he has betrayed them and orders the others to help open the doors. After unlocking all the terminals, Bruce activates the fire failsafe, burning the collection of samples. As he does so, the Pact break into the lab and turn their attention to killing Bruce, for his betrayal.

With Freeze and Harley extracting the virus, Bruce is forced to fight a venom empowered Bane. After being pinned against the wall, Bane tries to kill him by crushing his head, only for him to be distracted by John. As Freeze tries to escape with the vials, Bruce is able to stop him, only for Harley to smash the vials, save for one, and leaves the scientist in an airlock. As Harley leaves, the Agency arrives and subdues Bane.

If Bruce chose to take the blame for the theft, he is able to escape the cryo chamber by hacking the EMP generator with his phone. After escaping, he gives Alfred an update and summons the Batmobile to his location. After suiting up, he arrives at the Bodhi Spa, only to find staff and patrons brutally murdered by the Pact. After finding a living SANCTUS employee, he goes into the lab to stop the Pact.

After bypassing another door, he discovers Catwoman, who informs him about men guarding the other members. After hearing about what she had seen, Batman decides to stop the Pact. He can ask for Catwoman's help, should he choose to. After sneaking into the lab, Batman takes down the guards and confronts the Pact. After distracting them with Batarangs, he engages Bane and Freeze. Depending on whether Catwoman joins the battle, Harley either fights him or the thief.

After Bane injects Venom into his system, Batman is almost outmatched but is able to use Freeze's glove to disable one of his arms. After defeating the scientist, he turns his attention to destroying the virus incubator via either sticky bomb or throwing Bane into it. As Freeze attempts to flee with several vials of the virus, Batman stops him with his grappling gun, but give Harley the opportunity to betray her fellow members by shattering the vials, stealing the last one and locking the only way out. As the Agency arrives, Batman meets with Waller. If Catwoman was present during the fight, she thanks him for letting her help and escapes.

Following their arrival, Bruce/Batman watched as the Agency arrested Bane and cleared up the lab. In the middle of it, he told Alfred to contact Tiffany and get her to come over to Wayne Manor, to hide from Quinn. Whilst talking to Waller and Avesta, they conversed about the effects of SANCTUS and how they were going to find Harley Quinn. When Avesta suggested talking to Freeze, Bruce/Batman agreed to do so, despite Waller telling him not to. After she distracted the agent guarding the criminal, he took a bioscan of Freeze and asked about the Pact's plans with Project LOTUS. Freeze told Bruce/Batman about the curing properties of LOTUS and that the Pact had been planning to use them to cure their various problems, including Bane's addition to Venom and Nora's incurable disease. Revealing that Riddler had survived an infection with the virus, Freeze told Bruce/Batman about blood samples he had stored in the Pact's lair and asked for the temperature of the airlock to be lowered, to help combat his LOTUS infection. Bruce/Batman has the option to comply but leaves with Avesta to retrieve the samples.

At Avesta's suggestion, he investigated as Bruce Wayne, believing that doing so would prevent Harley from doing something drastic. During the ride over, Avesta admitted to having been the one who had told Waller about his true identity, which Bruce can forgive her for. If Batman had chosen to save her fellow agents, Iman's hearing aids are briefly interfered with by the car's passive security system. As they drove to the lair, Bruce learned about Harleen Quinzel's father and a hereditary mental illness which was present in his side of her family. Iman also shared her doubts about Waller, especially with her hiding information about the properties of LOTUS and giving up Riddler's body intentionally, and that she was considering leaving the organization.

Upon arrival, they found the Pact's lair to be empty, though there were traces of someone being there. Whilst investigating, Bruce found a skeleton key, used by Agency operatives, leading him and Avesta to realize that they had been there. Further findings revealed that Riddler's blood had been taken, including from the body itself, and bombs that had been created some time ago. Using the evidence, Bruce realized that Waller was planning to use Project LOTUS to blackmail the Pact into working for the Agency, planning to offer the virus to them for their services. She had sent the team to ensure that Harley couldn't retrieve the samples and make her desperate to cooperate with the Agency. Upon hearing a noise from her office, Bruce and Iman went up to investigate, finding a drunk John at the desk.

After waking him up, Bruce, believing he would know where Harley was, demanded to know where she had gone. After revealing she had been in the lair, John vented his frustrations towards Bruce, believing him to be responsible for Harley's betrayal and the others' capture. He also blamed him for giving bad advice to win over her affections. Eventually, Bruce was able to convince John to help locate Harley, with him leaving to find out where she was hiding. If he tries to go with him, John turns a gun on him and Avesta, before revealing it to be empty and escaping. Iman left to locate the samples of Riddler's blood, whilst Bruce sent Alfred a bioscan of Riddler's body and asked for him to simulate the effects of Project LOTUS if combined with his DNA.

When he returned to the Batcave, Bruce found Alfred lying unconscious. After helping him wake up, he investigated the effects of the LOTUS virus and discovered that, despite it curing all known physical problems, it would cause severe damage to the brain's chemistry and lead to various psychological problems. Realizing that it only caused more harm than good, he sent his findings to Avesta and talked with Alfred about the care he needed to receive. Moments later, Iman contacted Bruce to tell him she had located Riddler's blood in the Agency's cold storage and her intentions to destroy it. After giving her advice, he helped Alfred back to the Manor and arranged to get a doctor to see him. Depending on whether Bruce told Tiffany about his activities as Batman, the following will happen.

Whilst waiting for the doctor to arrive, Tiffany tells Bruce about the Agency reaching out after she called Gordon and the GCPD and that Waller had offered her a position in the organization. He also listens to her as she admits struggling to work at Wayne Enterprises after her father's death and that she believes that she will be able to change the world for the better if she does join them, despite their questionable ethics. Depending on dialogue chosen, she decides to accept their offer or learns that Bruce is actually Batman.

Whilst waiting for the doctor to arrive, Tiffany unveils some designs for a suit she can wear if she is needed in the field. During this, she reveals designs for a gun for Bruce to use, only for him and Alfred to tell her that he doesn't use them as Batman. After explaining the reasons why Tiffany apologizes and promises to consider his ethical standards in the future.

After receiving a location from John, Bruce decided to leave Alfred and Tiffany to investigate his lead. Going to the Bonus Brothers Carnival, he investigated the funhouse to find Quinn, only to discover John surrounded by dead agents. Despite John's claims of self-defense, Bruce found some flaws in his testimony, including a number of gunshot victims despite him claiming that he had bludgeoned them to death with an object. Depending on whether Bruce is able to believe John's testimony, the two can either "get closer" or become more antagonistic towards each other. During the conversation, John also revealed that he knew Bruce was Batman and that he had been working within the Pact to dismantle it. As the conversation drew to a close, John revealed that Harley was planning an attack on the Gotham bridge to get the Agency to hand over Riddler's blood samples. He then asked Bruce to let him help and asked whether he believed him. Depending on whether Bruce chooses to believe John's claims, the following will happen.

If Bruce chooses to believe John's claims, the two leaves to the Gotham Bridge, where they find Harley in a stand-off against Waller and the Agency. With Quinn threatening to detonate bombs she has loaded into the surviving GCPD armored vehicle, Bruce asks Waller to let him and John through to negotiate a truce between them. After being allowed to do so, he tries to talk Harley down, only for her to get more agitated and close to detonating the explosives. Called away by John, he asks Bruce to let him negotiate with Harley, having known her for so long. If Bruce agrees to, he watches with Waller and Avesta as John seems to flirt with Harley and takes the detonator with her. With Waller now riled up, Bruce can either stop her from intervening or allow her to do so.

If Bruce chooses to let John negotiate with Harley and prevents Waller from sending in her agents, he watches as John gets the detonator away from her and helps arrest her. As Quinn is taken away, he watches as Waller turns on John, forcing him to attack the Agency. During the chaos, Waller sends her agents to capture Bruce, with him being forced to knock them out. When John attacks Waller, he has the option to either stop the new vigilante or stop an agent from shooting at them. Regardless of the decision, Bruce watches as John detonates the explosives and promises to bring the Agency to justice, before escaping by jumping off the bridge.

If Bruce chooses not to let John negotiate with Harley or lets Waller send her agents in to arrest them, he watches as he takes the detonator from Harley. Having lost his trust in Bruce, John berates him from doing so and calls him as dangerous as the Agency. After he detonates the explosives, Bruce is forced to save either a civilian, a cop or an agent from falling debris. After doing so, he watches as John and Harley escape in the chaos.

If Bruce chose not to believe John, he is told how disappointed he is with him and chases after him as he tries to escape. When John blocks their way with a trap he and Harley had set up, Bruce is forced to let him go and contacts Alfred to give him feed about what is happening on the Gotham Bridge. With his chance to negotiate with Quinn lost, he decides to stop her as Batman.

Arriving a short while into a standoff between the criminal, Waller and the Agency, Batman decides how he will stop Harley Quinn and battles her. After easily subduing her, he listens to her demands and threatened to destroy the bridge. When Waller approaches, he stands between the two to prevent further bloodshed and learns that due to Avesta's tampering, Harley's demands cannot be met. As Quinn gets more volatile after hearing this, he can try to either grab the cure or the detonator from her. Regardless of the choice, an arriving vehicle crashes into the middle of the chaos, causing Quinn to move and the attempt to miss.

As the door opens, the driver is revealed to have been John, having decided to return to Harley's side following Bruce's rejection. Batman can only stand by and watch, as John professes his loyalty to her and takes the detonator. Despite his attempts to get him to hand over the detonator, John refuses and calls his belief in the justice system "a joke", before detonating the bombs. As carnage ensures, Batman can save either a civilian, a cop and/or an agent from falling debris. As he recovers from being injured in the explosion, Batman watches as John calls him responsible for the destruction that has taken place and escapes with Harley by jumping off the bridge.

Same StitchEdit

Depending on whether John becomes a vigilante or a criminal, the following will happen to Batman.

If Bruce believed and trusted John, Batman is targeted by the Agency for assisting in his escape. Several weeks after the encounter, he learns about an encounter between members of the Agency and several of John's associates at Riddler's lair. After slipping past the agents, he is able to stop one of them from executing the group and confronts them. With the Agency believing he is helping John, the agents incapacitate him with their stun pistols, only for John to arrive and attack them. After being helped up, Batman fights of the Agents with John and his gang, easily defeating the Agents.

After the fight, John formerly introduces Batman to the group and reveals his new vigilante identity, "the Joker". After noticing that one of the agents is missing, Batman and Joker find him calling for the Agency to send in an asset, which they quickly discover to be Bane. Whilst Joker's gang flees, the two engage Bane, only to discover he is equipped with a new and more powerful version of Venom. During the battle, Batman can save either the Agent or one of Joker's gang members from Bane's wrath, but won't be able to save both at the same time. After subduing the criminal, he stops Joker from killing Bane after the latter accuses him of killing Riddler. With more agents arriving, the two quickly leave the scene whilst they arrive.

Calling Alfred and asking to meet him in an alleyway, Bruce receives a medical kit and begins tending to his wounds. After being able to treat an injury left by Bane, he receives a call from Waller, who demands he hands over Joker and the LOTUS virus or his identity will be revealed. Though Joker contemplates using the virus to kill Waller, Bruce is able to convince him to hand it over and, using a chamber in the Batmobile, has it destroyed. Needing to get the edge over Waller, they decide to find blackmail on her and consider contacting a number of associates. Deciding to contact Avesta, Bruce arranges to meet her on the roof of the GCPD Headquarters.

Upon arriving, Batman tells Joker to hide whilst he meets with Iman. Finding her in conversation with someone on the phone, he makes his presence known to her. Having discovered Waller was responsible for SANCTUS's survival, Avesta gives Batman information about what she has discovered. Knowing her career at the Agency is over, he gives her some advice, though can offer a position at Wayne Enterprises. As Iman leaves, they discover Waller is also on the rooftop and has been aware of their meeting.

After Waller accuses Batman of crossing a line to help Joker and demands he hand over the virus, he reveals that he has destroyed it and demands that she leaves Gotham. Waller refuses to and reveals that she has former members of the Pact, including Bane, Catwoman and Harley Quinn, working for the Agency as part of a new division. As she prepares to send them to attack him, Batman sends her the information Avesta has given him. With the tables now turned, he demands that she and the Agency leave Gotham, though can also demand that she frees Catwoman, allows Iman to leave without any action from her, or that Bane and Harley are placed in custody. Regardless, Waller agrees to meet the latter demands if he hands over Joker, which he can either agree to or decide against.

Regardless of whether Batman decides to meet her demand, Joker makes his presence known and criticizes him for either meeting her demands or allowing her to leave without action. When he attacks, Batman is forced to fight off the group whilst also ensuring Joker doesn't kill anyone. Though he is able to hold them off, they are eventually overwhelmed by they Agency and cornered. When Joker releases two bombs to force them away, Batman tries to save either Catwoman and the Pact or Avesta and the agents. Regardless of what is chosen, he is caught in the blast of the one he chose not to stop and is thrown though the floors of the GCPD.

Impaled on an iron rod, Batman is helped off it by either Selina or Iman and calls the Batmobile to take him back to the Batcave. As they make their way to the car, he falls unconscious from the blood loss, but is able to get home and have his injuries treated by Alfred. Regaining consciousness in the Batcave's medical bay, Bruce learns from Alfred that Joker has kidnapped Waller and that his actions are creating terror Gotham. Bruce decides that he should stop him and begins pinpointing places he could be with Alfred. Despite a thorough investigation, Bruce is unable to find any leads of Joker's possible locations, leading him to decide to revisit where they had fought the Agency. If he revealed his identity to Tiffany, she, having finished designing and creating her costume, will insist that the comes to help him, which he can agree to or insist that she stays. If the latter choice is chosen, she will give him her drone to help investigate and helps from the Batcave.

Arriving at the crime scene, Batman meets with Montoya and Gordon, who reveal that GCPD and Agency are in a power struggle over the site since Waller's kidnapping. If he didn't tell Tiffany his identity, he will also meet with her, now a member of the Agency, and be assisted by her. With both Gordon and Tiffany's help, Batman finds evidence that reveals Joker is operating out of the disused Ace Chemical Processing Plant. Deciding to investigate the scene, he is met by Harley Quinn, who has been granted temporary immunity until Waller is found. When she orders an Agency helicopter to attack him and the GCPD, Batman subdues her whilst Gordon and Montoya call off the attack. Whilst they take her into custody, he heads off the chemical plant to confront Joker.

After arriving at Ace Chemicals, Batman finds Joker and Waller in the main mixing chamber, where the vigilante is trying to force her to confess to her crimes. Batman tries to convince him to release the director, believing that he is going too far. When Joker refuses and tries to kill Waller, he is able to stop him from doing so, but is forced to fight a member of Joker's gang whilst he tries to escape. Following them to the walkways, his pleas lead Joker to lose faith in his crusade. When he tries to kill her for Riddler's death, Batman prepares to stop him, only to be distracted by Tiffany's sudden arrival. After she confesses to Riddler's murder, he tries to protect her from Joker. When Waller tackles the vigilante off the walkway, Batman catches him with his grappling gun and chases after him as he tries to escape.

Due to the pain caused by his injuries, Batman is unable to catch up with Joker before he murders a group of agents sent to capture him. Deciding to arrest him, the two engage in a fight, before chasing him across the factory as he tries to escape. Eventually catching up to him in the control room, Batman fights and defeats Joker, though is left exhausted from the battle. As Joker admits he knows that he used him, he asks Bruce whether he considered him his friend, despite using it as a pretense to enter the Pact. Regardless of what he says, he falls unconscious and is later found by either the GCPD or Agency.

Waking up in an ambulance, he finds Gordon and Waller waiting outside, talking about what has happened. Whilst Gordon leaves to arrange Joker's return to Arkham, he and Waller talk. Promising not to reveal his identity, Waller reveals that she and the Agency are leaving Gotham for good and that she will not be taking action against Tiffany. She also follows through with the demand he made on the rooftop, believing that him saving her from Joker is worth repaying. Depending on dialogue chosen, Batman either leaves to recover in the Batcave or finishes the conversation with Waller, though she will leave either be satisfied to work with him again or after arguing with him. If the latter is chosen, he and Gordon briefly talk, during which he advises Jim to either return to the GCPD or retire from law enforcement. After the conversation, he then leaves to return to the Batcave and recover from his injuries.

If Bruce did not believe or trust John, he continues to search for him and Harley, hoping to stop them from using LOTUS for malicious purposes. After several weeks, he is called to Cathedral Hill by Montoya to investigate a possible trap set up. Finding Bullock tied up in the back of a stolen van, Batman uses his cowl's lenses to analyze the detective for any possible traps. Finding a device in his abdomen, he tells the officers to get back whilst he extracts the item. After being able to remove the object from Bullock's body, he discovers that it was actually a jack-in-the-box and tells the officers that it is safe to cut Bullock down.

Some time later, Batman is met by Gordon, who had come to monitor the crime scene, despite no longer being part of the GCPD. During the conversation, the former commissioner tells the vigilante how he has become disillusioned by his crusade and wondering whether things have only gotten worse, due to his appearance. After Gordon leaves to attend to another matter, Batman is asked to talk to Bullock, who reveals that he had tracked down John Doe to the area. Directed to a weapons cache, the vigilante finds an order, seemingly filed by Regina Zellerbach. Deciding to confront her, Bruce tries to phone her, only getting a response from her assistant, and goes to Wayne Enterprises to find out the truth.

Arriving during the midst of a board meeting, Bruce interrupts to confront Regina, who is surprised by the document. Noticing one of the staff laughing, Bruce realizes he's been set up, with Harley Quinn and men in clown masks breaking into the room. After being forced to surrender, Quinn berates Bruce for betraying the Pact and introduces him to John's new identity: "the Joker". The criminal reveals his association with Bruce to the Wayne Enterprises board and, unveiling a gas dispenser filled with LOTUS, has his men put on gasmasks, forcing one upon the billionaire to ensure he survived. When Joker and Harley release the virus, Bruce, held down to the table by their men, can only watch as his employees die and Joker threatens to become his "best enemy". As the group leave, Bruce is knocked out by Quinn and left alone in the room.

Upon regaining consciousness, Bruce finds a piece of fabric left by Joker and makes his way to the lab, hoping to find out where Joker is hiding. If he revealed his identity to Tiffany, she helps him make his way through the building and takes him to the lab. Upon arriving, Bruce contacts Alfred and sets up a connection to the Batcomputer. Analyzing the fabric, they find traces of pollen, wax and wine, which he uses to search for possible locations of LOTUS dispensers. If Tiffany is present, she will also give him her drone to assist him in the field. Eventually, he deduces that there is a bomb at Divinity Church and leaves to defuse it as Batman. Contacting Waller, they organize for him to meet with an agent at the church and advises how to deal with Joker and Harley's outlandish demands.

Arriving at Divinity Church, Batman tells the bystanders to leave and is met by Avesta, who Waller has sent to help with the situation. If he chose not to reveal his identity to Tiffany, she, having joined the Agency, will also arrive to help with the situation. Using Tiffany's drone, Batman is able to find and defuse the bomb, despite some countermeasures set up by Joker. Whilst Tiffany investigates the paint on the dispenser to help find the duo, Batman discovers a message left by the Joker. After comforting Iman, who believes herself to be responsible for the criminal's action, Batman is contacted by Waller, who tells him that Gordon has contacted her on Joker's location. Talking to him directly, Batman learns that Joker is at Ace Chemicals and leaves to help apprehend him.

Upon arriving at the plant, Batman find Gordon, either outside and ready to raid the building or inside and seemingly knocked out. Upon investigating, he is ambushed by Joker's men and tries to fight them with Gordon's help, only to be defeated. Just before the two can be killed, Joker arrives and reveals that he has made a deal with Gordon to trade the locations of the dispensers for the vigilante. After the criminal betrays Gordon by shooting him through the legs, Batman tries to lash out, only to be held back by the goons. With him now at his mercy, Joker reveals that he will turn his allies against him and knocks Batman unconscious with a taser.

Whilst unconscious, Bruce is taken to the Bonus Brothers Carnival and placed into one of the rides. Joker also removes the Batsuit, placing him into a business suit, and handcuffs him onto the ride to ensure he doesn't escape. When Bruce regains consciousness, he awakes to find himself in the predicament and enters a room, where he sees Joker makes a captured Selina choose between his or her freedom. Left alone together, Bruce escapes his handcuffs and works with her to retrieve the key to escape the room. Using Riddler's cane, Bruce can either take the key for himself and try to leave the room alone or trusts Selina enough to escape. Regardless, the two are placed into another trap by Joker, but manage to defuse it. They are then forced to crawl through a hatch filled with sharp objects to reach the next room.

Upon arriving, Bruce finds a murder mystery puzzle to solve, with him needing to deduce who kill each victim. Finding the stickers in a hidden chest, he and Selina work together to solve the puzzle. After deducing the metaphorical murderers of his parents, Lucius and "John", they are left with only one victim: Riddler. Hearing knockings from a coffin within the room, Bruce opens it to find Tiffany. When Selina finds a sticker with her face on it, they realize Tiffany murdered Riddler in revenge for her father's murder. After stopping Selina from attacking her, the trio are lead into the next room.

Arriving at the funhouse's entrance, they discover Joker, Harley and their men, who force them to sit at a table they've prepared and bind them to their chairs. As the two physically attack them, Alfred joins the group and is forced to sit with them. After they bring in a LOTUS dispenser, Joker stabs Bruce in the leg, though loses the knife when Bruce either head-butts him or when it breaks. As Joker forces them to play a game of "Never-Have-I-Ever", Bruce is forced to admit to lying to and manipulating "a friend", though notices the lost blade. Working with Tiffany, he retrieves it and frees himself from his bonds. After the game finishes, Bruce stops Harley from releasing the virus by revealing either Joker's obsession with him or that he has double crossed her. Whilst she attacks the criminal in anger, he defuses the dispenser and frees his allies.

After subduing Joker and Harley's men, Bruce is forced to fight the two alone, as Selina is incapacitated by a collar she is wearing and the others are trying to escape. However, he is eventually able to free her and, after breaking down the doors, tells Tiffany to contact the GCPD, whilst she and Alfred flee. With help from Selina, Bruce is able to defeat Joker and Harley, leaving her to fight the latter whilst he chases Joker to another part of the carnival. After a grueling fight, Bruce defeats Joker and severely beats him, to the point where his heart goes erratic. Using a Bat-Stunner smuggled in by Alfred as a defibrillator, he is able to save the criminal's life. After sharing some memories about their time together, Bruce is stabbed in the side by Joker, who tells him to either remember their time together from the scar or promises to be Bruce's worst enemy.

After being found by the GCPD or Agency, Bruce is brought to paramedics and has his injuries treated. After regaining consciousness, he finds Waller by his side, who promises not to reveal his identity and have the Agency leave Gotham. Talking about the events that have transpired, Bruce can make arrangements for Selina, Gordon and Avesta's futures. As Waller leaves, she tells him that she is planning to arrest Tiffany for Riddler's murder, though asks him whether he wishes to confront her himself. Regardless of the choice, she leaves Bruce alone to recover.

Depending on whether Tiffany was told about Bruce's activities as Batman, the following possibilities will happen. However, if he confronted the villain Joker and asked Waller to arrest her, neither of these scenarios will happen.

Some time after the meeting with Waller, Batman arrives at City Hall, where Tiffany is due to be picked up. As he reviews an image of Riddler's murder, he enhances the photo to find that it was indeed Tiffany. Noticing an approaching helicopter, Batman sees her approach it and confronts her. Condemning her actions, he sees that she sees the murder as justified and that she knows he worked with Lucius. As Tiffany leaves, Batman leaves some final words for her and contacts Alfred, who asks him to return to Wayne Manor.

Some time after the meeting with Waller, Batman arrives at City Hall to confront her. As he reviews an image of Riddler's murder, he enhances the photo to find that it was indeed Tiffany. Noticing Tiffany's drone, Batman finds her on the edge of the building and confronts her. Condemning her actions, Bruce learns about how badly her family has been affected by Lucius' death. With Tiffany wondering about her future, Batman has the option of either deciding to hand her over to the authorities or give her a second chance.

If Batman decides to hand her over to the GCPD, Tiffany jumps off the roof, but uses her drone to hover in mid air. After some final words, he watches as she flies off and decides to return to Wayne Manor.

If Batman decides to take her under his wing, he offers Tiffany a second chance, despite his rules against killing. After Tiffany accepts, the two fly off to fight crime as partners.

Returning to Wayne Manor some time later, Bruce found Alfred in the parlor with a packed suitcase. Revealing that he had decided to leave their life as vigilantism behind, Alfred told Bruce that he was leaving his employ permanently, citing that their use of "John" and involvement in the creation of the Joker had been a step too far. The subsequent argument was heated, during which Bruce learnt that Alfred's PTSD was in remission after making the decision and how his crusade would only lead to his father's fate. As Alfred left for the airport, Bruce is forced to either let him leave to return home or give up vigilantism to convince him to stay. Depending on what is chosen, the following will happen.

If Bruce decides to give up Alfred and continue to operate as Batman or doesn't answer in time, Alfred gives him some information about the homestead before he leaves. After he is gone, Bruce returns to the Batcave to suit up as Batman and answer a call from the GCPD. If Bruce he had created the vigilante Joker and chose to regard him as his friend, he is later seen visiting him in Arkham Asylum, much to Joker's delight. However, if he chose not to, Batman later appears outside Arkham Asylum, checking to make sure he has not escaped.

If Bruce decides to give up Batman, he tells Alfred his intentions to do so and asks him to stay. After he agrees to do stay, Bruce hugs him whilst the Batsignal, which has been shining behind him, is turned off. If Bruce created the vigilante Joker and chose to regard him as a friend, he is later seen visiting him in Arkham Asylum, much to Joker's delight.

Christmas Eve in Gotham began with a bang when Black Mask led a sudden and seemingly random all out attack on Blackgate Prison, and took Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb, hostage. Batman responded immediately. His first act upon entering the facility was to rescue Warden Martin Joseph from being beaten by one of Black Mask's Henchmen. After following a trail of destruction and subduing several of Black Mask's thugs and the escaping inmates, Batman noticed that a drone was tracking Black Mask through the prison. He finally caught up to Black Mask in the Death Row Execution Chamber, but was too late to prevent the mobster from releasing Calendar Man and executing Loeb in his place. Batman stopped pursuing Black Mask and his escort to retrieve the damaged drone's memory card before he headed to the roof. Black Mask escaped via helicopter while Batman confronted the first of eight hired assassins: Killer Croc. After defeating Croc, Batman interrogated him for information about Black Mask's whereabouts to no avail, and left him for the G

Batman returned to the Batcave, scanned the damaged drone's memory card on the Batcomputer, and learned that some of the world's deadliest assassins had come to Gotham to claim a $50 million bounty that Black Mask had placed on his head.[70] He headed into the city to track down the drone's operator, Oswald Cobblepot: the Penguin. As the Batwing neared the city, Batman noticed a jamming signal interfering with the plane's systems and entered the Coventry GCR Tower to investigate further. Finding it under siege by armed thugs, Batman rescued the hostages and investigated the murder of a Gotham Optics employee named David Shannon, who had been killed by an explosive placed in an access panel. Further scanning indicated that it had been placed there by a criminal named John F. Baker who had mysteriously turned up dead later in the Diamond District.

Batman shut down the jamming signal and was contacted by Enigma, a mysterious hacker who had jammed the Batwing's signal in all the GCR towers in Gotham. Batman tracked the signal to Enigma's hideout, but was met with a television conversation with Enigma instead; Batman learned of relays protecting Enigma's main server and of datapacks held by his hired help that would be used to blackmail powerful people in Gotham.

Batman then made his way to Jezebel Plaza to interrogate Penguin's arms dealer, Ricky "Loose Lips" Leblanc and observed him and the Penguin's Henchmen selling weapons until he interrupted their deal. The vigilante attempted to interrogate the terrified Leblanc, only to unintentionally choke him into unconsciousness. Not long after, Batman started to interrogate him on the roof of the Gotham Merchant's Bank before Cobblepot texted Loose Lips to check the progress of the deal. Batman took the phone's memory card to hack into Penguin's communications, and dropped the now unnecessary Loose Lips off the roof and straight into the plaza's Christmas Tree.

However, he soon found that he needed to triangulate the signal by using the relay stations Penguin used for his private radio. Once this was done, he overheard Penguin talk about the Boiler Deck Fights, which were being held on his ship, The Final Offer. Batman believed that Cobblepot would give up a lead on Black Mask's location. There, Batman faced the would-be assassin, the Electrocutioner, and knocked the loud mouth out with a kick to the face. After Batman went after Penguin's assistant, Tracey Buxton, he received a message about Electrocutioner, who left the arena and claimed that he would be back for him. Batman found Tracey in the casino and locked her in a cell before he unlocked the security locks barring his progress.

Batman interrupted the Penguin's torturing of his rival's son, Alberto Falcone. He learned from Penguin that Black Mask had "problems of his own" that was related to a murder that was committed at his Lacey Towers safe house before he was interrupted by another assassin, the far more capable Deathstroke. Batman managed to defeat Deathstroke and purloined his Remote Claw. Batman contacted Alfred to arrange an anonymous tip about Deathstroke's whereabouts to the GCPD before his manservant informed him of police band chatter that indicated the Lacey Towers murder victim may have been Black Mask

Returning to the Batcave, a weary Batman learned that Bane was gunned down by the GCPD and left to investigate the body at the GCPD Morgue. Alfred implored Batman to abandon his crusade, and feared that he would die, but Batman refused to listen. After he entered the GCPD Morgue, Batman discovered the body of a Venom user instead of Bane, and scanned the body to find that it was dosed with chemicals that may have caused both heart and brain damage. Batman heard over the GCPD radio that criminals were fighting over chemical weapons that were orchestrated by Bird, Bane's lieutenant. This lead Batman to the docks, where he found a matchbook from My Alibi, and headed to the night club, where Bird had taken over. Batman subdued bird and left him for the GCPD to imprison.

Batman then entered Bane's Field Headquarters, finding a recording left by the brute; Bane was aware that his addiction to Venom could kill him, so he was working on a compound that could give him a permanent increase in strength. Unfortunately, the new formula damaged the brain and left the host with severe memory loss and decreased intelligence. He then discovered computers that were full of evidence: Bane knew that Batman was Bruce Wayne. Enraged, Batman destroyed the computers and warned Alfred that Bane was most likely on his way to Wayne Manor and that he would be safer in the Batcave.

Before Batman could return home, Firefly launched an assault on the Gotham Pioneers Bridge, which forced both Batman and Captain Gordon to work together to overcome the assassin and his bombs. In the middle of defusing them, Batman saved Branden from Firefly's thugs. Branden then repaid the vigilante by attempting to attack him, only to be thwarted and left unconscious, naturally. Batman defused all but one of the bombs, but then had to battle the pyromaniac himself. Gordon ignored the vigilante's advice to let him handle the entire operation solo and prevented Firefly from detonating the last bomb. Batman defeated Firefly by damaging his jet pack and left him hanging for the police to arrest. He and Gordon then had a secret met in the aftermath, in which they both admitted they wouldn't have been able to salvage the affair without the other.

Meanwhile, Bane broke into the Batcave and beat Alfred nearly to death; Batman was contacted by Bane, who told him that Alfred could say a few last words if the Dark Knight hurried. Batman returned to find the Batcave in ruins and Alfred dying in the rubble. Alfred passed away in Batman's arms, and uttered his final request that Bruce not "add [him] to the weight that he had carried." A desperate Batman managed to resuscitate Alfred by using the Shock Gloves. As they returned to the medical bay, a call came in over the police band: the Joker had taken over Blackgate.

Finally accepting that he needed allies, Batman worked with Gordon and the GCPD to retake the prison. He helped free Dr. Harleen Quinzel and some guards from the men loyal to Joker, who now ordered him to be brought in alive. Listening to the Joker over the intercom, Batman learned that the clown enjoyed their last fight and wanted to continue fighting with him as long as possible. Batman found Deathstroke still in his cell after defeating several escapees, but the mercenary had no more interest in the vigilante unless another price were to be put on his head. This was at least one less thing to worry about that night.

Finally catching up to the Joker in the Panopticon, Batman was forced to fight Bane to the death as Joker strapped himself, with a hostage Captain Gordon, to an electric chair that would automatically kill him unless a heart beat monitor attached to the chair registered Bane's death. Batman used the Shock Gloves to shock Bane into cardiac arrest. Satisfied, Joker left to detonate his bombs all around the city

Asking Gordon and Warden Joseph for help, Batman revealed that he tricked Joker; seeing that Batman didn't want to kill, Gordon agreed to help. Batman used the Shock Gloves to resuscitate Bane, which was his plan all along, but Bane was enraged because he'd been denied peace. Bane attempted to turn his Venom back on, but found Batman had tore off the control pad. Seeing that the had no other choice, Bane regretfully injected himself with the latest version of his attempt at a super-Venom: TN-1. Bane turned into a hulking beast, which Batman tried to knock out by blowing up the floor underneath them. However, both of them ended up in the cells below.
Learning from Alfred, who had been given Bane's research notes, that TN-1 would reach full effect in 10 minutes, Batman managed to force Bane into the electric barriers and knock him out. However, Bane recovered and tossed Batman into another room. Batman set a trap, handing Bane up by his foot and giving him a painful zap. As a bonus, Batman heard Bane mumble that he needed to find the Batman. Wishing him a sarcastic "good luck", Batman left to find the Joker.

Upon hearing Gordon call for a paramedic to treat Warden Joseph, Batman rushed over to find them. Finding Joseph on the ground, Batman was grabbed by the head from behind by Killer Croc; at the same time a sniper was aiming at him. Luckily, Gordon hit the sniper as soon as he took a shot; the shot instead grazed Croc's arm. The beast left Batman alone, rushing off into the chaos; he had enough of getting hurt by helping the Joker. Gordon arrived next them, helping Batman fend off inmates seeking to harm the warden. Batman was surprised to see how well Gordon could handle the inmates; the captain explained that he had a rough childhood, so he had to learn how to defend himself against thugs

With the warden under Gordon's watch, Batman fought his way to the Joker in the Prison Chapel. The clown was laughing at the chaos he causes, saying that night is best he's had. When it looked like Batman would kill him, the Joker laughed that he was ready so soon after Bane; however, Batman told him that Bane was still alive. Dismayed to learn that Batman had saved Bane, the Joker tried to goad Batman into killing him, but Batman subdued him with a ferocious beatdown and let the clown live, once again. Gordon decided to let Batman go and believed that the vigilante could help the city.

Before the end of the night, Gordon contacted Batman to apprehend the 20 escaped Blackgate Prisoners that were all over Gotham. After Batman apprehended the 20 inmates, Gordon thanked Batman for his help. Batman then asked a favor: tell the GCPD to back off and let him do his job. Gordon offered to think about it and Batman told him to not take too long: he had a feeling that they would be doing this again soon.

Alfred later discovered the identity of Enigma, a Cyber Division officer of the GCPD named Edward Nashton. Nashton had also informed the Dark Knight that he would reveal the greatest secret of all soon.

### Revenge on the NSC

Fearing for their lives if they did not get out as soon as possible, together Stark and Yinsen secretly began building the final stages of the armored suit to help them escape, with Stark focusing on the body of the armor while Yinsen wired up the final pieces of the mechanics. Fusing together the various large parts of steel to fit his own body, Stark then fitting the armor with various missiles and flame throwers, preparing himself for every eventuality as he knew Raza and the Ten Rings would put all their strength into stopping their escape. Once it was almost complete, Stark placed the still steaming Iron Man helmet onto Yinsen's desk and they prepared to finally put their upcoming escape plan into action

Soon, the pair enacted their escape plan with Stark being slowly fitted into the armor while the power from the new Arc Reactor was being downloaded into the suit. However, the booby-trapped door the pair had rigged with an explosive was set off, killing all the men who had come to check on their progress. To his horror, Ho Yinsen realized that they now did not have enough time to power the suit before the Ten Rings arrived and killed them. With no other choice Yinsen took a gun and held back the terrorists, while Stark's suit still continued to power up.

Once the suit had power, Iron Man waited in the shadows as the Ten Rings soldiers arrived in the room and searched for them, at which point he revealed himself and used all of his new incredible strength to punch them across the room, with the armor being unaffected by their bullets. Iron Man began making his way through the cave, killing any Ten Rings terrorist he came across by striking him with his armor. When Iron Man accidentally trapped his arm in a wall, a terrorist attempted to kill him by shooting him point blank in the head, only for the bullet to bounce off and kill the terrorist instead, with Iron Man freeing himself and continuing forward on his escape mission

Coming around a corner near the exit, Iron Man was mortified to find Yinsen flying mortally wounded having been shot multiple times during the escape attempt. However, Yinsen was just able to warn Iron Man before Raza fired a rocket launcher at his former hostage. Iron Man managed to dodge the shot and returned fire, shooting a missile at the Ten Rings leader which caused him to be badly burnt and trapped underneath the heavy falling rubble.

Iron Man rushed to Yinsen's side and urged him to get back onto his feet so he could go to Gulmira be reunited with his family, only for Yinsen to reveal that his family were already dead and he would see them at last in the afterlife. With his last words, Yinsen reassured Stark that it would be alright to leave him behind and urged him not to waste his life, while Stark thanked him for everything he had done for him in saving his life both physically and morally as well

Angered by Yinsen's death, Stark stepped outside to confront the rest of the terrorists who were waiting for him; the suit protected him from the onslaught of bullets, and he used the suit's flame-throwers to kill several terrorists, destroy their stockpile of Stark Industries produced weapons that had been stolen from him and used against the United States Armed Forces which he despised, causing several massive fireball explosions to erupt all around him

As they soared higher and higher above Los Angeles, Iron Man soon found that the Iron Monger's superior power allowed him to quickly catch up with him. However, once Iron Monger had managed to grab hold of Iron Man, claiming that his own armor was more advanced in every way, Iron Man revealed to him that he had not solved the icing issue the Mark II armor had encountered, causing Iron Monger to lose power and then proceeded to fall out of the sky Losing his own power in the suit, Iron Man quickly returned to Stark Industries Headquarters where he attempted to get out of the suit, only to be immediately confronted by Stane yet again. Without one of the gauntlets, Iron Man found himself at a disadvantage as Iron Monger got him in a bear hug and attempted to crush the suit with Stark still inside, until Iron Man managed to deploy his flares to briefly blind Stane, allowing him to get away for a moment

While hiding from Stane, Stark told Pepper Potts that all his current attempts to defeat the Iron Monger were not working so he decided to make a new plan. Stark ordered Potts to overload the main Arc Reactor inside the building and blast the roof with energy in an attempt to defeat Stane. While Potts made her way back into the building, Stark also told her to wait until he had gotten himself clear, promising to buy her some time by fighting Iron Monger. Iron Man proceeded to jump onto Iron Monger's back and ripped out important pieces of the Iron Monger Armor, taking out his targeting system and effectively blinding Stane. However, Iron Monger soon managed to rip Iron Man off his back and then threw him across the rooftop, taking off his own helmet as a result. Iron Man was then left almost defenseless with barely any power left in his suit to fight back against Stane, who opened up armor and revealed himself.

While he crushed Iron Man's helmet, Stane began mocking Stark by claiming that he had finally made his father proud before shooting at him, with Stark managed to block with his gauntlet despite the glass floor underneath him before destroyed. While Stark held on, Potts told him to get off the roof. Stane noted that by trying to rid Stark Industries of weapons, Stark had inadvertently created the greatest one ever while Stane would then use to finally kill him
While Stane struggled to aim his missiles at him, Stark ordered Potts to overload the Arc Reactor, which caused a burst of electricity which blasted Stark out of the way while frying the armor, also killing Stane inside. Stane then fell inside the Arc Reactor causing a massive explosion while Stark fell unconscious from the ordeal. Stark almost died from the lack of power to his Arc Reactor, but J.A.R.V.I.S. managed to keep him alive long enough to be rescued

The next morning, news had spread of Stark's new alter ego, dubbed "Iron Man" by the press. Stark then held a press conference where Agent Coulson gave him a detailed fabricated cover story about his and Obadiah Stane's whereabouts and advised him to state that Iron Man was his personal bodyguard. However, during the course of the conference, in a moment of self-clarity, Stark instead announced to the public that he himself was indeed the Iron Man.[6

That night,[10] Stark arrived home and was greeted by a visitor who was standing by the window. He revealed himself as Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and assured him that he was not the only 'superhero' in the world, intending to discuss the Avengers Initiative with Stark.[11] However, Stark, uninterested in having the government offering him opportunities, ordered Fury out of the house.[

### WolfMan's Cursade

A street kid meets with three of his friends at a skate park. All three of them claim to have seen Batman earlier that day. Batman's battle with the Man in Black, a high-tech criminal, is told in reverse chronological order, with three very different interpretations of Batman's form and abilities: one describes him as a living shadow that can melt away and reappear at will (similar to Vampire Batman), another describes him as a half-bat, half-man creature (similar to Man-Bat), and one describes him as a combat robot called Robobat that can leap tall buildings in a single bound. At the end, Batman pursues the Man in Black to the skate park, and captures him with the help of the fourth street kid. The fourth kid is able to see what Batman truly is after seeing him sustain injuries from the battle: a very human warrior in a Batsuit. He proceeded to tell his experience to his friends after Batman disappeared.

Though the film credits give "story by" acknowledgment to first-time writer Jordan Goldberg, Josh Olsen acknowledged it was actually based on a very similar story by Frank Robbins called "The Batman Nobody Knows." The story was first printed in Batman #250 in 1973, and subsequently adapted as "Legends of the Dark Knight" in the original Batman: The Animated Series. According to Olsen: "The first time it's stealing, the second time it's borrowing, the third time you're creating a genre."

Also, the three different versions of the man in black have many similarities to other members of Batman's Rogues gallery, though they all resemble a member of the League of Shadows. The first story features a tech-wielding villain who has teeth similar to Killer Croc, the second uses a jetpack, which may or may not be a reference to Firefly, and the third has similarities to Deadshot. Also, the Batman of the second encounter is very similar to the villain Man-Bat. When the Man in Black is seen by all the teenagers, he has no identifiable characteristics, other than that of the new Red Hood for his use of gadgetry and trademark "knife" use (the piece of glass he picks up). (Killer Croc and Deadshot are both featured in the full movie.)

Crispus Allen and Anna Ramirez are partners and members of the Major Crimes Unit hand-picked by James Gordon. The two are assigned to take the recently captured Man in Black (actually Jacob Feely, an escaped inmate from Arkham Asylum with an expertise in advanced electronics and explosives) to the Narrows to be incarcerated. On their way, they argue over whether Batman can be trusted: Allen says they're running errands for a vigilante, while Ramirez replies that Batman has changed Gotham City for the better. As they are heading back, Allen declares his intention to leave the MCU, and Ramirez pulls into a vacant lot to confront Allen. However, the two get caught in a gang war with The Russian and Sal Maroni. Maroni's men are gunned down, and Maroni takes refuge behind Allen and Ramirez's patrol car, which The Russian subsequently destroys with a rocket launcher. Ramirez and Maroni manage to get clear in time, while Allen is rescued by Batman, who proceeds to take out The Russian and his men. Maroni then threatens to kill Ramirez, but he, too, is dispatched by Batman. Batman recognizes Allen and Ramirez as Gordon's hand-picked officers, remarks that Gordon is a good judge of character, and disappears.

An accident involving WayneCom satellite's gyroscopic electromagnetic guidance system ends up with Lucius Fox creating a device with the satellite's gyro and an advanced motion sensor that will electromagnetically deflect small-arms fire. Bruce Wayne takes the device and attends a charity golf tournament being held by developer Ronald Marshall. He discusses the mysterious death of a woman, Teresa Williams, who had opposed some of Marshall's plans. During the tournament, Wayne secretly takes Marshall's PDA device. Later that night, as Batman, he hijacks a boat owned by Sal Maroni, and drives it alongside a boat owned by rival gang leader The Russian. He roceeds to attack both gangs at once, with assistance from his new device. He attempts to force a truce between the two gang leaders until he can get evidence against them, but is disrupted when one of Maroni's men fires at him. The bullet deflects and instead hits one of The Russian's men. Distressed, Batman takes the injured man to the hospital. Later, he returns the device to Fox, stating, "...it works too well; I'm willing to put my life on the line to do what I have to. But it has to be mine, no one else's."

The police respond to a riot in a cathedral where Cardinal O'Fallon was giving a sermon. According to eyewitness testimony, the Cardinal was abducted by a large lizard-monster and taken down into the crypts below the cathedral. Lieutenant Gordon, Crispus Allen, and Anna Ramirez investigate; Gordon has a brief conversation with Batman, who agrees with Gordon's theory that the Scarecrow's fear toxin is behind the riot as the doctor has been at large since the riot at the Narrows (during the event of Batman Begins). Batman gives Gordon an earpiece that will allow them to stay in contact and descends below ground, trying to find Cardinal O'Fallon and his abductor. A homeless man living in an abandoned subway station identifies the abductor as Killer Croc. Batman and Gordon briefly discuss the villain's past, but are cut off when Killer Croc himself shows up, under the influence of the fear toxin, and attacks Batman. Batman defeats him, but not before sustaining a bite that transfers some of the toxin to him. He then finds Cardinal O'Fallon being put on trial and sentenced to death by the Scarecrow, who is unhappy with O'Fallon's efforts to help the homeless. Batman leaps in to defend the Cardinal. Using the methane already present in the room, he sparks an explosion that destroys several water pipes, flooding the area and allowing him to escape with the Cardinal. Gordon appears in a helicopter to retrieve the Cardinal and offers to help Batman as well, but Batman refuses, saying, "Maybe next time."

Continuing on from where In Darkness Dwells left off, Batman is shot in the stomach by a man hallucinating in the sewers of Gotham. He cauterizes the wound and attempts to get out from underground, reflecting on his experiences with managing pain as he does so. First, he remembers volunteering with a relief effort by assisting a doctor in performing surgery without anesthesia. Next, he reflects on the lessons he learned from a woman named Cassandra. Cast out of her community for disguising herself as a boy in an attempt to join a religious sect, she teaches him to minimize his pain to the point where he can control it for over several months. One night, several young men harass Cassandra, who takes their blows without seeming to feel them. Bruce steps in to defend her, not only demonstrating his ability to withstand their attacks, but defeating them all with his martial arts skills. Cassandra then tells him to leave, saying that he has learned what he came to learn. She then comments on how Bruce's pain was beyond her, or possibly even his, ability to handle, but how it also appeared to be leading him down a path he desired. In the present, Batman ends up in a gutter, where he discovers a cache of guns in garbage. This gutter happens to be below his mansion, as Alfred arrives and tells Batman to give him his hand so he can pull him out. Batman, arms full of guns, replies that he can't.

Bruce Wayne has a flashback to the murder of his parents. In his penthouse, he examines the firearms he took from the underground tunnel's gutter (during the event of Working Through Pain) which he intends to turn in to the police. Wayne admits to Alfred that even though he vowed never to use them in the memory of his parents, he can still understand the temptation to use one. Meanwhile, in another city, an assassin known as Deadshot carries out an assassination on a local mayor with a spectacularly difficult shot from a ferris wheel literally miles away from the man and returns to his tropical base. There, one of his associates hires him to carry out a hit in Gotham. It is revealed that The Russian has put out a hit on Lieutenant Gordon, and Batman is called in to protect him. Batman gives Crispus Allen Ronald Marshall's handheld PDA device (which he stole as Bruce Wayne in Field Test), containing a link to encrypted e-mails proving that Ronald Marshall hired Deadshot in the past. He then follows Gordon's motorcade, with Alfred providing satellite-imagery assistance using the new WayneCom satellites. Deadshot attempts to shoot Gordon from a moving train, but Batman deflects the bullet. Deadshot then gleefully reveals that Batman was his real target the entire time, and that the threat against Gordon was merely a ruse to draw him out. He opens fire as the train enters a tunnel, and as Batman attempts to charge Deadshot, he is injured, falling off the train. Deadshot advances to where he saw Batman fall, gloating, but is ambushed from behind and disarmed. He and Ronald Marshall are arrested. Wayne confides to Alfred about how similar the fight in the tunnel seemed to the night his parents were murdered, and comments that "I've been trying to stop those two bullets all my life." He expresses discouragement, and Alfred agrees, but adds that he thinks Bruce has a higher purpose. Bruce then looks up at the sky and sees the Bat-Signal

The night that the Joker and his thugs rob a mob-owned bank, multiple Batman impersonators interrupted a meeting between mobsters and the Scarecrow. The real Batman showed up and subdued everyone, but injuries suffered during the confrontation led him to design a new, more versatile suit of armor. Batman and Lieutenant James Gordon contemplated bringing new district attorney Harvey Dent in on their plan to eradicate the mob, and the possibility that Dent will become the hero to the people that Batman could not be. The next day, Bruce Wayne, presumably due to his late night, ended up sleeping during a business proposal from a Chinese mobster account named Lau. He later revealed that he deliberately allowed for Lau to come so he could get a closer look at his numbers, having already suspected that his business methods were dirty. At the same time, Bruce Wayne and Harvey both competed for the love of Rachel Dawes. Lau informed gang leaders that he had taken their money to Hong Kong to prevent the police and the district attorney from seizing it in an imminent bank raid. In order to ensure there wasn't anything suspicious about his absence from Gotham when trying to retrieve Lau, he also proceeded to have the entire Gotham Ballet group accompany him to a yacht vacation near Hong Kong. He then faked not being able to arrive while Lucius Fox scouted the building under the pretense of a business meeting with Lau, with Fox also proceeding to supply him with a blueprint of the layout of the building. Later that night, Batman then proceeded to infiltrate the building (thanks to a EMP device smuggled inside the building earlier) and, despite the arrival of several cops under Lau's payroll, succeeded in nabbing the corrupt businessman, and also ensuring his escape with a Fulton surface-to-air recovery system and a cargo plane

After Batman successfully abducted Lau in Hong Kong and delivered him to the Gotham City police, the mobsters agreed to pay the Joker half of their money in return for killing Batman. When the Joker began killing off public officials, including Commissioner Loeb, despite the best efforts of the police and Batman to stop him, Wayne decided to turn himself in to the police. Before he could do so, Dent publicly admitted to being the Batman to draw the Joker out of hiding for the real Batman to capture. The Joker attempted to kill Dent during transport, but Gordon and Batman intervened in time to stop and arrest him and deliver him to the Major Crimes Unit as Godon is promoted to Commissioner by Mayor Anthony Garcia. With the Joker in custody, Batman and Gordon at first believed that his madness was over, but became alarmed when informed that Dent had gone missing. Desperate to find him, Batman interrogated the Joker until he revealed that Rachel and Dent have been taken to opposite sides of the city, far enough apart that Batman would not have time to save both of them. Batman sped off to save Rachel, while Gordon and the police headed after Dent. Unknown to them, the Joker had switched the locations, sending Batman after Dent and Gordon after Rachel. Batman arrived and rescued Dent just as both buildings exploded, although the left side of Dent's face was burned during the explosion. Gordon did not reach Rachel in time and she died in the explosion. In the hospital, Dent was driven to madness over the loss of Rachel, which he blames on Batman, Gordon and the Joker. The Joker freed Harvey from the hospital and convinced him to exact revenge on the cops, mobsters, Gordon and Batman

While "Harvey Two-Face" confronted the corrupt cops and the mobsters one by one, flipping a coin to decide their fates, the Joker burned Lau along with the mob's money. The Joker planted explosives on two ferries of evacuees and gave the passengers on board the chance to destroy the opposing vessel, one full of prison convicts and another with civilians, in order to save their own lives. Batman tracked the Joker to an uncompleted skyscraper. Batman prevented the Joker from blowing up the ferries when both vessels' occupants decide they would rather not sacrifice the lives of the passengers in the other vessel for their own.

Following a brief hand-to-hand fight which ended when the Joker pinned Batman in a scaffold, Batman threw the Joker off of the scaffold but saved him by grappling him. The Joker acknowledged that Batman really was incorruptible, but that Dent was not, and that he had unleashed Harvey's madness upon the city. Though Joker lost the fistfight, he would win "the battle for Gotham's soul". Batman found Gordon and his family with Dent at the building where Rachel died. Two-Face proceeded to judge Batman, himself, and Gordon's son through the chance of a coin flip, which he saw as the only fairness left in the world. Two-Face shot Batman in the stomach and judged himself innocent, but before he could determine the boy's fate, Batman tackled him over the side of the building, saving Gordon's son, but injuring his leg in the process. As Dent lay dead on the ground, Batman and Gordon decided that the Joker would win if anyone found out about Dent's corruption and madness. Batman convinced Gordon to let him take all the blame for Dent's murders in order to preserve the former district attorney's image as Gotham's hero and give the city hope. As Gordon destroyed the Bat-Signal, a manhunt was issued for Batman. From that day onwards, the Batman was branded an enemy by the rest of Gotham.

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### Dealing with Crime

The game begins with Batman escorting the Joker in the Batmobile to Arkham Asylum after catching him at Gotham City Hall. Activating the Batmobile's defense systems, Batman took the Joker inside to be processed. However, the Joker remained in high spirits and was pleased that he was back in Arkham. Feeling that something was wrong, Batman told Warden Sharp that he will be following Joker to his cell. Officer North also informed him that commissioner Gordon is waiting for him on the lower levels, which is where the Joker's cell was held.
Joker was strapped to a prisoner movement trolley and wheeled through the Intensive Treatment lobby by a variety of security guards, including Frank Boles, with Batman following close by. The Joker commented on all the brand new security at Arkham, which would make it harder for him to break out; he then pointed out the coincidence of a fire at Blackgate Prison, resulting in hundreds of his goons over to Arkham along with other thugs. Batman took the hint, immediately realizing the Joker was planning something and was just waiting for his chance to escape. He questioned Joker as to why he let himself be caught so easily, asking what he's after; all he got in return was a taunt - "Oh, nothing much. Just hundreds dying agony and suffering. All thanks to you and a book of matches. Is that the answer you wanted?" During the escort, Joker made snide remarks to many of the Arkham Staff: Warden Quincy Sharp, Officer Aaron Cash, and Dr. Penelope Young before being taken down the elevator.

Joker quickly awoke and mutated into the most horrific Titan monster, while still retaining his regular intelligence due to him already being insane. Joker then directed the circling Gotham News helicopters and Jack Ryder to the rooftops of Arkham so that they could watch his final fight with Batman. Strapping Gordon to an electric chair above a makeshift fighting arena (making him the "referee"), the mutated Joker goaded Batman to give into his injection, as it was the only way they could be on even fighting terms. Batman refused and used the only antidote injection on himself, which the Joker found hilarious. The two, with assistance from Joker's henchmen, then fought a brutal battle, with Batman knocking Joker into the electrical generator that was used to torture Gordon. The Joker got up from the attack and said he could take anything that Batman threw at him, and asked if the Dark Knight was ready for the next round. Spraying Explosive Gel onto his glove, Batman declared that he would never let Joker win and would always be prepared for his tactics. Enraged, Joker prepared to kill his relentless nemesis as Batman charged him. The gel on Batman's fist fiercely knocked Joker down as he was punched in the face. The GCPD then retook control of Arkham Island, imprisoned all of the inmates back in their cells, and watched over the Titan injected thugs as they returned to normal. Joker's transformation back to humanity was quite painful compared to the others, culminating with the severe injuries he received. Joker was then securely locked back up, his plans having ultimately failed.
Outside the Visitor's Center, Gordon told Batman that the effects of Titan were starting to wear off the Joker and his men, and that they were all being taken back to their cells. Batman was informed that Two-Face was raiding the Second National Bank of Gotham, and flew away into the night in the Batwing to the scene of the crime

Unfortunately, Stark's own life was not as good as it appeared. Stark was facing a double threat. The first was in the form of his own heart: the Arc Reactor palladium core was poisoning him due to overuse of the Iron Man armor. To maintain appearance, he was forced to drink homemade medicine to counteract the symptoms. Meanwhile Stark was also aware that the United States Armed Forces were constantly looking to take all of his technology away from him.[2] Six months after revealing his own identity to the world and helping maintain world peace[16], Stark appeared as Iron Man at the grand opening of the Stark Expo in Flushing Meadows, New York City, continuing the legacy his father, Howard Stark, had started. Treating the crowd to the Ironette Dancers and a speech in which he boasted about giving the world its longest running period of uninterrupted peace, Stark left the stage with a video of his father playing.

Recovering from the shockwave and getting back onto their feet, Iron Man and War Machine found Ivan Vanko lying on the battlefield, with not only his new Whiplash Armor but his own body damaged beyond repair. Too injured to continue the fight, Vanko claimed that Stark had in fact lost this fight before he ignited his and all of his drones' self-destruct bombs, including one in his own armor. Knowing that these Drones were littered across Stark Expo since he had shot many of them out of the sky, Iron Man then flew to rescue anybody remaining there before they exploded and caused major casualties

### The NSC Wrath

The game begins with Iron Man (voiced by Eric Loomis) defending the Dataspine, an archived version of J.A.R.V.I.S. (Andrew Chaikin), from attackers. However, an EMP bomb is dropped, disabling him. Three hours earlier, Tony Stark had recorded a journal message in which he mentions the Roxxon Energy Corporation, and how they tried to duplicate the Iron Man armour without success. Tony is then interrupted by James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle), who says that there is trouble at Stark Archives. Following the EMP bomb, the power reserves in Iron Man's armour activate, and upon recovering, Iron Man learns that Roxxon is behind the attack. He grimly decides that he should destroy the Dataspine to keep Roxxon from getting the archives. Outside, Rhodey, in his War Machine armour, intercepts some Roxxon Dropships.

Iron Man makes contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who informs him that separatists under the command of a General Shatalov (Dimitri Diatchenko) have seized control of a Tesla facility. During Iron Man's escort of S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter forces, they are attacked by a battle platform called the Roxxon Armiger. After destroying it, Iron Man and War Machine head to a battlecruiser and destroy it, learning the Armiger was remote-controlled. They discover that Shatalov is working with the terrorist group Advanced Idea Mechanics to create the Crimson Dynamo suit. Upon learning that the suit is being developed at a power plant in Siberia, Fury reveals that he has sent Natasha Romanoff (Catherine Campion), the Black Widow, to spy on the plant.

At the plant, Shatalov makes contact with A.I.M.'s Kearson DeWitt (Doug Boyd), who tells him that there is a spy in his ranks, displeased that he has brought S.H.I.E.L.D. to their front door. Shatalov gives orders to prep the Crimson Dynamo armour and then informs his men that their connection with A.I.M. is now severed. Iron Man finds and protects Natasha from Shatalov's men and a S.H.I.E.L.D. transport is sent to their location. Natasha is extracted while Iron Man and War Machine battle Shatalov in his Crimson Dynamo armor. The defeated Shatalov reveals that A.I.M. was behind the theft of J.A.R.V.I.S.'s AI, and are planning to use it to create Ultimo.

The team learns that Kearson DeWitt was behind the attack led by Shatalov and that he had previously worked at Stark's Theoretical Weapons Division until Stark shut it down. Aside from DeWitt working on the prototype of the arc reactor, Pepper Potts (Meredith Monroe) also reveals that he had a secret project called PROTEAN. Inside an A.I.M. base, DeWitt uses his PROTEAN technology to merge with an enormous metal suit and become Ultimo. With the merge complete, DeWitt has his men upgraded with PROTEAN implants. Arriving at the base, War Machine battles PROTEAN drones while Iron Man searches for DeWitt. J.A.R.V.I.S. detects Ultimo shortly after the base is secured with help from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Meanwhile, the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier is attacked, and Iron Man protects it from DeWitt's drones. When War Machine defeats an Arc Armiger dropped on the helicarrier, Iron Man decides to reprogram it. Using the reprogrammed Armiger, Iron Man and War Machine assault an A.I.M. base in Malaysia. When the giant Ultimo arrives, War Machine disables some of its arc reactors while Iron Man fights the DeWitt/Ultimo within. Upon defeating DeWitt/Ultimo, Iron Man learns that the effects on DeWitt are irreversible. War Machine finishes Ultimo off while the helicarrier rams it. Afterward, J.A.R.V.I.S. tells Stark to promise him never to let anyone gain access to his programming again.

### Earth's Best Defender

Raiden of the past receives the first fragments of the message in a series of disjointed images, at the opening ceremony of the first Mortal Kombat tournament on Shang Tsung's Island. He attempts to use these memory flashes to influence events and prevent Armageddon, although his interventions prove to have unexpected and nearly disastrous consequences. Examples of this include provoking Kung Lao to participate in the tournament much earlier than originally, resulting in his defeat at the hands of Scorpion (with his rivalry with Baraka never happening); saving the Lin Kuei ninja Smoke from capture and automation, only for the younger Sub-Zero to instead suffer the same fate (with the Lin Kuei pledging their loyalty to Shao Kahn in exchange for extraditing Sub-Zero);

After she defeats Sub-Zero, she attempts to challenge Shang Tsung himself when Raiden appears. Receiving another message from his future self, Raiden tells Sonya that she is not the person meant to face Shang Tsung. Sonya angrily attacks Raiden, who, to her surprise, whispers to Sonya to shield her eyes. As she does so, Raiden creates a flash of light to blind Shang Tsung and his guards. Using this as a distraction, Sonya rescues Jax, and the two escape the dungeons.

Sonya is eventually discovered by Jax, Cage and Raiden at the Dead Pool, guarded by Sheeva and her minions. After the three warriors defeat Sheeva and her guards, Jax frees Sonya. The team then splits up to locate the source of a mysterious signal, Raiden and Cage going one way, Jax and Sonya going the other. Sonya and Jax are later seen in the Soul Chamber where Sub-Zero is located. Sonya and Jax are stunned, as they remember Sub-Zero having been killed, but are informed that this new Sub-Zero is actually his younger brother who is trying to learn who killed the Elder Sub-Zero. As they explain to Sub-Zero what happened to his older brother, Ermac emerges from the Chamber. Jax grabs Ermac by the throat, but has his arms telekinetically ripped off. As Ermac and Sub-Zero do battle, Sonya cauterizes Jax's wounds with her Energy Rings, and attempts to call in a medical evacuation for him. After defeating Ermac, the Younger Sub-Zero directs her to a portal to Earthrealm, then leaves to face Scorpion (leaving Sonya to carry Jax to the portal on her own, much to her annoyance).

Sonya is not seen again until Raiden is in a meeting with the Earth warriors to discuss Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm. Raiden receives a vision about the Soulnado, and Sonya can be seen in the meeting. Sonya can be seen with the Earth warriors once again as Nightwolf returns from having destroyed the Soulnado.

After Jade leaves her to collect her thoughts, Kitana is approached by Raiden and his warriors. Alone, she overpowers and defeats both Smoke and Johnny Cage, but is stopped from delivering a killing blow by Raiden who speaks to her in regards to her conscience, noting that both he and Liu Kang can sense that she is at conflict with herself. He encourages Kitana to seek the truth by going to Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits, a place where she is forbidden by the Emperor to go to. As Kitana makes her way through the Living Forest towards the Flesh Pits, Jade reveals herself and pleads to Kitana to turn back by order of the Emperor. Kitana refuses, and knocks her friend unconscious before she proceeds onwards

Shao Kahn is allowed to enter Earthrealm, and an emotionally shattered Raiden concedes ultimate defeat, as Kahn proceeds to dominate Raiden in almost exactly the same manner as the Armageddon aftermath. Only this time, the Elder Gods finally intervene and restore Raiden's strength. He and Shao Kahn engage in a final battle, with Raiden emerging victorious and Shao Kahn destroyed by the Elder Gods. Raiden, however, is deeply saddened by the cost in lives, and blames himself for their loss. Together with the surviving Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, Raiden leaves to tend to the fallen warriors and help rebuild Earthrealm. Unknown to him is that all these events were orchestrated by Quan Chi as part of Shinnok's plan to take Earthrealm and Outworld for himself.

### A Secret Alliance

At the O'Neil Farm in Northampton, Raphael clashed again with the emotionally-disturbed Leonardo, until Leonardo physically attacked him. From then on, Raphael watched and guarded his brother from a distance; including keeping Alopex away from him but did not engage him. He became more friendly with the mutant fox Alopex, though any trust he had for her was still shaky and he incorrectly believed that she had betrayed them when the Foot attacked

His strained relationship with Splinter became even more so when the Turtles returned to Earth, and found the Foot Clan in conflict with the Triceratons. When Splinter attempted to imprison the Turtles for their own safety, Raphael was particularly outraged. He later accompanied his brothers to attempt to defuse the situation, defeating the Elite Foot ninja in the process. When Burnow Island was attacked by Bishop, Raphael was reluctant to assist the Utroms and Triceratons, but accompanied his brothers anyway.

He was captured by Agent Bishop shortly afterwards and experimented on, as the E.P.F. wished to know what made the Turtles different from other mutants. They intended to kill and dissect him, but Raphael broke free and escaped, reminded of Buck and his own losses and pain from the past. He defeated many E.P.F. personnel, before being rescued by Casey, Angel and Alopex

Come mid-winter, Batman convinced Commissioner Gordon to have someone with the finances and influence needed to lead a protest against Arkham City; he suggested Bruce Wayne, to which Gordon agreed to. Calling a press conference in front of the gates of Arkham City, Batman arrived fashionably late as Bruce Wayne. With both Vicki Vale and Jack Ryder covering the event, Bruce proceeded to explain that gang leaders were leading a violent and bloody war behind the walls of the prison; if nothing was done soon, the war could erupt into the rest of Gotham. However, TYGER guards then swarmed the scene, scaring off the audience and knocking Bruce out.
Bruce was awakened by a Stun Baton, finding his hands and feet shackled. He was now face-to-face with Hugo Strange. Trying to talk sense into him, Bruce learned to his horror that Strange knew he was Batman. Strange claimed Protocol 10 would make him famous, vowing to reveal Batman's identity if Bruce tried to stop. Bruce attempted to escape, knocking down a TYGER guard and discreetly taking a communications chip from his radio. However, back up arrived and violently retaliated, forcing Bruce to comply with their orders. Brought to the exit for insertion into Arkham, Strange told Bruce his cuffs will remain on as he didn't want things to be too easy for him; he bid Bruce farewell, doubting they would meet again.
Locked between doors, Bruce found Jack Ryder was also with him; telling Ryder to stay calm and near him, Bruce was ignored the moment the door opened. Despite his handicapped state, Bruce fought off attackers, pulling Ryder up to walk into Arkham City.The gates opened to reveal Penguin waiting for him.

Wayne, as the latest focus of Sharp's vendetta, is kidnapped by TYGER Security operatives working for Hugo Strange, who is privy to his dual identity as Batman. Strange intends to unveil new plans for Arkham City before the night is up, an operation codenamed Protocol 10, which will establish himself as supreme ruler of Gotham. Now an inmate, the Dark Knight manages to have Alfred Pennyworth deliver his crimefighting equipment to him directly via an airdrop, and he prepares to save Catwoman from Two-Face for the sake of their past relationship while uncovering the true nature of Protocol 10

Hacking TYGER communications, Batman overhears a report indicating that Catwoman is being held in the old city courthouse. Making his way there, the Dark Knight comes upon her standing trial before a kangaroo court, with Two-Face as judge and executioner. The mock courtroom is promptly crashed and the villain's gang defeated. Believing that the Joker, as one of Arkham's prominent gangleaders, may know about Protocol 10, Batman then proceeds to track the Clown Prince of Crime to his hideaway within a steelworks mill. Inside, he uncovers a doctor kidnapped to treat his enemy, who claims that Titan’s unstable properties are mutating in Joker's blood, slowly killing him. The latter is subsequently able to capture Batman and perform a blood transfusion, thereby striking him with the same potentially fatal disease. He uses this as leverage against the Caped Crusader, forcing him to find a cure for him or they perish together

Batman deduces that Mr. Freeze is the only person who has the knowledge to develop this cure, and so hurries to secure his assistance and the necessary elements for the antidote while consistently coming into conflict with Ra's al Ghul, the Penguin, Solomon Grundy, and Freeze himself, who is at best an unwilling ally. To complicate matters, Harley Quinn steals the formula once it has been completed, leading to a head-on battle with the Joker, who wishes to stabilize his own condition while allowing Batman to die

Hugo Strange, meanwhile, initiates Protocol 10: A scheme to wipe out the entire inmate population of Arkham City and thus, "save" Gotham from its criminal element. TYGER troops, who have been brainwashed to serve only Strange and his insane interests, begin mass executions of political prisoners while launching air strikes on Arkham from attack helicopters. The last hours of Batman's life are ticking away but he decides that saving innocents is more important than his own welfare. When Protocol 10 is finally deactivated, however, the hero has a surprise confrontation with Ra's al Ghul, who mortally wounds Strange for his failures while revealing that he is the mastermind behind Arkham City; Protocol 10 was to be the first stage of a plan to 'cleanse' the Earth by killing undesirable inhabitants. With his dying breath, Strange then activates a self-destruct program for his command center, as Batman and Ra's fall from Wonder Tower Ra's tries to kill Batman by shoving a sword through his body.

Batman learns that the Joker is hiding inside Arkham's old Monarch Theatre and enters it searching for the antidote. There are two Jokers present, however, and the real twin explains that his double is Clayface, who has been impersonating him for some time. In the struggle that follows the theater is destroyed, although Batman is able to retrieve the formula and save himself. Joker attacks him, causing the remaining antidote to spill. He succumbs to his illness while Batman looks on, maintaining that he would have saved his foe. Soon after, Batman carries Joker's corpse out of Arkham City into a breaking dawn.

### The Ghost

In the wake of the bombing of the Kremlin at the hands of Kurt Hendricks, Hunt and the entire IMF team was disavowed, and the remaining crew were branded as terrorists.
On assignment in Budapest to intercept a courier working for a person of interest code-named "Cobalt", IMF agent Trevor Hanaway is killed by an assassin named Sabine Moreau. Hanaway's team leader, Jane Carter, and newly promoted Benji Dunn extract Ethan Hunt and Hunt's source Bogdan from a Moscow prison. Hunt is recruited to lead Carter and Dunn to infiltrate the secret Moscow Kremlin archives and locate files identifying Cobalt. Partway through the mission, someone broadcasts across the IMF frequency, alerting the Russians to Hunt's team. Although Hunt, Dunn, and Carter escape, a bomb destroys the Kremlin, and Russian agent Anatoly Sidorov accuses Hunt of masterminding the attack.

The IMF extracts Hunt from Moscow. The Russians have called the attack an undeclared act of war, and the U.S. President activates "Ghost Protocol", a black operation contingency that disavows the entire IMF. Hunt and team are to take the blame for the attack, but they will be allowed to escape from government custody so that they may operate to track down Cobalt. Before Hunt can escape, the IMF's secretary is killed by Russian security forces led by Sidorov, leaving Hunt and intelligence analyst William Brandt to find their own way out. The team identifies Cobalt as Kurt Hendricks, a Swedish-born Russian nuclear strategist who believes the weak must die for the strong to survive, so he plans to start a nuclear war to initiate the next stage of human evolution. Hendricks bombed the Kremlin and acquired a Russian nuclear launch-control device, and now needs its codes from the Budapest courier in order to launch a nuclear missile at America.

The exchange between Moreau and Hendricks's right-hand man, Marius Wistrom, is due to take place at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There, Hunt's team members separately convince Moreau and Wistrom that they have made the exchange with one another. However, Moreau identifies Brandt as an agent. While Hunt chases Wistrom — only to realize that Wistrom is actually Hendricks in disguise, escaping with the codes — Carter detains Moreau. Moreau attempts to kill the inexperienced Dunn, and Carter throws her out a window to her death. Brandt accuses Carter of compromising the mission for revenge against Moreau, but Hunt knows that Brandt is keeping secrets from them, as he has displayed fighting skills atypical of an analyst. While Hunt seeks more information from Bogdan, Brandt admits he was assigned as security detail to Hunt and his wife Julia while on assignment. Julia was killed by a Serbian hit squad, prompting Ethan to pursue and kill them before he was caught by the Russians and sent to prison.

Bogdan and his arms-dealing cousin inform Hunt that Hendricks will be in Mumbai. Hendricks facilitated the sale of a defunct Soviet military satellite to Indian telecommunications entrepreneur Brij Nath, which could be used to transmit the order to fire a missile. While Brandt and Dunn infiltrate the server room to take the satellite offline, Carter gets Nath to reveal the satellite override code. However, Hendricks has anticipated Hunt's plan and takes Nath's servers offline before sending a signal from a television broadcasting station to a Russian submarine in the Pacific. The submarine fires a nuclear missile towards San Francisco. Hunt pursues Hendricks and the launch device while the other team members attempt to bring the broadcast station back online. Hunt and Hendricks fight over the launch-control device before Hendricks jumps to his death with it to ensure the missile's detonation. Dunn kills Wistrom, allowing Brandt to restore power to the station and enabling Hunt to deactivate the missile, while a dying Hendricks witnesses the failure of his plan. He is confronted by Sidorov, who sees Hunt has stopped the missile, proving the IMF is innocent of the Kremlin bombing.

The team reconvenes weeks later in Seattle. Hunt introduces the team to his former colleague Luther Stickell, and then issues them new assignments. Benji and Jane accept, but Brandt refuses to accept the mission. Hunt reveals that Julia's death was staged, as he knew he could not protect her and used her death as a pretext to infiltrate a Russian prison and get close to Bogdan, an IMF source on Hendricks. Relieved of his guilt, Brandt accepts his mission while Hunt watches Julia from afar. They share a smile before he goes off on his next mission.

### The Call

Stark retrieved the War Machine armor and stripped it of all of the new Hammer Industries weapons and turned it back into the Mark II. When James Rhodes then arrived, Stark informed him that he would never wear that armor again because he made him a new one with improved technology and weaponry.[22] Stark focused his efforts on Stark Tower in New York City which was powered by pure clean energy, with Stark admiring that his own name was lit up.

Upon arriving at Stark Tower, he and Pepper Potts began celebrating the successful creation of their newest, clean energy source for the entire city, with Stark telling her that she could have twelve percent of the credit for Stark Industries' newest breakthrough. Stark was then informed by J.A.R.V.I.S. that Phil Coulson had arrived and now wished to speak with him, to which he refused and even claimed to be a Life-Model Decoy, but Coulson still insisted that he needed to speak to Stark urgently and then let himself into the tower, much to Stark's dismay as he blamed Potts for the security breach.

### Avenge

Coulson informed Stark that the Avengers Initiative was now active in the wake of the Destruction of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. in which Loki had attacked some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and stolen the Tesseract, and had also taken Erik Selvig and Clint Barton as his mind-controlled slaves. Coulson explained that they needed him to come in despite having previously been rejected from the Avengers, handing Stark holographic screens with information about Captain America, Thor, Bruce Banner and Loki for him to study. While Potts and Coulson left the tower, Stark began examining the Tesseract design Stark quickly suited up in his current Mark VI armor and then traveled straight to Stuttgart, Germany where he then quickly found his old acquaintance, Natasha Romanoff in a Quinjet overlooking the newly unfrozen Captain America in the middle of a battle with the hostile god, Loki. Iron Man jetted right in and blasted Loki with his repulsors and stood tall next to Captain America, aiming every weapon he had and forcing Loki to surrender as they took him into custody.

## Phase 2

### Fall and Rise

It has been eight years since Bruce Wayne has been Batman; having retired from the crime fighting lifestyle following his decision to take the blame for Harvey Dent's crimes. He has become reclusive for the past three years, rarely leaving Wayne Manor, and has been seen by few people in Gotham city. In addition he rarely has contact with Wayne Enterprises, choosing to leave the operations of the company to Lucius Fox, following a green energy fusion reactor project that was deemed a failure. He has developed multiple medical problems in the years since his tenure as the Batman and has been forced to walk with a cane; his leg was injured in the fall off the ledge after rescuing Gordon's son in The Dark Knight. He is in very poor physical condition, which worries Alfred about him fighting Bane.

On the eighth anniversary of the Dent Act, which led to over 1,000 inmates in connection to organized crime being locked up without parole at Blackgate Prison, the celebrations are held at Wayne Manor but Bruce only watches from a distance. As this is happening a maid, later to be revealed as Selina Kyle, is stealing Bruce's mother's pearl necklace from his private quarters. Bruce sneaks up behind her and confronts her, but she overpowers him and escapes with the necklace.

Shortly afterward, Wayne is visited by John Blake at Wayne Manor who tells him about the attack on James Gordon, revealing to him that he knows that he's Batman. Blake also lost his parents at a young age, and learned how to hide the anger, similar to putting on a mask. He warns him about another threat known as Bane and asks him again to return as Batman. As Blake leaves, Bruce has Alfred make an appointment with an orthopedic specialist at the same hospital Gordon is at. He climbs down to speak with Gordon wearing a Ski Mask. Gordon tells him that the Batman must return, He tells him about the army that Bane is forming. After that, he goes to the ball. He then meets with Lucius Fox regarding Wayne Enterprises. He tells Lucius that he is retiring. He then visits the Applied Sciences division which is off books, It is where all of his technology and vehicles are stored. Lucius shows him the further developments of the division in which multiple tumblers can be observed. Lucius also shows Bruce 'The Bat' vehicle.

Bruce now as Batman chases after Bane and his mercenaries; however, he causes more problems with the police force opt to pursue him rather than the criminal as he was still the accused murderer of Harvey Dent He tries to do so himself, but is too weak. He starts training, but continues to fail. While Bruce is resting for his next attempt the doctor that lives next to him tells him the story of how the child became incarcerated in the Pit and later escaped. Bruce realizes, from the story, he must attempt to escape the same way the child did. He tries a final time, remembering his own fall into the cave, and reaches a ledge where all fall. Bats fly out of a hole next to his head and Bruce feels a surge of strength go through him and he leaps off the ledge and grabs hold of the next standing stone. He continues his climb upwards and makes it out of the Pit, dropping a long rope down to give the other prisoners a way to escape.

Returning to the city in the alleyways were quite as Soraka found him looming over her as he leaped down from the balcony greeting her as they walked. Soraka told david that taken down exile again wasn't the smartest choice, but david knew that every villain had a weakness of there own and willing to take consider for his next plan of action. but david only knew that it was only a matter of time before things got worse

As Exile was defending himself from his attackers Wolfman steps out of the shadows and beat some thugs by getting through his way to get to his father with no remorse of anything less willing accept the judgments that occur across the area despite everything almost at stake david knew it time to put back on his lap

As the two men fought the nsc and the Chicago police department collided into a brute force in control of the city but exile was gaining the upper hand in the fight trying to break him as much as possible for seconds men on both sides were in the ensuing conflict not knowing what was going to happen with guns blazing and fists flying every were and destruction was in the range between the two sides but both men knew that the city was going to declaring a winner on who will win.

Batman and Bane confront one another on the steps of Gotham's City Hall. Batman starts to gain the upper hand as he starts punching away at Bane's mask, damaging it to the point it (temporarily) no longer functioned. As the two remained even matched Exile and Wolf Man both fought hard with every strength that they had learning each of the fighting styles during there training as father and son fought to the bitter end but David knew it was his revenge

He saves Miranda who had been taken hostage and interrogates Bane to tell him who has the trigger which will set off the bomb that would destroy the city, paraphrasing Bane's own taunt in the pit. Miranda then appears and stabs Batman between the ribs, before telling him that she is actually Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Ra's al Ghul. She revealed that she was the child who climbed out of the pit and that the man who helped her was Bane who was later rescued by Ra's for saving his daughter. She fixes Bane's mask and Bane straps a rope around Batman's neck. Batman pleads with her not to set off the bomb but she ignores him as she only wanted revenge upon the man and the city that destroyed her father. She presses the trigger, to no avail, as Gordon had gotten the disruptor to the bomb. She leaves to go find the bomb and make sure it detonates, as it is only minutes away from exploding.

As event in like this never unfolded between Soraka convinced David not go and that and make the sacrificeAfter the Tumblers are dealt with, Batman blasts the truck head-on, causing it to crash down on a lower level street. Talia, who is mortally wounded, tells him that she overrode the bomb so that nothing could stop it and flooded the compartment holding the stabilization equipment. Batman realizes that she is telling the truth and that it needs to be taken somewhere safe; realizing the only option is to take the bomb into the Atlantic Ocean. Selina kisses him goodbye and Gordon asks Batman who he is and he tells him by reminding him of the night of his parent's death: "A hero can be anyone.

Moments after thanking his friends and comrades, David attached the bomb to his flying wolf pod and took the bomb over towards lake Michigan and his comrades watch in matter of seconds the bomb explodes leaving Wolfman saving the day but presumed dead as he fell in the lake below realizing how honored it was the next day to be saved.

After months of recovering David visit his butler in the city for as much as he could to show that the legacy of Wolf Man can still live on in moments were things can be at peace but David always knew that new threats will try to stop him, steal from him and also break him and he is well prepared for it no matter the cost.

### Sand Station

as things turned very quickly a jet came by and opened fired on Wolf man just as he blasted it in the air and into wondering were it was coming from. it was in nsc fighter jet as David went to new York city to find out the entire station was full of sand and debris until caleb arrived to help to take care with the assist.

As the station was build up and destroyed, David and Caleb took out the thugs leaving colon in there way by insisting on giving the bricks of the cosmos away David refused and fired at him causing a rift between the heroes and the villains but David knew he had to get the information from colon, until he blasted them in mid air to get away from the station as they follow him

He teams up with Hulk again to head to The Raft, where the villains are put in. They encounter Wolverine, who has been tracking down Sabretooth, who is breaking the villains out with Mystique. Iron Man, Hulk and Wolverine fight Whiplash, Leader, and then they catch up to Sabretooth, who then proceeds to break out Red Skull, Rhino, Mandarin and Loki. Magneto arrives and destroys Iron Man's suit. Hulk and Wolverine chase Magneto and Sabretooth, where Abomination shows up and fights Hulk again with Sabretooth's help. Hulk and Wolverine are able to defeat them, but Magneto gets away along with the other escaped villains.

Captain America arrives shortly to join up with Iron Man to get his new armor. They head to Stark Tower, only to find Jarvis and the entire place hacked. The two managed to dodge the traps and proceeds to chase after Mandarin and Aldrich Killiam who are the ones to break in the tower. Luckily Iron Man manages to fix Jarvis and the systems, restoring the tower in the process and Iron Man gets his new suit as well. They catch up with Mandarin and Aldrich Killiam with Loki, who steals the power core and ditches the duo. They are chased outside by Captain America and Iron Man. After being beaten up for a while, the Mandarin hijacks the Hulkbuster armor. However, he is defeated by Iron Man and his remaining armors.

Iron Man and Thor then track down Doctor Doom at the submarine. Spider-Man arrives to help them. They encounter M.O.D.O.K. and defeat him, but then the submarine starts to sink. Luckily, Jean Grey arrives and saves the heroes with her telekinesis powers. They managed to catch up to Doom, but then Magneto shows up with the Statue of Liberty alive and they are thrown into the island and Doom and Magneto escapes.

Spider-Man, Iron Man and Thor then head to Asteroid M using the Stark Jet to track the villains. Magneto attempts to stop them by setting up traps, but they managed to avoid them. They catch up to Magneto where they battle him at his throne room. Magneto is defeated and the heroes head off to stop Loki and Doom. However, they take down Iron Man and Thor, leaving only Spider-Man until he is joined up by Captain America, Thing and Storm, who snuck in earlier. They are able to defeat Doctor Doom. Iron Man and Thor catch up to help stop Loki, who reveals his true plan, unleashing Galactus to destroy Earth and Asgard. With no other choices, Nick Fury calls upon the villains to help the heroes defeat Galactus, he is sucked into a portal with Loki and the villains leave the Helicarrier as part of their agreement with the heroes.

### NSC Skimish

is presenting the clean energy coming from Stark Tower, by powering his Iron Man suit without the use of the Arc Reactor, but solely on the solar panels of the building.
During this press conference he gets attacked by Melter, who fires beams of heat. At first Iron Man is not impressed with this technology until his systems stop working because of the heat. With Iron Man defeated, Melter announces this was the first of two presentations for his Melter suit and that he will sell it to the highest bidder

At Stark's mansion, Stark is modifying the armors to resist Melter's heat ray when Rhodes receives military intelligence about Melter's true identity; Bruno Horgan, the owner of a start-up robotics company. He tried to build a suit similar to the Iron Man suit, but his alternative power source caused to melt the armor during a presentation. With this failure the military rejected another presentation after Horgan claimed to improve his suit. To avoid that the technology falls in the wrong hands, they need to locate Melter. Both Rhodes and Stark think that they are the best man for the job to find him. They make a bet and the one that cannot stop Melter has to polish the suit of the other.

Two days later War Machine is on a military training mission when he gets attacked by Melter as well. Having heard about Iron Man's defeat, he evades Melter's shots. But Melter starts shooting at a truck on the ground, forcing War Machine to save the people on the ground. Taking advantage of the distraction, Melter easily defeats him.

Rhodes uses his resources at the military and traces the supplies ordered for the suit. But it only leads to dead ends, as the cars who delivered the material seem to have completely vanished. He also searches for buildings with a spike in power usage. But is unable to narrow it down to a possible location of Melter. Stark hacks into the accounts of possible buyers, but is unable to trace the phone calls. One buyer tells him he heard a sound of industrial machinery on the phone but that doesn't really narrows it down. Stark also gained access to security camera's of the city, ruling out some areas based on the flight trajectory of Melter. Only by crosschecking their info they are able to reduce the area for a possible location of Melter. Rhodes then spots an automobile scrapyard, which explains the vanishing cars and the industrial sounds.

Arriving at the scrapyard they get into a fight with Melter. Stark updated their systems to work independently, so when Melter shoots at Iron Man's leg, his arm still works. Melter then uses his surroundings, melting a stack of cars which fall on Iron Man. He also drops a giant magnet on War Machine. However War Machine slings the magnet at Melter, he then distract him while Iron Man gets behind Melter and destroys the cables of the melting ray. Due to the feedback of pulling out the cables, Iron Man's suit needs to reboot leaving him defend less. But before he is able to crush Iron Man with the magnet, War Machine steps in and head buts Melter. Together they take him out and bring him to the authorities.

### NSC Threat

Six months after the Battle of New York; Stark continued building up the Iron Legion, creating new suits for all possible eventualities. While in his Malibu Mansion, Stark tested out the new Mark XLII, which was built so that he could now summon various pieces of the armor when needed. He ignored J.A.R.V.I.S.'s concern about his lack of sleep, pointing out Albert Einstein went without a lot of sleep and invented many things. Stark recruited Dum-E and U to assist him in filming the newest test of the suit.

Some glitches with the new armor included the face plate and crotch plate, which hurt him if they impacted by themselves. With just the helmet to go, Stark noticed it was upside down so flipped himself over to help it fit. However as Stark celebrated, a final piece knocked him over and caused the suit to fall apart. Right after testing the new armor, Stark watched television, only to see that the terrorist Mandarin had made yet another attack on the United States of America. At the same time, James Rhodes had his own suit rebranded as Iron Patriot under President Matthew Ellis' direct orders

### Night Fall

Just as the moon shine above, Wolf Man looked over the city desperately looking for any source of crime. Sight seeing was never David's hospitality, but he did not care about it he was well fine doing his job.

Wolf Man with his HUD display saw a number of thugs in the street of wicker drive. He leaped down and beat them to the punch with moves of a super soldiers, like general Peter Shaw. Wolf Man did not hesitate all just plain and simple knock down for people like the nsc group.

Just as Wolf Man finished off the last thug, Convexity arrives and simply wanted to talk to David on some good news that, him and Wolf girl are getting married, in which it was nothing to David's surprise at all in fact it was quite shocking mentally that wolf girl would choose a guy like convexity to be married and later become a future husband of him. Convexity was super excited into name David the god father of there child, in which in secret showing a smile underneath his mask to appreciate Convexity.

After Wolf Man heads back to his cave, he was trying to measure of how much of crime was in affect based on the charts and the telegrams of charts but luckily, General Pete was able to check on David's momentum on his progress

As wolf man was working in his cave, convexity came in the blink of an eye right in front of him and told him that he could not see Wolf girl his wife. David told him to calm and sent most of wolf clan to find her knowing that this was a man hunt. As David searches with the wolf clan, he orders black wolf, Caleb, red wolf and soraka pride to deal with the situation until he arrived at the scene until, in a chemical lab finds ahriman seduced by a toxin

Moments after Convexity was found the secret nsc submarine and was in toxic stable condition by exile. David was trying to contact him in the best of his ability but no signal. David investigates the sub noteded to be vitally toxic in responses to its potential. David haults the team and takes a sample to figure out this mysterious toxic develop by Exile.

As David got a small sample he asked Exile on what the gas would do convexity, Exile in response said that it would cause illumination's to make the person go mad, David figure out that Convexity was taking Wolf girl into space not the monster that he was seeing, David punched his father and order convexity to stop and hear him but he couldn't only in minutes that his wife was gone. for Exile put the cherry on top to blast the neighborhoods of Illinois to pieces, David's shock it look like he was about to lose everything including his city.

As David saw the blast he quickly took his father and interrogated him for answers on why he drug his friend and into killing is god son, Exile said it was what he could and wished to hoped for, he reminded to David that it was necessary to fight him in of David in fact was tired of losing to him at least multiple times.

Wolf Man responded and punched him in the face, grabbed him by the collar and forced him to have answers, only for Exile to comply that it was always about them and not the rest of the team itself. David told Exile in anger that Corrupting other people wasn't necessary anybody's problem unless it was there own problem in which he or she causes. In matter of seconds Convexity in anger barges in to interrogate Exile.

Convexity orders Wolf Man to stay away from him as Wolf Man tries to tell convexity to calm down and let the authority's handle the situation, with no response Convexity could only hear Exiles words crawling through his ears in the way he will never feel loved again and with that Convexity thrust his fist through exiles chest putting him into a coma much to wolf man's horror of realizing what convexity had done.

## The Enemy Within

As things turn to escalate between the team, Convexity was on the march of crippling governments and dictatorships.
Wolf Man sneakily went into the presidents office that missiles and bullets won't harm him or his family and to his intentions to stay away from convexity. David also mentioned that power corrupts the heart of the mind and soul of individual or at least a team. but with that the president listen to Wolf man's calm words but take it consideration.

As Convexity went through the cave he found Caleb and gale practicing only for him to upset cable in his way hurt gale in the first place. As Caleb and gale begun the training like they were told, Convexity marches down stairs to meet Wolf Man and asked why was he not saving any one, David hesitated and stared him in the eyes and told him that he was busy with many important matters to intend too by monitoring of how much collateral damage convexity has been made and done to the world

As the debate heated, David answer that convexity was scaring the entire universe and that it would be at stake that it would be safe but convexity rip wolf man's mask and yelled at him, David was unfazed by this rhetorical mark, this was not the ally he knew anymore, nor was he becoming a threat to humanity itself after what he pulled on exile last week. David and Convexity stared at each other only for the others upstairs to listen on what was going on.

As Convexity was taunting David, Wolf Man spoke calmly and regretted about saving his fathers life multiple time and believed that there was good in him but instead lead to beat downs and bruises by as he on every word regret on saving a terrorist life, Wolf Man deeply considered about his actions about what he's done in the past and sometimes none of it was fixed or forgotten on his part but to move forward and look into the future.

Wolf Man told Convexity that not everything was his fault, but convexity reminded him of the five American terrorist.
obviously he regretted to on being a terrorist for his career on becoming the worlds first ultimate solider. David responded on trapping Soraka in the pride was his thing into getting unevolved the rest of the world. Convexity warned David about his love for her as well as the love of his father and with rest of his comrades

Wolf Man and Convexity started to wonder what was best for the team, Convexity responded why did exile make him to prevent things that happen, David was silent and took it was said let time run its course. eventually David was sure that some alternative should happen.

## The Wolf Clan Dissembled

Convexity and wolf man just stood there on opposite directions waiting for something to happen, but instead lead to more talking and bickering

Had enough of his pitiful excuses, Convexity told david that he didn't care about his comrades and in fact did not like general pete at all because of his rejection of the military and the worlds greatest hero became a greatest threat, Wolf Man ultimately punched convexity in the face, David grieved in pain as thought of convexity was made of solid metal and his hand started to throb horribly

Convexity inspected David's hand and it was broken in three places as in result could heal in four weeks, sometime after that David bandage his hand underneath his gauntlet and realize punching somebody for an answer wasn't the right one especially a debate like that on both of there occasions

David looked at convexity by the horror that he's done from any accident coming from his former ally to anything happened in over weeks. As Convexity convince David to try and join him, David made his honest choice and decided to stay leaving his former ally in disgust. David to Convexity was act of betrayal, to David himself was in act of duty, a solider way to get out of conflict.

Not listening to David's instructions, Convexity broke David's Communicators only for him to remain silent as possible before David realize that he made the first blow on him, David looked upon his screens only could watch to see what convexity was really up to in the matter of seconds before he level in entire city to the ground much to David's surprise of another crushing blow.

Wolf Man Could only hope for the best as his former ally began to crumble governments across the world with his team, and as for black wolf to be right by his side was unfazed, she choose to be with him as his lover and David didn't care about it anymore only he could was not play and convexity has the upper hand.

## Battle at the Prison

The Prison was turn into massive chaos that the fact that there was a ripple effect causing many problems to the team, Cholen attacked the team with his massive hand only to find Convexity lasering his hand off and David charging towards him with two explosive devices buy blowing his head off in retaliation.

After the battle, David sees Caleb on the ground with gale, only to find out that Caleb was sorry for his partners loss of life, Wolf Man screamed out and pushed Caleb out of the way to check is pulse, only a faint and silent heart beat, was there, David carried Gale and wanted run him to a hospital, Convexity felt sorry for Caleb that it wasn't his fault and for David give him a cold stare of disgust

As the fallout began to com very clear Wolf man pushed Caleb again in anger and carried gales body outside in the rain, were darkness swooped over him and realizing his most trusted ally was gone, and there was nothing he could to but to think of it as his fault for not protecting them

## Need of Allies

David in his cave was practicing on punching a pole for hours only for soraka to find him and tell him to stop. grieving for over the past couple of days, soraka took David in her arms as he wept about what turn of events might occur possibly in the future.

As things started to calm, David and soraka loom over the city, watching it grow under its dark form. The pair eventually took a breath take, but David had to visit General Pete by talking to him in order to enforce convexity to the law for his potential, Wolf Man and Soraka grappled there hooks to a building in order to find him immediately, before convexity can take the fight to him.

As both landed on the building, met by general Shaw, who was thrilled to see David. Peter, David, and soraka were in a conferences room talking about convexity's progress of how he was making major progress than David. David and Soraka asked Shaw if there were any options left, as Pete known that there little hope for them.

David, Peter, and Soraka trace every member of there newly formed team and as David's role, Peter has decided to test David's leaderships skill and a how to become a better person than he ever was too.
Sometimes things don't usually work out for the moments. David and Soraka went out to the night sky and prepared and looked for recruits who will offer to put a stand against Convexity.

## Worship

A few weeks have passed As things turn towards Convexity's favor, Wolf Man and Soraka watched as the world ready to embrace a new leader of change a for much of wolf man it was just one giant death trap upon the world of killing lives as possible who enter the planet. much as around the universe by hand if convexity was forced to make the world a safe place

Have enough of people following the tyrant, Wolf man assembled his team into talking on how disarm convexity into realize that he acquired a team of his own. with the wolf clan divided, there was no going back, only for David to intercept a call from general Pete who is secretly on his side monitoring any possible threat linked to convexity.

Wolf Man checked the monitor to make sure that Pete was giving him, in full force David heard that convexity was pulling a rally in the streets of New York. David and his team went there only find Convexity supporters, not buying it, Wolf Man and his team attack the supporters only for David not covering his tracks good enough.

As for matter of thoughts, Convexity and Wolf Man stood on opposite ends looking from eye to eye, toe to toe, symbol to symbol as both were to bloodthirsty tigers growling at each other incapable on who would land the first blow, no one moved as the wolf clan faced the convexity's team. Wolf Man took a step towards convexity, but soraka laid a hand on his chest and wanted him to leave. David told Convexity that there battle far from over.
David knew that he was fighting a losing battle and had to make every second count or worse, or maybe even in death.

## Fugitive of the Law

And long last David at his cave was monitoring all of the city until, Convexity wanted David's identity to go public, David was shunned by this and ultimately looked for a solution and he did. He initiated a protocol to wipe his speech clean additional shut down the power grid but was countered by Convexity in to making his name a reality, David's plan had failed.

David Prepares to leave his cave, He got instructions by his butler to manage a few things to attend and also to bring with him in case of any emergency based protocols. David could only hope for a little miracle to burn through instead of failing through everything.

As Wolf Man was about to leave, Jill called for him to make plan as fast, David retorted darkly to make sure that they better make it a success. David and his team gathered into wanting a tech to support there team, but its gained momentum on convexity side, David and his team entered Convexity's home and order Soraka to find away in, as they did they found Convexity's parents and into triggering the alarm. David knew to late that Convexity was coming.

As the alarm tripped on, David and is friends were shocked in order to find Convexity enter in anger, he shouted at David and blamed him for most of the crime that has tutored the cities across the united states for the death of keeping his father alive. David protected soraka and Jill with a dark look to convexity. But David wasn't ready to have this conversation again instead this time he covered his tracks by blasting the entrance to trap convexity.

But the entrance divided the team as one completely turn to convexity and other trapped, David, Soraka, and Jill came up with a small plan to find the super pill as to be an indicator so one of his allies can take it away from convexity as fast as possible. David, Soraka, and jill raced twords the entrance and ran unti they heard pounding and red blood, plus screaming coming as they ran for there lives

As one of Jill's friend was beaten was beaten by Convexity, he also found that he stole the pill and angrily beat him to death, but manage to give David is first taste of victory, but at the same time it was a cost to have, a soul for a soul. David heard about the news and felt sad to lose an ally. David Comforted Jill and told it wasn't the end for everybody.

## One chance

After the events of Convexity's home, David knows that he will destroy them if the others evacuate in time, unless all of the will be killed in matter of seconds. David takes the pill and wants synthesis on it to see what kind of advantage they will have in order to win against convexity and his gang.

As David walks up to the teleported to get everyone to safety, Soraka being the only member to challenge the authority, and told him facing him alone is a death sentence especially even in life. David responded that it was the only way to stop this madness between them, Soraka responded how would Pete think of this, and David gave a correct responses to disagreement, Soraka even manage to tell David that playing the sacrifice card was not enough, and of course David ignore her fact cold harden truth.

David instruct her to go but she refused again and to be with him, but David turn to face her, his face close to hers as both stood close, hand in hand Chest to chest, David told her this wasn't the end and he kissed her.
David and Soraka parted as he pulled a sleeprizer and sprayed her as she shouted to not leave. David eventually caught her limp body as he gave her to one oh is allies and instant teleported a farewell to the team.

## Breaking Point

As David went to his cave, he put the pill in a small table and waited it to a holographic screen appeared in the process on knowing what the pill can do. David was clear and unsure of it for moment that the pill could be the only weapon cable of beating convexity and his gang. David then heard a huge knock on the door.

David knew that Convexity was right behind him and he wanted answers bad on why David was doing on what he was doing
but David couldn't help on giving the satisfaction on wanting to have peace and end the vicious cycle but convexity angrily tossed Wolf Man aside. Wolf Man kept on talking trying to convince Convexity that he made a terrible mistake on how Wolf Girl would think of him right now.

As David tries to distract Convexity, both were in the high stakes and Wolf Man showed a video on him and wolf girls wedding only for convexity yell at David. David up top a steel beam kept ranting on how Convexity used to a savior on helping people and treat the world a better place jot the tyrant he has become, David launched a speaker and burned Convexity's ears making him scream enough for David to leap Down and reach the pill, but was stop by Convexity at the last second.

Wolf Man was lifted in the air an drop down by Convexity until a huge snapped erupt from David's back as convexity told him to stop fighting and said that it was over for him

As his butler was beating convexity to the ground, carefully he picked up David and he told him on were to go, David realizing he and his team were scattered told his butler that they need to go far away from convexity as possible, David slowly reached about and pushed the teleported button, David and his butler escaped leaving a bloody convexity behind, Realizing convexity had won, a week later he announce a speech and ordered on the hunt for wolf man and his gang by assembling his soldiers, and also wanting the safety of a new world.

David eventually after hours on being carried is on a hospital bed being tented by his butler, David tries to tell his butler that convexity will come for him eventually destroy everything he hold dear.

As David was trying to move and get out of bed, David recognize that soraka was staring at him, in disguise wanted him to rest and take time to heal, and set him asleep. David dreamed more than and and into pushing the nightmares that sunk within his mind

A couple days later, David was introduce to exo-skeleton bracer that would help him to walk more and regain his strength, but david had monitor convexity as fast as possible in order to know what he's been up too.

As his wounds were healing, David alerted the team on any precautions of convexity's been through to monitor all systems as soon as possible to know, but still they were in a losing battle, David knew that something had to be done about convexity, or he will be broken in blood by his hands.

## Fighting Back

As David was traveled to Alaska he was monitoring convexity's whereabouts, all David could think of was wanting convexity to win and get tired to before learning any ether information sometimes on his part that he watched the news in search for answers by himself. As he was eating his dinner he heard of a civilian taken on convexity in D.C.
David told his butler to move so that he may stop the fighting and end the catastrophe, as David took off his suit and put regular clothes he searched the data for more of the super pills.

David eventually went D.C and took the civilian towards the helicopter but was stopped by convexity and told him its over for him and he won, David broke into tears and said it that it was over and they stood no chance against him, David buried the civilian, and went back to regroup with his comrades saying to them they have surrendered, Many few believed what would be a future without America, David rose from his chair and looked at his masked cowl. David without hesitation put it on and stared at his remain team members and told them "Its not Over", David knew that they had one shot left.

As convexity team entered the base outer walls his team and soldiers open fire on the base and destroyed most of the foundations with heavy gunfire in order to get rid of the war criminals before they attack. Waiting for answer Wolf man and his team of combatants attacked the opposing side leaving Wolf Man against Convexity throwing punches, and insulting each other. The Two duelists fought unitl convexity was gaing the upper hand leaving Wolf Man to Block, Counter and land fewer hits.

As things started to turn a little towards David's favor, convexity punched David so hard he felt his armor puncture his chest and he tasted blood, David knew he wasn't going to win, his team was falling and there was no other door to open all except one option was to retreat, Convexity then started pluming David restlessly and was knocked aside. David started to laugh at him with a evil smile of own towards convexity and his winning team, refusing to surrender, David throws a smoke bomb at the opposing team and him and his team disappeared into the night sky leaving Convexity and his team to search for him.

Back base in Alaska, David ussured his team that the dodge a bullet and need to rest because they have work to do to insure the safety of others will, Soraka stopped David an wanted a private conversation with him and told him she's had enough of the conflict and asks for him to run away with him, but David with a sad but harden look broke tears as she hugged him for her goodbye and left with David with his head down alone in silent crying.

David sat alone in the dark communications base of operations as the wind kept ponding from the outside snow, with little power left, David grabbed his left overs and sat there wondering what's happing. With all of his team gone or on the run, David now was left but himself and nobody to talk except for his butler and wished him a happy birthday was the little celebration in them left.

## Dark Storm

As rain, thunder and lighting were evolving in the night sky, as the killer attacked David's butler and into hearing this news, David went on a rampage and crashed the vehicle leading them into a chase. David tackles him and counter his moves to pin him to the ground and wants him answers, he refused and David proceeded to punch him in anger until there was blood all over the floor but David still proceeded to punch him until he was stop short by Caleb.

Caleb with a new suit and weapons appeared to confront David along with convexity and the entire team. Against one man standing, Caleb charged and hit David, but David easily overpowered him and wanted to reason with him but did not want to except his apology for what happened to gale and putting his friends in jeopardy for this entire set back of a war that became utterly pointless to the world including both sides of conflict.

As David was arguing with caleb, Convexity blamed David for his reasons on not wanting to build a new society mad blamed him for the deaths of thousands of innocents into letting criminals have the rights like any other man, David retorted and told he murder the protesters for there sake of freedom they had, with that convexity order David to Stand down and with that David refused in anger.

David was smacked aside by convexity as he let caleb kill the thug at instant. David with one chance took a hidden sample of supersoldier serum and infused within him, David boiled with anger screamed out and powerfully slap sided caleb and he went flying. Convexity realize David's plan was to beat him and the truth, with that the two leaders raced towards each other throwing punches to see one shall fall.

All Caleb could do was watch the fight boil over as the two were evenly matched compared with strength, but soon David seem to have the upper hand in the fight and David punched convexity over and over until convexity couldn't fight anymore not supriseing to David at all it felt good to win first handed. Wondering in the thoughts and mind as David it seemed that some plans go accordingly

with every swing David knocked convexity with a nee to the face and held him in neck snap hold telling caleb through his days and regretting himself to be a terrorist were over and thanks to peter shaws training it come full circle. Caleb through a boomerang allowing David to catch it and having to get attacked by convexity's team. Caleb punches David and like that David faced off against his former allies.

Convexity's allies attack David from all sides, but David countered, blocked and refused to stay down. David just kept fighting no mattered how hard David tried. The team took down David with every swing of there fists, barter broken and disarmed david lost the battle and was about to be taken by calebs hand when peter shaw scooped him up and wished him farewell and apologize of his butlers death, and david on the oppose forgave shaw and in munites Peter Shaw ran off leaving David Behind.

Feeling the lost of guilt David packed up his things and were ready to ship to Alaska. Convexity was on the move and David was just himself not knowing what to without leadership and with out becoking the heart and soul for a team. David was prepareing for the funeral service and tossed the files in the trash not saying a word to no one.

## Fall and a New Begging

As David sat on a chair he was working on a device that would help change the course of the history that has unfolded that him was indeed a purpose, but David knew that convexity's team were on the move and David sat there an thinking on his last move all he can hear was convexity pounding through the doors and was going to finish David once and for all to destroy everything he's done prevent his goal for World conquest.

As Convexity entered His Screams echoed across the base as he blasted what was left of David's tech and an a instant David dodged a laser blast and from him and kept running until he confronted him in which David insulted him enough for convexity toss David like rag doll and beat him senseless of a mindless grieve, Convexity punched David and until David was on the ground. Convexity's team was ready to arrest Wolf Man for his crimes.

David with all the people tried reason with convexity, He told him of how the people he murdered and wounded, David wanted help convexity's problems buy wanted the opposite of his visions. Convexity slaps David across the face enough of excuses and with David fell on the floor defeated only for convexity to choke him realizing David tricked him into talking for a distraction. Convexity pounds David to the ground and went to destroy the alternate machine, in the last second the machine activated just before convexity fired lasers at and everybody at the base disappeared only for David make arrival of if his alternate self to know what happened.

After what happen, David eventually took a step back wondering what happened after his brawl with Exile. David looked and wondered were his teammates were but all emptiness inside and with that David looked over the city and might one day have a chance to win against convexity and his team. David knew there was always a push

After Convexity fought himself, David approached him and told him enough killing and ending convexity with a punch to the face as dimension's were put back to were they belong David shoved convexity into a prison knowing that there rivalry was over

### Rise of Orion

Mitchell enlisted in the Marines with his best friend Will Irons and, six months after enlisting, he and Will were deployed in Seoul, South Korea, as part of a large Marine force tasked with repelling a massive North Korean invasion. Under the command of Sergeant Cormack, Mitchell and Will's objective was to rendezvous with a demolitions team and assist them in destroying a North Korean gunship. However, they arrived too late, and the demolitions team were all KIA. Cormack, determined to complete the objective, ordered Mitchell and Will to secure the explosive charges and blow up the gunship themselves. Although they succeeded in their mission, Will's arm got stuck in an access panel on the side of the gunship and although Mitchell tried to save his best friend's life, the charges exploded with Will still on the ship. A sharp piece of shrapnel from the explosion cut off Mitchell's left arm off after falling off the gunship. Cormack rescued a severely injured Mitchell from the wreckage. Will apparently survived the initial blast, and was put on life support for a short period of time before he succumbed to his wounds. Due to his injuries, Mitchell was subsequently discharged from the Marine Corps.

Whilst attending Will's funeral with Cormack, Mitchell was approached by Will's father, Jonathan Irons. Irons offered Mitchell a job at his private military company Atlas, and although Cormack objected to the idea, Mitchell joined up and was given a "second chance" at a military career in the form of a high-tech prosthetic arm. During training, Mitchell became acquainted with and befriended Ilona, Gideon and Joker, some of Atlas' best operatives.

Mitchell's first real assignment with Atlas was the rescue of Nigerian Prime Minister Samuel Abidoyo from KVA forces led by an anti-western terrorist codenamed Hades. It soon became apparent that Hades was not targeting the Prime Minister, but a technologist who had been attending the same conference. Mitchell and Gideon rescue the technologist and take him back to Atlas headquarters on Jonathan Irons' command. Soon afterward, nuclear power plants all around the world were stormed by massive KVA forces, and Atlas was assigned to retake the Vekron Pacific Power Plant in Seattle, Washington. Mitchell, Gideon and Joker managed to push back KVA troops from the power station, but they were too late to stop the reactors from exploding, a fate that would be shared with every power station that the KVA attacked. After these attacks, the world is sent into a state of chaos and disarray, with fifty thousand people getting killed and many more displaced

Four years later, Atlas has become the largest corporation in the world, due to its worldwide support of victims of the KVA attacks. Atlas now has bases in almost every country in the world and provides aid and shelter to the populaces. Mitchell, Gideon and Joker are stationed in the abandoned city of Detroit to find and capture Hades' right-hand man, Dr. Pierre Danois. They find him hiding out in a hospital and take him back to Atlas headquarters for interrogation. Ilona manages to get answers out of him and he indicates that Hades is in Santorini, Greece, meeting with his top financial advisers.
Irons sends in a small Atlas team to assassinate Hades, despite strong opposition from the U.S. government. Despite an initial ambush from KVA forces, the mission is successful and Mitchell kills Hades after a brutal melee. A dying Hades mumbles "Irons knows" before giving Mitchell a date chip, then Mitchell hands the chip to Ilona

Back at the Atlas headquarters in New Baghdad, Mitchell and Gideon are informed by Ilona that the recording that Hades gave them actually depicts the technologist from Nigeria warning Jonathan Irons of the imminent KVA attacks on the nuclear reactors around the world, to which Irons responded by shooting and killing the technologist and keeping the warnings a secret in order to make a profit and gain power from the disastrous aftermath. Mitchell and Ilona are determined to leave Atlas, but Irons arrives with Atlas soldiers and holds them in custody. Gideon remains loyal to Irons and refuses to help them. An unknown man contacts Mitchell through his communications and helps both Mitchell and Ilona escape, and although Gideon has a chance to stop them, but he and Joker deliberately let them go (with Gideon telling them "If you're wrong about Irons, I'll hunt you down myself"). Mitchell's mysterious saviour reveals himself to be Cormack, now an operative and leader of the Sentinel Task Force, an elite U.S.-led multinational special ops team formed to investigate the KVA attacks and the Atlas Corporation.

Mitchell and Ilona join the Sentinel Task Force and assist Cormack and Knox in infiltrating Jonathan Irons' private estate in Bangkok, Thailand, to recover intel on a mysterious Atlas operation called "Manticore". They find out that Manticore is a biological agent that does not affect the DNA of people on Atlas' databases. A large shipment of Manticore, created by Dr. Pierre Danois, is headed out for Argentina, but Sentinel manages to down the cargo plane over Antarctica and secure the cargo. During the process, Mitchell, Ilona and Cormack are captured by an Atlas squad under the command of Gideon, but Gideon betrays his Atlas comrades, saves the three and helps them recover a sample of the Manticore cargo.

Gideon then joins the Sentinel Task Force and lifts the lid on an Atlas factory in Bulgaria that is producing Manticore. Sentinel infiltrate the factory and destroy it before escaping in an experimental Atlas tank. A few months later, Jonathan Irons becomes an official member of the United Nations Security Council and delivers an intimidating speech to the United Nations and declares war on the governments of the world. He follows up on these threats and attacks the U.S. Third Fleet in San Francisco by demolishing the Golden Gate Bridge over a carrier. Mitchell and Gideon attempt to stop the attack but fail. Cormack and Knox join them in the field and retake the carrier, repelling several attacking Atlas ships in the process.

After Irons' attack on the United States, Sentinel sends out a massive force to assault the Atlas headquarters in New Baghdad, Iraq. Mitchell, Ilona, Cormack, Gideon, and Knox lead the attack and just as it looks like Sentinel have won the battle, Irons deploys Manticore and all Sentinel forces, including Knox, are wiped out instantly. Mitchell, Ilona, and Gideon are not affected because, as former employees of Atlas, their DNA is in the Atlas database and are thus inoculated, and Cormack was outside the attack's area of effect. They are, however, captured by Atlas forces as Irons makes a victory speech to his soldiers and to the citizens of New Baghdad

The three are taken to an Atlas prison camp, where they meet Cormack who was recently captured. Irons personally confronts Mitchell and Cormack and shoots Cormack in the hip, then berates Mitchell for his betrayal and disables his prosthetic arm by smashing it with a socket wrench, rendering it useless. Ilona and Gideon manage to overpower their captors and rescue Mitchell and Cormack. During their escape, they learn that Irons intends to launch Manticore strikes against every major military base in the world. After Mitchell, Ilona, Cormack, and Gideon escape from the camp, Cormack dies from his wounds. Mitchell, Ilona and Gideon then swear to kill Irons and stop Manticore from being launched

With no real plan, Mitchell and Gideon assault the Atlas Command Center in a pair of commandeered A.S.T. suits, while Ilona guides them through the facility. They manage to abort the launch of the Manticore rocket but they are forced to abandon their A.S.T.'s. Irons confronts them and locks down their exoskeletons, rendering them unable to move. He refuses to kill them in an attempt to show he still has some humanity left in him. Mitchell manages to escape the confines of his exoskeleton and catches up to Irons, and after a brief struggle atop the roof of the Atlas headquarters, Irons is left hanging onto Mitchell's limp prosthetic arm to save himself falling off the edge of the balcony. Mitchell, unable to shake Irons off, severs his own prosthetic arm in order to let Irons fall to his death. Gideon arrives in time to help Mitchell and as the two leave, Mitchell comments that Atlas is still at large and the real war has only just begun.

## Orion's First Assaults'

Shortly after the Battle of New York, Captain America remained with S.H.I.E.L.D. and worked with the STRIKE team at Fury's behest, often partnered with Black Widow. Fury then covertly hired Georges Batroc and his team of mercenaries to take the Lemurian Star in order to provide cover for Romanov's mission to get information on Project Insight. After the successful mission, Rogers and Fury clashed over the director's secrecy concerning mission details
Wishing to prove to Rogers that he was willing to share secrets, Fury decided to take him to see Project Insight, the overriding protocol to give Rogers security clearance. As they were going down in the elevator, Fury told Rogers the story of how his grandfather was often threatened and carried a gun to protect himself, telling Rogers that while his grandfather liked people he did not trust them and now they had guns somewhat bigger than what his grandfather's had .Fury revealed to Rogers that S.H.I.E.L.D. intended to preemptively eliminate their enemies through the new Project Insight Helicarriers. Rogers, however, who mortified with the concept, noting how this meant that people were being killed before they had a chance to commit a crime, something that could be highly dangerous. Fury responded that soldiers like Rogers in World War II were involved in various war crimes, too, but Rogers refused to budge on his stance

As Fury returned to his office and prepared to look into the files that Natasha Romanoff had gathered from the Lemurian Star, he found that he did not have clearance for the files. This confused Fury as there were very few to no documents which he was not cleared to access, this raised his suspicions that Project Insight could be a risk. Fury went into the elevator and prepared to speak to the only other man who could have access to the blocked file

Fury found Alexander Pierce speaking to the World Security Council about the Hijacking and Retaking of the Lemurian Star, defending Fury's actions involving the mission and discussing Georges Batroc. Fury pulled Pierce out of the meeting and asked Secretary Pierce to delay Project Insight's launch, hesitant of the possible dangers of Project Insight to the world, Pierce was incredibly reluctant as he knew the amount of work which would go into such an action, but Fury insisted that it would be worthwhile. Pierce agreed with one condition, that Fury had Iron Man visit his niece's birthday party, Fury agreed and the pair shook hands and departed

Afterward, Fury drove across Washington, D.C. and called Maria Hill, telling her to come to Washington to discuss his theories about Project Insight and gave her three hours to arrive, which she did not question. As Fury continued driving, he encountered two police officers who appeared to be watching him, so Fury insulted the pair, assuming that they were simply being racist and rude towards him

Before he could react, a group of HYDRA agents disguised as cops attacked Fury while he was driving, slamming into his car and using an Electronic Battering Ram to try and get through the car's armor. Despite a broken arm, Fury was able to use his car's defense mechanisms to fight back against the assassins, using a machine gun against them before driving away. During a prolonged car chase, Fury continued to fight and outwit his attackers while driving

Power

Raiden recovered the revived Kuai Liang and brought him back to his Sky Temple. When Kuai awoke from his comatose state months later, he was initially confused and attacked Raiden, but Raiden easily deflected his ice blast and swore to him he was safe. While Kuai was in disbelief over being alive, Raiden explained his resurrection and welcomed him back. When Kuai expressed deep remorse for the actions he committed under Quan Chi's control, Raiden told him to make amends and explained Earthrealm needed his help. Raiden then sent Sub-Zero to retrieve one of the Kamidogu in possession of the Red Dragon in China, the dagger having been stolen beforehand. Sub-Zero would disappear with the dagger shortly after.

Several years later, the god of thunder appears before Hanzo Hasashi in the Shirai Ryu temple. Raiden apologizes for his intrusion before noting that Scorpion has safeguarded the dagger well, which pleases him. When Hanzo demands to know why he is there, Raiden reveals that the Netherrealm invasion weakened Earthrealm's cosmic barrier, allowing a powerful demon to invade before Raiden could repair the damage.

Raiden warns Scorpion that the demon will target the few remaining Earthrealm warriors. When Scorpion cruelly reminds Raiden of his own hand in that, the god of thunder takes his leave to warn the others, but not before warning Scorpion, "Beware the one who walks in silence."

Raiden is seen again in his Sky Temple alongside fellow god, Fujin. Frustrated by his inability to locate the demon in Earthrealm, Raiden turns to another of the Kamidogu already in his possession, hoping to invoke Blood Magik as a means to locate the demon. Fujin warns him that the price is too high but Raiden reminds him that humans consider it an honor to give blood.

Taking the dagger, Raiden cuts his forearm to offer it blood and is besieged by visions of various Kombatants across the realms and realizes in horror that he is too late. "It has begun!" the thunder god cries in horror as his body is consumed by the Blood Magik. Raiden collapses to his knees as the Blood Magik dissipates, his temple damaged and Fujin wounded. Raiden heals Fujin while warning his friend that they are short on time. When Fujin sees Raiden's own wounded arm, Raiden reveals it will not to heal for some time due to invoking Blood Magik. Raiden then tells Fujin that Earthrealm and Outworld will fall into chaos, and that the bloodshed could begin with Cassie Cage.

Raiden appears in the Special Forces base in a display of lightning, bolts of electricity striking the warring Outworld warriors and Special Forces soldiers as the thunder god declares, "Enough." Kotal Kahn warns Raiden that Outworld's pain will be Earthrealm's before creating a portal with his Portal Stone. Raiden reminds Kotal that he promised him he would not use that anymore but Kotal retorts that after the Netherrealm War he promised their worlds would cooperate before departing. Sonya Blade is annoyed by Raiden's intervention but the thunder god only asks her where her daughter is.

After a long absence, Raiden returns, possessed by the demonic force infesting the Kamidogu. The thunder god attacks Scorpion and Takeda Takahashi in their camp outside the Sky Temple, Kamidogu dagger in one hand while grabbing Scorpion by the neck with the other and roaring that the ninja should not have come to his home.

Soon the extent of Raiden's possession is revealed. Now believing the demon has come to set them free through the Blood Code, Raiden brutally battles with Hanzo, dominating the Shirai Ryu easily with his lightning. Raiden grabs Hanzo by the neck again, but Hanzo's student, Takeda, manages to sneak up behind the thunder god and impale him with a sword. Unfazed, Raiden bids Takeda to suffer the consequences of his foolish actions and calls down lightning to electrify the youth.

Scorpion saves his student using his teleport and flees with Takeda. Raiden warns Hanzo that he cannot run from a god. As he rips the sword out from his abdomen, Raiden proclaims that chaos is coming to Earthrealm and that he will be its herald, when Scorpion returns, trying to take the Kamidogu dagger from Raiden's hand. Raiden mockingly questions how much hellfire Scorpion has left after all his teleporting, but the Shirai Ryu declares he has enough for a lifetime before landing a powerful punch across the thunder god's face.

Scorpion gains the upper hand over the possessed Raiden, stabbing him with his kunai and choking the thunder god with his chain, all the while raging at Raiden for giving him the Kamidogu dagger that resulted in second destruction of his clan and for seemingly killing Takeda with his lightning. Brought to his knees by the enraged Shirai Ryu, Raiden is saved from death when Scorpion sees that Takeda is still alive and rushes to his student's side. Raiden is then able to come to his senses, his blood purged of the demon's corruption.

Calling to Hanzo, Raiden apologizes to the distrustful ninja and tells him he can save Takeda if they act quickly by taking him to the Jinsei Chamber, where Earthrealm's life force will heal both Raiden and Takeda. Raiden heals his injuries from his fight with Scorpion, and while it at first appears Takeda is not recovering, Raiden reveals to Hanzo that his apprentice's soul is fighting against the Netherrealm's reach for him, and compliments Hanzo for teaching Takeda well. Takeda quickly awakens, feeling invincible after bathing in the Jinsei's light, with Raiden saying it is an effect.

Raiden apologizes to Scorpion and Takeda before explaining the truth behind the Kamidogu's role in keeping Shinnok bound. The thunder god reveals that he could not keep each dagger in the same location, which is why he entrusted one to Scorpion for safe-guarding. Raiden then seals the dagger he entrusted Hanzo in a vault in his Sky Temple and apologizes to Hanzo for not telling him the dagger was more than a sacred relic and admits that he did not foresee a demon corrupting their power.

When Scorpion asks if Quan Chi is the culprit, Raiden disagrees but reveals Fujin is investigating the Netherrealm for his involvement. Hanzo asks who else has the daggers, and Raiden tells him each dagger is accounted for, save one. Raiden tells Hanzo of the mission he gave Sub-Zero to retrieve a stolen Kamidogu, but the cryomancer never returned. Knowing whoever is after the daggers seeks to unseal Shinnok's Amulet, Raiden asks Scorpion to save Sub-Zero from the demon corrupting him. At his student's urging, Hanzo agrees to the thunder god's request, vowing to bring Sub-Zero back dead or alive.

When Hanzo and Takeda returned to the Sky Temple with the Kamidogu recovered, Raiden commended Hanzo for sparing Kuai Liang's life, stating they had both suffered enough vengeance, though Hanzo wanted to hear none of it and asked who was next. Raiden assigned the Shirai Ryu to go to the Kang Shaolin temple to recover the Chaosrealm Kamidogu, warning them to be civil to the monks while explaining he would recover Earthrealm's Kamidogu from its keeper, Jax Briggs.

Raiden teleports to Jax's farm, calling out to Briggs. The thunder god is horrified when he spots Jax unconscious through a destroyed wall in his home. While Raiden tries to question Jax on what happened, it is Brigg's wife, Vera, who answers him, revealing that the former general of Outworld Reiko attacked their home, having kidnapped their daughter Jacqui and demanding the Kamidogu dagger in exchange for her life. When Reiko threatened Vera's life, Jax complied and turned over the dagger.

Raiden is troubled by the fact that Reiko now possesses more than one Kamidogu, and when Vera angrily demands that Raiden bring her and Jax's daughter home, Raiden informs her of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade's venture into Outworld for their own daughter.

Raiden returns to the Sky Temple, but discovers that the Jinsei is rejecting him whenever he tries to enter it. Waiting for Fujin's return, the thunder god greets the wind god after he arrives and asks what news he brings from the Netherrealm. Fujin reveals that the retaining seals around the realm are untouched and there was no sign of Quan Chi or his Revenants.

Fujin then tells Raiden that when they repaired the barriers protecting Earthrealm, they left Shang Tsung's Island vulnerable, as it is between Earthrealm and Outworld. Raiden says they should investigate at once but Fujin tells him he already attempted and informs Raiden that the island is protected by a shield spell similar to Raiden's own. When Fujin questions this, a horrified Raiden realizes the implications and attempts to enter the Jinsei again, only to be violently repulsed and thrown back.

A weakened Raiden reveals to Fujin how the Jinsei has been rejecting him since the morning, leaving him unable to revitalize himself. Fujin realizes that Raiden's overuse of the Kamidogu has left him corrupted and the Jinsei rejects him due to sensing its presence within him. As Fujin help him up, while reminding him he warned Raiden against using the Kamidogu, Raiden recalls how he never listens and after Fujin asks how many Kamidogu he has, Raiden reveals he has three, saying they are safe in the Sky Temple before realizing that Outworld is as exposed to Shang Tsung's Island as Earthrealm is, and realizes that Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade are in danger before telling Fujin they must determine if Kotal Kahn remains their ally.

However, Raiden is once again enslaved to the Blood Code, his overuse of Blood Magik allowing Havik to regain control over him. Raiden attacks Fujin, impaling him with a naginta before collecting all the Kamidogu he has so far and flying for Shang Tsung's Island.

Raiden arrived on the island, and at Havik's command, unleashed thousands of blood red lightning bolts down on the island, striking his own champions Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, as well as Kotal Kahn and Mileena along with their forces.

Raiden continues to call down lightning until Havik orders him to stop. Floating down to the chaos cleric's side, Raiden joins Havik later in the throne room and alongside the Blood Code possessed Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs, takes part in the ritual that will ascend Reiko into godhood. During the ritual, Raiden stabs Reiko with two of the Kamidogu, and witnesses the general become the Blood God.

Raiden floats alongside Cassie and Jacqui as he watches Reiko revel in his newfound godhood, devouring Mileena and Kotal Kahn's forces as tributes to himself. When the general continues to suffer from agonizing hunger and his body begins to tear itself apart, Raiden speaks in time with Cassie and Jacqui to remind Reiko that the power of the Blood Code comes from suffering, and watches as Havik murders Reiko before ripping Shinnok's amulet from the general's body, the cleric of chaos true goal having been undoing the seal on it the whole time.

Raiden observes as Havik tests the amulet's power on a group of Shokan spying on them. When Havik returns after dealing with Queen Sheeva's ship, Raiden takes up one of the Kamidogu and holds it over the bound Mileena. At Havik's bidding, Raiden stabs the deposed empress, enslaving her to Havik's will through the Blood Code. Havik then reveals his intentions to destroy the Netherrealm, believing death to be another form of order, and thus the chaos cleric desires to use Shinnok's amulet to destroy the cosmic barriers Raiden had enacted to protect Earthrealm, which also protect anyone from entering Netherrealm, so they can invade and destroy the realm. As Havik charges Shinnok's amulet with Ermac's souls to give the relic the power needed, Takeda arrives, severing Havik's hand that holds the amulet with his new whips.

Raiden stands beside Havik and the other corrupted champions as Takeda fights and defeats Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs. When Havik has the rest of his puppets attack Takeda, it is Raiden who delivers the final blow, grabbing Takeda and releasing bolts of lightning into the boy, all the while taunting him for his failures.

Raiden watches Havik torture Takeda with Shinnok's amulet until D'Vorah arrives with reinforcements from Outworld. Havik uses Raiden to greet the warriors, and Raiden is shot at by Erron Black.

Raiden continues to battle Erron Black, flying in the air to dodge his shots while raining red lightning down. The god eventually overwhelms the gunslinger and electrocutes him with streams of lightning. Before Raiden can kill Black, he is released from Havik's control as the Blood Code is broken. Shocked, Raiden relents in his assault, horrified at his own actions.

As the gathered warriors of Outworld and Earthrealm convene together, Raiden stands over Erron Black as Takeda reprimands the god for keeping secrets that ultimately resulted in all of them fighting and now having to live with the consequences. Takeda then throws to Raiden Shinnok's amulet, and though the thunder god tries to apologize to the young Shirai Ryu, Takeda only tells him to keep the relic safe for all their sakes.

Raiden then begins speaking with Kotal Kahn and Sonya Blade, questioning who supplied Reiko and Havik with their forces, and after learning of Daegon and the Red Dragon's involvement, the thunder god informs Sonya of an accord he and the emperor have discussing over with between their realms, explaining it would lead to discussions of interrealm conflicts before either side attacks. After hearing Kotal out, Sonya agrees, and a pleased Raiden moves on to the next discussion.

Presenting the amulet of Shinnok to the two, Raiden explains that he cannot hold onto the relic, fearing it will corrupt him, and after telling the two that he once believed hiding it with secrets and lies made sense once, he acknowledges that those secrets have claimed too many victims and declares that the amulet will be protected by a qualified champion: Either Kotal Kahn or Sonya Blade. The emperor declines, still having to deal with Mileena and Outworld's civil war, and it is Sonya Blade who ultimately places the amulet under Earthrealm and Special Forces protection.

Though unseen, it was Raiden who directed the cryomancer Frost to Sub-Zero in Arctika, sending her and several other warriors to aid Kuai in reestablishing his clan.

Several months after the battle of Earthrealm, Shinnok begins his invasion of Earthrealm. Raiden is seen alongside Fujin fending of waves of demons that begin to overrun the grounds of the Sky Temple. Quan Chi then appears himself and Raiden angrily rebukes at Quan Chi to leave the sacred grounds. However, besides Quan Chi are undead revenants of Stryker, Sindel, and Kabal who then tells Raiden that he had freed them, with the Thunder God claiming he had given them a fate even worse than death.
As Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Kenshi make their way to the Sky Temple, Raiden and Fujin attempt to hold off Quan Chi and the undead revenants from entering the Jinsei chambers. Shinnok then appears before both Raiden and Fujin and the undead revenants began to attack the two gods. Raiden is stabbed by Kabal's hook swords, but manages to use the blades as a conductor for his electricity and knocks out Kabal. He then aids Fujin as he shocks Sindel before the latter could finish him. They are then knocked by Shinnok's amulet and are almost absorbed by the amulet itself until the untimely intervention of Johnny Cage. Johnny fights and defeats Shinnok, with Raiden using his amulet to seal him away. While Raiden remarks it cannot be destroyed but locked away.

Raiden does not appear again in the story until much later where Bo' Rai Cho is seen waiting for him at the Sky Temple. Bo' Rai Cho informs Raiden his concerns about Shinnok's possible return. Raiden goes on to explain that he was caught in a trap by Kano and that getting out required his full attention, being unaware of the events that have already taken place. They proceed to travel to the Jinsei chamber, where Raiden goes to recover his strength. As they enter, Raiden hopes to turn the situation around with Bo' Rai Cho to wonder what he means. Raiden goes on to explain that their comrades and allies are under control of Quan Chi, stating that by capturing Quan Chi alive they can restore all of their former friends and allies back to normal. Raiden then goes to lament over the loss of the Earthrealm warriors during Shao Kahn's invasion, especially those of Liu Kang and Kung Lao. He goes off in a melancholic tone where he claims that the both of them were like sons, and that he would move the heavens to bring them back. The story then goes to a flashback twenty five years ago with Kung Lao and Liu Kang still alive while assisting Raiden in freeing the Shaolin.

As Raiden is recovering, he notices a large shock and notices a large hole above the Jinsei chamber as he sees Bo' Rai Cho on the ground being dragged off. As Raiden makes it above ground, he sees Shinnok has returned and draining Bo' Rai Cho's life force with his amulet along with the revenant versions of Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Smoke, Kitana, and Sindel. Shinnok goes to the Jinsei temple claiming that he will claim Bo' Rai Cho's soul when he dies. Raiden retorts by saying that Bo' Rai Cho's soul is too strong for the likes of the Nettherealm. Liu Kang asks if they can kill him, but Shinnok orders for Raiden to live and that after he takes over the Jinsei he would seal Raiden just as he did with him before. Raiden then begins to fight the revenants, eventually facing Kung Lao, who is angered at Raiden for letting him die by Shao Kahn's hand. Raiden defeats Kung Lao, claiming that Kung Lao deserved a better fate. Then Liu Kang begins to attack Raiden. Raiden claims that this was not Liu Kang's fate, with Liu Kang mocking Raiden by asking him if he could still see the future. Raiden tells Liu Kang that he knows what should be, with Liu Kang claiming that he was put to death due to Raiden. Raiden then tells Liu Kang that his death was an accident that haunted him, with Liu Kang saying that he would help Shinnok end the Elder Gods. The two fight, and Raiden is victorious over his former friend

Raiden goes to the Jinsei chamber in an attempt to stop Shinnok, but is caught and captured. He along with Johnny Cage are now captive with Shinnok claiming the end of the world, but Raiden tells him that there are still warriors left that oppose him.
After Cassie Cage defeats Shinnok, he urges her to take him to the Jinsei in order to purify it. The purification succeeds, and Raiden is then last seen being tended to by Kung Jin.

After the credits, Raiden is seen in the Netherrealm. Due to cleansing the Jinsei from Shinnok, he has now adopted a much more darker persona. He appears before the new rulers of the Netherrealm, Liu Kang and Kitana, and threatens them by stating that he would no longer stand by and watch Earthrealm on the defensive. He would from now on seek and destroy all who threaten Earthrealm with no mercy or remorse. He then leaves the severed, yet still-living head of Shinnok on the ground to underline this point, and disappears in a flash of lightning, leaving Liu Kang and Kitana to ponder in thought.

### War on Chicago

On Halloween night, Scarecrow unleashed his newest strain of Fear Toxin in a diner, and threatened to release it throughout Gotham. Six million civilians evacuated, but the city's criminals and super-villains stayed behind, and left Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD outnumbered. Batman met Gordon on the rooftop of the GCPD with a lead on Scarecrow. After leaving Gordon behind, Batman rescued an officer from criminals and from getting hit by a military vehicle. Batman drove the Batmobile to chase after the driver and fired missiles at the vehicle and crashed it. After interrogating the driver, Batman investigated Scarecrow's presence, and rescued Poison Ivy from a rooftop safehouse, where she was being held captive by Scarecrow's henchman. When Batman was bringing Ivy to the GCPD Lockup, he was confronted by three Militia Soldiers who were sent by their unknown commander. He controlled the Batmobile and fired at the three of them and fired at the Militia tanks. Arriving at the GCPD Lockup, Batman locked Ivy in a containment cell.

In a makeshift Batcave in Gotham's Clock Tower, Barbara Gordon is collecting information on Scarecrow's new toxin, and traces its production to Ace Chemicals. Batman goes to investigate, but is confronted by the mysterious "Arkham Knight" and his militia, which has a massive army of unmaned tanks. Batman fights his way through the militia, learning from workers that Scarecrow is planning to produce a chemical explosion so large that it will cover the entire eastern seaboard in fear toxin. Batman reaches Scarecrow, who reveals to him that Barbara has been abducted by the Arkhan Knight before escaping. While reducing the blast radius, Batman is exposed to the fear toxin, which reacts with his own mutated blood to cause hallucinations of the Joker. Escaping from the exploding Ace Chemicals, Batman is forced to tell Gordon about his daughter's involvement in his crime-fighting, and the outraged Gordon swears that he will find Barbara without Batman's help. Batman tracks the Arkham Knight to an underground tunnel network, hoping to learn Barbara's whereabouts from him, but instead gets ambushed by him. Batman then gives chase to the escaping convoy, only to learn that the driver is a decoy, using a voice synthesizer that makes him sound like the Arkham Knight. Batman interrogates the driver and learns that they are heading to the North Refrigeration. He and Nightwing interrogate the Penguin, who tells them that the Knight and Scarecrow are meeting with a businessman named Simon Stagg, who runs a pharmaceutical company. After boarding Stagg's airship, Batman discovers that Scarecrow paid Stagg to create a device known as the "Cloudburst", but Stagg tried to double-cross them and has been doused with fear toxin as punishment. After reaching Scarecrow and interrogating Stagg, Batman is again exposed to the toxin, which triggers a powerful hallucinogenic response. Scarecrow escapes with the Cloudburst. Batman receives a message from Scarecrow revealing that Barbara is in the same safehouse where Ivy was held, but before Batman can save her, Barbara is doused with fear toxin and shoots herself in the head. Batman and Alfred Pennyworth are devastated, but Alfred convinces Batman to not lose hope, for Barbara's sake. Alfred explains to Batman that the Cloudburst is a dispersal device designed to flood all of Gotham with the fear toxin. To counteract this effect, Batman enlists the help of Ivy, who takes control of a large tree which develops giant flowers capable of neutralizing the toxin.

He complies, and is driven to the long-abandoned ruins of Arkham Asylum. Scarecrow forces Gordon to remove Batman's cowl in front of a live video feed, revealing his true identity to the world. Scarecrow injects Bruce with fear toxin and Joker finally manages to take control over Batman's body. Scarecrow injects more fear toxin into Batman's body to break him in front of the public, but this fails as Joker is now in control and taunts Scrarecrow. Inside his mind, Batman grapples with Joker over control of his body. Thanks to the toxin now being applied to Joker instead, Batman manages to gain the upper hand and uses the Joker's greatest fear against him: the fear of being forgotten. Batman regains control and locks Joker away in his mind forever

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### War on insight

Tony Stark was listed as another potential target of Project Insight by HYDRA. Luckily, Captain America was able to stop HYDRA in time to save all of HYDRA's intended victims.[27] In the wake of the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stark hired Maria Hill, utilizing his army of lawyers to protect Hill, in order to help him fill the void left by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s absence by privatizing global security. As a result of HYDRA's return, the Avengers were reassembled and Iron Man signed As they tracked down HYDRA's current leader, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, the reassembled Avengers came into conflict with Doctor Jensen in Sudan as she was using Chitauri weaponry. Working as a team, the Avengers defeated Jensen.[30] With the help of Phil Coulson and the newly rebuilt S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man and the other Avengers attacked Strucker's HYDRA Research Base to battle HYDRA's leadership

While the other Avengers fought the soldiers on the ground, Iron Man worked on destroying the base's shields to allow the team access. When Iron Man swore during the mission, Captain America told him to watch his language, much to Iron Man's amusement. When the people of Sokovia began being targeted by all Strucker's guns, Iron Man ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to send out the Iron Legion in order to get the innocent people back to the safety of their homes.

Iron Man soon managed to disable the shields and entered the base; subduing all of Strucker's soldier's with ease. Once inside, Iron Man killed List who was attempting to delete his files before making his way through the hallways. Removing the Mark XLIII, Stark scanned the room in order to find a secret hallway, hoping to find all of Strucker and List's secret experiments, while being informed that during the battle Hawkeye had been badly injured
While Captain America had successfully captured Baron Strucker, Stark located inside the base the corpse of a Leviathan, which HYDRA had stolen after the Battle of New York, and the Scepter, which had last been seen in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands having been taken away from Loki. While Stark was looking at the Scepter and prepared to take it back into the Avengers' custody, Wanda Maximoff sneaked up behind him and gave him a vision of the future with her powers

In the vision, Stark saw the Avengers lying dead after a mysterious battle against a powerful enemy. As Stark explored the battlefield, he saw the deaths of his team mates, with Captain America's Shield lying broken in half. Going to Steve Rogers, Stark was surprised when Rogers grabbed his hand, telling him that Stark could have saved them before dying. Stark looked up and saw the Leviathans and Chitauri heading to Earth through a portal in space Shaken by what he had seen, Maximoff allowed Stark to retrieve the Scepter, knowing its power would ultimately cause his own downfall. Unaware that he was now being watched by Maximoff and her twin brother Pietro Maximoff, Stark reclaimed the Mark XLIII gauntlet and used it to snatch the Scepter away, originally planning on giving it back to Thor to take back to Asgard to keep the Earth safe from its power, but Stark now had some new ideas about using.

Stark led the team to Johannesburg where they found Ultron, along with Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, taking the vibranium having just cut off Ulysses Klaue's arm in a fit of rage. Confronted Ultron, Iron Man attempted to talk him into surrendering, but Ultron refused, with the Maximoff siblings backing him up and insulting Iron Man's legacy. When Iron Man questioned what the vibranium was for, Ultron responded by suddenly and furiously attacking Iron Man.
They engaged in a fierce battle, with Iron Man taking on Ultron alone while Thor and Captain America fought the Ultron Sentries and the Maximoff twins, and both Hawkeye and Black Widow fighting against all of Klaue's soldiers who had come to defend their own employer following Ultron's assault on him. As their battle continued, Iron Man and Ultron flew out of the Churchill and across the Salvage Yard, still furiously firing all of their own weapons at each other

Eventually, Iron Man brought down Ultron and threatened him with a missile; however, Ultron revealed that he had already transferred his mind into another Sentry body and explained that the team had been mentally taken down by Wanda Maximoff, who had proceeded to cause Bruce Banner to transform into Hulk in the middle of South Africa and had started to destroy everything he could. Responding by destroying Ultron, Iron Man then went after Hulk

### The Big Three

Stark met with Steve Rogers and Thor at the facility where they all discussed the Vision keeping the Mind Stone inside his head; Thor insisted that he could as he had proven himself worthy by managing to lift Mjølnir, although Rogers questioned if this counted as Vision was a machine. Thor informed the pair that he intended to return to Asgard to learn more about the Infinity Stones and who had been recently manipulating them into locating the stones

Rogers then said to Stark that he will miss him, too, and Stark joked that he will build for Pepper Potts a house in the country, like Clint Barton. Stark then drove from there.[8] Stark was asked by the media about the incident involved Hulk. Stark then responded that public concerns about Bruce Banner are "Baseless" and "Irresponsible".[32] Because all of his activities as Iron Man, Stark and Potts took a break from their relationship while Stark continued his own work.

### Cyber Solider

As a new recruit in a hostage rescue unit, the Player was introduced to their new commanding officer, Jacob Hendricks. After briefing from Hendricks, the two went undercover in an NRC airbase in the Siemen Mountains to rescue the Egyptian Minister Said from torture and interrogation. Causing a massive disturbance by turning the base's D.E.A.D. systems against an incoming cargo plane, the pair used the chaos to divert the NRC forces away from the target. Upon locating Said, the Player and Hendricks discovered that there were many more hostages being tortured; however, Commander John Taylor's priorities lay only in Minister Said.

After killing Said's interrogators, he insisted that they also rescue Lieutenant Zeyad Khalil, an Egyptian Army officer being detained nearby. Having served alongside Khalil a year earlier, Hendricks reluctantly agreed and freed Khalil. Fighting their way through NRC guards, the four were ambushed by a large group of NRC soldiers, but were assisted by Taylor and his "Cyber Ops" team; Sebastian Diaz, Sarah Hall and Peter Maretti.

With their help, the operatives made short work of the remaining NRC forces in the area, but after their primary extraction plan failed, they were forced to fall back to a secondary extraction point. Hendricks convinced Taylor to take his team and rescue the other prisoners whilst he and the Player escaped with a stolen APC. Hendricks and the Player managed to secure a VTOL extraction for Said and Khalil, but the Player missed boarding the VTOL. An NRC GI Unit then approached the Player. The Player tried to fight it off, but was dismembered, having both of their arms ripped off, as well as breaking one leg and ripping the other. At the last second, the Player was rescued by Taylor.

The Player, meanwhile, was assigned to investigate an abandoned CIA black station in Singapore. Fighting through the streets of the quarantine zone against the 54 Immortals with Hendricks, and regrouping with their CIA handler Rachel Kane, the Player discovered the black station staff dead and the local data drives, containing stolen secret CIA files. Kane concludes that the last recorded activity at the station was that of Taylor's team, which the Player found hard to believe. Some of the stolen files found their way to the 54 Immortals.

In order to determine the truth behind the killings, the Player and Hendricks posed as arms dealers and infiltrated the 54i headquarters in an attempt to recover the stolen information, which included security footage from the black station. The Player and Hendricks were compromised by the 54i leaders, Goh Min and Goh Xiulan, forcing them to retaliate and inadvertently kill Min. An enraged Xiulan ordered every 54i soldier in the area to kill the two as they fought their way to the stolen files. Cutting off Xiulan's right hand in order to bypass a fingerprint authentication system, the Player and Hendricks were able to secure some of the data before making a hasty escape.

The footage from the black station proved Taylor's team was behind the killings and the theft of the data drives, which Hendricks still denied. To work out Taylor's motives, Kane sent the Player and Hendricks to the site of Taylor's last known operation before his betrayal - an investigation into an alarm triggered underneath the abandoned Coalescence facility at the heart of the quarantine zone.

The information extracted from Diaz allowed the Player, Hendricks and Kane to follow in Taylor's footsteps to Egypt, where Taylor was looking to capture and interrogate Dr. Yousef Salim, a psychotherapist involved in SP/CORVUS. However, due to the compromising leaks, the team was unable to communicate with their superiors. From here on in, they were acting on their own accord.

Due to the Winslow Accord's alliance with the Egyptian Army, Kane was able to instruct Lieutenant Khalil to secure Salim at Ramses Station. However, Taylor leaked more information to the invading NRC, allowing them to target weak points in the Egyptian Army defenses. Whilst the Player and Hendricks held off the NRC with Khalil's help, Taylor's team used the assault as a distraction to extract Salim and disable Ramses' D.E.A.D. systems, allowing NRC reinforcements to capture Ramses Station.

However, all was not lost; the Player had slipped a tracking device on Salim, meaning they could track both Salim and Taylor's location. Hendricks, enraged that the Player had not consulted them about this, punched the Player in the face, before announcing his reservations about the mission.

## Phase 3

Stark gave a guest lecture at his alma mater, MIT, where demonstrated the students his latest device, the Binarily Augmented Retro-Framing, created by Quentin Beck, which aimed to recreate and relive traumatic memories to help with regret..[31] The demonstration of the technology included Stark's last meeting with his mother and father. Then he followed with a speech where he introduced the September Foundation grant and announced that every student had been made an equal recipient of it, giving them all the proper funding to move forward with their own inventions and ideas.

He then read from the teleprompter and was shocked to read that he should be presenting Pepper Potts to the stage. Seeing this made Stark briefly pause as he and Potts had broken up due to his own previous commitments to the Avengers and obsession with building new Iron Man Armors. Stark then said his final words before stepping off stage where the MIT Liaison then attempted to get some money from Stark Industries for the school's funding

As he walked outside, he encountered a woman who complimented his funding. She reached to her purse and Stark, thinking she was about to pull a gun, grabbed her hand. But instead, she pulled a photo of her son and told him that he had been killed during the Battle of Sokovia. She then told Stark her son's name and that she did not actually blame Ultron for her son's death, but blamed Stark instead; which deeply unnerved him.[4]

On May 5, 2016[32], Thaddeus Ross presented to Stark the Sokovia Accords, a document which required the Avengers to operate under the supervision of an United Nations panel. Stark, haunted by the massive damage he had caused by creating Ultron, agreed to sign the Accords. One month after the Incident on Lagos involving Crossbones, both Stark and Ross went to the New Avengers Facility, where he tried to convince the Avengers to sign the Accords

The Avengers were briefed on the Accords by Ross, who explained that the Accords were created as a result of the catastrophic events in which they were involved, including the Battle of New York and the Battle of Sokovia, with Ross presenting them with both the number of casualties caused and the expense of the damages. While the presentation was stopped for upsetting Wanda Maximoff, Ross told them the Accords would be signed in just a few days

With Ross gone, the Avengers moved into another room to read and debate the Accords, with Sam Wilson and James Rhodes almost immediately clashing on their different views. Vision then noted that perhaps their own existence had caused the conflicts they were fighting. As all the Avengers debated whether to sign it or not, Stark remained silent, with Steve Rogers realizing that Stark had already chosen his own side, which was to be pro-Accords

Stark gave them the story of Charlie Spencer and how he had been killed in Sokovia. He pointed out that the group needed to be put in check or they were no better than the bad guys. However, Rogers saw the Accords as a block to keep the Avengers from where they needed to be, while Stark noted that if they did not decide to make this decision themselves, it would be done to them at some point soon with far graver consequences for all of them

Stark and Rogers both argued with each other and then Stark even got surprising support from Natasha Romanoff, who had previously expressed her disdain for this kind of government oversight in the wake of the HYDRA Uprising and the Battle at the Triskelion. Their argument ended when Rogers left the room upon hearing news that Peggy Carter had died in her sleep, while Stark remained unchanged in his opinion that signing was the right decision

Seeking to continue supporting the Sokovia Accords, Stark went into the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre where he assisted with the fallout from the Bombing of the Vienna International Centre. When Stark was informed that Captain America and the Falcon had tried and failed to save the Winter Soldier from being arrested, Stark greeted them both upon their arrival, noting that Secretary Thaddeus Ross wanted them both prosecuted for their all of actions.

Having also asked Vision to keep Wanda Maximoff inside the New Avengers Facility in order to protect her, in the wake of her accident in Lagos had resulted in her US Visa being removed. Sitting down with Steve Rogers, where he once again attempted to convince him to sign the Sokovia Accords. Presenting Howard Stark's pens which had been used by Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign the Lend-Lease bill, hoping this could help to change Rogers' mindset on the Accords. When Rogers asked about Pepper Potts, Stark revealed that now they were taking a break from their relationship, with Rogers then apologizing for bringing it up as he did not know

As Stark noted how after Aldrich Killian's War he had destroyed the Iron Legion for Potts, but since then he had armored up again and again to stop HYDRA and Ultron, admitting that Ultron was his own doing and that he did not want to stop being Iron Man, and he had hoped signing the Accords could win Potts back. They then briefly discussed his own father's relationship to his mother before Rogers admitted he could not ignore bad situations from happening

Begging Rogers to sign, Stark promised that Bucky Barnes would not be sent to a Wakandan prison. As Rogers seemed to consider signing, they discussed adding safeguards to the Accords. However, when Stark noted that Maximoff was locked up, Rogers confronted him about locking up a child like a Japanese Internment during World War II, with Stark insisting that he was just doing what needed to be done for the Avengers, until Rogers walked out.

During Bucky Barnes' psychological assessment, Stark watched closely as the the physiatrist questioned him about his time as an assassin for HYDRA. During the questioning however, a power failure occurred and Barnes freed himself and tried to escape. While Everett Ross tried to sort out their situation, Stark contacted F.R.I.D.A.Y. and went to confront Barnes himself without his Iron Man Armor to defend himself with from the furious Barnes

Stark engaged Barnes, backed up by Natasha Romanoff and Sharon Carter. Stark used his gauntlet to fight him by first firing flash beam towards the Winter Soldier which briefly blinded him before blocking a gunshot with the gauntlet and then ripping the gun apart: However, Barnes managed to overpower him. Barnes escaped, but Stark knew Barnes was most likely still with Steve Rogers, who, along with Sam Wilson, had also managed to escape from their custody.

While the base recovered from the Winter Soldier's escape, Stark was greeted by Secretary Thaddeus Ross who furiously informed him that due to his involvement in helping their target escape, a special force unit would deal with Rogers. Stark, however, convinced Ross to let him bring them in, promising to wear the Mark XLVI to bring him in, which Ross accepted. As he left the base, Ross gave Stark thirty six hours before lethal force would be utilized

As Stark considered what to do, Romanoff said to him that they were understaffed, with Stark questioning if she knew where Hulk was, despite Romanoff noting that Bruce Banner would likely not be on their side. Thinking of possible allies, Stark said that had someone in mind, referring to Spider-Man whom he had just been researching. Romanoff approached T'Challa to ask for his help, while Stark flew into New York City to go and recruit the Spider-Man.[4

Having learned about the "Spider-Man" that was protecting New York City, Stark deduced his true identity as Peter Parker and visited him at home. He waited for him to return from school where he openly flirted with his aunt, May. As Parker returned, Stark persuaded him to trick his aunt into thinking that Parker had applied for Stark's scholarship.

Stark entered his room with Parker and was soon impressed by how Parker used the technology he had retrieved from the trash to build himself computers and other technology. When Parker attempted to explain that he had not applied for the grant, Stark stopped him before he then showed Parker videos of him as Spider-Man saving civilians, complimenting him on his powers as they watched footage of him stopping a car with his bare hands; stating that the car was three thousand pounds and going forty miles per hour when Parker stopped it.

Parker denied that the person in the video was him, claiming it was edited footage, but Stark quickly found his Spider-Man Suit and equipment, forcing him to admit the truth. Stark asked him if anyone knew who he was, to which Parker informed him that nobody else knew. Stark then complimented Parker on his Web-Shooters and was surprised to learn that Parker had built the webbing himself before Stark joked about Parker's suit and promised to build him a new one.

Stark questioned why Parker became Spider-Man, being told that he only wanted to use his powers for the benefit of the people, noting that he believed that if he did not do the right thing with his powers, then good people would get hurt as a result, which Stark understood completely. Believing that Spider-Man could now be of great benefit during the upcoming Clash of the Avengers, Stark sat next to Parker and decided to officially recruit him into his own team.

Impressed, Stark asked him if he wanted to go to Germany, mildly blackmailing him by joking to tell Aunt May if he refused, to which Parker responded by webbing Stark to the door. When Parker agreed to help him, Stark built him a brand new Spider-Man Suit from Stark Industries and flew black to Germany to search for Steve Rogers,[4] but also asked Happy Hogan to accompany Parker to Germany and assist him with whatever Parker needed while there.[27] \

Stark learned of Steve Rogers' plan was to escape from the Leipzig-Halle Airport, so he and his teammates evacuated the airport and waited for Rogers and his team. Rogers soon showed up and Stark, with his newest armor and attempted to convince him to turn over the Winter Soldier to the authorities and surrender before Secretary Thaddeus Ross ordered that lethal force would be taken.

Rogers insisted that Helmut Zemo had posed as the psychiatrist interviewing Bucky Barnes and was behind everything. Iron Man noted that Barnes was responsible for the Bombing of the Vienna International Centre which had killed T'Chaka and many others, and therefore needed to face justice, while Rogers claimed that Zemo was planning on unleashing more of the Winter Soldiers. Stark soon found that their negotiation was going nowhere.

As a result, Stark called in Spider-Man to steal Captain America's Shield and to tie Rogers' hands using his Web-Shooters. Much to Iron Man's annoyance, Spider-Man was more concerned about meeting his hero, Captain America, and therefore acting immaturely during the encounter, forcing Iron Man to tell him to calm down. With Rogers now trapped, Iron Man ordering him to listen to his views on the Sokovia Accords, but Rogers remained uncompromising.

Before they could take in Rogers, Hawkeye used an arrow to free him before Ant-Man returned the shield to Captain America. As the Mark XLVI's sensors then detected the rest of the renegades making their way towards the Quinjet, Iron Man flew off to confront Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch, telling War Machine to take on Captain America before ordering Spider-Man to keep his distance and web up his foes from afar. Iron Man quickly caught up with Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch, managing to block their path with missile strikes.

With his two former allies now seemingly trapped, Iron Man began joking that Scarlet Witch had hurt Vision's feeling as she escaped from the New Avengers Facility, with Scarlet Witch expressing her disgust at being locked away while Iron Man claimed it was for her own protection after the Lagos Catastrophe. Iron Man then casually greeted Hawkeye and asking about what he had been up to during his retirement from the Avengers, asking if he played golf.

As they were talking, Hawkeye then deliberately fired an arrow to miss Iron Man, which he shot out of the sky and joked that Hawkeye had finally missed a shot. Hawkeye, however, then revealed that this was a deception as it had now left Iron Man open to being pinned under several cars by Scarlet Witch. With Iron Man now trapped underneath all of the crashed cars, F.R.I.D.A.Y. alerted him he was in danger which Iron Man noted he was already aware of.

Freeing himself, Iron Man helped Black Widow up after she, Black Panther, and War Machine had nearly been killed by Captain America and Ant-Man using the Pym Particles Disks to throw a truck at them. Seeing the single mindedness that was driving Rogers, Iron Man was left with no choice but to call in his trump card: Vision to come into the battle and give them the advantage they needed to finally bring all of Captain America's team members into their custody.[4]

The Vision fired a powerful burst from the Mind Stone to attempt to cow Captain America into submission before offering him a final chance to surrender. Regrouping his team, Iron Man stood across from Captain America's team to try and force his ally to stand down. However, Captain America refused again, forcing Iron Man to order his team into battle with the directive to capture their renegade teammates alive

Iron Man engaged Captain America in one on one melee combat before Hawkeye fired an explosive arrow towards the Mark XLVI to no effect other than knocking him back. As the Avengers all fought each other across the airport, Iron Man later chose to attack Falcon in a midair battle, before Hawkeye fired a volley of arrows towards Iron Man. The Mark XLVI's systems were able to easily trace the path of the arrows and then destroy them all one by one.

As Iron Man prepared to take down Hawkeye with a carefully aimed shot, the left repulsor failed. Demanding an update from F.R.I.D.A.Y., she tracked the problem to Ant-Man having entered the suit and was disabling it from the inside, teasing him that the voice he could hear was his conscience. Iron Man and Ant-Man continued to mock each other before, getting fed up, F.R.I.D.A.Y. ejected him via the usage of fire retardant foam sending him falling back to the ground.

When it became clear Iron Man's team would win the battle, Ant-Man inverted his powers and grew to sixty feet in height, turning himself into Giant-Man. Iron Man looked on in amazement as Giant-Man grabbed War Machine out of the sky. As Iron Man ordered Giant-Man to free War Machine, he was then attacked by the Falcon, who fired the Redwing drone to stun Iron Man in mid air. While the drone threw off Iron Man's flight plan, it shattered apart against the armor.

Working with War Machine and Spider-Man, the three attempted to find a way to stop Giant-Man while he helped Captain America and the Winter Soldier to get away. Spider-Man soon came up with an idea to managed to recreate a moment from The Empire Strikes Back, calling it a really old movie which caused War Machine to question Iron Man on how old Spider-Man really was. While Spider-Man used his Web-Shooters to tie up Giant-Man's legs, Iron Man and War Machine flew up and hit him hard in the chin.

While they succeeded with knocking down the giant Ant-Man, as he fell, Ant-Man had managed to knock Spider-Man out of the air and onto the concrete from a great height prompting Iron Man to fly down to check on him. When he was satisfied with Spider-Man's state, he decided it was time to send him back to New York City threatening to call his Aunt May if the enhanced youth did not listen to him. Despite protesting, Spider-Man soon collapsed from exhaustion.

Iron Man flew off to chase after the now hijacked Quinjet containing Captain America and the Winter Soldier, who had managed to get away with the assistance of Black Widow who had subdued Black Panther from them. Iron Man was backed up by War Machine in his pursuit before Falcon began following them. Rhodes ordered Vision to destroy Falcon's flight gear with the Mind Stone but the android miscalculated and shot out War Machine's Arc Reactor, taking the power out of the suit in hundreds of feet above the ground.

As War Machine fell towards the ground, Iron Man changed direction and tried to save his friend but was just unable to catch him in time before he crashed. He immediately ordered F.R.I.D.A.Y. to scan for life signs and she contacted emergency medical personnel when she found War Machine was still alive. Falcon also landed and told Iron Man he was sorry, but Iron Man vented his rage by blasting him with a repulsor beam, decisively ending the extended fight

## The Search for Arran

Entering the HYDRA Siberian Facility, Iron Man pulled open the doors and saw Captain America and the Winter Soldier were waiting for him, ready with their defenses. Greeting the pair, Stark noted that Rogers seemed defensive, with Rogers noting it had been a long day, before Stark told the Winter Soldier that he was not currently targeting him because he had decided to listen to Rogers' points.
Noting that Thaddeus Ross did not know that he was there and he wanted to keep it that way as he was currently violating the Sokovia Accords by even talking with Rogers without Ross' approval. Stark agreed to put aside the arrest warrant for the two to help them find Helmut Zemo before he could unleash the Winter Soldiers, with Stark calling the Winter Soldier the Manchurian Candidate and asking him to put down his weapon as he promised they would not fight

Upon reaching the main room, however, all the Mark XLVI's thermal scanners revealed that Zemo had killed the Soldiers instead before the man revealed himself within a bunker where he explained that he had successfully managed to bring Stark to the base, after a year of planning. Rogers realized that Zemo was from Sokovia and wanted revenge for the Battle of Sokovia. Blaming the Avengers for the loss of his family, he had orchestrated a plot to tear them apart. Zemo then played the video footage of the night that Stark's parents died, revealing that HYDRA used the Winter Soldier to assassinate them in order to steal the Super Soldier Serum inside their car trunk. Stark watched in complete horror as the footage showed the Winter Soldier brutally killing Howard Stark by using his Prosthetic Arm to crack his skull before breaking Maria Stark's neck without emotion before shooting the camera that had captured their deaths.

Having finally learned the truth of what happened to his parents, Stark processed everything that he had just been shown before he then furiously demanded Rogers to tell him if he had known that Barnes had killed his parents. Rogers responded that he had known their deaths had been ordered by HYDRA, but was unaware that Barnes had been the killer. Stark instantly saw through the lie and demanded the truth, forcing Rogers to reveal that he had known it had been Barnes for years, but hid that fact. Horrified that his friend and fellow Avenger had been lying to him for years, Stark took a step back to consider his next actions in response to this news

## Peter Shaw vs Wolf Man

Already enraged by the fallout of Captain America' questionable and biased actions over the past few days, Iron Man snapped and attacked the Winter Soldier to avenge his parents. Iron Man struck Captain America in the face and shot the gun out of the Soldier's hand before flying him across the facility and pinning him down by forcing his foot against his arm and aiming his blaster shot

While they fought, Helmut Zemo made his escape from the facility. Iron Man attempted to shoot the Soldier point blank in the face, but Captain America ran to his aid and threw his shield at his to deflect the attack before he attempted to push Iron Man off the Soldier. Acknowledging their friendship, Iron Man tried to force Rogers out of the fight using the leg clamps which Rogers soon broke free of. Iron Man grabbed the Winter Soldier and flew him into the wall.

The Winter Soldier managed to use his Prosthetic Arm to damage Iron Man's repulsor beam in his hand by crushing it. In response, Iron Man aimed a missile directly at the Winter Soldier's face, which he managed to push out of the way, causing it to destroy much of the entire HYDRA Siberian Facility around them. While the pair became separated, the Winter Soldier regrouped with Captain America while Iron Man was briefly trapped under all of the debris.

As the Winter Soldier made his way towards the exit, Iron Man freed himself and chased after him, only for Captain America to stand in his way. While Captain America insisted that his parents' deaths were not Barnes' fault as HYDRA had control of his mind and it had been ordered by Vasily Karpov, Iron Man ordered him to move. Captain America damaged Iron Man's leg stabilizers before Iron Man used the laser to trap Captain America while he went for Barnes.

While Iron Man quickly caught up with his target, who was attempted to climb up the building to reach the helicopter hatch in the roof, Iron Man kicked him across the facility and took aim at him yet again with a deadly kill shot. However Captain America refused to stand down from the fight, deflecting a lethal repulsor back at Iron Man, disabling the Mark XLVI's targeting system and using a wire to pull him down when Iron Man continued to chase after the Winter Soldier

When Captain America threw his shield at him, Iron Man was able to shoot it out of the air, leaving Captain America now defenseless and unable to aid Barnes. As he could no longer target Barnes with his missiles, Stark opted to trap Barnes within the bunker for their final showdown. With F.R.I.D.A.Y. informing him that his weapons systems could not target him, Iron Man used his own eye to aim and shoot at Barnes, destroying the main hatch and trapping him inside.

With Barnes now trapped inside, Iron Man charged towards him as they engaged in hand to hand combat until Iron Man began crushing him under the Mark XLVI's weight. Holding him there, Iron Man then questioned if he even remembered killing his mother and father, with the Winter Soldier insisting that he remembered everyone who he had killed for HYDRA. Captain America jumped at the pair, knocking himself and Iron Man back down to the ground

As Iron Man and Captain America faced each other, Captain America insisted that nothing would change what happened all those years ago. Here Iron Man stated in no uncertain terms that he was done listening to Rogers as the Winter Soldier had killed his own mother which he would not forgive before Stark then charged forward and attacked his former friend, willing to even kill him in

Iron Man quickly overpowered him in melee combat before Barnes intervened by striking him with Captain America's Shield, turning the fight into a two on one brawl. Iron Man responded to the uneven odds by blasting Captain America with a repulsor before he was forced against the wall by Barnes. The Winter Soldier attempted to remove the suit's Arc Reactor with his robotic arm to which Iron Man

A recovered and enraged Captain America then stormed at Iron Man in order to defend Barnes from being executed, deflecting repulsor fire with his shield before forcing Iron Man back against the wall and pummeling him relentlessly. Despite having the Mark XLVI to protect himself from all of the attacks, Iron Man soon found himself outmatched due to the Super Soldier Serum that had given Captain America all of his strength and his superior fighting skills.

Peter Shaw punched David's armor as hard as he could in order to break while David still in rage wanted peter to get tired. peter with his shield punched David over and over until davit blocked his blows but still took a beating from Shaw with only a few dents David's armor withstood all the punishmentand david had to make his final move to end his former partner.

Realizing he was incapable of competing with Captain America in close quarters hand to hand combat, Iron Man ordered F.R.I.D.A.Y. to analyze Captain America's movement patterns to find weaknesses to exploit. Iron Man overpowered Captain America in combat and then blew away the shield and brutally beat him into submission, using his suit's strength and repulsors to give himself the advantage and attacks Rogers. Unable to counter them all, Rogers is overwhelmed

Exhausted from the fight, Captain America tried once again to reason with Iron Man, defending Bucky Barnes as his friend before Stark commented that he had also once been his friend. Iron Man then beat Rogers down even more and tossed him aside. When Rogers got to his feet to continue the fight, claiming that he could do this all day, Iron Man aimed his repulsor beam directly at his face and gave Rogers a final chance to stand down and end the fight.

As Rogers stood unyielding, Stark realized he would never stand down and charged a repulsor. A wounded Barnes grabbed Stark's boot, distracting him and Stark kicked Barnes in the face. This diversion allowed Rogers to turn the tide of the battle, using his own shield to destroy the Mark XLVI's helmet. Instead of killing Stark however, Rogers smashed his shield into the main Arc Reactor, destroying it and leaving his armor now completely powerless.

Left covered in blood and now running purely on the suit's backup miniature Arc Reactors, Stark was unable to continue fighting as Rogers reclaimed the shield and helped Barnes onto his feet. But as he watched them leaving, Stark claimed that Rogers did not deserve his shield, since his father had made it in World War II. Rogers then dropped his vibranium shield, returning it to the Stark family, and left the scene with Barnes, leaving Stark behind alone.[4]

## Picking Up the Pieces

With his friendship with Captain America seemingly done for finished and the rest of the team either on the run or locked away, Stark had started searching for a new purpose for the Avengers in the wake of their leadership falling apart all around them. Having taken Peter Parker to his home, Stark returned to the New Avengers Facility where he began considering what the Avengers could become without Captain America

At the same time, Stark had also developed some new technology in order to help James Rhodes to walk again in the wake of his injury during the Clash of the Avengers. When Rhodes fell while testing the technology, they discussed the fallout of the Sokovia Accords and Rhodes' belief that they had done the right thing. Stark then received a package from the mailman, who misread his name as "Tony Stank" to Rhodes's amusement as he began mocking Stark.

Stark found a phone and letter from Steve Rogers, apologizing for keeping the truth about Stark's parents from him, telling Stark if he would need Rogers' help, he and the rest of his team were just a phone call away. By this time, Rogers freed the imprisoned Avengers team from the Raft and Thaddeus Ross called Stark for help. Stark put Ross on hold by pretending to be busy with something else, thus letting Rogers and his Avengers team escape successfully.[4]

## Hunting Shaw

David eventually was brainwasher by the government in order to hunt down Peter Shaw's Team with only his wife getting in the way as in result David built a Titanium Shield similar to Peter Shaw's Vibranium Shield When Taskmaster and Black Ant (Eric O'Grady's Life Model Decoy counterpart) found out what was done to Captain America to be made into a Hydra sleeper agent, they planned to have a parley with Maria Hill to discuss this with only for the new Madame Hydra (Elisa Sinclair) to get to them first.[44] Impressed with the fighting skills of the two of them, Madame Hydra made them bodyguards.[45]

During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Taskmaster appears as a member of Hydra's Avengers.[46] During the battle in Washington DC, Taskmaster and Black Ant witness their teammate Odinson having enough of working for Hydra and striking them down. The two of them defect from Hydra and free the captive Champions. When Taskmaster and Black Ant asks for them to put in a good word for them, Spider-Man webs them up anyway.[47]

Taskmaster and Black Ant later attack Empire State University where Dr. Curt Connors was teaching a class. As the inhibitor chip prevents Connors into turning into Lizard, Peter Parker sneaks off to become Spider-Man. During his fight with Black Ant and Taskmaster, Spider-Man is exposed to the Isotope Genome Accelerator that splits him from his Peter Parker side.[48]

In a prelude to "Hunted", Taskmaster and Black Ant work with Kraven the Hunter and Arcade in capturing some animal-themed characters for his upcoming hunt.[49] Black Ant and Taskmaster are talking about the Hunt. Taskmaster betrays Black Ant saying that Black Ant is a animal-themed villain and tasers Black Ant to get more money.[50] Lizard finds Taskmaster at the Pop-Up with No Name. Lizard proceeds to poisons him by slipping a poison into her beer. Lizard offers Taskmaster the antidote if he can take Lizard to Central Park. While traveling there, Lizard and Taskmaster defeat Vermin, freeing innocent bystanders. Taskmaster helps put a taser chip in Lizard's body, and takes him to Arcade.[51] Taskmaster frees Lizard from his binds and Lizard tells Taskmaster that the poison will wear off in 24 hours.[52] Taskmaster makes off with Black Ant before Yellowjacket, Human Fly, Razorback, Toad, and White Rabbit can take revenge on him. As they leave, Taskmaster states that Black Ant would've done the same for him. When Black Ant asks "Do you mean the betrayal part or the rescue part?" All Taskmaster can say is "yeah

criminals of Bagalia imprison Taskmaster and are preparing to offer him up to the highest bidder. S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Secret Avengers come to rescue him and offer him a position. As their inside man, Taskmaster is part of the new High Council of A.I.M. as the Minister of Defense.[39] Mockingbird later goes to A.I.M. Island to assist Taskmaster in helping make contact between the Iron Patriot A.I. drones and James Rhodes.[40] After the mission goes south and Mockingbird is left stranded on AIM Island,[volume & issue needed] Taskmaster works undercover to free her.[volume & issue needed] But when he gets the chance to get her off the island, she doesn't respond to anything he says until both are captured. While being interrogated, Taskmaster is shot and seemingly killed by Mockingbird apparently under the control of Scientist Supreme (Andrew Forson).[41] However, Mentallo discovered that Mockingbird purposely missed any vitals and Taskmaster survived

## A New Wolf Clan Team

As David return to his house he became a farmer had not said a word after his conflict with Peter Shaw and eventually his anger dismantled from his emotions and revealed to be a grim look of his time in the military
David carried his damaged armor and remolded it into a jet black armor in which became more bulkier, more durable, but still, David eventually work out in the gym to give himself more muscular formability, on David's mind he open the box and took out peter shaws shield and groaned, he cleaned it and said it next to armor in case he use it.

Suddenly a group of survivors known as outsiders came and barged in the house, David said "Welcome Home", into he greeted the new guests, Aaron, Drake, and Kallen. David had been monitoring new people as if they oppose a threat to him just be welcomed. David told the crew that he was done being on the team and was permeate retired, as he was introducing himself, a robot appeared and burst through the door, and David cutting it down while it pinned the group, also to Kallen's amazement to David's strength as in old man. More units arrived and opened fired as David realized it was the United States Government trying hunt down superheroes who are fugitives in which David joined the new group of outsiders.

## Gearing Up

The squad proceeds through the nearby town, discovering strange pods and bio-matter. Cutting a pod open, they discover the grisly remains of a COG soldier within, explaining Jinn's "disappearances" and leading the squad to realize that the Swarm is harvesting people. Soon after, Marcus is abducted by a Snatcher. The three chase after the Snatcher into Swarm territory, encountering new forms of the Swarm. They use an ore transporter to descend into the mine, where the Swarm have created a hive. They are attacked by a new creature, markedly different than the Drones they had encountered before, and covered in crystals. Pushing through heavy Swarm resistance, they find Marcus in a pod and free him. Marcus appears dead, but he manages to cough up the fluids in his lungs. He informs the team that while inside the pod, he was connected to the Swarm's network and could feel them, along with the disturbing revelation that the Locust had never died; they became the Scions, and are now using humans to build an army

As the New Group formed as the outsiders David and Aaron were arguing about leading the group but David would insist that everything need to be kept in order and David declared himself leader of the outsiders Despite this Kallen arge to find her mother but David prevented her from bugging in contacted but she urged to do it now ith a major vote from the team David's tempered only flared with a large sigh.

The four then fight their way back to the surface. Marcus suggests taking a detour to get backup from a "friend", but Kait refuses to wait. The squad makes it to the top of the dam, but upon seeing the extent of the second Swarm hive, JD relents and asks if Marcus' friend can help. To contact him, they'll need to reach a radio tower, located in the nearby town of Speyer. They soon encounter a Scion Elite with a missing hand: the same one who took Reyna. The Scion speaks, saying Reyna is "right where she belongs". They kill the Scion and arrive at Speyer in the morning.

Pushing through the town, Marcus gets in contact with his friend. Two giant mechs arrive at the agreed rendezvous point; their pilots dismount, revealing themselves to be Damon Baird and Augustus Cole. It's revealed that Baird was the one who was spying on JD and provided assistance in the COG settlement. Del, Marcus, Cole, and Baird board a King Raven, piloted by Samantha Byrne, leaving JD and Kait to pilot the mechs

The squad push through heavy Swarm resistance and return to the dam. After the mechs break through the dam and emerge on the dried riverbed where the hive is, a gargantuan Swarm creature erupts from the ground. The mechs and helicopter coordinate to take it down, but the Raven is downed. JD tears off the damaged helicopter's rotary system with the mech and uses it to kill the creature. The squad dismounts and enters the hive to find a partially-assimilated Reyna, who knows that if she's released, she'll die; nonetheless, she begs to be mercy killed. Everyone leaves the cave to give Kait some privacy as she bids her mother goodbye. Before she fulfills Reyna's last wish, Reyna tells Kait to take her medallion. Emerging from the cavern, Kait is consoled and holds up the medallion, saying that it belonged to her grandmother, who she never knew. On the back of the medallion is the sigil of the Locust Horde...

After the credits, a lone Snatcher falls over and dies in the woods. A knife pierces its belly, revealing Oscar to be alive. After getting himself up, he wonders, "Where the hell is everybody?"

## Trying to Rebuild

The comic opens with Superman in jail just where the first Injustice game ends. Superman talks about how he doesn't regret how he ran the world and that Batman restoring the world to what it was or shaping the world to his vision would not be any good. Batman leaves the prison and we see that he went there with his unlikely ally, Harley Quinn. Batman tells her that Superman is right; he needs help to fix the world after Superman's actions. As they leave, Harley Quinn implies that Batman wants her to be his new Robin and leaves Batman confused as she speeds off.

Harley Quinn retreats to her current residence: the Quiver, Green Arrow's former home. She doesn't have long to relax as she is captured by the American government and when she awakens she has a bomb strapped to her brain stem and is now part of a group called the Suicide Squad

Meanwhile we learn that Green Arrow and Black Canary safely reside on another Earth thanks to the aid of Dr. Fate, but he tells them that Black Canary was meant to die. He tells them that their Earth is now safe and says that Batman will need their help to begin rebuilding.

Back in Harley Quinn's prison she warns them that she is good friends with Batman and that they should watch out. Surely enough someone shows up to break her out and take out the prison guards. It looks like Batman, but he is weilding two machine guns and has an evil look in his eyes as his guns smoke as if he shot someone.

Batman, weilding two big guns, declares that he is taking the Suicide Squad to help him clean up the world. He also mentions that he doesn't need incompentent workers or anyone he doesn't see fit to join him and uses a tablet to detonate the bombs strapped to the brain stem of multiple convicts to murder them. The rest are escorted outside by Batman to a helicopter. Deadshot is seen in the background, but suddenly a second Batman shows up.

The second Batman appears to be the real Batman and the Batman with guns and red eyes says that he is Batman now. He even calls the real Batman by the name of Bruce Wayne. This "fake" Batman wins the battle, leaving Bruce Wayne unmasked and left unconscious as the impostor leaves with an army of villains under his control.

In the hospital Batman recovers from his battle with the fake Batman that just hijacked a group of supervillains. Batgirl and Lucious Fox are there to help him get back on his feet when Batman receives a message from the deceased Lex Luthor. A hologram recorded before he died says that he will be giving his wealth to Bruce Wayne in hopes that he can form a group that will be able to rebuild and lead the world like how he discussed with Superman. As Batman prepares to track down the fake Batman he is informed another "dead" person wanted to speak to him: Green Arrow and Black Canary. Green Arrow died in this universe, but this Green Arrow from another universe has come to provide help with Black Canary.

At the prison Superman begins to feel his powers return and he smashes out of his cell. The prison guards outside of the prison await the Suicide Squad coming for Superman. They do not expect the fake Batman however and fall prey to Deadshot's precise aim. Meanwhile Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Batgirl head to the prison to stop the villains themselves. Batman heads to Superman alone and talks about how he has hundreds of contingency plans for this situation. The other heroes begin to fight and when Deadshot gets a gun against the heads of Black Canary and Green Arrow they suddenly have a savior from behind: Harley Quinn.

Inside the prison Superman is confronted by Batman. Superman advises Batman to move while Batman advises Superman to get back in his cell. Superman doubts Batman's plans to get him back into the cell when suddenly he hears a voice from inside his head. It is The Atom, a superhero who can shrink down to a molecular level, and he is carrying kryptonite.

Superman is enraged by Batman's scheme and attempts to take down Batman, but Atom acts before Superman can and stabs Superman from inside his head with kryptonite. Batman reports Superman as "dealt with," and asks for a status report from the prison's warden. The warden reports that the villains are being pushed back. When Batman calls in to his friends Batgirl, Black Canary, and Green Arrow they are in the middle of a conversation with Harley Quinn. They catch up on how this Green Arrow is from another dimension and how Harley has switched over to the good guys. The fake Batman approaches and disapproves of Harley conversing with the heroes and says that it's time for extraction. It is then revealed that they were never there for Superman but for Damian Wayne (better known as Robin).

Damian is appalled by his mother's murder of innocent guards and disregard for his other friends in prison such as Cyborg, but she has no time for his grievances. They murder the jail's warden and take Damian outside and as he complains and belittles his mother's help she reveals that she isn't a servant. His mother's accomplice is Athanasia Al Ghul, sister and Batman's asscotiate.

with David returning to his cave and know that his enemies are out for revenge but David knew that it was only in a matter of time before that started something only time was ticking fast and David could only hope for a miracle to happen in a matter of seconds to bring back on what he lost after the Civil War but realized that Orion was still at large with him too. besides all David could do was to think about it. David notices a kid coming into the cave as David wondered about the security codes being unlock for some odd reason.

David then went to a friends funeral only to be talked down by his student only for david to tell him to shut up on to learning about the ambush of the nsc but David went to jill's wedding and only to be ambushed again by the nsc at the church as david retreated another wave was at his home on into killing him for his past mistakes on wanting make things right on there case instead.

as the wedding nearly ended David regrouped with the team only for him insecurity to put tracking devices on the kids only to met with a punch from Jeffery saying that is absurd but David wanted the location of the nsc base only for Jill to separate the two in order to take what is necessary at hands. David with instincts wanted to know about everything but heard a ring on the flip phone that he had and it was Peter Shaw trying to contact but David crushed the phone in anger.

David eventually lead the team to there base but was interrupted by peter Shaw about security measures But David with his team did not answer only for him to softly shew away the team and that he been monitoring threats from around America including its capital, David spoke quietly to Shaw and told him about the situation but most of that David announced was classified and after that he hung up on the phone. later, David was reunited with soraka calling her a crimminal into siding with convexity, but only for to tell forget about the past and look on to the future, David sighed about what Peter had told him. David invited her to the base and she and him gave way to pleasure in bed only to wake up by a computer only for soraka to make the choice of holding the fort and for David to save the World.

David then went to Convexity's home and found his guards there as wells a clone of him David with all the power he had assistance and David went into the buster armor to fight off convexity clone, David with minor injuries was able to defeat the clone and hack the guards along with his teammates but at instant loss several heroes Soraka who went with him after her plan of reconcile felt bad for him in a matter of seconds and David told her to head back the mansion into order to find any remains NSC stalks' there with him not close behind,

inside the Mansion David found out that his butler was alive and well again only to be ambushed by a woman assassins' and David Pleaded about his butler dying again in his face but David roared in anger and attacked her with hand-hand combat was shot in the back of the neck including his butler laying uncanonize on the floor only for his team arrived to take out the assassins' and heal his wounds for the better. later David wearing his business suit explain about the mystiques attacks that have been only for his team to replied in agreeing with him,

as David was repairing most of his technology soraka explained that talking to convexity would try to at least change his mind about how the world works but David made it clear that he was never getting out of his cell, but David insisted that he might talk him through on what he had to do in order to set things right with Convexity might even apologize to him, the coupled went too a dance David and Soraka went up on the roof to dance with soraka enjoying her time when David was Shot in the chest missing her by inches by an assassins'. soraka was to taken down but both of them recovered from the hospital only for David to joke about his condition.

## Godfall

Despite having the Pride Decrease his age, David only could stare at the window but also hearing his own speech on the tv as he stared in wonder about Convexity's breakout and sometime to be hunting the last of his team but was still thinking about Shaw's team still on the run from the government unless things would have been alittle complicated between them something in David's mind had to give to a point instead of the anger emotion that still built inside him after there fight 4 years later.

David introduce Jill Shaw and her partner in to the building with a warm greeting until Jill got a mad at finding his partner sitter David eventually introduce them to the new improved caved that was under the willis tower as a secondary Basement so no employee would go in or out as David explained the computer system that monitors crime rates from across the city while also sending them on a mission to stop strife's toxic gas before

## Temporary Allies

David was working only to find his former teammate as David punched him in the face. David shouted at peter to go before the government arrived. David and Peter wrestled to the ground with Shaw gaining the upper hand, David only new that Peter was trying reason with him again but after Siberia, David told Peter that it was only a matter of time before Vladimir Burged in as Past, Present, and Future, circled each other, But Vladimir told the two that they have a world to save and David griped peter telling him when its all over that they were Permeant Enemies forever.

## Searching for Life

As Convexity was gone Kallen sat there looking at the cartel were the city was and David tried to comfort her but only in her trying to stop him and prevent casualty's David inly knew that Convexity was a good friend once and David knew on how she felt on the feelings, But David only knew was to ponder in thought as she as to what they been through with the outsiders, only for the moment to be gone seconds.

## Absolute Justice

David and Kallen explored the ship revealing its secret knowledge's of Safire's Ship of all the city's that were sucked in and transported into holographic balls to secure them for Orion's dream of conquering But only David and Kallen could only watch on what as happening.

Wolf Man knew that something wasn't right between the team, Convexity manage to beat exile to the point were brusises and scratches were made, no time to Hesitate Wolf Man jumps in protect his father.

As things escalated between the team, David and Convexity heated argument turn towards fighting each other on what to do with exile in the processes with him. Convexity strikes down his former comrades only to be stopped by David and Soraka into restraining him and ready to kill him in matter of seconds

Wolf Man tries everything he could to make things right but he sees Soraka electrocuted by Velock's new found powers
Wolf Man runs forward but is caught in lighting and blasted away with Velock's. Hovering over the city of Chicago, Wolf Man struggles under Velock's grip he mock him into escaping, in return David headbutts him making Velock's dropping five hundred feet below the city, Wolf Man manages to glided safely follow by Velocks, Wolf Man orders Velocks to get out of the city or be prosecuted, Wolf Man and Velocks fight and Wolf Man says Orion's wisdom is wasted. David calls for Soraka that the others, Convexity and Black Wolf Behind her, David orders her to go to the Cave.

As Soraka was leading them to David's hide out, David came back to the cave as in result activated his new advanced pride armor as a gift from the pride gods. David used the suit and also deeply weaponized to battle any tough foe including super soldiers, mortal gods and many other monsters that threaten the universe by attacking and forcing his hand into a critical and massive fight. As Soraka reached the cave with convexity and black wolf on her tale, David appears to save her, in focusing on one fighter to another as Convexity fought Soraka, Wolf Man Choose to fight his former spouse. As the battle rage on David and Convexity won there scues, now it was time to determine the fate of both heroes.

Wolf Man and Covexity Battled through the Cave, Convexity taunted David as him in result leading to the Wolf Clan Pickle Peoples separation leading the government in his own vision. Convexity replied that David was not a leader of his own party as a individual on dealing with personal issues through the city of Chicago. David responses told Convexity that his vision of erasing crime and starting a brand new world was also a fake prophet

## The Circle of Trust

As Wolf Man and Soraka see Convexity go in to the Phantom Zone into pay for his crimes, Wolf Man ask Soraka if she was ok, Wolf Man could hear the sadness in her voice as she mentioned that convexity used her, and that people feared the prides based on there culture and what they were capable of doing to the universe, Wolf Man realize indeed was true fact, however it was what the person he or she created those decisions to make.

As to ponder in thought, Wolf Man realizes on what soraka feels in matter of loss on her home world pride but Wolf Man has offer to find anew pride by her first joining his circle of trust and in matters Wolf Man and Soraka have agreed to rebuild there adopted planet and in return Soraka can stay with wolf man and be on the team.

## Mentor to Destro

When Stark was attending a party in India, Peter Parker tried to stop illegal smugglers working for the Vulture, but only to end up being dropped and drowned in a lake. Stark used the tracker he installed in the Spider-Man Suit and sent Mark XLVII remotely to save him, arriving just in time to pull Spider-Man out of the lake before he could drown.

Taking Spider-Man to a nearby park to calm down, Stark then asked him what he had been thinking trying to take down those criminals instead of letting other people to handle this. Parker questioned if he had put a tracker in the suit, to which Stark admitted that he had put everything in his suit, including the heater which dried him. Parker asked if those people were the Avengers only to be told by Stark that it was below their own pay wage to go after the Vulture.

Stark asked Parker to forget about the Vulture because he said so, accidentally screaming in the middle of the party. He then said to him to continue helping the little people, but Parker was convinced he was ready for more now, claiming that Stark also thought so when had took on Captain America during the Clash of the Avengers. Stark ensured him that if he had wanted to, Captain America would have defeated him with some ease during their previous fight.

Stark finished the call by telling Parker that if he saw the weapons being sold by the Vulture's Crew again, he was not to get involved himself and to immediately to call up Happy Hogan and let him deal with the situation. Having given Parker this advice, Stark then hung up the call and sent the Mark XLVII back to the New Avengers Facility while he drove away from the party, leaving Parker then to consider everything that he had just been advised to do by Stark.

Deciding to take Peter Parker's information seriously, Stark alerted the FBI to the illegal activities. Days later, Stark called up Parker to apologize and praise Parker for his actions in saving his classmates in Washington, D.C.. Parker, however, was in the middle of trying to stop Vulture's Crew in the middle of a weapons deal at the Staten Island Ferry and spent the phone call trying to distract Stark before he eventually hung up on him, much to Stark's annoyance.

Suspicious, Stark decided to suit up in his Mark XLVII and arrived just in time to see the Ferry; Parker was on about to be torn apart thanks in part to Spider-Man's and the Vulture's recent battle, during which a rogue Chitauri Gun had lost control and fired all the way down the ferry. As Spider-Man had already defeated both the Shocker as well as Mac Gargan, Iron Man then proceeded to fix the Ferry by pushing it back together while Spider-Man could only just watch on.

By using his own Stark Industries technology and the lasers in his armor, Iron Man used them both to meld the cut in the Ferry back together. When Spider-Man had asked if there was anything he could do to help, Iron Man simply told him that he had done enough before finishing saving the ferry. Iron Man then ordered Spider-Man to meet him in New York City so that he could then chastise Spider-Man for disobeying him and putting his own and other people's lives at risks by his own actions.

Parker accused Stark about not caring what was happening with the stolen weapons, only for Stark to step out of his suit and told Parker that he did listen to him and that he was the one who contacted the FBI. Furthermore, Stark revealed that he was in fact the only one who believed in Parker's potential, despite his age, and that if someone had died there due to his actions, it would be on his conscience and if Parker himself died, then his death would

Parker told Stark that he was just trying to be like him, only for Stark to tell him that he wanted him to be better than him and demanded Parker give the Spider-Man Suit back, much to Parker's dismay as he claimed that he was nothing without the suit. Stark replied that if he was nothing without the suit, then he shouldn't have it. Parker - much to his reluctance - gave the suit back and Stark sent him home to his Aunt May with some clothes Stark had bought him

In the wake of Spider-Man successfully stopping the Vulture and his gang from stealing an entire plane full of the Avengers' weapons and technology directly from Avengers Tower, Stark decided to send Happy Hogan to Peter Parker's school in order to take him into the New Avengers Facility. Upon arrival, Stark met up with Parker and apologized for being so harsh on him previously and told him that his actions in stopping Vulture proved he was ready to be a hero.

Stark explained that he had gathered together reporters to meet him before showing Parker the new version of the Spider-Man Suit, as Stark told him to put it on, so he could introduce him to a bunch of reporters as the newest member of the Avengers, noting he would have a room by Vision. However, Parker declined, wanting to stay on the streets and look out for the citizens of New York City as a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, much to the great surprise of Stark

Stark, although a little disappointed, accepted Parker's decision, still offering him one last chance to take his offer which Parker said no to, telling Hogan to take Parker back home. Before leaving, Parker then asked if that was a test, to which Stark lied and said it was. However, as soon as Parker exited the building, Pepper Potts came through asking where Parker was as all of the reporters were waiting, only for Stark to say that he was now not going to be there Now wondering what they were going to tell the press, Stark asked Hogan for the engagement ring which the latter had been keeping for years. Potts, however, assured them that they would be able to come up with something better and kissed Stark before they went out to meet the press although Hogan still threw Stark the ring as a last resort. Stark had the second suit delivered back to Parker, believing that the young hero had earned the right to wear it again.

### The End is Near

In the first chapter "The Hostage", Connor is sent as a negotiator to a hostage situation at the Phillips apartment, where he faces a deviant android named Daniel who has taken Emma Phillips hostage. Based on the player's actions, Connor can either successfully save Emma or not, with Connor living or dying in the process.[2]

In November 2038, Connor is sent to the Detroit City Police Department to aid in the investigation of deviant androids across Detroit and is assigned to Detective Lieutenant Hank Anderson. Connor and Hank Anderson investigate the possible homicide of a man named Carlos Ortiz, who was seemingly killed by his own android.

There is no possible death for Connor in this mission. He can find the android and alert the other police. Alternatively, if Connor is unable to discover the right sequence of actions during the homicide and spilled Hank's drink before, Hank will get annoyed and resign the mission, forcing Connor to give up. The Android will remain undetected.[3]
If found, Carlos' Android is brought to the police station, where he is unsuccessfully interrogated by Hank and Gavin Reed. Connor then volunteers to interrogate the deviant android, which causes Gavin to laugh, but Hank tells Connor to go ahead.

Throughout the interrogation, Connor can either pressure or sympathize with the deviant, each leading to a different outcome. If the android is pressured too much, he attempts to commit suicide after the interrogation and Officer Chris Miller will try to stop him. If Connor intervenes, the deviant takes Officer Miller's pistol and shoots Connor, then himself.

If the android is pressured but Connor does not intervene, the android steals the officer's pistol and shoots itself, but leaves Connor alive. Alternatively, if the player gets a confession without pressuring the android, it will instead go quietly and is locked in a cell at the station. If Connor pressures it the right amount, it will confess and Connor will have to stop Chris from pressuring it more.[4]

Waiting for Hank...Edit

Connor arrives at the police station and looks for Lt. Anderson's desk which is vacant due to the latter reporting for duty late. Connor has the opportunity to investigate his surroundings while waiting for Hank to show up.

If Connor died during The Interrogation, the characters who Connor has already met will be bewildered to see him alive. If the android survived the interrogation, he is placed in a holding cell. Connor can ask him questions, but doing so will end in the deviant attempting to self-destruct.

Connor can ask the surrounding police officers such as Officer Wilson when Hank will come in and investigate Hank's desk for information on his interests, his pet and police career. He also has the option to call Hank's phone and leave a voicemail.

When Hank arrives, he encounters his superior, Captain Jeffrey Fowler, who calls him in his office. Connor can follow Hank inside, but he can also stay outside.

Inside the Captain's office, Captain Fowler orders Hank to investigate deviant cases, tells him that he is the most qualified person to handle the deviant cases, and says to stop acting disrespectful. In addition, Jeffrey tells Hank to cooperate with Connor, who is state of the art technology and will act as his partner. He warns Hank that his disciplinary folder is already big enough that it is a novel, and Jeffrey does not want to file another report on him. After Hank angrily leaves Fowler's office, Connor has the option to talk to Captain Fowler, who will tell Connor to go away or ignores Connor.

Depending on the dialogue approaches the player chooses, Connor will talk to Hank about him having problems with androids in general, but Connor can talk to Hank about other topics if the player analyzed Hank's desk.

Connor can use the computer to review case reports on deviants. When Connor is finished, Hank will get annoyed and look at a tablet to ignore Connor. The android can talk to Hank about his issues with Connor, depending on the player's choices. Hank will get annoyed and slam Connor against the glass barrier at his desk.

If Kara dies in Stormy Night, Hank releases Connor, walks away, and heads for lunch. If Kara is alive, Hank is interrupted by officer Chris Miller, who will tell them he has information on the deviant case about an AX400 android attacking its owner.[5] and has been sighted in the Ravendale district.
If Kara and Alice stayed at the motel, Hank and Connor arrive at the Eastern Motel based on a tip. They talk to Joseph Sheldon, an employee at the motel to see if Kara was here. Joseph recognizes the android. If Hank and Connor go straight into the hotel room, they find out find out Kara and Alice escaped, however if Connor makes a detour, he can find Kara and Alice, and begin a chase scene (See two paragraphs below).

If Kara and Alice squat in a house, Hank will talk to Isaac Falone, a bus employee, who saw an AX400 in the area. The police lock down the area and search for Kara. Connor can check the abandoned house with Hank telling Connor to be careful. Connor will pressure Ralph to tell him or find Kara. Connor will call Hank and tell them they are here and they are escaping.

An officer will tell that they are headed for the train station. Later, another officer will tell Connor that they are running toward the fence near the freeway. Hank will stop Connor from climbing the fence and tell him that it is not safe. If the player decides that Connor should climb the fence, Hank will be disappointed. If Connor gets hit by a car, Hank will be upset.

If it takes too much time for the player to find Kara and Alice, Hank will interrupt the investigation and tell Connor to leave. Kara and Alice will remain undetected.[6]
If Connor survived, Hank will be at the Chicken Feed food truck. Hank will hug and greet a man named Pedro Aabdar, a gambler with a criminal record of illegal gambling. Hank will tell him not to lose his money in the horse race this time because the last "shit hot tip" made Hank lose a week's worth of wages. Pedro will convince Hank that this time it is different and Hank will give him some money before he leaves. Hank will eat a hamburger from the truck. Connor can talk to Hank about his gambling, cholesterol intake, his company, or just leave him to his meal.

If the previous Connor died, the new one shows up as Hank is buying his meal and he is surprised to see that another Connor replaced him.

Later, Hank and Connor will arrive at an apartment complex. They received a report from a neighbor living there reported hearing some strange noises from the floor above and seeing a person try to hide an LED under his cap. The apartment building is supposed to not have anybody live here. He will tell Connor to knock on the door, which will result in the deviant running and hiding inside the apartment.

Hank and Connor will search the place for clues. If it takes too long for the player to find the deviant's location, Hank will abort the mission. If Connor is able to find Rupert, he will run and Connor and Hank will chase him through Urban Farms of Detroit. Hank will try to keep up with Connor. He will find Rupert and try to arrest him, but Rupert pushes him off a building. Here Connor has the choice to save Hank or to leave him hanging, therefore catching the deviant.

If Connor decides to keep chasing Rupert, Hank will catch up and slap Connor for leaving him, which has a large negative effect on Hank and Connor's relationship. Hank will cuff Rupert, but Rupert will jump off the building, destroying himself. If Connor decides to save Hank, Rupert will get away, but it will have a positive effect on Hank and Connor's relationship.

If Connor dies chasing Rupert, Hank will become upset and Rupert will have escaped. If the player is unable to chase Rupert down and loses sight of him for too long, Hank and Connor will stop chasing him and Rupert will get away.[7]

Connor is looking for Hank and will drive up to Hank's house. He will end up going around the house when Hank does not respond when he knocks on the door. By looking through the kitchen window, he sees Hank on the floor, unresponsive. Connor will end up breaking the window and jumping in, briefly being confronted by Sumo, before checking on Hank's condition. Connor will then wake him by slapping him, attempt to sober him up with a shower, inform him about a new case and give Hank clothes. If Connor died in the previous chapter, Hank will not be happy to see him. Connor can then choose to look around his house for more information about Hank before the latter is ready to leave.[8]

Connor is seen driving Hank's car and arrives at the scene with Hank, who has a hangover. They walk into the Eden Club. If Connor looks at the WR400 models, Hank will tell him to stop looking. Detective Ben Collins is seen talking to Floyd Mills, who is the club's manager. Ben will talk to Hank shortly after talking to Floyd. They greet each other and Ben warns him about Gavin being at the crime scene. As soon as Connor and Hank walk in, Gavin will tell them that it is a waste of time for them to be here. He then starts to jokingly explain what happened to the victim. He insults Hank about his drinking habits and shoulder-checks Connor when he walks away. Hank and Connor will start examining the crime scene.

While looking for clues Connor will reactivate a badly damaged WR400 android and question it before it shuts down. He will learn that the victim rented two androids and that the android in question was not the murderer.

A sequence begins in which Connor has to frequently ask Hank to rent sex androids while trying to figure out where the second suspect went. If the player is not able to find the location within the given time limit, the memory of the sex androids in the club will be reset and they have to abort the mission. If the player is able to locate the suspect, Connor and Hank will enter the warehouse in the back of the club looking for the blue-haired Traci.

As soon as he finds her, a second, brown-haired Traci will attack Connor, resulting in a fight which both Tracis attack Connor and Hank. If Connor wins the fight he will get the option to either kill the brown-haired Traci or spare her. If he shoots her, the other blue-haired Traci will start crying and will use Connor's gun to kill herself shortly after, unlocking both Tracis as evidence material later on. If Connor decides to spare the brown-haired Traci, both Tracis will climb over the fence and get away. It has a positive impact on Connor's and Hank's relationship.[9]

Connor and Hank arrive at Riverside Park. Hank will sit on a bench with beer bottles near him. Hank will tell him he has been to this park before (presumably when Cole was alive). Hank will then ask why did he not shoot the Tracis or why he shot the Tracis. Hank pulls out his revolver, asking Connor if he is afraid to die. Some of the answers have a negative impact on Connor and Hank's relationship, so you have to choose the words carefully, because if Hank is "Hostile", he will shoot Connor. Choosing the right choices will lead to a positive impact on Hank and Connor's relationship.[10]

On November 8, 2038, Connor and Hank are riding the elevator up to Stratford Tower Floor 79; Connor is playing with his quarter coin. If Relationship Status with Hank is friendly, he will confiscate Connor's coin. If Connor was killed by Hank, the new Connor will ask why he shot him and Hank will sarcastically apologize. They arrive on the floor, they are greeted by Officer Chris Miller, who fills them in about the hijack broadcast and that the FBI wants in on the case. Officer Miller will introduce them to FBI Special Agent Richard Perkins. Perkins will act rude to Connor and Hank and tell them not to mess with his crime scene. Connor has the choice to examine the crime scene, interview the JB300 androids in the kitchen or investigate the rooftop, which is where Simon is (determinately) hiding.[11]

If Connor saved Officer M. Wilson in "The Hostage", Wilson is at the Stratford Tower and will talk to him about it, thanking him for saving his life. If Connor died in the chapters in between, Connor will have forgotten the events during The Hostage and does not recall seeing them

Both Connor and Hank arrive at Elijah Kamski's house to ask questions to Elijah Kamski (the creator of CyberLife). If Connor was killed in a previous scene then Hank is not too happy to see him, but they both make their way into the house to be greeted by Chloe at the door. Chloe goes to find Kamski and during this process, you may look around his house. After a while, Chloe arrives and says that they may see Kamski. Hank and Connor talk to Kamski about deviants but he does not give them much information. The only helpful info he gives you is the fact that the Chloe model is the first model to pass the Turing test.

Kamski then decides to proceed with the 'Kamski test'. He gives Connor a gun and gets Chloe on her knees. He asks Connor if he has feelings and will ask if Connor will shoot Chloe. He says if he shoots Chloe he will answer one question, but if Connor does not, he will not answer any questions. If Connor decides to shoot Chloe you have the option to ask about rA9, the virus, or Jericho, but Hank will not be happy with your decision. If you decide to spare Chloe, you walk out without learning anything, but Kamski will say, "I always leave an emergency exit in my programs." Hank will be happy with the decision you made.

Connor and Hank are seen in Jeffrey Fowler's office. Jeffrey tells them that they are off the case and the FBI will be taking over the investigation. Hank argues with Jeffrey about being taken off the case. If Connor has a hostile relationship with Hank, Hank will quit his job. If Connor has a tense, neutral, or warm relationship with Hank, he will stay but will not help create a distraction for Connor to get into the evidence room; Connor will have to use a criminal in a holding cell to create a distraction. If Connor is friends with Hank, he will help Connor get inside the evidence room. If Connor asked Kamski for Jericho's location then Connor still has the chance to talk to Hank (unless Hank quit the force), then Connor will leave the station for Jericho.

When Connor is near the evidence room, Gavin will come and ask what he is doing. Depending on your response to him, Gavin will not come in the room or Gavin will come in the room (Only if you ignore him or choose the Ironic response). When Connor gets inside he uses Hank's ID and password. The room will reveal the evidence from cases that Connor worked on and androids that he caught. Connor can interrogate them for information on Jericho. If Connor fails to find information, Amanda will tell him that he has been deactivated by CyberLife. CyberLife will override Connor's controls and he will walk out of the police station to be deactivated. If Connor manages to find the location in time, he will either fight Gavin or leave the building. Perkins will enter and notice that someone has tampered or finds Gavin knocked out. [13]

Connor will disguise himself as a deviant and head to Jericho. CyberLife's order to Connor is to kill the deviant android leader (Markus or North). But Amanda tells Connor that they need it alive. He will tell the leader that he was ordered to follow him or he can threaten them, to which they can try to reason him, to which Connor can choose to become deviant (Only if Connor's software instability is high) or remain a machine.[14]

If Connor remains a machine, he will continue to hunt the deviant leader through Jericho. When Jericho is attacked by law enforcement, Connor can confront the soldiers and choose to reason with them or kill them. Connor will then chase Markus/North through Jericho.

If Connor becomes a deviant, and depending on whether Markus had died earlier in the game, Connor can go to blow up Jericho if it was attacked, instead of Markus. If Markus is still alive at this point, Connor can defend Markus and North from U.S. Army soldiers and escape with the rest of the group.

If Hank quits the police force in "Last Chance, Connor" (his relationship with Connor must be hostile in that chapter), Connor will go to Hank's house. Hank is seen sitting at his kitchen table with his revolver and a picture of Cole. Hank will be angry and thinks about killing himself. If Connor has died and come back more than once in the previous chapters, Hank will talk about how Connor's death reminds him of his son; if Connor has never died previously or only died once, Hank will talk about his anger towards androids. After the conversation, Hank will demand that Connor leaves. Afterward, he will commit suicide.[15]

If Connor became a deviant, he will be in the safe place with the rest of Jericho, Markus, North, Kara, Alice, Josh and Simon (if any of those characters had died earlier, they will not appear). If Markus is still alive, Connor will ask for forgiveness from him. Markus can either trust Connor or shoot him. If Markus chooses the latter, deviant Connor will die and another, non-deviant RK800 will be deployed. If Markus trusts Connor, he will tell Markus about his idea of freeing thousands of CyberLife androids.

If Markus is dead or left Jericho permanently, Connor can walk around and look at the other present characters. He will talk to Kara and Alice (if they escaped) about how he is sorry for going after them and putting them in danger. Connor will discuss his plan about the tower with North (who gives the same response as Markus would). Connor then is seen standing by to hear North's plan for a revolution, before leaving for the CyberLife Tower.

In chapter "Battle for Detroit", a Machine Connor loyal to CyberLife will play the path "Connor's Last Mission", a Deviant Connor loyal to the Jericho androids will play the path "Connor at the CyberLife Tower".

If Markus shot Connor instead of trusting him, Connor's section of the chapter opens with Amanda informing the new Connor that the previous one failed his mission and was killed.

If Connor is Machine, his mission is to kill the deviant leader. He will walk up the stairs of one of the Hart Plaza rooftop buildings. He will set up a sniper rifle to assassinate the deviant leader (Markus or North).

Connor is interrupted by either Hank or Captain Allen, who will order him to stop what he is doing. Connor can cooperate with Hank by leaving the building, he can fight them, kill himself, Hank is pushed off the building, Connor is pushed off the roof by Hank when fighting, Allen killing Connor or Captain Allen and his team dying. If Connor survives the fight, he will find that the sniper rifle is damaged and will leave or if he dies, another will take his place.[16]If Connor decided to become a defect in the Crossroads chapter, the course of the mission is completely different and more complex. At the beginning you will go to the tower with the guard and get into the lift, there you will overpower him and his companion, and then you will use the guard's voice to redirect the lift to floor -49. By the way you can see and stop the camera and try to stop the elevator. If the elevator reaches floor 31, Connor will die. You will go down. If you haven't hacked the cameras, you will have to beat the guards at the elevator - if you fail, you will die. Now you will start the most important scene of this chapter. It will bring the "hostile" Connor that you need to get rid of.

If Hank has committed suicide, then the task is much easier: it is enough to change the consciousness of the new Connor to get out of all oppression (this is the only right option that results in the continuation of the story).

If Hank hasn't committed suicide, the scene becomes much longer and there are more choices as well. To get out of all oppression and to bring about a successful conclusion:
◾You can sacrifice Hank, then change the consciousness of the new Connor to finish the story successfully,
◾Conquer the enemy Connor in a battle that you initiate by taking out a weapon or throwing yourself at him, you have to win by unambiguously making 100% QTEs in order to reach an immediate end. If this is not the case, you will have to complete a "Hank test": he will ask you about the name of his dog (which you can optionally find out in the chapter Waiting for Hank, checking his desk), and about the name of his son - you may know it from the chapter Russian Roulette if you have seen a picture of his son on the table and asked for details). If you don't know Cole's name, the task will fail. It all depends on David's Story to do what is right.

## Hostile Takeover

Resolving to use his powers for good, Peter designed a new suit for himself, one with a red and blue pattern and web designs, and began calling himself "Spider-Man". As New York's newest hero, he helped to stop petty crimes across the city and gained a reputation for either being a menacing vigilante or a savior to the people. Peter also took up photography in his free time, eventually landing a job as a freelance photographer with the Daily Bugle assigned to take pictures of Spider-Man in action. While the job brought in money, his pictures were often used in J. Jonah Jameson's smear campaign against the web-head. Peter quit his job at the Bugle after Jameson used Peter's photos to blame Spider-Man for a killing spree perpetrated by Electro, unable to stomach working there after being branded as a murderer. He still remembers his time there fondly, though, and the feeling is mutual if the Bugle's farewell card is any indication. Over the following eight years, Peter protected New York under his costumed alias. During this time, he had several encounters with super-criminals Electro (his first genuinely super-powered foe), Vulture, Rhino, and Scorpion. He encountered Herman Schultz (Shocker) early into his career, describing his first encounter with Shocker as when "[Spider-Man] was young and stupid".[5] He managed to defeat them all and lock them up in the secure superhuman prison, the Raft. Other villains that Peter encountered included the Sandman, the Lizard, and Mysterio. Due to his unsystematic approach to crime-fighting as a neophyte, Peter left several of his backpacks webbed to walls around the city at various points throughout his war on crime.

Peter also established a long-standing rivalry with Wilson Fisk, who ruled New York crime and, unbeknownst to Peter, a selection of the police force, as "The Kingpin". At some point, Peter learned the Kingpin's true identity, and the two had at least one physical encounter during the first eight years of Peter's career. Peter also developed an alliance with NYPD captain Yuri Watanabe; however, she remained unaware of his true identity.

In his personal life, Peter's Aunt May joined the organization F.E.A.S.T. run by Martin Li, whom Peter knew well by eight years into his career. He also entered into a relationship with Mary Jane, an aspiring reporter, who became Peter's confidant. They had a stable relationship and even planned on moving together for a while, but they broke up due to Peter's constant concern for Mary Jane's safety due to the dangers of her career as an investigative reporter.[6] While the relationship had ended by the time Parker entered his eighth year of crime fighting, Mary Jane was still on good terms with him.

Most notably, after finishing high school, Peter attended Empire State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in biophysics. His thesis of neurotechnology earned Peter a job as a research lab assistant with Otto at Octavius Industries.

## Clearing the Way

Asleep in his apartment David awoke in the sound of his phone going off at the sight of the nsc attacking David at instant knew that something had to change but this time he had to do it alone without the the wolf clan and pickle people team who still went back to there lives on being on the run after ziphers attack on earth and his battle with convexity.

David hopping around in his underpants check ked almost everything to make sure on what he needed in order to put himself to the task as well as a new suit that he stored in his suit case in case his armor was damage again and he new that things would go bad before suiting up. David zipped through Chicago and asked the police Chief that they failed to catch Brownhyde in time while the nsc were attacking the square below.

## Attack on Chicago

As David headed towards the square he eventually the nsc were firing at the police and bringing a propane truck to smash them completely but David took there guns away asked for breakfast with them and beated them to the ground. another explosion happen sending wolfman to help the asked the chief about taking out the nsc David eventually went to the rescue and infiltrated the building shooting repulsors at them and smashing a guy through the wall for a breach for the police to get through.

After the NYPD obtain enough evidence to serve a warrant for Wilson Fisk's arrest, Peter makes his way to Fisk Tower to help the police raid the building. Fighting his way through Fisk's men, Spider-Man manages to take Fisk down and end his reign as the Kingpin, sending him to prison.[7] In his personal life, Peter is late for work helping Dr. Octavius demonstrate his advanced prosthetic limbs for his government financiers, who are left concerned by the demonstration's failure.[

Peter's ex-girlfriend, Mary Jane, investigates an auction of Fisk's goods which is then attacked by a new, supernaturally-powered gang called the Inner Demons. With Spider-Man, she learns that the Demons are seeking something called Devil's Breath.[9] Spider-Man is able to stop a Demon attack with the aid of Officer Jefferson Davis.[10] Davis is lauded for his heroism at a re-election event for Mayor Norman Osborn attended by Peter and Mary Jane. The Demons then attack, killing Davis and many attendees. Peter witnesses their leader, Martin Li, transforming into an inverted form dubbed Mister Negative, but he is knocked unconscious before he can intervene.[11] Following the attack, Peter befriends Officer Davis's son, Miles Morales, over their loss, and convinces him to volunteer at F.E.A.S.T
Peter and Otto continue their research, but Osborn withdraws government funding in an attempt to force Otto to work for Oscorp.[13]

Meanwhile, Spider-Man's search for Li uncovers that Devil's Breath is a lethal and virulent bioweapon inadvertently created by Oscorp while developing a cure for genetic diseases at Osborn's behest.[14] Li locates and steals the only sample of Devil's Breath and threatens to release it unless Osborn surrenders to him. Li is foiled by Spider-Man and Mary Jane, Devil's Breath is secured, and Li is incarcerated at the nearby maximum-security prison, the Raft the meantime, Otto obsesses over creating enhanced limbs that exceed the limitations of the human body and work in conjunction with a neural interface, revealing to Peter that he is suffering from a neuromuscular disease that will inevitably immobilize him, and that enhanced limbs will allow him to continue his work when his body fails.

Peter warns Otto that the interface could impact his mind and personality. Otto continues its use in secret, overcome with anger at Osborn Spider-Man is drawn to the Raft by a prison break. He learns that some of his greatest enemies—Li, Electro, Vulture, Rhino, and Scorpion—have escaped. They subdue Spider-Man and present him to Otto, now calling himself Doctor Octopus. Otto warns the beaten Spider-Man to not interfere before retaking the Devil's Breath and releasing it in Times Square, causing a mass outbreak; Peter's Aunt May is among those infected. New York descends into chaos while Doctor Octopus and his subordinates attack Osborn's properties. Osborn declares martial law and blames Spider-Man for the incident, branding him a fugitive.[18]

Spider-Man gradually takes back the city, defeating Electro, Vulture, Rhino, and Scorpion.[19][20] Meanwhile, Mary Jane infiltrates Osborn's penthouse and learns that Devil's Breath was developed to cure Osborn's terminally ill son Harry—Peter and Mary Jane's best friend. As a child, Li was a test subject for the cure, gaining his abilities in an explosion of energy that also killed his parents and caused his hatred for Osborn. She also learns that an antidote exists and Li has taken it.[21] Spider-Man defeats Li and recovers the antidote, but Doctor Octopus arrives, easily defeats Spider-Man, and escapes with both it and Osborn

Wounded, Peter builds himself an armored suit on Mary Jane's advice and confronts Doctor Octopus atop Oscorp Tower, saving Osborn from falling to his death. Otto reveals that he has known Peter's secret identity and the two battle. Spider-Man recovers the antidote and defeats Doctor Octopus. Peter brings the antiserum to Dr. Morgan Michaels, who informs him that while the sample is viable, the dose is only enough for one use

## A Family Loss

David arrived with antiserum with his mother on the verge of collapse, his mother asked him to take his wolfman mask off in which he did, all blooded and bruised up, David was crying and relized that he didn't know what to do on trusting more allies, but his mother knew he had a destiny to embrace as she died in the hospital bed next to a fallen hero.

Dr. Morgan Michaels, who informs him that while the sample is viable, the dose is only enough for one use, and he'll need the entire sample to make enough for others. Knowing that May's condition has progressed too far for her to wait, Peter is faced with either saving May or saving everyone. As he prepares to save May, she reveals that she knows he is Spider-Man and that she is proud of him. Ultimately, Peter is forced to let May die, collapsing to his knees and sobbing as she flat-lines.[23]

After the funeral David met Soraka at a restraint in downtown exchanging ideas, Soraka asked David if he was going camping, David wanted to spend time with gale, but soraka blushing said it was fine for David come making him uncomfortable. Soraka insisted to bring Wolfman Along in witch he agreed with both accepted in to sharing a kiss

## Unlikely Allies

The City That Never Sleeps, Spider-Man finds himself closing in on Black Cat ( his ex-girlfriend, who appears to be stealing various data drives throughout the city for Maggia mobster Hammerhead. Peter eventually tracks her down and as he confronts her, Felicia reveals that Hammerhead is using her son to blackmail her into working for him. Peter convinces her into letting him help, asking that she stall Hammerhead while they look for her son. She claims that Hammerhead has a massive vault which is where her son would likely be. Spider-Man locates the vault and teams up with Black Cat to take out Hammerhead's men guarding the area. As more Maggia goons arrive, Black Cat makes her way to the vault while Spider-Man deals with them. He then enters the vault to discover that Black Cat has tricked him into helping her rob Hammerhead's main vault, and that she never had a son. As Black Cat retreats to her hideout, Spider-Man learns that Hammerhead has rigged it to explode as revenge. Despite his earnest attempts to save her, Black Cat is seemingly killed in the explosion.[24]

Spider-Man assists Yuri Watanabe and her team attack Hammerhead and his gang's base of operations, which results in the deaths of many of her officers, with Yuri only surviving because of Spider-Man's intervention. Spider-Man destroys several of Hammerhead's "businesses" and weapons cache as he tracks him down, learning that he has illegally acquired numerous Sable International weapons and tech and is planning to kill the other Maggia dons on live television to gain respect and fear. He finds Hammerhead on a construction site and confronts him. However, a vengeful Yuri appears during the fight and immobilizes Spider-Man before proceeding to shoot Hammerhead dead, though he is artificially resurrected by one of his men while his bodybag is being transported to a morgue.[25]

Learning that Hammerhead is still alive and has gone into hiding, Spider-Man forms an alliance with Silver Sable, who has returned to New York to reclaim her stolen Sable International tech. After saving one of her agents named David Obademi from some Maggia operatives, he works with Sable to interrogate Hammerhead's top henchman Tony, who reveals that Hammerhead is planning to meet Silver Sable on the rooftop of the Colexco building. This leads to an ambush that results in Hammerhead nearly killing Spider-Man before Black Cat appears and saves him; in the ensuing chaos, Hammerhead runs off with Silver Sable. Spider-Man eventually tracks her down to Hammerhead's underground hideout and rescues her. With Sable, he then lures Hammerhead to a Sable International boat where they defeat him.

## Creating Nanotech

As David looked towards going without the team after everything that he went to David went to the Facility to create a crafts man of Nano-Tech in relation to his armors kept getting Damage or Destroyed working at the New Avengers Facility, Stark, guilty that he got distracted, began work on a suit that could be used by him to defend the world by himself When the armor was early in development, and it didn't possess the full version's main feature, namely a shape-shifting scaled surface, Stark was abducted to Battlerealm in order to take part in the Collector's Contest of Champions.[5] This prototype suffered heavy damage in a fight against an alternate-reality Mr. Fixit.[6] Seeing as Stark was no longer of use to him without a fully-functioning armor, the Collector teleported him back to Earth with no clear memory of recent events, leaving the damaged prototype behind.[5]

The suit's final version was finished a few hours before Tony Stark's first date with Dr. Amara Perera, for which he had to postpone testing it. Tony first suited up when he was alerted of Madame Masque's return, and had to fly to Latveria to investigate her activities.[4]

During a rescue mission to save War Machine from the Southeast Asia Crime Syndicate, Tony lost one of the units he had produced of the Model-Prime Armor to the Techno Golem, a technopath who stripped Tony and War Machine of their suits to build her own

While working on his new Mark L armor, Stark was visited by Maria Hill, who tried to convince him to call Rogers and work out their grievances. Stark briefly considers calling Rogers, but decides that he needs to prepare for the apocalypse on his own. Hill then informed Stark that Vision had turned off his transponder, and was off-grid, David eventually sat back on his chair and looked at the phone for a while After disappearing from the public eyes for weeks, Stark fully embraced his identify as an artificial intelligence and joined the A.I. Army, a group of artificial lifeforms such as robots and androids dedicated to fighting for equal rights in light of the increased oppressions they suffered, often through terroristic means. Donning a recreation of his Model 1 Armor, Tony adopted the identity of Mark One and became the leader of the A.I. Army. Tony helped the A.I. Army and other robots hide from their enemies and oppressors by creating Thirteenth Floor, a solid-light construct hideout that could only be accessed by their kind

Stark became irritated after Hill made a remark that the last uncontrolled robot he created almost wiped out humanity, and claimed that the world needs all Avengers. An embittered Stark sent Hill away, and fired her from her position at Stark IndustriesSoon later, the superhero community was divided upon learning the existence of an Inhuman named Ulysses Cain who had the ability to profile the future. Tony opposed Captain Marvel's idea of actively using Ulysses' abilities to preemptively tackle any threats, suggesting it was dangerous to take his visions for granted for several reasons. The fact that it was possible to prevent the events Cain saw meant he didn't have access to anything set on stone, additionally, little was known about how did Ulysses' powers work, including their efficacy. Stark also brought into question the morality of stopping and punishing somebody for a disaster they could potentially do, and might not even know they'd do.

Shortly after this first display of tensions between Captain Marvel's and Tony's ideals, Stark decided to begin a search on the identity of his biological parents. Once he ran into a dead end, Tony visited the orphanage in Sofia, Bulgaria where he had found he was adopted. Following a failed attempt to continue the research on his own that led Tony to re-encounter his old flame, Cassandra Gillespe, he was informed by the administrator of the orphanage about the discovery of hidden hospital records from Tony's mother, kept in secret by the former administrator after Tony's birth records had been taken with him. Stark learned that his biological mother was music producer Amanda Armstrong, and he met her.[196]

Following the family reunion, the tension between Iron Man and Captain Marvel increased resulting from two different occasions when she heeded Ulysses' visions resulted in tragedy. First, War Machine died and She-Hulk was put in a coma during a preemptive ambush on Thanos.[197] Later, Bruce Banner was murdered by Hawkeye allegedly the split second before he was going to transform into the Hulk when Banner was being interrogated due to one of Cain's visions foreseeing him Hulking-out with catastrophic consequences

## Meeting Time

Finishing up a daily routine of jogging in Central Park, Stark told Potts about a vivid dream that he had where they had a child named Morgan after Pepper's eccentric uncle. Despite Stark's claims on how real the dream felt, Potts assured him that she wasn't expecting a child, and suggests that if he wanted to have a kid, he wouldn't have made another suit of armor. Stark reinforces that the armor is only there to protect her and their future children, but Potts rebuttals by stating that the armor is not required in order to raise a normal family

Stark then declares that there would not be anymore surprises between them and promises Potts a dinner date in light of their recent engagement. Doctor Strange then appears from a portal and tells Tony he needs to talk to him. Having never met Strange, Stark becomes skeptical at his statement, but Strange reiterates that the fate of the universe was at stake; bringing Bruce Banner out to stress how urgent the matter.

## The imminent threat

After meeting Doctor Strange and reuniting with Bruce Banner, Stark was taken inside the New York Sanctum. He was informed by Wong, who explained the history of the Infinity Stones; Strange named all of the stones that were known such as the Space, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind, and Time. Stark inquires the enemy's name and was informed by Banner that it was Thanos, explaining that he has acquired the Power and Space stones; making him the most powerful being in the universe.

Having learned that Thanos was the one who pulled the strings behind Loki and the Chitauri Invasion, Stark realizes that he was the one who was really responsible for his fear and anxiety in the ensuing years since the Battle of New York. Leaning and stretching against the Cauldron of the Cosmos, Stark remarks on Strange's use of language, getting hit by the Cloak of Levitation, much of his allowance. Stark suggested disposing the Time Stone, but Strange and Wong informed him they were sworn to protect it.

As Thanos had two stones and the other two were not on Earth, the best move would be to protect Vision, who had the Mind Stone embedded in his head; however, Vision had disappeared two weeks earlier. Only the fugitive Captain America could possibly find him. Banner insisted that Stark call Rogers, only for Stark to explain to Banner that him and Rogers had fallen out, and that they were not on speaking terms. Banner would convinced Stark to call Rogers by telling him that Thanos had killed their teammate Thor. However, before Stark could place the call, they were interrupted by the sound of agitation in the streets and debris flying through the air.

## Attack on Chicago

Leaving the Sanctum to investigate, the four found people fleeing and screaming in panic, as a Q-Ship sent by Thanos had arrived, devastating the surrounding city with powerful winds. Outside the New York Sanctum, The Q-Ship was confronted by Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Doctor Strange and Wong. As Stark commanded F.R.I.D.A.Y to evacuate the surrounding area and mobilize emergency response teams, Doctor Strange casts the Winds of Watoomb, neutralizing the powerful winds created by the Q-Ship.

As Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian arrived from their Q-Ship, they demanded the Time Stone, kept in the Eye of Agamotto, from Strange, only for Stark to rudely rebuff and commanded the two to leave Earth. To Stark's embarrassment, Banner tried and failed to turn into the Hulk; as they didn't have time to understand why, Stark benched his friend from the fight. Stark donned his nanotech Mark L armor, and blasted away Obsidian, astonishing Banner

As Strange began using an attack, Stark blasted off a car that was aimed at him and Wong. Maw then sends Iron Man flying into the air while directly assaulting Strange and Wong with his telekinetic powers, throwing debris at the Masters. Iron Man returned, commanding Strange to also flee and get the Time Stone away from the city, who refused. Iron Man attempted to assault Maw again, only to be engaged by Obsidian, who sent Iron Man flying into Washington Square Park, encountering Banner.

While holding off Obsidian to protect Banner, Iron Man was joined by an arriving Spider-Man and told him about what is going on with the situation. Iron Man tasked him with rescuing the unconscious Strange as he held off Obsidian. As the battle continued, Iron Man was caught by Obsidian's hammer and was about to be killed, only to be saved by Wong. Once Wong trapped Obsidian from another location, Iron Man broke free and invited him to his wedding, flying afterwards.[

## Ascent to Space

After finishing his battle, Iron Man managed to locate the Q-Ship and flew towards the sky while deploying Item 17A from the New Avengers Facility. Beginning to run out of oxygen, Spider-Man removed his mask as he unable to breathe as much as he can. Iron Man commanded Spider-Man to let go and fall in order to catch him. Spider-Man told Iron Man that he must save the wizard as he was told by him, but Iron Man retorted his statement that he won't be able to breathe as the ship moved upward

As he exhaustively starts to pass out, Spider-Man was nearly suffocated as the ship left Earth's atmosphere and fell off the ship as he couldn’t breathe anymore. Falling down, Spider-Man was rescued by the intervention of Iron Man, who summoned the Iron Spider Armor. As the suit manifested around him with nanotech particles, Spider-Man swiftly recovered with an acrobatic landing and was able to breathe and contact Iron Man

As he catches up with Parker, Stark told him farewell up on the ship and commanded F.R.I.D.A.Y. to send him back to Earth, using his parachute to descend into orbit. Stark latched onto the hull to cut a hole and board the Q-Ship, to look for wherever Doctor Strange and Ebony Maw went. Getting a call from Pepper Potts, Stark answered the call and told her that he was on the ship, only to lose reception halfway at Potts' expense.[35]

Onboard the Q-Ship, Stark was joined by Cloak of Levitation who shows him to Strange and the Time Stone. As they prepared their next move, observing from above, they were surprised by the appearance of Spider-Man, who had also stowed away, much to Stark's horror. As Stark berated Peter Parker for disobeying his orders, Parker reasoned that he could not act as a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man without a neighborhood
Listening to Parker's response, Stark had no choice but to team up with him and decided give him assess of the situation. Walking towards the the ledge, Stark told Parker where Ebony Maw was holding Strange captive and asked for any ideas to distract him. Thinking quickly, Parker immediately suggested a plan that involved with the film called Aliens. Once he listened, Stark would then follow the plan before Strange would be further tortured by Maw.

As Maw continued to probe Strange for the Time Stone, Iron Man suddenly appeared behind him. As part of Parker's plan, Stark fired a missile past Maw, into the wall of the Q-Ship. The missile caused a hull breach, instantly sucking a screaming Maw into the vacuum of space to his death. However, Strange himself was inadvertently caught in the vacuum, and the Cloak unsuccessfully attempted to rescue him.

Leaping in, Spider-Man managed to grab Strange, and with aid from his new armor's artificial spider limbs, was able to narrowly pull him to safety, allowing Iron Man to seal the breach using his nanobots. Stark noted that the Ship was on an automated course bound for an unknown location. Strange insisted that Stark commandeer the ship to return them and the Time Stone to Earth, although Stark was reluctant.

Stark suggested a proposal for an attack on Thanos' territory, where he wouldn't be expecting. Although initially at odds, Strange reluctantly agreed with Stark's plan, after he told of his history over the years about Thanos' discourse. After agreeing, Strange reminded Stark that he would prioritize saving the Time Stone over either Stark or Parker's lives, asserting he would let them die if it means keeping the Stone from Thanos' hands. Satisfied by Strange's display of morality, Stark would then officially recruit Peter Parker to the Avengers.

## Encountering the White Knights of The Galaxy

Arriving at their destination, Stark and Peter Parker steered the Q-Ship with an arm piece and attempted to safely land on the barren planet, Titan. Despite the attempt to avoid contact with the planet's surroundings, the ship crash-lands. Doctor Strange protected Stark and Parker from the impact of the crash-landing by shielding them through holographic Mandalas

Stark acknowledges that he owed Strange a debt for saving their lives from the crash. Parker appears upside down and asked them if there was something that could implant eggs in his chest. Stark angrily comments to him to never say anything pop culture related, but Parker was stating that something is coming towards them. Following Parker's warning, a grenade rolls into view, and the three get thrown back when its energy pulse was fired.

The three were then immediately ambushed by the Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, and Mantis, each believing the other to be working for Thanos. Star-Lord immediately starts firing at Iron Man, and a chase in the air ensues. Stark launches a missile at Star-Lord while in the air, but is pinned by his Gravity Mine in retaliation. Escaping Quill's Gravity Mine, Iron Man then flies over to Drax in order to capture and pin him down. As the brief scuffle ended at a stalemate, Spider-Man was held at gunpoint by Quill.

Turning off his helmet, Star-Lord then asked Stark where his missing teammate, Gamora was. Agitated with his abrupt attack, Stark replied with a question that confused Quill and then asked who are the people he was attacking. Parker answered his question by saying that they were the Avengers. Eventually, once Mantis informed Stark about being acknowledged by Thor, both parties learned that they are both after Thanos and an alliance was formed between Them.

## Making a Plan

Analyzing the situation and the surroundings, Stark realized that their only advantage was that Thanos was coming to them, and thus the element of surprise could be utilized. The plan was simple: draw Thanos in, pin him down, and take the Infinity Gauntlet. As Stark tried to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, Drax yawned at the middle of the plan. Star-Lord explained that listening and not winging it isn’t what they do and Spider-Man questioned what exactly do the rest of the Guardians of

explained what they do in a uncomprehending statement to which both Parker and Stark were completely dumbfounded. Stark told Star-Lord to get his team together and Quill expressed that while the plan was solid, he should execute it instead of Stark for a better outcome. As the plan was being formulated, Doctor Strange uses the Time Stone to view millions of different outcomes of the coming conflict against Thanos, to which he says there is only one in which they win.

## Battle on Prides Moon

When Thanos arrives on Titan and meets Doctor Strange, he recounts to the sorcerer how Titan was a beautiful planet with little food and resources to go around for its people. When the Titans faced extinction, Thanos' resolution was genocide across multiple planets, which he called "mercy". At this moment, Thanos realized too late that Strange wasn't alone, and had lured the Titan into an ambush. Before he could react, he was immediately crushed underneath a massive piece of a spaceship hull, dropped on him by Iron Man.

Using the Power and Reality Stones, the Titan freed himself by violently detonating the debris, before instantly transforming the rubble into an enormous swarm of bats. The swarm quickly set upon Iron Man, forcing the Avenger to flee. Thanos was then bombarded by a renewed assault from Iron Man, who rained missiles down on the Titan. Unfazed, and with the Gauntlet freed, Thanos activated the Power and Space Stones. In a second, the explosive energy of Stark's missiles was absorbed by the Gauntlet and redirected at Iron Man in a concentrated beam of fire, blasting the Avenger far away into a spaceship husk.

With Thanos restrained, the group had executed the final step of their plan, as Mantis beckoned the others to hurry before Thanos broke her hold. Iron Man and Spider-Man moved to forcefully pull the Gauntlet from the Titan's hand. Flying in, Star-Lord confronted Thanos, before demanding the location of Gamora. Thanos began to react in anguish, with Mantis sensing that he was mourning. Nebula began to realize in horror that he sacrificed Gamora for the Soul Stone.

In denial, Star-Lord angrily asked Thanos to tell him that Gamora was alive, only for Thanos to lament that he had no choice but to kill her, confirming Nebula's suspicions. Enraged, Star-Lord began to question Thanos for his actions. Observing this, Iron Man attempted to restrain him from any contact with Thanos, only for Star-Lord to ruthlessly attack him without thinking, inadvertently breaking Mantis' control over the Titan.

Freed from his trance and now truly furious, Thanos quickly escaped his restraints and brutally overpowered the group. Iron Man made another desperate assault on Thanos, only for the Titan to turn to Titan's nearby moon. Using the Power and Space Stones, Thanos immediately pulverized the moon's surface, before furiously hurling its fragments down on his opponents as a hail of meteors, incapacitating Iron Man.

## Wolf Man V. The Lord

Before Thanos could finish off Doctor Strange in their brief confrontation, Iron Man, being the final Avenger standing, restrained Thanos' gauntlet using a nanotech clamp. To the Avenger's surprise, Thanos recognized and called him by his name of Stark, before noting that they were both "cursed with knowledge." Unfazed, Iron Man blamed Thanos himself as his curse, and attacked him first, blasting him with missiles. With Thanos distracted, Iron Man began attacking him relentlessly with his nanotech suit, kicking the Titan with his enhanced boosters before he could recover.

Anchoring his feet to the ground, Iron Man immediately struck Thanos again with repulsor-powered battering rams, beating him back into a wall. Recovering quickly, Thanos tore off Iron Man's helmet with his bare hand and punched him to the ground. As Iron Man reformed his helmet just in time, Thanos quickly ripped the clamp from the Gauntlet, and blasted him with a concentrated beam from the Power Stone. Iron Man then managed to block the blast by forming a shield.

Boosting towards Thanos in a renewed assault, the Avenger swiftly pinned the Gauntlet to the ground using a foot clamp before twisting around and pummeling the Titan's face with a repulsor-boosted hammer, with enough force to make him bleed. Unfazed, Thanos simply taunted the Avenger, for giving so much labor and struggle only to shed a single drop of blood. He then effortlessly ripped the Gauntlet free from Iron Man's hold, flipping the Avenger onto his back.

Thanos began to brutally beat Iron Man with his fists, breaking off more and more of his armor with each strike. With Iron Man helpless to resist, Thanos followed with a powerful punched with the Power Stone into the Avenger's abdomen, sending him flying across the area and damaging his armor. Desperate and missing much of the upper half of his armor, Iron Man attempted to hold off Thanos with his repulsors, relocating the nanites on his leg to form new repulsors.

Closing in, Thanos began beating the Avenger once again, destroying his helmet. Stark attempted to defend himself with his bare hands, only for Thanos to grab and trap his left hand. In a last-ditch attempt to fight back, Stark immediately shifted the nanites from his left arm to his right arm to form a sword, and wildly stabbed at the Titan. However, Thanos simply tore the sword from Stark's hand and ruthlessly stabbed him in the abdomen with it, ending the fight

Cradling the injured Wolf Man's head in his hand, Thanos revealed his respect for Stark, impressed by his determination. Nevertheless, Thanos prepared to kill him, only for Strange to intervene, offering the Time Stone in exchange for Stark's life. After Thanos took the Time Stone and left Titan, Stark would heal his wound, using the last of his nanites. Asking Strange why he would give up the Stone, Strange informed Stark that they were now in the endgame.

## The Lord's Victory

Wolf Man and his allies could only wait for The Lord to achieve his goals, and unlocked the powers of all combined Infinity Stones. Many of his allies began disintegrating into ash, including Time and the The White Knights of the Galaxy on Titan, much to his horror and visible distraught.

Wolf Ma could only watch as Destro began disintegrating in his arms and unable to do anything as he begged Patterson to save him until he accepted his fate and emotionally apologized for failing him. In the end, only Patterson and Soraka remained on Titan. As Soraka somberly says in despair that Velocks had achieved his goal, David began mourning over the loss of his friends and The Lords' victory, unable to do anything but accept it.

## Endgame

### Fight of Survival

> "*I must find that signal*"
> ― Wolfman to *Soraka Pride*
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Its been five years on the planet titan, David and Soraka Pride are left stranded with no one to talk to after seeing there allies turn to dust by the lord. After getting food and supplies from Hector 's ship David and Soraka
walked around to make sure the radiation was bad on the planet thanks to the mask and technology of David had left.

David can only wonder of what the rest of the universe would be like, pondering with thoughts, David tells Soraka to stay on the ship so he can go look for any remaining survivor's. David Patterson inside a tunnel was looking but instead found monsters. In anger David killed them all.

Wolf Man and Soraka go on a mission together try and help the hostages on the train with a little motivation on there part, all they can do is have hope for the world.

Back at base, Wolf Man stares at a picture of his former comrades wondering if there alive. Wolf Man realizes that the damage has been done, and to him it was all his fault for the Wolf Clan and Pickle People to disband, for him and Peter Shaw to become Enemies and never speak to each other again. All of the broken system was his fault. Without a word Wolf Man in silence shaded a tear and walk toward his room to consume his mistakes of all the bad actions he's done.

After David was awake from his coma from the radiation he encountered heavy resistance outside the walls of the base
and found that his armor was completely destroyed from velock's battle, he went around the shelves and got a pistol and a boomerang.Walker became an orphan after their parents were murdered. They were subsequently raised by their Aunt Prowley alongside her own daughter, Lily. Walker sets out to take down the Authority once and for all. Along the way, you'll find unique abilities and weapons from Arks and complete 'Projects' from NPC's like Loosum Hagar and Antonin Kvasir to unlock perks to become the ultimate super human.

Walker is the last of the Rangers of Vineland

## Chroniclers Descendant

The rock in her hand wasn’t much more than a pebble, yet it felt like it carried the weight of the world.

Kait Diaz held the stone in her palm, felt its grit and pores. It had been cleaved in half at some point—when or where was anyone’s guess. Maybe in yesterday’s battle, maybe a million years ago when a boulder rolled loose down this forsaken hillside. Whatever. It had once been part of something larger, but now it was a separate thing.

“Alone. Like me.”

Kait whispered the words so the others wouldn’t hear.

She glanced up and studied the pile of rocks that blocked the cave mouth. Even with help it had taken her the better part of a day, building it up, sealing what would soon be her mother’s tomb. Just one small opening left. A little window into the darkness. Once she put the rock in place, that would be that. Reyna Diaz would be gone. No light would ever shine on her again.

At the edges of Kait’s mind swam memories of her childhood, but for now at least she kept them firmly in that blurred periphery. Later, perhaps, she’d be ready. But not now.

She lifted the small stone and forced it into the gap. Her hand lingered, covering the spot.

It’s over, she thought, but she knew that wasn’t really true. Reyna would always be a part of her, and she might have found a lifetime of wisdom and comfort in that, if not for the amulet around her neck. The heirloom, the one last thing Mom had given her…

That had really muddied the goddamn waters.

JD and Del approached. They stood on either side of her and each rested a palm on the barrier wall, mimicking her stance.

“She’ll be missed,” JD said.

“Hell yeah, she will,” Del added. “Her and Oscar both. Everyone else those creatures took—”

“Just… stop,” Kait said. She let her hand fall from the rocks and turned her back on the burial site. “I can’t… this is all I can do for now, okay? Let’s get the hell out of here.”

The two soldiers looked at each other, then nodded in unison. She moved and they parted a little to give her some space.

Seated just a short distance away were JD’s father Marcus Fenix, Damon Baird, Sam Byrne, and Augustus Cole. Not one of them had ever met Reyna, but now that Kait moved away from the wall—a wall they’d spent all night helping her build—each of them took their turn to place a hand on the surface and say a silent goodbye.

Kait left them to it. Anyone else and she might have doubted their sincerity, but not this group. Friends of Reyna or not, they’d all fought at Kait’s side against the Swarm, and helped her get here in time to say goodbye. She had that at least, and these people had made it possible. For that she would owe them, always.

Some silent agreement passed through the group then—the sort that existed between people who had fought together as they had. Sam kicked dirt over the ashes of their small campfire. Gear was checked and packed. The few extra clips of ammo they carried were divided up and a canteen passed around. They didn’t have much left. No one had expected to be stuck out here.

While flying to azura David checked on kallen on to reacivinh After the events at Tollen, Kait joined the COG to combat the Swarm threat and was eventually ranked Corporal. However, Kait noticed that her medallion is the symbol of the Locust Horde and began experiencing personality changes, aggression, and visions of the Swarm and the Locust Queen, Myrrah. Following a Swarm attack, Kait revealed to her friends not only of her visions, but also her Locust medallion. JD feared that something might have been turning her against humanity, and Marcus suggested that she go the New Hope Research Facility to find answers.

Marcus Fenix, JD Fenix, Delmont Walker, and Kait Diaz to investigate the facility. Although the Swarm had infested much of the facility, and age and weathering had caused the rest to collapse into sinkholes, one silo did contain a functional rocket and satellite, which the group managed to launch into orbit. This gave Baird tentative control of one Hammer of Dawn satellite, the first step in restoring the array, which required locating and reconnecting the original fifteen satellites which the COG had lost track of for 25 years

Though most of the AI's files were corrupted, several mentioned the name "Kadar" which Marcus recognized as being Mount Kadar where Delta had located the back entrance to Nexus. Marcus had Baird search through the files which ultimately led Kait and Del to a secret lab beneath Mount Kadar where the Locust had been created. After severing her connection to the Swarm Hivemind and accidentally awakening Reyna Diaz as the new Swarm Queen, Kait met up with Marcus, Baird and Sam outside in a King Raven and warned Marcus of the new threat.[49]

David told Caleb about the silo only for him to ague about the risks After returning to New Ephyra, Delta team must suffer the consequences of their actions in Azura. Chapter two is the shortest one in Gears 5. Here, you will find several collectibles, components and get a new robot Once you’ve acquired and equipped Flash, head around the corner to the right and pick up a Lancer from the weapon rack, then pop into cover to begin the training exercise.
After learning how to use Flash effectively, conclude the training session and return the Lancer to the weapon rack. Return to the main room, then take the exit on the right to exit Baird’s lab and meet Fahz.
After they stock up concludes, head across the hall and circle around the table to find a Component, or pick up the one in the locker around the corner, then open the Jack menu and select an upgrade.

JD, Del, and Marcus are officially reinstated in the COG Army along with Kait, who is given the rank of corporal. Reformed as the new Delta Squad, they travel to the ruins of Azura at Damon Baird's request in order to launch a Hammer of Dawn satellite in an effort to restore the Hammer of Dawn network. After doing this, they return to the COG capital, New Ephyra, but Baird informs them that he still cannot locate the other satellites. First Minister Jinn finds out about the launch and orders them not to restore the network, since it would go against the wishes of the late Anya Stroud, who had decided to permanently decommission the Hammer of Dawn

In order to find what was going on a funeral was set until Kallen came running to see what was going on unit she realized that somebody from her clan was dead, as she sobbed in agony, Aaron apologizes for her lost. As Gale and Aaron were arguing, A older Wolf Man loomed over her with a grim look in silence. As she told them about her having dreams and nightmares that would lead to her grandmother Chronicler, Wolf Man examine her neck less to it was indeed belong to her grandmother. She asked for Wolfman's help, only for him to ponder with thought.

Sometime later, Baird takes the group to Vasgar, where the Union of Independent Republics' secret space program was located. Baird reunites with his former squadmate Garron Paduk, who is now the leader of a group of nomads surviving in the desert. Paduk reveals that the UIR had a rocket loaded with Hammer of Dawn satellites ready to launch, a fact both the COG and UIR kept secret from the public. He also reveals that the Swarm have recently become more organized and have developed new weapons and armor. Realizing that the Swarm's increased intelligence is the result of Reyna's resurrection, Kait, Del, and Baird resolve to reactivate the Hammer of Dawn as soon as possible. JD and Fahz also arrive to help Kait, with JD apologizing to Del and Kait for his previous deception. The squad manage to assemble and launch the rocket and acquire targeting beacons to help control the Hammer of Dawn, though they are soon confronted by a massive Swarm creature called the Kraken. The group barely manages to escape it when Paduk picks them up in a helicopter to fly them home.

Upon returning to New Ephyra, the group makes plans to launch the Hammer of Dawn. Jinn attempts to arrest Kait, intending to forcibly connect her to the hivemind to control the Swarm. Before she can do this, however, the Swarm attacks New Ephyra. The Gears attempt to set up UIR targeting beacons to provide targeting data to the Hammer of Dawn, but the Kraken destroys them. Reyna, now transformed into the Swarm's queen, appears and attacks Kait, JD, and Del, forcing Kait to choose to save either JD or Del, leaving Reyna to kill the other. Kait and the survivor fight their way back to their friends but are attacked by the Kraken. The remaining soldiers fall back to New Ephyra's outer wall to fight off the Kraken and are soon overwhelmed until the squad's robotic companion, Jack, kills the Kraken by sacrificing itself as a targeting beacon for the Hammer of Dawn. In the aftermath, Marcus warns Kait that Reyna will return, with Kait remarking that they will find her first before discarding her mother's Locust necklace.

## Hunted by Orion

In the five years following the rise of the Galactic Empire, Kestis went into hiding to escape the purge that killed most of his fellow Jedi. He found work on Bracca by joining the Scrapper Guild as a rigger, while the Empire consolidated its reign over the galaxy. Despite his efforts to remain hidden, the Imperial Inquisitorius ultimately discovered his connection to the Force, compelling Kestis to flee for his life once more. Kestis was narrowly saved by two individuals, Cere Junda and Greez Dritus. With the Empire in pursuit, Kestis sought to re-awaken his connection to the force and complete his Jedi training. Junda revealed herself to be a former Jedi Knight intent on restoring the Jedi Order. She also revealed that to achieve this goal, they would need to travel to Bogano to retrieve a Jedi Holocron containing a list of Force-sensitive children scattered throughout the galaxy. It turns out this holocron was contained within a vault which only a Jedi could open

The Second Sister later saw to the attack on a village during her search for the temple. When she arrived at the village, she questioned the Purge Trooper Captain on whether the people of the village were still fighting back. When the Captain confirmed that they were, the Second Sister informed him that that meant that they knew something, and was keeping it from them. When the Captain declared that they had found nothing, the Second Sister merely used the Force to expose a stairway leading underground, musing that they just didn't look hard enough.[7]

Arriving at the entrance of the temple, the Second Sister told her troopers that only two of them would accompany her. As they entered, she questioned what the locals had been keeping from them in the temple. She began examining the writing on the walls when one of the Purge Troopers identified a droid in the rubble. The Second Sister reactivated it and it continued a sentence stating that someone had gotten everyone killed. When she asked who it was talking about, it said the Jedi had caused all of it.[8]

One of the Purge troopers informed the Second Sister that the Jedi had been to the temple before. When he asked what had happened at the temple, she replied that it was impossible to say but acknowledged the temples importance to the locals. The droid that she had questioned began to shut down due to low power. Finding a datapad in its hand, the Second Sister realized that it had belonged to Eno Cordova. Seeing that its last entry was incomplete, she ordered her troopers to prepare to depart for the planet Bogano

On Dathomir, Kestis returned to face the shade of his master. He realized the only way to defeat Tapal was to embrace his past and move forward. He knelt before Tapal's spectre, causing the apparition to vanish. As Kestis and BD-1 moved into the Tomb of Kujet, they came upon Merrin. This time, however, she was willing to talk. Cal learned that she might be the only survivor of the Nightsister massacre carried out by General Grievous during the Clone Wars. Merrin learned about the Jedi Purge and Kestis disavowed Malicos as a fallen Jedi.[1]
Merrin allowed Kestis to pass, warning that Malicos was ahead. Malicos tried one last time to turn Kestis, but attacked when he refused. After Malicos began to gain the upper-hand, Merrin intervened, blasting Malicos with magick. They worked together to defeat Malicos, and Merrin buried him alive. Kestis then revealed that he came to Dathomir for an Astrium, and Merrin agreed to help him. Desiring more knowledge of the galaxy and a future for her people, Merrin joined Cal's quest. After Kestis and Merrin found the all-important device, the crew stood ready to return to Bogano and retrieve the Holocron.[1]

Chasing after Trilla, Cal ventured into the Fortress Inquisitorius on Nur to retrieve it back. After defeating her in combat, Cere Junda managed to convince her to turn away from the dark side. Upon doing so, Trilla senses and heard the presence of Vader lurking behind her, realizing he had witnessed her shift away from the Dark, Trilla could sense her final moments were near and quickly yelled "Avenge us!" to Cal and Cere before Vader struck her down. Cal and Cere activated their lightsabers in response to the danger Vader posed.[1]

Cere leaped for Vader head-on with Trilla's lightsaber. This proved ineffective, as the Sith Lord was able to swat her away with a simple telekinetic gesture, sending her down towards the Fortress chasm. With Cal completely outmatched and alone, Vader told the young man that he would be wise to surrender to him. However, Cal could sense the danger Vader posed and, though he agreed with the Sith Lord's remark, he did not back down. Vader was able to effortlessly break Cal's Force barrier and pick him up with the Force, temporarily incapacitating him before throwing out of the room and down the walkway. As Cal stumbled to his feet, Vader hurled parts of the floor at him. Cal was able to get back on to his feet, and just barely managed to make it to the turbolift on the other side of the room and reach the lower levels to escape.[1]

When Cal opened the door to his escape, Vader was already there waiting for him. Vader was able to push him to the ground and stagger him, resulting in a blade lock. As Vader was slowly overpowering Cal, BD-1 shocked the Dark Lord, allowing Cal to stab him. Vader was able to stop the lightsaber from going completely in his stomach, and used the force to push Kestis away. Cal tried to force-pull his saber back to him, but Vader caught it in mid-air, activated it, and used it to stab Kestis in his rib. As Vader came in for the finishing blow, he sensed Cere coming in to attack, who had somehow managed to escape the chasm. This distracted Vader long enough to save Kestis, who then engaged in a fight with Cere against Vader. Vader quickly over-powered them, but Cere tapped into the dark side to slow him down. Vader, sensing the anger in her, tried to convince her to give in to the dark side. Cal, reminding Cere that she still had a choice, was able to prevent Cere from fully turning. As Vader struck with his lightsaber, Cere was able to put up a bubble to block his attack. Seeing how easily this could fail, Kestis used the Force to destroy the already damaged glass holding the water out, which forced Vader to avoid that instead of defeating Cal and Cere, who barely escaped in the chaos

Luckily, Merrin intervenes and saves them from drowning. With the holocron now in their possession, the crew wonders what they should do with it. Realizing that gathering the Force-sensitive children would only make it easier for the Empire to target them, Cal destroys the holocron, deciding that their fates should be left up to the Force before asking where they should go next. Merrin was extremely well versed in Nightsister magick, capable of enhancing her brothers in combat, teleporting from one place to another at will, and throwing blasts of ichor by hand. She could even use the most potent magick of the Nightsisters, a Chant of Resurrection which could resurrect dead Nightsisters;[1] the only other person known to be capable of harnessing this magick was Old Daka.[2]

Using her power, she could also manipulate the ground of Dathomir itself, such as by raising platforms through telekinesis or morphing the ground to bury a fully grown human man alive. This telekinesis was not limited to Dathomir, as she proved able on Nur to raise two adult humans out of deep water with her magick alone. One ritual she knew could be used to cloak an entire S-161 "Stinger" XL from sensors. All of these were performed by using ichor and, for the most powerful techniques such as the aforementioned ritual and the reanimations.

## Little Hope

After months of constant frustration David's anger boiled inside him that his mission was far from over and it was time to protect his teammates and fix the broken system that fell apart the team of the wolf clan and pickle people but first David needed answers from his father Exile.

The new dark Wolf Man is shown torturing Exile. Noticing that the Thunder God now wears his amulet, Shinnok taunts Raiden that he finally embraces "the truth [he] was cast out for speaking." Raiden replies that the only truth he embraces is that showing mercy to those who threaten Earthrealm is pointless, and vows to preemptively destroy Earthrealm's enemies, beginning with Shinnok himself.

When Shinnok reminds Raiden that not even he can kill an Elder God, the Thunder God darkly responds that there are fates worse than death and proceeds to decapitate Shinnok with a blade construct. Raiden states that Shinnok will serve as "an emblem of [his] wrath," and leaves the Jinsei chamber

## The Wolf Clan Assembled

As Soraka Pride was being promoted to military by General Jill Shaw and Vladimir Lenoir Who were stationed a base there sent by Peter Shaw, Wolf Man finds out and Teleports to Pride Reunited with his old comrades by Jill who was not pleased to see him by determine to give Wolf Man a heads up on Exiles base, As a Plan was formulated, Wolf Man has a private talk with Jill in to convinced that this plan of there's won't be simple only that it take effort to complete it, Wolf Man darkly also mentioned on how Peter Shaw was doing, Vladimir Lenoir and Jill's response was he is in stable condition but also Jill pointed that Peter Shaw actually misses him as comrade.

With everything in place Wolf Man and his comrades teleported with special forces to exiles base were entire nsc army was right in front of them. Wolf Man knew in his mind that his friends would indeed survive that into glory
but Wolf Man didn't seem to care anymore not after he used the fog for stealth and shadow, as wolfman looked to see what the special forces were going wolf man only knew that a strike on the castle would be emanate

As Wolf Man stepped out of the Shadows he let out bloodthirsty scream at the nsc to withdraw or feel the wrath of himself into lay waste to death in the palm of his hand as wolf man grabbed exile's amulet from the center of his chest he could feel its darkness swarm over him like a blanket covering him from head to toe in the blink of in eye
as he rose the amulet high above his head big giant bolts of red lighting burst turning the army to dust bit by bit

## Messing with the Timeline

After the battle occurred and the destruction of exiles palace, A sobbing soraka wept only for David to comment Jill's presuming death but David with that felt a little sorry for saying that but gave soraka a hug and took her to the base with out both of them saying a word only to find danger looming over the team. After things got settled David was thinking about this new anomaly

As things began to pass A swift burst of sand tornadoes swept the base and have the teamed pinned and as things began Wolf man at instant started to dust away and exiles amulet fell to the floor. Nobody without it said a word wondering why wolf man disappeared in the blink of an eye, anybody could have known who was going to be at fault maybe within the team itself

Sometime, a mysterious earthquake ensures at the Special Forces base and younger versions of Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Jax appear, while Raiden disappears, and a younger, uncorrupted Raiden to the future at the Koliseum. Kotal Kahn is surprised to see fallen champions, and Raiden tells him that they were participating in the tournament when they were taken. Shao Khan accuses him of powering a delusion, but Raiden states that if it was, then they were all sharing it. Shao Khan then attempts to usurp the throne from Kotal, and Raiden suggests that they help Kotal as he has heard that he is a man of honor, which the younger Jade confirms. Shao Kahn is forced to retreat, and in the aftermath, Raiden heads back to Earthrealm with Liu Kang and Kung Lao to see if any anomalies have occurred there

## At War

Upon arriving in Earthrealm, Raiden consults the Elder Gods, with Cetrion telling him what to do. He returns and sends Liu Kang and Kung Lao to secure the Jinsei before Kronika claims it, but the two fail as Kronika intervenes herself. Raiden tells the two what he have learned, and promises not to lead them to their deaths as Dark Raiden did.

The Thunder God discovers that the Heavens are left in shambles by Cetrion. Who reveals that she betrayed the Elder Gods to aid Kronika in her plans.

Raiden returns to the Special Forces base, just in time before Sektor self-destructs, activated by Kano. With the command base destroyed, he brought them to Hanzo Hasashi's Fire Garden, as it is the only secure location left.

The younger Scorpion soon returns, having been convinced by the older Scorpion to visit the Fire Gardens. However, as he sided with Kronika, his arrival is not welcomed and he is forced to defend himself. Raiden soon arrives and the younger Scorpion attempts to tell him that Kharon will assist him, but Raiden believes he is lying (as he killed Sub-Zero against his wishes) and battles him in kombat, defeating him. Liu Kang decides that they should hear him out, but Raiden refuses to listen and fights Liu Kang as he states that he demands obedience, and not trust. As Raiden slowly goes onto the verge of being Dark Raiden, he suddenly has a revelation and returns to normal, tossing Shinnok's amulet away and heals the younger Scorpion. He explains to the others that in every timeline, Kronika has pitted him and Liu Kang against each other, only for the latter to die each time, and states that he will no longer be manipulated by Kronika

## A Timeline Restored

Kronika then halts time and privately converses with Raiden, commending him for noticing the pattern. However, he states that he does not understand the purpose, to which she states that both his and Liu Kang's powers combined threaten her vision. Raiden is still intent on opposing her, but she then takes Liu Kang away. As time returns to normal, the others wonder where Liu Kang has gone, and he tells them that Kronika has taken him and that they must launch their assault immediately, taking the younger Scoprion's word that Kharon will assist them.

As Kharon leads the strike force to Kronika's Keep, she sends Frost, the older Jax, Geras and the Cyber Lin Kuei. He orders the group to protect Kharon at all costs, just as the elder Jax challenges him to battle. Jax states that he is doing what is right, but Raiden defeats him in kombat and tells him that Kronika intends to revive Shinnok, who was responsible for his revenant enslavement. Geras then appears and challenges him in kombat, but Raiden defeats him. When Geras proclaims that he cannot die, Raiden notices an anchor and binds Geras in it before moving it off ship, as he will be unable to escape the bottomless Sea of Blood. Frost then battles him, who reveals that she is in command of the Cyber Lin Kuei. Upon defeating Frost, the revenant Liu Kang then attacks Raiden who defeats him in a lengthy battle but rather than kill the evil counterpart, Raiden merges himself and past Liu Kang's deceased body with the revenant Kang, transforming them into Fire God Liu Kang, with past Liu Kang's consciousness prevailing, having also absorbed his revenant counterpart's memories. Kronika, who witnessed the younger Liu Kang leave her Keep, expresses surprise that Raiden would try something innovative

With his new godly powers and the knowledge about the Hourglass and Kronika's plan, Liu Kang is able to kombat her and her time manipulating abilities. The armies of Earthrealm and Outworld begin their assault on Kronika's Keep. Once inside however, Kronika reverses time sending Liu Kang's allies back to Kharon's Ship, forcing Liu Kang to the battle the revenant counterparts of his friends alone. Liu Kang eventually defeats the revenant Kitana, Kung Lao and Jade. Then WolfMan battles Cetrion and defeats her. Kronika then reverses time for the final time to the Prehistoric Age.

After Liu Kang finally kills Kronika, Raiden is separated from him leaving Liu Kang a God and the latter a mortal. The former Thunder God bestows the title of protector of Earthrealm and the keep to Liu Kang, with the latter accepting his former master's words. When Raiden describes the task of watching over time, Liu Kang believes he cannot handle the task alone. Raiden suggests that Liu Kang finds a partner to share the eons with, the latter deciding on Kitana. As Liu Kang takes the Sands of Time away, Raiden expresses hope that they will meet again in the next timeline

With Liu Kang, now the new Keeper of Time, he's about to create the New Era, under his counsel. But Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, and Fujin, who have escaped the Void, intervenes which have shocked Raiden. Thus never the laess Wolf Man had is brought his powers back and fought off the NSC but with Velocks and Orion talking his forces down from Behind

He later comes to Exile with Gale and Fights him from taking Past Nightwolf’s soul. However, both are defeated by him and their souls are taken. Weakened but still alive, the two are dragged away by NSC soldiers, with his powers gone David is dragged into a ship and sent to space once more. with everything he had gone and know knowing of the outcome David was to weak until the Dark Master came in swiftly to help David over come starvation David only watched as Gale defeated his Father and temporality Disarmed Orion. David only knew that was to go home and find his friends.

## Lost in Space

A few weeks after the Snap, Stark and Nebula used the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship, the Benatar, to get off Titan. Over the course of time they spent, Stark tried to make back to Earth; however, the Benatar ran of power and quickly began running out of air due to the damage caused by the Battle of Titan, which Stark and Nebula attempted to fix but the ship ended up drifting in space.

That night, Stark and Nebula played a few rounds of Table Football in the bridge of the Benatar. As Nebula tried to catch one of the paper shards, Stark told that she doesn't need to do that and taught Nebula on how to play by letting their fingers still in position. As they continued to play more of the game, Stark and Nebula were eventually almost tied up and asked her if she would like to try again. Stark tried to make a goal but lost his aim, letting Nebula win the game and showed respect to her with a handshake.

Stark went to the front of the Benatar to record a message to Pepper Potts, using his helmet from the Battle of Titan. After Stark turned on the switch to record from his helmet, he tells Potts that if she finds the video of this recording, she should not post it on social media due to the sad situation he is in. Stark reflected on the past days of his survival, such as meeting Nebula, getting treatment from his injuries, fixing the ion charge from the ship that saved them forty-eight hours of time, and eating the remaining food rations

Stark had then told Potts that the oxygen from the ship will run out tomorrow morning, and that he hoped to pull off one last surprise. Stark told to not feel bad about his predicament and maybe just grovel and feel guilt for next upcoming weeks while he's gone. Stark began to drift off from the recording and finished the recording by saying he will promise to dream about Potts since it was always what he dreamed about. After finishing the recording, Stark put on his jacket and drifted off to sleep before Nebula put him in the captain's chair While deeply sleeping from the chair for hours, Stark felt a slight arise of light coming from his face, causing some irritation. Stark suddenly awoke due to a beaming light outside the Benatar and as the glowing settled, and Captain Marvel revealed herself to be the glowing light, much to his surprise. As the group had decided to back to Earth, Danvers subsequently started to carry the Benatar back to Earth, locating across the New Avengers Facility where Stark would resign

## Wolf Clan and Pickle People Reassembled

 Getting the attention from the Avengers at the Facility, Captain Marvel landed on the ground where the Benatar had settled. Stark would be helped out by Nebula and Steve Rogers, once he got out of the ship's doorway. An emotional Stark tells Rogers that he was unable to stop Thanos, to which Rogers had responded back saying he couldn't as well. Stark then looked at Rogers and told him that he lost Peter Parker in the process. Before he had saying else, Stark was then greeted by an overwhelmed Potts.

At the New Avengers Facility, the remaining Avengers conversed about the possible location of Thanos since the remaining days of him arriving to Earth. As the slide of pictures that were shown off from their system, Stark saw a picture of Parker as one of the casualties of Thanos' Snap, leading to him to look down and reminisce on his failure to protect the kid. Stark then asked the team about where Thanos was to which Rogers responded that they had no lead

Stark looked over to Thor and asked the team what had happened to him, leading Rocket Raccoon to tell him that he was guilty of failing to kill Thanos. While Rocket talked about the failure of each trying to stop Thanos, Stark was completely surprised from a talking raccoon, thinking he was a stuffed Build-A-Bear. When Rogers told Stark they been hunting Thanos for weeks and asked him if he had any indications of where Thanos could be, Stark mockingly erupted and told Rogers that he was beaten.

Stark talked to the team about he had vision that he didn't want to believe it and shouldn't saw it coming. As Rogers tried to tell him that he needed to focus, Stark angrily told Rogers that he needed him in past tense but it was too late to do that. As he began to fumble around the table and took off his tube from his arm, Stark then confronted Rogers, explaining that his attempt to build a suit of armor around the world was to prevent the very situation they were in

Stark then recalled the events of the Avengers Civil War, as he lost without the aid of Rogers, despite Rogers saying that if they lost, they would lose together. After giving up his Arc Reactor to Rogers in order to stop Thanos, Stark overcame his exhaustion and fainted in front of the team. Bruce Banner gave Stark a sedative, so that he can rest and heal due to his long duration in space. While Stark is resting, the remaining Avengers find Thanos, only to realize the Infinity Stones had been destroyed, leading Thor to decapitate Thanos.

## The Final Battle

Despite seemingly having to win over the fight for the Nano Gauntlet, nothing happened when Thanos snapped his fingers. Once Thanos looked over to Stark, he revealed to Thanos that he had transferred all six Infinity Stones to his Iron Man Armor, much to Thanos' horror of this discovery.

Stark bonded all six Infinity Stones onto the knuckles of his hand and felt the energy surging onto his body. Once he had all of the Stones at his disposal, Stark looked over to Thanos again and replied to him by saying that he was Iron Man before taking a long deep breath. After that was settled, Stark snapped his fingers in front of Thanos, as he watched all of his surrounding troops and armies turned into dust and, accepting his inevitable defeat, sat down and crumbled into ash.

Since he was merely mortal from wielding the powers of the universe, the devastating force of the snap charred the right side of Stark's face and body. Stark collapsed among the debris of the New Avengers Facility. The physical toll from the Gamma Radiation and the raw energy from the Infinity Stones, was too much for him to endure. War Machine met up with Stark and discovered that he was seriously injured from the Stones before Spider-Man had came along.

Parker tried to contact Stark while he was slowly resting and began to feel pain. After being told that they won the battle, Parker was taken away by Rhodes, leading Pepper Potts to try to contact him. Stark uttered Potts' name in a greeting, having her to ask F.R.I.D.A.Y. to check his heart. Potts told Stark that he could rest now, as he began to smile at her face before he died. Holding Potts' hand, Stark looked over to his right, leaving his Arc Reactor to lose its power.

Once the Iron Man Armor was now turned off, Stark died in peace with his sacrifice, surrounded by Potts, War Machine, and Spider-Man, with Thor and Captain America looking onward, all devastated and honored by Stark's selfless act to save the universe.[36] Upon seeing this, the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Captain Marvel, took a knee to honor the legacy of Stark and his righteous sacrifice.[37]

## Soul Realm

The Mark LXXXV's helmet is seen projecting a pre-recorded message from Tony Stark, implying that despite the damage from the battle of earth it is presumably still functional.
Stark's sacrifice saved Earth from Thanos and his armies, therefore ensuring the continued survival of all living creatures in the known universe. However, his death profoundly impacted his friends and family. Many of Stark's closest friends were most clearly affected, having witnessed Stark's death firsthand, as they had most defining relationships with him. Stark's message to his wife and daughter, which he recorded prior to executing the Time Heist in the event of his death, was shown to them in the presence of Happy Hogan, James Rhodes and the remaining original Avengers, all of whom Stark considered close family.

Stark's funeral was held at the Stark Residence where he was mourned by his family and the remaining Avengers as well as Guardians of the Galaxy and multiple other heroes and allies of Stark who were also in attendance. Stark's original Arc Reactor; the one gifted to Potts as "proof Tony Stark has a heart," was placed on a wreath which was set adrift on the lake.[37]

After the funeral, Hogan asked Morgan if she was hungry, to which she answered she "wanted a cheeseburger". Remembering Stark's first request upon his return to the United States of America from Afghanistan[6], Hogan promised to take care of Morgan in her father's absence by giving her all the cheeseburgers she wanted. Later, an older Steve Rogers told Sam Wilson he chose to stay behind in the past because of what Stark said to him about "getting a life" for himself.

The worldwide impact of Tony Stark's death was grand. In particular, the void that Stark left as the world's most renowned superhero had been left to speculation as who would replace him, which Quentin Beck sought to exploit. Heart of Iron: The Tony Stark Story, a biographical film about Stark and the legacy he left behind, was made shortly after his death. Peter Parker, Stark's protégé, did his best to live up to his mentor's reputation, although Happy Hogan

## Shadows of the Past

David arrives at Vault 935 within the base of Storm Maker in search of Velock. After finding him to be working on the suit worn by the former Super Soldier and heads to see him. It's then that he takes two pieces of bread and brings it to a prisoner in a nearby cell. The cell houses Corporal Garland, Pvt. Sullivan and Gunnery Sgt. Montgomery. Krieger arrives at the lab where Richtofen is working on the Super Soldier suit.

After leaving before Edward could start his daily torture, Krieger sits by the prison cell where Richtofen is performing experiments on a prisoner in his lab. Edward injects Serum 115 into the recently deceased victim of his tortured soul and it turns him into a Zombie, leading the doctor to shoot him. Requesting another patient, Krieger gets fed up with it and tells him that they can't take anymore of his methods. Edward demands him to follow his orders, but Krieger ends up pointing his Kammerjager DGX at him in order to change his mind. Edward reluctantly stands down and leaves his lab, then the prisoners thank Krieger for his help.

Edward then returns to his lab in order to work with more of the samples of Serum 115, only to accidentally drop a test tube over a small sample of Red Mercury which causes the substance to become stable. He then tests it in a flask and realizes his assumption was correct. It's when he exits his lab that he is encountered by Krieger who holds him at gunpoint with his Mauser C96 demanding the stable substance. It was then Krieger reveals that he was never actually with him and only there to stop the creation of his new substance. After an intense argument, Edward hits Krieger with the Wunderwaffe DG-2, causing him injury and then smashing the flask on the floor.

Recovering, Krieger finds that Edward has fled to his lab, taken a sample of the substance and escapes via a small teleporter in his lab allowing him to escape. Krieger exits Richtofen's lab and searches the rest of Storm Maker in order to check for survivors. He manages to kill a zombie and encounters the prisoners who managed to escape and armed themselves with guns and gas masks protecting them from the harmful gas. Krieger orders them to accompany him in order to exit the bunker before Group 935 arrives to kill them. Krieger then encounters several enemies while getting to Richtofen's lab and manages to activate the teleporter and escape. )

After teleporting from Storm Maker, Krieger, Garland, Montgomery and Sullivan end up in a remote area still within Europe. Despite their differences, the group follow Krieger and travel on foot. Meanwhile in Vault 935, Col. Guderian confronts a scientist for a report. Angered hearing that the prisoners, Krieger, Richtofen and Serum 115 is gone, Guderian sends troops to track the group.

While on the dirt road, Krieger and the others find themselves confronting Blitz Troopers. Upon the trooper disappearing, Krieger orders the others to follow his lead due to the fact that he is the only one who can see through their cloaking device. The group then end ups engaging several Blitz Troopers before Montgomery is killed by a Blitz Trooper. Sullivan manages to kill one trooper and Krieger kills one with a Kukri and shoots another. After seeing Montgomery's dead corpse on the ground, Krieger and the others grieve the loss of their comrade. Believing Kreiger was responsible, the augmented Nazi assures him that he hates the Nazis and what they do. He even explains what happened to him before becoming what he is now and his intentions against Group 935. Krieger orders the two to get some sleep while he reads up on the project.

After losing Montgomery in the battle against the Blitz Troops, Krieger, Sullivan and Garland are all that's left to stop Group 935. Walking most of the day, the trio takes a water break and during such time, Krieger is asked by Garland as to what happened to him before everything. Krieger explains to them that he was the officer that almost died trying to destroy the Super Soldier before D-Day. He explains that he wants to destroy 935 and their research before he dies.

While traveling into the night, the trio finds an abandoned German bunker where Krieger believes is the site of another Group 935 facility where a machine was not created but contained by the group. Dismissing it as a rumor, the trio sets up a small defensive perimeter which they hold through parts of the night. It is then that they are ambushed by Nazi Zombies and the machine from the facility known as Experiment 26. After an intense firefight, several zombies get ahold of Sullivan and kill him, leaving Krieger and Garland. After the onslaught, Experiment 26 briefly tries to engage Krieger in combat only to be destroyed after Krieger damaged his body and blasted him with the Kammerjager DGX. Taking out the remaining zombies, Garland and Krieger then flee into the night.

By April of 1945, Dr. Richtofen has been working on the Super Soldier while at a secret location in Germany. Upon hearing the sound of Soviet troops closing in, Richtofen activates the Super Soldier and orders it to attack the Soviets. Picking up an MG-34, the soldier heads out to deal with the Russians. In an intense gunfight despite the persistence of the Soviets, the Super Soldier ends up killing all of the Russians. At the same time however, Krieger and Garland arrive at the same location where Edward unleashes the Super Soldier on them both.

As a fight ensues between the two parties, Garland loses his life to the Super Soldier's Panzerschreck and Krieger engages the soldier on his own. As Edward appears with the Wunderwaffe DG-2 only to be taken down by Krieger who takes out the Super Soldier as well. While trying to escape, Krieger ends up attacked by a horde of zombies, leading to him pulling out a Stielhandgranate Model 24, leading to his demise

stated that no one, not even Stark himself, could live up to his name

Years after his death, Stark's necessary arrangements to anoint Spider-Man as part of his legacy were accomplished. Stark upgraded his sunglasses with state-of-the-art technology, linking the accessory to an A.I. named E.D.I.T.H. The glasses allowed for complete control of Stark Industries weapons, drones, inventions, and the ability to hack any electronic device. Stark gave the glasses to Nick Fury who later presented the glasses to Spider-Man through Talos while Spider-Man was on vacation. Later after the Days were gone for almost 7 years David was ressurected from the Soul World and to helping Peter and the Team Once More.

### Apocalypse

After being teleported away from an unknown zombie infested location, he and the others realize there are zombies where they arrived as well. Realizing Takeo isn't with them, Nikolai accompanies Tank Dempsey in order to find the perks. He and Dempsey spot Edward Richtofen being chased by a horde of zombies. They then continue where Dempsey acquires a Springfield M1903A3 and they find the perks guarded by a horde of zombies.

With Dempsey now being chased by the zombies, Nikolai took advantage of the opportunity and stole all the perks in the machine, however was stopped by the Super Soldier. He's then seen running from the soldier with the perks in hand and ends up chased up to a door where he cannot continue running through. He's almost beaten down but then saved by Dempsey who accompanies him back to Richtofen. After arguing with Richtofen, Nikolai and Dempsey partake in their share of the perks while Richtofen goes off on a horde of zombies with an MP40 and a Death Machine.

After Richtofen's sortie with the Zombies, Nikolai accompanies the others to get weapons from the Mystery Box. After Richtofen and Dempsey get their weapons, he tries for one but ends up getting teleported to different locations with the Mystery Box. Returning with the box, Nikolai helps a downed Dempsey and revives him. He also assists on covering him while he gets Juggernog. He then ends up downed by a horde of Zombies and is revived by Dempsey who also goes to help a downed Richtofen and ends up beaten sensless by the soldier he encountered earlier. Nikolai is then seen ripping the bear apart. Afterwards, it shows all the characters playing and him receiving a bottle of vodka from a zombie standing behind him and he turning to the screen saying "Oh shit.".

After being spawned in another location, Nikolai ends up in the bathroom of a house in the woods. He also finds Dempsey and Richtofen and again no Takeo. This time though Takeo enters the house with nothing but underwear on and wielding a Katana. Nikolai laughs at him and then gives him some pants and Dempsey giving him a shirt.

They then go looking for the perks and Mystery Box where Nikolai acquires the Ray Gun and uses it against the zombies for a total of 5 minutes while the Portable Teleporter was charging. After 5 minutes, Nikolai and the others were transported away from the danger

When being teleported away from the zombie horde, Nikolai ended up in a dimension where he saw duplicates of himself and ended up teleporting out. He eventually catches up to Dempsey and Richtofen, along with Takeo. Nikolai then finds the Pack-A-Punch machine and decides to use it and upgrade his weapon. The machine gives him a tinky winky ( WHICH IS GOD USELESS EVEN THOUGH HE MANAGED TO DOWN RICHTOFEN WITH IT!) doll and he goes off on the machine, sending it onto Richtofen and destroying the teleporter. Angered at Nikolai, Richtofen takes it out on Dempsey as well who verbally retaliates.

After noticing a zombie he saw prior to teleporting, Nikolai ends up going after it only to run back with a horde followed closely behind. He and Dempsey held them off with a wooden platform and when he saw that he was out of vodka, he got angry and managed to push them down to the ground. Continuously fighting the horde, Nikolai accidentally hits Richtofen with a glass bottle and a medical stretcher comes and takes the Nazi away with Dempsey and Nikolai just watching. He then helps the others unveil an armored vehicle which he and Dempsey use to slaughter the oncoming horde. After running out of ammo, Nikolai and the others engage the zombies with knives, leaving his and the others' well being unknown

Ulike the rest of the crew, Nikolai was instead teleported to a Russian base and, after finding his way out of the tank he was teleported to, immediately tried to find some more vodka. At one point, he notices something that he describes as reminding him of Berlin while a video overlay of some German soldiers marching appears on the screen. When some Russian tankers come along and Nikolai offers them some vodka, resulting in a drunk party with plenty of drinking, dancing and messing around.

On August 3rd, 1917, Sergeant Nikolai Belinski of the Imperial Russian Army was sent into exile. On December 10th, 1917, still exiled in Europe, Nikolai received new orders from the Imperial Russian Army to investigate the enemy "War Machine." Still loyal to the motherland, he willingly obliged.

On February 23rd, 1918, Nikolai wrote of the ongoing civil war in his homeland. He did not expect peace to last long, but he is enjoying his time in France, while still spying on Group 935
On June 4th, 1918, Element 115 completely awakened the undead knights from The Great War and quickly consumed the camp. Nikolai, along with American spy "Tank" Dempsey and Japanese spy Takeo Masaki unite with German scientist Edward Richtofen on the battlefield and help free a girl named Samantha from her imprisonment in Agartha. The four uniting marks the return of Primis from the original Great War, as the group were reincarninated versions of them. Samantha, who had been freed and sent to the House, then sent Primis to their next destination.

Nikolai, along with Dempsey and Takeo, upon learning of Richtofen's multi-dimensional travels, attempt to stop him for fearing that he will disrupt the established continuity of the dimensions. After several dimension jumps and failed attempts, they arrive at the Original Timeline which has been slightly altered due to Richtofen's past actions of travelling through universes and killing his other selves, at the Der Riese facility on October 13th, 1945, just moments after Ultimis Richtofen trapped Maxis and Samantha in the teleporter with Fluffy. Nikolai, Dempsey and Takeo confront Ultimis Richtofen, telling him that there is a chain of events that must be carried out, and prompt him to awaken the original versions of themselves.

As the zombie horde approach them from outside, Richtofen ignored the three's warning and turns on the teleporter, only to find Primis Richtofen inside. Primis Richtofen then shot the Ultimis Richtofen in the head, killing him instantly. This triggered a fracturization across the original timeline. While the group expresses disappointment in Richtofen for tampering with history, he defends his action, believing that what he does will be to secure a better future. While the others fend off the zombies, Richtofen pretended to use the Summoning Key to acquire the original Richtofen's soul. Eventually, the four activate a beacon in the facility, allowing Maxis from another dimension to locate them.

After acquiring a Giant Robot from the Der Riese facility, the four pursue the scattered remains of Group 935 to Griffin Castle, codenamed "Eagle's Nest", on November 5th, 1945. The Germans had captured Ultimis Dempsey's cryo chamber from being experimented on by Ultimis Richtofen and planned to bring him to Griffin Station, with Primis close behind until a German soldier fires a Panzerschreck at the Giant Robot, disabling it before it could retrieve Ultimis Dempsey. After arriving at Griffin Castle, the young four watch as a rocket containing the Ultimis Dempsey launches to the Moon. After making radio contact with Dr. Groph, Ultimis Richtofen's second-in-command, Richtofen masquerades as his Ultimis, older self in order to fool Groph. However, Groph becomes suspicious of Richtofen's change of personality and announces him as an imposter. Using the Death Ray, the young four managed to bring the rocket containing the Ultimis Dempsey back to the castle, much to Groph's anger, who activated a failsafe so they couldn't touch the chamber.

Using the Vril Device obtained from the crash site, the young four awakened a ghost Keeper and help it return it to its physical form before it returns the favor and brings the M.P.D. from the Moon to the castle. However, the Keeper becomes corrupted, forcing the four to battle it, eventually defeating it. After defeating it, Groph expresses his extreme anger, vowing to destroy them and the castle itself. In order to tie up these loose ends, the four use the Summoning Key to launch several missiles towards the Moon, destroying it, ultimately destroying Griffin Station and killing any Group 935 scientist at the station, including Groph. After walking towards Ultimis Dempsey's cryo chamber, Richtofen activated the Summoning Key, forcing the others to levitate in the air.

Here, Richtofen's plan is revealed to the Nikolai and the rest of the group. Richtofen planned to kill the Ultimis versions of themselves to be put in the Summoning Key like he supposedly did with his own at the Der Riese facility. Then, Dempsey himself sadly put his older self down. Richtofen then captured the Ultimis Dempsey's soul in the Key.

Nikolai and the other three then travel to a different fractured timeline, to an island, arriving on a Japanese vessel heading for a Division 9 Facility on October 18th, 1945, before being caught and the Summoning key being taken away from him. A brief fight ensues with the Japanese soldiers with Richtofen burning one alive before he notices the Key rolling toward the ocean, luckily Takeo had managed to barely catch the Key by his fingertips much to Richtofen's relief. The four then are forced to swim to a nearby island after the ship blows up. Later, Nikolai was present when the Ultimis Takeo Masaki was cured from being a Thrasher to collect his soul

After the Ultimis Takeo honorably sacrificed himself for a better future, Richtofen then preserved his soul. Initially Dempsey suggested going after the Ultimis Nikolai but Richtofen said a "chain of events" must be set in motion. Realizing that he wants to save his three comrades from their eventual fate, Richtofen then takes them to Alcatraz on July 4th, 1941, where he meets his younger self and acquires the Victis blood samples

Primis then jump to another fractured timeline, in a war-torn Stalingrad on November 6th, 1945, to kill the Ultimis Nikolai Belinski and place his soul in the Summoning Key. Eventually the four are teleported out of the sky and parachute in front of Ultimis Nikolai's mech while he is distracted with vodka and listening to "The Ace of Spades" on his radio.

Upon seeing them the Ultimis Nikolai attempts to kill them until a dragon throws him into a building. Later, Dempsey and the others make a temporary truce with the Ultimis Nikolai in order to kill the dragon. Afterward, Dempsey and the other three demand Ultimis Nikolai to surrender to which he refuses and betrays them. This lead to Primis Nikolai having a brief conversation with his Ultimis version, stating he that he should stop trying bury his emotion with an alcohol fueled rage. Primis Nikolai then gets shot by his Ultimis self, where it lands on armor. Primis Nikolai retaliates with a devastating blow to the head with shotgun on Ultimis Nikolai. Richtofen opens a portal in the sky with Maxis' help and lights a beacon from the Summoning Key which releases the Ultimis Nikolai, Takeo and Dempsey. After this, he says they will see Maxis soon.

Later, the mysterious voice contacts Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo informing them that Richtofen can't hear him. He congratulates the crew on their progress of fixing the fracturing universe. However, he informs them that Richtofen had been searching for years for the correct versions of them to close off the dimensions, suggesting that the original timeline versions of the characters were the ones who determined the universe's disorder and fates of the incarnations of the alternate versions of the characters in other universes, who have all been erased due to the originals being killed off. He also tells them to not trust Richtofen and that's he's been in "The House" for "ages". Finally, the voice introduces himself as Doctor Monty, claiming it's so nice to see the characters

Soon after the events of Gorod Krovi, Nikolai along with the rest of the Primis crew finally arrive at the house. There Richtofen reunites with Maxis, the two then destroy the MDT to ensure the house would remain safe. Letting his guard down Richtofen leaves the Soul key on a table unaware of who was trapped within. The voice inside calls out to Maxis and influences him due to his lack of soul making him easy to control. Maxis opens the Soul key releasing the Shadowman inside, exploring his new surroundings, he opens a portal to Agartha and unleashes an Apothicon invasion. Monty enlists the help of the Primis crew to defeat the Shadowman and save his perfect world from destruction.

With the help of Maxis and S.O.P.H.I.A, Primis manages to kill the Shadowman and banish the Apothicons to places unknown. As the world returns to normal Monty becomes concerned as Primis remains in front of him. Noticing the empty blood vials he becomes angered claiming that they are putting his realm at risk. Initially he decides to simply wipe them from existence but decides to instead send them somewhere else. The 4 then end up in the year 1299, in northern France just as the Great war comes to an end causing the cycle to continue.

Set before the events of Gorod Krovi, Primis enters the pocket dimension of Alcatraz to pick up the blood vials. Ending up far from their intended target, the group enters the underground lab and find another Richtofen. He gives the vials to the group and instructs Richtofen to re-read the Kronorium. Richtofen scans through pages exclaiming that pages have changed and that his blood is needed. He becomes enraged and throws the Kronorium before hearing a horde of zombies. The group then makes their escape but before entering the portal Brutus destroys it trapping the group within the twisted version of Alctraz.

Beside a mysterious machine known as the Dark Mechanism, The Primis crew battle against Brutus, Whom is being resurrected time and time again. Richtofen realized what the Kronorium meant and that the machine was intended to draw his blood, and stepped inside, sacrificing himself to free the others.

With Brutus finally unable to resurrect, the rest of Primis is joined by a post-Revelations Richtofen, who informed them that the future had changed, and that Nikolai had to keep his soul to defeat Doctor Monty. The future Richtofen explained that the cycle was broken, and that he wished he could say he was sorry to his younger self. Taking the Soul key the future Richtofen handed Nikolai the Kronorium telling him he would need to read it to defeat Monty. The remainder of the Primis members and the original Dimention 63 Richtofen, leaving the new Richtofen alone and scared, the machine continuing to drain his blood.

Alongside Primis & Ultimis, Nikolai led his comrades to the Camp Edward facility in Nevada to gain access to the Elemental Shard. With the assistance of Rushmore, Primis & Ultimis defeat the former director of the facility, Cornelius Pernell, who has since become the "Avogadro" and gain access to the Elemental Shard. Soon after, the group is reunited with Samantha and Eddie, who have been teleported from the House to Camp Edward.

Soon after their journey to Camp Edward, Nikolai leads the group to an unknown forest, where they start a campfire and begin celebrating their upcoming victory within the Great War. However, Nikolai had previously poisoned the alcohol the rest of the group was drinking, killing all of them besides Ultimis Richtofen, who had become Undead Richtofen. Nikolai then contacts Victis, who was sent by Richtofen to Siberia to build the Agarthan Device and assists them through "trans-dimensional" contact.
After Victis completes the Agarthan Device, they send it to Nikolai, who then uses it to destroy the Summoning Key. Immediately after, the Multiverse (including Victis) is banished to the Dark Aether. Overhearing Richtofen apologizing to Victis, Nikolai responds with "Me too, Richtofen.", as he shoots Richtofen with a Welling, killing him. He then hands the Welling to Samantha, implying that he wishes for her to be the one to finish the job. In his last moments, Nikolai reminisces of his journey thus far, and of his friends. Nikolai closes his eyes, and accepts his fate as Samantha shoots him

## Phase 4

### Infinite Power

Wolf Man survives the shot by Azeroth and first appears during the attack on Xgard, arriving the same time as Spencer. He then becomes one of the many heroes who distracts Ultron Sigma's army, while Doctor Strange, Rocket Raccoon, Chris Redfield, Chun-Li and Strider Hiryu release Thanos from his prison. Later when Ultron Sigma himself arrives, Iron Man prevents him from killing X, but then ends up being defeated. After Thanos is freed, he and the other heroes retreat and are teleported back to New Metro City by Doctor Strange

### Velock's Revenge

The Guardians of the Galaxy have completed another job but were not paid, due to Rocket attempting to steal an artifact from the museum they guarded. Their ship detects a powerful energy signature, leading them to a hidden ship. Inside, they are confronted by Kree lead by Nebula and Ronan the Accuser; they are furious with the Guardians for giving away their location. It's revealed that Nebula and Ronan were hiding the six Infinity Stones from Thanos. However, the ship is next attacked by Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive of the Black Order and their army of Outriders. Before the villains can take the stones, Star-Lord grabs the Space Stone, wishing for his team and the stones to be somewhere safe.

This sends them to The Raft on Earth, where the prisoners are breaking out. They team up with Spider-Man (Peter Parker), helping help lock them back up. Outside, they are confronted by Sandman, who they manage to subdue with the fire suppression system. Spider-Man reveals that they are on their own, as they need to keep the force-field on to keep the more dangerous villains in. Nick Fury next arrives with a team consisting of Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Crystal, Falcon, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Scarlet Witch and Wolverine; they were all teleported in by Crystal's dog Lockjaw. Nick reveals that thanks to Star-Lord, the Infinity Stones have been spread across the Earth; though Star-Lord still has the Space Stone with him.

The heroes continue through the raft, facing off against Electro and Venom; when Electro weakens, Venom eats him for a power boost. Defeated, Venom is convinced to put aside his hatred of Spider-Man to help protect the world. After helping Luke Cage put away more prisoners, the heroes find Ms. Marvel, Spider-Gwen and Spider-Man (Miles Morales) being manipulated by Mysterio. Freeing them from his control and defeating Mysterio, the heroes head to the control room; they defeat Doctor Octopus to keep him from lowering the force-field. On the roof, Green Goblin reveals that he has the Time Stone and uses its power to fight the heroes. However, he loses control and gets stuck in a time loop, before being pulled into a time portal and seeing a vision of the future where the Black Order has brought Thanos all the stones. A shell-shocked Goblin gives the stone back, while Luke Cage reveals his wife Jessica Jones has tracked down a lead; Kingpin has come into possession of an unusual gem, possibility an Infinity Stone.

The heroes meet Jessica in the city, where she reveals Kingpin has taken refuge in Shadowkahn, an Oriental rooftop palace, where The Hand has allied with him and provide security. The other members of The Defenders - Daredevil and Iron Fist - are already inside. Getting through traps, the heroes meet up the Daredevil and Iron Fist, just in time to see The Hand infuse Elektra with an evil entity. Freed from its control, Electra joins the heroes. Making it to Kingpin's trophy room, they are confronted by Bullseye, who they manage to beat and humiliate into retreating. Confronting Kingpin, the heroes discover he does not have one of the stones but instead possesses an unknown gem that enhances his physical strength. Upon his defeat, Iron Man takes the odd gem for study at Avengers Tower.

At Avengers Tower, Vision helps Iron Man study the gem, learning that it has the power to enhance the abilities of anyone who possesses them. The tower is attacked by Ultron and his sentries; the Mind Stone is in his possession. Ultron reveals that the stone had allowed him to bypass the limitations of his rational mind, allowing him knowledge formerly beyond his reach. Helping repair the damage to the tower's defenses, the heroes back-up Wasp with fighting off the drones. On the roof, Hawkeye joins the fight, helping the heroes badly damage Ultron. Ultron tells them that he will simply upload his mind into a new body. The ominous warning is immediately followed by the appearance of the giant robot Ultimo; as its mind was deleted, it allows Ultron the space to take control. Before Ultron-Ultimo can do too much damage, Ant-Man arrives and fights back as Giant-Man. Vision uses the distraction to bury Ultron's mind deep within the Mind Stone, though learns Ulton's last action was to activate Sentinels.

The heroes arrive at the Xavier Mansion, where Wolverine, Scarlet Witch, Colossus, and Storm are fighting off the Sentinels. Nightcrawler and Psylocke also join the fight, having previously helped Beast attack the Hellfire Club. Once the Sentinels are dealt with, Beast lands the X-Men's jet, revealing that the Hellfire Club had the Power Stone in their possession. A stray Sentinel attacks and identifies the stone as an alternate power source, using it to achieve a more powerful form. Despite the heroes' best attempts to destroy it, the Infinity Sentinel proves too powerful, until Magneto arrives and tears it apart for the stop. Accompanying him are Mystique and Juggernaut. Juggernaut begins bulldozing the mansion, knocking around the X-Men; plowing through the Taco Tuesday dinner, he angers Deadpool. Mystique attempts to kill the heroes with the Danger Room but fails. Just as Magneto finishes destroying the mansion, Proxima and Clovis arrive to take the Infinity Stones. Magneto relents to an alliance with the heroes and escapes with them through a portal to another dimension opened by Scarlet Witch.

The heroes end up in the Dark Dimension, where they find Elsa Bloodstone fighting off Mindless Ones. Elsa explains rifts to the Dark Dimension have been popping up on Earth and she jumped in to hold back the tide of monsters. Along their new side quest to seal the rifts with Scarlet Witch's magic, they are joined by Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), who also is attempting to hold back the Mindless Ones. Finding Doctor Strange at a rift, the heroes find him widening it; he is under the Dreaded Dormmamu's control. After being givem a sound beating, Doctor Strange manages to expel Dormammu's influence and seal the rift. Doctor Strange explains that Dormammu has the Reality Stone and is seeking to swallow their universe into the Dark Dimension. Loki appears before them, wishing to test Iso-8 he collected; defeated, he surrenders the Iso-8, intrigued by the idea of an alliance as he leaves. The heroes fight and destroy Dormammu's physical form, claiming the stone; however, he begins reforming as his power is endless in the Dark Dimension. Doctor Strange combines the power of the Reality Stone with his magic, opening a portal back to the normal universe.

Unfortunately, this also drops them in the Inhuman city of Attilan. Queen Medusa is not pleased to have outsiders (human, mutant and mutate) in the Inhuman kingdom. However, Gorgon arrives badly wounded, putting the matter on hold. In the infirmary, they meet Thane, the Inhuman-Titan hybrid son of Thanos; for an unknown reason, Thanos seeks to kill him. Gorgon recovers, revealing that Maximus the Mad is staging another coup. The heroes help defeat Maximus and his technological army, earning the Inhumans' trust. Just then they get an S.O.S. over the Avengers' radio; Winter Soldier is calling for back up in Wakanda. A.I.M. shot down his aircraft and stole the Soul Stone.

Arriving in Wakanda via Lockjaw, the heroes take out A.I.M. soldiers. Attempting to race across a bridge into the city, they are confronted by Klaw, who uses his sonic cannon to knock them into a temple below. Traversing the jungle outside, the heroes meet with Black Panther, who guides them to the palace. However, Klaw is there again and has taken Winter Soldier captive; he needs to keep them occupied long enough for M.O.D.O.K. to complete his experiment, in exchange for the throne. Defeated, Klaw flees and Winter Soldier decides to stay behind to hold off A.I.M. reinforcements. M.O.D.O.K uses the Soul Stone to steal the souls of Wakandan warriors, putting them under hia control. The fight ends up in an underhround burial chamber, where M.O.D.O.K. steals the would of his own A.I.M. soldiers to power up. However, he overloads and flees without the stone.

The Soul Stone is encased in amber by Thane, along with the other five stones. Thane admits he can hear the stones whispering to him for freedom. To the frustration of the heroes, the Black Order shows up again, this time with Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian and Supergiant as well. Black Panther buys the heroes time by locking them in a sacred chamber filled with predictions of the future. The Black Order breaks in, only for Thane to offer them the stones and his own life on exchange for sparing the heroes. Ebony recognizes Thane as Thanos' offspring and takes the deal. Proxima uses the Space Stone to send the heroes somewhere horrible.

Arriving in a barren wasteland, Thor identifies their bee location as Hel. It is the realm for all deceased Asgardain souls. They meet with Hela, ruler of Hel, to gain passage out of Hel. They meet Valkyrie along the way. Meeting Hela at her throne, the Goddess of Death is not pleased to have unwanted guests. Valkyrie notes that the path to Asgard is closed; Hela explains Asgard is currently under attack. Summoning Surtur, Lord of Mesphielhim, to attack Hela leaves to collect fresh souls. With Hela gone, Thor uses the Bifrost to transport everyone to the rainbow bridge, where he knocks off Surtur into the abyss below.

Entering Asgard, the heroes find HYDRA has taken over. They meet Loki, who reveals he attempted an alliance with HYDRA to collect Iso-8. However, HYDRA double-crossed him to collect the Iso-8 for themselves. In Odin's throne room, Red Skull and Hela await the heroes. Using the Iso-8 to power up, Red Skull fights the heroes. Defeated, Red Skull has his dark soul taken by Hela and placed in the Destroyer armor in a second attempt to kill the heroes. However, Odin returns after quelling a Frost Giant rebellion and returns the Red Skull's soul to him. Hela retreats with Red Skull. Using his powers of devination, Odin warns the heroes that the Black Order has attacked Knowhere (where the Nova Corps and Richard Rider are fighting them and the Outrider army) and that Thanos is not far behind.

At Knowhere, each member of the Black Order uses an Infinity Stone to test their powers. Ebony Maw uses the Soul Stone, but surrenders it upon defeat, calling it a mere bauble. The next foe is Supergiant who uses the Mind Stone to enhance her already powerful telepathic abilities; defeated, she retreats in anger. Next is Cull Obsidian, who uses the Power Stone to enhance his brute strength. Defeated, he attempts to take the heroes with him in an explosion but fails. Clovis Grave faces them next, intending to use the Reality Stone to torture the heroes; however, he gets knocked into space. Last is Proxima Midnight, who uses the Space Stone to summon Outriders. Even defeated, Proxima uses the Space Stone to recall the Black Order for a final fight. However, Thane arrives and uses the Time Stone to freeze everyone. Thane wishes to merge the Black Order with the alliance to form a group strong enough to stop Thanos and bring peace to the universe. Hearing the memories of everyone through the Time Stone, Thane remembers Captain America's words of encouragement to not be like his father.

Thanos performs a sneak attack on Thane and takes all six stones into his gauntlet. Transporting everyone to his domain, Thanos fights the alliance. Defeated, Thanos has his gauntlet taken by Thane, who summons the Infinity Armor to power up. Thane takes everyone to the Heart of Infinity, where the stones were born. As the fight continues, Thane suddenly loses control of his power; Thanos explains that the armor is too much for any mortal. Grabbing the gauntlet, Thanos causes himself and Thane to vanish. The Nova Corps arrive and capture the Black Order, while the heroes decide to scatter the stones across the universe to keep them safe. Thor, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Star-Lord, Iron Man and Black Panther each take a stone to hide. Unknown to everyone. Once they leave the Heart of Infinity and ominous pairs eyes appear above it

## A Mysterious Figure

Sadly, this is not gameplay footage. Regardless, it does feature a brief moment of the display interface from the game. It also offers gamers a brief taste of what Ghost can do with her intangibility powers. But Stark appears to have the upper hand, thanks to his years of experience and his constantly upgraded armorThe game was revealed on March 25, 2019 during SIE's first "State of Play" online presentation. The game features a new suit for Iron Man designed by Adi Granov.[2] On April 2, 2020, the developer announced that the game would be delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On May 12, the game was announced to be released on July 3

### Accomplishing Missions

Tony confronts Nick Fury about this unauthorized spying, with Fury revealing he needed a contingency plan in case Tony ever turned to the dark side. While he won't sever the Avengers' relationship with SHIELD, Tony vows to never again let his life's work fall into SHIELD's hands.

This issue winds up setting the stage for the game in more ways than one. It explains why the villains of the Marvel Universe are harnessing stolen Iron Man tech, which is a major plot point in the beginning of the game. It also sets up a much more adversarial relationship between the Avengers and SHIELD than we normally see in the Marvel Universe.
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### Failed to save a Friend

As Wolf Man was Carried away by the rest of the team David survived the shot from azeroth as well as his teammates survived the Sleep-in Poison that was in there Drinks from the Camp fire, David and the Team were well again as setting things right for the universe Itself. but the damage was far worse then to restore a timeline, as the Team celebrated David and his Comrades headed for San Francisco to Celebrate the Teams Arrival.

With the celebration going on across the city, Peter heard a noise of four bombs go off as the San Francisco bridge and orders the Team to check it out while he stays and give information of evacuations, David and Vladimir raced toward the scene with Jill behind and fought off the attackers but Orion reinforcements kept coming with new advanced tech only for Vladimir to Make a joke with David unfazed by Orion completely but still was listing to Shaw's Orders on how to save People from the Bridges Destruction.

Wolf man launched himself into the air with no Problems of his newly suit despite no Nano- tech being it would be simple to David blasted, punched Orion soldiers to avenge there Leader Velocks who disappeared from the Wolf clan and Pickle peoples last encounter during the Apocalypse and still the blamed David for his actions, David still did not care about there Excuses based on what they wanted and he was sure that Orion will suffer for sure. but moments like that were full of Surprises to compare. even the smallest amount of courage turn the tides of war in there own favor.

As the e bridge Collapses David tries to intervene and ask about Peter Shaw's Status but Shaw would not answer as he went to the reactor core knowing that Orion's tech was unbeatable as an explosion happened and David with rest o f the team failed to save there leader as Peter Shaw was swallowed up in to the ocean with the city destroyed with everything in Destruction. David Screamed for Shaw but was restrained by the team as he was boiled in anger to know in Complete thought to process anything. But all David could do was to sit fall down and walk away inside the quinjet and realize that he should have went back to save his friend.

### A Broken Hero

5 year after, David scrapped all his suits accept the one he made during the San Francisco attack and David was scowled by Gale about trying to see if Peter Shaw was alive but David Punched him and retorted in anger and said to the team pose a threat to society and was it the Question with David meeting a young girl named Misty Raine he she thinks the team was set up by Orion but David did not budge this statement Only for Misty to explain it to him. leading to David to take the DNA server and trying to find out Peter Shaw's fate only for the DNA to find him and attack the pair
after series of attacks David instantly taught misty on how to be a real hero only for Gale to claim her as Disease and the two fight it through the helicarrier only to be stopped by Misty claimed that Edward Patterson was behind the problem.

After intensive battles and research David decided that space was the only option and searched the Station only to encounter a vault that would lead to the only man who help them against Edward and Peter Shaw was still alive as he hugged him they entered a pod together and adrifted in Space, David question Peter's Actions and that Peter did because of civilians in Danger After completing the Starboost suit, Tony used the engines to fly up to Ambrosia and entered the satellite, though used up most of its energy doing so. While navigating it, he learned that Monica had been created her Regenerative Formula from a superpowered being's DNA and been treating Tarleton with it. Eventually finding the person's confinements, Stark was shocked to discover that it was actually Rogers, who had survived A-Day but been placed in cryo-hibernation by Rappaccini without Tarleton knowing. Reuniting with his former comrade, Tony updated him on what had happened and worked to escape Ambrosia as Monica activated its self-destruct. Making their way into a pod, they were thrown into deep space.

Believing they'd die, Tony asked Steve about why he'd destroyed the Terrigen reactor and learned about its reaction with something in the San Francisco bay. As they accepted what seemed to be certain death, Thor appeared and helped push them back to Earth. Returning to the Chimera, they and the other Avengers fully assembled at the War Table, where they vowed to expose AIM's activities

Whilst preparing new suits for the team, Iron Man and the Avengers learned about an AIM Warship attacking Manhattan. Stark took part in the fight against both it and the Watchdogs, recovering its black box to discover its source and purpose. After investigating, Stark learned about Tarleton's plans to wipe out Inhumans using a modified version of Terrigen and traced its source back to a hidden facility in the San Francisco Quarantine Zone. With the team agreeing to confront him, he provided them with the finished Stark Tech suits before they left to confront Tarleton.

Upon arrival, Iron Man and Thor were ordered by Cap to target the facility's generators to disable the facility's transmitter and security defenses. During the battle, they learned about Tarleton's insanity and his new identity, MODOK. After disabling the generators, Iron Man and Thor joined Cap and Hulk to fight off Adaptoids deployed, as well as providing a distraction for Kamala and Widow. As Cap made his way to what appeared to be the signal transmitter, he engaged the Warships guarding it and set JARVIS to plan evacuation of the Inhuman prisoners.

After tracking the signal to the excavation site, Iron Man provided covering for the other Avengers as they gathered in the area. Discovering MODOK at the location, he was the first of the team to engage him, taking out his chair's jet thrusters. Stark then helped in provide Cap and Thor in their fights with him. When MODOK used his powers to unearth a Kree Sentry, Iron Man confronted the machine with Thor, though were eventually forced to bow out of the fight. He also watched Kamala engage the sentry itself and defeat MODOK.

After the battle, Stark and his teammates returned to the Chimera and complemented Kamala for her feat, though stated they needed to work on her loss of consciousness from the embiggening powers. At Bruce's request, he and the others allowed him some time alone with Kamala.

After a series of Tachyon Rifts opened up across the Earth, Iron Man joined the Avengers in investigating their cause at Hill's request. Leading the team to investigate one of AIM's facilities, Stark was contacted by a fellow intruder who recognized them. Deciding to cooperate with them, Stark eventually learned that they were Hawkeye's protégé Kate Bishop, which seemed to surprise him. After making their way to her position, they helped fight off an elite squad she was facing. As Kate left, Iron Man tried to get her to share her motives, though she refused and promised to be in touch.

Returning to SHIELD Substation Zero, Stark joined a meeting between Kate and Hill. During it, he learned that Clint had been captured by AIM while investigating Fury's fate and that it was related to a series of experiments. With Kate having uncovered its relation to AIM scientist Lyle Getz, Stark agreed to help her capture him. As the meeting ended, he tried to catch up with Kate and apologize for not being in contact over after A-Day. Asking whether she'd be interested in returning to the team, he only received a vague answer. Despite this, Stark set up a HARM Room challenge for her.

Iron Man also joined Kate in tracking down Getz and capturing him from the facility. He also watched her and Hill's interrogation of the scientist to discover what Rappaccini was planning. After the fight, Stark offered to help Kate continue the investigation with the Avengers' support, which she accepted. It's possible he later talked to Cap about her feelings towards their actions and convinced him to officially induct her into the team.

Iron Man later took part in the subsequent missions, during which they learned that Rappaccini was attempting to help a future version of herself prevent an apocalypse. He also took helped the Resistance construct their own Time Bridge so they could retrieve Barton and later helped him escape. After the battle, Stark joined the Avengers in briefing Hawkeye and learned about the timeline's events, during which he recognized a Kree Sentry from their fight with MODOK. He listened to Barton's briefing and responded when he lost consciousness in the midst of planning.

## David's Betrayal

We can credit Jim Shooter for developing the tense relationship which has come to characterize Captain America & Iron Man's interactions. Through the events of Shooter's "Korvac Saga" story, Captain America is nearly apoplectic about the state of Iron Man's leadership. Most of this tension came from the fact that Iron Man had not seen fit to share his secret identity as Tony Stark with any of the Avengers, Cap included. In Avengers #167 (1978), S.H.I.E.L.D. requests the Avengers' help in investigating a massive space facility (which proves to be the base of the Guardians of the Galaxy). Iron Man is late in arriving to join the team because as Tony Stark, he had been in conference with Nick Fury. Cap is boiling mad with Iron Man's tardiness: "You're sorry you're late? A hundred men might die up there and--" to which Iron Man sharply replies, "Then shut up and get into the ship!" The problem worsens when they reach the station and Cap instinctively assumes command, issuing orders to the others. Iron Man reflects, "It's no secret what Cap thinks of my leadership! I suspect his resentment is growing and getting personal!" Iron Man began to respond cooly, answering that "all Avengers are guaranteed their personal privacy," to which Cap responded by punching him in his armor-plated face. "You low-life mercenary! Don't the Avengers pay enough for your services?" Now they were both angry, but before a real fight could begin the Scarlet Witch broke it off, shaming Cap by pointing out his own recent poor showings in battle. Cap sulked away

## Obsidian Arc

### Into the Hell-Verse

As David Left Exiles Planet to find a Portal that went to his original timeline of the Wolf Clan universe on what would happen if the Nsc won the twenty years war that would cause in apocalpyse only to please his fahter once more giving him the title lord Obsidian in which David Described it as a way to bring fear as him being of his ultimate betrayal to General Shaw but David did not Care on who he was only to follow oders in the chain of command.

David Meets a young girl named Misty who is trying to find her older sister Chartora im which David declinesd about the offer not konwing what his fathers real intentions to bring the nsc to the galaxy in order to counter orion only to disoby orders and betray the Nsc again and agreed to help her fend off the Zombies plus survivimg on ther own to adapt.
Not only to find out Peter Shaw from the other side of the portal to be Close Behind the Group once more to take David to Prison in accountable for his Crimes and Misty escape as well.

David and Misty discovered that the zombies are being controlled by a central nerve center within the nsc and only to find themselves ambushed very quickly by zombies munching on People David and Misty fired at them only to find a place to hide holding each other to try not make a sound at all. then they meet Remaining at the Clock Tower afterwards, Carlos guarded Jill, who was still unconscious for the next two days, in the chapel from the Nemesis.

Carlos was told by Jill, who finally regained consciousness, that she was infected with the virus. He forced himself to find the cure to prevent her from becoming a Zombie. Carlos was also asked by Jill that if she turned into a zombie then he should not hesitate to kill her. Carlos went to the Raccoon General Hospital and managed to prepare a vaccine to save Jill from infection. He also spotted Nikolai inside the Hospital only to find that he was a traitor that had killed most of his fellow U.B.C.S members.

Carlos also discovers that Nikolai also planned to kill Jill. He managed to escape Raccoon General Hospital after the building had been completely demolished by a bomb set by Nikolai in order to destroy all the vaccines. He returned to the chapel meeting the still alive Nemesis (mutated into his second form) and gave Jill the vaccine.

Carlos told to Jill that Nikolai was still alive and warned her not to trust him because he was on his way to kill her. Afterwards, he proceeded to an abandoned Umbrella facility near Raccoon Park. Carlos managed to contact Jill and warned her about the presence of the thermobaric missile that would strike the city and destroy everything. While searching for a possible escape plan, Carlos learned that there was a chopper headed towards the factory that wanted to rescue them. After Jill defeated the Nemesis in a final battle and went up to the balcony, Carlos showed up and told Jill that there was a helicopter waiting, but she did not believe him because she thought there was no way for them to escape.

He signaled the awaiting helicopter and it was ready to pick them up for safety. Luckily, Carlos and Jill finally escaped Raccoon City via helicopter and Jill was surprised that the one who piloted the helicopter was none other than Barry Burton. They witnessed the annihilation of Raccoon City as it was destroyed by the missile. After witnessing Raccoon City's annihilation Carlos, Jill and Barry went to an hotel bar located somewhere in the U.S. to rest and get a drink. At this point, Jill and Carlos bid farewell to each other and went their separate ways as the nuke goes off in Chicago as the city turn to dust

David was sent to prison under peter shaw through his crimes and refused to eat leading him to starve to death David had to ponder with thought of what he did as obsidian but not into good tides leading him into being enimes with his comrades, David had to considered what would be the future without a present hero. Despite him being toured by shaw David sat in prison in the dark what would it be if death never took him through.

As David went on in prison David had to physically Train himself occasion in order to stay fit sometime against any odds whatever threats come but David only learned that it was only a matter of time before things really got nasty as he stalled a prisoner and escaped by rooftop but broke his leg in the process leading to the death penalty in witch he survived in secret thanks to hector using his powers to immune David from needle insurgent

Levi is described as a "clean freak" by those who know him personally, as he prefers his environment and himself to be spotlessly clean. He is averse to having either himself or his equipment soiled, and he has been known to wipe down his blood-smeared blades while still on the battlefield. However, he will not hesitate to touch filth if he deems it necessary.[4]

Despite his preoccupation with cleanliness, Levi is abrasive and not very approachable. He rarely shows emotion, giving a cold impression to others. His manner of speaking tends to be blunt and insulting, his comments are frequently coarse or otherwise inappropriate, and he is not above provoking or belittling those who oppose or irritate him. His sense of humor tends toward the vulgar, insulting, and dark. All of this makes him unsettling to a great number of people.

Levi and his friends are assigned to Flagon's squad. Their new section commander is not fond of them and tells them to keep their barracks clean, implying that because they came from the underground cleanliness would be a foreign concept for them. Levi nearly loses his temper, but Furlan intervenes and manages to appease Flagon. He also reminds Levi that they do not want to cause a scene. The three of them intended to be captured and recruited as part of the job for their client. They are there for two reasons: to retrieve a document in Erwin's possession, and then to kill Erwin Smith.[3]

They undergo training as part of their cover. Though Flagon initially disapproves of the way Levi chooses to hold one blade facing backward, Levi proves to be extremely competent with his unorthodox style. However, the trio has no luck finding the document and conclude that Erwin would probably keep something that important on his person at all times. The upcoming expedition should be the best time to steal the document and kill Erwin because the Scouts will all be focused on the Titans, but Levi tells his friends to stay behind. None of them have ever fought Titans before and it will be dangerous.[

Furlan and Isabel convince Levi to believe in them though, so he gives in and the three of them depart on the expedition the next day. Before long, Titans appear. Levi kills one of them by himself and worries when another grabs Isabel, but she manages to free herself and Furlan kills it. Despite the three being proud of their success, Erwin scolds them for having used too much gas, which irritates Levi, who asks if he is supposed to prioritize his equipment over the lives of his friends.[3]

Shortly after, heavy rainfalls begin to limit visibility. Levi realizes this is their best opportunity to kill Erwin and get the document without being seen. He tells Furlan and Isabel to stay behind so that the formation does not notice all of three of them abandoning their position. The two of them wish him luck as he rides ahead. Before he gets far, he discovers a large number of bodies where an abnormal Titan has torn through the Scout Regiment formation. He realizes that he must have ridden right past it and turns back around to find his friends

Shortly after, heavy rainfalls begin to limit visibility. Levi realizes this is their best opportunity to kill Erwin and get the document without being seen. He tells Furlan and Isabel to stay behind so that the formation does not notice all of three of them abandoning their position. The two of them wish him luck as he rides ahead. Before he gets far, he discovers a large number of bodies where an abnormal Titan has torn through the Scout Regiment formation. He realizes that he must have ridden right past it and turns back around to find his friends
Levi arrives too late and only finds Isabel's severed head and Furlan's torso. He goes blind with rage and tears apart a Titan with unbelievable speed, even cutting off the head entirely. As the rain dies down, Erwin finds him crying by the corpse of the Titan. Erwin calls him unsightly for being the only survivor. Levi lunges at him with the intention of killing him, but Erwin grabs his blade and reveals that he always knew of Levi's intentions. He is too late. The document is already on its way to Commander-in-Chief Zachary

This stuns Levi; he realizes how much he has lost and that the job was over before it began. Before Levi's mentality can sink any further, Erwin tells him not to regret his choices, or eventually, he will no longer be able to make any of his own. Levi decides to stay with the Scouts and as another expedition starts, he tells himself that he will not regret his choice

as the Scout Regiment prepares to depart on their 49th Exterior Scouting Mission, Hange tries to convince Levi to help her capture a Titan alive. Before she can finish her pitch, Levi immediately refuses.

When Hange breaks away from the regiment to pursue a Titan on her own, Erwin sends Levi's squad to keep her safe. Oruo Bozad tries to kill the Titan, but Hange intervenes and stops him, causing Oruo to get caught by the Titan. Levi quickly slays the Titan, saving Oruo's life, before confronting Hange, enraged that she endangered his soldiers' lives. He is interrupted by Petra Rall, who points out a soldier's corpse that has been enshrined in a nearby tree. As they investigate the body, Levi finds a notebook nearby recording the soldier's final experiences.

Following the expedition, Levi accompanies Oruo as he goes to apologize to Hange for insulting her during the expedition. As they return to the Scout Regiment's headquarters, Levi informs Hange that the information from the notebook they recovered has convinced Erwin to allow her to start trying to capture Titans alive

Levi is seen leaving Trost District, along with the rest of the Scout Regiment, on the 56th Exterior Scouting Mission. As the scouts are waiting for the signal to depart, Levi takes the opportunity to insult Hange.[10][4]

While on the expedition, Levi sees a scout caught in the jaws of a nearby Titan and kills it. As more Titans approach, Levi orders Petra to take care of the injured scout while he, Gunther Schultz and Eld Gin take care of the remaining Titans. After clearing the immediate area, Levi checks on the injured scout, who is quickly succumbing to his injuries. In an attempt to comfort the scout in his dying moments, Levi assures him that he has done his duty well. As the scout dies, Erwin arrives and informs Levi that they are returning to Trost. Levi is unwilling to turn back so soon, is forced to concede when Erwin informs him that Wall Rose has possibly been breached.[4]

Levi arrives back in Trost in time to find two Titans bearing down on four soldiers at the base of the Wall. He quickly kills the Titans and demands that the soldiers fill him in on what has happened.

Three days later, after Eren awakes in the dungeon beneath the courthouse, Levi assures him that the higher-ups will let him join the Scout Regiment—and that he himself will make sure Eren does not get out of hand. Should that happen, Levi says, he will not hesitate to cut Eren down

After Eren issues a verbal challenge to the spectators during his trial, Levi violently beats him on the spot, mainly by kicking him, and mockingly observes that while chained on his knees, Eren is perfectly placed for Levi's kicks. Armin has to restrain an infuriated Mikasa from coming to Eren's rescue and killing Levi. She glares at Levi after the trial, and Levi appears unsettled by her. The beating was an act of theater which Mikasa was not aware of, designed to convince all witnesses that Levi can keep Eren under control, while the Military Police Regiment cannot.[12]

After the trial, Levi hands Eren over to his Special Squad for the next month. They move into the castle that is the old Scout Regiment HQ inside Wall Rose. Levi orders Eren to sleep in the castle dungeon, so that if he accidentally transforms, he will not cause problems

After the trial, Levi hands Eren over to his Special Squad for the next month. They move into the castle that is the old Scout Regiment HQ inside Wall Rose. Levi orders Eren to sleep in the castle dungeon, so that if he accidentally transforms, he will not cause problems.[11]

During the month Eren with Levi's squad, Hange conducts experiments to try to get Eren to transform. If Eren goes out of control in Titan form, Levi intends to cut him out of the nape in a manner that would sever his human limbs, which would grow back in any case. However, Eren fails to transform, and his hands do not heal from his bites. The Squad decides to postpone any further experiments—until, while having tea with them, Eren leans over to pick up a spoon and accidentally generates a partial Titan body. The alarmed Squad threatens him, and Levi has to defuse the situation. Levi tells Eren not to take their actions personally, and that they have good intentions. Later, after Hange explains why Eren triggered his Titan form, Levi's entire squad punishes themselves, and apologizes to Eren for acting on assumption.

During the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Levi and his team are ordered to ride in the safest area of Erwin's formation. When the formation is suddenly attacked by a horde of Titans coming at their right flank, they change course toward the Forest of Giant Trees, and Levi's squad takes the central route. Once the Female Titan appears, his squad begins to beg Levi to give them orders, but he continues to ride forward and look straight ahead.[15] Eren badly wants to transform and fight the Female Titan, but Petra and her comrades urge him to trust them, and Eren hesitates. Levi tells Eren he is not wrong for wanting to transform—that nobody can know the correct choice until after they have made it and there are results. Whatever Eren chooses to do, Levi says, he should do it and believe he will not regret it. Eren declares that he trusts in his squad's victory, and they keep going through the Forest. This enables the Scout Regiment to capture the Female Titan.

Shortly afterward, Levi separates from his squad. He reunites with Erwin and prepares to extract the human in control of the Female Titan from the nape of her neck. He and Miche attack her and try to cut her hands, only to discover her ability to harden her skin. After Erwin orders the cannons to be loaded with explosives and aimed at the Female Titan's wrists, Levi, standing on her head, taunts her with threats of violence, telling her he would like to face her in her human form over the deaths of countless of his soldiers. In response, the Female Titan begins to roar. Shortly after, Titans come at her from all directions seeking to devour her. On Erwin's order, Levi and the rest of the Scout Regiment elite try to protect her from them, but they fail. Erwin orders the Scouts to retreat back to the Calaneth District. However, Erwin notes that the steam from the Titan bodies will make it difficult for the rest of the Scout Regiment to see the signal flares. He then realizes that the human inside the Female Titan may have escaped, and he orders Levi to replenish his gas canisters and blades.[6]

After the Female Titan returns and kills Levi's entire squad, he and Mikasa join forces to retrieve Eren from her. Levi tells Mikasa to distract the Titan but avoid trying to kill her. Levi then proceeds to attack the Female Titan, and after a series of successful attacks, he incapacitates her. Seeing that the Female Titan is now helpless, Mikasa disobeys Levi's orders and attempts to assassinate her. In saving her from the Female Titan's hardened fist, Levi injures his left leg. Using the momentum gained from the last attack, he cuts through the Female Titan's facial muscles, causing her to open her mouth and reveal Eren inside. He grabs Eren and flees with him and Mikasa, whom he scolds for having risked the life of her "special friend" for the sake of vengeance

During the Scout Regiment's retreat to Calaneth, the remainder of the Scouts are attacked by several Titans after one of the soldiers went to retrieve back the body of his fallen comrade. As the Titans close in on one of the carts, Levi, who cannot fight because of his injury, orders that the dead be rolled out of the cart to lighten the load so that they can outrun the Titans. One of the corpses is that of Petra; her shroud blows off, and her body is trampled. However, the unloading of the dead enables the living to outrun the pursuing Titans.[13]

As they enter the Calaneth gate after retreating, the Scout Regiment receives a hostile response from the public for their failed mission. Levi is approached by Petra's father, who reveals that she wrote to him frequently. He tells Levi that, as a father, he is worried about Petra's decision to dedicate her life to him, as she is still quite young and has her whole life ahead of her. Levi continues to walk silently ahead without responding
A few days later, Eren is summoned to the capital for a trial to decide his fate. Beforehand, Levi, Erwin, Eren, and the other survivors reunite in the old Scout Regiment HQ. Armin tells them his theory about the Female Titan's true identity.[16] Levi himself, still injured, does not participate in the subsequent operation in the Stohess District. However, in the final moments of Eren and Annie's battle, Levi, despite his injury, rescues Eren from his Titan form before Annie's crystallization of her own Titan can trap him

When Titans are spotted in Wall Rose, Levi accompanies Hange and the majority of the Scout Regiment as they head towards Ehrmich District. Pastor Nick of the Order of the Walls involuntarily joins them and Levi keeps an eye on him, with a pistol ready. Although Nick does not disclose any valuable information, he does tell them of somebody who knows about the secret of the Walls and is allowed to reveal it to the public if she so wishes.[18]

Levi arrives in Trost District with the Scout Regiment, though his injury from fighting the Female Titan forces him to remain a bystander. Circumstances have forced the Military Police out of the interior to help fight the Titans and a few of them express disappointment to not have seen any Titans nearby. Levi calls their bluff by inviting them to join the Scout Regiment any day so they can go outside of the Walls to fight them. The Military Police back down.[19]

Following Eren's rescue, Levi joins Dot Pyxis by Erwin's bedside, where the Commander is recovering after the loss of his arm. Hange and Conny report their findings on the theory of Ragako Village and she says their findings support the theory that Titans were, at some point, humans. Levi's expression sours at the thought that he could have been flying around killing people all this time. Hange offers him some comfort, saying that there is no solid proof for this.[20]

Levi watches Hange and Conny leave, then turns to find Erwin smiling strangely. He asks Erwin what the hell is he smiling for, to which Erwin replies that they are one step closer to the truth. Skeptical, Levi tells him that they will run out of men before they can uncover it

Sometime later, Levi selects a number of Scout Regiment recruits to join Squad Levi, assigning them to protect Eren and Historia in an isolated cabin forest. Levi eventually joins his squad at the cabin, checking the underside of a table for dust. Finding it dirty, he expresses his dissatisfaction with their cleaning but postpones that discussion for later. Instead, he takes the squad out to work on Hange's experiment regarding Eren's powers.After the experiment goes poorly, Levi comments that the plan to use Eren's Titan abilities to seal the hole in Shiganshina District is a good one, but they are still a long way from achieving it. That evening in Trost District, as Erwin reads the report Levi has brought regarding Hange's failed experiment, Levi tells him the problem is that they lack information about the hardening ability. He wonders if they could get the information they need through Historia.[21]

After Hange returns with the report about the death of Pastor Nick, Levi was present as Hange described the scene she saw. From the fact that all his fingernails had been torn out, Levi is able to conclude that Nick had not talked before being killed, which means the Military Police does not know the Scouts are looking into the Reiss family.[21]

Afterward, Nifa arrives with a message from Erwin. On reading it, Levi orders everyone to move out, and to leave no trace that they were here. By sunset, the cabin is swarmed by Military Police, but Levi and Hange's squads are already outside in the woods. Levi reveals that the government has frozen all Scout activity outside of the Wall and demanded that Eren and Historia be handed over

Levi decides to take everyone to Trost District because it would be safer than the interior and they can use omni-directional mobility gear in the city. Hange decides that she and Moblit will go after Erwin, but she leaves Abel, Keiji, and Nifa behind to assist Levi. After Armin and Jean, disguised as Eren and Historia, are kidnapped, Levi and his squad track them to an abandoned warehouse. As one of them molests Armin, Mikasa warns Levi that their disguises are not going to last. Noting that the kidnappers appear to be amateurs, he leaves the situation in his squad's hands while he goes to Eren.[21]

Elsewhere, Levi joins Nifa on a rooftop where they have a good view of Keiji's journey through the city with Eren and Historia. However, even though the body double decoy was a success, Levi realizes that using such amateurs does not feel like a Military Police operation. He asks Nifa if she has heard of Kenny the Ripper and assures her that the legendary mass murderer is a real person. Levi grew up with him, and this operation feels like something Kenny would do.[21]

He realizes too late, that in Kenny's place, he would have two groups tailing the wagon from the rear, from a high place with a view, just like where they are now. Levi tries to warn Nifa, but is too late as Kenny blows off part of her head using ODM that has been modified to carry a shotgun instead of a blade. More soldiers appear, of a unit that has not been seen before, and one of them kills Abel. Kenny taunts Levi as he stalks up the rooftop and reloads his guns, and Levi screams as he draws his blades to retaliate

Levi makes a break for it, frustrated that Kenny can read all of his moves and shocked that Kenny of all people has become an MP. Members of the Military Police Regiment ambush Levi as he takes cover in a bar to avoid being shot. Kenny follows him inside. The two of them exchange barbs about their past and while Kenny talks, Levi takes the opportunity to load the barkeeper's rifle and reposition an alcohol bottle, allowing him to see Kenny in its reflection. Levi then shoots Kenny by aiming with the bottle's reflection. The shot hits the chair Kenny is holding but is still strong enough to throw him back outside and Levi takes the opportunity to escape. He tosses a chair through a window to distract the squad members outside before emerging himself, killing several of his pursuers during his escape
Levi begins pursuing the wagon carrying Eren and Historia, running into his squad along the way. He orders them to chase the wagon and kill their opponents, given the chance. They manage to retake the wagon, but Jean is unable to do so and finds himself on the wrong side of a gun. Armin manages to shoot the soldier in time, saving Jean, but Levi and Sasha are forced to pull both of them out of the wagon to keep them from being killed, resulting in the loss of Eren and Historia.

Returning to the warehouse, Armin is deeply bothered to have killed someone, and Levi attempts to comfort him by explaining to him that he was able to pull the trigger because he knew that if he did not, then Jean would have died. Levi then confronts the kidnappers' ringleader, Dimo Reeves. Learning that Reeves was coerced into aiding Kenny, Levi proposes that the Reeves Company take up with the Scout Regiment in exchange for protection and aid in rebuilding Trost, to which Reeves reluctantly agrees.

Reeves lures two Military Policemen into an ambush by Levi and his squad, allowing them to take the men captive. Not bothering to ask him any questions, Levi immediately begins torturing Sannes until Hange and Moblit arrive to help. Hange and Levi torture Sannes, but he refuses to divulge any information to them. After more torture only results in Sannes begging that they kill him, Hange and Levi leave and force Ralph, at knife-point, to read a script outside Sannes' door, making him believe he has been betrayed and is considered a lunatic by his comrades. This causes the man to break, revealing to Hange the secret of the Reiss family—the true rulers of mankind

Following Sannes' confession, Levi and Hange reveal the information they gleaned from Sannes, as well as her theory that Rod Reiss is planning to eat Eren. Mikasa is very upset at the prospect and attempts to leave to find Eren, and Levi is forced to talk her down, and convince her that they need a plan of action to rescue him.

After the Scout Regiment is accused of trying to monopolize Eren's Titan powers, the government begins arresting all members of the organization. Levi and the rest of Squad Levi avoid being captured and camp out in the woods outside of Stohess while discussing a plan to rescue Eren and Historia. Sasha warns them of approaching MPs,[23] and Levi and his squad capture them.

They take their uniforms with the intention of infiltrating the Military Police to find out where Eren and Historia have been taken. Before he can announce their fates one of the soldiers, Hitch Dreyse challenges him over the civilian deaths in Stohess District and berates for causing Annie Leonhart's death during the conflict. Levi informs them that Annie was the Titan hiding in Stohess, and is currently being held for the destruction she caused. The other soldier, Marlo Freudenberg, asks if the Scout Regiment really killed the people from the Reeves Company and Levi replies that it was the Interior Military Police, which causes Marlo to offer helping him to set things right. Levi is skeptical, but Jean steps in and asks if he can handle the two, which Levi allows.

Jean tests their character to see where their hearts truly lie and when it is clear they have no intention of killing him or following their original orders, he convinces Levi to trust them. Marlo and Hitch direct Levi's squad to a nearby MP checkpoint that they should be able to overtake. As they are preparing to attack, Levi sends the two back to their own squad so that their superiors will not get suspicious.

The infiltration goes successfully, with the Interior MPs being disabled rather than killed, and Levi takes one of them, hostage, to interrogate about Eren and Historia's location. The MP refuses to talk, instead spouting off about how the Scout Regiment will be lucky to survive and how Erwin and the other captured soldiers will be executed. Undeterred, Levi savagely twists and breaks the MP's arm for not answering his question.

Explaining that those who join the Scouts all understand that some lives are more important than others, he again asks where Eren and Historia are being held. The MP is panicked and confesses that he does not know where they are. Kenny Ackermann is extremely tight-lipped about it. Both Levi and Mikasa are surprised to hear the last name, but they are interrupted by people approaching on foot before they can question the MP further.[24]

However, the newcomers turn out to be Hange and Moblit, who have come with new that the military's coup has been successful. As his squad celebrates, Levi apologizes to Hange that he lost the three people she loaned him. He points out that they still do not have any leads on Eren and Historia, but Hange reveals information that Erwin gathered on the Reiss family, saying that it may be of use. She reveals that Rod's entire family was slaughtered by bandits on the day of Wall Maria's fall, just a few days before he went to try to retrieve Historia, leading Levi to conclude that there is something special about their bloodline. Hange reveals that the underground chapel they were in at the time was destroyed and that Rod rebuilt it with his own money. Theorizing that the chapel is important to him, the squad elects to investigate it next.[25]

En route to the chapel, Levi warns his squad that Kenny will be their biggest obstacle because fighting him will be like fighting Levi himself. Levi asks Mikasa if she thinks Kenny might be related to her since they share the same last name, Ackermann, but she does not directly answer. She only knows that her father's family was persecuted, and not the reason why. Levi then asks her whether she experienced a moment when she felt a sudden power awaken inside her. Upon confirming this, Levi tells Mikasa that he and Kenny also experienced such moments in their lives.[26]

They arrive at the chapel and find the secret door leading underground. Levi and the others make preparations for facing the Anti-Personnel Control Squad, which is waiting for them below. The group sends barrels of gunpowder and bags of oil down the stairs, setting fire to them and filling the underground chamber with smoke, reducing visibility and the usefulness of firearms. Most of the squad exacerbates the problem with signal flares while Levi and Mikasa scout out their enemies. Levi calls for his squad to take them down and the team springs into action.

During the battle, Levi tries to kill the squad's ringleader but is ambushed by Kenny. Levi takes cover from Kenny's gunfire and, immediately anticipating that Kenny will flank him, successfully counters the older man's next attack. Kenny proceeds to fire upon nearby platforms set up throughout the cavern, causing debris to rain down on Levi, leaving him distracted.

Levi successfully parries Kenny's next knife attack, and tries to retreat out of range, but is immediately fired upon. Levi is prepared and tosses a pouch of gasoline into the air, which is ignited by Kenny's blasts. The resulting explosion allows Levi to land a successful blow, cutting Kenny across the midsection and forcing him to retreat. Before Levi can pursue, he is distracted by the sight of Hange being badly wounded by one of Kenny's squad members.[27]

The squad finds their way blocked by a barricade created by Kenny's squad, but before they can find a way to circumnavigate it, they see light from a Titan transformation deeper into the cavern. The resulting quakes shake loose the barricade, and Levi leaves Armin and Moblit to take care of Hange as the rest of the squad proceeds

The squad finds Rod Reiss transforming into a Titan and Historia trying to free Eren from his chains. When she is blown back, Levi, Conny, and Jean take the keys to help free him. Making matters worse, the roof begins to collapse from the size of Rod's Titan and the team is trapped against the wall of the chamber. Eren is hesitant to act until Levi pushes him to make a choice, just like he did back when they were facing the Female Titan. The memory is enough to get Eren on his feet. He grabs the "Armor" bottle that had fallen out of Rod's bag and breaks it between his teeth as he transforms. Eren's Titan form then crystallizes, stabilizing the cavern around the squad, preventing them from being crushed.

Levi and his squad exit the cavern through a hole made in the ceiling above and see the trail of destruction left in the wake of Rod Reiss' Titan. Armin believes it is an abnormal since it is ignoring them and Levi tells everyone that they are going after it. Eren entertains the possibility of getting eaten by Rod since that would turn him back into a human who would then have the powers of the Founding Titan, but Levi disabuses him of the notion. Even if they turn Rod Reiss back into a human, they would still have to undo the First King's brainwashing in order to get him to help them.

Erwin meets up with them and Levi briefs him on the situation. The Scout Regiment regroups in Orvud District in preparation to fight Rod. Before attending the meeting to discuss a strategy to defeat Rod's Titan, Levi briefs Historia on Erwin's plan to make her the next ruler of the Walls, and Historia accepts on the condition that she be allowed to take part in the operation to kill Rod.[28]

As Rod reaches the wall, Levi watches the Garrison's cannon attacks against Rod, noting how ineffective they are. When the Titan reaches the Wall, Levi and his squad move forward with Erwin's plan to cripple Rod's hands with explosives and have Eren shove barrels of gunpowder inside Rod's mouth, causing him to explode. The plan is a success and they begin cutting down the flying pieces of flesh to find Rod Reiss' true body and Historia is the one who kills him

Sometime after the fight, Levi and a subordinate return to the site of Rod's transformation and find Kenny sitting under a tree nearby. Kenny is heavily wounded and Levi sends the other soldier away, saying he will be fine on his own. Levi comments that Kenny will likely succumb to his wounds soon, but is blindsided when Kenny smugly reveals he is in possession of a Titan injection.[29] Seeing through Kenny's bluff, Levi points out that if Kenny was inclined to use it, he would have done so already.

Levi asks him about the First King and why he does not want humanity to survive, but Kenny only knows that it was for that reason that the Ackermanns opposed him. When Levi, now knowing that his last name is Ackermann, asks Kenny what exactly was he to his mother, Kenny laughs and reveals that he was her older brother, thereby making him Levi's uncle. Shocked, Levi questioned him on why he abandoned him and is told that the reason he left Levi was because he believed he was not fit to be a parent. He gives Levi the serum just before dying as Levi looked at his late uncle with a solemn expression.

After Historia's coronation, Levi is confronted by the new queen, who punches him and dares him to retaliate now that she is queen. However, instead of getting angry he smiles and thanks her and the rest of his squad.[14]

Two months later, Levi backs up Historia on providing a home for the poor and orphans, considering that he was from the Underground City as well. He is present at Trost when Hange Zoë is testing out the Titan guillotine and attends the military meeting where Erwin Smith goes over a new expedition to Shiganshina.

The next morning, Levi and his squad visit Commandant Keith Sadies to find out what he knows about Eren's father Grisha.[30] In a private follow-up between the heads of the military, Erwin decides to entrust Levi with the Titan injection since he has the highest chance of surviving. It will be Levi's call if and when to use it
During a meeting with other members of the Scout Regiment, Levi sits silently and listens to Hange tell Erwin what Keith explained to them on their visit. After the meeting is finished, Levi waits until all the other members have left and then shuts the door, intent on having a private conversation with Erwin. He tries to persuade Erwin to sit out on the upcoming mission to retake Wall Maria and to leave it to the others, telling him that in his weakened state, Erwin will simply be Titan food and that he is not willing to carry along any extra baggage. Erwin, however, explains to Levi that the chain of command must be preserved and that he has an intense desire to see what is in Grisha's basement, which prompts Levi to threaten to break both of his legs. However, this does not deter Erwin and Levi realizes that he will unfortunately not be able to change Erwin's mind, even though he fears his death as a wounded soldier.

Late that night at a special 'red meat' dinner, Levi breaks up a fight between Eren and Jean by kicking and throwing them both into submission. He then orders that they and the rest of the Corps to go back to their quarters and go to bed. Shortly after, Eren, Armin, and Mikasa talk about their returning home and Levi listens to them while in the barn. As he hears Armin's ambitions, his expression is lowered and darkened.

The next day, just before sunset, Levi along with the other Scout Regiment leaders salute the higher-ups of the brass. Levi watches on as the citizens of the Trost District cheer for the scouts and call out his name. He acts modest and calls them selfish before seeing Erwin cheer back at the enthusiastic civilians. Right after, the 58th expedition begins, Levi rides out with the scouts alongside Hange.[31]

Near dawn, the Scout Regiment walks on foot through a forest on a mountain, leading their horses. Levi questions Dirk, asking if they are still not at the bottom of the mountain, worrying that it is almost dawn. Eventually, they reach Shiganshina District and ride in on their horses.

Erwin orders the soldiers to be wary of hidden Titans and then orders them to switch to ODM gear and begin the mission. The soldiers leave their horses and rush toward the gate to Shiganshina. As Eren arrives atop the inner Wall, he stares at the ruins of his home town, prompting Levi order him to continue on. Hange and Levi wonder why there are no Titans in the area and Levi claims that they have fallen right into the enemy's hands. However, the two agree that they must go forward with the plan anyway as Eren flies up above the gate and prepares to transform. Once Eren had successfully sealed the hole in the Wall, Levi reminds him that they have to kill all of their enemies, including Reiner and Bertholdt before their mission will truly be finished

When Reiner is discovered by one of the Scout Regiment members and attempts to attack Armin, Levi attacks Reiner, shoving his blade through the nape of his neck and stabbing him, before kicking him to the ground. After seeing that Reiner survived the brutal attack, Levi angrily laments that he was not able to kill Reiner. While on the ground, Reiner shifts into his Titan form.[32] Levi makes his way back to Erwin's side, where the latter begins issuing commands. He tasks Levi with helping to protect the horses, believing that Levi is the only soldier he can trust to take out the Beast Titan. He arrives first, out of the two squads sent, and immediately kills two Titans, ordering the soldiers under his command that they cannot die.[33]

As Levi is protecting the recruits and the Scouts' horses, Dirk arrives to inform him that the Titans in the area have almost been completely eradicated. At Dirk's urging, Levi agrees to rest for a minute, using the time to ponder whether things are going well on the other side of the wall. As he is contemplating, Levi and his soldiers are bombarded by a barrage of stones and boulders from the Beast Titan. Horrified, Levi tries to reach the other soldiers and help them, but is forced to take cover after another barrage of rocks is thrown.

He retreats to the Wall, where he meets up with Erwin. Levi asks about Eren and Squad Hange's well-being, and Erwin informs the soldiers of their increasingly desperate situation. As the young recruits fall into a panic, Levi asks Erwin if he has some kind of plan.

Regarding the situation, Levi gives Erwin the advice to save as many lives as possible by "loading them on Eren" to make an escape. Levi continues by saying that he will fight the Beast Titan. Although Levi knows that there is little chance of a victory, he deduces that there is still hope for the Scout Regiment if Erwin and Eren survive. But for Levi to take down the Beast Titan, Erwin must sacrifice himself and his men. At this point, Erwin is melancholic, but Levi makes the decision and swears that he will take down the Beast Titan after telling his commander that he must die for them. In an attempt to get closer to the Beast Titan, Levi uses the line of Titans around him to his advantage while in an open space. To his side, he notices Erwin's men following closely behind, fear-stricken as they ride toward their death.[7]

After Erwin and most of the Scouts fall, Levi takes out the surrounding Titans and engages Zeke. Zeke attempts to crush Levi, who merely dodges, slicing up the Titan's arm to pieces in the process. Levi then proceeds to slash the Beast Titan's eyes, blinding it, then cuts up its ankles which causes it to topple over. Slicing open the nape, Levi thrusts his blade into Zeke's mouth, commenting that his body is heavily damaged after transforming into a Titan so Zeke can not transform again while he is busy healing it. Further thrusting his blade right through Zeke's cheek and above his right eye, Levi decides he cannot kill him yet, pondering over whether there are anyone still alive who he would use the Titan injection on and have them eat Zeke to steal his Titan power. However, Levi is interrupted and shocked when the Cart Titan snatches Zeke and carries him away in its mouth. Zeke then orders the remaining Titans to kill Levi, but Levi, remembering his promise to Erwin, finds his resolve and begins to take on the Titans and chase down Zeke

Levi pursues Zeke and the Cart Titan back to Shiganshina District, where he is stopped by his lack of supplies. He orders Eren to give him all his gas and blades so that he can continue the chase, but Eren panics and demands that Levi give Armin, who has been mortally wounded, the Titan injection he is carrying. Levi hesitates, but agrees. Just as he is about to hand Eren the serum, a recruit crawls up onto the roof with Erwin, who is on the brink of death. Levi decides that he will give it to Erwin instead of Armin, which enrages Eren.
Appalled at Eren and Mikasa, Levi reminds them of how important Erwin's survival is, and orders them not to let their feelings bias their decision. When Eren refuses to step down, Levi forcefully punches his face and knocks him aside, before being pinned down by an enraged Mikasa. Eren and Mikasa try to convince Levi of Armin's value, while Floch argues that Levi is correct to save Erwin, and a fight between them is only narrowly avoided by the arrival of Hange, who pulls Mikasa off of Levi. Levi prepares to inject Erwin, but is given pause by Eren, who tries to sway Levi by telling him of Armin's dream to see the ocean. Levi orders his comrades to leave him alone while he injects Erwin.

As Levi prepares to inject Erwin, he recalls Armin's conversation with Eren and Mikasa about the ocean, and Erwin's dream to see the secrets locked in Eren's basement. As he begins injecting Erwin, Levi recalls Kenny's final words about people becoming slaves to their own desires, and is surprised when Erwin lashes out in his sleep, knocking away the syringe. As he watches Erwin, Levi recalls his order to Erwin to give up on his dreams and die with the rest of the Scout recruits, and the look of relief on Erwin's face at the order. After injecting Armin, Levi watches as Armin's mindless Titan form devours Bertholdt and explains to a confused Floch that, after all he has given, it is time for Erwin to finally rest. Levi attempts to apologize to Erwin for failing to kill the Beast Titan, but Hange informs him that Erwin has already died

On top of the Wall, Levi notices that Armin has awoken and fires a signal flare for the soldiers to regroup. He orders Eren to tell Armin about the events that occurred in the past few hours. Armin shows remorse for the measures his comrades have taken for him, but Levi advocates that he should not be regretful. Afterward, Levi follows Eren, Mikasa, and Hange to the Jaeger family's basement. When the group find that Eren's key cannot open the locked door, Levi proceeds to kick the door open. They inspect the basement thoroughly and Mikasa finds a drawer which needs Eren's key to unlock. Initially empty, Levi discovers a false bottom and under it are three hidden books kept intact with various preservatives. They open the first book and within it they find an uncannily realistic portrait of Grisha standing beside a fair-haired woman and a child. On the back of it, Grisha had written that it is not an illustration; it is called a photograph and humanity has not perished.[35]

While serving their punishment in jail cells, Mikasa and Eren discuss the journals and Grisha’s memories until Hange, Levi, and Armin interrupt Eren and provoke them about what they were talking about until Levi accuses him of going through a phase as a teenager and lets them go, claiming that their sentence is being cut short because of their low numbers and their superiors failure to catch the Armored and Beast Titans. The group, now with Jean, meet Historia afterward to speak with her after she finishes reading a letter left to her by Ymir. After the meeting, everyone, including all other military commanders and officials, meet to discuss the recent expedition, the journals, and the huge loss of life.[36]

Once the information obtained from Eren's basement is released to the world, Hange and Levi meet with Roy and Peaure to discuss the revelations and how the public are handling it.

The royal government plans for the Scouts to be awarded with medals in a ceremony for their bravery and success. Over hearing a fight breaking out among the younger recruits, Levi cuts in to stop them and tell them to prepare for the beginning of the ceremony. A military audience gathers in a large room where Historia presents each of the nine soldiers with a medal of honor in the form of a dark bolo tie with the wings of freedom on it.

Months later, in the summer season, Shiganshina District is once again populated with people as all the Titans had been cleared out. Finally, the Scouts once again ventures outside of Wall Maria on an expedition for the first time in six years. They find a trail left by a Titan crawling along the ground, and follow it until they reach the edge of Paradis Island. Hange gleefully begins picking up ocean materials such as coral to Levi's dismay, as he attempts to caution her against touching the water.

One year after the Battle of Shiganshina District, Levi and other members of the Survey Corps make contact with the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers, Yelena and Onyankopon, who rebel against the rest of the Marleyan crew on their ship. The two defectors show Levi and Hange their technology and Levi is concerned by how greatly Hange is impressed by Marley's level of advancement. He asks if the defectors would notify Marley that they have eliminated all the Titans on the island, but Yelena says they would not. They are here under orders from Zeke to free the Eldian people.[131]

## The Supreme King ARC

Levi and other members of the Scouts make contact with the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers, Yelena and Onyankopon, who rebel against the rest of the Marleyan crew on their ship. The two defectors show Levi and Hange their technology, and Levi is concerned by how greatly Hange is impressed with Marley's level of advancement. He asks if the defectors would notify Marley that they have eliminated all the Titans on the island, but Yelena says they would not. They are here under orders from Zeke to free the Eldian people.

Levi attends the military meeting to decide whether to cooperate with Zeke and the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers. Though he does not voice an opinion, he asks Eren why he withheld the information that he could control the Founding Titan's power if he is in contact with a royal-blooded Titan. Not wanting to disrupt the meeting, Levi tells Eren they will discuss this later. Once the Scouts agrees to work with Yelena and Onyankopon, Levi assists them in capturing the soldiers sent on future Marleyan expeditions.

Another year passes and Hange takes the Scouts to meet with an ambassador from the nation of Hizuru named Kiyomi Azumabito. While waiting for Kiyomi to arrive, Yelena attempts to interact with Eren and Levi separates them, insisting that Yelena not be allowed near him.

In 853, Levi and Hange receive word from Hizuru saying that they will be unable to help Eldia trade with the outside world and relay the news to Levi's squad.

Levi participates in the infiltration into Marley and the ensuing Raid on Liberio. After the Jaw Titan ambushes Eren, Levi cuts its jaw open, preventing it from biting Eren's nape. Levi and the other Scouts prepare to finish it off, but the Cart Titan's Panzer Unit attacks them and drives them back. Noticing the sudden arrival of Zeke Jaeger's Beast Titan, Levi orders the surviving soldiers to regroup.

Levi is on standby as the Beast Titan sends debris flying into the surrounding area. He observes as the Titan calls for him to come out, and later ambushes it by quickly slicing its nape, knocking it down. Levi proceeds to drop a bomb into the Titan's nape and detonate it. Using the explosion for cover, Levi cuts Zeke out of his Titan and discreetly transports the man back to the Scouts' airship.

As the Scouts retreat Levi waits for Eren to board the airship before then kicking him into the wall and placing him under arrest. He takes Eren to a back room where Zeke and his attendant Yelena are. He trades insults with Zeke before being interrupted by Jean, who brings two stowaways to him. He listens to Hange and silently agrees when Hange states that Eren made the entire Paradis Island a target due to his actions in Marley.

Once they return to the island, Levi rides into the city in a carriage with Zeke. He mock threatens to kill Zeke, send his corpse back to Marley, and then reveal everything about his plot, which would spell the end for his grandparents. However, Levi admits as long as Zeke's "secret plan" is real, he is willing to wait a little longer before slicing him to pieces. Levi escorts Zeke to a Forest of Giant Trees. Zeke asks Levi if he can show the trees to Gabi and Falco, but Levi responds that it depends on his own actions.

Zeke later tells Levi about the method he had used to turn the people of Ragako into Titans. After the explanation finishes, Levi admonishes Zeke for his lack of guilt, and tells him that he clearly has no concern for human life. He is shaken off and told not to assume how he felt. Zeke changes the subject by asking when he will be allowed to carry out his experiment with Eren. Levi tells him that this is not his call, but both agree that it would be a mistake to wait around too long.

After a Scout messenger arrives at the camp, Varis notifies Levi that Dhalis Zachary has been assassinated and also informs him of Commander Pyxis's plan to deal with the Jaegerists. Dismayed to hear that his friends and comrades have essentially died for nothing to protect Eren, Levi tells them they are altering the plan. He suggests they capture one of the Jaegerists and force them to eat Zeke; then when Historia gives birth several months from now and is ready to inherit, they will feed the Jaegerist to her. Levi orders Varis to go inform Pyxis and descends from the tree. Despite the holes in this plan, Levi admits to himself that he does not care about Pyxis's reply.

## Dark Path

Catra begins as a Horde soldier alongside her best friend, Adora, and the other cadets, Rogelio, Kyle, and Lonnie. To celebrate Adora's promotion to Force Captain, they go out on an excursion on a stolen skiff in the Whispering Woods. Things get out of control and Adora falls off the skiff, and unknown to Catra, her friend receives visions, to which Catra questions as to whether she's brain-damaged. Although the two girls return to the Fright Zone, Catra is asked by her friend to cover for her while she sneaks out. Catra is forced by Shadow Weaver to return Adora to the Fright Zone, But in doing so, the Horde attacks a civilian town. Catra is shocked by Adora's choice of defection and is visibly hurt that she chose Bow and Glimmer over her. As a result, they become estranged.

In Adora's absence, Catra is promoted by Hordak to Force Captain, something she gleefully accepts. Shadow Weaver makes her primary objective to bring Adora to the Fright Zone. While still holding onto the hope that Adora will return to her, Catra travels to the kingdom of Salineas with Scorpia and the other cadets to carry out the mission. She mocks Adora as She-Ra and expresses her disbelief that she abandoned her for "dress up games and a light show." She attacks Adora until Mermista uses a wave to smack her off the cliff.

In "In the Shadows of Mystacor", Catra is summoned by Shadow Weaver to stand guard outside her sanctum while the latter uses her magic to go after Adora. After her mentor fails, Catra realizes the way to capture Adora is to go after the ones she cares about, namely, Bow and Glimmer. In the following episode, Catra reluctantly allies herself with Scorpia to come up with a plan to capture Adora in order to keep her position as Force Captain and at the same time, increase her rank in the Horde. Scorpia suggests they attend Princess Prom, as, the latter being a princess, has received an invitation. Under the guise of esteemed guests, they infiltrate the palace in the Kingdom of Snows to abduct Bow and Glimmer while taking the Sword of Protection.

The Rebels infiltrate the Fright Zone to rescue the captives. Upon their escape, Catra returns the sword to Adora, though alludes to another motive for doing the act. She gleefully watches Shadow Weaver's punishment from Hordak for inviting the enemy attack, the former having taken the credit for Catra's work two episodes before. Catra and Scorpia are followed by Emily, Entrapta's robot, before finding Entrapta herself hiding in the vents. During the interrogation, Catra manipulates Entrapta into joining the Horde by claiming her friends left her behind in a similar manner to how Adora abandoned her. When Entrapta educates them on the power of First Ones' tech, Catra eagerly goes to look for the source provided Scorpia keeps an eye on the prisoner. She eventually finds the source but unexpectedly ends up in the same place Adora goes to visit Light Hope.

Catra sneaks in behind her but ends up accidentally triggering the security alarms, causing giant spider robots to chase the two girls. They find themselves trapped in a corridor to which Adora inquired as to her presence. Catra coldly asks as to where her friends are with a notable tone of jealousy and doesn't seem remorseful when Adora confronts her over her previous actions. Eventually, they find themselves in a simulation over memories from their childhood: young Catra and Adora messing with Horde soldiers, a training exercise, and a dark experience for Catra with Shadow Weaver. In both real-time and the simulation, they both bicker over Catra's view over the two of them, with it ending up with Catra yelling to Adora that she wished the latter would never come back. In another simulation, Catra watches her young self be consoled by Adora and promise her they will always be together. At this moment, Catra feels like Adora broke her promise and abandoned her, and she goes to find Adora dangling over a chasm. Catra callously tells her that she would've been better off if they never met and she'll miss her, before leaving her to die. When she arrives at the Fright Zone she gives Entrapta the First Ones' Data Crystal. As she walks away a look of guilt appears on her face when Scoripa says what great friend she is.

In an act of vengeance, Catra severed Shadow Weaver's connection to the Black Garnet and took her prisoner.
Catra uses the Black Garnet and Entrapta's technology to weaken the Whispering Woods and leads an invasion force on Bright Moon. During the Bright Moon Battle Catra leads She-Ra away from everyone else. Just as the Horde is about to destroy Bright Moon the other Princesses arrived to turn the tide of the Battle.
She-Ra regains the sword and restores the balance of the Runestones and drives the Horde army out of Bright Moon. Despite the failed invasion Catra pointed out how much progress the Horde has made so Hordak decides to reward Catra for her achievements by replacing Shadow Weaver as his new second-in-command.

## Season Two

Catra sent Entrapta's upgraded Horde Robots to attack the Princesses while the Whispering Woods was still regrowing itself. After the mission failed she went to visit Shadow Weaver in her cell.

She was taken prisoner by Bow and Glimmer in an attempt to rescue Entrapta and made it difficult for them during the journey back to Bright Moon when she was freed by Scorpia she revealed to Bow and Glimmer that Entrapta was willingly helping the Horde much to their dismay and Catra's amusement.

Catra, Entrapta, and Scorpia are sent to the frozen wastes to excavate First Ones technology, pursued by Adora, Glimmer, Bow, and Sea Hawk. Having learned of the First Ones virus disc which Entrapta restored, Catra uses it to infect Adora. After seeing the results Catra planned on making She-Ra a weapon for the Horde. Giant worm robots created by the First Ones to guard the site are also infected and attack the excavation camp, forcing the two groups to work together despite Catra's refusal to allow the disc to be destroyed. After Scorpia rescues her they share a moment when Catra shares her blanket to protect them from the cold.

When Hordak ordered her to send Shadow Weaver to Beast Island, Catra was bewildered by the situation; as Scorpia pointed out, Shadow Weaver never showed her kindness let alone love, but she still wanted to keep the woman who raised her from going to Beast Island. When Catra visited Shadow Weaver again she asked her mother figure why she was never good enough for her. After their conversation, she left with what she thought was a touching moment between the two only to return and find that Shadow Weaver used her by using the Sorcerer's Guild badge Catra had sneaked in for her to teleport out of her cell which devastated Catra, causing her to go into hysteria, howling in despair and anger.

After Shadow Weaver's escape, she tried to cover up her mistake only to be punished by Hordak.

## Season Three

Catra woke up in Shadow Weaver's former cell. Scorpia tried to break her out but Catra refused and called the guards. Hordak decides to send her to the Crimson Waste to retrieve First Ones tech believing she would not return.

After a female goon failed to intimidate her she was recruited by Catra along with her friend. Then Catra defeated Tung Lashor and took his whip and henchmen.

After they captured Adora, Scorpia suggested that she and Catra stay in the Crimson Waste and lead it because she was actually happy. Catra learned from Adora that Hordak was from another world and was trying to use a portal machine to bring the Horde Armada to Etheria. Catra claimed she was not against a bigger Horde army and asked Adora how she knew Hordak's plan anyway. When she learned that Shadow Weaver told Adora and was in Bright Moon, she became unhinged and told Scorpia that they were returning to the Fright Zone.

Catra arrived in Hordak's sanctum with Adora as her prisoner, presented Hordak with her Sword revealing it to be the key to the entire planet, and can be used as the final piece to Hordak's portal. When Shadow Weaver, Bow, and the princesses invaded the Fright Zone, she was subdued and she lamented on how Shadow Weaver abandoned her then came to rescue Adora and vowed to open the portal. After she escaped her captors she pushed Scorpia out of the way and ordered Entrapta to go in Hordak's sanctum and activate the machine, but when Entrapta said Adora was right about opening a portal being too dangerous, Catra went mental and incapacitated Entrapta and sent her to a transport to Beast Island, then threaten to do the same to Scorpia if she stepped out of line. When Hordak asked where Entrapta was, she responded with "Who do you think let the princesses in?" After Hordak bought the lie they continued with trying to open the portal. During the fight and despite Adora's warning Catra pulled the lever and activated the machine.

Catra with no memory of what happened, appeared in a reality where she and Adora are still friends and Shadow Weaver actually shows her affection. When the false reality began to collapse she got her memory back and attacked Adora. When the true reality was restored, she fled from the scene with Hordak.

## Season Four

Catra went to Hordak's sanctum still wrecked by the portal's destruction and asked her leader why they weren't doing anything but he lashed out on her and told her the only reason she was still alive is that his distress beacon to Horde Prime got through. Later she appeared on Hordak's throne wearing a new outfit. She subdued Hordak and told him that they should conquer Etheria before Horde Prime arrives because as she pointed out "He doesn't sound like the type to accept failure."

During a mission to retrieve Mara's Ship she encounters Double Trouble who offers their services to the Horde. Catra decides to test the Shape-shifter by having them pose as her to see if they could fool Adora who she grew up with, which they did, so Catra hired Double Trouble on the spot.

Catra has a nightmare about what she did to Entrapta, Adora glaring at her, asking why she did it and the Portal pulling her in. She wakes up and scratches Emily after the bot startles her. Catra has Double Trouble pose as a young girl named Flutterina to infiltrate Bright Moon.

Catra orders Scorpia to find Entrapta's notes. Later, Scorpia offers a damaged recording chip to Catra, but Catra (not knowing Scorpia actually lied to protect Emily) erupts in anger at Scorpia's failure. Scorpia tells Catra she is a "bad friend", finally giving up on Catra and deserting. Meanwhile, she and Hordak decide that they don't need anyone else and increase their efforts to defeat the Rebellion.

After the Horde captured Salineas they began invading all the coastal towns, but Catra wondered why she still wasn't satisfied with winning so she contacted Scorpia to talk about it only to realize she wasn't answering. When she returned to the Fright Zone she learned that Scorpia had left the Horde which disheartened Catra.

As the Horde expands their territory she keeps thinking she sees Scorpia, becomes paranoid, gets frustrated because Double Trouble hasn't reported in, and has been lashing out at Rogelio, Kyle, and Lonnie more so than usual. Hordak tells Catra of a successful mission, Catra also reports that she has also made tremendous progress. After Hordak's transmission ends it is revealed that Catra had destroyed everything in the room in a fit of rage and then she drops to her hands and knees crying.

During the season finale Catra tried thanking Rogelio, Kyle, and Lonnie for all their hard work but then berates them after Kyle accidentally damages a drawing Scorpia made of herself, Catra and Entrapta then angrily orders them to leave. It was just then that Double Trouble came in, Catra, trying to hide her relief that they had returned, asked where they had been. Double Trouble said that they were "held up" in Bright Moon then reported that The Princesses Alliance was in disarray and She-Ra was missing, so Catra ordered an attack on Bright Moon. Hordak had just learned that Catra had deceived him about Entrapta and lured her into a trap in order to destroy her.

After she defeated Hordak she saw Adora; this upsets Catra and says she could not be here and take this from her now. It was then revealed to be Double Trouble who finally figured out Catra's "character" and took Catra's form saying that her heart was never into being "The Big Bad Villain", Catra told them to stop but they continued by taking the form of Shadow Weaver, Hordak, Adora again and Scorpia all the while telling Catra that she drove everyone away and has no one to blame but herself. Then Double Trouble showed her via transmitted video that her forces were destroyed, demoralizing Catra even further. Double Trouble finally told her the reason behind their betrayal was not personal but rather for their own survival because the Rebellion had just gotten the upper hand and reveals that they have an ancient super weapon they were going to use against the Horde and then left Catra broken and alone. Queen Glimmer finds the melancholic Catra who tells her to just end it when she saw the Heart's effects on Glimmer.

Catra was teleported on Horde Prime's ship along with Queen Glimmer and Hordak, where she convinced Horde Prime to spare Etheria by telling him about Glimmer's connection to the super-weapon at the center of the planet.

## Season Five

After some time after the invasion of Etheria commenced, Horde Prime summoned her to his throne room after Prime had just reviewed Hordak's memories. This is where Catra swore her loyalty to him. She later visited Glimmer in her cell, trying to ridicule the young Queen. Instead, Glimmer ended up pointing out that Catra was just as alone as she was. Catra and Glimmer had dinner with Horde Prime, where he revealed how his plan to conquer Etheria would play out. He tells Catra that he doubts her usefulness, and claims that she and all Etherians are weak because of their strong connections to each other. Catra was trying to look unaffected when Prime showed the clip of Adora, and she failed because Horde Prime could pick up on micro-expressions and involuntary movements that gave away how she felt, but she assured her that "All the pieces of the machine had their purpose" even her.

On Horde Prime's vessel Catra gets uncomfortable with the clones following her every move. She ran into one clone who called her "Catra" and when she realized it was the reconditioned Hordak, she questioned him and left him with an internal struggle. Then Catra visited Glimmer in her cell again and the two began talking and shared a laugh and some fond memories of Adora. Then she followed two clones who beamed to the surface. Horde Prime summoned Catra to his throne room to ask her about an ancient ship that he discovered leaving Etheria. He tasked Catra with questioning Glimmer about the ship and reporting back to him the information. When she said that was impossible Prime called Hordak forward and demonstrated the reconditioning ceremony on him. He then told Catra to get the information from Glimmer. Catra went to Glimmer's cell and told her what Prime knew. Glimmer begged Catra to resist Prime, pointing out that Adora was on her way and if Prime used the Heart of Etheria, he would destroy the universe. Frightened, Catra fled, leaving Glimmer in tears. Prime and the Clones used Catra's information to find Darla, he then thanked and praised Catra for her decision. After leaving the throne room she remembered a time when she and Adora were kids, fighting. She then returned to Glimmer's cell, attacked and paralyzed Hordak who was serving the Queen her dinner. She freed Glimmer from her cell and led her to the transport pad, telling her to escape with Adora and not return. She then contacted Adora and told her where she was going to send Glimmer and demanded that Adora not go to Prime's ship, to leave her behind and beamed the Queen off Prime's ship. She screamed an apology at Adora before she was overcome by clones. Prime had Catra bound and brought before him where he accused her of treachery and promised to find Glimmer and She-Ra. Catra scoffed in his face, but Prime told her that she would still be of use to him.

Catra suffered dearly for her betrayal as Prime implanted a Horde Chip in her neck; making her his obedient puppet. When Adora and the others came to rescue her, she was horrified at what Prime did to Catra. Catra told Adora all the "happiness" she felt being at Prime's side. As Prime left the room a fight between her and Adora ensued, the latter told her to fight the chip's influence, while Catra told that Prime will bring "Peace without end". Prime also showed his ability to transfer his consciousness into Catra's body as easily as one of his clones. During the fight Catra's chip was damaged; weakening Horde Prime's hold over her thoughts, but the galactic tyrant still managed to make her fall over the platform they were on, critically injuring her. The grief allowed Adora to awaken hidden powers, magically summon a new sword and transform into She-Ra. Allowing her to save Catra and leave on the rebel's ship. Adora healed Catra with her powers and as she woke up the two embraced each other in a hug.

Catra was haunted by visions thanks to her chip. Adora tried to comfort her and said Entrapta could remove it, however, Catra told Adora to leave her alone and to drop her off on the nearest planet. During a heated argument, when Adora revealed that she never hated Catra even after everything that she did, Catra called her a fool and told her to get out. When Horde ships tracked them down thanks to her chip; Adora bought Entrapta to remove it. Catra believed Entrapta would kill her (not knowing Entrapta did not hold a grudge). When Adora explained the situation to her, Catra begged Adora to stay. Before Entrapta removed the chip Catra realized she could use it to see what Horde Prime was planning. To her horror She saw that Prime was chipping people on Etheria. She told Adora she had to stop him and that she wanted to go home. Catra witnessed Adora transformed into her new She-Ra form as she went off to fight the Horde ships. After the chip was successfully removed, Catra with tears in her eyes told Entrapta to thank you and that she was sorry for what she did to the princess. Entrapta smiled and patted Catra on the head and said she forgave her. During dinner Catra entered the bridge, to her surprise, the others welcomed her into their circle and glimmer offers her a dumpling, Catra and Adora then look at each other and smiled; signifying they had begun to rekindle their friendship.

When Darla's crew was a day from Etheria. Glimmer, Bow and Catra mess with Adora as she tries practicing her new She-Ra transformation. Entrapta contacted the rebels and Perfuma responded, warning them of the Horde blockade surrounding the planet and that the rebellion suffered major losses.

After discovering Prime have a weakness on the planet Krytis thanks to Wrong Hordak; the crew visits
the planet. Once on the planet the crew disembarked with everyone in space suits except Wrong Hordak. They entered a spire abandoned by Prime. And when Entrapta found a clone recharging chamber she plugged Wrong Hordak in, without asking his permission. She declared the atmosphere safe and removed her helmet, as did the rest. Catra was the last and only did so when Bow commented how adorable her helmet's cat ears were. Entrapta detected a life form and Adora decided that they should search for it, making Catra point out that the plan was to barge into the rickety spire to contact an unknown person in the vague hope they can help defeat Prime. Catra, Bow, Glimmer and Adora began searching the abandoned spire, growing more and more wary as the pressed on. While arguing with Bow over how cute she is she put her hand through a wall, activating the internal defenses. After escaping spikes that shot out of the walls, Entrapta told them the being they were looking for was close by. Then the native of the planet revealed itself. Everyone freaked out and Catra tackled the creature, and fell through the floor with it. Bow, Glimmer and Adora got trapped by the defense systems as they rushed to save Catra. Glimmer found out the spikes were illusions and she dispensed with them using her magic. As Catra cowered before the creature she began to bond with it, the creature even mimicked Catra's sneeze. Glimmer used a location spell and joined Catra who learned that the creature , who had taken a cat form, responds to emotions. The creature began talking to Catra and told her that their name is Melog.

Melog told Catra that the First Ones stole the planet's magic leaving them helpless before Prime, who devastated the planet. While Prime did wiped out all life on the planet, leaving Melog the last of it's kind he could not defend against it's magic and so he fled, covering up his failure. Melog agreed to join Adora and the crew, go to Etheria and defeat Prime. Darla and crew approached Etheria and the blockade, Melog used it's magic to render the ship invisible. They successfully ran the blockade undetected and finally returned to Etheria. Glimmer kissed Catra on the cheek and declared she saved the day and Bow joined them in a group hug much to Catra's annoyance.

The crew and found the rebel base in ruins. They decided to gather Intel and so Glimmer teleported everyone to Erelandia which they find out is guarded by bots and clones. Entrapta, Bow, Glimmer, Catra and Adora followed Wrong Hordak into the village in disguise. The heroes tried to question the village folk but the locals were too scared to answer questions, except for one shopkeeper who tells the hero's that the Rebellion has joined the Horde and that Princesses attacked the town. Just then Spinnerella landed in the village and attacked the heroes. Rather than risking hurting their chipped friend Glimmer teleported everyone away from the fight. Netossa saw Catra and instantly attacked, trapping her in a net until Adora explained Catra switch sides. Netossa then explained the amount of damage done, Spinnerella, Mermista, Scorpia and King Micah were now all under Prime's control and the rest were in hiding; Catra was visibly upset when she heard Scorpia was chipped. After Glimmer gave a motivational speech and the group decided to return to Erelandia and free it's people She-Ra and Netossa attacked Spinnerella while the rest handled the bots; after the battle,Catra comforted Netossa about her wife, which made Netossa smile. With the Horde purged from the village, the citizens pledged themselves to the Rebellion. Netossa led everyone to the hideout and there was a joyous reunion. Unfortunately Frosta saw Catra and punched her with an ice-coated fist , but before Frosta could attack again Adora vouched for Catra saying she was the Rebellion now. Catra was behind Adora with the others as she pledged to free all their friends and defeat Prime.

During a strategy meeting Netossa was pointing out all of the princesses' weaknesses, Catra claimed she had nothing on her only for Netossa spray her with water then catch her in a net. When Perfuma showed optimism of the possibility that a remnant of Scorpia's consciousness can resist the chip's influence, Catra scoffed at that the idea and pointed out they needed to damage the chips first if they wanted to save their allies, But Perfuma was adamant in her idea and reminded Catra how cruelly she treated Scorpia while in the Horde and told her that Scorpia now knows what true friendship is. Upon hearing this Catra's eye were now full of regret over her past misdeeds. As they team return to the Fight Zone both Catra and Adora recall all their memories there, most of which were bad. As they look through the wreckage of Hordak's citadel, Scorpia attacks them. When Catra and Melog are separated from the group, Catra realizes Scorpia is not alone as she engages in a fight with Mermista. She contacts Glimmer to Inform her about the situation and they needed her teleport them out of there. Back at Rebel HQ Catra and Perfuma talked about Scorpia, with Catra saying Scorpia was lucky to have a friend like Perfuma. When Perfuma offer Catra guided mediation, Catra told her "One step at a time". Upon learning of a fail safe to destroy the Heart of Etheria, Shadow Weaver stepped into the base and reveled to the group that she and Castaspella know were it is and that they needed to go to Mystacor.

Shadow Weaver and Castaspella tell the rethat Mystacor was built on the ruins of a First Ones' citadel and in these ruins was an artifact known as the Crystal of Arxia. Glimmer teleported Shadow Weaver, Catra, Bow, Adora, Castaspella and Melog to Mystacor where they sneaked inside using Melog's stealth. When they reached the Luminarium Catra broke stealth mode alerting the sorcerer's to their presence and a brief fight ensued with one sorcerer. Shadow Weaver opened the secret entrance within Mystacor. After bickering with Shadow Weaver in the tunnel Adora triggered a fire rune that erupted in fake flames around her. Catra jumped into the fire and 'saved' Adora. Shadow Weaver then tried, and failed, to drive a wedge between Adora and Catra by falsely claiming that her friendship, her love was what was preventing her from being able to summon She-Ra. Upon reaching the Crystal of Arxia, Shadow Weaver explains that the fail safe is a code which was stored inside inside the crystal and instructed Adora to open it with the password "Friends of Mara". The instructions inside said, "Someone needs to go inside and accept the fail-safe"; which means that someone must take the fail-safe and carry it bodily into the Heart. Catra stopped Adora and as she realized that Show Weaver has been the chamber before from watching her and asked the sorceress why didn't take the fail safe and use it to get all the power she ever wanted from the Heart. Shadow Weaver then revealed that She-Ra was the only one who could absorb the full power of the Heart only she could go, despite Catra's and everyone else's protestations. Knowing that she may not survive she decided her sacrifice would be better than Prime getting access to the Heart. But Micah showed up with two other chipped sorcerers and a fight erupted. Using the fight as a distraction Adora entered and accepted the fail-safe. Micah used dark magic to entrap the heroes and he tried to interrupt Adora's accepting of the fail-safe. Seeing her friends in distress she summoned She-Ra, accepted the fail-safe and bound Micah and the two sorcerers. Everyone fled Mystacor for their base. Catra was so upset at seeing Adora's willingness to sacrifice herself that she left with Melog rather than see Adora leave her again.

While running Melog tries to convince Catra to go back, but Catra was convinced that Adora did not need her while strongly applying her feelings for Adora. It was then Melog cloaked her as a clone walked by. They followed him and found that Prime was hacking into the planet. Fearing for Adora's safety as Prime begins to connect to the Heart, Catra returns to the rebel base only to learn from Shadow Weaver that Adora had already left. She reluctantly teams up with Shadow Weaver to follow Adora. When Catra sees that Entrapta was captured before she could  start her jamming frequency to disable all the Horde Chips on Etheria, she remembers how Shadow Weaver escaped her cell in the Fright Zone and realize that Shadow Weaver still had more magic than she's making public and convinces her to use it to reach their destination faster. When they reach Glimmer and Bow they learn Adora went on ahead without them. When they realized that hey had to go back and complete Entrapta's program but not could leave Adora, Catra volunteered to stay and find Adora. Glimmer hugged Catra and told her to take care of Adora, Catra hugged her back, assuring her and telling good luck. That is when Bow included Catra into the Best Friends Squad and they did not need luck, which Catra smiled at. She entrusted Melog to get her friends there safe as she and Shadow Weaver went to catch up to Adora.

Catra

 and Shadow Weaver arrived just in time rescue Adora from a vicious beast. Catra held it off while Adora and Shadow Weaver went after the super weapon. Just as it seem Catra defeated the monster, Horde Prime appeared in hologram form and gave the the ancient guardian new strength and attacked her with it. When it looked like she was about to be eaten by the creature, Shadow Weaver returned and saves her. However, Catra did not listen to her warning to take Adora and run, so Shadow Weaver blasts Catra back into the tunnel with Adora and raises a barrier to keep her there. Catra begs Shadow Weaver to stop but Shadow Weaver told Catra that she needed to get Adora to the heart and said the the worlds that Catra wanted to hear for so long "I am so proud of you, Catra". Adora and Catra watch with tears in their eyes as the woman who raised them disappeared forever in a fiery explosion along with the monster. The two girls hugged each other and then journeyed closer to the until they reached their destination: the Heart of Etheria . Adora prepares to become She-Ra to destroy it, but is unable to do so due to the infection setting into her wounds from Horde Prime's virus. Adora decides to use the fail safe anyway even with her life at stake. she asked Catra to leave, but Catra refuses and stays with her. However Adora passes out just as Prime finally reached the Heart and started activating it. Catra pleaded with Adora to not give up as she never even gave up on her. It was then that Catra confessed that she was always in love with Adora, this causes Adora to wake up and summon a shield to protect them both from a surge of power from the Heart of Etheria, Adora then looks at Catra and admits she loves her too. Adora and Catra engaged in a kiss of true love, allowing Adora to finally transform into She-Ra and use the fail safe. After the magic was set free and the Horde was defeated, Catra walked up to a freed Scorpia to apologize for her cruel actions, but before she could finish her sentence Scorpia hugged her, signifying she had already forgiven Catra, then Perfuma and Frosta joined in the hug. Catra reunites with Adora, they touch foreheads as Adora confirms Horde Prime was gone for good which Catra was very happy about. Glimmer and Bow then tackle Catra and Adora and they all roll down a hill together and start laughing. Adora then decides to go and return magic to the rest of the universe and invites Catra, Glimmer and Bow to come with heand they all happily agree as they engage in a group hug; as peace has finally been restored.

## WolfMan and Bolts ARC=

In the Solana Galaxy, Chairman Drek and his people, the Blarg, are systemically dismantling multiple planets to extract desirable material for the construction of an artificial planet, New Quartu. The Blarg need this new world as their home, Quartu, has been rendered uninhabitable by pollution. The destruction attracts the attention of the peacekeeping Galactic Rangers. At a factory that produces Drek's warbots on Quartu, a defective robot is produced due to a black-out, and flies to Kerwan to inform the Rangers of Drek's plan. After getting shot down, he encounters a young spaceship mechanic named Ratchet on the planet Veldin. Ratchet names him Clank, and the two fly to Kerwan, where they save the Rangers from Drek's army of warbots. Their actions gain both Ratchet and Clank immense popularity, which pressures the commander of the Rangers, Captain Qwark, to name them honorary Rangers.

Qwark, jealous of Ratchet and Clank's acclaim, is approached by Drek to help him, an offer he accepts so long as Drek never harms the other Rangers. Drek has him disable the Rangers' weapons during an assault on his planet-destroying superweapon, the Deplanetizer. Drek's lieutenant, Victor Von Ion, boards the Rangers' flagship and attacks Clank, who manages to reduce him to a rusty wreck using a rainstorm-producing weapon. After Drek breaks apart the planet Novalis, his chief scientist, Doctor Nefarious, suddenly stuffs him in an escape pod and ejects him to New Quartu. He takes control of the Deplanetizer, intending to destroy the entire Solana Galaxy in revenge for Qwark's mistreatment of him when he was a Ranger. His plan is to destroy the planet Umbris, which has a highly unstable core that would annihilate all other planets in its vicinity.

The Rangers attack the Deplanetizer again, but Qwark intercepts and battles Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet pleads with Qwark to stop, causing Qwark to realize he has been used, and the three confront Nefarious. Nefarious fires the laser, but the Rangers move it off target from Umbris and towards New Quartu, wiping out Drek and the Blarg. Nefarious tries to disintegrate Qwark with his personal weapon, the RYNO, but is stopped short by Ratchet, causing Nefarious himself to be seemingly disintegrated as he falls into the Deplanetizer's laser chamber. Ratchet, Clank, and Qwark manage to escape through a teleporter as the Deplanitizer falls towards Umbris, where it vaporizes in the atmosphere. With Nefarious thwarted, the Rangers return to Kerwan and Qwark is demoted to the lowest rank, Private. Ratchet and Clank reunite on Veldin, with Ratchet promising to rejoin the Rangers if he is needed. In a mid-credits scene, Nefarious is shown to be still be alive, having converted his body into a robotic form to survive. The film ends with him swearing revenge on Ratchet and Clank

## Going Commando

Following their previous adventure, after saving the galaxy and defeating Chairman Drek, Ratchet (James Arnold Taylor) and Clank (David Kaye) become celebrities, though their lives remain otherwise uneventful. After giving an interview for the holovision show Behind the Hero, the pair suddenly find themselves in a spaceship sent by Abercrombie Fizzwidget (Jim Ward), the founder and CEO of MegaCorp, the galaxy's largest maker of consumer goods and electronics, who requests Ratchet's help to recover a stolen biological experiment from a masked thief, while offering Clank employment in the company, both of whom agree to the opportunities offered. Upon completing an extensive training regime en-route to the Bogon galaxy, Ratchet is tasked to travel to a flying laboratory on planet Aranos where the experiment was last seen, but before he can retrieve it, the thief manages to escape with it. Reporting back to Fizzwidget, Ratchet soon begins pursuing the thief, only to receive a video message showing that the culprit has captured Clank.

After saving Clank from the thief's clutches, the reunited duo work together to pursue the thief across several planets, dealing with mercenaries hired from Thugs-4-Less to protect the thief, until eventually confronting them on planet Siberius. Although the thief escapes from them during a fight, Ratchet manages to reclaim the experiment, and contacts Fizzwidget with the good news. Arranging a meeting to reclaim the experiment, Fizzwidget "accidentally" maroons the duo on a desert planet, whereupon after escaping from a network of caves, the pair are confronted by the thief, who accidentally exposes "his" true identity: a female Lombax named Angela Cross (Kath Soucie), who used to work for Megacorp as a scientist. Claiming that the experiment is a threat to the entire galaxy, Angela gives them the location of a testing facility on planet Dobbo where it was created and advises them to seek out the proof that backs up her story. Following her lead, the duo infiltrate the facility and discover a video recording that reveals the experiment to be highly dangerous and capable of going into a violent rampage. Shortly afterwards, Angela contacts the pair and reveals that MegaCorp has duplicated the experiment and intends to sell them as a new product called the "Protopet".

Convinced that Fizzwidget is unaware of the Protopet's flaws, Ratchet goes to warn him during a promotionary event being held on planet Boldan, only to discover it to be a trap by the Thugs-4-Less boss (Steven Blum), after cancelling their contract with Angela to work with MegaCorp. Captured, the pair find themselves transported to Aranos and aboard the same vessel, now being used as a remote prison, but manage to escape confinement. Discovering that Angela was captured by them, the pair track the mercenaries to their hideout on planet Snivelak, defeating their boss and saving Angela. Intent on stopping Fizzwidget, the group head for MegaCorp's Headquarters, only to discover that the CEO is none other than disgraced hero Captain Qwark (also Jim Ward). In a bid to restore his reputation, Qwark took over MegaCorp as Fizzwidget, holding the actual Fizzwidget hostage (in the supply closet), with the intention of unleashing the Protopet upon the galaxy, so he can use a device created by Angela to defeat the creatures and make himself famous again. When he demonstrates the device, however, it malfunctions and transforms the original Protopet into a gigantic beast that devours him. While Angela goes to rescue the real Fizzwidget, Ratchet subdues the Protopet and saves Qwark's life. With Clank's help, Angela fixes the device and broadcasts a signal through MegaCorp's TV transponders, neutralizing the Protopets and restoring peace to the Bogon galaxy.

In a mid-credits scene, Ratchet, Clank and Angela hang out at Clank's apartment, where Angela informs them that Qwark has been assigned to work as a test subject for the "Crotchetizer" at MegaCorp as punishment for his crimes.

## Up Your Arsenal

While playing chess in their penthouse in the Bogon Galaxy, Ratchet (James Arnold Taylor) and Clank (David Kaye) receive word that Ratchet's home planet, Veldin, is under attack by an army of Tyhrranoids. Posing as an officer in the Galactic Rangers, he leads an assault that drives off the invaders, who appear to use very sophisticated weapons and equipment. At a post-victory briefing, the Galactic President informs the duo that a robotic villain known as Dr. Nefarious (Armin Shimerman) is believed to be responsible for organizing the invasion. As very little is known about Nefarious, the Rangers decide to track down the only man to have ever beaten him: Captain Qwark (Jim Ward). Ratchet discovers a feral Qwark living with an indigenous tribe on planet Florana and takes him to the Starship Phoenix, where he meets Ranger Captain, Sasha Phyronix (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph). Upon regaining his sanity after watching his old adventures reenacted via vid-comics, Qwark forms the "Q-Force", an "elite" squad that answers only to him, and orders Ratchet, Clank, and Q-Force operative Skidd McMarx (Neil Flynn) to infiltrate Nefarious's base on planet Aquatos. Hacking his database, Clank obtains a map of Tyhrranosis, the Tyhrranoid home world. After Ratchet succeeds in killing the Tyhrranoid queen, Dr. Nefarious sends a transmission, mocking the Q-Force; Big Al (Chris Hatfield), the technical expert of the team, traces it to a munitions factory on planet Daxx.

There, Ratchet and Clank learn that Nefarious has constructed a weapon called the Biobliterator, but they are unable to find any information on it. They also find a music video produced by pop star Courtney Gears (Melissa Disney) (a robotic parody of Britney Spears), in which she instructs robots to destroy organic lifeforms. Clank sets up a meeting with Gears, but she renders him unconscious and turns him over to Dr. Nefarious. Aware of Clank's fame as the star of "Secret Agent Clank", Nefarious asks him to serve as the face of his plan to wipe out all organic races, but he refuses. In response, Nefarious creates an evil double named Klunk (also voiced by Kaye) and has him take Clank's place. Unaware of the deception, Ratchet undertakes a mission with Skidd to investigate enemy activity on the Obani Moons. When Ratchet returns to the Phoenix, Gears abducts Skidd and turns him into a robot. Ratchet confronts and disables her in combat, then gets Skidd to safety. Meanwhile, Sasha locates Nefarious' ship, the Leviathan, at a remote spaceport, and sends him and Qwark to apprehend the doctor. Nefarious reveals that the whole encounter is a trap, and he activates the Leviathan's self-destruct system before escaping. Qwark refuses to leave, citing the need to gather intel, and seemingly perishes when the ship explodes.

After a brief memorial for Qwark on the Phoenix, Ratchet goes to assist Ranger forces battling a Tyhrranoid invasion in the city of Metropolis. Unveiling his newly completed Biobliterator, Nefarious uses it to turn both Metropolis's citizens and his Tyhrranoid soldiers into robots. Making yet another escape, he orders Klunk to kill Ratchet. After besting the clone, Ratchet and Clank are reunited and vow to stop Nefarious. While searching the remains of the Leviathan, they find evidence that Qwark faked his death. A secret message hidden on board the Phoenix reveals the location of a secret hideout where Qwark, overcome with cowardice, refuses to fight any longer. After fighting off an attack on the Phoenix, the duo intercept the Biobliterator and Clank destroys it with an ion cannon. However, Sasha informs them that a second, more advanced, Biobliterator is being prepped for launch at Nefarious's main command center on planet Mylon, Ratchet and Clank locate Nefarious and defeat him, but he activates the Biobliterator, which transforms into a giant, heavily armed robot. Before he can crush the two, a reinvigorated Qwark flies in to distract him, giving the duo an opening to destroy the Biobliterator. Nefarious doesn't bother to specify a destination when he engages his teleporter, stranding him and his butler Lawrence on a distant asteroid. With Nefarious defeated, the Q-Force and their allies attend a private screening of the latest Secret Agent Clank holofilm.

## Deadlocked

Following the events of Up Your Arsenal, Ratchet, Clank and Big Al have been given the job of running the Starship Phoenix. After the crew are informed that many heroes have disappeared, robot troops overrun the Phoenix, taking Ratchet, Clank, and Al captive.

They are transported to the Shadow Sector, a lawless region of the Solana Galaxy. Ratchet meets Gleeman Vox, the creator of DreadZone, a barbaric game show in which contestants are forced to kill each other. Ratchet is forced to compete in DreadZone, and is fitted with a "DeadLock" collar which will explode if he becomes uncooperative or boring. Collectively referred to as "Team DarkStar", Ratchet and his combat bots, Merc and Green must fight for their lives while Clank serves as Ratchet's "Mission Engineer".

Ratchet competes in a variety of DreadZone challenges, quickly becoming DreadZone's most popular contestant despite Vox's numerous slander campaigns against him, leaving Dreadzone's previous star, Ace Hardlight jealous. Ratchet is eventually sent to compete against Ace, who Ratchet defeats. As Ratchet leaves, Ace tells him to not let Vox corrupt him. Afterwards, Vox offers to make Ratchet a new exterminator and turn him into DreadZone's superstar, but he is enraged when Ratchet refuses and decides to have him participate in an arena scientifically proven to be unbeatable, which he narrowly wins.

Meanwhile, Clank devises a plan to escape from the DreadZone facility by reprogramming the arena transport pod to take Ratchet to the station's control level. Here, he can destroy the central computer and deactivate the containment field holding all of the heroes hostage.

Upon his arrival at the control level, Ratchet discovers that Vox has wired the station to explode, and if Ratchet cannot deactivate the explosives, everyone there will die. Running a massive gauntlet of enemies and destroying the station's power generators, Ratchet deactivates the containment fields and unlocks the station's escape shuttles. After being defeated by Ratchet, Vox manually activates the station's self-destruct sequence, planning to kill both himself and Ratchet.

The last shuttle, however, piloted by Al, swoops in to rescue Ratchet. Ratchet climbs aboard and Clank removes his DeadLock collar. The DreadZone station explodes soon afterwards, taking Vox with it. After the credits, Doctor Nefarious and his butler, Lawrence make a cameo appearance, still trapped on an asteroid. Nefarious states that they were supposed to be coming in range of a space station, to which Lawrence retorts he had no idea it was going to explode. Nefarious gets angry and short-circuits, and a clip from the soap opera "Lance and Janice" plays as the game ends. Afterwards it is informed that The Plumber was unable to make an appearance in the game "due to a sump dump on the Rygyllian Nebula"

## Tools of Destruction

On planet Kerwan, in Metropolis, Ratchet and Clank are working on a hovercraft. Clank receives a distress call from Captain Qwark. After fighting through an army of heavily armed commandos, they are confronted by Emperor Percival Tachyon, self-proclaimed "crown prince of the Cragmites”, who demands Ratchet offer his life to save the city. At the last second, the duo slip past him and escape on his private cruiser. After experiencing a deep hyper sleep, they wake up to find themselves on planet Cobalia in the Polaris galaxy. Learning that Tachyon has already conquered many neighboring planets, they decide to learn more about him. In the course of their investigation, Clank is visited by small creatures called the Zoni that only he can see. The Zoni explain that Clank was built for a special purpose, and provide him with new abilities to aid Ratchet. The duo eventually discover a remote space station in an asteroid field, where they meet Talwyn Apogee and her allies Cronk and Zephyr. Talwyn explains that her father, explorer Max Apogee, was the galaxy's leading expert on Lombax technology and thus may hold the secret to their disappearance.

With their help, Ratchet learns of the Great War, a conflict between the Lombaxes and the Cragmite Empire that ended with the complete eradication of the latter; however, he also learns that the Cragmites were not killed but instead banished to a distant star, using a powerful Lombax device known as the "Dimensionator", a helmet capable of opening wormholes to other dimensions. Years later, a single Cragmite egg was recovered on the Lombax home world, Fastoon. Rather than destroy it, they decided to raise it as one of their own. However, when the young Tachyon learned of his true origins, he raised an army and attacked Fastoon in a genocidal campaign. Unable to defeat him, the survivors used the Dimensionator to escape, leaving behind its guardian and his young son to hide it from Tachyon. Sacrificing himself to protect his son, the guardian sent him to the planet Veldin in the Solana galaxy. Ratchet realizes that the guardian was his father and becomes determined to find the Dimensionator so that he can save his people.

Using clues left by Max Apogee, Ratchet locates the Dimensionator on planet Jasindu, defeating the Kerchu tribe sworn to protect it. The device is swiped by space pirates led by Captain Romulus Slag, but the duo pursues them and reclaims it. Captain Qwark, having escaped Tachyon's custody, then takes the Dimensionator to the Cragmite home planet, where he plans to destroy it. Before Ratchet and his friends can catch up to him, he is recaptured by Tachyon's forces. With the Dimensionator now in his possession, Tachyon frees the Cragmites and sets out to conquer the rest of the galaxy. After a fierce battle on Fastoon, Tachyon offers Ratchet the chance to rejoin his fellow Lombaxes, but Ratchet refuses and challenges him to personal combat. The Dimensionator is damaged during the battle, opening a black hole that swallows Tachyon, and while Ratchet and Clank are able to fix it with a 33⁄4 cubits hexagonal washer they received from the Plumber, the device shuts down for good as soon as they return.

As Ratchet, Clank and their allies gather to celebrate, the Zoni show up, now visible to everyone. Claiming that Clank is ready to learn his true purpose, they take him to another dimension, despite Ratchet's protests. As his friends gather around him, Ratchet silently vows to rescue Clank, leading into the events of Quest for Booty.

## A Quest for Booty

A year after defeating Emperor Tachyon and witnessing the Zoni abduction of Clank at the end of Tools of Destruction, Ratchet and his partner Talwyn Apogee learn from the IRIS Supercomputer that Captain Angstrom Darkwater, a legendary space pirate, is the only individual with knowledge of how to contact the Zoni. Traveling to his home planet of Merdegraw in the Drogol Sector, the duo slip aboard a pirate fleet above the Azorean Sea, but are soon discovered and captured by Sprocket, Darkwater's first mate, who reveals that Darkwater has been dead for years. Seconds before the two are to be executed, Rusty Pete shows up disguised as Captain Romulus Slag (who Ratchet defeated in Tools of Destruction) and instead orders them to be marooned on Hoolefar Island.

After experiencing a brief vision of Clank surrounded by glowing energy, Ratchet reunites with Talwyn and meets the local leader, Mayor Barnabas Worley. He dispatches Ratchet to restore the island's power supply by restarting several wind turbines and then directs him to the town's radio operator, who asks Ratchet to purchase a Versabolt from the Smuggler so he can make badly needed repairs. As a reward for providing assistance, Worley reveals the existence of the Obsidian Eye, a powerful lorentzian telescope Darkwater built to maintain a link to the Zoni's home dimension. Unfortunately, the Eye's power source, an artifact known as the Fulcrum Star, was hidden by Darkwater shortly before he was killed in a mutiny organized by Slag.

Rusty Pete arrives and, with the help of Slag's still-functioning head, guides Ratchet and Talwyn to Darkwater's tomb in Morrow Caverns. After Talwyn is separated from the group by a cave-in, Ratchet and Pete travel on and reach Darkwater's ship. Pete then connects Slag's head to Darkwater's body, revealing that his only loyalty is to his former captain. Resurrected, Slag, sharing his new body with the vengeful spirit of Darkwater, takes control of Darkwater's ghost crew and fleet and sets out to pillage Hoolefar Island. After a pitched battle on the beach, the pirates are defeated and retreat.

With the Smuggler's help, Ratchet locates Darkwater Cove, where the Star is said to be hidden. After passing a series of tests set up by Darkwater, Ratchet accesses the treasure vault, only to fall into a cavern. The pirates arrive, confiscate the Star, and take Talwyn captive, leaving Sprocket to keep Ratchet from following them. Upon defeating him, Ratchet and the Smuggler pursue the enemy fleet.

Rescuing Talwyn, Ratchet confronts Slag and Darkwater, defeating them in a series of battles and eventually knocking them into the water. Pete goes to rescue them, allowing Ratchet to claim the star. Returning to the island, Ratchet activates the Obsidian Eye and learns that Clank has been damaged by overexposure to Zoni energy, losing his memories in the process. The Zoni reveal that they have found a doctor to fix him - specifically, Ratchet's old enemy Doctor Nefarious. Ratchet and Talwyn set off to rescue Clank, and the game ends with a stranded Pete and Slag adrift in the middle of the ocean.

## A Crack in Time

Following the events of Quest for Booty, Dr. Nefarious has been assigned by the Zoni to repair Clank. In truth, the doctor is using the partnership as a front to find the key to a room called the "Orvus Chamber" from Clank's memories. When the Zoni deny him access, Nefarious betrays them and chases them away with his robotic forces, inadvertently allowing Clank to escape. He is eventually cornered by Nefarious, who reveals that he has been taken somewhere called the Great Clock, a Zoni construct designed to keep time and located in the center of the universe ("give or take fifty feet"), before being immobilized.

At the same time, Ratchet and Captain Qwark are struck by a mysterious anomaly and crash-land on the planet Quantos in their search for Clank. Lord Vorselon, Nefarious' personal assassin, launches an attack on the planet's Fongoid population in search of someone named Alister Azimuth, mistaking Ratchet for them. After both the Fongoids and Qwark are captured, Ratchet repairs his ship with help from the Zoni and journeys to Vorselon's warship to rescue the hostages. Realizing that Azimuth could be a potential ally, he decides to track him down. Meanwhile, Clank is revived by Sigmund, the Junior Caretaker of the Great Clock. Sigmund helps Clank learn more about the Clock's function, to maintain temporal normality across the universe, and also asks for his help in repairing the temporal damage across multiple planets caused by Nefarious. Clank also meets Orvus, a Zoni and the Clock's designer, who converses with the robot as a digital program in his subconsciousness. He reveals that he is Clank's true creator and that he now leaves the Clock in his care.

On planet Torren IV, with some intel from Qwark, Ratchet tracks down Azimuth. He is revealed to be another Lombax left behind when the race fled Tachyon's vendetta and was a good friend of Ratchet's father Kaden. Azimuth guesses that Clank has been taken to the Clock based on his own research and the Lombaxes decide to team up to find another Obsidian Eye in the hopes of being able to talk to Clank. In the Clock itself, Clank learns from an eavesdrop on Sigmund that the real Orvus disappeared two years ago after agreeing to meet with Dr. Nefarious. Whilst searching for the Eye on planet Lumos, Azimuth hesitantly explains that he was indirectly responsible for the near-extinction of the Lombaxes when he gave Tachyon their technology and was exiled for his crimes. The General plans to change what happened by using the Clock to rewrite history, allowing Ratchet the chance to get his family back. Ratchet and Azimuth find the Eye and use it to communicate with Clank, who brings them up to speed about Orvus' plight and implores them to go to planet Zanifar to save his father.

On Zanifar, Ratchet uses a time portal created by Sigmund to travel back in time and attempt to rescue Orvus, who is being tortured by Nefarious for information on how to enter the Chamber, the central control room of the Clock. Orvus warns Nefarious that the Clock is not to be used as a time machine and disappears after the doctor tries to attack him. Shortly after returning to the present, Ratchet learns that Azimuth has been kidnapped by Vorselon, who forces Ratchet to come and save him. Although initially angry that Ratchet chose a rescue mission over finding the Clock, Azimuth relents upon learning of Ratchet's time travel, assuring that using the Clock is worth the risk. At the Clock, while testing out a piece of equipment, Clank encounters the Plumber in his subconscious, who cryptically tells him not to 'risk any more than six minutes'. He and Sigmund then open the door to the Orvus Chamber, but are immobilized by Lawrence, who had been following them through the Clock on Nefarious' orders. Ratchet and Azimuth intercept a faked distress call from Clank on planet Vapedia, where they defeat the local Valkyries and rescue him. After Clank repeats Orvus' warning of the damage to reality the Clock could cause if used incorrectly, Ratchet gives up on the idea of using it to save his family and the Lombaxes. An upset Azimuth leaves.

Ratchet and Clank meet with Qwark to infiltrate Nefarious' space station and destroy his armada so that he cannot reach the Clock. The plan fails when they are confronted by Nefarious himself, who explains his plan to change time to make a perfect universe where villains always triumph over heroes as retaliation for his previous defeat. Nefarious launches Ratchet and Clank to the barren planet Morklon so that they don't interfere with his plans, but with help from Sigmund, they are able to use a time portal to secure a working ship that helps them return. Ratchet and Clank fight and seemingly kill Nefarious before narrowly escaping with the help of Azimuth as the doctor's malfunctioning ship destroys the station.

Regrouping at the Clock, Clank reveals that he intends to stay there to fulfill his father's wishes, to which Ratchet sadly agrees. However, Azimuth insists that they could still use the Clock to save the Lombaxes, which Ratchet again refuses. Furious at being denied the chance by one of his own kind, Azimuth strikes and kills Ratchet before racing for the Orvus Chamber, where he is only just locked out by Clank. Though conflicted on what to do, Clank remembers the Plumber's advice and uses the Clock to reverse time just six minutes, saving Ratchet's life in the process. In the new timeline, Azimuth manages to reach the Chamber before Ratchet and Clank and initiates a time shift to save the Lombaxes. As the Clock begin to shatter around them, Ratchet injures Azimuth and inadvertently breaks the controls trying to stop the shift. Feeling remorse for risking existence itself to change the past, Azimuth manages to stop the Clock from completely breaking at the cost of his own life.

In the aftermath, Ratchet aids the Zoni in repairing the last of the damage and wishes Clank well as he leaves. However, realizing that Ratchet means more to him as family than his duties at the Clock, Clank changes his mind and promotes Sigmund to Senior Caretaker, reuniting with his friend before he departs. A message from Orvus plays, encouraging Clank to do what he feels will make him feel whole, even if that means leaving the Clock. In a post-credits scene, Qwark is stranded in the debris of Nefarious' station, desperately calling for help while his hungry pet War Grok tries to eat him.

## Comic Series

Ratchet and Clank returned to the Solana galaxy. But when entire planets begin disappearing from the universe without a trace, Galactic President Qwark called them back into action to solve the mystery. As the rest of the universe erupted in panic, the duo must embark on an epic adventure that will pit them against their most capable adversary to date: a Markazian planet thief named [[Artemis Zogg]
Ratchet and Clank meet Zogg and his chief war-monger, Vorn Garblak. Since he was a fan of the duo, rather than kill them, he imprisoned them in Vartax Detention Facility, where they would not get in his way of building his "Artemis Galaxy." The duo struggle for three months to break out of the facility, until aided by an Agorian prisoner, General Glahm. When about to be ejected from an airlock by the Warden Klink, Cronk and Zephyr come to the rescue, and free the duo. Glahm stayed behind to let the duo escape from Vartax so that they can save the universe. Meanwhile, Zogg punished Klink by throwing him off the airlock, and said he'd lure the duo to him, while eyeing Veldin.
Ratchet & Clank are brought to the Apogee Space Station with Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr. Talwyn debriefed Ratchet on the situation, telling him that she let the galactic government use her station as a government command post. Sasha Phyronix is then heard scolding Qwark for pleading ignorance while Artemis Zogg stole half the universe, which is reminiscent of his incompetence in previous titles in the series. Talwyn introduced Ratchet to Sasha, while Qwark plans to leave right away because of his troubled position. Just as Qwark was about to leave, Clank says that Zogg would like to know about the Helios Project. Qwark, nervous from hearing the word, said that he'd never heard anything about it, which is met with glares from Cronk, Talwyn, Ratchet, and Sasha. He finally admits that he indeed does know about the project and tells the story. Sasha then told the Galactic Rangers to ready the EMP pulse to be fired at Zogg's ship, while Ratchet talks to Talwyn who tells him that a search party was sent to search for Zogg after he seemingly ran off after his failed election. At the end of the conversation, Talwyn asks Ratchet how he knew Sasha, but it is unknown if he told her about it yet.

While Cronk, Zephyr and Clank took an oil bath, Sasha told the Galactic Rangers to fire the EMP. Qwark further recalled the events concerning the election. Returning to the present the EMP fails because Artemis Zogg's ship and planet Fastoon teleported in the nick of time before it could be used. Sasha informs Talwyn and Ratchet that he could have moved it anywhere in the universe and sadly walks away. Talwyn tells Ratchet that Sasha's father President Phyronix was on a goodwill trip to Polaris when communication was lost. The scene then changes to Mr. Phyronix being trapped on Zaurik with Artemis Zogg telling him why he was doing his scheme which he said was for the good of the galaxy. Phyronix angrily replies that Zogg is not a president and is a dictator as cruel as Tachyon and more misguided then Dr. Nefarious. Artemis Zogg, ignoring this, offers him a position as his vice president but he refuses and chooses to continue to work in the Trillium mine. Zogg had a flashback of how his plan first began, with him leaving with his Helios device, while Sasha was practicing at the shooting range with Talwyn, while Zogg made his demands over a microphone; he told everybody if they didn't give in, he'll turn off the artificial sunlight coming from his Helios device, thus wiping out all life on Veldin and destroying the planet itself. Zogg offers Ratchet and Clank a choice either turn themselves in to face his justice or have millions of lives killed on Veldin.

Talwyn and Sasha were attempting to dissuade Ratchet for even considering meeting Armtemis' demands. "We're not letting you walk into certain death and that is final", Sasha said. But then Qwark said, "What if it was not certain? I think I know how to stop him." After the plan, Vorn told Artemis that Ratchet and Clank accepted the demands, but then Artemis noticed that Vorn feels he is being unjust. He harshly scolded him for this, and told him to obey his commands, saying "If you touch those machines I'll use them to geoshift you into the nearest black hole. Understood?"

After a few words with Sasha and Talwyn, Ratchet left in the teleporter to Artemis' ship. His robots immediately greeted him in attack position, ordering Ratchet to put his hands up which he nervously complied. After Ratchets asked Vorn about Veldin he was ignored. The scene switched over to Talwyn talking about Ratchet's well being on this mission, ending with her saying that she originally voted for Artemis Zogg. After an intense, unsuccessful conversation with Artemis, Ratchet secretly has Clank launch a grenade into the room which exploded, scattering the 3 characters. Artemis quickly called in his defense robots but Ratchet gets the upper hand in the fight unfortunately he doesn't know where the bridge is so he's forced to jump out the office after foolishly asking the robots where it was. During the fight, Ratchet asked Sasha's forces to move in and create a distraction while Ratchet searches for the Shard as part of the plan.

Ratchet still had trouble looking for the bridge, so after a few seconds of looking at the ships map board, he randomly chose a hallway which leads to what appears to be an armory. Ratchet fought some robots, and ended up crashing into the room with the shard. Clank then initiated the geoshift to try and move Veldin to someplace warm but Artemis then shoots it and almost shot Ratchet by mistake, when Talwyn crashes her space ship through the window to save Ratchet. She, while providing Ratchet with suppressing fire, then told him to get the Shard which he does. Ratchet then went to the escape pod bay and shouted for Talwyn to follow, but a robot blows up the control panel sealing the door shut.

Clank pleaded with reason for Ratchet just leave with him on the escape pod without Talwyn or Artemis will kill them all. Ratchet complied, and while Cronk tried to contact Talwyn, Sasha sadly told him that her ship crashed and implied she had died. Cronk was greatly saddened, but then the conversation was interrupted when one of Sasha's allies says a transportation orb - escape pod - had launched. At that he needed a final call on what to do after locking on to it. Sasha told him to stand down and track its coordinates, which are obviously, Veldin's coordinates. Ratchet and Clank exited the orb, bewildered that they are home.

Talwyn and Sasha were attempting to dissuade Ratchet for even considering meeting Armtemis' demands. "We're not letting you walk into certain death and that is final", Sasha said. But then Qwark said, "What if it was not certain? I think I know how to stop him." After the plan, Vorn told Artemis that Ratchet and Clank accepted the demands, but then Artemis noticed that Vorn feels he is being unjust. He harshly scolded him for this, and told him to obey his commands, saying "If you touch those machines I'll use them to geoshift you into the nearest black hole. Understood?"

After a few words with Sasha and Talwyn, Ratchet left in the teleporter to Artemis' ship. His robots immediately greeted him in attack position, ordering Ratchet to put his hands up which he nervously complied. After Ratchets asked Vorn about Veldin he was ignored. The scene switched over to Talwyn talking about Ratchet's well being on this mission, ending with her saying that she originally voted for Artemis Zogg. After an intense, unsuccessful conversation with Artemis, Ratchet secretly has Clank launch a grenade into the room which exploded, scattering the 3 characters. Artemis quickly called in his defense robots but Ratchet gets the upper hand in the fight unfortunately he doesn't know where the bridge is so he's forced to jump out the office after foolishly asking the robots where it was. During the fight, Ratchet asked Sasha's forces to move in and create a distraction while Ratchet searches for the Shard as part of the plan.

Ratchet still had trouble looking for the bridge, so after a few seconds of looking at the ships map board, he randomly chose a hallway which leads to what appears to be an armory. Ratchet fought some robots, and ended up crashing into the room with the shard. Clank then initiated the geoshift to try and move Veldin to someplace warm but Artemis then shoots it and almost shot Ratchet by mistake, when Talwyn crashes her space ship through the window to save Ratchet. She, while providing Ratchet with suppressing fire, then told him to get the Shard which he does. Ratchet then went to the escape pod bay and shouted for Talwyn to follow, but a robot blows up the control panel sealing the door shut.

Clank pleaded with reason for Ratchet just leave with him on the escape pod without Talwyn or Artemis will kill them all. Ratchet complied, and while Cronk tried to contact Talwyn, Sasha sadly told him that her ship crashed and implied she had died. Cronk was greatly saddened, but then the conversation was interrupted when one of Sasha's allies says a transportation orb - escape pod - had launched. At that he needed a final call on what to do after locking on to it. Sasha told him to stand down and track its coordinates, which are obviously, Veldin's coordinates. Ratchet and Clank exited the orb, bewildered that they are home. Artemis has a conversation with Vorn about how to get back to his galaxy with the geoshirt sphere. Vorn says by conventional travel it will take 13 years,6 months, and 2 days depending on traffic. Artemis disgusted with Vorn's excuse tell him to rewire a teleporter pad if he has to which he can't. Sasha and the galactic rangers scan for Ratchet and Clank on Veldin and find him in the Planetary Defense Center distraught at the supposed death of Talwyn. Sasha tries to lift Ratchet's spirits eventually getting him to leave back to Talwyn's Space Station.

## All 4 One

The game begins when Galactic President Captain Qwark goes to the city of Luminopolis to receive an "Intergalactic Tool of Justice Award", and he asks Ratchet and Clank to escort him. When the ceremony begins, Dr. Nefarious (having been teleported off his space station right before it exploded in the previous game) arrives and awakens a light-eating Z'Grute from cyrosleep, but it immediately turns against him, forcing Dr. Nefarious to join Ratchet, Clank and Qwark to stop it. While the team tracks the Z'Grute, strange unidentified robots follow the Z'Grute that don't seem to belong to Nefarious. After the team defeats the Z'Grute, a massive moon-sized drone appears and captures both the Z'Grute and the four heroes. They then awake in a mysterious facility but are rescued by Susie, a young galactic scout. When the team escapes and arrives at a Tharpod village, they find out that the drone that captured them is known as Ephemeris, the Creature Collector. It takes the universe's most dangerous beasts and brings them to planet Magnus. The team agrees to get rid of Ephemeris and heads through the Deadgrove to the N.E.S.T. (Northern Extraterrestrial Sorting Terminal). After fighting a Wigwump, the team finds the fifth holo-diary of Dr. Frumpus Croid. It shows that whoever is now in control of Ephemeris has plans for the monsters.

After fighting Commander Spog at the N.E.S.T, they find out that only the Architect knows how to defeat Ephemeris and head over to Terawatt Forest, beyond Octonok Cay. They also find Dr Croid's first holo-diary. It shows the happier times on Magnus. While in Octonok Cay, they find Dr. Croid's next two holo-diaries. They show that Dr Nevo Binkelmiyer, Dr Croid's colleague betrayed him, ravaged his laboratory, took Mr Dinkles, Dr Croid's companion and stole the plans to a protomorphic energy extracter and that Dr. Croid sent a smaller version of Ephemeris to rescue his companion, Mr. Dinkles. When they reach Dr Croid's research station, they find Dr Croid's fourth holo-dairy. It shows that Nevo seized control of Ephemeris and modified it into what it is now, and that Nevo is responsible for everything Ephemeris has done. When the team reaches the Hall of Paradoxology in Terawatt Forest, they find that Dr. Croid has moved his laboratory to the Phonica Moon, having expected Nevo to make an assassination attempt on him. When the team reaches Phonica Moon, they realize that Dr. Croid has seemingly gone insane. After accessing the lab's computers, Nefarious discovers that Ephemeris has a charging dock that recharges its power cells, the dock being stationed on the Vilerog Plateau just outside Uzo City. The team takes Dr. Croid's escape pod to the Vilerog Plateau, but on the way, Ephemeris attacks them and they crash land into the Polar Sea, unable to contact Cronk and Zephyr. When they discover a railway station, they find that it is broken. Qwark fakes dying, attempting to make amends with Nefarious. Just then, the plumber appears and fixes the railway platform so the heroes can travel to Uzo City.

When the team reaches the core of Ephemeris, they discover that Nevo is not actually in charge of Ephemeris, having been betrayed by Mr. Dinkles, who is possessed by a Toranux Spirit known as the Loki Master. He reveals that Nevo did not betray Dr Croid. Mr Dinkles had done the things Dr Croid thought Nevo had done. Although Nevo tried to stop Mr Dinkles, Mr Dinkles captured Nevo and made him his "pet". He will also use the collected beasts as vessels for the Toranux Spirits so they can destroy the universe. After fighting the heroes, he extracts his spirit into a Rykan V Grivelnox. After a long and fierce final battle, Dr. Croid and Nevo manage to extract the Master, which is promptly destroyed by Nefarious. Soon afterwards, Cronk and Zephyr arrive, revealing that they finally received help from Lawrence. Nefarious and Lawrence steal Cronk and Zephyr's ship and leave the heroes stranded on Magnus. Thankfully, Ratchet remembers that Ephemeris is still active, and everyone decides to use it so they can return to Luminopolis.

After the credits, Lawrence tells Nefarious of a secret route they can take past the barriers set by the Polaris Defense Force. During this, Nefarious is saddened while looking at the picture he had taken with Ratchet, Clank, and Qwark.

## Into the Nexus

Some time after the events of Full Frontal Assault, Ratchet and Clank (having joined the Polaris Defense Force), along with Cronk and Zephyr, are assigned to escort criminal Vendra Prog to a remote prison to serve her life sentence, aboard the ship Nebulox Seven. While Vendra is being prepped for the handoff, she uses her psychic powers to disable the ship's power, putting the crew's survival at risk. Although Ratchet manages to fix the damage, a small army of mercenaries led by Vendra's twin brother Neftin attack the ship and rescue her. The mercenaries blow up the Nebulox with explosives, killing Cronk and Zephyr. Ratchet and Clank escape and manage to stow away on one of their ships headed towards planet Yerek in the Zarkov Sector.

Upon landing, Ratchet informs his superior Talwyn Apogee of the situation, and is urged to return. Instead, he and Clank set out to investigate the Prog siblings' activities on Yerek. They meet Pollyx, a Terachnoid scientist who once worked for their old enemy Dr. Nefarious. Pollyx reveals that the Progs kidnapped him for his research on the "Netherverse", an alternate world inhabited by a race of demonic entities known as the Nethers.

While exploring the Meero Orphanage, where the Progs lived as children, the duo come across Vendra communicating with the leader of the Nethers, a creature she calls "Mr. Eye". After being discovered, they are saved by the timely intervention of Captain Qwark, who provides them with their old ship, Aphelion. With Qwark monitoring the Progs from space, Ratchet and Clank fly to planet Kragg to compete in Destructapalooza, a tournament organized by Neftin's mercenaries, winning a jetpack upgrade for Clank.

Next, they head to Weeblesnog City, the capital city of planet Silox, where the Progs are experimenting with a device resembling the Dimensionator. The duo confront and defeat Neftin, but Vendra manages to open a portal to the Netherverse, allowing Mr. Eye and his soldiers to enter the real world. Revealing his manipulation of Vendra, Mr. Eye has her cast into the Netherverse. Ratchet and Clank escape and make contact with Neftin, who instructs them to travel to his hideout on planet Thram.

There, the duo meets the Smuggler, who hires them to hunt the native wildlife in exchange for a pair of Hoverboots. Tracking down Neftin, they learn that the device used to free the Nethers was modeled after the original Dimensionator, which has been put on display in the Intergalactic Museum of History on planet Igliak. As it is now the only thing capable of breaching the Netherverse, Neftin asks Ratchet to retrieve it for him. The latter agrees on one condition: that the Progs turn themselves in afterwards.

With the help of a Tourbot stolen by Neftin, the duo make their way through the museum and locate the Dimensionator, just as the Nethers launch an invasion. While Neftin, Pollyx, and Qwark work to restore the machine to working order, Ratchet and Clank engage and defeat the invaders. As Mr. Eye moves to attack them, Ratchet maneuvers him into a one-on-one battle.

Using the Dimensionator, Neftin sends Clank into the Netherverse, where he rescues Vendra from captivity. Combining their powers, the Progs banish Mr. Eye and the Nethers back to their own dimension before surrendering to galactic authorities. Clank takes possession of the Dimensionator in the hopes that he can use it to locate the Lombax race, despite Ratchet's admission that he has no desire to leave Talwyn.

In a post-credits scene, Cronk and Zephyr are shown as ghosts in front of a display dedicated to them in the Museum's main hall. After briefly trading insults, the two leave.

## Life of Pie

While on an inter-galactic pizza run, Ratchet and Clank discover that the diabolical Dr. Nefarious has developed an interdimensional portal device that would allow him to rule the entire multiverse! The intrepid duo spring into action, liberating the "Portalizer" from Dr. Nefarious and then racing off to securely lock it away in a weapons museum. But along the way, they run into bumbling Captain Qwark, who uses the weapon to accidentally unleash a sentient-pizza-topping mob upon the citizens of Galactic City. It's up to Ratchet and Clank to battle the savory horde and keep the Portalizer out of Dr. Nefarious' evil hands before he uses it to destroy the galaxy.

## Rift Apart

In light of their previous heroics, Ratchet (James Arnold Taylor) and Clank (David Kaye) are celebrated as galactic heroes. During a parade in their honor, Clank reveals that he has repaired the Dimensionator, a device capable of opening rifts to other dimensions, so that Ratchet can search for the Lombax race and his missing family. However, Doctor Nefarious (Armin Shimerman) suddenly attacks the parade and attempts to steal the Dimensionator, but during the struggle however, Ratchet unthinkingly shoots the Dimensionator, which causes dimensional rifts to begin opening randomly. Ratchet, Clank, and Dr. Nefarious end up being transported to an alternate universe, the Dimensionator then explodes, which damages the fabric of space and time and separates the three. Clank awakens to find himself alone and now damaged from the blast. Clank is then discovered and picked up by a female Lombax named Rivet (Jennifer Hale). Meanwhile, Dr. Nefarious ends up in a throne room, where he is mistaken for Emperor Nefarious (Robin Atkin Downes), an alternate version of Nefarious who, unlike him, has never been defeated in this dimension. Ratchet meanwhile, finds himself alone and starts his search for Clank. With the emperor currently absent on a conquest, Dr. Nefarious secretly assumes his identity and sends his new minions after Ratchet and Rivet.

While searching, Ratchet witnesses Rivet escaping the planet with Clank. Ratchet encounters Phantom (the alternate Skidd), a member of the Resistance opposed to Emperor Nefarious, who gifts him an electronic helper named Glitch to help him get a ship to follow Rivet. Rivet takes Clank to her hideout, where Clank investigates a dimensional anomaly and makes contact with a prophet named Gary, who enlists his help in repairing dimensional anomalies to prevent the Dimensional Cataclysm. Rivet repairs Clank's communicator and he and Rivet are able to contact Ratchet, and come up with a plan to rebuild the Dimensionator so they can return to their own home dimension and stop the Dimensional Cataclysm.

Ratchet heads out to find the blueprint for the Dimensionator, and recruits one of Gary's robot apprentices, Kit (Debra Wilson), to be his partner. Kit warns Ratchet that she is a Warbot built by Emperor Nefarious and she might lose control of her programming and attack him, but Ratchet reassures her that they make a good team. They then head to a secret lab to forge a new Dimensionator. Rivet and Clank head out to gather the Phase Quartz needed to power the Dimensionator, but it is accidentally destroyed. With no other choice, Rivet and Clank search for the mythical Fixer who can repair anything and convince him to overcome his own self doubt to repair the Phase Quartz. Ratchet and Rivet then finally meet, with Clank reuniting with Ratchet and Kit agreeing to become Rivet's partner. They then complete the Dimensionator, only for Dr. Nefarious to arrive to try to steal it. Dr. Nefarious is defeated, but Emperor Nefarious arrives, easily defeating Ratchet and Rivet and stealing the Dimensionator for himself, which he plans to use to eliminate Captain Quantum (the alternate Captain Qwark) and destroy the Resistance once and for all.

Rivet pursues Emperor Nefarious, but he uses the Dimensionator to banish her to a pocket dimension. As Rivet searches for a rift to escape through, she tells Kit about how she lost her arm to a Warbot attack, and Kit realizes she is responsible. Ratchet heads out to try and warn Captain Quantum, but fails to stop Emperor Nefarious from banishing Captain Quantum through a rift. Emperor Nefarious celebrates finally conquering the universe, but doesn't feel fulfilled until he realizes he can use the Dimensionator to conquer every dimension. Spying on Emperor Nefarious, Ratchet and Rivet realize Emperor Nefarious will need the Dimensional Map and head out to intercept him. Rivet and Kit board Emperor Nefarious' flagship and rescue Gary, who reveals he hid the Dimensional Map inside a dimensional anomaly. Ratchet and Clank recover the Dimensional Map but are ambushed by Emperor Nefarious and banished through a rift. Kit transforms into her Warbot form to try and stop Emperor Nefarious, shocking Rivet, but Kit ends up being banished through a rift as well.

Left alone, Rivet heads for the prison facility Emperor Nefarious has banished all of his enemies to and stages a prison break, freeing Ratchet and Clank as well as the rest of the Resistance. However, still feeling guilty over causing the loss of Rivet's arm, Kit decides to leave the group. As the Resistance regroups, Emperor Nefarious announces that he plans to start invading other dimensions, starting with Ratchet and Clank's home dimension. Ratchet, Clank, Rivet, and the Resistance pursue Emperor Nefarious through the rift. Ratchet and Clank destroy Emperor Nefarious' giant power suit, and Kit returns to hold his forces at bay while Rivet confronts Emperor Nefarious personally. Working together, everybody, including Dr. Nefarious, manage to defeat and banish Emperor Nefarious through a rift. Clank recovers the Dimensionator and uses it to repair the dimensions, averting the Dimensional Cataclysm.

With both dimensions and all of reality saved and the Dimensionator in their possession, Ratchet, Clank, Rivet, and Kit take the opportunity to hang out together, repair the damage Emperor Nefarious caused, and go on additional adventures.

In the credits, citizens of Nefarious City begin dismantling the regime's legacy, Dr. Nefarious reunited with Lawrence, who is now a father, and Gary shares his findings with his father, The Plumber.

## Final Mission

While Project midnight was still available by Orion. When first seen, David along with several other bounty hunters, tracked down Mooncake to the Galaxy One. The other bounty hunters were disposed off when Gary Goodspeed ordered H.U.E. to lightfold the ship. Only Avocato stayed behind, and was taken captive, after which Gary forced him to play cards with him.

While at first hostile towards Gary, the two bonded during a mission to Tera Con Prime to track down the bounty hunter Terk. From Terk, Avocato learned where his son was held captive, but it turned out to be a trap, and he was brought before the Lord Commander. He managed to escape thanks to Gary, although Gary lost an arm in the process, and the two returnd to the Galaxy One. Once Gary learned of Avocato's son, he promised to help free him.

Avocato thus willingly joined the Team Squad, which gained an additional member in Quinn Ergon. He helped her and Gary take out the corrupt Infinity Guard soldiers that were opening a breach to Final Space from Infinity Guard Outpost - 0439.

Eventually, Avocato discovered his son was being held on Zetakron Alpha, the prison colony of the Lord Commander. Despite knowing, it was probably another trap, he and Gary went there and managed to free Little Cato. The mission however did not end well for Avocato; just before the group made their escape, Lord Commander used his powers to put a bomb on Little Cato's back. When the explosive was discovered, Avocato sacrificed himself to shield the others from the blast, and was killed in the process. The last thing seen of him in this season, was his lifeless body falling back to the surface of Zetakron Alpha

In "The Remembered", a young Temporal Worm send the Team Squad 3 years back in time, to when Avocato was still the Lord Commander's second in command. Little Cato used the opportunity to warn his father about the Lord Commander killing him in the future. After meeting Time Swap Sammy, Gary made a deal to save Avocato. The Crimson Light traveled through time to the exact moment Avocato was killed, and picked up his body. In return, Gary stayed on Zetakron Alpha for several months, until he had caught up again with the present, and the rest of the Team Squad could pick him up. By this time, Avocato had recovered, but he suffered from total amnesia.

In "The Closer You Get", Avocato regained his memory. Reunion was shortlived however when Gary’s body was taken over by Invictus. The Invictus-possessed Gary fought with Avocato, until Invictus decided Avocato was a stronger host and took him over. Avocato thus became a puppet of the evil entity, and angrily disowned Little Cato before disappearing in a puddle of black ooze.

Avocato did not appear again until the episode "The Sixth Key", where he had taken a ship and furiously pursued the Crimson Light to kill Gary as vengeance for stealing his son. Little Cato was forced to shoot down his father’s ship to protect his friends. Avocato wouldn't be defeated for long, however. Despite losing his ship, Avocato, presumably with the power of Invictus, managed to reach Inner Space and took on the entire crew of The Crimson Light (including the redeemed Sheryl Goodspeed). As Avocato began to strangle his son, Ash Graven, with inspiration from Nightfall, used her powers in a massive blast that forced Invictus out of Avocato's body, finally freeing him and reuniting with Peter and his Freinds at long last.

Understandably confused at having missed so much since his death and subsequent possession, Avocato took a seat at the helm as the crew, led by Gary, escaped inner space with the help of Bolo. Once free, Gary took the crew (Avocato included) to follow Bolo into Final Space to finally rescue Quinn, only for Hector to find a cure for David turn back into human but still will have his Cat Instincts with him only to be caught off-guard at the sudden arrival of Velocks and his Orion Ships.

## Stranded with Allies

David instantly return to Shaw into making sure that Velocks was in sure dead and has no choice but to forced up to team up with him. David is seen alongside the crimson light crew trying to fly away from Invictus after they had rescued Jill . The team squad are forced to abandon the Crimson Light since it had sustained a significant amount of damage from short-burst lightfolding through a titan. The team squad exit the escape pod only to realize that they are stuck on a deserted planet. Avocato and the rest of the crew come to the conclusion that they must do whatever it takes to survive and escape final space. Avocato is seen later in the episode running from Zombie Garys with Gary(from the main timeline), quinn and Tribore. In an attempt to get rid of the zombies avocato blows up the remains of the escape pod with a detonator he had rigged to it earlier. However, this only blew garys even closer to the four. Seeing the team squad in danger,Mooncake blasted the zombie garys in an attempt to save the quartet. This managed to grab the attention of another titan who had been under the sway of Invictus. During the fight between bolo and the other titan, the former accidently punched the planet causing the team squad to fall through the cracks formed and get split up into teams of 2. Avocato leads a team consisting of Little Cato, Ash, fox and sheryl into a cave where they meet a giant robot. They learn from the robot that nobody escapes final space as the dimension slowly poisons you. The robot requests the team to end him, to which ash complies. A few moments later the group is faced with an army of zombie garys that have been possessed by Invictus. Avocato is last seen in the episode looking at his son when the latter tells his father that he loves him.

In The Hidden Light, Avocato is with his team stranded on a asteroid in space saying goodbye to tribute only to be captured by the guardians of final space and into looking for a way to get out of final space, As everything was settled, Avocato witnesses the Lord Commander’s return and tries to kill him, but was easily subdued by him and forced his son to tell were Mooncake was. In The Ventrexian, Avocato is threatened by the Lord Commander and into revealing his Dark past on the Vetrexian war to get to Mooncake but kept spitting in his face. With his team now knowing of his past Avocato is seen taken to Invictus’s lair ready to be possessed once more but he was saved by Gary, Quinn and the rest of his gang and making his escape to the galaxy 2. As the crew flees from the Lord Commander, they lightfold into the orbit of a mysterious Black Hole that threatens to crush them into oblivion. Peter, David, and the crew race to find a cure for Jills Final Space poisoning; Ash confronts Invictus; Tribore and Quatronostro find out about a prophecy and journey to the great oracle Tim Belts. As an infection grows within Bolo, the crew races to help before he's lost to them forever.

## Losing Hope in Allies

David instantly comes across to Shaw after when the supreme king used Shaw to kill one of the members. As the two come understand each other, David finally reveals his Dark Past to Shaw trying to reason with him, This news angers Shaw, as he and David get into a fist fight, with David succeeding Shaw in Combat since Civil War. Shaw gives up and talks David about his family Leading David into an Emotional Breakdown. David and Peter Eventually Forgive each other about there Past life's. Peter later delivers a heartfelt speech to Wolf Man, which brings him to tears. Wolf Man apologizes, and Peter apologizes to Ash. Ash forgives him in the form of offering Gary a story about Fox. Ash and Gary then cheerfully talk about Fox, signifying that Ash forgave him. Eventually, Peter and the crew debate whether Kevin Van Newton could actually get them out of Final Space. Peter makes the call to go anyways. They eventually do meet with Kevin, who is overjoyed to see them. A tremor is then felt, and when Gary asks what is happening, Kevin explains that the tremors have been getting stronger over the last 3 days. Sheryl asks if the Hyper Trans-Dimensional Bridge is ready, to Kevin initially responds yes, but immediately contradicts himself and reveals that it is not ready. Progress has been made, however, and the team contacts Clarence to help them activate the bridge. The bridge ended up being completed, at the cost of Clarence's life. Gary and the rest of the crew make the decision to stay. Gary is revealed to be suffering from Final Space poisoning along with David Patterson. However, the power generator exploded. Sheryl and Gary have a heart to heart, to where Ash interrupts with concern over what a monitor is saying. David and Sheryl later go on to fight the Lord Commander after they get attacked again by Zombie Garys and The Lord Commander. Their mission fails, and the Lord Commander becomes a titan. Kevin dies in the process, choosing to stay behind and die. The sees bolo die, when Zombie peters enter the ship forces David and Jill too team up and into reveal his poisoning, with the crew escaping, Ash eventually finds out about David's dark secrets and overpowers the group taking Gale to the Supreme King. Peter and David follow her and leading into David reveling the entire truth to Gale about his killings spree. Peter, David, and the crew are last seen when The Supreme King transforms into a Dark Titan leading the crew speechless.

## Imperial Elite

After the Events of Final Space, a new force called the Imperial Elite was fighting an Insurrection on Yalbec Prime, where Wrecker cut off the Yalbec queen's stinger, causing the males of the species to try to mate with them. During the insurrection, Commander Cody transmitted a request for Clone Force 99 to arrive on Anaxes. The Republic was losing the Battle of Anaxes, and to turn the tide Captain Rex and Cody plotted an attack with a small squad on a Separatist Cyber Center, with Cody selecting The Bad Batch for the mission. The squad nearly crashed the Havoc Marauder as it flew at high speed into Fort Anaxes. Hunter exited the starship first and apologized for their tardiness, explaining their encounter with the Yalbecs as an "unforseen complication." The sergeant vouched for the flaws and abilities of his brothers before enquiring about the nature of their mission, boarding a Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunship and getting briefed en route to their destination.

The gunship was shot down by DSD1 dwarf spider droids, crashing in a canyon. Cody was trapped within the wreckage, and when Rex tried to help his friend Hunter stopped him and ordered Wrecker to help. Wrecker used his immense strength to lift the entire gunship and pull Cody out. Afterwards the clones saw an army of B1-series battle droid advancing towards them, and Rex advocated making a stand there. Hunter disagreed, as Clone Force 99 had their own methods and preferred taking the fight to the enemy. Hunter called out for Plan 82, where the unit worked as a team, with Wrecker providing cover with a large piece of the gunship, and Tech calculating positions for Hunter to throw Electro Magnetic Pulse grenades at, which were shot by Crosshair to disable a wide field of droids. As more spider droids advanced Hunter gave the order to fan out, fighting droids with his DC-17 hand blaster and vibroknife. With the droids eliminated Rex complemented Hunter on the squad's work and suggested that they move out from their compromised position.

At a camp, Jesse inquired as to what Hunter's genetic enhancement was, with Kix joking that it was ability to put up with the other three. Tech explained Hunter's abilities and stated that unlike maps, Hunter was never wrong. With Cody incapacitated, Rex took command of the mission, escalating tensions between Clone Force 99 and Rex's men to the point of a near brawl. Hunter had to step in to get Wrecker to put down Kix, and chastised the men for their actions and focused on the mission, agreeing to follow Rex's lead and complete the mission his way. When the clones arrived at a Separatist outpost that was easier to attack than evade, Hunter asked for Rex's orders, expecting an infiltration mission, but the captain agreed to lead a frontal assault in Bad Batch style, which excited Hunter. The clones broke into the Center and rode an elevator up to the command tower, eliminating many droids along the way. Hunter complemented Rex, that he was not bad for a "Reg"; a term the Bad Batch used for the rank-and-file clones

From the outpost the clones spotted the Cyber Center, and Tech discovered a platoon of droids heading there. Hunter correctly theorized that their destruction at the crash site had been noticed. To infiltrate the outpost the clones Hunter, Tech, and Wrecker stole speeder bikes to flank the Separatists from the rear while the other clones attacked the entrance. After Wrecker broke down the back door, the three clones entered the base and gunned down the B1 battle droids inside. Inside the base's command center, Hunter attacked two T-series tactical droids with his vibro-knife, leaving Tech to analyze the Separatist computers while he and Wrecker joined the assault at the entrance. After the squad eliminated the B1 battle droids, a Multi-Troop Transport arrived and dropped off a host of B2-series super battle droids. The droids pushed the clones back inside the Cyber Center, where Hunter had to forcefully recall a stunned Rex to back out. After being pushed outside the Center, the clones were picked up by Crosshair driving a stolen Separatist airspeeder. On returning to Fort Anaxes, Rex revealed that the Separatists tactical advantage was caused by CT-1409, an Advanced Recon Commando nicknamed "Echo" who was long believed to be dead.

At the base, plans for a mission to the source of Echo's signals on the planet Skako Minor were made. Hunter met Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and expressed concern that the general staff had not sanctioned the mission, on account on its far-fetched nature. Skywalker was certain that it would be approved and that the primary objective was to uncover the Separatists' strategic advantages, regardless of Echo's involvement. Hunter offered Clone Force 99 to the mission, if only to allow an "I told you so." Skywalker and Rex left so the Jedi could contact his secret wife Padmé Amidala, while Hunter returned to wait at the Havoc Marauder with the Bad Batch. On the way to Skako Minor Rex and Skywalker asked about the Force's nature, with Hunter unsure of the amount of missions they had undertaken or who they regularly reported to

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David and The Imperial Elite were stationed on the planet Kaller, where Republic forces led by Jedi General Depa Billaba were pinned down by the droid army. Billaba's Padawan Caleb Dume was sent to find reinforcements and recruited Clone Force 99, who rolled a boulder down a hill onto the oncoming battle droids. Hunter and Clone Force 99 then emerged from the forest, with Hunter using his vibroknife and blaster. Hunter then ordered Crosshair to deal with the Armored Assault Tanks, which he did by launching a cable between them, which allowed Wrecker to then push them off a nearby cliff. Clone Force 99 dealt with the remaining battle droids and return to the Republic trenches, where Hunter suggested that Billaba launch a counterattack. Billaba's subordinate commander CC-10/994, nicknamed "Grey" responded indignantly, reminding Hunter that the general was in command, but Billaba agreed and followed Hunter's advice.

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While Billaba's clones advanced Dume introduced his master to Clone Force 99, where she praised the force's abilities. She then inquired about the reinforcements that were expected, but Hunter explained that they were directed to the capital and that Clone Force 99 was their only provision. Tech then revealed that communications were anticipating the potential end of the war, as Jedi Master Kenobi was engaging Separatist General Grievous on Utapau, where Republic victory could result in the collapse of the Confederate command structure. The clones knew they still had to continue fighting on Kaller, and Hunter asked Billaba if she had orders or if they could apply their demonstrated expertise. Billaba asked Dume, who enthusiastically asked if he could join Clone Force 99, although Hunter asked him if he was prepared to move quickly along with them.

Omega was an enhanced clone created from the genetic template of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett. She was one of only two known clones that was a pure genetic copy of the original Fett template, the other being Boba Fett. Omega who worked as a medical assistant to the Kaminoan Nala Se. Although she stayed on the extragalactic planet Kamino in the star system of the same name, she knew of each member of Clone Force 99, later meeting them on the planet after they returned from the Conquest of Kaller. During the Proclamation of the New Order, Omega stood by Nala Se's side and briefly made eye contact with the Bad Batch's leader, Hunter, only to vanish once he was distracted. Following the assembly, Omega approached the Bad Batch and introduced herself and addressed each member of the squad by name. When asked what she was doing on Kamino, Nala Se appeared and explained Omega's position as her medical assistant with a tendency to wander, before leading her away.