Lead-up At the end of the
Blood Hunt storyline,
Doctor Doom took the title of Sorcerer Supreme from
Doctor Strange. Afterwards, he secluded himself in
Latveria for half a year, surrounding it with a magic barrier and intending to bring peace to the world. At some point during the period of his seclusion, in his astral form, Doom visits the Avengers in the
Impossible City and summons them to meet with him in the
Registan Desert. There he castigates the Avengers as cowards for doing nothing to solve the world's woes despite possessing their abilities. In the "
Eight Deaths of Spider-Man" story arc, Doom learns that his position as Sorcerer Supreme requires him to battle the Scions of
Cyttorak. However, he refuses to do so and gives the task to
Spider-Man, equipping him with arcane armor and the Reeds of Raggador, which will resurrect him eight times should he die.
Main plot Roughly six months following his ascension as Sorcerer Supreme, Doom announces that all the world is now the global country of United Latveria and that he is enacting a
welfare state agenda in which he declares war illegal, mandates free universal healthcare, and offers free public education to all people of the world. In response, the
Avengers meet to oppose Doom, believing that he is either influencing world leaders via mind control or has them replaced by robotic duplicates. Meanwhile,
Helmut Zemo attacks Latveria, but is killed personally by Doom and replaced with an obedient
Doombot replica who surrenders
Hydra to him. In addition, Doom claims a
Tyrannosaurus version of himself from an unidentified parallel universe where dinosaurs never went extinct to serve as his steed. Doom's actions have since pleased some of the people of Earth. The
Fantastic Four are not convinced and plan to confront him.
Valeria Richards sneaks off to see Doom, who tells her that he plans to gain glory. The next day, Doom has world borders opened up so that all the nations can work together. The Fantastic Four proceed to confront Doom, where they find that he is defended by civilians who are prepared to go down for him. Before allowing the Fantastic Four to leave, Doom does what Mister Fantastic has failed to do by restoring the
Thing to his human form. At the
Impossible City, the Avengers realize that they are in a losing battle against Doom. While
Scarlet Witch plans to lead every espionage agents and magic users as part of a plan to get close to the world leaders and uncover why they are supporting Doom,
Black Widow and the others will serve as a distraction.
Captain Marvel reveals that she is willing to accept help from the
Masters of Evil:
Arcade,
Baron Mordo,
Doctor Octopus,
MODOK Superior,
Madelyne Pryor, and
Mysterio. Arcade tells the Avengers that none of the villains want to "live in a world under Doom" as
Thor tells Arcade to "hold his tongue". When Mysterio questions Captain Marvel's battle plans, Scarlet Witch states that the fight with Doom will be a diversion so that Mysterio, Baron Mordo, and Madelyne Pryor can get into the minds of the world leaders. At the Latverian border,
Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Octopus, Iron Man, MODOK, Storm, and Vision draw out Doom and his
Tyrannosaurus counterpart. Elsewhere, Scarlet Witch, Pryor, and Mordo enter the minds of the world leaders. They inform the others that the world leaders are following Doom willingly and that he never controlled their minds. The Avengers are forced to leave Latveria to thwart a prison break at the
Raft.
Dormammu witnesses the events and claims that Doom is ignorant on his responsibilities. The Fantastic Four, the
X-Men, the
Champions,
Alpha Flight, and Doom's steed are transported into a collapsing pocket dimension by Dormammu. Doom confronts Dormammu as they engage in a magic battle. Using a Doombot as a distraction, Doom attacks Dormammu who summons demons from a portal that Doom tries to close. To fight the demons, Doom copies the powers of
Cyclops,
Human Torch, and
Wolverine. Doom sends the Doombots into the pocket dimension as they help him free the heroes. The Avengers, the X-Men, Invisible Woman,
Squirrel Girl, Spider-Man,
Miles Morales,
Brain Drain, and Doom's steed help Doom fight Dormammu. Scarlet Witch severs Dormammu's connection with the
Dark Dimension and Invisible Woman punches him. Doom recovers the
Eye of Agamotto and casts a spell to return Dormammu to the Dark Dimension. The next day, the Avengers, the X-Men, Invisible Woman, and Brain Drain help with rescue efforts at the
United Nations.
Thor mentions how
Odin once had to fight for the respect of everyone throughout Asgard. Everyone questions on if Doom has turned over a new leaf.
Maria Hill appears, stating that Doom is hiding something big and that it will take all of them to get to it. Outside of Latveria, Hill has Black Widow, Invisible Woman, and Scarlet Witch strike a weak spot in the dome. The group discovers a mix of blood magic, chaos magic, and time magic inside as a million souls are having their lifetimes harvested to empower Doom's magic. This information is transmitted to Mister Fantastic, who makes it public. Mister Fantastic becomes the
Scientist Supreme, attacks Doom, and pulls him into the
astral plane, only to be easily overpowered and knocked out of the astral plane. While watching the fight with Franklin Richards, Jo-Venn, and N'kalla, Valeria decides to contact Doom in the mindscape and begs him to stop. Doom states that everything has a cost as he takes down Beta Ray Bill and ends his discussion with her while sending her out of the mindscape. Back in Latveria, Hill states that the
Tyrannosaurus version of Doom has been taken down and that Mister Fantastic survived his battle with Doom. Storm and Human Torch attack Doom by combining their powers to create a fiery hurricane, but he retaliates and temporarily removes the powers of the
mutants present. Doom alters time, making the preceding events a fixed moment in time that cannot be altered or prevented. He then detonates his armor, sending its shards flying throughout the battlefield. Valeria is mortally wounded by the shards and attempts to confront Doom, but dies before his eyes. Doom is devastated over Valeria's sacrifice and takes her body to the
Vishanti as he tries to get them to listen to him. After failing to convince the Vishanti to resurrect Valeria, Doom meets with
Living Tribunal. The Tribunal agrees to resurrect Valeria after Doom states that he intends to pay the price for his actions. The news media covers the aftermath as some people still support Doom and blame the heroes for his defeat. Shortly afterward, Doom asks Mister Fantastic to take good care of the world and disintegrates. Mister Fantastic discovers Doom's will hidden in his mask, which leaves Latveria and his other possessions in the hands of whoever can take care of it. Meanwhile, in Lotkill, New York, Scarlet Witch welcomes back the Eye of Agamotto, the
Cloak of Levitation, and other icons of the Sorcerer Supreme and introduces herself to them while asking if they should stir up trouble.
Subplots Doom Academy Doom moves
Doctor Strange's magical academy to Latveria, forcing its students to move there as well. Scoop, the editor of the school's newspaper, offers to help the students settle in while refusing to create propaganda for Doom. Zoe Laveau begins hearing voices in her room uttering a strange nursery rhyme and investigates, only to be trapped in a magical book containing Latverian fairy tales called the Arcana Latveriana. In the Arcana Latveriana, Zoe runs from a wolf-like creature and is saved by a girl. At the Doom Academy Library, Doyle Dormammu and Zelma Stanton confront Scoop about his article regarding Doyle's relationship with his adoptive father Dormammu. Shaylee Moonpeddle asks her schoolmates if any of them have seen Zoe. Meanwhile, Zoe learns that the girl is Greta, whose brother Frederick has been searching for her. The students get to the location of the Arcana Latveriana with help from a reprogrammed Doombot named Mister Doombot. When Zoe is freed, she plans to rescue Greta. The students free Zoe and Greta, but all the creatures inside the Arcana Latveriana are released. Doctor Doom arrives and takes down the creatures before instructing Zelma to keep a better eye on the books.
Storm After being killed by the spirit
Eégún,
Storm is resurrected by
Eternity and becomes the Eternal Storm. After consuming Eégún, Storm returns to Latveria to confront Doom, only to spare him. In a flashback to three billion years prior, Eternity and
Oblivion debate over housing
Death with
Infinity. The Living Tribunal decides to have Death's relocation settled in a trial by combat. Oblivion succeeds and Death becomes part of the universe. After receiving an order from the
One Above All, the Living Tribunal allows a trial by combat to determine if Death should move back in with Oblivion.
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike Doom unsuccessfully attempts to recruit
Bucky Barnes, who unwittingly helped in his rise to power by killing the
Red Skull. With the other members of the
Thunderbolts busy or missing, Bucky recruits
Black Widow and
Songbird to disarm Doom's nuclear arsenal. However, Doom confronts them, destroys Bucky's hometown of
Shelbyville, and frames him for it. He then announces the formation of the Fulgur Victoris, an anti-terrorism force inspired by the Thunderbolts. The Thunderbolts target a train carrying cargo to Latveria. They are attacked by
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine who is operating as
Citizen V. The Thunderbolts get away leaving a defeated
U.S. Agent behind. In
Wakanda,
Destroyer, Bucky, and Songbird are confronted by Fulgur Victoris members
Atlas, Citizen V,
Fixer, MACH-Doom (who is claimed to be a Doombot with "
Abner Jenkins' soul"), and
Moonstone. Songbird is surprised at MACH-Doom's appearance, as he had previously been presumed dead. MACH-Doom prepares to attack the
Vibranium mine, forcing Bucky to surrender to Doom while Ayo and Aneka escape. Bucky is rescued by Black Widow, Destroyer, Songbird,
Ghost Rider, and Captain America, who manage to defeat the Fulgur Victoris as Fixer defects to their side. Two weeks later, Bucky and Black Widow are at a diner outside Shelbyville as they watch the news about a rebellion and how each area hit had Doombots operating in them. Seven different groups not affiliated with Bucky claim responsibility for the destruction of Shelbyville.
Weapon X-Men Cable recruits Wolverine,
Deadpool, and
Chamber into a group dubbed Weapon X-Men. Two hours later, Weapon X-Men arrives in Latveria, where they find that
Thunderbird has destroyed some of Doom's Servo-Guards destroyed. As Deadpool knocks out Wolverine, Cable and Chamber were able to talk Thunderbird down as he states that he was up against a death squad. Deadpool uses his own transportation to carry Wolverine and contacts someone, unaware that he is being manipulated by
Baron Strucker.
X-Factor Havok,
Frenzy,
Pyro,
Cecilia Reyes, Granny Smite, and Xyber meet with General Mills at the Factor House as she shows them footage of Doom declaring himself Emperor and that
Genosha has been rebuilt as an algorithmic republic. Mills states that Genosha cannot fall into Doom's hands. X-Factor later recruits
Angel and
ForgetMeNot into the group. Upon arrival, they meet up with Black Wolf members Strych9, Ordo, and Trident, who states that X-Factor will serve as the diversion to take out the transformer. X-Factor is attacked by Genosha's citizens, who had their neural implants activated. As Black Wolf steals the computer, they blow up X-Factor's jet with plans to sell the computer to Doom, only for ForgetMeNot to steal Black Wolf's jet.
Fantastic Four After seeing their adoptive children Jo-Venn and N'Kalla off,
Invisible Woman and
Ben Grimm meet up with
She-Hulk and catch up with each other. The heroes come to the aid of a
vampire family who are being persecuted, rescue them, and bring the vampire children into the custody of their aunt Heather. The next day, the Fantastic Four discover that their neighbors have become supporters of Doom. Ben spends time with Alicia as Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and Human Torch fight
Devos the Devastator. The heroes begin losing their powers with Mister Fantastic assuming that the phenomenon is connected to Ben losing his powers. The Fantastic Four attempt to regain their powers by exposing themselves to
cosmic radiation from other universes, but it does not work. As
H.E.R.B.I.E. serves some drinks, Valeria talks about a plan to harvest the energy from the
Big Bang. Mister Fantastic then enlists H.E.R.B.I.E. to be their pilot as he is upgraded by Mister Fantastic and Valeria, allowing everyone to travel back in time. Despite the time trip working, something goes wrong as H.E.R.B.I.E. sacrifices himself. The Fantastic Four return to their own time with their powers intact. Later that night, Reed Richards informs Susan Storm that he managed to rebuild H.E.R.B.I.E. with his memories intact. Having been flung into the year 7,801,020,245 by Doctor Doom, Invisible Woman is not successful in finding the Forever Stone. She takes refuge in a cave, where she finds that some bacteria survived up to this time. Meanwhile, in the year 1266, Mister Fantastic directs Invisible Woman to the Time Sled, which she uses to rescue him, Human Torch, and the Thing. The Fantastic Four return to the point in the present where Doom originally made them disappear and resume their fight with him. However, Doom subdues the group and starts to use a spell on them. After making their way back to the present, the Time Sled is damaged. After analyzing the Time Sled, Mister Fantastic takes the rest of the Fantastic Four to Antarctica. Human Torch uses his powers to melt through the ice, revealing a machine that was the source of the Four's problems. The machine is destroyed, but quickly reforms, to the Four's surprise. Doctor Doom arrives stating that he had thought of everything, including protecting the machine with his magic. As Thing and Invisible Woman hold off Doom, Mister Fantastic tries to find a way to permanently destroy the machine. Doom mentions that he found a way to reset the universe while maintaining his memories. Mister Fantastic traps Doom in a loop where he is punched by Thing, which lasts until the Time Engine burns out. Doom escapes and the Fantastic Four leave Antarctica.
Red Hulk Thunderbolt Ross, also known as the
Red Hulk, is a prisoner of Doom. The other prisoners include
Deathlok,
Simon Ryker, Hugo Perez, Li Wang Tang, and
Machine Man, who are being forced to participate in Doom's think tank. Machine Man frees himself and Ross while taking out the Doombot guard and removing Ross's power inhibitor. The prisoners escape, but Ross reverts to his human form and believes that he has lost his powers. They are pursued by the Doombots. The prisoners escape from the Doombots into the river, but Ryker is zapped before he can join them. Ross regains his powers after being caught in a nuclear explosion. As Red Hulk fights the Doombots, Machine Man works with Deathlok to contact the U.S. Army on Ross's behalf asking for help and mentioning that they are prisoners of Latveria. They are attacked by a Doombot which Deathlok directs its energy back to. He then tells Red Hulk that the U.S. Army will meet them at the border as they escape. When they reach the border, Red Hulk, Deathlok, and Machine Man are confronted by the U.S. Army where one of them mentions that they are in violation of the treaty with Doom. As Red Hulk retaliates, he is hit by a flying version of the
Hulkbusters which disrupts his gamma energy. He, Deathlok, and Machine Man are arrested for treason. Deathlok infiltrates the Department of Defense's Waste Disposal to rescue Machine Man's remains. Meanwhile, Ross puts on a power inhibitor as Sgt. Tamika Bowden takes him outside for two minutes before meeting her boss as she uses her steel exoskeleton to keep him in line. At Panicca's Auto Body, Deathlok rebuilds Machine Man, who traces Ross to somewhere outside
Langley, Virginia. Ross is put into a machine alongside Ryker. When Bowden is gone, Ryker states that they are in Project Alpha, which is devoted to
biological warfare, and reveals that he has been given the ability to transform into a
Warwolf. Ross battles Ryker until he is freed by Bowden. Ross, Bowden, Machine Man, and Deathlok manage to defeat Ryker and an army of Red Hulk clones created by him. The Red Hulk clones let Bowden, Machine Man, and Deathlok go, stating that they "got not dog in this fight. Latveria isn't their country". Despite the objection of Bowden, Ross takes the United States flag and plants it on top of Mount Doom as he is ready for the war to come.
Doctor Strange of Asgard Doctor Strange arrives in
Asgard, where he is greeted by Thor. He informs Thor that he would like to be Asgard's Sorcerer Supreme. Thor is not opposed to the idea as
Loki is gone and Strange will have to consult with the sorceress Hulda. After he is set up in a room, Strange meets Aslak who takes him to Hulda. She recalls that Strange once borrowed a splinter of
Yggdrasil to become a god of magic. Strange returns the splinter to Hulda. Just then, Loki arrives against his banishment and mentions that he was once Sorcerer Supreme. Loki kills Hulda and disappears. Strange returns to the
Sanctum Sanctorum, where Loki is hiding. Strange then shackles Loki and interrogates him on Hulda's death as he claims that something controlled him to kill her. In Asgard, Strange gets a job tending to the ailments of the
Asgardians. Aslak later takes Strange to Asgard's premiere magic shop to get the ingredients for the Spell of Ahkrynon. After returning to his home, Strange is ambushed by an unknown warrior who leaves an ax behind. As Strange tends to an injured man while mentioning the assailant's attack, he plans to master Asgard's magic. His first spell to master is the Spell of Ahkrynon, which requires the skull of a rare
Dark Troll. Strange meets with the troll queen Tyrlaug, who allows him to take a skull. Tyrlaug is killed by the warrior who attacked Strange, forcing Strange to retreat as the trolls blame him for the murder. He is then confronted by Thor and
Sif. Sif mentions that Hulda's corpse was found buried near Yggdrasil, causing Strange to take his leave as Sif works to find him. At a tavern, the ax wielded by the assailant is identified as the Ax of Exquisite Decapitations, which absorbs the magic of its victim. Returning to the Sanctum Sanctorum with Aslak, Strange meets with Cleo and an imprisoned Loki. Strange learns that Loki stole the Ax of Exquisite Decapitations and gave it to Aslak who thought he hid it under his bed. Using a memory spell, Strange and Loki find that the memory was forged by someone else who posed as Loki. Strange sends Aslak to speak with Thor. Back in Asgard, Strange works on a spell as the assassin recovers the axe. Roskva saves Strange, who senses the conflict by stating that whoever the assassin is happens to be a skilled sorcerer. Strange unmasks the assassin as Gorm, who claimed that it was all for Roskva as he loved her since childhood. Gorm then escapes out the window with Strange and Roskva in pursuit. Their allies follow Gorm to Yggdrasil where Gorm has trapped Aslak in some branches. Aslak then goes rogue and prays to Yggdrasil for its allegiance. Strange fights Aslak and learns that he controlled others to fulfill his goals. A manifestation of Yggdrasil appears and places a sleeping spell on Aslak. Before returning to its sleep, Yggdrasil notes that Strange is worthy for the title of Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard. Strange is later told by Sif that Thor was killed by Loki.
NYX During the "
X-Manhunt" storyline,
Charles Xavier visits
NYX for help reclaiming the last seed of
Krakoa from Doom.
Ms. Marvel and
Anole agree to accompany Xavier in recovering the seed at the X-Men's abandoned Treehouse, where Doom's emissary Volta and
Mojo are bartering for the seed. Mojo kills Volta as Xavier and the others are discovered. Xavier abandons Ms. Marvel and Anole to deal with Mojo alone as he recovers his
Cerebro helmet. He then makes his way to Atlanta. Ms. Marvel and Anole escape from Mojo with the seed. However, Mojo reveals that they took a decoy while he possesses the real seed.
Iron Man In the Russian Province of New Latveria, Tony Stark meets with Commander Hunyadi of the Latverian Patriotic Front. The Latverian Patriotic Front is attacked by
Winter Guard members
Crimson Dynamo, Red Widow,
Vanguard, and
Ursa Major, who plan to bring Stark to Doom. Stark escapes with a man named Vishte Taru. Meeting with
Stark Unlimited's board of directors, Stark states that Stark Unlimited will become the sole weapon providers to Doom. After settling a union dispute at a Stark Unlimited artillery factory in Upstate New York, Iron Man and Taru are contacted by Red Widow, who has captured May and Hunyadi. A flashback reveals that Vishte Taru's parents are Latverian intelligence agents working for Doom and that his real name is Artem. Taru reveals that the magic that enhanced Iron Man's armor is slowly corrupting him and takes the magic into himself while claiming that Doom will not be overthrown innocently. As Iron Man fights Taru,
Belasco and
Doctor Druid appear. After being brought to Belasco's lair, Iron Man learns that Vishte cut a deal with Belasco for more power to defeat Doctor Doom and that the Dark Consortium that he is a broker to wanted to make Taru a partner to import its soul balm. Iron Man and Taru are sent to the many realms of Limbo by Belasco to settle their differences among themselves. With Taru defeated, Belasco states to Iron Man that he cost him a second business partner and vows that Iron Man will not cost him a third one. Belasco and Doctor Druid keep Taru in their lair while sending Iron Man, May, Black Widow, and Bucky back to Earth as Taru vows to escape.
Doom's Division The
Statue of King Sejon comes to life and goes on a rampage.
Tiger Division members
Taegukgi, General, Mr. Enigma,
Luna Snow, and Gun-R II show up and defeat the fire spirit possessing the statue. The Tiger Division receives aid from
Aero,
Wave, and
Karma, who are starting a Pan-Asian peacekeeping alliance branded Doom's Division. While Luna Snow works on her next album, Director
Ami Han sends the others to subdue
Sunfire. In Japan, Doom's Division fight cybernetic sea creatures created by Chibicorp. In
Seoul, Lady Bright witnesses a negotiation between anti-Doom protestors and the police. It is then discovered that Karma and Wave have been working with Sunfire all along as he shows up. Sunfire states to Taegukgi that he should not be fighting for Doom. When Taegukgi asks for a ceasefire with Sunfire,
White Fox shows up and kills Sunfire. She has her soldiers arrest the heroes, stating that Doom has no use for them as they refuse to follow orders. Two days after their arrest, Karma and Wave discuss about what happened to Sunfire as General states that Gun-R II escaped. As Luna has her doubts while meeting some fans, an incognito Gun-R II meets with Lady Bright as she learns about what happened. They later infiltrate the Doom's Division headquarters and free the others while fighting the guards. White Fox prepares to confront them. As Luna prepares to perform, she sees messages stating that Sunfire is dead and that the Tiger's Division has betrayed the South Korean government. After fighting more guards, Doom's Division is confronted by White Fox who assumes her fox form as Luna Snow arrives to help. Upon Luna Snow subduing her with her ice attacks, White Fox states that she chose her team well. To everyone's surprise, Sunfire appears alive as he and White Fox need to pull one over on Doom. Doom's Division then goes off the grid and are not operating as Doom's Division anymore.
Superior Avengers An alternate universe version of the Avengers (consisting of an armored man calling himself
Abomination,
Malekith, a skull-headed
Onslaught, and female versions of
Killmonger,
Doctor Octopus, and
Ghost) from Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128 thwart
Annihilus' attack on Earth. Two weeks earlier,
Kristoff Vernard shows Doom an invention that will serve as his version of the Avengers Initiative. As a test of a modified Time Platform, Vernard brings a version of
Amadeus Cho, who attacks him before being killed. In the present, Vernard introduces the Superior Avengers, who came from a futuristic century to aid Doom. The Superior Avengers come across the Avengers fighting
Graviton, who proves to be a challenge for both teams. When Onslaught claims that Scarlet Witch's family who caused the final gasps of the X-Gene, Scarlet Witch attacks him. The Avengers and the Superior Avengers end up fighting each other as Iron Man tries to restrain Graviton. Killmonger fights Captain Marvel and manages to nick her with an
Adamantium blade before getting blasted. Vision tries to help Iron Man only for Ghost to interfere. He fires an eye beam at Ghost which does something as he claims that his eye beams were not calibrated for a lethal blow. Vision discovers that Ghost is a non-sentient drone. Onslaught immobilizes the Avengers and Graviton so that the Superior Avengers can go find Ghost. Back in Latveria, Kristoff Vernard is confronted by Ghost, who phases him to someplace private and mentions that they are not who he thinks they are as she reveals each member's backstory. Vernard states that Doom cannot hear about any of this as Ghost states that the Superior Avengers are collecting magical energy since the end of magic in their era enabled an
Annihilation Wave to get through with no Sorcerer Supreme to stand in its way, which cost Ghost her son. As Shuri and Okoye battle Annihilus, the Superior Avengers show up to help fight them. Killmonger makes her way past the
Dora Milaje to get to a specific chamber. She claims the Skybreaker from the chamber as Doctor Octopus extracts Killmonger. Killmonger is teleported above Annihilus as she plunges Skybreaker into his back. With Annihilus subdued, Killmonger states to Shuri that she earned her name. Killmonger then stabs Vernard with Skybreaker in order to provoke his father's wrath and that she broke free of the monster in her time. Ava Starr later removes Skybreaker from Vernard. In Vernard's lab, Doctor Octopus works on the Time Platform, which the Superior Avengers will use to send a charged arcane warhead to a specific year. Abomination strikes the Time Platform. In Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128, it is shown that Abomination has been possessed by the Annihilation Wave. In Kristoff Vernard's laboratory, Annihilus of Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128 attacks the Superior Avengers as Kristoff Vernard and Ghost arrive. Doom uses a spell to split Malekith apart, turning the halves of his body into a sword and hammer. Then Doom removes Onslaught's helmet exposing him to endless bleak thoughts. Vernard slices at Annihilus and Abomination as Doom kills Onslaught. With Annihilus dead, Doom states to Vernard that he is disappointed with the outcomes. Days later, in Vernard's new lab, Vernard has Doombot 71625 record a message to his father. The message states that by the time he receives this, he would already been atoning for his misjudgements, the Superior Avengers from the same time period were out to kill Doom and that the actions of the timeline have exposed Annihilus to energies that altered his evolution. Vernard enters the Time Platform with the same sword and war hammer to stop Annihilus before he can adapt. Vernard is the "Son of Doom" and will prove it to his father.
Avengers In an undisclosed location,
Mad Thinker meets with
Dreadknight,
Exterminatrix,
Madcap, and
Mister Hyde about Doom's activities and proposes that they be the "Masters of this evil" if Doom is "representing good". The villains attack the Impossible City with help from a rebuilt
Quasimodo in his Mark X form and threaten to drop an asteroid onto
New York City. The Impossible City's consciousness enters a Man-Slayer body and forms armor around a recuperating
Sam Wilson, who manages to behead Madcap. After Wilson defeats Mister Hyde and Exterminatrix, Mad Thinker dons an armor derived from
Super-Adaptoid technology that enables him to copy the powers of the other Masters of Evil members, but is defeated by Wilson.
Runaways Some Doombots who are doing odd jobs are confronted by the other Doombots who tell them that its time for them to go back to Doctor Doom. At the Hostel where the
Runaways use as their headquarters,
Nico Minoru is sulking in her car when the Runaways' Doombot asks if she is coming in to have the meal that it made. Nico sulks over losing her girl, her magic, and the "big dumb guy who was more or less her domestic partner". Nico then thinks back to when a grown-up
Gertrude Yorkes came from the future to kidnap
Chase Stein. As
Karolina Dean left to find her ex-fiancé in the stars, Nico gave up the Staff of One to keep it from corrupting her, leading to the Runaways falling apart. Nico then comes as
Victor Mancha,
Molly Hayes, Gertrude, Gib, and
Old Lace have Doombot's goulash. After Molly gives Nico a pep talk, the Hostel is then attacked by some Doombots who have come to recall the Runaways' Doombot, identified as Doombot C53. Just then, Chase returns from the future. Chase Stein proceeds to fight the Doombots as he is told by the other Runaways that the aforementioned Doombots are trying to repossess C53. The remaining Doombots go on the retreat while planning to return to repossess C53. Chase then learns what had happened while he was away and removes the tracking device in C53. The Runaways then flee in the
Leapfrog. Upon arriving in Malibu, California, the Runaways arrive at an abandoned house that was originally used by their parents, members of the
Pride. Victor Mancha finds Gertrude and Old Lace activating the 4-D Time Portico in an attempt to go back in time and warn their past selves of an approaching Doombot invasion. Chase, Alex, and Karolina arrive at the burned Yorkes house. Meanwhile, the others arrive at what Gertrude Yorkes has identified as the "Getaway College". She figures that Nico has learned to use magic without the Staff of One, the original conduit of her power. After entering the college, Victor Mancha and C53 work to build something to use on the Doombots should they find them. Victor finds a letter from C53 stating that he is going to keep them safe by surrendering to Doctor Doom. Alex looks out the window and alerts everyone about the arriving Doombots. As Doombot C53 is flying in the sky, he is planning to draw the other Doombots away. Back at Gertrude's old vacation house, the Runaways stand their ground against the Doombots, but only manage to take some of them down. Meanwhile, C53 finds out about the Avengers exposing the source of Doctor Doom's suffering-induced magical powers and returns to help fight the remaining Doombots. Afterwards, Molly embraces C53 as he hopes that they can help him choose a better name. He also informs them about what happened with Doom. The Runaways go into the house where C53 reminds them of the goulash he made. As Chase states to Alex that they need to talk, Gib is holding a Doombot head stating "Pridelings, Pridelings, still I hunger".
G.O.D.S.: One World Under Doom Mia DaMaria is studying at Columbia University when Wyn comes in. He takes her to meet Doctor Doom as he mentions about a seal on the Sun keeping the hellfire-eating demons away is fading. These sigils must be restarted from the Sun's core before the Sun is consumed by the demons. Once inside the Sun's core, Doom, Mia, and Wyn work to reignite the sigil. When the demons show up, Mia and Wyn hold them off while Doom finishes the spell. Once that is done, Mia and Wyn cast a spell to send the demons back where they come from. Sometime later, Wyn and Mia finally become partners.
Doomed 2099 As Doctor Doom prepares to deal with his adversaries, he is contacted by
Doom 2099 from an unidentified
Marvel 2099 reality, who advises him to relinquish his title of Sorcerer Supreme or else the consequences will be grim. Doom 2099 appears in the present with
Bishop of Earth-1191,
Cosmic Ghost Rider,
Deathlok Prime of Earth-10511,
Maestro of Earth-9200,
Old Man Logan of Earth-807128, and
Phoenix. Doom battles Doom 2099's group and manages to subdue them, sending them back to 2099. Weeks later, Doom 2099 stands before a wall dedicated to those who fell in battle against Doom on D-Day while regretting his actions. He hopes that his past self will lose the Sorcerer Supreme title and the future can be restored. Otherwise, Doom 2099 will remain "ruler of 2099, ruler of nothing".
Aftermath On the outskirts of Doomstadt, Latveria, the United States military retrieves Thunderbolt Ross to bring him back to the United States. He hears that Doctor Doom has "disappeared" and that the United States want their flag removed from Latveria. The Fantastic Four go through Doom's last will and testament with
Foggy Nelson and
Cole North, which names Valeria as his sole heir to his estate. Mister Fantastic and Thing meet with Ross and Secretary Brooke. A group of Doombots attack worldwide, with Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman believing them to be a failsafe that activated in case anything happened to Doom. As Thing fights the Doombot attacking the White House while the
President of the United States is being evacuated, Mister Fantastic deactivates Ross's power-negating collar, restoring his powers and allowing him to fend off the Doombots. Meanwhile, Valeria is saved by a shapeshifting Doombot who takes the form of a shark and possesses a copy of Doom's memories. After founding a charity for Valeria, the Doombot shuts down along with all the other Doombots. In response to his help in dealing with the Doombots, Ross is allowed by Secretary Brooke to become a consultant in dealing with the remaining weapons of mass destruction in Latveria. Valeria begins creating a group of benevolent Doombots to assist the Fantastic Four. ==Issues involved==