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Appearances

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Valkyrie (First appearance)
  • Korg (First appearance)
  • Gamora  (First appearance chronologically)

Antagonists:

  • Grandmaster (First appearance)
  • Topaz (First appearance)

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Synopsis

In the fateful year of 2012, Tony Stark emerged as the unlikely hero who thwarted the cataclysmic threat to New York. Redirecting a nuclear missile toward the Chitauri mothership, he valiantly saved the city from impending doom. Yet, in an unforeseen turn of events, the wormhole sealing the breach snapped shut before Stark could make his triumphant return to Earth.

Stranded and marooned on the enigmatic world of Sakaar, Stark found himself at the mercy of the whimsical and authoritative Grandmaster, the planet's ruler. His forced stay took a dramatic turn when Stark, driven by his inherent need to help, intervened in a perilous death race to rescue Korg, one of the racers. Amidst the chaos, he crossed paths with Gamora, dispatched by the menacing Thanos to eliminate Stark for his interference in stopping the Chitauri. The Grandmaster's formidable enforcer, Topaz, swiftly captured both Gamora and Stark, subjecting them to imprisonment. But Stark, never one to yield to confinement, engineered a daring escape. Learning of Gamora's dire mission, a sense of obligation to right his unintended wrongs took hold of Stark, compelling him to champion Sakaar's liberation from the Grandmaster's iron grip. Harnessing his ingenuity, Stark rallied unlikely allies, enlisting the help of Korg and Valkyrie in his quest. A renewed Iron Man suit took shape under Stark's skillful craftsmanship, signaling his determination to challenge the Grandmaster in a high-stakes race for Sakaar's throne. The Grandmaster resorted to a repertoire of deceitful maneuvers, attempting to thwart Stark's bid for victory. Despite the odds stacked against him, Stark emerged triumphant, outmaneuvering the Grandmaster to claim the coveted title.

In a heart-stopping climax, Valkyrie made a selfless sacrifice, colliding with Topaz to shield Stark from harm, inadvertently causing her staff to strike and liquefy the Grandmaster. With Valkyrie rightfully crowned as Sakaar's new sovereign, Stark stood alongside Gamora in a courageous face-off against Thanos, the tyrannical patriarch.In a resounding act of defiance against her oppressive lineage, Gamora chose to carve her destiny, wielding Topaz's staff to vanquish Thanos once and for all. In the aftermath of this decisive confrontation, the once-all-powerful Grandmaster, now reduced to a puddle, pleaded for salvation, entreating Topaz to gather his amorphous form.

Notes

  • This episode was originally planned to be part of the first season, but was moved to the second season due to production delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trivia

In some close ups of the Grandmaster's palace, Hulk's face sculpture is seen on the building as a continuity error.

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