Within the second half of “You Had been My Hero,” Allen (Seth Rogen) and Mark’s dad Nolan/Omni-Man (J.Ok. Simmons) lastly escape the Viltrumite jail they have been held in. Nolan reveals a key secret that offers Allen’s bosses, the Coalition of Planets, a leg-up towards the seemingly unstoppable Viltrum empire: there are lower than 50 pure-blooded Viltrumites left.
Even higher, two of them are on the heroes’ facet: Nolan, and the Coalition’s chief Thaedus (Peter Cullen, aka Optimus Prime). They could be good guys now, however you’ll be able to nonetheless inform they’re Viltrumites by their mustaches. Thaedus’ defection and the Viltrumites’ meager numbers are associated: Thaedus, satisfied his individuals needed to be stopped regardless of the associated fee, developed a “Scourge Virus” to wipe them out. The remaining 0.01% of Viltrumites had pure immunity.
In “Invincible” #88, Mark is by chance uncovered to the Scourge Virus, placing him in a coma after which leaving him with no powers. Whereas he is recovering, superhero Bulletproof (performed within the present by Jay Pharoah) steps as much as fill in as Invincible till Mark returns in #98. (Bulletproof-as-Invincible started in 2012, a 12 months after Miles Morales debuted as Spider-Man, and the arc looks like Kirkman responding to that by introducing a Black successor to his personal very Spidey-esque superhero.)
How does Mark survive? His Viltrumite genes are particularly robust as a result of he is secretly a part of the royal Viltrum bloodline. When the characters be taught this, they notice this additionally makes Nolan the rightful Viltrumite emperor.
On the finish of “Invincible,” Mark steps as much as take his father’s throne, leaving Earth behind with Eve (voiced by Gillian Jacobs within the sequence) and their daughter, Terra. This functionally immortal household reforms the Viltrumites from an empire right into a power for good and justice; Viltrumite uniforms go from white/white-and-red to blue-and-yellow in honor of Mark. The final web page of “Invincible,” set far sooner or later, incorporates a “middle-aged” Mark remembering the query his father requested him way back: “What is going to you’ve after 500 years?!”
At Mark’s suggestion, the Immortal steps as much as lead the International Protection Company (GDA) and preserve the peace on Earth. That finally spirals into him changing into the brutal king and is what he refers to when he says Mark deserted him. “Invincible” has modified some particulars from the comics, however the large image continues to be the identical. So heed the Immortal’s phrases, as a result of they’re virtually definitely an indication of how this animated retelling will go.
“Invincible” is streaming on Prime Video.
