They were sent to Earth by the Celestials, an ancient group of godlike beings, some 7, years before the events of the film to defend humankind against the Deviants, mutant monsters also created by the Celestials when some tests on early Earth-dwellers went awry. The Eternals are advised against interfering in non-Deviant business, instead acting as mere spectators to human conflict unless Deviants are involved.
In the comics, the Eternals are often led by Ikaris, usually portrayed as a blond-haired, blue-eyed muscleman reminiscent of He-Man but with laser eyes.
Powers: Laser-beam eyes. You name it, Ikaris can probably do it. He can fly at speeds up to miles per hour, creates convincing illusions and shoots laser beams out of his eyes, among many other abilities.
Who knew? Powers: Matter transmutation. In the comics, Sersi joined the Avengers for a spell. Though she later quit the group full-time, she sometimes still helps them out when they need a hand from a godlike hero.
Sprite is as mischievous as her name suggests. Powers: Illusions. The inventor of the group and a sworn pacifist, Phastos is also the first out, gay superhero in the MCU. While Marvel comics feature a number of queer characters, only a few other characters — including Valkyrie and Loki — have been suggested, though not confirmed, to be queer onscreen.
Marianella Mancha and Ultron constructing Victor. When Ultron was defeated by Dr. Hank Pym and the West Coast Avengers , [8] his remains were unceremoniously disposed of in a local landfill. After an undetermined amount of time, Ultron's head with an active CPU was discovered by a petty criminal and former drug mule Marianella Mancha , who superstitiously believed him to be a prophet.
Marianella brought him home and the pair grew close; she even disclosed her inability to physically bear children and her inability to adapt due to her criminal past. In exchange for gathering the material he needed to construct a new body, Ultron promised to give her a child as a "reward".
He began using Marianella's DNA and his cybernetics to create a cyborg. Designed with nanites, Victor's body would continue to develop until he would be virtually indistinguishable from a fully biological human. Ultron programmed false memories of a childhood into Victor, but he also encoded a deep-rooted love and admiration for superheroes.
Additionally, Victor was built with latent electromagnetic abilities set to activate upon his first contact with another super-powered individual.
Victor appeared to live an uneventful life growing up in Los Angeles. His mother told him his father was a U. Marine that died during the Panama Invasion. After receiving an ominous message from a fatally wounded Heroine Gertrude Yorkes from the the future about the villainous Victorious , [12] the Runaways set out to turn Victor off this evil trajectory.
Victor breaking free of Ultron 's control. The Runaways were eventually able to explain their motivation for kidnapping Victor, but still shocked with disbelief, Victor attempted to contact his mother only to have Doctor Doom answer. With his secret plan failing, Ultron killed Marianella and briefly commandeered Victor.
Victor controlled by his father, Ultron. Victor was able to break free of his father's programming, and Ultron was eventually destroyed by Darkhawk and Excelsior. With his mother dead and nowhere else to go, Victor joined the Runaways as a provisional member.
After a month of observation, Victor was finally permitted to help in battle and single-handedly defeated Swarm. Unbeknownst to Victor, his software had been hacked by Geoffrey Wilder and his New Pride , allowing them to spy on the Runaways. Victor was able to clear his name by reversing signal and locating the Pride.
Like the others, Victor took the death of Gertrude Yorkes very hard. Victor found comfort in a physically intimate relationship with Nico , [3] but she was very reluctant to explore the possibility of an actual relationship. Victor working with his "brother", the Young Avengers' the Vision. However, both teams were bested by Marvel Boy. Nico was then told by Tina that she could have the Staff, but that leaving the house would effectively mean that she would no longer be Tina's daughter.
Nevertheless, Nico departed with her teammates. Once in the street, Nico noticed that Dean was no longer wearing the bracelet which helped her to control her powers. She then began to argue with Dean, blaming her for having turned her back on Tina to rescue Hernandez, which had caused Dean to be violently attacked and left only Nico to fight against Tina.
Nico insisted that the Runaways had to train so they would be able to fight together, although Dean was doubtful about such an initiative. Minoru and Karolina Dean hugging. They then returned to the Hostel, and Nico held a group meeting in Wilder's absence, praising Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes for having restored power in the mansion, and announced that they would train together in the next day.
Nico then began to train with the Staff of One in her bedroom, using it to turn a radio on and off and tune it. She was then approached by Dean, and apologized to her for what she had said earlier, explaining that she was upset because she had feared for Dean's life being threatened by someone who was supposed to protect her.
Now fully reconciled, the two girls began making out while discussing about how they would decorate the room they would be sharing in the Hostel. Minoru waiting for Molly Hernandez. In the next morning, Minoru woke up and instructed her teammates to be prepared for the upcoming training session.
She left a message on Alex Wilder 's voicemail to inform him before going into Molly Hernandez 's bedroom, noticing that she was absent. Minoru waited until Hernandez returned through the window and quickly figured out that she had been involved in a fight as she attempted to play vigilante in Los Angeles. Minoru strongly insisted that Hernandez should not do that again and, although she was initially reluctant to let Hernandez sleep while the others trained, she eventually accepted and kept silent about Hernandez's night activities.
Minoru trains with the Staff of One. Minoru then made sure the training began, despite Gert Yorkes 's sudden headaches due to being deprived of her meds. Minoru used the Staff of One to put out a fire accidentally started by Chase Stein with his Fistigons and then asked him to fire at her with the gauntlets. On the first shot, Minoru managed to create a shield to block the blast, but was violently hit by the second one, as she was still unaware that she could not use the exact same command twice.
Being hit left Minoru quite disoriented and aggressive, and she nearly attacked Stein before hardly refraining herself and stating that the Runaways ' collective work did not work well.
Minoru and the Runaways talk about Alex Wilder. As the Runaways discussed their failure, Minoru refused to acknowledge that Alex's absence was part of the problem, and denied the idea that he could help her better control the Staff of One. Shortly after an argument erupted, leading the teenagers to return to different activities, Minoru received a phone call from Alex, but was surprised that he did not speak at all.
Instead, Minoru heard Alex's father Geoffrey and quickly figured out that Alex was being abducted. Therefore, Minoru gathered the Runaways for a rescue mission, admitting that Alex was valuable to the team. Minoru uses the Staff of One against Geoffrey Wilder. Using a car recently repaired by Stein and started by Minoru using the Staff of One to create a spark, the Runaways reached Van Nuys Airport and were able to rescue Alex from his father thanks to a combination of their powers.
However, when Minoru attempted to restart the car, she understood that she could not use the same command twice, and struggled for some time to find another one. Once the car restarted, Minoru used the Staff to erect a wall out of the road, thus blocking Geoffrey and preventing him from following the Runaways with his own car. Minoru and Alex Wilder playing video games together. Back at the Hostel , Minoru approached Alex to check on him and expressed her condolences for the death of Darius Davis , who had been found dead in the Gordon Hotel.
She then offered to play video games with Alex just like he used to do with her sister Amy , and asked him to tell her what had happened during his time with Davis. As such, she expressed genuine and pleasant surprise upon hearing that Alex had made a new girlfriend.
Later in the night, Minoru, along with the other Runaways, discovered that Hernandez had sneaked out of the Hostel once again, and that she had been followed by Topher. Minoru summons a cone of silence on Topher. Like the rest of the Runaways , Minoru was surprised and worried by the unexpected arrival of Topher in the Hostel.
In order to discuss his case, she used the Staff of One to summon a cone of silence around him, thus allowing the Runaways to freely talk about Topher without him being able to hear what they said. During the discussion, Minoru saw Topher impregnate his skin with grinded fragments , which were absorbed by his skin and make his eyes glow just like Hernandez's. Much to Minoru's surprise, Topher punched through the cone of silence, causing it to disappear.
Topher was eventually allowed to remain in the Hostel under Old Lace 's guard. As everybody went to bed, Minoru blatantly refused to stay with Topher and stated that she would soon discovered his secret regarding the rock enhancement he had displayed earlier.
In the next morning, she joined the other Runaways in the dining room, and openly voiced her distrust towards Topher, both in his presence and after he left. Minoru later went into her bedroom, where she found Dean seemingly preparing to go outside. She was explained by her girlfriend that she would go to Hollywood Boulevard to try and make some money, and Minoru agreed to this project, kissing her goodbye.
Minoru shared a car with Topher on the way to Atlas Academy. She once again stated that she did not trust him, but pretended to bond with him over his alleged understanding of Wicca. Minoru asked him to tell him about the rocks he had used, but was surprised when she figured out that Topher thought they were using it too. Minoru decided to play along in order to win Topher's trust, hoping to discover his secret. They then arrived near Atlas Academy and sent Topher into the school to steal the computer Wilder needed.
However, the Runaways' plan was disrupted when an earthquake occurred. Due to the school being evacuated, Minoru instructed the Runaways to go and blend into the crowd so they could get both Topher and the computer. Minoru and Hernandez hid in a schoolbus while the others entered the school, and they saw the arrival of PRIDE, meaning that the Runaways had to quickly leave the school.
Minoru and Hernandez quickly found her teammates, and they narrowly avoided their parents, returning near the school's dumpsters, where Topher awaited them with the stolen computer. Back at the Hostel, Minoru asked Topher to talk with him in private.
She quickly ended his hopes of kissing her and revealed that she had stolen his vial of grinded rocks fragments. She refused to give it back to Topher unless he fully disclosed what it was and where he had gotten it. Although still distrustful, Minoru agreed to give him back his vial, as he claimed that it was his last amount of rocks. Early in the next morning, Minoru found Dean in Wilder's bedroom and asked her what she was doing, and Dean told her that she was just here to see if she could help with Wilder's plan.
Later, Minoru was confronted by Hernandez, who had noticed Topher was gone and blamed her for treating him as an intruder. Minoru retorted that Topher only wanted to find more rocks and that Hernandez was only a means to get it.
Before departing, Minoru noticed that Dean looked shaken, but was told that she was fine. Arriving at the dig site, Minoru and the group saw that a worker had been violently attacked. They then spotted Topher exiting the site and stealing a car, and Minoru insisted that they had to follow him as they could not afford to inspect the site at the moment. She then urged Yorkes to quickly drive in order not to follow Topher, even if it meant breaching traffic law which Yorkes was really reluctant to.
They thus arrived in a residential area, quickly identifying the house where Topher had gone. Minoru entered the house with the group, finding Topher arguing with his family. She asked Topher to go out so they could discuss, but Topher refused, and the conversation led to the reveal that Topher was present when Hernandez's parents were killed in their lab 's explosion.
As Topher attacked his own sister , Minoru moved to fight him with the Staff of One, but was told by Hernandez not to. However, Hernandez failed to calm down Topher, who violently projected her outside, forcing Minoru and the others to go and check on her.
As Topher exited the house as well, Minoru once again tried to attack him, but once again Hernandez asked her to stand down. Minoru then took advantage of a moment when Topher repelled Hernandez to finally blast him with the Staff of One. However, Topher retaliated by throwing a dumpster at the Runaways, and when Chase Stein attempted to blast it with the Fistigons , he accidentally directed it on the car where Yorkes still was, forcing Topher to save her.
In the process, Topher was heavily wounded by the dumpster falling on him. Since they could not risk being caught, Minoru persuaded Hernandez that they had to leave and took Topher's backpack containing the rocks he had stolen to get rid of it.
Minoru argues with Molly Hernandez. Minoru and the group returned to the Hostel. She assured Hernandez that she felt sorry for Topher, but insisted that she had been right not to trust her as he was dangerous, and that she had to protect Hernandez, who she considered her family when Topher was not part of it. However, Minoru was told by Hernandez that she sounded exactly like her mother. This greatly affected Minoru, who was later approached in her bedroom by Dean, who comforted her. In response, Minoru told Dean that she very much liked the light and warmth Dean brought to her life, and the two girls began passionately making out with Dean's powers activated.
In the next morning, Minoru went to see Alex Wilder to see the advancement of his work with the computer the Runaways had stolen from Atlas Academy. She asked about details on his plans but he refused to reply as he wanted to make sure that his contribution would be recognized.
They then discussed about what had happened with Topher , and Minoru asked Wilder on his opinion about how she could have Molly Hernandez forgive her. As Wilder recalled that she had still not forgiven him for concealing information on her sister 's death , Minoru suggested that she could move on regarding this subject. Minoru argues with Karolina Dean. Minoru then went to look for Hernandez. Upon not finding her in her bedroom, she feared that she had sneaked out of the Hostel once again.
She shouted her name multiple times and eventually found an annoyed Hernandez, who told Minoru that both Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes were missing. Ignoring the insult Hernandez threw at her before leaving, Minoru returned into her own room, where she found Karolina Dean using her powers in front of a mirror.
Minoru recalled that they were supposed to train together and suggested that Dean's behavior was odd lately, but the discussion escalated in an argument as Minoru was blamed by Dean for not letting her enough space, causing Minoru to sadly leave the bedroom.
Minoru speaking to Karolina Dean. Minoru later joined a group discussion as Stein had been informed by his mother that Jonah planned on performing another sacrifice without PRIDE being involved.
As they decided that they had to immediately go to the Church of Gibborim Executive Office to stop it, as the sacrifice would likely be perpetrated there, Minoru suggested to take some time to think about it, but was not listened as everybody prepared to leave. Before departing, Minoru asked Dean whether she was not upset that they could end Jonah, and thus a source of information regarding Dean's powers. When blatantly told that Minoru was wrong, Minoru suggested that it might be good for them to sleep in separate rooms for the time being.
Minoru damages a Dematerialization Box. Minoru and the group infiltrated the Church of Gibborim 's facility. While Dean distracted the crowd of parishioners during a ceremony, they found the room where Jonah was supposed to be conducting the sacrifice, and were surprised to find, along with two Dematerialization Boxes in use, Victor Stein apparently unconscious and kept within a mysterious cell. Minoru used the Staff of One to damage one of the Box, and another surprise appeared to the Runaways: the victim was Wilder's father.
Minoru and the group decided to take him, but convinced Stein to leave his father behind as they were not able to safely deactivate the algorithm which kept him alive.
Minoru listens to Karolina Dean 's confession. Back at the Hostel , as she struggled to find some sleep, Minoru was approached by Dean, who wanted to reconcile with her. As Dean confessed that she had been lying to her, Minoru persuaded Dean to tell her the truth as they could face it together.
Therefore, Minoru was told that Dean had secretly been meeting with Jonah, who was her biological father, so she could have a better understanding of her powers.
When Minoru asked why she had kept it a secret, she had to face a more terrible reveal: Jonah was the one who had actually murdered her sister. Profoundly shocked by this, Minoru told Dean she had been right to tell her and was hugged in comfort by her girlfriend while she tried to process the news.
As Karolina Dean confirmed this and told her friends that Jonah would use the spaceship to leave Earth , Minoru voiced her concern that Jonah might take Dean with him. Therefore, Minoru agreed with Alex when he stated that Dean could not join them in their endeavors to sabotage the dig site, considering what she had done a betrayal towards the Runaways. Minoru and the Runaways discuss the mission. However, Minoru later had second thoughts and, upon hearing Dean and Gert Yorkes trying to convince Alex to reconsider his plan as it could jeopardize the life of the Gibborim trapped in the hole of the dig site, Dean's very family, she joined their side, thus convincing Alex to update the mission's objective into a rescue attempt.
Minoru then went with the other Runaways to face Geoffrey, who was still held captive at the Hostel , so he could tell them more about the spaceship's launch. Before everyone left the Hostel, Minoru insisted that Geoffrey had to be blindfolded so he would not know the location of the Hostel. Minoru and the group went to Momo Korean Restaurant to prepare their mission, waiting for Alex to hack into the incoming Church of Gibborim vans so they would be redirected into the desert.
She then waited until Alex and Geoffrey disabled all the site's guards before entering the site, instructing Yorkes to remain behind on lookout for potential threats. Minoru witnessed Stein's unsuccessful attempt to release the Gibborim with the Fistigons , which only resulted in a loud painful screech to be heard.
Fearing that Jonah might have arrived on the site, they heard him speaking to them and ordering them to leave the hole. Shortly after, the launch of the spaceship seemingly began, meaning that the Runaways had to quickly evacuate. Minoru insisted that Dean first took Stein and Hernandez, relying on the Staff of One for her own protection.
As the launch progressed, Minoru summoned a small tornado to be carried out of the hole, landing safely on the ground of the dig site under the proud look of her mother , who had arrived along with the rest of PRIDE.
Minoru then listened as Jonah asked Dean to leave Earth with him and Dean refused, stating that she would remain with the people she loved, the first of them being Minoru. Due to Dean's refusal, Jonah decided to accelerate the launch of his spaceship, which caused everyone, including Minoru, to stumble and fall on the ground.
Minoru got back on her feet and attempted to use the Staff of One to stop the spacecraft, but the mental effort required was far too intense for her and she fainted and fell into her father 's arms, thus unable to help the Runaways to stop the ship.
Still feeling disoriented, Minoru remembered who the Runaways were facing: the very person who had murdered her sister. With memories of both the discovery of her sister's body and the reveal that Dean had made to her the day earlier, Minoru summoned back the Staff of One, which she imbued with Anti-Gibborim Serum. Minoru's actions, which subsequently ended the Battle at the PRIDE Construction Site , left her shaken as she saw Dean tearfully leaning over her seemingly deceased father.
She was approached by her parents, who asked her whether she felt all right, but Minoru did not answer and simply cast a spell which caused all the PRIDE members to fall asleep, thus enabling the Runaways to leave the dig site. Minoru faces Karolina Dean 's resentment. Back at the Hostel, Minoru joined the group to sort of celebrate their victory over Jonah, although she suffered from severe headache.
Minoru, who struggled to define whether what had happened on the site was good or bad, then went to see Dean in their bedroom. She thus had to face Dean's resentment, as her girlfriend blamed her for having chosen to kill Jonah instead of simply incapacitating him, thus depriving her of a source of knowledge regarding her powers.
As they discussed the recent events with Molly Hernandez , Minoru stated that all the Runaways had to follow Yorkes' example and to move on to whatever they wanted for their future. Minoru then joined the rest of the group for breakfast, which was tense due to Karolina Dean openly stating that what had happened on the PRIDE Construction Site was wrong. Minoru then listened as Alex Wilder suggested that each one of them should take a day off for themselves and do whatever they wanted to do.
Minoru and the Runaways infiltrate the Gordon Hotel. However, tranquillity did not last. Minoru was soon called by Wilder, along with the rest of the Runaways, as they needed to discuss the recent attack on his girlfriend Livvie. Minoru listened as Wilder detailed his suspicions that his father had murdered Darius Davis at the Gordon Hotel , and joined the group as they intended to infiltrate the place and hack into the video surveillance system.
Minoru accompanied the group into the hotel's penthouse, but quickly decided to leave as she was of no great use while Wilder hacked the systems. Minoru and Molly Hernandez talk about their powers.
Minoru and Hernandez wandered around the hotel's service corridors, and for the first time, Minoru voiced her concerns about the Staff of One , claiming that she should not be granted such a power. As Hernandez reassured her and stated that they could use their powers to help people, they overheard staff members discussing and quickly figured out that they had been spotted and could get arrested.
Thus, Minoru and Hernandez quickly returned into the penthouse to alert the rest of the group, who had not received their texts. Despite encountering more of the staff in the elevators, Minoru and the teenagers were able to escape, except for Hernandez, who was captured by the LAPD 's corrupt strike team. While they drove back to the Hostel, Minoru opposed to Wilder's suggestion to bring Livvie back to their hideout, calling it too risky, but was not followed by the rest of the group. In the next day, Minoru joined the group as they planned on eating at the Simply Blossom.
Once at the restaurant, however, Minoru and the Runaways figured out that Wilder had actually brought them for an encounter with AWOL , a member of the strike team, as he wanted to strike a deal with him to take down PRIDE. However, AWOL refused to listen and drew his gun, forcing the Runaways to kneel and claiming that he could kill all of them.
Before he could carry on his threat, however, Minoru used the Staff of One to incapacitate him and his teammates. Minoru rejects Alex Wilder 's plan. Minoru strongly criticized Wilder for this, deeming his plans almost delusional.
She also blamed him for not being aware that Old Lace had been sick for some time. However, Minoru was shaken when Wilder recalled she had killed someone , claiming it to be far worse than what he was trying to do and calling his teammates hypocrites. Minoru helps take care of Gert Yorkes. Later, as she was reading, Minoru heard Dean looking for something, claiming that she had heard a voice. Since this was the first true conversation that Minoru and Dean were able to have, they began to slowly reconcile with each other.
Minoru then joined Chase Stein 's and Hernandez's effort to look after Old Lace, but situation went even worse as the dinosaur's illness seemingly affected Yorkes as well, leaving Minoru and the group distressed when Old Lace and Yorkes suddenly lost consciousness. Minoru suggests using a Wiccan charm to try to heal Gert Yorkes. Minoru went with Wilder to find some medicine for Yorkes and Old Lace, but they could not find anything really helpful, prompting Minoru to craft a Wiccan charm bag to heal them.
She also suggested that the Runaways could try and get some help outside, but they did not know who they could seek out. Before they arrived, Minoru cast a camouflage spell, causing the Hostel to be invisible to the strike team. However, Minoru had to remain focused on the spell to keep it active.
Therefore, she struggled to maintain the camouflage while her teammates negotiated with AWOL, who wanted the footage proving his involvement in the Attack on Livvie to be brought to him by Minoru. Minoru forbade Wilder to leave the Hostel and face AWOL on his own, fearing for his life, but also insisted that the other Runaways should trust Wilder when it came to devise a plan to resist the ongoing Siege of the Hostel.
However, her efforts to keep the spell active cost her a lot, with the strike team ramming the door and AWOL trying to persuade her that she was too weak to do her job.
Moreover, Minoru confessed to Hernandez that she felt as the Staff of One was controlling her. Minoru uses Dark Dimension energy. Minoru was ultimately allowed to end her spell, as the other Runaways had set up a barricade and intended to let the strike team in, counting on Minoru to use a final spell to disable their weapons. However, Minoru was exhausted from her previous actions and fainted, forcing Wilder and Dean to try and carry her to safety.
Chased by the strike team, they were eventually cornered into a room by AWOL and his teammates. As all seemed lost, Minoru unconsciously channeled energy from the Dark Dimension , with the power surge causing her to regain consciousness and to use a powerfull spell which caused AWOL and his whole team to suddenly vanish. Minoru holds a Wiccan ritual.
Minoru was left exhausted and traumatized by her extensive use of the Staff of One , to the point that she spent a lot of time in bed, refusing to see anyone, even her girlfriend Karolina Dean. Taking advantage of her teammates' absence, who had left the Hostel in a rescue mission , Minoru blew a hole in a wall and then performed a Wiccan ritual to proclaim that she would cut her link to the Staff of One, recalling that she had both suffered and made others suffer because of it, especially when she had murdered Jonah.
Minoru helps Molly Hernandez to pick a dress. Upon hearing her teammates returning from their successful mission, Minoru joined them and seconded Alex Wilder 's idea that the Runaways should hold a party for Molly Hernandez 's fifteenth birthday.
Therefore, she and the group went to a market to shop for the upcoming event, with Minoru, Gert Yorkes and Karolina Dean helping Hernandez to chose her dress and shoes, while also buying some for themselves. They then discussed about Hernandez's choice regarding her chambelan, prompting Minoru to mention that she was a capable dancer, although Hernandez eventually chose Stein.
Minoru learns Chase Stein 's intent to leave. Back at the Hostel, Minoru helped Hernandez with her hair and makeup before the party began. Along with her friends, she intensely enjoyed the party, dancing and applauding them, sharing the genuine joy they were able to experience after the ordeals they had overcome. However, the party did not end well. Indeed, the Runaways were informed that Stein actually planned on leaving the team in the same night to return home.
Minoru listened in silence Stein's explanations and attended his departure, which left her and all the Runaways extremely sad and shocked. Minoru voices her concern about Chase Stein. In the next day, Minoru called for a group meeting, during which she openly voiced her concern that Stein could, either willingly or forcefully, disclose the location of the Hostel to PRIDE , although her teammates remained confident that Stein would never betray them like that.
The Runaways were then informed of a more pressing issue: Dean's mother had been imprisoned in the Crater , and Dean wanted to set her free. Minoru insisted that everybody had to agree on that, and since Wilder refused to go in such a rescue mission, Minoru declared that the Runaways would not proceed. Minoru learns to control her Dark Dimension powers.
However, Minoru had second thoughts and eventually chose not to let Dean go and rescue her mother with only Vaughn Kaye in support. Successfully channeling energy from the Dark Dimension by her own will, Minoru reclaimed the Staff of One from its hiding place despite her fear of the artifact and told Dean that she would join her. Their conversation was overheard by Hernandez, who decided to come with them as well.
The three girls thus left to pick up Kaye in their car. As they drove to the Crater, Minoru initially rejected Kaye's suggestion that she should remove her makeup as to not draw attention, but eventually complied on Dean's insistence.
Minoru hesitates to infiltrate the Crater. Arriving near the Crater wearing Church of Gibborim 's usual clothes, Minoru and her teammates stayed near the fence of the compound to discuss their plan. Minoru agreed to let Dean enter the Crater with Kaye so she could try to convince her adoptive father Frank to release her mother, while Minoru and Hernandez waited outside.
As they waited following Kaye's return and Hernandez got worried, Minoru insisted that Dean had not sent any distress signal and that they should wait further. As Hernandez mentioned Minoru's fear of the Staff, Minoru agreed to get closer, but still remained adamant that they had to wait a little longer.
Minoru decides to help Karolina Dean. As the night had fallen, Minoru saw Dean approaching the entrance of the compound with her mother. However, as they were stopped by a crowd of Church of Gibborim devouts, she and Hernandez decided to step in, leaving Kaye behind as he fainted due to the reveal of the Staff of One and Hernandez's glowing eyes. Minoru and Hernandez went to the entrance's fence, ready to intervene, but eventually did not need to since Dean used her powers to make believe she was a prophetic figure of the Church, enabling her and her mother to be allowed to leave.
With the mission being a success, Minoru gently slapped Kaye to wake him up and they all left the Crater. Minoru and Karolina Dean kiss. Back at the Hostel, the group faced Wilder's disapproval at the idea of Dean's mother staying in the mansion, but Minoru insisted that she had to, which was seconded by everyone else.
Remaining alone with Dean, Minoru confessed that she had feared to use the Staff all along, which is why she had decided to not infiltrate the Crater with her. Minoru admitted that she had grown afraid of her own powers and considered that it made it a terrible leader, but she was comforted by her girlfriend, who recalled that she had been through a similar experience with her own powers and gave Minoru a kiss and a hug, greatly relieving her.
In the next day, Nico went into the bedroom she shared with Karolina Dean to find her girlfriend with someone she did not know kneeling before her: Xavin , an extraterrestrial who had escaped from Magistrate's Ship when it was destroyed and considered Karolina her betrothed. Nico was reluctant to allow both Xavin and Leslie Dean to remain at the Hostel for long. Like her teammates, Nico refused to see him, but Wilder set up the meeting nonetheless.
Before it happened, Nico refused to let Xavin accompany them, even when Xavin suggested taking up Nico's appearance as backup, which greatly disturbed Nico. Minoru listens to Chase Stein. Along with the group, Nico, who had taken the Staff of One with her met with Stein in the woods. She listened to him as he explained that PRIDE had created weapons specifically designed against the Runaways to force them to come home, and that they intended to use the Synnergy Serum to wipe out their memories if necessary.
Still, Nico remained mostly unimpressed by the threat and expressed her disgust that Stein sided with their parents, and was not interested when Stein told them that the Runaways could take the reins of PRIDE.
The meeting was thus ended as no agreement could be reached. As the Runaways prepared to return to the Hostel, they heard a strange noise, which turned out to come out of a flock of PRIDE Drones attacking them by firing tranquilizing darts.
Nico and the group hid behind trees and prepared to retaliate, but Nico realized that she could not speak any spell as her mind was confused due to the Subsonic Wave Generators equipped on the drones. Since the drones were apparently invulnerable to Karolina's powers and the Fistigons as well, the Runaways were forced to flee and split up, with Nico taking refuge in a tunnel with Karolina. Minoru and Karolina Dean say goodbye.
Closing a door behind them, Nico and Karolina managed to destroy the drone following them, but they were found by another immediately after. Although the drone was out of ammunition, it still posed a threat to them. Nico refused to be separated from Karolina, but Karolina told her that they would both be fine.
Nico accepted that they should split up as well, and awkwardly tried to tell Karolina she loved her, sharing a goodbye kiss with her. Once Karolina left, followed by the drone, Nico restored her ability to speak normally and angrily decided to confront the one who piloted the drones: her mother Tina. Although unable to cast any spell, Nico attacked Tina with the Staff of One , but Tina pushed her back, causing Nico to be attacked from behind by her father Robert , who ordered her to peacefully come back home.
Nevertheless, Nico managed to get rid of his grip and decided to fight her parents to the end. Despite initially holding her own against Tina and Robert, and destroying the generator used by Tina, Nico progressively lost control of the fight.
Robert used another generator to keep her unable to use spells with the Staff of One, and Nico was eventually overwhelmed by her parents' proficiency in martial arts.
Eventually, a final kick from Tina caused Nico to be knocked out. However, this also caused Dark Dimension energy to flow into her body, with Nico regaining consciousness and casting a powerful spell, which smashed windows in the building and projected the shards on her parents, who were knocked back and fell on the ground.
Minoru contemplates the Runaways ' defeat. Nico was told by Xavin that Karolina had been captured by Jonah , who was still alive as Nico had only killed his host. This left Minoru heavily distraught as she realized that the Runaways had to fight both PRIDE and Jonah's family with half the group being gone, despite Wilder's attempts to reassure her.
Minoru had a dream in which AWOL appeared to her and stated that he did not blame her for what had happened during the Siege of the Hostel.
AWOL then disappeared and turned into a mysterious enchantress, Morgan le Fay , who explained that Karolina Dean was alive and that she was willing to help Minoru to save her. Minoru then woke up and talked about her dream to Leslie Dean , Molly Hernandez and Xavin , although they doubted that it was true evidence of Karolina's status.
Minoru and the others were warned by Xavin that there was a fourth extraterrestrial at large, the Magistrate's Son , whose host was still unknown. Minoru then agreed to team up with Wilder to inspect the Stein Mansion regarding signs of their friends' whereabouts. Before leaving the Hostel though, the group was warned by Xavin that they should be ready to strike a mortal blow against the Gibborim, even if it meant killing their parents.
Minoru declared herself ready to do so, and urged Hernandez to show the same determination regarding Yorkes. She then left with Wilder to go to the Stein Mansion. Minoru and Alex Wilder inspect the Stein Mansion.
Minoru was determined to enter the mansion and to attack the Gibborim with the Staff of One , but Wilder talked her out of it, stating that they stood no chance against them. Minoru expressed her understanding that Wilder was in an awkward situation due to helping her saving her girlfriend while the two of them had been together in the past.
Eventually, she agreed to return to the Hostel to regroup and prepare their plan. However, it also revealed security footage of Minoru attacking her parents with the Staff of One during the Chase of the Runaways. Seeing the images she did not remember, which proved that Minoru was the cause of her father 's injury, deeply troubled her. Since Wilder had modified the security access to the Stein Mansion, Minoru and Wilder returned to the house.
Before infiltrating it, Minoru voiced her suspicion that she might be the host of the Magistrate's son, although Wilder doubted it due to Minoru's strong personality.
They then heard the Gibborim leaving the house in a car, and rushed to enter the mansion behind them. Minoru and Wilder thus entered the lab, where they found Karolina, Chase and Janet Stein in tubes which connected them to the Healing Algorithm. Minoru finds Karolina Dean in the Healing Algorithm. Minoru entered the simulation in which Karolina was trapped, which turned out to be a vision of Minoru and Karolina marrying each other.
Minoru found Karolina and they shared a tender moment before being interrupted by Wilder, who had learned from Janet how to end the simulation thanks to the Abstract. Minoru thus promised to Karolina that she would never abandon her and left the simulation.
As the Gibborim returned, Minoru and Wilder hid in a closet right before the Magistrate and his daughter arrived in the lab. Minoru dozed off for a while in the closet, which deactivated the cloaking spell she had cast to prevent the Magistrate from finding her and Wilder. She began hearing le Fay's voice, but was awakened by Wilder, who urged her to reactivate the spell and told her that the Magistrate had not left the room.
When Wilder suggested going to fight him, Minoru advised him otherwise, explaining that the was barely keeping control and that she feared the consequences of her unleashing her powers with no restraint.
When the Magistrate finally left, Minoru and Wilder were able to get out of the closet. However, due to the Magistrate having taken the Abstract , they were left with no tangible option to rescue their friends. Minoru thus urged Wilder to find another way to unlock the door, but it turned out that the Magistrate had changed the settings of the Healing Algorithm so that no one could enter it. Therefore, Minoru and Wilder went to explore the Stein Mansion, hiding themselves from the Gibborim thanks to the Staff of One and overhearing them planning the murder of the Runaways and Xavin.
They managed to access Victor's study, where the Magistrate had left the Abstract which Wilder thought he could read.
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