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Title - Faith and Revival
Issue - 11
Writer - John Francis Moore
Art - Pat Broderick & John Nyberg
Summary:
Arriving in Wakanda to
begin her Guild training, Xandra's first step is to visit the shrine
of Thandaza. Aside from being a memorial to Wakanda's long dead leader, it also
hold the genetic records of all Wakandans. Her visit to the shrine will
determine if her lineage is truly Wakandan. In Latveria, Fortune tells Doom that
she is leaving for China to find her brother. Busy going over information on
Alchemex's latest project, Valhalla, Doom coldly states he will see that her
duties are seen too in her absence. Stopping to say goodbye to Wire, Fortune
finds that he is plugged into Cyberspace, and has been since Xandra left.
On-line, Wire is net-gliding recklessly when he come across Duke
Stratosphere. Trying to make amends for their last encounter, gives Wire a
special passkey. In the capitol building of Wakanda, reigning Princess Okusan
opens a cryo-chamber holding Thandaza's remains. Mkhalali, leader of the
Panther's Guard, warns against her plans to revive the Elder. Committed to her
course, she has the aid of Celia Quinones who in turn calls upon Doom's help. As
soon as Doom arrives, they go to work on attaching Thandaza's preserved head to
a cybernetic body. As soon as it is connected, Thandaza slowly awakens. Suddenly
Mkhalali bursts into the lab and shoots the cyborg. The shock of the
weapons fire creates feedback which pulses into the Elder. Thandaza's premature
awakening drives him mad. Doom attempts to subdue him only to be felled by a
series of blows.
Notes:
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Cover
connects with issues 10 & 12
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Dr. Quinones
was last seen in Doom 2099 #2
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Valhalla is
mentioned here in anticipation of 2099's first cross-over event, see Fall of
the Hammer
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Title - Fire and Reign
Issue -
12
Writer
-John Francis Moore
Art -
Pat Broderick & John Nyberg
Summary:
Having been connected directly into the Wakandan
mainframe, Thandaza powers his rampage by draining the Wakandan power network.
Back in Latveria, Wire observes these events
via the screens in Doom's lab. However a security robot left by Doom
appears and instructs him to leave. The robot is a prototype and has all its
circuitry exposed, allowing Wire to reprogram it for himself. Amongst the
chaos of fleeing people, Xandra and her guild instructor
attempt to safeguard the lives of civilians. When Xandra
saves one woman's child, the mother claims to recognize her. In the
capitol, Okusan confronts Mkhalali about his act. He accuses her of fleeing her
responsibility as leader of their people. Suddenly Thandaza strikes and kills
Mkhalali from behind. Just as the Elder prepares to kill his grand-daughter,
Doom appears to challenge him again. While Doom occupies the Elder with physical
combat, his armor systems attempt to connect to the Wakandan network
so that he can shut off his power. As Doom cuts off the power he is
draining from the nations grid, he reaches into Thandaza's cybernetic body and
turns off his body's generator. In his final moments, Thandaza regains some
semblance of himself and tells his grand-daughter that the future belongs to
her. Doom returns to Latveria content that aiding Okusan gave him the
chance to access Wakanda's technological database. Xandra continues her training
in Wakanda, though now she is watched from afar. The woman whose child she saved
watches her, thinking how much she moves like her mother. Meanwhile Lei Fong and
Fortune arrive in Hong King thanks to their pilot, Morkovkin. Unknown to any of
them, they are surrounded by assassins of Feng Huang.
Notes:
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First appearance of Neon Angel, Poet's informant.
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It is
implied in this issue that Xandra's mother was a member of the Panther
Guard.
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Cover
connects with issues 10 & 11
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