With his father comatose after the Guardians' massacre, Mark steps up alone against an interdimensional invasion and falls in with the Teen Team. He also gets his first taste of cosmic politics when a curious alien evaluator drops by.
Summary
The slaughter of the Guardians of the Globe leaves Omni-Man the lone survivor, and agents whisk his comatose body to a secret Global Defense Agency hospital. Cecil Stedman breaks the news to a devastated Debbie and Mark, who refuses to leave Nolan's side. When a violent attack erupts across the city, Mark answers the call and discovers a Flaxan army overwhelming the police. Freezing at first, he saves an elderly woman named Maya, though she is shot in his arms, and Atom Eve arrives to shield him as the Teen Team drives the invaders back once the aliens begin dying off.
At school Mark connects with Eve Wilkins, thanking her and realizing she is Atom Eve. She invites him to meet the Teen Team, and the two grow close. Meanwhile Cecil learns the invaders call themselves Flaxans, that hundreds died in the raid, and that time appears to run faster in their home dimension, while the demon detective Damien Darkblood quietly begins investigating the Guardians' murder.
Key Events
A second Flaxan wave returns having adapted to Earth's timestream. When the Flaxan Leader moves to kill Eve, Invincible unleashes a shockwave, shatters the leader's aging-suppressing bracelet, and rescues her, prompting the team to target the wristbands and force a retreat. Nolan wakes from his coma and demands his suit back, only for Mark to learn Maya has died. Soon Cecil warns of someone approaching from Mars, and Mark volunteers to intercept, meeting Allen the Alien in orbit. Their scuffle ends when Allen, an evaluation officer for the Coalition of Planets, realizes he has been assessing the wrong world, having confused Earth with a planet called Urath.
Notes
A third and final Flaxan assault sees the invaders fully immune to Earth's time, and the mech-clad leader beats Invincible down until Omni-Man arrives, saves his son, and pursues the enemy through their portal. On the far side he annihilates the Flaxan world, crushes the leader, razes their cities, and returns home bearded, just as a report confirms the Guardians are dead. The second episode of the first season, and the second overall, it introduces the Global Defense Agency and Teen Team, and its title nods to a line Mark speaks in the comics before venturing into space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What episode is Here Goes Nothing in Invincible?
Here Goes Nothing is the second episode of Invincible's first season, airing right after It's About Time. It shows Mark stepping up alone against a Flaxan invasion after his father's massacre-induced coma.
How does Mark first meet the Teen Team in this episode?
Mark connects with Eve Wilkins at school after she helps him during a Flaxan attack, and realizes she is Atom Eve. She invites him to meet the rest of the Teen Team, and the two grow close.
Who is Allen the Alien and why does he come to Earth in Here Goes Nothing?
Allen the Alien is an evaluation officer for the Coalition of Planets who confronts Mark in orbit after Cecil warns of someone approaching from Mars. Their scuffle ends when Allen realizes he confused Earth with another planet called Urath and had been assessing the wrong world.
What happens to Maya during the Flaxan attacks in Here Goes Nothing?
Maya, an elderly woman Mark saves during the first Flaxan attack, is shot in his arms. She later dies of her wounds, a loss Mark learns about after his father wakes from his coma.
Where does the title Here Goes Nothing come from?
The title of this Invincible episode nods to a line Mark speaks in the comics before venturing into space. It also introduces the Global Defense Agency and the Teen Team to the series.
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