 While the Blood Brothers, Mentacle, and Metal Master II faced off against Black Dwarf, Black Swan, and Supergiant's psychic projection in Rome, Captain Glory, Drall, and Ferene the Other faced off against Corvus Glaive, Ebony Maw, and Proxima Midnight in Cusco, Peru.Both of these confrontations were interrupted by the Avengers.Each of its members were revealed to have been saved from their approaching deaths in exchange that they partake in his contest against Challenger.