Assault on the Graysons is a breaking point event in Invincible. Mark Grayson and his family are attacked by a new foe, who is aware of their lineage and harbors a deep hatred for the super Viltrumite-Human hero due to their first encounter six months earlier.
The Call[]
After breaking up with Amber for the final time, Invincible hears his phone ring and picks it up, expecting to hear his mother, but instead, he hears the voice of a deep but menacing man, asking if he will be coming to the house soon. Invincible arrives to meet a man with a deformed head; it turns out he was the man with the Mauler Twins, their unknown accomplice, Angstrom Levy. Invincible does not remember Angstrom's identity at first, to which Angstrom replies that he knows Mark's many duplicates in each of his dimensions and his "actions" that damaged his brain. Mark recognizes Angstrom's face and concludes that he first saw him on the night he fought off the Maulers before the machine's explosion. Angstrom retorts to Mark by accusing him of ruining his goal, just as he throws Debbie and Oliver aside. Angstrom challenges Invincible to fight him, only to trap Mark in an unknown dimension.
As soon as the portal closes, Mark discovers he is surrounded by intelligent raptors who are amazed that his kind was rumored to be extinct. Mark warns the raptors not to eat him, and they are astonished by his ability to speak as well as to fly. One of the raptors even tries to defend Mark while the others attempt to eat him until the portal opens, allowing Mark to return home.
Mark arrives to find Angstrom holding Oliver, astonished by his color and existence, as Oliver does not exist in other realities. Mark then threatens to kill him if he hurts Oliver, but Angstrom retorts that he would expect him to do that, assuring him his family is alive. He throws Oliver like a frisbee, but Debbie is able to catch him. That is when Invincible flies to him and becomes caught in another portal.
Into the Multiverse[]
In an alleyway, a man with spider powers is fighting a man with tentacles when Mark accidentally collides with "Prof Ock", the Spider-like hero, who questions him about the Spider's appearance. However, he is aware of Invincible traveling through different realities, as he himself has had an experience. Invincible is then captured by Prof Ock.
Back at the Grayson house, Angstrom is irritated by Debbie lying to Oliver that everything will be okay. He then transports Invincible, who arrives to confront Angstrom and apologize.
He apologizes for not remembering his name, but he does remember the night at the harbor, when he tried to save him. Angstrom, on the other hand, denies this and transports Invincible to another reality. Angstrom then begins to experience post-traumatic stress disorder, true to the Mauler's words.
He recalls the the first two memories of removing the helmet, destroying the encoder, and confronting the alternate Omni-Man and Invincible before he dives into his alternate counterparts' memories:
- An alternate Angstrom is comforting his son, Angstrom Jr., and his son's pet fox, Chainsaw, until Sinister Invincible arrives and snaps off Angstrom Jr.'s head.
- Another Angstrom and his wife are running through the streets of Chicago when another alternate Invincible causes a shockwave that leaves Angstrom unconscious and impales his wife on a steel rod.
- Angstrom, as a detective, and several police officers are firing bullets at another Invincible, who dispatches the entire squad with ease. A shower of blood rains down...
- ...as another Angstrom, as a cloaked wanderer, is hiding among ruined buildings and rubble to hide himself from another Invincible and Omni-Man.
- Finally, the last Invincible is chopping off the heads of prisoners at a concentration camp, as Angstrom is his last victim, glaring bitterly at the young Viltrumite.
After these memories, Angstrom explodes verbally and declares that Invincible must die for being a murderer. As soon as he opens another portal, the main Invincible appears and strikes him aside with a Fortnite gun. Invincible orders Angstrom to stop, but Angstrom refuses and shows Mark that he is ready to send Debbie and Oliver to another dimension. Mark suggests to Angstrom that he should kill Mark in order to let Debbie and Oliver go. However, Angstrom turns down the offer by throwing a Swiss Army knife at Debbie and Oliver. Mark grabs the knife too late as he goes through another portal. Angstrom gloats over his enemy's stupidity in the subsequent dimensions.
Mark winds up at his own house and looks straight through the window, where he discovers that this world is devoid of life. Then, he sees a pack of zombies crowding around him.
Meanwhile, Angstrom begins gloating to Debbie about how resilient Mark is with his abilities. But as he ponders different dimensions to send Mark to in order to weaken him, Debbie smashes a flower pot on his head and slices his chest open with a shard. She tries to make a break for it with Oliver, but Angstrom thinks fast and opens another portal, nearly causing Mark to collide with Debbie. He tries dodging random portals, only to get sucked into another one. Debbie pleads for Angstrom to stop the madness, but Angstrom coldly informs her that her alternate self joined the alternate Invincible and Omni-Man in their mission across the following dimensions. He brands Debbie a "traitor to her own kind" and smears a streak of blood on her face for her "family's legacy. " However, Debbie stands up to Angstrom, reminding him that she raised her son the way he is by standing up to Omni-Man and saving the world, and she admits that these worlds are vastly different from each other. She continues, saying that her Mark is not a murderer. Angstrom is skeptical about this, until Debbie insults him by stating that Mark is the hero and that Angstrom is the villain in this dimension. Angstrom lashes out at Debbie and throws her onto her glass coffee table. She defends herself by throwing one of her koi ducks at Angstrom, but he reminds her that he is not a villain, just as he snaps her wrist in half. Angstrom continues, stating that Mark is a monster in his eyes; he picks up Oliver by the ankle and vows to hurt her, Mark, and even Oliver soon enough.
Meanwhile, Mark is having an adventure across the following dimensions.
- Mark is seen explaining to a group of campers or survivors how Angstrom is currently capable of opening portals and the dimensions he has visited so far, while fearing the worst for his family.
- Mark is seen being attacked by a group of cavemen.
- Mark first meets Omnipotus in his world, as he asks Mark where he came from.
- Mark meets Batman for the first time in Gotham City, questioning his name.
- Mark finds himself in a Mad Max-like dimension after defeating a group of warriors, his suit's upper part torn off, and reminding them he never felt like challenging them.
Mark then sees a portal appear and decides to wait a few moments. Angstrom sticks his head through the portal until he sees Mark surge toward him, as Mark pins Angstrom against the wall in his own dimension. Mark tells Angstrom to call off his attack until he sees his mother's split wrist. Mark becomes enraged and soars out of the house, holding Angstrom as he pins him onto the sidewalk, asking Angstrom what he did to Debbie. Angstrom shoves Mark off of him, and a heated battle begins between the two of them. He tells Mark that the "doctors" also improved his body as he battles Mark through more dimensions, vowing that he wants to kill Mark himself. They then arrive at a wasteland with skeletal remains of buildings. Angstrom tries choking Mark, who pushes him across the wasteland. Angstrom still plans to destroy Mark and his family for good until Mark reaches his breaking point. He unleashes his full powers against Angstrom, sending him flying into the air and expressing how much turmoil he went through and how much he held back his powers, until Angstrom crash-lands against a rusted beam. Mark then beats Angstrom to a bloody pulp, vowing that he will never let anyone like Angstrom attack his family. Mark then finishes the battle with a double-fist blow to Angstrom's chest and stops to breathe. He notices the blood on his hands and looks at Angstrom's battered body. Mark then lets out a horrified moan and laments, "I thought you were stronger."
Battles end and Aftermath...[]
Mark is still wrestling with his conscience. His mind is a whirlwind of self-reproach as he contemplates the weight of his decision to kill. Just then, a portal opens above him, from which alternative versions of Atom Eve, Monster Girl, Bulletproof, and Robot (disguised as Rex Splode) emerge, accompanied by two others. Eve transforms the blood on Mark into his casual attire. Robot then creates a portal back to Mark's own timeline. As Mark prepares to step through, Eve confesses her love for him, a revelation that Rex disapproves of due to its potential impact on the timestream. Mark steps through the portal, returning to his own world.
Back in his timeline, Mark goes to the Pentagon to check on his mother. Seeing Debbie safe and unharmed, he is overcome with relief and breaks down in her arms. Later, Mark finds solace on a rooftop, reflecting on his actions and the consequences of killing Angstrom. Stedman reassures him that he is not his father and that he did nothing wrong.
In the skies, Mark flies over Earth, haunted by memories of his father, Omni-Man. He recalls moments from their past, including Omni-Man's belief that Mark would eventually become like him and outlive everyone he knows. Mark makes a stop at Upstate University, intending to talk to Amber, but hesitates and leaves without making contact, as he doesn't want to endanger her life again and feels it is time for him to move on.
Back at the Graysons' home, Debbie observes as their house is restored to its original condition. She instructs April to prepare Oliver for bed. That night, Mark sits on the rooftop and is joined by Debbie. They reflect on the profound changes in their lives. Mark is uncertain about his future and his place after college. Debbie encourages him to consider the value of further education and to strive to be better, especially after the ordeal with Angstrom. Yet, Mark is resolute in quitting college in order to focus on disciplining himself.
Meanwhile, as the Guardians leave the wasteland, Angstrom's body was mysteriously retrieved by unknown individual, and in the process was rebuilt, and began a new far more horrific plan to destroy Invincible once and for all.
Trivia[]
- Oliver Grayson was seen been dropped on the floor (via skull), this may imply some PTSD or mental change once he becomes Kid Omni-Man.
- The Grayson House is destroyed again.
- Because of Angstrom's survival, this event leads to the Invincible War, because if Angstrom had died from this event, the evil Invincibles he gathered would've never attacked the Rarth and drove Invincible to a darker path into defeating his enemies.