Superposition is the sixth and final Quest in Act 8 Chapter 2: Blinding Light, and was released on April 19, 2023. It contains 6 paths and has 7 Opponents per path. Hulk (Bahamet) is the unique boss of this Quest.
It is preceded by 8.2.5: Prism and succeeded by 8.3.1: Reality Check.
Dialogue[]
Caption: Carina and her allies arrive on a barren asteroid circling the dead planetoid known as Battleworld…
Ægon: Impressive display, Carina. I was aware you had been dabbling in portals, but your accuracy was incredible.
Carina: America Chavez was kind enough to mentor me in her off-hours. I’ll make sure to send her a nice gift basket when this is all over.
Civil Warrior: Sorry to derail the conversation, but where are we? Is that… Battleworld?
Caption: The group take a moment to absorb the cracked corpse of a planet, off kilter and surrounded by a wide belt of rocky debris.
Guillotine: When Maestro was ejected from the Contest, he started up a new kingdom on the lone planet at the center of the Battlerealm.
Guillotine: He christened it “Battleworld”. Used what was left of his cosmic powers to restrict access, so that nobody could enter, or leave.
Guillotine: But his new Champions rose up. Deposed him. Took back the planet. And just when things were improving… something else happened…
Carina: You mean some-one. Galactus. Accounts are incomplete, but the Devourer of Worlds arrived and a battle for the planet’s survival took place.
Carina: The inhabitants barely made it off the rock before it was completely devastated… nobody’s seen the Galactus responsible since.
- Transmission #1 - Upon starting the Quest
Civil Warrior: The signal is definitely stronger out here. The site of transmission can’t be far…
Guillotine: There! It appears to be some kind of prison. The perfect fortress for a psychotic terrorist.
Carina: Then let’s not waste anymore time reminiscing on lost worlds, and focus on saving our own.
Carina: It’s unlikely they know we’re here, so we’ll use that to our advantage. There isn’t enough ambient ISO here for me to make another portal…
Carina: So we’ll just have to rush the entrance and force our way in. Remember, our goals are to capture Glykhan, and stop that transmission!
Carina: Spangles, you’re with Aegon and Guillotine. Shut down their signal.
Carina: Summoner? You’re with me. We’ll make sure Glykhan doesn’t even have time to run when he realizes what’s happening…
- Transmission #2
Carina: Something’s wrong here… there’s barely anyone in this base…
Caption: Civil Warrior’s voice crackles in Carina’s earpiece, her comms struggling to pick up his signal.
Civil Warrior: Carina! It’s a trap! Glykhan’s not here! They’re playing a recording! We’ve got to-
Caption: Throughout the prison blast doors slam shut and magnetic locks seal all the entrances. Dead consoles and silent machines spring to life.
Caption: Carina has mere moments to react before a set of immense doors slam down separating her from the Summoner.
Caption: A low, rumbling voice speaks through the intercom of the station…
Caption: *How kind of you to make an appearance, Carina. I was beginning to think a big neon sign saying “Ouroboros here” would be necessary.*
Caption: *But now that you’ve arrived…*
Hulk (Bahamet): We can begin the final phase.
- Transmission #3
Hulk (Bahamet): Allow me to introduce myself - Bahamet, general of Ouroboros. I have been studying all of you for some time, and it has been most…
Hulk (Bahamet): ...engaging to finally conduct some tests of my own.
Carina: I’ll give you a test you big-
Carina: Aaaaaagggghhhh!
Caption: *Carina clutches at her head, sparks of ISO sputtering around her as she falls prone from agony.*
Hulk (Bahamet): A very interesting reaction! I’ve lined the walls of this station with pipes, through which superheated ISO-8 flows in liquid form.
Hulk (Bahamet): I theorized the possibility that such a matrix of raw ISO could act as a disruption to your powers, but I hadn’t imagined such spectacular results.
Carina: Why… why are you doing this?
Hulk (Bahamet): Because the Battlerealm is out of control! It serves the mad whims of gods and monsters, and Ouroboros offers a clear path to true freedom.
Hulk (Bahamet): And I could not protect that freedom with my mighty mind trapped inside the Hulk.
- Transmission #4
Carina: You’re… you’re not the Hulk…?
Carina: You’re Bruce Banner?
Hulk (Bahamet): Doctor Banner if you don’t mind. And no. Banner was a scared and weak mind trapped in a scared, weak body.
Hulk (Bahamet): Ouroboros has purged the mind of the Hulk, allowing me to take control of his body. My body.
Hulk (Bahamet): And now that I have purged you of your meddling powers, the only threat left is the Summoner.
Hulk (Bahamet): Uncollectable by the Collector.
Hulk (Bahamet): Breaker of the Grandmaster’s throne.
Hulk (Bahamet): Paragon of the Contest.
Hulk (Bahamet): Oh how I have dreamt of this day. The sheer volume of strategies I have concocted to destroy you, and only you.
Hulk (Bahamet): Come Summoner! Let us put them to the test!
- Transmission #5 - Before fighting Hulk (Bahamet)