Once, there was unity and simplicity of structure...so we begin with Hydrogen. I watched as the Star Child--physically and intellectually--grew at an exponential rate. I watched as Leonardo da Vinci stood apart, still part of the brotherhood, but something more. At first the Immortals' loyalty to Newton held. But then days became months...and the Hydrogen? It became Helium. And what was once so very simple became increasingly complex. Da Vinci, you see, offered a different path. And in a closed system, thermodynamics required migration--nature demanded equilibrium. Newton's followers began to leave. And Helium...became Carbon. The basis of all living things. It was then that the Star Child began to grasp the shape of the things to come. On one side there would be hope. On the other, fate. And the Carbon? It became Oxygen. The Human Machine flickered to life. The Star Child stood in the center of the Immortal City, staring up at what had been constructed there. Machinery symbolizing the coming conflict. Eternity...or the end of the world. It was my father's Century Machine--Newton's doomsday clock. And with its completion, the whispers of conflict became a war. 
Appearing in "The Forgotten Machines of Nikola Tesla"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Brotherhood of the Shield (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Howard Stark ⏵ (Appears in flashback)
- Nathaniel Richards (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Leonardo da Vinci ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Grandmaster Isaac Newton ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Nostradamus ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Star Child ⏵ (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
- Immortus (Nathaniel Richards) (Statue) (Only in flashback)
- Reed Richards (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Jesus Christ (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Maria Stark (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ "Bird" (shining woman) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Night Machine (Nikola Tesla) ⏵ (Name revealed) (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Celestials (Only in flashback)
- Human-Deviant Hybrids (Only in flashback)
- Deviants (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Marvel Universe (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- Europe (Main story and flashback)
- Italy (Main story and flashback)
- Rome (Main story and flashback)
- Immortal City (Main story and flashback)
- Rome (Main story and flashback)
- Italy (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Heaven (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- "The End of the Road" (First appearance) (Only in flashback)[1]
Items:
- Human Machine (Only in flashback)
- High Council of the Shield's Armor (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "The Forgotten Machines of Nikola Tesla"
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Solicit Synopsis
“The Forgotten Machines of XXXXXX XXXXX” The story that has taken the comic book world by storm marches on with an issue so secretive that we can’t even reveal the full title! WHO IS THE NIGHT MACHINE?! Find your answer here from Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Dustin Weaver (X-MEN). Every issue has sold out and gone into multiple printings. IT’S GOOD! WE PROMISE! Don’t miss the sleeper hit of 2010!
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Howard Stark said to Nathaniel Richards that Brotherhood of the Shield would eventually fake his death in a car accident. Since that is what would actually happen, Howard's status as currently deceased could be called into question.
Chronology Notes[]
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Howard Stark