
Mark Grayson has often questioned Stedman’s techniques, but things came to a head by the second episode of Season 3. In Episode 1, “You’re Not Laughing Now”, Cecil used a rehabilitated Darkwing II and D.A. Sinclair’s ReAnimen in a battle against Doc Seismic. Invincible’s anger towards his boss’ methods reached new heights in the wake of this revelation. In Episode 2, Mark and Cecil’s confrontation escalates further and, after tearing through several ReAnimen, Invincible learns that Cecil had previously installed a chip in his head to mitigate his powers. The chip produces a noise that causes the young human-Viltrumite intense pain. It is an intense betrayal of trust and when the Guardians of the Globe learn about the situation, over half of them decide to walk out on Stedman. However, after the untold loss of human life in the final two episodes, were Cecil’s actions really that out of order?