5 years later, Invincible finally brings back its most mysterious superhero

If you’re wondering what Damien Darkblood has been up to, this side-quest episode is for you Like an out-of-shape superhero wriggling back into their old spandex suit, Invincible is bursting at the seams with heroes, villains, and other super-powered individuals who don’t fit neatly into a good/evil binary. With new characters showing up in nearly every episode, old ones often fall by the wayside, but in Invincible season 4 episode 4, the animated series finally circles back to someone who hasn’t played a significant role on the show since season 1: Damien Darkblood. [Ed. note: Spoilers ahead for Invincible season 4, episode 4.] Voiced by Clancy Brown, Damien is a demon detective on a quest to redeem his soul. In Invincible season 1, Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins), the director of the Global Defense Agency, hires Damien to investigate the mysterious murder of the Guardians of the Globe. But when Damien gets too close to the truth and starts asking uncomfortable questions, Cecil banishes him back to Hell. Aside from a brief post-credits teaser in season 3, we haven’t seen much of Damien since then. But in season 4 episode 4, “Hurm,” Invincible finally checks in on the character. “Hu