Separated from the X-O armor, Donovan sets to claim it back from Henry Pendleton. However, he isn't alone in the chase. Colonel Laidlaw, Tish Boudreau, and others are all after it for themselves.

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! "EMPEROR" - PART ONE! The ultimate turning point! A war has been won, a victory has been decided...and, now, an entire alien world kneels before the throne of their new leader: the unstoppable X-O MANOWAR! He has traded his armor for a crown and a new age now begins...even as an extraterrestrial invader readies an interplanetary attack that could pull Aric of Dacia from the newfound safety of his imperial palace...

The landmark return of the Valiant Universe continues! Held captive by the mysterious Vine, Aric of Dacia must survive the brutal Vine Colony ship if he has any chance of returning to Rome to free his family. Joining forces with the other prisoners, he devises a scheme to get his hands on the only weapon that can free him -- the X-O Manowar armor! He'll need every ounce of his Visigoth courage and warrior's training, but all his efforts may be in...

Having subdued Citadel, the galactic peace enforcer known as Centaurian now turns his attention to the X-O armor... and the news ain't good! Judged unworthy, Donovan now faces the prospect of having the X-O medallion literally ripped from his chest! Plus, more info on the shocking return of Rand Banion!

Armor Hunters unleashes an all-new starting point for the world's most wanted hero – X-O Manowar – right here with a brand new story arc by Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Flash) and Diego Bernard (Eternal Warrior)! Abducted from his own time by a vicious alien race, the courageous Visigoth warrior known as Aric of Dacia spent years in slavery among the stars before escaping with his captors' most feared weapon – the X-O Manowar armor....

Aric's new enemy knows every weakness of the X-O armor! Will Aric be able to defeat an enemy who holds this huge advantage over him -- or will Aric's warrior spirit be enough to save the day?!

The true alien origins of the X-O armor revealed! But will the truth save Donovan, or will the dark secrets of this ultimate weapon consume him?

They asked for war. He'll give them death. Deep within the far reaches of space, the dogs of war have found Aric of Dacia. Conscripted into an alien army and forced into combat, Aric must enter an alien battlefield unlike any he's faced before. His only hope for survival is also the source of his greatest rage - the living suit of armor known as X-O Manowar. Can Aric still embrace the violence within? Get ready, because the most brutal fight in...

When an assassin breaks three psychotic harbingers out of a Harada correctional facility, Aric resolves to recapture them. But he'll find himself at a considerable disadvantage when the mind of Paul Bouvier tries to take over the X-O armor!

The alien creators of the X-O armor have come to claim the armor...and the Earth along with it! Can Donovan Wylie withstand an army of aliens bearing armor identical to his own?