Episode Title:
SPHINX Rising.
Episode Description:
After accidentally thwarting an O.S.I. sting operation, Gary posts a request on Guildlist to recruit new members into SPHINX. However, his posting attracts the attention of three of SPHINX's original members: the ninja Windsong; snake and fire expert Diamondbackdraft; and the original SPHINX Commander, who is trying to reunite with his old lover The Countess, whose strength suit is now used by Hank under the codename "Destiny" (with whom Dr. Venture and Hatred both think is a woman Hank has fallen in love). All three original are trying to go out in a blaze of glory knowing that the cyanide chips in their brains will soon activate, killing them all. Meanwhile, the Monarch and Dr. Mrs. the Monarch infiltrate the Venture compound posing as Beaver Inspectors who are there to prevent an infestation of beavers, while secretly planting explosives, but afterwards the Monarch discovers a photo in one of Venture's scrapbooks of himself as a child playing with Dr. Venture, a meeting he cannot remember. Hatred has a heart-to-heart with Dean, who he suspects is cutting himself. Dean alludes to the fact that he has discovered the truth about his cloning and that being the cause of his recent change.
