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what issue does robot come back from the flaxan dimension

When Robot (Rex “Rudy” Conners) returns from the Flaxan dimension in Invincible , the big issue he brings back is not a physical wound or monster, but a massive psychological and leadership shift : he’s been emotionally hardened, obsessed with control, and now sees himself as someone who should rule—first the Flaxans, then Earth.

What actually happens in the Flaxan dimension?

Robot and Monster Girl go through a portal to the Flaxan world to stop the Flaxans’ endless invasions of Earth. What they discover:

  • Time in the Flaxan dimension runs way faster than on Earth.
  • They don’t age there, so they can spend centuries plotting while Earth barely moves.
  • Over generations, Robot:
    • Learns the language,
    • Engineers a smuggling/ Community Service operation,
    • Builds an army of workers,
    • Eventually takes over the Flaxan dimension and becomes its ruler.

They stay for about 700+ years before deciding to return.

The issue when he comes back

When Robot and Monster Girl finally step back through the portal onto Earth, the “issue” is:

  1. He’s changed morally and mentally
    • He’s colder, more calculating, and convinced that his Flaxan rule proves he’s the smartest, most capable person to lead Earth.
    • This is a major turning point that eventually leads him to become an antagonist and later try to take over the world.
  1. He’s out of sync with everyone’s timeline
    • To Earth, he’s gone only months or a few years.
    • For him, it’s been centuries. He’s lived generations of politics, war, and rule, coming back to a world that barely noticed he was gone.
  1. His return is low-key but symbolic
    • In the comics, they walk through a portal and Robot just says, “What did we miss?”—a small moment that hints at how massively he’s changed.
 * The story then slowly reveals flashbacks of their Flaxan years, showing how his worldview hardens.

So the core issue Robot comes back with is a corrupted sense of authority and a belief that he’s entitled to rule Earth , which becomes the foundation for his later villainous arc. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.