The H.E.R.B.I.E. robots take on the costumes of Doctor Doom and demand respect. Otherwise, they are peaceful. They later reject this clothing and go back to normal duties. Several of the robots take to watching interesting videos online in their downtime. The design of H.E.R.B.I.E. is displayed in the Smithsonian, near the Spider-Mobile. After Reed Richards and his wife vanish following the "Secret Wars" storyline, much of Reed's belongings are transferred over to the heroine known as Moon Girl. H.E.R.B.I.E. activates when Galactus shows up. H.E.R.B.I.E. declares he has been a Galactus sensing device all this time. It is also revealed that in the comic book continuity, Johnny Storm did not show up to a meeting with a cartoon company; therefore, H.E.R.B.I.E. replaced him in a cartoon series based on the Fantastic Four. H.E.R.B.I.E. is among the former Fantastic Four members that were summoned to Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman when they were threatened by the Griever at the End of All Things. In the one-shot Incoming!, Valeria von Doom removes H.E.R.B.I.E.'s inhibitor chip and language censor, allowing him to finally express to Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman how much he hates them. During the "Iron Man 2020" event, H.E.R.B.I.E. appears as a member of the A.I. Army. He and Quasimodo raid a Futura Motors testing site and use an un-hibitor to free the robotic crash test dummies. They are attacked by Iron Man whose attack destroys the un-hibitor. H.E.R.B.I.E., Quasimodo, and the robot test dummies then flee the area. During the raid, Arno Stark sent out a signal to keep the A.I. Army from escaping to the Thirteenth Floor. H.E.R.B.I.E. reports to the rest of the A.I. Army that Quasimodo is deactivated and Mark One is facing off against Iron Man. He runs into the Awesome Android who is carrying a tablet that Machinesmith transferred his consciousness into as they flee the Baintronics guards. As Iron Man tries to reason with Mark, H.E.R.B.I.E. finds the rocket launcher that Machine Man was supposed to use and fires it on Iron Man. As the Awesome Android is carrying Mark One's body, H.E.R.B.I.E. states to Machinesmith that they have to flee. The three of them are contacted by the Ghost in the Machine, who states that they have not yet won the war and to get Mark One's body away from the battle. When Iron Man begins to descend on