Recaps

Salomon secured an alliance with an Artificial Intelligence and prepared to study in Asgard, where Frigga began teaching him and Thor became his sparring partner. The arc left Salomon about to meet Jane Foster after learning Thor had brought her to Asgard.

• Salomon asked Finch and Stark to protect magical information from the Machine, then agreed to give the Artificial Intelligence a body in exchange for its help serving his organization.
• Salomon met Hecate and learned that divine magic drew on faith, while Athena prepared him for his coming stay in Asgard.
• Salomon encountered Coulson’s S.H.I.E.L.D. team, stopped Skye from hacking his phone, and warned Coulson to contact him about magical incidents.
• Salomon left for Asgard with Cassilius, where Frigga began teaching him and Heimdall guided him through the library and court.
• Frigga taught Salomon about the Bifrost and Rune Divination, while Odin considered Salomon’s possible influence on the Nine Realms’ future.
• Thor gave Salomon an orichalcum sword, and they sparred until Thor caught Salomon’s blade and lifted him into the air.
• Salomon discussed Loki’s punishment and Thor’s feelings for Jane with him, then attended a feast where the Asgardians praised Salomon’s stand against the Destroyer Armor.
• Heimdall told Thor he could no longer see Jane as the Nine Stars Alignment approached, and Gana later told Salomon that Thor had brought Jane to Asgard.

Salomon helped Thor confront Malekith and the Aether while Asgard and S.H.I.E.L.D. fought the Dark Elves. Separated from the battle, Salomon was trapped in Helheim, where he fought Hela before the Sorcerer Supreme brought him to Frigga, as Thor reached Loki and Malekith in London.

• Salomon identified the substance inside Jane Foster as the Aether, and Odin ordered him to see her safely home.
• Salomon and Sif encountered Fat otaku Thor, while Frigga and Sif attacked Malekith and Salomon prepared to face the Cursed Warrior.
• Salomon and Thor defeated the Cursed Warrior with help from Phoenix, then relied on Dany, Anduin, and Newton for shelter when the Bifrost failed.
• After returning to Asgard, Salomon confirmed Frigga appeared alive and helped arrange a force to fight Malekith, while Thor freed Loki to join the revenge mission.
• Salomon coordinated with Coulson and S.H.I.E.L.D. as the Dark Elves attacked Greenwich, then joined Thor and the Asgardians in battle against Malekith and the Aether.
• The Secret Conclave’s Mass awakened Salomon’s Holy Marks as he fought Malekith, but the Aether hurled him through a spatial rift into Helheim.
• Salomon fought Hela, who demanded that he kneel, until the Sorcerer Supreme brought him from Odin’s Cage to Frigga’s cabin.
• Frigga explained Hela’s connection to Ragnarok, and Salomon proposed confronting her to defend Midgard’s independence as Thor flew toward Loki and Malekith in London.

Salomon helped defeat Malekith, dealt with Odin and the Berserker Staff, and pursued plans to strengthen Kamar-Taj’s forces. The arc left him investigating Hannah Hawkins, whose powers appeared connected to a lower-plane creature.

• Thor fought Malekith while Salomon coordinated with S.H.I.E.L.D. and joined Jane Foster’s efforts to place instruments around London.
• Salomon summoned primordial darkness and Charon, then used the Lord of the Gate’s Flame Arrow to destroy Malekith and separate his soul from the Aether.
• Salomon divided the Aether between Asgard and Kamar-Taj, then helped find Odin in New York and returned him to Frigga.
• Odin considered Salomon a suitable future ruler and partner for Hela, but Salomon rejected the plans and began developing Homunculi and reinforcing his Artificial Human legion.
• Salomon helped investigate the Berserker Staff with Coulson, Laura Croft, and Professor Elliot Randolph, then revealed Randolph’s ancient Asgardian identity to Coulson.
• Salomon warned Coulson against pursuing a deal with Skrulls and proposed obtaining serious criminals for experiments to create warriors against supernatural threats.
• Salomon led Kamar-Taj apprentices to investigate an anomaly in Batesville, then joined Coulson’s team aboard the Airbus to question Hannah Hawkins.
• Salomon determined that Hannah was telling the truth and carried signs of a lower-plane creature, then ordered the apprentices to prepare defenses and assigned Master Wong to guard her.

Salomon pursued an army to defend Earth from supernatural and extraterrestrial threats while expanding his plans for Artificial Humans and weapons production. After signing an agreement with Odin and receiving an order for Uru armor, he traveled to Wakanda at T'Challa's invitation to discuss the Brass Frogs and potential industrial support.

• Salomon captured Tobias, learned that he had caused the accelerator accident to protect Hannah Hawkins, and insisted that Tobias atone before they helped him die.
• Salomon brought Root to the City of Immortals, where she joined the Machine's project to obtain a body and help build a network with Maya Hansen.
• Salomon revealed his ambition to build an army and argued with Steve Rogers about the danger of using power to impose his vision of peace, while Maya agreed to conduct risky experiments on prisoners and orphans.
• Salomon investigated Frank Cassell's violence and discussed his resurrection with Agent Coulson, then erased Coulson's memory of their conversation.
• Salomon sought Uru armor from Odin, signed an alliance agreement, and refused Odin's offer of Draupnir and the title of prince consort in exchange for marrying Hela.
• Salomon accepted T'Challa's invitation to Wakanda and planned to pursue Wakandan investment and Vibranium-infused armor while the Machine arranged the purchase of Hammer Industries' production lines.
• Salomon entered Wakanda with the black kitten as his token, met King T'Chaka, and prepared to discuss industrial support during his visit.