Recaps

Salomon prepared to seize Asgardian power and confronted Hela in Helheim, seeking to make her an ally against Ragnarok and the forces controlling fate. Back home, he learned Vanessa’s death was fixed across every timeline and that his plans depended on the Living Tribunal’s support.

• Salomon destroyed Pym Technologies’ Cold Storage with a bunker-buster strike, then used his forces to suppress violence and confiscate weapons in the surrounding neighborhood.
• Natasha Romanoff confronted Salomon about the killings after the explosion, while he admitted that he had killed and injured people to stop the chaos.
• Salomon prepared his forces and covertly pursued Asgardian weapons and the Bifrost, while Lorelei secured access to the Golden Palace and Cassilius helped him reach Helheim.
• Salomon challenged Hela to a duel, wounded her with the Sacred Sword, and urged her to help lead Asgardians into humanity before Ragnarok destroyed their realm.
• After Hela wounded Salomon with Night Sky, Frigga treated him, and he returned home to reassure Dinah and Bayonetta while arranging for the Sisterhood to raise the Hellstrom child.
• Salomon and Athena learned that Vanessa remained determined to stay with Wilson Fisk despite her fatal fate, and Salomon found that she died in every possible timeline.
• The Sorcerer Supreme told Salomon that Vanessa’s death was a fixed node and that his plans required the Living Tribunal’s support, which Salomon had been watched by through the Eye of Calamity.

Salomon strengthened the City of Immortals, pursued his plans for the future, and used Natasha and Victoria Hand to expand its intelligence and military reach. The arc left Natasha returning to the Avengers while Frank Castle joined Victoria’s operation, and Salomon prepared for a long journey through temporal distortion.

• Salomon chose duty over Vanessa’s warnings, protected her, and confronted Wilson Fisk over his crimes and the orphanage.
• Salomon gave Karen Page evidence against Fisk, while Fisk abandoned drug dealing and the gangs fought for control of Hell’s Kitchen.
• Salomon approved Malphas’s research, pressed ahead with plans for the City of Immortals, and began building Sophia’s people into its regular army.
• Salomon explained the Avengers’ political dangers to Natasha, showed her the City’s work in Africa, and gave her advanced Power Armor.
• Victoria Hand recruited Natasha for an operation against The Trinity, and Natasha infiltrated Langley while a hidden aircraft followed her.
• Salomon ordered Malphas to prepare the Space Battleship and battle-robot projects for a coming temporal distortion, while Victoria Hand recruited Frank Castle.
• Natasha’s Langley operation succeeded and was covered up as an attack by Hydra remnants, while Frank accepted Victoria’s offer and pursued his family’s killers.
• Salomon approved the City’s expanding military and intelligence plans, told Natasha to credit him with funding the DEA, and Natasha kissed him before leaving for an Avengers operation.

Salomon led a force into the alien world to destroy Hive and recover Jemma Simmons, while S.H.I.E.L.D. pursued clues to The Monolith under strict quarantine and mounting conflict with Salomon. The Tangier lead was lost at sea, leaving Coulson and Daisy to seek answers from the reluctant Professor Randolph as Salomon prepared for the next stage of the war.

• Salomon recruited Coulson’s help with The Monolith and brought him and Daisy Johnson to his base, where he warned that an alien war was coming.
• Salomon imposed quarantine around The Monolith and prepared a contingency strike, while Fitz entered the portal to search for Jemma Simmons and vanished.
• Salomon and his forces crossed into the alien world, fought Hive’s parasite swarm, and destroyed it with a hydrogen bomb, though the blast left Salomon injured.
• Catherine’s forces recovered Fitz, Simmons, and the astronaut Will, while Coulson was wounded and Salomon kept the survivors isolated over infection fears.
• Daisy and Melinda May pursued a Tangier clue, but an assassin shot Joseph Hadad and the Quinjet later went down over the Atlantic, losing the lead at sea.
• Salomon ordered preparations for a war on the Moon and sought to contain Terrigen, while he arranged to recruit General Hale and her daughter Ruby into the City of Immortals.
• Daisy, Coulson, and other S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents visited Professor Randolph for information about The Monolith, but he refused to help because he feared punishment by his Asgardian king.

Salomon and the Witches fought an Angel invasion of Manhattan, then pursued the conspiracy behind the Witches’ stolen souls to Fimbulwinter. The stretch ended with Loki attacked by the Sage while Salomon and Bayonetta waited for the air spirits’ report.

• Stephanie hired Laura Croft to investigate The Monolith, while Coulson and Daisy learned from Professor Randolph that its symbol meant death and pointed to a castle in Gloucestershire.
• Salomon learned from Athena that Odin was weakening and likely wanted a discreet meeting, then ordered Stephanie to strengthen the City of Immortals’ defenses and prepare for political negotiations.
• Salomon negotiated with General Hale, giving her limited authority and keeping Ruby in the City of Immortals, while Constantine joined the Sisterhood’s security patrols.
• Salomon and Bayonetta welcomed Wanda to their home, but an Angel invasion interrupted her training when Angels seized fighter jets and attacked Manhattan.
• Salomon, Bayonetta, Jeanne, Wanda, Constantine, and the Sisterhood fought the Angels, while Salomon authorized nuclear weapons as a last resort and killed the Upper Angel threatening the city.
• Salomon and Master Daniel suspected a conspiracy behind Gomora’s attack on Jeanne’s soul, so Salomon obtained Hecate’s help and led an operation toward Fimbulwinter Mountain.
• Salomon and Bayonetta fought Angels near Noahduen Town, rescued Loki from the wreckage, and agreed to escort him to a passage leading to Hell.
• Salomon suspected Loki was being manipulated and delayed him while his air spirits scouted ahead, but the Sage attacked Loki near the Holy Mountain.