Solomon Bloom is the scion of the Bloom family. The Blooms were one of the few Jewish families who escaped the Holocaust with all their wealth intact. His parents settled in Britain while waiting for the opening of the State of Israel. Once in Israel the Blooms cut all ties with their past lives and set out to turn their wealth to the betterment of the Israeli people. Over the years the Blooms expanded into the field of electronics, and with the death of his father Solomon took the head of Bloom International.

Solomon, always a serious analytical man, felt that he could improve his thought processes. For Solomon the only way for Israel to survive with enemies all around was to out think those enemies. This was the basis for his idea of the Mental Helmet. Over the years there are been a lot of versions of the Mental Helmet, some successful and some not. Solomon keeps them in a museum hidden under his mansion. The latest version was the ninth in the series, and it was the most powerful.

Solomon was amazed with what he could do with the mental helmet. He could lift things with his mind, read other peoples minds, force them to stop moving. For awhile he considered selling the Mental Helmet to the government, but the extreme expense to build just one would be too much. So instead, Solomon created a new identity for himself. Calling himself Solomon 9 he started fighting crime in Israel. When the government made a call for the heroes of Israel to unite, Solomon 9 was one of the first. Due to his intellect Solomon 9 was given command of Cabala.

Solomon is a thinker. He spends a lot of his time thinking things through. Sometimes he spends too much time just thinking. Solomon looks for hidden meanings in almost everything. By thinking long and hard Solomon is sure to solve any mystery or defeat any foe.

Like Desert Falcon, Solomon is outspoken about politics. However, Solomon is more conservative. Solomon insists that only by maintaining the current balance can Israel survive. For him reforms will just lead to chaos and allow the enemies of Israel to win. Solomon 9 will never let that happen.

“I only see greatness for Israel. Nothing will stand in our way when we stand as one.”

Solomon always thought that he was psychic in one way or another. The Mental Helmet makes all of this true. With the helmet Solomon 9 can effect a foe in one of two ways. Solomon 9 can open a foes mind by reading his mind, projecting a powerful mental lance, instill hallucinations in his foes mind, or even seize control of a foes body freezing them in their tracks. Secondly Solomon 9 can manipulate psychic energy to move objects with his mind. Solomon 9 primarily uses this second ability for movement, or in defense.

The Mental Helmet also provides the wearer with defense against mental assaults, and even increases the willpower of the wearer. In addition to the abilities Solomon 9 has gained from his Mental Helmet, he has trained himself in hand-to-hand combat.

Solomon is a muscular man who wears a skin tight white body suit that really shows off his muscles. He wears matching blue gloves, boots, belt, cape, and a small domino mask. On top of his head is his Mental Helmet. In a way it looks like a steel yamaka only larger with flashing lights, and the word nine stenciled in Hebrew. When not in his Solomon 9 guise, he likes to dress as a wealthy industrialist.