Bedlam

Solomon Wright is...

Personal Data
Name: Solomon 'Rioter' Wright

Hero Name: Bedlam

Unknown Aliases: None

Known Aliases: The Unbreakable Solomon

Identity: Not publicly known- mostly

Sex: Male

DOB: 05/09/24

Age: 25

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 350lbs

Skin: Light Brown/Tan

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Legal status: U.S. Citizen with extensive criminal record (Known Felon)

Place of Birth: NYC, New York (Yonkers)

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Underground Cage Fighter, Unregistered Vigilante; formerly (Manuci Crime) Syndicate Enforcer

Education: Middle School, School of Hard Knocks

Known relatives: None

Group affiliations: None

Base of operations: Harrisburg

Appearance


The honey-eyed Solomon possesses a powerfully built short & stocky body. His Dominican ancestry gives his skin a light brown tone and shoulder length black hair that he keeps shaved short along the sides. His hair is what you might call Brawler Pomp or a long disconnected lazyman's faux-hawk. He is about 5'4 & 400lbs- though he looks like he weighs at least half that and that's really only due to how muscular he is. Thanks to his brawler lifestyle, he has what many would call a Boxer's Build- larges pecs, shoulders & arms. Without his shirt, its clear his core and back muscles are equally toned and muscular. It's quite clear the man works out and is in incredible shape- or that he used to before his 'transformation'. His muscles are positively rippling. With his unbreakable bones & regenerative abilities those muscles have grown rapidly thickening up his frame considerably. Though he prefers to cover this up with a jacket and baggy clothes to make sure he is underestimated. 'Off Duty' he dresses in thrift shop clothes, mostly because his clothing is always being destroyed in his tussles with supers. This gives him the appearance of someone who found an old trunk of clothes belonging to a Vietnam vet.

Solomon has a very rough, gravelly deep voice & is a fan of the guttural grunt or growl. He has a famously gruff, tough guy persona, and usually talks in a growl. Though he speaks in with a typical New Yorker style (NY City English/Metropolitan NY English).

Origins
Solomon Wright grew up on the mean streets of NYC and spent most of his youth alternating between trying to find a warm place to sleep and jail. As an orphan he had to 'cover his way' by stealing things. Though he would first be noticed by Thomas Thorne (AKA the man who would become 'The Big Boss' of the Syndicate) after trying stand up to one of his enforcers to protect another orphan- a girl who the man was harassing. When he turned 17 jail was replaced with stints in prison.

While inside, he fell into a crew of runners, enforcers & crooks all looking to be 'made men'. Doing his time without folding or giving anyone up for a lighter sentence did wonders for his rep. At 22, he left the Penn for the last time, though his criminal life was only just beginning. He was approached as soon as he was out, by Thomas Thorne himself.The Big Boss comes to love Solomon like a son over a short time, as he reminds him of his own deceased son.He was ruthless because between the streets of NYC and Big Thorne he never had any other choice.

He moved up the ranks of the Syndicate quickly- partially thanks to his constant (over)use of XS & other performance enhancers to 'keep his edge' as a hired goon/tough guy. He 'balanced' these chemicals out with a litany of other street drugs to bring him down when he was 'off duty'- but it was here that he fell in love with a girl from his youth, another street urchin. He kept her 'safe' at home and she made him feel human. Their relationship was fueled by drugs, but nevertheless- they were in love.

After a falling out with his 'Big Time Bosses' (for choosing not to kill someone he was ordered to- his first kill), Solomon Wright was taken by the crew's most powerful enforcers. The ones who did personal security for the 'Big Man' himself- so despite using street drugs to enhance his abilities, he was no match for these trained & empowered individuals. They beat him mercilessly and then they made him watch as they injected his girlfriend with a massive and likely fatal dose of XS mixed with Special Jay & Vex to separate her mind from her body. It was enough to cause permanent damage on it own. They were setting her up for a rampage and he knew it. They then set the poor girl out in the middle of Times Square moments before her rampage began.

He watched every moment of it in abject horror. He begged and pleaded and swore and cursed. But it was too late, the die was cast. Big Thorne wanted to make an example out of him for snubbing his goodwill- for being 'ungrateful' for the life he provided him. Then the enforcers turned on him once more. He was left for dead after receiving a fatal overdose of the latest version of XS their 'made' chemists had whipped up with a side of enough 'Vex' (a drug that is/was the latest mind-numbing rage in NYC) to drop a herd of bison. Then they tossed his seizing body off a bridge into the East River.

What they did not take into account was Solomon's years of use of XL and XS to 'keep his edge' as a criminal enforcer had degraded both his DNA as well as his mind already- and that the part of the East River he was tossed into a mess of all sorts of pollutants (thanks to years of illegal dumping as well as undocumented leakage from the landfill at the heart complex of the three separate bridges that make up the RFK Triborough Bridge).

Set adrift, the various chemicals coursing through Solomon's system continued their work as his body thrashed in protest. The waters of the polluted river soaked in through various wounds and gashes from the beating he took at the beginning of the night and through the many times his body inhaled water on its journey.

He would wake up- days later in a hospital in Virginia with no clue how he got there. The Nurses would tell him he was in an accident. Hit by a jeep. The jeep was totalled, but the driver called the police and he was brought in by an ambulance. By the time the doctors could see him he was already healed, but slipped into a coma as his body began the relatively long process of detoxing his body. He was released a few days later after the Doctors could find no reason to hold him.

Still trying to figure out the extent of his abilities, as well as make sense of his scrambled mind- Solomon returned to old habits & fell his back on his criminal lifestyle. With his new powers he spent the last few years as a security specialist for criminal organizations and had crossed paths with Mechanica (and likely various other heroes) on occasion in this capacity. Though since he was just a hired goon, its unlikely most would recognize him unless he was forced to regenerate in front of them. That's usually something people remember.

He used the funds earned as a super-powered goon to pay for the costly cryogenic stasis that KJ (DNPC)needed after his old bosses came down hard on him for refusing orders. He definitely had a grudge to settle, but saddled with the weight of how his life turned out- and how K.J. (DNPC) was affected, he was unable to act. He made more than enough to pay for the stasis bills, but had no way to balance the scales back out. No way to lash out at the people that had ruined his already awful life.

Unfortunately, being a hired goon isn't the most lucrative gig since it is very dependant on the 'leader' of the organization and its profitability. He did security for a couple of underground meta-fights. He tried out and was made an official fighter as 'Rioter'- a nickname he earned after gaining his hyper-accelerated metabolism and its regenerative capabilities.

Times weren't tight by any means after nightlighting as a fighter. His abilities always made sure he was tip top for any client that called. That is, until Mechanica gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. Solomon became a 'good guy'- though in battle its clear he still enjoys the graphic nature of dominating over others violently.

Personality
Impulsive & brash though on the clock Solomon can be surprisingly gentlemanlike- but professionalism aside, his main motivation is to fight. It doesn't matter if its in a ring or not. He's eerily comfortable, and even cheerful, at the prospect of violence.

His anger can bubble up, seemingly from nowhere. Sometimes he moves as if he were possessed by this anger.

He keeps his mind on the present and the future and is exceptionally loyal to Mechanica, mostly because she treats him like a person & not a criminal and she also helps keep his KJ's (DNPC) expensive medical bills under control. These are things Solomon finds important, and makes priority in his life. Solomon quite matter-of-factly considers himself superior to almost everyone he meets. Perhaps because of this inherent self-esteem, Solomon has developed a strong sense of compassion and often helps the weak and defenseless. What's more, he often teams with others, despite his lone wolf demeanor.

Though untethered by traditional ideas of "fair play," Solomon adheres to a personal code of conduct though its morality can often be called into question. That said, Solomon grew up in a violent community and has adapted to survive that kind of life. He's basically learned to shut off his moral compass to stay alive, and now looks to Mechanica for moral guidance because he doesn't know how to turn that compass back on again. He knows the difference between right and wrong, but only by looking at the situation after the fact.

He clearly has PTSD. Whether he "suffers" from it is a question of perspective. He never expresses emotional pain or shows signs of it crippling him in his day to day life. At the same time, he is constantly restrained from deeper emotions and complex feelings. This can beinterpreted that as signs of a B-cluster personality disorder. As we know he grew up essentially as an orphan in slavery doing anything he had to do to survive, a combination of PTSD and Narcissistic Personality Disorder feels like the most perfect fit. NPD would explain most of his defining traits (restrained emotions, cold rational thinking, capability of violence while still functioning as a social animal, the need for a group as a moral compass and the need to keep dominion within "his" field) while the PTSD would explain why he functions as well as he does and keeps within his bounds, As, to some aspect, it would negate or hinder some of the more common compulsions NPD's suffer.

Once he opens up to someone, Solomon is a good friend and drinking/gambling buddy.

'"Boss says to watch your back. That's what I'm gonna do- but don't think she's like me... Mechanica, she's better. She's actually interested in helping you." -Solomon 'Rioter' Wright

Skills & Abilities
Solomon Wright has had a hard life, one of violence and desperation. That said, the set of skills he's acquired over the years isn't nice. He spent his early years bouncing in Syndicate, then acting as your standard street tough runner picking up & delivering bribes and protection payments. He excelled at these tasks, so every few years Big Thorne would tap him for the next stage of becoming a 'Made Man' culminating in him becoming raised to a mid-level enforcer. His interests run in line with his duties. Fighting, brawling, driving under stress, and years of private security experience round out his skill set.

Powers
Solomon is able to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with much greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. This also supplies him with great longevity & enhances his constitution, making him immune or highly resistant to many diseases and increasing the speed at which he heals from injuries and recuperates from illness. Solomon can fully heal from injuries that result in massive tissue damage or loss such as multiple gunshot wounds, slashes, puncture wounds, broken bones, and severe burns within a matter of moments.

His skin, muscles, bones & organs are also extremely dense/solid, allowing him to withstand harmful strains on the body such as crushing weights, impacts, pressures, changes in temperature, etc. He has enhanced levels of strength and stamina, this is possible because of how hard their body has become, allowing them to resist tearing a muscle and/or their bones shattering easily. Initial measurements gauge his soft-tissues to be approximately four times (4x) as dense as normal human tissue. Though unbeknownst to Solomon, as his physiology is strained or damaged it regenerates a bit tougher & denser than it was before. This isn't scar tissue exactly as it looks and feels almost identical.

He's also found that he requires more food than ever before- but seemingly in trade never seems physically worn out (so in most scenes is eating something). His muscles produce considerably fewer fatigue toxins than the muscles of ordinary humans. This means he effectively never tires, making it possible for him to perform at his maximum ability when doing anything physical for an extraordinary length of time. Though an increased caloric intake also seems to fuel his enhanced regenerative abilities- though this has not been tested.

His strength, reflexes and speed also operate outside human norms. He is capable of running at speeds far greater than those of the finest human athlete as well as boasting physically superior coordination, dexterity, balance, and body motion & the ability to lift over 3 tons. He has run a mile in roughly a minute (approx 57 mph) and has bench-pressed 1100 pounds for 5 reps (just as a warm up). His one-rep maximum is likely much higher. His healing factor greatly supplements his fighting style.

His endurance and pain tolerance are also above human levels, since Rioter has on many occasions continued fighting even when losing massive amounts of blood or taking punishment that would kill a normal human.

Solomon's constant body temperature is about 110° degrees to withstand severe cold weather. This high body heat also allows him to survive in very hot weather, making it hard for his body to overheat. This temperature also prevents frequent illness, by killing any potential pathogens they come into contact with before he can become ill.

Agility - While not superhuman, Solomon's agility is well above human averages. He can maneuver in the same class as an olympic level athlete despite having no formal training.

Berserker Strength -

Healing - Solomon Wright has a healing factor which has increased in effectiveness during his tenure as a superhero. At first, it took him a few moments to heal from being shot several times. However, soon after, he was able to quickly heal from being disemboweled, but not before using his intestines to break the neck of his opponent. Now, bullets barely phase him, and multiple knife wounds are quickly healed. He has also demonstrated the ability to reverse the effects of pressure points, and fight off paralyzing toxins relatively quickly & shrug off being impaled by an Asgardian broadsword. His body instantly renews and augments the molecular structure of the most basic biological component, the DNA/amino acids, from which all the various uniquely tasked proteins, categorized by cell type and multiplied into tissues and organs, are formed.

Superhuman Durability - Solomon's Durability has been similarly enhanced- allowing him to use his strength without sustaining injury. When a normal man repeatably punched Solomon, Solomon felt no discomfort and the assailant hurt his hand. Solomon's durability was such that he was unfazed by a entire warehouse collapsing on him. When he's shot by bullets at close range, rather than penetrating through his chest, they are regularly lodged in his muscles.

Stamina - Solomon has shown the ability to fight at maximum capacity despite enduring horrendous injuries. He can also continue on for days at a time. His Stamina is most likely an extension of his healing factor.

Super Speed - Solomon is capable of keeping up with any human and most metahumans. He is capable of running over 55 MPH with no assistance.

Super Strength - Solomon Wright has considerable strength, enough to maim and kill normal humans with a single strike. He has been seen carrying over 3 tons with no assistance.