Steel
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| Real name: | John Henry Irons |
| Species: | Human |
| Hair: | Black (shaved bald) |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Relatives: | Natasha Irons (niece) |
| Base: | Metropolis |
| Affiliations: | Justice League |
| Abilities: | Expertise in ballistics Superhuman strength and durability augmented by armor |
| Weaponry: | Power armor Kinetic hammer Jet boots Rivet cannon |
| Voiced by: | Michael Dorn; [1] Phil LaMarr [2] |
- You may also be looking for Commander Steel.
Steel, real name John Henry Irons, was a former employee of LexCorp and later a member of the Justice League.
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[edit] History
John Irons worked as a weapons designer and engineer for LexCorp. He was the chief designer of a protoype battle suit, and advised strongly against its early premiere. Luthor, on the other hand, was keen to see the Metropolis Police Department - represented by Sergeant Corey Mills - be on par with Superman. As Mills became addicted to the suit, Irons resigned from LexCorp. After helping Superman take down Mills, the Man of Steel commented that an advanced version of the prototype might be helpful.[4]
Following his departure from LexCorp, Irons moved back with his mother and niece, and set up a workshop in an abandoned steel mill. He worked many hours to improve the suit, and got his first chance to be a hero even before the suit was finished: while testing a shoulder-mounted weapon, he managed to stop a getaway car, which was fleeing police. Superman came to his help, but found himself weakened by Metallo, the thugs' leader, and his Kryptonite core. Quickly donning the improved battle suit, Steel delayed Metallo in a meeting of the metals, enough for Superman to regain his strength. Although Superman rose again to fight Metallo, he was almost killed by Metallo again. Steel stopped Metallo for sure when he threw his hammer into Metallo's kryptonite heart, destroying it. Without his power source, Metallo was defeated by Steel and Superman. After defeating Metallo, Superman thanked Steel for his help, something he did not do often.[3] He has worn the suit ever since to help protect the world.
Steel joined the Justice League after the Thanagarian invasion. He was one of the League's chief engineers, often repairing or designing equipment for the league, together with the Atom.[5]
When Amazo returned to Earth, Steel and Supergirl went to warn Lex Luthor and brought him to a safe place. However, when confronted by the nanotechnological android, he was quickly thrust aside.[6]
After Luthor has hacked and fired the Watchtower's Binary Fusion Generator, Steel oversaw the rebooting. At that moment, Galatea and her Ultimen clones attacked the Watchtower. While the majority of the League fought the invaders, Steel rushed to the generator room. There, he was confronted by Galatea. Steel proved little match for the powerful Argoan clone, but before she could finish him, Supergirl interfered.
During the second invasion of Darkseid, Steel fought in Tokyo with Blue Devil and Sinestro. Using his expertise in engineering, he discovered the mysterious Apokoliptian machines installed around the world were magma tappers, designed to create fire pits on Earth. With that knowledge, the League managed to thwart Darkseid's plans as Superman, Batman and Luthor took on the tyrant himself.[7]
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Steel completely relied on his suit for strength and firepower. An advanced version of the LexCorp Police Battle Suit-prototype, it included heavy armor, wrist-mounted guns and the ability of flight,[3] even at high altitudes.[6] He also wielded a hammer that could shoot beams of electricity.[5]
The suit was destroyed at least once, at the hands of Galatea.[5] Whether Irons had any spare armor, or had to rebuild the original, is unknown.
[edit] Appearances
Superman: The Animated Series
- "Prototype"
- "Heavy Metal"
Static Shock
- "Gear" (Mentioned Only)
Justice League Unlimited
- "Initiation" (Cameo)
- "The Return"
- "Ultimatum" (Cameo)
- "Dark Heart" (Cameo)
- "Question Authority" (Cameo)
- "Panic in the Sky"
- "Divided We Fall"
- "To Another Shore" (Cameo)
- "The Great Brain Robbery"
- "Far From Home"
- "Destroyer"
| Founding Members: |
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| Batman • The Flash • The Green Lantern • Hawkgirl • J'onn J'onzz • Superman • Wonder Woman |
| Expanded League: |
| Aquaman • The Atom • Atom-Smasher • Aztek • B'wana Beast • Black Canary • Blue Devil • Booster Gold • Captain Atom • Captain Marvel • Commander Steel • The Creeper • The Crimson Avenger • Crimson Fox • Dove • Dr. Fate • Dr. Light • Dr. Mid-Nite • Elongated Man • Etrigan • Fire • Green Arrow • Gypsy • Hawk • Hourman • Huntress • Ice • Long Shadow • Metamorpho • Mr. Terrific • Nemesis • Obsidian • Orion • Plastic Man • Question • The Ray • Red Tornado • Rocket Red • Sand • Shining Knight • Speedy • Stargirl • Starman • Steel • STRIPE • Supergirl • Johnny Thunder • Thunderbolt • Vibe • Vigilante • Vixen • Waverider • Wildcat • Zatanna |
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
Steel at the DC Database Project
