Steel (DC Animated Universe)

John Henry Irons aka, Steel, is the supporting character of Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited.
He is voiced by Michael Dorn in Superman: The Animated Series, and by Phil LaMarr in Justice League Unlimited.
== Story ==
Steel was a weapons engineer at LexCorp. After Luthor pushed the introduction of the Series Alpha police armor forward, Irons quit his job. He was soon proven right - Corey Mills, who wore the suit, could not bear it and his nervous system overloaded. Irons went on to perfect the suit, and soon after donned it and took the name "Steel". He saved Superman in a fight with Metallo.
After the Thanagarian invasion, he joined the Justice League. He was close to Supergirl, and together with Atom he served as the league's top engineer. He was severely wounded - and his armor destroyed - in a fight with Galatea, but managed to recover quickly.
He served on the front line when Darkseid invaded earth, fighting in Tokyo with Blue Devil.
== Abilities ==
Steel completely relied on his suit for strength and firepower. An advanced version of the LexCorp Police Battlesuit included heavy armor that granted him superhuman strength and durability, and the ability of flight, even at high altitudes. However, it is not as powerful as the original version. He also wielded a hammer that could shoot laser beams.
The suit was destroyed at least once, at the hands of Galatea. Whether Irons had any spare armor, or had to rebuild the original, is unknown.
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