The Commander (Sky High)

Steven "Steve" Stronghold, also known as The Commander, is the overarching protagonist of the 2005 superhero comedy movie Sky High. He is a superhero who lives in a suburban lifestyle and work as real estate agent under the name Steve Stronghold. Steve works with his wife Josie, who is also known as Jetstream. The Commander and Jetstream are considered to be the greatest superheroes ever. They have a son, Will who is currently attending Sky High.
He is portrayed by Kurt Russell, who also plays Mr. Nobody in the Fast & Furious franchise, Dexter Reilly in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and its sequels, Snake Plissken in Escape from New York and Escape from L.A., R.J. MacReady in The Thing, Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China, Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash, Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Todd 3465 in Soldier, Colonel Jonathan J. O'Neill in Stargate, and Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles, and voiced Copper in The Fox and the Hound. As a baby, he was portrayed by Zachary Rogers.
== Personality ==
The Commander is heroic and kind, as per expected of one of the world's greatest supers. He is also caring and loving, especially when it comes down to family members.
He is a very proud father to Will and expresses how very thrilled to see and learn his son has super strength.
Unfortunately for him, due to his international recognition as a superhero, he can sometimes behave rather egotistically, as if his entire family are important to the world. By the end of the movie, however, he now learns how to humble himself down as a superhero once Royal Pain is stopped again from enacting her plans.
== History==
The Commander's father also had powers and was a superhero.
The Commander attended Sky High. Using his super strength he was assigned to Hero Class. After graduation, he was paired with All American Boy who became his sidekick.
After Will's first day of school, The Commander entrusts Will with the 'key' to the family's Secret Sanctum (after promising that he will never bring anyone else there); the place where all the family's trophies of past victories are kept, including a strange device called the Pacifier. The Commander tells Will about how the Pacifier was taken from his arch-enemy supervillain, Royal Pain, after he and Jetstream defeated her.
Gwen Grayson meets the Strongholds and invites them to be the recipients of the very first Hero of the Year Award, which will be presented at the Sky High Homecoming Dance. The Commander and Jetstream accept and go to Sky High when the event happens. During Gwen's presentation of the award, it is revealed that she is Royal Pain and she unveils the Pacifier, now with Stitches by her side. The Commander, Jetstream and many others attempt to stop her, but she turns them back into infants. After Royal Pain is defeated, the Commander is depacified along with everyone else.
==Role in the Film ==
The Commander is first seen taking down a monstrous robot with Jetstream. After Will's first day of school at Sky High, The Commander entrusts Will with the key to the family's Secret Sanctum (after Will promises that he will never bring anyone else there); the place where all the family's trophies of past victories are kept, including a strange device called the Pacifier. The Commander tells Will about how the Pacifier was taken from his arch-enemy supervillain, Royal Pain, after he and Jetstream defeated her.
Later on, Gwen Grayson meets the Strongholds and invites them to be the recipients of the very first Hero of the Year Award, which will be presented at the Sky High Homecoming Dance. The Commander and Jetstream accept and go to Sky High when the event happens. During Gwen's presentation of the award, it is revealed that she is Royal Pain and she unveils the Pacifier, now with Stitches by her side. The Commander, Jetstream and many others attempt to stop her, but she turns them back into infants. After Royal Pain is defeated, the Commander is de-pacified along with everyone else.
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