Doctor Steel

cranky old man

Johnathan Steele, more commonly known as "Doctor Steel", used to be a Great Inventor for the SteamPunk Realm until he was fired for his opinions and statements on the councilors.

Johnathan was born in the Undead Realm alongside his older twin brother, Johnny. Because of his father's deal with a boogeyman, Johnathan was cursed the moment he was born to have a spiritual connection with a vessel that was locked deep within the Nightmare Realm, The Nightmare King.

Johnathan didn't know about his curse as a child, but he was seen as the more powerful brother. Therefore, he was the family favorite. At the age of 11, his parents divorced, and he was taken by his father to live with him in the SteamPunk Realm. Growing up in the realm, he became fascinated with the things that the inventors around him would create. This inspired him into wanting to become an inventor himself.

Because his father was always working and never home, Johnathan would spend his time alone creating things. As an older teen, he saw that most inventors would experiment on themselves and thought he could do so himself. After months of research and creating, he eventually cut his hands off and replaced them with prosthetic ones. It wasn't until after doing so that he decided that he didn't want to continue experimenting on himself since before then he didn't think of the life-changing consequences.

Many years passed, and he eventually was accepted as a Great Inventor for his realm. He worked this job for years until he was caught criticizing and talking against the Councilors. Because of the Councilor's egotistical mindset, they fired him. Shocked by their childish behavior, he did not see them as fit for their role and grew a deep hatred. He and alongside a factory worker that he once helped, Jhonen(who himself quit right after Steel was fired), started to gather people who shared the same views as them. This group grew large in numbers, and even the Council was aware.

With Jhonen's heavy manipulation, he convinced Steel to murder one of the Councilors in their sleep. This act caused a physical change for the Nightmare King, who has been waiting all this time. Doctor Steel started to push more violent acts over time, causing the Nightmare King to grow stronger and physically change. The Nightmare King eventually started to have a mind of its own, telling and haunting Steel to do more evil actions. This ended up driving Steel mad, and he declared war on his realm.

After killing two Councilors, he's realized that he is no longer in control of his own life and decided to end the war by surrendering. He called a meeting with his people to announce that he was departing and will never return with almost no explanation. After he left, he went straight to the Nightmare Realm to confront the Nightmare King, who has grown tremendously in size. Since Steel knows the only way to get rid of him is by ending his own life, he tries an alternative and used all of his power to put the Nightmare King in a deep sleep in a ravine. After doing so, weak, he traveled to the rift by foot. Once he returned to the living realm, he took the key and broke it into pieces using the only magic he had left. The portals connecting the Nightmare Realm and the Dream Realm to the living realm are then closed. He then spent the rest of his time giving the pieces to the Councilors of each realm.

## Personality

Since he used to be a Great Inventor, this shows that Doctor Steel is an intelligent individual. He knows a lot about technology and has a logical mindset. However, he is still shown to be gullible, as he can be manipulated only if it is worded in a way that confuses him.

After Doctor Steel left the SteamPunk realm and closed the portals, he tried to redeem himself by no longer being as violent and hurtful as he used to be. Now Steel values life and believes that violence shouldn't resolve conflict. So when in danger, he either runs or tries to "talk it out." Most of the time, this never works, so he runs instead.

He is also very formal and polite. He cares about people and would offer himself as someone to talk to if needed. He is also shown to be very protective, as he would risk his life to save those he cares about or who are too weak to protect themselves.

Because he isolated himself from people, he became introverted and soft-spoken. He wants everyone to believe that he's changed, as he doesn't want to be remembered as the person he once was. He understands that what he has done can't be forgiven and despite his efforts in making everyone believe that he has changed, he knows that they can't be thoroughly convinced. This caused him to develop anxiety and paranoia. Overthinking how people think about him and thinking he is always being watched. Because of his anxiety, he's become too afraid to go near the SteamPunk realm, nor does he want to talk about his past. He doesn't genuinely try to change things because he fears reminding himself who he used to be.

## Trivia

* Most of Doctor Steel's motives were based on *Rion Vernons* Doctor Steel, who also shares a voice with. Their backstories are almost the same as well.
	+ Rion's Doctor Steel was an inventor who worked in a toy factory but was fired because his inventions were "too drastic" for kids. He later burned down the factory and was sent to an insane asylum. He escaped and started a campaign to create a "Utopian Playland." He gained a substantial following; those who followed were often called "Toy soldiers." Rion then announced in the early 2010s that he would be "retiring" and then deleted most of his social media and website.
	+ For those who think they've heard of Rion's Doctor Steel, he also created a few albums during this period. His song, "Lulla Bye-Bye," is often used in *Five Nights at Freddy's* animations.
* In 2017, Doctor Steel was initially supposed to be Johnny, but as if he were in a steampunk universe. This was later changed.
* He meant to return the Great Inventors coat when he was released but kept it anyways
* He knows that his hands are dangerous and can severely cut someone, so he usually tries to avoid touching others
* He is often mistaken as a Reaper, but he's a Harvestor
* He appeared in the old prologue from 2018 as one of the "many evils" along with Del, Nero, and a single predicon.