Commander Steel

## Henry Steel

"*We have no idea what they want, or what they're willing to do to get it, so we have to assume they're extremely dangerous and hostile. If there are aliens in Port Oswego, we will find them.*"
—Commander Steel to Greg[src]
**Commander Henry Steel** is a recurring character on The CW's superhero drama *Naomi*. He is portrayed by Brian Brightman.

Commander Steel is a U.S. Military Commander based in Port Oswego.

## Biography

### Investigating Superman

Commander Steel meets with Officer McDuffie and reveals that the alleged Superman stunt in the square wasn't a stunt at all, despite the fact that Dee claimed to be responsible. The reason being that their team found a piece of red fabric in Red River Forest, near the crash site. Their lab techs have been working on it for the last couple of days, but it's virtually indestructible and possibly relates to the Superman incident. With that in mind, the Commander needs Greg to find out why Dee would admit to being involved if he wasn't.

When Greg returns, welcomes him to UAPTF, better known as the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. It was developed by the DOD and Naval Intelligence to investigate other worldly threats, i.e. aliens. The Superman appearance was only the latest in a long line of mysterious incidents. Not only are aliens real, Commander Steel believes that they're already among them. Unfortunately, they have no idea what the invaders want or what they will do to get it, so they have to assume they're extremely dangerous and hostile.

Commander Steel reveals to Greg that the blackout last night sent their systems offline, which he suspects as being the result of alien activity, but for the time being, it's just a theory. They need to find the origin point of that blackout and what exactly happened. Not long after, a mass of electromagnetic signal just rips through Port Oswego. This is different from the previous signal, as this signal is repeating and the pulse frequency resembles something like radar, as if someone is searching for something.

When Greg returns from the field, he reports to Commander Steel that the signal went dead and that the alpha team failed to find any evidence of life or device at either of the sites. Commander Steel questions Greg about detouring prior to the arrival of the second site. Greg claims that the data suggested a third site, which he decided to investigate, but he didn't find anything.

### Recruiting Jennifer

Commander Steel has called upon Jennifer to further assist with their alien investigation. Jennifer is the best at what she does, that being a linguist, and his team recovered an artifact with markings etched on it in an unknown language, which he hopes she can translate. However, when Jennifer returns, she reveals that the markings on the rock are similar to written languages created by the ancient people of Mesoamerica, meaning that the language on the artifact isn't alien. The material analysis also supports that conclusion, Commander Steel reveals before thanking Jennifer for her work. However, once they leave, he begins looking into Jennifer and Greg after catching them on surveillance going into the secure lab.

### Infiltrating S.T.A.R Labs

Commander Steel and the military enter S.T.A.R. Labs and confiscate Dr. Bell's research.

### Investigating the McDuffies

Commander Steel pays Dee a visit at his tattoo shop, asking how long Dee has been in Port Oswego. He answers 20 years, but that he keeps to himself. Commander Steel then makes his way over to the McDuffies, where he confronts Greg after learning that Naomi is an alien. There are many people who don't view aliens as an imminent threat. While the true aim of the task force is to defend, the commander's is to eliminate, as he suspects that the aliens have come to their planet to steal resources. After going to S.T.A.R. Labs, he made the discovery that cracked the case and now he has proof, though he's giving Greg the chance to turn himself in, but when Greg refuses, Steel confronts Naomi at the school with a device called S-RUD that is based on a concept called resonance and reacts to beings not of this earth. He gives her one last chance to confess that she's an alien, but before he can use the device, he is rendered unconscious by Greg and Jen, who have dilustel in their possession.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Unidentified Flying Object"
* "Enigma"
* "Shadow Ridge"
* "Fellowship of the Disc"
* "Keep Your Friends Close"
* "Fallout" (mentioned)
* "Worst Prom Ever" (mentioned)

## References

1. ↑ Season 1, Episode 2: ***"Unidentified Flying Object"***
2. ↑ Season 1, Episode 4: ***"Enigma"***
3. ↑ Season 1, Episode 5: ***"Shadow Ridge"***
4. ↑ Season 1, Episode 8: ***"Fellowship of the Disc"***
5. ↑ Season 1, Episode 9: ***"Keep Your Friends Close"***