Steve Lombard

## Background

### 1990 - 2008: Steve Lombard

Just a few days shy of Valentine's Day, Steve & Vernon Lombard were born in Washington Medical Center to Carter Lombard & Lauren Daye. The Lombard family resided in Hamstead Hills of Metropolis' Bakerline Borough. Located just north of the downtown area, the neighborhood was known to be home to the white collar middle class family which the Lombards could be perfectly described as. Not far from their house was Shuster Arena, the football stadium used by the city's Metropolis Meteors. Steve's father had season tickets & took his son to almost every game, sparking a love for the sport at a young age.

But unlike him, his brother wasn't into the sports as much. Though twins & best friends, the two were quite different. Steve was always tall for his age & much more tough than his scrawny & in the books brother. Nonetheless, the two could always be found together. Steve always stuck up for his brother Vernon in school though he did occassional prank his brother himself. When the two graduated high school, they decided to attend Metropolis University & be roommates. Both boys got in with full scholarships, Vernon for his impressive academics & Steve for his stellar high school football career.

### 2008 - 2015: Steve Lombard

Steve became the starting quarterback for the team his freshman year, benching a senior who had the position for the last two years. After his sophomore year at Metro U, Steve dropped out of college & joined the Metropolis Meteors after they offered him a contract he could not refuse. Living the life of a professional athlete & sports celebrity definitely filled Steve's ego, leading to many one night stands & two failed marriages that lasted less than a year combined.

Steve remained a star for his team for three years until he was in car accident while riding home from his parents' house one night. He shattered both of his knees, thus officially ending his professional football career. The next months were difficult as Steve found it hard to accept that he would never play on a field again. Getting some encouragement from his brother, he decided to enroll back at Metro U & focus on getting his degree. If he couldn't play the sports, maybe he could talk about it. After two more years of college, Steve graduated with a degree in journalism & a got a job as a sportscaster for GBS.

### 2015 - 2018: Steve Lombard

Alongside his cousin Cathy, he recieved a lot of help from his Aunt Kaye, who worked as an investigative reporter. Unfortunately, Steve would only get one year of learning her skills before his Aunt Kaye died. Steve remained at GBS for the the next two years until he applied for a job at the Daily Planet as a sports journalist. He impressed Perry White with his former work, great recommendations & background knowledge of his field.

### 2018 - Present: Steve Lombard

Steve's arrival at the Daily Planet wasn't the most pleasant one as his jerkish attitude made it hard for him to get along with coworkers in the beginning, especially political reporter Ron Troupe, & investigative reporter Clark Kent. But despite his work rivalry with Ron & occassional pranks on Clark, he considers them both to be some of his closest friends alongside Perry White, Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen.

## Personality

Steve is a well known as a boorish jerk with a very self-centered attitude, although this is often played for comedy. His many pranks around the office frequently target Kent, although he considers him to be one of his closest friends. He also frequently clashes with Troupe most directly on a personal level, leading towards an occassional antagonistic relationship. In addition, his alpha-male mindset causes him to make to flirt with almost all his female co-workers.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Athletics**
* **Journalism**

### Weaknesses

* **Restricted Mobility**: Steve's professional football career was permanently ended by an unfortunate knee injury.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He is work rivals with Ron Troupe.
* He previously dated Angela Chen, who is a gossip columbist for the Daily Planet.
* Steve always has a box of donuts on his desk.
* He is a big fan of Booster Gold.
* Though Steve no longer works for GBS as a sportscaster, his podcast First Look airs under GBS.

## Notes

* Some of his family is unique to Earth-44.
	+ Colleen O'Hara is a nod to Chief O'Hara, a police officer from the 1966 Batman television series.
	+ Cathy Sanders is a journalist on Impossible... But True.
* Angelique Pasko is a nod to Angelique from *Superman Vol 1 #311*. Steve tried hitting on her but she rebuffed him.
* Jackee Winters was a political correspondent for the Daily Planet.
* His adress is a nod to his creators, Cary Bates & Curt Swan.