Detroit Steel (Johnson)

Profile

  • Real Name: Doug Johnson III
  • AKA: –
  • Family: Doug Johnson (possible grandfather)
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Gender: Male
  • Height: –
  • Weight: –
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Hair: Blond
  • Unusual Feature: –
  • Origin: Contraxian/human hybrid mutated by Zero Fluid
  • Universe: Marvel Prime Universe (Earth-616)
  • Identity: Public
  • Citizenship: American
  • Occupation: Soldier
  • Education: –
  • Base of Operation: Mobile

Yeah. Maybe trusting the daughter of two of Iron Man’s greatest enemies was not a clever idea. Introduced in Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 2) #25 (2010), Doug Johnson III (possible descendant of Jap Buster Johnson) was a former soldier recruited by Hammer Industries in order to pilot the Detroit Steel armor, Hammer’s answer to Iron Man. This was advertised to the US army as the new Patriotic hero. He was sent to fight against Grey Gargoyle in Paris, who has been powered up the Serpent as his Worthy, Mokk, and was petrified. He was revived when Odin restored the city to normal following the Serpent’s defeat. However, this event caused him to be labeled as KIA, losing his passport and US citizenship.

He managed to regain his passport and returned to the US. There he began stalking Sasha Hammer. He confronted her and demanded that she take him to the Detroit Steel armor. Justine Hammer, Sasha’s mother, agreed to Johnson’s demands with the intent of blowing it up remotely but Johnson had hacked the armor to prevent this. Sasha, along with others, donned an upgrade Detroit Steel armors and killed Johnson.

While he was a short-lived character, Detroit Steel has been requested by fans for a while. He would get a figure as a Hasbro Pulsecon exclusive.

Detroit Steel

Recommend Figure: Hasbro Pulsecon Exclusive Marvel Legends Iron Man Deluxe – Detroit Steel

  • Background:
    • The big and bulky armor was created by Hammer Industries to emphasis everything American about the Weapon Industries. Using this armor, they pushed this as America’s next Iron Man.
  • Why do you need it for your collection?
    • This is not a character that everyone will know but if you want it you may want to get it for you Iron Man villain’s shelf.
  • Does it need a remake?
    • No. 

Needs

Below you will find a gallery of suits that still need to be made. Please let me know if I have missed anything.

None at the moment

Alternates:

Teams:

  • Hammer Industries
  • US Army

Universe: