Oops, I guess I just did.

Anyhow, here's one of Origin's key remakes, STEEL.

Let's see if the dials are as good as that sweet-looking sculpt.

Rookie Steel
wing speed
116 points
Team: Superman Ally
Range: 6 x 1

DIAL:

Rookie Steel is a pretty standard flying brick. His stats are just OK for the points: his range is a mediocre 6, his move+attack is limited to Charge, his Attack Value starts at 9 and slips to 8 for the last three of his seven clicks. And yeah, seven clicks seems a bit short for a 100+ pointer, but he does sport damage reducers throughout. The good news is that his Defense Value spikes to a high of 17 when he loses Invulnerability, Quake and Close Combat Expert to gain Toughness, Super Strength and Outwit. The last power could work well with his anti-Stealth team ability; in fact his mid-dial isn't bad at all. It might be worth pushing him early on to get there.

FEATS?

None really cry out to be used on him aside from most of the "one size fits all" variety like IN CONTACT WITH ORACLE, PROTECTED, or ARMOR PIERCING.

THEMES/COMIC ACCURACY:

Fitting of the down-on-his-luck genius

engineer-cum-construction worker who, inspired by Superman's example, built a powered armor in his brownstone basement. Tony Stark, eat your heart out.

IN SUM:

Rookie Steel doesn't really excel at anything. He's not bad, but not real good.

RATING: 3 of 5. Field him with at least one wildcard to use his TA.

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Experienced Steel
wing speed
138 points
Team: JLA
Range: 8 x 1

DIAL:

Exp. Steel's 22 extra points buy a better average AV across the board and an extra click of life. The tradeoff is the loss of the anti-Stealth Superman Ally TA for the less-useful JLA free move. Starting with Quake instead of Super Strength is also a heck of a downgrade. For these reasons, E Steel might be best used at range to Perplex teammates until he reaches his range-heavy 2nd and 3rd clicks. An improved range of 8 would do his Range Combat Expert well, and Force Blast + Super Strength can give him options up close.

Later in his dial he switches to a more close combat focus with Charge+Quake before ending with more Perplex. A full load of Invulnerability and Toughness give him some survivability, too, especially with his DV spike.

FEATS?

ARMOR PIERCING can give him the most for his Quake clicks. REPULSOR might be good for his two Force Blast clicks, as would TRICK SHOT on the same two slots. A fair amount of 2 damage clicks make NANOBOTS a pretty good fit.

THEMES/COMIC ACCURACY:

This is JLA Steel, with his fancy new hammer that hits harder the further he throws it. He really ought to have Running Shot.

IN SUM:

Very solid figure. Use his Perplex for all its worth!

RATING: 3.5 of 5.

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Veteran Steel
wing speed
164 points
Team: none
Range: 10 x 1
DIAL:

The range boost to 10 is GREAT. Give him a 19 DV in hindering terrain and use him to snipe at enemies until he can Charge for big damage with Super Strength. Then, don't be afraid to push for a KO, because his AV spikes from a starting 10 to 11 and never sinks below 9. His damage is also excellent throughout, and his defense spikes to 17 TWICE down the length of his nine clicks, even if his reducers quit after only seven. Ending with Outwit and 4 damage can be a rude shock for opponents.

FEATS?

He doesn't need one, except maybe NANOARMOR to protect against Hypersonic Meteorites and such.

THEMES/COMIC ACCURACY:

Not sure how accurate this Steel is. Is this his Steelworks suit, or his Our Worlds At War "Aegis"

armor? Who knows. Theme him up with his niece Natasha (the Legacy giant Steel) or Superman. And there is no one better for bizarro (dials played backwards) games.

IN SUM:

Great stats and virtually no wasted points makes for an affordable tentpole for 300-point games.