Sargent Steel (New Earth)

Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
Real Name	Sargent Steel
Main Alias	Sarge Steel
Affiliation	Checkmate, Department of Metahuman Affairs, Central Bureau of Investigation, Living Assault Weapons
Base Of Operations	Washington, D.C.
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Government Agent
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6' 1"
Weight	198 lbs (90 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Pat Masulli
First Appearance	Legends #3 (January, 1987)

Sarge Steel is an espionage hero and detective with a mechanical hand. Because of his talents as a government operative, he has been involved with several different law enforcement agencies.

History

Steel served in the U.S. Army during the 1960s and the Vietnam War. Recognized for his special qualities, Steel's superiors sent him over to the Special Forces. There, he excelled and achieved the rank of Captain, although he maintained the nickname "Sarge". His rapid rise proved inspirational for some and commanded respect from others, as he went out on reconnaissance missions and shutting down those who profit from war. Steel's operations brought him into conflict with communist saboteur Ivan Chong, who was responsible for causing the loss of Steel's left hand.

Steel was given a honorable discharge and underwent surgery and rehabilitation. He was eventually fitted with a artificial hand to replace his missing hand. Taking his military experience into account, Steel established a career as a private investigator and somehow getting himself involved in bizarre cases, and often bringing himself into contact with government agencies. He continued his investigation agency until he joined the Central Bureau of Investigation and became involved in metahuman activities. Steel developed a harsh opinion of superheroes and a suspicion of those not affiliated with the U.S. government. He also disliked Amanda Waller and her Suicide Squad.

After the "Janus Directive", Steel was installed as the Director of Metahuman Affairs, a cabinet-level post that oversees all metahuman activity in America.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Prosthetic Hand

Abilities

• Espionage
• Firearms
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Investigation
• Law

Weaknesses

• Lack of Left Hand

Notes

• Sarge Steel was created by Pat Masulli, first appearing in Sarge Steel #1. However, the New Earth version of Sarge Steel first appeared in Legends #3 by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne.
  

Trivia

• Sargent Steel is also known as Sergeant Steel and Commander Steel.
• Steel hates Russians, or at least, the communist ones.
  

Recommended Reading

• Checkmate (Volume 1)
• Living Assault Weapons (Volume 1)
• OMAC: Omactivate!
• Suicide Squad (Volume 1)

Related

• 157 Appearances of Sargent Steel (New Earth)
• 11 Images featuring Sargent Steel (New Earth)
• 2 Quotations by or about Sargent Steel (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Sargent Steel (New Earth)

External Links

Sarge Steel at Wikipedia.org

Footnotes

Checkmate Member This character was a member of the top secret government organization Checkmate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Checkmate members" and "Government Agents" categories.