Henry Heywood was a a flight commander for NASA and a former member of the Justice Society of America known as Commander Steel and The Chameleon. He was the husband of Bettie Heywood, father of Hank Heywood, and grandfather of Nate Heywood.
He became a guardian for a fragment to the Spear of Destiny and managed to hide it on the moon. He ultimately met his demise when he sacrificed himself to save the Legends and the Waverider. His dogtags served as an heirloom that was passed to his son and later to his grandson. Sometime prior to 1939, Henry Heywood joined the army, and was given dog tags with the number 070233; he continued to regularly wear them throughout his career. In 1939, he saved President Roosevelt from an assassin's bullet, which left a dent in one his tags. Before he had been recruited into the JSA he was a fighter pilot.
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- Legends : Henry Heywood
- Version : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Series
- Alter Ego : Commander Steel
- Multiverse : Earth One
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- Season : DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- First Appeareance : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episod 1 : Out of Time
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- Potrayer : Matthew MacCaull
- Main View : Full Episod
When the Waverider had to re-enter the Earth at an angle of 38°, it was determined that the cargo bay door had to be opened to correctly angle the ship though the person would no doubt lose their life. Henry decided to sacrifice himself to correctly angle the ship and he headed for the cargo bay. He shared one last look with his grandson and told him to tell his son back on Earth that he was sorry before he unlocked the cargo bay door of the ship, and getting sucked straight out into the atmosphere.
Legacy
After his apparent death in 1956, his wife gave their son, Hank, the dog tags, which he eventually passed down to his own son. When Sara Lance was corrupted by wearing the Death Totem she 'glamour' herself as Henry and played on his grandson's guilt indicating he should been the one sucked out into space atmosphere and that he wasn't worthy of Amaya then proceed to beat him to a bloody pulp.
Commander Steel
- Commander Steel
- Origin : Earth One
- Version : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Series
- Type : Member of JSA
- Alter Ego : Henry Heywood
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- Appearances : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Series
- Expert marksman : Henry was masterful with firearms, protecting the Legends and fighting Nazis
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant : Henry was incredibly strong in close combat.
- Multilingual : As noted by Amaya, Henry was fluent in seven languages, to the point of being able to sound like a native in each.
- Performance / Singing : Henry was an avid singer with a beautiful voice, his songs kept his team's spirit on harsh missions.
- Stealth / infiltration : Henry earned another nickname as the "the Chameleon" for his talent to move about unnoticed and conceal his true nature. His talent ultimately allowed him to effectively adopt a whole new lifestyle in 1970, becoming a lead official in NASA.
- Commander Steel uniform : Henry uses this specialized uniform on his missions as a member of the JSA. Dog tags #060233 : This item was passed in the Heywood family throughout generations.
- Dog tags #070233 : This item was passed in the Heywood family throughout generations, eventually ending in Nate's hands, it left a dent in the tags.
- Winchester 1987 : Henry uses a modified shotgun on his missions as Commander Steel.
- Colt M1911A1 : Henry used this pistol as a sidearm.
Bettie Heywood
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- Legends : Bettie Heywood
- Version : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Series
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- Origin : Earth One
- Season : DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- First Appeareance : DC's Legends Of Tomorrow Season 2 Episod 2 : The Justice Society of America (Mentioned)
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- Main View : Full Episod
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