In fact, he was astronaut Hank Henshaw who, along with three others was bombarded by radiation on a spaceflight. When they returned to earth, they all had powers but Henshaw was the only one to survive having been transformed into a being of pure energy with the ability to co-opt and transform machinery. Superman trapped Henshaw in his own birthing matrix believing Kryptonian technology would be too complex for Henshaw. Superman was wrong, and Henshaw was able to use traces of Superman's DNA and his technology to build a cybernetic Kryptonian body. At least that's how he remembers it. In truth, Henshaw himself hijacked Superman's birthing matrix and fled earth but his madness caused him to misremember this event. He made an alliance with longtime Superman nemesis Mongul to conquer Earth and turn it into a War World, making him the chief antagonist Superman must face upon his return (these events also led to [[Comicbook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan's]] HeroicBSOD (see the Comicbook/GreenLantern page for more on that.)

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In fact, he was an astronaut known as Hank Henshaw who, along with three others was bombarded by radiation on a spaceflight. When they returned to Earth, they had all gained superpowers, but Henshaw was the only one to survive, having been transformed into a being of pure energy with the ability to co-opt and transform machinery. Superman trapped Henshaw in his own birthing matrix, believing Kryptonian technology would be too complex for Henshaw to figure out. Superman was wrong; Henshaw was able to use traces of Superman's DNA and his technology to build a cybernetic Kryptonian body. At least that's how he remembers it. In truth, Henshaw himself hijacked Superman's birthing matrix and fled Earth, but his madness caused him to misremember this event. He made an alliance with longtime Superman nemesis Mongul to conquer Earth and turn it into a new War World, making him the chief antagonist Superman must face upon his return (these events also led to [[Comicbook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan's]] HeroicBSOD (see the Comicbook/GreenLantern page for more on that).

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Henry Johnson was a construction worker who was once saved by Superman. When Superman died, he decided to honor the man of steel . . . by building powered armor and taking to the streets. You see, Henry Johnson was actually John Henry Irons, a former weapons engineer who got out of the business when he saw the results of his work in the field. He used the Steel name to redeem his past, putting him into conflict with former Love Interest and fellow weapons engineer the White Bunny, who had armed Metropolis gangs with Irons' own {{BFG}} the Toastmaster. Notably, he's the only one of the four to not try to claim he was Superman, but a psychic briefly teased at the idea that Superman's soul now resided in Iron's body (not true, it turns out.)

When the real Superman returned, Iron's tagged along to help him stop the Cyborg's plot of world conquest and Superman dubbed him "Steel." The character would go on to continue his career for years, joining the Justice League during Morrison's run and serving as Superman's science advisor.
* BadAssNormal: In his very first appearance, Irons is shown as a six and a half foot tall hulking mass of muscle able to manhandle heavily armed thugs with his barehands ''before'' the PoweredArmor.

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Henry Johnson was a construction worker who was once saved by Superman. When Superman died, he decided to honor the Man of Steel... by building powered armor and taking to the streets. You see, Henry Johnson was actually John Henry Irons, a former weapons engineer who got out of the business when he saw the results of his work in the field. He used the Steel name to redeem his past, putting him into conflict with former Love Interest and fellow weapons engineer, the White Bunny, who had armed Metropolis' gangs with Irons' own {{BFG}}, the Toastmaster. Notably, he's the only one of the four to not try to claim he was Superman, but a psychic briefly teased at the idea that Superman's soul now resided in Irons' body (not true, it turns out).

When the real Superman returned, Irons tagged along to help him stop the Cyborg's plot of world conquest and Superman dubbed him "Steel". The character would go on to continue his career for years, joining the Justice League during Morrison's run and serving as Superman's science advisor.
* BadAssNormal: In his very first appearance, Irons is shown as a six and a half foot tall hulking mass of muscle able to manhandle heavily armed thugs with his bare hands ''before'' the PoweredArmor.

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After Superman dies, we see the robots hard at work in the fortress of solitude regathering an essence. This reconstituted essence went to Superman's tomb and out came Superman, sort of. His powers were a bit different, he could fire energy blasts from his hands, his eyes were sensitive, requiring shades and he had to recharge using an energy chamber in the Fortress (unlike Superman who stays charged from direct sunlight). But more importantly, he was cold, distant, and had a much more brutal stance on justice.

If you're catching the pattern by now, it turns out he wasn't Superman either. He was the Eradicator, a supercomputer turned energy being bent on remaking Earth into Krypton, but this time around he was confused and forgot his own identity, believing himself to actually be Superman. His body was built from part of Superman's grave, and the energy matrix was powered by the body of Superman himself, who was rejuvenated from his prolonged stay in it. The Eradicator would sacrifice himself to repower Superman at the end of this series and his body would eventually be passed onto to a terminally ill STAR Labs scientist.
* AntiHero: He has the mind of a cold logical Kryptonian supercomputer and the body of Superman, except his powers lend themselves to a higher ratio of collateral damage. Be afraid criminals, be very afraid. 
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: The Eradicator sacrificed himself so that a Kryptonite blast meant to kill Superman would be altered to power Superman up leaving him fully charged to defeat the now weakened Cyborg.

! Lex Luthor Jr
A young hirsute man with a full thick mane of hair who claimed the Luthor fortune when Luthor died in a plane crash. It turns out that Lex Luthor the second is Lex Luthor the first. After Kryptonite poisoning had given Lex cancer, he faked his own death in a plane crash and returned in a younger body claiming to be his son. During this storyarc, he dated Supergirl (the Matrix version).

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After Superman dies, we see the robots hard at work in the Fortress of Solitude regathering an essence. This reconstituted essence went to Superman's tomb and out came Superman, sort of. His powers were a bit different, he could fire energy blasts from his hands, his eyes were sensitive, requiring shades and he had to recharge using an energy chamber in the Fortress (unlike Superman, who stays charged from direct sunlight). But more importantly, he was cold, distant, and had a much more brutal stance on justice.

If you're catching the pattern by now, it turns out he wasn't Superman either. He was the Eradicator, a supercomputer turned energy being bent on remaking Earth into Krypton, but this time around, he was confused and forgot his own identity, believing himself to actually be Superman. His body was built from part of Superman's grave, and the energy matrix was powered by the body of Superman himself, who was rejuvenated from his prolonged stay in it. The Eradicator would sacrifice himself to repower Superman at the end of this series and his body would eventually be passed onto to a terminally ill STAR Labs scientist.
* AntiHero: He has the mind of a cold logical Kryptonian supercomputer and the body of Superman, except his powers lend themselves to a higher ratio of collateral damage. Be afraid criminals... be very afraid.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: The Eradicator sacrificed himself so that a Kryptonite blast meant to kill Superman would be altered to power Superman up, leaving him fully charged to defeat the now weakened Cyborg.

! Lex Luthor Jr.
A young hirsute man with a full thick mane of hair who claimed the Luthor fortune when Luthor died in a plane crash. It turns out that Lex Luthor the second is actually the original Lex Luthor. After Kryptonite poisoning had given Lex cancer, he faked his own death in a plane crash and returned in a younger body (with a full head of red hair and beard), claiming to be his son. During this storyarc, he dated Supergirl (the Matrix version).

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In fact, he was astronaut Hank Henshaw who, along with three others was bombarded by radiation on a spaceflight. When they returned to earth, they all had powers but Henshaw was the only one to survive having been transformed into a being of pure energy with the ability to co-opt and transform machinery. Superman trapped Henshaw in his own birthing matrix believing Kryptonian technology would be too complex for Henshaw. Superman was wrong, and Henshaw was able to use traces of Superman's DNA and his technology to build a cybernetic Kryptonian body. At least that's how he remembers it. In truth, Henshaw himself hijacked Superman's birthing matrix and fled earth but his madness caused him to misremember this event. He made an alliance with longtime Superman nemesis Mongul to conquer Earth and turn it into a War World, making him the chief antagonist Superman must face upon his return (these events also led to [[GreenLantern Hal Jordan's]] HeroicBSOD (see the GreenLantern page for more on that.)

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