Nate Heywood (Earth-Prime)

"I spent my whole life studying history and making sure it's preserved and passed on."

- Dr. Nate Heywood

Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Heywood is a historian specialist in deductive historical reconstruction and a member of the Legends of Tomorrow. Nate is also the grandson of Henry Heywood, Commander Steel, and son of Henry "Hank" Heywood.

During a mission with the Legends, Nate was given the Biomolecular Enhancer and gained the ability to turn into organic steel. He later chose the alter ego Steel, to honor his deceased grandfather.

College Life
Nate majored in history in Brixton University, he later wrote a doctoral thesis on JFK.

Bachelor Party
"It's a weird thing with friendship. Starts because you need each other, and then if you do it right and help each other grow, you need each other less. I guess change is the whole point."

- Nate Heywood on friendship

Fist City, Oklahoma Territory
"I've been having a lot of big feelings too, lately. Now's the exact right time to share them. When Mick left the ship, it wasn't easy being the O-est G. But did any of you check in on my existential crisis? No. Because Nate's so chill, isn't he?...I used to have Zari to talk to, right? And while all of you are hooking up getting engaged, I guess she's just stuck in a totem forever...And don't get me started about life on the ship. Six roommates and I'm the only one that replaces the cartridges and the fabricators... And I know one of you changes the thermostat every night, so don't blame it on Gideon...And another thing, I asked for a chair in the Hall of Justice, big surprise, no response."

- Nate Heywood's repressed emotions

Powers

 * Organic Steel Transformation: Injected with the Biomolecular Enhancer, Nate acquired the ability to transform his body in steel, protecting him from bullets.
 * Superhuman Durability: With his body in steel form, Nate is bulletproof and immune to regular attacks. However, the steel form often disables when he is overwhelmed by the amount of enemies, as seen when he was unable to stay in steel form during the zombie attack.
 * Superhuman Strength: Nate is shown to able to have tremendous strength, capable to punching an adult male across the room.
 * Stomp-Induced Shockwaves: By stomping on the ground, Nate was able send multiple Encores flying and knocking them unconscious.

Former Powers

 * Immortality: After drinking from the Chalice of Dionysus, Nate was given a 24-hour limited immortality.

Abilities

 * Master Historian: Majoring in history, Nate has a deep understanding with the history of Earth and often uses his knowledge to assist the Legends on missions taking place in the past. Nate is also a specialist in deductive historical reconstruction and familiar with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen,
 * Guitarist: Nate is able to play a guitar on Meet the Legends.
 * Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Nate was trained with martial arts abilities, making him a skilled fighter in battles.
 * Marksmanship: Nate was shown to be proficient with firearms, as shown when he briefly used Spooner's blaster.

Current Equipment

 * Steel Suit: Nate wears a red, white and blue protective suit as Steel. The suit is sleeveless, allowing to have more flexibility while fighting. As shown in a photo in 2016, the suit originally included a helmet but was discarded in 2017.
 * Beebo: In Nate's quarters on the Waverider, he places a Beebo on the coffee table.
 * Scoots McGoots: On a mission to 1997 Hong Kong, Nate utilized a scooter in order to adapt to the busy traffic. However, it was damaged when he attacked Genghis Khan.