- For other uses of Man of Steel, see Steel (Disambiguation).
- For other uses of Superman, see Superman (Disambiguation).
"Man of Steel"[1] is the seventh episode of the first season of Superman & Lois, and the seventh episode overall. It aired on May 25, 2021.
“ | I'm here to save the world. You see, Kal-El, you're not the Man of Steel. I am. | ” |
Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
Clark struggles to help Jordan, who is grappling with a new power. Meanwhile, Lois enlists Clark's help, which leads to a surprise encounter.[2]
Appearances[edit | hide]
Characters[edit | hide]
Protagonists[edit | hide]
- Superman (Clark Kent)
- Jordan Kent
- Smallville High School
- Smallville Gazette
- Lana Lang-Cushing
- Natalie Lane Irons (flashback)
Antagonists[edit | hide]
- Edge EnerCorp
- Morgan Edge's Subjekts
- Morgan Edge
- Leslie Larr
- Irma Sayres (body)
- Subjekt-11 (mentioned)
- Derek Powell (indirectly mentioned)
- Morgan Edge's Subjekts
- The Stranger/Captain Luthor (John Henry Irons)
- Superman (Kal-El) (flashback)
- Tag Harris (mentioned)
- Lex Luthor (mentioned)
- Lillian Luthor (indirectly mentioned)
- Morgan Edge (mentioned)
Other Characters[edit | hide]
- Jor-El (A.I.)
- Principal Balcomb (mentioned)
- Marcus Bridgewater (pictured)
- Maxy (mentioned)
- Lois Lane (UE-44) (flashback)
- God (mentioned)
- Jensen (pictured)
- Emily Phan
- Avery Phan (mentioned)
- Lex Luthor (UE-44) (mentioned)
- Tegan Wickhem
- Victoria "Vicky" May (name seen)
- Martha Kent (name seen)
- Kyle Cushing (mentioned)
- Sophie Cushing
- Rosetti
- John Henry Irons (pictured)
- Trask (mentioned)
- Sam Lane (mentioned)
- Duc Phan (mentioned)
- Paul Blakeston (pictured)
- Jennifer Kling (pictured)
- Joel Passmore (pictured)
- Caleb Stone (pictured)
Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]
- Smallville High School
- Smallville Crows (logo)
- Reuters (mentioned)
- Edge EnerCorp
- Victoria May's Diner
- Metropolis High School (uniform in flashback)
- Empress (RV)
- Waterbury (clock)
- Teague Family Hardware
- Smallville Gazette
- LuthorCorp (mentioned)
- Luthor Corp (UE-44) (logo)
- Megachord (poster)
- Daily Planet (UE-44) (television in flashback)
- Daily Planet Network (UE-44) (television in flashback)
- United States Army (UE-44) (mentioned)
- Department of Defense
- Smallville Fire & Rescue (mentioned)
- Lions (poster)
- Metropolis Meteors (flag)
Events[edit | hide]
- Resurrection of Krypton
- War on Superman
- Resurrection of Krypton (UE-44) (flashback)
- Battle of Metropolis (flashback)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (indirectly mentioned)
Species[edit | hide]
- Kryptonians
- Humans
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
- Metahumans
- Artificial Intelligences
- Humans (UE-44)
- Kryptonians (UE-44) (flashback)
- A.I. (UE-44)
Species[edit | hide]
- Kryptonians
- Humans
- Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
- Metahumans
- Artificial Intelligences
- Humans (UE-44)
- Kryptonians (UE-44) (flashback)
- A.I. (UE-44)
Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]
- Glasses
- Sunstone Crystal
- Holograms
- X-Kryptonite
- Auto-Drive RV
- Energy Guns
- Rocket Launcher
- Kent Farm Truck
- Superman Suit (UE-44) (flashback)
- Bomb
- Rambo (mentioned)
- Kryptonite (mentioned; television in flashback)
- Steel War Suit (flashback)
- Mechatronics and the Future of Humanity (flashback)
- Superman Suit
- Solar Flares
- Kinetic Hammer
- ELTs
Locations[edit | hide]
- Undesignated Universe
- Earth
- Arctic
- North America
- United States of America
- Canada (name seen)
- Earth
- Undesignated Universe (flashback)
- Earth (flashback)
- North America (flashback)
- United States of America (flashback)
- Metropolis (flashback)
- Irons Residence (flashback)
- Metropolis High School (uniform in flashback)
- Irons Bunker (flashback)
- Metropolis (flashback)
- United States of America (flashback)
- North America (flashback)
- Earth (flashback)
- Original Multiverse (mentioned)
Notes[edit | hide]
- This episode shares the same name as the Supergirl episode, Man of Steel (Supergirl) and the 2013 DC Extended Universe film, Man of Steel (Film).
Gallery[edit | hide]
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The Irons Family witnesses the Battle of Metropolis