Man of Steel

For other uses of Man of Steel, see Steel (Disambiguation).

"Man of Steel"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 7
Episode number	7 of 31
Airdate	May 25, 2021
Network	The CW
Written by	Jai Jamison
Directed by	David Ramsey
Chronology
Preceded by	"Broken Trust"
Followed by	"Holding the Wrench"

"Man of Steel" 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.	”
— John Henry Irons to Superman[src]

Synopsis

Clark struggles to help Jordan who is grappling with a new power. Meanwhile, Lois enlists Clark's help which leads to a surprise encounter.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• Superman (Clark Kent)
• Jordan Kent
• Smallville High School
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Sarah Cushing
• Smallville Gazette
  • Lois Lane
  • Chrissy Beppo
• Lana Lang Cushing
• Natalie Lane Irons (first appearance) (flashback)

Antagonists

• Edge EnerCorp
  • Morgan Edge's Subjekts
    • Morgan Edge
    • Leslie Larr
      • Irma Sayres (body)
    • Subjekt-11 (mentioned)
    • Derek Powell (indirectly mentioned)
• The Stranger/Captain Luthor (John Henry Irons)
  • Captain Luthor's A.I.
• Superman (Kal-El) (flashback)
• Tag Harris (mentioned)
• Lex Luthor (mentioned)
• Lillian Luthor (indirectly mentioned)
• Morgan Edge (first appearance) (mentioned)

Other Characters

• Jor-El (A.I.)
• Principal Balcomb (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Marcus Bridgewater (pictured)
• Maxy (mentioned)
• Lois Lane (UE-33) (flashback)
• God (mentioned)
• Jensen (first appearance) (pictured)
• Emily Phan (first appearance)
• Avery Phan (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Lex Luthor (UE-33) (mentioned)
• Tegan Wickhem (first appearance)
• Victoria "Vicky" May (name seen)
• Martha Kent (name seen)
• Kyle Cushing (mentioned)
• Sophie Cushing
• Rosetti
• John Henry Irons (first appearance) (pictured)
• Trask (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Sam Lane (mentioned)
• Duc Phan (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Paul Blakeston (first appearance) (pictured)
• Jennifer Kling (first appearance) (pictured)
• Joel Passmore (first appearance) (pictured)
• Caleb Stone (first appearance) (pictured)

Teams and Organizations

• Smallville High School
  • Smallville Crows (logo)
• Reuters (mentioned)
• Edge EnerCorp
  • Morgan Edge's Subjekts
  • Young Executive Program (first appearance)
• Victoria May's Diner
• Metropolis High School (first appearance) (uniform; flashback)
• Empress (RV)
• Waterbury (first appearance) (clock)
• Teague Family Hardware
• Smallville Gazette
• LuthorCorp (mentioned)
• Luthor Corp (UE-33) (first appearance) (logo)
• Megachord (poster)
• Daily Planet (UE-33) (first appearance) (television; flashback)
  • Daily Planet Network (UE-33) (first appearance) (television; flashback)
• United States Army (UE-33) (mentioned)
• Department of Defense
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • U.S. Army
• Smallville Fire & Rescue (mentioned)
• Lions (poster)
• Metropolis Meteors (flag)

Events

• Resurrection of Krypton
• War on Superman
  • Arrest of John Henry Irons (first appearance)
• Resurrection of Krypton (UE-33) (flashback)
  • Battle of Metropolis (first appearance) (flashback)
• Crisis on Infinite Earths (indirectly mentioned)

Species

• Kryptonians
• Humans
• Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
• Metahumans
• A.I.
• Humans (UE-33)
• Kryptonians (UE-33) (flashback)
• A.I. (UE-33)

Species

• Kryptonians
• Humans
• Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
• Metahumans
• A.I.
• Humans (UE-33)
• Kryptonians (UE-33) (flashback)
• A.I. (UE-33)

Objects and Concepts

• Glasses
• Sunstone Crystal
• Holograms
• X-Kryptonite
• Auto-Drive RV
• Energy Guns
  • Pistol
• Rocket Launcher
• Kent Farm Truck
• Superman Suit (UE-33) (flashback)
• Bomb (first appearance)
• Rambo (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Kryptonite (mentioned; television; flashback)
• Steel War Suit (flashback)
• Mechatronics and the Future of Humanity (first appearance) (flashback)
• Superman Suit
• Solar Flares (first appearance)
• Kinetic Hammer (first appearance)
• ELTs

Locations

• UE-32
  • Earth
    • Arctic
      • Fortress of Solitude
    • United States of America
      • Kansas
        • Rice County
          • Smallville
            • Kent Farm
              • Kent House
              • Kent Barn
            • Smallville High School
            • Cushing Residence
            • Edge EnerCorp Office (first appearance)
            • Main Street
              • Victoria May's Diner
              • Teague Family Hardware
              • Hofherr Building
            • Shuster Mines (satellite image)
        • Steel's Lair (first appearance)
        • Metropolis (mentioned)
        • DOD Headquarters
      • Canada (name seen)
• Undesignated Universe (flashback)
  • Earth (flashback)
    • United States of America (first appearance) (flashback)
      • Metropolis (first appearance) (flashback)
        • Irons Residence (first appearance) (flashback)
        • Metropolis High School (first appearance) (uniform; flashback)
        • Irons Bunker (first appearance) (flashback)
• Original Multiverse (mentioned)

Notes

• This episode shares the same name as the Supergirl episode, "Man of Steel" and the 2013 DC Extended Universe film, "Man of Steel".

Gallery

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  The Irons Family witnesses the Battle of Metropolis

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