Supergirl (TV Series) Episode: Man of Steel

A series of personal setbacks transforms Benjamin Lockwood from a mild-mannered college professor into the xenophobic Agent Liberty. In the present, Alex and Lena form an alliance to save Supergirl's life.

Man of Steel is an episode of season 4 of Supergirl. It premiered on October 28, 2018.

Synopsis for "Man of Steel"

A series of personal setbacks transforms Benjamin Lockwood from a mild-mannered college professor into the xenophobic Agent Liberty. In the present, Alex and Lena form an alliance to save Supergirl's life.

Appearing in "Man of Steel"

Featured Characters:

• Agent Liberty (Ben Lockwood) (Real identity revealed) (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
• Supergirl (Kara Danvers) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Department of Extranormal Operations (Flashback only)
  • Alex Danvers (Flashback and main story)
  • Brainiac 5/Querl Dox (Legion's Future)
• James Olsen (Flashback only)
• Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (Flashback and main story)
• Lena Luthor (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Children of Liberty (First appearance chronologically)
  • Earl (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Frank (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Jensen (Quits D.E.O. and joins)
  • Thack (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
• Mercy Graves (Flashback and main story)
• Otis Graves (Flashback and main story)
• Queen Rhea (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Daxamites (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Alura Zor-El (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Cat Grant (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Eve Tessmacher (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Fiona Byrne (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Gary (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
• George "Georgie" Lockwood (First appearance) (Flashback only)
• Jack Spheer (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Lydia Lockwood (First appearance) (Flashback only)
• Peter Lockwood (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
• Unnamed Brevakk (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
• Unnamed student (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
• Dean Warren (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
• President Baker (Mentioned only)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
  • Astra In-Ze (Mentioned only)
• Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
• Olivia Marsdin (Mentioned only)
• Maaldorians (Mentioned only)
• Mon-El (Mentioned only)
• Reign (Mentioned only)
• Winn Schott (Mentioned only)
• Beastie Boys (Mentioned only)
• Benjamin Franklin (Mentioned only)
• Toto (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-38
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • California
        • National City
          • Al's Dive Bar (Flashback only)
          • CatCo Worldwide Media (Flashback only)
          • D.E.O. HQ
          • Lockwood Family Steel (Flashback only)
          • LuthorCorp/L-Corp (Flashback only)
          • National City University (Flashback only)
          • Albatross Bay (Mentioned only)
        • Coast City (Mentioned only)
      • Nevada
      • Washington, D.C.
        • White House (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • Germany (Mentioned only)
    • Spain (Mentioned only)
    • United Kingdom (Mentioned only)
  • Argo City (Mentioned only)
• Heaven (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Green Kryptonite
• Image Inducer (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonite-Suit (First appearance)
• Myriad (Mentioned only)
• Nth Metal (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Daxamites' Fleet (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Daxamites' Mothership (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Concepts:

• Alien Amnesty Act (Mentioned only)
• Daxamites' Invasion (Flashback only)

Notes

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Trivia

• The flashbacks in this episode feature references to the events seen in several episodes from the first three seasons of the series, including:
  • The Kryptonians trying to conquer Earth by using Myriad in "Myriad";
  • Supergirl's speech from "Better Angels";
  • The creation of the Alien Amnest Act in "Welcome to Earth";
  • Supergirl being called away to fight Chet Miner's gang in "Crossfire";
  • Jack Spheer's fall in "Ace Reporter";
  • Queen Rhea's message from "Resist";
  • The Daxamites' ships invading Earth in "Nevertheless, She Persisted";
  • Lena Luthor taking over CatCo in "Triggers";
  • Reign attacking Albatross Bay in "Legion of Super-Heroes";
  • Reign terra-forming Earth in "Battles Lost and Won";
  • Fiona Byrne being kidnapped in "American Alien";
  • President Marsdin being unmasked as an alien in "Fallout".

See Also

• 2 Images from Supergirl (TV Series) Episode: Man of Steel
• Episodes of Supergirl (TV Series)
• Images from Supergirl (TV Series)
• Gallery for the Supergirl (TV Series) series

Recommended Media

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Links and References

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