Tony Woodward

Tony Woodward is a former classmate of Iris West and Barry Allen. He was affected by the aftermath of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator.

Early Life
Tony attended elementary school alongside Barry Allen and Iris West. As a student there, he relentlessly bullied Barry, making fun of his father's conviction. He secretly harbored a crush on Iris West.

Particle accelerator accident
He was later caught in the aftermath of the of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator's explosion and given the ability to form a metallic armor over his skin after falling in molten steel.

Tony later stole a Hummer and robbed several ATM machines along with several beer rigs. After escaping the Central City Police Department, he was caught by The Flash, though defeated him with ease. The next day he went to Jitters looking for Iris, questioning her reasons for blogging about the Flash, explaining that he defeated him in a fight the night previous, and that maybe that's what she should be blogging about. After a co-worker of Iris notifies her, after she recognizes him on the news for the robbery he committed, Iris attempts to call Eddie Thawne under the guise of contacting him about a policeman's ball for the evening. Tony crushes her phone using his powers, telling her that they would pickup their conversation another time, before fleeing.

After using the information given to Iris by Tony, Barry tracked him down at the old Keystone Iron works where Tony was staying. After discovering The Flash there, Tony defeated him once more by pushing a full shelf on top of him and leaving him for dead.

He later abducted Iris from her house, taking her to their old elementary school. Tony expressed that he wanted Iris to blog about him, as he had defeated The Flash and he had always liked her. After pretending to flirt with him, Iris pulled the fire alarm alerting the Police of their location. As the Flash arrived and the two fought, Tony was misled into thinking he won the fight after he gained the upper-hand and the Flash fled and without Iris. The Flash returned ata speed in excess of Mach 1 to land a punch that could injure him. Although it injured him, he seemed to recover from this, however an added jab from Iris finished the job.

He later awakened imprisoned in the Core Chamber of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator. After being confronted by Barry, and learning his secret identity, he shouted for his release, though to no avail.

Personality
Tony was a bully before and after acquiring his abilities, showing a complete lack of respect for the law, as well as an enjoyment in harming other people. He was obsessed with impressing Iris and strongly believed that only showing off his strength, even in violent ways, would cause her to like him.

Powers and Abilities

 * Organic Steel Transformation: After he was caught in the particle accelerator's explosion's shockwave, Tony gained the ability to turn his skin into a metallic substance that enhanced his strength and durability to that of steel. Only something moving a Mach 1 could injure him, but he could still recover from it.

Trivia

 * He's based on Anthony Woodward, an inmate of Iron Heights and a Flash villain in the comics.