Rex Tyler

Rex Tyler
Biological Information
Species	Human
Status	Deceased
Universe Information
Home universe	Earth One
General Information
Occupation	Leader of the Justice Society of America
Alter ego	Hourman
Actor	Patrick J. Adams

"You're exactly where you said you'd be. Do not get on that ship. If you do, you're all dead."

—Rex Tyler to Rip Hunter's team^[src]

Rex Tyler (died 1942) was the leader of the Justice Society of America, known as Hourman.

Biography

Rex joined the Justice Society of America, a secret organization created by the United States Military to combat the Nazis during World War II. At some point Rex became its leader. Prior to 1942 Rex recruited Amaya Jiwe/Vixen into the team. Despite the JSA's discouragement against fraternizing within its ranks Rex and Amaya fell in love and decided that once the war was over, they would leave the JSA so they could be together.

Original timeline

In 1942 Rex encountered a group of time travelers known as the Legends, becoming a trusted ally. He also encountered Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, and fought the rogue time traveler several times. During their last encounter Mick Rory/Heat Wave instructed Hourman to take the Waverider to 2016 and stop the Legends original arrival in 1942. Reverse-Flash attempted to stop Hourman and succeeded in killing the Legends but Hourman was successfully able to to venture through time.

Crashing the Waverider in Star City during May 2016 just meters from the earlier Waverider and the younger versions of the team, and approached the team. After confirming his whereabouts he introduced himself and warned the group not to disembark on the ship or they'd all die, and revealed to a skeptical Mick that he was sent by his own future-self. While skeptical to believe him Rex tried to stress the consequences of traveling there, but suddenly faded out of existence much to the Legends confusion. Due to Reverse-Flash killing him in the current timeline of 1942 and rupturing the timeline, most of these events never happened in the current timeline.

Rex consults with the JSA on the nature of the Legends.

Current timeline

In 1942, Rex discovered several individuals posing as government agents and sent the JSA after them. After capturing them Rex observed them arguing in their prison cell via a camera, but as surprised when his team told him they knew his name. Wanting to hear their side of the story Rex was further confused when Professor Stein, as Rex presumed to be the team leader, addressed him as though personally acquainted. The team, the Legends, informed Rex they met him when he crashed their ship in 2016 and warned them not to travel to 1942 and vanished. Rex however was still highly disbelieving of their story. He was then contacted by the president for a mission in Paris after Baron Kreiger was located.

Hourman is killed by Reverse-Flash.

After having Vixen's cover blown by the Legends, Rex allowed the group to join their mission. After conferring with Martin Stein he launched an attack on a Nazi transport containing an amulet. Unfortunately both Vixen and The Atom were captured. Upon returning to the ship Sara Lance wished to return to save Amaya and Ray, but Rex remained adamant that they destroy the Nazi's super serum with an air strike. However, after Martin turned over leadership to Sara Lance he agreed to save them. After a successful mission Rex returned home to the JSA headquarters but was attacked by the Reverse-Flash to prevent him from completing his warning to the Legends. The Speedster fled and he was discovered by Amaya and with his dying breath told her his attacker was a time traveler before dying in her arms.

Equipment

• Hourman suit: Rex wears a protective suit for when he is operating as Hourman, the suit is all black with a black cape, a black belt with a golden belt buckle and black boots with red at the sides, the suit's sleeves also has red stripes on them and the suit also has a hood to further hide his identity.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 1 "Legendary" Season 2 "Out of Time" (mentioned) "The Justice Society of America" "Shogun" (mentioned) "Compromised" (pictured) "The Chicago Way" (mentioned) "The Legion of Doom" (mentioned) "Turncoat" (mentioned) "Camelot/3000" (mentioned) "Moonshot" (mentioned)

Gallery

Concept artwork

Hourman

Trivia

• Rex’s conversation with the Legends is depicted differently in season 1 than in season 2. It is likely that the conversation changed due to a rupture of time courtesy of Eobard Thawne, who murdered Rex in 1942.

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, Rex Tyler is known as the superhero Hourman, who is able to harness extraordinary abilities for an hour at a time by using the Miraclo vitamin.