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| − | In late 2014, Tony was working at an Iron Works facility in [[Keystone City]]. He was laid off and got into an altercation with his boss. He was knocked over a railing in to a vat of molten steel. Coincidentally at the same time, the [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator]] exploded, causing him to transform in to a [[metahuman]] with the ability to |
+ | In late 2014, Tony was working at an Iron Works facility in [[Keystone City]]. He was laid off and got into an altercation with his boss. He was knocked over a railing in to a vat of molten steel. Coincidentally at the same time, the [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator]] exploded, causing him to transform in to a [[metahuman]] with the ability to transform any part of his body into girded steel at will.<ref name="The Flash Is Born"/> |
10 months later, Tony 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 he 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'd defeated him in a fight the night previous, a far more interesting event for her to blog about. After a co-worker of Iris notified her of a news segment revealing Tony as an armed robber, Iris attempted to call [[Eddie Thawne]] under the guise of contacting him about a policeman's ball for the evening. Tony crushed her phone using his powers, telling her that they would pickup their conversation later, 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.<ref name="The Flash Is Born"/> |
10 months later, Tony 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 he 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'd defeated him in a fight the night previous, a far more interesting event for her to blog about. After a co-worker of Iris notified her of a news segment revealing Tony as an armed robber, Iris attempted to call [[Eddie Thawne]] under the guise of contacting him about a policeman's ball for the evening. Tony crushed her phone using his powers, telling her that they would pickup their conversation later, 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.<ref name="The Flash Is Born"/> |
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Revision as of 02:25, 3 December 2014
Tony Woodward was a former classmate of Iris West and Barry Allen. He was affected by the aftermath of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator.
Biography
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.[1]
Particle accelerator accident
In late 2014, Tony was working at an Iron Works facility in Keystone City. He was laid off and got into an altercation with his boss. He was knocked over a railing in to a vat of molten steel. Coincidentally at the same time, the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded, causing him to transform in to a metahuman with the ability to transform any part of his body into girded steel at will.[1]
10 months later, Tony 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 he 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'd defeated him in a fight the night previous, a far more interesting event for her to blog about. After a co-worker of Iris notified her of a news segment revealing Tony as an armed robber, Iris attempted to call Eddie Thawne under the guise of contacting him about a policeman's ball for the evening. Tony crushed her phone using his powers, telling her that they would pickup their conversation later, 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.[1]
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 had won the fight after he gained the upper hand and the Flash fled and without Iris. The Flash returned at a speed in excess of Mach 1 to land a punch that could injure him. Although it hurt him momentarily, 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.[1]
When Farooq Gibran broke into S.T.A.R. Labs, Wells released him, promising that if he killed Farooq, he would set him free. Woodward battled Farooq where at first he took the electricity without pain, he was soon defeated and killed by him.[2]
Personality
Tony was a bully before and after acquiring his powers and abilities, showing a complete lack of respect for the law, as well as an enjoyment in harming other people. He was obsessed with impressing and striking fear into other people and strongly believed that only showing off his strength, even in violent ways, would cause people to like and fear him. He also liked Iris, but would not hesitate to kill her.
He was also a violent psychopath, after discovering his new-found powers and abilities, Tony became arrogant and boastful, this causes him to underestimate his opponents like The Flash; this arrogance of his led to his incarceration.
Highly belligerent, Tony will never turn down a fight. In his last moments, Tony was able to somewhat redeem himself when he tried to protect Barry.
Powers and Abilities
- Organic steel transformation: After he was caught in the particle accelerator's explosion's shock-wave, Tony gained the ability to turn his skin into a metallic substance that enhanced his strength and durability to that of steel.
Weaknesses
- Extreme force: Only something moving with enough velocity, at least Mach 1.1 can break through Tony's metal encasing and hurt him. However, a single strike may not be enough to incapacitate him as he mostly recovered from Barry's punch.
Appearances
The Flash
Season 1
Trivia
- In the DC comics, Tony Woodward is supervillain known as Girder.
Behind the scenes
- In the DC comics, Girder is an inmate of Iron Heights and an enemy of The Flash. In The Flash, Tony was seemingly accidentally knocked in to a vat of molten steel due to unknown reasons. In the comics, however, Woodward assaulted a female co-worker, causing the rest of his co-workers to throw him in to a molten vat of steel, which also had pieces from S.T.A.R. Labs experiments.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Flash Is Born"
- ↑ "Power Outage"