Robotman
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Real Identity: Cliff Steele
Affiliation(s): Doom Patrol
Appearances: The Last Patrol!
Powers/Skills: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Speed, and Enhanced Vision
Voiced By: Henry Rollins
Cliff Steele was famous and wealthy as a professional race car driver until he suffered a horrific accident that left his body with irreparable damage. Steele's brain was saved and transplanted into a body made of metal. At first, he cursed his life and was bitter but still retained an unrelenting attitude. As Robotman, he joined the Doom Patrol with super strength, super speed and enhanced vision.
Over the years, Robotman has been repaired multiple times. One on occassion, he used his strength to stop a thermal device that was activated by the Green-Headed League, alien spies intent on sabotaging the world's resources in a bid to take over the planet. In the process, Robotman was melted. On another mission, John Radick, son of an enemy of the Doom Patrol named Dr. Janus, lured Robotman into a metal processing room and used a crane to drop him on a device that flattened his body from the feet and up. Luckily, his team freed him before the device got to his head and human brain.
After the Paris battle against General Zahl, Robotman left the team and became a crast test driver. With every crash he survived, Robotman became more bitter and depressed. While walking in a rainstorm, he encountered the Arsenal and thought this was his chance to die. But Negative Man, Elastigirl, The Chief and Batman arrived to do battle. The sight of his so-called friends in danger, Robotman snapped out of his mood and helped defeat Arsenal. They were suddenly captured by General Zahl. Rather than let more innocents die in Zahl's twisted plot, the Doom Patrol sacrificed their lives to save Codsville.