for the "prime" version of his sister, but returns when Lane contacts him after Edge, revealed to be Superman's half-brother Tal-Rho, has Superman's mind taken over by General Zod. After Lane reveals that Superman is her husband Clark Kent, Irons abandons his original plan of killing him and successfully convinces him to expel Zod from his mind. He then teams up with Superman and the two capture Tal-Rho and his assistant Leslie Larr. As a sign of their new partnership, Superman entrusts the DOD's Kryptonite weaponry to Irons in case he turns evil again. In the season one finale, Irons and Superman work together to defeat Tal-Rho. As Irons is about to leave Smallville, Natalie crash-lands at the Kent farm in a vessel. In season two, Irons helps Natalie adjust to the new Earth to no avail until Lane talks to Natalie before she and Irons move in with the Kent family. A picture of Parks is used to represent the "prime" version of Irons, who is stated to have been a specialist in counterinsurgency and was killed in action years prior. Film John Henry Irons / Steel appears in a self-titled film, with Shaquille O'Neal in the title role. The film was originally meant to be a spin-off of a new Superman film based on "The Death of Superman" storyline, which first introduced Irons as Steel in the comics. However, the project ultimately became divorced from the Superman mythos and languished in development hell, causing it to be moved forward without the film it was meant be attached to. The film was released on August 15, 1997, and was considered a flop both critically and financially. A young John Henry Irons makes a cameo appearance in Justice League: The New Frontier. John Henry Irons appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. He first appears in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, voiced by Khary Payton. He next appears in The Death of Superman, voiced by Cress Williams. By this time, he has become a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist and prepares a suit of armor in response to the eponymous event. Irons also appears in Reign of the Supermen, voiced again by Cress Williams. He adopts the name "Steel" due to the events of the previous film and comes into contact with three other "Supermen". Irons makes a non-speaking appearance in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. An alternate universe