Robotman (real name Clifford "Cliff" Steele), was a robotic and angry member of the Doom Patrol.
History
Member of the Doom Patrol
Cliff and the Doom Patrol in action
After suffering an accident, racecar driver Cliff Steele was rescued by the kind doctor Niles Caulder, also known as The Chief, who placed his brain in a robot body. Seeking to do good, Cliff joined the Doom Patrol, a strange team of superheroes, befriending his teammates, Elasti-Girl, real name Rita Farr, a flamboyant ex-actress with elastic powers, and Negative Man, real name Larry Trainor, a former test pilot with radioactive powers, with whom he formed a rivalry. In his time as a superhero, Cliff took the alter-ego Robotman and faced several threats like a powerful robot, Arsenal, but although they were always rejected by the world, Cliff and the team always fought villains for the good of the world.[1][2]
While they were policing the world, the Doom Patrol was kidnapped and imprisoned, with Cliff losing his robot body. After learning of the kidnapping, the night vigilante, Batman, and the youngest member of the team, Beast Boy, real name Gar Logan, a teenager who can transform into any animal, head to a secret base, where they save Cliff, Larry and Rita, discovering that Mad Mod, a lunatic who took Cliff's body as armor, until Gar defeated Mod. Cliff and the Doom Patrol returned to their headquarters so that Niles returned Cliff's head to his body, thanked Batman for his help and left on a new mission with him to face the amalgam criminal, Animal Vegetable Mineral Man.[2]
The Doom Patrol fails to stop General Zahl
Eventually, the Doom Patrol headed to Paris, France, to stop the reign of terror of the psychopath terrorist, General Zahl, and his military army, however, the team was able to stop his plans, but when Zahl threatened a civilian, ordering the team to surrender, the Doom Patrol tried to save the girl without success, although they defeated Zahl. Following Zahl's arrest and the murder of a civilian, Cliff and the Doom Patrol began to argue over their decisions, causing the team to disintegrate and go their separate ways, with Cliff abandoning his life as a superhero, becoming a racing driver for tests.[1]
The Last Adventure
Duel of robots
Years later, Cliff was still driving to tests, getting increasingly angry with the scientists for the freedoms they had in being able to eat, leaving his last test frustrated and depressed, meeting someone in the rain, who revealed himself to be Arsenal, who started to attack him, but instead of attacking, Cliff agreed to die until the Doom Patrol and Batman appeared to help him, being attacked by Arsenal, so Cliff attacked the evil robot, defeating him along with Rita and Larry. Despite still being upset by the team's intervention, Cliff reconciled with his former friends, agreeing to return to the Doom Patrol, mentioning that it wouldn't be worth it, before the team and Batman were captured by General Zahl.
The Doom Patrol sacrifices themselves for Codsville
On Zahl's ship, Cliff, the Doom Patrol and Batman could not defend themselves as they were restricted from their powers, discovering Zahl's true plan to reunite them, which was that he sought to reveal the team's egocentrism, threatening to destroy Codsville if they agreed to save themselves, but if the team chose to die, the island would be saved, but they would die. Having a moment of decision, Niles granted the team the decision to choose, with Cliff remembering how in the past several shepherds and farmers never bowed down to the pharaoh, finally agreeing to sacrifice themselves, so Zahl attempted the bomb, something Batman tried to avoid, although Zahl used the real detonator with his hat, destroying the island and killing Cliff and the Doom Patrol.[1]
Legacy
After his death, the Doom Patrol was respected and had inspired several people, frustrating Zahl for having been defeated by the defunct team, causing his defeat along with the other villains. Codsville was renamed Four Heroes by the civilians to honor the team's honorable sacrifice and Batman remembered Cliff alongside the Doom Patrol, stating that they would finally rest in peace.[1]
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Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold and its tie-in video game and comic book series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold. It is an adaptation of Cliff Steele/Robotman. The original character was created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, and Bruno Premiani and first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80.
- Robotman was voiced by Henry Rollins.
Related
- 2 Appearances of Clifford Steele (The Brave and the Bold)
- 7 Images featuring Clifford Steele (The Brave and the Bold)
- 1 Quotations by or about Clifford Steele (The Brave and the Bold)
- Character Gallery: Clifford Steele (The Brave and the Bold)
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