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Name: <b><font color="#ccff00">Brigadier Steel<br></font></b>Designation: <b><font color="#ddcc00">SIS-AA-001<br><br></font></b><font color="#ccff00">Created by British scientists for the Secret Intelligence Service late in World War I. Brigadier Steel was to be the first of a series of Armored Automaton created as an opponent to the percieved threat of tutonic supermen and the increase in mechanized warfare. His early trials on the front line were very promising and was a great aid to the British war effort.Originally designated SIS-AA-001, he was nicknamed Brigadier Steel by the troops and served with honor alongside other early wartime heroes.</font><br><br> | Name: <b><font color="#ccff00">Brigadier Steel<br></font></b>Designation: <b><font color="#ddcc00">SIS-AA-001<br><br></font></b><font color="#ccff00">Created by British scientists for the Secret Intelligence Service late in World War I. Brigadier Steel was to be the first of a series of Armored Automaton created as an opponent to the percieved threat of tutonic supermen and the increase in mechanized warfare. His early trials on the front line were very promising and was a great aid to the British war effort.Originally designated SIS-AA-001, he was nicknamed Brigadier Steel by the troops and served with honor alongside other early wartime heroes.</font><br><br> | ||
<font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_WW1_Tank.jpg|center|300 px|thumb|Versus Tank WW1]]</font><br><font color="#ddcc00">Unfortunately enemy agents managed to destroy the lab in which the Brigadier was created, leaving very little for the SIS scientists to work with in recreating the miraculous robot other than the Brigadier himself. As his presence on the front lines was proving to be a turning point, military top brass decided that he should remain there rather than return to Britain for further research.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostWW1_EarlyColor.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Early Publicity Shot 1919]]</font><br><font color="#ccff00">Following a short spell as a morale booster for returning soldiers after victory was achieved, and despite being a true artificial intelligence the Brigadier was mothballed at the end of the war. It was believed at the time that the Great War (as it was known) would be the war to end all wars and an era of peace had been gained from it. And so the Brigadier became a footnote in history until he was recovered and revived during late 1941 to again face the challenge of the German war machine.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B"><center><div><table><tr><td> | <font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_WW1_Tank.jpg|center|300 px|thumb|Versus Tank WW1]]</font><br><font color="#ddcc00">Unfortunately enemy agents managed to destroy the lab in which the Brigadier was created, leaving very little for the SIS scientists to work with in recreating the miraculous robot other than the Brigadier himself. As his presence on the front lines was proving to be a turning point, military top brass decided that he should remain there rather than return to Britain for further research.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostWW1_EarlyColor.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Early Publicity Shot 1919]]</font><br><font color="#ccff00">Following a short spell as a morale booster for returning soldiers after victory was achieved, and despite being a true artificial intelligence the Brigadier was mothballed at the end of the war. It was believed at the time that the Great War (as it was known) would be the war to end all wars and an era of peace had been gained from it. And so the Brigadier became a footnote in history until he was recovered and revived during late 1941 to again face the challenge of the German war machine.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B"><center><div><table><tr><td> | ||
| − | [[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_WW2.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded in 1941]]</td><td>[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostWW2.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded in 1948]]</td><td>[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_Post_WW2_Asia.jpg|center|250 px|thumb|South East Asia c 1952]]</td></tr></table></div></center></font><br><font color="#ddcc00">Remaining active through the rest of WW2 and into the 1950s, a change in military strategy resulted in the Brigadier again being put into storage by the British Government deep within a military bunker and all but forgotten.</font><br><br><font color="#ccff00">Following the destruction of Detroit and alien invasion of Millennium City the British government once again reinstated the AA program under the auspices of MI6 and restored Brigadier Steel to active duty. He recieved a mechanical overhaul using some of the latest innovations in technology, however his programming being unique was left untouched.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostDetroit.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded Appearance Post Detroit]]</font><br><font color="#ddcc00">The retention of his memory was a mistake on MI6 part however and due to his earlier treatment at the hands of the British establishment, Steel soon left the UK and settled with the other heroes of Millenium City. His case for Sanctuary within the US was supported by the Champions on the grounds that he was a true artificial intelligence and not just a machine.</font><br><br><font color="#ccff00">The Brigadier continues to help to restore the city to its former glory and fight the latest generation of villains determined to bring chaos to the world. In his downtime, the Brigadier likes to visit the local entertainment spots of Millenium City as he finds large quantities of spirit alcohol have a beneficial effect on his internal servos.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_Modern_Imara_Carryout.jpg|center|300 px|thumb|Liberating a whiskey barrel from a local drinking spot with Imara (fellow SODLAG member)]]</font><br>Motto: <b><font color="#ddcc00">Tally Ho Chaps!</font></b></div> | + | [[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_WW2.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded in 1941]]</td><td>[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostWW2.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded in 1948]]</td><td>[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_Post_WW2_Asia.jpg|center|250 px|thumb|South East Asia c 1952]]</td></tr></table></div></center></font><br><font color="#ddcc00">Remaining active through the rest of WW2 and into the 1950s, a change in military strategy resulted in the Brigadier again being put into storage by the British Government deep within a military bunker and all but forgotten.</font><br><br><font color="#ccff00">Following the destruction of Detroit and alien invasion of Millennium City the British government once again reinstated the AA program under the auspices of MI6 and restored Brigadier Steel to active duty. He recieved a mechanical overhaul using some of the latest innovations in technology, however his programming being unique was left untouched.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_PostDetroit.jpg|center|150 px|thumb|Upgraded Appearance Post Detroit]]</font><br><font color="#ddcc00">The retention of his memory was a mistake on MI6 part however and due to his earlier treatment at the hands of the British establishment, Steel soon left the UK and settled with the other heroes of Millenium City. His case for Sanctuary within the US was supported by the Champions on the grounds that he was a true artificial intelligence and not just a machine.</font><br><br><font color="#ccff00">The Brigadier continues to help to restore the city to its former glory and fight the latest generation of villains determined to bring chaos to the world. In his downtime, the Brigadier likes to visit the local entertainment spots of Millenium City as he finds large quantities of spirit alcohol have a beneficial effect on his internal servos.</font><br><br><font color="#393B0B">[[Image:Liath_BrigadierSteel_Modern_Imara_Carryout.jpg|center|300 px|thumb|Liberating a whiskey barrel from a local drinking spot with Imara (fellow SODLAG member)]]</font><br>Motto: <b><font color="#ddcc00">Tally Ho Chaps!</font></b> |
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