Jacob Mallard (Earth-7045)


 * This article refers to the first Steeplejack. For his successor, see Maxwell Plumm.

Jake Mallard was a construction worker whose brothers died on the job because of an accident involving faulty equipment purchased by their corrupt contractor, Marvin Plumm. Desiring vengeance for his brothers after finding out about Plumm, Jake became Steeplejack to strike back at him for their deaths. However, Jake would die fighting Luke Cage before falling high off an unfinished building because of a bad quality girder, dying similarly to his brothers.

Mallard was a rough, working class guy. He obviously did not trust the system and preferred to get things done himself. He may have been a criminal - or he may just have been a blue collar inventor with serious anger control issues. He greatly (and quite justifiably) trusted his physical might and weaponry.

History
to be added

Powers

 * Peak Human Condition
 * Peak Human Strength
 * Peak Human Durability

Abilities

 * Construction
 * Expert Inventor
 * Skilled Combatant

Equipment
A backpack with fuel for his torch. It was connected to it through a hose he could also use to strangulate enemies.

Weapons
A rivet submachine gun that shot red-hot rivets. It could also be used as a long-range torch, able to melt steel in minutes time at thirty feet.

Trivia

 * Jake's brothers went unnamed in the mainstream universe.