

History
Smithers was the personal Assistant to Jason Temple, head of G.A.T.E. International. In 1992, they discussed how their personal super-team, Heavy Mettle, was lacking proper leadership.[1] When the hero Supreme reappeared on Earth after 47 years, Temple was convinced he would be the perfect leader, and Smithers agreed.[2]
Afterwards, Supreme broke into a prison to execute his old enemy, Zachariah Grizlock, who was an important asset for G.A.T.E. International. Temple sent Heavy Mettle there to stop Supreme, predicting they would bring Supreme to his doorstep in seventy minutes. When they arrived at G.A.T.E. Headquarters, Smithers confirmed to Temple that they had been, indeed, seventy minutes.[3]