Hardware (disambiguation)

Hardware is a Dakota City vigilante who fights injustice wearing a high-tech weaponized exoskeleton of his own design. Beginning his career as an inventor at Alva Technologies, he swore to take down his corrupt mentor Edwin Alva after learning that Alva was part of the criminal organization S.Y.S.T.E.M.. Ironically, he set out to take his boss down from inside Alva's basement using corporate resources. He has been a member of Hard Co. and the Shadow Cabinet.

Hardware was created by Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan, first published as part of Milestone Media's Dakotaverse in Hardware #1. (1993)

Curtis Metcalf Dakotaverse Original — Curtis Metcalf
**Dakotaverse**
Original

Technique Dakotaverse Temporary replacement — Technique
**Dakotaverse**
Temporary replacement

Curtis Metcalf Prime Earth The New 52 — Curtis Metcalf
**Prime Earth**
The New 52

Curtis Metcalf Possible Futures The Dakota Incident — Curtis Metcalf
**Possible Futures**
The Dakota Incident

Hardware Injustice Earth One — Hardware
**Injustice**
Earth One

Curtis Metcalf TV Series Young Justice — Curtis Metcalf
**TV Series**
Young Justice

Comics

See Also: Hardware Titles

Hardware (1993—1997) 50 issues — **Hardware**
*(1993—1997)*
50 issues

Hardware: Season One (2021—2022) 6 issues — **Hardware: Season One**
*(2021—2022)*
6 issues

Milestone Media

This article is related to Milestone Media, a sub-division of DC Comics, that published the self-contained "Dakotaverse", and later Earth M, under its own logo. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Milestone Media" category.

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Featured	Hardware • Blood Syndicate • Icon • Rocket • Static • Shadow Cabinet • Xombi • Kobalt • Heroes
Blood Syndicate	Tech-9 • Wise Son • Aquamaria • Boogieman • Brickhouse • DMZ • Dogg • Fade • Flashback • Kwai • Masquerade • Third Rail
Shadow Cabinet	Dharma • Iron Butterfly • Donner • Blitzen • Iota • Sideshow • Twilight • Plus • Starlight • Payback • Mechanic
Villains	S.Y.S.T.E.M. • Edwin Alva • Holocaust • Harm • Star Chamber • Aquamaria • Puff • Deathwish
Titles	Static • Icon • Hardware • Blood Syndicate • Shadow Cabinet • Xombi • Kobalt • Heroes • Deathwish • Long Hot Summer • My Name is Holocaust • Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool • Wise Son: The White Wolf • Milestone Forever
Events	Big Bang • Shadow War • Worlds Collide • Long Hot Summer
Founders	Dwayne McDuffie • Denys Cowan • Michael Davis • Derek T. Dingle • Christopher Priest

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