Steve Montgomery

Steve Montgomery
Full Name:	Stephen Montgomery
Aliases:	Steve Steven Stevie
Age:	17
Status:	Deceased
Known Relatives:	Mr. Montgomery (Father) Mrs. Montgomery (Mother)
Hobbies:	Football, Running for Student Body President
Powers and Abilities:	Telekinesis Flight Superhuman Strength Force Field Generation Detecting
Appearences:	Chronicle

Steve Montgomery is the secondary deuteragonist of the 2012 film Chronicle.

He was the most famous quarterback in Andrew's high school. He was running for senior class president and is friends with Matt and Andrew.

He was portrayed by Michael B. Jordan.

Steve touching one of the crystals before it turns red

Steve was adored by his peers. While Steve was at the barn party he first meets Andrew who is sitting at a tree crying, and asks if he is okay, offering his friendship, as well as asking Andrew if he can go and get some footage of a mysterious hole in the ground of a forest clearing. Andrew accepts and begins recording the hole which emits strange noises. Steve shows no fear of the strange noise and enters the hole "like a ninja". As he finds the alien crystal object he feels astounded. He approaches the crystals as they turn from blue to red. Steve started suffering from nosebleeds and falls unconscious. Steve begins to discover extraordinary abilities and gains a close relationship with Matt and Andrew. They all play pranks on other people such as Steve moving a shopper's car with his mind, with the lady unsuspicious of Andrew, Matt, or Steve's involvement . Steve showed no struggle in using or controlling his powers. Steve seemed to be the second best at controlling his powers after Andrew, who seemed to show a lot more ease in using his powers without struggle. Steve was the first one to learn how to fly which surprised the two cousins the first time they see it.

Steve teaching Matt and Andrew how to fly

Relationship between Steve and Andrew

Steve and Andrew are very close compared to Matt and Andrew. Andrew somehow is able to explain his troubled life at home to Steve who had parental issues as well, such as his mother cheating on his dad, and his father hardly socializing with Steve. While sitting on a top a rooftop in the city, Steve convinces Andrew to leave out of his lonely shadow and compete alongside him in a school talent show so he can achieve popularity. Steve attends and performs the talent act alongside Andrew which turned out to be a success, gaining Andrew a high level of popularity among the high school crowd of course aided also by his powers.

Steve and Andrew hanging out on the top of a building

Steve's Death

On a stormy night, Steve sensed that Andrew is in trouble and later finds him in the thundering clouds. Andrew is furious at Steve because he believes that gaining popularity was all a trap into being hated by everyone after he attempted to have sex with Monica in which he accidentally puked on her. Andrew also believes that Steve is faking his friendship with him, making it apparent that Andrew is starting to take heed of his father's words in their earlier argument. But Steve convinces him that they are friends and were going to fly around the world together alongside Matt. Andrew seemingly loses control and still in disbelief, kills him by affecting the surrounding lightning with his mind, plunging Steve onto a football field below. Many of Steve's family and friends from high school attend his funeral including Matt, Casey and a distraught Andrew.

Powers and Abilities

Powers:

• Telekinesis: After Andrew, Matt, and Steve were exposed to the crystal, they soon gain telekinetic powers. He is able to move and control objects around him without physical interaction.
  • Flight: As Steve is able to move and direct all objects with his will, he can also move himself as well. It is known that he is the first of the trio to learn how to fly or levitate. This results in him being able to fly at high speeds. He must wear winter coats, gloves, and hats due to the extremely cold temperatures in the high atmosphere.
  • Superhuman Strength: After being exposed to the crystal, his incredible powers allow him to increase his strength to superhuman levels.
  • Force Field Generation: Steve's powers allow him to create force fields around himself in order to protect himself from physical harm, as well as grant superhuman durability and endurance that borders on nigh-invulnerability. However, this power is not without limits, as they have to be aware of the danger to create the force field around them, otherwise they can be injured or die from their injuries.
  • Psionic Sense- An ability shared by both Matt and Steve (it's possible that Andrew also had this ability, but it is never shown), this ability allows them to sense one another and acts as a warning siren that lets them know if the other is in trouble. This power manifests as (rather intense) nosebleeds whenever one of the three is using their powers at a vigorous level.

Abilities:

• Athleticism: Steve explains he plays football, so he must possess some athletic abilities.

Personality

At first, it is most likely assumed that Steve would be portrayed as a typical high school bully or even an egomaniacal jerk considering his status as candidate for high school student body president. However upon his first encounter with Andrew at a party, we see Steve as kind and friendly. He is very well-loved and recognied by the students in the high school, garnering their support when he ran as the student council's president. It becomes obvious that Steve looks past the supposed "nerdiness" of Andrew and sees a better side of him which is most likely what prompts him to become best friends with Andrew and Matt especially after gaining their powers.