Argus Steele

Argus Reiji Steele is from Laverre City in the Kalos region. He's a member of the Tekiyoku, a Steel Manipulator.

Present
Argus first appeared with Mars as the first enemy for the newly named Mokusetsu in their third region, Sinnoh, as they were in Snowpoint City to find Seirei, the Fairy Plate.

Before a fight started, Jupiter made a surprise appearance, avoiding Alain's Vigilant due to the fact that she's a Ghost Manipulator. A fight began for possession of Seirei, with Barry, still a non-Manipulator at the time, fighting Argus, Ash fighting Mars, and Alain fighting Jupiter.

Ash and Barry ended up both being able to defeat Argus. He still recovered after some peculiar events and tried to use Weld. However, his feet became trapped by some roots. It turns out that Zoey has used Nature's Grasp on him, against Alain's orders for her not to be involved in a fight yet, since she very recently became a Grass Manipulator. Argus was defeated again, and the enemy retreated.

Naming

 * His first name, Argus, is his given name in both the Japanese and English versions of the anime. It may be a reference to Argus, the builder of the ship, Argo, in Greek mythology.
 * His middle name, Reiji, is the given name of his Japanese voice actor, Reiji Nakagawa.
 * If you've noticed, his last name, Steele, is not the way his surname is spelled in the anime; it's actually "Steel". Nocturnal Jay added an E at the end to make it resemble a more common last name. It comes from the words "steel" and "steal", noting how he is a master thief in the anime.

General

 * His birthday, November 19th, was randomly selected.
 * Arguis, Mars, and Jupiter were the first Tekiyoku encounter after Alain named his group the "Mokusetsu".