Changes: Plastic Man

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A superhero, and a member of the Justice League.

Description

Appearance

Plastic Man is the main comedy character of the series and is shown as slim and of medium height with a mass of dark wavy hair on his head. His red outfit is in the style of a leotard or swimming costume with sleeves. There is a belt of black and yellow bands at the waist, and he has dark goggles tied around his head. He tells us that this costume is just a pattern on his body.

Personality

He is talkative and eccentric, always trying to make a joke of everything which makes it difficult for his colleagues to take him seriously. Within the Justice League, he is not always held in high regard and is told that he is outranked by the Watchtower's computer and by Krypto. However, the League have to reassess him when he foils an attempt to destroy Metropolis, and then even the dismissive Brainiac is forced to see him as a major threat. His fellow heroes can call him "Plazz/Plas".

Powers

His power is his ability to distort the size or shape of his body in different ways and extents. One is to stretch his torso or limbs (or even his ears) to great length to grip or ensnare a foe or to reach up to height.

Plastic Man can also use this extensibility to punch or kick with great force. His body and limbs can be coiled into springs to allow him to bounce along the street or to propel himself high into the air, and he can stretch back like a catapult to be hurled at an opponent. Another type of distortion is where he blows up like a balloon to be able to hold a prisoner, to contain the force of an explosion internally, or just float in the air.

When passing inside a device like a robot or gun, he can burst it open by expanding himself. To participate in ordinary conversation, he is often seen to extend his neck.

Another major ability of his is to change shape to represent any object. Examples are: types of people (golfer, matador), animals (duck, rat, giraffe), inanimate objects (boxing glove, cat litter tray, snow sled, fire hydrant, pizza in a box), also including Deadshot's gun, and Wonder Woman's lasso. On almost all occasions when he does this, the object still has the same color scheme as his 'costume'.

However, a few times, he completely mimics the look of a person (Superman, Two-Face), particularly after he says he has recently "learned to do colors".

His body sometimes has a more fluid consistency so that he can ooze through a grille and then reform himself.

Weaknesses

Plastic Man must have general vulnerability as he always dodges shots either by stretching out of the way or by opening holes in himself to let them pass through.

However, on one occasion, he swallows an RPG round to absorb the explosion. When he is hit directly by a Red Lantern's power blast, he appears to lose control of his form and dissolves into a puddle.

Relationships

Plas mentions that his mother lives in Ashtabula (in Ohio).

Appearances

4. Abate and Switch

17. Plastic Man Saves the World

23. Double Cross

29. Mxy's Mix-Up (cameo)

37. The Ringer (cameo)

46. Party Animal

51. Unleashed

Short 6. Lasso of Lies

Short 10. Justice 1, 2, 3, Go!

Short 11. Toymano a Mano

Short 15. Plastic Man of Steel

Short 16. Something in the Hair

Short 17. Super Stakeout

Links

Plastic Man at Wikipedia.

Notes

Dana Snyder, Plastic Man's voice actor in this series, reprises his role from the Mad segment "That's What Super Friends Are For".

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-Plastic Man is a superhero who can stretch his body into any form. He will be voiced by Dana Snyder.
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+A superhero, and a member of the [[Justice League]].
+==Description==
+===Appearance===
+[[Plastic Man]] is the main comedy character of the series and is shown as slim and of medium height with a mass of dark wavy hair on his head. His red outfit is in the style of a leotard or swimming costume with sleeves. There is a belt of black and yellow bands at the waist, and he has dark goggles tied around his head. He tells us that this costume is just a pattern on his body.
+===Personality===
+He is talkative and eccentric, always trying to make a joke of everything which makes it difficult for his colleagues to take him seriously.  Within the Justice League, he is not always held in high regard and is told that he is outranked by the [[Watchtower]]'s computer and by [[Krypto]]. However, the League have to reassess him when he foils an attempt to destroy [[Metropolis]], and then even the dismissive [[Brainiac]] is forced to see him as a major threat. His fellow heroes can call him "Plazz/Plas".
+===Powers===
+His power is his ability to distort the size or shape of his body in different ways and extents. One is to stretch his torso or limbs (or even his ears) to great length to grip or ensnare a foe or to reach up to height.
+[[File:PlasticMan01.jpg|128px]]
+Plastic Man can also use this extensibility to punch or kick with great force. His body and limbs can be coiled into springs to allow him to bounce along the street or to propel himself high into the air, and he can stretch back like a catapult to be hurled at an opponent. Another type of distortion is where he blows up like a balloon to be able to hold a prisoner, to contain the force of an explosion internally, or just float in the air.
+[[File:PlasticMan02.jpg|128px]]
+When passing inside a device like a robot or gun, he can burst it open by expanding himself. To participate in ordinary conversation, he is often seen to extend his neck.
+Another major ability of his is to change shape to represent any object. Examples are: types of people (golfer, matador), animals (duck, rat, giraffe), inanimate objects (boxing glove, cat litter tray, snow sled, fire hydrant, pizza in a box), also including [[Deadshot]]'s gun, and [[Wonder Woman]]'s lasso. On almost all occasions when he does this, the object still has the same color scheme as his 'costume'.
+[[File:PlasticMan03.jpg|128px]]
+However, a few times, he completely mimics the look of a person ([[Superman]], [[Two-Face]]), particularly after he says he has recently "learned to do colors".
+His body sometimes has a more fluid consistency so that he can ooze through a grille and then reform himself.
+===Weaknesses===
+Plastic Man must have general vulnerability as he always dodges shots either by stretching out of the way or by opening holes in himself to let them pass through.
+[[File:PlasticMan04.jpg|128px]]
+However, on one occasion, he swallows an RPG round to absorb the explosion. When he is hit directly by a [[Red Lantern Corps|Red Lantern]]'s power blast, he appears to lose control of his form and dissolves into a puddle.
+===Relationships===
+Plas mentions that his mother lives in Ashtabula (in Ohio).
+==Appearances==
+: 4. [[Abate and Switch]]
+: 17. [[Plastic Man Saves the World]]
+: 23. [[Double Cross]]
+: 29. [[Mxy's Mix-Up]] (cameo)
+: 37. [[The Ringer]] (cameo)
+: 46. [[Party Animal]]
+: 51. [[Unleashed]]
+: Short 6. [[Lasso of Lies]]
+: Short 10. [[Justice 1, 2, 3, Go!]]
+: Short 11. [[Toymano a Mano]]
+: Short 15. [[Plastic Man of Steel]]
+: Short 16. [[Something in the Hair]]
+: Short 17. [[Super Stakeout]]
+==Links==
+* [[wikipedia:Plastic_Man|Plastic Man]] at Wikipedia.
+==Notes==
+*[[wikipedia:Dana Snyder|Dana Snyder]], Plastic Man's voice actor in this series, reprises his role from the Mad segment ''"That's What Super Friends Are For"''.
+==Video Excerpts==
+<div style="overflow: hidden;">
+[[File:Justice League Action - The Best of Plastic Man - DC Kids|thumb|330px|left]]
+</div>
+==Gallery==
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Heroes]]
 [[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Humans]]