Plastic Man is a stretchable superhero and detective. He is also a member of the Mystery Analysts of Gotham.
Physical appearance[]
Plastic Man is a Caucasian adult male with black hair. He wears a red leotard with a black and yellow belt and white framed goggles with black tinted lenses.
Personality[]
Edward O'Brian was previously greedy and thieving during his time as Kite-Man's henchman, but after his transformation into Plastic Man and his rehabilitation by Batman, he is heroic by heart, but he does show criminal intensities when he's near money, jewellery and gold bricks at times.
Powers and abilities[]
- Elasticity: His body is made of rubber and can stretch it in any form. However, he loses his elasticity if he is exposed to cold temperatures.
History[]
Early life[]
Edward “The Eel” O’Brian was once a small time gangster known for his ability to slip away from capture. Lured by the dream of making it big with fortune, he became a henchman for Kite Man. One night, while robbing the safe of Crawford Chemical Works, Batman intervened. O'Brian attempted to escape, but a Batarang disabled his kite and he fell into a vat of acid. Batman pulled O'Brian from the vat and took him in for hospitalization. O'Brian soon discovered his physiology was altered by the acid, and he could stretch himself to any length and transform into any object possible. Whether it was out of guilt or not, Batman assumed full responsibility for O'Brian's rehabilitation after he testified against Kite Man in a court of law. Batman vouched for him in front of the judge, the parole board, and later, the Justice League International.
Scooby-Doo! Team-Up[]
When Woozy Winks thinks he is cursed by an evil spell, Plastic Man contacted Mystery Inc. to help him. (Curse: Foiled Again!)
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
Plastic Man is a member of the Mystery Analysts of Gotham during Mystery Inc.'s team-up with them.
While searching through a cold storage room with Daphne Blake at Gotham Chemical Storage, Plastic Man reveals his old criminal life to Daphne, and she instantly recognises him as "Eel O'Brian" the criminal, and after telling her about his transformation after his fall into the vat of chemicals, Plastic Man explains that he is 100% hero.
When Clayface, posing as the Crimson Cloak, framed Batman and Mystery Inc. by impersonating them, Plastic Man and the other members, with Detective Harvey Bullock, tried to apprehend them, but failed.
After learning that Riddler was impersonating The Question and Clayface was the culprit, Plastic Man and the others helped Batman and the Gang stop Riddler when he tried to destroy Gotham City with Archilles Milo's machine, and apprehended him, and Batman freed Leo Scarlett from the void he was trapped in and reunited him with his father, Sam Scarlett. (Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
Appearances[]
Quotes[]
Plastic Man: Sorry! This seat's taken. (startles Daphne) |
Appearances in other media[]
- The incarnation in the film originally appeared in Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold. In both, he was voiced by Tom Kenny.