Plastic Man
Plastic Man, or Patrick “Eel” O’Brien, is a former thief, gangster, and con-man who, after being shot and left for dead submerged in toxic sludge, gained fantastical powers allowing him to stretch, morph, and change his entire physical structure at will. Despite his rocky past, he decided to turn his life around and use his powers for good.
Shapeshifting/Elasticity/Versatility
- Blends into a crowd of people and hides in plain sight by altering his facial and body structure without a second thought; referred to as one of the most powerful people on the planet. (source)
- Hides from Batman by blending in with his son Luke’s every transformation and taunts Batman upon revealing himself. (source)
- Shrinks down to conceal himself as a capsule on Batman’s belt. (source)
- Perfectly mimics Flash, including his voice and mannerisms, to fool Cyborg. (source)
- Copies a jail guard’s face almost instantly upon seeing him once and matches his voice after hearing him yell. (source)
- Transforms into and acts as the Joker for an unspecified amount of time, fooling Legion of Doom members. (source)
- Keeps up with a patrolling Batman while changing into a multitude of forms. (source)
- Transforms into a dress and is worn by Big Barda, who cannot discern it is him until informed. (source)
- Wraps around Batgirl and dives out of a sub-orbital jet, reaching speeds great enough to cause a sonic boom, then becomes a paraglider to safely bring her to the ground, partially helped by his son. (source)
- Becomes a lamp to help Wonder Woman train for sneak attacks. (source)
- Recently reformed after being shattered, extracts a practically microscopic machine from inside Wonder Woman’s head. (source)
- Snakes through a guy’s body to extract a mind-controlling parasite. (source)
- Squeezes into, then bursts out of a guy’s body after being smuggled into prison. (source)
- Picks an impenetrable lock. (source)
- Gets inside of an armored machine warrior and gums it up. (source)
- Somehow manages to repress his personality and memories so much that he completely forgets who he is and what powers he has. (source)
- With effort, is even able to change color. (source)
Strength
- Catches Batman after falling out of the sky without harming him. (source)
- After being frozen, shattered, left on the ocean floor for a thousand years, and put back together, instantly overpowers Major Disaster. (source)
- Easily subdues Black Manta, an Atlantean supervillain, underwater. (source)
- Messes with Shazam. (source)
- Engages in a prolonged fight against a crazed Fernus (Martian Manhunter). (source)
- Pushes Fernus backwards through multiple skyscrapers. (source)
- Uppercuts Fernus. (source)
- Drags Fernus back as he attempts to crawl away. (source)
- Holds up a shattered glass dome with the weight of the ocean pressing down on it, at least for a little while. (source)
Speed
- Dodges and blocks attacks from an armored machine warrior while casually chatting with Batman. (source)
- Quickly attacks and kills Sportsmaster and Lock-Up at the same time. (source)
- Tags Flash and knocks him out. (source)
Durability
- Disregards gunfire. (source)
- Shot through the head (disguised as Joker) and is only minorly inconvenienced. (source)
- Is hit and not penetrated by spikes of earth shooting into him. (source)
- Survives pressures of the deep ocean. (source)
- Smothers Felix Faust in his own flame to choke him out. (source)
- After being frozen and shattered by Ra’s al Ghul’s henchman, heals quickly and helps other league members within moments of waking up. (source)
- Is melted by Heatwave, then later reforms to sneak back into the prison for revenge. (source)
- As noted in the Strength section, is frozen, shattered, left on the sea floor for one thousand years, and once gathered up and put back together, regenerates quickly. (source)
- Is completely immune to mind control. (source)
- Is immune to being transformed; Circe changes him into multiple animals, and he changes back practically right away. (source)
- Literally cannot die. (source)