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2019-10-08, 07:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Plastic Man
I actually like Plastic Man. He's more of a comic relief superhero than a serious superhero. I seen him in cartoons. My favourite episode in the Justice League Action that he took down Brainiac ship. I love that guy so much. He makes me laugh.
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2019-10-08, 07:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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He had a cartoon in the 80's that I remember enjoying quite a bit.
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2019-10-08, 07:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Is his superpower he won't biodegrade for 10,000 years and if you recycle him in Michigan he's worth 10 cents instead of 5?
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2019-10-08, 07:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-08, 08:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-09, 12:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-09, 08:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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In the Injustice universe he's actually described (by Barbara Gordon/Batgirl no less) as one of the most powerful people on the planet. He also
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2019-10-10, 09:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Isn't he kind of DC's Deadpool? (I don't mean aesthetic and powerset - that's Deathstroke - I mean the concept of "indestructible joke character that the other heroes tolerate moreso than proactively seek to work with.")
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2019-10-10, 10:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 10:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 10:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Is cursing the only requirement to be like Deadpool?
Psyren listed the similarities. Deadpool is an indestructible joke character that the other heroes tolerate moreso than proactively seek to work with. Plastic Man is an indestructible joke character that the other heroes tolerate moreso than proactively seek to work with. That seems pretty similar to me.Last edited by Peelee; 2019-10-10 at 10:23 AM.
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2019-10-10, 11:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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But that's not the role he fills. Deadpool isn't "the one who curses." He does curse, yes, but that's not what he's there for, any more than Professor X being there as the bald one, or Hulk being the green one. It's an aspect of their character that adds flavour, not their defining role.
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2019-10-10, 03:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 06:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 07:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 09:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Dirty jokes.
Also as for Plasticman's similarities to Deadpool... I'm totally tipping my hand to my ignorance of the character, but is Plasticman aware that he's comic book character? Because Deadpool is and for me a big part of why the character is funny is that he seems aware that he's fictional and is actually OK with that.
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2019-10-10, 09:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 09:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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No Plastic Man isn't a 4th wall breaking character. Though it's possible somone has used him in that way in an obscure title. DC's 4th wall comedian is Ambush Bug.
Plastic Man's whole thing is that he's a reformed petty criminal with a sense of humor and who's incredibly dangerous though doesn't really utilize his powers to that degree. He's a bit crass, and silly, but not foulmouthed or cruel.Last edited by Devonix; 2019-10-10 at 09:11 PM.
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2019-10-10, 09:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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They really have nothing in common and don't serve the same purpose.
Deadpool is a violently comedic person with a heart of gold, that happens to kill a hell of a lot of people.
Plastic man is a reformed crook who never ever kills, and is a goofball people enjoy being around... When he's not pulling pranks that go too far.
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2019-10-10, 09:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-10, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Does the discussion about Deadpool cursing remind anyone else of that episode of The Fairly Oddparents with all the reboots of the Crimson Chin "Only 1980's Crimson Chin can swear" "Yeah, and I got cancelled for it"
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2019-10-10, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-11, 10:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Mildly interesting side-note- originally, Plastic Man was the sane guy in a loopy world (in his own comics). The looniness came with him to the greater DCU, but since he was pretty much the only thing that stuck around from his book, he ended up as the zany one.
And yeah, he eventually became incredibly powerful, mostly due to his near-total immortality and indestructability mixed with near-limitless shapeshifting.
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2019-10-13, 03:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Plastic Man is the greatest of the stretchy bois. Dibney and Richards can suck it.
In all seriousness Baker's run was one of my first comics ever and is still my gold standard for what a comic should be. It has humor, emotional depth, and a good arc. Plastic Man is able to do ridiculous crap and save the world and do whatever and is clever enough to outsmart most enemies. But his weakness is the supporting cast he cares about and how they interact with the world is the real emotional depth. The fact that so many other comics don't measure up is basically why I'm not in the scene anymore.
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2019-10-13, 04:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Violence/swearing/mercenary tendencies aside (that would be Lobo), I still see plenty in common.
Comedy characters? Check.
Functionally immortal so you can't stop them running their mouths? Check.
"Reformed" criminals? Check.
Piss off heroes and villains equally? Check.
I agree he shouldn't go around breaking the 4th wall, that would be too on the nose. But come on, DC's got a dude with no powers who dresses up like a bat and one who talks to fish; there's plenty of material in-universe, and I haven't even gotten to Kite Man yet.
I'm not the only one to see the parallels either.Plague Doctor by Crimmy
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