- "Relax, man. Relax. I'm not a mutant. I was bitten by a radioactive elephant, which turned my skin gray and gave me the power to stretch."
- ― Angelo Espinosa/Skin (Marvel Comics)
The ability to stretch, deform, expand, or contract one's body into any form imaginable.
Also Called
- Elastic/Stretchy/Stretch Powers
- Elongation/Plasticity/Stretchability
- Expandable/Malleable/Stretchable Body
- Ductility/Mutability/Pliability
- Hyperelasticity
- Super Stretching
Capabilities
The user is or can become extremely malleable and elastic, allowing them to stretch, flatten, deform, expand, and contract their whole body, including limbs, torso, neck, etc. They can control how elastic/flexible they or parts of them are, allowing user to change their bodies into various tools or other constructs.
They are extremely hard to wound or hurt due to their body reflexively absorbing damage by stretching with attacks, but may still feel pain.
Applications
- Compressability
- Constriction
- Dermal Armor
- Elastic Eye
- Elastic Jaws
- Elastic Neck
- Elastic Skin
- Enhanced Durability (attacks either bounce off or the user's body stretches enough to reduce/negate damage)
- Enhanced Flexibility (their elasticity allows them to bend and twist in unimaginable ways)
- Enhanced Lung Capacity (their lungs can expand in order to take and blow vast amounts of air)
- Expandability
- Flat Body
- Flexible Organs
- Geometric Physiology (their elastic nature allows them to expand their skin and body into geometrical forms)
- Inflation
- Impact Absorption
- Limb Extension
- Limb Expansion
- Malleable Anatomy
- Organic Constructs
- Prehensility
- Self-Hole Forming
- Super Eating (their organs can expand in order to fit more food and fluids)
- Unsupported Motion
Techniques
- Elastic Combat
- Springy Muscles
Variations
Associations
- Absolute Flexibility
- Absolute Lung Capacity
- Amorphous Physiology
- Elastic Energy Manipulation
- Body Distortion
- Body Manipulation
- Body Length Manipulation
- Boneless Body
- Invulnerability
- Liquid Mimicry
- Material Strength Defiance
- Rubber Mimicry
- Plastic Mimicry
- Reach Mode
- Shapeshifting
- Sharp Body
- Size Manipulation
Limitations
- May have a limit on how far they can stretch.
- May have to use kinetic force, such as punching or kicking, or even getting punched or kicked, in order to stretch.
- May be more vulnerable against piercing or cutting attacks.
Known Users
See Also: Rubber Man.
Comics
- Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
- Kl'rt/Super-Skrull (Marvel Comics)
- Montagu Mullarkey (Marvel Comics)
- Modulus (Marvel Comics)
- Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Symbiotes (Marvel Comics)
- Piper Dali/Paper Doll (Marvel Comics)
- Rubbermaid (Marvel Comics)
- Susan Storm/Ultra Woman (Marvel Comics)
- Thin Man (Marvel Comics)
- Malleable Man (DC Comics)
- Spanner (Marvel Comics)
- Tommy (Marvel Comics)
- Evan Sabahnur/Genesis (Marvel Comics)
- Gummi (Marvel Comics)
- Olalla (Marvel Comic)
- Plastic Man (DC Comics)
- Elongated Man (DC Comics)
- Spectre (DC Comics)
- Metamorpho (DC Comics)
- Madame Rouge (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Inque (DC Comics)
- Clayface (DC Comics)
- Ciji (DC Comics)
- Composite Superman (DC Comics)
- Rubberduck (DC Comics)
- Crush (DC Comics)
- Elongated Lass (DC Comics)
- Lucy Lastic (DC Comics)
- Elastic Lass (DC Comics)
- Lana Lang (DC Comics)
- Lastikman (Filipino Komiks)
- Gum Girl (The Gumazing Gum Girl)
- Engineer (Image/Wildstorm)
- BubbleGum Jane (Ka-Blam)
- Mona (Mo & Jo: Fighting Together Forever)
- Mister Shifter (Sonic the Comic)
- Hydran (Sonic the Comic)
- Metallix Mark II (Sonic the Comic)
- Rubber Ducky (The Tick)
- One (Trio)
- Joey Lastic (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Flux (The Gamma Gals)
- Elasticity (Villain)
- Rubber Maid (Lethargic Comics)
- Nova Kane (E-Man)
- Plastiq (Super!)
- Plasti-Girl (legion unleashed)
Manga/Anime
- Priscilla (Claymore)
- Helen (Claymore)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- Lord Slug (Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug)
- Namekians (Dragon Ball)
- Pilaf Machine (Dragon Ball)
- Catapy (Dragon Ball Z)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn)
- Cyclopian Guards (Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler)
- Angila (Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug)
- Princess Snake (Dragon Ball Z)
- Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
- Maria Slime (Edens Zero)
- Miki Hosokawa (Hell Teacher Nube)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Giraffe Neck (Biological Skill) allows lengthen neck
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Misumi Tsurugi (Naruto)
- Nurari (Naruto)
- Mitsuki (Naruto)
- Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Ruki (Senyu)
- Land-Lord (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
- Byonko (Zatch Bell)
- Tiger (My Hero Academia)
- Edgeshot (My Hero Academia)
- Maria Slime (Edens Zero)
- Nene (Uten Kekko)
- Melona (Queen's Blade)
Cartoons
- Roxanne/Clone Betty 3 (Atomic Betty)
- Jake (Adventure Time)
- 2-D Man (Batman Beyond/DCAU)
- Starfire (DC Comics/Teen Titans Go!)
- Floraunas (Ben 10 series)
- Wildvine
- Polymorphs
- Goop (Ben 10 series)
- Ultimate Kevin
- Mechamorphs (Ben 10 series)
- Upgrade
- Malware
- Kevin 11
- Thep Khufans (Ben 10 series)
- Snare-Oh
- Mummy
- Kuphulu
- Methanosians (Ben 10 series)
- Swampfire
- Kraaho (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Ester
- Segmentasapiens (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Bloxx
- Build-A-Guy
- King Koil (Ben 10 Reboot)
- Makuta (BIONICLE)
- Rahkshi (BIONICLE)
- Kraata (BIONICLE)
- Gumbles (Bottersnikes & Gumbles)
- Boyster (Boyster)
- Gameboy (Captain N: The Game Master)
- Dale (Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers); formerly
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Elastica (Danny Phantom)
- Undergrowth (Danny Phantom)
- Unusually Flexible Girl (Drawn Together)
- Dynomutt (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Gena Ramírez-Akiyama (Kabuki Akiyama Z)
- Osmosis Jones (Osmosis Jones)
- Helen Parr/Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
- Jack-Jack (The Incredibles)
- Crimson Witch (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)
- Slinky Dog (Toy Story franchise)
- Stretch-O-Mutt (Krypto the Superdog)
- Sanford D. Ingleberry/Snake of the Gangreen Gang (The Powerpuff Girls); one off
- Pilar (Combo Ninos)
- Gemini Lumnix/Robogirl (Robogirl); hair only
- Jack (Justice League)
- Cobra (Legend of the Dragon)
- Experiment 345 "Elastico" (Lilo & Stitch)
- Various characters (Loony Tunes)
- Cathy (Monster Buster Club)
- Corona Jane (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
- Careena Payne (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- The Black Mass (Samurai Jack)
- Tallstar (She-Ra)
- Everyman (The Simpsons)
- Bart Simpson as Stretch Dude (Simpsons' Treehouse of Horrors X)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Patrick Star/The Elastic Waistband (Spongebob Squarepants); via The Elastic Waistband's costume
- Rubberband Man (Static Shock)
- The Human Rubber Band (SuperNormal)
- Bertha Bombshell (Totally Spies)
- Snake Woman (Totally Spies)
- Mr. Pix (RHG)
- Ferret (Supermansion)
- Stretch (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
- Stretch Monster (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
- Super Stretch (Super Stretch & Microwoman)
- Johnny Test (Johnny Test)
- Maurecia (Wayside School)
- Rubber Chucky (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Spinel (Steven Universe)
- Globby (Big Hero 6: the Series)
- Nega-Globby (Big Hero 6: the Series)
- Everyman (The Simpsons)
- Gina Alvarez (Big Mouth)
- Gretchen (Camp Lakebottom)
- Plastic Lassie (Dog City)
- Patty Putty (Garbage Pail Kids)
- Masko (Power Players)
Live Television/Movies
- Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
- B-Dawg (Air Buddies); via Power Ring of Inspiron
- Glen Belland (Charmed); while under the stretch your mind spell
- Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker (The Flash)
- Piper (Heroes)
- Lastika (Lastikman Movie)
- B.O.B (Monsters Vs Aliens)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Lash (Sky High)
- Elastic Girl/Professor Jeannie Elastic (Sky high Deleted)
- Pete Ross (Smallville); while infected with kryptonite-laced gum
- Zam Wesell (Star Wars)
- Link Evilman (The Thundermans)
- 4th Brother (Ten Brothers)
- Eugene Victor Tooms (The X-Files)
- Stretchy Girl (Superhero Movie)
Literature
- Katie Elaz/Rubber Girl (Wheelerverse)
Video Games
- Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
- Hell Spawns (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
- Hero (Drawn To Life)
- Dusiel (Guardian Archangels)
- Zant (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
- Zac (League of Legends)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Regenerators (Resident Evil 4)
- Bandersnatches (Resident Evil Code: Veronica)
- Spawns/Tarbabies (Quake Series)
- Slender Man (Slender Online Game)
- Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Dhalsim (Street Fighter)
- Necro (Street Fighter)
- Twelve (Street Fighter)
- Chwing (Urban Rivals)
- Mewtwo (Pokken Tournament); as Mega Mewtwo X
- Shadow Mewtwo (Pokken Tournament); As Mega Shadow Mewtwo
Known Objects
- Gingold (DC Comics)
- Lotus Twister (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Banyan Twister (Xiaolin Chronicles)
- Inspiron Power Ring (Super Buddies)
- Gum-Gum Fruit/Gomu Gomu no Mi (One Piece)
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