Elasti-Girl (real name Rita Farr) was a elastic member of the Doom Patrol.
History
Member of the Doom Patrol
Rita joins the Doom Patrol
In her early life, Rita Farr was a renowned Hollywood actress, suffering an accident that made her skin elastic and gave up her career, being rescued by the gentle doctor Niles Caulder, better known as The Chief. Seeking to do good, Rita joined Niles' superhero team, the Doom Patrol, befriending her teammates: Negative Man, real name Larry Trainor, a former test pilot who gained radioactive powers, and Robotman, real name Cliff Steele, a former racecar driver who became a brain in a robot body. In her heroic adventures, Rita took on the alter-ego Elasti-Girl and faced with the team different threats like the Mutant Trio, among others, and although society rejected them, the Doom Patrol always protected the world.[1]
Eventually, Rita, Larry and Cliff were captured and imprisoned by supposedly their immortal enemy, General Immortus, but after being freed by the nocturne vigilante, Batman, and the youngest member of the Doom Patrol, Beast Boy, real name Gar Logan, a metahuman who can transform into animals, they discovered that Mad Mod, a villain obsessed with fashion, captured them to use Cliff's body as a suit, sparking a fight in which Gar defeated Mod. After escaping, the Doom Patrol recovered their uniforms, thanking Batman for saving them, before setting off with Batman to stop the amalgam-powered supervillain, Animal Vegetable Mineral Man.[2]
The Doom Patrol is challenged by General Zahl
Eventually, the Doom Patrol headed to Paris, France, where they faced the dangerous and psychotic terrorist, General Zahl, and his fascist army, managing to take down the troops, but when Zahl threatened a civilian if the team did not surrender, the Doom Patrol tried to save the hostage without success, defeating Zahl and saving Paris. Traumatized by not saving the civilian, Rita and the team began arguing more than usual, leading to the team breaking up, going their separate ways and Rita moving into a mansion, gaining weight to deal with her retirement.[1]
The Last Adventure
Elasti-Girl comes out of retirement
Holding a party in her mansion, Rita continued to enjoy her retirement until the Mutant Trio rose from the pool and ambushed the guests, threatening Rita to have to fight, however, she was reluctant to fight, before she was saved by Batman and Niles, whom she was surprised to see. Despite Niles' request for help against the mutants, Rita refused due to the failure in Paris, however, Batman encouraged her to become a hero again and save civilians, forcing Rita to regain her original form as Elasti-Girl, becoming giant to defeat the Mutant Trio, agreeing to search for the rest of the Doom Patrol.
In search of the rest of the team, Rita, Niles and Batman fought in a circus against the Animal Vegetable Mineral Man, saving Larry from the supervillain, causing Batman to use reverse psychology to bring him back into action. Finally, the reformed Doom Patrol sought out Cliff, protecting him from their old robotic supervillain, Arsenal, and they were reconciled by Cliff, who was upset that the team was helping him until he finally helped his friends, defeating Arsenal, returning to the team, before the Doom Patrol and Batman were captured by General Zahl.
The Doom Patrol agrees to make the ultimate sacrifice
On Zahl's ship, Rita, the Doom Patrol and Batman could not defend themselves as they were restricted from their powers, discovering Zahl's true plan to reunite them, which was that he sought to reveal the team's egocentrism, threatening to destroy Codsville if they agreed to save themselves, but if the team chose to die, the island would be saved, but they would die. Having a moment of decision, Niles granted the team the decision to choose, with Rita remembering the times of the pilgrims and together with the team, they agreed to sacrifice themselves for the island, so Zahl tried to activate the bomb, something that Batman tried to prevent, but Zahl activated the real detonator in his hat, killing Rita and the Doom Patrol with the bomb.[1]
Legacy
After his death, the Doom Patrol was respected and had inspired several people, frustrating Zahl for having been defeated by the defunct team, causing his defeat along with the other villains. Codsville was renamed Four Heroes by the civilians to honor the team's honorable sacrifice and Batman remembered Rita alongside the Doom Patrol, stating that they would finally rest in peace.[1]
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Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold and is an adaptation of Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr). The original character was created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, and Bruno Premiani and first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80.
- Elasti-Girl was voiced by Olivia d'Abo.
Related
- 2 Appearances of Rita Farr (The Brave and the Bold)
- 8 Images featuring Rita Farr (The Brave and the Bold)
- 1 Quotations by or about Rita Farr (The Brave and the Bold)
- Character Gallery: Rita Farr (The Brave and the Bold)
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