History Main / RubberMan

* Atlas Games' third-party ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' setting, Planegea, introduces a "half-ooze" [=PC=] ancestry. Having survived an [[OrificeInvasion all-too-close encounter]] with a juvenile [[BlodMonster ooze]], such characters have highly-pliable flesh and can stretch their limbs to unnatural lengths.

* The premise of the children show ''[[Series/BigBag Slim Pig]]'', sort of: the eponymous character is bi-dimensional, like a piece of paper, and can fold himself into any tool necessary.

* The premise of the children show ''Thin Pig'', sort of: the eponymous character is bi-dimensional, like a piece of paper, and can fold himself into any tool necessary.

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* ''Videogame/TheNinjaWarriorsAgain'': Zelos, the seventh boss.

** The Super-Skrull, possessing AllYourPowersCombined of the Fantastic Four, has this power as well. Once he used this and the Thing's super-durability to make paper-thin razor wire of himself. Pretty awesomesauce.

* Boneless invertebrates like octopodes, earthworms and slugs can stretch, flatten, and contort their entire bodies in the manner of this trope.

* In the ''Literature/WildCards'' book ''Deuces Down'', Paul "Pretty Paulie" O'Leary has hyperelasticity as his virus-given superpower. The fact that he [[PowerIncontinence cannot turn it off]] and thus needs to use polio crutches to walk causes Paul to be seen as a Joker rather than an Ace. Paul is prone to flirting with women by leaning into the PowerPerversionPotential.

* ''Film/SuperheroMovie'': PlayedForLaughs during the scene at [[ComicBook/XMen the Xavier Institute]] when a male student [[PowerPeversionPotential stretches his arm to get an upskirt photo of a girl]], only her to respond with a stretched-out GroinAttack.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' spoofed Mr. Fantastic with Dr. Impossible, the only one of the four Impossibles to have a useful power.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''

A character with a limited VoluntaryShapeshifting power, that results in his or her body acting like it is made of rubber. This can be a very versatile ability as long as the user is creative and not afraid to look silly, though the silliness potential means this tends to be a power given to FunPersonified characters.

*** Other artists also [[IncrediblyLamePun draw]] [[FollowTheLeader inspiration from them]] and [[http://elastic-girl-guide.deviantart.com/ there are two groups]] [[http://lastic-ladies.deviantart.com/ dedicated to these girls and other originals like them.]]

* [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1895752/battle-for-great-drama/ Matt O'Morph]] from ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''. On the one hand, his flexibility makes it hard to hurt him; on the other, it's hard for him to inflict damage on his opponent. Still, he's effective as team leader (because it's [[IncrediblyLamePun important for leaders to be flexible]]).

* In ''WesternAnimation/JamiesgotTentacles'', Jamie can stretch out his tentacles, even when he's still in disguise, to make it seem like he is simply stretching his limbs.

* In the 2005 film adaptation of ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Violet after her de-juicing is far more flexible and rubbery than she was before. Since she's a professional athlete, this causes her to view her punishment as CursedWithAwesome (she's still blue-skinned, though).
* The kung-fu film ''Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' has the main character fighting a variety of enemy martial artists, including an Indian yoga expert who can stretch his limbs to unnatural lengths. This guy is apparently the inspiration behind Dhalsim from the Street Fighter games.
* Lash, one of the bullies from ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', has this for his power. It comes in handy for tripping people from across the cafeteria or grappling opponents in "Save The Citizen" competitions, but also backfires when [[spoiler: Ethan ambushes him in the restroom and ''literally'' flushes Lash's head down the toilet.]]
* PlayedForHorror in ''Film/{{Society}}'' with [[spoiler:the Shunt, an absolutely BodyHorror-filled party where [[AristocratsAreEvil the upper echelons of society]] twist themselves into Lovecraftian masses of flesh in order to spike the gene pool by [[ImAHumanitarian consuming]] [[KillThePoor the working class]]]].

* In the original ''Film/XMen1'' film, Senator Kelly is given this power when Magneto induces artificial mutation in him. Unfortunately the side effects cause him to rapidly die by a ([[ImMelting literal]]) SuperpowerMeltdown.

** Elastigirl of the ComicBook/DoomPatrol, pre-dating ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' by nearly forty years, is a stretcher (who admittedly rarely changes shapes) who can also grow and shrink. Her size-changing powers are the only ones she uses in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. Later, this power is "upgraded" to full-blown shapeshifting, though she still rarely uses it to its full extent, partly for her discomfort at being a "freak", and partly because she lacks the RequiredSecondaryPowers needed to maintain a cohesive shape without constant concentration (she literally has to reconstruct her ShapeshifterDefaultForm every morning from the bucket of slop she degenerates into in her sleep).

* The 2-D Man of the Terrific Trio in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "Heroes". His powers are nearly identical to that of ''Fantastic Four'''s Mr. Fantastic. Unfortunately, the entire Trio is BlessedWithSuck, as their powers came at the cost of their decaying genetic structure. Eventually, they go psycho and do a FaceHeelTurn, forcing Batman to kill them. The 2-D Man is sucked into a high-powered fan and chopped into pieces.

** The ComicBook/ElongatedMan was an {{Expy}} created to sub for Plastic Man, because his creator wasn't aware that DC owned the character. Both of these found their way into the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' cartoon, leading Green Lantern to remark "We [[SuperheroSpeciation don't need two stretchy guys]] down there."

** A large number of {{Martians}} in the DC universe seem to have this power, the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and Miss Martian being two prime examples

*** The tendency for this powerset to belong to a goofy character is mentioned by Snapback's bitter Tri-County Power Patrol teammate Sandoval, who tries to dissuade him from entering because "stretchy guys are only ever used for comic relief."

* {{Parodied|Trope}}/{{deconstructed|Trope}} in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrhpw1d6GfU this]] ''Series/MadTV1995'' sketch. The military has indeed created a "super soldier" with "rubberized muscles." The end result is that he lacks rigidity and muscle strength to do much of anything, including standing up.

* ''Webcomic/HeroineChic'' has bit-characters Scot, Alex, and Gabe Flexstein -- a trio of superpowered brothers who can all stretch like rubber. They fight crime as "The Flexmen."

** Helen Parr, aka Elastigirl. The director, Creator/BradBird, has said in the DVD commentary that the family's powers are tied to their personality. As a busy mom, Helen Parr is pulled in many directions at once. Throughout the films, Helen is used as a life raft, a parachute, a fire blanket, a giant set of cargo tie-downs, a glider, and more.
** Jack-Jack can shift into a rubbery substance to absorb physical impacts without being hurt.

* The ''Anime/SpeedGrapher'' character Katsuya Shirogane is a murderous version. He originally was an obsessive ballet dancer and few more, but after getting involved with Suitengu's group, he received this power and became this trope.

* Glen from ''Series/Charmed1998'' is given this power as a result of a spell gone wrong,