Also at that time, Rita's husband, Mento, was under the control of his Mento-helmet, and believed that his wife would never love him without it.įollowing their battle against the Brotherhood of Evil, the Titans and the Doom Patrol witnessed the Chief working to convince Kid Devil that he was a freak, and that the Titans actually disliked him. Observing Rita's interaction with the Chief, Robin suspected that the Chief has brainwashed Rita and the other Patrol members. The Chief hinted that her malleable form hampered her thinking abilities, leading to her lack of personal initiative, which made her dependent upon Caulder. Consequently, Elasti-Girl was very docile, and was reluctant to question the Chief.

The Chief had salvaged a piece of Elasti-Girl's skull, and used his technology to regrow her entire body, which was possible due to its malleable form. At that moment, D.P.'s minds discerned visions of the previous Doom Patrol, and Rita remembered everything - her husband, her son, and her own death.įollowing the 'One Year Later' event, Doom Patrol was changed considerably, losing several members and gaining Beast Boy, Bumblebee, and Vox. The retonned Doom Patrol members retained no memories of their previous lives, until Superboy-Prime broke the Phantom Zone barrier, during his battle with the Teen Titans and their allies. This situation was explained as an after-effect of Superboy-Prime's pounding on the barrier to reality, which created ripples that changed reality for several characters, including the original Doom Patrol. Although it was later revealed that several members of the team actually cheated death, Elasti-Girl was the sole member of the original Doom Patrol who remained dead. Each member of Doom Patrol elected to sacrifice themselves to save the innocent townspeople, and were killed in an explosion. Tragedy struck when the Doom Patrol's enemies, the Brotherhood of Evil, threatened a small New England fishing village. Flattered, she kissed him on the cheek and later told him that she had met Aliens actress Sigourney Weaver, and Rita was sure she would approve of him. Martian Manhunter once told Rita that he was something of a fan of her 'chiller pictures' and that he was disappointed that she did not continue making films. Later on, the couple adopted young Garfield Logan, who would become the Teen Titans' Beast Boy. Rita fell in love with, and then married, Steve Dayton, the hero known as Mento. As Elasti-Girl, she joined Caulder's team, the Doom Patrol.

Niles Caulder (also known as The Chief), who offered her a place among fellow 'freaks', attempting to use their powers for good. Rita was considered a freak and a menace, her Hollywood career was ruined. When she gained greater control of her powers, she became able to return to her normal size, or enlarge one limb at a time. When Farr recovered, she discovered that she could expand or shrink her body at will, from hundreds of feet tall to microscopically small. Rita Farr was once a Hollywood actress who was exposed to unusual volcanic gases while shooting a film in Africa.

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