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This is a thread for anyone to post ideas of DC characters that would adapt well to a TV series.
A couple that I can think of right off would be
1.
Animal Man.
Buddy can mimic any abilities of any animal as a result of his encounter with a crashed alien
spacecraft. He does this by either focusing on a specific animal near him, or, as he learned later, by drawing power from the animal kingdom in general (this enables him to even mimic animals that are extinct). The nature of these powers has been described in various ways, including the superficial "alien radiation" explanation of his early appearances, the reconstruction of his body by aliens with "morphogenetic grafts" at the cellular level, and currently, mystical access to a "
morphogenetic field" created by all living creatures, also known as "the Red". He does not grow wings to fly as a bird (instead he flies in classic "
Superman style"), nor does he form
gills to breathe underwater when mimicking a fish, but he has occasionally been known to mimic the actual appearances of animals, such as adopting the claws of a
wolverine temporarily, or his metamorphosis toward the end of Delano's run on his series.
Among the "animal powers" Buddy has been known to use are:
- The strength of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- The flight of a bird.
- The swimming ability of a fish.
- The speed of an ant.
- The reflexes of a fly.
- The wall-crawling of a spider.
- The sonic blast of a pistol shrimp.
- The sense of smell of a moth.
- The stench of a skunk.
- The color changing of a chameleon.
- The agility of a snake.
- The electricity of an electric eel.
- A worm's ability to re-grow lost body parts.
- The reproduction abilities of protozoa.
- The durability of a cockroach.
- The ability to "fire lightning from his face" from an unidentified alien creature.
The level of Buddy's abilities are proportional to the size of the animal they are drawn from. Hence, drawing the jumping ability from a
flea would allow him to cover great distances. However, taking the abilities of a larger animal does not result in diminished power for him. In some appearances, he can also talk to animals and enter their minds.
Tapping into the Red, Animal Man can also fire blasts of force or unidentified energy. He can even use the primordial energies to start a new universe.
In
52, Buddy experiences an upgrade that allows him to connect to the Universe's morphogenetic field, providing him unlimited access to all animals in the universe regardless of origin. Though he gains their abilities, Animal Man knows nothing about the creatures he's taking them from.
2.
Resurrection Man
Unasked-for experimentation involving miscroscopic tektites means that the immortal Mitch Shelley regenerates every time he dies, the tektites in his bloodstream resurrecting him with a new set of powers [much like Multi-Man] which are often a response to the manner of his death. He is opposed to Vandal Savage, and will be so for many years. He was once thought to be the reincarnation of the Immortal Man, but this has since been discovered to be untrue. It is possible that his immortality was granted by the same meteor that did the same for Savage and Immortal Man, though this has never been confirmed.
It is known that Mitch will survive at least as far as into the 853rd century, where he will be the adult leader of the Justice Legion B (that era's Teen Titans) and strategic guide of the Justice Legion A. Although it seemed that he was definitely killed by Vandal Savage in that era, he returned shortly afterwards with renewed life once again
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