Lastikman (TV series)
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| Mars Ravelo's Lastikman | |
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| Image:LastikmanLogo.jpg Lastikman Program Title Card | |
| Format | Fantasy, Drama, Action, Comedy |
| Created by | Mars Ravelo |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN |
| Directed by | Chito S. Rono Jerome Pobocan Tots Mariscal |
| Starring | Vhong Navarro as Lastikman |
| Country of origin | Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 80 (total) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Darnel Joy R. Villaflor |
| Running time | 25-30 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | September 24, 2007 – January 11, 2008 |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Lastikman is an action, dramedy fantaserye based on Mars Ravelo's popular comic book character bearing the same name. The show initially aired on ABS-CBN on September 24, 2007. The show is top billed by an all-star Filipino cast, with comedian Vhong Navarro playing the title role.[1]
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[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Prelude
The new fantaserye Mars Ravelo's Lastikman. Lastikman is an Action/Drama Fantaserye or Filipino TV series based on Mars Ravelo's popular comic book character bearing the same name by Mango Comics. Lastikman is given more touches of drama. Lastikman stars Vhong Navarro with Iya Villania as his leading lady in the show. Iya Villania plays Vhong Navarro's love interest; Yellena.
From comics to movie adaptation and now on TV screens: A Mars Ravelo's creation, "Lastikman" is a superhero that has ability to stretch and distort all of his body parts. Vhong Navarro plays Miguel, disguising in a costume to save the world, secretly fighting crimes and other powerful villains. Lastikman was an alien from another planet. Lastikman's name was derived from the English word “elastic”, which means “flexible and stretchable.” His claim to fame was his ability to stretch parts of his body, and reshape himself into different forms.
Lastikman traces his roots to the planet Harraio. Eskappar was half-human, his skin was different from the Harraians, so Irroian tried to hide this by painting over Eskappar’s body to send Eskappar off in a space capsule bound for Earth in the hopes of saving him. He gave the child a medallion - a memento for his son to remember him by. Shunned due to his inter-planetary blood, the young Eskappar (Jairus Aquino), eventually fled to Earth, as his father thought that this is the only way to save him. A kind human adopts him, and names him Miguel.
Lastikman stars actor-dancer-comedian Vhong Navarro as Miguel, a half-human from his mother (Dawn Zulueta) and half-alien from his father Irroian (Tonton Gutierrez). As he grew up, Miguel discovered his extraordinary powers ability to stretch and mold himself into any other objects and his costume is part of him. Miguel transforms into Lastikman, the champion of good in a black-and-green checkered costume and black string mask. Using his powers for the good of mankind as well as those he dearly loved, begins Miguel's one-of-a-kind adventure.
After having seen some of his close friends pass away, Miguel was depressed for having failed to save them. However, he finally found out that Cynthia Evilone's true identity is his mother that he had been searching for many years. Cynthia/Ruth had proven the truth through the Harraian medallion which was Miguel's constant possession. Still, there are obstacles that prevent Lastikman from being reunited with his mother.
[edit] Plot
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[edit] Prologue: The Adventure Begins
The series revolves around Miguel who has difficulties about his true identity and his past and present life, as well as the superhero Lastikman, with his friends and foes.
In the distant galaxy of Harraio, Amon Labao rules over the planet Igbao. The matriarch ordered all the Harraians to conduct extensive scientific experiments about the inhabitants of Earth. They abducted a human being, a woman named Ruth, who they used as their first test subject. But after a series of invasive medical procedures on Ruth, a Harraian named Irroian pities her, and sneaks her out to safety. Amon is furious about the breach in security, and orders a full search for Ruth. Irroian therefore made the decision to return Ruth to Earth. But after some time, Irroian and Ruth fell in love with each other. Ruth gave birth to a child, a human-Harraian hybrid, but the child was very ill.
Irroian seeks the help of his friend, Agaddon, to take Ruth back to Earth, but Agaddon is reluctant, knowing that if the Council finds out about their defiance, they will be banished. However, Maaram, a Council spy, discovers that Irroian has Ruth. The Council arrests Irroian, but Agaddon manages to take Ruth aboard a space ship he himself designed. Amon figures that Agaddon is the traitor and orders a pursuit.
Irroian is devastated upon learning that Agaddon took Ruth. Irroian misses his beloved, and he finds that Ruth left their child. Irroian looked after the child, and he was surprised when the offspring assumed human form. In spite of missing his beloved Ruth, Irroian was happy to see that their child was completely healthy. He secretly took care of the child who assumed human form, but Irroian is surprised when the child manifested extraordinary abilities, being able to stretch his limbs. Irroian fears that if the Council finds out that he had a child with a human, his son would be executed. He then brought his son to another planet for safety, and artificially disguised his son to look like a Harraian.
Irroian names his son Eskappar, and when the child became a young student, Irroian decides to take him back to Igbao. However, Irroian instructs Eskappar to keep his special abilities a secret from everyone. Irroian went to the Council to tell them about his child, and the illness that the child has. Amon Labao orders Irroian to have the child diagnosed by some specialists in Igbao, but Irroian feared for his son's safety.
Irroian decided to take Eskappar to Earth, but on their way out, Maaram catches Eskappar. With Maaram's powers, he learns that Eskappar is Irroian's child to a human, and that Irroian is the one who let Ruth escape. The guards try to arrest Irroian, but he immediately fled with his child. Seeking a way out, Irroian sneaked Eskappar with him into a small ship, and leaves the child with a communication device and a pendant containing all his memories. He manages to lose all the guards, and later, he tries to take Eskappar to a bigger ship that will take them to Earth. But before Irroian can get on board, a group of sentries arrive and shot Irroian in the back.
Mortally wounded, Irroian instructed Eskappar to escape on his own, and was captured. With the protection of Butao the robot, the young child managed to leave the planet Igbao. A recording of Irroian on the ship tells Eskappar what to do when he gets to Earth. He also shows his son an image of his mother so he can search for her. Eskappar crashed on Earth and is confused by his surroundings. He eventually saw a man, who he followed. He observed the man collecting various plants and notices that he was about to cross a river. The man suddenly got caught in a big surge of water and begins to drown. Eskappar used his abilities to save him.
Caloy was surprised that a strange boy saved his life. He calls him a 'tiyanak' and warns Eskappar to stay away. A thunderstom made Caloy realize that Eskappar is indeed 'real' and took him home after assuming that the boy was a lost foreigner. He also gives the child the name Miguel. However, Dolores wasn't very happy with Miguel's presence and suspected the boy to be Caloy's kid from another woman. Caloy tried to appease her and took Miguel to a friend, asking Ate Wenggay to take care of the child. But Caloy's conscience eats him up and he returns to Wenggay to find Miguel gone. He searches all over town and finally finds Miguel sleeping at his doorstep.
[edit] Chapter 1: The Deadly Moth
The people at a park were surprised with Mothra's appearance. They were amazed by her beauty. However Mothra gives them a disease through her wings and kills them. Albert the photographer chances upon the scene. Mothra spots him and lets him live to be able to report her greatness to other people. The news of a virus outbreak soon spreads all over the city.
Chikoy asks Miguel to hang-out but his friend feels depressed after hearing Yellena's intention to reconcile with Ken. Sandy looked for Migs in school the following day but was nowhere to be found. Miguel decided to have a day off as a student janitor and focus on making ampalunggay to take his mind off Yellena.
That evening when Chikoy and Sandy dropped by his house, Miguel announced to them that he doesn't want to go to school anymore. Sandy tries to disuade him from making such a rash decision. She however comes home to a problem -- her father wants her to study abroad.
Susan's mother recognizes her in the newspapers. She tells Danny that Mothra and her daughter are one and the same. Probably the heavens are punishing her for pursuing her relationship with him. On the other hand, Evilone Pharma extends its help to Mothra's victims and offers to find a cure.
Miguel returns to school and can't help but be magnetized again by Yellena. However, Yellena was intent on making peace with Ken but he was too busy practicing with the team. Miguel then sees this as an opportunity to console Yellena.
[edit] Chapter 2: The Revenge of the Lonely Lizard
Ines Samantela, a teacher in their school, and Sandy's close friend who help her enter Mr. & Ms. POPU, was a woman who had deep hatred in the world. This was because her ex-boyfriend, Jerson (who only usurped money from her), has left her and went with someone else and even had a child with her fellow teacher, Jane. This has caused Ines to have great frustration and anger.
Ines was made into a reptilian humanoid called "Beautiki" whose tongue has an acid that contact with the skin is like a third-degree burn, causing severe scarring as well as excruciating pain. Usually aimed on the neck, the substance induces the victim to have seizures that gradually cause death.
Now, Beautiki will stop at nothing to eliminate those she knew caused her sufferings. Even a blood relative cannot escape her never-ending hunger for blind vengeance.
[edit] Chapter 3: Malodorous Monster
Albert Langitan, an ex-convict and a paparazzi tasked to tail Lastikman and take photos secretly, is a father that just wants to spend time with his son. His woe is that his son is clueless of his existence. Besides, people in the world treat him like crap. Such problems caused him to think he is insignificant to the world. All he wants to do is die.
Albert was made into a man infested with corruption named "Alingasaw". His internal organs play host to a mass of various bugs who feed on his raw, bleeding flesh as fast as it recovers. He would open up his trenchcoat and hurl out massive swarms of insects. The bugs burrow into the healthy flesh of the living with horrible and quick efficiency, causing diseases that induces rot and decay of the flesh. He also has a power to turn into insects that can fly or crawl.
Alingasaw existed in a state of constant suffering. From the swarming life energy of his insects, he siphons the power to continuously regenerate his body. This explains that overusing his supplies of insects can cause him extraordinary exhaustion.
[edit] Chapter 4: The Rise of the Greedy Blob
Mang Ninoy, a former Saudi boy, is a sari-sari store owner in Bgy. Bagong Unlad. He is a greedy man who will do anything he can no matter how dangerous just to gain personal profit out of it. He was talked into being one of the monsters created by Agaddon. He was the first monster that was created while Agaddon was in his alter-ego 'Dr. Jared Evilone'.
Ninoy was made in to a humanoid praying mantis called "Morphino". He can leap like the insect and has a mastery of hand-to-hand combat. Undertaking a blob-like state, he can morph into anyone he wants to impersonate. For example, he can be disguised as Raffy, Chikoy, Dolores, Madonna, Cynthia Evilone, Sandy Evilone, Caloy and even as Lastikman to discredit him. Though he can assume Lastikman's physical appearance, he is unable to "copy" Lastikman's elastic or object-transforming abilities.
[edit] Chapter 5: The Wrath of a Smoldering Flame
Ryan White, Yellena's older brother was angry at Miguel, blaming him as the cause of Yellena's death and his mother Ayessa's stroke (possibly paralyzed). Jared turned Ryan into Lagablab who can create and control fire, one of Miguel/Lastikman's main weaknesses. Later, Reden White(Ryan and Yellena's Father and Ayessa's Husband) is actually Eskappar/ Miguel/ Lastikman's father and Ruth/ Cynthia's Husband - Irroian.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- Transfiguration: Lastikman can stretch and distort his body like they were made of elastic, allowing him to reshape any body part or even himself into any form at will.
- Camouflage: Lastikman's transformations can disguise either a mobile or immobile shape. However, the disguise is easily identified by his trademark black/green checkered costume which is a part of him, therefore he cannot remove it nor his shape's colors.
- Bulletproof: Lastikman's body is virtually immune to gunfire.
- Flight: Lastikman can take flight by transforming into any flying object i.e. a jet plane, helicopter, a mosquito, hot air balloon, or motorcycle .
- Regeneration: Lastikman's body has the natural ability to heal itself through time, especially from burns.
- Lastikman's principal weaknesses are ice and fire. Like any elastic object, he will melt and freeze when subjected to extreme hot and cold temperatures, respectively.
[edit] Ratings
It ranks averagely both in Mega Manila and nationwide. Its closest rivals are Ysabella and Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
The cast as they appear in the image above, listed from left to right.
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[edit] Extended cast
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[edit] Cast and Characters
[edit] Humans
- Lastikman aka Eskappar/Miguel Asis - Nicknamed Migz. At a young age Miguel learned how to deal with his past and this is by finding joy and laughter in everything he does. Eventually, Miguel discovers his powers in elasticity, but keeps it a secret to protect the people whom he dearly loves. Miguel is determined to find his birth mother and capture the heart of the elusive Yellena. Despite his apprehensions towards his talents, Miguel ultimately transforms into Lastikman, defender of good. His costume is part of him. He has the ability to stretch and to mold himself into any other object. Miguel is Yellena's boyfriend and she is the only woman he loves. Portrayed by Vhong Navarro.
- Yellena White - Daughter of a successful businesswoman, Yellena lived a pampered life in the United States and has returned to her homeland to attend college. She's Ryan's younger sister. Her world evolves around her mom, school, the country club and traipsing around high end bars and malls. Yellena is Miguel's girlfriend. Yellena reacts when she learns Miguel's secret identity 'Lastikman' and his relation to the incident that changed her life forever. Yellena fell for Miguel, enjoying his carefree company and no-stress lifestyle. Yellena leads Miguel into thinking that she likes him, and the two proceed to spend some time together. Yellena ends up raving about Lastikman because of her daydreaming. Yellena becomes Miguel's new ladylove. Portrayed by Iya Villania.
- Cassandra Evilone - Nicknamed Sandy, daughter of Cynthia. A happy-go-lucky type of girl and the tomboyish best friend of Chikoy and Miguel. All her life, Sandy has been trying to please her father, Jared Evilone, but to no avail. She secretly loved Miguel but gave way as Miguel truly loved her close friend, Yellena. After a turn of events, she became Ken's new ladylove. She later discovered that she wasn't human and only a creation of Jared to appease Cynthia/Ruth's grief over the loss of her son, Miguel. Portrayed by Roxanne Guinoo.
- Kenneth Madrigal - Nicknamed Ken. The leader of the Foremen with Ryan as his right hand. Ken is an egoistic person who treats girls as accessories and Yellena was no exception. Yellena stopped paying attention to Ken & started liking Miguel. Ken attempts to win back Yellena's heart by conniving with Sandy (who loved Miguel at the time) to break up Miguel and Yellena. In the end, Ken and Sandy were the ones who grew closer and fell in love with each other. Ken had to fall out from the Foremen after a dispute with Ryan, and became a good friend of Miguel. Portrayed by Jake Cuenca.
- Cynthia Evilone - Nicknamed Cindy, wife of Jared and mother of Sandy. she controls the business side of things at Evilone Pharma. She is respectable when it comes to business deals. Unknown to others, Cynthia is filled with grief and anger inside, two things that stem from her unpleasant past. It was later revealed that she is Ruth Abelgas, Miguel's mother. Portrayed by Zsa Zsa Padilla.
- Caloy Asis - Caloy is Miguel's foster dad. A simple hard-working man, Caloy was able to invent the herbal phenomenon called Ampalunggay, a cross-breed of the plant Ampalaya and Malunggay. Caloy adopts Eskappar upon seeing the boy alone in the forest and named him Miguel. Portrayed by Jayson Gainza.
- Dolores Puntawe - Dolores is Miguel's foster mom and Madonna's biological mother. She loves attention and is always looking for it, having been brought up around in different people. A real beauty, she fell in love with the simple Caloy because of his generosity and kindness to other people but the influence of her past made her really jealous of Miguel. Portrayed by Carmi Martin.
- Madonna Puntawe - She is Dolores' daughter out of wedlock. She was influenced by her mom's harsh attitude towards Miguel, also treats Caloy's adopted son with mixed disdain and sympathy. However she likes Raffy, the village's resident nerd. Madonna is Miguel's obnoxious foster sister. Portrayed by Empress Schuck.
- Chikoy Gipit - Miguel grew up with Chikoy in the village and the two are almost inseparable. Feeling handsome, Chikoy's big mouth often gets them into trouble. A lot of people even wonder how he could be Raffy's older brother. As closest friends, Migz, Chikoy, and Sandy call each other Parekoy, a Tagalog wordplay for Pare ko (lit. compadre/comrade). Portrayed by Archie Alemania.
- Raffy Gipit - Sometime Raffy wishes that he belongs to another family. On Miguel's friends, his family is known as the loudmouths of the village. Smart and responsible, Raffy wants to graduate as his class' valedictorian as he can get a full scholarship to college. His seriousness is always interpreted by the others as being a snob but this and his great swimming skills makes him more interesting to Madonna. He is Miguel's geeky and kind-hearted neighbor and Chikoy's younger brother. Portrayed by Enchong Dee.
[edit] Harraians
- Irroian - A famed Harraian scientist tasked to research about human beings and their destructive ways. He fell in love with Earthling Ruth and they have a son, Eskappar. When he discovered his son's imperfections, he tried his best to cover the truth from the Harraians to protect his son. When the Harraians discovered his treachery and Eskappar's mixed bloodline, Irroian risked his life to save his son. It is later revealed that Irroian survived his mortal wounds and spent the years in Earth disguised as Reden White, Yellena and Ryan's father. Can Irroian resurrect Yellena with his healing powers for his son, Miguel? Does he know that Cynthia is actually his wife, Ruth? And his son is actually Miguel/Lastikman? Portrayed by Tonton Gutierrez.
- Ruth Abelgas - Ruth is a human abducted by aliens and later on fell in love with the Harraian scientist named Irroian. She gave birth to human-alien hyrbid named Eskappar. An orphan on Earth, Ruth used her beauty and brains to send herself to college. She took up Chemical Engineering and vowed to help out children who were dying from strange illnesses. But in her last year in college, she was kidnapped by aliens and was taken to Harraio as a specimen. With no family left behind, Ruth's disappearance went unnoticed. She found out her son now named Miguel is alive who is also Lastikman. Portrayed by Dawn Zulueta.
- Amon Labao - She is one of the most respected beings not only in her planet Igbao, but also in the Harraio galaxy. She is regarded as a wise and diplomatic matriarch. In generations of Harraian leaders, Amon Labao's term is the only one that stabilized the whole Harraio galaxy. Portrayed by Gloria Romero.
- Maaram - One of Amon Labao's high-ranking officials of the Harraian Council. His ability to be ethereal makes him an invaluable council spy. Portrayed by Alex Cortez.
[edit] Villains
Each of the seven main villains symbolize one the seven deadly sins or cardinal vices.
[edit] Agaddon
He represents Greed. He was the best friend of Irroian, Miguel's father, but was jealous of his best friend for he harbors feelings for Ruth. As the main antagonist of the story, he plans to turn all Earthlings (humans) into monsters so he could conquer the world and offer it to Ruth Abelgas, Miguel's mother. Portrayed by Ian Veneracion.
Also a Harraian scientist, Agaddon hungers for fame someday, something he is sure that he can achieve of his planet. His extraordinary intelligence and scheming personality makes him one tough opponent. However, Lastikman is not alone as his enemy. A former friend had been witness to all Agaddon's plans of world conquest. Time will tell...
- Jared Evilone - Still in manhunt by the Harraian cilivization, Agaddon fled with Ruth to Earth. Agaddon had devised a serum to disguise themselves as the human couple Jared (Agaddon) and Cynthia (Ruth) Evilone. For the next two decades, Jared is the notorious tycoon of the mysterious Evilone Pharmaceuticals (his office doubles as his base of monster operations and escape pod). He is an opportunist by stealing what little the poor people have. He spreads diseases to people using his monsters only to propose an antidote within his company and to be sold at prices unaffordable by the public. He does not want Ruth's love to be divided between him and Ruth's son, Miguel. He considers Lastikman a grave threat to his plans and constantly aims to have him killed at all costs. Portrayed by John Estrada.
[edit] Mothra
She represents Lust. Susan was transformed into Mothra, a giant butterfly who had the ability to spread dust that caused serious respiratory ailments.
- Susan Navarro - She always had affairs with men to get their money. She was an ex-beauty queen and she used her beauty to attract men who were married to other people. She said she was doing all of this for her mother who was always being beaten up by his father. Portrayed by Sunshine Cruz-Montano.
Origin
An ex-beauty queen turned fashion designer. Susan is the mistress of a high personality. Her mom being a battered wife, she had allowed herself to be the other woman to show that she could control any man she wants. Taking advantage of the woman's alluring physique, Agaddon kidnapped Susan and transformed her into the flying menace, Mothra.
Abilities
- Flight - Being part moth, Mothra has powerful wings to make her fly.
- Venom Powder - With her wings, Mothra can spray and infectious dust that can easily kill and infect people with respiratory diseases.
- Charm Dust - Mothra has the ability to attract men and to manipulate them to do her bidding.
Death
As Mothra battles out with Lastikman, she used a pole but unfortunately, Lastikman, having rubber-like characteristics, was not affected, so the pole ricocheted back to Mothra and impaled her. Now wounded, she attempted to flee, but Lastikman turned into a hose and sprayed water (Mothra's greatest weakness) on her, causing her destruction.
[edit] Beautiki
She represents Envy. Ines turned into a mutant lizard named Beautiki, taking after its reptilian attributes. The name is a wordplay of beauty and the Tagalog butiki (lizard) thus her name Beau-tiki. Her acid spit can melt anything instantly and she can flail her tongue or tail like a whip. She can also regenerate her body from serious wounds (i.e. severed tail). Ines voluntarily made her decision by being Beautiki.
- Ines Samantela - Ines was a PE teacher at Pearl of the Pacific University (POPU). She has a very terrible childhood. Because of her parents' death, her aunt had no choice but to adopt her. Ines was always abused and jailed at her aunt's house. She was always envious of those around her, so she liked spreading rumors about them. In fact, she was the #1 source of gossip at the University she worked for, and was not a really good example to her students. She is closest to Sandy, but her past made her mad and caused her to blame others by gossiping about them. Portrayed by Saicy Aguila.
Origin
Ines had a boyfriend, Jerson, who never loved her and only cheated her of her money. Jerson married another woman, Jane, who was also a teacher at POPU, and left Ines, deeply infuriating her. After Sandy prevented her from committing suicide from the rooftops, Ines was abducted by Agaddon and was talked into taking revenge by working for him, as well as eliminating Lastikman. Ines agreed and stepped into the experiment chamber, only to step out as Beautiki.
Abilities
- Acid Saliva - Beautiki's acid spit can easily burn and melt anything. The acid never dissolves and can affect those who touch it or inhale the pungent vapor. It is usually aimed for the victim's neck to inflict slow, painful and sure death.
- Tongue Whip - Beautiki shoots out her long tongue to lash her enemies, who not only suffer the pain of impact but also the burning sting of acid.
- Tail Lash - Aside from her tongue, Beautiki can also use her tail as a whip and flail it around to strike her enemies.
- Camouflage - Like a chameleon, Beautiki can camouflage (environmentally disguise) herself and be invisible from enemy sight.
- Regeneration - Like a lizard, Beautiki can regenerate any seriously wounded body part, to the point she can regenerate any severed part except the head.
Death
Beautiki attacked POPU College during the coronation night of Mr.and Mrs. POPU. Lastikman morphs into a huge mosquito and lures Beautiki on a big chandelier (for lizards love to target insects). Suddenly the chandelier's chain gives way and drops from the ceiling. Beautiki falls preemptively and the sharp base of the chandelier impales her stomach, causing her death.
[edit] Alingasaw
(lit. Stench) He represents Sloth. Albert became a putrid and filthy monster that could spread disgusting insects that bring vile maladies to people, as well as colorful insects that could hypnotize his victims, usually children.
- Albert Langitan - As a photo journalist, Albert's job took him to wherever Lastikman was. However, he was too lazy to accomplish his work well and to meet his deadlines, so he was fired. He has a son and a wife but had not lived with them because he was put in prison. Portrayed by James Blanco.
Origin
Albert was very poor when he met his wife (he doesn't even have anything to feed her), and this caused him to rob and snatch in the streets. He was jailed for his actions and was left by his wife. In jail, Albert was tortured by his fellow convicts and was painfully etched with tattoos over his body. By the time he was freed, his wife had a new husband and her son through Albert recognized her new husband to be his father. Albert became a photojournalist, but was fired for failing to take pictures of Lastikman. Becoming lazy and neglecting his hygiene, he was forced to live in the streets. One day, he was mysteriously abducted and was convinced by Agaddon to seek revenge against the public that treated him like crap.
Abilities
- Plague Swarm - Through the rotting crevices of his torso, Alingasaw can release and control massive swarms of pestilent insects at will. These insects can spread lethal diseases and kill a person outright. Such creatures include flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and even centipedes, scorpions and worms to hasten the decay of his victims.
- Hypnosis Swarm - Alingasaw can also produce swarms of very colorful insects that induce children to be inattentive of their parents, effectively "hypnotizing" them.
- Teleport Swarm - Alingasaw can virtually fly or teleport from place to place by diffusing himself as a cloud of swarming insects.
- Arthropod Bond - Being affiliated with multi-legged creatures, Alingasaw can assume the form of a huge scorpion or a large centipede, temporarily lending his life force to the arthropod and move as itself. Alingasaw suffers whatever damage the creature takes due to the "life-link".
- Centipede Spear - Within his inner corruption hides Alingasaw's deadliest weapon: fire a slender horned centipede to impale through his target with the force of a crossbow bolt. He can also release several of these missiles in rapid succession, but this considerably exhausts himself faster. As one of Agaddon's missions for him, Alingasaw used this weapon to assassinate Sandy's boyfriend, Ken (being a witness to Cynthia's alter-ego).
Death
Lastikman mortally wounds Alingasaw by disarming Morphino's falchion which landed straight on Alingasaw's torso who was knocked out beforehand by Lastikman. As last resort, Alingasaw forces himself to release more swarms but exhausted his supply, causing him to lose consciousness. A big centipede (with Alingasaw's remaining life force) attempts to kill Lastikman one last time but the latter squeezed the centipede's body, thus destroying the "life-link" and ultimately kills Alingasaw.
[edit] Morphino
He represents Gluttony. He has acquired the abilities of a praying mantis as well as assume the physical form of another person at will. He worked for Agaddon and teamed-up with Alingasaw to destroy Lastikman.
- Mang Ninoy - Mang Ninoy has his own sari-sari store in Bgy. Bagong Unlad. A former 'Saudi Boy', his shrewdness regarding money matters forged him as one tough businessman. His love of material wealth will lead him to wreak havoc as Morphino. Portrayed by Jomari Yllana.
Origin
When he discovered Alingasaw had a hard time destroying Lastikman by himself, Jared decided that he needs another minion to aid Alingasaw and make the elimination of Lastikman easier. This way, he found Ninoy as a perfect tool. Knowing Ninoy's hunger for money, Jared used his riches to corrupt Ninoy to work for him as the shapeshifting Morphino: his personal spy, assassin as well as Alingasaw's fearsome partner.
Abilities
- Shapeshifting - Morphino has the ability to morph into anyone i.e. he has assumed himself as Chikoy, Raffy, Dolores, Cynthia Evilone, Sandy Evilone, Madonna (who plants video cameras in Dolores' home, thus revealing Miguel's alter-ego), and Caloy. He even impersonated Lastikman (during the Christmas season) by attacking public places as means to discredit the latter's heroic reputation. These impersonations are all part of Agaddon's plans by using Morphino's abilities.
- Superhuman Leap - Being infused with the skills of a praying mantis, Morphino also has the uncanny skill to leap at high altitudes or even from high places without injury.
- Combat Skills - When faced in hand-to-hand battle, Morphino is a one-man army with his skills in armed and unarmed combat.
Death
Morphino impersonated Miguel's foster father, Caloy. Because of that, Miguel/Lastikman didn't choose to hurt his adoptive dad, but he was caught off-guard. So Morphino (in Caloy's appearance) started to beat up Lastikman with a thick wooden pole. Morphino turns back to his real appearance while holding an armful of time bombs. He threw one at Lastikman and the rest of the people. Meanwhile, Lastikman deflected the time bombs, hurling them back to Morphino which detonated directly at him. Morphino died even before his body struck the pavement.
[edit] Lagablab
(lit. Flame) He represents Wrath. Ryan became a pyrokinetic maniac who could create a massive brushfire within seconds and burn anything he desires with fervent ease. Ryan became the villain as he is after allowing himself to be subject to Jared's experiments and work for him to destroy Lastikman. He was called Boy Posporo (lit. Match Man) by Lastikman until Jared officially named Ryan as Lagablab: the leader of the Foremen who Jared turned into ninja-like assassins.
- Ryan White - Eldest son of Ayessa White and Yellena's manipulative big brother. Like Ken, Ryan is among the school's richest students called Foremen. The difference between the two though is that Ryan is best known for his hot moves on the dance floor. He frequently competes and wins in dance competitions only to be beaten later by Miguel, his defeat witnessed by his mother, Ayessa. After Ken had left, Ryan became the de-facto leader of the Foremen. Being a hot-tempered, bitter and grudgeful man, Ryan usually plotted schemes to humiliate Miguel, but such plans backfired i.e. a connivance with Yellena caused her to really fall in love with Miguel instead of being merely a ploy. Ryan blamed Miguel of all the bad things that happened to his family ever since they have known him. Portrayed by Danilo Barrios.
Origin
Following Morphino's death, Jared originally planned to use Yellena as his next minion to destroy Lastikman, knowing that A man's heart (love) is his greatest weakness. However, the plan to abduct Yellena fails when Yellena herself dies after a car crash. As a result, Jared had Ryan kidnapped and use him instead as a pawn to eliminate Lastikman. By telling the fact that Lastikman and Miguel are one, Jared influenced Ryan to work for him to exact revenge against Ryan's earlier humiliations from Miguel. And as an added bonus, Jared will aid in the recovery of Ryan's mother Ayessa who had suffered a stroke upon news of Yellena's death. With Ryan's consent, Jared made him into a being who can create and control fire, an ability advantageous against one of Lastikman's greatest weaknesses. As Lagablab, Ryan's powers and outfit represents the red hot intensity of his grudge against Miguel/Lastikman. Like real-life fire, Lagablab's greatest weakness is water. If struck with water, it takes some time for him to dry himself and recover his "extinguished" fire abilities.
Abilities
- Pyrogenesis - Lagablab can combust air and create fire on his own, even without the presence of friction or fuel. Fire can erupt from his hands at his silent command. He can even ignite the trail of his footsteps with searing flames.
- Pyrokinesis - Lagablab can shape and manipulate his self-produced fire i.e. launch volleys of fireballs, firebolts, walls of fire, and long streams of fire from his hands. The impact of his projectiles create violent explosions and gradual burning.
- Human Incinerator - When the fight calls for desperation, Lagablab can raise the temperature of his body to unbearable levels. He charges at his opponent and grabs him, inflicting heavy-degree burns with heat way beyond the boiling point.
- Flight - Lagablab's fires are immune to the effects of wind, and he can even use them to his advantage. Like the engines of a rocket, he can ignite the flat of his feet to propel himself into flight and use his fire abilities while airborne.
The Three Foremen
- Brix - The purple assassin. He was given the ability to create and throw Power Balls of explosive energy from his hands. The color scheme of his costume prompts Lastikman to call him Boy Talong (lit. Eggplant Man).
- Dominic - The yellow assassin. He was given the Power Stick, a long bo-staff as a weapon. The color scheme of his costume prompts Lastikman to call him Boy Saging (lit. Banana Man).
- Lorenzo/Lee Boy - The red assassin. He was given the Power Daggers, a pair of ninja knives known in the anime series Naruto as kunai. The color scheme of his costume prompts Lastikman to call him Boy Makopa (lit. Rose-Apple Man).
Death
With Lastikman revived by Irroian and the Foremen's defeat, Lagablab retreats to a volcano. He finds his dad, Reden, waiting for him near the crater. Reden morphs into Irroian and injects a counter-serum on Lagablab, stripping him of his pyrokinetic powers. Soon, Lastikman arrives and pushes Ryan into the burning magma, killing him instantly.
[edit] Ice Ice Baby
She represents Pride. Ayessa was turned into a cryokinetic villain who wields water and cold-based manipulation abilities. Numb with grief and insane anger about the loss of her children, Ayessa is convinced to work for Jared to kill Lastikman for revenge as well as to solve her financial problems.
- Ayessa White - She grew up in extravagance but experienced the hard life when her father's business went bankrupt. Ayessa promised that she won't be a loser like her father and does everything she can to be at the top. Because of her dreams she became a cold-hearted mother to her children Ryan and Yellena. However, after recovering from stroke and had not seen Ryan and Yellena ever since, she allowed herself to be Jared's tool as one of Lastikman's coldest enemies, Ice Ice Baby. Will her husband eventually discover her? Portrayed by Cherie Gil.
[edit] Production
[edit] Characters
The seven main villains represent the seven (7) deadly sins or cardinal vices. Moreover, the surname "Evilone" is a wordplay for "EVIL ONE". "Lastikman" is also a Taglish wordplay for "ELASTIC MAN".
[edit] Soundtrack
Lastikman OST
Lastikman's theme song TV series: "Walang Susuko" (Nobody Will Surrender) performed by Parokya ni Edgar.
Lastikman's love theme song for Yellena & Miguel (Iya Villania and Vhong Navarro) "Maging Anupaman Para Sa'yo" (I'll Be Anything For You) performed by Martin Nievera.
[edit] Primer
A primer was made entitled, Lastikmania: The Making of Lastikman. It was aired in September 22, 2007. It was hosted by many Kapamilya stars, namely, Piolo Pascual, Bea Alonzo, Anne Curtis, and John Lloyd Cruz. ABS-CBN also made a teaser program entitled, Lastikminutes. It showed how Lastikman was created and conceptualized. It was aired a week before the show kicked-off on Primetime Bida.
[edit] Production Credits
- Directors: Chito Rono, Jerome Chavez Pobocan and Tots D. Sanchez-Mariscal
- Production Manager: Julie Anne R. Benitez
- Executive Producer: Darnel Joy R. Villaflor
- Associate Producer: Hazel C. Balmes
- Associate Producer: Carlina Dela Merced
- Production Assistant: Val Bagabaldo
- Production Assistant: Madelle Maryse Reyes
- Production Assistant: Catherine Grace Magdael
- Production Assistant: Eleanor Martinez
- Production Assistant: Bryan Paul Ramos
- Production Assistant: Jacquelene Macasero
[edit] Lastikman Theme
Walang Susuko
- Handang dumaan sa butas ng karayom
- Lahat ay gagawin maligtas lamang tayo
- Mga pagsubok ay kanyang handang labanan
- Sa ngalan ng mga kailangan nyang tulungan
- Walang susuko, Walang tatalo
- Sa taglay nyang lakas
- Likas sa kanyang puso
- Walang atrasan mga kalaban
- Walang kalaban-laban sa kapangyarihan ni
- Lastikman
English Translation
Nobody Will Surrender
- Ready to pass through the eye of the needle
- He will do anything to save us
- Trials he is ready to encounter
- In the name of those who needs him
- Nobody will surrender, nobody can defeat
- His power that lies
- Inherent in his heart
- Nobody withdraws, the enemies
- Are no match for the powers of
- Lastikman
Maging Anupaman Para Sa'yo (Lastikman's Love Theme)
- Kaya kong payungan ka sa init o ulan
- Sa kandungan ko'y ligtas ka kailanman
- Kung anong kailangan mo ay aking gagawin
- Hindi mo na kailangan hilingin
- Kahit gaano pa kalayo ay aking aabutin
- Anumang anyo nang ika'y pasayahin
- Ibig kong malaman mo kung ako'y papipiliin
- Ikaw at ikaw pa rin ang iibigin
- Kaya kong maging anupaman para sayo
- Kaya kong laging nakalaan ang buhay ko
- Ang lahat lahat ay kaya kong gawin
- Dahil sa ikaw ay mahal sa akin
- Kaya kong maging anupaman para sayo.
- Kahit gaano pa kalayo ay aking aabutin
- Anumang anyo nang ika'y pasayahin
- Ibig kong malaman mo kung ako'y papipiliin
- Ikaw at ikaw pa rin ang iibigin
- Anumang hugis ng aking pagmamahal
- Pinapangako kong sayo'y magtatagal
English Translation
I'll Be Anything For You
- I can protect you from the heat or rain
- In my presence you'll be safe forevermore
- Whatever you want is what I will do
- You don't have to ask for
- Any length I can reach
- Any form just to please you
- I want to you to know if I have to choose
- It's you and only you I will love
- I'll be anything for you
- My life is always laid down for you
- I can do anything for you
- It's because you are the one I love
- I'll be anything for you
- Any length I can reach
- Any form just to please you
- I want to you to know if I have to choose
- It's you and only you I will love
- Whatever shape of my love
- I promise my love will last with you
[edit] References
- ^ Lastikman Stretches To The Small Screen ABS-CBN.com
[edit] External links
- Lastikman's Official Site
- Lastikman at ABS-CBN Forums
- Lastikman at Pinoy Exchange Forums
- Lastikman at Telebisyon.net
- Lastikman at Lastikman Episodes
- Lastikman at Lastikman Video Channel Episodes
- Lastikman at Lastikman Wikirage
- Lastikman at Lastikman Drama Show
- Lastikman at Lastikman Achieves
- Lastikman at the Internet Movie Database
- Lastikman at Lastikman (ABS-CBN)
- Lastikman at Lastikman Videos
- Lastikman at Lastikman Videos 1
- Lastikman at Latikman Teleseryes TV Heaven
[edit] See also
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