Patrick O'Brian (New Earth-One)

Early Years
Patrick O'Brian was born to a poor family living in New York City. Patrick's father would walkout on him and his mother when Patrick was only 5 years old. Patrick's mother would die of car accident when he turned 7, which left Patrick to be sent to child services.

Patrick would constantly be sent back in forth between foster families, which lead to Patrick believing that he did not belong anywhere. This changed when Patrick turned 13 and joined a local gang. The gang members used Patrick to sneak into building and help them rob them, which lead to them nicknaming him the Eel O'Brian.

When Patrick was 17 he met and began dating Ramona Penny who Patrick had met during a party. The relationship would result in a pregnancy and Patrick and Ramona deciding to keep the baby and get married. The two would elope and would begin living together.

They baby would be named Luke and was born when Patrick was 18.

Patrick would give up on crime when Luke was born and try to get a real job. This proved to be more difficult then expected since Patrick did not have a College degree nor a GED. After weeks of trying Patrick would eventually find a small security job at a Chemical company, where he barely made enough money for his family to live off of.

9 years after getting the job Patrick gets the news that the company is shutting down and that he is going to be unemployed. Patrick upset by the fact that he will unemployed and unable to provide for his family becomes so desperate that contacts one of the members of his own gang to help him rob the Chemical company he works for.

Patrick and members of his own gang begin stealing chemicals a from the company a few nights later, but Patrick begins having doubts about, due to not wanting to be a criminal in the eyes of his son. Patrick tries to stop the other gang members from stealing only to be shot in the chest and pushed into a vat of mixed chemicals.

Patrick would later wake up in a hospital a few days later, where he is notified that his wife has filed for divorce and is taking their son. Patrick also learns that is he is under arrest for his part in the robbery. Patrick upset by this begins to panic and as he does his body begins to contort and stretch much to the surprise of both the hospital staff and police officers. Patrick upon seeing what he was doing passes out.

Patrick would end up not going to prison after all after the FBI intervened and recruited Patrick. The FBI would tell Patrick that they wanted a government sponsored superhero and offered to give Patrick the position if he accepted, which he did

Plastic Man
After year of train Patrick finally have control of his powers and would take on the name Plastic Man and would begin using his powers to save people.