Lastikman (TV series)
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| 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 |  Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 70 (total) |
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| Executive producer | Darnel Joy R. Villaflor |
| Running time | 25-30 mins. |
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | September 24, 2007 – camera |
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Lastikman is an action,drama 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]
Plot
Prelude
Lastikman is a fictional, half-human, half-alien male superhero, whose alien origins can be traced back to the Harraian alien race from the Harraio Galaxy. He was born in the Harraian planet Igbao to a human mother named Ruth Abelgas and a Harraian father named Irroian.
Ruth was initially taken prisoner by the Harraians in order to closely study humans. One of the Harraian scientists studying her, Irroian, quickly took pity and eventually helped free her. While hiding her, the two soon fell in love with each other and made out, and the result of their union was the baby Eskappar.
Elsewhere in the kingdom, Amon Labao ordered a massive manhunt for Ruth. She gave one of her men, Maaram, an invisibility potion that can render anyone invisible. Under the cover of invisibility, Maaram was able to track Ruth's whereabouts and link Irroian to the crime. Agaddon, Irroian's best friend, found out about this and decided to intervene and help Irroian out. Agaddon thus became the primary suspect, instead of Irroian, when he took Ruth out of the planet.
When Agaddon and Ruth escaped, they had to leave Irroian and the baby Eskappar (Lastikman) behind. Irroian was thus left with the task of raising his child alone. Because Eskappar was half-human, his skin was different from the Harraians, so Irroian tried to hide this by painting over Eskappar's body.
Maaram eventually found out the truth about Eskappar's half-human identity. This forced Irroian to quickly send Eskappar off in a space capsule bound for Earth in the hopes of saving him. He gave the child a necklace - a memory token for his son to remember him by. Irroian was eventually caught but not before Eskappar's space capsule made it out safely.
On its way to Earth, the capsule was hit by a passing comet. The collision sent the capsule hurtling towards the Earth, crashing in a forest mountain somewhere in the Philippines. It was here that Caloy Asis, a pito-pito, found him, named him Miguel and adopted him. This is where the adventure begins.
Part 1: The Adventure Begins
The fantasy series revolves around Miguel who is having difficulties about his true identity and his past and present life. And also his life as a superhero Lastikman, with his villains and companions.
The first week of the series is all about the childhood of Miguel/ Eskappar, from his birth to his crashlanding on planet Earth.
In the distant galaxy of Harraio, Amon Labao rules over the planet of Igbao. The wise leader orders 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 makes the decision to take Ruth back to Earth. But after some time, Irroian and Ruth fall in love with each other. Ruth gives birth to a child, half-human and half-Harraian, but the child is very sick.
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, an employee of the Council, 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 looks at the child, and he is surprised when the offspring assumes human form.
In spite of missing his beloved Ruth, Irroian is happy to see that their child is completely healthy. He secretly takes care of the child who assumes human form, but Irroian is surprised when the child manifests extraordinary abilities, being able to stretch his limbs. Irroian fears that if the Council finds out that he had a child with a human, they will have the child killed. He then brings his son to another planet for safety, and artificially disguises the child to look like a Harraian.
Irroian names his son Eskappar, and when the child becomes 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 then goes 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 fears for his son's safety.
Irroian decides 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 flees with his child. Seeking a way out, Irroian sneaks 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 guards arrive and shoot Irroian in the back.
After being seriously injured, Irroian instructs Eskappar to escape on his own, and dies. With the protection of Butao the robot, the young child manages 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 crashes on Earth and is confused by his surroundings. He eventually sees a man, who he follows. He observes the man collecting various plants and notices that he is about to cross a river. The man suddenly gets caught in a big surge of water and begins to drown. Eskappar uses his abilities to save him.
Caloy is surprised that a strange looking kid saved his life. He calls him a 'tianak' and warns Eskappar to stay away. A thunderstom makes Caloy realize that Eskappar is indeed 'real' and takes 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 suspects the boy is Caloy's kid from another woman. Caloy tries to appease her and takes 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.
Part 2: The Butterfly of Death
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.
Part 3: The Revenge of the Lonely Lizard
Ines Samantela, a teacher in their school, and Sandy's close friend who help her enter Mr and Mrs. Pop U, was a woman who had deep hatred in the world. This was because her former boyfriend, Jerson (who only wanted money from her), has left her and went with someone else and even had a child with the other woman. This has caused Ines to have great frustration and anger.
Ines was made into a giant lizard called "Byutiki" which tongue has an acid that when it touches the skin, it immediately burns and gets severely wounded and painful. It also makes the person have seizures, and afterwards, die.
Powers and abilities
- Able to stretch parts of his body like they were made of elastic, allowing him to reshape himself into whatever form he desires.
- Bulletproof.
- His weakness is cold temperature, just like any elastic object he will freeze when exposed to it.
- Transfiguration.
- Able to fly by transforming in a form of a flying objects like a plane or mosquito.
Cast
Main cast
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Extended cast
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Characters
Human
- Lastikman/ Miguel Asis/ Eskappar - 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 high 'talents', Miguel ultimately transforms into Lastikman, defender of good. His ladylove is Yellena White. Played by Vhong Navarro.
- Chikoy Gipit - Miguel grew up with Chikoy in the village and the two are almost inseparable. Feeling 'cute', Chikoy's big mouth often gets them into trouble. A lot of people even wonder how he could be Raffy's brother. Played by Archie Alemania.
- Caloy Asis - A simple hard-working man, Caloy was able to invent the herbal phenomenon calles Ampalunggay, a cross-breed of the plant Ampalaya and Malunggay. Caloy adopts Eskappar upon seeing the boy alone in the forest and gives him the name Miguel. played by Jayson Gainza.
- Dolores Puntawe - 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. Played by Carmi Martin.
- Madonna Puntawe - She is Dolores's daughter out of wedlock. She was influenced by her mom's harsh attitude towards Miguel, also treats Caloy's adopted son with disdain. However she likes Raffy, the village's resident nerd. Madonna is Miguel's sister. Played by Empress Schuck.
- 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 respnsible, Raffy wants to graduate as his class's valedicorian as he can get full scholarship to college. His seriousness is always interpreted by the others as being snob but this makes him more interesting to Madonna. Played by Enchong Dee.
- Sandy Evilone - All her life Sandy was trying to please her father, Jared Evilone, but to no avail. A happy-go-lucky type of girl and a good friend to Yellena, Sandy falls in love with the kind-hearted Miguel. Over confident Ken distracts her though from her budding feelings for Miguel. Played by Roxanne Guinoo.
- Ken Madrigal - The Big Man on Campus. The leader of the popular kids. Ken is so egoistic that he believes he's God's gift to women. He treats girls as accessories and Yellena was no exception. But Yellena stopped paying attention to him, so he attempts to get Yellena's heart back by way of getting close with her bestfriend Sandy. Played by Jake Cuenca.
- Yellena White - Daughter of a successful business, Yellena lived very pampered life abroad and has returned to her homeland to attend college. Her world evolves around her mom, school, the country club and traipsing around high end bars and malls. Played by Iya Villania.
- Cynthia Evilone - Wife to Jared, 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. Soon you will know who she really is. Played by Zsa Zsa Padilla.
- Ryan White - He is Yellena's older brother. Like Ken, Ryan's part of the popular kids in school. the difference between the two though is that Ryan os known for his hot moves on the dance floor. He frequently competes in dance competitions. Played by Danillo Barrios.
from Planet Harraian
- Irroian - A famous Harraian scientist assigned in the study of human beings and their destructive ways. He fell in love with earthling and alien abducted Ruth and they have a son. When he discovered Eskappar's imperfections, he tried his best to cover the truth from the Harraians to protect his son. But when his people found out Eskappar's true bloodline, he risk his own life to save his son. Played by Ton-Ton Guttierez.
- Ruth Abelgas - An orphan in 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 to look for her, Ruth's disappearance went unnoticed. Mother of Lastikman. However, she returns as Cynthia Evilone, by injecting a drug. Played 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 leader. In generations of Harraian leaders, Amon Labao's term is the only one that stabilized the whole Harraio galaxy. Played by Gloria Romero.
Villains
The Seven main villains symbolizes that seven deadly sins.
Agaddon
The main villain of the story, he makes humans as monsters to conquer the world, he was supposed to be a friend of Irroian, Miguel's father, but turned humans to monsters to conquer earth and offer it to Miguel's mother.
Agaddon represents Greed. Also a Harraian scientist, Agaddon hopes for greatness someday, something he is sure that he can achieve of his planet. He loves earthling Ruth secretly and was envious of his best friend Irroian. Played by Ian Veneracion.
Mothra
She the first villain shown in Lastikman. She was the first experiment of Agaddon to conquer the world.
- Susan Navarro - She always having an affair to any man just for their money. She was an ex-beauty queen and she uses her beauty to attract men who are married to other people. She said she was doing all of this for her mother who's always being beaten up by his father.
Origin
An ex-beauty queen turned to a fashion designer. Susan is the mistress of a high personality. Her mom being a battered wife, she has allowed herself to be the other woman to show that she can control any man she wants.
Susan was an ex- beauty queen
- Mothra - Representing Lust. Susan will transform into Mothra, a giant Butterfly who has the ability to spread diseases that can cause serious respiratory ailments. Played by Sunshine Cruz.
Abilities
- Flying - as a moth, Mothra has wings to make her fly.
- Virus Dust - like a mothwith dust, Mothra spreads a infectious dust that can easily kill people.
- Charisma Dust - Her ability to attract men and make them become her slaves.
Death
When she was trying to kill Lastikman, she used a pole but unfortunatley, Lastikman as a rubber haven't affected, instead it bumped back to Mothra stabbing her, as Mothra escapes, Lastikman used a hose pole and sprayed to Mothra making her wet and killed.
Beautiki
- Ines Samantela - She is always envious of the people around her so she likes spreading rumors about them. In fact she is No. 1 source of gossip at the University she works for - not a really good example to her student. She is befriends with Sandy, her past was the one making her mad and blaming it to others by gossiping about them.
Origin
Ines was a PE teacher in POPu college. She has a very terrible childhood, because of her parents death her aunt has no choice but to adopt her. Ines was always being abused and sometimes being jailed in their house.
When she grow up, she has a boyfriend, Jerson, that everything he's done was to grab money from Ines and never love her. Jerson married another girl and left Ines leaving Ines all the hate in the world.
- Beautiki - She represents Envy. Ines turned into a mutant lizard named Beautiki, taking after the reptiles characteristics.Her acid spit can melt anything instantaneously and she can use her tongue as a whip. She can also regenerate anybody part that gets severed.Ines voluntarily made her decision by being Beautiki. Played by Saicy Aguila
Abilities
- Acid Saliva - Beautiki's saliva can easily burn and melt object and it never dissolve and can still effect other people when they touch the part of the body of the victim where the acid go.
- Tail Whip - She can use her tail as a whip to hit her enemies.
- Camouflage - like a chameleon, Beautiki can camouflage and can be invisible from the sight of her enemies.
- Tail Regeneration - same as a lizard, She can regenerate her tail whenever it's been ripped.
Death
Beautiki jumps and hangs on a big chandelier and trying to kill Lastikman which transform in a form of mosquito, and suddenly the chandelier falls on the ground stabbing her stomach and causes her death.
Alingasaw
- Albert Langitan / Alingasaw - he represents Sloth. A photo journalist, Albert's job takes him to wherever Lastikman is. However, he is too lazy to accomplish his work well and meet his deadlines. He even forgets to care for his hygiene. Because of his characteristic , it brought him into a smelly, dirty monster, making him a villain in the story. He called himself Alingasaw. His villain character hasn't been out yet. Played by James Blanco.
Origin
An ex-convict.
Blob
- Mang Ninoy/ Blob - he represents Gluttony. Mang Ninoy owns his own sari-sari store in Bgy. Bagong Unlad. A former 'Saudi Boy', his shrewdness on money matter has made him one tough businessman. His love of money will lead him to do evil things as the Blob. No one can stop Blob for the monstrosity will anything that blocks his way to gain material. Blob does not get tired of eating though and this increases his size limit. Played by Jomari Yllana.
Elemental Man
- Dr. Jared Evilone/ Elemental Man - he represents Wrath/ Anger. the owner of the mysterious Evilone Pharmaceuticals, one of the biggest medicine makers in the country. Jared makes and discovers the formulas used in his company, as he claims to be a scientist. no one knows much about Jared nor the history of Evilone Pharam. In fact, he is the one responsible for the epidemic and sickness the country is experiencing. Played by John Estrada.
Ice Queen
- Ayessa White/ Ice Queen - Represents Pride. 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. Her mutant character hasn't revealed yet. Played by Cherie Gil.
Production
Characters
The seven main villains symbolizes the seven (7) deadly sins.
Soundtrack
The theme song for the Lastikman TV series is by Parokya ni Edgar entitled "Walang Susuko". The love theme of the song is sung by Philippines Concert King, Martin Nievera.
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.
Aside from a primer, ABS-CBN made a a program titled, "Lastikminutes". It showed how Lastikman was made and conceptualize. It was aired a week before the shows premiere on Primetime Bida.
Production Credits
Directors; 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
References
- ^ Lastikman Stretches To The Small Screen ABS-CBN.com
External links
- Lastikman's Official Site
- Lastikman at the ABS-CBN Forums
- Lastikman at the Pinoy Exchange Forums
- Lastikman at Telebisyon.net
- Lastikman Series Fansite