Afterward, Rita depended on the Chief due to feeling docile, and her malleable form hampered her thinking abilities. The Chief managed to savage a piece of Rita's skull, and used his technology to regrow her entire body, and was able to do so due to it's malleable form. Rita regained her memories, and remembered her previous life before her death. The ret-conned Doom Patrol members retained no memories of their previous lives, but this was changed when Superboy-Prime broke the Phantom Zone barrier. The situation was explained as an after effect of Superboy-Prime pounding on the barrier to reality, which caused ripples to change reality for some characters.

Though it was later revealed that some members cheated death, Rita was the sole member of the original group to remain dead. When the Brotherhood of Evil threatened a small New England village, the Doom Patrol sacrificed themselves to save the townspeople. In addition, Rita told him that she met Sigourney Weaver, the acclaimed actress who stared in the Alien franchise. When Martin Manhunter told Rita that he was a fan of her films and was disappointed that she didn't continue making any, she was flattered and kissed him on the cheek. Later on, Rita and Dayton adopted Garfield Logan, who had the power to shapeshift into multiple animals. After getting to know the team, Rita fell in love with Dayton, and they later married with many heroes being invited. Rita joined the team with Robot Man, Negative Man and Steve Dayton (Mento), and went by the codename 'Elasti-Girl'. Niles Caulder, and was offered a place among a group of 'freaks' called the Doom Patrol, who wanted to use their powers for good. Despite losing her career, she was approached by Dr. Rita was considered a freak, and her Hollywood career ended when people learned of her new powers. After recovering, Rita discovered that she could expand or shrink her body at will, and later learned who to control her powers. Rita eventually became an actress in Hollywood, and while shooting a film in Africa, she was exposed to volcanic gases.

Rita Farr was born to Frank Farr and Rachel Drake, and later won an Olympic medal in swimming.

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