Character History
Fantastic Man is a fictional superhero character popularized by Vic Sotto. The character debuted on the 2003 movie with the same title produced by OctoArts Films and M-Zet Productions. It was actually part of the Metro Manila Film Festival - and was that year's top grosser.
The concept of Fantastic Man came about when the movie producers failed to bought the rights of Lastikman from the Ravelos. Lastikman was actually their entry to the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival and was that year's top grosser, thus they were forced to do a sequel due to its success. The reason why they failed to buy the rights is because the heirs of Lastikman creator Mars Ravelo demanded 1.8 million pesos (around US$32,727 that time) for the sequel. In the Lastikman (2003 movie) which relaunched and brought the character back to limelight, the heirs only demanded 130,000 pesos (US$2,363), they even gave 500,000 pesos (US$9,090). The rights for the movie went to Viva Films. Meanwhile, Michael V. and Chito Francisco came up with a new superhero story bringing birth to Fantastic Man.
The costume of Fantastic Man in the movie was designed and made by the special effects team of T.A.P.E. Productions boss Tony Tuviera. While the costume of Diabolica (the main villain in the movie—Ara Mina's character who was named after her role/name in the movie Super Ranger Kids in 1997) was the idea of actor Michael V.
Fantastic Man costume's color was Purple/Violet and Gold/Yellow, which represents Holiday season for the Philippines: Violet for puto-bumbong (Filipino native food) and in Christmas wreath violet/purple candle means loyalty to God, while yellow for bibingka or rice cake (Filipino Christmas food). Another possible interpretation was that the color Purple represents justice while Gold/Yellow stands for power according to 1872 Mardi Gras by the King of Carnival, Rex.
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