 He would subsequently break out of prison but deciding not to pursue a criminal career, uses his powers to take up a new identity, "Stringer", and becomes a musical rising star.He also started dating Virgil's sister Sharon, and although he initially clashes with Static, he does not carry on his grudge against him after meeting Sharon, even reforming and becomes one of his allies in crime-fighting.While on patrol, Rubber-Band Man typically acts as an older brother figure to Static, keeping him from showing off and reminding him of consequences in their work — something that Adam's real brother Ebon never actually did when he looked after Adam prior to the Big Bang.