The Thing Rings are set of rings that store the Thing Suit. The Thing Rings are activated when touched together and while saying "Thing Rings, do your thing."[1][2][3]
History
Activating the Thing Rings
After joining the Fantastic Four, Darla Deering began using the Thing Suit.[4] To ease the use, Dragon Man created the Thing Rings as a less cumbersome way to carry and activate the Thing Suit.[1]
Darla kept the Thing Rings after resigning from the Fantastic Four/Future Foundation.[2][5][6][3]Properties
- Thing Suit Storage: When activated, the Thing Rings create a vacuum which is then filled with Thing Particles, forming the Thing Suit around the user.[1]
Alternate Reality Versions
| Image | Description | Source |
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X-Men/Spider-Man (1994 animated series) (Earth-92131)[]Using his Elemental Splinter, Doctor Doom created a bracelet that allowed The Thing to alternate between his human and Thing forms. However, this was on Battleworld and when The Beyonder returned everyone to Earth, their memories were erased.[7] |
Spider-Man S5E11 |
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Hanna-Barbera's The Thing (Earth-700974)[]The young Benjy Grimm used the Thing Rings to transform into the superhero The Thing.[8] |
The Thing S1E01-26 |
Trivia
- The inclusion of the Thing Rings into Earth-616 is an homage to the infamous Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Fred and Barney Meet the Thing" circa 1979, in which the protagonist, a young Benjy Grimm, had to activate these rings in order to become The Thing.[8]