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FREE BATMAN: WHO IS CLAYFACE? PDF Donald Lemke,Steven E Gordon,Eric A Gordon | 30 pages | 30 Apr 2013 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780061885259 | English | New York, United States Clayface | Arkham Wiki | Fandom Clayface is a supervillain from the Batman series. While Karlo was left in prison, several other Batman: Who Is Clayface? would take on the mantel of Clayface for themselves. The second Clayface, Matt Hagen, was a treasure hunter who accidentally fell into a radioactive pool of protoplasm, allowing him to assume a clay-like form able to morph into almost anything he desired. The form was only temporary, however, and he had to continue immersing himself in the protoplasm in order to maintain his powers. The third Clayface, Preston Payne, was a scientist who worked at S. Labs looking for a cure for Batman: Who Is Clayface? hyperthyroidism. In order to achieve this, he took a sample of the then-living Matt Hagen's blood and isolated an enzyme that he injected into his bloodstream. While Payne was initially able to maintain his own appearance, his flesh began to melt while on a date with his girlfriend; when he grabbed her arm, she dissolved into protoplasm. Constructing a exoskeleton suit in order to support his flesh and contain his condition, Payne learned that he had to spread his dissolving contagion onto others in order to survive, feeling excruciating pain if he did not dissolve anyone. As his sanity eroded, Payne began to fall in love with a mannequin the he named 'Helena'. A member of the villainous team Strike Force Batman: Who Is Clayface?, Fuller was willingly transformed by her employers technologies, giving her powers similar to those of Matt Hagen, although her's were permanent. Around 8 years after his imprisonment, Karlo was visited by Fuller and convinced her to help him form the Mud Pack; an alliance consisting of himself, Sondra and Payne with the common goal of eliminating Batman. However, Basil also secretly plotted to betray his comrades and obtain their powers for himself. He even tried to revive Hagen in hopes of recruiting him to the Mud Pack as well, but to no avail. After the group appeared to have defeated Batman, Karlo stole blood samples from the other Clayfaces and forced a doctor to inject Batman: Who Is Clayface? samples into him, transforming Basil into the Ultimate Clayface. Basil then used his new powers to almost kill Batman and the superheroine Looker in a showdown, until Looker used her psychokinesis to overload Karlo's abilities, Batman: Who Is Clayface? him to melt through the Earth's crust. Peter 'Claything' Malley transformed following contact with a skin sample of Cassiusformer army soldier Todd Russell, Gotham firefighter Johnny Williams who gained his powers after an explosion at a chemical plant, leading to him being manipulated by Hush and the Riddler in his desperation for a cureand an unidentified Clayface operating in Japan. Basil Karlo's history and origin was altered for the New In this continuity, Basil was once a temperamental actor who had trouble getting a particular movie role. He decided to make a deal with the Penguin in exchange for a way to land the role he wanted. Penguin gave Basil mystical clay that transformed him into the monsterish Clayface, which gave Karlo the power to shapeshift and impersonate anyone he wants. Basil then went on to gain a successful acting career while also working as Penguin's henchman in his down time. Batman: Who Is Clayface? jobs he was forced to do for the Penguin made his temper even worse and Basil eventually Batman: Who Is Clayface? a director who berated him for ad-libbing on set. Karlo's career soon fell apart and Basil decided to fully embrace a life of crime as the supervillain Clayface. Tired of his life as a criminal, Clayface finally decided to turn over a new leaf and made an effort to work as a hero in Gotham. Batman, respecting Karlo's choice to make himself better, recruited Clayface to train under him along with some other budding vigilantes and presents Karlo as more of a sympathetic character than seen in the past. Karlo accepts the offer to join Batman's new team, Batman: Who Is Clayface? Gotham Knights. It's also revealed that Basil's origins were again changed because of alterations made to the time stream, with this latest revision of his past being based off Matt Batman: Who Is Clayface? from Batman: The Animated Series. Unfortunately, he was eventually brainwashed by villains and sent on a destructive rampage. In Detective Comics issueClayface was apparently killed by Batwoman in order to prevent a building full of people from being destroyed. However, it's revealed a couple of issues later that Basil is alive and has decided to leave the city, but not before leaving a note for Cassandra to find. While only briefly mentioned, Fuller's origin on Prime Earth seems identical to her New Earth one, except she is now referred to as 'Lady Clayface' instead of just 'Lady Clay'. Clayface isn't an opponent in the game Batman: Arkham Asylum. He can be seen in a special cell, where he changes his appearance a few times. One of the Riddler's riddles revolves around him. Even though he appears, he never shows his true form, though it can be shown in the Character Bios. Initially Batman: Who Is Clayface? actor in horror films, Karlo went mad when he learned a classic film of his was to be remade with a different actor in the Batman: Who Is Clayface? role. Later, Karlo joined the Mud Pack, an alliance of shape-changing, mutated villains who had subsequently used the name Clayface. While that group was defeated, Karlo tricked his allies and injected himself with the essence of several of them, becoming a superhuman imbued with the abilities to change shape, melt others into protoplasm with a touch, and mimic the powers of heroes or villains he copies. Clayface appears as an antagonist in Batman Arkham City. In the game Joker hires him to impersonate a cured Joker. Clayface was not even supposed to be in Arkham City, but says that he accepted the Joker's offer for that he would have "the role of a lifetime", hinting more at his backstory. Batman: Who Is Clayface? certain points of the game in seeing "cured Joker" you see that he has no skeletal system Batman: Who Is Clayface? detective mode. After Joker kidnaps Talia Al Guhl and Batman goes to save her, Batman: Who Is Clayface? stabs "Joker" in the back and he appears to have died. Until the real, sick Joker shoots her, and Clayface reveals his true form. Batman fights him, and eventually gets the cure out of him, but not before Joker blows up the ground into a Lazarus Pit. Joker tries and fails to jump in, and soon dies Batman: Who Is Clayface? getting the cure. This version of Clayface was an actor named Matt Hagen, successful in his career until he was disfigured in a car accident. Roland Daggettthe corrupt owner of a company rivaling Wayne Enterprises, gave him a cream that, once applied, Batman: Who Is Clayface? allow him to shape his face back to normal. The cream saved Hagen's career, but at a price: its effects were only temporary, and the cream was so addictive that Hagen couldn't stop using it without going into withdrawal. Hagen soon became one of Daggett's minions, committing crimes for him in return for refills of the cream. One night, after running out, Hagen broke into Daggett's lab to get a lifetime supply. Daggett's thugs caught him, however, and immersed him into a vat of the Batman: Who Is Clayface?. The chemicals absorbed into every cell of his body, turning him into a shapeless mass of clay-like substance. His transformation also granted him the power to assume any shape he wanted and perfectly mimic other people. He hatched a plan to get revenge on Daggett, but it was foiled by Batman. He appeared to die after electrocuting himself during a fight with Batman, but in fact survived and became a criminal. Some time later, his cellular structure begins to break down, and he begins stealing technology designed to make him human again. He is aided by scientist Stella Bates, who falls in love with him. Just as Clayface is about to make the transformation, however, Batman interrupts the experiment, intent on bringing Clayface to justice. During the ensuing struggle, Clayface falls into the ocean, apparently dissolving. He survives, Batman: Who Is Clayface?, and holes up in the Gotham sewers. He creates a clone of himself that resembles a little girl, and sends her out to steal for him. When he discovers her true nature, however, Clayface reabsorbs her. Robin ultimately defeats Clayface and gives him to the police, charging him with murder for the little girl's "death", Batman: Who Is Clayface? he is taken to a special cell in Arkham Asylum. A new version of Clayface appears in this show. Batman's trusted ally police detective Ethan Bennett voiced by Steve Harris gets transformed by Joker via experimental chemicals and gets turned into Clayface. It turns him crazy and he becomes a sympathetic, recurring enemy of Batman. The Basil Karlo verson later appears voiced by Wallace Langham. He was an unsuccessful actor who broke into Waynetech and stole the same chemical that created Bennett and became the new Clayface and also a recurring enemy. In the episode "Clayfaces" Bennett tries to redeem himself by taking out criminals like Joker and the other Clayface.
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