The many faces of Clayface, the new Batman 2 villain
New reports suggest that The Batman 2 will feature Clayface, a well-known Batman villain who many fans were introduced to through Batman: The Animated Series, and who has played a key role in other Batman media such as the Arkham video game franchise.
Even though most Bat-fans have a pretty solid idea (pardon the pun) of what Clayface looks like and what his powers are, there are actually 11 different Clayface villains in the core DC Universe, not even counting Multiverse Variants - and many of them have totally different origins and powers from the version that has become the most iconic incarnation of the villain.
There's even a lesser-known incarnation of Clayface who may just provide some clues as to how the villain could fit into Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's second Batman movie - especially if Hush winds up as one of the film's other villains.
With nearly a dozen different incarnations of the character in core DC Universe continuity, get ready to meet the many faces of Clayface as we relay the comic book history of the classic Batman villain.
The original Golden Age Clayface was Basil Karlo, a horror movie actor who began a string of murders when his most iconic role was recast. He initially got his name from the clay mask he wore while committing his murders, but decades later the Basil Karlo version of Clayface gained his own shapeshifting mud powersgoing on to become the most often seen version of the character.
Matt Hagen was the second official Clayface and the first comic book version of Clayface to have the muddy shapeshifting powers usually associated with the name. Initially, he was a treasure hunter whose physiology was mutated by a strange pool of radioactive protoplasm while exploring a cave, with
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