Batman assumed that the death of clayface was just another scene from a great actor. In the two part episode feat of clay he is introduced as matt hagen, a pasthisprime actor who had been disfigured in a horrible car accident. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. The animated series clayface mega magnet inspired by the tv series in a prominent place on your refrigerator. Basic rule of thumb with batman villains and super villains in general is.
Later, karlo stole some experimental compounds, injected himself with the compound, and became a. Matt hagen, also known as clayface, is a villain in batman. The series has since aired in reruns on various other broadcast and cable networks, including the wb, cartoon network, boomerang and the hub. He then killed several of the movie crew, before he was stopped by the batman and robin. Batman finds himself tangling with a jekyllandhyde bat creature after it attacks a night watchman and the police wage a. In dead ringers, clayface, in his true form of matt hagen, forces. The name has been associated with the injustice league, antijustice league,secret society of supervillains, and batman family. In mudslide, clayface pulls batman inside his body in order to smother him to death.
Clayface dc animated universe dc comics media wiki. I am familiar with clayface mostly via batman the animated series, where his episodes are some of my favorites. So, when i saw this compilation, i got very excited. Always loved when clayface absorbed batman and tried to suffocate him to death, and when batman bursts out of his body, it makes for an awesome moment.
Unlike the light action batman show of the 1960s, gotham citys caped crusader, bruce wayne, is. He was enlisted by daggett to test out his nonfda approved face changing cream renuyu at first, but soon got in deeper with his employers nefarious deeds. Batman the animated series 199299 this animated series conveys the dark mood of the original batman comic books. Well, you can gaze at that fetching face every day when you place this amazing batman. It starts from the death of bruce waynes parents and works up through his career as batman until the death of the second robin. Talia was pretty boring but bullock and clayface more than make up for it. Batman wants to help clayface, but hes deranged and insane, so he assumes the worst of him, but he wants to give him the same treatment the stella is using. While recovering in a burn clinic, he was approached by the corrupt industrialist roland daggett, who made him a test subject for a compound called renuyu. Clayface super villain wiki fandom powered by wikia. Mano a mano, batman takes on harvey dent in the vivid wraparound artwork on this musthave batman. Catwoman and batman join forces in an attempt to foil the evil forces of a terrorist by the name of red claw. The writers could never find the right angle for selina kyle, and beyond being a seductive thief, her character is ill defined. Clayface is a legacy name used by several supervillains who fight batman, each of them with powers that involve a malleable claylike body structure. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros.
Clayface was arguably the most dramatic death on b. They primarily use shapeshifting to commit crimes and terrorize gotham city. Ras al ghul is a major antagonist of the dc animated universe as one of the main villains in the batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. Ras al ghul dc animated universe villains wiki fandom. The animated series beware the gray ghost cameo on a poster feat of clay. Initially an actor in horror films, basil karlo went mad when he learned a classic film of his was to be remade with a different actor in the lead role. As one of the most skilled and dangerous shapeshifters in the dc universe, clayface is a complicated and multifaceted rogue who oozes in and out of different roles with the. Clayface was originally slated to make an appearance in batman beyond, but the idea was scrapped. Apparent death clayface subsequently attempted to get revenge on daggett.
Matt hagen was an actor working for imperial pictures, once called the man of a million faces, but he had been disfigured in a terrible car accident. Clayfaces confession that he always wanted to play a a great death scene is heartbreaking, until you watch. He took on the mask of the films villain, clayface, and killed several of the remakes cast and crew before being stopped by batman and robin. At gothams hospital, the body assumed to be the one of hagen disintegrated. In the batman animated series he is actor whom has been an overdose of a mutagen chemical by roland daggett. I know other batman villains were variations that are unique to btas, and i wanted to get to know more about the comics version of clayface knowing that it would be new and different to me.
Hagen, also known as clayface, is a villain in batman. The animated series, roland daggett was a major player in the creation of clayface. Feat of clay part ii is an episode of the first season of batman. Actor matt hagen has been transformed into a monster made of. Feat of clay parts 1 and 2 the shapeshifting clayface debuts in a very good yet mildly disappointing twoparter. The animated series, the new batman adventures and batman beyond shows features an oversized deluxe clayface. If you dont see, acquire, and cremate the body, assume the villain can and will come back. He used to be an actor, but he went crazy when one of his movies was remade with a different actor in the leading role. He was an ecoterrorist who has lived for over 600 years through the use of lazarus pits. The episode continues the story from feat of clay part i and expands the origin story of clayface. This is the list of episodes for the kids wb series the new batman adventures. Over his long lifetime, ras has become a master planner, an expert fighter, independently wealthy and the leader of a powerful criminal organization, making him one of batmans. He appears in the adventures of batman and robin and batman.
Tas, a show that was very scarce of deaths anyway save for the waynes, the graysons, kyodai ken and that guy the ninjas threw off the statue of liberty. Animation and originally aired on fox from 1992 to 1995. In the batman, detective ethan bennett became the first clayface and basil karlo appeared in a later season. The tragic clayface is a virtually indestructible shapeshifting monster whos both threatened gotham city and served as an ally to batman. With an art deco style heavy on shadows and a storytelling approach that. The animated series clayface harley quinn harvey bullock rewatches rupert thorne sid the squid television the joker the 100 is a master class in bonkersbutepic. Clayface is also featured in the justice league animated series. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero batman, which was produced by warner bros. Clayface then discovers that batman has amnesia and uses this advantage to. The animated series and the new batman adventures did great things for many of batmans villains, but catwomans episodes never reached the heights of other rogues like mr. Clayface is a playable character in the villain campaign of lego batman and lego batman 2.
Basil karlo has his sanity shaken, and his body overloaded with clay, the result is a skyscrapersized clayface kaiju naturally. The best part of mudslide is that it finally gives clayface a weakness. The animated series, several episodes featured a more tragic clayface character, who was voiced by ron perlman, that combined aspects of several of the comicbook clayfaces in the two part episode feat of clay, clayface was introduced as matt hagen, a pasthisprime actor who was disfigured in a horrible car accident. Basil karlo was an actor who upon discovering that a remake of one of his classic horror movies was being made went insane and began killing the cast and crew, wearing the mask of the films. There are several clayfaces in the comics, and the animated series. Clayfaces confession that he always wanted to play a a great death.
In gotham city, people are never quite what they seemsometimes literally. Clayface and the manifestation of aidscrisis fears in batman. The animated series, several episodes featured a more tragic clayface character, voiced by ron perlman, that combined aspects of several of the comicbook clayfaces. List of the new batman adventures episodes wikipedia. Batman is seen struggling to get out at one point, a claycovered silhouette is visible, and clayface spends the whole time describing how his struggles are getting fainter and his heartbeat is growing weaker. Basil karlo also appears as clayface in the batman. The animated series hit television screens and changed the dark knight forever. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title. Tnba resurecting clayface was one thing that always bothered me. Matt hagen, an actor who was left horribly deformed following a car accident, would become the metamorphic antagonist. Batmans villains are particularly notorious for this, thats part of why bats and jim gordon were so. In dead ringers, clayface, in his true form of matt hagen, forces former.