Clayface

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Clayface is a villain in Lego Batman: The Video Game.

[edit] Character Background

There have been multiple villains bearing the name of "Clayface" throughout Batman's history, but the Clayface featured in this game possesses the identity of Basil Karlo, the original Clayface (though Karlo was merely a movie star-turned-serial killer when he was first introduced, and did not recieve powers until much later).

Possessive of a violent streak, Clayface is characterized by his flexible protoplasm body, which looks, feels, and acts much like living clay. With these powers, Clayface is able to change his physical appearance at will and shapeshift into anyone or anything.

In combat, Clayface is probably Batman's most dangerous foe, as he can morph his arms into a variety of weapons such as axes, hammers, and spears, as well as simply smashing into his foes as a giant wave of clay. In addition, his formless body can slip through the smallest of cracks to escape.

[edit] In Lego Batman: The Video Game

Upon his escape from Arkham Asylum, Clayface joins forces with The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Two-Face to rob the Gotham Gold Reserves of their contents. The Riddler assigns him with the task of stealing the key to the main vault from the Bank of Gotham, which he is able to accomplish.

Upon seeing the massive amounts of gold at the bank, however, Clayface forgets about the key and begins to play with the gold, even building a house out of them. Riddler, disgusted with his short attention span, begins to leave before Batman and Robin show up. The Dynamic Duo easily defeat Clayface, but as Batman chases after the Riddler, Clayface trips him, allowing the villain to get away.

Clayface was last seen in his cell at Arkham, making clay pottery, ironically enough.

Unlike most versions of the character, this version of Clayface seems extremely dim-witted, not paying attention to the Riddler's plan until gold is mentioned and being easily distracted by it.

[edit] Abilities and Equipment

As he is one of the few villains in the game with actual superpowers, Clayface has no need for weapons. In hand-to-hand combat, his most common tactic is to transform one or both of his arms into hammers and strike the opponent(s) with them, which packs a heavy punch and, like most villains, sends enemies flying.

Clayface's enormous body gives him superhuman strength, allowing him to lift and push extremely heavy objects. In addition, he possesses two "grab attacks", one of which involves picking the opponent up by the collar and hitting them with his other arm (morphed into a hammer), and the other one being a simple over-the-shoulder toss.

Lastly, though his body volume seems large, his mass is actually very light. This allows Clayface to jump extra-high.

[edit] Appearance

Much like his namesake, Clayface appears in the game as a humanoid blob of clay with lopsided teeth and blank eyes.