Personally one of my favorite iterations of Clayface has to be the Ethan Bennett version from The Batman (2004) series. I love his slender yet menacing design, I love the fact that he's an original character, and I really love how he has a more interpersonal relationship Bruce with Ethan being his former best friend who is also one of the cops that's trying to arrest Batman; it renders Ethan's eventual transformation into Clayface, at the hands of the Joker, that much more tragic.
Clayface is one of the most dangerous villains batman has ever faced. I remember him in batman, the animated series, the Justice League episodes, and from The Batman 2004, yet he's highly underrated. Thanks for the video.
"Treasure-hunter Matt Hagen was transformed into the monstrous Clayface by a pool of radioactive protoplasm. He now possesses super-strength and can transform his claylike body into any form." Lego Batman D.S.
Same can say for Sandman and Spiderman if he wanted to could easily kill anyone marvel if they treated him right and just think Clayface and Sandman team up
My favorite Clay face moments in media is from the Harley Quinn show where he was being controlled by someone else and turned huge and earth breaking and everyone was like "really you could do that this whole time" kind of how Peter Parker doesn't use his full power
"Are you sh**ng me, Clayface! You could've turned into this all the time, and you chose to become ditzy co-eds and divorcees?!!" - Love this show so much!!!
I feel like him and scarecrow would be a deadly combo because clayface could turn into like the waynes or one of the robins while batman is filled with fear toxin
One of the most interesting versions of clayface was from the 2008 "the batman" series where they took liberties to change alot of villains but I thought clayface was one of the better alterations to making his origin and story more unique
That episode in TAS with Tim trying to protect the little girl shook me. The Batman's Clayface vs Clayface was cool! BUT TAS Mr. Freeze will always be my favourite villain from that era. Cold and calculated. If the next Batman movie has Clayface as a villain, Will Smith is the perfect cast. Hey, it worked with RDJ!
One of the best Clayface episodes in TAS was Growing Pains where Clayface created a little girl named Annie to scope out if it was safe. She lost her memory when she wandered away, hooked up with Robin, then sacrificed herself to save him, being reabsorbed into Clayface and essentially dying. Such a well-written episode.
Same here! It was Batman the animated series that got me into the character, Clay face along with The Batman 2004 when detective Ethan Bennet was kidnapped by the Joker, who later transformed him into clay face.
The most interesting story was where Batman gave clayface a second chance. You don't earn Batman's trust just like that. That story arc must be featured as a separate video.
In more recent media they Brought back Basil Karlo who gained the powers of the other Clayface's by Injecting himself with all their blood samplessentially turning him into the most powerful version of Clayface
Feat of Clay was so good! Ron Pearlman brought some phenomenal voice acting to the character, and it just made him so tragic and then unhinged. Those will always be my favorite BtAS episodes.
Dunno if this is a controversial take, but my favorite Clayface is the one in the Harley Quinn series. Alan Tudyk as a hungry thespian is just too funny, and it makes a lot of sense for a character that looks like he does.
My favorite moment of Clayface is where he disguise as a healthy looking Joker in Batman Arkham City while also being the final boss as well. He could make an perfect villain in The Batman 2.
My favorite controversial clayface moment actully comes from "the batman" done by kids WB. Much later addition, but he is tortured by the joker and becomes clayface as a result. Then when he is later taunting batman he changes his face to the joker and says the famous line: "Do you know what separates the freaks from the normals? Just one bad day! Ever had a bad day batsy?"
I think the modern DC rebirth clayface origin is a very good story because it shows elements from the anime series. I think it's in a Batman annual, but I don't know the number. It elaborates more on the accident that he mentions.
The first time I saw clayface on Batman tas as a kid he scared me I never forgot that episode when he bust his form after impersonating someone and can’t forget the woman at the end of the episode but thanks arrris now I can look back and laugh 😂
The thing that makes Clayface very dangerous is, his amorphous body and intangible structure. Bullets don't work, electricity doesn't kill, and regular attacks can't hurt him. Clayface can also shape shift giving him the perfect disguise, his voice is also changed to that of the person he imitates making his presence unpredictable. Clayface has only a few known weaknesses' given he is compromised of clay, he's weak to water because, water makes clay runnier. Heat is also a weakness because, it will set and harden, and alternatively cool, which will freeze and prevent clay from being malleable. Overall I like Clayface not just due to his origins, but because overall he is so deadly and hard to deal with.
It's unfortunate that I seem to be in such a minority on this, but all my favorite comic book antagonists are the ones that can actually be pretty decent and cooperative if they're just given some kindness and understanding. Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, etc. Sadly the nature of comics being so firmly dedicated to their status quo means it's extremely rare for that character development to stick like it did for Quinn. Nine times out of ten a new writer eventually comes along and reduces them back into an evil snarling monster for the hero to punch.
Can yall be consistent with the podcasts again? Was listening to them weekly and it was great! Feel like yall always start and stop, if you keep them going people will tune in on TH-cam!
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Are you going to do history of Jentorra, Kryler(played by Bill Murray), Multiple Man, Cassie Lang as Stature/Stinger and the city of Chronopolis in honour of the Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumainia movie?
I loved him in the Batman Animated series as a kid, but most recently the version of him in the Harley Quinn show is toooo funny and comes in second place.
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Personally one of my favorite iterations of Clayface has to be the Ethan Bennett version from The Batman (2004) series. I love his slender yet menacing design, I love the fact that he's an original character, and I really love how he has a more interpersonal relationship Bruce with Ethan being his former best friend who is also one of the cops that's trying to arrest Batman; it renders Ethan's eventual transformation into Clayface, at the hands of the Joker, that much more tragic.
100%
Clayface is one of the most dangerous villains batman has ever faced. I remember him in batman, the animated series, the Justice League episodes, and from The Batman 2004, yet he's highly underrated. Thanks for the video.
Bane hold my ✊
@@cedricf3451 Bane vs Clayface who wins fight
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"Treasure-hunter Matt Hagen was transformed into the monstrous Clayface by a pool of radioactive protoplasm. He now possesses super-strength and can transform his claylike body into any form." Lego Batman D.S.
Clayface is the definitely one of Batman's most dangerous villains
Also by far the best stage actor among his rogues gallery
@@ethanp5948 Basil Karlo is my favorite and the original Clayface
Don't know why someone like him became a Batman villain instead of being a Superman or Flash Villain
@@quentinfogger5755 The original Clayface first appearance is 1940 Detective Comics #40
Same can say for Sandman and Spiderman if he wanted to could easily kill anyone marvel if they treated him right and just think Clayface and Sandman team up
His appearance in Batman Arkham City was a surprising treat; I forgot about him right up until the end of the story mode of the game.
One of my favourite villains. And I remember watching his movie in the animated series, and his last words still haunt me. "Curtain's going down..."
My favorite Clay face moments in media is from the Harley Quinn show where he was being controlled by someone else and turned huge and earth breaking and everyone was like "really you could do that this whole time" kind of how Peter Parker doesn't use his full power
"Are you sh**ng me, Clayface! You could've turned into this all the time, and you chose to become ditzy co-eds and divorcees?!!" - Love this show so much!!!
I've been waiting for this my boys finally getting some recognition
Matt Hagan is my favorite version of Clayface and the BTAS origin story is my favorite origin story of the character.
To me, the fact that particular version was voiced by Ron Perlman helped out quite a bit.
@@johnnyhall4335 that could be the reason so many of our generation like it.
The "Growing Pains" episode of the New Adventures of Batman is one of the best Clayface stories. A real heart breaker...
Clay gave one of my favorite. Had his animated series toy.
My favorite Clayface moment was from the Batman 2004 cartoon series season 4 episode 3 Clayfaces
The serial killer clayface one is my favourite. its just so realistic and so dark, i love it !
I feel like him and scarecrow would be a deadly combo because clayface could turn into like the waynes or one of the robins while batman is filled with fear toxin
There is also Ethan Bennett from the 2004 batman cartoon he is police detective and a good friend to Bruce Wayne
Was he ever incorporated into the comics?
I really love Clayface in the Harely Quinn series. He’s over the top in just the right ways.
Honestly forgot it was clayface
Clayface in The Batman was great. Bennet was a fun take on the character
One of the most interesting versions of clayface was from the 2008 "the batman" series where they took liberties to change alot of villains but I thought clayface was one of the better alterations to making his origin and story more unique
One of the best, he needs a movie
Such an underrated & underused villain, tbh
Basil Karlo is my favorite Batman Rogue! ❤
That episode in TAS with Tim trying to protect the little girl shook me.
The Batman's Clayface vs Clayface was cool!
BUT TAS Mr. Freeze will always be my favourite villain from that era. Cold and calculated.
If the next Batman movie has Clayface as a villain, Will Smith is the perfect cast. Hey, it worked with RDJ!
I could see Will Smith being Ethan Bennett or a race swapped Basil Karlo/Matt Hagen. Very cool!
Ethan Bennett was an underrated Clayface and was a favorite of mine from The Batman cartoon!
One of the best Clayface episodes in TAS was Growing Pains where Clayface created a little girl named Annie to scope out if it was safe. She lost her memory when she wandered away, hooked up with Robin, then sacrificed herself to save him, being reabsorbed into Clayface and essentially dying. Such a well-written episode.
Shout out to Ron Pearlman in BTAS for incredible matt Hagen voice work. AND The detective comics run of clay face as apart of the team was INCREDIBLE
YES!!! Top 5 Batman Villain!
Honestly my favorite was when they made him good, showed character development and I almost cried when I thought Batwoman killed him
Same here! It was Batman the animated series that got me into the character, Clay face along with The Batman 2004 when detective Ethan Bennet was kidnapped by the Joker, who later transformed him into clay face.
I hope one day for Villains Month you do a video for the Ventriloquist and Scarface. He is my favorite Batman villain and is very underrated!
Dummy !
It sucks they hardly ever use him in comics 🙃
I know right!? There is so much you can do with his character and modern writers like Tom King or Chip Zdarsky could make some great stories with him!
The most interesting story was where Batman gave clayface a second chance. You don't earn Batman's trust just like that. That story arc must be featured as a separate video.
In more recent media they Brought back Basil Karlo who gained the powers of the other Clayface's by Injecting himself with all their blood samplessentially turning him into the most powerful version of Clayface
My most favorite moments of clayface was the animated series version. And Arkham City. That reveal in the end was baffling and amazing. Chef's kiss.
Feat of Clay was so good! Ron Pearlman brought some phenomenal voice acting to the character, and it just made him so tragic and then unhinged. Those will always be my favorite BtAS episodes.
I've always thought they never used Clayface's full potential in any story. Because he is essentially a clay construct T1000
Clay face to me is Batman’s most terrifying villain. He transform to almost anything or anyone.
That origin in Batman the animated series was amazing for him!!!!
First Clay Face having a Phantom of the Opera feel to it.
Clay face in the Batman was pretty well down as well being detective Ming partner.
Please do a history of Animal Man episode the character deserves so much more recognition
I remember a story where Karlo gained his powers via blood transfusion from the other clayface’s
I think Batman: TAS is what introduced me to Clayface!
I'm really hoping we get to see him in a live action movie someday.
Bro my new favorite villian ngl
The episode of the animated series when Clayface made the little girl that Robin became friends with.
He needs to appear in the next batman movie.
Matt hagen or basil karlo's version either one would be great.
Love him in the Harley Quinn series as well, there he's still a tragic figure but also a funny one.
Surely Clayface must be the Next Villain in the Batman.
Clay face was always one of my favorite Batman villains! Please do Magneto for Villains month!!!
I remember hitting the roof when my dad got me the Clayface action figure from BAS, and he had this arm that would shoot out a metal ball.
In Batman the Animated series although the Clayface in that series is Matt Hagen they obviously based his career as an actor off Basil Karlo
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The 2003 was always my favorite version of clayface, but this gave me more to read.
I still hope Clayface gets a live action debut in a future Batman film!
Supposedly he's supposed to be the villian for Robert Patterson Batman.
@@cactusblack5993 clayface is awesome
Fun fact, the first one’s name is a reference to the actors Basil Rathbone and Boris Carloff
Great add! 😎
I do like the story of the mud pack. Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle helped set the trend for the Caylface character we know today
Alright clayface! Cool.
Dunno if this is a controversial take, but my favorite Clayface is the one in the Harley Quinn series. Alan Tudyk as a hungry thespian is just too funny, and it makes a lot of sense for a character that looks like he does.
Wish they could do clayface in live action
I like the Clayface in Harley Quinn, voiced by Alan Tudyk. Interesting, but not evil.
I actually liked the 2004 The Batman cartoon Clayface. I liked how he was a cop and Bruce’s friend
If you're gonna talk about the awesome incarnations of Clayface, you have to talk about Ethan Bennett.
My favorite moment of Clayface is where he disguise as a healthy looking Joker in Batman Arkham City while also being the final boss as well. He could make an perfect villain in The Batman 2.
Definitely one of Batman’s most dangerous villains.
You forgot one of the best Clayfaces of all time: Ethan Bennett (The Batman 2004)
Ethan's not canon though
Excited to see him in the Matt Reaves movies
My favorite controversial clayface moment actully comes from "the batman" done by kids WB. Much later addition, but he is tortured by the joker and becomes clayface as a result. Then when he is later taunting batman he changes his face to the joker and says the famous line: "Do you know what separates the freaks from the normals? Just one bad day! Ever had a bad day batsy?"
This guy is rumored to be the main villain of The Batman Part 2.
I don't know which Clayface I like more, Basil Karlo or Matt Hagen.
I think Basil Karlo and it's true because he's the first Clayface
Am confused i thought karlo was the normal dude without powers , and matt was the actual one with clay powers
You can’t stop me
I think the modern DC rebirth clayface origin is a very good story because it shows elements from the anime series. I think it's in a Batman annual, but I don't know the number. It elaborates more on the accident that he mentions.
The first time I saw clayface on Batman tas as a kid he scared me I never forgot that episode when he bust his form after impersonating someone and can’t forget the woman at the end of the episode but thanks arrris now I can look back and laugh 😂
The thing that makes Clayface very dangerous is, his amorphous body and intangible structure. Bullets don't work, electricity doesn't kill, and regular attacks can't hurt him.
Clayface can also shape shift giving him the perfect disguise, his voice is also changed to that of the person he imitates making his presence unpredictable.
Clayface has only a few known weaknesses' given he is compromised of clay, he's weak to water because, water makes clay runnier. Heat is also a weakness because, it will set and harden, and alternatively cool, which will freeze and prevent clay from being malleable.
Overall I like Clayface not just due to his origins, but because overall he is so deadly and hard to deal with.
Yunno it's a shame that we'll probably never see ClayFace in film, because all modern day Batman films MUST be gRoUnDeD iN rEaLiTy.
It's unfortunate that I seem to be in such a minority on this, but all my favorite comic book antagonists are the ones that can actually be pretty decent and cooperative if they're just given some kindness and understanding. Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, etc. Sadly the nature of comics being so firmly dedicated to their status quo means it's extremely rare for that character development to stick like it did for Quinn. Nine times out of ten a new writer eventually comes along and reduces them back into an evil snarling monster for the hero to punch.
Can you do a history of The Man-Bat, please 🙏? He spooked me as a kid in batman, the animated series.
One of my favorites is in the Arkham City when he was impersonating The Joker
“My mom told me I could be anything I wanted. ANYTHING.”
―Clayface
It’s Clayfacin’ Time
4 part series "The Mud Pack" when all 4 of the Clayfaces sought revenge on Batman.
So when are you going to do history of DC Despero since he is one of the biggest Justice League Villians from the Comics?
Can yall be consistent with the podcasts again? Was listening to them weekly and it was great! Feel like yall always start and stop, if you keep them going people will tune in on TH-cam!
We’ve had a new podcast every week since it’s return on July 24th. Another new episode drops tomorrow afternoon. Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast channel. youtube.com/@VariantThePodcast?si=f-knKnAyMqMOyUzU
@@variant Sorry didn’t know there was a separate channel just for the podcasts! Some of them show up directly on this channel so I assumed that was the only spot! Definitely subscribing now!
Clay face has to be in a Batman’ movie
Will there be more “Astonishing Times” cuz that series is AWESOME 🥳🥳🥳
clayface deserve in movie.
You forgot “Growing Pains” from BTAS. Great episode!!
They should an arc where clay face becomes a hero
Now i know a good Death Battle
Clayface vs Sandman
Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen
Can you do a history of captain cold? Dude is part of the legion of doom!
Clayface in the Harley Quinn animated series is pretty hilarious
This is the villain I want to see on the big screen! Tired of the same old Joker, Catwoman, ScareCrow, Two Face, Penguin,etc.
Are you going to do history of Jentorra, Kryler(played by Bill Murray), Multiple Man, Cassie Lang as Stature/Stinger and the city of Chronopolis in honour of the Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumainia movie?
Personally my favourite version is Ethan Bennett from The Batman animated series
Harley Quinn's Clayface may be my fav one
Clayface is underrated.
Picture shown for Bill Finger, is in fact, a well known shot of Steve Ditko.
Also you forgot that Clayface, is immortal.
May catch heat for this but I like the clay face in the Harley Q series and Ron as king shark
I loved him in the Batman Animated series as a kid, but most recently the version of him in the Harley Quinn show is toooo funny and comes in second place.