Clayface(Basil Karlo)

"I can no longer be mocked, Batman. I can be anyone I want, anyone. I can be the Mayor and manage to commit a gruesome crime, I can be a GCPD officer and ruin his reputation. I am an actor at heart, and now it's time for my ultimate role!"

-Clayface

Basil Karlo is a supercriminal operating within Gotham City and the first to take the alias of Clayface. He is a metahuman with the ability to shapeshift into anyone and anything.

In his prime, Karlo was an actor, known for his role in horror movies, his most famous role being the main villain of The Terror. Karlo is unable to find a job for years after this. After finding out plans to remake The Terror and to recast the villain, Karlo is driven into madness and dons the costume of the movie's monster, Clayface. He begins to kill off the cast one by one until he is thwarted by Batman and Robin(Dick Grayson).

Clayface is chased into a chemical factory, where he injects himself with a body altering drug, giving him his shapeshifting ability. Karlo is often hired by criminals to pose as them in order to succeed in their plans. There have been other Clayfaces but Karlo has proved himself as one of Batman's most dangerous foes.

Clayface's Role in Events

The Time Rip

Clayface takes the fake alias of Mr. White and sends a distress call to catch the attention of Batman and Nightwing Beyond. Upon arrival, he traps them inside and reveals himself, he attacks the two. Clayface poses as several allies and villains close to them during the battle, including The Joker and Deathstroke.

Nightwing Beyond takes him out by electrocuting his body and shattering him. He is hauled back to Arkham.

Clayface may have possibly escaped during the Arkham Knight's invasion.