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Published: 2018-09-03 16:46:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1604; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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A long overdue addition to my Batman: The Animated Series tribute pieces. This time it's another of the show's more tragic villains, but not quite on the level of Mr. Freeze.
Clayface (played by Ron Pearlman) was originally down on his luck actor Matt Hagan, hoping to get his disfigured face back to normal through Rolan Daggat's special facial clay. Unfortunately, Daggat had Hagan commit a series of crimes in exchange for the clay, which turned out to be super addictive, and when Daggat's men poured several liters of the clay into Hagan's mouth. The resulting overdose turned him into a grotesque form made of clay with shape-shifting abilities.
Honestly couldn't blame Clayface for wanting to eviscerate Daggat for turning him into this, but at the same time he could've used his newfound shape-shifting to reignite his career, if only he had taken time to better control it. Clayface's situation and backstory make him one of the more underrated villains in superhero cartoons.
Clayface (C) DC Comics and Warner Bros.
Art by Michael John Morris.
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Clayface is definitely one of my favorite voice roles by Ron Perlman.
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Mine too! He just puts so much of himself into the character that his plight hurts even more.
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Yeah, after all heβs not just voicing a villain, heβs also voicing an actor.
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"You know I would've killed for a death scene like this?".
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βToo bad I wonβt get to... read the notices.β
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I don't remember whether or not the Matt Hagan Clayface makes a third appearance.
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He returned in the season 4 episode, Growing Pains, where itβs reviled after the events of Mudslide, his remains float towards a power plant spilling waste in the water. Somehow the chemicals in the waste reform his body
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Oh yeah. Poor little girl. -_-
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Yeah. Clayfaceβs final appearance was in the Justice League episode Secret Society.
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Shame he wasn't used often.
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that monster face is the result of being obsessed with facial clay
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Yes, I just said that. XD
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Yeah, but in real life obsessions can be very problematic too
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They do tend to drive people insane.
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I know! Ron Pearlman's performance brings it together so well! ^^
"You know I would've killed for a death scene like this...".
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To be honest i've not seen much of TAS for a while. I'm a big nerd of ClayFace in the comics though!
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Batman TAS is what introduced me to Batman in the first place. ^^
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Nice, TAS is a good show!
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It was the darkest show I watched as a kid. XD
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Yeah, I know what you mean. Twin Peaks was probably the darkest show i watched as a kid!
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Ok, Batman was the darkest show I watched at the time THAT WAS AIMED AT KIDS. XD
I think it drew from the look and feel of Tim Burton's Batman movies.
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