Clayface (Preston Payne) (Post-Crisis)

==Summary==
Born acromegalic, Preston Payne was frequently mocked and ridiculed by his peers at a young age. However, what he lacked in appearance, he made up for in his exceptionally acute intellect, graduating at the top of his class and quickly securing a job at S.T.A.R Labs. Desperate to cure his physical deformities, Payne sought out the world's foremost cosmetic surgeons but to no anvil, until he learnt of the shapeshifting Matt Hagen. Using his blood, Preston would develop and brilliant serum that would seemingly allow him to remould the very thing he despised the most, however, instead it would drive him insane, turning him into the third bearer of the mantle of Clayface.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Preston Payne, Clayface III 
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Mutated Human, Former Scientist 
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Social Influencing (Managed to fool the Justice League into thinking he was Prometheus), Stealth Mastery (Managed to disappear in Batman's own smokescreen, surprising him), Extrasensory Perception (Able to to sense and communicate with parts of his son from afarBatman Vol 1 #550), Inorganic Physiology (Type 2; His blood is more akin to mineral virus than it is bloodDetective Comics Vol 1 #607, Like the other Clayfaces: his bio-system has been altered to contain almost no trace of recognisable human biological materialBatman: Gotham Knights #70), Self-Sustenance (Type 1 & 2; Like the other Clayfaces, does not seem to need air or food to survive), Regeneration (At least Low-Mid; able to regenerate from having a lightning rod pierced through his chestBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight #201, possibly Mid-High; likely comparable to Basil Karlo), Body Control, Elasticity & Shapeshifting (His internal organs are malleable and ductile allowing him to morph and shift his body as seen when he transformed himself into PrometheusJustice League: Cry for Justice #3), Limited Earth Manipulation (Due to being made out of clay), Disease Manipulation, Biological Manipulation & Corrosion Inducement (Able to secrete a unique enzyme with a touchDetective Comics Vol 1 Annual #2 that will dissolves people into protoplasmSecret Origins Vol 2 #44), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Shown to be unaffected when electrocuted whilst in his suitDetective Comics Vol 1 #479, however, his clay body has shown to become solid if directly surged with electricity)
Attack Potency: Building level (Consistently shown to be superior to Batman to where he almost snapped Batman's spine with a tackle and knocking him out with a single strikeDetective Comics Vol 1 #606 as well as Batman admitting that he's no match physically, Able to break out of Batman's grip even without the help of his suit) Lethal Touch can bypass durability.
Speed: At least Supersonic+, possibly Hypersonic+ (Comparable to Batman, shown to be able to catch Batman as he's trying to tackle himDetective Comics Vol 1 #478 and swat away Azrael's tranquilliser darts before they hit himBatman: Shadow of the Bat #27)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Shown to be superior to Batman, flipped over the Batmobile after tearing 3 of its wheels off, Able to rip off the metal doors of a police vanDetective Comics Vol 1 #605)
Striking Strength: Building level (Upscales from Batman)
Durability: Building level (Suit is strong enough to be able to tank blows from Batman to where he couldn't even break his glass helmetBatman Vol 1 Annual #11, Survived some blows from Sondra Fuller)
Stamina: Superhuman (As his body is no longer human, he has not shown any signs of tire or the need to sleep)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Containment Suit, designed to protect others from his lethal touch as well as being bulletproof. 
*Optional Equipment: Blaster
Intelligence: Genius (Before he became Clayface III, Preston had graduated Hudson College at the top of his class, becoming a scientist at S.T.A.R Laboratory where he created the extract that turned him into Clayface, has read a whole lot of books about blood diseasesBatman: Shadow of the Bat #26. Shown to be a decent manipulator, getting Matt Hagen to donate his blood to him. Built his own exoskeleton containment suit)
Weaknesses: Has constant hallucinations due to his damaged mental state. If his suit's power supply gets removed or turned off, Preston loses a major portion of his physical strength. Unstable mind that urges him transmit his deadly disease to others and he "hungers" and feels pain if he doesn't. Extreme heat or cold directly to his body while turn him solid. 
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
*Lethal Touch: Unlike the other Clayfaces, except for Basil Karlo, Preston has the unique ability to continuously produce a special enzyme all over his body that dissolves any organic material it comes in contract with into protoplasm.
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==References==
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