Clayface (Basil Karlo) (Post-Crisis)

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==Summary==
Originally an horror actor driven mad after learning that Hollywood producers had untaken a remake of what was consisted as his most famous film he starred in The Terror, Basil Karlo would don a clay mask to reprise his old moniker of Clayface. After his exposure and defeat at the hands of Batman and Robin, Basil would be broken out by one of his successors, Sondra Fuller, to be part of her group of other villains using the same title in order to defeat a common goal, that being the Bat. However, Basil had another goal in mind beyond this, that being stealing the powers of the other members of the Mud Pack in order to become the Ultimate Clayface. After successence in this goal, he would become a recurring foe for the Bat-Family as well as other groups such as the Outsiders. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , up to with Absorption 
Name: Basil Karlo, Clayface I, Ultimate Clayface
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, Possibly in his 60s if not older
Classification: Former Actor, Criminal, Mutated Human
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|-|Pre-Cataclysm=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Said to be a fierce hand-to-hand combatantWho's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5, was able to outmatch Robin in a fight), Skilled Knife User (Has shown skill with a knife to be able to make it stand on his fingertips without supportDetective Comics Vol 1 #607 as well as implied to be a good knife throwerSecret Origins Vol 2 #44), Social Influencing (Self-proclaimed as one of the greatest actors of our time and able to play the roles of almost anyone, Was able to trick Wonder Woman and Donna Troy when disguised as Superman and CheetahWonder Woman Vol 2 #161Wonder Woman Vol 2 #160 as well as many others in his other disguises, Manipulated Clayface IV into doing his bidding when he was part of the Mudpack), Inorganic Physiology (Type 2; Similar to Preston Payne, his blood is more akin to mineral virus while the rest of his body is made of clayThe Outsiders Vol 4 #22, His biosystem contains almost no trace of recognisable human biological materialBatman: Gotham Knights #70), Self-Sustenance (Type 1 & 2; Came back offscreen from being launched into space by Mary Marvel, Does not need nutrients to survive anymoreBatman: Shadow of the Bat #88), Regeneration (At least High-Mid; Has quickly reconstituted his body from being sliced in halfTitans Vol 2 #29 and being blown upBatman Confidential #21, Likely Mid-High overtime; Was able to come back offscreen from having his whole body be eaten by Poison Ivy's plants), Body Control, Elasticity & Shapeshifting (Able to morph or shift his body in about any way possible), Weapon Creation (Has shown to be able to create weapons from nets and hooks to hammers and chainsawsTitans Vol 2 #30), Density Manipulation & Elemental Intangibility (Can control his density to make attacks pass through him or become extremely hard), Size Manipulation (Able to grow in size to Type 0 normally at a moments notice and shrink to Type 1, up to Type 1 by absorbing people into himself), Duplication (Able to make a bunch of decoy people out of himself each able to act on their own and with different personalitiesJoker's Asylum II: Clayface), Limited Earth Manipulation (Due to being mostly made out of clay), Stealth Mastery & Camouflage (Able to disguise himself as parts of the ground to sneak on the Riddler and Mary MarvelCountdown #42), Statistics Amplification, Power Mimicry & Absorption (Due being partial made of smectites, he can absorb properties at a greater rate than any other clay group, which was shown when he absorbed other clay types into his body, the power of deep quartz into his body or he absorbed the clay that made up Wonder Woman's body, Absorbing people into himself can increase his power and size), Poison Manipulation (Capable of expunging material classified as toxic waste if he consumes sewageArkham Reborn #2), Disease Manipulation, Biological Manipulation & Corrosion Inducement (Similar to Preston Payne, with his Deadly Touch able to dissolve people into protoplasm by secreting a unique enzyme with a touch, also able to corrode through inorganic material such as dirt and stone as wellDetective Comics Vol 1 Annual #2), Resistance to Earth Manipulation (Able to be immune to Geo-Force's geokinesis due to being a force of nature unto himself), Same Powers and Resistances as Matt Hagen, Preston Payne and Sondra Fuller due to having their blood extracts injected into himBatman Vol 1 #550
|-|Post-Cataclysm=Same powers as before, Electricity Manipulation (Due to absorbing the properties of deep quartz has gained to power of piezoelectricity which allows him the ability to electrocute peopleDetective Comics Vol 1 #735), Heat Manipulation (Can send enough heat into the ground to fuse rubble together), Fire Manipulation (Able to shoot out blasts of fire that can harm Batman as well as ignite his whole body with flames), Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Shown to be unfazed when completely set alight on fireBatman: Shadow of the Bat #75), Electricity Manipulation (Shrugged off being electrocuted) and Ice Manipulation (Was able to quickly break of being frozen by Mr. Freeze)
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Attack Potency: Building level (Could overpower Robin before he even transformed, Significantly stronger than Batman to where he admits that Basil is too powerful to take on aloneBatman Vol 1 #568, knocked out Poison Ivy with just a single blow, Restrained Roy Harper, Was able to rip open Mr. Freeze's suit), up to Large Planet level with Absorption (Absorbing things into himself can increase his power, such as being able to battle Batman's large mechs after absorbing a lot of people into himselfBatman: Gotham After Midnight #3 or after absorbing some miners and kids into himself could harm Geo-Force and significantly damage MetamorphoThe Outsiders Vol 4 #21, After absorbing the Sacred Clay could damage Wonder Woman, Shown to be able to harm a demotivated Supergirl offscreen). Deadly Touch can bypass durability.
Speed: At least Supersonic+, possibly Hypersonic+ (Can keep up with Batman and and Stephanie BrownBatgirl Vol 3 #13)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 to Class 25 (Can lift and throw car and trucks with ease, as well as projectiles weighing this muchBatman Vol 1 #689), up to Class Y with Absorption (Comparable to Wonder Woman)
Striking Strength: Building level, up to Large Planet level with Absorption 
Durability: Building level (Density control allows him to make himself soft enough that people will pass through him or become hard enough that Batman and Poison Ivy are unable to break it, Survived a hit from one of the Batwing's missiles), up to Large Planet level with Absorption (Able to tank hits from Batman's building size suit and crashing into buildings relatively unharmed after absorbing a lot of people into himselfBatman: Gotham After Midnight #4, Survived being crushed by Geo-Force after absorbing a bunch of people, Able to survive hits from Supergirl although she most likely was holding back immenselySupergirl Vol 5 #33Batman And Superman: World's Finest #10)
Stamina: Superhuman (As his body is no longer human, he has not shown any signs of tire or need to sleep as well as showing minimal pain from reconstituting himself) 
Range: Extended melee range, Tens of meters with projectiles and from sheer size from absorptionBatman Vol 1 #690
Standard Equipment: None notable 
*Optional Equipment: Dagger, Crowbar, Matches, Gasoline Canister and Knockout Pills
Intelligence: Gifted (A seasoned actor who proclaims himself as one of the greatest of all time with decades of cinema experience and shows it with his disguises of various heroes, villains and normal citizens that has shown to be able to fool people such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl and Batman briefly. Master manipulator, influencing even the very people that went to recruit him in the first place as seen by his time in the Mud Pack and stated to be a crafty criminal tactician as well)
Weaknesses: Extreme cold or heat is good at turning his body's fluidity into solid, allowing him to be temporarily subduedGotham City Sirens #24. Heat up to 1,000 degrees Celsius to his clay core undermines his basic cellular structure. Sufficiently powerful sonics is able to disrupt his metabolismArkham Reborn #3. Water can melt down his body structureDC Comics Presents: Batman. People that he has absorbed is able to be removed through certain poisonous gases. Crowbars are able to trigger PTSD within him, making him blind with rageGotham City Sirens #20.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
*Deadly Touch: Gained from Preston Payne's blood, Basil is able to surround parts of his body with a special enzyme that's capable of turning whatever organic material it comes in contract with into protoplasm whilst inorganic material will melt away like butter.
*Absorption: Gained from Sondra Fuller's blood, Basil is capable of increasing his strength and size by absorbing others into himself, and also capable of gaining unique properties of different minerals or clay via absorbing them them into his body as well.
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==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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