Ethan Bennett (Clayface)

"*“WHA DI OO DOO OO EE!”*"
— Ethan Bennett

**Ethan Bennett** is a hard working and trustworthy detective, and all around bad ass, that allied himself with Wildcat almost directly after the Earth Quake. Recently, Ethan has become **Clayface**.

## History

### Early History

Not much has been revealed about Ethan Bennett's past. What is known: Ethan grew up being friends with Bruce Wayne, and remained friends with him until modern day. Ethan was, at some point, in the U.S Army, as referenced by Wildcat. After being honorably discharged, Ethan became a detective in the GCPD, and supported the Batman when he first appeared, not knowing his best friend was under the cowl.

### The Earth Quake

After the Earth Quake, Ethan went to Wildcat's gym. He knew Park Rowe well, and knew of Wildcat's connection to Batman, so it was an obvious destination. Ethan helped Wildcat plan a raid at ACE Chemicals for medicine, which proved Ethan's worth to Wildcat. He quickly became his unofficial second-in-command. After the gym being destroyed, (and their second, temporary home base of Monarch Theater suffering a similar fate,) Ethan thought the group could get food from Wayne Manor. He and Wildcat headed there.

Alfred was there, to everyone's surprise. Alfred showed Ethan that Bruce was Batman, and told him he went MIA. Ethan and Wildcat had their group move into Wayne Manor, and the Batcave.

Wildcat, Ethan and Alexander Knox decided to set up a radio call, calling for any citizens to meet at a place in the city, and then would be brought back to the Manor. This turned into a rather massive failure, as the meeting place, St. Charles Cathedral, was being inhabited by Fathers Chris and Papaleo. After spotting Firefly and Scarecrow, Ethan gave a rather ungodly interrogation, turning the Church on him.

### Becoming Clayface

After Ethan's last screw up at the Cathedral, he needed some time alone. He opted for a solo scouting mission at Gotham University. While there, he was kidnapped by the Crime Doctor, and brought back to Mercy General Hospital. He was then operated on, and the Doctor pulled off an experiment, using an experimental mutagen developed by Professor Milo. This mutagen, when put directly on the insides of Ethan's body, began turning his wholebody into a clay-like substance. He then gained incredible power, but had little control over it.

### Back to the Church

After his incident with Milo, Bennett was generally lost. He wandered around the city, in various disguises and having small encounters. He eventually made his way back to the church, and had his interest piqued after seeing Firefly getting roughed around by Poison Ivy and Captain Boomerang. He joined in, eventually revealing his true claylike form and chasing down Firefly to Marrero Park. After a brief fight with the pyromaniac, he attempts to bring in Ivy and Boomerang only to have a brief peace with them to get rid of their mutual enemy. He then left, going back to stalking the streets.

## Trivia

* Ethan is around 30-ish years old.
* Ethan is susceptible to heat, as he used Boomerang as a human shield against Ivy’s attempt to use Firefly’s flamethrower on him.
* Ethan has met Amanda Waller at one point, and doesn’t like her much if at all.
* Ethan knows most of the rogues’ files and cases back to front, and usually lists off some of their offenses when first meeting them.

## See also

**No Man's Land**

*36 Characters* | *10 Locations*