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* VillainDecay: Justified; Clayface's body is breaking down at the molecular level, making him far less threateningthan he used to be. Bruce is sympathetic, Alfred... less so.

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* VillainDecay: Justified; Clayface's body is breaking down at the molecular level, making him far less threateningthan threatening than he used to be. Bruce is sympathetic, Alfred... less so.

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* AnimationBump: It's one of Studio Junio's best episodes, and ''almost'' manages to top TMS's work in "Feat of Clay Part 2".

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* AnimationBump: It's one of Studio Junio's best episodes, and ''almost'' manages episodes. One of the reasons Clayface episodes were so few in number was because of how expensive it was to top TMS's work in "Feat of Clay Part 2".animate him satisfactorily.



* DrivenToVillainy: Played with--Clayface is committing robberies to pay for a procedure to restore his degenerating form, but when Batman offers to help him, he rejects the offer. Later, Batman pulls the plug on his lab, keeping Matt as Clayface.

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* DrivenToVillainy: Played with--Clayface Clayface is committing robberies to pay for a procedure to restore his degenerating form, but when Batman offers to help him, he rejects the offer. Later, Batman pulls the plug on his lab, keeping Matt as Clayface.



* LiterallyShatteredLives: After Batman mostly freezes him, Clayface manages to jump out the window of the El they're in, into the back of a passing dump truck, breaking into chunks. Much more justified than most examples, since he's, y'know, clay.
* LargeHam: Clayface, even more so than in earlier appearances.
* LoveMartyr: Between Stella and Teddy from ''Feat of Clay'', Hagen sure has a way of attracting these.

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* LiterallyShatteredLives: After Batman mostly freezes him, Clayface manages to jump out the window of the El building they're in, into the back of a passing dump truck, breaking into chunks. Much more justified than most examples, Justified since he's, y'know, clay.
* LargeHam: Clayface, even more so than in earlier appearances.
Clayface is a large, hulking monster with a presence to match.
* LoveMartyr: Between Stella and Teddy from ''Feat of Clay'', is a former medical consultant who fell in love with Matt Hagen sure has during a way of attracting these.shoot and is now trying to help him, despite the fact that he is abusive, manipulative and self-centered.



* ManipulativeBastard: Clayface knows Stella is head over heels for him and deliberately recites lines from his old movies to make her think he loves her. Despite this, he does go berserk when Batman accidentally strikes her, though it was probably just to indulge in another LargeHam moment.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Clayface knows Stella is head over heels for him and deliberately recites lines from his old movies to make her think he loves her. Despite this, he does go berserk when Batman accidentally strikes her, though it was probably just to indulge in another LargeHam moment.her.



* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Another recurring theme in Clayface episodes. He definitely died when he fell into the ocean there at the end. Didn't he? ''Didn't he?'' He didn't.

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Another recurring theme in Clayface episodes. He definitely died when he fell falls into the ocean there at and dissolves. At the end. Didn't he? ''Didn't he?'' He didn't.time the episode was produced, this was considered to be it for Clayface, although he did make one more appearance in the second series.



* ParentalBonus + PowerPerversionPotential: Batman wonders about Clayface's new female accomplice:

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* ParentalBonus + ParentalBonus: Alfred drily remarks that "perhaps she enjoys mud baths" when Batman brings up Clayface's female accomplice.
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PowerPerversionPotential: Batman wonders about Clayface's new female accomplice:



* SaveTheVillain: Batman certainly ''tries'' to.

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* SaveTheVillain: Batman certainly ''tries'' to.tries to save Clayface at every encounter, but Clayface rejects his help each time. In their last encounter, he is too far gone physically and plummets to his doom after his arm is torn off in the rain.



* VillainDecay: A rare '''literal''' example, as Clayface's body is breaking down at the molecular level. Bruce is sympathetic, Alfred... less so.

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* VillainDecay: A rare '''literal''' example, as Justified; Clayface's body is breaking down at the molecular level.level, making him far less threateningthan he used to be. Bruce is sympathetic, Alfred... less so.
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* VillainHasAPoint: During the climatic battle against Batman, Stella tries to stop Clayface from killing him. In turn, Clayface pegs Stella on only being infatuated with who he used to be. While in-character with his usual abusive nature towards [[LoveMartyr those who care about him]], he's also not entirely wrong to say Stella's love for him is [[LovingAShadow debatable]].
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* ElementalShapeshifter: Averted. In ''Feat of Clay'' Clayface could apparently change his limbs into metallic substances. Here, it seems he's incapable of pulling even that off.

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* ElementalShapeshifter: Averted. In ''Feat of Clay'' Clayface could apparently change his limbs into metallic substances. Here, it seems he's incapable of pulling even that off.off due to his body slowly breaking down.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Another recurring theme in Clayface episodes. He definitely died when he fell into the ocean there at the end. Didn't he? ''Didn't he?'' [[spoiler:He didn't.]]

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Another recurring theme in Clayface episodes. He definitely died when he fell into the ocean there at the end. Didn't he? ''Didn't he?'' [[spoiler:He He didn't.]]

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