E28: The Act

The Act is the first episode of Batman: Shadow War's season three. It first introduces Clayface.

Plot
It first introduces the episode with Basil Karlo trying to audition for an act but is denied due to his appearance for an advert for sprays. In anger, he started drinking at his house until he heard an announcement from Bruce Wayne to create a substance that would allow him to shapeshift his face. He plotted a solo heist to steal it and was successful, managing to even duplicate it and used some; allowing him to change his face and appearance. He was successful in the advert with his new handsome face and then managed to use it to become the main antagonist of the horror film The Terror and a monstrous, hooked serial killer which was famous for and gained massive money.

However, the film director Julie Madison planned to "cut" Basil out of the deal to gain all the money herself. She managed to do this by hiring some hitmen to take him out, who managed to tie Basil to a chair and found the substance; pouring it all over him and left him for dead. This mutated Basil into Clayface who was horrified by his appearance however got used to it and discovered he could shapeshift and new-found abilities and powers.

He wreaked havoc across Gotham City and managed to find and kill the hitmen, but left one alive to interrogate who hired them; revealing their boss Julie to Clayface's shock, then finished him off by suffocating him with clay. With the corpses around him, the Batwing hovered over him and Batman jumped down, shocked by his appearance. Clayface tried to kill him but Batman avoided his attacks and used Ice Pellets against him but this merely stopped him temporarily, after the battle, Clayface escaped but left some clay which Batman collected.

In the Batcave, Batman investigated it to discover it was his latest invention which was recently stolen, then went to Wayne Tower to find cameras of Basil Karlo as the thief and deduced his Clayface. Fittingly when Julie received her money and packed it to leave, Clayface used his powers to shapeshift into his performance as the serial killer and began killing anyone in his path while he hunts down Julie. He attempts to kill her but is stopped by Batman, armed with a device mean't to defeat him, but Clayface simply tried to kill him instead. During the fight, Julie accidentally lost all her money and then Clayface attacked her; causing her to fall to her death. Clayface then started to shapeshift into many of Batman's enemies and tormented him, saying he created them and making Gotham worse, then asked him why he wasn't saved before Batman managed to use the device on him; disintergrating him but mentioned he'll be revived by adding water. Clayface's remains are taken to Arkham Asylum.

Characters

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman as 
 * Alfred Pennyworth as
 * James Gordon as 
 * Basil Karlo/Clayface as
 * Julie Madison as 
 * Joker as
 * Poison Ivy as 
 * Scarecrow as

Objects Used

 * Batarang 
 * Grapnel Gun 
 * Ice Pellet
 * Bat Bomb 
 * Evidence Bags
 * Anti-Clayface Device
 * Explosive Batarang 
 * Electric Batarang 
 * Thermite Grenade 
 * Razor Playing Card

Deaths

 * 1) Hitman #1: Suffocated by Clayface.
 * 2) Hitman #2: Crushed and stabbed by Clayface.
 * 3) Hitman #3: Suffocated by Clayface.
 * 4) Cop #1: Crushed by Clayface.
 * 5) Cop #2: Crushed by Clayface.
 * 6) Julie Madison's Assistant: Stabbed in the neck with a knife by Clayface as the serial killer.
 * 7) Julie Madison: Fell to her death after being knocked off by Clayface.