Cassius Payne (New Earth)

Clayface
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Cassius Payne
Main Alias	Clayface
Relatives	Preston Payne (father, deceased), Sondra Fuller (mother)
Affiliation	Mud Pack, The Society
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Yellow
Hair	No Hair
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Alan Grant · Bret Blevins
First Appearance	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27 (May, 1994)

Cassius Payne is the son of Preston Payne, better known as Clayface III, and Sondra Fuller, aka Lady Clay/Clayface IV. Having inherited his parents' powers, Payne became the fifth Clayface, acting as an enemy to Batman.

History

As his mother, Cassius inherited certain shapeshifting abilities at a very early age. When he was still a toddler, Cassius was kidnapped by the serial killer known as Abattoir, who used the boy to blackmail his parents. After Clayface III followed Abattoir's command, he allowed Cassius to return to his father, who was soon captured by the new Batman. Clayface III was taken by the authorities and Cassius was then taken to a S.T.A.R. Labs facility.

Clayface V was sighted as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Metamorphosis
  • Size Alteration
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Bio-Fission: If a piece of Clayface is separated from the whole, it can grow a mind of its own and attach itself to a new human host, such as when a piece of him turned Peter Malley into Claything.

Trivia

• His name, "Cassius," is a pun on "Cassius Clay," the birthname of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

Related

• 35 Appearances of Cassius Payne (New Earth)
• 10 Images featuring Cassius Payne (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Cassius Payne (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Cassius Payne (New Earth)

Footnotes

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