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Johnny Williams was another Clayface. He was an unwitting partner of Hush and the Riddler.

Firefighter Johnny Williams was transformed into a clay-based creature by an explosion in a chemical plant. When he realizes his transformation, he accidentally kills a prostitute. Horrified and stricken with guilt, he plans to commit suicide, until he encounters Hush, who tells him that the chemicals turned him into a Clayface.[1] He manipulates Williams, holding the promise of a cure and eventually the lives of his wife and daughter in exchange for his services[2]; he had to impersonate Tommy Elliot and Jason Todd to hurt and confuse Batman.[3][4] He was also forced to kill a local porn director and framed Alfred for the murder.[5]

After discovering the manipulation and knowing he would die, Williams offered Batman a sample of tissue recently collected from Cassius Payne in exchange for protecting his family. Without access to another sample, nor a cure for his particular strain of Clayface genetics, his mutated cells overtook his human cells, and he died in the woods near Arkham Asylum. His fingerprints were used as proof that Alfred was innocent.[6]

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