Creature Commandos confirms DCU debut of Major Batman Villain

DC Studios has released the second full trailer for the Creature commands animated series at New York Comic Con, offering a fresh take on the new series while confirming some other characters that will appear. As noted in the trailer, Creature commands marks the start of ‘the new DCU’, and while it will bring in some familiar faces (like Viola Davis as Amanda Waller), there will be plenty of newcomers. DC fans already knew that the likes of Doctor Phosphorus, Eric Frankenstein and GI Robot would be making their DCU debuts in the series, but now we know that another major DC villain will appear: Batman antagonist Clayface.

Buried in the trailer for Creature commands is a very brief moment where we see Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. in the middle of a battle, one in which he appears to be on the losing side. Although it only appears on screen for a few seconds, the other combatant at that point is clearly none other than Clayface, sporting his signature muddy appearance while also transforming his appendages into simple weapons that he can use to attack. Check out a screenshot of the moment below

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Clayface, like many comic book villains, is a nickname used by many characters. The original version of Clayface was created in 1940 by Batman co-creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane, who unleashed Basil Karlo on the world in 1940. Detective Comics #40. In recent years, the character in the pages of DC Comics has become more of an anti-hero persona than his traditional villain roots, and given the direction of the Creature commands showing that it is possible that his appearance on the show will be one where he turns down a spot on the team since he is technical a human.

Clayface’s introduction to the Creature commands trailer does confirm that the character has a place in the DCU, as James Gunn has already confirmed that actors will reprise their roles not only in animation but also in live-action. It’s unclear where in the DCU Clayface could get a chance to pop up again, although the announced Batman movie in the DCU, The Brave and the Bold, obviously seems like a potential spot for him, it almost seems more likely that Clayface is used to gets into Creature Commandos because there are no other plans for him in the DCU.

Creature commands follows a secret team of trapped monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. If all else fails… they’re your last, worst option. The cast of Creature commands includes Steve Agee as Economos, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana, Anya Chalotra as Circe, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Sean Gunn as GI Robot & Weasel, David Harbor as Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Indira Varma as the Bride and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. Based on DC characters and produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation; Other executive producers include Peter Safran, Dean Lorey and Sam Register; Rick Morales serves as supervising producer.

Creature commands premieres exclusively on Max on Thursday, December 5.