Clock King (DC Animated Universe)

The Clock King was a criminal obsessed with precise timing. His crimes often targeted Gotham City's Mayor Hamilton Hill, who he blamed for ruining his life.

History
Temple Fugate was once the head of a time and motion study consulting company. Stern and obsessed with punctuality, he would always plan all his waking moments to the precise timing and never deviate from it. Whilst preparing for a court case suing his company for its funds, Fugate approached lawyer Hamilton Hill on advice on the case. The future mayor advised he deviated from the schedule and relaxed before the case, believing that it would calm him. Taking Hill's advice, Fugate's documents were damaged in a series of events outside of his control and lead to him arriving to the hearing late. This lead to him losing the trial unjustly. After learning Hill's firm was the plaintiff for the case, Fugate swore revenge on him.

Seven years after the case, Fugate put into motion plans to sabotage Hill's re-election campaign. Calling himself the "Clock King", he staged various events throughout the city to humiliate the Mayor and distract Batman. Eventually capturing Hill, Clock King attempted to kill him using the courthouse's clock face. However, Batman was arrived and fought him, during which his staff was caught in the gears. With the building collapsing, Clock King disappeared in the chaos and was presumed dead. However, no body was found, leading Batman to wonder whether he'd see the criminal again.

Some time later, Fugate now poses as a butler for Dr. Wakati, a scientist experimenting with time. Stealing a device that allowed him to move at the speed of light, the Clock King returned to Gotham and targeted Hill again. Planning to blow up the new courthouse opened by Hill, his plans were stopped by Batman and Robin. Unlike the last time, Clock King was caught by the Dynamic Duo. It's presumed he was imprison either in Stonegate Penitentiary or Arkham Asylum.

Clock King would later be recruited into Amanda Waller's Task Force X, serving as the coordinator for the team.

Appearances

 * Batman: The Animated Series
 * The Clock King
 * Time Out of Joint
 * Justice League Unlimited
 * Task Force X