diff --git a/openjdkjvmti/ti_class.cc b/openjdkjvmti/ti_class.cc
index 7537f28..988274b 100644
--- a/openjdkjvmti/ti_class.cc
+++ b/openjdkjvmti/ti_class.cc
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@
       art::StackHandleScope<2> hs(self);
       // Save the results of all the non-retransformable agents.
       // First allocate the ClassExt
-      art::Handle<art::mirror::ClassExt> ext(hs.NewHandle(klass->EnsureExtDataPresent(self)));
+      art::Handle<art::mirror::ClassExt> ext =
+          hs.NewHandle(art::mirror::Class::EnsureExtDataPresent(klass, self));
       // Make sure we have a ClassExt. This is fine even though we are a temporary since it will
       // get copied.
       if (ext.IsNull()) {
diff --git a/openjdkjvmti/ti_redefine.cc b/openjdkjvmti/ti_redefine.cc
index 2474b02..e720317 100644
--- a/openjdkjvmti/ti_redefine.cc
+++ b/openjdkjvmti/ti_redefine.cc
@@ -1603,7 +1603,8 @@
     return false;
   }
   // Allocate the classExt
-  art::Handle<art::mirror::ClassExt> ext(hs.NewHandle(klass->EnsureExtDataPresent(driver_->self_)));
+  art::Handle<art::mirror::ClassExt> ext =
+      hs.NewHandle(art::mirror::Class::EnsureExtDataPresent(klass, driver_->self_));
   if (ext == nullptr) {
     // No memory. Clear exception (it's not useful) and return error.
     driver_->self_->AssertPendingOOMException();
@@ -1618,8 +1619,8 @@
   // however, since that can happen at any time.
   cur_data->SetOldObsoleteMethods(ext->GetObsoleteMethods());
   cur_data->SetOldDexCaches(ext->GetObsoleteDexCaches());
-  if (!ext->ExtendObsoleteArrays(
-        driver_->self_, klass->GetDeclaredMethodsSlice(art::kRuntimePointerSize).size())) {
+  if (!art::mirror::ClassExt::ExtendObsoleteArrays(
+          ext, driver_->self_, klass->GetDeclaredMethodsSlice(art::kRuntimePointerSize).size())) {
     // OOM. Clear exception and return error.
     driver_->self_->AssertPendingOOMException();
     driver_->self_->ClearException();
diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.cc b/runtime/class_linker.cc
index b980a97..8fed3ca 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.cc
@@ -5903,7 +5903,8 @@
     CHECK(!klass->IsResolved());
     // Retire the temporary class and create the correctly sized resolved class.
     StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-    auto h_new_class = hs.NewHandle(klass->CopyOf(self, class_size, imt, image_pointer_size_));
+    Handle<mirror::Class> h_new_class =
+        hs.NewHandle(mirror::Class::CopyOf(klass, self, class_size, imt, image_pointer_size_));
     // Set arrays to null since we don't want to have multiple classes with the same ArtField or
     // ArtMethod array pointers. If this occurs, it causes bugs in remembered sets since the GC
     // may not see any references to the target space and clean the card for a class if another
@@ -6265,7 +6266,7 @@
   } else if (klass->HasSuperClass()) {
     const size_t super_vtable_length = klass->GetSuperClass()->GetVTableLength();
     const size_t max_count = num_virtual_methods + super_vtable_length;
-    StackHandleScope<2> hs(self);
+    StackHandleScope<3> hs(self);
     Handle<mirror::Class> super_class(hs.NewHandle(klass->GetSuperClass()));
     MutableHandle<mirror::PointerArray> vtable;
     if (super_class->ShouldHaveEmbeddedVTable()) {
@@ -6289,16 +6290,16 @@
       }
     } else {
       DCHECK(super_class->IsAbstract() && !super_class->IsArrayClass());
-      ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> super_vtable = super_class->GetVTable();
+      Handle<mirror::PointerArray> super_vtable = hs.NewHandle(super_class->GetVTable());
       CHECK(super_vtable != nullptr) << super_class->PrettyClass();
       // We might need to change vtable if we have new virtual methods or new interfaces (since that
       // might give us new default methods). See comment above.
       if (num_virtual_methods == 0 && super_class->GetIfTableCount() == klass->GetIfTableCount()) {
-        klass->SetVTable(super_vtable);
+        klass->SetVTable(super_vtable.Get());
         return true;
       }
-      vtable = hs.NewHandle(
-          ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(super_vtable->CopyOf(self, max_count)));
+      vtable = hs.NewHandle(ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(
+          mirror::Array::CopyOf(super_vtable, self, max_count)));
       if (UNLIKELY(vtable == nullptr)) {
         self->AssertPendingOOMException();
         return false;
@@ -6434,7 +6435,8 @@
     // Shrink vtable if possible
     CHECK_LE(actual_count, max_count);
     if (actual_count < max_count) {
-      vtable.Assign(ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(vtable->CopyOf(self, actual_count)));
+      vtable.Assign(ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(
+          mirror::Array::CopyOf(vtable, self, actual_count)));
       if (UNLIKELY(vtable == nullptr)) {
         self->AssertPendingOOMException();
         return false;
@@ -6692,8 +6694,10 @@
         DCHECK(if_table != nullptr);
         DCHECK(if_table->GetMethodArray(i) != nullptr);
         // If we are working on a super interface, try extending the existing method array.
-        method_array = ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(
-            if_table->GetMethodArray(i)->Clone(self));
+        StackHandleScope<1u> hs(self);
+        Handle<mirror::PointerArray> old_array = hs.NewHandle(if_table->GetMethodArray(i));
+        method_array =
+            ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(mirror::Object::Clone(old_array, self));
       } else {
         method_array = AllocPointerArray(self, num_methods);
       }
@@ -7113,7 +7117,7 @@
   if (new_ifcount < ifcount) {
     DCHECK_NE(num_interfaces, 0U);
     iftable.Assign(ObjPtr<mirror::IfTable>::DownCast(
-        iftable->CopyOf(self, new_ifcount * mirror::IfTable::kMax)));
+        mirror::IfTable::CopyOf(iftable, self, new_ifcount * mirror::IfTable::kMax)));
     if (UNLIKELY(iftable == nullptr)) {
       self->AssertPendingOOMException();
       return false;
@@ -7431,7 +7435,7 @@
 
   ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> UpdateVtable(
       const std::unordered_map<size_t, ClassLinker::MethodTranslation>& default_translations,
-      ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> old_vtable) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
+      Handle<mirror::PointerArray> old_vtable) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
   void UpdateIfTable(Handle<mirror::IfTable> iftable) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
@@ -7759,7 +7763,7 @@
 
 ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> ClassLinker::LinkInterfaceMethodsHelper::UpdateVtable(
     const std::unordered_map<size_t, ClassLinker::MethodTranslation>& default_translations,
-    ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> old_vtable) {
+    Handle<mirror::PointerArray> old_vtable) {
   // Update the vtable to the new method structures. We can skip this for interfaces since they
   // do not have vtables.
   const size_t old_vtable_count = old_vtable->GetLength();
@@ -7768,8 +7772,8 @@
                                   default_methods_.size() +
                                   default_conflict_methods_.size();
 
-  ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> vtable =
-      ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(old_vtable->CopyOf(self_, new_vtable_count));
+  ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray> vtable = ObjPtr<mirror::PointerArray>::DownCast(
+      mirror::Array::CopyOf(old_vtable, self_, new_vtable_count));
   if (UNLIKELY(vtable == nullptr)) {
     self_->AssertPendingOOMException();
     return nullptr;
@@ -8103,7 +8107,7 @@
     self->EndAssertNoThreadSuspension(old_cause);
 
     if (fill_tables) {
-      vtable.Assign(helper.UpdateVtable(default_translations, vtable.Get()));
+      vtable.Assign(helper.UpdateVtable(default_translations, vtable));
       if (UNLIKELY(vtable == nullptr)) {
         // The helper has already called self->AssertPendingOOMException();
         return false;
diff --git a/runtime/class_linker_test.cc b/runtime/class_linker_test.cc
index 1a91abe..2a7cbaa 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker_test.cc
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(dex_cache != nullptr);
   }
   // Make a copy of the dex cache and change the name.
-  dex_cache.Assign(dex_cache->Clone(soa.Self())->AsDexCache());
+  dex_cache.Assign(mirror::Object::Clone(dex_cache, soa.Self())->AsDexCache());
   const uint16_t data[] = { 0x20AC, 0x20A1 };
   Handle<mirror::String> location(hs.NewHandle(mirror::String::AllocFromUtf16(soa.Self(),
                                                                               arraysize(data),
diff --git a/runtime/handle.h b/runtime/handle.h
index 0c9c029..f6ed173 100644
--- a/runtime/handle.h
+++ b/runtime/handle.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE Handle<T>& operator=(const Handle<T>& handle) = default;
 
+  template <typename Type,
+            typename = typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<T, Type>>>
+  ALWAYS_INLINE Handle(const Handle<Type>& other) : reference_(other.reference_) {
+  }
+
   ALWAYS_INLINE explicit Handle(StackReference<T>* reference) : reference_(reference) {
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/interpreter/unstarted_runtime.cc b/runtime/interpreter/unstarted_runtime.cc
index 727cf2f..9bb3e9e 100644
--- a/runtime/interpreter/unstarted_runtime.cc
+++ b/runtime/interpreter/unstarted_runtime.cc
@@ -1398,12 +1398,14 @@
 void UnstartedRuntime::UnstartedStringToCharArray(
     Thread* self, ShadowFrame* shadow_frame, JValue* result, size_t arg_offset)
     REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-  ObjPtr<mirror::String> string = shadow_frame->GetVRegReference(arg_offset)->AsString();
+  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
+  Handle<mirror::String> string =
+      hs.NewHandle(shadow_frame->GetVRegReference(arg_offset)->AsString());
   if (string == nullptr) {
     AbortTransactionOrFail(self, "String.charAt with null object");
     return;
   }
-  result->SetL(string->ToCharArray(self));
+  result->SetL(mirror::String::ToCharArray(string, self));
 }
 
 // This allows statically initializing ConcurrentHashMap and SynchronousQueue.
@@ -1797,7 +1799,9 @@
 void UnstartedRuntime::UnstartedJNIObjectInternalClone(
     Thread* self, ArtMethod* method ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, mirror::Object* receiver,
     uint32_t* args ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, JValue* result) {
-  result->SetL(receiver->Clone(self));
+  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
+  Handle<mirror::Object> h_receiver = hs.NewHandle(receiver);
+  result->SetL(mirror::Object::Clone(h_receiver, self));
 }
 
 void UnstartedRuntime::UnstartedJNIObjectNotifyAll(
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/array.cc b/runtime/mirror/array.cc
index 9bff169..e011e1c 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/array.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/array.cc
@@ -138,16 +138,14 @@
   art::ThrowArrayStoreException(object->GetClass(), this->GetClass());
 }
 
-ObjPtr<Array> Array::CopyOf(Thread* self, int32_t new_length) {
-  ObjPtr<Class> klass = GetClass();
+ObjPtr<Array> Array::CopyOf(Handle<Array> h_this, Thread* self, int32_t new_length) {
+  ObjPtr<Class> klass = h_this->GetClass();
   CHECK(klass->IsPrimitiveArray()) << "Will miss write barriers";
   DCHECK_GE(new_length, 0);
-  // We may get copied by a compacting GC.
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-  auto h_this(hs.NewHandle(this));
   auto* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
-  gc::AllocatorType allocator_type = heap->IsMovableObject(this) ? heap->GetCurrentAllocator() :
-      heap->GetCurrentNonMovingAllocator();
+  gc::AllocatorType allocator_type = heap->IsMovableObject(h_this.Get())
+      ? heap->GetCurrentAllocator()
+      : heap->GetCurrentNonMovingAllocator();
   const auto component_size = klass->GetComponentSize();
   const auto component_shift = klass->GetComponentSizeShift();
   ObjPtr<Array> new_array =
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/array.h b/runtime/mirror/array.h
index dbc5d2a..19f9a92 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/array.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/array.h
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
   template<VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
   ALWAYS_INLINE bool CheckIsValidIndex(int32_t index) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  ObjPtr<Array> CopyOf(Thread* self, int32_t new_length) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
-      REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
+  static ObjPtr<Array> CopyOf(Handle<Array> h_this, Thread* self, int32_t new_length)
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
  protected:
   void ThrowArrayStoreException(ObjPtr<Object> object) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/class.cc b/runtime/mirror/class.cc
index d6c10de..a36fe12 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/class.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/class.cc
@@ -94,14 +94,12 @@
   }
 }
 
-ObjPtr<ClassExt> Class::EnsureExtDataPresent(Thread* self) {
-  ObjPtr<ClassExt> existing(GetExtData());
+ObjPtr<ClassExt> Class::EnsureExtDataPresent(Handle<Class> h_this, Thread* self) {
+  ObjPtr<ClassExt> existing(h_this->GetExtData());
   if (!existing.IsNull()) {
     return existing;
   }
-  StackHandleScope<3> hs(self);
-  // Handlerize 'this' since we are allocating here.
-  Handle<Class> h_this(hs.NewHandle(this));
+  StackHandleScope<2> hs(self);
   // Clear exception so we can allocate.
   Handle<Throwable> throwable(hs.NewHandle(self->GetException()));
   self->ClearException();
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    ObjPtr<ClassExt> ext(h_this->EnsureExtDataPresent(self));
+    ObjPtr<ClassExt> ext(EnsureExtDataPresent(h_this, self));
     if (!ext.IsNull()) {
       self->AssertPendingException();
       ext->SetVerifyError(self->GetException());
@@ -1205,12 +1203,13 @@
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CopyClassVisitor);
 };
 
-ObjPtr<Class> Class::CopyOf(
-    Thread* self, int32_t new_length, ImTable* imt, PointerSize pointer_size) {
+ObjPtr<Class> Class::CopyOf(Handle<Class> h_this,
+                            Thread* self,
+                            int32_t new_length,
+                            ImTable* imt,
+                            PointerSize pointer_size) {
   DCHECK_GE(new_length, static_cast<int32_t>(sizeof(Class)));
   // We may get copied by a compacting GC.
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-  Handle<Class> h_this(hs.NewHandle(this));
   Runtime* runtime = Runtime::Current();
   gc::Heap* heap = runtime->GetHeap();
   // The num_bytes (3rd param) is sizeof(Class) as opposed to SizeOf()
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/class.h b/runtime/mirror/class.h
index 2bae7e7..09d5532 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/class.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/class.h
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@
   // Returns the ExtData for this class, allocating one if necessary. This should be the only way
   // to force ext_data_ to be set. No functions are available for changing an already set ext_data_
   // since doing so is not allowed.
-  ObjPtr<ClassExt> EnsureExtDataPresent(Thread* self)
+  static ObjPtr<ClassExt> EnsureExtDataPresent(Handle<Class> h_this, Thread* self)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
   uint16_t GetDexClassDefIndex() REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
@@ -1140,7 +1140,11 @@
   void AssertInitializedOrInitializingInThread(Thread* self)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  ObjPtr<Class> CopyOf(Thread* self, int32_t new_length, ImTable* imt, PointerSize pointer_size)
+  static ObjPtr<Class> CopyOf(Handle<Class> h_this,
+                              Thread* self,
+                              int32_t new_length,
+                              ImTable* imt,
+                              PointerSize pointer_size)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
   // For proxy class only.
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/class_ext.cc b/runtime/mirror/class_ext.cc
index d12f340..4c6cb4d 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/class_ext.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/class_ext.cc
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@
 // We really need to be careful how we update this. If we ever in the future make it so that
 // these arrays are written into without all threads being suspended we have a race condition! This
 // race could cause obsolete methods to be missed.
-bool ClassExt::ExtendObsoleteArrays(Thread* self, uint32_t increase) {
+bool ClassExt::ExtendObsoleteArrays(Handle<ClassExt> h_this, Thread* self, uint32_t increase) {
   // TODO It would be good to check that we have locked the class associated with this ClassExt.
-  StackHandleScope<5> hs(self);
-  Handle<ClassExt> h_this(hs.NewHandle(this));
+  StackHandleScope<4> hs(self);
   Handle<PointerArray> old_methods(hs.NewHandle(h_this->GetObsoleteMethods()));
   Handle<ObjectArray<DexCache>> old_dex_caches(hs.NewHandle(h_this->GetObsoleteDexCaches()));
   ClassLinker* cl = Runtime::Current()->GetClassLinker();
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/class_ext.h b/runtime/mirror/class_ext.h
index 8fbbf5c..70bea33 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/class_ext.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/class_ext.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
   // Extend the obsolete arrays by the given amount.
-  bool ExtendObsoleteArrays(Thread* self, uint32_t increase)
+  static bool ExtendObsoleteArrays(Handle<ClassExt> h_this, Thread* self, uint32_t increase)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
   template<ReadBarrierOption kReadBarrierOption = kWithReadBarrier, class Visitor>
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object.cc b/runtime/mirror/object.cc
index 2348213..ede1c66 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object.cc
@@ -151,19 +151,17 @@
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CopyObjectVisitor);
 };
 
-ObjPtr<Object> Object::Clone(Thread* self) {
-  CHECK(!IsClass()) << "Can't clone classes.";
+ObjPtr<Object> Object::Clone(Handle<Object> h_this, Thread* self) {
+  CHECK(!h_this->IsClass()) << "Can't clone classes.";
   // Object::SizeOf gets the right size even if we're an array. Using c->AllocObject() here would
   // be wrong.
   gc::Heap* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
-  size_t num_bytes = SizeOf();
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-  Handle<Object> this_object(hs.NewHandle(this));
-  CopyObjectVisitor visitor(&this_object, num_bytes);
-  ObjPtr<Object> copy = heap->IsMovableObject(this)
-      ? heap->AllocObject(self, GetClass(), num_bytes, visitor)
-      : heap->AllocNonMovableObject(self, GetClass(), num_bytes, visitor);
-  if (this_object->GetClass()->IsFinalizable()) {
+  size_t num_bytes = h_this->SizeOf();
+  CopyObjectVisitor visitor(&h_this, num_bytes);
+  ObjPtr<Object> copy = heap->IsMovableObject(h_this.Get())
+      ? heap->AllocObject(self, h_this->GetClass(), num_bytes, visitor)
+      : heap->AllocNonMovableObject(self, h_this->GetClass(), num_bytes, visitor);
+  if (h_this->GetClass()->IsFinalizable()) {
     heap->AddFinalizerReference(self, &copy);
   }
   return copy;
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object.h b/runtime/mirror/object.h
index e6e9160..2eff560 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 class ArtField;
 class ArtMethod;
+template <class T> class Handle;
 class LockWord;
 class Monitor;
 struct ObjectOffsets;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@
   template<VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
   size_t SizeOf() REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  ObjPtr<Object> Clone(Thread* self) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
+  static ObjPtr<Object> Clone(Handle<Object> h_this, Thread* self)
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
       REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
   int32_t IdentityHashCode()
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object_array-alloc-inl.h b/runtime/mirror/object_array-alloc-inl.h
index b417b62..594b0a6 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object_array-alloc-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object_array-alloc-inl.h
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
 }
 
 template<class T>
-inline ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> ObjectArray<T>::CopyOf(Thread* self, int32_t new_length) {
+inline ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> ObjectArray<T>::CopyOf(Handle<ObjectArray<T>> h_this,
+                                                     Thread* self,
+                                                     int32_t new_length) {
   DCHECK_GE(new_length, 0);
-  // We may get copied by a compacting GC.
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-  Handle<ObjectArray<T>> h_this(hs.NewHandle(this));
   gc::Heap* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
-  gc::AllocatorType allocator_type = heap->IsMovableObject(this) ? heap->GetCurrentAllocator() :
-      heap->GetCurrentNonMovingAllocator();
-  ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> new_array = Alloc(self, GetClass(), new_length, allocator_type);
+  gc::AllocatorType allocator_type = heap->IsMovableObject(h_this.Get())
+      ? heap->GetCurrentAllocator()
+      : heap->GetCurrentNonMovingAllocator();
+  ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> new_array = Alloc(self, h_this->GetClass(), new_length, allocator_type);
   if (LIKELY(new_array != nullptr)) {
     new_array->AssignableMemcpy(0, h_this.Get(), 0, std::min(h_this->GetLength(), new_length));
   }
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object_array.h b/runtime/mirror/object_array.h
index f7046d1..7f43cd2 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object_array.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object_array.h
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@
                                 bool throw_exception)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> CopyOf(Thread* self, int32_t new_length)
+  static ObjPtr<ObjectArray<T>> CopyOf(Handle<ObjectArray<T>> h_this,
+                                       Thread* self,
+                                       int32_t new_length)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
       REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object_test.cc b/runtime/mirror/object_test.cc
index 45a0437..ee137f0 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object_test.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
   Handle<ObjectArray<Object>> a1(hs.NewHandle(AllocObjectArray<Object>(soa.Self(), 256)));
   size_t s1 = a1->SizeOf();
-  ObjPtr<Object> clone = a1->Clone(soa.Self());
+  ObjPtr<Object> clone = Object::Clone(a1, soa.Self());
   EXPECT_EQ(s1, clone->SizeOf());
   EXPECT_TRUE(clone->GetClass() == a1->GetClass());
 }
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/string.cc b/runtime/mirror/string.cc
index b2b68d6..0356080 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/string.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/string.cc
@@ -323,18 +323,16 @@
   return count_diff;
 }
 
-ObjPtr<CharArray> String::ToCharArray(Thread* self) {
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
-  Handle<String> string(hs.NewHandle(this));
-  ObjPtr<CharArray> result = CharArray::Alloc(self, GetLength());
+ObjPtr<CharArray> String::ToCharArray(Handle<String> h_this, Thread* self) {
+  ObjPtr<CharArray> result = CharArray::Alloc(self, h_this->GetLength());
   if (result != nullptr) {
-    if (string->IsCompressed()) {
-      int32_t length = string->GetLength();
+    if (h_this->IsCompressed()) {
+      int32_t length = h_this->GetLength();
       for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
-        result->GetData()[i] = string->CharAt(i);
+        result->GetData()[i] = h_this->CharAt(i);
       }
     } else {
-      memcpy(result->GetData(), string->GetValue(), string->GetLength() * sizeof(uint16_t));
+      memcpy(result->GetData(), h_this->GetValue(), h_this->GetLength() * sizeof(uint16_t));
     }
   } else {
     self->AssertPendingOOMException();
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/string.h b/runtime/mirror/string.h
index 116ecd1..0e3c500 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/string.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/string.h
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
 
   int32_t CompareTo(ObjPtr<String> other) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
-  ObjPtr<CharArray> ToCharArray(Thread* self) REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
+  static ObjPtr<CharArray> ToCharArray(Handle<String> h_this, Thread* self)
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
       REQUIRES(!Roles::uninterruptible_);
 
   void GetChars(int32_t start, int32_t end, Handle<CharArray> array, int32_t index)
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
index f69d1bc..4967f9e 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
@@ -220,7 +220,11 @@
   Handle<mirror::Class> klass = hs.NewHandle(DecodeClass(soa, javaThis));
 
   if (klass->IsProxyClass()) {
-    return soa.AddLocalReference<jobjectArray>(klass->GetProxyInterfaces()->Clone(soa.Self()));
+    StackHandleScope<1> hs2(soa.Self());
+    Handle<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>> interfaces =
+        hs2.NewHandle(klass->GetProxyInterfaces());
+    return soa.AddLocalReference<jobjectArray>(
+        mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>::Clone(interfaces, soa.Self()));
   }
 
   const dex::TypeList* iface_list = klass->GetInterfaceTypeList();
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
index 48540f8..8fc10d1 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "nativehelper/jni_macros.h"
 
+#include "handle_scope-inl.h"
 #include "jni/jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "native_util.h"
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@
 
 static jobject Object_internalClone(JNIEnv* env, jobject java_this) {
   ScopedFastNativeObjectAccess soa(env);
-  ObjPtr<mirror::Object> o = soa.Decode<mirror::Object>(java_this);
-  return soa.AddLocalReference<jobject>(o->Clone(soa.Self()));
+  StackHandleScope<1u> hs(soa.Self());
+  Handle<mirror::Object> o = hs.NewHandle(soa.Decode<mirror::Object>(java_this));
+  return soa.AddLocalReference<jobject>(mirror::Class::Clone(o, soa.Self()));
 }
 
 static void Object_notify(JNIEnv* env, jobject java_this) {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
index 2d9e7dc..7c7c553 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@
 
 static jcharArray String_toCharArray(JNIEnv* env, jobject java_this) {
   ScopedFastNativeObjectAccess soa(env);
-  ObjPtr<mirror::String> s = soa.Decode<mirror::String>(java_this);
-  return soa.AddLocalReference<jcharArray>(s->ToCharArray(soa.Self()));
+  StackHandleScope<1u> hs(soa.Self());
+  Handle<mirror::String> s = hs.NewHandle(soa.Decode<mirror::String>(java_this));
+  return soa.AddLocalReference<jcharArray>(mirror::String::ToCharArray(s, soa.Self()));
 }
 
 static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
index 4525157..0d9a257 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@
       ++i;
     }
     CHECK_NE(throws_index, -1);
-    ObjPtr<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>> declared_exceptions =
-        klass->GetProxyThrows()->Get(throws_index);
-    return soa.AddLocalReference<jobjectArray>(declared_exceptions->Clone(soa.Self()));
+    StackHandleScope<1u> hs(soa.Self());
+    Handle<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>> declared_exceptions =
+        hs.NewHandle(klass->GetProxyThrows()->Get(throws_index));
+    return soa.AddLocalReference<jobjectArray>(
+        mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>::Clone(declared_exceptions, soa.Self()));
   } else {
     ObjPtr<mirror::ObjectArray<mirror::Class>> result_array =
         annotations::GetExceptionTypesForMethod(method);