Clay Bailey
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Clay Bailey is a protagonist from the animated television series, Xiaolin Showdown, voiced by Jeff Bennett.
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[edit] Character synopsis
Clay, the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth, is well skilled in martial arts (specifically, Tai Chi Chuan). He is physically the strongest out of all the Xaiolin monks in terms of brute strength. He usually has a cowboy hat on. In one episode, he scolds Jack Spicer after he vomited in it. He usually gets enraged when his hat is taken or damaged, especially at the hands of Raimundo, who has at one point got Omi to see if it was a ten-gallon hat by pouring ten gallons of milk into it (it filled over at only 9 and a half gallons).[1] He usually follows Omi's lead and is his personal backup. Clay usually uses cowboy metaphors and/or similes (e.g. "Don't close the barn door after the horses are out," "More tired than a five-legged bronco after a bucking contest"), which Kimiko finds annoying and makes fun of in a few episodes. He knows how to insult a person, but he rarely uses this, just as his last resort.
[edit] Character personality
His element is represented by his solid and unflappable disposition. He will not fight a woman, except for Wuya of course.[2] Though it seems he has more loyalty to food than his friends, he is quite the opposite and is quite clever, despite appearing rather oafish. Clay tries to resolve situations while calm, and he finds the easiest solutions for the most complicated problems.[3] His biggest fear is his grandmother, specifically the way she kisses him and pinches his cheeks.[4] He never seems too interested in the role of leader, preferring to be a very strong reinforcement. Sometimes, Dojo will hide inside his cowboy hat if he is scared, he also sits on the hat. Clay is very proud of Texas and on many occasions will comment on its size and greatness. When he and the other warriors travel to the Ying-Yang World, Clay was amazed at its size even saying, "This place may be as big as Texas, although not likely."[5]
[edit] Character history
Clay Bailey is a cowboy from Texas and was chosen to go to the Xiaolin Temple to train as a monk. This made his sister, Jessie Bailey, jealous.
He was at one point forced to return home to his father's ranch after failing to get the Orb of Tornami from Jack. The remaining dragons went to Texas later to find the Star Hanabi, which was worn by Clay's father as a bola tie called the "Lone Star of Texas". After it went active, Clay and the others fended off an attack by Jack Spicer, and his father, believing his son had become a man, conceded the Star to his son.[1]
Once, Sibini, a tiny earwig-like creature, which turned him evil, possessed Clay. Kimiko in a Showdown then defeated Sibini. However, his body was badly weakened after Sibini had to crawl out of his ear.
Later, Clay returned to Texas to help his friends find another Shen Gong Wu, the Sphere of Yun. Unfortunately, he ended up being tied up by his sister, who had become the head of an all-girl biker gang called The Black Vipers Motorcycle Gang. He refused constantly to fight her, but was eventually forced to compete with her in a Xiaolin Showdown for the Shen Gong Wu in which she won, but later in the episode, she gave them back the Wu by airmail, but kept the Wings of Tinabi for herself.
[edit] Clay as the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth
His signature Shen Gong Wu appears to be the Fist of Tebigong and the Third-Arm Sash, which he uses the most against his enemies. He has also used the Two-Ton Tunic with great efficiency. He is not only a skilled martial artist, but he has great skill with his lasso as well; using it to snag Shen Gong Wu — and sometimes his teammates — out of mid-air. His elemental attack is Seismic Kick-Earth. His Wudai attack is Wudai Crater-Earth. He can combine his element with the Third-Arm Sash and the Fist of Tebigong. His Wudai Weapon is called Big Bang Meteorang, a boomerang that can split into multiple versions of itself when thrown and can cut almost anything. Clay's elemental Shen Gong Wu is called the Longhorn Taurus, and when it is combined with his Wudai Weapon, it uses the power of the earth to smash enemies and can become a large blade of energy hurling through the air. At first glance, Clay may appear to be a slowpoke, yet he can move with surprising speed and agility. He also is a very good strategist, as illustrated when he fought Jack Spicer in an early Showdown, where they had to capture a bird in flight to win (Clay won by calmly luring the bird in with a hatful of sunflower seeds). His final shen gong wu is the Lasso Boa Boa.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Big as Texas". Brandon Sawyer (writer) Steven Lyons (director). Xiaolin Showdown. Kids WB. 2004-02-14. No. 10, season 1.
- ^ "Katnappe!". Amy Wolfram (writer) Steven Lyons (director). Xiaolin Showdown. Kids WB. 2003-11-22. No. 4, season 1.
- ^ "Like a Rock!". Bill Motz (writer) Bob Roth (writer) Steven Lyons (director). Xiaolin Showdown. Kids WB. 2003-11-08. No. 2, season 1.
- ^ "Dreamscape". Mark Zaslove (writer) Matt Danner (director). Xiaolin Showdown. Kids WB. 2004-11-27. No. 10, season 2.
- ^ "Saving Omi". Stephen Sustarsic (writer) David Silverman (writer) Jeff Allen (director). Xiaolin Showdown. Kids WB. 2005-05-21. No. 26, season 2.
- Official Site for Xiaolin Showdown
- Official Site for Xiaolin Showdown TCG (licensed by Wizards of the Coast)
- Xiaolin Showdown at TV.com
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