List of Xiaolin Showdown characters

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This is a list of major characters from the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown. Main characters are listed in order of appearance, whereas secondary characters are listed alphabetically.

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Omi

An orphan trained as a monk in the art of Shaolin Kung Fu, since birth Omi is the Xiaolin Dragon of Water. His element represents how he can be like a calm pond or a raging tsunami. He takes his work very seriously and is the only one that wears his Xiaolin robe at almost all times. When it comes to martial arts, he is the most skilled Xiaolin monk of the group. He is known for often botching up popular American cliché phrases and euphemisms (e.g. "Spoon over the wu!" when the phrase is "Fork over the wu"), much to the frustration of both his allies and enemies. His signature Shen Gong Wu is the Orb of Tornami. His Wudai weapon is the Shimo Staff. His elemental Shen Gong Wu is the Kaijin Charm. He is voiced by Tara Strong.

[edit] Kimiko Tohomiko

The daughter of a rich and influential Japanese businessman, Kimiko is the Xiaolin Dragon of Fire. She is well acquainted with modern technology and can be a calm, sisterly figure to Omi. However, she can also be quite short-tempered, especially if insulted because she is a girl. Her signature Shen Gong Wu is the Star Hanabi, her Wudai weapon is the Arrow Sparrow. Her elemental Wu is the Cat's Eye Draco. She is voiced by Grey DeLisle.

[edit] Raimundo Pedrosa

Raimundo is the Xiaolin Dragon of Wind from Brazil. He is a sharp, streetwise kid, the jokester of the team. Although he is more self-centered than the rest, he can be quite loyal to his own friends. His signature Shen Gong Wu is the Sword of the Storm (though he sometimes uses the Golden Tiger Claws) and his Wudai weapon is the Blade of the Nebula. His elemental Shen Gong Wu is the Crest of the Condor. In "Time After Time (2)" he is promoted to Shoku Warrior level, or team leader, granting him a new set of robes. Omi did not seem happy about it at first, but he accepted the truth in the end (this suggests his ego is not a problem anymore). Raimundo is voiced by Tom Kenny.

[edit] Clay Bailey

Clay is a Texas cowboy through and through, and the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth. He is the most easygoing member of the group, and speaks with a thick Texas accent. He is always polite and occasionally dispenses down-home pearls of wisdom. His skill in Tai Chi and his element of Earth both emphasize his sense of balance in all things. His main Shen Gong Wu is the Fist of Tebigong, although he sometimes uses others, most notably the Third-Arm Sash and the Lasso Boa Boa. His Wudai weapon is the Big Bang Meteorang, and his Elemental Shen Gong Wu is, appropriately, called the Longhorn Taurus. His father owns a ranch in Texas, and his sister Jessie is the leader of an all-girl motorcycle gang called "The Black Vipers". Being a cowboy, he is an expert with a lasso, and does not take lightly to his cowboy hat being taken away, or damaged. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.

[edit] Dojo Kanojo Cho

Dojo Kanojo Cho, voiced by Wayne Knight, is a dragon and Guardian of the Ancient Scroll of the Shen Gong Wu that the Xiaolin Warriors ride on. He is a wisecracking dragon of the Chinese variety, though he lacks legs. Like traditional Chinese dragons, Dojo can change his size from normal (roughly equal to that of a gecko, which he hates being called, as pointed out in the first episode) to a much larger size on par with that of a train. His shapeshifting also extends to subway trains, boats, impersonating humans, or anything else he can think of. One interesting note is that Dojo must be locked up for 24 hours every 1,500 years, or else he will grow another head, turn evil and is compelled to devour every Shen Gong Wu and anything and anyone else that is nearby. The only recorded time this had happened had caused the disappearance of Atlantis.

[edit] Jack Spicer

Jack Spicer, voiced by Danny Cooksey, is an Evil Boy Genius. He is a Gothic super-villain wannabe, who is quite weak and cowardly, though, to his credit, he often exhibits signs of genius with his robots (though most of them are terrible fighters, and some times destroy themselves) and expertise in mechanics. He is able to create Artificial Intelligence and several effective weapons, and seems to be at his happiest tinkering with things in his Robotics lab. Jack wants the Shen Gong Wu only for power and intends to use them to take over the world (which he has longed to do since the second grade), though this desire seems to fade as the series progresses. His favorite Shen-Gong-Wu seems to be the Monkey Staff, which is also the only Shen Gong Wu he has left at the end of the series. In the episode "Time After Time (1)", Jack is the ruler of the world, having inexplicably defeated both his rivals and the Xiaolin Monks in Omi's absence. Regardless of his opposition to the Xiaolin, Jack helped the Xiaolin Dragons during all the season finales.

[edit] Wuya

An ancient Heylin witch voiced by Susan Silo, Wuya was trapped in a Chinese puzzle box by Grand master Dashi. She was then released from her puzzle box prison by Jack Spicer, whom she needs to complete her work for her, though she thinks he is useless to her for messing up so many times. Wuya is able to be returned to her physical form by using a combination of the Serpent's Tail and Reversing Mirror. Her physical form is very powerful, allowing her to transform the world on a large scale without the use of any Shen Gong Wu (covering the world with blight, creating an army of golems and firing powerful energy blasts) and making her largely invulnerable to their power. Wuya's name in Chinese means "crow".

[edit] Chase Young

Chase Young, voiced by Jason Marsden, is a villain who once fought on the side of good but turned to the Heylin side after Hannibal Roy Bean convinced him to drink the Lao-Mang-Long soup that would make him not only immortal (eternally young) and very powerful but also drained him of his soul. It also had the side effect of turning him into a reptilian creature. Chase has an army of jungle cats that are actually the warriors he has defeated in the past. Chase has little interest in Shen Gong Wu, only going for the ones he finds necessary to achieve his ends, such as the Ying Yo-Yo and the Eagle Scope. He prefers not to team up with other villains if he can help it. Chase spent most of season two trying to turn Omi to the dark side.

[edit] Hannibal Roy Bean

Hannibal Roy Bean, voiced by Tom Kenny, is a bean with a Southern accent, but surprisingly is one of the most dangerous and evil forces in the universe. His messenger is the Ying-Ying Bird, mistakingly thought to be the Bird of Paradise. Hannibal is the one who turned Chase Young to the Heylin side by giving him the Lao-Mang-Lung soup. His name is a play off of Roy Bean. His favorite Shen Gong Wu is the Moby Morpher, using it to grow larger or extra limbs. He has also disguised himself as other characters. Like Wuya, Hannibal needs as much Wu as he can get. Hannibal hates Chase Young, on the grounds Chase locked him in the Ying-Yang World when his back was turned. Hannibal is more willing to team up with other villains than Chase is, and offers his teammates more trust.

[edit] Supporting characters

[edit] Master Fung

Master Fung is a Xiaolin Master. He often makes the four Dragons do very difficult tasks, encouraging teamwork. Omi looks up to him very much, and Master Fung always offers guidance with weird phrases which he obtains from a desk calendar, and jokes that he keeps his sayings written on the inside of his eyelids. Dojo also carries a secret folder full of them. He accepts the ways of things, and hardly ever battles unless absolutely necessary, though when he does fight, he is rarely matched by his opponents, even when incapicitated and in a wheelchair. Master Fung is very wise and knows things about the young monks they did not even discover about themselves. While he is very serious most of the time, he has been known to crack jokes. Rene Auberjonois voiced Master Fung in Season 1, then he was voiced by Maurice LaMarche in Season 2 and also Season 3.

[edit] Jermaine

During an adventure in New York City to find the Serpent's Tail, Omi gets lost and meets an African American boy named Jermaine. Jermaine has excellent basketball skills, and helps Omi when he is separated from his friends. Jermaine then teams up with Omi in a Shen Yi Bu Dare against Jack Spicer and his transforming robot in a two-on-two game of basketball. Omi then offers him a place at the Xiaolin Temple, but Jermaine declines.

He later does come to the temple, and he has become so proficient in martial arts that he is already at the third stage of Xiaolin training: Wudai Warrior (however, his monk robes are the same as the others, lacking the light blue sash of a Wudai Warrior). This makes Omi extremely jealous, and the two develop a rivalry. It is later discovered that Jermaine became an apprentice of Chase Young, a fact Omi began to suspect when Jermaine used "Repulse the Monkey" in a sparring match with him, a move Omi himself learned from Chase Young. However, Jermaine was unaware that Chase was evil. Jermaine competes in a four-way showdown with Omi, Jack, and Tubbimura. However, when he and Omi are the last ones standing, the two work things out and tie the match. Jermaine then returns home, promising to see Omi, again, someday.

[edit] Grand Master Dashi

Grand Master Dashi is the legendary Xiaolin Dragon who defeated Wuya and hid the Shen Gong Wu 1500 years ago. According to the ancient Scroll of the Shen Gong Wu, Dashi was the first and most powerful of all Xiaolin Dragons. He has appeared in the series several times, mostly when the Xiaolin Warriors travel into the past. His first appearance was when Omi traveled back in time 1500 years to obtain a second puzzle box to trap Wuya. Before he and Omi part ways, Dashi surmises that Omi will someday rise to the level of Grand Master Xiaolin Dragon. Dashi is lazy, and sometimes apathetic, though he does what he can to uphold justice. He is voiced by Tom Kenny.

[edit] Master Monk Guan

Master Monk Guan is a legendary Tai Chi master who has traveled the world a dozen times, and has defeated numerous opponents using only his famous Spear of Guan. However, he takes Dojo to the lair of Chase Young, the greatest evil villain of all time, in exchange for the Spear. When questioned by the Xiaolin Dragons, Guan explained how he lost his Spear of Guan, and his confidence, to Chase Young. He had come to depend on the spear to the degree where he felt he was powerless without it. Omi looked up to him, and he shows them the way to Chase Young's palace so they can save Dojo. When the Dragons are at Chase's mercy, Guan appears to challenge Chase to a Showdown. Despite Chase's trick arena and the power of his true form, Guan was able to defeat him using the powerful Repel the Beast technique. Afterwards, Guan gives Omi the Spear of Guan, saying that he will no longer need it, and departs.

In a later episode, the young monks are sent to him for combat training to fight against Hannibal Bean. Guan is incredibly tough and mean to them as a result, his usually-calm and caring nature transforming into drill instructorish hatred, and bullies Raimundo into leaving the temple where Raimundo then allies himself with Hannibal Bean. After Raimundo blows the showdown against Omi and double-crosses Hannibal Bean, Guan reveals that his entire feud with Raimundo was staged to trick Bean. He then gives Raimundo Spear of Guan #384 as a reward for his acting, and reveals a large building filled with numbered Spears of Guan (this makes it strange that Guan wanted his spear back from Chase Young when he has hundreds of copies, although he may have made them later or that the one he needed from Chase could have key to the vault which makes the most sense because he said to Omi "he no longer need it" as in he no longer needs it to open the vault, or it could have been a really complicated plan to defeat Chase). In Time After Time (2) when Omi stopped Hannibal Bean from turning Chase Young to evil, Hannibal turned Guan evil instead, giving him a monster form that resembles a scorpion-like insect or even a crustacean.

As he assisted Dashi in banishing Wuya into the Puzzle Box, he is over 1500 years old. However, there is no explanation given in the series for how this is possible, as he did not drink the Lao Mang Long soup like Chase did (interestingly, in the alternate reality where Guan drinks the soup and becomes evil, Chase also incredulously survives for 1500 years without the soup). In their younger days before Hannibal Bean's influence, Guan was close friends with Chase Young, and though he was a Xiaolin warrior at the time, it is unknown whether he had any elemental affiliation. Guan is generally a mild-mannered and kind mentor figure, though when he is turned evil and when the children come to him for training, he is ruthless, mean, and cruel. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett. It is possible that he is based upon Guan Yu, a Chinese war hero who has been deified into a God of War. The Spear of Guan appears to be a Guan Dao, the same kind of weapon used by Guan Yu.

[edit] Chameleon-Bot

One of Jack Spicer's many robots, the Chameleon-Bot is Jack's strongest robot and is able to take the forms of the Xiaolin Warriors, Master Fung, Jack Spicer, Wuya, and nearly anyone or anything else. It is also able to extend its arms and spin its waist. Its default form is a generic-looking, gray robot with some red and yellow accents. Its first appearance was in episode six, "Chameleon", when it was made by Jack and sent in Kimiko's place as an impostor (but acting more perky than the real one, almost giving itself away when it used "nifty" in a conversation with Raimundo and called Jack Spicer "hunky" in a Xiaolin Showdown). It distracts the warriors from their duties of guarding the Shen Gong Wu while Jack had shrunk himself and stole nearly all of the Xiaolin's Shen Gong Wu, but it was destroyed in the fight. It has the ability to use grow a third arm if needed. Later on in the episode Royal Rumble, it returns as version 2.0 and defeats Raimundo in a Xiaolin Showdown for the Longi Kite. It is later defeated by Omi along with Tubbimura and Katnappe. Chameleon-Bot makes a cameo in the end of "Time After Time (2)".

[edit] Cyclops

Cyclops is an enormous, fat, red, and dim-witted giant monster. His character was most likely derived from Cyclops in Homer's Greek epic poem the Odyssey (being named after it). Because of his single eye, he cannot see in 3-d, and can be quite clumsy. He has no depth perception, and his only good points are his immense strength and dark power eye beams. He later returns after Omi beats him using the Wings of Tinabi as Jack's latest partner in evil, a space he was constantly trying to fill after Wuya's desertion. He had some small part in Jack's plan to imprison Chase Young in the Sphere of Yun, but was mainly used as a mode of transport. He then showed up again as part of Jack's New Army of Evil, but went over to Chase Young, only to be shot out of a catapult. Cyclops also drinks from the toilet. Cyclops appears again in "Chucky Choo" and makes a cameo in "Time After Time (2)". He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.

[edit] Jack-Bots

Standard model robots built by Jack Spicer with emotion chips, an off switch (visible in their backs in most episodes) and other devices like a self-destruct mechanism. The basic models possess, at the very least, flight capability, as they usually possess no legs or wheels of any kind. The weapons include lasers and rotating blades. However, Jack often creates customized robots for very specific encounters (for example, creating a pack of Shark-Bots when he is looking for a Shen Gong Wu underwater, or Wuya-bots). In these special scenarios, he has a special name for them, but they all technically fall under the Jack-Bot category since they attack in packs and easy to beat.

It is generally shown that Jack himself builds all of his robots, but on at least one occasion, he had used outside help to upgrade his robots (he made a bargain with PandaBubba to make some new robots, but PandaBubba ended up simply strapping some parts on a weaker robot Jack himself made earlier: Koi-Bots, harmless robots designed after Japanese koi).

Jack-Bots are not exactly a challenge to destroy. The Xiaolin monks have fought the robots on many occasions, and very rarely do the Jack-Bots last long. At times they destroy themselves by putting on self destruct, shooting at their own protective shields, and running into objects including each other. The other villains are also able to easily destroy Jack-Bots. Near the end of the second season, Jack starts running out of Jack-Bots, finally running out, but they come back more plentiful at the start of the third season. He started to put "indestructible shields" around them and called the robots Bubble bots.

Not all of his Jack-Bots are designed with offense in mind: one of his longer-lasting (yet rarely shown) creations is a Jack-Bot in the form of a floating, armless butler called Yes-bot. This Jack-Bot serves Jack as a butler would, bringing him food, drink and the like on command, and constantly showering its creator with generic compliments. This robot also appears in Time After Time, as an announcer in Jack's coliseum.

[edit] Katnappe

Katnappe, or Ashley, is a girl who met Jack Spicer at one of his parents' parties. After Jack failed in acquiring the Golden Tiger Claws, she joined him and Wuya on the Heylin side, showing her affinity for cats by dressing up in a costume like Catwoman's. Her outfit consists of a form-fitting catsuit with heeled boots, a head cover and cat ears. She also uses make-up that makes her appear more cat-like, giving herself whiskers, and she also has elongated fangs. She even has genetically altered super-kittens that she uses as weapons/henchmen against the Xiaolin. Her speech is peppered with meows, purrs, and other various cat puns, much to the annoyance of just about everybody. Katnappe even has a tendency to act like cats, as seen in "The Shard of Lightning", when she swallowed a live goldfish whole.

In her first full appearance as Katnappe, she beat Omi in a Xiaolin Showdown and won the Golden Tiger Claws and the Changing Chopsticks. She then betrayed Jack and Wuya by stealing the Golden Tiger Claws and using them to rob shopping malls and vandalize an amusement park called Catatonia Land. Katnappe was also in "Royal Rumble" and beat Kimiko in a Xiaolin Showdown for the Lotus Twister. Katnappe later frees Wuya from the new puzzle box that Raimundo trapped her in. After she leaves Wuya she becomes the apprentice of Chase Young and is later flung out of a catapult by his minions. She makes later a cameo in "Chucky Choo" and "Time after Time (2)" She is voiced by Jennifer Hale.

[edit] Mala Mala Jong

An ancient evil demonic warrior made up of the Helmet of Jong, the Heart of Jong, the Two-Ton Tunic, Jetbootsu, Fist of Tebigong, Third-Arm Sash, Shroud of Shadows, Eye of Dashi (its main parts), and possibly any other Shen Gong Wu it can acquire. After Jack first assembled Mala Mala Jong, Wuya abandoned Jack for Mala Mala Jong and invaded the Xiaolin Temple with it. Jong was eventually defeated by Omi, who used the Serpent's Tail to get to the center of the Earth and retrieve the Golden Tiger Claws, with which he went inside and removed the Heart of Jong, destroying the evil threat. Jong later returned as part of an occurrence that happens every 1,000 years, when the planets line up, reuniting the Shen Gong Wu into Mala Mala Jong. Jong used the Ring of the Nine Dragons to split into the Fearsome Four, and went after the Emperor Scorpion. Each Jong of the Fearsome Four somehow got differences: One of them wears the Orb of Tornami around its neck; the other has the Eye of Dashi; the other has the Ruby of Ramses and the last one has the Star Hanabi; also, three of the Fearsome Four wears the Wushu Helmet, and the other wears the Helmet of Jong.

The Fearsome Four were commanded by Jack Spicer using the Emperor Scorpion for a time, but were defeated by the Xiaolin Dragons in a Xiaolin Showdown. Mala Mala Jong made a cameo in "Time after Time (2)"

[edit] PandaBubba

A ruthless Hong Kong kingpin, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, PandaBubba entered the picture when Jack traded him the Shen Gong Wu to get a loan for robot parts, which he used to build his Yes-Bot. PandaBubba discovered how the Shen Gong Wu worked as well as how to perform a Xiaolin Showdown, or in his case, a Showdown Trio, from a cheat sheet Jack left in the left Jetbootsu. He had plans to take over Hong Kong, but was defeated by Raimundo and arrested by the police. He later returned, tricking Kimiko's father into making him a business partner. He attempted to take control of the video game company, but was beaten by Kimiko in a Xiaolin Showdown playing Goo Zombies 4. He has the vague appearance of a panda, with his strange hairstyle that resembles panda ears, the black rings around his eyes, his bulky appearance and his black and white business suit. PandaBubba and two of his henchmen makes a cameo in "Time After Time (2)".

[edit] Robo-Jack Spicer

Robo-Jack was first built by Jack Spicer some time between Wuya's defeat at the hands of the Xiaolin and the revealing of The Shard of Lightning. It is an exact robotic duplicate of Jack Spicer, right down to the evil laughter. However, Robo-Jack has greater strength, skill, and wisecracks, as well as a slight computer-like tone to his voice. Robo-Jack first defected from its creator at the Xiaolin Showdown over the Silver Manta Ray, and was destroyed by Omi at the end of the Showdown through his use of the Tongue of Saiping. Jack rebuilt Robo-Jack in The Apprentice, attempting to make Robo-Jack more loyal by installing an obedience-chip in his system, but that too failed when the Woozy Shooter was revealed, and he was destroyed again at the end of the episode (along with other more obedient clones). He was last time seen in "Wu got the power", only to get destroyed a third time (he was only an distraction so the real Jack could steal some Wu).

[edit] Sapphire Dragon

Technically a Shen Gong Wu, the Sapphire Dragon most definitely constitutes a villain. When it was accidentally activated by Kimiko, it began turning everyone in the Xiaolin Temple into sapphire statues. As each victim fell, it became stronger. Finally, only Dojo was left. However, Dojo discovered the secret to defeating the Sapphire Dragon: soot. The Sapphire Dragon was created for the purpose of an absolute last resort should the Heylin Forces ever gain too much of an upper hand. Bolstering his less than effective firepower with "Grandpappy's Texas Tin-Horn Sizzlin' Salsa Sauce", Dojo overcame the Sapphire Dragon and restored all of its victims to normal. Dojo also proposed being appointed a Dragon Warrior of fire, soot, or gas, but all the good elements were already taken. The Sapphire Dragon can be controlled by the Emperor Scorpion. Dojo can hurt the Sapphire Dragon by using his claws. Hannibal Roy Bean later used the Shadow of Fear in combination with the Moby Morpher to disguise the Sapphire Dragon as Raimundo's worst physical fear, which appeared every time Raimundo fell asleep. However, Raimundo overcame his fear just in time to save Omi from defeat in a Xiaolin Showdown with the Dragon.

[edit] Tubbimura

Tubbimura is an extremely overweight, but surprisingly agile ninja that is promised by Wuya and Jack Spicer that if he retrieves a Shen Gong Wu called the Sword of the Storm then he will be able to join the Heylin. He defeats Raimundo and then brings the Sword of the Storm back to Jack and Wuya and joins the side of evil. Later Tubbimura is defeated by Raimundo in a Shen Yi Bu Dare and loses three Shen Gong Wu. Tubbimura participated in the Royal Rumble and defeated Clay in a Xiaolin Showdown for the Tongue of Saiping. Later he joined Jack when Jack was desperate for a partner, but they broke up because of tensions between them. After that, Tubbimura joins part of Jack's New Army of Evil and then goes to the side of Chase Young, only to be shot out of a catapult. His fighting style is a mix between sumo and ninjutsu. He also owns a Chihuahua named "Muffin Face" that he has Jack Spicer walk as a method of payment for his services in "Something Jermaine". Tubbimura makes a cameo in "Time After Time (2)". He is voiced by Maurice LaMarche.

[edit] Vlad

A vendor from Russia who infiltrated the Xiaolin Temple. Vlad at first seemed to be a friend to the Xiaolin Warriors, but tricked Omi into believing he would become evil. However, Vlad blew it by revealing how he had used the Reversing Mirror while Omi wore the Crystal Glasses, thus showing the opposite of the real future. Omi then defeated Vlad, who returned and helped Jack obtain the Heylin Seed. He then showed up again as part of Jack's New Army of Evil, but went over to Chase Young, only to be shot out of a catapult. Vlad makes a cameo in "Time After Time (2)". He is voiced by Tom Kenny.

[edit] Ying-Ying Bird

The Ying-Ying Bird is Hannibal Roy Bean's means of transportation and his messenger. It can transport itself to the Ying-Yang World, record what it sees, and play it back using its eyes as projectors. It also has the ability to leave the Ying-Yang World without leaving its good or bad chi behind, as one would have to do with either the Ying Yo-Yo or the Yang Yo-Yo. When it is disguised as an ordinary parrot, it is mistaken for the Bird of Paradise and is taken in by Jack Spicer who calls it "Little Jack." It later abandons him after Kimiko's showdown with Wuya for the Moby Morpher with a squawk of, "Fetch your own Wu sissy boy!!".

[edit] Jessie Bailey

The sister of Clay Bailey, introduced in the episode "The Black Vipers." She was a leader of the Black Vipers all-girl biker gang. She originally turned evil because she was jealous of the attention Clay received from their parents, as well as the fact that Clay was allowed to go to "Monk School." She challenged Clay to a Xiaolin Showdown and won all the Dragon's Shen Gong Wu, but had a change of heart; forgiving Clay and returning all of the Shen Gong Wu (with the exception of the Wings of Tenabi, which she kept for herself). She was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

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