Clouse

Clouse is Master Chen's former second-in-command and a master of Dark Magic.

Like his master, Clouse has a history with Garmadon, having trained with him in their youth under Chen.

During that time, he lost an opportunity to become Chen's right-hand man in a fight with Garmadon in the training yard, thus sparking his burning hatred against him.

Years later, when Chen organized the Tournament of Elements, the ninja uncovered a greater scheme to transform Chen and his followers into Anacondrai.

Clouse was one of the masterminds of the plan, although before he could complete the task, he was caught in a battle with Garmadon that led to him inadvertently being banished to the Cursed Realm.

Sometime after Clouse's imprisonment, Morro and his army of Ghosts freed the Preeminent, the embodiment of the Cursed Realm, into the city of Stiix.

When the beast was drowned, the Cursed Realm and nearly all its prisoners were destroyed, except Clouse.

He would later free Nadakhan from the Teapot of Tyrahn shortly after his escape, and would, in turn, be trapped in the teapot himself.

After Jay made his final wish, Clouse was freed, but never summoned Nadakhan.

Currently, he is the last remaining member of the Anacondrai cultists and the only known survivor of the Cursed Realm's destruction.

## Appearance

Clouse has black hair tied back in a low ponytail with a purple hair tie.

He has a purple-gray markings around his eyes and above his eyebrows as well as having a mustache.

He wears a purple suit with red sleeves that has red metal plating around his body.

He wields a Shuriken and two bottles of an unknown substance, though these are never used.

## Personality

Unlike his master, Clouse was practical and far more down-to-earth, always being serious and rarely, if ever, having a humorous moment.

Constantly reserved, Clouse would keep his anger in check, relying on silent threats to those he opposed instead of loud declarations, often preferring to leave his victims' fate to their imagination.

Likewise, he was rather sadistic, reveling often in the fear of others, and was prone to a sense of cruel humor.

When angered, Clouse would be quick to punish and often severely, not taking any offenses very kindly and enjoying his threats enormously.

He also took joy in taunting his enemies after cornering them.

Clouse would at least remain more focused and intuitive, often more wary of events around him and was very intelligent and calculating in his own right.

Prone to sinister plots, Clouse held a close relationship to his pet, genuinely caring for it and being stricken with grief upon its death.

Likewise, Clouse could be an incredibly vengeful person, holding powerful grudges; namely, against Garmadon.

Though calm and composed, he would usually corner his old rival, slyly reminding him of his mistakes and other evil deeds of the past in order to torture him mentally and emotionally, and when attempting to banish Garmadon to the Cursed Realm, reveled in excitement over Garmadon's predicament.

Likewise, Clouse's sense of vengeance could go on beyond his own sense of self-preservation at times, the most notable occasion in which he opted to drag Jay back into the Djinn Blade instead of escaping himself.

In his calmer moods, Clouse would often act exasperated around the foolishness of others, though nevertheless remained seemingly indifferent to his surroundings; However, in the heat of battle, and when confronting his opponents, Clouse's voice could become more tense and strained.

Likewise, Clouse was prone to having to restrain his wrath whenever threatening others, fighting, etc., his angered tone becoming more evident.

Despite these strong emotions, Clouse succeeded in keeping them in check, instead slowly and darkly festering them within him, and preferred to plan revenge on those who angered for him, his plans even lasting years.

Despite his constant exasperation over his master's antics, Clouse nevertheless tolerated and respected him, displaying great loyalty towards Chen.

He and his master can get along as shown when both expressed smiles as they broke up the ninja alliance with the other fighters and when they showed excitement in capturing the remaining elemental masters.

However, in the wake of The Preeminent's destruction, Clouse abandoned his master to die in order to save himself.

Free of servitude, Clouse began festering his own darker ambitions, seeking to gain power and revenge on the ninja.

Having resented the denial of his Lordship for many years, Clouse would slowly turn into a megalomaniac, feeling that the world owed him and thus deciding to claim it for himself.

He would eventually become completely obsessed with his own personal glory and gratification, often raving over his intended fame as the one to defeat the N.I.N.J.A.S. and rule all of Earth.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

Clouse is a skilled wizard as shown when he uses his dark magic during the Tournament of Elements Arc.