Clay Jensen

***Note: This page contains information about Clay Jensen in his Netflix Incarnation and not the book. Since the book incarnation isn't linked with his Netflix version. Meaning that only information pertaining to Clay Jensen's Netflix adaptation should be onto here.***

**Clay Jensen** is one of the main central protagonist for the Netflix adaptation of 13 Reasons Why.

He was once a friend of Hannah Baker until she committed suicide. Which drove Clay into taking the laws into his own hands finding out any secrets. He then tries to help Justin do a trial against Bryce and eventually fails. And eventually Clay stops Tyler from commiting Mass Murder Liberty High. Clay keeps a wide range of other secrets especially with covering up a murder of Bryce Walker and framing it on Monty, as well as eventually a secret with him as Percy who tries to go against Clay and the Baker's Dozen blackmailing them with information to prove Monty did not murder Bryce Walker. He eventually graduates and goes to college after burying the tapes of the secrets Hannah once had shared with Clay and anyone mutual with her.

### Debated Validations

* He simply felt love for Hannah and wanted justice for her. However, that doesnt Excuse many of his extreme lengths he took onto others.
* Clay along with others were the only few people that didn't protest at Bryce's funeral. Although, Clay does say that the world is better without Bryce in it.
* Clay did not like the the security and simply had a mental breakdown and took a gun of an Officers. One moment he snapped was because of a drill he thought was an actual code red of a shooting in which he thought Tyler had gone rough. Which was the reason he got in the middle of the halls to confront the shooter which then turned out to be a drill. After Principal Bolan revealed it was a drill he then acted out of emotion and with how he reacted back then, his uncomfort against the security system doesn't justify his extreme lengths pulling a gun from a Police or reacting furiously over a drill. Especially when holding a gun up high in front of a whole group of classmates who yelled out of shock.
* Clay was simply worried for Justin's life as he was dying from HIV which progressed to AIDS. This chases him to panic and show up at the Evergreen County Shrieff Office posing as a supposed threat. Although, this can seem somewhat justified on Clay's position. He did scare a lot of other people along the way making them frighten for his life and could have gotten himself or others killed. Plus, considering how Clay tells of Justin and presumably tries to beat him up and blackmail him and his friends as "Percy" seems to say otherwise.
* His troubling thoughts progressed to visable hallucinations really troubled him a lot. With posthumous hallucinations friends or rivals talking to him. Which some got him to do some morally questionable things throughout the series and even do more evil deeds in the fourth season. Although, he didn't do much good things within the seasons before the fourth one which makes Clay arguably a Fallen Hero still considering he really lacks any redeemable traits.

## What made him heroic?

* He genuinely cared for Hannah and wanted to get Justice for her as he got Bryce to confess. Him and Hannah worked together at a Movie Theather and they helped each other a lot.
* Although, he did leak the tapes which cost some troubles and him getting hurt presumably by Monty and the Liberty jocks. He did this to share the truth.
* Even though he did try to murder Bryce Walker and possibly do so again. He really was frustrated with the injustices that Bryce did since the series. And Bryce wasn't ever innocent in any way.
* Clay was one of the few people who stopped Tyler from shooting up a School at Liberty High and insisted on helping Tyler and getting him Therapy while many others weren't as sure. Most notably Zach who thought Tyler was still going to pose as a threat which is somewhat reasonable. However, Tyler did eventually redeem himself a bit more on his own.
* Although, he and The Baker's Dozen covered up Bryce's murder framing Montgomery de la Cruz. The two were never better as Bryce said to rape a dozen women and Monty raped Tyler Down and it is heavily implied that Monty himself may have been an accomplice to Bryce's heinous crimes. The reason Alex murdered Bryce was because Bryce said himself that he was going to wreck Zach's other knee.
* In spite of his mental breakdown and mental illness he has, add him getting outside during a lockdown. He only does this to try to save another student.
* He does realize what he did in the fourth season as "Percy" and apologizes and settling a things with Deputy Standall.

## What made him villainous?

* Although, Clay himself had good intentions. He did have extreme lengths which subsequently led to the conflicts with the Baker's Dozen that created somewhat of the later on plot. Like with giving the tapes to Kevin Porter or even leaking the tapes online.
* He tries to murder Bryce and possibly attempted to do so again.
* Clay vandalizes the School and blackmails himself and his friends and even terrorizes them.
* Clay wonders off with Zach and eventually gets to a room in a dorm finding a drunk girl. And based upon the information Clay says to his therapist. It is heavily implied that he was going to attempt to rape the drunk girl.
* He as "Percy" cheats on a Camping Trip Scavenger Hunt.
* Clay sets up a party which involved underaged drinking, illegal drugs, etc. Although, this is petty typical teenager stuff.
* Clay talked down to Justin Foley who was simply looking after him.
* Clay beats up another party member to the point that the student's face was bleeding and he was stopped by Justin Foley who Clay told off.
* He drove a car really fast and got Zach Dempsey severely injured.
* He has a mental breakdown and eventually takes a gun out of a Police Officer which led to him being in a Mental Hospital.
* Clay, Justin, and Jessica indirectly starts to a protest that turns into an extreme riot with everyone fighting. And to top things off, Clay crosses the Moral Event Horizon proving himself to be the villain as he burns down Principal Bolan's car.
* Clay shows up at a Police Office supposedly having a gun and posing as a threat. Eventually Deputy Diaz handles the situation calling down Clay.
* He never shows any entirely redeemable traits whatsoever since the fourth season having some corrupting qualities instead.

## Trivia

* Clay Jensen, Justin Foley, Zach Dempsey, and Alex Standall are the Fallen Heroes so far that would fit onto here.
* Clay and Justin's Fallen Hero statuses are notable as they both were once good and had good intentions and were led into villainy by a part of themselves that did evil things along the way eventually.
* While Clay did have some comedic moments earlier in the series it isn’t until season 4 his entire character arc is taken seriously due to his Percy persona taking over his mind. In fact the persona drops his comedic side but rather turns into a dark and vicious personality for him.

## External Links

* Clay Jensen on Heroes Wiki
* Clay Jensen on Villains Wiki
* Clay Jensen on 13 Reasons Why Wiki