Clay Cobbler

**Clayton "Clay" Cobbler** is a main character in *JINX* and the HEX of Pyro. Born in Uphill, Burau, he was best friends with Cassietta Apple until their eventual falling-out. His consciousness manifests as Zlovi Sfera on the Amygdala plane.

## Biography

Clay was born in 1999 in the western city of Upwell, Burau, to Lin and Mondo Cobbler. His inattentive and timid behavior caused him to become distant among other kids his age, which people made fun him for by the time he was in middle school. In an effort to improve himself, Clay reached out to a girl named Cassietta Apple, and the two clicked instantly. Every day after school, Clay and Cassietta met up to talk about each others' days. Cassietta took it upon herself to journal Clay's life so he could reflect on his own personal development, and for once in his life, Clay felt confident in himself. Meanwhile in Zlovi Sfera on the Amygdala plane, a JINX Demon known as Coral Lovefool was brought into existence. Her appearance resembled that of Cassietta, and because the friends' bond was so powerful, Coral could feel their affection in the Material World.

One day in 2015, while Clay and Cassietta were walking back from school, the two were met with a pair of bullies, both of whom frequently targeted Clay. They pushed Clay to the ground and crushed his earbuds, to which he retaliated by punching one of the bullies in the mouth. Cassietta, disturbed by Clay's outburst, quickly pulled him away and fled into a nearby forest. While they ran, Clay was overcome by a wave of ecstasy and shared this feeling with his friend. An upset Cassietta said told Clay that this behavior made him no better than his bullies. This caused Clay to snap, saying he no longer wanted to be his current weak self, and yelled at Cassietta to leave. Eyes welling with tears, Cassietta ran down to a riverbed and tore the pages out of her journal, officially severing their friendship.

With Cassietta out of Clay's life, he took it upon himself to reinvent his persona. He changed his hair, adopted a new style, and appeared more intimidating to others. This change in turn began affecting Zlovi Sfera on the Amygdala plane, causing Coral to panic. Using her powers, she climbed to the peak of Lassis Tower and entered a hollow brass bell. From afar, the voice of Zlovi Sfera's Guardian, Lugeo, called out to Coral and warned her of the demiplane's inevitable reshaping. Coral feared that Cassietta's absence would cause her and Clay's memories to vanish, so Lugeo allowed Coral to fuse herself with the entirety of Zlovi Sfera.

## Trivia

* Clay is based off of a character magic\_windsock had created in early 2017 named Breen. This character originally was part of a *Pokémon* fanfiction, but since the story was never completed, magic repurposed Breen's design during *JINX'*s conceptualization in late 2018.

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ADD: HEXes find Coral and ask her to make planar buffer to keep Scuro separated from the universe's edge. They need to defeat Lugeo to do so, which allows Coral to exit Zlovi Sfera.