Clay Bailey

**Clay Bailey** is a Xiaolin Warrior and the current Xiaolin Dragon of Earth.

## Appearance

### Xiaolin Showdown

Clay has short, blond hair with bangs that cover either both or one of his eyes, and a small round nose. He has a fair complexion with freckles across his cheeks and has blue eyes. He has a broad chest and shoulders, along with large arms and hands. He has a wide waist but then short legs that look rather disproportionate to his upper body.

Despite several characters bringing up his weight, "The Deep Freeze" reveals Clay is neither fat or chubby for the matter and has a strong and stocky build. He is generally depicted as one of the tallest characters, being taller than Raimundo Pedrosa and Jack Spicer, and perhaps even Chase Young. However, due to art inconsistencies there are certain moments where appears actually shorter than the three mentioned. Likewise, Master Fung and Master Monk Guan are depicted taller than himself.

In the first season, when travelling outside the temple, Clay usually wears a cowboy hat (that he also wears inside the temple as well) and a red bandana tied around his neck along with a pair of leather gloves. He wears a blue dress shirt, a pair of jeans with a leather belt and then cowboy boots. From the second season to the end of the series, Clay no longer wears his leather gloves and wears his dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

## Abilities

### Xiaolin Apprentice

* **Seismic Kick Earth**: Clay's first and primary elemental attack when reaching the rank of Xiaolin Apprentice. It consisted of him calling the name out first then striking the ground with his foot, creating several fissures and earthquakes. It was also used to strike opponents or objects with extreme force, as seen in "The Return of PandaBubba".
* **Elemental Combination**: Upon reaching Xiaolin Apprentice, Clay has the ability to combine his element with a respective Shen Gong Wu. This is first seen in "In the Flesh" where he combines the Third-Arm Sash with his element to create a giant fist made of stone. He is also shown combining his element with the Fist of Tebigong in "Enter the Dragon" and "Hear Some Evil, See Some Evil" respectively.
* **Dragon X-Kumei Formation**: When all four monks became Xiaolin Apprentices, they were able to perform this group attack that allowed them to fight in unison. As seen in "The Sands of Time", each monk would have a glowing aura outlining their bodies, which Clay's aura was green.

### Wudai Warrior

* **Wudai Crater Earth**: Clay's second and primary elemental attack when reaching the rank of Wudai Warrior. It was performed similar to Seismic Kick Earth, but with several differences; as seen in "Oil in the Family", Clay could unleash spikes that could impale opponents. He also has the ability to create gauntlets of stone in "Bird of Paradise" and even full-body armor as depicted in "Treasure of the Blind Swordsman".
* **Wudai Orion Formation**: When all four monks became Wudai Warriors, they were able to perform this group attack, which can be seen in "Bird of Paradise" and "Omi Town". It was performed similar to the previous one, but with several differences; the monks would transform into black figures outlined by their respective auras. Clay could manipulate the earth and use his element with greater ability.

### Shoku Warrior

* **Shoku Jupiter Earth**: Clay's primary and only attack when reaching the rank of Shoku Warrior. It consisted of him calling out its name then striking the ground with both fists, creating fissures and shockwaves that would throw up chunks of earth to damage opponents. In "New Monk on the Block", Clay appeared to perform an exceptionally powerful version of this attack, as it not only leveled the obstacle course but several mountains in the background.
* **Elemental Combination**: Upon reaching Shoku Warrior, Clay has the ability to combine his element with a respective Shen Gong Wu. Throughout the series, he would combine his element with the Fist of the Iron Bear when in combat.
* **Shoku Star/Rocket Formation**: When all five monks became Shoku Warriors, they were able to perform this group attack, which can be seen in "Laws of Nature" and "Heylin Within". However, the attack has never been performed completely, so its actual potential has yet to be detailed.

### Unique Talents

* **Earth Manipulation**: As the Dragon of the Earth, Clay has the power to control and shape the earth, including stone and rock.
* **High Food Tolerance**: Several times he's shown to be able to eat things that would make regular people quite ill, as seen in "The Shard of Lightning" where he eats a moldy pizza like it was nothing.
* **Superhuman Strength**: Clay has shown to be exceptionally strong, capable of smashing through stone and metal with his bare hands. He is able to lift people with just one arm and is strong enough to lasso Dojo when the latter has shapeshifted into his 40-foot size, as seen in "Heal Me".
* **Lassoing**: Clay has excellent lassoing in skills, which throughout both series he has used to his advantage.
* **Tai chi**: As revealed in "Like a Rock!" Clay practices Tai chi and seems to be the only monk that is noted to practice another form of martial arts.

## Relationships

### Omi

Clay and Omi appear to have a good relationship, although their interactions are rather minimal in both the original show and the reboot. Clay is almost never shown getting upset or annoyed with Omi and always treats him kindly. The few times he does get upset with him were in "The Deep Freeze" and "Wu Got the Power" when Omi made some callous statements. He tends to act like a big brother figure to Omi and looks after him, comforting him when needed. Clay is shown to be quite protective of Omi as well and several times has had to pulled him out of hairy situations.

### Kimiko Tohomiko

Clay has a good relationship with Kimiko and like with Omi, seems to have take on a protective older sibling figure as well. He almost never gets into a fight with her and always treats her kindly. They have fought together on numerous occasions and displayed great teamwork. However, there are several moments where Clay and Kimiko don’t get along, as seen in "Hear Some Evil, See Some Evil" when both started picking out each other apparent flaws. During a training exercise in "The Black Vipers", Kimiko sighed in a dreamy manner when Clay caught her; whether this implied a romantic interest in him is never elaborated.

### Raimundo Pedrosa

Clay's relationship with Raimundo is good for the most part, although there are moments when it becomes vitriolic. He is usually the one Raimundo likes to make fun of after Omi, as revealed in "Big as Texas" and the most common jabs directed at him are about his weight and intelligence. At the same time, Clay has shown to be passive-aggressive to Raimundo, as seen in "Pandatown" when make a snide comment about his competence and in "Screams of the Siren" pushes him into the frigid waters after the latter made one too many jokes about his weight. In the end though, they consider themselves friends nonetheless and have supported each other through thick and thin. Raimundo tends to be the character Clay manhandles the most after Jack Spicer.

### Dojo Kanojo Cho

Clay and Dojo have a good relationship that borders on being particularly close. Aside from Master Fung, Dojo is often seen around Clay in the original show; hanging around his arm, sitting on his shoulder or inside his cowboy hat. Clay has shown to be protective of Dojo and has pulled him out of dangerous situations, as seen in "My Homey Omi" when saving him from being run over by Jack Spicer. He also gave Dojo a confidence boost during "Night of the Sapphire Dragon" when the others doubted his capabilities. In return, Dojo has strong faith in Clay and regularly refers to him as 'my man'.

### Jack Spicer

Clay's relationship with Jack Spicer can be described as tumultuous at best and then antagonistic at worst. At times, it seems as though Jack goes out of his way to single out Clay in terms of harassment; he frequently insults his intelligence, weight, and livelihood as a cowboy. In return, Clay seems to go out of his way to mess with Jack, as seen in "Dangerous Minds" when scaring him with the process of how spiders eat their prey. In spite of this, both Clay and Jack have shown to put aside their differences and work together several times, such in "Days Past" to stop Wuya. Jack is usually the character Clay manhandles the most, even on a personal basis.

### Jesse Bailey

Clay has a strained relationship with Jesse. As revealed in "The Black Vipers", they were originally close as children but as they grew up, their parents favored Clay over Jesse and that made the latter jealous. Their relationship grew further strained when Clay was picked to become a Xiaolin monk instead of her, and that presumably prompted her to run away from home and join the Black Vipers. Since then, Jesse has determined to be the best of the best and wants to beat Clay. But once she finally did beat him, the victory felt hollow and it’s implied the two are patching things up.

### Patrick Bailey

Clay and Patrick have a contentious relationship. As stated in "Super Cow Patty", Patrick was considered the 'geek' of the family while Clay was regarded highly among their peers. In addition, their parents favored him over Patrick and frequently told him he should be more like his older brother. This led to Patrick having a sort of inferiority complex in which though his superhero persona, **Super Cow Patty**, he would one up the monks in defeating villains and beat Clay at his own game. Eventually though, the two managed to settle their differences and patch things up. But clay thinks Patrick handled it better than his sister.

### Daddy Bailey

Clay's relationship with his father is tense. As shown in "Big as Texas", Daddy Bailey comes off very dominating and has little patience for things that don't meet his expectations. It's implied that Clay became a Xiaolin monk because his father only allowed him so and when Clay lost the Orb of Tornami to Jack Spicer, Daddy Bailey immediately brought him home without question. Throughout the course of the episode, Clay is criticized by his father for multiple reasons, one of them not being a 'real' man yet. Fortunately in the end, the two of them managed to settle their differences and patch things up.