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Xiaolin Showdown

Xiaolin Showdown is an animated series about Omi, a young monk-in-training from the Xiaolin Temple (a name based on the real-life Shaolin Temple) who has been chosen by the Temple's Master Fung along with three other monks from various nations (Raimundo-Brazil, Kimiko-Japan, Clay-U.S.) to find and protect sacred artifacts called Shen Gong Wu from being taken and used by Heylin, or forces of evil, predominantly represented by the ghost of the ancient witch Wuya. The use of the artifacts is shown to be usually combined with the use of the martial arts, which are portrayed as evoking internal, mystical powers linked to the classical elements that work synergistically with the Shen Gong Wu. The show makes frequent use of Chinese culture and archetypes despite the international setting—the Xiaolin Temple is in China and the origins of the Shen Gong Wu all seem to be Chinese.

Xiaolin Showdown - Shen Gong Wu

The focus of the series is on collecting the Shen Gong Wu. They are mystical artifacts that have magical powers, activated by an action of will combined with saying the artifact's name aloud. See the main article for a complete list of the Shen Gong Wu, including each Shen Gong Wu's powers and who had/has it.

Xiaolin Showdown - Xiaolin Showdowns

When more than one person grabs a Shen Gong Wu at the same time, they call a Xiaolin Showdown. Each side wagers a Shen Gong Wu it already owns. In some cases, the competitors can initiate a "Shen Yi Bu Dare," where multiple Shen Gong Wu are wagered. The winner receives their own back, the opponent's, and the Shen Gong Wu that was grabbed to initiate the challenge. Also, in some cases you can challenge multiple enemies by initiating a "Showdown Trio, Showdown Tsunami, an 8-way Showdown, and a Cosmic Clash Showdown." During a Xiaolin Showdown, a "Shen Yi Bu All In" can be made, which wagers every Shen Gong Wu either side has. The challenge can be anything, but most commonly is some sort of race to the Shen Gong Wu. When the Showdown is called, the world around them warps, and the terrain they are on becomes an extreme extent, such as a mountain side becoming a field of rock pillars, or a snowfield becoming a large snowboarding course. Other contests have been games of tag, basketball, or combat. The challenge officially begins after the change, when both combatants yell "Gong-Yi-Tan Pai!" Then the decided contest ensues. When one is victorious, the terrain returns to normal, and the winner is in possession of all of the wagered Shen Gong Wu.

Xiaolin Showdown - Major Characters

Xiaolin Showdown - Techniques Learned

• Dragon X-Kumei Formation — Learned during Xiaolin Apprentice level.
• Wudai Orion Formation — like Dragon X-Kumei, but they appear in a monochromic color with colored outlines. Learned during Wudai Warrior level.
• The Monks and The Color of their Outlines:
  • Omi —white
  • Kimiko — Red
  • Raimundo — blue
  • Clay — Green
• Wudai Iron Palm — A combined Wudai attack that has only been used once. The details of this attack is very vague.
  • Omi's Moves: Tornado Strike, Tsunami Strike and Wudai Neptune — Water, Ice,Steam (Omi has also learned the very powerful attack, "Heylin Power - Tsunami Water Blade -- Ice" while on the Heylin side)
  • Kimiko's Moves: Judalette Flip, Wudai Fire Shield and Wudai Mars — Fire
  • Raimundo's Moves: Typhoon Boom and Wudai Star — Wind( he also used to moves once cyclone wind and one eyed wind)
  • Clay's Moves: Seismic Kick and Wudai Crater — Earth.

Xiaolin Showdown - Other Techniques

These are fighting techniques, used mostly by Chase Young and Omi. They're fictional spoofs of real kung-fu attacks.

• • Repel the Beast
  • Monkey Strike
  • Repulse the Monkey
  • Tiger Instinct
  • Monkey reading Shakespeare
  • Spider doing Hokey-Pokey
  • Sparrow eating Hotdogs
  • Grasshopper doing Dog Paddle
  • Dogs playing Poker
  • Duck eating Crackers
  • Horse drinking Water
  • Cat playing Fiddle
  • Fox stomping Grapes
  • Rooster frying Eggs
  • Monkey painting House
  • Viper Strike
  • Mole attacking Ox

Xiaolin Showdown - Monks and their Wudai Weapons

• Omi — Shimo Staff
• Kimiko — Arrow Sparrow
• Raimundo — Blade of the Nebula
• Clay — Big Bang Meteorang

Xiaolin Showdown - Forehead Dots

Several characters are seen with having mysterious dots on their forehead. Omi has nine white dots, in three rows of three. Master Monk Guan has six, two rows of three standing on the width; his are yellow. One of the monks in the Xiaolin Temple(The one with the large head) had the same pattern as Master Monk Guan, as seen in the episode with the Sapphire Dragon. When Master Monk Guan showed Omi a book, in his debut, it showed a large shadow along with a goat-demon enslaving Chase Young to evil. The shadow had four dots as a square.

Omi also has red three rows of three dots balancing on a corner, when he turned evil after he left behind his good chi in the Yin-Yang world. When Omi turned into a cat the essence of Omi made Chase Young stronger, that's how he got his dots. But when the Xiaolin warriors defeated him in the showdown, Omi got his dots back and Chase Young lost his.

In the series, these dots that appear on the aforementioned characters have never been explained. However, they are most likely to be literal parallels to incense burn marks that Buddhist monks receive to distinguish themselves amongst other monks.

But in the episode "The Dream Stalker" the dots seemed to be able to sense the coming of danger and a creature. And in the Showdown of the monks vs. the Fearsome Four, the dots are seen to give off light, since the showdown was in darkness the Four easily found Omi, and he needed to wear Clay's hat to hide himself.

Xiaolin Showdown - Overall Showdown Record

Out of all showdowns fought in this show as of Ep. 308, (regular showdowns, generic Xiaolin showdowns, shen yi bu dares and all-ins, trios, tsunamis, and cosmic clashes) the Xiaolin side has the better record over the Heylin with an astonishing 33 wins to the Heylin's nine. Dashi's challenge to Omi was not counted, nor was Raimundo's against Omi, both because they were techinically fought between one side. One questionable one that IS counted is Jack vs. Chameleon-Bot "Kimiko," because everyone on the Xiaolin side (except for Kimiko, who was trapped in a cage at the time) thought it was her.

Xiaolin Showdown - Voice actors and their roles

• Tara Strong — Omi
• Jeff Bennett — Clay, Cyclops
• Tom Kenny — Raimundo, Vlad, Dashi, Hannibal Roy Bean (Season 3)
• Grey DeLisle — Kimiko
• Wayne Knight — Dojo
• Rene Auberjonois — Master Fung (Season 1)
• Danny Cooksey — Jack Spicer
• Susan Silo — Wuya
• Maurice LaMarche — Master Fung (Seasons 2 and 3), Tubbimura, Raksha
• Jennifer Hale — Katnappe
• Kevin Michael Richardson — PandaBubba
• Jason Marsden — Chase Young

See also

• List of Xiaolin Showdown episodes
• Xiaolin Showdown Trading Card Game

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