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Dojo celebrating his 100% win rate while having literally only one win is a funny visual in my mind

This show was always one of those unsung classics growing up. The fact that Jack can be both a comedic goofball and also scarilly competitent really sells him as an Adversary

what I liked about it the most was the lesson "progress is not linear" that it SHOWED you. it was never the main focus, they never said it out right, but the losses and the reactions let us know its OK to stumble, even get off the path. what really matters is correcting and getting back on

Jack: “Why don’t we have a relationship like that?” Wuya: “I’m not your mommy! Now pick up your toys, Jacky, and let’s go home.” God, I love this show

Now this is a show that did the Hybrid episodic and serlized story right.

6:51 I think this whole episode exists to sell us on Clay. He's the odd man out of the four main characters, everyone else on the team is incredibly acrobatic, while Clay is big and slow. While he almost never actually struggles in any of his encounters here, they're set up in a way to make us doubt that Clay can pull it off. Admittedly I don't remember the episode well enough to know if anyone outright criticized Clay for his slowness, but two of the three challenges present a test of agility only for Clay to turn them into a test of intelligence and patience. It's here to set up Clay as having a valuable skillset, at least from where I'm sitting. Also, just as a side note, One of the coolest parts about Xiaolin Showdown for me was always how the heroes and villains were always trading powers: My best example has to be when the only item the heroes have left is the Mantis Flip Coin, which just happened to be the very first item used by Jack in a showdown. Just the fact that any power being used by the villains in one episode could be in the heroes' hands in the next and vice-versa. Fun times.

I remembered the backstory that EVERY Shen Gong Wu was used by the original Dragon Monk to defeat Wuya, and wondered how in the heck he could use the Heart of Jong and Sapphire Dragon with their huge downsides...then we got the Emperor Scorpion and I realized that it's the necessary CONTROL for Shen Gong Wu otherwise too self-driven to be net benefits on their own. Episode 9 was the first episode I saw.

Clay maxed out his constitution stat

I loved this show! I also enjoy shows where the heroes didn’t always win every time, it’s great for character growth

I love Kimiko uses fire because the voice actress is also the voice of Princess Azula of the Fire Nation

Omi's golden skin just seemed like a reference to the Buddha to me. Even though he stands out like crazy, it's not unheard of for main characters to become artistically distinct from the rest. The Simpsons is an example. A couple seasons in, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are pretty much the only characters whose hair are a part of their skull, so they don't even look like they fit in to their own show. Omi was probably conceived VERY early in pre-production, and they were too attached to how he looked to change him after they decided on a style.

It’s nice to see someone not only reviewing Xiaolin Showdown, but also showing who won the most. I would like to see this done with the other seasons. Yes, this does include Xiaolin Chronicles even though I think it was an unnecessary sequel.

Kimiko was the rich daddy's girl stereotype. Since this was around the rise of fast fashion. She's drawn and animated kinda using the "Wear it a day, then throw it away" fashion model. Hence the many fits of Kimiko. That or her outfit prolly has something to do with what they're looking for or where they're going. Either way that's what I think at least, could be different

My headcanon is that Jack's whole family have supervillain origins, hence why a random girl at one of their parties had the skills to become a fairly effective Catwoman-expy.

Wuya actually holds a special place in my heart as an example of a villain who made a serious effort to avoid holding the idiot ball. For the first two seasons, at least. She did pull one "sudden but inevitable betrayal" with Mala Mala Jong, but... well, I can forgive her for that as her patience was almost assuredly shot from close proximity to Jack Spicer for an extended length of time. Also, what happened in the next few episodes are a contributing factor, and I don't even know why I'm being evasive as if spoilers matter, but I guess I'll continue to dodge spoiling, regardless.

The way I see it, the Showdown with the glass of water was about not letting the water hit the ground, or at least be returnable to the glass. I imagine if Omi swallowed the water, he would've lost.

I love how the show at least attempts to keep track of which side has what wu. Instead of giving the villains wu off screen. This often leads to the villains stealing lots of wu from the vault, so the balance of wu between them can shift drastically. Regardless of how much butt kicking is involved. Good old fashioned losing the battle, but winning the war.

I like how the episodes where you were saying they had no lessons (Germaine and the Sun-Chi Lantern) had no moral payoff when it did on the arc overall: Omi's story. Starting out as one who believed he was the only dragon warrior and did not trust in others, those two episodes are where he develops the most. It might not be overt, but working with a stranger, even going as far as to offer him a spot with him, and finally trusting and seeing the powers his fellow dragon warriors had that did not were massive for his development

With Episode 2 I saw it as a character illustration of Clay further teaching his friends the importance of Occam's razor. Sometimes, to win a showdown, a simple solution is required.

In the real world good doesn't always win, a powerful message you don't see in a lot of kids shows.

i don't know why but it was so easy to be on Jacks side, the idea that it was a tug of war between the bad and good guys was kind of mental with how much back and forth it all was

Ngl, Jack knocked out in a boat had me laughing.

Unironically Jack Spicer will always be who I root for. Dude is a real underdog and works harder than any of the main characters. Really most of his losses boiled down to wuya nagging, "power of friendship' or just PLOT. Season Gave him some major debilitating handicaps. Season 2 they Flanderize him for the new villains on the block so i suspect he will get far more losses as Omi and Kimiko rise fast. With Raymundo taking more wins too.

Clays mime fake out in ep2 makes sense if ya think it through. Say clay punches himself as hard as he possibly can. With the mime copying him. He'd throw a full force punch too. Now it's just, who's more durable. The amurican built like a tank? Or the french twink?

Jack Spicer is easily my favorite character in this show. Equal parts goofball and competent, great design, charismatic vocal performance. Honestly he may be one of my favorite antagonists in the history of western comedy/action cartoons lol.

God- "White Omi isnt real he cant hurt you." Colby2D- 👩🏻‍🦲

I loved how Kimiko’s outfit changed all the time. But I also love Raimundo’s character arc over the whole series. From a cocky guy who made jokes, to his turn to evil, to redeeming himself, and ending the series by becoming the leader. Him becoming leader was also a departure because you would’ve expected the kid in the logo would have been the leader. Makes me wonder if Chase was wrong about Omi being “the chosen one” which wasn’t really expanded upon. There was no prophecy or anything and even his “dots” have no explanation. He just kinda glows which makes me think of Avatar State stuff but it’s not stated what it means. But if there’s a chosen one prophecy it probably applies to Raimundo or the team as a whole rather than a single individual.

He said "shaolin showdown"? Not "Gong yi tanpai" clearly a fake fan. Seriously though my friends and i would say that all the time back when we were kids and this show was still airing Which apparently is basically just "ready, set go"

Big ups to my goat, Clay. I like how episode 2 establishes that he’s got a level of cleverness that a beefy cowboy character typically wouldn’t have in a show like this. I don’t think I saw the other seasons so I’m excited to see where the show goes. Big fan of cartoons with solid continuity and a sense of progression.

I saw their conflict as a card game, you may win/lose a lot in a row and yet come up with a major victory/defeat turning the tides like nothing happened

I believe the specific thing regarding the self punch in the face is supposed to denote Strength vs. Fortitude. Clay can take a lot of hits, including from himself, the Mime cannot. A sort of Tank vs. Glass Cannon situation.

When i was a teenager, i knew a chick who literally was romantically obsessed with Jack Spicer.

10:23 "don't know what a PDA is" I feel old, thanks

The fact that his dad straight up just gave him a dybbuk box is wild

Correction on E6, Jack also had the Jet Bootsu which Jack used against Kimiko to win the showdown for the Monkey Staff which also allowed Jack to create the chameleon bot

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Looking back this is one of the few shows from the time where it seemed like the protagonists were evenly matched.

I absolutely adored this show back in the day and I remember almost religiously watching every episode as they came out. Then the first season ended and I don't remember EVER seeing it on TV again, I actually assumed it got cancelled and didn't find out for several years that it carried on. As soon as I found out that their were 2 more seasons I binged the entire show in just under 2 weeks. I really hope you keep going with this idea, episode run-downs for the rest of the series and season scoreboards with an overall tally at the end.

Jack Spicer the coolest villain, who shows that he can turn any of his situations around with the use of his wit and great luck. Kimiko was my favorite for the heroes. I always thought she would bring more to the table. Her and the cat burglar would have been a great rivalry.

Honestly it'll be really interesting to see the final tally at the end of season 2 and 3. This show was really good and its kind of a shame how under rated it is.

kinda funny but since one side is almost always a team, their losses often are like 2-4 at once, for just one win on the other end, so the scores ending up 50% or less makes sense

It’s not a loss unless you can’t get back up. They might’ve lost the battle but never the war.

I never realized how often they actually lost in this show. That is actually something really unique I haven't heard discussed anywhere else. I hope the other seasons get reviews like this. I wonder how their stats change as the show goes on.

One of my favorite Saturday cartoons as a kid because of the huge variety of magical items the characters had, it was one of the earliest shows I watched as a kid to attempt a continuous narrative, and the showdowns made every climax unique. It's a universal law that people have to engage in gameshow events for world destroying artifacts. How cool is that?

I think Kimiko's outfit in the first episode is actually a Miss America cosplay from Battle Fever J, an extremely early season of Super Sentai, the origin of Power Rangers.

I'm having hard-core flashbacks about the show! Forgot how creative it was! It was an awesome three seasons!

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My god this unlocked so many faded neural paths. Every time a Shen Gong Wu was mentioned by name, I could feel the memory reignite like a faded ember.

Great video analysis! Man I miss Xiaolin Showdown. It was so creative in its own way.

You can tell the writers/characters really loved using the golden tiger claws and who could blame them. A wicked cool design with the op power of teleportation and a cool visual for said teleporting ? I'd barely use any other Wu.

Thank you for talking about Kimiko! People often praise shows like As Told By Ginger, or Totally Spies, or W.I.T.C.H and Winx for having their character actually change their clothes. But I'm like - not only did Kimiko change clothes, but she also was weraing different wigs every episode, and wasn't it kinda awesome? The show itself is VERY good, creative, has good humour and very well-done. It got a sequel even, but unfortunately it was just horrendously bad imo.

Raimundo was always my favorite, because, as you had stated multiple times in this video, he was always hyped to be the strongest and highest potential Xiaolin. When he went dark side with the sexy mommy witch, he cemented himself as my favorite, because I LOVE a good redemption story.

So glad to see someone talk about Xiaolin Showdown. I loved this show as a child and part of the reason for that was the showdowns themselves. You could never figure out how things would go and the challenges were diverse and epic. This also extends to the characters, especially Raimundo's temporary fall from grace. Dojo having a 100% win ratio is just too funny that I have to accept it. Season 1 had some good episodes and showdowns but I can't wait for you to cover the other seasons, things just get more intense as the show goes on.

I got into show a few months back and ended up falling in love with it. I was too young to catch it because I was born the year before it aired & ended when I was four and my only knowledge of it was through crossover amvs as well as the reboot in the 2010s only seeing like an episode or two .

I unironically love this and it makes me appreciate the show more great video it’s extremely rare for a long form video to make my favorites, but this had me cheesing thw whole time. Subbed and excited for the next season

Damn, seeing this unlocked memories of this show I didn't know I had. Thanks for the surprise nostalgia

Already waiting for the season two win/loss analysis lmao. Such a nice time reminiscing on a classic show!

Its kind of insane the staying power this show has! Even to this day there is pretty active fandom! I think its bc of Jack mostly lol

I completely forgot Rai was the only one to bet on Kim. There's a bunch of small scenes throughout the show hinting at his crush on her, but I guess this would be the earliest one.

I always just thought omi was yellow because he was the "golden child" of the group, you know, subtle puns that don't need to be explained :D

honestly throwing the golden tiger claws into the center of the earth was a big brain move

Here’s the thing about Clay’s father that you seemed to miss, he’s not a secret master or badass. He’s a counter to Clay, lacking the skill, strength and wit and only being a big guy. He thinks he knows what’s best but is actually very deeply out of his depths when confronted by real wuxia magic. He can’t destroy a robot or teach the cast a secret technique because then that means that narratively he has a point when he says Clay shouldn’t think or plan and only needs to be big and strong

the teasing the show did with jack and jermaine possibly being the fifth member was one of the biggest teases

Clay still won that ceramic elephant challenge in my eyes. The plot just made him unplug his controller by not pulling it back. The person just smashed it because he didn't think someone would use a rope. Which invalidates his entire test and he was probably really frustrated that one of his students basically outsmarted him. Clay was even swinging the rope in front of him and the dude still couldn't stop clay from grabbing the target.

Man, i totally forgot this show existed from my childhood! Thanks for the huge flashback and rundown!

Seeing white omme is ao so cursed and i dont know why. It did so much damage also great vid

I feel like there's some irony to be found that Jack Spicer shares a name with a gay man, and the first thing I saw when I looked him up on tumblr was ship art of him and Blossom.

There was a brief period where CN aired this back in the day, and the Mala Mala Jung episode went hard even though I had no idea what was going on.

That show, was an ADVENTURE. I always remember "changing chopsticks!"

I forgot just how well i knew this show 😢 recognized so much more than I thought I would

Wow, I haven't seen the show since I was a kid, and I'm surprised the memories from these clips are coming back

Xiaolin Showdown's first series was the first time I had ever seen a villain win. While it is short lived and the status quo is restored it was a big deal to see them fall to such a point of dispair. Later series tried to replicate this, like when Omi is turned evil but it was never as impactful as the first time Wuya was resurrected

I absolutely adore the ending of season 1. Ray becoming an antagonist and then it ending on the most horrific note possible, with the sun eclipsing and everything corrupting and decayed at the the restored Wuyas incomprehensible power, following with one of the hardest and most threatening lines in a show made for kids. Omi: "...Wuya?" Wuja: "In the flesh." Chills. Just such an insanely dark way to end a season. Mad respect to the creators to go in that direction!

I remember a while back where people said hes yellow because the creator is racist to chinese. ...while the creator was chinese. Reminds me of Stellar Blade.

I remember watching this Saturday mornings, hero’s always win. Then feeling devastated by their first loss in the show.

You're pulling on my nostalgia twice over with that PMD music behind this Xiaolin Showdown video. I also distinctly remember the first few episodes like I just watched it yesterday. Imma continue watching but you gotta let me cry over PMD for a bit

hearing the PBR ost in the back put a smile on my face ngl :]

I used to write fanfics based on this show and rollplayed as Jack quite a bit. I even created a genderbent version of Jack who was his sister. I don’t think the series was ever given a proper conclusion.

Golden Tiger claws are my favorite Shen Gong Wu. No surprise but Tigers are my favorite animal, with Tiger claws being my favorite melee weapon. So having a pair of Tiger claws that also have the ability to rip the fabric of space and create portals, is amazing, especially when paired with how creatively they get used. Also ngl, I had a crush on both Cat Nappe and Kimiko when I was a kid, and now that I'm older I can agree with everyone else saying alive Wuya could get it lmao

I mean Raymundo bodying the other three definitely needs to count as a triple win, but I love this content

I could see Episode 10 being cool if Clay starts trying to force the cows to do what he wants, and realizes this is how his dad is teaching him. And, by changing his strategy to *guidance*, their bond grows. This would set up a fun parallel to his dad learning the same lesson and recognizing Clay's willingness to adapt.

Man, looking back... our old cartoons were damn good. They don't make them like they used to. This thing has so much depth and I watched it out of order and with plenty of reruns, valuing whenever I would see some new episode I didn't encounter before. Now you have shows you can stream from start to end in the span of an afternoon and they have less depth than one episode of this thing.

Yesss, so glad somebody besides me recognizes this show's existence! Though for some reason, Jackie Chan Adventures always seems to come up when talking about this show... wonder why lol. I always preferred the ending of JCA myself, putting a very tight bow on everything, resolving every single plot thread, whereas Xialoin Showdown leaves the door open for everything by comparison. Though looking back on it through this video, I actually remember a lot more about this show than I thought. Maybe they both have their strong points.

Episode 2 does have a character arc, it's just not Clay's. The arc is for literally everyone else, and maybe the audience too, which is very cool. The big and strong but kind/soft character in cartoons tends to be always dumb, or cowardly, or naive... The episode introduces Clay, but it also proves the rest of the team (and potentially the audience who are too used to the trope) wrong and it teaches them that there's more ways to win than just being super physically proficient.

don't forget that other show where characters used octagonal animal talismans to fight monsters. But the concept of this show being a competition over magic items rather than just constant clashing and eventual level upping is still a unique concept nowadays

Raimundo losing a lot despite being probably the strongest is on purpose. One of the cool things in this show is how being strong and a good fighter helps, but isn't everything, and his real development comes later, after his "villain arc", when he comes back and becomes the leader (another cool thing they did, since normally that position would go to Omi, who is more or less the main protagonist if there is one).

So when are you gonna finish this series, bro? Idk if youre aware, but youve made a commitment now. You brought back a PRIMAL memory with this one and your perspective and fresh eyes looking at this as an adult again, really makes me appreciate this show all over again. Plus you eventually gotta get to...that sequel we dont talk about.

I think the reason why I loved this so much as a kid was becasue it was possible for the protagonists to lose. There was tension I never knew who was going to win. Other shows like Digimon they almost always won becasue losing would mean death. But thank you for reminding me of this series. I kind of want to rewatch it now

This was a great analysis!Definitely hoping for a part 2

I want to give props for Jack knowing how to use the Changing Chopsticks and how the serious portrait this Wu more as a joke, but same how Spicer was seen as a joke villain he saw the potential of the Wu. Sure he didn't use it in a Showdown, but the same how Clide thought outside of the box, the same Jack thought outside of his box ( pun intended) to create a really complex robot that can mimic anything, sure that bot was a real treat when it was introduced in the episode and for the rest of the series is either a goon or non-existant. Like seriously a shape-shifting robot deserves more spotlight, not as mush as the Sapphire Dragon, but still another good episode with it would make it interesting. Again good writting for Jack.

This show was amazing! You genuinely never knew who was going to win or lose, there was *genuine tension!*

this cartoon was one of my childhood favorites, glad it’s getting the attention it deserves

Was surprised that it only covered the first season. Hope this continues. Would love to see in my recommended a part two

Cool to see a video of an old cartoon that I actually remember every episode of. I must've made time specifically for Xiaolin Showdown as a kid. Would love to see a video on season 2!

This was a stellar video. I absolutely dined on this show when i was a kid. Love how the villains stayed, mostly, competent throughput the seasons.

This is the best way to bring back and talk about old cartoon shows. And I am so here for it!

Ayo? Is that Pokemon Battle Revolution music? Now i'm subscribed.

Loveee this recap of the series. Would love a video for the next season!!

This was so cool to watch, brings back memories! Please do more :D