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From what I remember, Kids WB had a contest where you could vote for who would be the leader in the final episode. Raimundo won by a landslide.

"What other shows would you like me to cover-" Code Lyoko and Jackie Chan Adventures.

Fun fact: Hannibal Roy Bean is named after Phantly Roy Bean Jr., AKA: "The Hanging Judge", an infamously harsh Texan judge. Thus, the accent.

I would assume that Dojo's past crime was going on a rampage and sinking atlantis which he wouldnt have been convicted of because atlantis was lost and no one could prove he did it lol

Also neat detail, the eye of dashi was the first wu to be wagered in a showdown, and is used as the last showdown

I always loved the Bird of Paradise episode because of one stupid quote Bird of Paradise: “I have given you the greatest gift of all.” Clay: “Farm equipment?” Just makes me laugh every time!

Man you'd think by the third season and almost EVERY EPISODE having the villains breaking into the vault to steal the Shengong Wu that like....they'd put them somewhere else or make more security? How can Jack basically just walk into the temple every day and steal everything?

30:14 This scene is funny lmao! Clay, Kimiko and Rai are traumatized because they think they interrupted an intimate moment between Dojo and the other dragon. But Omi is too pure, he's probably thinking "I'm glad they're friends again! :D"

Never challenge a brazilian kid to soccer.

Chase Young: *rips a golems heart out* Omi, I don't think he's meant to be a good guy.

Y’know, I’m pretty cool with Jack’s Antics, cuz usually he’s just an intelligent nuisance, but making NOT ONLY fake robot parents, NOT ONLY make it seem like they never cared for their orphaned son, BUT ALSO MADE AN ENTIRE TOWN THAT IS ETHNICALLY SIMILAR TO THE ORPHAN SO HE WOULD BE TRICKED INTO CHECKING IT OUT is just a little bit of a dick move

I think it would have been infinitely cooler if Jack turned out to be the 5th dragon and his element was actually wood, and his reliance on machines was sorta like holding him back because he was focusing on the wrong element, and that's why he ultimately always loses.

Omi was the guy who you'd 'expect' to be the leader in the end... but they breadcrumb Raymundo being the strongest a lot.

The monk guan spear thing should have been more like "after I caused so many problems losing my spear the last time, I had more made. That way, I will always have one." And there shouldn't have been a few hundred. Rather, there should have been, like, six or so. The fact they can be made still weakens the original bit but still makes it better than what we got.

It's funny how you disliked Hannibal so much that you put Wuya in the thumbnail twice instead of him.

Jack is really my favorite of the villains in Xiaolin Showdown. I think he's such an interesting character. He's only evil because he feels like he'd fail on the side of good, which makes me wonder if he's evil in the HOPES he'll screw up. His self doubt makes him see himself as a walking disaster, so why would he ally himself with anyone but with the idea of sabotage?

Hannibal feels like a boardroom addition 😅 "There's noone in this show for this kids to rally against! Who's the gross evil one they can laugh at?"

I have no idea how intentional it was, but I love that our cast got better and had more wins than loses as the series went on. If you were counting the scores, you could actually see their progress.

Xiaolin Showdown will always be a special show to me. Watching the finale was a trip for me as a child, I didn't really get the greater myth arc of finding the leader until this very episode. So when it was revealed to be Raimundo, I was ecstatic since I liked the character but like you, I never expected him to be leader. Omi by nature of being the most recognisable should've been leader but he wasn't and I love the show for that. Also the Part 1 was dark as hell, I remember my jaw dropping to the floor in shock at the end. Hannibal Roy Bean intrigued me as a kid because I could never figure him out. He was defintely the most malicious of the villains and if there was ever a Devil in the world, it would be him. But I have not watched the show in a long time and by the looks of things, he was wasted potential. Poor Clay. Didn't realise he was shafted that much for showdowns. This retrospective has been fun. I loved revisiting this show from someone's perspective and I've gotta binge it for myself again one day. One of the Cartoon Network greats. Shame Xiaolin Chronicles sucked ass.

Dude, Jack, as the dragon of metal, would've been so much cooler than ping pong! Ugh... Also, rewatching this honestly made me like hanibel Bean more. I've never got people's complaints of "he's just a bean!" It's foolish in my mind to underestimate a character just because they're not what you expect and seeing his scenes again. i get why he's a bean. Such a small, unassuming creature. It allows him to be that voice in your head. The inner thoughts that make you wanna do bad things. It .makes so much sense and is something we can all relate to.

0:34 Jack exited the Yin Yang world with everyone else, they didn't swap because they used both yoyos, Jack did swap because he used both yoyos but also had the reversing mirror.

something thats worth mentioning is that in the future timeline where omi forgets that he cant grow old if he froze himself, Kimiko was elected the leader and failed cause jack spicer controlled the world, and in the Evil Monk Guan era, Clay was the leader and the also wasnt very fit to lead. at no point is omi ever the leader despite how much the show kinda alludes to him leading. also kinda sucks that Clay became leader at some point but has the worse record across the show.

Was caught off guard when Raymundo won the promotion but after taking it all in you understand he was on a different level then the others so he really did deserve it an actual amazing ending to a cartoon finally before the spinoff

There is a concept I've seen where this show is quite an exception. "Good guys have to win every time, bad guys only have to win once." But even when the world ends, the heroes managed to turn around thanks to the fact that we don't see the long-term reprecussions for the non-main cast.

Hannibal Bean always made me think of SpongeBob pretending to be a cowboy. Tom Kenny does, like, the exact same voice for the bean-man as he does for Dirty Dan.

Even as a little kid, I remember finding Hannibal Bean a really strange addition. Like you've got a mad scientist, a cat girl ninja, an ancient evil spirit, an immortal were-lizard warrior, and... a talking bean who tempts people to evil? I could maybe see that as a goofy one-off villain for a single episode, but he's not only a main character but also the one character who the previous main villain seems to fear? Imagine literally any other story attempting to supplant their big bad with a vegetable. Imagine if Darth Plagueis came back to get revenge on Palpatine, and it was revealed he was just a carrot all along.

Monk Guan's probably a hardcore hoarder/collector. When you're either of those, everything you've collected becomes precious sentimental keepsakes.

1. I swear Guan is basically *"inconsistency"* the character. The spear thing is bad, but him beinf there centuries ago when Wuya was defeated straight up creates a plot *crater* I mean, Dashi died/ascended to the afterlife and Chase regularly drinks the Heylin potion to stay young. But what the hell is Guan's excuse??! He looks exactly the same. Hell, the Heylin potion in the bad timeline actually made him *age worse* Same with Chase in that timeline. Like Guan he looks no worse for wear, meaning that there is a way to extend your life without becoming evil, which begs the question: What exactly is the POINT of the Heylin potion? Is it just a scam? Did Hannibal just scam Chase and that's why he hates him? Lol 2. I wouldn't say evil Guan is stronger than evil Chase. Just more loyal to Hannibal who is a pretty proactive villain. Keep in mind, in the episode where Jack takes Chase's power, he wrecks the monks and steals all of their Wu with minimal effort. Meaning Chase could have done so as well, but never bothered. Really Chase is just the lesser evil because he's mostly content to just sit around in his lair for decades and centuries on end

End of the world: everyone dead. Worse the end of the world: eternal life that's literally just consists of suffering and torture. Death is not the worst thing when you can put people into a position where death is the reward. Which is why I often dislike it when in movies someone gets tortured and they're like "you're gonna kill me anyways when I tell you". I've yet to see the torturer tell them that they're correct and that it's the reward for giving up the truth. Ending the pain and suffering

One of my biggest like gripes with the series from the finale is that how is Monk Guan still around if he's just a normal dude? Chase joined the Heylin side for the promises of power and IMMORTALITY, but if you look at the alternate timeline he's barely aged a day while Monk Guan has immorality this time. It just has always bothered me cause it seems the only person who isn't immortal but should be is Grand Master Dashi. 😭

47:40 Speculation is that Chase's smile of the Monks winning might be a nod to what Omi said in Season 2, how there is more good in Chase, despite his corrupted being, than even he knows or cares to admit.

I'm kinda sad that you didn't mention that the last showdown was started over the Eye of Dashi, both the chronological first Shen-gong-wu to exist and the first one to have a showdown in the first episode. It's a great way to bookend the show with, because it shows that, despite all the fighting they have done, things are still up in the air for both sides and nothing is certain.

Oh and the logical next series is either Xaoulin chronicles which Noone wants Or Jackie chan adventures

Yeah, this season really furthered showcased how nuanced certain characters are. Chase saying that Hannibal Bean’s arrival is worse than the end of the world is foreshadowing the end of the series, where Hannibal Bean’s plans affect timelines. And Chase remarking on Jack’s “perfume” is him figuring it out in that moment that he had been duped by Kimiko and the monks and he’s like “touché”, so he’s playing it off cool, but his undertone is like “I respect the hustle, you got me this time.” And this leads into my theory I mentioned in the last video: Chase Young knows at least some of the events that take place in Seasons 2 and 3. He’s seems several steps ahead of everyone, because he already knows certain events that will take place. And this goes back to Omi’s statement: the good in you is stronger than you know. Chase Young was there 1500 years ago, that was kinda the focal point of the timeline split. Omi was there 1500 years ago as well. Despite the timeline resetting with the two Omis touching, Chase would have some memory ripples due to the timeline chaos that happens during the reset. Chase kept his honor, and much like Omi, prevented something far worse from happening. Like Omi in ridding the forces of good, Chase attempting to change certain moments in the timeline would only bring more chaos. And that was the threat of Hannibal Bean. He tried to warn the monks of Hannibal Bean’s influence being able to affect timelines, but couldn’t risk changing Omi going to the past either. Though I will say his knowledge of events is limited to few and far between, like the most important events that would change the timeline like when he and Omi used Fountain of Wi with Eagle Scope to stop a different threat. I hope this makes sense and if you have any questions or concerns, I’ll try to clear it up as best I can, given my take on this concept.

After watching these videos, it made me realized that I had actualy watched most of the episodes ... I always thought that I missed a lot of them, but in reality I only missed 4, none of these being an "important" one. It was such a cool show. Because the villains sometimes won, it was fun to see how the showdowns would end, because the heroes didn't had a "sure win", anything could happen.

Oh yeah, Jackie Chan adventures would be cool to watch.

On the spear bit I'm fairly certain they meant that to be he made the literal spear armory after getting his original back and deciding he never wanted to be disarmed like that again.

Real question though. We know Chase gained eternal youth by drinking the soup and turning evil. But how is Guan alive after 1500 years? Why is he still young?!

I am fairly sure that the 'crime' that Dojo says he wasn't convicted of was the sinking of Atlantis which Master Fung mentioned in earlier seasons.

I like to think that Guan got all the extra spears after losing the first one, not before, just in case it happens again.

42:46 YO! Even though he's just a rock golem or whatever, that was BRUTAL. Chase RIPS his "heart" out with his bare hands and you can see life slowly fade away through the golem's eyes, damn!

I really didn't like this show, but for some odd reason, I kept watching it. THOUGH, it did have one of the greatest lessons I've ever learned in life in one of their episodes. They come back from losing to Jack, and mid cleaning the dojo floors, the master says; "There is one lesson in winning, but a thousand in losing." Which I liked a lot, I mean yeah, it's a retooling of "Learn from your mistakes" but framed in a less judgy and accusatory way, that shows that losing isn't so bad, refusing to learn the lessons from it, is.

What might Dojo have done that is a crime but of which he was never tried and formally convicted? Well, explicitly Atlantis was a _populated_ city when he caused it to "vanish" and whether via traditional volcanic eruptions and sinking (drowning) or by eating people like his more recent out of control rampage episode, he almost certainly killed many people. But if there's no government there to try and convict him, no criminal record.

I used to love this show growing up, and I haven’t seen it in ages, so watching these vids was a great recap.

Clay probably should have been the one to be promoted to leader. He was the leader in the alternate timeline where they lived on a farm, and while both Ray and Omi struggled with their pride a lot and both joined the bad guys at least once, Clay was the same rock-solid guy from start to finish and frequently showed that while not as nimble as the others he was a lot smarter than his humble appearance and rural manners of speech would lead you to presume. I would have no arguments against making Kimiko the leader either. I'd just give the tie to Clay between the two based mostly on my taste and how it would feel at least somewhat set up.

Loved all three videos. Great job it's really interesting to hear your takes on the episodes on how things work and what didn't.

You know, something that always struck me as odd, why to Raimunod, Clay, and Kimiko get presents from their families for CHINESE new year. Kimiko might have an excuse being Japanese, but Rai is grom Brazil(Argentina is the south American country that has an influx of asian immigrants), and Clay is a red blooded texas boy.

I think what could have helped Hannibal as a villain would be making him more of a deal with the devil sort, as we saw with Chase. His return is amped up as worse than the end of the world, but we never really get anything of that. Maybe if it was more he granted great power or victory but cost people something dear, it would really bring up interesting discussions about the price of power or what could drive someone to that.

This show carried my childhood, Ray was my favorite character, watching him being chosen as the leader was soo cool and groundbreaking for me as a child, I loved this show, and always wished that the producers continue the show, after so much time almost forgot the show my late teenager zapping through the channels what it appeared to be a little Omi, oh boy what a let-down... Anyway, thank you so much, this coverage brought back a lot of good memories of my childhood.

First off, love the reviews. Also I think Hannibal being a bean makes sense since iirc beans are seeds and would therefore means he is the seed of evil, doing his best to grow evil in others which he has been doing for most of the show.

0:20 The writers gave that Mirror a lot of creative uses, good for them.

2:02 this clip instantly made me remember Galactic Football, yet another cartoon I fondly remember from my earlier years

I never watched xiaolin showdown in my childhood. But I vaguely remember watching the end of the last episode of the series on TV, without even having any idea that that was the end of the series. After I got older, a KZfaq channel made a video telling the full story and I was even more impressed with the quality of the show, even though it was a bit unknown. It was cool to see the evolution of the characters over the seasons and it was even cooler to see a Brazilian becoming one of the most important characters, that's something I don't see in many places and it really makes me happy. Send a shout out to Brazil!

The Chuckie Chan reference was such a deep cut.

I still wonder how can Guan still be alive. Like, he's also over 1500 years old, but never got an explanation for that. Chase got the soup that grants immortality, right. What about him? Also, at the series finale's alternate timeline, Chase is alive 1500 years later too...

I always liked how they depicted Chase and Master Monk Guan. Chase, despite being on the evil Heylin side, is honorable to a fault. Yes he'll twist his words and decieve as much as he can but if you manage to one up him he's actually quite gracious in his defeat, despite how obviously salty he is with losing and trying to show off that even when losing it is still part of his plan. Master Monk Guan on the other hand, is pretty petty when you look at him deeply. Seriously, I know the "He actually has multiple spears" is meant to be taken as a joke but it just made him unbelievably petty to trade Dojo for a copy of his original spear. It just goes to show that even if you are on the side of good or bad, that deosn't automatically make you a good or bad person. Also loved how Raimundo's act for solidifying his leader role is the same as his first biggest mistake. At first, he didn't want to run away from the threat of Mala Mala Jong and because of his rash decision, he actually made the Shen Gong Wu monster even stronger. But at the end, when the evil forces were cheating in the final showdown by all jumping them 4 on 1, he didn't hesitate to jump in and try to stop the big baddies despite how hopless the situations seemed. He got his face rocked in by the literal gank squad and all he managed to do was get a couple of good hits in before taking them down with him, but that was enough for his friends to jump in after him for the win.

I've always considered 46 and 47 their own mini arc. Since it was about Raimundo finishing his character development with a side of Bean wanting revenge for being so humiliated.

24.00 Perhaps it isn't that the spear was intitally replaceable but once Quan got his spear back he decided to hire the one who made it to make LOTS of spares so that this situation would never happen again.

Thanks for getting through this series so diligently. They've been a joy to watch.

9:17 I don't know how many years later, but that's still my favorite joke

Helping me get through the work shift. Thanks man.

Hannibal seems like a parody of the brain guy from TMNT.

Thanks for covering this series! Nice trip down memory lane

Thanks for doing these videos, because of you I went back and rewatched the whole show again for your videos!

in my experience extra chromosome tends to be a dig at ones breeding IE he's casualy implying jacks parents where inbreeding also I think chase was complimenting kimiko I am rarely surprised he basically admited she surprised him and then stated you didn't fool me then he ends it with a compliment

I remember Time After Time airing the morning of my First Communion and just being so blown away by it. Like it was my only concern that whole day.

This three part series you did is by far the best way I seen someone recap a cartoon from the past. If one watched this its like they didnt really even miss an episode all those years ago. The angle to say who won and lost the most also made it more clever and nice to speed through. Thanks for this and keep pumping out great content! Nostalgia blast complete.

You just brushed past my favorite joke in the series. When Jack uses the Rio Reverso on the chicken, it doesn't just turn into an egg. It turns into an egg... which turns back into a chicken, and then back into an egg, on repeat, because there's no answer as to which came first.

Hannibal almost comes off as someone made to give Rai more higher level wins (since Hannibal is sorta like the Devil of the verse) to make him look better by a in context win-loss record, since the show runners clearly had that running in back of their mind to have him come off better than Omi's wins over Mooks and Jack, since him getting promoted to leader is fairly obvious in hindsight, the one who fell to darkness rising the highest, getting over major personality issues way more than Omi, established subversion over Omi being a Chosen one from episode 1, Dashi despite implied genetic connection to Omi physically being more like Rai personality wise showing Guile is wanted more and just plain development time (so if the vote another guy mentioned ever happened, I wouldn't have seen it since not in US and see no mentions of it elsewhere, its one of those almost entirely for show ones or just for audience speculation one that didn't matter). Makes Hannibal come off as by far the weakest villain, even one offs, since he loses so much, even if Rai hitting him with the wind fist that leaves dent in mountain is peak. Means even Chase's treatment in THE OTHER SHOW in regards to the most insane moments that harm his character (why just why) keeps him above the bean, and it at least remembered his deeper somewhat good elements and giving hints about why he has a deeper connection to Omi. Like despite being set up as the probably the most dangerous villain we see Jack when fully unrestrained, no longer having Omi as angel on the shoulder pushing his good aspects out, is the true ultimate evil beating everyone, taking over the world and getting his bisexual dream in Wuya as cheerleader and Shirtless Chase. Also why it ending where it did for a while as is an ending you kinda need to lie on for some time meant Xialoin didn't need a 4th season out the gate it did need a little bit more in the 3rd Season to explain its aspects that feel a bit rushed despite how good it is. The madness of the timeline at the end and how contradicting elements seem to stay, weird Wu changing hands in background even more than previously despite them initially wanting to keep a good tally on who owns what, Guan and Chase immortality existing no matter which side they took and other stuff. Even a gag episode going full into the best joke of PREVIOUSLY ON XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN! in just going "we forgor" would be fine while also going "yeah no Guan got so many after giving first spear to Omi he totally isn't actually a bad person". Also while Chronicles would be the natural fit for next thing to cover, best not to punish yourself with it until we get a more proper continuation. So yeah like others are saying Jackie Chan adventures or even supporting guy suggesting Galactik Football since the way it plays out is good for a video and would be funny to watch reactions to its drama.

It was an absolute joy watching all three parts of these videos. This show was really much better than I had remembered and I do wish it had a proper come back. Maybe one day, but for now I can't wait to see what you cover next.

37:25 it kills me how happy Jack looks about creating the bubble shields for his robots lmao dude is hilarious

This was one of my favorite tv shows a kid. I greatly appreciate you making these series (and so quickly, at that). It was a lot of fun getting to revisit it through your eyes.

Thanks for finishing this off. Blast of nostalgia and an adult look to how it went.

this was a fun look back at a show i rewatch regularly enough thanks boss.

Watching all three of this was super nostalgic. Thank you for this series of vids man. You're awesome. I don't have a recommendation for what to cover. I'm just happy to stick around and see what comes next 😃

This was a great series, it has been so fun revisiting the show via these three videos, thank you for making them!

18:36. Anybody else found it weird that the T-rex was voiced by Tera Strong put through a voice modulator?

Love the video as usual. 9:16 This scene has been stuck in my brain since I first saw it since I was a child. It was one of the first fourth wall breaks I ever saw in television.

Really enjoyed your review series, great work!

Hey this is Trilogy of videos are really enjoyable glad the algorithm recommended you to me as each video came out this was a fun way to go through Xiaolin Showdown.

“Sorry this part of the video keeps getting removed” OOF

Yesssss i was waiting for this!!!!

I’ve been waiting for this!!!

Eyyyy the finale is here, thank you for making this series man brought back lots of memory

I'm on my midterms right now and holy shit you just made me so happy with your Xiaolin showdown videos between all the stress of college. This series means so much to me and being able to remember it now with a more mature mind, it just keeps surprising me. Omi was my favorite before and still is just because he feels so real as a character with flaws and as a kid. I need more protagonists with flaws other than being naive or inexperienced. It was like the first time seeing Evangelion, expecting Shinji to be this annoying whiny kid and finding out "Holy shit, this kid is amazing!" because he is a kid! Him not becoming the leader is such an amazing scenario for younger audiences because it all ties to Omi's insecurities but his final acceptance is just so wholesome to watch. I'm going to make a wild guess (since I haven't rewatched all the episodes) and say there are subtle parallels between Chase and Omi and Dashi and Raimundo, a little more on the first two of course but seeing Dashi's chill personality, I can see Raimundo growing up to be similar, while Chase (ambitious to be the best) chose the dark side to achieve it. AND Chase fucking Young, where to start with that guy? so sinister but also not boring to erase the potential comedy. I must say when you mentioned controversy on the character I had no idea what you were talking about, wasn't he another hot bad guy? But rewatching some episodes I can see his relationship with Omi possibly being the controversial part? I mean, the guy is amazing but also creepy as fuck! He focuses on this orphan kid, with a big ego and a very black-white view of the world, constantly praising him, teaching him but manipulating every step. They say the reason he chose Omi is because he has a very powerful chi but what a coincidence Omi is also the easiest target. I mean, there's this scene when Omi rejects Chase's offer again and he gets close to his face saying that, you can never say never and that his destiny can change, and Omi has this scared expression. IT PUTS ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT! God, I love this series. The execution is not as amazing as it could be, but the ideas, potential, and characters are AMAZING... Sorry for the long essay.

I always found it very strange that the show just kind of.... *stopped* after season 3. Keep in mind, it wasn't cancelled. It was just never renewed for another season, hell there's no evidence to suggest a season 4 was ever even planned. Which, again, is really weird since the show was pretty popular even towards the end of its run. Maybe they just felt like it was better to end on a high note than to stretch the series out? Its possible, but with Rai becoming the leader of the team I feel like the show had some more plotlines in it to explore. I still hold on to some hope that this show will return, but if it means potentially another disaster like Chronicles... then maybe it *is* better that this show is simply remembered fondly

Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

Man. Loved this breakdowns, going to miss it

I think the reason they separated the Raimundo betraying Hannibal and the Sapphire Jellyfish version is that Hannibal targeted Raimundo as revenge for tricking him. To mix the two together would likely overstuffed the episode as one was entirely dependent on the other.

With this series coming to an end, and all three successfully finding their way into my recs, I guess its time to hit the sub button.

And we're back to comment to comment on the awesome episode and musical whiplash. The kneejerk of the gold and silver music when I was engrossed after the epileptic showdown is a beautiful blend. And how dare you used the mystery dungeon music! Thoroughly enjoyed this episode.

Loved this show as a kid and still do lol it doesn't get talked about enough im.glad you made these

Are you upset that Monk Guan had multiple spears? How about the fact that Jack never lost the Jetbootsu in season 1, yet it somehow ended up in the custody of the xiaolin warriors? Or the other hundred timers a Shen Gong Wu switched hands without a raid or showdown?

Really enjoyed this series it was alot of fun to watch

Great series dude, I loved it

Great video, love it, thanks

Hannibal Bean is the embodiment of evil. He can cause the greatest of heroes to fall, but he can't win, because there is no success in evil. He can't improve himself, just tear others down.

Raymondo is a surfer thats why he is afraid of jelly fish now it makes sense

Excellent series and Excellent recap.