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Chase Young was one of the main antagonists in seasons two and three of Xiaolin Showdown. Chase was once a former Xiaolin Warrior and a near Xiaolin Dragon until Hannibal Roy Bean came along. Chase serves as a continuously impending villain to the Xiaolin monks.
At one time, Chase was on the side of good; however, Hannibal Roy Bean told him that he could only achieve his destiny as the greatest warrior of all time on the Heylin side. Hannibal showed a fake hologram to Chase of his former best friend, Master Monk Guan, saying he would soon destroy Chase. He was convinced to drink the Lao Mang Long soup, which ended up costing him his soul and gave him eternal youth as well as the ability to transform into a lizard at will. The main ingredient in the soup is dragons.
But Chase, so overwhelmed by his new power, betrayed Hannibal Bean and sealed him in the Ying-Yang World for many years. Chase has lived for so long that he has been around the world. Wherever he went, he defeated great warriors. Whenever he defeats a warrior, Chase takes control of their chi and their physical form, transforming them into a legion of "Jungle Cats". The Jungle Cats are lions, tigers, and panthers, but on Chase's command, retake their human form, or other forms such as birds. Chase can give these animal minions any command by simply snapping his fingers.
Appearance
Chase's Lizard Appearance
Chase Young has two signature forms; one is his original form, and the other is his reptilian form, resembling that of a dragon. This is due to his consumption of the Lao Mang Long soup. Chase young has lived for over 1,500 years, and yet has the apperance of a young adult. This is also caused by the Lao Mang Long Soup, which keeps him forever young, but cost him his soul. Chase Young's eyes are very different from most humans; Chase does not have normal eyes, but reptilian slits like in his Lizard Form. Chase Young perfers to wear a suit of armour, unlike Wuya or Hannilbal.
Personality
Chase Young is generally a very unemotinal person--cruel, cold, and ruthless, mirroring the personality of Wuya. Chase will do anything to achieve his evil goals, which he plans out to perfection. Despite showing no emotion, Chase's most notible quality is his pride and sense of superiority, thus his regarding of Jack Spicer as an "insect" and a "worm." However, Chase also has respect towards some people like Wuya, reguarding her as a worthy partner in evil, and Omi--trying to turn him to the Heylin side. In his Xiaolin days, Chase Young's personality is similar to that of Omi and Raimundo.
Role in the Show
Season Two
Chase Young entered the series in season two as an even bigger threat than Jack Spicer. He first met the monks when Master Monk Guan traded Dojo for his Spear of Guan. Chase wanted the dragon so he could cook his Lao Mang Long Soup. However, when the monks came to rescue Dojo, they where no match for the villain, until Master Monk Guan returned and defeated Chase in showdown. Chase honored his defeat and let them all go, since he gave his word that he would let them go should he fail.
Throughout the rest of the season, Chase Young showed to be a most formidable foe for the young monks and a idol for the "Evil Boy-Genuis," Jack Spicer (mostly to Chase's disgust). He used Jack as a pawn in most of his plans, despite his hate towards the presence of the wanna-be world conqueror. Chase even allied himself with Wuya in his grand plan to turn Omi to the Heylin Side.
Now it was time to put his plan into ation; he sent Master Fung in to the Ying-Yang World, so that Omi would go into the Ying-Yang World with the newly revealed Shen Gong Wu, the Ying Yo-Yo. He did this so that when Omi returned he would have left behined all his good chi and turn evil, plunging the world in to 1,000 years of darkness. His plan worked out perfectly.
Now that the world was his, and Omi was turned to the Heylin Side, he returned to the Xiaolin Temple for Wuya to get the Serpent's Tail and the Reversing Mirror, so he could restore her to her human form. However, when he returned her to her human form, he did not release her awesome and mighty powers to her; for if she were to gain them, she would be more powerful than him. The reasons why he returned her to her human form, and how he managed to do this without restoring her powers is currently unknown, although he did reguard her as a worthly partner in evil.
Unkown to Chase, the monks traveled to the Ying-Yang Wolrd to get Omi and Master Fung's chi, which would make them good again. they succeeded in this mission. However, to their dissappointment, Omi, in his evil state, had sworn his loyalty to Chase. Therefore, he could turn him into one of his slaves as a Jungle Cat, and with Omi's power combined with his own, Chase was able to become even more powerful than before.
Season Three
The world was his and the monks were without hope since the Chi Creature was unleashed upon the earth and had taken their Chi. However, Dojo and the now Good Jack Spicer went back into the Ying-Yang World to get back their Chi and bring them back in Chase's Palace, where the monks challanged Chase to a Xiaolin Showdown for Omi's freedom. The monks succesed, and the world was returned to normal, including Omi's freedom.
Now through most of the season, Chase lived in his palace with Wuya, and the pair worked together on many occasions. However, when Hannibal Roy Bean returned, Wuya sided with him to make a plan to destory Chase during the Heylin Eclipes, but they failed and Wuya and Hannibal parted ways. She also teamed with Jack occassionally to try and gain more Wu. Some time after these events, Chase and Wuya decided to stay together "for the sake of evil," and joined the other villains at the standoff in the last episode.
Omi decided to go back in time to try to stop Hannibal Bean form turning Chase Young to the Heylin side. In this alternate present, Chase Young was the trainer of the monks, but they were in poor condition with few Wu because of various encounters with Wuya and an evil Master Monk Guan (who was decieved by Hannibal). Omi came to realize this plan did not end up working out for the best, and therefore the timeline was changed back to its original history (with Chase Young on the Heylin Side); this was acheived with the help of Chase Young's scarifice of his goodness to free the others. Despite this, Omi still seems to have hopes of returning Chase back to the side of good.
Relationships
Omi
Omi is one of the only people that Chase Young has some respect for regareding his fighting styles and even helping him when he's in trouble will other villians, like Jack Spicer and Hannibal Roy Bean. Chase also seems to be intent on turning Omi to the Heylin side, and Omi seems intent on turning Chase to the Xiaolin Side. These two seem to share a resemblence of a "father/son relationship."
Wuya
One of Chase Young's most notable relationships is the one he shares with the Heylin witch. During the third season, the two lived together in his palace and worked together on many occasions. He also seemed to have a sense of respect for her, regarading her as a worthly partner in evil. However, when Hannibal came along she began to work with him in hopes of regaining her powers and becoming independent. Despite this, they settled their differences and decided to stay together "for the sake of evil," hinting at some sort of relationship between the pair.
Hannibal Roy Bean
Hannibal is perhaps the biggest threat in the universe, aside from Wuya, that Chase Young has. He and Hannibal shared a certain master/student relationship at first, until Chase locked him in the Ying-Yang World. Now he serves as Chase's biggest rival on the Heylin side and one of the only people strong and skilled enough to stand up against Chase Young.
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Immortality and Longevity: Although Chase Young looks young, he is in fact quite old.
- Lizard Transformation: He was once on the side of good, but then he traded his soul to Hannibal Roy Bean for the Lao-Mang-Lon Soup. A side effect of the soup is the ability to transform into a monstrous lizard. In his reptilian form, he becomes much stronger and faster, even dangerous, but for some reason he stays in human shape for most of the series.
- Heylin Sorcery: He is a Heylin wizard, and has shown: lightning summoning, summon a dragon-snake zombie, turn people into animals and animals into human-like warriors, teleportation, walking on the wall, controling other people (possibly only Heylin wizard/warriors) powers like he does with Wuya, and many other feats of magic like sensing the Chi Creature when this one was invisible, or casting little illusions with his hands, all of it without the use of Shen Gong Wu. Chase is more dependent on his own physical and magical skills and thinks of the Shen-Gong-Wu as a crutch, though he is not above using them to further his own ends, particularly to manipulate others. He could be considered one of the, if not the, most powerful Heylin of his time. Even when he was weakened by the Heylin Eclipse, he was still able to escape from Hannibal Roy Bean and Wuya who were working together at the time to defeat him and steal his Shen Gong Wu to take revenge.
- Energy Blast: He's been shown able to fire yellow energy blast from his hands and forehead.
- Telekinesis: He is able to move people with his mind and by making a simple gesture with his hands. He doesthis twice. once with Omi when the Xiaolin Warriosr saved him from the Heylin Side ( in tis espisode it was vIsible in the form of blue and black fire that surround his hand and Omi) and the first time to push Jack Spicer to his tiger mouth.
- Places Manipulation: He can manipulate places and areas that are being seen in his crystal eyeball.
- Levitation: He is often seen levitating usually when he is meditating or leaving a place. For example, he was shown to float in the air when following Jack Spicer on one occasion.
- Elemental Manipulation: He has also displayed elemental control capable of controlling all four elements. In addition, he has shown the ability to transmute elements like turning water into fire. During the second season, he maintained a clear advantage over the monks in terms of skill and power. Season three evened it out considerably (as demonstrated by the Finding Omi soccer showdown), due to the monks' extensive training, but he still remained superior in combat.
- Superhuman Physical Condition: All his capabilities are pushed to the superhuman level: making him immensely stronger, faster, durable and smarter than other humans. His is strong enough to lift a giant rock over his head with no problems and throw it away in battle as well as totally destroy with one hand.
Abilities
- Master Martial Artist: Having had many centuries to hone his skills, Chase Young is a legendary martial arts and Ta'i Ch'i master, generally regarded as the best in the world. Chase is among the greatest martial artists of all time, having so far been beaten in combat only by Master Monk Guan
- Swordmanship: He is an expert in the use of the Kwan-Dao sword
- Master Strategist: He is an skilled strategic genius and usually apply this skill for several objectives. He is able to elaborate complex plans and strategies and apply them in not just in battle but any other situation he wants, and capable of manipulating anyone at his will by using the proper plan.
Weapons
Kwan-Dao Sword: His favorite weapon is a kwan-dao with retractable blades.
Serpent's Tail: Although he thinks of the Shen Gong Wu as a crutch, he is not above using them to further his own ends, particularly to manipulate others. He is associated Shen Gong Wu is the Serpent's Tail (although he only uses Shen Gong Wu about 4 or 5 times), however when it comes to a real battle like a Xiaolin Showdown he would rather not to use it.
Weaknesses and fears
Even though Chase has many skills and abilities he still has weaknesses and fears.
Weaknesses
Heylin Eclipse: In the episode Hannibal's Revenge, Kimiko uses her PDA, the Mind Reader Conch, Changing Chopsticks and the Eye of Dashi to connect herself to a satellite so that she can read the world's thoughts. Hannibal Bean spies on her and acquires secret information about Chase's weakness by the Heylin Eclipse. She finds out that during the strongest point of the Heylin Eclipse, Chase Young will be weak, almost powerless and and his lions will be in a deep sleep.
Fears
Hannibal Roy Bean: Chase has one and only one possible fear: Hannibal Roy Bean. It was proven in the episode Hannibal was released, saying that his release was worse than the world ending. However, despite his fear of Hannibal, he is still more than willing to meet him in mortal combat.
Trivia
- Chase Young has been known to desire immortality, which is a pun on his name being Young.
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