Clayton

Clayton is a recurring character who appears in “The Whimsical World of Leopold”. He’s the boyfriend of Linnea. He’s also a pirate and a warlock.

Appearance
Clayton is a chubby mouse with light brown fur, black nose and matching whiskers and hazel eyes; he originally wore a blue and white striped shirt in addition to a pair of ripped jeans, a pair of red and white striped knee-length socks and a pair of black shoes; he also originally wore a red bandana on his head. After Motya’s latest attempts to make up to him costs him his job, his home and even his girlfriend, he dons an ivory poet shirt with frilly cuffs in addition to a frilly white cravat, a red coat with gold lining and red cuffs (with two gold cufflinks on each cuff), an orange sash over his right shoulder that holds his sword scabbard at his left hip, a pair of red breeches, a pair of white knee-length socks and a pair of black boots; he also wears a large red hat with a huge crimson feather stuck in it. He usually carries a rapier with a gold hilt and guard as a weapon; however, he also specializes in magic.

Personality
Clayton used to be a pushover until Motya’s latest mistakes drove him into villainy. Afterwards, he became very mean-spirited and started bullying Motya for costing him his job as well as his home and his girlfriend (though she eventually welcomed him back during his showdown with Motya).

However, despite his villainy, he still shows a few moments of being a pushover.

He hates Motya with a burning passion after the latter’s attempts to make up to him for his past mistakes led to the former losing his job in addition to his home and his girlfriend; even after Linnea eventually welcomes him back as her boyfriend, he still continues to hold a grudge against Motya.

He loves his girlfriend dearly and is willing to go along with her schemes.

Abilities
Swordsmanship: Clayton, alongside Linnea, is a skilled swordsman, rivaled only by Motya (and in Linnea’s case, Mitya). Like Linnea, he’s light on his feet and stealthy, making him one of the dangerous adversaries.

Magic: Clayton is also a skilled warlock and knows how to conjure different magic spells. He also knows how to brew potions, even going to far into brewing a “Relaxation Potion”, which he and Linnea use to forcibly relax its victims against their will.

In the fanfic
Clayton debuts in “A Counterproductive Fellow”, in which his first appearance is when he was working at a fruit stand until Motya empties the apples from their buckets prior to using said buckets as stilts, which led to Clayton quitting his job in addition to finding a new job. Afterwards, Motya comes over and tries to make things right, only to make more mistakes, which causes injuries on Clayton, who eventually comes home and (much to his own shock) discovers that Linnea invited Motya over for dinner. The next day, Motya’s mistakes cost Clayton his job as well as his home and his girlfriend, which drove him into villainy. The next day, Clayton begins bullying Motya, which eventually led to their swordfight, during which Linnea welcomes the former back as her boyfriend in addition to showing her own villainous tendencies.

In “Stressed To Chill”, he assists his girlfriend in forcibly relaxing people into not caring about their crimes. They also run a so-called relaxation clinic called “Davy Jones’s Relaxation Clinic” under the guises of Davy Jones and Sapphire Soul, respectively. When Mitya enters the clinic, they manage to force him to drink the “Relaxation Potion”, forcibly relaxing him instantly. Later in the fanfic, Motya, Ludmilla and Leopold try to stop them in addition to trying to snap Mitya out of it, during which Linnea accidentally starts a fire, causing the villainous couple to panic; however, when Clayton begs the firefighters to put out the fire, they refuse to do just that, so Clayton uses his water magic on Mitya to snap him out of it, causing him to work together with the heroes (and villains) to put out the fire. The next day, they’re last seen bickering with each other while our heroes enjoy a picnic.

Trivia
Clayton’s mannerisms and behavior are based on Charlie from Sonic Boom. However, Charlie has a wife whereas Clayton has a girlfriend.

His original outfit is inspired by Mr. Smee from “Peter Pan”; his current outfit is based on Captain James Hook from the same film.