Master Monk Guan - Blog Posts

Someone made a post once saying that Chase and his many versions could play all the main characters in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and I couldn't agree more.

I thought a lot lately what a Wicked x Xiaolin Showdown crossover would actually look like. If Chase is Elphaba, I imagine he'd have dragon features, maybe green dragon scales, so the green elixir Elphaba's Mom drank would be the Lao Mang Lone soup. Maybe he's a human-dragon hybrid, and he faces discrimination like all the other talking animals of Oz, then during Defying Gravity he finally embraces his full dragon form.

And that would make him the Wicked Dragon of the West.

Wait.

Anyways, Dashi would obviously be Fiyero, as a platonic common friend to both Chase and Guan, who's sort of stuck in the middle. Their personalities simply match too well.

Dojo would be Doctor Dillamond. When he gets taken away, Dashi drops his careless act and becomes an advocate for mystical creatures, trying to keep Chase safe in the process.

The Wizard of Oz is Jack, a young inventor who crash landed his jet into Oz, or his heli-pack was carried away by the wind, and everyone in Oz was so impressed with his mechanical creations they thought he had mad power. But Hanibal is really the master evil mind who secretly controls Jack.

Omi is the Cowardly Lion, except he's the Fierce Little Lion. You know, the Lion's whole deal was that he was big and fierce-looking but really a scaredy cat, so I thought it would be fun for Omi to be the exact opposite.

Kimiko is Dorothy and she really just wants to go back to Tokyo and her dad. In the original Wizard of Oz book Dorothy was much tougher than the movie and more resourceful, so I think it fits.

Clay can be the Scarecrow. I want him to be his own character because I really liked him in the book. He was the voice of reason amongst his friends. Also, yeah, he comes from a farm. Dashi can just come back as a ghost during the final act, I suppose.

And then there's Raimundo as the Tinman. We all know he's got a big heart under the cool exterior.

That leaves Nessarose, and just hear me out, trust me on this one. Nessa is Katnapee. She was born disabled and both her and Chase were abandoned by their parents for their "deformities" (they can be different parents, they don't have to be related by blood) and left on the Xiaolin Temple's doorstep where they were more or less raised by Master Fung. Katnapee never gave a hoot about being in a wheelchair, and that thing can really gather speed, but she had always been jealous of Chase's animal features because she always wanted to be a cat, and not just wear a costume.

Master Fung doesn't necessarily have a favorite, he's equally distant to both of them, but he asked Chase to keep her out of trouble when they went to school because of Katnapee's mischievous tendencies.

When Chase tapped into his powers, he was able to turn her into a real panther. She still has her wheels like those for disabled cats or dogs, but she's having the time of her life.

No need for a romantic interest. Katnapee absolutely does not need a reason to go mad with power. Chase is half proud half terrified of the monster he's created, but he's too busy fighting the government with Dashi.

So anyway, this all sounds fun. I don't know if I'll ever be able to write a full fic around these concepts, but at least now I won't forget them.

Oh, also Wuya is Madame Morrible. This is an easy one.

No one:

Absolutely no one:

My brain the whole time watching Wicked:

*The Squad is eating dinner*

Dashi: Can you pass the salt?

Guan: *throws Chase across the table*

Dashi: It was my idea. The responsibility is mine.

Guan: No. I'm the responsible one.

Chase: Guys, guys, you're both too valuable to risk. It should be someone expendable.

Chase: Like Dojo.

Dojo: *snaps his head up immediately*

Dojo: WHAT?!

Since I started getting asks about my Xiaolin Showdown fanfiction, I decided to post the link here in case anyone is curious about the context.

Here's the description and a little snippet from Chapter 2:

After traveling through time, Omi is more determined than ever to bring Chase Young back to the side of good. This makes Guan rethink certain things. Dojo tells the young monks the story of how Dashi, Chase, and Guan met when they were kids on their quest to control a hatchling Dojo, and how the first Shen Gong Wu was created.

"Oh, um, this is Dojo, my green water dragon. He’s my pet lizard." He fastened the last button on his shirt, only for Dojo to slip through his sleeve and climb back onto his shoulder.

"You can't fool me. I know a real dragon when I see one.”

Dashi blinked in surprise. "You… you do? How so?"

"He burned my tree."

Dashi looked down at his feet. "Ah, right.”

"I don't understand," said the kid, turning to the tea tree. "This shouldn't have happened, unless…" He whirled back to Dashi and there was a dark look on his face. "What did you do?"

"Wh-what?" Dashi couldn't understand how someone so small who made you want to pinch his cheeks, could make you feel even smaller. "Well, I put him in the furnace to make him hatch."

"You did WHAT?!" The kid dragged a hand across his face. "Do you have noodles for brains? You were supposed to put it in water! Dragons take the element they are presented with when they hatch. They are supposed to be benevolent water guardians!"

"How do you know all that?" Dashi asked suspiciously.

The kid bit his lip like someone realizing too late that he said something he shouldn't have said. He turned away from him and muttered, "I don't have to tell you."

If Grandmaster Dashi could see the current state of things, his old teammates Chase and Guan and Dojo, and the new dragons-in-training who inherited their duties, and he could say one thing about it, what do you think he'd say? What would his emotions be?

Oh, he'd probably be very proud of the dragons-in-training for already accomplishing so much in their short time, even if they screw things up sometimes. I think he would see a little bit of himself in each of them, especially in Raimundo and his quest to be a good leader while still getting at least ten hours of sleep. After all, you can't think straight if you're not well rested, can you? And he would surely like Clay's simplicity and modesty. After all, Dashi never wanted to be famous and used to keep a low profile and hang out with his piggie friends.

And Kimiko can be very creative with her tech. I imagine if he had been born in our era (or the early 2000s like in the show) Dashi would have been the same. He would totally capture Wuya in a Tamagotchi if he could and feed her things she doesn't like. I don't think Dashi has that much in common with Omi personality-wise, except maybe how they were raised at the Xiaolin temple, but canonically Dashi is really fond of the kid and I'm sure he'd smile at each of his achievements no matter how small or how big.

Out of all of them, I think he would be most proud of Dojo for taking care of the kids and carrying on his legacy. Chase's fate would sadden him, but he would still strive to see pieces of the old Chase in him. And he would tell Guan to take it easy, take a chill pill and try to live in the present for him.

Dashi would also be relieved that the kids stuck together even when their journey got rough. Like when Raimundo turned against them but came back in the end. And they freed Omi from Chase's spell whereas Dashi failed to reverse the effects of Hannibal's soup that turned Chase into a beast. I think it would bring him comfort knowing that the new dragons in training succeeded where he and his friends failed, that even though he and his friends fell apart, there's still hope for the future, and that his Shen Gong Wus are in good hands.

Dashi: We need a plan to beat them.

Chase: Okay, listen up. First, we fill their shoes with wet cat food.

Dashi:

Guan: Wait, is this why my sandals feel extra slippery?

Chase: Judge me all you want. I get results.

Dashi: Chase, keep an eye on Guan today. He’s going to say something to the wrong person and get punched.

Chase: Sure, I’d love to see Guan getting punched.

Dojo: Try again.

Chase, sighing: I will try to stop Guan from getting punched.

Dojo: Why are you two always out during rainstorms?

Chase: It’s so peaceful and refreshing. I like the smell of rain.

Dashi: Guan bet me I couldn’t get struck by lightning, but he’s WRONG.

Chase: Guan, if the Chi Creature gets me and I lose my chi, promise me you’ll use this.

*pulls out the Fist of Tebigong*

Guan: Chase, I couldn’t!

Chase: Not on me -- on yourself. I don’t wanna be the only one to suffer.

Dashi: No one’s losing their chi. We’re all going to make it home alive, right, Dojo?

*Dojo is missing*

Dashi: So no more negative talk!

Dashi, about Wuya: Can I tell her she looks nice?

Chase: Sure.

Dashi: Can I tell her I respect her?

Chase: Maybe, if she asks.

Dashi: Should I show her an oil painting I made of us surrounded by our giant dragon and four rock monsters?

Chase: …

Chase: I’d save that for later.

Guan, watching Chase do something stupid: Dashi, you're officially only the second highest risk here.

Dashi: Hell yeah! I'm gonna-

Guan: Don't finish that sentence, you'll move back up.

Dashi: As your best friend-

Guan: Chase is my best friend.

Dashi, holding the Sword of the Storm: As your best friend-

Dashi: Guan, we've been over this. You can't just punch a civilian!

Guan: But he called Chase's hair girly! I had to defend his honor!

Dashi: What? Guan, you call Chase's hair girly at least twice before breakfast.

Guan: That doesn't count! I'm his friend, he doesn't care what I say.

Dashi: Chase doesn't care what anyone says!

Guan: Well, I do!

Chase: Guys, look, I bought a new comb.

Guan: Tsk, you're such a girl.

Chase: Okay. Dashi, I was thinking you could turn it into a Shen Gong Wu!

Guan: You want to weaponize a hair accessory?

Chase: Why not?

Guan: This is such a bad idea.

Chase: Then why are you coming along?

Guan: One of us needs to be able to talk the guards out of arresting us when this inevitably goes wrong.

Dashi, reading a recipe: Beat three eggs?

Guan: It means like in hand-to-hand combat.

Dashi: Ohhhh-

Chase: Both of you get out of this kitchen.