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QUOTES FROM CANON
THAT ONE NIGHT
Apollo: Ha ha. Something like that. Sure brings back memories... When we were in junior high, Clay's mom passed away in an accident. But he wouldn't show his sadness to anyone. One night, I found him crying all alone in the school courtyard.
[ Flashback Begins ]
Clay: *sob* Mom... Mom... Get away, Apollo! Don't come over here! *sob*
Apollo: Clay, listen to me. I don't have a mother, either...
Clay: Huh?
Apollo: I always think, everyone else has a mom. Why am I the only one...? But, you know, when I start to feel that way I yell at the top of my lungs.
Apollo: I holler, "I'm fine!" and then, you know what? I start to feel like maybe I really will be fine. APOLLO JUSTICE IS FINE!!! ... Okay, Clay. Now it's your turn.
Clay: Um, okay... Clay Terran is... is FINE!
Apollo: There you go! Now we're both fine! Ha ha ha!
Clay: We're fine! Heh heh. WE'RE FINE! ha ha ha ha ha!
Apollo: What are you laughing about? ha ha ha. See? We're fine!
Clay: You laughed first! ha ha ha! I'm fine! You're fine! We're both fine!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Clay: Thanks, Apollo...
[ End Flashback ]
BEST FRIENDS WITH APOLLO
• Apollo: I have this friend -- he and I go away back -- who got me really interested in space
• Trucy: Clay was your best friend, right Apollo?
Apollo: That's right. Best friends since junior high
DREAMED OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT
• Apollo: Ha ha ha. You know, I bet you're right. It seems like only yesterday .... Clay was a guy who lived for his dreams. We used to talk about it a lot. He was going to be an astronaut, and me, a lawyer. We'll talk well into the night, and even then, we never grew tired of it.
• Apollo: Back in high school, my best friend and I went there almost a little too much...
- "There" being the space center
• Apollo: Clay... he finally become an astronaut, just like he wanted... How could this have happened just before his big launch?
• Apollo: Oh ... it's Clay's... It's a special jacket that was only issued to members of the HAT project. He was finally able to get one of his own once he was selected for the HAT-2 mission. he... he always looked so proud wearing it.
HE WAS A GOOD GUY
• Apollo: You know that friend I mentioned to you earlier? Well, get this. Whenever something's troubling one of us, the other can just feel it. That's real friendship.
• Solomon: Yeah... he was a good guy -- always there to pick me up when I was down. No one loved life as much as him, that's for sure.
Solomon: He was always so full of energy, telling me, "You're fine, Mr. Starbuck!
• Apollo: When I became a laywer... Clay was the first person I showed this badge to. He was so happy for me, it was like he just became a lawyer himself.
Phoenix: You guys were really great friends huh?
Apollo: Yeah, but we were rivals, too. We fought to see who would make their dream come true first. But now...
• Apollo: Well, he was full of compassion and energy... and ha had a really loud voice.
Trucy: If the two of you did a voice training together now, I bet you'd break a few windows!
Apollo: Ha ha ha. You know, I bet you're right
• Phoenix: (Clay called Mr. Starbuck his mentor, and looked up to him)
• Sol: Clay always used to cheerfully greet me in a loud voice
Phoenix: And he did vocal exercise every morning, sometimes until he was hoarse, right?
Sol: Exactly. You could always hear him, even through a wall-- Hey, wait a minute. Did you know Clay?
Phoenix: No, but like attracts like, as they say.
"I'M FINE"
• Apollo: I guess we were both unlucky. My own debut was a disaster... That was a tough time for me, but Clay refused to let me quit. "You're fine," he's say. "Don't give up!" It was right during his screening exams too. I couldn't have become a full-fledged lawyer without him. That "You're fine!" of his is why I'm still standing here today.
Phoenix: "You're Fine!" and "I'm Fine!" were like your catchphrases, weren't they?
Apollo: Ha ha. Something like that. Sure brings back memories...
• Apollo: When you say it out loud, it really starts to feel real. And as long as you don't give up, you can keep on fighting! That's what we believed.
• Apollo: Mr. Starbuck, think back to what Clay used to always say. It's times like these when he would repeat "I'm fine!" to himself.
Solomon: "I'm fine"...? Yeah, I guess he did say that a lot... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... But ever if I shout it, Clay will still be dead. Haaangh... What's the use...?
Apollo: ......... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... (Could somebody please reassure me now?)
MR. STARBUCK'S PROTEGE
• Phoenix: The victim, Clay Terran... He was kind of like your protege, wasn't he?
Starbuck: Well, it wasn't a big exaggeraed deal like master and apprentice or anything like that. But Clay did think of me as his mentor.
Phoenix: (The mentor and the protege... What a combination they must've been....)
Starbuck: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... With his encouragement, I knew I could get over my fear and go back into space. But now...
Athena: Clay must've been very encouraging, huh?
Starbuck: Yeah. It's funny, really. Whenever I'd hear him shout, "You're Fine!"... I always got the feeling everything really WAS going to be fine.
Athena: "You're fine!" ...? Apollo says "I'm fine!" and "You're fine!" All of the time, too! And I alwas feel encouraged, too, whenever I hear him shout it!
Starbuck: Yeah, Clay and Apollo were best buds. They used to come visit the Space Center a lot, ever since they were high school kids. One day, out of the blue, Clay even told me he wanted to be my protege. Those two hung around the Space Center so much, they were like part of the staff. One time during zero-G training, I started to panic a little bit... and the two of them took turns shouting "You're fine!" over the radio. It was a simple thing, but it was exactly what I needed to hear.
Phoenix: (So "I'm fine!" and "You're fine!" were like Apollo and Clay's secret phreases, huh? I wish I could ask Apollo more about Clay and their relationship now.)
LOOKED UP TO MR. STARBUCK
• Apollo: You know, Clay really looked up to you. He said you are an incredible man. He said you'd never give up your dreams and passion for space, no matter the situation.
Starbuck: He said that....?
Apollo: So don't give up now and help me prove your innocence. For the sake of the man who respected you and believed in you -- Clay Terran!
Starbuck: For Clay...!
THE ONLY THREE NON-FLASHBACK SENTENCES CLAY SAYS
• Clay: Check complete! Everything's a-ok! We're ready here whenever you are!
RANDOM BUT I WANTED TO PUT THIS HERE
• Apollo: Which reminds me, we're supposed to meet up and gossip about the new girl in the office.
SCENE IN CASE FOUR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRQT6Gcvk7o
HIGHLIGHTS FROM CANON
HISTORY
• Clay has dreamed to be an astronaut at least since junior high. Most likely since before then.
• Clay's mom died while in Junior High
• Clay became best friends with Apollo in Junior High
• He used to go to the Space Center a lot with Apollo. Often when they went there they would get Solomon "Sol" Starbuck to talk about his adventures
• Mr. Starbuck was Clay's role model when he was younger
• He and Apollo would talk hours into the night about their dreams
• Clay took his screening exam after Apollo's first case. Only a year and a half before the HAT-2 Launch and subsequently his death.
• Before the launch Clay was told about the bomb threat and what to do in order to protect him and Mr. Starbuck from getting caught in the explosion. This included stealing Mr. Starbuck's medicine and drugging him with it.
• The plan that Yuri Cosmos succeeded. However, Clay was then attacked by the Phantom who was trying to get the Hope Capsule Clay was holding. The Phantom didn't succeed but Clay was murdered in the attempt.
PERSONALITY
• Clay was a guy who loved life and lived for his dreams
• Just like Apollo, Clay had a loud voice and would do vocal exercises in the morning.
• He was a very cheerful fellow full of compassion and energy
• Looked up to Mr. Starbuck
• Is happy when others are happy ie when Apollo got his badge
• Was not just best friends with Apollo but also rivals
• Just like Apollo he would say 'I'M FINE' and 'YOU'RE FINE' to pick himself and others up
HEADCANON
HISTORY
• Clay was an orphan (in the same orphanage as Apollo) after his mother's death? idk there are places that say that but I cannot find an official source so it's here in headcanon.
• He would go out and watch the stars a lot. And still do. Because stars are amazing and to him each time is a different experience.
• It's likely Clay started taking college level courses while still in high school. 23 is a young age to become an astronaut.
• Associates Degree when he graduated high school. Two years later got his bachelors degree, and then two years after that his masters. After that he took the screening exam and successfully passed.
• Masters Degree in Natural Science because Astrology yo. Quite possibly a minor degree in engineering? Because rockets.
• Seeing as he was pretty much considered unofficial staff at the Space Center he probably was already chosen to become the other astronaut for the HAT-2 project before actually completing his screening exams. It would explain the small amount of time (only 1.5 yrs) between said exams and the launch.
• This means that he was selected to be part of the project at the age of 22.
• He might have even started "training" (unofficially) before completing his screening exams.
• When he got his HAT jacket he wore it everywhere because he was so proud of it. That is why it has little tears on the bottom of it.
• Since Apollo would have noticed something was off if they were to have met (due to his bracelet) Clay and Apollo did not, regrettably, meet between the time Clay was told about the bomb and when the "launch" happened. *
* Check to see if they mention when Cosmos received the bomb threat
PERSONALITY
• According to artbook, Clay was the more timid one while Apollo was the more outgoing one. It doesn't specifically say when and considering the fact that it is mentioned several times in the game that Clay was outgoing and energetic he was timid when Apollo first met him. However, throughout the years Clay became more energetic while Apollo mellowed out and thus balancing each other out in the end.
• He's more energetic around those he's closer to. ie Apollo and Mr. Starbuck. Around others he's still very cheerful but not as loud unless he can't help himself.
• Around close friends he's also a dork and despite his age sometimes does silly things. He'll also go out of his way for them and even to an extent complete strangers as well.
• Because I don't want to think that he completely rid of his timidness he still has it a little bit around strangers. He's not as loud and he's more polite. How long it lasts depends on how quickly he warms up to them.
• He warms up to people a bit easier than his best friend.
• That said he's a bit naive outside of what he's educated in (good luck leading him on with anything space related).
• Easiest way to get him talking is to talk about his dream. Or anything related to his dream and space.
• As a guy who loves life and lives for his dream he's not someone who easily gets upset. Rather than getting upset he tries to see the brighter side of things. So even though he does have that rational fear of never accomplishing his dream it never showed.
• Clay still keeps things to himself/is able to hide it when things aren't ok. This is part of the reason why Yuri Cosmos entrusted Clay to keep the bomb thread a secret and not Mr. Starbuck.
• That said Clay is fairly good at pretending everything is ok. ie how well he responded when they made the "final checks".
• However, when it comes to Apollo it's hopeless. After all, Apollo has that bracelet of his and any attempt to try and keep something from Apollo would miserably fail. But if, for some forsaken reason, does try to keep something from Apollo his habit is to play with the end of his sleeves.
• uhhh... he vents his frustration at the stars?? Either at the stars or at Apollo when he is frustrated at something. It isn't often though and it's usually when it's something he can't just keep to himself.
• Clay isn't beyond doing something 'bad' for the better good. ie drug Mr. Starbuck so he didn't know what was going on.
• He's smart/educated. Because face it just look at the degrees you need to be an astronaut, his age, and dare tell me otherwise. He seriously lived for his dream and loved it with a passion.
• He can pilot a jet (because you are required to have 1000 pilot-in-command time in a jet aircraft to become a Commander and Pilot Astronaut. Considering that only Mr. Starbuck and Clay were heading into space on the HAT-2 he had probably done the training).
• He jokes around with people he is very close to ie Apollo and Mr. Starbuck.
• He's a gossiper! ... mainly to Apollo though they gossip about things all the time it's ridiculous.
• Because of his murder people + knifes is now a big no. Also anything that reminds him of his death is a big no. No one wants to remember an experience like that.
QUOTES FROM CANON
THAT ONE NIGHT
Apollo: Ha ha. Something like that. Sure brings back memories... When we were in junior high, Clay's mom passed away in an accident. But he wouldn't show his sadness to anyone. One night, I found him crying all alone in the school courtyard.
[ Flashback Begins ]
Clay: *sob* Mom... Mom... Get away, Apollo! Don't come over here! *sob*
Apollo: Clay, listen to me. I don't have a mother, either...
Clay: Huh?
Apollo: I always think, everyone else has a mom. Why am I the only one...? But, you know, when I start to feel that way I yell at the top of my lungs.
Apollo: I holler, "I'm fine!" and then, you know what? I start to feel like maybe I really will be fine. APOLLO JUSTICE IS FINE!!! ... Okay, Clay. Now it's your turn.
Clay: Um, okay... Clay Terran is... is FINE!
Apollo: There you go! Now we're both fine! Ha ha ha!
Clay: We're fine! Heh heh. WE'RE FINE! ha ha ha ha ha!
Apollo: What are you laughing about? ha ha ha. See? We're fine!
Clay: You laughed first! ha ha ha! I'm fine! You're fine! We're both fine!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Clay: Thanks, Apollo...
[ End Flashback ]
BEST FRIENDS WITH APOLLO
• Apollo: I have this friend -- he and I go away back -- who got me really interested in space
• Trucy: Clay was your best friend, right Apollo?
Apollo: That's right. Best friends since junior high
DREAMED OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT
• Apollo: Ha ha ha. You know, I bet you're right. It seems like only yesterday .... Clay was a guy who lived for his dreams. We used to talk about it a lot. He was going to be an astronaut, and me, a lawyer. We'll talk well into the night, and even then, we never grew tired of it.
• Apollo: Back in high school, my best friend and I went there almost a little too much...
- "There" being the space center
• Apollo: Clay... he finally become an astronaut, just like he wanted... How could this have happened just before his big launch?
• Apollo: Oh ... it's Clay's... It's a special jacket that was only issued to members of the HAT project. He was finally able to get one of his own once he was selected for the HAT-2 mission. he... he always looked so proud wearing it.
HE WAS A GOOD GUY
• Apollo: You know that friend I mentioned to you earlier? Well, get this. Whenever something's troubling one of us, the other can just feel it. That's real friendship.
• Solomon: Yeah... he was a good guy -- always there to pick me up when I was down. No one loved life as much as him, that's for sure.
Solomon: He was always so full of energy, telling me, "You're fine, Mr. Starbuck!
• Apollo: When I became a laywer... Clay was the first person I showed this badge to. He was so happy for me, it was like he just became a lawyer himself.
Phoenix: You guys were really great friends huh?
Apollo: Yeah, but we were rivals, too. We fought to see who would make their dream come true first. But now...
• Apollo: Well, he was full of compassion and energy... and ha had a really loud voice.
Trucy: If the two of you did a voice training together now, I bet you'd break a few windows!
Apollo: Ha ha ha. You know, I bet you're right
• Phoenix: (Clay called Mr. Starbuck his mentor, and looked up to him)
• Sol: Clay always used to cheerfully greet me in a loud voice
Phoenix: And he did vocal exercise every morning, sometimes until he was hoarse, right?
Sol: Exactly. You could always hear him, even through a wall-- Hey, wait a minute. Did you know Clay?
Phoenix: No, but like attracts like, as they say.
"I'M FINE"
• Apollo: I guess we were both unlucky. My own debut was a disaster... That was a tough time for me, but Clay refused to let me quit. "You're fine," he's say. "Don't give up!" It was right during his screening exams too. I couldn't have become a full-fledged lawyer without him. That "You're fine!" of his is why I'm still standing here today.
Phoenix: "You're Fine!" and "I'm Fine!" were like your catchphrases, weren't they?
Apollo: Ha ha. Something like that. Sure brings back memories...
• Apollo: When you say it out loud, it really starts to feel real. And as long as you don't give up, you can keep on fighting! That's what we believed.
• Apollo: Mr. Starbuck, think back to what Clay used to always say. It's times like these when he would repeat "I'm fine!" to himself.
Solomon: "I'm fine"...? Yeah, I guess he did say that a lot... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... But ever if I shout it, Clay will still be dead. Haaangh... What's the use...?
Apollo: ......... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... (Could somebody please reassure me now?)
MR. STARBUCK'S PROTEGE
• Phoenix: The victim, Clay Terran... He was kind of like your protege, wasn't he?
Starbuck: Well, it wasn't a big exaggeraed deal like master and apprentice or anything like that. But Clay did think of me as his mentor.
Phoenix: (The mentor and the protege... What a combination they must've been....)
Starbuck: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh... With his encouragement, I knew I could get over my fear and go back into space. But now...
Athena: Clay must've been very encouraging, huh?
Starbuck: Yeah. It's funny, really. Whenever I'd hear him shout, "You're Fine!"... I always got the feeling everything really WAS going to be fine.
Athena: "You're fine!" ...? Apollo says "I'm fine!" and "You're fine!" All of the time, too! And I alwas feel encouraged, too, whenever I hear him shout it!
Starbuck: Yeah, Clay and Apollo were best buds. They used to come visit the Space Center a lot, ever since they were high school kids. One day, out of the blue, Clay even told me he wanted to be my protege. Those two hung around the Space Center so much, they were like part of the staff. One time during zero-G training, I started to panic a little bit... and the two of them took turns shouting "You're fine!" over the radio. It was a simple thing, but it was exactly what I needed to hear.
Phoenix: (So "I'm fine!" and "You're fine!" were like Apollo and Clay's secret phreases, huh? I wish I could ask Apollo more about Clay and their relationship now.)
LOOKED UP TO MR. STARBUCK
• Apollo: You know, Clay really looked up to you. He said you are an incredible man. He said you'd never give up your dreams and passion for space, no matter the situation.
Starbuck: He said that....?
Apollo: So don't give up now and help me prove your innocence. For the sake of the man who respected you and believed in you -- Clay Terran!
Starbuck: For Clay...!
THE ONLY THREE NON-FLASHBACK SENTENCES CLAY SAYS
• Clay: Check complete! Everything's a-ok! We're ready here whenever you are!
RANDOM BUT I WANTED TO PUT THIS HERE
• Apollo: Which reminds me, we're supposed to meet up and gossip about the new girl in the office.
SCENE IN CASE FOUR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRQT6Gcvk7o
HIGHLIGHTS FROM CANON
HISTORY
• Clay has dreamed to be an astronaut at least since junior high. Most likely since before then.
• Clay's mom died while in Junior High
• Clay became best friends with Apollo in Junior High
• He used to go to the Space Center a lot with Apollo. Often when they went there they would get Solomon "Sol" Starbuck to talk about his adventures
• Mr. Starbuck was Clay's role model when he was younger
• He and Apollo would talk hours into the night about their dreams
• Clay took his screening exam after Apollo's first case. Only a year and a half before the HAT-2 Launch and subsequently his death.
• Before the launch Clay was told about the bomb threat and what to do in order to protect him and Mr. Starbuck from getting caught in the explosion. This included stealing Mr. Starbuck's medicine and drugging him with it.
• The plan that Yuri Cosmos succeeded. However, Clay was then attacked by the Phantom who was trying to get the Hope Capsule Clay was holding. The Phantom didn't succeed but Clay was murdered in the attempt.
PERSONALITY
• Clay was a guy who loved life and lived for his dreams
• Just like Apollo, Clay had a loud voice and would do vocal exercises in the morning.
• He was a very cheerful fellow full of compassion and energy
• Looked up to Mr. Starbuck
• Is happy when others are happy ie when Apollo got his badge
• Was not just best friends with Apollo but also rivals
• Just like Apollo he would say 'I'M FINE' and 'YOU'RE FINE' to pick himself and others up
HEADCANON
HISTORY
• Clay was an orphan (in the same orphanage as Apollo) after his mother's death? idk there are places that say that but I cannot find an official source so it's here in headcanon.
• He would go out and watch the stars a lot. And still do. Because stars are amazing and to him each time is a different experience.
• It's likely Clay started taking college level courses while still in high school. 23 is a young age to become an astronaut.
• Associates Degree when he graduated high school. Two years later got his bachelors degree, and then two years after that his masters. After that he took the screening exam and successfully passed.
• Masters Degree in Natural Science because Astrology yo. Quite possibly a minor degree in engineering? Because rockets.
• Seeing as he was pretty much considered unofficial staff at the Space Center he probably was already chosen to become the other astronaut for the HAT-2 project before actually completing his screening exams. It would explain the small amount of time (only 1.5 yrs) between said exams and the launch.
• This means that he was selected to be part of the project at the age of 22.
• He might have even started "training" (unofficially) before completing his screening exams.
• When he got his HAT jacket he wore it everywhere because he was so proud of it. That is why it has little tears on the bottom of it.
• Since Apollo would have noticed something was off if they were to have met (due to his bracelet) Clay and Apollo did not, regrettably, meet between the time Clay was told about the bomb and when the "launch" happened. *
* Check to see if they mention when Cosmos received the bomb threat
PERSONALITY
• According to artbook, Clay was the more timid one while Apollo was the more outgoing one. It doesn't specifically say when and considering the fact that it is mentioned several times in the game that Clay was outgoing and energetic he was timid when Apollo first met him. However, throughout the years Clay became more energetic while Apollo mellowed out and thus balancing each other out in the end.
• He's more energetic around those he's closer to. ie Apollo and Mr. Starbuck. Around others he's still very cheerful but not as loud unless he can't help himself.
• Around close friends he's also a dork and despite his age sometimes does silly things. He'll also go out of his way for them and even to an extent complete strangers as well.
• Because I don't want to think that he completely rid of his timidness he still has it a little bit around strangers. He's not as loud and he's more polite. How long it lasts depends on how quickly he warms up to them.
• He warms up to people a bit easier than his best friend.
• That said he's a bit naive outside of what he's educated in (good luck leading him on with anything space related).
• Easiest way to get him talking is to talk about his dream. Or anything related to his dream and space.
• As a guy who loves life and lives for his dream he's not someone who easily gets upset. Rather than getting upset he tries to see the brighter side of things. So even though he does have that rational fear of never accomplishing his dream it never showed.
• Clay still keeps things to himself/is able to hide it when things aren't ok. This is part of the reason why Yuri Cosmos entrusted Clay to keep the bomb thread a secret and not Mr. Starbuck.
• That said Clay is fairly good at pretending everything is ok. ie how well he responded when they made the "final checks".
• However, when it comes to Apollo it's hopeless. After all, Apollo has that bracelet of his and any attempt to try and keep something from Apollo would miserably fail. But if, for some forsaken reason, does try to keep something from Apollo his habit is to play with the end of his sleeves.
• uhhh... he vents his frustration at the stars?? Either at the stars or at Apollo when he is frustrated at something. It isn't often though and it's usually when it's something he can't just keep to himself.
• Clay isn't beyond doing something 'bad' for the better good. ie drug Mr. Starbuck so he didn't know what was going on.
• He's smart/educated. Because face it just look at the degrees you need to be an astronaut, his age, and dare tell me otherwise. He seriously lived for his dream and loved it with a passion.
• He can pilot a jet (because you are required to have 1000 pilot-in-command time in a jet aircraft to become a Commander and Pilot Astronaut. Considering that only Mr. Starbuck and Clay were heading into space on the HAT-2 he had probably done the training).
• He jokes around with people he is very close to ie Apollo and Mr. Starbuck.
• He's a gossiper! ... mainly to Apollo though they gossip about things all the time it's ridiculous.
• Because of his murder people + knifes is now a big no. Also anything that reminds him of his death is a big no. No one wants to remember an experience like that.