- Clayton (Tarzan)
DisneyChar
name = Clayton
caption = Clayton
first appearance ="Tarzan"
created by =Chris Buck ,Kevin Lima
voiced by =Brian Blessed Banjo Ginga (Japanese dub)
aliases = casper
relatives = Lady Waltham (sister)
friends = Professer porter (peroid of time)
rivals = Tarzan, Kala,Kerchak , Jane, Mr. Porter,Terk ,Tantor Clayton is the main villain from the Disney film "Tarzan". His first name is not given in the movie, but in the American version of the film's video game, he is known as Caspar. He is voiced by
Brian Blessed .There is no direct model for Clayton in the
Tarzan series of books byEdgar Rice Burroughs on which the movie is based. In the novels, Clayton is thesurname of Tarzan's family, his own true name being John Clayton. The movie's Clayton appears to combine elements of Tarzan's cousin William Cecil Clayton, a rival for the love of Jane Porter in the first two novels, and Nikolas Rokoff, the series' first true villain, who appears in the second book, "The Return of Tarzan ". Neither, however, is much of a hunter.Randy Haycock , the supervising animator for Clayton said in an interview for the special edition 2 disk DVD said "We tried to come up with one word to describe the character and the word we came up with was charismatic. He's really brutal, he's malicious and the part of him that’s charismatic and charming is simply there to hide his true nature, that's brutal and malicious"."Film appearance
In the film, Clayton, a veteran, serves as guide for Jane and her father Professor Porter on an expedition to
Africa in search forgorillas , but his secret agenda is to use the trip as a means to hunt gorillas to sell on the black market. The character is arrogant and totally convinced in his own abilities and his invulnerability; Blessed said on him "Clayton's life is all about romance, a life long romance with himself. Clayton's an absolute, total egomaniac"." [Wikipedia:Footnotes| [broken footnote]With the introduction of
Tarzan to the expedition, Clayton makes several attempts, all unsuccessful, to get the location of the gorillas from Tarzan.With both his and his employers' goals thwarted, Clayton prepares to leave Africa with Jane and the professor. Manipulating Tarzan's feelings for Jane, he convinces the ape man they will stay if he takes them to the gorillas, which he does.
Kerchak , the head gorilla, is angered by the trespass and attacks Clayton for brandishing a gun against the band.Luckily for Clayton, Tarzan manages to calm down the frenzied ape. Disowned by Kerchak, he agrees to return to England with Jane and the professor, only to be surprised and imprisoned with them when they board the ship by Clayton. Now that the villain no longer needs them he wants them all out of the way so that he and his cronies can capture the gorillas.
The heroes manage to escape and free the gorillas. Clayton confronts Tarzan and takes the battle to the treetops. Becoming tangled in a mass of vines, Clayton, in a blind fury, cuts his way through, unwittingly causing his own end from an uncut vine wrapped around his own neck. Tarzan tries to warn him but Clayton doesn't listen and in his rage, accidentally cuts the vine he's holding onto. Clayton falls and dies from hanging on the vine still wrapped around his neck.
Alternate Ending
There was an alternate ending to the original movie where Clayton and Tarzan fight on a boat where Clayton has some gorillas in cages and is trying to make an escape along with his henchmen.
In this version Clayton battles Tarzan with a
machine gun and adagger while making references to Tarzan being a savage and not a real man, which is reminiscent of the statement made in the actual ending. In this version, he dies when some barrels of oil catch fire and blow up the boat both Tarzan and Clayton are trapped on the boat but Clayton meets his end when support ropes tie up his legs and bring him down with the boat causing him to drown
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