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Larry
Larry
Personal Info
Full Name Laurence
Nickname Mama's Boy (Drago)
Alias Spectacu-Larry (temporarily)
Race Human
Earth Demon (temporarily)
Nationality American
Family Unnamed Mother
General Info
Base of Operations Comic Book Store
Occupation Comic Store Clerk
Comic Book Writer
Details
Debut/Closing Season 5 Episode 7
English Robbie Rist

"I want to be a hero, like Super Moose, or you, or Jackie."
— Larry to Jade Chan

Larry is a friend of Jade's who works at a local comic book store in town. After unwittingly absorbing the Demon Chi of Dai Gui, Larry was transformed into an Earth Demon himself. Upon discovering his new "superpowers", he briefly adopted the persona of a crime-fighting superhero named Spectacu-Larry.

Appearance[]

Larry is an adolescent Caucasian boy in his mid-to-late teens. He has floppy auburn hair and brown eyes behind a pair of round-framed glasses which he wears at all times. His outfit typically consists of a beige top with white sleeves underneath an unbuttoned light blue shirt and loose brown chinos along with a pair of red and white sneakers. After adopting the persona of Spectacu-Larry, he fashions a skin-tight yellow and orange superhero costume with a long blue cape.

History[]

After returning to San Francisco from an adventure in Awramba, Jackie and Jade paid a visit to Larry's comic book store in town, impressing everyone with their heroic tales of adventure. Larry had always wished to become a hero himself, but expressed doubt in his abilities, to which Jade encouraged him to "free the hero inside", using Super Moose as an example.

Later that night, the city was shook by an earthquake which managed to breach the chi containment unit at Section 13, releasing several Demon Chi powers. Using the Chi-O-Matic, Jackie and Jade were successfully able to reclaim four of the five missing powers, the notable exception being the Earth Demon Chi of Dai Gui. By chance, Larry came into contact with the Demon Chi the following morning at a skate park downtown and unwittingly absorbed its power. When Drago and his "lizard men" arrived to confront him shortly after, Larry instinctively yet unintentionally used his newfound abilities to defend himself. After Jackie and the others arrived on the scene, Jade unsuccessfully attempted to convince Larry of what had happened. When the battle between the two parties intensified, Larry fled the scene by digging a tunnel underground.

Episode 89

Larry becomes Spectacu-Larry

Upon emerging in another district of the city, an astonished Larry began to question his newfound abilities. To his amazement, Larry concluded that he must now have superpowers, determining to have finally unlocked the hero within. Acknowledging his role as a superhero, Larry fashioned an appropriate costume for himself before adopting the name Spectacu-Larry. After launching a string of largely counterproductive crime-fighting stunts, however, it quickly became clear to all except Larry that his superhero endeavors were causing more harm to the city than good. Following his trail of destruction to no avail, Jackie and the others agreed that rather than trying to catch up to Larry, they should instead attempt to get ahead of him. Suggesting he would want to show off his "superpowers", Jade deduced that they would find Larry at the Super-Duper Convention, a local comic-con he had previously expressed interest in attending.

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Larry loses himself to Dai Gui's Chi

Upon arriving at the convention, Jackie, Jade, Uncle and Tohru promptly split up in search for Larry. Before long, Spectacu-Larry made his grand yet destructive entrance. Desperately, Jackie and Jade attempted to convince Larry that the Demon Chi was corrupting him until the three were interrupted by the timely arrival of Drago and the Ice Crew. With the help of his new sidekick "Larry-Lad" (Larry's new name for Jackie), Spectacu-Larry was easily able to best the villains with his terrakinetic powers. Consequently, the Demon Chi's influence on Larry began to intensify, almost completing his transformation into an Earth Demon. When Jackie and the others attempted to save their friend by extracting the Demon Chi from him, Larry was enraged at their betrayal until Jade managed to appeal to him through their mutual love of superhero comics. Citing her earlier reference to Super Moose, Jade encouraged Larry to "trust the hero inside", whereupon he realized that his actions leading up to that point had been anything but heroic. Larry managed to regain control of himself long enough for Jackie and Uncle to complete the extraction spell, finally allowing them to return him to normal.

Some time later, Jackie and Jade paid another visit to Larry's store to attend a comic book signing. In the time that had passed, Larry is revealed to have written his very own comic book, titled "The Adventures of Spectacu-Larry with his sidekick Larina", using Jade as his inspiration for Larina. Although initially disheartened at Larry-Lad's absence from the comic, Jackie looked on proudly with Larry as an enthusiastic Jade shared her many story ideas for the heroic duo.

Appearances[]

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Trivia[]

  • Spectacu-Larry's name is a play-on-words of "Spectacular" and "Larry".
  • After discovering his newfound abilities for the first time, Larry affirms that "these new powers mean I have great responsibility", referencing the Peter Parker Principle from the Spider-Man comic book series.
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