Editing Clayton

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'''Clayton''' is an antagonist from ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', originally from the Disney animated film, ''{{w|Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan}}''.

Clayton finds [[Donald Duck|Donald]] and [[Goofy]] in a bamboo thicket after they land in Deep Jungle. Suspicion over Clayton's activity arises when Clayton quips that Donald and Goofy are "not much use for hunting gorillas", despite Jane bringing them there for research. He cajoles [[Tarzan]] into disclosing the location of their nesting grounds on the pretext of assisting Sora find his friends, but soon after Tarzan finally agrees, Clayton is caught at the Treehouse attempting to shoot the young gorilla [[Terk]]. Terk is rescued by Donald. And yet, Clayton attempts to deny his actions, he is strictly forbidden from seeing the gorillas by an outraged Jane.

His fury and determination to hunt the gorillas lure the Heartless to him, and he shot at them in fear. However, the darkness in his heart takes control of him and Clayton decided to make use of these "animals" to carry out his plans. Commanding a small army of monkey-like [[Powerwild]]s and [[Bouncywild]]s, Clayton sends them to round up the gorillas and imprison Jane and Terk in the Climbing Trees. While Sora and Tarzan rescue Jane and Terk, Clayton manages to corner the gorillas at the cliff; unknown to him, the gorillas' home was right on the other side. As Sora and Tarzan show up on the scene, Tarzan realizes that Clayton is no longer himself and they mop up his army before they turn against him. At this moment, Clayton calls on his most forceful "servant"—the [[Stealth Sneak]], a chameleon-like Heartless capable of turning invisible. Sitting atop its back, he fights the party alongside the enormous Heartless but eventually they’re defeated. As Clayton infuriatingly begins sighting down for another shot, the dizzy and dying Stealth Sneak comes up behind him and eventually collapses on top of the hapless hunter, crucifying him. After the Heartless' body disappears, Clayton's has also vanished.

Afterwards, [[Maleficent]] and her council of Disney villains comment on how the Heartless were drawn to Deep Jungle by Clayton and ridicule his failure to achieve his goals with the Heartless who joined him. [[Jafar]] takes this a step further by ridiculing that a weak-hearted fool like Clayton stood no chance against the Heartless.

==Design==

Clayton has a very two-faced and manipulative demeanor. Oftentimes, he is seen being affable and law-abiding in front of Jane, but when he is alone, he mutters wicked plots to slaughter the gorillas. He is seen to be very persistent and will stop at nothing to get what he wants, which, in this particular case, is the gorillas. He seems to want to kill them simply for the thrill of the chase. He also appears weak-minded, as while they seemed attentive the Heartless were evidently controlling him instead.

In the original Disney movie ''Tarzan'', Clayton is a hunter sent to escort Jane and her father to study the gorillas. Unlike in ''Kingdom Hearts'', where Clayton desired the gorillas as hunting trophies, Clayton is more interested in capturing them and selling them to the London zoo for a huge profit. After tricking Tarzan into showing him where the gorillas are, he has a band of criminals come to the jungle to take the gorillas, but Tarzan ignites a mutiny and thwarts his plans. In the ensuing battle, Clayton kills Kerchak, but after a long battle with Tarzan, he falls to his death from a tree and is hanged when a vine that was tightened around him violently cracks his neck.