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Clement

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Clement was a peaceful loose-skinned demon who lived in Sunnydale[1] and later Los Angeles.[2][3] A friend and ally to the Scooby Gang,[4] he was an occasional crypt-sitter[5] and poker buddy of Spike,[6] and later became Harmony Kendall's assistant.[3]

Biography[]

Sunnydale[]

Clem befriended Spike, regularly playing kitten poker with him at The Lounge Room, and briefly met Buffy Summers during one of their games.[6] He and Spike later crashed Buffy's 21st birthday party, where Clem became friendly with most of the Scooby Gang.[1] He also attended the aborted wedding of Alexander Harris and Anya Jenkins, sitting among the groom's human friends and family.[7]

While house-sitting Spike's crypt, Clem took care of Dawn Summers when Buffy had to confront Willow Rosenberg, who was dark with magic.[5] He later encountered the Slayer in a demon bar and assisted her in training the Potential Slayers.[4] Sensing that evil was approaching, Clem left Sunnydale in his car[8] shortly before the town's destruction.[9]

Harmony's assistant[]

Months later, Clem became a cast member of Harmony Bites, a reality television show starring vampire and former Sunnydale resident Harmony Kendall,[2] serving as her low-paid personal assistant.[3]

After the show was canceled, Clem and Harmony relocated to London to continue pursuing her reality TV career, which included a judging spot on Britain's Got Talent. When someone began blackmailing Harmony with a sex tape of her siring a lover, the pair sought help from Angel and Faith Lehane. The investigation revealed that Clem was the blackmailer; he confessed that his intent had been to make Harmony love him by solving the case himself. Although Harmony rejected his romantic advances, she forgave his betrayal and agreed to give him a raise, provided that Simon Cowell would pay his salary rather than her.[10]

Back in California, Clem reuinited with Buffy and Spike in San Francisco while Harmony negotiated for the new vampires to retain their powers. Harmony then stole the Slayer Handbook, intending to use it to create magical rules that would make her the most beloved person on Earth. Clem argued that she deserved to be loved for herself rather than through magic. Despite this, he used the handbook to make unicorns real, much to Harmony's delight.[11]

At VampCon, Clem officiated a traditional trial by combat to strengthen the alliance between humans and demons, overseeing Buffy's victory against Golgotha and Spike's victory over an unknown demon.[12] At the following VampCon, Clem filmed Harmony's documentary chronicling the changes the vampire community had experienced over the past few years.[13]

During the Supernatural Crisis Act, Clem accompanied Harmony on an international tour and remained outside of the United States, becoming an expatriate.[14] In Paris, they ignored the events unfolding in America.[15]

Personality and traits[]

Clem shows his hidden face.

Clem shows his hidden face.

Clem had large, floppy ears, loose skin, and a benevolent disposition, despite occasionally playing poker using live kittens as currency.[6][1] However, he later abstained from eating kittens for health and, ostensibly, moral reasons.[8]

Though his saggy skin was once explained as a "skin condition,"[1] Clem could open his face to reveal multiple multicolored tentacle-like appendages. This ability frightened the Potential Slayers, demonstrating that even the most harmless demon could be intimidating.[4] On another occasion, he used his tentacles to protect himself and Harmony's dogs from vampires.[10]

Clem stated that loose-skinned demons did not kill and fed on emotions, particularly embarrassment. Many of his kind walked around naked for this reason, though Clem claimed he had adopted Western beauty standards.[10]

Relationships[]

Romance[]

  • Brigitta — Clem went on a date with Brigitta, a loose-skinned demon whom he described as looking "amazing" after a cosmetic procedure. Their date was interrupted when Harmony called for him to pick her up.[3]
  • Harmony Kendall — Clem worked for the vampire Harmony, enduring her physical and verbal abuse, which he claimed he would never tire of.[11] He declared his love for her, but she rejected him, explaining that as a celebrity she could only date attractive people.[10]

Friendship[]

Clem and Spike.

Clem and Spike.

  • Spike — Clem and Spike both enjoyed playing kitten poker.[6] Clem accompanied Spike to Buffy's birthday party,[1] brought him a bucket of hot wings to watch a Knight Rider marathon together,[16] and looked after Spike's crypt when he traveled to Africa.[5] He was also aware of Buffy and Spike's secret relationship and offered Spike support and advice to stay positive.[16]
  • Buffy Summers — Buffy first met Clem when Spike brought her along to a game of kitten poker, though she did not participate and tried to free the kittens. Clem remarked that Buffy's skin was so tight, he didn't know how Spike could look at her.[6] Spike and Clem later crashed Buffy’s birthday party, during which Clem became friendly with the Scooby Gang.[1] Buffy trusted Clem to watch over Dawn during Spike's absence.[5] When Clem saw Buffy at a demon bar, they greeted each other with a hug like old friends.[4] As Clem was leaving town, he encouraged Buffy by saying, "If anyone can do it, you can, because you... rock! If you save the world, I'll come back, we'll have drinks. When. When, I mean."[8] Years later, Buffy remarked during their reunion that it was "almost worth" having Harmony in her apartment to see him.[11]
  • Dawn Summers — When Buffy asked Clem to watch over Dawn, he suggested activities like playing Parcheesi or watching The Wedding Planner, and gave her "the comfy chair."[5] Feeling guilty for boring her while rating chips, Clem offered to take Dawn out to see a PG-13 film, but she instead asked for his help in finding Rack, which he did despite worrying about her safety.[17]

Gallery[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • He was portrayed by James C. Leary.
  • In the dubious-canon series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, Clem's past caused him enough misery to distract multiple Penthose demons (a species who feeds on misery) simultaneously, allowing him to defeat their leader by using his previously unseen expanding abilities to bite off her head. Clem is also an antique cars collector ("Episode 3").

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