Clayton "Clay" Simons, also known as Crowdog or Big Clay, is a main character and a friend in The Lost and Damned and a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V.
He is voiced by Keith Randolph Smith.
History[]
Background[]
Prior to joining The Lost MC, he was a member of the US Army. According to him, he "fought for this country" and saw his friends die, and Johnny Klebitz shows him respect for "seeing action overseas". At some point Clay was stationed in the US embassy in Vietnam, but not during the Vietnam War. Clay was also stationed in Thailand, where he visited several gentlemen's clubs. He was still in the army until around 2005 or so when he returned to civilian life.
Events of The Lost and Damned[]
Clay was a Lieutenant and the Road Captain of The Lost MC. As the Road Captain of the Lost MC, he will deliver bikes to his fellow club members including Johnny Klebitz, who is able to call him via his cellphone whenever he needs a bike. He helps Johnny in many missions, and is one of four surviving members of The Lost MC's Alderney chapter, along with Johnny Klebitz, Angus Martin, and Terry Thorpe.
Clay is seen most of the time with Terry Thorpe. Clay helps Johnny Klebitz and The Lost MC during most of the game, like taking back Billy's Revenant and attacking The Angels of Death at their clubhouse. When Johnny and Jim stole some AOD bikes, they can call Clay and Terry in order to help them against some AOD bikers.
After Billy was arrested, Clay remains loyal to Johnny and helped him kill Brian Jeremy's chapter. After Brian's death, Clay and Terry played a small role during the game and can be called for backup in several missions.
When Ray sent hitmen to kill Johnny and Jim, Clay and Terry can be called to plan an ambush along with Johnny to kill the hitmen. When Billy wanted to talk with the feds, Stubbs connected with Clay and Terry, who got firepower to break into the jail, who then helped Johnny through the prison, who killed Billy.
When they came back to the Lost MC Clubhouse, as they saw the clubhouse was trashed by Ray Boccino's men, they burned it down, to "put it out of its misery". Clay, Terry, Johnny and Angus looked at their burning clubhouse, as the last survivors of The Lost's Alderney City chapter (Acter district of Alderney City specifically).
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
By 2013, The Lost moved to Blaine County, where they became associated with Trevor Philips. After killing Johnny in a moment of rage, Trevor meets up with Clay and Terry to mock them. The duo, along with members in a van, attempt to escape in order to inform the gang, however, both Terry and Clay can be ultimately killed by Trevor, either on their bikes while escaping or at the trailer park along with all the other bikers. If Trevor doesn't knock Clay off his bike during the chase and decides to not kill him during the trailer park massacre, he can flee, though it is unknown what becomes of him after.
Character[]
Patches[]
The following patches appear on Clay's vest:
- All get bone vest not miles gave all (?)
- Road Captain - Stands for his position as the club's ride coordinator. Replaces the "All get bone vest not miles gave all" patch in GTA V.
- Crowdog - Clay's nickname.
- VET American Flag - Signifies his service in the United States Armed Forces. The word "VET" is removed in GTA V.
- Liberty - Despite being a member of the Alderney chapter, Clay's jacket contains a patch representing the Liberty chapter. This is likely an oversight.
- LOST Wings - Represents the name of the club. Replaces the "Liberty" patch in GTA V.
- Los Santos - The location of a nearby Lost chapter clubhouse.
Clay's Bikes[]
- Hexer (after Clean and Serene)
- Innovation (after shooting all Seagulls)
- Diabolus (after Angels in America)
- Hellfury (after Action/Reaction)
- Zombie (after Liberty City Choppers)
- Hakuchou (after completing 12 races)
- Bati 800 (after completing Angus' Bike Thefts)
- Revenant (after This Shit's Cursed)
- Double T (after Shifting Weight)
- Lycan (after Collector's Item)
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
The Lost and Damned[]
- Clean and Serene
- Liberty City Choppers (If called for back-up)
- Angels in America
- End of Chapter
- Bad Standing
- Heavy Toll (If called for back-up)
- Marta Full of Grace (If called for back-up)
- Shifting Weight (If called for back-up)
- Diamonds in the Rough (If called for back-up)
- Collector's Item (If called for back-up)
- Was It Worth It? (If the player decides to set up and attend an ambush)
- Get Lost
- Gang Wars
- Races
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Mr. Philips (Can be killed; Gold Medal requirement - canon)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Unlike most other characters in The Lost and Damned, Clay does not have an entry in the LCPD database. As a result, his exact age is unknown.
- Clay is always seen with Terry Thorpe, whether as back-up or friend activities, much like Armando Torres and Henrique Bardas in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- Clay likes to smoke marijuana and cigars, though he seemingly always forgets his cigars when he leaves home. He also makes frequent references to "tweaking", a slang term for the peak of a methamphetamine high.
- Throughout the events of The Lost And Damned, a bottom rocker (semi-circular patch) can be seen on the back of Clay's jacket bearing the word "Liberty", even though he is a member of The Lost MC's Alderney chapter. The reason for this is never explained. Clay is the only member of the Alderney chapter who openly wears a bottom rocker or territory patch, oddly claiming Liberty rather than Alderney.
- In the cutscene for Mr. Philips, Clay is wearing a black beanie. This beanie will fall off if Clay is killed.
- Strangely, Clay "PG" Jackson's Bleeter profile picture is actually a picture of Clay Simons. Other than the name and that they're both African-American, the two share absolutely no similarities.
- Clay has two tattoos, one on each forearm, as visible on his GTA V model. Both tattoos are available to the GTA Online Protagonist; the tattoo on his right arm is available as the "Skull on the Cross" back tattoo, and the one on his left arm is available as the "Dragons and Skull" right arm tattoo.
- Paige Harris, Cletus Ewing, and various pedestrians sport the same "Dragons and Skull" tattoo.
References[]
- ↑ Gold medal objectives in this mission are confirmed canon in GTA Online: Bikers, by a picture confirming Terry Thorpe's death.