The Lock

The Lock is a Clow Card with the power to magically lock anything. It is aligned under The Earthy.

It is one of the fifty-three Clow Cards in the anime.

Appearance

The Lock's visible form is a small green and yellow padlock with a front mounted drum. It has wings on the front, straddling the chamber of the lock.

Magic and Abilities

Lock Magic: The Lock is able to lock almost anything (doors, padlocks, etc.), also preventing their unlocking by conventional means. Lock can seal off rooms by magically shielding any and all exits such that they cannot be penetrated or destroyed.

Fortune Telling: All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.

Synopsis

Capture

In Episode 38 of the anime, Lock inhabits a storage building (currently used as a kitchen and presentation room) at a strawberry plantation, where it traps Sakura and company until Sakura drives it out of the room's lock using her Clow Key. Lock immediately tries to reenter the keyhole of the lock, but Syaoran blocks the way with one of his wards.^[1] This reveals one of Lock's weaknesses, where it cannot simply merge with something in order to 'lock' it, but it instead must find a lock or latch from which to inhabit and activate it's abilities.

Transformation

Lock is transformed during Sakura's panicked rush of transformations in Episode 53.

Gallery

The Lock repels Meiling's chair.

The Lock repelling Meiling from the window.

The Lock's physical form manifesting.

Syaoran's ofuda blocks the keyhole.

Sakura about to capture The Lock.

The Lock card in the anime.

Trivia

• The Lock is the only card to be transformed into its true appearance using the Clow Key.
• The kanji at the top of the card: 錠, (Pronounced 'Jō') means 'lock' or 'shackles' in Japanese.

References

Navigation

v · d · e List of Clow Cards
Main cards	The Dark • The Earthy • The Firey • The Light • The Watery • The Windy
Cards under The Dark	The Change • The Dream • The Erase • The Illusion • The Silent • The Sleep • The Time
Cards under The Earthy	The Flower • The Libra • The Lock • The Loop • The Maze • The Mirror • The Sand • The Shield
Cards under The Firey	The Arrow • The Fight • The Power • The Shot • The Sword • The Through • The Thunder • The Twin
Cards under The Light	The Big • The Create • The Glow • The Little • The Return • The Shadow • The Sweet
Cards under The Watery	The Bubbles • The Cloud • The Freeze • The Mist • The Rain • The Snow • The Wave • The Wood
Cards under The Windy	The Dash • The Float • The Fly • The Jump • The Move • The Song • The Storm • The Voice
Negative Card	The Nothing
Original Sakura Cards	The Nameless Card • The Hope