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| '']'', a ] series by ], is set in a medieval world plagued by Yoma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A mysterious group, known as the ], creates human-Yoma hybrids to exterminate Yoma for a fee. The public refer to these warriors as "Claymores," alluding to their large swords, or "Silver-eyed Witches," due to their silver eyes.<ref>''Claymore 1'', Scene 1, p. 17</ref> | |||
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| This article lists the characters associated with the Japanese ] and ] series '']'', including their histories. | |||
| Just as in ] former series ] a lot of names used in Claymore seem to be art-related, in particular the names of the organization's members as well as place names, such as the "Pablo Mountains" (パブロ山 Paburo-san). | |||
| When available, this article uses the official English names for characters as published by . Other characters use unofficial transcriptions of their names, and would be updated when the official names become available. | |||
| Names that have been noticeably changed in the English version include ] and ]. | |||
| Names that have so far appeared in Latin letters in the original Japanese version are ] and ].<ref>Norihiro Yagi, Claymore Special Manga Covers, ]</ref> | |||
| ==Generations== | |||
| <!-- The only class that has been mentioned in the manga is Teresa's and Isley's, the others are only speculation. Elena's rank is unknown, she has never been confirmed as #46. Please don't add these informations unless you have proof.--> | |||
| The ranks of Claymores are based on their strength and ability, and they can obtain higher ranks as they become stronger, or lower ranks when surpassed by others. Claymores are known to belong to different "generations" marking the time they joined the organization, but not all the Claymores active at the same time necessarily belong to the same generation. | |||
| The right column below lists the known rankings of the different eras in chronological order. The left column lists the Claymores in the protagonist's - Clare's - time; Clare's time follows Teresa's time and precedes Clarice's time. | |||
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| ===Clare's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 1) | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
| *] (No. 3) | |||
| *] (No. 4) | |||
| *] (No. 5) | |||
| *] (Former No. 6) | |||
| *] (No. 6) | |||
| *] (No. 7) | |||
| *] (No. 8) | |||
| *] (No. 9) | |||
| *] (No. 11) | |||
| *] (No. 13) | |||
| *] (No. 14) | |||
| *] (No. 15) | |||
| *Lucia(No. 16) | |||
| *Eliza (No. 17) | |||
| *Lily (No. 18) | |||
| *Queenie (No. 20) | |||
| *] (No. 22) | |||
| *Zelda (No. 24) | |||
| *Emelia (No. 27) | |||
| *Wendy (No. 30) | |||
| *] (No. 31) | |||
| *] (No. 32) | |||
| *Pamela (No. 35) | |||
| *Claudia (No. 36) | |||
| *Natalie (No. 37) | |||
| *Karla (No. 39) | |||
| *] (No. 40) | |||
| *Matilda (No. 41) | |||
| *Juliana (No. 43) | |||
| *Diana (No. 44) | |||
| *] (No. 47) | |||
| *] (Unknown) | |||
| *] (Unknown) | |||
| *Kate (Unknown) | |||
| *Lucia (Unknown) | |||
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| ===Isley's time <small>(Class 1)</small>=== | |||
| *] (No. 1) | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
| *] (No. 3) | |||
| ===Riful's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 1) | |||
| ===Luciela's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 1) | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
| ===Teresa's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 1, Class 77, ID 182) | |||
| *] (Former No. 2) | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
| *] (No. 3) | |||
| *] (No. 4) | |||
| *] (No. 5) | |||
| *Elda (No. 6) | |||
| ===Clarice's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 1) | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
| *] (No. 3) | |||
| *] (No. 4) | |||
| *] (No. 5) | |||
| *] (No. 9) | |||
| *] (No. 47) | |||
| *] (Unknown) | |||
| ===Agatha's time=== | |||
| *] (No. 2) | |||
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| ==Northern Campaign survivors== | |||
| *] (former No. 6) | |||
| *] (former No. 14) | |||
| *] (former No. 15) | |||
| *] (former No. 22) | |||
| *] (former No. 31) | |||
| *] (former No. 40) | |||
| *] (former No. 47) | |||
| ==Main characters== | ==Main characters== | ||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Clare}}|クレア|Kurea}} {{animevoices|]|], ] (Child)}} | |||
| ====Clare==== | |||
| :Clare is the series' ]. As a child, Clare's parents are killed by a Yoma disguised as Clare's brother; he and his pack force her to travel with them to deceive other victims<ref>''Claymore 3'', Scene 13, p. 10</ref> ] destroys the pack in Teo village and inadvertently frees Clare. As Clare is an outcast, Teresa assumes responsibility for her. Condemned to death for desertion, Teresa decides to live for Clare. As a result, the Organization sends an execution team. Though Teresa defeats the team, an awakened Priscilla kills Teresa.<ref name=claymore8>''Claymore 5'', Scene 23, pp. 62–63</ref> Clare is converted into a Claymore and trains for years to attain the power necessary to kill Priscilla. As she is considered weak due to her Yoma abilities coming not from Yoma flesh but from the remains of Teresa, Clare is No. 47 - the lowest possible rank.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 25, p. 131</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Teresa}}|テレサ|Teresa}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 1 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime) | |||
| :Teresa of the Faint Smile is so named as she has no apparent technique or personality trait — only her faint smile.<ref>''Claymore 4'', Scene 20, p.148</ref> Though she can sense Yoki flow in her opponents, she defeats Priscilla despite Priscilla's ability to hide her Yoki.<ref>''Claymore 4'', Scene 21, p.163</ref> Teresa is never seen using more than 10% Yoki in battle, yet consistently defeats more powerful opponents and holds the highest possible rank - No. 1.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 23, p.49</ref> She adopts Clare, but is later killed by Priscilla.<ref name=claymore8 /> Clare takes Teresa's severed head and demands the Organization to use it in place of a Yoma to turn her into a Claymore.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 24, p. 98</ref> | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #47 | |||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Priscilla}}|プリシラ|Purishira}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| :Priscilla is the main adversary of Clare. Priscilla is powerful enough to fight without Yoki, concealing her presence from sister warriors. Priscilla is assigned to lead an execution team against Teresa.<ref>''Claymore 4'', Scene 20, p. 151</ref> Teresa defeats the team, despite Priscilla's Yoki concealment. In desperation, Priscilla begins releasing her Yoki and eventually kills Teresa.<ref>''Claymore 4'', Scene 21, p. 173</ref> Priscilla fully awakens into a winged, one-horned demonic humanoid. She destroys the execution team, but ignores Clare. Priscilla flies to parts unknown.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 24, p. 91</ref> Eventually, Priscilla meets and defeats Isley and Rigaldo. Then she reverts to human form and regresses into childhood, losing her memory. Isley swears allegiance to Priscilla and promises to take Priscilla south.<ref>''Claymore 14'', Extra Scene 3, pp. 158–159</ref> Later, she becomes attached to Raki, due to the scent of Teresa he carries, via his past exposure to Clare. Near the end of the anime, she regains her memories and battles Clare, believing her to be Teresa. Clare manages to defeat her, but before she can strike the killing blow, Raki protects Priscilla, telling Clare that she must not give into her desire for revenge as it would make her no better than a Yoma. Her life is spared, and Isley arrives to take her away with him as she again regressed to her childlike persona. | |||
| * '''Height:''' 170cm | |||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Miria}}|ミリア|Miria}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Half-awakened | |||
| :Miria plays the consummate leader in series. Her agility-based technique leaves afterimages, confusing opponents, earning her the nickname "Phantom" Miria. Miria secretly investigates the Organization after the death of a friend, Hilda, the target of an Awakened Hunt. At the end of the anime, she decides to leave the Organization, having grown disillusioned with its corruption and deception.<ref>''Claymore 6'', Scene 30, p. 75</ref> | |||
| {{anime voice|Houko Kuwashima}} | |||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Deneve}}|デネヴ|Denevu}} {{animevoices|Hana Takeda|]}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| :Deneve is a Northern Campaign survivor that displays high regenerative ability. Deneve forms a close friendship with Helen early on, and after the Paburo Hunt, Deneve bonds with ] and ]. Deneve reveals that, as a young girl, a Yoma killed her family. She wishes to avenge her family, but as she has a strong will to live, she ends up becoming a Defensive Type instead. Ashamed of what she regards as her cowardice, she fights suicidally until she meets Helen, who convinces her that her thoughts are natural, as "We're only human, after all."<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 55, p. 118</ref> | |||
| {{nihongo|Clare|クレア|Kurea}} is the series' ] and an offensive type warrior. When she was a little girl, her family was killed and eaten by a yoma impersonating her brother. After being chased out of her village, another captured her and made her part of its disguise and its toy, often torturing her. The yoma was killed by ] and Clare, empathizing with Teresa's pain, followed her for days without rest, food, or water. Teresa, after at first trying to get rid of Clare, eventually let her travel with her, and the two became attached. The presence of a caring human in her life helped Teresa regain her lost happiness and humanity. Their life together was cut short when Teresa was forced to kill some human bandits to save Clare's life. The organization sent four of their best Claymores to execute Teresa, who was eventually killed by the awakened ]. | |||
| ;{{Nihono|{{vanchor|Helen}}|ヘレン|Heren}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| ] | |||
| :Helen, the fourth member of the Paburo Hunt, can stretch her arms to extreme lengths to attack at range or bind her opponents. Helen likes to eat<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 26, p. 148</ref> and drink.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 80, p. 81</ref> She is hot tempered and aggressive, and status conscious, initially disliking ] for her low rank.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 25, p. 129</ref> Like ], ], and Clare, Helen is partially awakened. After surviving the Northern Campaign, she combines Flexible Limb Stretching with Jean's Drill Sword technique.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 87, p. 113</ref> | |||
| ==Supporting characters== | |||
| Clare, who mysteriously wasn't harmed, vowed to take Priscilla's head in revenge, and begged the organization to fuse herself with Teresa's flesh and blood. The organization saw this as an oportunity to whether it was possible to create a Claymore with the flesh and blood of a fallen Claymore instead of a Youma. She thus became the only person to volunteer to join the Claymores and the first hybrid with 1/4 Yoma blood instead of the normal 1/2 and 1/2. Because of this low demonic ratio, she had very little power and was given rank #47 — the lowest of all. However, Clare shares Teresa's ability of heightened Yoki sensing to the point of being able to predict an opponent's moves. It is unclear whether this is due to a biological inheritance, Clare choosing to follow in Teresa's footsteps, or a deliberately chosen tactic in order to fight Awakened Beings. | |||
| ===Awakened Beings=== | |||
| Clare partially awakened during her fight in the holy city of Rabona, but was able to revert to her human state with ] help. She lost her right arm during an incident involving ], but later received a new one from ], along with the "Quick Sword" technique. However her "Quick Sword" only has half the speed and power of Ilena's. | |||
| Awakened Beings (覚醒者 Kakusei-sha)<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 25, p. 113</ref> are Claymore warriors that have fully awakened. They possess abilities similar to Yoma, only of much greater magnitude. Awakened Beings can take on myriad of forms—a bird (Hilda in anime), crustacean (Agatha), humanoid (Dauf), or mammal (Isley and Rigaldo). In Organization history, there are three cases of a No. 1 warrior awakening. Known as "Creatures of the Abyss" (深淵の者 Shin'en no mono), they settle in different regions of the island—one in the West (Lautrec), one in the North (Alfons), and one in the South (Mucha).<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 188</ref> This status quo did not change until Isley, the "Silver King" of the North, began to raise an army of Awakened and expand his influence into the others' regions.<ref name=claymore26>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 185</ref> | |||
| ;Abyss Feeders | |||
| She once again came close to awakening during her battle against ], but ] manipulated her yoki flow and brought her back. She then was able to use the same method to save ] from losing her mind to awakening. | |||
| :The original Abyss Feeders (深淵喰い Shin'en gui)<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 88, p. 156</ref> are 11 warriors created from the 11 Awakened Beings that attacked the Organization Headquarters after the Northern Campaign.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 88, p. 152</ref> Abyss Feeders are trained to hunt Creatures of the Abyss. Their eyes and mouths have been sewn shut, the ability to sense and radiate Yoki has been removed and they track their target by scent alone. They are trained to return home if six or more Feeders are killed.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 89, p. 167</ref> After killing Isley, they are used to track down ] for ].<ref>''Claymore 17'', Scene 93, p. 126–127</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihongo|Agatha|アガサ|Agasa}} | |||
| In the Northern campaign, Clare joined ]'s party. Having grown significantly stronger she manages to fight on the same level as her captain. Compared to Flora's Windcutter her Quick Sword is faster, but is less powerful and less accurate. During the fight against Rigardo, Clare was able to deliberately awaken parts of her body, while remaining mentally human. However, she found herself unable to turn back after the fight. ] sacrificed herself to save Clare. She's the only member of her team to survive the Northern Campaign. | |||
| :Hiding in Robona, Agatha's presence is detected by ], who is also in hiding. Galatea releases her Yoki, baiting the ] to send an execution team—] and ]. They find and attack Galatea, resulting in a 3-way fight among the team, Galatea and Agatha.<ref>''Claymore 14'', Scene 76, p. 65–69</ref> Later, she fights in a mummy-like body, but is defeated by the survivors of the Northern Campaign.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 78, p. 36–37</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihongo|Alicia|アリシア|Arishia}} and {{Nihongo|Beth|ベス|Besu}} | |||
| :Identical twin sisters, they are part of the ] program to develop controlled Awakened Beings. The first experiment, using non-identical sisters ] and ], ends in failure.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 64, pp. 7–9</ref> Due to training from infancy, Alicia and Beth are of one mind—a two-body Claymore warrior in effect. One sister fully awakens, while the other sister retains the Twins' collective human mind and remote controls the awakened partner.<ref>''Claymore 11'', Scene 62, pp. 144–146</ref> The Twins are defeated and killed by Priscilla.<ref>''Claymore 18'' Scene 98, p. 100</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Dauf|ダフ|Dafu}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| In her current half-awakened form,she has blades for hands and her leg resembles a horse like leg which is metallic silver looking. She can move at a speed much faster than Rigardo when in her half awakened form. Her left and right arms look different awakened form probably because one is Irene's arm. Her arms are able to block sword attacks and is able to move at very high speed that she can use it to create a barrier as seen in the fight with Priscilla from the anime. | |||
| : Consort of ] of the West. Awakened, Dauf appears as a giant armored humanoid. He forms rods from his hands,<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 44, p. 141</ref> arm<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 44, p. 143</ref> and mouth,<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 43, p. 128</ref> firing them as projectiles. But for all his physical power, Dauf displays low intelligence and poor tactics. His regeneration and healing abilities are also low. Devoted to Riful, he fears her deserting him.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 161</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Isley|イースレイ|Īsurei}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| :Isley is the Creature of the Abyss of the North.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 49, p. 112–113</ref> His awakened form resembles a centaur, whose arms can shape-shift into a lance and shield,<ref>''Claymore 14'', Extra Scene 3, p. 148</ref> crossbow,<ref>''Claymore 11'', Scene 63, p. 164</ref> and sword.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 89, p. 166</ref> When ] defeats him, he swears allegiance to her.<ref>''Claymore 13'', Extra Scene 3, p. 158</ref> In order to conceal Priscilla's true power, Isley claims that he won and that she is simply his consort.<ref name=claymore26 /> To keep his promise to take Priscilla south, Isley gathers the Northern Army.<ref name=claymore26 /> He also comes into contact with ], giving the young man valuable tutelage in swordsmanship. Despite being a powerful Awakened Being, he possesses a genteel manner and shows great respect towards even those who are opposed to him.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 56, p. 141</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Luciela|ルシエラ|Rushiera}} | |||
| Seven years after the last stand at the Northern Campaign while in seclusion with her 6 fellow Claymore survivors, she would master Flora's technique "Windcutter". She also trained herself to be able to fight without releasing any Yoki, making it exceptionally difficult for others to track her. | |||
| :No. 1 of Luciela era.<ref name="autogenerated733">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3'', "Yoma War Record III," p. 733</ref> She and Rafaela are the Organization's first attempt at creating a controlled Awakened Being. The experiment fails due to use of non-identical sisters.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 64, p. 8</ref> Luciela's awakened form is cat-like.<ref>''Claymore 11'', Scene 63, p. 176–177</ref> Luciela loses fight with Isley over control of southern region of Mucha. Rafaela finds Luciela and kills her by breaking her spine.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 64, p. 36–37</ref> However, Rafaela injects her Yoki into Luciela and they successfully merged.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 82, p. 161</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Ophelia|オフィーリア|Ofīria}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| Currently, her old rank of #47 has been passed on to ]. She, along with all the other Claymores who survived the North Campaign, are considered deceased by the organization. Despite the danger of being discovered and hunted by the organization, Clare has returned to the southern lands to find Priscilla as well as continue her search for Raki. | |||
| : Ophelia is as powerful as she is unstable. As a child, her family was killed by Priscilla, with her brother sacrificing his life to ensure that she escaped safely. As a result of this childhood trauma, she displays sociopathic behavior, even going so far as to fight her fellow Claymores. She despises Awakened Beings because of her family's death, and she relishes any opportunity to hunt them out of revenge.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 40, p. 24</ref> Ophelia's technique is Rippling Sword, where her super-flexible arm undulates the blade, creating a snake-like illusion. She styles herself "Rippling Ophelia."<ref>''Claymore 7'', Scene 35, p. 50</ref> She tries to kill ], but ] interrupts Clare's execution. Ophelia is defeated and badly injured.<ref name=claymore>''Claymore 7'', Scene 36, p. 86–87</ref> Pushed to the brink of insanity by her defeat and her past trauma, Ophelia awakens into a serpentine form; despite her transformation, she believes that she is still in control of her mind and body (the only oddity she notes is a newfound appetite for entrails). She tracks down Clare and they do battle in a lake.<ref>''Claymore 7'', Scene 39, p. 167</ref> After seeing her reflection in the water, Ophelia allows Clare to kill her. As she dies, she has a vision of her brother, believing that she will reunite with him in the afterlife.<ref name=claymore15>''Claymore 8'', Scene 40, p. 34</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Riful|リフル|Rifuru}} {{animevoices|]|] and ]}} | |||
| This is changed in the Anime, however, where she confronts Priscilla immediately after her fight with Rigardo (a fight that ends before she awakens more than her legs). With the assistance of her friends and further awakening, she defeats Priscilla but is stopped from killing her by Raki. Jean sacrifices herself to save Clare from awakening. She and Raki continue to travel together. | |||
| : Riful is the Creature of the Abyss in the West.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 183</ref> Riful is both the youngest No. 1 and the youngest Creature of the Abyss.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 182</ref> Riful's awakened form resembles a mermaid-octopus, composed of fleshy layers that can riffle apart.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 49, p. 108</ref> She lives with her consort, ], in abandoned castles in Lautrec. To counter ] of the North, Riful attempts to build an army of awakened Claymores.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 45, p. 186</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Rigaldo|リガルド|Rigarudo}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| ====Raki==== | |||
| : ] second-in-command. Rigaldo appears composed, but angers easily when provoked.<ref name=claymore23>''Claymore 10'', Scene 56, p. 151</ref> Rigaldo's lion form is smaller than most Awakened Beings, but he compensates with greater speed and agility. For long-range and surprise attacks, Rigaldo can extend his claws at high speed.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 57, pp. 174–177</ref> In contrast to his high offensive power, Rigaldo is lacking in regenerative ability.<ref>''Claymore 11'', Scene 59, p. 46</ref> While not friends with Isley, Rigaldo works for him, having been defeated by Isley earlier.<ref>''Claymore 14'', Extra Scene 3, pp. 131–132</ref> In VIZ English translation, Isley nicknames Rigaldo as the "Silver-eyed Lion."<ref name=claymore23 /> He is killed by a nearly-awakened Clare; before dying, he expresses amazement at Clare's skill and power. | |||
| ] | |||
| ===Claymores=== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 1 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime) | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Anastasia|アナスタシア|Anasutashia}} | |||
| * '''Status:''' Unknown/Human | |||
| :Anastasia is known for her ability to "float" midair on strands of hair.<ref>''Claymore 20'', Shueisha edition, Scene 111, p. 115</ref> She and her comrades join the rebels in overthrowing the Organization.<ref>''Claymore 20'', Shueisha edition, Scene 112, p. 156</ref> Her leadership proves critical in destroying a lab where Awakened Beings are made.<ref>''Claymore 20'', Shueisha edition, Scene 113, p. 166</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Audrey|オードリー|Ōdorī}} | |||
| {{anime voice|Motoki Takagi}} | |||
| :No. 3 of the next generation.<ref name="autogenerated733"/> She displays a polite demeanor, in contrast to ]. Audrey uses her sword to deflect her opponent's attack without opposing it with force. ] calls this technique a "Gentle Sword."<ref name=claymore9>''Claymore 12'', Scene 69, p. 184</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Clarice|クラリス|Kurarisu}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Raki|ラキ|Raki}} is a young boy whose family was murdered by a Yoma, which then took the form of his older brother, Zaki, as a disguise. This Yoma was slain by ], but Raki was suspected of being a Yoma as well, and was exiled from his village (in the manga it is never clear if he was actually exiled or voluntarily searching for Clare, she just assumes he was exiled as happens in many other cases). Clare originally only offered to take him with her until he found a village he wished to live in, but she gets attached to him because their pasts are quite similar and Raki's life with Clare parallels Clare's life with Teresa in many ways. Raki also cares very deeply for Clare, and protects her without hesitation from anyone, even if that person is another Claymore. It remains unclear whether their relationship is platonic or romantic (although Clare did kiss Raki both in the anime & manga before they parted ways). Though, officially, Raki is the 'Cook' for Clare. Raki carries a holy sword given to him by Gark and only uses the sword in an attempt to protect Clare. | |||
| :No. 47 of the next generation.<ref name="autogenerated733"/> An incomplete hybrid, she retains her original hair color and is susceptible to cold. Also a member of a failed Awakened Hunt led by ], she was rescued by survivors of the Northern Campaign.<ref name=claymore18>''Claymore 12'', Scene 65, p. 64</ref> Clarice is assigned to lead an execution team for ].<ref>''Claymore 13'', Scene 73, p. 96</ref> Clarice and ] find and attack Galatea in Rabona, only to meet an awakened ].<ref>''Claymore 14'', Scene 75, pp. 60–61</ref> After defeat in a 3-way fight, the three warriors and city are saved by survivors of the Northern Campaign.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 78, p. 7</ref> Clarice and Miata later stay in Rabona under the supervision of Galatea.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 80, p. 79</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Cynthia|シンシア|Shinshia}} {{animevoices|Miho Miyagawa|]}} | |||
| Raki was separated from Clare during her fight with ] in Volume 7. Soon after that, he was apparently captured by slave traders and sent to the North. In Volume 10, he escaped but fell under the care of ] and ], although he is not aware of their true identities as Awakened Beings. Priscilla was 'saved' by Raki from a large number of falling stones and because Raki came from the south, Priscilla liked his smell. Isley said that Raki should "keep her (Priscilla) company for a while". He is currently studying swordsmanship under Isley. He has yet to make an appearance after the seven year time skip. | |||
| :Cynthia, a member of Team ], is one of seven survivors of the Northern Campaign. Cynthia helps fight the Insectile Awakened Being during the first battle.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 53, p. 56</ref> Her personality appears cheerful and caring. She accompanies ] to find ] in Lautrec. Cynthia displays mental acuity when she guesses that ] is an enemy agent working against the ].<ref name=claymore24>''Claymore 16'', Scene 84, p. 32</ref> After the 7-year Timeskip, Cynthia's regeneration skill have advanced to the point where she regenerates ] missing leg.<ref>''Claymore 18'', Scene 96, p. 18</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Dietrich|ディートリヒ|Dītorihi}} | |||
| However, the anime changes this; Raki becomes aware that Priscilla is an Awakened Being and a former Claymore. He then leaves Priscilla and Isley in order to meet up with Clare. He witnesses the end of her fight against Rigardo and follows after her when she pursues Priscilla. | |||
| :Dietrich first appears leading an Awakened Hunt into disaster. But ] and ] save the warriors.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 85, p. 52</ref> Dietrich uses a technique, which she jumps skyhigh, then lands a blow on the target, bisecting it.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 86, pp. 67–69</ref> Dietrich joins the rebels in seeking the truth about the Organization.<ref>''Claymore 20'', Shueisha edition, Scene 109, p. 68</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Flora|フローラ|Furōra}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| ==Claymores== | |||
| :Flora's sword drawing technique is one of the fastest of any warrior.<ref name="autogenerated728">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3'', "Yoma War Record III," p. 728</ref> Diplomatic personality, even when imposing discipline on Pieta Task Force.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 51, pp. 167–168</ref> After the battle, Flora tests Clare in a sword-match. Afterward, Flora determines her Windcutter is slower, but more precise, while Clare's Quick Sword is faster. Flora says she is no longer "the fastest of warriors."<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 55, p. 122</ref> Rigaldo bisects Flora with a claw.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 57, p. 184</ref> During the 7-year Timeskip, Clare invents a Yoki-less Windcutter. She uses it against a surprised ], who cannot detect Clare's Yoki.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 78, p. 11</ref> | |||
| ===Clare's generation=== | |||
| ====Alicia==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Galatea|ガラテア|Garatea}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Brief cameo in Volume 9 (Manga)- full appearance in Volume 11 | |||
| :Galatea acts as "Eye" of the ].<ref name="autogenerated689">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 2'', "Yoma War Record II," p. 689</ref> Well-mannered, aristocratic bearing. One of the kinder Claymore warriors. She can sense Yoki, read thoughts and emotions of other warriors from long distances.<ref>''Claymore 6'', Scene 30, p. 80</ref> She can also control Yoki flow in Awakened Beings, misdirecting their attacks.<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 44, p. 142</ref> She is sent on a mission to retrieve Clare. After fighting alongside Clare and ], Galatea reports them dead.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 49, p. 122</ref> Galatea deserts the Organization after the Northern Campaign. Swearing never to wield her sword again, she takes religious vows and becomes Sister Latea, a nun in Rabona, caring for orphans at a neighborhood church. | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #1 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Exclusive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 180cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Controlled Awakened | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Alicia|アリシア|Arishia}} is Claymore #1. She and her identical twin sister Beth, #2, are a new type of Claymore made by the Organization. Taught only to fight and align her "soul" with Beth as a means to counter the threat of ], she has little personality. Through training, her strength is constantly gauged and raised by the organization. She is able to fully Awaken, while her human soul is contained by her sister via a "soul link". This gives Alicia the strength of an Abyssal One without losing control to bloodlust. She is called {{nihongo|'''Dark Alicia'' or "Alicia the Black"'|黒のアリシア|kuro no Arishia}}, and wears a special black suit that isn't destroyed when she Awakens. In Alicia's Awakened Form, she has bladed appendages on her arms. | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Hilda|ヒルダ|Hiruda}} {{animevoices|Komina Matsushita|]}} | |||
| Both her and her sister Beth are mentioned by Miria after their encounter with their first male awakened being in the anime, but they are never seen. | |||
| :Hilda acts as ] mentor during Miria's first Awakened Hunt. Miria (then No. 17) and Hilda vow to work together again as single-digit warriors.<ref>''Claymore 13'', Extra Scene 2, p. 162</ref> Behind the scenes, Hilda begins to awaken. She gives her Black Card to ], who, instead of giving it to Miria, destroys it. Ophelia leads an unaware Miria on a hunt in the mountains. The giant, mummy-like Hilda scarcely resists Miria's fatal attack, possibly keeping the vow Hilda made earlier. As Hilda dies reverting to human form, a horrified Miria nearly awakens herself.<ref>''Claymore 13'', Extra Scene 2, p. 187</ref> Years later, ] stumbles across Hilda's sword, which had been lost during her awakening. Miria stakes the sword as Hilda's gravemark on the mountain.<ref>''Claymore 13'', Extra Scene 2, p. 159</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Ilena|イレーネ|Irēne}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| ====Beth==== | |||
| :Ilena can fully awaken her sword-arm, yet control it in making near-unpredictable attacks.<ref name="autogenerated514">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1'', "Yoma War Record I," p. 514</ref> Ilena, along with Sophia and Noel, are assigned to an execution team led by Priscilla.<ref>''Claymore 4'', Scene 18, pp. 86–87</ref> The team fails to kill Teresa, who is beheaded by an awakening Priscilla.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 23, p. 62–63</ref> Sophia and Noel are killed.<ref name=claymore14>''Claymore 5'', Scene 24, p. 85</ref> Ilena loses her left arm, who later goes into hiding.<ref>''Claymore 5'', Scene 37, p. 83</ref> Years later, Ilena comes upon Ophelia, who is about to kill Clare. Ilena defeats Ophelia's Rippling Sword, wounding Ophelia in the process.<ref>''Claymore 7'', Scene 36, pp. 86–87</ref> Ilena brings Clare to a cabin hidden in a mountain valley, where Clare recovers.<ref>''Claymore 7'', Scene 37, p. 91</ref> After failing to teach Clare the Quick-sword, Ilena cuts off her remaining arm and orders Clare to attach it.<ref>''Claymore 7'', Scene 38, pp. 142–143</ref> But after Clare leaves the valley, Rafaela shows up and presumably executes Ilena for desertion.<ref name=claymore21>''Claymore 7'', Scene 38, p. 151</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 11 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #2 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Exclusive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 180cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Jean|ジーン|Jīn}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Beth|ベス|Besu}} is Claymore #2. She and her identical twin sister, Alicia, #1, are a new type of Claymore made by the Organization. Beth is able to control her sister's mind after she awakens. Like her sister, she has little personality. Unlike most Claymores, who are orphans, Alicia and Beth were apparently taken from their family. She and her sister share the blood and flesh from the same yoma. | |||
| :Jean's technique is based on twisting the sword arm, her free hand holding then releasing it in one burst. ] says "Among all the warriors, you have the fastest, strongest thrust."<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 47, p. 51</ref> Jean and hunt members, Katea and Raquel, are captured by ] and ]. Raquel and Katea are killed. After prolonged torture, Jean awakens into a butterfly-like form.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 46, p. 30–31</ref> ], repeating Galatea's technique, is able to revert Jean to her human self. As a result, Jean believes she has a debt to pay Clare, much to Clare's dismay.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 50, p. 131</ref> After an awakened Clare kills ], she pleads with ] to kill her. Jean, mortally wounded, uses the last of her strength to revert Clare to normal."<ref>''Claymore 11'', Scene 60, p. 80</ref> In the anime, this occurs after Clare's battle with ].<ref name=claymore2>''Claymore'' anime, Scene 26</ref> | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Miata|ミアータ|Miāta}} | |||
| Once again, as noted before, she and her sister Alicia are mentioned in the anime, but are never seen. | |||
| :A pre-teen, Miata has an unstable mind, which if controlled, would enable Miata to be No. 1. Miata is paired with ], who acts as a surrogate mother, breastfeeding Miata from time to time.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 68, p. 148</ref> Due to her heightened five senses, Miata is assigned to track down and execute ]. Miata and Clarice eventually find Galatea in Rabona, which is attacked by the awakened ]. Galatea released Yoki, baiting the Organization to send potential allies to Rabona.<ref name=claymore20>''Claymore 14'', Scene 75, p. 63</ref> Miata and Clarice desert the Organization and stay in Rabona.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 79, p. 45</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Nina|ニーナ|Nīna}} | |||
| :Next generation's No. 9.<ref name="autogenerated733"/> She is cold and harsh, skilled in tactics, but a poor strategist. Nina calls her technique "Shadow Chaser," as she shadows the target's Yoki and attacks, her sword not stopping until target is killed.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 65, p. 55</ref> She leads an Awakened Hunt, which includes ]. The hunt is overpowered by three Awakened Beings, but the warriors are rescued by survivors of the Northern Campaign.<ref name=claymore18 /> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Noel|ノエル|Noeru}} | |||
| ====Galatea==== | |||
| :"Storm Wind" Noel is No. 4 and 5<ref name="autogenerated732">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3'', "Yoma War Record III," p. 732</ref> of the ] era. She has a rivalry with ], as they argue about who is No. 3 and 4, only to later discover both have been demoted due to ] promotion as the new No. 2.<ref name=claymore11>''Claymore 4'', Scene 18, p. 89</ref> Sophia and Noel join an execution team to find and kill Teresa. Later, an awakening Priscilla beheads Teresa. ], Noel and Sophia attack Priscilla, who wounds Ilena, then kills Sophia and Noel with extendable claws.<ref name=claymore14 /> | |||
| ] | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Rachel|レイチェル|Reicheru}} | |||
| ] | |||
| :Rachel's personality is the opposite of ] demure manner. Rachel appears hot-tempered and confrontational. Rachel stores force in her sword blade, which she releases like a leaf spring. ] calls this technique "Strong Sword." Despite repeated attacks and stepped-up efforts, the technique proves ineffectual against Riful.<ref>''Claymore 13'', Scene 70, p. 11</ref> ] and her comrades rescue Audrey and Rachel.<ref name=claymore19>''Claymore 13'', Scene 70, p. 26</ref> Rachel dislikes Miria. But due to Rachel's friendship with Audrey, Rachel joins the Claymore mutiny.<ref>''Claymore 21'', Shueisha edition, Scene 114, p. 13</ref> | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 6 (Manga), Episode 10 (Anime) | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Rafaela|ラファエラ|Rafaera}} {{animevoices|]|Kate Oxley}} | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #3 | |||
| :Rafaela and her elder sister ] are the Organization's first attempt at Mind Share and controlled awakening. But Luciela fully awakens and nearly destroys the ]. Rafaela is decommissioned and exiled.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 12, p. 13</ref> Years later, after the loss of warriors No. 1 through 5, ] persuades Rafaela to rejoin the Organization as No. 5. Rafaela acts as an enforcer. She presumably executes ] for desertion<ref name=claymore21 /> and tracks down ] and ].<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 50, p. 135</ref> After Luciela is defeated by ], Rafaela finds and kills Luciela, fusing her body with her sister's.<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 64, pp. 36–37</ref> The merged bodies are found by ], who brings them back to her castle in Lautrec.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 82, p. 143</ref> | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Renée|ルネ|Rune}} | |||
| * '''Height:''' 185cm | |||
| :No. 6 of the next generation. She serves as "Eye" of the ]. She first appears outside of Doga village.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 81, p. 103</ref> Renée questions ] on how he identified a Yoma. But ] frightens her away. After leaving the town, Renée is captured by ]. In an abandoned castle, Riful tries to persuade Renée to awaken the merged Luciela-Rafaela, which Renée does.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 82, pp. 137–141</ref> | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Blind & loss of left-arm | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Sophia|ソフィア|Sofia}} | |||
| {{anime voice|Ai Orikasa}} | |||
| :No. 3 and 4<ref name="autogenerated732"/> of ]'s era. She has a rivalry with ], as they argue about who is No. 3 and 4, only to later discover both have been demoted due to ] promotion as the new No. 2.<ref name=claymore11 /> Sophia and Noel join an execution team to find and kill Teresa. Later, an awakening Priscilla beheads Teresa. ], Noel and Sophia attack Priscilla, who wounds Ilena, then kills Sophia and Noel with extendable claws.<ref name=claymore14 /> | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Tabitha|タバサ|Tabasa}} {{animevoices|]|Leslie Patrick and Michele Specht}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Galatea|ガラテア|Garatea}} is Claymore #3 and a defensive fighter. She is one of the more kind-hearted Claymores. She is a master at sensing Yoki, being able to sense other Claymores from a long distance, read their emotions, and see their actions as if she were close by. She uses this to act as the organization's "eye". She can also control other people's actions by subtly manipulating their Yoki flows. Additionally, the strength bonus she gets from releasing her Yoki is the highest among all forty-seven warriors of her time. She also has a vain side - she claims that she dislikes having to release any of her energy because it goes against her philosophy towards beauty (she does not like the way she looks with golden eyes and bestial looks). | |||
| :Tabitha is assigned to Team ] during Northern Campaign.<ref>''Claymore 9'', Scene 51, p. 172</ref> Tabitha, like ], specializes in sensing Yoki, fulfilling the role of the "Eye" for the survivors. | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Uma|ユマ|Uma}} {{animevoices||]}} | |||
| :Uma is assigned to Team ] during Northern Campaign.<ref name=claymore4>''Claymore 9'', Scene 51, p. 173</ref> She is one of the seven survivors. After training during 7-year Timeskip, Uma still feels insecure and weak compared to her comrades. Later in Lacroix village, she finds that she can easily dispatch higher ranking Claymore warriors. She can throw her sword accurately over long distances.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 83, p. 191</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Undine|ウンディーネ|Undīne}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| :Undine leads Team Undine during Northern Campaign. Undine is noted for her confrontational personality. Her large muscles are due to slowly releasing Yoki.<ref name="autogenerated729">''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3'', "Yoma War Record III," p. 729</ref> She uses two swords, the second from a fallen friend. Later, Deneve discovers an Undine shrunk to her true, slender form. Deneves guesses that reason for Undine's temporary muscles was getting permission from the Organization to carry two swords.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 54, p. 100</ref> During the second battle, Undine is killed by ].<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 57, p. 177</ref> Before the warriors' last stand, Deneve takes up Undine's own sword.<ref name=claymore13>''Claymore 11'', Scene 60, p. 91</ref> | |||
| ;{{Nihono|Veronica|ベロニカ|Veronika}} {{animevoices|Akeno Watanabe|]}} | |||
| :Assigned during Northern Campaign to lead Team Veronica. During first battle, Insectile Awakened decimates Team ], Jean left standing alone. Team Veronica reinforces Team Jean. Veronica and Cynthia act as decoys, while Jean kills Insectile.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 53, pp. 60–64</ref> During second battle, ] kills Veronica.<ref>''Claymore 10'', Scene 57, p. 174</ref> | |||
| ===The Organization=== | |||
| Galatea, as the organization's eye, was sent to spy on Miria's party during the male Awakened Being incident. When Clare went missing after encountering Ophelia, Galatea was sent to search for her, and she finds Clare battling against ]. She fights alongside her and ] against Dauf, and helps Clare control her Yoma power. Afterwards, she abandons her mission, returning to the organization without Clare. Meanwhile, Galatea becomes more and more suspicious of the organization, and although the organization is aware of her growing disobedience, they keep her due to her usefulness. She finally went renegade during the Northern Campaign's aftermath. Her #3 rank has having been taken by another Claymore, ]. | |||
| The Organization is headquartered in the eastern region of Sutafu.<ref>''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1''', "Yoma War Record I," p. 498</ref> Rimuto is the leader. Field operatives, dressed in black, act as ]s/handlers for Claymore warriors.<ref>''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1''', "Yoma War Record I," p. 499</ref> | |||
| ] speculates that the island is a testing ground for creating Awakened Beings.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 79, pp. 68–69</ref> She says that a greater continent exists beyond the island, where war rages between two sides. One side is allied with the Dragons' Descendents,<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 80, p. 71</ref> the other is the parent power behind the Organization. | |||
| She is currently being hunted by ] and ], who have found her living in Rabona as a blind nun. She is immediately attacked by Miata. It has been revealed that Galatea is now blind, having a terrible scar across her eyes. This, however, has strengthened her ability to sense Yoma energy, allowing her to fight equally with Miata and Clarice in spite of her handicap. But, due to the fact she is blind and how she is unable to tell what her opponent looks like (as with Clarice), she has no idea that Miata is a child and not an adult. | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Dae|ダーエ|Dāe}}<ref>''Claymore 18'', Scene 96, p. 12</ref> is chief scientist of the Retrieval Squad, responsible for creating Yoma-type entities. Left half his face is missing, exposing his eyeball and teeth. He uses the arm of ] to resurrect Cassandra, Roxanne and Hysteria. | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Ermitage|エルミタ|Erumita}}<ref>''Claymore 8'', Scene 41, p. 42</ref> is the handler of ] and Miria. Ermita compares himself to a parent watching over his child, but also says he would never father a monster. He is voiced by ].<ref>''Claymore 6'', Scene 30, p. 93</ref> | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Orsay|オルセ|Oruse}}{{animevoices|]|David Trosko}}<ref>''Claymore 3'', Scene 12, p. 80</ref> | |||
| :Teresa's handler. He is voiced by ]. | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Rado|ラド}}<ref>''Claymore 12'', Scene 68, p. 141</ref> is Clarice's handler and the one to tell her to take care of Miata. | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Rimuto|リムト}} heads the Executive committee.<ref>''Fragments of Silver Omnibus 2''', "Yoma War Record II," p. 678</ref> | |||
| * {{Nihongo|Rubel|ルヴル|Ruburu}} {{animevoices|]|]}}<ref>''Claymore 1'', Scene 2, p. 77</ref> | |||
| : ] handler. Later, ] guesses that he is an enemy agent, working to destroy the Organization from within.<ref name=claymore24 /> While he gives information to Miria, he hides the existence of half-awakened Claymores, further stalling research on controlled awakening.<ref>''Claymore 16'', Scene 84, p. 34</ref> | |||
| ===Humans=== | |||
| Galatea while in Rabona detected the presence of the awakened being ] and used herself as bait to get the Organization to send in members after her to help kill the awakened being | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Raki|ラキ|Raki}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| : Raki first appears in series as young boy in Doga village. A Yoma disguised as an older brother, Zaki, kills Raki's family. The village chief hires Clare to find and kill the Yoma.<ref>''Claymore 1'', Scene 1, pp. 9–38</ref> Clare adopts Raki when he is exiled from Doga. After fleeing ] in Gonahl, Clare and Raki split up, Clare promising to rejoin Raki. Later in Alfons, Raki escapes from a slave prison. Raki meets ] and ]. Isley becomes Raki's mentor. When Clare finds Raki's former prison, she and her comrades leave Alfons. He reappears in Doga as an adult, travelling with a regressed, childlike Priscilla. By now an experienced swordsman, he is shown to wear his own armor.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 80, p. 91</ref> Later in Ticelli village, Raki is struck by parasitic rods. Priscilla buries her arm into his shoulder, preventing the rods from killing Raki, but abandons him shortly thereafter<ref name="autogenerated75">''Claymore 20'', Shueisha edition, Scene 110, p. 75</ref> Later, the Retrieval Squad captures Raki and brings him to Organization Headquarters.<ref>''Claymore 18'', Scene 96, p. 16</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Father Vincent|ヴィンセント司祭|Vuinsento shisai}} {{animevoices|Masaaki Yajima |]}} | |||
| : Father Vincent is a priest in charge of Rabona cathedral. A bald, middle-aged man, he is dressed in religious vestments and wears a gold chain with a cross around his neck. A Yoma is killing staff members in the cathedral. Vincent asks the Organization for help. Owing to Rabona's ban on Claymores, ] and ] arrive in the city posing as siblings. During a meeting with Vincent, Clare gets his promise to take care of Raki should she die.<ref>''Claymore 2'', Scene 5, pp. 36–37</ref> Later, when Clare is injured, Vincent tends Clare's wounds, but is shocked by the Yoma scar on her abdomen.<ref>''Claymore 15'', Scene 82, p. 148</ref> | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Galk|ガーク|Gāku}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| : Galk is a leader in the Rabona guards, and friend of ]. He is the older and wiser of the two. A tall muscular man with short hair, he usually wears a suit of armor. He warmed up to Clare much sooner than Sid did, respecting her resolve as a warrior. | |||
| ; {{Nihongo|Sid|シド|Shido}} {{animevoices|]|]}} | |||
| :Sid is a guard of the Holy City of Rabona, and friend of ]. Initially, he appears brash, short-tempered and hostile toward Claymore warriors. He is skilled at knife throwing. Despite his initial dislike of Claymores, he comes to respect and admire Clare for her prowess as a warrior.<ref>''Claymore 2'', Scene 5, pp. 38</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
| During her fight with Agatha,she was injured by Miata which includes a severed arm and a stab through her stomach. | |||
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| ====Ophelia==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 6 (Manga), Episode 11 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #4 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased/Awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Emi Shinohara}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| When {{nihongo|Ophelia|オフィーリア|Ofīria}} was a child, her beloved brother died protecting her from ]. This caused Ophelia to deeply hate all Awakened Beings and she vowed to take revenge on the "one-horned monster". | |||
| Ophelia eventually becomes Claymore #4. Though powerful, she is psychotic and revelled in killing. She murders others indiscriminately for the sheer fun of it, and kills humans while slaughtering all witnesses to avoid punishment, even destroying a fellow Claymore's Black Card. She also enjoys torturing and plays sadistic "games" with her opponents in battle. Ophelia usually talks in a very feminine and polite way, but once something doesn't work out the way she wanted it to or somebody disturbs her "having fun", she changes to a very vulgar, masculine tone. | |||
| Even though many of her crimes were secret, even other Claymores considered her a monster. | |||
| Her special fighting technique is "rippling" her sword by waving it back and forth at great speed. This technique is extremely difficult to dodge or block, even for an opponent who can predict her movements, such as Clare. Based on this technique, she gave herself the title {{nihongo|'''Rippling Ophelia'''|漣のオフィーリア|sazanami no Ofīria}}, believing she hadn't any other title. Miria had referred to her as the {{nihongo|'''blood soaked evil warrior'''|血塗られた凶戦士|chinurareta kyōsenshi}}, but this may not have been an official title. | |||
| In Volume 7, Ophelia is assigned to fight with ] against an Awakened Being, but she tried to kill Clare and Raki instead as she deduces that Clare is partially Awakened. She almost succeeds, but is stopped by ], who severely wounds her. | |||
| Badly wounded and furious at her defeat, Ophelia releases all her Yoma energy and Awakens, becoming a serpentine creature, similar to the ] from Greek Mythology. Despite her hunger and desire for guts, Ophelia doesn't realize she's Awakened until she catches a glimpse of her reflection in a lake. She is killed by Clare with the assistance of Irena's Quick Sword technique and her own suicidal tendencies. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rafaela==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 7 (Manga), Episode 14 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #2 (Class 76), #5 (Class 78) | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Unknown | |||
| {{anime voice|Satsuki Yukino}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Rafaela|ラファエラ|Rafaera}} was Claymore #2 in Class 76 (Luciela's time) and Claymore #5 in Class 78 (Clare's Time). Her job is to execute Claymores who disobey the organization. Rafaela first appeared as ] executioner. Her power is considered equal to that of her elder sister, ], the previous Claymore #1, and she is easily strong enough to have a higher rank. | |||
| Rafaela was part of the Organization's first experiment using a soul link to control an Awakened Being. The experiment failed causing her elder sister, Luciela, to become an Awakened one and her to lose an eye, which she intentionally didn't regenerate. She was blamed (probably unfairly) as the reason the experiment backfired, because of her 'weak heart'. After that incident, she became an inactive Claymore and had a brief encounter with ], who was still a trainee at that time. | |||
| After the organization lost the five highest ranked Claymores due to the Teresa incident, it reactivated Rafaela into the combat unit by offering information on her elder sister in exchange. | |||
| In volume 12 she finally tracks down her sister, Luciela, and proceeds to break her back after hugging her. In the new arc, ] (#3) told Clare that she heard Rafaela has died after being caught in the battle between the Abyssal Ones in the South. It is worth noting that if she were in fact alive her aura would be untraceable by now, same as Galatea.<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 13, Scene 72</ref> Her actual status thus far has not been confirmed. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Miria==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 5 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #6 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Half-awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Kikuko Inoue}} | |||
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| {{nihongo|Miria|ミリア|Miria}} is Claymore #6. She can greatly, but briefly, increase her speed to the point where she leaves many afterimages of herself in battle, confusing the opponent, thus earning herself the nickname {{nihongo|'''Phantom Miria'''|幻影のミリア|gen'ei no Miria}}. She is also very skilled at teamwork and tactics. (None of the higher ranked claymores are ever shown acting as part of a team.) Miria is a partially awakened Claymore and is subtly rebelling against the organization, trying to learn its secrets. These both stem from an Awakened Being hunt, when she discovered that the target was originally a close friend, ], who had awakened. The shock of this led her to nearly awaken herself<ref>The flashback scene in Episode 11 reveals Hilda's name and Ophelia's provocations (recognized from her symbol).</ref>. | |||
| Miria was first introduced in the story as the head of a squad, which was sent to a town that was thought to harbor an Awakened Being. This squad included ], but before the squad could meet up, Clare had already taken action after discovering there were only common Yoma present. Some time later, Miria was assigned again as leader of an Awakened Being hunting squad - formed of Clare, ], and ]. However, the squad hadn't been informed that the Awakened Being was male, and thus far older and stronger than a more recently awakened Claymore. With only one single-digit Claymore on the squad, all four Claymores came dangerously close to death, though Clare and Miria were ultimately able to use teamwork and their special abilities to take the creature down. | |||
| After realizing that they had had almost no chance of surviving the fight, Miria believed that her squad had been betrayed by the organization and sent on a suicide mission. Her theory was that her squad, composed of partially-Awakened Claymores, were considered troublemakers by the organization. After the battle, she told Clare, Helen, and Deneve that she'd found one of the organization's darkest secrets, but didn't reveal it out of fear for the others' safeties. She told them to keep a low profile and stamp out their trouble making images, and that she'd contact them when the time was right. | |||
| Miria was also the chief Claymore in the Northern campaign. She demonstrated her tactical skills by the way she organized the Claymores into small teams that would allow them to gain experience in fighting with Awakened Ones with minimal loss of life. In the first fight against three male Awakened Ones, her strategic capabilities were even recognized by one of the Awakened Ones. Miria directly led the following Claymores: Queenie (#20), ] (#31) and ] (#40). It was her planning that enabled some of the Claymores in the campaign to survive. In addition, her own team took only one fatality. | |||
| While in seclusion she develops a new way to greatly increase her normal speed, without needing the yoki bursts. Although it's slightly slower than her mirages, this is actually considered superior because there are no limits to how many times she can use this ability, as opposed to the short yoki bursts needed for her mirages. With this new technique she's also able to achieve more precise movements. She serves as the leader of the survivors for the surving Claymores. | |||
| The name ミリア (Miria) can be spelt as "Miria" (short form of Miriam) or "Milia" (short form of Emilia), while "Milia" is closer in pronunciation. But many other spellings of the name have been used as well. <ref>Compare characters with the same name, for example from ] or ]. "Her first name has been spelled Millia, Milliya, Milia, Miliya, Miria, and Miriya." </ref> | |||
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| ====Flora==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #8 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 180cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Miyu Matsuki}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Flora|フローラ|Furōra}} was Claymore #8. Her nickname is {{nihongo|'''Windcutter Flora'''|風斬りのフローラ|kazekiri no Furōra}}, after her lightning-fast sword drawing technique, considered to be the fastest draw of any Claymore. As a division captain during the North campaign, she led the following Claymores: Lily (#18), Wendy (#30), Karla (#39), and ] (#47). Unlike most of the other Claymores (such as Clare, Helen) who speak in blunt Japanese, Flora is soft-spoken and always uses polite language (]), even when she is trying to impose tight discipline on ] behalf. | |||
| During the first battle of the North, Flora was unwilling to rely on Clare and Karla due to their low rank and lack of power. However, the fight changed her mind. | |||
| After the first skirmish in the Northern campaign, she challenged Clare to a duel in order to test her Windcutter sword style against Clare's Quick Sword technique. It was found that the Windcutter was more precise while Clare's Quick Sword was faster with the overall power being on par. After that confrontation, Flora surendered the title of "Fastest sword amongst the Claymores" to Clare. | |||
| In the Awakened Being battle after this Flora was killed after being cut in half by Rigardo with little effort on his part. Posthumously, Clare uses and has mastered Flora's Windcutter technique during the seven year time skip. | |||
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| ====Jean==== | |||
| <!-- The official spelling of her name is JEAN, please stick to that one. --> | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 8 (Manga), Episode 15 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #9 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased/Half-awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Kotono Mitsuishi}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Jean|ジーン|Jīn}} is Claymore #9 and an offensive fighter. Her attack, based on storing energy by twisting her arm and releasing it in one burst, is said to be the most destructive among her peers. She is serious and strictly honorable. | |||
| Jean and her team members (Katea, Rakel, and an unnamed Claymore) are captured by ] and ] during an Awakened Being hunt, which turns out to be an ambush. After prolonged torture, she awakens, but is able to revert back to human shape by virtue of her extraordinary willpower and ]'s help. She then decides to pay back the life debt she now owes Clare, choosing to serve her for life. | |||
| In the Northern Campaign, Miria gives her the position of division captain. Her team includes Eliza (#17), Emelia (#27), Natalie (#37), and Diana (#44). After ] kills Rigardo and is pleading for death due to passing her limit, a dying Jean, with a hole in her stomach area, uses the last of her strength in order to help Clare revert back, thus fulfilling her pledge. In the anime, this occurs after Clare's battle with Priscilla. No one from her team survived the Northern Campaign | |||
| Her awakened form resembled a butterfly. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Undine==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #11 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Rie Ishizuka}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Undine|ウンディーネ|Undīne}} is Claymore #11 and is notably brash and aggressive. Unlike other Claymores, she carries two swords, what gave her the title {{nihongo|'''Undine of the Twin Swords'''|双剣のウンディーネ|sōken no Undīne}}. Undine appears as a bulky, muscular woman, however this is a result of shapeshifting. Her natural form is small and delicate. Deneve deduced that as a young Claymore, a friend died protecting her and out of shame she developed the attitude and build she later possesses. One of the swords she carries belonged to the Claymore who died protecting her. Probably because of this experience, she bullies her weaker comrades and tells them to leave the battle but only because she worries for their safety. | |||
| Undine is one of the division captains in the Northern campaign and led ] (#15), Zelda (#24), Claudia (#36), and Juliana (#43). | |||
| She was one of the four captains killed by Rigardo during the second battle. Deneve used her deceased friend's sword as her gravestone and took Undine's own sword in memory of her comrade and captain. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Cynthia==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #14 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Miho Miyagawa}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Cynthia|シンシア|Shinshia}} is Claymore #14 and a defensive fighter. Cynthia is another survivor of the Northern Campaign, during which she was part of ] team. She seems to be on the same level as her captain while fighting the bug awakened being. She and Veronica both finished off their AB target together after Jean and Helen effectively disarmed it. She says she wants to go back south to extract revenge for Veronica and her other fallen comrades. | |||
| Her personality seems to be ever cheerful and hopeful despite all that she and the group have gone through. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Deneve==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 5 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #15 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Half-awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Hana Takeda}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Deneve|デネヴ|Denevu}} is #15 among the Claymores and has partially awakened, though she succeeded in reverting to her normal state. She possesses a calm and understanding personality but can be a perfectionist. Her regeneration ability is exceptional, even for a defensive fighter. | |||
| Like many Claymores, Deneve is a survivor of a Yoma attack. After a Yoma killed their parents, her elder sister hid Deneve under a bed. While the Yoma proceeded to kill her sister, Deneve managed to remain hidden<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 10, Scene 55</ref>. As a Claymore, she desired vengeance<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 10, Scene 55</ref>, but her desire to live was stronger than her desire for revenge, and so she became a defensive warrior with offensive abilities weaker than that of most of her comrades. Ashamed of what she regarded as her cowardice, she fought suicidally until she met Helen, who told her that it is natural for Claymores to want to live; they are only human<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 10, Scene 55</ref> . This deeply affects Deneve, who becomes virtually inseparable from her new friend. | |||
| During the North Campaign, Deneve deduces the reason for Undine's powers, attitude, and extra sword, thus earning her respect. She survived the Northern Campaign along with six others. She is haunted by feelings of weakness for her perceived inability to avenge Undine's death. Deneve currently carries the fallen ]'s sword in memory of her captain. After seven years in hiding, she has learnt to use both swords in battle and like her former captain, has learned to enhance her muscles to augment her strength. | |||
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| ====Helen==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 5 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #22 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Half-awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Miki Nagasawa}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Helen|ヘレン|Heren}} is ranked #22. Her special power is to stretch her arms to extreme lengths to attack at range or bind her opponents. Helen is partially Awakened, but has reverted to her human state. She seems to have a large appetite for a Claymore. Helen is hot tempered and aggressive. Her mouthy and sometimes insensitive nature means that she can appear to be something of a bully. She is Deneve's constant companion. Deneve commented that she is "always the troublemaker." However, Helen is honest and cares fiercely for her friends. She also refers to Miria as "Miria-nee-san" (big sister). | |||
| When they first met, Helen immediately disliked Clare for her low rank and weak power.<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 5, Scene 25</ref> But Helen later grew to admire Clare's fighting performance and determination and considers her a friend. They are close enough that, in the Northern campaign, Clare trusted Helen with the job of killing her when she felt herself awakening. | |||
| Seven years after the North Campaign she has developed the ability to use the same powerful "Drill Blade" sword technique Jean used. | |||
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| ====Tabitha==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #31 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Akeno Watanabe}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Tabitha|タバサ|Tabasa}} is Claymore #31. She was on Miria's team and is one of the survivors of the Northern campaign seven years ago. Tabitha is a defensive fighter and, like Galatea, appears to specialise in sensing Yoki accurately enough to distinguish the presence of distant Claymores, fullfiling the role of the 'Eye' for the survivors. She is serious-minded and puts her loyalty to Miria first and foremost. | |||
| The name タバサ (Tabasa) can be spelt as Tabatha or Tabitha. While Tabatha seems to be closer in pronunciation and Tabitha is also spelt as タビサ (Tabisa), Tabitha has been in general the more commonly used spelling. <ref>Compare characters with the same name, for example in ] or ]</ref> | |||
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| ====Uma==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 19 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' Former #40 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Uma|ユマ|Yuma}} is Claymore #40. She is a defensive fighter and was on Miria's team during the Northern campaign. She lost an arm in the first skirmish, but was able to regenerate it in time for the second battle, and she is one of the seven survivors. She appears extremely insecure and is in awe of her group's more powerful members, particularly Clare. | |||
| The name "Uma" is commonly pronounced and spelt as ユマ (Yuma) in Japanese. <ref>For example, ] is usually called ユマ・サーマン (Yuma Sāman) in Japanese.</ref> | |||
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| ===Flashback of Teresa's time=== | |||
| ====Teresa==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 3 (Manga), Episode 5 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #1 (presumably Class 77) | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive <ref>Norihiro Yagi, Claymore: Fragments in Silver Vol.1</ref> | |||
| * '''Height:''' 180cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Romi Paku}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Teresa|テレサ|Teresa}} was the strongest Claymore of her time, and was famously known as {{nihongo|'''Teresa of the Faint Smile'''|微笑のテレサ|bishō no Teresa|lit. Smiling Teresa}} for effortlessly slaying enemies with a faint smile on her face. She was so powerful, she rarely, if ever, had to use even 10% of her Yoki in battle. Her rise to Claymore No. 1 led to the demotion of the previous No. 1, Rosemary, who, angered by Teresa's promotion, challenged her to a duel as an Awakened Being. Not long into the fight, Teresa dispatched her easily by releasing only a little of her Yoma energy. | |||
| As a Claymore, Teresa was a cold-blooded killer who cared for no one, only helping villages because she was ordered to, and taking pleasure in scaring humans. She was also solitary and rarely had contact with any of the other Claymores in the organization (she was surprised when ] sent her a Black Card)<ref>Conversation between Teresa and her handler. ''Claymore'' Chapter Extra-Scene 1</ref>. She also kept secrets from her handlers <ref>Handler questions Teresa's torn uniform after meeting with Rosemary. ''Claymore'' Chapter Extra Scene 1</ref>, and severely distrusted the organization. This changed when Teresa saved a young girl who had been kept as a prisoner and toy of a Yoma. The girl then followed her on her journeys. She was initially extremely irritated by this girl tagging along wherever she went, but eventually grew fond of her. Teresa gave the girl the name ], after the twin goddesses, Teresa and Clare. Clare awakened Teresa's lost compassion, leading to the famous monologue: | |||
| 「私の体の半分しかないこの小さな少女は、銀色の瞳からも涙が流せる事を、私に教えてくれた。」("This young girl, whose small body is only half the size of mine, taught me that, tears can, too, flow from these silver eyes") | |||
| From this point onwards, Teresa openly shows her affection on Clare without holding back her emotions (buying her clothes and allowing her to sleep on her lap), but eventually, she left Clare in a village, believing that a normal life with humans would still be better for her. However, the village was soon raided by bandits and Teresa rushed back to save her. Seeing Clare's bloodied form, Teresa flew into a rage and killed the bandits, breaking the rule that a Claymore should never kill humans, no matter what the circumstances. | |||
| Because she had killed humans, the Claymore organization marked her for death. It dispatched a team of five Claymores of unknown ranks to execute her. Teresa cut down but didn't kill the Claymores, stating that Clare had become her reason to live. | |||
| Claymores #2 to #5, ], ], ], and ], were then assembled to kill her. However, Teresa defeated them without releasing her Yoma power. She intentionally spared the lives of Claymores #3 to #5, but had considered killing Priscilla because she sensed that she was the only Claymore with the potential to surpass her in combat. But her relationship with Clare had mellowed her, and she ultimately decided to let Priscilla live. Teresa left the town with Clare, leaving her former comrades wounded. However, Priscilla pursued and attacked her in blind rage. In her anger, Priscilla accidentally released too much Yoma power and nearly Awakened, but Teresa defeated Priscilla again while releasing only 10% of her power. ] Priscilla then cried and begged Teresa to give her a merciful death before she fully Awakens, but as soon as Teresa dropped her guard, Priscilla picked up the sword, attacked and decapitated her. Teresa's severed head was taken by Clare who carried it until she found a member of the Organization. She begged him to place Teresa's remains inside her own body, becoming a Claymore in order to exact revenge against her savior's killer. | |||
| According to Ilena, Teresa was called "Teresa of the Faint Smile" because her smile was her only visible asset. Though she excelled in speed, strength, and agility, the other top Claymores supposedly exceeded her abilities in those areas. What made Teresa so powerful was her "unparalleled ability to sense Yoma aura" (Yoki). Whenever Yoma or Claymores move, they emit demon energy to the parts of their bodies they're about to move. Though any Claymore is able to sense Yoma energy, only Teresa was able to sense it accurately enough to predict her opponent's moves in battle. She also had an extremely high amount of Yoma energy in her body. In the moments before Priscilla awakened, Teresa was strong enough to repel her attacks with just enough Yoki for her eyes to change color (10% release). Throughout the series Teresa has been referred to as the most powerful #1 in history. | |||
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| ====Irene==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 4 (Manga), Episode 7 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #3 | |||
| *'''Type''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 180cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Unknown | |||
| {{anime voice|Minami Takayama}} | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| Irene (or {{nihongo|'''Ilena'''|イレーネ|Irēne}} in the original Japanese version) was originally Claymore #2, but she was demoted to #3 when Priscilla joined the organization. She was well known for her great speed wielding a sword, which gained her the title {{nihongo|'''Flash Sword Irene'''|高速剣のイレーネ|kōsokuken no Irēne}}. Noel comments after witnessing her kill Yoma, "They don't call you Flash Sword Ilena for nothing. I didn't even see you draw your sword." (Episode 7) She achieves this via controlled awakening of her sword arm. In general, Ilena's demeanor is calm and intelligent. | |||
| During the mission to assassinate Teresa, the Awoken Priscilla attacked her and cut off her left arm. Ilena let the organization think she was dead and went into seclusion, using her near-flawless control over her Yoma energy to hide in the mountains. Years later she rescues Clare, who was fighting against Ophelia. Clare recognised her and Ilena spent some time training Clare in the "Flash Sword" technique. | |||
| Once Clare had mastered enough of the Flash Sword to progress on her own, Ilena cut off her remaining arm and gave it to Clare as a replacement for the limb ] had cut off. | |||
| However, soon after Clare left Ilena was confronted by ], who'd been sent to execute her as a deserter. Though Ilena had managed to hide her Yoma energy for years, training Clare had caused her to rerelease her flow of energy, allowing the organization to track her down. The defenceless Ilena is thought to have been killed by Rafaela, however, neither the anime nor the manga explicitly show this, so her death has not been confirmed. <ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 7, Scene 38</ref> | |||
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| ====Sophia==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 4 (Manga), Episode 7 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #4<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore: Fragments in Silver'', Volume 1, Materials of the World: Organization's Guide</ref> | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Megumi Toyoguchi}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Sophia|ソフィア|Sofia}} vied with ] for rank #3. Though the two were almost identical in power, their fighting styles are significantly different. Because of her brute strength Sophia was called {{nihongo|'''Muscular Sophia'''|膂力のソフィア|ryoryoku no Sofia}} in the organization. She had a very polite, lady-like way of speaking except when she was arguing with her rival and friend, Noel. | |||
| Sophia was among Claymores ranked #2 - #5 sent to kill Teresa. The Awoken ] killed her after the battle with Teresa. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Noel==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 4 (Manga), Episode 7 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #5<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore: Fragments in Silver'', Volume 1, Materials of the World: Organization's Guide</ref> | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Height:''' 175cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Junko Takeuchi}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Noel|ノエル|Noeru}} was well-known for her agility and was known as {{nihongo|'''Stormwind Noel'''|疾風のノエル|shippū no Noeru}} in the organization. She constantly vied with ] for the rank #3 position. She was outspoken and tomboyish. | |||
| Noel was among the party of #2 - #5 Claymores sent to assassinate ] and was subsequently killed by the Awoken ]. | |||
| The name ノエル (Noeru) can be spelt as both Noel or Noelle (both names are pronounced the same way). However ] is originally a male name, while Noelle is the female variant. | |||
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| ===Clarice's time=== | |||
| ====Audrey==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 12 | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #3 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Audrey|オードリー|Ōdorī}} is Claymore #3. She is a proud but well mannered warrior. She uses her sword to deflect her opponent's attack without opposing it with force. Riful calls this technique a "gentle sword". Audrey's team attempted to take down Riful, but had to be rescued by Clare, Miria, Deneve and Helen. In return, Audrey told them that Galatea was still alive but had gone renegade. She is a close friend of Rachel. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Miata==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 12 | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #4 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Miata|ミアータ|Miāta}} is Claymore #4. She is known as "Blood Eyes". Her powers lie in her keen senses and brute strength (she can kill common Yoma with her bare hands<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Scene 73</ref>). When Clarice first meets Miata, she realizes that Miata is nothing more than an unstable child and she finds Miata's combination of power and insanity frightening. Miata has an extreme obsession with her parents and imposes this on Clarice, whom she treats as her mother (even going so far as to attempt breastfeeding on a regular basis). Miata would be higher ranked if she was more stable, and apparently has the potential to become #1. They are now both hunting down Galatea. | |||
| Miata's unique ability is her extremely heightened senses of vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch, which allow her to fight instinctively without relying on the need to sense Yoki. She has been described as having a "sixth sense". Along with her heightened senses and massive strength, Miata is shown to be relentless when attacking her foes, not backing down until they are dead. This makes her appear more like a 'Berserker' in battle than a warrior. | |||
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| ====Rachel==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 12 | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #5 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Rachel|レイチェル|Reicheru}} is Claymore #5. Her attitude is the opposite of Audrey. She is hot tempered and confrontational. She can perform a very powerful attack by restraining the blade of her sword (in the ground for instance) and then applying a large amount of pressure before releasing it from the restraint like a spring. This move can also be performed off the ground with the help of another comrade's blade to act as the restraint for Rachel's sword. Riful calls this technique "strong sword". | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Nina==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 12 | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #9 | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Nina|ニーナ|Nīna}} is Claymore #9. She is cold and harsh, skilled in tactics, but a poor strategist. She is the captain of a team, including Clarice, assigned to kill an awakened one. However, they are ambushed and overpowered by three awakened ones. They were rescued by the surviving Claymores from seven years ago. | |||
| Nina calls her attack "Shadow Hunter", as it tracks opponents' yoma aura. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Clarice==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 12 | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #47 | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive/Incomplete Hybrid | |||
| {{nihongo|Clarice|クラリス|Kurarisu}} is the new rank 47 (Clare's old rank), and a non-complete hybrid (evident by her hair, which still retains much of its original color). Because of this she lacks the abilities and fighting strength of most other Claymores, only receiving her rank because the organization was severely short of warriors. The majority of Claymores look down at her because of this. | |||
| Seven years after the North Campaign, she's sent to the north to join a group hunting awakened ones. Her group is caught in an ambush by a number of awakened ones. Her teammates are severely wounded and she is knocked out. Upon awakening, she finds her comrades recovering and all the awakened ones gone, leaving only huge bloodstains. She later finds the swords of seventeen Claymores in what appears to be a makeshift memorial, dating from the Northern campaign seven years ago. Unknown to her, it was the seven survivors from the Northern Campaign: Clare, Miria, Helen, ], ], ], and Yuma who saved her. Her fellow Claymores think she was saved by the vengeful spirits of the fallen Claymores. | |||
| She later reports her findings to the organization and was soon assigned to assist Rank 4 ]. She discovers that ], despite being Rank 4, is nothing more than a child, and an unstable one at that. This leads her to question just what the Claymores are. Clarice, through means of "breast-feeding", is able to calm Miata. Satisfied with her 'control' of Miata, the organization assigns them to hunt down the renegade Galatea. | |||
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| ==The Organization== | |||
| While Claymores are technically part of The Organization, their bosses regard them as simple tools. The organization is based in the eastern region of Sutafu. | |||
| ====Rubel==== | |||
| ] | |||
| {{anime voice|Hiroaki Hirata}} | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 1 | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| Rubel (or {{nihongo|'''Louvre'''<ref>Spelling taken from the official French and Italian versions</ref>|ルヴル|Ruvuru|}} in the original Japanese version) is a white, thin man dressed in all black. He is one of the people who give orders to the Claymores and collect the payment afterwards. He accepted Clare into the Organization and acts as her handler. He seems to be immortal and does not age noticeably between Teresa's childhood and the new arc. Rubel was the one sent to gather Raphaela from exile after the death of Teresa to prepair for the war with the Abyssmal ones. | |||
| His name was changed in the English version, by replacing the ヴ (vu) with a "be", it is unknown whether this is due to a misreading of the Katakana or intentional. He seems to be named after the ] (ルーヴル ''Rūvuru'' in Katakana). Apparently all the members of the organization are named after popular art museums around the world. <ref>. Retrieved ]].</ref> | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Orsay==== | |||
| ] | |||
| {{anime voice|Houchu Ohtsuka}} | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Orsay|オルセ|Oruse}} is another member of the organization. Not much is known about him for the moment, but he has been in charge of Teresa. He is named after the ] (オルセー Orusē in Katakana). | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Ermita==== | |||
| ] | |||
| {{anime voice|Yūichi Nagashima}} | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Ermita|エルミタ|Erumita}} is a member of the organization, who is in charge of Galatea and Miria. Ermita compares his duit of watching over Claymore to that of a parent watching over his child. But at the same time says that he would never be the father of a monster. Galatea refers to him as a 'Wily Fox'. His name is derived from the ] (エルミタージュ Erumitāju in Katakana). | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rado==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Rado|ラド|Rado}} is the member of the organization in charge of Clarice. His name seems to be derived from the ] (プラド Purado in Katakana). | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rimuto==== | |||
| ] | |||
| {{anime voice|Nachi Nozawa}} | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Rimuto|リムト|Rimuto}} is the highest ranked member of the organization seen so far.<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 2, Scene 5</ref> While the English version uses a direct transcription of the Katakana spelling, his name seems to be derived from the last name of the famous painter ] (クリムト Kurimuto in Katakana). | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| == Awakened Ones == | |||
| ====Priscilla==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 4 (Manga) Episode 7 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Former Rank:''' #2 | |||
| *'''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Height:''' 165cm | |||
| * '''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Aya Hisakawa}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Priscilla|プリシラ|Purishira}} was promoted to Claymore #2 shortly after she joined the organization. She was so powerful that she could fight with her Yoma power almost entirely suppressed, allowing her to conceal her presence from Yoma and fellow Claymores even in the heat of battle. According to ], this made her a perfect candidate for fighting ], as Teresa's greatest strength was her ability to sense Yoma energy. | |||
| Priscilla became a Claymore after a Yoma posing as her father slaughtered the rest of her family right before her eyes. She chopped off its head while it was eating her sibling's innards. This incident left her mentally traumatised and extremely unstable. | |||
| Despite her sheer power and incredible potential as a warrior, Priscilla's youth meant she was still a child, and as such was extremely naive and immature compared to older, more experienced Claymores. She was polite towards her opponents, and felt that battles should always be one-on-one. Her view of the world was entirely black-and-white; a person was either absolutely right, or completely in the wrong, with no middle ground. This belief ultimately led to her mental breakdown when she was soundly defeated by the then-ranked #1, Teresa. That she, a righteous person, had lost to an enemy she considered 'evil', shook her faith and drove her to attack ] in a fit of blind rage and self-righteousness. Despite reaching and surpassing her limit, using over 80% of her Yoki, Priscilla was again defeated, even though Teresa had only released 10% of hers. Priscilla begged Teresa to kill her before she fully Awakened, causing Teresa to drop her guard. Priscilla then picked up her claymore and decapitated the unaware Teresa, though it remains unclear if this was part of a ruse from the start, or if she had genuinely lost control. Immediately following this, she Awoke completely, going on to severely wound Ilena and kill ] and ] in front of a horrified ] before flying off. | |||
| As recounted by the Abyssal One Riful, Priscilla then flew North, slaughtering every man, woman, and boy in the town she passed through. Just as she had spared Clare's life, however, she never once harmed any young girls, as if they "didn't even get reflected in her eyes"<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 8, Scene 45</ref>. Eventually, she came into conflict with Isley and Rigardo, but defeated them both. In her Awakened form, she destroyed roughly half of Isley's Awakened during their battle. However, at this crucial junction, Priscilla's body returned to its human form. For unknown reasons, Isley also returned to his human form and swore allegiance to Priscilla. It is widely believed that Isley had defeated Priscilla and made her his lover, instead of the other way around. | |||
| As an Awakened One, Priscilla is a winged humanoid about 2m tall, with a single horn on her forehead. Her body channels vast quantities of Yoki, surpassing even that of any of the Abyssal Ones. In addition to vast strength and speed, this also grants her unparalleled regenrative abilities, allowing near-instantaneous regeneration from any wound that is not immediately fatal. Like many Yoma and Awakened, Priscilla can extend her fingers at high speed to strike from a range. Her arms can unravel and extend into tentacles/ribbons that crush and tear her oppoenents, an ability she used to destroy half of Isley's torso in a split-second despite his bulk. | |||
| In the current manga, Priscilla appears to have completely mentally regressed into childhood, having lost her memory after subduing Isley. She's often seen wandering off on her own or sticking close by Isley's side. She's also especially attached to ], claiming that he has a pleasant smell. Many times during the night, Priscilla would climb into bed with an asleep Raki and fall asleep to the sent of the south that the Awakened being is so fond of. After the northern campaign, she blindly follows Isley to the south along with Raki. During Isley's fight with Luciela and Riful, Priscilla stands in front of him to protect him when Riful appears to finish the job, implying that she's still stronger than all the abyssal ones in spite of her childlike nature. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Dauf==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 8 (Manga), Episode 15 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Former Rank:''' #3 | |||
| *'''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Kenji Hamada}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Dauf|ダフ|Dafu}} was originally his generation's Claymore #3, surpassed only by Rigardo and Isley. He is currently Riful's follower and lover, helping her torture captured Claymores and forcing them to Awaken. Dauf, in his Awakened form, is an immense humanoid with tremendous strength and exceptionally hard armour plating. He can form large rods from his armour (usually from his hands, back, and in his mouth), firing them as projectiles. Riful has stated that she made Dauf her lover because he is the only Yoma who could "accept her without breaking". However, for all his physical power, Dauf is rather unintelligent and notably poor at tactics. His regeneration and healing abilities are also very slow. In his first appearance, he managed to fight Clare and Galatea to a standstill, as neither could breach his armour. He was defeated when Jean managed to cut a gaping hole into his chest, nearly killing him. Accordingly, Riful had to intervene to save his life. He is extremely devoted to her and is terrified that she will one day leave him. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rigardo==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 10, Episode 20 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Former Rank:''' #2 | |||
| *'''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Hiro Yuuki}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Rigardo|リガルド|Rigarudo}} was the #2 Claymore before his Awakening, and is from the same generation of Claymores as Isley and Dauf. Rigardo comes across as calm and composed, but was the most bloodthirsty in Isley's army<ref>Norihiro Yagi, "Claymore Extra Scene 3"</ref>. Although he did not get along with Isley, he worked for him and Priscilla during the Northern campaign, having been defeated by both<ref>Norihiro Yagi, "Claymore Extra Scene 3"</ref>. While his nickname was "Silver-Eyed Lion King", he disliked it for unknown reasons. His Awakened form resembled a 3 metre tall, silver-eyed humanoid lion, hence his moniker. During the Northern Campaign, he was dispatched to kill off the 24 Claymores sent against Isley's army. He deduced Miria's tactic of dividing the Claymores into teams, and began by eliminating the five team captains, who were also the strongest Claymores present. Of the five (Miria, Flora, Jean, Veronica, and Undine), Miria was the only captain to survive his assault. Jean was mortally wounded, while the other 3 were killed instantly. He intentionally ignored the weaker members in favour of focusing solely on the captains, which led to his downfall when Clare went berserk and killed him in her partially-Awakened form. | |||
| Being far smaller in stature than the average Awakened being, Rigardo relied more on his correspondingly superior speed and agility in battle. His speed easily matched that of Miria, one of the fastest Claymores of her generation, and his greater Yoki allowed him to maintain it without tiring. For long-range and surprise attacks, Rigardo could extend his nails at high speed, much the same way Yoma and other Awakened hyper-extended their fingers. His control over this skill was so great he could bend and change the trajectory of his nails, allowing him to strike opponents above or behind him. In contrast to his offensive capability, Rigardo was lacking in regenerative powers, and could not regenerate lost limbs quickly, if at all. | |||
| ====Agatha==== | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Chapter 75 | |||
| *'''Former Rank:''' #2 | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{nihongo|Agatha|アガサ|Agasa}} was formerly a #2 claymore. After awakening, she hid in the holy city of Rabona. Eventually, her presence there was discovered by Galatea, who hid her yoma energy to hide while waiting for the organization to send warriors there to look for her. When Galatea is found by Miata and Clarice, she leads them to Agatha, resulting in a three way fight between Miata, Galatea, and Agatha. In this fight Galatea loses an arm from Miata while she was fighting Agatha. | |||
| Agatha's awakened form is a large 8 legged creature on which Agatha's human form sits, connected by her hair. Her true body is below her. In order to harm her human appearance, her hair must be cut. She kills soldiers and uses their blood to "quench her thirst and bathe in." She also asked Cid to have sex with her. Her nickname is {{nihongo|"Fresh Blood Agatha"|鮮血のアガサ|Senketsu no Agasa}}. | |||
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| ===The Abyssal Ones=== | |||
| In the history of the Organization, there have been three known cases of Rank #1 warriors Awakening. Known as the "The Powerful Three"<ref>Galatea introduces Riful, "Claymore" Volume 8, Scene 45</ref>, they are considered the most powerful and dangerous of the Awakened. Fortunately, all three were, at least initially, extremely reclusive, maintaining minimal contact with humans and Claymores. As such, they came to be known as the {{nihongo|"Abyssal Ones"|深淵の者|Shinen no mono|literally "Persons of the Abyss"}}. By chance, the three of them decided to settle in different parts of the country - one in the West, one in the North, and one in the South. This arrangement remained in place for years, ensuring that none of the three would come into contact and sparing the world the devastation that would surely ensue were they to battle. The status quo did not change until Isley, the Abyssal One of the North, began to raise an army of Awakened and expand his influence into the others' realms. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Riful==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 8 (Manga), Episode 15 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Former Rank''' #1 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Nana Mizuki}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Riful|リフル|Rifuru| possibly intended to mean '''Riffle''', corresponding to her awakened form}} was the Claymore #1 of the first generation of female Claymores. She was the youngest Claymore to Awaken. She appears to be a whimsical and cheerful young girl but is completely amoral with a disregard for anyone other than her goals. She lives in the Western territory, together with her lover ] and wants to create powerful Awakened Claymores by means of torture. This is part of her struggle against ], the ruler of the Northern territory. | |||
| ], ], and ] got Riful's attention as possible "recruits", but she decided to wait for them to become stronger before turning them into her awakened allies. She also warned them that Isley will not be as gentle as she was when she defeated them (Volume 9). Riful has said that the only way to beat Isley is to join her. In her transformed state she becomes jet-black and can disassemble her body into thin strips. She uses this ability to avoid sword blows or attack her foes. | |||
| In the new arc, Riful attempted to recruit ] and ], among others. She states that she is looking for claymores who are skilled at sensing and manipulating yoma energy. She needs them for "something interesting" that she found, believing it can even out the balance of power between herself and the Isley-] alliance.<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Scene 71</ref> | |||
| It was also her who realised that there was something amiss about the story of Isley defeating Priscilla, for she noted that Priscilla was much stronger than Isley, her or Dauf. This was one of the few times where she showed real anger. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Isley==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 10 (Manga), Episode 19 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Former Rank''' #1 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Kouji Yusa}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Isley|イースレイ|Īsurei}} is a former male Claymore with long, silver hair, hence his nickname "White Silver King". Isley was Claymore #1 among the first generation of Claymores. Upon Awakening, he took control of the Northern lands, but later gave them up in favour of the South. He is the lover of ]. Despite being an Awakened being for more then 78 generations, Isley still remembers almost everything he ever learned about swordsmanship. | |||
| Most people believe that Isley defeated Priscilla when she went on a rampage in the North and made her his lover. However, this was later proven untrue - despite initially holding the upper hand, Isley had nearly half his torso torn off by Priscilla, who in contrast regenerated from her injuries at phenomenal speed. For unknown reasons, Priscilla suddenly reverted back to her human form in the midst of battle. Realising that her Awakening had caused her mind to regress, Isley responded by returning to his human form as well, and swore allegiance to Priscilla. His exact motivations remain unknown. | |||
| Isley went on to amass an army of Awakened, raising a total of 31 soldiers, including the former #2 Rigardo. In response, the Claymore organisation dispatched two dozen warriors to delay what they feared was an attempt at expansion. After defeating all 24 Claymores, Isley then split his troops, sending half against the Claymore headquarters and the remainder against Abyssal One Riful. With the Claymores #1 through 3 and Riful thus occupied, Isley moved against Luciela of the South, defeating her. It is later revealed that his intentions were two-fold; by killing Luciela, Isley eliminated the possibility of a team-up between her and Riful, which would have been the only possible way to defeat Priscilla. This effectively made Isley and Priscilla the single most powerful faction. Conquering Luciela's lands also ensured that Isley fulfilled his promise to Priscilla, namely to take her to the South to find her parents. | |||
| During the Northern campaign, Iskey found Raki and took him in. Later, Isley agrees to become Raki's teacher and begins to instruct him in swordsmanship, commenting that Raki reminds him a lot of how he was in his own youth. Isley now resides in his newly conquered territory of the south with Priscilla. While he has pledged his life to the more powerful Priscilla, he is far more intelligent and experienced than she is and often seems to be the dominant and active member of their partnership. | |||
| When in his Awakened form, he resembles a huge, sleek black centaur. His greatest assets are his arms, which can morph into any form necessary to better help him defeat his opponents. He has thus far been seen using his arms in the form of a lance, bow, shield, claw, and axe. When using his arm as a bow, he can simultaneously fire a small barrage of organic arrows, each of which can change their trajectories to home in on their targets. Despite his massive bulk (nearly 10 metres tall), Isley's movements are exceedingly fast, as noted by his subordinate Rigardo. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Luciela==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 11 | |||
| *'''Former Rank:''' #1 | |||
| *'''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{nihongo|Luciela|ルシエラ|Rushiera}} was Rafaela's older sister and the Abyssal One of the South. She was originally the top-ranked Claymore in Class 76, but she became an Awakened One after a failed "soul link" experiment conducted by the organization, which also wounded her sister Rafaela. Her awakening was disastrous and drove the Organization to the brink of ruin<ref>Galatea introduces Riful, ''Claymore'' Volume 8, Scene 45</ref>, as it took place in the Organization's headquarters. This experiment was an attempt to create a controlled awakening by having Luciela align her spirit with Rafaela. Alicia and Beth are a successful product of this technique; it was said that the project only worked with identical twins, which Luciela and Rafaela were not. Luciela duelled with fellow Abyssal One Isley following his incursion into her territory. Ultimately she was defeated, retreating after nearly exhausting her Yoki. She was so injured after the battle that she had to revert back to her human form, and was later found by Rafaela. Wanting to finish off Isley, she embraced her sister, and pleaded for her to Awaken and align with her. But Rafaela instead proceeded to break her weakened sister's back, killing her.<ref>Norihiro Yagi, ''Claymore'', Volume 12, Scene 64</ref> | |||
| In her transformed state, she is a large humanoid with feline hindlegs. Her head resembles that of a cat and has two gaping jaws, one atop the other. In battle, Luciela uses her foreclaws and the two long, muscular tails extending from her hindquarters. Her tails sport multiple fanged mouths along their length, and Luciela can manifest similar mouths anywhere upon her person. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| == Other Claymores in the Northern Campaign == | |||
| In total, 24 Claymores took part in the Northern Campaign, 17 Claymores lost their life. Not much is known about these Claymores who took part in the Northern Campaign. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Veronica==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #13 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Akeno Watanabe}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Veronica|ベロニカ|Beronika}} is a defensive fighter and seems calm and professional. She was one of the division captains in the Northern campaign, who led ] (#14), ] (#22), Pamela (#35), and Matilda (#41). Veronica was the first warrior killed by Rigardo. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Eliza==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #17 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #9 Jean | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Lily==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #18 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #8 Flora | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Queenie==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #20 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #6 Miria | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Zelda==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #24 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #11 Undine | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Emelia==== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #27 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #9 Jean | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ====Wendy==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #30 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #8 Flora | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Pamela==== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #35 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #13 Veronica | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ====Claudia==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #36 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #11 Undine | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ({{anime voice|Rika Morinaga}}) | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Natalie==== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #37 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #13 Veronica | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ====Karla==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #39 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #8 Flora | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ({{anime voice|Yui Kano}}) | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Matilda==== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #41 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #13 Veronica | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| ====Juliana==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #43 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #11 Undine | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Diana==== | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #44 | |||
| * '''Team:''' #9 Jean | |||
| * '''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| == Minor characters == | |||
| ====Elena==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 1 (Manga), Episode 2 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #46 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Defensive <ref>Norihiro Yagi, Claymore: Fragments in Silver Vol.1</ref> | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Ayako Kawasumi}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Elena|エレナ|Erena}} entered the organization at the same time as Clare and was her closest friend during training. However, while she started her missions later than Clare, she overused her Yoma energy, resulting in her gradually losing control. When she | |||
| finally felt the Yoma taking over her, she resorted to sending her Black Card to Clare. She was subsequently slain by Clare. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Katea==== | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 8 (Manga), Episode 15 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #32 | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Shiho Kawaragi}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Katea|カティア|Katia|}} was part of Jean's team in a hunt for an Awakened Being in the Zakol Mountains. After being captured by Riful and Dauf, she was tortured until she awakened. After concluding that she was too weak, Riful ordered Dauf to kill her. In her awakened form, she has a white glowing body and blades at her back that can be extended that is sharp enough to penetrate through Dauf's skin. However, she was unable to withstand his brute strength and died. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rakel==== | |||
| ] | |||
| *'''First Appearance:''' Volume 8 (Manga), Episode 15 (Anime) | |||
| *'''Rank:''' unknown | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{anime voice|Sachi Matsumoto}} | |||
| {{nihongo|Rakel|ラケル|Rakeru}} was also part of Jean's team in the hunt for an Awakened Being. Severely injured, she managed to escape (or was possibly allowed to escape in order to lure more Claymores into Riful's trap). In the nearby town of Hanel she meets Clare and begs her to save her teammates. She then dies in Clare's arms. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Eva==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Volume 9 (Manga), Episode 17 (Anime) | |||
| * '''Rank:''' #7 | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased | |||
| {{nihongo|Eva|エバ|Eba}} and her team members (Kate, Lucia, and an unknown member) were killed when they encountered a large number of awakened ones in the North. This led to the Northern Campaign. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Renée==== | |||
| {{nihongo|Renée|ルネ|Rune}} is the new "Eye" of the organization. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Rosemary==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance:''' Extra Scene 1 | |||
| * '''Former Rank:''' #2 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased/Awakened | |||
| {{nihongo|Rosemary|ローズマリー|Rōzumarī}} was formerly number #1 of the Organization, but was demoted to #2 when Teresa was promoted. While feigning acceptance, Rosemary secretly harbored an intense jealousy and hatred for Teresa. This hatred eventually led to Rosemary's awakening. Shortly afterwards, she sent Teresa her black card in order to lure Teresa to an isolated plateau. Rosemary then challenged her to a fight to death. However, Teresa was able to kill her while just releasing ten percent of her yoma energy. In her awakened form,she resembles an alien from the Alien trilogy with her human body which includes her body waist up and her head on the chest. | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ====Hilda==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance''' Extra Scene 2 | |||
| * '''Former Rank:''' #6 | |||
| * '''Type:''' Offensive | |||
| *'''Status:''' Deceased/Awakened | |||
| {{anime voice|Komina Matsushita}} | |||
| Hilda was formerly number 6 of the Organization. She was active at the same time as Miria and they were close friends. When she reached her limit, she gave her black card to Ophelia asking her to pass it on to Miria. Ophelia instead ripped it apart, condemning her to become an Awakened Being. She was later hunted down by a team including Ophelia and Miria. Hilda was slain by Miria, who at that time didn't realize her identity. After Miria realized it was Hilda she had just killed, she temporarily lost control of her Yoki powers which led her to partially Awaken. Years later, Miria stumbled across Hilda's sword, which Hilda had lost when she had Awakened. Miria placed the sword in the ground where Hilda died, in memory of her friend. | |||
| In her awakened fom,she resembles a humanoid with what looks like mummy wraps around her body that can be extended .{{-}} | |||
| ====Gark==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance''' Chapter 5 | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| Gark is one of the captains in the holy city , he along with Cid fights Clare on a roof top while on patrol. He is the older and wiser of the two. When Clare was injured, Gark was the one who insisted that she was given medical attention. He claims that he will not allow Clare die until he settles the debt that was made when Clare saved his life. He and Cid later aid her in the fight against the powerful Yoma that she came to the city to slay. He shields Clare from a fatal blow with his body, giving her an opening to attack. He also gives Raki his blade, which he keeps later on in the series. | |||
| He appears again after the 7 year time skip when Miata and Clarice come to the holy city to kill Galatea. He leads the attack on the Former Number 2 awakened being ] that suddenly appears a short while after. | |||
| Gark's weapon is a longsword, which he uses very effectively. {{-}} | |||
| ====Cid==== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''First Appearance''' Chapter 5 | |||
| *'''Status:''' Alive | |||
| {{anime voice|Hiroyuki Yoshino}} | |||
| Cid is one of the warriors of the holy city, he along with Gark fights Clare on the roof top while on patrol. He appears brash, arrogant and short tempered early on in the story. He later helps Clare in her fight against The powerful Yoma she was assigned to slay. He later sees her and Raki off when they leave the city and gives her a good bye kiss (to which in the Manga Raki kicks him in the balls) | |||
| He appears after the 7 year time skip and helps Miata and Clarice evade some guards. He does not seem to have the same arrogance or other bad qualities as he did during his first appearance. Later when the Former Number 2 awakened being ] attacks, he is used as the central point in the defenders efforts to take her down. While the guards distract her, he attacks her from behind, he is caught one step away from attacking her however. She commends him on his skill and offers to "have some fun" (Sexual intercourse) with him on account of his handsomeness, when he refuses she proceed in trying to kill him but he is saved by Galatea. | |||
| He uses throwing daggers in the first part, and is seen using a short sword in his attack on ] | |||
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Claymore, a manga series by Norihiro Yagi, is set in a medieval world plagued by Yoma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A mysterious group, known as the Organization, creates human-Yoma hybrids to exterminate Yoma for a fee. The public refer to these warriors as "Claymores," alluding to their large swords, or "Silver-eyed Witches," due to their silver eyes.
Main characters
- Clare (クレア, Kurea) Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (Japanese); Stephanie Young, Cherami Leigh (Child) (English)
- Clare is the series' protagonist. As a child, Clare's parents are killed by a Yoma disguised as Clare's brother; he and his pack force her to travel with them to deceive other victims Teresa destroys the pack in Teo village and inadvertently frees Clare. As Clare is an outcast, Teresa assumes responsibility for her. Condemned to death for desertion, Teresa decides to live for Clare. As a result, the Organization sends an execution team. Though Teresa defeats the team, an awakened Priscilla kills Teresa. Clare is converted into a Claymore and trains for years to attain the power necessary to kill Priscilla. As she is considered weak due to her Yoma abilities coming not from Yoma flesh but from the remains of Teresa, Clare is No. 47 - the lowest possible rank.
- Teresa (テレサ, Teresa) Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese); Christine Auten (English)
- Teresa of the Faint Smile is so named as she has no apparent technique or personality trait — only her faint smile. Though she can sense Yoki flow in her opponents, she defeats Priscilla despite Priscilla's ability to hide her Yoki. Teresa is never seen using more than 10% Yoki in battle, yet consistently defeats more powerful opponents and holds the highest possible rank - No. 1. She adopts Clare, but is later killed by Priscilla. Clare takes Teresa's severed head and demands the Organization to use it in place of a Yoma to turn her into a Claymore.
- Priscilla (プリシラ, Purishira) Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (Japanese); Brina Palencia (English)
- Priscilla is the main adversary of Clare. Priscilla is powerful enough to fight without Yoki, concealing her presence from sister warriors. Priscilla is assigned to lead an execution team against Teresa. Teresa defeats the team, despite Priscilla's Yoki concealment. In desperation, Priscilla begins releasing her Yoki and eventually kills Teresa. Priscilla fully awakens into a winged, one-horned demonic humanoid. She destroys the execution team, but ignores Clare. Priscilla flies to parts unknown. Eventually, Priscilla meets and defeats Isley and Rigaldo. Then she reverts to human form and regresses into childhood, losing her memory. Isley swears allegiance to Priscilla and promises to take Priscilla south. Later, she becomes attached to Raki, due to the scent of Teresa he carries, via his past exposure to Clare. Near the end of the anime, she regains her memories and battles Clare, believing her to be Teresa. Clare manages to defeat her, but before she can strike the killing blow, Raki protects Priscilla, telling Clare that she must not give into her desire for revenge as it would make her no better than a Yoma. Her life is spared, and Isley arrives to take her away with him as she again regressed to her childlike persona.
- Miria (ミリア, Miria) Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
- Miria plays the consummate leader in series. Her agility-based technique leaves afterimages, confusing opponents, earning her the nickname "Phantom" Miria. Miria secretly investigates the Organization after the death of a friend, Hilda, the target of an Awakened Hunt. At the end of the anime, she decides to leave the Organization, having grown disillusioned with its corruption and deception.
- Deneve (デネヴ, Denevu) Voiced by: Hana Takeda (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)
- Deneve is a Northern Campaign survivor that displays high regenerative ability. Deneve forms a close friendship with Helen early on, and after the Paburo Hunt, Deneve bonds with Miria and Clare. Deneve reveals that, as a young girl, a Yoma killed her family. She wishes to avenge her family, but as she has a strong will to live, she ends up becoming a Defensive Type instead. Ashamed of what she regards as her cowardice, she fights suicidally until she meets Helen, who convinces her that her thoughts are natural, as "We're only human, after all."
- Helen (ヘレン, Heren) Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
- Helen, the fourth member of the Paburo Hunt, can stretch her arms to extreme lengths to attack at range or bind her opponents. Helen likes to eat and drink. She is hot tempered and aggressive, and status conscious, initially disliking Clare for her low rank. Like Deneve, Miria, and Clare, Helen is partially awakened. After surviving the Northern Campaign, she combines Flexible Limb Stretching with Jean's Drill Sword technique.
Supporting characters
Awakened Beings
Awakened Beings (覚醒者 Kakusei-sha) are Claymore warriors that have fully awakened. They possess abilities similar to Yoma, only of much greater magnitude. Awakened Beings can take on myriad of forms—a bird (Hilda in anime), crustacean (Agatha), humanoid (Dauf), or mammal (Isley and Rigaldo). In Organization history, there are three cases of a No. 1 warrior awakening. Known as "Creatures of the Abyss" (深淵の者 Shin'en no mono), they settle in different regions of the island—one in the West (Lautrec), one in the North (Alfons), and one in the South (Mucha). This status quo did not change until Isley, the "Silver King" of the North, began to raise an army of Awakened and expand his influence into the others' regions.
- Abyss Feeders
- The original Abyss Feeders (深淵喰い Shin'en gui) are 11 warriors created from the 11 Awakened Beings that attacked the Organization Headquarters after the Northern Campaign. Abyss Feeders are trained to hunt Creatures of the Abyss. Their eyes and mouths have been sewn shut, the ability to sense and radiate Yoki has been removed and they track their target by scent alone. They are trained to return home if six or more Feeders are killed. After killing Isley, they are used to track down Riful for Alicia and Beth.
- Agatha (アガサ, Agasa)
- Hiding in Robona, Agatha's presence is detected by Galatea, who is also in hiding. Galatea releases her Yoki, baiting the Organization to send an execution team—Clarice and Miata. They find and attack Galatea, resulting in a 3-way fight among the team, Galatea and Agatha. Later, she fights in a mummy-like body, but is defeated by the survivors of the Northern Campaign.
- Alicia (アリシア, Arishia) and Beth (ベス, Besu)
- Identical twin sisters, they are part of the Organization's program to develop controlled Awakened Beings. The first experiment, using non-identical sisters Luciela and Rafaela, ends in failure. Due to training from infancy, Alicia and Beth are of one mind—a two-body Claymore warrior in effect. One sister fully awakens, while the other sister retains the Twins' collective human mind and remote controls the awakened partner. The Twins are defeated and killed by Priscilla.
- Dauf (ダフ, Dafu) Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (Japanese); Christopher Ayres (English)
- Consort of Riful of the West. Awakened, Dauf appears as a giant armored humanoid. He forms rods from his hands, arm and mouth, firing them as projectiles. But for all his physical power, Dauf displays low intelligence and poor tactics. His regeneration and healing abilities are also low. Devoted to Riful, he fears her deserting him.
- Isley (イースレイ, Īsurei) Voiced by: Koji Yusa (Japanese); John Swasey (English)
- Isley is the Creature of the Abyss of the North. His awakened form resembles a centaur, whose arms can shape-shift into a lance and shield, crossbow, and sword. When Priscilla defeats him, he swears allegiance to her. In order to conceal Priscilla's true power, Isley claims that he won and that she is simply his consort. To keep his promise to take Priscilla south, Isley gathers the Northern Army. He also comes into contact with Raki, giving the young man valuable tutelage in swordsmanship. Despite being a powerful Awakened Being, he possesses a genteel manner and shows great respect towards even those who are opposed to him.
- Luciela (ルシエラ, Rushiera)
- No. 1 of Luciela era. She and Rafaela are the Organization's first attempt at creating a controlled Awakened Being. The experiment fails due to use of non-identical sisters. Luciela's awakened form is cat-like. Luciela loses fight with Isley over control of southern region of Mucha. Rafaela finds Luciela and kills her by breaking her spine. However, Rafaela injects her Yoki into Luciela and they successfully merged.
- Ophelia (オフィーリア, Ofīria) Voiced by: Emi Shinohara (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
- Ophelia is as powerful as she is unstable. As a child, her family was killed by Priscilla, with her brother sacrificing his life to ensure that she escaped safely. As a result of this childhood trauma, she displays sociopathic behavior, even going so far as to fight her fellow Claymores. She despises Awakened Beings because of her family's death, and she relishes any opportunity to hunt them out of revenge. Ophelia's technique is Rippling Sword, where her super-flexible arm undulates the blade, creating a snake-like illusion. She styles herself "Rippling Ophelia." She tries to kill Clare, but Ilena interrupts Clare's execution. Ophelia is defeated and badly injured. Pushed to the brink of insanity by her defeat and her past trauma, Ophelia awakens into a serpentine form; despite her transformation, she believes that she is still in control of her mind and body (the only oddity she notes is a newfound appetite for entrails). She tracks down Clare and they do battle in a lake. After seeing her reflection in the water, Ophelia allows Clare to kill her. As she dies, she has a vision of her brother, believing that she will reunite with him in the afterlife.
- Riful (リフル, Rifuru) Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski and Cynthia Cranz (English)
- Riful is the Creature of the Abyss in the West. Riful is both the youngest No. 1 and the youngest Creature of the Abyss. Riful's awakened form resembles a mermaid-octopus, composed of fleshy layers that can riffle apart. She lives with her consort, Dauf, in abandoned castles in Lautrec. To counter Isley of the North, Riful attempts to build an army of awakened Claymores.
- Rigaldo (リガルド, Rigarudo) Voiced by: Hiro Yuuki (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (English)
- Isley's second-in-command. Rigaldo appears composed, but angers easily when provoked. Rigaldo's lion form is smaller than most Awakened Beings, but he compensates with greater speed and agility. For long-range and surprise attacks, Rigaldo can extend his claws at high speed. In contrast to his high offensive power, Rigaldo is lacking in regenerative ability. While not friends with Isley, Rigaldo works for him, having been defeated by Isley earlier. In VIZ English translation, Isley nicknames Rigaldo as the "Silver-eyed Lion." He is killed by a nearly-awakened Clare; before dying, he expresses amazement at Clare's skill and power.
Claymores
- Anastasia (アナスタシア, Anasutashia)
- Anastasia is known for her ability to "float" midair on strands of hair. She and her comrades join the rebels in overthrowing the Organization. Her leadership proves critical in destroying a lab where Awakened Beings are made.
- Audrey (オードリー, Ōdorī)
- No. 3 of the next generation. She displays a polite demeanor, in contrast to Rachel's. Audrey uses her sword to deflect her opponent's attack without opposing it with force. Riful calls this technique a "Gentle Sword."
- Clarice (クラリス, Kurarisu)
- No. 47 of the next generation. An incomplete hybrid, she retains her original hair color and is susceptible to cold. Also a member of a failed Awakened Hunt led by Nina, she was rescued by survivors of the Northern Campaign. Clarice is assigned to lead an execution team for Galatea. Clarice and Miata find and attack Galatea in Rabona, only to meet an awakened Agatha. After defeat in a 3-way fight, the three warriors and city are saved by survivors of the Northern Campaign. Clarice and Miata later stay in Rabona under the supervision of Galatea.
- Cynthia (シンシア, Shinshia) Voiced by: Miho Miyagawa (Japanese); Anastasia Muñoz (English)
- Cynthia, a member of Team Veronica, is one of seven survivors of the Northern Campaign. Cynthia helps fight the Insectile Awakened Being during the first battle. Her personality appears cheerful and caring. She accompanies Clare to find Raki in Lautrec. Cynthia displays mental acuity when she guesses that Rubel is an enemy agent working against the Organization. After the 7-year Timeskip, Cynthia's regeneration skill have advanced to the point where she regenerates Uma's missing leg.
- Dietrich (ディートリヒ, Dītorihi)
- Dietrich first appears leading an Awakened Hunt into disaster. But Deneve and Helen save the warriors. Dietrich uses a technique, which she jumps skyhigh, then lands a blow on the target, bisecting it. Dietrich joins the rebels in seeking the truth about the Organization.
- Flora (フローラ, Furōra) Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)
- Flora's sword drawing technique is one of the fastest of any warrior. Diplomatic personality, even when imposing discipline on Pieta Task Force. After the battle, Flora tests Clare in a sword-match. Afterward, Flora determines her Windcutter is slower, but more precise, while Clare's Quick Sword is faster. Flora says she is no longer "the fastest of warriors." Rigaldo bisects Flora with a claw. During the 7-year Timeskip, Clare invents a Yoki-less Windcutter. She uses it against a surprised Agatha, who cannot detect Clare's Yoki.
- Galatea (ガラテア, Garatea) Voiced by: Ai Orikasa (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
- Galatea acts as "Eye" of the Organization. Well-mannered, aristocratic bearing. One of the kinder Claymore warriors. She can sense Yoki, read thoughts and emotions of other warriors from long distances. She can also control Yoki flow in Awakened Beings, misdirecting their attacks. She is sent on a mission to retrieve Clare. After fighting alongside Clare and Jean, Galatea reports them dead. Galatea deserts the Organization after the Northern Campaign. Swearing never to wield her sword again, she takes religious vows and becomes Sister Latea, a nun in Rabona, caring for orphans at a neighborhood church.
- Hilda (ヒルダ, Hiruda) Voiced by: Komina Matsushita (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
- Hilda acts as Miria's mentor during Miria's first Awakened Hunt. Miria (then No. 17) and Hilda vow to work together again as single-digit warriors. Behind the scenes, Hilda begins to awaken. She gives her Black Card to Ophelia, who, instead of giving it to Miria, destroys it. Ophelia leads an unaware Miria on a hunt in the mountains. The giant, mummy-like Hilda scarcely resists Miria's fatal attack, possibly keeping the vow Hilda made earlier. As Hilda dies reverting to human form, a horrified Miria nearly awakens herself. Years later, Helen stumbles across Hilda's sword, which had been lost during her awakening. Miria stakes the sword as Hilda's gravemark on the mountain.
- Ilena (イレーネ, Irēne) Voiced by: Minami Takayama (Japanese); Wendy Powell (English)
- Ilena can fully awaken her sword-arm, yet control it in making near-unpredictable attacks. Ilena, along with Sophia and Noel, are assigned to an execution team led by Priscilla. The team fails to kill Teresa, who is beheaded by an awakening Priscilla. Sophia and Noel are killed. Ilena loses her left arm, who later goes into hiding. Years later, Ilena comes upon Ophelia, who is about to kill Clare. Ilena defeats Ophelia's Rippling Sword, wounding Ophelia in the process. Ilena brings Clare to a cabin hidden in a mountain valley, where Clare recovers. After failing to teach Clare the Quick-sword, Ilena cuts off her remaining arm and orders Clare to attach it. But after Clare leaves the valley, Rafaela shows up and presumably executes Ilena for desertion.
- Jean (ジーン, Jīn) Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese); Laura Bailey (English)
- Jean's technique is based on twisting the sword arm, her free hand holding then releasing it in one burst. Galatea says "Among all the warriors, you have the fastest, strongest thrust." Jean and hunt members, Katea and Raquel, are captured by Dauf and Riful. Raquel and Katea are killed. After prolonged torture, Jean awakens into a butterfly-like form. Clare, repeating Galatea's technique, is able to revert Jean to her human self. As a result, Jean believes she has a debt to pay Clare, much to Clare's dismay. After an awakened Clare kills Rigaldo, she pleads with Helen to kill her. Jean, mortally wounded, uses the last of her strength to revert Clare to normal." In the anime, this occurs after Clare's battle with Priscilla.
- Miata (ミアータ, Miāta)
- A pre-teen, Miata has an unstable mind, which if controlled, would enable Miata to be No. 1. Miata is paired with Clarice, who acts as a surrogate mother, breastfeeding Miata from time to time. Due to her heightened five senses, Miata is assigned to track down and execute Galatea. Miata and Clarice eventually find Galatea in Rabona, which is attacked by the awakened Agatha. Galatea released Yoki, baiting the Organization to send potential allies to Rabona. Miata and Clarice desert the Organization and stay in Rabona.
- Nina (ニーナ, Nīna)
- Next generation's No. 9. She is cold and harsh, skilled in tactics, but a poor strategist. Nina calls her technique "Shadow Chaser," as she shadows the target's Yoki and attacks, her sword not stopping until target is killed. She leads an Awakened Hunt, which includes Clarice. The hunt is overpowered by three Awakened Beings, but the warriors are rescued by survivors of the Northern Campaign.
- Noel (ノエル, Noeru)
- "Storm Wind" Noel is No. 4 and 5 of the Teresa era. She has a rivalry with Sophia, as they argue about who is No. 3 and 4, only to later discover both have been demoted due to Priscilla's promotion as the new No. 2. Sophia and Noel join an execution team to find and kill Teresa. Later, an awakening Priscilla beheads Teresa. Ilena, Noel and Sophia attack Priscilla, who wounds Ilena, then kills Sophia and Noel with extendable claws.
- Rachel (レイチェル, Reicheru)
- Rachel's personality is the opposite of Audrey's demure manner. Rachel appears hot-tempered and confrontational. Rachel stores force in her sword blade, which she releases like a leaf spring. Riful calls this technique "Strong Sword." Despite repeated attacks and stepped-up efforts, the technique proves ineffectual against Riful. Miria and her comrades rescue Audrey and Rachel. Rachel dislikes Miria. But due to Rachel's friendship with Audrey, Rachel joins the Claymore mutiny.
- Rafaela (ラファエラ, Rafaera) Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese); Kate Oxley (English)
- Rafaela and her elder sister Luciela are the Organization's first attempt at Mind Share and controlled awakening. But Luciela fully awakens and nearly destroys the Organization. Rafaela is decommissioned and exiled. Years later, after the loss of warriors No. 1 through 5, Rubel persuades Rafaela to rejoin the Organization as No. 5. Rafaela acts as an enforcer. She presumably executes Ilena for desertion and tracks down Clare and Jean. After Luciela is defeated by Isley, Rafaela finds and kills Luciela, fusing her body with her sister's. The merged bodies are found by Riful, who brings them back to her castle in Lautrec.
- Renée (ルネ, Rune)
- No. 6 of the next generation. She serves as "Eye" of the Organization. She first appears outside of Doga village. Renée questions Raki on how he identified a Yoma. But Priscilla frightens her away. After leaving the town, Renée is captured by Riful. In an abandoned castle, Riful tries to persuade Renée to awaken the merged Luciela-Rafaela, which Renée does.
- Sophia (ソフィア, Sofia)
- No. 3 and 4 of Teresa's era. She has a rivalry with Noel, as they argue about who is No. 3 and 4, only to later discover both have been demoted due to Priscilla's promotion as the new No. 2. Sophia and Noel join an execution team to find and kill Teresa. Later, an awakening Priscilla beheads Teresa. Ilena, Noel and Sophia attack Priscilla, who wounds Ilena, then kills Sophia and Noel with extendable claws.
- Tabitha (タバサ, Tabasa) Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Leslie Patrick and Michele Specht (English)
- Tabitha is assigned to Team Miria during Northern Campaign. Tabitha, like Galatea, specializes in sensing Yoki, fulfilling the role of the "Eye" for the survivors.
- Uma (ユマ, Uma) Voiced by: (Japanese); Cherami Leigh (English)
- Uma is assigned to Team Miria during Northern Campaign. She is one of the seven survivors. After training during 7-year Timeskip, Uma still feels insecure and weak compared to her comrades. Later in Lacroix village, she finds that she can easily dispatch higher ranking Claymore warriors. She can throw her sword accurately over long distances.
- Undine (ウンディーネ, Undīne) Voiced by: Rie Ishizuka (Japanese); Clarine Harp (English)
- Undine leads Team Undine during Northern Campaign. Undine is noted for her confrontational personality. Her large muscles are due to slowly releasing Yoki. She uses two swords, the second from a fallen friend. Later, Deneve discovers an Undine shrunk to her true, slender form. Deneves guesses that reason for Undine's temporary muscles was getting permission from the Organization to carry two swords. During the second battle, Undine is killed by Rigaldo. Before the warriors' last stand, Deneve takes up Undine's own sword.
- Veronica (ベロニカ, Veronika) Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Michele Specht (English)
- Assigned during Northern Campaign to lead Team Veronica. During first battle, Insectile Awakened decimates Team Jean, Jean left standing alone. Team Veronica reinforces Team Jean. Veronica and Cynthia act as decoys, while Jean kills Insectile. During second battle, Rigaldo kills Veronica.
The Organization
The Organization is headquartered in the eastern region of Sutafu. Rimuto is the leader. Field operatives, dressed in black, act as case officers/handlers for Claymore warriors.
Miria speculates that the island is a testing ground for creating Awakened Beings. She says that a greater continent exists beyond the island, where war rages between two sides. One side is allied with the Dragons' Descendents, the other is the parent power behind the Organization.
- Dae (ダーエ, Dāe) is chief scientist of the Retrieval Squad, responsible for creating Yoma-type entities. Left half his face is missing, exposing his eyeball and teeth. He uses the arm of Priscilla to resurrect Cassandra, Roxanne and Hysteria.
- Ermitage (エルミタ, Erumita) is the handler of Galatea and Miria. Ermita compares himself to a parent watching over his child, but also says he would never father a monster. He is voiced by Chō.
- Orsay (オルセ, Oruse)Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese); David Trosko (English)
- Teresa's handler. He is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka.
- Rado (ラド) is Clarice's handler and the one to tell her to take care of Miata.
- Rimuto (リムト) heads the Executive committee.
- Rubel (ルヴル, Ruburu) Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliott (English)
- Clare's handler. Later, Cynthia guesses that he is an enemy agent, working to destroy the Organization from within. While he gives information to Miria, he hides the existence of half-awakened Claymores, further stalling research on controlled awakening.
Humans
- Raki (ラキ, Raki) Voiced by: Motoki Takagi (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
- Raki first appears in series as young boy in Doga village. A Yoma disguised as an older brother, Zaki, kills Raki's family. The village chief hires Clare to find and kill the Yoma. Clare adopts Raki when he is exiled from Doga. After fleeing Ophelia in Gonahl, Clare and Raki split up, Clare promising to rejoin Raki. Later in Alfons, Raki escapes from a slave prison. Raki meets Priscilla and Isley. Isley becomes Raki's mentor. When Clare finds Raki's former prison, she and her comrades leave Alfons. He reappears in Doga as an adult, travelling with a regressed, childlike Priscilla. By now an experienced swordsman, he is shown to wear his own armor. Later in Ticelli village, Raki is struck by parasitic rods. Priscilla buries her arm into his shoulder, preventing the rods from killing Raki, but abandons him shortly thereafter Later, the Retrieval Squad captures Raki and brings him to Organization Headquarters.
- Father Vincent (ヴィンセント司祭, Vuinsento shisai) Voiced by: Masaaki Yajima (Japanese); Chuck Huber (English)
- Father Vincent is a priest in charge of Rabona cathedral. A bald, middle-aged man, he is dressed in religious vestments and wears a gold chain with a cross around his neck. A Yoma is killing staff members in the cathedral. Vincent asks the Organization for help. Owing to Rabona's ban on Claymores, Clare and Raki arrive in the city posing as siblings. During a meeting with Vincent, Clare gets his promise to take care of Raki should she die. Later, when Clare is injured, Vincent tends Clare's wounds, but is shocked by the Yoma scar on her abdomen.
- Galk (ガーク, Gāku) Voiced by: Kazuma Horie (Japanese); Christopher Sabat (English)
- Galk is a leader in the Rabona guards, and friend of Sid. He is the older and wiser of the two. A tall muscular man with short hair, he usually wears a suit of armor. He warmed up to Clare much sooner than Sid did, respecting her resolve as a warrior.
- Sid (シド, Shido) Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
- Sid is a guard of the Holy City of Rabona, and friend of Galk. Initially, he appears brash, short-tempered and hostile toward Claymore warriors. He is skilled at knife throwing. Despite his initial dislike of Claymores, he comes to respect and admire Clare for her prowess as a warrior.
References
- Claymore 1, Scene 1, p. 17
- Claymore 3, Scene 13, p. 10
- ^ Claymore 5, Scene 23, pp. 62–63
- Claymore 5, Scene 25, p. 131
- Claymore 4, Scene 20, p.148
- Claymore 4, Scene 21, p.163
- Claymore 5, Scene 23, p.49
- Claymore 5, Scene 24, p. 98
- Claymore 4, Scene 20, p. 151
- Claymore 4, Scene 21, p. 173
- Claymore 5, Scene 24, p. 91
- Claymore 14, Extra Scene 3, pp. 158–159
- Claymore 6, Scene 30, p. 75
- Claymore 10, Scene 55, p. 118
- Claymore 5, Scene 26, p. 148
- Claymore 15, Scene 80, p. 81
- Claymore 5, Scene 25, p. 129
- Claymore 16, Scene 87, p. 113
- Claymore 5, Scene 25, p. 113
- Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 188
- ^ Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 185
- Claymore 16, Scene 88, p. 156
- Claymore 16, Scene 88, p. 152
- Claymore 16, Scene 89, p. 167
- Claymore 17, Scene 93, p. 126–127
- Claymore 14, Scene 76, p. 65–69
- Claymore 15, Scene 78, p. 36–37
- Claymore 12, Scene 64, pp. 7–9
- Claymore 11, Scene 62, pp. 144–146
- Claymore 18 Scene 98, p. 100
- Claymore 8, Scene 44, p. 141
- Claymore 8, Scene 44, p. 143
- Claymore 8, Scene 43, p. 128
- Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 161
- Claymore 9, Scene 49, p. 112–113
- Claymore 14, Extra Scene 3, p. 148
- Claymore 11, Scene 63, p. 164
- Claymore 16, Scene 89, p. 166
- Claymore 13, Extra Scene 3, p. 158
- Claymore 10, Scene 56, p. 141
- ^ Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 733
- Claymore 12, Scene 64, p. 8
- Claymore 11, Scene 63, p. 176–177
- Claymore 12, Scene 64, p. 36–37
- Claymore 15, Scene 82, p. 161
- Claymore 8, Scene 40, p. 24
- Claymore 7, Scene 35, p. 50
- Claymore 7, Scene 36, p. 86–87
- Claymore 7, Scene 39, p. 167
- Claymore 8, Scene 40, p. 34
- Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 183
- Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 182
- Claymore 9, Scene 49, p. 108
- Claymore 8, Scene 45, p. 186
- ^ Claymore 10, Scene 56, p. 151
- Claymore 10, Scene 57, pp. 174–177
- Claymore 11, Scene 59, p. 46
- Claymore 14, Extra Scene 3, pp. 131–132
- Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 111, p. 115
- Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 112, p. 156
- Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 113, p. 166
- Claymore 12, Scene 69, p. 184
- ^ Claymore 12, Scene 65, p. 64
- Claymore 13, Scene 73, p. 96
- Claymore 14, Scene 75, pp. 60–61
- Claymore 15, Scene 78, p. 7
- Claymore 15, Scene 80, p. 79
- Claymore 10, Scene 53, p. 56
- ^ Claymore 16, Scene 84, p. 32
- Claymore 18, Scene 96, p. 18
- Claymore 16, Scene 85, p. 52
- Claymore 16, Scene 86, pp. 67–69
- Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 109, p. 68
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 728
- Claymore 9, Scene 51, pp. 167–168
- Claymore 10, Scene 55, p. 122
- Claymore 10, Scene 57, p. 184
- Claymore 15, Scene 78, p. 11
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 2, "Yoma War Record II," p. 689
- Claymore 6, Scene 30, p. 80
- Claymore 8, Scene 44, p. 142
- Claymore 10, Scene 49, p. 122
- Claymore 13, Extra Scene 2, p. 162
- Claymore 13, Extra Scene 2, p. 187
- Claymore 13, Extra Scene 2, p. 159
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1, "Yoma War Record I," p. 514
- Claymore 4, Scene 18, pp. 86–87
- Claymore 5, Scene 23, p. 62–63
- ^ Claymore 5, Scene 24, p. 85
- Claymore 5, Scene 37, p. 83
- Claymore 7, Scene 36, pp. 86–87
- Claymore 7, Scene 37, p. 91
- Claymore 7, Scene 38, pp. 142–143
- ^ Claymore 7, Scene 38, p. 151
- Claymore 9, Scene 47, p. 51
- Claymore 9, Scene 46, p. 30–31
- Claymore 9, Scene 50, p. 131
- Claymore 11, Scene 60, p. 80
- Claymore anime, Scene 26
- Claymore 12, Scene 68, p. 148
- Claymore 14, Scene 75, p. 63
- Claymore 15, Scene 79, p. 45
- Claymore 12, Scene 65, p. 55
- ^ Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 732
- ^ Claymore 4, Scene 18, p. 89
- Claymore 13, Scene 70, p. 11
- Claymore 13, Scene 70, p. 26
- Claymore 21, Shueisha edition, Scene 114, p. 13
- Claymore 12, Scene 12, p. 13
- Claymore 9, Scene 50, p. 135
- Claymore 12, Scene 64, pp. 36–37
- Claymore 15, Scene 82, p. 143
- Claymore 15, Scene 81, p. 103
- Claymore 15, Scene 82, pp. 137–141
- Claymore 9, Scene 51, p. 172
- Claymore 9, Scene 51, p. 173
- Claymore 15, Scene 83, p. 191
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 729
- Claymore 10, Scene 54, p. 100
- Claymore 10, Scene 57, p. 177
- Claymore 11, Scene 60, p. 91
- Claymore 10, Scene 53, pp. 60–64
- Claymore 10, Scene 57, p. 174
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1', "Yoma War Record I," p. 498
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 1', "Yoma War Record I," p. 499
- Claymore 15, Scene 79, pp. 68–69
- Claymore 15, Scene 80, p. 71
- Claymore 18, Scene 96, p. 12
- Claymore 8, Scene 41, p. 42
- Claymore 6, Scene 30, p. 93
- Claymore 3, Scene 12, p. 80
- Claymore 12, Scene 68, p. 141
- Fragments of Silver Omnibus 2', "Yoma War Record II," p. 678
- Claymore 1, Scene 2, p. 77
- Claymore 16, Scene 84, p. 34
- Claymore 1, Scene 1, pp. 9–38
- Claymore 15, Scene 80, p. 91
- Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 110, p. 75
- Claymore 18, Scene 96, p. 16
- Claymore 2, Scene 5, pp. 36–37
- Claymore 15, Scene 82, p. 148
- Claymore 2, Scene 5, pp. 38
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