Clare



Clare is the only known Claymore to have taken in the flesh and blood of another warrior to become a Claymore, rather than taking in the flesh and blood of a Yoma. As a consequence, she is a quarter Yoma hybrid, while the other warriors are half Yoma. Due to this, she is given rank Number 47 - the lowest. Despite this, she has shown a great amount of prowess when fighting Yoma and Awakened Beings

Appearance


Human: Clare as a child was thin and small. She had long, straight, light brown hair and dark eyes. She bore many scars on her body from her experience with the Yoma that used her as a disguise.

Claymore: Clare's hair is now short and pale blond, like the other warriors. Her eyes have turned silver and the scars on her body appear to have vanished. She has a wispy, frail body which disguises her supernatural strength. She lost her right arm in a fight with Ophelia, who destroyed it, and, after learning Irene's Flash Sword ability, she is given her remaining arm.

Half-Awakened Form: Clare's eyes turn gold with slit pupils like a Yoma and her face and body is distorted. Her legs become hock-jointed like a horse's, making her faster, and blades grow from her back.

Early Life
Clare's parents were killed by a Yoma that forced her to travel around with it as a disguise and a toy. The scars on her body are evidence that she was tortured while she was with the Yoma. Her suffering was so great that she closed herself emotionally and verbally. It is unknown how old she was when her family was killed or when the Yoma was killed.

Time with Teresa
When she and the Yoma were staying at a village where six other Yoma were hiding, Teresa of the Faint Smile passed by and killed all of the Yoma there. When she saw Teresa, she saw the same pain in her eyes as she had endured. Empathizing with Teresa, she attempted to embrace her before she left, despite Teresa throwing her aside. Afterwards, she was thrown out of the village since they feared her to be a Yoma.

Clare followed Teresa for many days, going without food or water. Teresa's dismissals, an attack from bandits and even falling from a cliff did not stop her. After falling from a cliff, she passed out from dehydration and Teresa reluctantly allowed her to stay until they reached the next town. She is delighted also when Teresa managed to correctly guess her name. When the bandit Teresa injured attempted revenge, she was brave enough to attack him. Once Teresa had scared him away, Clare became so distraught that she managed to speak and finally explain to Teresa about her feelings.

Teresa leaves her at a nearby town and, though she originally protests at leaving her, Clare finally consents to stay. However, the fact that Teresa had slain a Yoma meant that the bandits that attacked them could attack the town. Clare flees from the bandit that tried to attack Teresa and is knocked unconscious. When she awoke, Teresa had slain all the bandits, thus marking herself for death.

Once Teresa escaped from the organization, she and Clare went into hiding. They are found by Priscilla, Irene, Noel and Sophia and Clare, though she was never involved, was a witness to the battle that ensued. She followed Teresa outside the town after she'd defeated them and witnessed Teresa's battle and death by the awakened Priscilla's hand.

Once the battle had finished and Priscilla had gone, Clare took Teresa's head and searched for a member of the organisation. When she finds Rubel, she begs him to put Teresa's flesh and blood within her.

Employment as a Claymore
Clare joined the organization out of a want to avenge Teresa and, during her transformation, met Elena, befriending her and relying on her for support during her painful hours. Once she was ready, she was given Rank Number 47, the lowest rank within the organization. She becomes a cold, distant Claymore whose silent demeanor becomes a source of fear of her among humans. Clare did her jobs given to her by Rubel and, along the way, met Raki.

She is surprised when he takes an interest in her but remains cold and distant towards him, denying to even give him her name. While in his village, Clare slays the Yoma that turned out to Zaki, Raki's brother. Just as she leaves, Raki finds her, thanks her for slaying the Yoma and, after another request, she finally consents to give him her name. After a while, she finds Raki again while tracking a Yoma, starved and weak in the wilderness. She deposits him in a town and pays for his lodging and food.

She saves Raki from a Yoma that disguised itself as a Claymore to use him as a hostage. Clare manages to slay the Yoma despite having sustained an injury. After discovering that he'd been thrown out of his village just like she had, she allows him to follow her as her cook.

Travelling with Raki
While travelling with Raki, Rubel gives her Elena's Black Card. She reveals to Raki the custom of sending the Black Card when the human mind's limit is reached. She meets with Elena on Mount Shire and, despite protests from Raki, kills her without showing much emotion. She buries Elena, using her claymore as a gravestone. She reveals to Raki that Elena was her only friend during the time of her transformation.

When tracking a Yoma in the holy city of Rabona, Clare is forced to hide the fact she is a Claymore by taking pills to revert her eyes back to their original colour. She meets with Father Vincent, the head of the church there, and asks Raki would be allowed to stay if she dies. Clare is injured in the first fight with the Yoma and is unconscious for two days. When she fights the Yoma again with Galk and Sid, she pushed herself with her injuries so much that she accidently surpasses her limit. She asks Galk to kill her but Raki protects her, saying that he would die with her. Miraculously, Clare comes back to her ordinary self and is able to leave Rabona with him when she recovered.