Cassandra



Cassandra was Claymore No. 1 of her generation and is considered to be one of the eight most powerful Claymores of all time. During her lifetime, she was known as "Cassandra the Dust Eater" (塵食いのカサンドラ, Chirigui no Kasandora).

She is one of the three Claymores revived by Dae and the Organization in order to stop the uprising of the current warriors. Though she had 126 different wounds over her body, she was considered to be one of the least wounded between the strongest warriors ever, at least in the context of the physical nature of the body.

Etymology
"Cassandra" is a transliteration of the Japanese "Kasandora" (カサンドラ).

"Cassandra" comes from the Greek Kasandra, daughter of Priam of Troy, seduced by Apollo who gave her the gift of prophecy, but when she betrayed him he amended it so that, though she spoke truth, none would believe her. The name is of uncertain origin, though the second element looks like a feminine form of the Greek word andros meaning "of man, male human being." This is perhaps an allusion to her boyish appearance.

Appearance
Cassandra has short, layered, pale blond hair and has the silver eyes of a Claymore. She has elf-like ears similar to Irene and Ophelia. Her hair is tucked behind the ear and a fringe which shows a patch of loose hair.

Abilities
According to Dae, when Cassandra went past her limit, the warriors around her were torn limb from limb. She also exhibited extraordinary resilience as it took her several hours to die despite having 126 different wounds all over her body.

Although she is a former No. 1, she doesn't appear to be as powerful as the other two resurrected warriors.

Cassandra battles by using her feet as an anchor and swinging her body around really low to the ground, most opponents are not used to being attacked from that angle. And this is why Roxanne gave Cassandra the name of "Dust Eater".

Roxanne
Roxanne and Cassandra were warriors of the same era and naturally knew each other. Roxanne was the one who delivered the final blow to Cassandra. While watching Cassandra struggle against Audrey, Rachel and Nina, Roxanne recalls how she met Cassandra. Roxanne started off as a low-ranked warrior, but she quickly rose through the ranks because she had the ability to learn the yoki of other warriors and copy their skills. Roxanne climbed the ranks by copying the skills of higher ranked warriors until she was finally at no. 5, and all of the warriors she copied her skills from all met their ends soon after Roxanne had mastered their skills. Roxanne eventually took interest in the then no. 1 Cassandra. Cassandra always worked alone and no one is sure how she fights. Roxanne made an effort to befriend Cassandra, and despite Cassandra's reputation as a loner the two actually struck up a friendship of sorts. After following Cassandra, Roxanne finally witnessed Cassandra killing an Awakened One. After the battle, Roxanne decided to give Cassandra a nickname.

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