Yuma

Yuma (Uma in the english Manga translation) was Claymore #40 and is a defensive type Claymore. She is extremely insecure, considering herself weak compared to her companions.

Appearance
Yuma has long, straight hair which she lets hang loose. One strand of hair falls in front of her face. Before the time skip she wore the standard Claymore uniform. Now she wears the same dark outfit as the other survivors of the Northern Campaign.

The Northern Campaign
Yuma was one of the 24 Claymore selected to battle in the Northern Campaign. She was placed in Miria's team, along with Queenie (#20) and Tabitha (#31). She was the only Claymore to be injured in the first battle, losing her arm. However, she was able to regenerate it in time for the second battle. She was knocked unconscious during the second battle, which saved her life. Thanks to Miria, anyone knocked unconscious would appear dead, as their Yoki flow is stopped due to taking half a Yoki supression pill. She is one of the seven survivors.

After Seven Year Time-Skip
Seven years after the Northern Campaign Yuma is hiding in the mountains with the other survivors Miria, Clare, Deneve, Helen, Cynthia and Tabitha. Due to her insecurities, she feels very weak and useless compared to the other survivors. After helping in the battle with Agatha in Rabona she and Cynthia were asked by Miria to accompany Clare while she goes to the west to search for Raki. Despite being the weakest in the group, Yuma is able to single-handedly dispatch 2 handlers and 3 Claymore Warriors, the highest ranked being #14, while Cynthia and Clare fight an Awakened Being. She was also able to prevent the Awakened Being from escaping by severing it's wings, which was done by throwing her claymore over quite a distance and with perfect accuracy.

When Clare decides to save Renee from Riful Yuma and Cynthia decide to go too. However, on the way they run into Dauf. They hide behind trees but Yuma, unable to hide her breathing properly, gets caught. Clare and Cynthia attempt to save her but Dauf's strength proves to be too much for them. Clare resorts to cutting off Yuma's leg, freeing her from Dauf and allowing Cynthia to carry her to safety. Cynthia helps Yuma to regenerate her leg before Helen and Deneve arrive. They tell Yuma to take care of the exhausted Cynthia while they go to find Clare.

After they leave Yuma and Cynthia are attacked by the combine Luciela and Rafaela Awakened Being. She tries to help the exhausted Cynthia, but Cynthia refuses her help. Yuma ignores her protests and picks her up, carrying her to safety. She comments on wanting to get a chance to look cool every so often. She carries Cynthia further into the woods but stops when Cynthia feels the presence of another Claymore nearby. Yuma and Cynthia discover a severly wounded Beth, who Yuma tries to help. Cynthia warns her it is already too late just before Beth Awakens. Yuma quickly backs away from Beth, who attacks them both while destroying the entire surrounding area in the process.

As of chapter 98, Yuma has discovered the severely mutilated and dying Cynthia and is currently attempting to save her life by synchronizing their yoki to let her regenerate.

Personality
Yuma is a timid and insecure person. She believes herself to be exceedingly weak when compared to her six other comrades. However, despite having the lowest rank of them all, she is able to easily defeat a #14 Claymore aswell as Awakened Beings.