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"What am I doing here? For what purpose should I be living?"

- Saren the Awakened

Saren is a female Claymore, initially joining the Organization during Cassandra's time. The female was part of an experiment held by the Organization by using awakened being flesh and blood in humans, along with yoma flesh and blood. While this experiment was considered a success due to her strength and prowess, it was deemed too dangerous to repeat until at a later time, when the Organization could conclude their research on the effect of Awakened Beings being implanted in humans. This experiment was later the inspiration for the Abyss Feeders.

She was nicknamed "Saren the Awakened" due to characteristics she shares with Awakened Beings.

Human
As a child, Saren had long, wavy blonde hair and blue eyes, this being the reason her already pale hair is so white after her transformation.

Claymore
As a trainee, she still maintained her long and wavy hair, but is now an almost white color, and her eyes became silver as well. After her inauguration she cuts her hair to a pixie cut, eventually growing out just the front pieces into a bob. While she does wear the standard Claymore uniform, she looks much younger than most. Even at her trainee age, she looked younger compared to the others, and it takes until Clare's generation for her to resemble the more matured Claymore's. Her body is very lithe and slim, but with hidden muscle. Saren is considered to be quite attractive, with soft and pale features, and a frail look.
 * Height: 158.496 cm (5 ft 2 in).
 * Dominant arm: right.

Personality
Saren generally has a serious demeanor that all Claymore's have, though she isn't nearly as cold. To her fellow Claymore's she's generally teasing and flirtatious, liking to poke fun at her comrade's touchy sides, though maintains a line of respect. She doesn't seem to care about rankings and has in fact shown to mock higher ranking Claymore's who have an ego or who have a sense of entitlement. Despite this, she also demands a certain amount of respect from others as well. While she is confident in her power, the only few times she's claimed to completely state her strength over someone else's is during a life and death battle. To humans, Saren is even more openly flirtatious and often hints towards sexual liaisons, and is purposely ignorant of any difference between her and any human.

Because she bears a small amount of flesh and blood from an Awakened Being, she struggles to hold onto the small amount of humanity she has. She feels a small place of sympathy towards Yoma and considers Awakened Beings her kin, often resonating with their laments and dealing with their personal struggles. Saren also has an enormous amount of appetite and has a hard time controlling the pains of hunger when around humans. This is also why she goes on Awakened Being Hunts alone, as Saren has the strong urge to devour anything she is meant to kill, using this time to feed and quell her hunger. When this is eventually brought to light to her fellow soldiers, she is dubbed Saren the Awakened, something to which she is almost ashamed of.

Due to her strength and abilities, Saren finds herself as an unspoken protector of those weaker than her. Anyone under her command, she swears to protect with her life, and so far this promise has remained unbroken.

Hidden from others, is Saren's sadistic nature. The Awakened flesh inside of her causes a bloodlust unmatched in any Claymore generation. The Organization has given her the fitting job of disposing of any Claymore's who refuse to be executed or don't send out their black cards, and she uses this opportunity to have her fun. She is shown to be much more callous to those who have wronged her in the past or find themselves entitled, and in these moments Saren completely throws away any humanity she has and embodies what Claymore's fear becoming the most.

Yoki Nullification
Just like the Abyss Feeders modeled after herself, Saren is modified to release no Yoki. One of the effects of Awakened Being flesh and blood is nullifying any Yoki, therefore she doesn't have an aura to begin with. Because Yoma flesh and blood was used as well her aura isn't completely gone, and only appears when she releases this energy. This seems to be a failure on the Organization's part, as her Yoki gauge is much more volatile because of this. Comparably, a simple 10% release for her is the same to match other soldiers 70%, and because of her small amount of humanity, she has a hard time not Awakening. In order to not Awaken she will not use her Yoki power under any circumstance. Since she cannot release Yoki, this inhibits her ability to sense it as well.

Assimilated Learning
Saren's true power comes in the form of her ability to adapt to any situation or opponent. After a certain amount of time battling with a target, she will adapt to their strengths and speeds, understanding their techniques and the way they fight. She is constantly watching and adapting to each movement. Eventually, if an opponent were to use repeated attacks or movements Saren would be able to easily spot them and take advantage. The same move does not work twice on Saren and it is this reason she is an opponent to be taken seriously, as, in theory, she can outmatch anyone. Considering Saren's initial creation and to how long she has lived, her current power is unknown, though the Organization speculates that she could take down an abyssal one on her own.

Physical Prowess
As a result of the experimentation on her, Saren possesses an incredible amount of strength very few can rival. She has been shown to kill Yoma with her hands, and in some cases will discard her sword when fighting Awakened Beings. In the case of battling weaker or inexperienced Claymore's, their swords can be knocked out of their hands, and she can easily push many warriors back with her strength, causing ground ruptures.

Her speed is also unmatched by few as well. Her reactions are quick and precise, making any mistakes deadly. It has been seen that Saren was able to face Hysteria's speed with little difficulty, surprising the latter.

Claymore

 * Yoki: S
 * Agility: S
 * Muscular Strength: S
 * Spirit: B
 * Perception: E
 * Leadership: D