Claymore

[shinta|hikari]

Teresa was indeed strongest in almost every way, except for maybe the most important part if you want to be a surviving claymore, which is heartlessness.

Yet Im glad she died because of what she chose to become, rather than losing in a real contest of strength. If she had any regrets, it would probably be leaving clare alone, for I think she would not regret learning compassion even if it did cost her life.

The other claymores were just really weak. Teresa and Priscilla were on a class of their own. I wonder if Clare will ever reach such a level. Is the present storyline a story of revenge then?

[Ryllharu]

Clare obviously willingly joined the Organization (she's the only person to ever do so, stated in the manga and maybe earlier in the series) in order to take her revenge on Priscilla.

But more importantly, Priscilla's "awakening" has opened up a entirely new element to the story. What are Awakened Beings? How are they different from yoma? Only Irene seemed to know that was what Priscilla had become.

[Yukimura]

DAMN!!!! I'm glad I put down that manga I was looking at in the store after I saw Priscilla approaching her limit, I would have had to shoot myself if I'd ruined a surprise that awesome/terrible. It's so sad to see Teresa go, but when i think about it this was probably the best way that she could lose, as opposed having her win by stopping Priscilla's transformation, which would have been cool but I suspect, would have ground the plot to a halt. Now we have an explanation of Clares motives, but it sucks that the 5 most powerful Claymores were all lost with essentiually no intervention from Yoma. 'The Organization' really needs to work on its priorities.

[Kraco]

'The Organization' really needs to work on its priorities.

Not necessarily. We actually know next to nothing about it. For all we know, it could be just a bunch of greedy men running the hybridization process, producing Claymores. Then they send the emotionally screwed up Claymores to kill random Yoma and collect all the money. They probably make very good money out of it, so that alone could be their objective. In that sense they would be little concerned about the tools that do the actual work, the Claymore girls, that is. As long as they have enough in the pool to kill the Yoma attacking villages.

They seem basically to be mercenaries, killing Yoma case by case, so losing their top 5, while a loss, may not really be any serious setback for them as long as they still have enough Claymores to produce money. Enforcing that strict rule of not killing humans probably ensures two things: The larger populace / rulers won't bother them and on the other hand the Claymores are easier to keep under control when one mistake results in a punishment performed by the whole community. This allows little independence for the Claymores.

But of course we don't really know.

[Board of Command]

The super fast sword fighting reminds me of Diablo 2. If you've played the game, you'd know what I'm talking about (paladins ).

[David Craft]

damn that is shocking...

Well if this is indeed a story about revenge then (Clare going after Priscilla) that means that for 10 years (mabey even 15) The "Organization" hasnt been able to take Priscilla down... or perhaps they dont want to.

Just something I was thinking but perhaps, as Kraco said, they main goal is to get money. Real powerful Claymores are cool but even the low ones get the organizations tons of money. In reality its Claymores like Teresa that are super powerful thats the real threat to this line of work. Priscilla just equals another evil person out there making the organization more money.

So with this they got rid of the 5 most powerful Claymores, one turning into another way to get money. It realy works out for them.

If suddenly all the Yoma died because a super powerful Claymore killed them all, the organization wouldnt get any money.

Also remember Teresa hinted that the Organization itself sends the Yoma out lol. I think this Organization is alot darker than many think. Its more then likely the true evil and the true villan here. Nothing like profiting off the pains of others...

~David Craft

[Augury]

Wow, this episode was really well done. Up until now I've felt that the voice acting and sounds used were a bit lackluster, but the background music and the visual effects here had great execution.

As for Priscilla becoming another way for the Organization to make money: If the other members of the top 5 couldn't kill her, how would they be able to kill her if a request came?

[Ryllharu]

Also remember Teresa hinted that the Organization itself sends the Yoma out lol. I think this Organization is alot darker than many think. Its more then likely the true evil and the true villan here. Nothing like profiting off the pains of others...

Teresa was scaring the villagers into making sure they paid the correct man in black. He even reprimanded her slightly for doing so. She wasn't serious, she was bored.

It seems Irene knew far more than the others, because she properly identified Priscilla as beyond a yoma, an Awakened Being. What this means, we have no idea. I hope we find out soon.

[Ace_Sky]

Damnit, Claymore is turning into Dragonball. The whole pacing after episode 20, it's like they went from gradually getting powerful to all out over 9000 points powerful!

This is my favorite anime of all time! Plz don't ruin it like this! Everything up to episode 18 or 19 is a masterpiece.

By the rate they're going, the anime might end with season 1! I know they just wanna follow the manga, but I think they're trying to cram everything into one season! Which makes the pacing seem like, everything was gradual until the last few episodes, everyone's super powerful! C'mon u don't have to follow the manga!

Spoilers!

The organization is so stupid. Why did they send all the Claymores to fight the North King. When they know it's all gonna be a suicide mission.

They could of saved all those warriors lives, just let the West Lady and the North King duke it out! Because the west lady is planning a attack against the North King anyways!

WTF, why waste all those warriors lives for!

[Ryllharu]

The organization is so stupid. Why did they send all the Claymores to fight the North King. When they know it's all gonna be a suicide mission.

WTF, why waste all those warriors lives for!

Miria went over this. She believes that's exactly why they were sent up there. Many of them are weak (under rank 30) or troublemakers (Miria, Deneve, Helen, Jeane, possibly Undine). They were sent up there because Easley was moving south. One way or another, he was coming. Slow him down, get rid of all the weak and irritating Claymores while they're at it.

Riful wouldn't fight Easley unless she knew she could win. That's why she was "recruiting."

[Buffalobiian]

So now it's been confirmed. Teresa WAS the strongest claymore in history.

[Ace_Sky]

Miria went over this. She believes that's exactly why they were sent up there. Many of them are weak (under rank 30) or troublemakers (Miria, Deneve, Helen, Jeane, possibly Undine). They were sent up there because Easley was moving south. One way or another, he was coming. Slow him down, get rid of all the weak and irritating Claymores while they're at it.

Riful wouldn't fight Easley unless she knew she could win. That's why she was "recruiting."

Well the Organization should of known the Lady of the East and King of the North were gonna fight each other anyways, why not just let them kill each other off?