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 First meeting | |
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VIZ Media name |
Battle group[1] |
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Variant |
Expeditionary force[2] (en-us anime), formación de batalla[3] (battle formation es-es), combattimento di gruppo[4] (combat group it) |
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Original Name |
闘いの組み立て[5] tatakai no kumitate (assembly of battle) |
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Region |
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Locale |
Pieta village[7] |
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Current status |
Region and village abandoned |
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Force |
Battle group of 24 warriors |
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Commander |
Miria |
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Result |
Manga: Defeat of Organization |
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Quote |
Isley is the one causing all this strange activity among the awakened ones.[8] |
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First Appearance |
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Etymology[]
VIZ Media translates 闘いの組み立て[9] (assembly of battle) as "battle groups."
"Battle group" derives from the German Kampfgruppe.
The Claymore battle group or task force is unnamed in some manga translations. In the FUNimation anime, Rubel calls it an "expeditionary force."[10]
Description[]
The Organization battle group that assembles in Pieta, a village in the northern region of Alfons.
The battle group of 24 Claymore warriors is under the command of Miria. They oppose the Northern Army—32 awakened beings, led in the field by Rigaldo, himself under the command of Isley, the Abyssal One of the North.
History[]
Background[]
After surviving the Witch's Maw, Clare and Jean are found by Rafaela. Rubel says that a deserter like Clare would normally be executed, but the Organization is willing to pardon Clare if she joins the battle group in Pieta.[11]
Her mission: to help destroy the Northern Army, who wiped out the Pieta hunt—lead by No. 7, Eva. Hunt members Kate and Lucia were also killed.[12]
In the manga, Rubel also says that Raki was taken north by a slave trader.[13] In the anime, Rubel says Raki traveled north. Despite Clare's misgivings, she now cannot refuse.[14]
Engagement I[]
When Clare and Jean arrive at Pieta, Clare discovers that Helen, Deneve and Miria are alive as promised.[15]
Miria, as the highest ranking warrior, splits the battle group into five teams, resembling awakened hunts, mixing the weak with the strong so all can gain experience (see composition of teams in tables below).[16]
Miria addresses the battle group
Later that night, Clare and Jean join Miria, Deneve and Helen in a secret meeting in a nearby cave. Miria reveals the truth: this is a suicide mission.[17]
Battle group[]
Miria is the group commander.
Status of teams[]
After the second engagement with the Northern Army, the anime differs from the manga as to the ultimate fate of the warriors.
References[]
Tankōbon Claymore volumes cited are VIZ Media (en-us) editions, unless otherwise noted. Manga scenes (chapters) not yet translated cite Shueisha tankōbon (ja) editions. Manga scenes not yet published in tankōbon form cite Jump SQ (ja) editions. Fragments of Silver Omnibus (総集編 銀の断章 Gin no Danshou) 1–3, Shueisha, are only available in Japanese. Anime scenes (episodes) cited are FUNimation (en-us) editions, unless otherwise noted.
- ↑ Claymore 10, Scene 55, p. 108
- ↑ Claymore, Anime Scene 24
- ↑ Claymore 10, Ediciones Glénat España, Scene 55, p. 108
- ↑ Claymore 10, Star Comics, Scene 55, p. 104
- ↑ Claymore 10, Shueisha, Scene 55, p. 108
- ↑ Claymore DS Game handbook, p. 28
- ↑ Claymore DS Game handbook, p. 28
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 51, p. 185
- ↑ Claymore 10, Shueisha, Scene 55, p. 108
- ↑ Claymore, Anime Scene 24
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 50, p. 135–140; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 50, p. 140; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 50, p. 142
- ↑ Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 50, pp. 148–157; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 51, pp. 169–174; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 51, pp. 175–84; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
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