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 Cynthia from Memorabilia
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VIZ Media name |
Cynthia[1] |
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Variant |
Cynthia[2][3][4][5] (de |
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Original name |
シンシア[11] Shinshia |
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Rank No. |
14 of the Current Generation[12] |
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Current status |
Manga: survives the Battle of the North, deserts the Organization, 7-year timeskip |
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Ties |
Organization, Ghosts, Holy City of Rabona |
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Class |
Defensive[13] |
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Technique |
Yoma energy alignment of unknown specifications |
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Quote |
Sorry...force of habit. Always...jumping ahead without thinking...[14] |
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Anime voice |
Anita Hopt (de), |
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First appearance |
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Etymology[]
The original Japanese Claymore name, シンシア, transliterates from "Cynthia," deriving from the Greek Κυνθια Kynthia 
(woman from Kynthos). Another name for the Greek moon goddess Artemis, who appears in Homer's Iliad.
Appearance[]
Pre-Claymore[]
The heroine of Norihiro Yagi's earliest manga, Undeadman, bears a likeness to Cynthia in both appearance and personality. Here begins the iconic heart-shaped face found throughout Yagi's work.
Proto-Cynthia from Undeadman
Cynthia also resembles "Ryoko Koiso" of Yagi's later Angel Densetsu, though the personality emphasizes the combat mode of the Claymore character.[15]
Ryoka in action
Claymore warrior[]
Physical[]
Wears mid-back hair in twin braids held with bands. Usually seen smiling.
Uniform[]
Organization uniform consists of a shark-tooth-shaped buckle holding 2-layer spaulders on the shoulders. Vambraces protect the forearms up to the elbow.
Ghost[]
During the 7-year timeskip, she replaces the with "Zettai Ryouiki" look—light armor worn over black top, garters, gaped stockings and bikini bottom.
Closest to Clare in dress. Later in Scene 129, before engaging Cassandra, Cynthia puts on her old uniform.[16]
Personality[]
Extroverted, smiling persona. Appears optimistic, though a darker mood sometimes surfaces. Appears familiar with Veronica before Pieta.
Cynthia fulfills the healer's role among Ghosts. In Chaldean Numerology, the number 14—Cynthia's number—reduces to 5, the number of androgyny. A 5 puts the welfare of others before oneself.
Datasheet[]
Class[]
Cynthia is a defensive type warrior.[17] Having no Organization datasheet in the "Yoma War Record," her ability and baselines are unknown.
Technique[]
In the anime, Cynthia heals injured warriors in the Pieta inn.[18] In the manga, post-7-year timeskip, Cynthia develops her alignment technique to the point where she regenerates Yuma's leg.[19]
During the 7-year timeskip, Cynthia, like the other Ghosts, learns to fight without releasing Yoma power.[20]
Her specific attack technique, if any, is unknown.
History[]
Early life unknown.
Organization[]
Battle of the North[]
Member of the battle group in Pieta during the Battle of the North. Assigned to Team Veronica: Helen (No. 22), Pamela (No. 35) and Matilda (No. 41).[21]
Engagement I[]
During the first engagement with the three scouts, Team Jean is decimated by the Insectile awakened, all team members but Jean lying wounded. Team Jean is rescued by Team Veronica. Veronica and Cynthia act as decoys.[22] Helen immobilizes Insectile's legs, enabling Jean to use Drill Sword.
Veronica and Cynthia in action
Veronica and Cynthia chop up Insectile's legless torso.[23]
Engagement II[]
Manga and anime diverge here.
Manga[]
Cynthia appears in Yuma's flashback. In the banquet hall of the Eastern Inn, Miria holds a meeting with the battle group. She tells everyone to take a half dose of suppressant. If rendered unconscious during combat, a warrior will radiate no aura, making her appear dead to both the Northern Army and Organization.[24]
The Northern Army invades Pieta. During the second engagement, Cynthia is unable to protect Veronica from Rigaldo, who kills Veronica.[25]
Cynthia stands with Miria, Deneve, Helen, Zelda and Clare, as the Northern Army surrounds them.[26]
After the last combat of Pieta, seven warriors survive—Miria, Cynthia, Deneve, Helen, Tabitha, Yuma and Clare.[27]
Anime[]
Cynthia is put in charge of wounded in the lobby of the inn, along with Tabitha, while Miria, Deneve and Helen pursue Clare. For Cynthia, the anime series ends here.[28]
7-year timeskip[]
Alfons[]
Cynthia is one of seven Ghosts who desert the Organization. Hiding in the mountains, they train with Yoma power-less techniques. Miria serves as captain.[29]
Despite risking exposure, the Ghosts rescue the Dabi hunt.[30] Cynthia and Tabitha give first aid to hunt members.[31]
Meanwhile, in a deserted village, Clare finds evidence that Raki may still be alive. Back at the cavern hideout, she announces her intent to go south. Miria tests Clare's fighting ability. Satisfied, Miria says she will accompany Clare. But everyone decides to go en masse.[32]
Toulouse[]
Agatha[]
The Ghosts find Rabona under siege by Agatha.[33] After Agatha's death, Miria relates her research on Organization—Miria's theory.[34]
Left behind[]
Miria tells everyone to take care of personal business before the last fight with the Organization. Clare travels west to Lautrec—with Cynthia and Yuma—to find Raki. Helen goes south to Mucha with Deneve.
Miria will wait in Rabona for everyone's return. But she adds one caveat: "When the time comes, I'll go forward alone if I must,"[35] foreshadowing the events of Scene 106.
Lautrec[]
Lacroix[]
Near the Toulouse border, Cynthia senses an awakened in Lacroix village. At the village itself, Cynthia sees the Next Generation No. 14, Lena, leading a Search and rescue team looking for Renée. When a woman bystander awakens, Cynthia and Clare fight the awakened, while Yuma knocks unconscious the three warriors and two Men in Black.[36] The awakened is killed. But Rubel witnesses everything. Later in a private meeting, Cynthia realizes that Rubel is a mole for the Dragons' allies.[37]
Rubel plays on their sympathies by claiming that Rafaela and Renée are being held captive by Riful. Clare suspects that Rubel is only trying to get them killed.[38]
Baited by Rubel, the warriors search for Renée and Rafaela. They run into Dauf, who grabs Yuma's leg, which Clare cuts off. While Cynthia regenerates Yuma's leg, Clare follows Dauf into Witch's Maw II.[39]
Destroyer[]
When Destroyer awakens, Yuma flees carrying Cynthia, now too weak to move on her own. They run into Beth, struck with a parasitic rod.[40]
Later, Yuma again flees carrying Cynthia, now without her lower torso, lost to the awakened Beth.[41] In a temporary haven, Cynthia reminisce about Veronica in Pieta.
Still later, when Hellcats threaten them, Yuma leaves Cynthia behind, Cynthia's body now regenerated. Yuma lures Hellcats away from Cynthia. But Dietrich brings Abyss Feeders and rescues Yuma.[42]
As Yuma holds up Cynthia, they witness the Destroyer consume a forest.[43]
Return to Rabona[]
The Ghosts repel a Yoma invasion.[44] Later, the Ghosts bring back the Yoma cocoon to Rabona.[45]
Sutafu[]
Cynthia accompanies Ghosts to rescue Miria. During rescue of Anastasia's hunt, Cynthia heals Phina's injuries, while letting Yuma kill an awakened.[46]
Later at Organization Headquarters, they find Miria fighting an awakened Hysteria. Anastasia yanks Miria back to earth.[47]
Cynthia calms Miria's runaway Yoma power, while Yuma regenerate Miria's injuries.[48] Meantime, Deneve and the Ghosts decide to rescue the two warriors impaled on Hysteria's limbs.[49]
After Miria recovers, Cynthia joins her comrades in charging Anstasia's hair cord with Yoma energy.
End of Organization[]
After the deaths of Hysteria and Roxanne, Miria, Deneve and Helen invade the Executive facility.
Meanwhile, Cynthia regenerates Rachel's limbs on the battlefield. Rachel is made whole. Soon Miria announces the death of Limt.[50]
Return of Clare[]
The Ghosts sail back to Rabona. Clare is freed from the cocoon,[51] as well as the Destroyer and Priscilla, whose combat engulfs an awakened audience.[52]
Two female awakened are hurled into the city. They awakened into huge tapeworm- and origami-like forms.[53]
Miata then Clarice attack the Origami awakened. Clarice is thrown back, but is rescued by Cynthia and Yuma.[54]
Cassandra[]
Miria, Deneve, Helen and Clare fight the awakened Cassandra. Elsewhere in the hills, Cynthia, Tabitha and Yuma collectively synchronize their Yoma power with Cassandra, a technique that has parallels with Yoma Energy Alignment and Control and Yoma power harmonization. The goal is breaking the spell that Priscilla has over Cassandra's mind. And preventing the two from merging.[55]
They fail to synchronize with Cassandra. But despite this crisis, they become even more concerned about the mysterious, yet familiar aura that Helen noticed earlier.[56]
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 9, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Tokyopop, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Ediciones Glénat España, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Glénat Édition Française, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore, Yamato Video, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 9, Star Comics, Scene 51, p. 167
- ↑ Claymore 9, Daewon CI, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Comix-ART, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Culturecom, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Ever Glory, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Claymore 9, Shueisha, Scene 51, p. 171
- ↑ Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 730
- ↑ Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 730
- ↑ Claymore 18, Scene 98 p. 74
- ↑ Angel Densetsu 2, Act 8, p. 48
- ↑ Jump SQ, September 2012, Claymore, Scene 129, pp. 629–631
- ↑ Fragments of Silver Omnibus 3, "Yoma War Record III," p. 730
- ↑ Claymore, Anime Scene 24
- ↑ Claymore 17, Scene 93, p. 114
- ↑ Claymore 15, Scene 78, p. 28
- ↑ Claymore 9, Scene 51, p. 171; Claymore, Anime Scene 18
- ↑ Claymore 10, Scene 53, p. 60; Claymore, Anime Scene 19
- ↑ Claymore 10, Scene 53, pp. 66–67; Claymore, Anime Scene 19
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 66, pp. 83–87
- ↑ Claymore 10, Scene 57, p. 174
- ↑ Claymore 11, Scene 61, p. 101
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 66, pp. 93–94
- ↑ Claymore, Anime Scene 24
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 67, p. 121
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 65, p. 74
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 65, p. 75
- ↑ Claymore 12, Scene 67, pp. 132–133
- ↑ Claymore 14, Scene 77, pp. 125
- ↑ Claymore 15, Scene 79–Scene 80, pp. 52–76
- ↑ Claymore 15, Scene 82, p. 154
- ↑ Claymore 15, Scene 83, pp. 181–193
- ↑ Claymore 16, Scene 84, p. 32
- ↑ Claymore 16, Scene 84, p. 37
- ↑ Claymore 17, Scene 90, pp. 20–37
- ↑ Claymore 18, Scene 96, p. 20
- ↑ Claymore 18, Scene 98, p. 71
- ↑ Claymore 18, Scene 101, pp. 189–191
- ↑ Claymore 19, Scene 105, p. 110
- ↑ Claymore 20, Shueisha edition, Scene 108, pp. 21–24
- ↑ Claymore 20, Scene 109, p. 44
- ↑ Claymore 20, Scene 112, p. 127
- ↑ Jump SQ, January 2012,Claymore, Scene 121, p. 205
- ↑ Jump SQ, February 2012, Claymore, Scene 122, p. 615
- ↑ Jump SQ, February 2012, Claymore, Scene 122, p. 620
- ↑ Jump SQ, June 2012, Claymore, Scene 126, p. 258–261
- ↑ Jump SQ, October 2012, Claymore, Scene 130, p. 409
- ↑ Jump SQ, October 2012, Claymore, Scene 130, pp. 410–411
- ↑ Jump SQ, November 2012, Claymore, Scene 131, pp. 367–369
- ↑ Jump SQ, November 2012, Claymore, Scene 131, pp. 373–375
- ↑ Jump SQ, January 2013, Claymore, Scene 133, pp. 771–772
- ↑ Jump SQ, January 2013, Claymore, Scene 133, p. 775