Purge | |
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Teresa and purge team | |
VIZ Media name |
Purge[1] (en-us) |
Variant |
Säuberung[2] (Purge de), purga[3] (purge es-es), epurazione[4] (purge it) |
Original name |
粛清 Shukusei[5] |
Description |
Execution of Claymore warriors |
Team members |
Claymore warrior, Man in Black |
Target |
Claymore warriors |
Current status |
Defunct |
Quote |
The Organization, the rule that forbids killing humans...I forgot them all.[6] |
First appearance |
Etymology[]
粛清 (shukusei) translates as "purge." First mention by Ilena.[7]
Description[]
Execution of Claymore warriors, due to infractions of Organization rules or potential awakening. Warriors in danger of awakening, but who fail to send in their black cards, are candidates for purging.
Purges generally fall into two categories, voluntary and involuntary.
Voluntary[]
In a voluntary purge the condemned warrior submits to execution. An example is an execution team encircling Teresa.
Involuntary[]
When a warrior refuses to submit, one or more warriors are sent to find and execute the condemned. If the target is hiding among humans, purges may be combined with other types of missions, such as covert operation. Such operations may even take on the form of undercover assassinations. Clarice and Miata targeting Galatea in Rabona, for example.
An involuntary purge may also be a result of self-defense, as when Cassandra attacked Roxanne and a group of warriors at Organization Headquarters.
History[]
In chronological order:
- Rockwell mission: target Hysteria
- Teresa mission: target Teresa
- Hidden valley mission: target Ilena
- Operation Rabona II: purge combined with covert operation
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.
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