Rosemary

Rosemary
Rosemary
VIZ Media name	Rosemary (en-us )
Variant	Rosemary (de , es-es , it ), Rosemarie (fr ), 羅絲瑪莉 Luósīmǎlì (zh-hk), 蘿絲瑪麗 Luósīmǎlì (zh-tw)
Original name	ローズマリー Rozumari
Rank No.	4 and 1 of the Old Generation, 2 of the Teresa Era
Current status	Awakened, killed by Teresa
Ties	Organization
Class	Offensive: unknown abiility
Technique	Unknown
Quote	I just had to fight you, full-on.
First appearance	Extra Scene 1

Etymology

ローズマリー transliterates from "Rosemary," from "Rose" + "Mary." Or the herb, from Latin ros marinus (dew of the sea).

Appearance

Claymore warrior

Physical

Bob-cut hair with feathered fringe. Tomboyish face resembles Rafaela, Hilda and Clarice.

Uniform

Old Generation uniform. A moth-shaped buckle holds 2-layer spaulders on the shoulders. Mid-calf chausses typical of era.

Awakened

3-jaw crustacean form with multiple appendages and tail. Human relief embedded on exoskeleton.


Rosemary awakened

Personality

Stormy persona. Aggravated by awakened state.

Datasheet

Class

Rosemary is an offensive type. Having no Organization datasheet in the "Yoma War Record," her ability and baselines are unknown.

History

Rockwell Hill

During the Claymore Rebellion arc at Organization Headquarters, the shattered remains of Hysteria barely clings to life. Hysteria's soliloquy describes two Claymore warriors that fought Hysteria on Rockwell Hill—the then No. 4, Rosemary. And a mysterious, smiling warrior, resembling Teresa, a new single-digit that is never named. The smiling warrior's attack weakened Hysteria, allowing No. 4 to deliver the coup de grace.

Godar Hill

Campfire meeting

One night years later, a Man in Black, Orsay, meets Teresa. He gives Teresa, now warrior No. 1, a new assignment—a black card belonging to Rosemary, the former No. 4 that rose to No. 1, then demoted to No. 2.

Rendezvous

At sunrise, Teresa reaches Godar Hill. Rosemary awaits. With her sword, she attacks Teresa.

Jealousy

Rosemary, angry at losing her No. 1 status to Teresa, awakens into a 3-jaw crustacean-like awakened being. She tells Teresa that she awoke before sending her black card. Teresa says that she is relieved. She was afraid it was her fault that Rosemary awoke.

Eventually, Teresa kills Rosemary.

Aftermath

When Orsay sees Teresa's disheveled state, he asks if Rosemary awoke. She says no and that Rosemary was euthanized as normal.

Additional details

• In the original Japanese version of Extra Scene 1, Teresa says she had no regular contact with Rosemary
• In the VIZ Media translation of Extra Scene 1, Teresa says she never met Rosemary, despite fighting together on Rockwell Hill

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.