Claire Merriman

Claire Merriman is the co-protagonist of CLAIRE AND JANETTE. Raised by the last surviving member of the Order of the Hood, she and her sister/partner Janette work relentlessly to bring the world back to its former glory, one bank at a time.

Appearance
Claire is a young woman of a short stature. Rarely is she ever seen without her orange turtleneck sweater and glasses. She wears black pants and brown shoes. Her hair is curved and pointy towards the front, and round-ish towards the back. Her bangs point towards her right. She can often also be seen with a strap to keep her belongings on her person. Her clothes are of poor quality as they wear and tear through use and are frequently messy, a result made possible from her many adventures.

Personality
Perky, outgoing and brave, Claire treats every new experience with a smirk on her face, raring to go. She'll jump into any issue headfirst and do her best to blow any obstacle out of the way of her goals. She loves making new friends, and making new rivals even more. She wants to prove to the world that she can overcome any overpowering force or authority that tries to keep her down. Being a thief, she also knows how to be sneaky and mischievous, and her learned experiences from the battlefield have left her all the more crafty with her tricks and schemes. Her thieving nature has left thoughts of greed and fortune within her as well. She'll help anyone in need, but absolutely refuses to call herself a "hero."

Early Life
Claire was born to married couple Stella and Mavis some time after the first defeat of the then up and coming Mayor Hayley. As a child she remained curious of things around her, but her thirst for adventure, and freeing everyone from the powers that be comes from seeing the world at such a young age. Claire was their first child, before adopting another who would become her sister, Janette. From small they trained as a family, Claire's mothers teaching her everything she would know and develop today.

The mayor sought for revenge against the couple and their rebellion, and would quell any and all resistance against her power. At 8 years of age, Claire was used as bait to lure her mothers in. She was also experimented on, against her will or knowledge at the time. With Mavis fighting to rescue her, Claire was freed from her shackles, but her other mother mysteriously vanished without a trace.

The Beginning
Despite the defeat of the mayor, Claire remained in poverty for years to come. In her growing years, Claire would fend off members of her community, or others with her mothers' names on a list, in hopes that they would reap in the big bucks of having a member of the Hood, or their children, taken out from the picture. In turn, she had honed her skills by stealing from those who steal from her in stead, her experience making her sharper and cunning.

Seeking vengeance for her fallen mother, Claire and her sister would finally take up the reins left behind by the long dismantled Hood in bringing the fight to the now middle-aged mayor. She catches the mayor's attention after robbing ten of her government banks in a week. Their first fight was not an easy battle, as Claire was still inexperienced with facing the mayor and her forces. The tools that served her mother well in the battles before could not dent any of the mayor's newly upgraded weaponry and tech. It wasn't long before a helping hand from the other side would aid them with newer, secret weapons that could do the damage her old weapons did by tenfold. Emerging victorious, their battle would kickstart many more in the near future.

Skills and Abilities
Weapons

Claire owns a seemingly infinite arsenal of explosives at her disposal. Bombs are almost always stored on her person and have been kept as a preferred method of attack. They come in multiple sizes: PeeWee, Cherry, Normal, Large, Extra Large and Hyper. The larger the bombs, the more damage they can do.

While able to throw the bombs with peak efficiency, Claire can also resort to her Bombzooka, which she named herself. The Bombzooka is a bazooka-like rifle developed by a currently anonymous source that allows her to shoot multiple bombs at an even greater efficiency than she would throwing them alone. Great for dealing with large machines and armies, this is Claire's personal method of dealing with threats. The Bombzooka is solar powered, the power of the sun giving the weapon energy to store and fire massive amounts of bombs from a pocket space, functioning as her "ammo." Each part is recyclable as it's made of tin cans and hard plastics, making it easy to repair if damaged.

Combat Ability

Trained by one of the best, Claire is very agile and aggressive. She was taught what her mother had learned from being with the Hood. From a young age Claire learned how to use her surroundings, never leaving herself defenseless, and can use hand to hand combat ability with rapid jabs and kicks. Claire is also well versed with close quarter combat. Her moves are arguably weaker than her sister's own, however and her body can't take as much as it can dish out.

Thievery

Her outward appearance is made to fool, naturally stilting the idea that she's a thief to begin with. But Claire knows how to squeeze herself into the tightest of spaces and can keep her tongue shut to move about without making as much of a sound. Her need to speak can blow her cover whenever she's not able to focus.

Relationships
Family

Janette

Stella

Mavis

Friends

Trina

Shay

Melody

Dep.

Enemies

Mayor Hayley

Roe Grimm

Blaire

Trivia
Trivia