Ophelia (Claymore)

Ophelia was an antagonist in the anime and manga Claymore.

Biography
When she was a child, her village was attacked by Priscilla, and her brother was killed in the attack. Ophelia, however, had survived, and was found shortly afterwards by the organization, and made into a warriorness who, like all other warriornesses, was half a human and half a yoma.

She quickly showed her cruel and sadistic character, and was almost fanatically attached to killing yoma and Awakened Beings. However, she was also very strong because she was the number four in the organization. Other warriornesses have been afraid of her, for she has made some of them struggle to turn into Awakened Beings, so that she can also fight them.

During the plot she meets Clare. Ophelia has been given the order to kill Clare, and suggests that more humans and other warriornesses have been killed more often by her. But Raki attacks her. Ophelia wants to play with the two a sadistic game, but then an Awakened Being attacks. Clare and Raki can escape, but have to separate on the flight. When Ophelia kills the Awakened Being and catches Clare again, she tries to deceive her with a trick. Ophelia recognizes the trick, however, pursues Clare, and slaps her an arm off.

However, a much stronger warriorness was nearby and rescues Clare. She defeats Ophelia, and hurts her hard. Shortly after, Ophelia turns into an Awakened Being, and again meets Clare. She invites Clare again to a sadistic game, but she is defeated by her this time. During the battle, she remembers her brother, who had made her escape from Priscilla, and regrets her evil deeds. And then Clare kills her.

Trivia
Although Ophelia was a psychopath and sadist, she still had enough good not to be a Complete Monster. It is even ironic that, as an Awakened Being, she has shown more humanity than in her time as warriorness. For usually, warriornesses lose their human minds when they are awakened, and are merely evil monsters.