Post by Z451 on Feb 17, 2014 21:42:52 GMT
Isley
Isley was Claymore No. 1 of his generation—a time when male warriors were still being created.
He was the last male warrior to awaken, and according to Chronos he did it voluntarily, perhaps with the intent to hunt down the other ones from his generation, taking responsibility for their failure as warriors.
But the mind of an Awakened Being is very different from a human's, and Isley instead became one of the monsters he had sworn to hunt, and the first Abyssal One.
Upon Awakening, he took control of the Northern Lands.
Most people believed that Isley defeated Priscilla when she went on a rampage in the North and made her his consort.
However, this was incorrect; despite initially holding the upper hand, Isley had nearly half of his torso torn off by Priscilla, who, in contrast, managed to regenerate from her injuries at phenomenal speed.
For unknown reasons, Priscilla suddenly reverted back to her human form in the midst of battle.
Finding that her mind had regressed to a childlike state, possibly the result of the physical trauma, or her hunger, Isley responded by returning to his human form as well.
He swore allegiance to Priscilla.
His motivation at the time was to use Priscilla and bring everything under his control.
Isley was the reason behind the Northern Campaign as he managed to raise an army of 27 Awakened Beings, spurring the Organization into action.
Despite losing many soldiers, including Rigardo, Isley's group defeated all 24 Claymores.
He, then, split his remaining forces, sending 11 to the East against the Organization and 12 to the West against Riful.
He, himself, went straight South to fight with Luciela.
During the Northern Campaign, Isley found Raki and took him in.
Later, Isley agreed to teach the young boy swordsmanship, commenting that Raki reminded him a lot of how he was in his own youth.
With the Organization and Riful thus occupied, Isley moved against Luciela of the South, narrowly defeating her.
It is later revealed that his intentions were twofold: by killing Luciela, Isley eliminated the possibility of a team-up between her and Riful, which would have been the only possible way to defeat Priscilla.
This effectively made Isley and Priscilla the single most powerful faction.
Conquering Luciela's lands also ensured that Isley fulfilled his promise to Priscilla, namely to take her to the South to find her parents.
After the timeskip, Helen and Deneve encountered Isley hiding in a town in human form dressed in rags and looking stressed out.
They attempted to avoid being detected, but Isley easily figured that they were half-Yoma, severely wounded Deneve, and then engaged in a fight with the two.
It was at this point that the "demons" appeared.
It turned out that these "demons" were the remains of the 11 Awakened Beings Isley sent to Staff seven years ago.
After their defeat at the hands of Alicia and Beth, the Awakened Beings' flesh was implanted into human girls, effectively turning the girls into eldritch bloodhounds.
When Isley and the "demons" began to fight, Helen, Deneve and Dietrich took the opportunity to escape.
After fleeing, Dietrich explained to Helen and Deneve how the "demons" came to be.
The new half-breeds were designed specifically to track and attack Isley by his scent, retreating should he reduce their numbers by more than half.
They pursued him relentlessly, eventually adapting to his battle strategies so well that they could return from defeat before he had completed regenerating.
They were called Abyss Feeders.
Dietrich revealed that Isley was still wounded from the last encounter and was not fighting at full capacity.
This revelation enraged Helen, realizing she and Deneve were thwarted by an injured Abyssal One.
During the battle, Isley repeatedly decapitated and dismembered the Abyss Feeders.
However, his own body was unable to regenerate fast enough to keep up with the damage he was taking.
He was also unable to stop the "demons" as they continued regenerating and adapting to his attacks.
Eventually three of his legs were destroyed and his body collapsed to the ground where he is set upon by the "demons," who consume him alive.
Had he managed to defeat even just one more, the Abyss Feeders would have retreated for the moment.
He spent his last moments reminiscing about his time with Raki and Priscilla, wishing his life with his makeshift family could have continued just a bit longer.
Excluding immediate intervention, Isley is assumed to be dead.
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He was the last male warrior to awaken, and according to Chronos he did it voluntarily, perhaps with the intent to hunt down the other ones from his generation, taking responsibility for their failure as warriors.
But the mind of an Awakened Being is very different from a human's, and Isley instead became one of the monsters he had sworn to hunt, and the first Abyssal One.
Upon Awakening, he took control of the Northern Lands.
Most people believed that Isley defeated Priscilla when she went on a rampage in the North and made her his consort.
However, this was incorrect; despite initially holding the upper hand, Isley had nearly half of his torso torn off by Priscilla, who, in contrast, managed to regenerate from her injuries at phenomenal speed.
For unknown reasons, Priscilla suddenly reverted back to her human form in the midst of battle.
Finding that her mind had regressed to a childlike state, possibly the result of the physical trauma, or her hunger, Isley responded by returning to his human form as well.
He swore allegiance to Priscilla.
His motivation at the time was to use Priscilla and bring everything under his control.
Isley was the reason behind the Northern Campaign as he managed to raise an army of 27 Awakened Beings, spurring the Organization into action.
Despite losing many soldiers, including Rigardo, Isley's group defeated all 24 Claymores.
He, then, split his remaining forces, sending 11 to the East against the Organization and 12 to the West against Riful.
He, himself, went straight South to fight with Luciela.
During the Northern Campaign, Isley found Raki and took him in.
Later, Isley agreed to teach the young boy swordsmanship, commenting that Raki reminded him a lot of how he was in his own youth.
With the Organization and Riful thus occupied, Isley moved against Luciela of the South, narrowly defeating her.
It is later revealed that his intentions were twofold: by killing Luciela, Isley eliminated the possibility of a team-up between her and Riful, which would have been the only possible way to defeat Priscilla.
This effectively made Isley and Priscilla the single most powerful faction.
Conquering Luciela's lands also ensured that Isley fulfilled his promise to Priscilla, namely to take her to the South to find her parents.
After the timeskip, Helen and Deneve encountered Isley hiding in a town in human form dressed in rags and looking stressed out.
They attempted to avoid being detected, but Isley easily figured that they were half-Yoma, severely wounded Deneve, and then engaged in a fight with the two.
It was at this point that the "demons" appeared.
It turned out that these "demons" were the remains of the 11 Awakened Beings Isley sent to Staff seven years ago.
After their defeat at the hands of Alicia and Beth, the Awakened Beings' flesh was implanted into human girls, effectively turning the girls into eldritch bloodhounds.
When Isley and the "demons" began to fight, Helen, Deneve and Dietrich took the opportunity to escape.
After fleeing, Dietrich explained to Helen and Deneve how the "demons" came to be.
The new half-breeds were designed specifically to track and attack Isley by his scent, retreating should he reduce their numbers by more than half.
They pursued him relentlessly, eventually adapting to his battle strategies so well that they could return from defeat before he had completed regenerating.
They were called Abyss Feeders.
Dietrich revealed that Isley was still wounded from the last encounter and was not fighting at full capacity.
This revelation enraged Helen, realizing she and Deneve were thwarted by an injured Abyssal One.
During the battle, Isley repeatedly decapitated and dismembered the Abyss Feeders.
However, his own body was unable to regenerate fast enough to keep up with the damage he was taking.
He was also unable to stop the "demons" as they continued regenerating and adapting to his attacks.
Eventually three of his legs were destroyed and his body collapsed to the ground where he is set upon by the "demons," who consume him alive.
Had he managed to defeat even just one more, the Abyss Feeders would have retreated for the moment.
He spent his last moments reminiscing about his time with Raki and Priscilla, wishing his life with his makeshift family could have continued just a bit longer.
Excluding immediate intervention, Isley is assumed to be dead.
Links
Claymore Wiki
Absolute Anime
Copyright Owner
Funimation
Record:
W:
L: