Claire Elford

Claire Elford is the central character of Witch's Heart. The game introduces her as a lover of cute, pretty, and girly things. Despite her feminine stature, she is shown to be a very capable fighter when it comes to handling and battling demons on her own using her powerful kicks. However, she is quite an airhead, as observed by the other characters and admitted it herself. At the start of the game, Claire is seen wearing a blue tank top with black shorts and blue shoes, as well as a blue headband with a large ribbon. After getting trapped inside the mansion, she was introduced to her room and found a blue, ruffled long dress with a blue rose ornament paired with dark blue gloves, stockings, and blue doll shoes which she can use. According to Sirius, it belonged to the owner of the mansion. Claire in a blue, long dress. When her mouth was temporarily possessed by the demon named Invective, her eye color changes from blue to red. In the past, Claire used to have longer hair, with two pink ribbons tied on her sides which matched the ribbons attached to her dress, which were blue with pink ruffles. Claire is a very cheerful and encouraging character. While she may be quite the 'airhead' of the group, she is a worrywart, constantly looking after the other characters, even for the seemingly cold-hearted Sirius. Due to this, she doesn’t focus on herself, leading her in to dangerous situations. She also loves everything that is girly, going as far as to wish for a house made up of sweets, cakes for her to eat, and own a fancy orchard for a garden (and a lot more) should she get a hold of the legendary Witch's Heart. With Ashe, she established the Shortcake Project (SCP) to fulfill her wish of chomping down shortcakes. Claire gives off an impression of being childish when first introduced because of her interest in all things cute and pretty, but as you get further in the game, she shows examples of being more than capable of being a mature person. Her impetus for starting to work out was apparently to help people, and throughout the game, she is consistently very kind and selfless. Upon learning that she has the Witch's Heart, Claire asks to sacrifice herself to bring Sirius back to life, despite only having memories of two days with him. She is one of the most strongest human characters both mentally and physically. Even when she realizes the death of her mother, she continues her positive outlook on life. However, Claire is a stubborn/determined person, which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the situation. Claire is also very understanding and forgiving, saying that she does not hate or think any of the other people in the mansion are evil, even after learning how many times they had killed her to advance their own goals. She appears to sympathize greatly with even Ashe, who she had learned had killed her over four thousand times, as she still believed he was capable of genuine kindness and caring. Throughout the game, Claire is extremely trusting of the others to the point of putting herself in danger. This is pointed out by multiple characters, notably Ashe in his scenario, after killing her, as well as Charlotte, Zizel, and Wilardo in the bonus stage.