Claire Stanfield

Claire Stanfield, also known as Rail Tracer, Young Conductor, Vino and Felix Walken, is one of the main characters from the Baccano! series.
== Charactah Account ==
Claire is the little-known "fourth Gandor Brother" that decided to forgo the career in The Mafia for one much, more ruthless. Claire is the most effective assassin in America, known to strike anytime, anywhere, and with his only trace being the exceedingly bloody remains of his targets. Initially he appears as the seemingly unimportant young conductor, who is "killed" near the start of the 1931 arc. He also has been rumored to have something of a warped sense of justice.
His speed, strength and dexterity are far beyond the boundaries of an ordinary human, first showcased on the Flying Pussyfoot where he was considered enough of a threat to be considered an entire third faction of his own against several homicidal hitmen from the Russo Family and the Lemures; after all, he managed to take down and severely traumatize both parties. He also defeated the highly dangerous and well feared hitman Ladd Russo, known for his ruthlessness and killing capability, and even a homunculus by the name of Christopher Shaldred.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Baccano!
* Baccano! Specials
=== Light Novels ===
* Baccano!
=== Manga ===
* Baccano!
* Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
== Trivia ==
* Claire cameos in the opening of the 2007 anime as the nameless Young Conductor, purposefully misleading viewers as to his importance and true identity. However, in lieu of a nameplate, the champagne bottle he catches foreshadows his identity as Vino.
* The name 'Vino' refers to the exceptionally messy state Claire leaves his victims in, blood pooling around their corpses like wine.
* He is the franchise's most popular character. However, Ryohgo Narita has no intention about writing a story with him as the main character; he feels that such a story would "move too fast without any plot or action."
* Narita has called him "Baccano!'s number one problem child."
* The Funimation dub's ending credits credit Jerry Jewell as the Rail Tracer, despite Claire only speaking once as the Rail Tracer before his identity is revealed. Furthermore, he is the only character who has a two-word name cited in Baccano!'s ending (both when he is credited as the Young Conductor and Rail Tracer).
* The red hue of his hair differs across media. In the light novels, his hair is blood-red, in the anime his hair is lighter in the first few episodes. Some official artwork depicts his hair with a rustier hue.
* The 'vampire magician' Claire admiringly remembers in 1931 Winter: The Time of the Oasis is Doubs Hewley—a character from the Naritaverse series Vamp!.
* As a child, Claire's role model was Peter Pan. The narrative also draws parallels between Peter and Claire, who has been described at least once as an "adult who had never grown up."
* Huey Laforet and Chané Laforet traveled to Manhattan shortly before or in September 1925 in order to seek out and attempt to recruit Claire after hearing of his skills. By that time, however, he had already joined the circus.
* The disguise kit Claire favors is cheap and sold in stores, and just so happens to be the same type of kit Dallas buys last-minute in 1935. It also just so happens that Nader Schasschule intends to disguise himself with a fake beard and glasses as well. As certain persons already associate this disguise with Claire, such circumstances are ripe for a case of mistaken identity.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Felix Walken at Baccano! Wiki
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