Claude

Claude is a male unicorn pony and puppeteer who appears in the episodes Inspiration Manifestation and Forever Filly. He is referred to by name only in the season four episode's end credits, in merchandise, and in other media.__TOC__
==Development and design==
According to Jayson Thiessen, "The puppeteer's design was inspired by the voice. When I heard the audition I just had to draw a sketch #MLPSeason4". According to Jim Miller on July 13, 2015, Claude and Snips aren't father and son. On March 31, 2016, Nick Confalone jokingly tweeted about Claude and The Gift of the Maud Pie.
Claude shares his body style and eye color with Stinky Bottom, Coriander Cumin, "Leadnail McColt", "Mint Condition", "Port Wine", S05E06 Unnamed Earth Stallion #21, and S06E03 Unnamed Earth Stallion #4.
==Depiction in the series==
 Claude appears in Inspiration Manifestation as a puppeteer for the Ponyville Foal and Filly Fair. Rarity builds him a lavish puppet theater with which to put on his puppet show, but he expresses great displeasure for the theater due to its lack of mobility and room for his puppets. His disapproval sends Rarity into a deep depression.
When Rarity, under the influence of the Inspiration Manifestation spell, returns to Claude with a new, more functional puppet theater, he approves of it greatly. He is impressed by Rarity's ability to produce a better theater in such a short amount of time.
Claude and his puppets appear in Forever Filly.
==Other depictions==
On The Journal of the Two Sisters' The Journal of Friendship page 52, Spike mentions "when that puppeteer Claude was such a...a...clod!"
===My Little Pony (mobile game)===
Claude the Puppeteer is a character in Gameloft's mobile game. The game's description of him states, "This top-hatted unicorn is one to watch out for..."
==Merchandise==
 Claude appears on the season 4 poster.
In the Crystal Games expansion set of Enterplay's collectible card game, card #195 UR of Claude gives him the description "After years of spending more time with puppets than ponies, Claude has become a bit of a control freak."
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==See also==
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==References==
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Category:Supporting characters