Claire Dupont

Claire Dupont is a recurring character in the Sapphire Foxx Universe and the best friend of Isabelle Arrington. She is a Gold Blooded Sorcerer of rather advanced skill for her age but her most dominant skill set seems to be hacking and computer programming. Since sorcerer society is more advanced that Non-Bloods she has very heightened understanding of programing and has even been able to hack the systems of the DSC. Claire is at first simply a friend of Isabelle and later introduced to the Young sisters Jessica and Christina and eventually Chris whom she knows Izzy has been talking a lot about. After seeing how Chris and Izzy both had feelings for one another but never seemed willing to take the first step she attempted to be their Matchmaker. Unfortunately she failed to realize Chris has been dating another girl Holly Allen and that was why the two never made a move on each other. Her plan backfired terribly however when the truth came out and Izzy told Chris they shouldn't be friends as she thought she was the reason he and Holly were having a rough patch. Claire was terribly sorry her plan lead to this but learned that both Chris and Isabelle did want to be together. Eventually the two did become a couple and Claire was happy to not only see them together but also have occasional double dates with them along with her own boyfriend Brian. Soon after her Matchmaker debacle Claire was recruited by Alistair Huntington as his newest ally after recognizing her technical skills and after her help in hacking the DSC headquarters for them she became a new ally. While she turned down a full apprenticeship she did accept a few advanced tomes of Gold Magic and an occasional private lesson from Alistair. Though not as dedicated a protégée as some of Alistair's other allies like Ashley, Chris, and Jessica she did eventually become a member of the New Sapphire Legion and joined in the fight against Sylvana and her Enlightened.
== Appearance ==
Claire like many sorcerers has a number of features and wardrobe that correlates to the color of her bloodline. She has golden Blonde Hair and yellow eyes and often wears yellow clothing but has been seen in other colors as well. She has a moderately curvy figure and is average height.
== History ==
=== Main Universe ===
==== Little Witches ====
In 2006 a 10 year old Claire and Isabelle are on their school track team and walk in on an upper classman named Steven who was peeping in the locker room and recorded a video showing several of the Track Team girls naked. At first they threaten to tell the teachers but Steven blackmails them saying he'll post the video online if they tell. Claire is in tears as he leaves the locker room but Izzy comforts her and asks if she learned how to transform other people in her sorcerer training. Claire wipes her tears away and asks what Izzy's idea is.
The Next day Izzy tells her that she read Steven's mind and that he's going to try peeping again. Both girls plot their revenge and race to the locker room before he gets there. After ignoring his threats and sealing the door with their magic Izzy levitates Steven into the air and Claire transforms him into a busty girl they name Stefany telling her that they will only change her back once she deletes all the copies of the video he took and if she tells anyone or posts the video anyway they they'll leave her stuck as a girl permanently. Claire finishes the spell and soon the rest of the team arrives forcing Stefany to play along and act like a new student. Though it is not seen the two girls presumably kept their promise and transformed Steven back after he deleted the videos.
==== My Apprentice ====
Six months after Alistair rejected Isabelle as an apprentice her and Claire are attending their final class of the day at the sorcerer school Mt. Rainier Academy. Both Claire and Izzy watch as two guys fawn over how skilled they are at fireball magic and neither of them are amused. Claire mentions how the only reason one of them has the highest score is because Izzy doesn't always do the homework because she thinks its pointless and overly simple. Fed up with their gloating Izzy takes the stage and blasts away all the targets with one hand and very little effort much to everyone but Claire's shock. Claire then talks with Izzy about her workaholic schedule and while she admires her drive to get better at magic she reminds her the school will never let her skip ahead even if she has already master nearly a whole tier further. Claire also asks her about dating but Izzy hasn't had much of any relationship since Kevin and isn't that interested in dating another Sorcerer. As they talk however Claire is left oblivious to the fact Alistair is watching them in construct form from the bushes nearby. Izzy ends the conversation after she spots him and promises to text Claire later. Claire then leaves not knowing what Izzy is up to.
==== Matchmaker ====
Claire is introduced to the Young Sisters Jessica and Christina earlier on by Isabelle during the time she and her parents have been training them in magic. She finally meets Chris one day when she teleports to the Arrington home while he's being taught mindreading by Izzy. She jokes a bit about how Izzy's been talking about him so much but Izzy ends the conversation before she can say anything embarrassing. Claire seems clear chemistry between them but leaves before Holly gets there and is left unaware of her relationship with Chris.
A short time later the Young Sisters call Claire for help when they had to have Chris transform into their mother Scarlet to be fitted for a replacement wedding dress. Chris having not mastered real transformation magic yet has blacked out to Scarlet and now doesn't remember who he really is. Claire arrives to help since the sisters are not far enough in their training to turn him back themselves. Claire repairs the damage but mocks Chris a bit for being such a lightweight when transforming. Izzy arrives soon after and they both agree Chris needs work.
Later that day Chris and Izzy are training in shield magics and Claire watches and talks with them. She explains how she's moving to New Yellowstone to study computer sciences and is the first to tell Chris how Sorcerer society is actually more advanced technologically then Non bloods. As they talk however Chris is distracted and lets his shield crack to the point Izzy's attack breaks through and pierces through one of his lungs. Claire suggests teleporting him to a sorcerer hospital but Izzy knows he'll be dead before they get there and instead uses blood magic to trigger his regeneration ability to heal the damage. Claire is shocked Izzy knows blood magic but is glad to see it works when Chris wakes up. Izzy then sends her to her house for healing herbs wanting to get rid of her for a few minutes. Claire returns sooner then expected and sees Izzy and Chris embracing each other and wonders why neither of them have admitted their feelings for each other as she is still unaware of Chris being with Holly. Claire then decides to help them take the leap and be their Matchmaker.
Claire puts a plan together to set the two of them up by transforming herself into Chris to take Izzy on a date and making a construct of Izzy to take Chris out and make them both take the leap. Her plan backfires however when Izzy catches on after she doesn't know who Holly is and in a blind rage she gets thrown off the skyscraper they were eating on by Isabelle. Claire saves herself by transforming her body into steel and asks Isabelle what she was thinking. When she explains her plan Izzy tells her how Chris has been dating Holly since before they met and if he was single they could have easily gone out on their own. Claire admits she didn't know but now it makes sense why neither of them acted on their feelings and takes them both to Mont Blanc where her construct took Chris on their date. Once they arrive Claire dispels the construct but sees Chris doesn't seem shocked. She lets the two of them talk for a minute but sees Izzy told Chris they shouldn't be friends anymore because Claire's plan did show her they both like each other but thinks he wants and deserves to be happy with Holly. Claire apologizes to Chris after Izzy leaves saying she never wanted her plan to lead to this but asks Chris why he wasn't shocked when his date was revealed to be a construct. Chris admits he knew all along because the construct was left handed. He says he wanted to know what it was like to be on a date with Isabelle and tried to justify his actions of cheating on Holly since it wasn't really her. Claire tells Chris its clear neither of them want things to be like this but he is too guild ridden to listen and she takes him home.
Claire is not seen for the rest of the Matchmaker series but its more than likely that the two told her that Chris decided to break up with Holly and start dating Isabelle. Though not entirely clear when she was told she later began inviting the two of them on double dates with her and her boyfriend Brian.
==== The Heist ====
Claire is at first not seen but in the end the contact helping Alistair and Isabelle in their heist of the DSC Headquarters is revealed to be her. Under the codename "Vanguard" her distorted voice is heard to be helping the others in the realm of hacking the mainframe and momentarily disabling the teleport barrier but her real identity is not revealed until the end when the others return to the cave and she emerges from the other room much to Izzy's shock. Claire is just as surprised to see that she is Alistair's apprentice as she knew she had a skilled and mysterious master but had no idea it was the same one who recruited her. Alistair admits in his time observing Isabelle for her apprenticeship he recognized Claire's technical skills and knew she'd make a valuable ally. Alistair then pays Claire for her help as he promised. He gifts her a tome of advanced Gold Magic and whistles to call in a small puppy revealed to be Claire's recently deceased dog Raven. Claire is ecstatic to see her dog brought back to life and made into a puppy again despite Isabelle's concern of how Alistair used Necromancy to bring it back. After assuring her it safe Izzy praises Claire for her skill and she assures them both she made sure no one could trace her actions back to her. Alistair offers her a few lessons if she's willing to stay on as an ally much to Izzy's concern but Claire assures them she doesn't have the time for a full fledged apprenticeship but wouldn't mind a lesson here and there. She then leaves with Raven eager to start taking pictures of her now that she's a puppy again.
==== Swap Poker ====
Months after the events of "Makers Game" Claire and her boyfriend Brian have Isabelle and Chris over for a double date night. They all talk and laugh in their apartment sharing funny stories when Brian suggests they play strip poker. The group agrees and everyone promises to not cheat with magic. Claire who is already a bit tipsy from her margaritas is eager to begin as the cards are delt. As the game goes on Claire eventually suggests to make it last longer they turn it into a game of Swap poker where instead of simply stripping clothing they begin to transform their bodies into their significant others piece by piece. The group agrees and the game continues. Claire and Izzy are in the lead for a while and the game heats up a bit. Claire does suddenly recall how Chris had a bad experience with his ex about transformations and apologizes if her suggestion made things weird for him but he assures her he's fine with doing it for fun. The game progresses and Izzy gets so tipsy she blurts out one of her hands before the betting is done and Claire angrily throws her hand in the air but the game still continues.
By the end of the game Izzy wins as the last one fully transformed but not fully dressed and the couples talk about if they're willing to have sex while swapped. Claire and Brian admit that they've already done it before as gender swapped versions of themselves but never while transformed into each other and they are both rather eager to try it out. Chris and Izzy are hesitant however and use a warp stone to teleport home soon after. Once left alone Claire and Brian remain transformed as each other and begin to have sex.
==== Awakening ====
Though not clear when exactly Claire became aware of the return of Sylvana and joined Alistair and the other in the New Sapphire Legion she was present to help Him and Isabelle to capture and rescue the first thousand of Sylvana's Enlightened after they found her base following the murder of Isabelle's mother Nora. Claire along with Chris worked to cure the enlightened of their curse despite Sylvana placing explosive runes on them set to kill them if the curses were tampered with. To circumvent this problem Claire and Chris worked in unison with Claire turning the Enlighten's body to steel while Chris removed the curses thus they were left unharmed by the runes. Soon after they succeeded however Sylvana had defeated Isabelle and Alistair was forced to flee to save her allowing Sylvana to restore her human form.
Claire and Chris arrived to see Isabelle mortally wounded but Chris was able to heal the damage and save her. Claire mentioned how Sylvana may be more vulnerable now that she's flesh and blood again but Alistair points out that by restoring her human form her power has now grown immeasurable. After Izzy is healed the four of them agree to a plan to help Alistair restore his own body by having Isabelle donate blood for the ritual a little at a time so its not fatal. Not long after Claire along with the other current members of the legion and their families and allies attend Nora Arrington's funeral.
About a week after their plan was put in motion Claire and the rest of the New Sapphire Legion were on the Island when the last blood donation was extracted but at that moment Chris had been tricked by one of Sylvana's followers to lead them to the island and they were forced into battle. Claire dawned her own set of Mana Armor and fought along side Chris and Jessica against Sylvana's followers while Ashley and Sebastian delt with Sylvana and Izzy and Alistair fled into the lower caves to complete the ritual to restore him. Claire fought well was did take damage and eventually Chris was forced to use power crystals to destroy the main chamber and all of Sylvana's followers with it just after he had Claire and Jessica teleport away. The two then returned to find him mortally wounded under the rubble. They managed to get him out and Claire teleported him and herself to a beach on the island and began trying to heal him. A few moments later however Sylvana had planted a bomb in the curse vault and planned to destroy the island. Alistair managed to teleport Claire and Chris to safety along with the others and while they were all devastated to see the island destroyed and Sylvana having gotten away the legion regrouped and Claire joined the rest in taking refuge with the Houlton Family. Though her efforts to heal Chris did keep him stable she was not able to fully repair the damage and he would need the legion to take shifts in healing him throughout the night.
to be continued...
=== Beyond Universe ===
==== Too Good to Interrupt ====
In the non-cannon beyond comic Too Good to Interrupt Isabelle has transformed into her male persona Isaiah to have some fun with her ex-boyfriend turned girlfriend Kevin/Jenifer. When the two of them are having some fun in his bedroom Claire arrives and despite Isaiah trying to play it off, she recognizes him as Isabelle transformed. At first Claire assumes he's taken things too far and offers to transform Jenifer back to normal but in short time she gets roped into a three way with her and Isaiah. Both she and Jenifer play around a bit and make a kind of bet that whoever pleasures Isaiah more gets a chance to continue and go on a date with him. Claire wins out by using magic to spice things up and leaves Jenifer to seek out a new boyfriend of her own. Claire and Isaiah then plan a date but on the day that they are supposed to meet at the mall she calls him to say her parents want her to focus on her grades after a bit of a slip leaving Isiaha hanging but this also leads him to finding Christen a few moments later.
== Personality ==
Claire has a very bubbly and fun-loving personality despite how it conflicts with her best friend Isabelle's more serious and darker demeanor. She is often very happy and content in life and while she is dedicated to her work and very smart in regard to computers she can often be a bit ignorant towards others and their feelings but not in any way intentionally. She is very caring and tends to just want to have fun with friends as well as enjoy having fun with her work. She is very adventurous in the bedroom and open minded on a large number of things such as gender swapping in bed with her boyfriend or fully embracing and loving her dog Raven even after Alistair had revived her with Necromancy and made her a puppy again.
== Relationships ==
==== Brian ====
Claire has a long term boyfriend Brian whom she's been dating for at least 4 years by the time of Awakening. He is a British Amethyst Blooded Sorcerer who shares a great many of her interests. He is very caring towards her but does enjoy teasing her with surprises and keeping her waiting for things like anniversary trips. Both Claire and Brian are rather open minded and have gone as far as to have sex both gender swapped and body swapped with neither of them having many reservations about it. They are also very close friends with Chris and Isabelle after they become a couple and have the occasional double date with them. While it is unclear if Brian is aware of Claires involvement in the Sapphire Legion she has hinted that they are still together.
In the Beyond Timeline however, Brian and Claire broke up for unknown reasons.
==== Isabelle Arrington ====
Claire and Izzy have been best friends since middle school and often share a few magical adventures in their youth such as teaching a high school pervert a lesson by transforming him into a girl. Both girls have become very different however as Claire is very bright and bubbly while Izzy has become more of a serious and tough Goth girl. Despite their differences they have remained best friends. Claire sees Izzy and Chris' feelings for each other and attempts to be their matchmaker unaware of Chris' relationship with Holly and while her plan initially backfires much to Izzy's anger and sadness the two do eventually end up together and while Claire is certainly not praised for her original plan she and Izzy do remain friends and make up. Following her recruitment by Alistair as his new ally Izzy is shocked to see her best friend working for her master and having had enough skill to hack the DSC headquarters. Izzy is initially worried Alistair is offering her an apprenticeship, but Claire makes it clear she doesn't really have the time for that and is fine with just the occasional lesson and advanced books to read. After a time Claire's allegiance with Alistair brings her into the Sapphire legion and both she and Izzy happily fight side by side against Sylvana even when Izzy is in a weakened state due to her blood donations.
== Abilities/Powers ==
Claire is advanced in magic for her age and has a strong skill for her natural Gold Magic. She is able to almost flawlessly transform other people when she is only 12 years old and by the time she is 18 she can easily transmutate her own body and the bodies of others into other materials such as steel. While she has become very skilled in magic both on her own and with the help of Alistair her main and most prominent skillset is in computers and hacking. 
== Gallery ==
Only-Fox-Friday-003-ClaireSD.jpg|Claire pinup in Only Fox Fridays Week 3SapphireFoxx: Only Fox Fridays: Week 3
Claire-Early-Concept.jpg|Early concept art of Claire alongside her current designTwitter: Claire Re-design
== Trivia ==
* Claire is one of the only characters to have mentioned having gender swapped herself at one point but has never actually been seen swapped. She has become her boyfriend Brian but her Male self mentioned has never appeared on screen.
== References ==
Category:Females