Clovis

Clovis is a French researcher obsessed with the idea of adventure and endless quests. She does not seek land-based domination like her old ally Vidoqc did, but instead, seeks to claim ownership over the intangible.

## Personality

Clovis is an eccentric individual, but her quirks are kept hidden underneath a suppressing layer of seriousness. Her true genius is locked away only for her and few others to see, while a more cool and soothing display bubbles up as her 'front.'

Clovis has a large ego, and her genius helps to eccentuate her expectation that she should be allowed to have whatever she wants. She is hardly ever stopped due to her intimidating stature and unspoken command over the people around her, as she usually holds authority over most people just by the way she speaks.

Clovis is a fantastic leader and is able to convince most people to follow her. She is able to pinpoint the wants and needs of her followers to keep them in check... Or keep them in despair. Being able to keep a following is important to her, but the methods in which she uses is irrelevant. To her, fear is always something that drives people, whether it's up-front or in the background.

## History

Clovis' early life is unknown, however, at some point, she lost her vision. In order to have a portion of it back, she was forced to wear a helm with three slits in it, allowing her to see again. However, she is unable to see the color purple. The mask is similar in function to Godot's, and is by the same brand.

She took an interest in Animatus after hearing of such creatures from one of her allies, Vidoqc. After he had explained them to her, she thought of the possibilities of such creatures existing not only in France, but across the world.

Hearing them spreading to Italy especially caught her attention and her fantasies of adventuring went wild. If she could hold command over the strongest Animatus, perhaps she could bring the creatures to more places in the world, uncover lost things, and grow a legacy of discovery and questing far beyond anyone else's. In her desire to make sure she was remembered, she got to work in trying to figure them out.

While her friend Vidoqc 'faked' his death, she busied herself with making new adjustments to her mask to allow herself to see Animatus and was successful. Her first fight with an Animatus was against Vidoqc himself, as he'd been made part Animatus after his death.

### The Animatus Expansion

In order to better understand Animatus and to gain more control over Vidoqc, she decided that his fear and obedience was nessecary. She knew he was an egotistical sort, and now that he had been captured by her, would not be willing to help her without a driving reason.

So she instead decided to make it so his obedience was not nessecary, just his idle suffering. Through the use of a large sigil she had discovered and altered, she found that if she allowed his Animatus guts to spill their liquid 'magic' into its grooves, she could use it to make Animatus spread across the world. The sigil was the message itself, but she needed a place to send it out from.

Thankfully, the Eifell Tower— a project she had helped design— fit this purpose perfectly. Additionally, it was nearly completed, and her presence would never be questioned. Until it was.

A group of adventurers lead by Dr. Lautrec confronted her multiple times during her attempts. Much to her surprise, Vidoqc had become loyal to her out of fear and a need to survive, and fought by her side until he was defeated by them. He allowed her precious time to set up her sigil and the tower, which she successfully used to broadcast her message to Animatus. She told them to flee, flee, and flee to all corners of the world. They did just that, and her plan came to fruition.

However, she was forced off the tower by her own creation's firing, and her fate at the bottom was left indeterminate.

## Trivia

* Clovis came to fruition due to Kitty's frustration with the character design of Bondrewd from Made in the Abyss being used in such a shitty media.
* Clovis' name comes from the first ruler of France.
* Clovis has claws and a tail, but none of them are biological. They're just robotic. She is still human.