Prism Grunt 45

**Claude Hartfeld**, more commonly known as **Grunt 45**, is a member of Team Prism, and also the Scarlet Court.

## History

### Before the Scarlet Court

Claude was born into a highly religious family. It was expected from him from an early age that he was to become a priest when old enough, and he was raised and taught very strictly. While he was not allowed to have a pokemon, he would go against his parents and capture 3 pokemon - a shiny venipede for himself, and a venipede and stunky for his sister. His venipede, which he named Halo, was trained in secret.

When he entered high school, he was sent to a prestigious boarding school where he would study for several years. One night, while taking a walk outside of his dormitory, he was attacked by a strange mightyena. His injuries were, fortunately, not severe, and he was easily able to recover and return to his normal life - until, on every full moon after, he would become an absol.

Eventually, he somehow came into contact with the Scarlet Court, who cured his lycanthropy. With him owning Halo, who was now fully evolved into a scolipede, he was offered to join the Court.

### In the Scarlet Court

After joining the Scarlet Court, Claude took on the name and weapon Cinquedea, and was chosen as the apprentice of the second chair member Misericorde. He also began to bond with Scimitar, the first chair's similarly aged daughter, and the two became close friends and colleagues.

As time went on, Claude began to notice that his tutor was more than he seemed to let on. By the time he decided to try and warn others of Misericorde's suspicious behavior, it was too late - Misericorde had already learned of Claude's suspicion, and brutally attacked him with his card Koutei, leaving the severely injured Claude for dead...

### Team Prism

Claude eventually woke up in hospital. His injuries, to the surprise of doctors, had healed incredibly well, though they left permanent scars all over his body. Unfortunately, however, Claude was left without his memories, except for the name of his partner pokemon. He was cared for by Dr. Hastie Lanyon during his time in the hospital, who also spent a large amount of time searching for evidence to who his patient might be, but to no avail. Never learning more about who he was, along with it seeming that no one was looking for him, caused Claude to become bitter and pessimistic.

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Scimitar

While they have never been in a relationship, Claude has a crush on the Court's leader, Scimitar. This has applied to both himself in current time and in the past before he lost his memories. He cares for and trusts Scimitar, even if now he can't remember everything that he might have once known about her.

### Familial

#### Lucy

He does not remember who Lucy was, but when he thinks of her name, he feels a sense of nostalgia.

### Platonic

#### Grunt 776

Claude is one of the few Team Prism members who has actually met 776 face-to-face. He didn't seem to like 776 much.

## Pokémon

### Halo (Female Shiny Scolipede)

Previously his only Pokémon, who has been by his side since he was young.

### Leviathan (male glitched feebas)

a pokemon he received from Ketamis. it was glitched but then stabilized, causing its monochrome colouration.

## Trivia

* Claude is known to bruise easily, although the cause of this is unknown.
* He has discoloured nails, being grey without clear reason.