How does a Claymore move up in rank within the Organization?


How do Claymores advance in ranks within the Organization?

We see many kills during the whole TV show, but Claire never advances in rank.




It is worth bearing in mind that the TV show only covers the first 7/8 books,
and it might be addressed later on in the story.

As far as I could find however, the ranking system seems to be done by
generation rather than reallocating ranks when someone dies. You can see
claymore occasionally contest someone's position in the manga, but it doesn't
seem to be an official thing.

[Ranks by
Generation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Claymore_characters#Current_generation)

> Claymore warriors No. 1 through 47 are ranked on their baseline Yoki
> potential, strength, agility, intelligence, sensing and leadership. A
> warrior's rank rises and falls according to the warrior's strength in
> relation to other warriors. Claymores are known to belong in different
> eras/generations, marking the time they joined the Organization, but not all
> Claymores who are active at the same time belong to the same generation.
> This is because Claymores never age beyond their physical prime.

It's unclear as to when a generation changes, as some claymore survive more
than one.

We can see on the linked site that one generation's order has changed.

The old generation (旧世代) (Teresa era テレサ時代).

  * No. 1 - Teresa 
  * No. 1 and 2 - Rosemary 
  * No. 2 - Priscilla 
  * No. 2 and 3 - Ilena 
  * No. 3 and 4 - Sophia 
  * No. 4 and 5 - Noel 
  * No. 5 and 6 - Elda

Recalling Priscilla who was a newly created claymore who shot up through the
ranks to become number 2, I would imagine that in exceptional cases such as
these, the organization would alter the ranks, but mostly it would be left as
is until the next generation comes around and new claymores are assessed




It is worth bearing in mind that the TV show only covers the first 7/8 books,
and it might be addressed later on in the story.

As far as I could find however, the ranking system seems to be done by
generation rather than reallocating ranks when someone dies. You can see
claymore occasionally contest someone's position in the manga, but it doesn't
seem to be an official thing.

[Ranks by
Generation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Claymore_characters#Current_generation)

> Claymore warriors No. 1 through 47 are ranked on their baseline Yoki
> potential, strength, agility, intelligence, sensing and leadership. A
> warrior's rank rises and falls according to the warrior's strength in
> relation to other warriors. Claymores are known to belong in different
> eras/generations, marking the time they joined the Organization, but not all
> Claymores who are active at the same time belong to the same generation.
> This is because Claymores never age beyond their physical prime.

It's unclear as to when a generation changes, as some claymore survive more
than one.

We can see on the linked site that one generation's order has changed.

The old generation (旧世代) (Teresa era テレサ時代).

  * No. 1 - Teresa 
  * No. 1 and 2 - Rosemary 
  * No. 2 - Priscilla 
  * No. 2 and 3 - Ilena 
  * No. 3 and 4 - Sophia 
  * No. 4 and 5 - Noel 
  * No. 5 and 6 - Elda

Recalling Priscilla who was a newly created claymore who shot up through the
ranks to become number 2, I would imagine that in exceptional cases such as
these, the organization would alter the ranks, but mostly it would be left as
is until the next generation comes around and new claymores are assessed

