Claus Valca

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Claus Valca (Κλαυς Βαλκα) (クラウス・ヴァルカ, ^?) is one of the main characters from the 2003 anime series Last Exile.

Claus Valca

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Claus is a fifteen-year-old vanship pilot working for the Norkia Vanship Organization. His navigator is Lavie Head, with whom he shares a deep friendship since early childhood. Claus is no stranger to the vanship courier lifestyle, having been born into and raised for the lifestyle by his late father Hamilcar Valca (much like navigator George Head raised daughter Lavie). Their fathers died while attempting to cross the "Grand Stream" on a mission that would have brought peace to Prester. After this and his mother's death, Claus follows in his father's footsteps throughout his childhood and early adolescence to becomes a top-notch pilot. He is very focused on his job and makes sure the mission is completed each time. Claus is protective of both Lavie and their "cargo", Alvis Hamilton. With their vanship damaged, he is, in a sense, forced to stay on the Silvana.

On board the Silvana, his life began to change forever. The captain of the ship, Alex Rowe, had been the young pilot who delivered news of his father's death to his family. On top of that, he caught the eye of Dio Eraclea, who was fascinated with his skills as a vanship pilot. Though uncomfortable in his presence, Claus treated Dio as a friend.

When it comes to romance, Claus never really showed much interest. He thought of Lavie only as a best friend, since their fathers were best friends as well. However, he was able to influence Tatiana Wisla, the best pilot on board the Silvana. Through her interactions with Claus, Tatiana gradually changed her way of thinking, and became a warmer person.

As the events of the series unfold, the emphasis of the story began to shift away from him and Lavie, instead focusing on the plights of the two countries in Prester, and the treachery of the Guild. However, he and Lavie bore witness to Alvis's release of EXILE, and in the end, chose to settle in the "new world".