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{{character
|groups={{tag|Vanishers}}
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Alloy of Law]]
}}
'''Clamps''' is a member of the [[Vanishers]] in the [[Elendel]] underworld on [[Scadrial]].{{book ref|mb4|11}} One of the most important leaders of the Vanishers under [[Miles Dagouter]], Clamps handles recruitment{{book ref|mb4|8}} and accompanies the Vanishers on many of their raids.{{book ref|mb4|17}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
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|Clamps advising [[Miles]] to allow the Vanishers to hurt the [[Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner|wedding]] guests{{book ref|mb4|5}}
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Clamps is an unpleasant and violent man.{{book ref|mb4|11}} He is brutal, willing to kill any who witness his crimes, including a whole group of Elendel beggars. Clamps would even let his men harm innocent bystanders simply because they had the opportunity to do so.{{book ref|mb4|5}} He claims to be dedicated to the Vanisher's cause, but in actuality he joined the group for the thrill of the robberies, rather than because he shares Miles' ideology.{{book ref|mb4|15}} This, along with his occasional insubordinate behavior and tone, causes some friction between him and Miles.{{book ref|mb4|11}}
== History ==
Much is unknown about Clamps' early life, prior to his involvement with the Vanishers. At some point, as a sign of his devotion to the Survivor, Clamps was
As a member of the Vanishers, Clamps served as third in command of the gang, behind Miles and [[Tarson]].{{book ref|mb4|11}} Clamps' primary duty among the Vanishers was handling recruitment of new members, which he trained and managed in a foundry in [[Longard]].{{book ref|mb4|8}} Clamps recruited all of Miles' men. Clamps accompanied Miles and the Vanishers to the [[Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner]].{{book ref|mb4|5}} He told Miles that the men he recruited were itching to use the guns they had been given on the dinner guests. After High Lord [[Waxillium Ladrian]] and [[Wayne]] defeated the Vanishers in a gunfight at the dinner, several of the men Clamps had recruited were captured.{{book ref|mb4|8}} One of the captured men, [[Sindren]], and several others were later tricked by [[Wayne]] into confirming that they had been recruited by Clamps.
Clamps and the other Vanishers left the foundry, and Clamps placed a series of explosive traps to try to kill [[Waxillium Ladrian]] and Wayne, which he promised Miles would be successful.{{book ref|mb4|11}} Clamps then continued to recruit more men to replace those killed and captured during the wedding raid. He was at the foundry beneath the [[Ironspine Building]] when the Vanishers relocated there, and Miles met with [[Edwarn Ladrian|
Clamps' ultimate fate is so far unknown, it is not certain whether he was killed in the gunfight below the Ironspine Building, captured by the constables, or if he escaped from justice.
== Notes ==
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{{complete|[[User:Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk:Windrunner|talk]]) 22:33, 2 February 2016 (MST)}}
{{Mistborn|Era 2}}
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