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'''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}}▼
Clamps is a member of the [[Church of the Survivor]].{{book ref|mb4|17}} A religious fanatic, Clamps' neck is scarred in a similar pattern to the scars Kelsier obtained during his time in the [[Pits of Hathsin]]. He has developed a habit of scratching these scars while he is thinking.{{book ref|mb4|11}}{{book ref|mb4|17}} Clamps' face is fine-featured, and he often wears a scowl.{{book ref|mb4|5}}▼
Clamps has some knowledge of traps and explosives.{{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' 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.
▲== Appearance and Personality ==
▲{{quote|I’m tellin’ you, the boys are gettin’ jumpy. You can’t give ’em all this and never let ’em fire the bloody things. You’re gonna have to let the boys loose sooner or later, boss.|Clamps advising [[Miles]] to allow the Vanishers to hurt the [[Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner|wedding]] guests{{book ref|mb4|5}}}}
▲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}}
▲Clamps is a member of the [[Church of the Survivor]].{{book ref|mb4|17}} A religious fanatic, Clamps' neck is scarred in a similar pattern to the scars Kelsier obtained during his time in the [[Pits of Hathsin]]. He has developed a habit of scratching these scars while he is thinking.{{book ref|mb4|11}}{{book ref|mb4|17}} Clamps' face is fine-featured, and he often wears a scowl.{{book ref|mb4|5}}
▲Clamps has some knowledge of traps and explosives.{{book ref|mb4|11}}
== Notes ==
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