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{{quote| ''I only want your happiness, knowing I can never be yours to share it.''}}
 
One of [[CLAMP (Creator)|CLAMP]]'s lesser-known works, '''''Clover''''' is a story about a young girl named Suu with [[Mysterious Waif|mysterious powers]]. Ex-soldier Kazuhiko is tasked with the mission to escort her to Fairy Park, where she hopes that she can find happiness. Suu is part of a group of gifted individuals called "Clovers" who have the power to manipulate technology, and each Clover's power is classified by a clover-leaf tattoo categorizing their strength. Suu is the only known Clover to have a power level of four leaves.
 
The manga first began printing in 1997 and four volumes have been released (out of a planned six). In 1999, a short animated musical film was made based on it. The series is currently on hiatus.
 
Not to be confused with the (now closed) game studio Clover.
 
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* [[A Love to Dismember]]: Barus...has a special relationship with the hand he severed from Kazuhiko.
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Every story arc so far has either one of these or a [[Downer Ending]].
** {{spoiler|Almost everyone dies or is dying.}}
* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: the Clovers.
** Suu is massively powerful, but {{spoiler|is kept in complete isolation from the rest of the world, as the Wizard government officials are concerned that she is powerful enough to overthrow them.}}
** Ran {{spoiler|and his brothers were imprisoned for similar reasons, but kept in much less comfy digs than Suu's garden prison. CLAMP has stated in interviews that the grim, suffocating atmosphere directly led to A's deranged mental state. Ran managed to work out a deal with the Wizards to live with fellow Clover Gingetsu, but has an extremely short lifespan that is hinted to be linked to his powers.}}
** Oruha {{spoiler|is a weak enough Clover that she is permitted to be free, but her only power is to know the day of her death.}}
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* [[Cool Shades]]: Gingetsu has a visor which he never seems to take off.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Kazuhiko. Barus is especially fond of him, and likes to call him his "prince." And, uh, [[A Love to Dismember|snuggle with his severed hand at night]].
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]:
*** {{spoiler|Suu: "I love you."}}
* [[Gilded Cage]]: Suu's greenhouse.
* [[Good -Looking Privates]]
** [[Foe Yay]]: Barus and Kazuhiko's innuendo-laden dialogue.
* [[Leitmotif]]: the lyrics of Oruha's songs are used like this.
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* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Suu.
* [[Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap]]
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: As is traditional to [[CLAMP (Creator)|CLAMP]].
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Oruha.
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Suu/Oruha and Suu/Kazuhiko.
* [[Punk Punk]]: the setting seems to incorporate elements of [[Cyberpunk]], [[Steampunk]] and [[Diesel PunkDieselpunk]].
* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: Kazuhiko's robotic arm.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Ran/Lan, Suu/Sue, Bols/Boris/Barus, Oruha/Ora.
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: Barus.
* [[The Stoic]]: Gingetsu.
* [[Technopath]]: all of the Clovers are stated to have this power, but Ran in particular has the most scenes demonstrating it.
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* [[Twin Telepathy]]: The connection that A and C/Ran have.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Suu.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Suu can grow mechanical-looking bird wings that allow her to fly for a short period of time (as demonstrated in the beginning of the second volume). Oruha also has these wings, and she applies them to the costumes she wears onstage.
** The wings themselves are also symbolic in regards to Suu frequently being referred to as a "caged bird."
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Both volumes three and four.
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