tl;dr on relationships coming (i've had this claim here for months... maybe someday but for now: good luck, buddy.)

until then please enjoy my favs (note that i don't agree 100% with everything in some of these, but good reads!!):

• Never Underestimate an Outsider: A Long Essay Analysis of Claude in All Routes
  
• Unmasking the Master Tactician: An Analysis on Claude von Riegan
  
• Middle Eastern/Central Asian Coding and References
  
• Flying by the seat of his pants
  
• Soy un perdedor
  
  

and not meta, but reliable despite his behavior
& how i picture almyra: 1, 2, 3

AND I KNOW THE GAME IS NOW TWO YEARS OLD BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL ANYONE BUT SCREAMS ABOUT K TO THE HA TO THE LID