Claire was a typical teenage cheerleader, she was popular and pretty and even smart. Claire soon discovered that healed at an extraordinary rate and could not break bones, get burned or harm her body in any way. She only told her friend, Zack and after school they would go shoot videos or her jumping off towers or getting hit by a car and never getting hurt. She soon found out that there is a place on her head that if got anything impaled in it she would die but if it were removed she would come back to life.

She realized her life was full of lies when she found out her dad was not a paper factory worker but a man that would track down people with powers and tag them like animals, even doing experiments on some. Even though that was his job he would never let anything harm his adopted daughter Claire. Claire finds out her mom is a women who can create and control fire. When Claire was a baby her and her mom where in a fire, Claire's mom survived because of her power but was grief stricken thinking her daughter died in the fire.

Claire found out where she lived and told her mom of her powers and tried to find out who her father was. Claire's father ended up being a congressional candidate who had the power to fly, but could not afford the press or the public to find out he had a child out of wedlock because it would cause to much scandal. She ends up being a big part in trying to save New York from being blown up and ends up helping a lot.

Generations

The Bennet's have now moved to Costa Verde, California, and have changed their last name to Butler. She finds a friend in a boy named West, after he sees her cut of her pinky toe. West has the ability to fly, and shortly after, they begin to date, without H.R.G. knowing. She also joins her new schools cheer leading squad.

In "Cautuionary Tales" Claire is kidnapped by Bob. She was traded for Elle Bishop, Bob's daughter, who had been kidnapped by Mr. Bennet and West. When West tries to escape with Claire, they are shot down by Elle. Claire regenerates and gets up, and as West flies her away, H.R.G. is shot. In the next episode, he his revealed to be back alive, as he was revived by Claire's regenerative blood. Claire scatters what she believes are her fathers ashes. She notices Elle watching, and threatens Elle by saying she's going to expose her powers to everyone. She is convinced not to do this by Mr. Bennet, who is sent by the Company to stop her.

Powers

Claire has the ability of spontaneous regeneration or cellular rapid regeneration, meaning she can heal from any injury. She has healed from jumping out of a tall building, chopping of her pinky toe being autopsied. Her most well known stunt though is when she jumps off an old oil rig.