Clownpiece

Clownpiece (born Alicia Kirisame) is the protagonist of The Run. A former professional jockey turned paraplegic, she joins The Run in hopes of learning the secret of Usami Sumireko's Spell Cards, as she believes they have the power of healing her legs.

Early on in The Run, she acts as a supporting character to Sumireko. Later when her own Standmaku, Pierrot, awkakens, she joins Sumireko as the second protagonist of the story arc.

Appearance
Clownpiece is a young woman of below-average height and a slim build. She has light pink eyes (later revealed to be colored contacts) and long dirty blonde hair. Clownpiece wears leggings and a dress with a pattern similar to the American flag (as she is an American). She resembles a jester with a frilled collar and a purple, polka-dotted hat. In cold weather, she wears a long sleeved top with a similar design.

As a paraplegic, before the beginning of the races he is seen using a wheelchair; but during, she is usually mounted on her horse Ace.

Personality
Clownpiece, real name Alicia Kirisame, is a depressed ex-jockey, who clings to the hope of regaining the use of her legs through the power of Sumireko's Spell Cards and later, the Saint Corpse.

Clownpiece is introduced as a distant paraplegic who ruined her career when she was shot in the spine to due conceitedly antagonizing a member of the Japanese Yakuza while on vacation in Japan. After she witnesses Sumireko's Spell Cards and how they enabled her to stand up for a moment, she becomes determined to follow the girl and make her teach the secret of the Spell Cards, then after discovering the Saint Corpse making her legs twitch, to acquire them.

During The Run, Clownpiece was burdened by depression and a subsequent lack of confidence. Notably calling herself a useless person. Her bleak outlook of life stemmed from her youth. Though he was afraid of her harsh father Marisa Kirisame, she would try to live up to her expectations, leading her to become a jockey not out of her own love for horse riding, but because it was her father's greatest passion in life. Eventually though, she began to enjoy horse riding as a sport and as a hobby. After being disowned by her father after being paralyzed, she was determined to take part in The Run to regain some of her lost honor. Later, her motives change, as she figures out being healed was a possibility.