TV-Series
Description
Rald is a male giant panda Jewelpet from Jewel Land, distinguished by his black and white fur, teal or light teal green eyes, and emerald jewel eyes. His consistent attire includes a dark pink waistcoat, a pink and yellow striped hat, and a white pearl necklace featuring a dark green tear-shaped emerald pendant. His physical size varies; starting average-sized in earlier series, he becomes the largest Jewelpet from *Jewelpet Sunshine* onward.
Representing happiness and harmony, his magic specifically fosters emotional well-being and relationships. His abilities encompass inducing happiness, strengthening bonds between loved ones, promoting peace, facilitating new beginnings, enhancing love and health, and healing mental and physical ailments. While wielding harmony-based magic in *Jewelpet*, his powers center on happiness in *Jewelpet Twinkle☆*. He also possesses skill in playing musical instruments.
Personality-wise, Rald maintains a calm, relaxed, and sensitive demeanor, often appearing shy and reserved. He communicates minimally, frequently ending phrases with "laludo" or using single words like "Mofu." Despite his quiet nature, he exhibits friendliness and approachability. His exceptionally soft fur induces intense comfort and obsession in others who touch it, leading to social challenges, such as his peers' struggle to resist touching him in *Jewelpet Sunshine*.
His roles and development vary significantly across the franchise:
- In *Jewelpet*, he restores love between humans after Diana corrupts their relationship, becoming their partner.
- In *Jewelpet Twinkle☆*, he travels to the human world seeking a magic-study partner and inadvertently causes trouble during a school festival.
- In *Jewelpet Sunshine*, as a Plum class student, his intimidating size and popularity lead to a mistaken delinquent perception, stemming from others' fixation on his fur.
- In *Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!*, he lives isolated near Jewel Town, unable to speak beyond "Mofu." Intense loneliness causes him to grow behemoth-sized, nearly attacking the KiraDeco 5. He temporarily becomes Luna's adoptive father in episode 28. A subplot details his past encounter with Sanko, a human who cared for zoo pandas; initial hostility shifts as Rald heals Sanko's illness, resolving their misunderstandings.
- In *Jewelpet Happiness* episode 32, he works at a circus, forming a Magic Gem with human partner Apel Yamada. Though primarily communicating with "Mofu," he reveals an ability to speak normally by the episode's end.
- *Jewelpet Magical Change* reimagines him as a human character; Airi and Sakutarō Kirara's father wears a panda costume, indicating Rald does not exist as a Jewelpet in this series.
Rald's name derives from "emerald," his birthstone, aligning with his May 17 birthday. He is one of the few consistently clothed Jewelpets, sharing this trait with Kris. His familial connections include Luna as his adopted daughter in *Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!*.
Representing happiness and harmony, his magic specifically fosters emotional well-being and relationships. His abilities encompass inducing happiness, strengthening bonds between loved ones, promoting peace, facilitating new beginnings, enhancing love and health, and healing mental and physical ailments. While wielding harmony-based magic in *Jewelpet*, his powers center on happiness in *Jewelpet Twinkle☆*. He also possesses skill in playing musical instruments.
Personality-wise, Rald maintains a calm, relaxed, and sensitive demeanor, often appearing shy and reserved. He communicates minimally, frequently ending phrases with "laludo" or using single words like "Mofu." Despite his quiet nature, he exhibits friendliness and approachability. His exceptionally soft fur induces intense comfort and obsession in others who touch it, leading to social challenges, such as his peers' struggle to resist touching him in *Jewelpet Sunshine*.
His roles and development vary significantly across the franchise:
- In *Jewelpet*, he restores love between humans after Diana corrupts their relationship, becoming their partner.
- In *Jewelpet Twinkle☆*, he travels to the human world seeking a magic-study partner and inadvertently causes trouble during a school festival.
- In *Jewelpet Sunshine*, as a Plum class student, his intimidating size and popularity lead to a mistaken delinquent perception, stemming from others' fixation on his fur.
- In *Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!*, he lives isolated near Jewel Town, unable to speak beyond "Mofu." Intense loneliness causes him to grow behemoth-sized, nearly attacking the KiraDeco 5. He temporarily becomes Luna's adoptive father in episode 28. A subplot details his past encounter with Sanko, a human who cared for zoo pandas; initial hostility shifts as Rald heals Sanko's illness, resolving their misunderstandings.
- In *Jewelpet Happiness* episode 32, he works at a circus, forming a Magic Gem with human partner Apel Yamada. Though primarily communicating with "Mofu," he reveals an ability to speak normally by the episode's end.
- *Jewelpet Magical Change* reimagines him as a human character; Airi and Sakutarō Kirara's father wears a panda costume, indicating Rald does not exist as a Jewelpet in this series.
Rald's name derives from "emerald," his birthstone, aligning with his May 17 birthday. He is one of the few consistently clothed Jewelpets, sharing this trait with Kris. His familial connections include Luna as his adopted daughter in *Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!*.