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Description
Raquel is a supporting character in the Pretty Cure franchise who appears in the 2013 anime film Eiga Dokidoki! Precure Mana Kekkon!!? Mirai ni Tsunagu Kibō no Dress. He is a dog-like fairy and one of the fairy companions of the main heroines, serving as the regular partner of Rikka Hishikawa, who transforms into Cure Diamond. In the film, he appears alongside the five heroines during a story that moves between the past, present, and future, taking part in the film's opening audience participation sequence and standing with the others as they work to protect treasured memories and the hope of the future.
In terms of background, Raquel is one of the fairies who came to the human world in search of young women capable of becoming Precure. He first met Rikka through Mana Aida, who had already become Cure Heart. Taken with Rikka's character, he shyly invited her to become a Precure, but Rikka initially declined, feeling that she lacked Mana's athletic ability and that the role did not suit her. After Rikka saw Mana fighting alone and made up her mind to join the fight, Raquel became her partner, taking on the form of the Lovely Commune device that enables her transformation into Cure Diamond.
By nature, Raquel is earnest, dependable, and diligent. He is described as very reliable, much like the heroine he supports, and he shows strong loyalty to his partner. His attachment to Rikka is especially deep, and he tends to be most attentive and proactive when her safety or happiness is concerned. He also has a distinctive verbal tic, ending his sentences with a characteristic phrase in his original Japanese dialogue.
His main motivation is to support Rikka and, together with the other Precure and fairies, to protect the bonds, memories, and futures of the people around them. His relationship with Rikka develops from a hopeful invitation born of admiration into a trusting partnership in which he serves as her guide and transformation companion. Among his fellow fairies, he is a steady and supportive presence, and the film shows him carrying that same sense of responsibility into the larger battle against an enemy that seeks to seal people inside their happiest memories.
His most notable ability is transforming into the Lovely Commune, the compact device through which Rikka changes into Cure Diamond. Beyond that function, he acts as a companion and messenger figure, offering encouragement and staying close to the human heroes throughout the events of the film.
In terms of background, Raquel is one of the fairies who came to the human world in search of young women capable of becoming Precure. He first met Rikka through Mana Aida, who had already become Cure Heart. Taken with Rikka's character, he shyly invited her to become a Precure, but Rikka initially declined, feeling that she lacked Mana's athletic ability and that the role did not suit her. After Rikka saw Mana fighting alone and made up her mind to join the fight, Raquel became her partner, taking on the form of the Lovely Commune device that enables her transformation into Cure Diamond.
By nature, Raquel is earnest, dependable, and diligent. He is described as very reliable, much like the heroine he supports, and he shows strong loyalty to his partner. His attachment to Rikka is especially deep, and he tends to be most attentive and proactive when her safety or happiness is concerned. He also has a distinctive verbal tic, ending his sentences with a characteristic phrase in his original Japanese dialogue.
His main motivation is to support Rikka and, together with the other Precure and fairies, to protect the bonds, memories, and futures of the people around them. His relationship with Rikka develops from a hopeful invitation born of admiration into a trusting partnership in which he serves as her guide and transformation companion. Among his fellow fairies, he is a steady and supportive presence, and the film shows him carrying that same sense of responsibility into the larger battle against an enemy that seeks to seal people inside their happiest memories.
His most notable ability is transforming into the Lovely Commune, the compact device through which Rikka changes into Cure Diamond. Beyond that function, he acts as a companion and messenger figure, offering encouragement and staying close to the human heroes throughout the events of the film.