User blog comment:GlitterInformer/Pretty Cure Plus and Minus Round 17 - A DANGEROUS GAME/@comment-37117761-20190808194302

Update:

Since my last vote, things have been really busy. Siren and Black Hole have gotten +5 points and will be moving on to Phase 3. Also, Boss has been eliminated, making him the second loser of the round.

My vote:

Papple +1, Sirloin -1

The reason I want Papple to move on to Phase 3 is because I like her character arc and what she represents. Most of the HUGtto villains represent a time period in recent Japanese history. Papple represents the Bubble Period of the '80s, where Japan's economy was doing really well. Then, the economic bubble burst in the '90s, resulting in an economic recession that the next generation, known as the Lost Generation, had to clean up. Papple's clothes and her habit of fan dancing comes from '80s Japan. And Gelos eventually overtaking her represents the Lost Generation having to clean up after the Bubble generation's mistakes.

Papple is an interesting character throughout the season. She may be bubbly, but she also is shown to be ruthlessly evil as she sentences Charaleet to being trapped in the dark for who knows how long as punishment for his failures. She also "murders" Ruru and reprograms her to fight against Pretty Cure. She does turn good, though, through a series of bad things happening to her. Her boyfriend, George Kurai, cheats on her with Gelos. This leads to Papple turning herself into an Oshimaida in a way that eerily resembles suicide. Even after she turns good and helps Charaleet and Daigan set up their own business, she's still full of personality.