User blog comment:GlitterInformer/Pretty Cure Plus and Minus Round 27 - THE FINAL BATTLE/@comment-31772797-20190930153100/@comment-386913-20191001011947

Not really: they were "defeated" by Akudaikan and then sealed away beneath Goyan's little summer home because the villains still needed them. Yeah as messy as it is, I think seeing them as part of what made Dark Fall kept them alive even with their rebellious nature. (just rewatched Splash Star so it's rather clear right now to me).