Raquel

Raquel is a dog-like fairy mascot, one of the four main mascots in Doki Doki! Pretty Cure. He is very reliable, much like his partner, Cure Diamond. He ends his sentences with "~quel". When Commune Raquel helps Rikka transform, he begins by saying "Yo, check it, Raquel!"

Personality
Raquel is very reliable, siding with her Cure even under pressure. He will often go out of her way to achieve a goal and tries his hardest to be a good fairy to Rikka. On the flipside, Raquel has been shown to be highly suspicious of other people's motivations a trait which mirror's Rikka's own suspiciousness.

History
Raquel, Sharuru and Lance are first seen on top of Clover Tower while Mana and Cure Sword are faced with the crab Jikochuu. Later, he is seen with all three of them when Rikka is examining her Cure Lovead. Later in that same episode, he turns into a Lovely Commune for Rikka who transforms into Cure Diamond.

Relationships
Hishikawa Rikka : Raquel is Rikka's transformation partner. He loves Rikka so much.

Powers/Abilities
Raquel has the rare ability to fly, and can turn into a Commune to get Rikka to transform into Cure Diamond. In episode 29 he gains the ability to transform into human. Also he can transform in a chair, and it is unknown if he can take more forms.

Appearance
Raquel has blue fur in different shades, and two droopy dog-like ears. There are cobalt blue diamond markings on the tips of her ears. His eyes are deep blue, with eyeliner-like markings which are seen to be more curly at the top of the markings. His tail is round and bushy. He wears a ribbon collar with 2 ribbon tails on the front. He also wears a large blue ribbon on his head, decorated with stripes and a silver heart medallion.

Etymology
Raquel (ラケル) - His name is based on Rachel, the Queen of Diamonds in the traditional Paris court card name.

Trivia

 * Raquel is one of the many mascots who are capable of flight. The rest being Flappy (in his ball form), Choppy (in her ball form), Moop, Foop, Syrup, Chiffon, the Pickruns, Chypre, Cofferet, Potpurri, Cologne, the Fairy Tones, Sharuru, Lance, Dabyi and Ai.
 * Raquel is the first dog-like/blue fairy mascot.
 * Raquel, unlike Sharuru, Lance and Dabyi, seems to be wearing more of a ribbon-like object on his neck, rather than a collar.
 * He shares his voice actress with Midorikawa Keita.
 * Raquel is the second mascot (following Flappy) to have a crush on another person or fairy. In this case, Raquel seems to love Yashima from DDPC36.
 * He is older than Sharuru but he looks younger in human form.

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