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Baron Salamander (サラマンダー男爵)? is the main antagonist of the movie Heartcatch Pretty Cure!: Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show... Desu ka!?. He is a lost member of the Desert Apostles and originally, the right hand man of Dune before Sabaku took his place. He was eventually defeated 400 years ago by the very first Pretty Cure, Cure Ange, before being unsealed by Olivier.

Bio

Appearance

Baron is a tall man, who has long dirty crimson hair, and turquoise eyes. He mainly wears dark-colored clothes, along with a purple ribbon with a stone in it. Behind the hair that covers his head, he wears a white mask. Most of the time, he is seen holding a stuff, while he wears a fairly tall black hat at the beginning of the movie.

His true form is a gigantic black dragon, with horns and red inner wings.

Personality

Baron Salamander was a vengeful man, who desired for conquest. However, deep down he harbors a soft spot for Olivier whom he sees as his foster child. After his defeat, he becomes kinder, and decides to travel with and look after Olivier better.

Relationships

  • Dune: He was once Dune's right hand man until Sabaku came along. After he was defeated 400 years ago, Dune learned a young boy unsealed him and decided to give him a task to give Yuri's father the mask Sabaku is wearing. However, Baron Salamander, after having a change of heart, decides to leave Dune for good and for Olivier's sake.
  • Olivier: Olivier freed him from his imprisonment when he thought the Baron could grant his wish of having parents. The Baron and him went on a lot of journeys around the world to search for the fragments of his powers. Their relationship is similar to father and son, though Olivier denied it when Yuri asked. After his purification, the Baron finally acknowledges Olivier as his son, and their relationship improves.

Etymology

Baron has several meanings, but the most suiting one for the movie's content is a European nobleman of varying rank. [1]

Salamander is a type of lizard that is said to be able to withstand fire. [2]

History

First Defeat and Sealing

Baron Salamander was once one of Dune's faithful servants before the events of Heartcatch!. 400 years ago, he was trained with full potential, with Dune's high expectations that he would take over the Earth by turning it into a desert. Dune sent him to France, where he began terrorizing the country, until he was defeated by Cure Ange, and was sealed inside the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel.

Being Freed By And Using Olivier

After years of imprisonment, Baron Salamander would later meet Olivier, who was an orphan praying for Archangel Michael. By lying to Olivier that he was the archangel, the Baron manipulated Olivier into freeing him. He named the boy Loup-Garou, and taught Olivier to become like a werewolf and how to fight like one.

Soon, the Baron and Olivier traveled across Europe to collect the Baron's fragmented powers in the form of small crystals, which were shattered and scattered by Cure Ange. However, to the Baron's shock, Olivier decided to leave him by stealing the fully formed crystal of the Baron's original powers. Angered by Olivier's betrayal, Baron Salamander deployed his Snackies to pursue after the boy, who he would eventually be able to trace and regain control over.

Final Battle

The Cures arrive to stop Baron Salamander and Olivier and split up, Cure Moonlight and Cure Sunshine going after the Baron while Cure Blossom and Cure Marine stay to fight Olivier. Olivier is able to fight with ease, and attempts to strangle Cure Blossom while she tries to talk to him. Despite their pleas, Olivier can't hear them. After all of Cure Blossom's pleading and her blocking Cure Marine's attack, though, Olivier begins to cry silently. He turns back into a human and then Baron Salamander's true form, a dragon, is released.

In their Super Silhouette form, the Cures preform the Heartcatch Orchestra, but they're not strong enough. Olivier grabs the Baron's crystal, which has now turned blue-green, and holds it up in the air while cheering the Cures on. With everyone's power, the Cures are able to defeat Baron Salamander.

When the Baron falls, Olivier runs to him. Afraid that his foster father was dead, the boy starts to cry for the fallen Baron. The Baron's crystal shatters, and is carried away by the wind. Olivier laughs when the Baron curses the Pretty Cure weakly, and then asks him if they can go on another journey. In the end, his hair has been shorten when he cut it himself, before both him and Olivier embark on another journey.

Mentions And Cameos

During episode 48, Dune mentioned that Baron Salamander is the one who gave Yuri's father the mask that Sabaku is wearing, allowing him to take control of his mind to serve Dune.

Baron Salamander later reappeared in All Stars DX3 as one of the movie villains whose appearance is copied for a recreation serving Black Hole.

Trivia

  • His design is based on the character Erik, from the novel The Phantom of the Opera.
  • His voice actor Keiji Fujiwara passed away on April 12th, 2020.
  • It is not known if the similairities in appearances he shares with Cure Ange is intentional or not.
  • He and Olivier are the only surviving members after the dissolution of the Desert Apostles.
  • Baron Salamander became an inspiration to create the design of Cancer Schiller, one of the twelve Golden Saints From Saint Seiya: Omega. The main similarities were the hair color and mask. That probably was proposital, because Omega has the same art directors from Heartcatch.
    Cancer schiller face

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