Chongire

Chongire (チョンギーレ, Chongire)^? is one of the Witch of Delays' servants from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.

Bio

Appearance

Chongire is an anthropomorphic blue crab. He wears a red scarf around his neck and a red belt around his waist. Sometimes, he wears a chef's uniform consisting of a white shirt and a matching hat.

After fighting against Butler, he has a scar on his right eye.

Personality

Although he is tasked with stealing Motivation Power, Chongire seems to view the mission as troublesome, wanting to leave as soon as he steals a satisfactory amount. He is also very kind towards his other comrades.

Relationships

Witch of Delays: He is one of her servants, and his role is being her chef.
Elda: Chongire is very kind towards Elda, happily giving her food when he thinks she might be hungry.

Etymology

The name Chongire is a Japanese word, meaning to snip off.

History

Chongire first appears, where he summons a Yaraneeda to steal Motivation Power from a group jogging on the beach. He spots Laura and tries to capture her Motivation power too, but is stopped by Manatsu, who transforms into Cure Summer. Chongire is surprised to discover that Summer is immune to having her Motivation Power stolen, and she defeats his Yaraneeda. Feeling unmotivated, Chongire leaves empty-handed, something which would become common going forward.^TRPC01

Frustrated with Laura always using the Mermaid Aqua Pot to take back the stolen Motivation Power, Chongire successfully enacts a plan to capture her.^TRPC16

Chongire and Numeri successfully defeat all four Cures, with Chongire defeating Cure Summer in personal combat using his rock blast ability. However, Laura returns, transforming into Cure La Mer for the first time, and with her help the Cures once again defeat Chongire.^TRPC17

Chongire is the first to spot Manatsu infiltrating the Witch's mansion when he unwittingly gives her directions. When Butler unveils the true purpose of the Fool's Casket, Chongire is the first to rebel against his former employer. Butler transforms him into a Yaraneeda.^TRPC43 He is defeated by the Pretty Cures and returned to his normal form, only to have his Motivation Power stolen by Butler.^TRPC44

He quickly recovers, having had relatively little Motivation Power to begin with. Chongire, Numeri and Elda join the Cures' fight against the Kowasundas, but chongire suffers an injury to his right eye. He escapes the collapsing trench by clinging to the bottom of Grand Ocean, carrying a weakened Butler to save him despite his betrayal. He and the others bid farewell to the Cures before leaving.^TRPC45

He and the others see Laura for the last time, where she asks them to tell her about Manatsu and the others if she ever comes to them in the future. He is last seen as an owner of a popular food stall while living in the now damaged mansion with Elda and Numeri.^TRPC46

Abilities

Rock Blast: Chongire can fire giant rocks from his claws.
Yaraneeda Summoning: Like his comrades, Chongire is able to summon a Yaraneeda by throwing a ball of dark energy at objects to steal Motivation Power from humans.

Trivia

In the Animage January 2022 issue, it was revealed that both him and Numeri's voice actors had to be directed to sound less motivated for them to fit their characters.
Chongire shares his voice actor with Inukai Tsuyoshi in Wonderful Pretty Cure!.
In episode 16, Chongire mentions that he is a chef by trade.
Chongire lacks a sequence in which he summons a Zettai Yaraneeda, since the only time he summoned one was off-screen.