Close

Close クローズ Kurōzu
Description
Season	Go! Princess Pretty Cure
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Purple
Hair Color	Black
Home Place	Dys Dark
First Appearance	GPPC01
Theme Color	Purple
Japanese Voice Actor	Madono Mitsuaki

Close (クローズ, Kurōzu^?) is one of the commanders of Dys Dark. He, along with Shut and Lock, form a group called the Three Musketeers. In episode 11, he is defeated by the Cures' Trinity Lumiere attack. It is later revealed that he survived the attack and had assumed his crow form in episode 30, possibly until he was strong enough to fully make a comeback. In episode 31, Close returns, along with the two new generals from Dys Dark, Stop & Freeze.

History

First Attack

He first appears before Haruka and Yui and locks away Yui's dream and creates a Zetsuborg from her book. Haruka is terrified that Yui has gotten captured and is told by Pafu and Aroma to transform. She becomes Cure Flora for the first ever time and battles the Zetsuborg and defeats it with Floral Tourbillon. Frustrated, Close leaves.

Initial Defeat by the Cures

In episode 11, Dyspear gives Close one last chance to defeat the Cures once and for all, and so she sends them all to a battlefield she set up. Cure Flora is left to battle Close, who had taken on a more powerful form and the battle proves to be very difficult for Flora. When Mermaid and Twinkle, along with Yui, reunite with her, they all attempted to battle him, but he still could not be defeated. Their new Dress Up Keys reacted to their wish to defeat him, but Close then turned into a more powerful form (with the appearance of a gigantic crow) and attacked them once more. The Cures were hopeless until Yui reminded them of how their mission is to protect everyone's dreams, and that encouraged the three greatly. The keys reacted again, this time reaching Prince Kanata, who granted them the Crystal Princess Rods and allowed them to use their new keys and the new attack, Trinity Lumiere. The attack finally defeats Close, reducing him to a few stray feathers that fall upon Dyspear.

Close's Revival

In episode 29, a mysterious crow is seen perched on a tree as Lock brings forth his castle Zetsuborg. In the next episode, episode 30 after Lock's defeat, the crow uses a despair gauge to collect the despair energy that Lock had inside him and flies away. In episode 31, he appears before the Cures and easily defeats them before bringing forth two new generals, Freeze and Stop. When the Cures defeat the Zetsuborg they summoned, the three of them retreat. After Close arrives back, he uses the despair energy from the gauge to completely rejuvenate Dyspear and create a new palace created by thorns.

Singling Out Cure Flora and His Attack on the City

In episode 38, Close disguises himself as a Noble Academy student named Kurosu. His plan is to isolate Haruka from the other Cures so he could finished her off without anyone helping her. While most of them believe him when he says he supports their dreams, Towa finds him suspicious. Minami and Kirara go off to run errands while Yui and Towa go to an art contest Kurosu mentions. Haruka still doesn't think much of it until she sees Pafu and Aroma being sold off to a pet shop. She then follows Kurosu, who reveals himself to be Close, and the two battle. During the fight, he reminds Flora about how alone she is and how useless her dream is, but Flora doesn't give up and continues to fight. Meanwhile, Kanata notices Flora fighting hard against Close and becomes concerned for her safety. As Close retreats, Kanata comes to Flora to see if she's all right. Then suddenly, not knowing how much it meant to her, Kanata tells her to stop chasing her dream of becoming a princess, which plunges Haruka into despair. Close watches gleefully as Kanata unwittingly helped him out. In the next episode, using Haruka's despair, Close covers the entire city in vines and traps the residents in cages. The other Cures tried to battle him, but he's too strong, and he tells them how Kanata is partially at fault for it. A regretful Kanata goes to find Haruka who, after remembering her dream and the friends she made along the way, has regained hope and her direction in life, transforming once again. Close tries to finish her off again, but Flora's determination helps her out during the fight and thus reawakening Kanata's memories in the process. Because of Kanata's new dream, the Royal Key is born and the Cures used Grand Printemps on Close, along with Stop & Freeze, but they all retreat before they were purified.

Appearance

He has black hair and eyes, dresses up like a punk rock star, and wears a lock around his neck. He wears a purple leather jacket and pants with gold spikes decorating the shoulders. He has elf-like ears and wears dark magenta eye makeup that lights up when he summons a Zetsuborg. He is also very tall and lanky.

His powered-up form is a bit different. In that form, he is larger, more muscular, and takes on a more menacing appearance. His final form, which is even stronger, looks like a large purple crow with glowing red eyes.

When he returns, his clothes change a bit. His top appears to be smaller with gray netting covering the chest. He also now wears a long purple skirt-like garment and black high-heeled boots with a belt with gold spikes and a red lock buckle. He also has long black fingerless gloves and his magenta eye makeup now just lines his eyes.

In episode 50, he turns into another new form using the remainder of Dyspear's power inside of him. His hair becomes longer and white with a couple of black strands sticking upward. His outfit resembles Dyspear's, a black and red tight-fitting suit with a magenta keyhole on his chest and thick black and purple feathers flowing from the lower part of his body.

Personality

He is strict, short tempered and stubborn. Close is straight forward and doesn't care about others' feeling as well as always trying to persuade his teammates into following his plans.

After his revival, he looks to be more strict and serious and has become more loyal to Dyspear, even helping with her return. He also appears to care deeply for Stop & Freeze, retreating from the Cures' Grand Printemps attack before the two could be purified.

Abilities

Like the rest of the Three Musketeers, he can trap people's into a gate of desperation to create Zetsuborgs by saying "Close Your Dream!". He does not summon Zetsuborgs after his return, instead leaving that to Stop & Freeze.

Songs

Close's voice actor, Madono Mitsuaki, has participated in an image song for the character he voices. The only duet he sings is with Hino Satoshi, who voices Shut, and Kaida Yuki, who voices Lock.

• Perfect Black (Along with Hino Satoshi and Kaida Yuki)

Trivia

• His short tempered behavior is similar to Ira.
• Along with the rest of the Three Musketeers, his name pertains to closing and locking things away.
  • Also like the other members, he says "(name) your dream!" when locking a victim's dream.
• He shares his voice actor with Flat, a character from Suite Pretty Cure♪ : Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody!
• He is the eighth villain to permanently change their appearance. The first seven were Dune, Bassdrum, Baritone, Falsetto, Mephisto, Regina, and Lock. He is followed by Yamoh.

Gallery

Official Profile/Art Close's profile from Toei's website. Close's profile from TV Asahi Close's new profile from TV Asahi wesbite Screenshots Close in The OP.png Close in the opening Close.jpg Close leaning against the tree in episode one Close with the captured Yui.png Close with the captured Yui AromaAttackingClose.jpg Close being attacked by Aroma PafuAttackingClose.jpg Pafu attacking him Close being scolded Close shocked by Minami's reaction to a ghost Close's final form Close becoming angry The new Close in episode 31 Close appearing again Close with Hanae in the cage Close, along with Stop and Freeze, prepare to leave Revived Close in the updated opening in episode 32 Close talking to Shut Close watching over the Cures Close disguised as "Kurosu" greets Haruka and Yui Close disguised as "Kurosu" to get close to Haruka Kurosu speaking sense into Minami Kurosu speaks about the poster Kurosu targets Aroma and Pafu Kurosu transforming back into his true form Close is surprised by Flora's determination Close prepares to attack Close launches his attack Close stops Twinkle and Mermaid's attack Close shocked by the fact that Haruka transformed again Close gets really angry Close fights Flora Close escapes Grand Printemps alongside Stop and Freeze Dyspear merging with Close Close's second final form shown Close Gets the cures Attendion.jpg Close getting the Cures' attention in episode 50 Close se transforma.png Close transforms Close en su forma final.png Close in his final form Close Dyspear Form.jpg Close in his Dyspear-powered form Dyspear Close Prepares to Attack.jpg Close prepares to attack Flora Flora VS Dyspear Close.jpg Flora battling Close Flora confronta closedyspear.png Flora confronts Close