Elda

Elda (エルダ, Elda)^?, also called Elde, is one of the Witch of Delays' servants and a former villain from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

Elda is a light pink humanoid with a shrimp tail and antennae. She has lime green hair tied into two bunches, orange streaks on the sides of her fringe, and green eyes with elongated pupils. She wears a black blouse with a pink collar and sleeves and a white apron.

Personality[]

Elda is an immature child who dislikes fulfilling her responsibilities. She is also bratty and short-fused, tending to throw fits when things do not go her way. However, she is very lonely and views her older comrades as her surrogate family.

Relationships[]

Witch of Delays: She is one of her servants, and her role is being her maid.
Numeri: Numeri is shown to be really motherly towards Elda, caring for her and even giving her encouragement during some missions.
Chongire: Chongire is very kind towards Elda, shown by how he usually makes treats for her.
Butler: Elda hates Butler's demanding attitude, and also how he exploits her and her comrades.

Etymology[]

"Elda" or "Elde" can mean "old" in various Germanic languages, which would be ironic since she is the youngest among the Witch's servants.

History[]

Elda is first introduced serving tea to Chongire and Numeri. Numeri comments on how cute she is, and Elda sits in her lap. She is skeptical that the so-called Legendary Warriors Pretty Cure can be powerful since they're still children themselves, but Numeri promises to handle them for her.^TRPC06

Elda insists that Butler call her Elda-chan, not Elda-san, since she's still a kid. Butler sends her on her first mission to steal a package being delivered by Kururun. She summons her first Yaraneeda from a seashell. She tries throwing a tantrum to convince Laura to hand it over, but fails. The item turns out to be a delivery of snacks.^TRPC07

Elda is playing with her toys when she notices Kururun. When she takes Kururun back to the prison cell, she doesn't see Laura anywhere. However, it turns out Laura was just hiding, as she attacks Elda, and locks her in the cell.^TRPC17

The Cures defeat Elda again. On her way home, her boat breaks down and she crashes in an abandoned mansion which is said to be haunted. When Manatsu visits, she mistakes Elda's voice for that of a doll, which Elda uses to to manipulate her into bringing snacks every day. When Chongire and Numeri arrive looking for her, she realizes that Manatsu is a Pretty Cure. Elda is moved by Cure Summer's attempt to save the mansion, believing Elda's story that the doll is forever waiting for the girl who played with her. Elda fakes a sore tummy to convince the villains to leave, saving the Cures and the mansion. The mansion is later demolished, but not before Elda takes the doll home.^TRPC19

Elda is sent recover the large cup filled with Motivation Power from inside a cave on Minamino Island, which she succeeds in.^TRPC23

Elda runs away from the mansion after being scolded by Butler. At first she enjoys the human world at night, where she can play all she wants and steal snacks from the suparmerket. However, when she thinks of sharing the snacks with Chongire and Numeri, she realizes she misses them. Kururun offers to share their seashell cookies with her. The next day, Chongire gives her an orb which she uses to summon a Chou Zettai Yaraneeda. Cure Summer challenges her: Elda believes it's best to stay a child forever so she can eat snacks nad play, but Summer promises that it's still possible to hae fun as an adult. Her Yaraneeda is defeated. She returns home empty-handed, but Numeri comforts her, offering her emergency stash of Motivation Power so that Butler won't be angry.^TRPC34

Elda is playing with her toys when Manatsu unexpectedly barges in. She recognizes Manatsu as a Pretty Cure and rats her out immediately. She is horrified when Butler transforms Chongire into a Yaraneeda.^TRPC43 Elda saves Manatsu from the Yaraneeda by pushing a button the opens a trapdoor, claiming she merely wanted to avoid cleaning up. Her motivation power is later drained by Butler Yaraneeda.^TRPC44

Despite having her motivation drained earlier, Elda returns and scolds Butler for betraying them. She sides with the Pretty Cures, tossing the Tropical Pact back to Manatsu and helping to fight the Kowasundas. When the underwater trench collapses, she survives thanks to Numeri holding on to her as Grand Ocean departs. Before leaving, she bids the Cures farewell.^TRPC45

After seeing Laura who visited them earlier to tell them to remind her about her erased memories, Elda hopes for the best for Laura while playing with her doll inside of the damaged mansion. She is last seen looking after a weakened Butler who is now living in a pot.^TRPC46

Abilities[]

Antenna Blasts: She can shoot beams from her antennae.
Yaraneeda Summoning: Like her comrades, Elda is able to summon Yaraneeda by throwing a ball of dark energy at objects to steal Motivation Power from humans. She performs a flip before throwing the ball.

Trivia[]

Elda shares her voice actress with Amamiya Kaede, a minor character from Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure.
Elda is one of the most successful villains who has successfully located the Motivation Power, supplied Numeri's emergency stash, and recovered the cup from the cave on Minamino Island.