Nuts

Nuts (ナッツ Nattsu)^? is one of the princes from the Palmier Kingdom, a squirrel that can transform into a human who is the clerk of a jewelry shop called Natts House. When in his fairy form, he ends his sentences with "~natts".

In the beginning of the series, he was sealed within the Dream Collet, and the only way to get out is if Pretty Cure used their powers.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

Nuts is a brown squirrel-like fairy, with dark brown eyes, a dark orange hair tuft, white neck fur, and beige underside.

As a king, he sometimes wears a red ruffled cape with gold accents. He also wears the Palmier Kingdom crown.

As a human, he has dirty blonde hair, and tanned skin, while retaining his eye colors. He wears a russet brown vest, a dark pink long-sleeved shirt, a brown buckle belt, a pair of dark blue ripped jeans, and brown boots.

As an older adult human, Nuts has grown his hair slightly longer. He also wears a long dark maroon jacket with brown and gold accents that covers his same long-sleeved shirt, light grey jeans, and medium brown boots, while retaining his buckle belt.

Personality[]

Nuts is usually serious and distrustful, almost the completely opposite from his best friend Coco. Because of his traumatic past, he uses time to get close to people. However, he has often shown to be extremely stubborn and sharp-tongued, not wanting help from people when facing problems.^YPC516 Nuts also believes that the truth is always the best, and thus never lies about anything if possible. Because of this belief, it is hard for him to apologize or say things he does not mean, because his simple logic is different from others'. However, Nuts will honestly feel remorseful if he has hurt someone's feelings regardless of his beliefs.

Relationships[]

Coco: Nuts' best friend and a fellow prince of the Palmier Kingdom. When Nuts is released from the Dream Collet, they have a hard time communicating, as Nuts had lost his trust in others. But over time, they gradually become friends again. Whenever Nuts is in danger or in a weakened state, Coco is usually the first one to help him. Sometimes, tension can form between the pair when Nuts is jealous of Coco, as shown when Nuts is unable to help Pretty Cure in their battles.
Akimoto Komachi: Komachi is Nuts' closest friend among the Cures. At first, Nuts comes off as too blunt towards her, but later learns to be more polite when giving her constructive criticism.

Etymology[]

Nuts: When fused with Coco's name, his name becomes "coconut", which is a species of the palm family. It should be noted that "palmier" from the Palmier Kingdom is French for "palm" ^[1].

Natsu (夏さん, Natsu-san)^? comes from the word "summer". ^[2]

History[]

Yes! Pretty Cure 5[]

Opening The Gate[]

Nuts is the reason the Nightmare managed to infiltrate the Palmier Kingdom. When he was on guard, he saw a hurt creature and tried to help it, but as he opened the passage, the creature was revealed to be from the evil side, and as he had opened the door, other monsters came inside and invaded the kingdom. Depressed and angry, Nuts blamed himself and lost his trust to people before he and Coco were forced to escape.^YPC507

In order to keep the Dream Collet safe, he and Coco ran away and to the human world. There, while being chased by Hadenya, Nuts shielded Coco from her attack, and they together fell down the cliff, Nuts trying to take as much damage as possible from his friend while the Dream Collet lost all the Pinkies. Because of his heavy injuries, the Dream Collet took Nuts inside of it and disappeared, leaving Coco alone and lost in the human world.^YPC531

Pretty Cure And Natts House[]

After the start of the show, Nuts' existence is not revealed before the second episode, when Coco says that he, like Yumehara Nozomi, has a best friend, and that he has to find the others of Pretty Cure in order to release him from the Dream Collet. Though Coco describes their friendship like the one of Nozomi and her best friend, Natsuki Rin, when Nuts is finally released from the Dream Collet he has already lost his trust in people, including his best friend's judgment. Still wishing for his kingdom's survival, however, he teaches Pretty Cure how to use the Dream Collet to collect the caught Pinkies.

After Cure Dream defends him from one of the Nightmare when said Nightmare reveals Nuts' sins from the past, Nuts decides to trust the girls if even a little, though excuses this to Coco by saying that, as the Nightmares are stubborn people, he has to choice. He shows his new trust by cleaning their new secret base, making it the jewelry shop Natts House, and giving Pretty Cure cases for their Pinky Catches when they are not using them.^YPC507 Once again, he proves his trust in Pretty Cure by helping them keep their secret from Masuko Mika, who tries to use them for a scoop. Using his look, he manages to make tomorrow's article all about him, leaving only a small image-less corner for Pretty Cure.^YPC509

Although it seems like things are going to be fine, Nuts gets problems when his shop gets no customers, and he is unable to get money for food. When Coco offers him some food, he refuses, as he does not like taking charity. After not eating for two days, Nuts eventually collapses and deforms into mascot form in front of Pretty Cure and Coco. After explaining his situation, they gives him some sweets from Komachi's family's shop, and Nuts promises to pay her back as soon as he has the money, though Komachi tells him it is all right. For the rest of the day and the day afterward, the girls try to find a way to help Nuts get customers, but it is not until Komachi suggests fliers that it actually begins to work. After a hard battle against a fellow starver, the Nightmare Gamao, Nuts coincidentally gives a flier to Mika, who once again uses a whole article about him and his shop, leading the shop to be filled with girls from the school. Thanks to this, Nuts' shop becomes fanciable, and Nuts is financially stable.^YPC510

Bonding With Pretty Cure[]

While Nuts is reading, Komachi comes with the novel she is writing and asks him to read it and tell her his thoughts. He agrees to do it, but does not think the book is good and tries to give her constructive criticism about it but this hurts Komachi's feelings and prompts her to quit writing. Nuts is conflicted whether or not to keep his honesty-policy or apologize, so he visits her house after her older sister, Akimoto Madoka visits to give him sweets on Komachi's request. Once he gets there he ends up criticizing her even more for giving up her dream so easily, but they are soon interrupted by the rest of Pretty Cure and Coco, who happen to be spying on them, and then a Nightmare appears and transports the group into Komachi's book. When Pretty Cure is about to lose(while stuck in the book), Nuts tells Komachi to stand up and not let someone screw around with her novel. When they eventually manage to win the battle, Nuts encourages Komachi to continue writing, as the novel still has some good parts that just need to be polished properly. Although the other girls make fun of him for his failed attempt to apologize, but Komachi thanks him and asks him if he will help her to become a better author to which Nuts accepts.^YPC516

As time passes, Nuts grows closer to the girls, and eventually trusts them to the fullest, but tries not to show it. He often does his best to help the girls when fighting, but mostly just gives them advice whenever he feels like the girls need it in their normal lives.^YPC511

Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo![]

Both Nuts and Coco are now the new kings of the Palmier Kingdom. He is given Palmier Kingdom's crown in episode 31, allowing Milky Rose to use the Milky Note and Milky Mirror. Both he and Coco can combine powers to allow Cure Dream and Milky Rose to combine powers.^YPC5GG38

Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~[]

Years later, Nuts continues being a king of the Palmier Kingdom. When approached by Syrup, he tells Syrup that he is currently helping Coco on dealing with a failed negotiation with the Donuts Kingdom, and is informed by Syrup about the mysterious flower buds in the Cure Rose Garden. Nuts then explains to Syrup that the buds might actually be those of the Time Flowers, although he admits that he isn't too sure either.^KnCOPC02

Nuts is informed by Coco about Donuts Kingdom's situation, with Nuts telling Coco he'll be visiting Nozomi and the others soon. Nuts is then told by Syrup that another Time Flower has bloomed, so Nuts tells Coco about Nozomi, Karen and Kurumi becoming Pretty Cure again. Nuts also reveals to Coco that he's visting the girls because he learned that the Time Flower is sinister. With Syrup's help, Nuts appears before Komachi and Kurumi, and notices that they seem to be having fun. After Nozomi arrives at the bar, Nuts eats red bean mochi with the three girls. There, Nuts vows to protect the peaceful moments when they eat delicious food and look at smiling faces. Suddenly, Nuts senses an evil presence, and leads the girls to a Shadow. Nuts chases after a Shadow with Komachi and Kurumi, and realizes soon after that Nozomi isn't with them. Sometime later, he finds Nozomi crying into Coco's chest.^KnCOPC05 He then tells Coco that he will be returning to Palmier Kingdom in order to research the Time Flowers, and insists that Coco should be more honest with his feelings for Nozomi.^KnCOPC07

After warning the girls about the consequences of transforming due to the Time Flowers, Nuts insists that they, especially Kurumi, shouldn't transform, in order to protect them. However, after learning how Kurumi has found her place on Earth, Nuts acknowledges her unwavering will, and allows her to transform one last time.^KnCOPC10After noticing that the Time Flowers have sown a seed in the Cure Rose Garden, Nuts believes that the future can still be depended on humans for the better.^KnCOPC12

Natsu[]

Like Coco, Nuts can transform into a human form which he uses in public and to interact with those who do not know his identity, going by the alias Mr. Natsu (夏さん, Natsu-san)^?. Masuko Mika uses the honorific "-sama" (様), a very respectful honorific, to address him because she highly admires him. He goes as the clerk of the jewelry shop called Natts House. Natsu's looks are so good that many people crush on him and this has been shown several times in the series, sometimes for comedic effect.^YPC517 Unlike Nuts' mascot form, Natsu hardly ever smiles nor laughs, and is mostly seen in control of his feelings.

Nuts is able to be in this form as long as he would like, but he prefers staying in his mascot form as staying in his human form is tiring for him. He transforms back into his mascot form easily, just like Coco. Natsu is careful with his actions, though will not hesitate if he has to save those who knows his secret.

Abilities[]

As known, Nuts can transform into a human, like (some of) the mascots in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 and take the name of Mr. Natsu.

Although Nuts cannot do much in the human world, he is properly able to fight using his tail in his real form, though mostly uses this when he is annoyed at Coco.

In Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!, Nuts is able to use the power of his Palmier Crown to summon the Milky Note and the Milky Mirror for Milky Rose.

In a part of Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday, he, along with Coco, jokingly uses the power of the Miracle Lights to transform into Cure Nuts (キュアナッツ, Kyua Nattsu)^? who, along with Cure Coco, forms the duo Coconuts. It's unknown if he has the same powers Coco had when he was brainwashed (ex. combat moves and blasting energy spheres). It possible because Nuts was wearing the clothes Coco wore when brainwashed during the ending theme.

Songs[]

Nuts' voice actor, Miyu Irino, has participated in several image songs for the character he voices. Many of them include duets with Kusao Takeshi, who voices Coco.

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When We're Linked Forever

Duets[]

The Star Crown (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
TIME MACHINE (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
LOVE BOX (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
Roses and Friendship (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
Join Us (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
Homework (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
Dawn Begins with a Shooting Star (Along with Takeshi Kusao)
Small and Large Gifts (Along with Takeshi Kusao)

Trivia[]

Nuts is only mascot in Yes! 5 and GoGo! who doesn't have a surname in his human form.
Nuts has the smallest ears out of all the mascots in Pretty Cure history, although he has the largest tail.
Nuts shares the same voice actor with Miyasako Manabu, a supporting character from Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star.
According to Toei producer Washio Takashi, the reason why Nuts and Coco can transform into humans is because he wanted a character who could advise the team of five girls from the perspective of an adults, so they became adult men. There was also a straightforward request to have handsome men appear. Despite this, they made them weaklings instead of heroic men who come in to the save the day at the end.^{^[3]}