PhanPhan

PhanPhan
ファンファン FanFan

Fairy
Phantom
Cure Unlovely

Main information

Season

Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!

Debut

Episode 1 (Phantom)
Episode 30 (Unlovely)
Episode 41 (PhanPhan)

Home Place

Phantom Empire (formerly)
Pikarigaoka

Role

Villain (until HCPC41)
➡Mascot

Alter Ego

Phantom (formerly)
Cure Unlovely (formerly)

Theme Colour

Gray (PhanPhan)
White (Phantom)
Black/Dark Red (Unlovely)

Power

Summoning Saiarks
Eternal Gauge (both as Phantom)

Weapon

Sword (Phantom)

Personal
Pronoun

"ore" (オレ)^? (Phantom and PhanPhan)
"watashi" (私)^? (Unlovely)

Voice Actor

Nojima Hirofumi (Phantom/PhanPhan)
Nakajima Megumi (as Unlovely)

Image Song

Phantom Shadow ~In the Name of Despair~ (Phantom)

Appearances

PhanPhan (ファンファン FanFan)^? is the former fairy partner of Mirage. Prior to the beginning of Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!, he was brainwashed by Red and was known as Phantom (ファントム Fantomu)^?, the Pretty Cure Hunter. In episode 49, he remains on Earth after Mirage decides to live with Blue and Red and becomes Yuko's partner instead.

By absorbing Cure Lovely's shadow, he becomes a dark clone of her and transforms into Cure Unlovely (キュアアンラブリー, Kyua Anraburī)^? or referred as Unlovely.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

In his fairy form, PhanPhan looks like a panda, similar to Ribbon, Glasan, and Aloalo. He has a grey swirl of hair, black heart-shaped eyelashes, and wears a grey suit and a black bag on his back. He also wears a black top hat with a red ribbon around the rim of his head.

As Phantom, he appears as a man with pale skin, dark blue eyes, short, dull mahogany hair, and he wears a long white coat. He seems to be carrying a sword and has a red gauntlet-like device on his left arm.

As Cure Unlovely, she has hair that is the same length and style as Cure Lovely's, with a similar-looking hair accessory. She wears a red and black outfit that looks similar to Phantom's coat with long gloves and boots.

Personality[]

He is originally unruffled and courageous when preparing to fight, so he has his own intention, known to be titled as the "Pretty Cure Hunter." He, like Queen Mirage, wants to spread misfortune throughout the world, and he does so by defeating every Pretty Cure that he sees. He is also very strong-willed, which prevents him from getting purified by Happiness Big Bang, but it can take a toll on his body.

Relationships[]

Blue: He seems to despise Blue and because of him, he wants to spread misfortune around the world. He goes out to kill Blue, under Mirage's orders, until he gets purified by the Cures.
Queen Mirage: He is very loyal and respectful towards her and shows some possibly romantic feelings towards her as well. He always remained on her side, showing his love towards her. It is than revealed in episode 41 that he was once Cure Mirage's fairy partner.
Omori Yuko: Yuko discovers him severely injured after the last battle and takes him in to help him recover, despite objections from the Cures. Despite their initial mistrust, he befriends Yuko and cannot bring himself to harm her when she opposes Blue. He even expresses gratitude for the food she gives him before he leaves. During the final battle against Mirage, Honey fights Phantom and helps him remember that his true wish was to make her happy again. After the fight, Phantom reveals his true form as PhanPhan, Mirage's fairy partner. Following Cure Lovely's victory over Mirage, PhanPhan stays behind and is employed by the Omori family to work at their shop.

History[]

Invasion Of Earth[]

It is either unknown how he joined Queen Mirage or seen when Axia is opened. He is presented when she begins her invasion along with the other generals, but he did not appear until episode 13.

Confronting Megumi And Blue[]

He shows that he holds a grudge against Blue for their loyalty towards Queen Mirage so he despises Blue. Lovely fought him but he evade it. Just as he almost finished her, Fortune arrived in rage and sought revenge on him for defeating Cure Tender. His power is too strong for her. Lovely and Fortune work together and fight him. Their attacks force him to bring his sword but was intervened by Blue, saying that killing them won't be Mirage's wish. Phantom then took his leave and said that he will spread misfortune to the world for Mirage.

Fighting Cure Fortune[]

Without the permission of Queen Mirage, he creates several Saiarks throughout Pikarigaoka to lure the Cures, when Fortune saw him, she followed him. Fortune fought him in rage until he brings her to the graveyard and they are about to duel. He easily overpowered her, de-transformed her and took her PreChanMirror, learning that Cure Tender was her sister and that she sacrificed herself to protect Iona. He then burns her PreCards and said she would never transform again or save her sister, plunging her into despair. Before he could imprison her, the other Cures arrived and Hime gave her all of their PreCards, completing her file and restoring her powers. With those new powers, she turned the tables and severely injured him with her Starlight Ascension attack. As he is about to attack again, Queen Mirage appears and interrupts the battle. He is brought back to the Phantom Empire soon after and she scolds him for attacking Pikarigaoka and the Happiness Charge Pretty Cures without her knowing, but she ultimately spares him his life.

Plotting Against Blue And Cure Lovely[]

After the trio's failure, Mirage calls upon him and tells him to kill Blue along with Cure Lovely, which he delightedly accepts. In episode 30, he confronts Megumi and Blue. After Megumi transformed into Cure Lovely, they fought for a while before Phantom extracted Lovely's shadow and merges with it to become Cure Unlovely, an evil copy of Cure Lovely. In this form, she is very powerful, even to the point of breaking Lovely's spirit and cause her to fall into despair. After her friends encouraged Lovely to continue, she fought Cure Unlovely once again, undoing Cure Unlovely's transformation. The resulting strong bond in friendship allowed the Cures to use the Shining Make Dresser to perform Happiness Big Bang and defeat Phantom.

Encountering Yuko And Befriending Her[]

After their previous battle, Phantom was seriously wounded and he was found by Yuko, who he saw as an enemy, but she did not to leave any injured person behind. She brings him to the embassy and nurses him back to full health, cooking some porridge too. He wakes up and is shocked to find Yuko helping him out. After he is fully recovered, Phantom leaves, but not without Blue appearing. He attacks, but Yuko follows Blue and she protects him. She talks him out of doing so, so he leaves through a mirror to the Phantom Empire, but not without thanking Yuko for the meal.

Concern For Queen Mirage[]

Phantom is seen again in Mirage's throne room in episode 40. This time Phantom shows a different personality and is now concerned about Queen Mirage. After the Oresky Trio's failure, Mirage asks him to accompany her, and he accepts.

Final Showdown And Reveal As A Mascot[]

In episode 41, Phantom battles agains the Cures for the final time. Influenced by Deep Mirror and his revenge against the Cures, he battles Cure Honey after she and the rest of the Cures were separated by fog. During the battle, he explains that he wants to get rid of anyone who harmed Queen Mirage, and overpowers Honey. Just as he is about to trap her inside a mirror, Blue appears and defends her. Blue tries to tell him that he was trying to help Mirage and wants to see her happy, but Phantom keeps blaming Blue for her descent into despair by leaving her. Honey attempts to reach out to him again, but Deep Mirror influences him completely, and he attacks the Cures in his rage. The Cures then change into their Innocent Forms to calm him down before purifying him. He is then revealed to be a mascot named PhanPhan, who was once Cure Mirage's fairy partner, and he wants to bring her back. He then joins the Cures in their invasion of the castle, and once Mirage is freed and returned to normal, remains by her side.

Epilogue[]

After episode 49, rather than accompanying Mirage and Blue, PhanPhan (as a human) was employed by the Omori family, and officially becomes Yuko's partner.

Phantom[]

Phantom (ファントム , Fantomu)^? is PhanPhan's former alter ego who was known as the "Pretty Cure Hunter" of the Phantom Empire and is a elite and extremely loyal general to Queen Mirage. When he merged with Megumi's shadow, he transformed into Cure Unlovely (キュアアンラブリー, Kyua Anraburī)^?, the dark version of Cure Lovely. In episode 41, it was revealed that he was once Cure Mirage's fairy partner before she became evil. He is revealed to also take this human form occasionally when he's seen cooking with Cure Honey.

Abilities[]

Unlike the other commanders, Phantom wields a sword that he uses to shoot red lightning-like blades to battle the Pretty Cure. In addition, he can summon multiple Saiarks and uses his sword to trap people into the mirror. When he defeats the Pretty Cures, he traps them in mirrors that are similar to those of the victims who are used to summon a Saiark. He uses a gauntlet to summon restraints that wrap around a victim's arms and legs, which can leave them suspended in midair. He is incredibly powerful and can even outmatch Cure Fortune, easily deflecting her attacks and severely injuring her in the process.

Eternal Gauge (エターナルゲージ, Etānaru Gēji)^? - When he defeats a Cure, he creates a mirror to capture them. In episode 21, he created a mirror to lure the Cures into his chamber and add them to his collection by defeating them.

In episode 30, Queen Mirage gave him the power to cut through Cure Lovely's shadow and take it. He combined with it to become Cure Unlovely. Cure Unlovely is very powerful and cruel, and played with Lovely's mind to help gain the upper hand.

Captured Pretty Cures[]

Cure Tender (Prior to episode 1, released by Queen Mirage in episode 38)
Cure Nile (episode 13)
Cure Continental (episode 14)
Twin Rome Pretty Cures Gonna and Pantalone (episode 14)
Cure Katyusha (episode 14)
Cure Southern Cross (episode 14)
Three unknown Pretty Cures (episode 14)
Madrid Pretty Cure (episode 16)
Several unknown Pretty Cures (episode 20)

Songs[]

Phantom's voice actor, Nojima Hirofumi, has participated in one image song for the character he voices.

Phantom Shadow ~In the Name of Despair~

Trivia[]

His Saiarks turn the environment into amethyst mines and have white scarves with different glasses shaped, unlike the other commanders.
He can summon multiple Saiarks at once, using his sword.
As Cure Unlovely, he is voiced by Nakajima Megumi, Cure Lovely's voice actress.
PhanPhan shares his voice actor with Cobraja from Heartcatch Pretty Cure!.