Tachibana Chou

Tachibana Chou (橘蝶 Tachibana Chou) is the second Cure to appear in the series, Rainbow! Pretty Cure. She has a boyish personality but cares about her friends. She is Akari's best friend however they disagree in many things. Her Cure form is Cure Orange (オレンジを治す Kyua Orenji).

Appearance
Chou has long, brown hair but always puts her hair in two ponytails. In her school days she puts them into one ponytail. Her eyes, are in light orange. She wears a summer dress in the color of orange and a brooch to transform into. In her uniform she wears a white shirt and pants instead of a dress.

As Cure Orange her hair changes into the color of light orange as her eyes and puts orange bows in the ponytails. Her uniform is short and has ribbons around it, she has a large ribbon in the back of the uniform and she has orange bows in the shoes.

Personality
She has a boyish personality but cares about her friends. She tries to win, as hard she works.

Early life
Akari was her only best friend or friend, when she was a child. Because of her parents moving in many places she coudn't make a friend. But when Akari's parents became friends with Chou's parents, they decided to stay in the Rainbow Town. Akari then was one her friends, they did things together once. The girls then were starting to separate as they turned older. In fourth grade, Chou had a accident as she hit a tree with the bicycle, despite of getting hurt and going to the hospital, Akari's parents decided to move to a new place, and Chou's father left and went to China as he was a architect for job. Chou was lonely and stuck with her mother. RPC02

Meeting Akari again
When Chou got in sixth grade, Chou appeared to be in the same school with Akari as she was in fifth grade. Chou saw Akari with the other friends, and then went up to her as she suprised her. Akari seeing her become very suprised, and then talked to her. Akari then was thinking of the next Cure and then Akari thought it was Chou. After having sometime with Akari again. Akari learned that Chou's parents had come but had no friends. Akari feeling that Chou was sad, Akari showed Chou, Aoi, Maemi, Midori, and then they became her friends. RPC02

Becoming a Cure
In the other episode, Akari had been searching for the next Cure, and though it was Chou. Akari then became brave and showed Chou, Kora, and told her about Pretty Cure. Chou thinking it said it was amazing. After talking a lot for it, Chou then was trying to transform but had no choise because she had no Colorful Catch and no Colortiels. After it was time to leave the school, Chou heard screaming as it was Maemi who was about to get killed by a Kurokage. Seeing it, Chou then said to stop and came in front of the Kurokage. Seeing herself to get killed, because of it then a big light came as Chou got her Colorful Catch and a Ortiel. Chou then became Cure Orange. After some minuted another Kurokage appeared, and then Cure Red and Orange were together however they got captured. Then Maemi came as she then got her Colorful Catch and transformed into Cure Yellow. RPC03  

Cure Orange
"The encouraging, orange light! Cure Orange!" 励みに、オレンジ色の光！オレンジプリキュア！ ''Hagemi ni, orenji shoku no hikari! Kyua Orenji!''

Cure Orange (オレンジを治す Kyua Orenji) is Chou's alter ago. Cure Orange has the power light and sunshine. She can use light to scare the Kurokage away. Her purification attack is, Orange Sunshine Light.

Transformation
Chou's first transformation appeared in episode three, where she got the power of becoming a Cure. She needs, Colorful Catch, to transform and also needs to say the phrase, Pretty Cure, Rainbow Light!.

Attacks

 * Orange Sunshine Light

Items

 * Colorful Catch
 * Starlight Sticks - She shares hers with Cure Yellow.

Relationships

 * Akane Akari - Chou's friend, when they were child, they both attend the same school.

Etymology
Tachibana (橘) means "Wild Orange".

Chou (蝶) means "Butterfly".

If you put them together as the last name first, it would sound like, "Wild Orange Butterfly".