Rosette Christopher

Rosette Christopher (ロゼット クリストファ Rosetto Kurisutofa) is one of the main Cures of Gonzo☆Pretty Cure! And originally of Chrno Crusade. Rosette is the innocent 16-year-old girl, Rosette likes exploring and food. She also tends to be rebellious and disobey rules. She is very hot-headed and energetic and is known for being a gluten and simple-minded girl. She is very optimistic and determined, especially about healing Joshua’s heart, she is also very selfless. She is also seen to have feelings for Chrno, often in conflict with Moka and admires constantly Esther. Rosette's alter ego is Cure Cygnus (キュア シグナスKyua Shigunasu) Rosette can fly and floating in the air with swan wings and she heals wounds quickly. Rosette’s constellation is a Swan, and her power is ice and water. Her Zodiac form is Cure Aquarius (キュア アクエリアスKyua Akueriasu), one of the Zodiac twelve signs, with an Aquarius Zodiac PreCloth. Season: Gonzo☆ Pretty Cure!

Age: 16.

Gender: Female.

Eye Color:  Blue, Golden (Cure Aquarius).

Hair Color: Golden Blond.

Home Place: Olympus Island.

Relatives: Parents (deceased), Chrono (Lover and partner), Joshua Christopher (Younger brother).

First Appearance: GPC1.

Alter Ego: Cure Cygnus, Deneb Cygnus, Cure Aquarius, Black☆Star Cygnus (Movie only).

Theme Color: Blue (Main), White (Sub), Golden (Cure Aquarius).

Japanese Voice actor: Nishimura Chinami.

English Voice actor: Hilary Haag.

Appearance: In her civilian form, Rosette appears in several outfits. She most often depicted in a blue short-sleeved dress with a veil, boots, gloves, and complete with side-pouches. When Rosette tends to chores around the Order she is portrayed wearing a similar outfit that is slightly more conservative with long sleeves with her Soul Timepiece still around her neck.

As Cure Cygnus, she had an outfit features diagonal-cut with a blue skirt and shoulderless top for ease of movement. Add a swan-like wings cape, and she’s a picturesque swordswoman. She had a swan-like tiara with wings on the head, diamond earrings, her hair and eyes are not changed, a white bib with a swan motif, and white gauntlets with a shield on the left, she a Cosmos Piece is on the belt.

Personality: Rosette likes exploring and food. She also tends to be rebellious and disobey rules. She is very hot-headed and energetic and is known for being a gluten and simple-minded girl. She is very optimistic and determined, but very immature and impulsive, especially about her wish to healing Joshua’s heart. She’s like a Yandere, Rosette is also very selfless like when she wanted to protect and them. She is also seen to have feelings for Chrno. But later in the series, her younger brother's death is put against the reality of her wish's consequences and the stress of fighting; her view of the world is slowly corrupted. She began to disconnect more and more from her friends and spent more time fighting Kuraseizas, even refusing to purify her Cosmos Piece and her Constellation Spirit. This led to her mental decline and eventual death. After learning that her Cosmos Piece and her Stardust Soul is corrupted, Rosette starts to believe she becomes a black swan; she falls into isolation and refuses all help. In her despair, she loses faith in humanity and justice, making her give up on her ideals and herself since Joshua's death; thus leading to her Stardust Soul becoming fully corrupted, turning into. When she begins to slip into despair she accuses Moka of cowardness and letting her suffer in her stead. She later regrets this and goes further into isolation.

Early life: Rosette Christopher was born on January 23, to her parents, who later died when she was around four-years-old, which Rosette and her younger brother, Joshua, survived. Her parents' bodies were never recovered, but the two siblings attended a burial funeral for them. After the funeral, Rosette and Joshua made a promise to each other that they would grow up together, which would set the tone for both siblings' later actions. Some years later, she and Joshua have managed to enter the Saint Academy, they now go to the Olympus Island located in Greece, and however Joshua fell ill. Rosette then decided to become a Precure the sole purpose of treating her younger brother.

Relationships:

Chrno: Chrno is Rosette's best friend as well as her contractor. It is clear that the two have feelings for each other. Rosette kisses Chrno while he is asleep to cure him of his illness. The two share yet another romantic moment away from the others.

Aion: Aion is Rosette's biggest enemy. Rosette loathes him for what he did to Joshua and fights him at every opportunity.

Magdalene Order: Rosette is friends with Sister Anna, Sister Mary, and Sister Claire. Rosette is constantly scolded by Sister Kate as they have very different methods of solving problems. For most of the series, Sister Kate does not take well to the fact that Chrono is a devil. Despite this, Sister Kate looks after Rosette and deeply cares for her. Rosette uses Elder mainly to get first dibs on his newest creations and despite Rosette's irritability at his perverted ways; it is clear the two care for each other. Rosette admires Father Remington and deeply values his advice. He is able to connect with Rosette more than any other member of the Order.

Azmaria Hendrich: Rosette cares for Azmaria as if she was her own sister. She takes many measures to ensure Azmaria's happiness and even uses her life so Chrono can save her.

Satella Harvenheit: Rosette and Satella butt heads throughout the series. Despite this they are friends and care for one another's wellbeing.

Hishikawa Rikka: Rikka is Rosette’s blue DokiDoki counterpart and her partner.

Akashiya Moka: Unlike Mana and Rikka’s relations, she and Moka are often in conflict due her own immaturity, and Moka is a vampire. When her younger brother Joshua is dead by protecting Rosette, she becomes hateful and distrustful towards others, including Moka, whom she lashes out at and accuses of being selfish about Joshua’s death, and she began to fight with Moka.

Juliet: Despite she and Juliet are childhood friends, at first Rosette and Juliet were at odds over their differences in philosophy, but after learning the truth about Joshua’s death, she sympathizes with her and tries to help her, they later became friends when Juliet tells her about how she got her past.

Transformations:

"I fly in the blue sky! Cure Cygnus!"

(青空に飛ぶ！キュア シグナス！)

“(Aozora ni tobu! Kyua Shigunasu!)”.

Cure Cygnus (キュアシグナスKyua Shigunasu): is the alter Pretty Cure ego of Rosette. Before to transform, she using her PreCloth, she pulling the chain of her PreCloth, she says "Released the power of the cosmos !". And the transformation begins; she is seen floating with her body, except for head, glowing with blue light. She gains swan wings and tail. She had a swan-shaped tiara on the head and her diamond earrings start to appear. Her white bib with a swan motif, a wings-sharp white cape and blue skirt then appears and her PreCloth became a Cosmos Piece attaches itself to her belt. Finally are her white gauntlets with a shield on the left, and boots. She then does a short dance before landing on the ground and introducing herself as Cure Cygnus, posing afterward with a Swan constellation for background. Cure Cygnus can fly and floating in the air with swan wings and she heals wounds quickly. She is also absorbed ice and water.

Deneb Cygnus (デネブ シグナスDenebu Shigunasu): Is Cure Cygnus’ God form in episode 28.

Black☆  Star Cygnus: Cure Cygnus's corrupted form. She represents Sadness and crying about of Joshua's death. She thinks love it's a loss when a loved one dies, and she want to take revenge by sending her own sadness to Cure Diamond because she had a living family unlike Rosette, because she’s orphaned. When fighting with Cure Diamond, her dimension is a blue sky with a frozen ground, with numerous pillars of ice and crystals spikes.

Cure Aquarius (キュア アクエリアスKyua Akueriasu): Her Zodiac form in episode 40, she carries on her shoulder a large vase that contains water.

Attacks:

Cygnus Diamond Burst (シグナス ダイヤモンド バーストShigunasu Daiyamondo Bāsuto, “Swan Diamond Blizzard” in English dub): Is her main and signature attack, when her energy forms the spirit of a swan. Cure Cygnus uses a punch which unleashes a barrage of ice crystals at her enemy, freezing and / or paralyzing them. With the spirit of the swan, the force of the blow was enough to defeat various enemies. It is generally the technique that Cure Cygnus uses first, to test the strength of her opponent. The blow may suffer variations, as used to reflect the psychic blow.

Crying Moon (クライング ムーンKuraingu Mūn “Moonlight Tears” in English dub): This is the healing move with a moon appears at the top of her, and then tears came from the moon fell like rain to be able to treat her wounds quickly.

Frozen Ring (フローズン リングFurōzun Ringu, “Ice Circle” in English dub): A sub- attack who appears in episode 28, she creates an ice ring that surrounds and paralyzes the opponent.

Absolute Zero Force (アブソリュート ゼロ フォース Abusoryūto Zero Fōsu): Is forbidden technique of Cure Cygnus in episode 46. Cure Cygnus, used it in order to seal and freeze the target, and then destroyed with the target. Cure Cygnus initiates it by first forming a stance which will then force a large amount of ice power to surround her; she’s become a swan before transforming her body into ice and dying. Four large ice seals will then form around her target, allowing her to surround them in ice, keeping them bound and the frozen body is destroyed with her.

Aquarius Waterfall (アクエリアス ウォーターフォールAkueriasu U~ōtāfōru): Is the new main attack of Cure Aquarius, in episode 40. In the middle of a maelstrom, Cure Aquarius invokes the rain and energy form a spirit of an Aquarius. She swings the chain of her giant ewer like a sling, and spills the water over the enemies sending huge waves to strike all foes in range.

Shining Star (シャイニング スターShainingu Sutā): Is group attack, which appears on episode 31. The group practices a great combine attack with their constellation powers to defeating enemies.

Etymology

Rosette (ロゼット) – means “Little Rose” from Old French.

And Christopher (クリストファ) – from the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.

Cure Cygnus– Cygnus meaning “Swan” in Latin language, which also represents the constellation of the Swan.

Rosette's voice actor, Nishimura Chinami, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Mizuki Nana, who voices Akashiya Moka, Noto Mamiko, who voices Esther Blanchett, Mizusawa Fumie who voices Juliet, and Toyoguchi Megumi who voices Meg.

Singles:

Swan of ice.

Frozen Happiness.

Duets:

Shining Star (Along with Mizuki Nana, Mizusawa Fumie, Noto Mamiko, and Toyoguchi Megumi).

Strong Hearts (Along with Mizusawa Fumie).

Trivia:

・Her birthday is January 23rd, her Zodiac sign is Aquarius.

・Rosette have similitude with Sayaka Miki of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, because she and Sayaka had the same wish to heal of the two boys. And both have succumbed to despair after their own losses, and that immerses into insanity, and thus transforms into a monster after to be corrupted.

・Coincidentally, Rosette is compared as a female version of Cygnus Hyoga:

・Both sharing the same birthday on January 23rd.

・Both represent the Swan constellation.

・Both had the Aquarius sign.

・Both had their Zodiac form of Aquarius.

・Both had blonde hair and blue eyes.

・Both can control ice and water.

・Her Cure outfit is very similar of Sayaka Miki and Cygnus Hyoga with a swan armor.

・Her Seiyuu Kawakami Tomoko is passed away in June 9th 2011 from a ovarian cancer, it’s Nishimura Chinami who replaces for Rosette’s role who is voiced Aoki Reika/ Cure Beauty from Smile! Pretty Cure.

・In English dub, she’s nicknamed  “Little Rosette” by Juliet, because her name Rosette means “Little Rose”.

・She  had the same English voice actor Hilary Haag, with Bahamut of Leviathan: The last Defense, and Seth of Trinity Blood.

・She is the second Pretty Cure to have a religion known the first is Yamabuki Inori, because she practices the Christian religion, which means she is Christian.