Nottorei (ノットレイ Nottorei)? are the foot soldiers of Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure. They are usually accompanied by Kappard and Tenjo.
The Nottoreis are voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama and Kenta Tanaka.
Appearance
They are mainly light grey in color with dark grey sleeves and a belt. They wear white gloves and boots with dark grey tops. Their face is also light grey with a dark grey antenna on their head. On their face is the word "NO" in vertical (the "O" is their mouth) which is colored purple. It is shown in episode 3 that they come in different sizes.
A giant Nottorei takes on the appearance of the victim that was targeted, but still somewhat resembles a normal Nottorei, with the "NO" on its face and a gray body. While most are humanoid, an exception was made when Don Octo was targeted, as he retains his octopus-like body.
In episode 46, it is revealed that the Nottorei were actually recruited aliens from different planets that wore the suits in battle.
List of Giant Nottoreis
After Tenjo gets empowered by Darknest, she can now turn a victim into a Nottorei by darkening his or her heart with her fan and then enlarges them to become a giant version of a Nottorei with a black heart on its chest.
| Episode | Image | Form | Abilities | Summoned by | Defeated with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 14 |  |
Amamiya Touma | Can swing giant lollipop around like a mace | Tenjo | Southern Cross Shot |
| Episode 18 |  |
Hoshina Terumi | Uses palette as a shield and can both spray ink and create speech bubbles with paintbrush | Tenjo | Southern Cross Shot |
| Episode 22 |  |
Hoshina Harukichi | Can shoot laser beam from the head | Tenjo (off-screen) | Rainbow Splash |
| Episode 24 |  |
Irma | Has cannons on the shoulders | Tenjo | Rainbow Splash |
| Episode 25 |  |
Original form | Can duplicate | Tenjo | Southern Cross Shot |
| Episode 29 |  |
Kuku | Produce electricity | Tenjo (off-screen) | Rainbow Splash |
| Episode 30 |  |
Nottorei | Is a larger version of the Nottorei | Tenjo | Southern Cross Shot |
| Episode 34 |  |
Saboro | Fires needles from its arms | Tenjo (off-screen) | Star Twinkle Imagination |
| Episode 36 |  |
Don Octo | Fires ink from his tentacles. | Tenjo (off-screen) | Star Twinkle Imagination |
| Episode 39 |  |
The Principal | Uses a fishing rod. | Tenjo (off-screen) | Star Twinkle Imagination |
| Episode 42 |  |
Amamiya Kaede | Fires from cannons on her shoulders | Tenjo | Star Twinkle Imagination |
| Episode 43 |  |
Tenjo | Uses her fan to blow the Cures away and traps them in spiky balls | Tenjo, though she transforms herself into one | Star Twinkle Imagination |
| Episode 49 |  |
Hoshina Youichi | Shoots beams from its chest | Hoshina Youichi, when he put the Nottorei Mask on backwards out of curiosity | Star Twinkle Imagination |
History
They appear in episode 1 with Kappard to take Fuwa. They fight Cure Star but due to not being very strong, they are defeated very quickly.
The giant Nottorei makes its first appearance in episode 14, when Tenjo, strengthened by Darknest, turns one of the Elena's brothers, Touma, into one.
In episode 43, Tenjo uses her power on herself, turning herself into a giant Nottorei to battle against the Cures.
Powers and Abilities
- With the help of rocket shoes, the Nottorei are able to fly.
- The Nottorei are shown to possess laser guns in episode 3, which they used to attack Cure Star with.
- In episode 4, it was shown that the Nottorei possess a smoke bomb to attack the Cures with.
Etymology
- Their name is derived from the verb "nottoru", (乗っ取る) which means to "take over".
Trivia
- After Aiwarn discharges herself from the Notraiders, the Nottorei replaced the Nottoriga as the main monster of the season.
- The Nottorei is the first type of monster/minion in the franchise that can be created with or without a victim.
- Other than the school principal, the humans that were turned into Nottorei are mostly members of Hikaru or Elena's family.
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