Zetsuborg

Zetsuborg (ゼツボーグ, Zetsubōgu)^? are the main monsters in Go! Princess Pretty Cure. They are created when the Three Musketeers trap people into the Gate of Despair, which takes away the victim's dream. When they are defeated by the first three Cures or by group attacks, they say "Dreaming...." However, when Cure Scarlet purifies them, they say "Burning...."

They are voiced by Nakatsukasa Takayuki.

Appearance

Zetsuborgs are bipedal and have a giant black lock with a red light glowing from the keyhole in front of it. Their actual bodies take on an appearance related to the victim's dream. Their base forms have dark red bodies.

In episode 13, Zetsuborgs with red locks and a light purple eye were introduced. These are created after Twilight uses her Dress Up Key to unlock the lock the general has before they summon the Zetsuborg.

When Lock powers himself up, he gains a new lock with red horns on it. Those have a glowing yellow eye and red horns as well. Shut also used one.

The Zetsuborgs Stop and Freeze summon have two locks that attach to each other, each with a glowing green eye. Shut can summon these as well with his upgraded lock.

In episode 40, it is revealed that Dyspear can summon Metsuborgs, her own versions of them, using a special lock with horns that look similar to those on her headdress. They have a single red eye and can be purified once their body is destroyed. She usually summons them in attempts to stop the Cures from restoring the rainbows of the four palaces.

List of Zetsuborg

Episode	Image	Form	Summoned by	Defeated with	Origin
GPPC01		Picture Book	Close	Floral Tourbillon	Nanase Yui, whose dream was to become a children's book author.
GPPC02		Soccer Trophy	Close	Mermaid Ripple	A soccer player whose dream is to be top scorer in a match and win a trophy.
GPPC03		Judo	Shut	Mermaid Ripple	A boy whose dream is to win first place in a judo match.
GPPC03		Karate	Close (off-screen)	Floral Tourbillon	Another boy, though it's unknown what his dream was.
GPPC04		Camera	Close (off-screen)	Floral Tourbillon	A woman, though it's unknown what her dream was. (Most likely a photographer)
GPPC04		Fashion model	Close	Twinkle Humming	A teenage model whose dream is to win a beauty pageant.
GPPC05		Math Teacher	Close	Twinkle Humming	A young boy whose dream is to become a math teacher.
GPPC06		Baseball	Lock	Floral Tourbillon	A boy whose dream is to become a professional baseball player.
GPPC07		Tennis	Shut	Floral Tourbillon	Aihara Yuuki, whose dream is to become a top tennis player.
GPPC08		Oven	Lock	Floral Tourbillon	A girl whose dream is to win a baking competition.
GPPC09		Camera	Close	Mermaid Ripple	A man whose dream is to become a horror movie director.
GPPC10		Windmill	Close	Floral Tourbillon Mermaid Ripple Twinkle Humming	From the dreams of all of the graduate students of Noble Academy who had them etched on its walls.
GPPC11		Knight	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
GPPC11		Knight	Unknown	Mermaid Ripple	Unknown
GPPC11		Knight	Unknown	Twinkle Humming	Unknown
GPPC12		Donut	Shut	Trinity Lumiere	Ichijo Ranko, whose dream is to become a top idol.
GPPC13		Violin	Shut	Trinity Lumiere	Minami's teacher, whose dream is to become a violin teacher.
GPPC14		Dorayaki	Shut	Trinity Lumiere	Haruka's family, whose dream is for Haruka to achieve her dream of being a princess.
GPPC15		Butler	Lock	Trinity Lumiere	A butler named Oikawa, whose dream is to serve his master.
GPPC16		Whale	Lock	Trinity Lumiere	Minami's older brother, Kaido Wataru, whose dream is to interact with others through the sea.
GPPC16		Octopus	Shut (off-screen)	Trinity Lumiere	A booth owner, whose dream is unknown.
GPPC17		Mother and Daughter	Shut	Trinity Lumiere	Kirara's mother Amanogawa Stella, whose dream is to walk the runway with her daughter.
GPPC19		Rice Cooker	Shut	Trinity Explosion	A cooker, whose dream is to share her rice with children.
GPPC20		Rabbits	Unknown	Floral Tourbillon	Unknown
GPPC23	1/2	Crystal	Lock	Phoenix Blaze	Mochizuki Yume, whose dream is to fulfill the dreams of children.
GPPC24		Fashion Director	Lock	Phoenix Blaze	Kirara's assistant, whose dream is to Kirara see on all of the covers of the magazines.
GPPC25		Fire hose	Shut	Phoenix Blaze	A volunteer firefighter, whose dream is to keep protecting the town from fires.
GPPC26	1/3	Cicada	Shut	Phoenix Blaze	A cicada, whose dream is to fly freely.
GPPC27		Cheerleaders	Shut	Trinity Explosion Phoenix Blaze	Yuuki's fangirls, whose dream is to cheer him on during his tennis matches.
GPPC28		Picture book	Lock	Phoenix Blaze	Nanase Yui, whose dream is to become a children's book author.
GPPC29		Knight	Dyspear	Floral Tourbillon Mermaid Ripple Twinkle Humming	Unknown
GPPC29 GPPC30		Hope Kingdom	Lock	Unknown	Unknown
GPPC30		Knight	Lock	Unknown	Unknown
GPPC31		Flower	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Komori Hanae, whose dream is to be a flower arranger.
GPPC32		A gentleman	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Ijuin Kimimaro, whose dream is to walk alongside Minami.
GPPC33		Shark, Eel, and Puffer fish	Shut	Éclat Espoir	A trio of black cats, whose dream is to enjoy some fish
GPPC34		Makeup Artist	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Kirara's makeup artist, whose dream is to make other girls pretty
GPPC35		Doll	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	A little girl, whose dream is to become a princess
GPPC36		Penguin	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Kitakaze Asuka, whose dream is to know more about the ocean.
GPPC37		Film Director	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Furuya Riko, whose dream is to be a film director.
GPPC37		Romeo	Stop & Freeze	Éclat Espoir	Hirano Kenta, whose dream is to be a great actor.
GPPC38		Robot	Shut (off-screen)	Éclat Espoir	Unknown
Movie		Parfait	Warp	Twinkle Humming	Unknown
Movie		Dancers	Warp	Unknown	Unknown
Movie		Judges	Warp	freeing the victim	From the pumpkin fairy
Movie		Pumpkin Knights	Warp	freeing the victim	From the pumpkin fairy
Movie	1/3	Pumpkin Warriors	Night Pumpkin	Unknown	Unknown
GPPC40		Dyspear's clone	Dyspear	Grand Printemps	None; created by Dyspear's lock without the use of a victim's dream.
GPPC41		Sketchpad	Stop & Freeze (off-screen)	Grand Printemps	Nanase Yui, whose new dream is to paint a book about those who protect dreams.
GPPC42		Model	Stop & Freeze	Grand Printemps	Akehoshi Karin, whose dream is to be on the same stage as Kirara.
GPPC43		Chef	Stop & Freeze (off-screen)	Twinkle Humming	A chef, whose dream is unknown.
GPPC43		Dragon	Dyspear	Grand Printemps	None; created by Dyspear's lock without the use of a victim's dream.
GPPC44		Chalkboard	Shut	Grand Printemps	Zama-sensei, whose dream is to support all student's dreams.
GPPC45		Turtle	Shut (off-screen)	Grand Printemps	None, created by Dyspear's lock without the use of a victim's dream.
GPPC47		Butterfly	Dyspear	Grand Printemps	None, created by Dyspear's lock without the use of a victim's dream.
Pretty Cure Dream Stars!		Scissors, Paperclips and Staplers	Kiinu	Emerald Reincarnation	Unknown

Etymology

Their name is a hybrid between Zetsubō (Despair) and Cyborg.

However, the name of Dyspear's Metsuborgs is most likely a hybrid of 滅 Metsu (Destroy/Destruction) and Cyborg.

Trivia

Like the Jikochuu and the Saiark, they are created without fusing objects.
Each of the commanders use their names when they trap people's dreams. Close says "Close Your Dream! Go Zetsuborg!" (クローズ・ユア・ドリーム！いけゼツボーグ, Kurōzu yua dorīmu! ike zetsubōgu)^?, Shut says "Shut Your Dream! Go Zetsuborg!" (シャット・ユア・ドリーム！いけゼツボーグ, Shatto yua dorīmu! ike zetsubōgu)^? and Lock says "Lock Your Dream! Go Zetsuborg!" (ロック・ユア・ドリーム！いけゼツボーグ, Rokku yua dorīmu! ike zetsubōgu)^?.
- Stop and Freeze say theirs together by saying "Stop..." "Freeze..." "...your dream!"
There were two Zetsuborgs created from one person in episode 17.
Shut used a cicada to create a Zetsuborg in episode 26, making it the first animal to become one.
There were three Zetsuborgs created in episode 27.
Yui is the only victim who fought back against the Zetsuborg from the inside, immobilizing it and allowing the Cures to defeat it.
Like the Desertrians and the Jikochuu, the person they took over gets paralyzed or goes into an unconsciousness state when healed.
Not only can they be defeated by the Princess Pretty Cure’s purification attacks, but as demonstrated by Kotoha in Pretty Cure Dream Stars!, they can also be defeated by using Emerald Reincarnation.