Minoton

**Minoton** (ミノトン *Minoton*?) is a former general of the Underg Empire.

## Info

* Season:Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
* Age:37
* Gender:Male
* Eyes Color:Brown
* Hair Color:None
* Homeland:Underg Empire (Formerly)
* First Appearance:Episode 25
* Theme Color:Dark Orange
* Voice Actor:Keikō Sakai

## History

### First Appearance

He confronts the Cures for the first time at Sorashido Nature Park. He is offended when the Cures compare him with Kabaton. He turns the zoo's mascot, the Sorashidosaurus into a Lanborg and challenges the Cures to a fight. However, during the fight, he stops his Lanborg from hurting Elle and a frightened rabbit, as he thinks attacking harmless babies is dishonorable. After his Lanborg is purified, Minoton is impressed by the Cures, and looks forward to challenging them again.

He later disguises himself, and uses the airport's lost children center to lure the Cures out. When confronting the Cures, he tells them he did so because he wants to stop them from running away via planes like cowards. He uses his Lanborg to cause turbulence, which prevents the planes from flying, but his Lanborg is soon defeated by Wing who manages to read the wind.

Upon seeing the Saotome Sisters' fashion show, he thinks they are wasting their time by having fun, so he summons a Lanborg to attack them and Kako. The Cures arrive and throw Minoton far from the venue, where Butterfly tells Minoton that having fun is exciting and great in its own way, before purifying his Lanborg.

### Becoming Lanborg and Purified

When training in a gym, he is confronted by Empress Underg, who questions him for not capturing Elle. Minoton prefers challenging the Cures rather than dishonorably catching Elle. He then gets electrocuted by the angered Empress Underg, followed by Skihead sending him back to Underg Empire. He then gets forcibly brainwashed and turned into a Lanborg by Skihead. At first, the brainwashed Minoton gives the four Cures a difficult time, until Elle intervenes by transforming into Cure Majesty, who overwhelms Minoton. Although Sky and Prism initially save him by purifying him with Updraft Shining, Minoton is captured by Skihead again afterwards. He then barges into the ruin the Cures are investigating, and keeps overdosing himself with Underg Energy while fighting against the Cures. Fortunately, the Cures manage to save him by purifying him with Majestic Halation. Minoton then thanks them for being noble enough to save him, which has helped him regain his warrior spirit, and wishes for them to become stronger before teleporting himself away.

### Final Battle

He heads to Sky Land with Kabaton to protect its citizens from the attacking Lanborgs by purifying them with his Kira Kira Energy fists.

### Epilogue

After the final battle, he decides to stay with Empress Underg, as a warrior like him doesn't serve two masters. He is last seen with Kabaton bickering with Battamonda.

## Appearance

He has dark orange skin with red markings on his face, and a black gemstone on his forehead. His eyes are orange. He has giant brown horns on his head. Minoton wears a dark blue montsuki with one sleeve left hanging, that has red linings, a lightning bolt on his left sleeve, and wave like patterns. Around his waist is a dark brown sash. Beneath his montsuki is a black bandage. He also wears dark gray shoulder spikes, dark gray spiked guantlets, black fingerless gloves, and black boots.

As a Lanborg, he increases in size, his horns become more enlarged and curved, and his skin darkens. His montsuki also no longer covers his upper body. His eyes are yellow instead of orange. His teeth also portrude outwards with the more Underg Energy he consumes.

## Personality

He acts like hot-blooded, who prefers to compete fairly. He places the utmost importance on physical and mental training, and is a man of honor and civility. On the other hand, he is obsessed with victory and results, but has a cool-headed side when he dismisses efforts that don't produce results. He is a fair-minded person who is concerned about being a warrior, as seen when he saves Elle from the Lanborg, and also thanking the Cures for saving him.

Due to his warrior mentality, he thinks anything other than training and victory is a waste of time, and will not hesitate to prove his point.

## Abilities

Like the other generals of the Underg Empire, he can summon Lanborg by saying the phrase **"Come on! Underg Energy!"** (来たれ！アンダーグ・エナジー！ *Andāgu Enajī!*?). He can teleport himself away from one location to another by using his forehead's gemstone and saying "Minoton-ton!".He is a physically fit and strong warrior. In fact, he is currently able to use his fists' Kira Kira Energy to purify Lanborgs.

## Etymology

The name **Minoton** is derived from Minotaur, a monster from Greek mythology, that had the body of a man and the head of a bull.

## Trivia

* Despite their similar names and appearances, he has no relation to Kabaton.
* He, along with Kabaton, didn't summon a Lanborg in Sky Land.