Pekorin

(ペコリン Pekorin)

**Pekorin** (ペコリン *Pekorin*) is the main mascot for the *KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode* series. She is a puppy-like fairy who has long aspired to meet the legendary patissières Pretty Cure, so she often tries to face off with the enemy, only to get either blown away or hurt. She ends her sentences with "~peko". Her alter ego is **Cure Pekorin** (キュアペコリン *Kyua Pekorin*), the Pretty Cure of Hunger and Sparkles.

## Bio

### Appearance

Pekorin is a pale pink dog-like fairy with big blue eyes and pink blushed cheeks. She has fluffy hair resembling a cream dollop held by pink spheres, and she has very fluffy ears that are shown changing color based on her feelings or mood. She wears an apricot bib around her neck with a pale cream fork and spoon crossing over each other.

As a human child, she has fair skin and baby pink hair styled similar to her ears and hair from Mascot form. Her eyes and cheeks are the same. She wears a pale chiffon puffy dress with white bloomers, white long sleeves, her bib, and light pink baby shoes with two magenta spheres on the foot.

As a human teenager, she has grown a bit taller, and her hair has grown out as well. She also wears the KiraPati uniform.

As **Cure Pekorin**, her hair turns pink and is worn in a pair of twin-tails held by a strawberry iced donut attached to her spherical chains. She wears pearl pink blouse with cream spheres circling the cuff, a frilly white collar with a magenta bow, and a white and pink frilly strip going down the middle. Her pale cream balloon skirt has pink cream and a pattern of red dots around the top making it resemble a donut, trim with white frills. On the corner is the Sweets Pact, resting on a pearl pink bow. On her back is a large pearl pink ribbon. She also wears pale cream gloves with a baby pink cuff to match her icing covered boots, which have a pink cuff.

Pekorin doesn't have an À La Mode transformation like the other Cures, but when they changed into their À La Mode forms in episode 48, the bow on Pekorin's back grew larger, resembling a double donut. This change allowed her to fly after the other Cures without riding on one of their crystal animals like she did before, so it can be considered Pekorin's À La Mode style.

### Personality

Pekorin is a rather spoiled fairy and is a glutton who is always seems to be hungry. She is passionate at making sweets, though is prone to make mistakes. But she is usually goodhearted and amiable to her friends, and will go at far lengths to help them by protecting their sweets.

### Relationships

* Ichika Usami - When she met Ichika, Pekorin quickly bonded with her after Ichika fed her and rescued her as Cure Whip, so Pekorin is the closest to her among the Cures. When they had to leave each other after the finale, Pekorin was beyond heartbroken.
* Chourou - Being Chourou's apprentice, Pekorin respects him and is frequently seen accompanying him.
* Ciel Kiraboshi - Pekorin and Kirarin are close friends with each other. In episode 21, Pekorin was overjoyed to reunite with Kirarin who transformed from Ciel back into her fairy form.
* Yukari Kotozume - Pekorin is good friends with Yukari, and she enjoys how Yukari strokes her gently.

### Etymology

ぺこりん (pekorin) is an onomatopoeia signifying a quick bow, while ペコペコ (pekopeko) means "very hungry". It is also based on *Pecorino* which is an Italian cheese made from sheep's milk, hence her slightly lamb-like appearance.