Setsuna Higashi

Setsuna

Cure Passion

**Setsuna Higashi** is one of the four main Cures in *Fresh PreCure!*. She was born in and worked for Labyrinth as **Eas** until episode 23 of the series.

Her catchphrase is **"I'll do my best!"**.

Setsuna’s alter ego is **Cure Passion**, the Pretty Cure of Happiness.

## Bio

### Appearance

As **Eas**, her red eyes appear empty and she has shoulder-length silver hair worn around the shoulders with a black headband. She wears a black sleeveless top with pointed tails and a red collar to accent the two crimson gems on the front. She wears this with short-shorts, long black gloves with maroon bangles and matching colored bands on the upper arm, stockings decorated with red bows, and red heels.

As **Setsuna**, her hair keeps the same style but turns dark purple, and her eyes remain lifeless until episode 24. She originally wore a red long-sleeve top with a white tank-top, khaki shorts, and black leather boots, and during summer she wore a light grey shirt with knee-length dark navy jeans and red heels. She wears the clover necklace Love gave to her until episode 22. After her resurrection, she keeps her top but is red and white instead, and her second summer outfit consists of a red dress beneath a white vest, and she still wears the same heels. In the winter, she switches to a red shirt with a denim navy jacket, layered blue skirt, black tights, and a pair of flats.

As **Cure Passion**, her eyes brighten while her hair turns light pink and reaches her waist, worn with a white tiara adorned by a garnet gem to match the winged heart on each side of the head. She also gets a white choker and red heart earrings. She wears a red dress with black detail and stitching, a ribbon hanging from the left hip while her Linkrun is worn on the right. Her sleeves have white lining, with a trim of ruffles on the chest to accent those on the layered skirt, the second of which is dark maroon. Her sleeves are trim with ruffled pastel red layers. She also gains sleeves to match her dress, black tights, and a pair of black and maroon boots with a red cuff.

### Personality

Setsuna starts out as a cold and isolated girl, with a sly nature who remained loyal only to Moebius. When she, as Setsuna, meets Love, Love's nature and the "happiness" shown to her at first was seen as nothing, but over time she slowly began to open to the girls and eventually her heart began cracking piece by piece to them, but she remained stubborn and prideful. She refused to admit that she had a weakness and would throw a small fit before storming off when annoyed.

After switching sides, she seems to have lost most of her stubborn mind, and is typically sweet, reserved, and patient. But deep down she faced constant turmoil with others trying to lure her back by making her face her past-self, causing her to often express sadness and guilt. She is honestly naive to things of the world and lacked social skills, but with the girls help she is able to move on. She retained her wise nature and puts this to use in times of need.

## Eas

**"I am Eas, denizen of Labyrinth, and faithful servant of Lord Moebius!"**
我が名はイース。ラビリンス総統、メビウス様がしもべ！
*Wa ga na wa Īsu. Rabirinsu sōtō, Mebiusu-sama ga shimobe!*

**Eas** is the original part of Setsuna and the one that represents her past as a Labyrinth member.

## Cure Passion

**"The scarlet heart is the proof of happiness! Freshly-ripened, Cure Passion!"**
真っ赤なハートは幸せの証！熟れたてフレッシュ、キュアパッション！
*Makka na hāto wa shiawase no akashi! Uretate furesshu, Kyua Passhon!*

**Cure Passion** is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Setsuna. Her symbol is the heart/club, while her theme color is red.

## Trivia

* Eas was the first female antagonist to become a true part of Pretty Cure.
* Eas' citizen number in Labyrinth is #ES-4039781.
* Setsuna is the first mid-season Cure in a standalone season and also the first otherworldly Cure to have the "Cure" title in her name.
* In the book "Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters", it’s revealed that she was originally going to have a similar look to Cure Peach, save for an increase in hair volume until her costume was changed to look like armor to help her stand out.
	+ Additionally, in early stages, animators played around with things like the position of the ribbon and different headband shapes.
		- The same book also revealed two things regarding Setsuna as Eas:
			* The diamond-like cross on the back of her outfit represented the burden she bore before her defection.
			* Her original hairstyle lacked a headband and looked a bit too much like bedhead. But a hairstyle borrowed from a newscaster didn't appeal to Toei's target demographic.
* She hates eating green peppers, but in the *Fresh Pretty Cure!* novel, she has since overcome her fear of green peppers.
* For the *Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 Movie* Character Polls held by Toei Animation, Cure Passion appeared in the following rankings:
	+ 6th in "Favorite Pretty Cure"
	+ 7th in "The Pretty Cure you want to team up with most"
	+ 4th in "The Pretty Cure you want to be most"
* Cure Passion is the only Pretty Cure in *Fresh PreCure!* who does not introduce her heart's color in English; instead she says makka (真っ赤), which is translated to "scarlet" or "crimson".
	+ It should also be noted that she is the only one who does not say "the symbol of" (の印), but rather "the proof of" (の証 *"no akashi"*). It is a possibility that it is a pun toward her color theme, as the "aka" is pronounced, though not written, like the Japanese word "aka" (赤), which means "red".
* Setsuna appears as Cure Passion at the beginning of the third episode of *Happiness Charge PreCure!* to do her 10th anniversary congratulatory message.
* Unlike the others, she has her Linkrun on the right, while the others have theirs on the left.
* A phrase she said less often as Eas was **"More Screaming, More Crying"**. However, it wasn't that common to become a catchphrase.

## Gallery

Setsuna in her casual outfitSetsuna as Cure PassionCure Passsion preforming her attackCure Passion’s transformation pose