Chantal Fredonia

Chantal Fredonia is a character in the Cute High Earth Defense Club series. He was a foreign exchange student at Binan High from Paris, France.

In Season 1 Episode 12 - Love Forever, it is revealed that he was a Battle Lover himself way before the 8 main protagonists became so. He was well known in the first CIDE battle as Maximum Chantar.

Appearance
Chantal. In his high school years he had neck-length brown hair held back by a black headband. He wore the 3rd year Binan High uniform.

As Maximum Chantar, his outfit was purple and white, similar to Seto's/Uta's, but with long pants and boots, a double-breasted trench coat, and a much more mature princely appearance. He also had a purple Loveracelet which he still keeps around, despite saying that he wouldn't want to be a Battle Lover anymore.

History
During his high school years, Chantal was a Battle Lover who defended Earth when Hireashi attempted to create an Earth-centric reality show called Can I Destroy Earth? However, their plans and show were thwarted by Maximum R, who defeated all the monsters Hireashi sent. Eventually this caused the show to lose popularity and it was eventually canceled, also causing Hireashi's downfall.

Although Maximum R were introduced as villains (such as modifying what they said and depicting Earthlings as ignorant and stupid beings), they gained a good number of fans due to their persistent nature. So much so that the producers canceled the show when they saw that the audience loved the "antagonists" more than the monsters. Sometime after it was canceled, Hinote married Hinote Zaou, a former Battle Lover and became a famous violinist musician.

Etymology

 * Chantal is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word cantal, meaning "stone."
 * Chantal's surname means "place of freedom".

Trivia

 * Even though he is from France, Chantal can speak Japanese very fluently.
 * Like Gora, Hinote keeps his form after turning into a Loveless.