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Cheval Grand
| Main | Gallery | IRL | Game | Party Dash |
Cheval Grand is a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
| Cheval Grand | |
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| "A Magnificent Umamusume" | |
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| Names | |
| English | Cheval Grand |
| Japanese | シュヴァルグラン |
| Romaji | shuvaru guran |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 高尚駿逸 |
| Korean | 슈발 그랑 |
| Nicknames | シュヴァル (Cheval) シュヴァち (Chevachi (Vivlos)) |
| Profile | |
| Birthday | March 14 |
| Class | Junior Division |
| Dorm | Ritto |
| Roommate | Win Variation |
| Height | 160cm |
| Three Sizes | B85 W56 H80 |
| Shoe Size | 24cm |
| Weight | Stable ◯ |
| Image Colors | #64C3C1 #1E3872 |
| Calls self | 僕 (Boku) |
| Calls Trainer | トレーナーさん (Trainer-san) |
| Solo Song | Hikari no Ushiro Sugata Boku ga Akogareta Ao |
| Voice | |
| Voice Actor | Yuko Natsuyoshi |
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Biography
"...Cheval Grand... You know... I know this may seem like a bit of a stretch, but... Someday, I'll do my best to be great... No, I will be great."
Ambitious with a timid heart. Aiming to become a great Umamusume.
She's introverted, withdrawn, and has an inferiority complex about her talented older and younger sisters. She spends her time working hard to hopefully surpass them both one day, and have her own abilities acknowledged. She's not on bad terms with either of her siblings... but they both have a glamorous temperament, which makes her a bit out of place when they're together.
| Likes | Sea fishing, baseball, killing time by herself |
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| Dislikes | Introducing herself, weight management |
| Ears | When she's by herself, she takes off her hat and lets her ears flutter in the wind. |
| Tail | Her sister used to braid her tail without her permission. |
| Family | Her family takes turns deciding where their next international trip will be. |
| Personal Rule | Keep up with baseball matches through the radio. |
| Phone Background | A pretty photo of the ocean that her childhood friend sent her. |
| Before a Race... | She faces the wall and focuses her mind. |
| Secrets | During exciting occasions, she calls her childhood friend in Australia. |
| She mumbles in her sleep. |
Appearance
Though she is the quiet middle child of the family, Cheval is a soul that dreams big. Like her sisters, her eyes are blue with white pupils, but hers are a much lighter shade compared to their deep blues. Her hair is simple yet distinct—a grayish-brown, medium-length layered bob with soft bangs. It carries a slightly messy charm, with the ends jutting out unevenly. The most striking feature is a platinum streak that runs along the right side of her hair, setting her apart from other Umamusume, who often have center streaks. Cheval's sailor cap might as well be her prized possession, as she wears it everywhere. The white cap features a blue band, her family's crest and neat ear pockets, perfectly tailored for her ears.
Cheval wears a distinctive white jacket over a black underlayer. The jacket subtly resembles a classic sailor uniform, with light blue collars and cuffs, while incorporating elements of naval jackets, such as the double rows of gold buttons. Her underlayer features a neat yellow ribbon neck tie. Draped over her shoulders is a cape. The cape's interior is a deep blue, reminiscent of the night sky, while the exterior is a lighter blue adorned with unique markings. Its design can be interpreted as wings—a metaphor for her desire to grow and become the person she aspires to be, much like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Another interpretation could be her personal voyage under the stars.
She pairs her jacket with slightly baggy black shorts, detailed with gold buttons. A unique belt with metallic gold highlights runs through her shorts, and a blue strap hangs from her shorts, displaying her name "Cheval Grand." Completing her robust look, she wears knee-high black socks with white stripes and sleek, modern white shoes with strap designs.
Relationships
- Verxina - Elder sister. They share similar adversities in their racing careers, despite taking different routes in their classic years. Because Verxina took the Tiara route and not the Crown route like Cheval, she struggles to help her and give her advice like she does with Vivlos, though she admires the strength Cheval has inside. Cheval feels frustration towards her and Vivlos internally, because she feels weak compared to both of them.
- Vivlos - Younger sister. Despite their relationship being a bit rocky, both of them still care for each other. Vivlos looks out for Cheval Grand while also teasing her from time to time, while Cheval Grand supports Vivlos' races. Cheval however feels inferior to Vivlos, as her alongside Verxina have always gotten more attention in racing ability compared to her, and she feels like Vivlos is stronger than her. While Cheval keeps her distance from her at times, deep down she truly cares for Vivlos.
- IRL, Verxina, Cheval Grand, and Vivlos are all foaled by Halwa Sweet.
- Verxina and Vivlos are both sired by Deep Impact, whereas Cheval Grand was sired by Heart's Cry.
- IRL, Verxina, Cheval Grand, and Vivlos are all foaled by Halwa Sweet.
- Win Variation - Roommate. They both bond over their struggles against their rivals, and get along well.
- IRL, Win Variation and Cheval Grand were both sired by Heart's Cry. In addition to both being unable to best their rivals - Orfevre and Kitasan Black respectively. However, Cheval Grand ultimately won against Kitasan Black in a race, which Win Variation never did against Orfevre.
- Kitasan Black - Friend and rival. Kitasan Black is a source of envy for Cheval Grand, as Kitasan Black is a more open and cheerful individual, it is in deep contrast with Cheval's more reserved and pessimistic personality.
- Satono Crown - Friend and rival. While Cheval struggles with herself, Crown reassures her, and tells her that it's okay that she is different from her sisters. She sees the strength that Cheval has deep down, and they both get along well. They also train together from time to time.
- Satono Diamond - Friend.
Media Appearances
Anime
Manga
Others
- Party Dash (DLC)
Song Discography
Trivia
- During the 1st Anniversary PakaLive TV stream on February 22, 2022, her character design was shown, but her name was concealed as ???. Her name wasn't revealed until November 5, 2022.
- Cheval Grand was known to hold onto her cap to calm down whenever she feels anxious, which has become a muscle memory.
- In fact, this was shown in her summer alt's ultimate animation, where she became flustered and tried to hold onto the cap she wasn't wearing at the time, becoming more agitated as a result. Before races, she holds onto her "cap" while she is idle.
- Character Design Notes from Umamusume: Pretty Derby Artworks Vol.04:
- As Cheval Grand shares the letter V in their name with her sisters Verxina and Vivlos, the letter V is sprinkled in as a motif on her accessories.
- As only the right foreleg of the motif horse has a white marking, she wears a white glove on her right hand, while she has no glove on her left.
- Given the Umamusume Cheval Grand's dream of "spreading her wings into the world", she wears a big, wing like cape.
- In her career story, she has a childhood friend named Shine Praise who goes to Australia during her senior year, but gets injured while she is there.[1]
- This Umamusume is a reference to the real horse Admire Deus, who was a year older than Cheval Grand and raced with him in the Hanshin Daishoten. In 2017, he was transferred to Australia, where he suffered a catastrophic injury and passed away on November 25th, 2017.
- She admires a certain Umamusume who beat an undefeated Triple Crown winner in the Arima Kinen, and looks up to her as an underdog. Meanwhile, her sisters admire the "hero" Triple Crown Umamusume.[2]
- The underdog Umamusume that Cheval admires is based on Heart's Cry, a horse who beat Deep Impact, the undefeated Triple Crown winner of 2005, in the Arima Kinen in that same year. Heart's Cry is the sire of Cheval Grand, while Deep Impact is the sire of both Verxina and Vivlos.
- She likes to watch fishing videos.[3]
- She prefers salty mochi in contrast with her sisters who like sweet mochi.[4]
Student Introduction