Remi

Remi
Basic Info
Name	Remi Puguna
Japanese	レミー・プグーナ
Romanji	Remī Pugūna
Characteristics
Age	20's
Hair	Green
Eyes	Green
Voice Actor
Japanese	Hiroyuki Yoshino
English	Billy Bob Thompson

Remi Puguna (レミー・プグーナ) is a character in Promare.

The vice-captain of Burning Rescue. A smart dressing man in his 20's that is just as intelligent as he looks. He is an indispensable adviser to Captain Ignis.

Portrayal: Hiroyuki Yoshino

Personality

Calm and quick-thinking, Remi Puguna has the intellect to match his looks. He is also the Lieutenant of the task force, making him one of Ignis's most trusted staff. His demeanor is very blunt and straight forward, often saying exactly what is on his mind.

Appearance

Remi has a mint green bowlcut and black, square glasses. He is of medium height and thin frame. Remi wears a standard firefighter uniform with red and yellow segments. His pants are thinner than either Galo or Varys'.

History

Galo-hen

In an attempt to find more recruits, Remi and Ignis consult with Kray Foresight, the governor of Promepolis. Kray brings up Galo Thymos, whose EMT tests scores were all passing. However, Galo's experience was far lower, causing some doubt from the duo. From Kray's insistence and history with the city, they eventually agree.

About three days later, Galo officially introduces himself to the team in a display that leaves his teammates confused. Remi in particular questions Kray and blames him, resulting in Galo defending him. Before things can go any farther, the headquarter's alarm goes off. Everyone gets ready. As Galo is about to follow, Remi stops him, accusing him of being too inexperienced. Galo then brings up that this could work as such, resulting in Ignis agreeing and having him stay with Lucia.

During the rescue, Remi, Varys, and Ignis come across Mad Burnish. Meanwhile, Lucia discovers a survivor stuck inside, leaving Galo to go rescue her. With the young rookie's success, Remi and fellow Burning Rescue members begin to trust him.

Promare

Remi's mech

After Burning Rescue HQ's alarm goes off, Remi and his fellow teammates are sent out to deal with a recent attack on the local Foresight Pharmaceutical. Both Remi and Varys assist with fires and retrieving survivors from within. After Lio nearly takes down Galo during their fight, Remi helps take him down alongside Varys, Aina, and Lucia. The group later goes for pizza to celebrate.

At the pizzeria, Remi and co. discuss the oppression against the Burnish with the owner. They all agree that the mistreatment against them is not justifiable. After Lucia brings up Aina's sister, the group begins to wonder if they will see warp engines in the future. After Freeze Force's arrival, Remi warns Galo from getting upset, who ends up driving away.

After Galo's disappearance, Remi comments that it was uncharacteristic of Galo to miss a shift. Ignis then reveals his discovery: Galo was arrested. Remi questions Ignis on whether he believes it or not before Aina leaves. The group later meets up with Galo during Lio's attack on Promepolis. Remi is seen atop BR's truck shooting at buildings. He and the others are left exhausted after Lio is taken care of. They later watch Deus X Machina's attack on Kray.

After Heris' betrayal of Kray, Burning Rescue goes against Freeze Force to where a fight ensues. In the aftermath of Galo and Lio saving the world, Remi is shown standing with his teammates.

Relationships

Ignis

As Burning Rescue's vice-captain, Remi is typically seen coordinating with Ignis for recruits. Like all other members, Remi obediently listens to Ignis' commands. He may sometimes consult him on his thoughts such as the case of Galo's arrest.

Galo

Compared to his colleagues, Remi is very critical of Galo. In Galo-hen, Remi goes as far as to sarcastically call Galo "special" in the dub and blames Kray. He also disproves of Galo and Lucia's later antics. Despite this, he begins to trust Galo after his rescue of Thyma.

Burning Rescue

Remi is in charge of collecting and extinguishing flames within an area. Adding onto his role of co-captain, his teammates respect him greatly. He may occasionally join them outside of work as well.

Mechs

• Rescue Gear

Quotes

• (about Galo) "The last time anyone saw him, he was on his way to see the Governor."
• (to Lucia) "I wish you and Galo would stop wasting all this time on your personal projects."
• (about Galo's arrest) "Do you think it's true, Captain?"

Gallery

For Remi's full gallery, go here.

Remi in Galo-hen

Remi, Ignis, and Kray

Remi and Ignis leave

Remi and co.

Remi's ending title card

Trivia

• Remi enjoys coffee as shown before his proper introduction.
• According to his profile on the official site, Remi is in his 20's.

Remi and unnamed woman

• In his locker, pinups and a photo with him next to a blonde woman in a Burning Rescue uniform can be seen. This is supposed to be his girlfriend according to Geekboat.
  • Said girlfriend was also claimed to have turned into a crocodile in a June 2019 panel, hence her not being present throughout the story.
  • When Aina finds Galo through her monitor, eight buttons for all FFDP members can be seen. Presuming Vinny is one of them, this leaves one empty space that the woman would fit in.

Etymology

• Remi’s last name “Puguna” is derived from pugna which means “a fight, battle, combat, action” in Latin.
• The name "Remi" originates from Remigis, meaning "oar" in Latin.

Intertextuality and References

• Remi's appearance resembles the Kill la Kill character Hoka Inumuta. Both adorn square-framed glasses and have mint-colored hair. They are also considered the genius in their respective groups.
  • Both also share the same voice actor, Hiroyuki Yoshino.

Story Concepts

• In concept art, Remi's appearance was more akin to Meis' as he had long, dark hair.

Miscellaneous

• As mentioned previously, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Remi's seiyuu, also voices Hoka Inumuta of Kill la Kill. Furthermore, he is also noted for being Hizashi Yamada in My Hero Academia and To Love Ru's Kenichi Saruyama.
• Billy Bob Thompson, his English voice actor, is also the pizzeria employee. Billy voices Red and Greninja in both Super Smash Bros. for WiiU and Nintendo 3DS and Ultimate and Dr. Fuji from Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.

References

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