Characters / Pretty Cure Mirai ~ Spark!

This is the character sheet for the fanfic Pretty Cure Mirai ~ Spark!. Spoilers are unmarked.

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Pretty Cures

Hiroko Tsubasa (Cure Seiryuu)

Hiroko Tsubasa (Cure Seiryuu)

A kind-hearted and intelligent third-year junior high school student whose tranquil nature belies a fiery temper. She starts the series considering herself plain and untalented, to the point of refusing to become a Cure at first. After accepting her power as Cure Seiryuu, she slowly begins to blossom.

• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brains.
• Beware the Nice Ones: While Hiroko is usually a very sweet, kind, and patient person, she snaps when pushed too hard.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Brunette.
• Blow You Away: Wields control over wind as Cure Seiryuu.
• Blue Is Calm: Has blue as her primary theme color and is generally level-headed and reasonable.
• Blue Means Smart One: Hiroko, whose theme color as Cure Seiryuu is blue, is the most academically-inclined of the group and also functions as the strategist of the team.
• Brainy Brunette: She has brown hair and is quite intelligent.
• Character Catchphrase: "We have to try!"
• Cool Crown: Wears a silver tiara with draconic wings as Cure Seiryuu.
• Deadly Disc: Her sidearm, the Azure Wings.
• Even the Girls Want Her: Starts picking up fangirls of her own around episode 12.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation: Hiroko has an immense inferiority complex, to the point of initially shooting down Muse's initial request for her to become a Cure. Moving past this forms the crux of her character development.
• Hime Cut: Keeps her hair in a mid-length one.
• The Leader: Heads the current generation's Pretty Cure team.
• Meaningful Name: Her surname means "wing", fitting for a wind-themed warrior.
• Official Couple: With Yasu post episode 21.
• Power Dyes Your Hair: The most blatant example, going from dark brown hair as Hiroko to whitish-silver as Cure Seiryuu.
• Supreme Chef: Her cooking is repeatedly noted as being particularly good.
• Team Chef: A talented cook who enjoys making meals and snacks for her friends.
• The Unfavorite: Subverted - Hiroko sees herself as this, compared to her high-achieving older sister, Chiaki, but as Chiaki points out, Hiroko is the one who assumed this trope was in play due to her inferiority complex.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She's terrified of ghosts - naturally, the first antagonist she comes up against, Tamakushi, sics them on her.

Izumi Hamasaki (Cure Genbu)

Izumi Hamasaki (Cure Genbu)

An upbeat, tomboyish, and hard-headed gymnast who acts as the muscle of the team. She is good-natured but sometimes insensitive and initially believes that being strong and relying on others are mutually exclusive. Still, she tries her best to be a good friend to her teammates.

• Abusive Parents: Hers are shown to be both neglectful and emotionally abusive, and it has had a noticeable effect on how she sees herself.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brawn.
• Beta Couple: With Shun post episode 10.
• Big Eater: Regularly puts away absurd amounts of food without issue, in part due to how active she is.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Blonde.
• Character Catchphrase: "Doesn't this just rule all?", and "You have truly crossed the line!"
• Character Tics: Doing athletic stretches, especially if she's particularly nervous or agitated.
• Cute Bruiser: All Cures count as this, but Izumi is a full-time example.
• Girlish Pigtails: As Cure Genbu.
• Hates Wearing Dresses: They "aren't her thing", as she mentions early on. She isn't fond of wearing pants either, outside of formal outfits, instead preferring to wear shorts whenever possible.
• I Know Madden Kombat: Her fighting style is influenced by her gymnastics training.
• Lethal Chef: Played for a bit of drama in episode 5 - Izumi was never taught how to cook by her neglectful parents and feels ashamed of her lack of skills. She decides she wants to try and improve by the end of the episode.
• Lesbian Jock: Technically, bisexual jock, but her love interest is female, and she shows a preference for girls in general.
• Making a Splash: Wields water as Cure Genbu.
• Meaningful Name: Her given name translates to "spring", while her surname means "beach cape"
• Nonuniform Uniform: Wears her uniform's blazer open and wears Modesty Shorts under her skirt. She also wears shorts rather than a skirt as Cure Genbu and is the only Cure to bare her midriff.
• Pink Means Feminine: Inverted - pink shows up in many of her outfits, but she's easily the most tomboyish member of the cast.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: At 4'11", she's the smallest of the team, but also the physically strongest.
• Purple Is Powerful: While her official theme color is black, not purple, her aura is dark violet, and she is the physically strongest member of the team.
• Sir Swears-a-Lot: Downplayed, but Izumi uses noticeably saltier language than most every other character.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Despite being generally very tomboyish, her main sport is actually the "acceptably feminine" rhythmic gymnastics

Yasu Fukuda (Cure Byakko)

Yasu Fukuda (Cure Byakko)

The beautiful, aloof, and taciturn "Academy princess". Although she seems cold and emotionless, she is actually a warm and caring girl. She initially hides her "weak side" out of fear of being rejected but gradually becomes more relaxed as she befriends the other Cures.

• Barrier Warrior: Can summon reflective shields as Cure Byakko.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Beauty.
• Big Sister Instinct: She is as protective of her little brother as he is of her.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Redhead.
• Brother–Sister Team: Forms this with her brother, Haruki after episode 16.
• Custom Uniform: Wears a white and sky blue Palette Swap of the normal Mirai Academy uniform.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: Becomes less emotionally closed-off and distant as the story progresses, thanks to her friendship with her teammates.
• Emotionless Girl: Introduced as one. She then proves to be anything but.
• Extra-ore-dinary: Wields control over metal as Cure Byakko.
• Graceful Ladies Like Purple: An elegant, "noblewoman-like" girl who wears purple in many of her outfits. It's also her secondary color as a Cure.
• Lady of War: Her persona as Cure Byakko is built around this concept, between her magical girl attire, her rapier, and her graceful, defensively-focused fighting style.
• Meaningful Name: Her name is written with the character for "calm", fitting her stoic personality.
• Not So Stoic: Not above the rare emotional outburst even before she officially begins to defrost.
• Official Couple: With Hiroko post episode 21.
• Ojou: As the daughter of the headmistress, she is seen as the "princess of Mirai Academy"
• The Quiet One
• Rose-Haired Sweetie: Covertly - she is a very kind girl, even if she doesn't seem the part at first blush.
• Royal Rapier: Her personal sidearm, the White Fleuret.
• School Bullying Is Harmless: Nope. The bullying Yasu suffered in childhood caused her to withdraw emotionally from others and grow fearful of opening up to anyone else for years.
• Sugar-and-Ice Girl: Outwardly emotionless and cold, to the point of being known as Mirai's "Ice Princess", actually very kind and caring. The 'sugar' part of her personality becomes more and more evident as the story progresses.

Haruki Fukuda (Cure Suzaku)

Haruki Fukuda (Cure Suzaku)

Yasu's cheery and sociable younger brother. He is a an idealistic and kind-hearted daydreamer who believes there is some good in everyone. He inherits the mantle of Cure Suzaku in episode 16.

• Beta Couple: Forms a gamma couple with Jun after episode 29.
• Big Brother Instinct: Inverted; he's very protective of his older sister, Yasu.
• Brother–Sister Team: Forms this with his sister, Yasu after episode 16.
• Cloudcuckoolander: He has his moments, namely in how he tends to think of things in JRPG terms.
• Cool Sword: His personal sidearm, the Scarlet Sword.
• Custom Uniform: Wears a white and sky blue Palette Swap of the normal Mirai Academy uniform.
• Hopeless Suitor: He quickly develops a crush on Hiroko. Unfortunately, she has no interest in guys and ends up having to let him down gently at the end of episode 13.
• Meaningful Name: His given name is written with the characters for "sun" and "brightness".
• Nice Guy: One of the most kind-hearted and personable members of the cast.
• The One Guy: The only (non-mascot) boy on the team as of episode 16. A bit downplayed by the end, as Masaru and Shouta become Pretty Cure themselves.
• Playing with Fire: Wields control over fire as Cure Suzaku.
• Princely Young Man: Has shades of this, being a kind-hearted and noble young boy who happens to be the son of Mirai Academy's headmistress.
• Red Is Heroic: Well, it is his image color, and he does aspire to be a hero. It's even more fitting after he awakens as a Cure in episode 16.
• Secret-Keeper: Becomes this to Pretty Cure after episode 11.
• Sunny Sunflower Disposition: Sunflowers are his image flower, and he has a positive, kind personality to match.
• Three Plus Two: One of the midseason additions to the team.

Muse/Jun Inoue (Cure Ouryuu)

Muse/Jun Inoue (Cure Ouryuu)

A cat spirit from the Hallowed Wellspring. She initially acts as the team's mentor before becoming a Cure herself in episode 16. While she usually seems to be in high spirits, the sadness of losing her mother has affected her even years later.

• Beta Couple: Forms a gamma couple with Haruki after episode 29.
• Big Eater: She's almost as bad as Izumi on this front.
• Cats Are Magic: As a cat spirit from the Hallowed Wellspring, she fits the bill.
• Cloudcuckoolander: She occasionally displays a rather... out there thought process.
• Cuddle Bug: Shown to have a fondness for cuddling or even glomping her friends.
• Genki Girl: Usually perpetually chirpy and full of energy. When she isn't, it's a sign that something is wrong.
• Green Thumb: Controls life as Cure Ouryuu, which manifests as this in practice.
• Healing Hands: One of her inherent abilities as a spirit.
• Improbable Weapon User: Her personal sidearm, the Golden Harp.
• Inadequate Inheritor: Spends the first half of the series occasionally worrying about being this, as she cannot transform and lead the team like her mother could, and her superiors back home often negatively compare her to Clio. By the the the second act starts, she's willing to slam her foot down and push against this.
• Meaningful Name: Her given human alias means "pure", while her surname means "above the well".
• Mentor Mascot: Serves in this capacity during the first act of the series.
• Morphic Resonance: Her hairstyle in human form resembles cat ears. She also has catlike fangs as a human.
• The Nicknamer: Uses variations of her friends' names mixed with "nya" - i.e. "Hironyan" for Hiroko.
• Stepford Smiler: Slides towards the depressed type in her lower moments, as she dislikes others seeing her upset.
• Team Pet: Initially shares this role with Kichu as Muse, until she becomes a Cure herself.
• Three Plus Two: One of the midseason additions to the team.
• Token Non-Human: The only spirit on a team otherwise comprised of humans. A bit downplayed later on, after Shun joins the team.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Between cat and human forms.
• White Magician Girl: Has shades of this, especially as Cure Ouryuu, who controls life and can use the Golden Harp to heal or dispel harmful effects on her allies.

Shun Siegel (Cure Kirin)

Shun Siegel (Cure Kirin)

A friendly and masculine-looking motocross racer and first-year high school student who Izumi is clearly smitten with. She tries to act cool and self-assured but is actually a bit shy and self-conscious.

• Armed Legs: Her personal weapons, the Verdant Greaves.
• Barrier Warrior: Gains the ability to summon electrified shields after episode 14.
• Beta Couple: With Izumi post episode 10.
• Bifauxnen: To the point of Hiroko and later, Kae assuming she was a pretty boy at first. Her looks as Cure Kirin also lean into this trope.
• Boyish Short Hair: Has short hair to compliment her tomboyish personality.
• Brainwashed: Has a brief stint as "E. Kasoku", a member of the Magnificent Trio, after Kae robs her of her memories and humanity. It takes a close brush with death to bring her back to normal.
• But Not Too Foreign: Introduced as the daughter of a Japanese mother and a German father... although episode 14 implies a completely different situation.
• Butch Lesbian: Short-haired, tomboyish, and always seen in masculine clothing.
• Character Catchphrase: "Let's get this done at top speed!", often accompanied by her punching her fist into the palm of her other hand.
• Even the Girls Want Her: A good chunk of Mirai's female student body seems to have a crush on her.
• Feminine Women Can Cook: A solid inversion - she's very tomboyish and just a bit behind Hiroko in terms of cooking skill, especially when it comes to making sweets.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Revealed to be one in episode 14. Her father is human, while her mother is a spirit from the Shade Kingdom.
• In-Series Nickname: Izumi almost always addresses her as "Sieg-kun".
• Kick Chick: Shown to practice savate, a form of kickboxing.
• Meaningful Name: Her given name means "swift", while her surname means "victorious one".
• Nice Girl: Very polite, kind, and mild-mannered, almost to a fault at times.
• Power Makes Your Hair Grow: From short, boyish hair as Shun to flowing, waist-length hair as Cure Kirin.
• Secret-Keeper: Becomes this to the current generation of Pretty Cure after episode 10. She was well aware of the previous generation's identities, thanks to her sister.
• Shrinking Violet: Covertly - it's most evident when she's caught off-guard or particularly flustered. The 'covert' part goes right out the window during her brief stint as a villain.
• Shock and Awe: Controls lightning as Cure Kirin.
• Sixth Ranger: Becomes a full member of the team after episode 25.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The tomboy to her sister Kimiko's girly girl

Hallowed Wellspring

Kichu

Kichu

Muse's "baby brother", a mouse spirit who holds the power to create a new seal. Every time the Cures defeat an enemy, Kichu absorbs and purifies the energy released in order to grow stronger.

• Brought Down to Normal: He loses his special powers by the finale, having used them up to save Pretty Cure and bring back the lost Shade Cure crystals.
• Goo-Goo-Godlike: He's just a baby, but he holds infinite amounts of energy and was quite literally made to save the world.
• Nice Mice: A mouse spirit who exists to help the heroes fulfill their mission.
• Parrot Pet Position: Usually rides Jun's shoulder when he isn't hiding in her school bag.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: He looks like a small plush toy and is absolutely adorable.
• Team Pet
• The Unintelligible: He hasn't learned how to talk yet and communicates solely by squeaking. He finally starts speaking by the final episodes.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Picks up this ability himself after episode 17.

Iris

The high priest of the Lux Temple and the ruler of the Hallowed Wellspring.

• Gender-Blender Name: A male character named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow.
• Good Is Not Nice: Iris, while wanting the best for his people, is shown to be overly strict towards Muse and inflexible when it comes to his land's relationship with the Shade Kingdom, fearing that tearing down the barrier would allow another Kagemera to rise to power. He does soften up later on.
• Large and in Charge: Described as standing just shy of seven feet tall in human form, and his massive dragon form is no slouch either.
• Our Dragons Are Different: Specifically, he's patterned after a hong, or a Chinese rainbow dragon.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Between human and dragon.

Sol

Muse's father and one of the Lux Temple's knights.

• Action Dad: It sort of comes with the territory, given his career.
• Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: He's incredibly mushy and affectionate towards his daughter, making his more strict and serious attitude a bit jarring when Pretty Cure finally meets him in person.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Between human and cat forms.

The Previous Cures

Kimiko Yoshimoto (Cure Seiryuu)

Kimiko Yoshimoto (Cure Seiryuu)

The former Cure Seiryuu and Shun's older sister.

• Blow You Away: Still has some control over wind, a holdover from her time as Cure Seiryuu.
• But Not Too Foreign: Introduced as the daughter of a Japanese mother and a German father... although episode 14 implies a completely different situation.
• The Gadfly: Loves baiting and trolling people, especially those who cross her and especially her little sister.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Revealed to be one in episode 14. Her father is human, while her mother hails from the Shade Kingdom.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The girly girl to her sister Shun's tomboy.
• Yamato Nadeshiko: Has many of the traits, from domestic ability to a graceful, feminine demeanor to a steely devotion to her family.

Marina Ishii (Cure Genbu)

Marina Ishii (Cure Genbu)

The former Cure Genbu, now a teacher who works at Mirai Academy. She is a long-time friend of the Tsubasa family and encouraged Hiroko to attend Mirai.

• Badass Teacher: As a former magical girl who still has some level of access to her powers, she's this.
• Intergenerational Friendship: Has one with Hiroko, who is ten years younger than her.
• Making a Splash: Still has some control over water, a holdover from her days as Cure Genbu.

Rie Gotou (Cure Byakko)

Rie Gotou (Cure Byakko)

The former Cure Byakko, now a librarian at Kyoukai's public library.

• Extra-ore-dinary: Still has some control over metal, a holdover from her time as Cure Byakko.
• Genki Girl: A very chirpy and enthusiastic lady, especially compared to her more grounded teammates.
• Kind Hearted Cat Lover: Has a none-too-bright cat named Mochi that she lavishes attention on.

Yurika Himura (Cure Suzaku)

Yurika Himura (Cure Suzaku)

An auto mechanic who used to be an idol. Unlike her teammates, she is very much still active at the start of the series. However, she passes her powers to Haruki in episode 16.

• Aloof Ally: Acts as one to the current crop of Pretty Cure, until finally passing down her powers in episode 16.
• Aloof Archer: A cool and aloof woman who wields a magical bow as a Cure.
• Boyish Short Hair: Has this in civilian form.
• Broken Bird: Her ill-fated stint as a member of Clio's team wears on her even ten years later, leading her to become cold and distant from her successors. She slowly begins recovering after episode 16.
• Heroic RRoD: Has not recovered from completely burning out her powers ten years ago, causing her to suffer bouts of pain and weakness after her fights as Cure Suzaku.
• Playing with Fire: Wields control over fire as Cure Suzaku.
• Power Dyes Your Hair: Black hair as Yurika, orange as Cure Suzaku

Clio (Cure Ouryuu)

Clio (Cure Ouryuu)

Muse's mother, a cat spirit who led the previous team of Cures. She is long-deceased by the start of the story, having sacrificed her life to defeat Kagemera.

• Gold-Colored Superiority: A gold Cure and the leader of the team.
• Green Thumb: Wielded control over life as Cure Ouryuu.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Did this in the prologue, giving up her physical form to rebuild the barrier in Kyoukai.
• Missing Mom: She's this to Muse.
• Posthumous Character: Although Clio has been dead for ten years by the beginning of the series, her absence is keenly felt, especially by her daughter and former teammates.
• Token Adult: She was an adult woman, while her teammates were teenagers.
• Token Non-Human: The only spirit on a team otherwise made up of humans.

Shade Kingdom

Kagemera and Associates

Shade King Kagemera

Shade King Kagemera

The leader of the Shade Kingdom, who led a failed invasion of Earth ten years ago.

• Big Bad: Or rather set up to be one. He doesn't last past the second act.
• Classical Chimera: Based on one.
• Dark Lord on Life Support: Has been left in a severely weakened state after his clash with the previous Cures. This ends up contributing to his demise, although being slowly poisoned by Hinyu helped things along.
• Evil Old Folks: Well into his sixties and - seemingly - the main villain of the series.
• Evil Overlord: Acts as one to the Shade Kingdom.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: Is incredibly easy to set off, with Hinyu comparing him to a sensitive powder keg.
• Large and in Charge: Immense in stature and very much the one in charge of the villains.
• Orcus on His Throne: Justified - he was badly injured during his last battle, so going against the heroes isn't really an option.
• The Unfought: Ultimately, he passes away before the current generation of Cures get a chance to fight him.

Hinyu

Hinyu

King Kagemera's majordomo. He acts like a timid and milquetoast yes-man, but his true nature is much more sinister.

• Asian Fox Spirit: Based on the kitsune.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He's capable of feigning some level of pleasantry, especially where the Asjun twins are concerned. It's all an act - Hinyu is solely out for himself and has zero problem backstabbing those around him or resorting to emotional or physical abuse to bring the twins into line.
• Deader than Dead: His ultimate fate, with his soul being essentially devoured by the Tree of Wrath.
• The Dragon: Acts as one to King Kagemera, at least until the latter's demise in episode 26.
• Dragon Ascendant: Wastes no time in taking over as Big Bad the second Kagemera finally bites it.
• Evil Is Not a Toy: Hinyu spends most of the series confident that the Tree of Wrath, a Botanical Abomination filled with thousands of tormented ghosts is solidly on his side, is safe to borrow power from, and will never turn on him. He is proven horribly, horribly wrong by the final hour.
• Evil Redhead: Has vivid red hair, red eyes and is bad news through and through.
• Facial Markings: Has whisker-like ones.
• Hate Sink: Is this both in-universe and out. Unlike every other villain, he's given no redeeming qualities and plenty of detestable ones. Even most of the people on his side hate his guts.
• Hoist by His Own Petard: His choice to borrow increasing amounts of power from and eventually become an extension of the Tree of Wrath screws him over majorly in the end, as it allows the Tree to assimilate him into it, once it turns on him. Painfully.
• Laser-Guided Karma: Begins experiencing this in the finale arc, as his awful personality and inability to govern leave him with no allies and a kingdom full of people willing to kill him. It gets worse by the final battle, as his murder of Kagemera and usurpation of his throne makes him the prime target of the angry spirits of Kagemera's victims.
• Locked into Strangeness: His hair, already prematurely graying due to stress, goes white after being subjected to Pretty Cure and the Trio's combined finisher in episode 33.
• Manipulative Bastard: Very much one towards the Asjun twins, using their need for approval and love and terror of being abandoned again against them.
• Man of Wealth and Taste: Done up in a sharp black and red suit at all times.
• Multiple-Tailed Beast: Has three tails in fox form. He later begins sprouting more, thanks to the nature of his transformation, eventually topping out at nine.
• One-Winged Angel: Assumes a massive and monstrous form when confronting the heroes in episode 33 and later takes on a more humanoid variation of the same in the following episode.
• Plant Person: Revealed late-series to be slowly transforming into a plant/spirit hybrid, thanks to his borrowing power from the Tree of Wrath. The effects of this transformation aren't pretty.
• Playing with Fire: One of his inherent abilities as a spirit.
• The Starscream: Has nothing but contempt for Kagemera and has eyes on his throne himself. He eventually gets what he wants.
• Villainous Breakdown: Begins descending into one in episode 32, as his mental state gradually crumbles under the weight of karma catching up with him.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Can assume the form of a large three-tailed fox at will.
• Why Did You Make Me Hit You?: Plays this card frequently with the twins. It's never him harming them, it's them driving him to lash out.
• Would Hurt a Child: Was perfectly fine harming Kichu, an infant, in episode 16, seeing him as an energy source rather than a living being, and would have gone a lot farther if Pretty Cure had not gotten involved.
• Yes-Man: Acts as one to King Kagemera, although it's far from his actual personality.

Tamakushi

Tamakushi

The cold and detached lone female of the Triumvirate. She is unfailingly loyal to King Kagemera and prefers to use her abilities as a shapeshifter in her schemes.

• The Baroness: A downplayed version of the "sexpot" type.
• The Blank: By default, although she can avert this when disguised as someone else.
• Despair Event Horizon: Crosses this after Kagemera dies, feeling that she has nothing left to live for, past screwing Hinyu over on her way out and possibly eradicating Pretty Cure while she's at it. This culminates in her rebuffing her enemies' attempts to save her life in episode 32, as she wants no part of a future without Kagemera.
• Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Dark-haired, deathly pale, and graced with ghostly powers.
• Even Evil Has Standards: She isn't particularly amused or impressed by Hinyu's insistence on outsourcing his duties to three teenagers and is even less impressed by his abuse of Shahei.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Her most prominent flaw - Tamakushi expects people to act like the worst version of themselves and can't wrap her head around ideas like unconditional trust or forgiveness, which regularly leads to her undoing.
• Evil Sounds Deep: Described as having a contralto voice to go with her coldly driven demeanor.
• Ghostly Chill: The use of her spectral-themed powers often causes the temperature of the surrounding area to drop.
• Naginatas Are Feminine: Regularly wields one comprised of spirit power, befitting her status as the Triumvirate's sole female member.
• Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: Has utilized this tactic in an effort to Break Them by Talking, both with Kae in episode 29 and much more effectively with Hinyu in episode 32.
• Snow Means Death: She ends up dying alone in the falling snow after succumbing to her wounds in episode 32.
• Soul Power: She has direct control of it and can even use it to create spectral copies of other people.
• The Smurfette Principle: The only woman among the Triumvirate, albeit not the only female villain in-story.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Can mimic the form of any human or (humanoid) spirit she has seen.
• Youkai: Based on a noppera-bo.

Seimono

Seimono

The oldest and most physically powerful of the Triumvirate. He has a noticeable code of honor but is hampered by his fatalism and loyalty to his king. He is highly protective of his partner, Kamryou.

• BFS: Carries a massive two-handed sword.
• Failure Knight: Seimono is dogged by guilt over his failure to protect the previous royal family or the Shade Kingdom's Pretty Cure team. His devotion to Kamryou is implied to stem from this guilt. The realization that he didn't fail as thoroughly as he believed he had gets him to leave Kagemera's service.
• Fallen Hero: Episode 8 reveals that he once served as a guard for the previous royal family, until Kagemera conquered the Shade Kingdom, and Seimono swore fealty in exchange for his life being spared. After episode 20, he decides to try and pull himself back up.
• Heel–Face Revolving Door: Introduced as a villain before defecting to the side of the heroes, only to later resurface as a brainwashed puppet of Hinyu after a (seeming) Heroic Sacrifice, before finally being brought back to the side of good by the final arc.
• Horned Humanoid
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The huge guy to Kamryou's tiny androgyne.
• Minion Shipping: Is in a long-term romantic relationship with Kamryou and ends up married to them by the finale.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: While learning one of his princesses survived is what officially leads Seimono to abandon Kagemera, the Shade King nearly killing his partner and telegraphing his plans to eventually do away with Seimono helped.
• Noble Demon: He is very much a villain, but he refuses to go after those weaker than him and is visibly troubled by what Kagemera asks him to do.
• No Shirt, Long Jacket: Wears a longcoat but no shirt, exposing a massive scar on his chest.
• Real Men Wear Pink: A seven-foot-tall, muscular oni who happens to have excellent domestic skills. Bonus points for actually wearing a pink shirt when disguised as a human.
• The Stoic: Not one for deep displays of emotion, making him a huge contrast to his loose cannon partner.
• Villains Out Shopping: If Seimono is out on a mission, he's going to take the time to enjoy what Earth has to offer, be it by grabbing a slice of pizza at Western Paradise or going on an amusement park date with his partner.
• Youkai: Based on an oni.
• Worthy Opponent: Seeks to fight those as strong as he is and is intent on shaping the Pretty Cure into this.

Kamryou

Kamryou

Seimono's rag doll-like partner. They are protective of Seimono to an extreme and much more overtly antagonistic than he is.

• Bedsheet Ghost: Vaguely resembles this, even if they're not officially one.
• Blue-and-Orange Morality: Kamryou's moral compass is centered entirely around Seimono and what he wants to do, with them not really caring about anything else their respective side believes in. Unlike Seimono, they never really reform, only switching sides because he did and only refusing to switch back because he was brainwashed into doing so.
• Character Catchphrase: Tends to say "This displeases Seimono-sama" or variations whereof, whenever they think something has earned Seimono's ire, even if it actually hasn't.
• Combat Tentacles: Can project tendrils of cloth from their body that act like this.
• Flight: One of their inherent abilities as a spirit, to the point that they’re seldom, if ever seen touching the ground outside of human guise.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The tiny androgyne to Seimono's huge guy.
• Killer Rabbit: A small, frail individual who looks like a floating rag doll... and is far more aggressive and fight-happy than their much larger and stronger partner, who regularly has to reign them in.
• Minion Shipping: Is in a long-term romantic relationship with Seimono and ends up married to him by the finale.
• Satellite Character: Gladly revolves their entire existence around Seimono.
• Youkai: Based on an ittan-momen.

The Magnificent Trio

Kae A. Dama/Keiko Ninomiya

Kae A. Dama/Keiko Ninomiya (Cure Houou)

The "leader" of the Magnificent Trio, three low-powered spirits who work in Hinyu's stead. She is a young teenage girl who positions herself as a genius criminal, despite her general lack of competence.

• The Alleged Boss: Acts more like well, a young teenager on a power trip than an actual leader and isn't treated as much of an authority by her teammates.
• Black Magician Girl: Specializes in curses and offensive magic
• Creepy Conjoined Twins: Forms a particularly strange example with Shahei, at least until the end of episode 22.
• Dark Magical Girl: Fits the role alongside Shahei. While she doesn't have the standard DMG personality, she shows more traits fitting the archetype, from a desire for approval and love to a troubled past, to as the story progresses. Like most examples of the trope, she ends up switching to the side of good later on.
• Exorcist Head: How she and Shahei switch between control of their shared body.
• Fangirl: Is obsessed with Sentai stories. It shows blatantly, in everything from her plans to the Trio's roll call to the Combining Mecha themed monsters of the week the group summons.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: While Kae is generally very girly, she is also brash and aggressive, especially compared to her more demure sister, and has a blatant interest in mecha and Sentai stories.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Later revealed to be half-spirit and half-human, much like her long-lost older sisters, Shun and Kimiko.
• Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: While this applies to the Trio as a group, Kae is the purest example of it, being the only one who actively cares about her role as a villain, as opposed to her sister and henchmen/adoptive brothers, who are mostly along for the ride.
• Large Ham: If Kae can chew the scenery while doing something, she will.
• Laborious Laziness: When Tobi, the only member of the Trio with domestic skills, temporarily left, she sunk a large amount of effort into kidnapping and brainwashing someone into doing chores for her, effort that could've been spent actually learning how to clean up after herself.
• The Leader: Considers herself something between this and the resident Evil Genius within the Trio. In practice, all her power comes from her being the only one invested in the villain gig.
• Light 'em Up: Controls light as Cure Houou.
• Long-Lost Relative: She and Shahei are eventually revealed to be Kimiko and Shun's younger sisters. She takes this very hard at first but decides to embrace Shun as another older sibling by episode 25.
• Magic Staff: Her weapon of choice, both as a spirit and as a Cure.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: Realizing that Hinyu didn't actually love her kick-starts Kae's Heel–Face Turn, and learning about his mistreatment of Shahei officially sets her against him.
• Noblewoman's Laugh: Very prone to this.
• Parental Abandonment: She and her sister were abandoned at a very young age and grew up in an Orphanage of Fear, something that was briefly touched on in episode 10 and expanded on in episode 19.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Holds herself up as a genius criminal despite clearly being a 13-year-old girl who lets her ego and impulsivity get in the way of her common sense. This starts tapering off during the series' latter half.
• Supernatural Gold Eyes: A magic-user with solid gold eyes in her spirit form.
• Territorial Smurfette: Invokes this in episode 9, stating that an evil trio "has" to be two men and one woman, and she and Shahei "count" as one woman because they're twins.
• Tiny Tyrannical Girl: Barely 5'0", very loud, and very obsessed with being seen as a threat. She deliberately surrounds herself with people at least a head taller than her, which only accentuates her lack of height.
• Tsundere: Starts developing into a platonic example towards Pretty Cure as the story goes on.

Shahei A./Shiori Futaba

Shahei A./Shiori Futaba (Cure Shinryuu)

Kae's seemingly emotionless twin sister, who she shares a body with. She seldom shows herself in public and seems to distrust everyone not named Kae.

• Bespectacled Cutie: Deliberately invokes this in her human guise to look more vulnerable and approachable.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Plays the part of a sweet, soft-spoken girl in episode 18, while going out of her way to emotionally harm Haruki and undermine his confidence.
• Broken Bird: A childhood spent taking abuse in her sister's place has left her fearful of and cynical about other people, and Hinyu's involvement in the twins' lives just made things worse.
• Creepy Conjoined Twins: Forms a particularly strange example with Kae, at least until the end of episode 22.
• Dark Magical Girl: Fits the role alongside Kae. Unlike her sister, Shahei also fits the trope personality-wise. Like her sister, she also pulls a Heel–Face Turn, albeit only right before the final arc.
• Emotionless Girl: Barely shows anything resembling an emotional reaction, making her a contrast to her boisterous twin. In reality, she's more emotionally repressed than anything, and she's fully capable of snapping.
• Empty Shell: She at least considers herself this. As far as Shahei is concerned, she is an empty doll with no purpose outside of protecting her sister and no real identity.
• Exorcist Head: How she and Kae switch between control of their shared body.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Revealed to be one alongside Kae.
• Hope Is Scary: Shahei cannot conceive of a happy future for herself and doesn't think she deserves one anyway, causing her to panic and lash out when her sister and her enemies try to help her.
• Identical Twin ID Tag: Has softer eyes than Kae and a beauty mark near the right corner of her mouth.
• Important Haircut: Has hers trimmed into a bob post-episode 31, which helps make her more distinct from her sister.
• Knight of Cerebus: While Shahei is present in the story from early on, things begin to take a more dramatic turn once she starts taking an active role as a villain.
• Long-Lost Relative: Like Kae, she's Shun and Kimiko's long-lost little sister.
• Magic Staff: Like her twin sister, she wields one both in spirit form and as a Cure.
• Parental Abandonment: Same as Kae.
• Passive-Aggressive Kombat: Shahei is an absolute master at throwing out veiled insults. Even her sister, the only person she actually likes, is not safe from this.
• Perpetual Smiler: Usually sports a mild, emotionless smile, no matter the situation.
• Pure Energy: Her element as Cure Shinryuu.
• Scary Shiny Glasses: Occasionally displays this as Shiori, mostly when she's being actively malicious.
• Stealth Insult: Another frequent weapon in her repertoire.
• Stepford Smiler: Lies somewhere between the empty and depressed variations of this trope.
• Stronger Sibling: Unlike her sister, who is a borderline joke character, Shahei is a ruthless and competent villain from the jump.
• Supernatural Gold Eyes: A magic-user with solid gold eyes in her spirit form.
• The Tragic Rose: Displays a prominent rose motif once she starts taking an active role as a villain, befitting her gentle and delicate exterior and sorrowful and thorny true nature.
• White Magician Girl: Specializes in healing magic. This is also in play as Cure Shinryuu, who wields a staff and supportive abilities.

R. Kooyoo/Masaru Aki

R. Kooyoo/Masaru Aki (Cure Shishi)

The ditzy strongman of the Trio. He's immature and impressionable but not actively malicious.

• Bare-Fisted Monk: Specializes in fighting bare-handed where his teammates rely on magic or swordplay.
• Beast Man: His true form resembles an anthropomorphic ape.
• The Big Guy: Within the Trio, being the largest and physically strongest of the bunch.
• Dishing Out Dirt: Controls the power of earth as Cure Shishi.
• The Ditz: He's not the brightest guy out there and is outright referred to as a "himbo" at least once.
• Dumb Is Good: Is as genuinely friendly and kind as he is dense, only opposing Pretty Cure because Kae does. He drops the villain act like a hot potato the moment he gets a chance to.
• Dumb Muscle: The physically strongest of the group but definitely not one for deep thinking.
• Power Fist: His personal weapon as Cure Shishi, the Yellow Knuckles.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The manly man to Tobi's sensitive guy.
• Wild Hair: More like Wild Fur in his true form.
• Youkai: Based on a sarugami.

P. Tobi/Shouta Kuromori

P. Tobi/Shouta Kuromori (Cure Tenma)

The Trio's (comparative) sane man who spends a lot of time snarking at his teammates and criticizing their failings. However, he actually cares about them quite a bit.

• Big Brother Instinct: Has shown this towards both his actual siblings and his teammates, who he considers his adoptive siblings. This has a large hand in his eventual decision to turn against Hinyu.
• Blow You Away: Can summon gusts of wind with his fan.
• Deadpan Snarker: Never one to hold back on the snark, especially when Kae is doing something ridiculous.
• An Ice Person: Controls ice as Cure Tenma.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Tobi is irritable, snarky, and overly blunt, but at the end of the day, he cares about his loved ones and does have a genuinely sweet side, especially around young children like Kichu.
• The Lancer: Occupies this role within the Trio, being the group's effective second in command and the one who routinely butts heads with Kae, the self-proclaimed leader.
• Little Bit Beastly: Has several corvid attributes in his true form, including black-feathered wings and talon-like hands.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy: As a spirit, although it's still in play to an extent in his human guise.
• Momma's Boy: While Tobi is generally a sour jerk, he is very close with and loyal towards his mother, Washi, and cannot stand the thought of her being disappointed in him.
• Only Sane Man: He sees himself as this compared to the rest of the Trio. He isn't entirely accurate.
• Sarcastic Devotee: Snarks and complains about the twins and Kooyoo almost constantly, but it doesn't stop him from genuinely caring about and looking out for them, in true older sibling fashion.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The sensitive guy to Kooyoo's manly man.
• Stoic Spectacles: Wears these in his human guise, highlighting his more uptight and restrained personality.
• Swiss-Army Weapon: Carries a sword that unfolds into a fan, both as a spirit and as a Cure.
• Theme Naming: All of his blood relatives are named after birds.
• Youkai: Based on a tengu, specifically a karasu tengu.

The Shade Rebellion

The Shade Rebellion Leader (spoilers)

Princess Soyokaze / Yozora Yoshimoto

The leader of the Shade Rebellion, a member of the deposed royal family, and a former member of the Shade Kingdom's Pretty Cure team. Originally thought to be deceased, she proves to be alive and a major player in her own right.

• Action Mom: While she's not the best mother out there, she is fully capable of stepping up and kicking ass on her childrens' behalf when the moment calls for it.
• Calling the Old Man Out: On the receiving end of this, once it comes out that the twins are her daughters. Neither is happy to learn that they could have had a much more loving upbringing, had Soyokaze made slightly different choices.
• Chekhov M.I.A.: Introduced as Seimono's long-thought-deceased friend, with the certainity of that death being on the dubious side. Indeed, she turns out to be very much alive and a major player in the story.
• Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: Her sense of obligation towards her kingdom and desire to strike back against Kagemera led to her running out on her family and then giving up her two youngest daughters after they were born.
• Horned Humanoid
• A Mother to Her Men: Acts in this capacity towards the Shade Rebellion, who adore her, and takes every loss on her side very hard.
• Parents as People: While she's an overall heroic character, Soyokaze was more of a friend to her daughters than a parental figure when she was still in their lives, wasn't a very good wife to her husband, who she married for the sake of having someone to cling onto, and did more harm than good in her attempt to protect her youngest daughters. Even she is willing to admit that she screwed up majorly on this front.
• Regal Ringlets: Wears her hair in this style, fittingly for a deposed member of royalty.
• Shock and Awe: Controls lightning, a holdover from her time as Cure Kirin.
• Youkai: Based on an oni.