A (currently partial) list of characters appearing in Per Aspera Ad Astra, a Magical Girl Massive Multiplayer Crossover/Crisis Crossover series written and published on AO3 by susbox. Find it here!
This page will contain spoilers, both marked and unmarked, for both the series and its many component universes. It's highly recommended, though by no means required, to at least broadly familiarize yourself with the characters and events of the Pretty Cure franchise before continuing.
For ease of viewing, and to hopefully minimize confusion, the characters will be grouped by the entry they first appear in, and from there will be displayed in order of appearance (only full, named appearances are counted, not mentions or cameos).
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Nothing Left Unsaid
Battamonda
Battamonda is the second main antagonist from Soaring Sky! PreCure who takes over after the first antagonist, Kabaton, is defeated. In Per Aspera, he's the main antagonist of Nothing Left Unsaid, and serves a supporting role in Bury the Light.
Ritz
Ritz is the main antagonist of the series writ large. She's the leader of an organization called Terminus, which is a villainous group made up of several particularly vengeful villains from the Pretty Cure series (and a few from other series). Despite her humanoid form, Ritz and the rest of her race, the Nobodies, are fully inhuman, and are made of a strange ink-like goop seemingly distilled from human emotion. Ritz herself is a tall woman with dark wine-red hair and very unique eyes—deep sapphire blue irises flecked with thin lines of gold. She's most often seen in the series wearing a white shirt, black tie, black slacks, and black dress shoes, and often wears black gloves.
In conversation, Ritz comes across as charismatic, even kind to some, and seems genuinely interested in what makes her subordinates tick. Her outlook tends to be pragmatic and realistic, and she tends to manage her organization's limited resources carefully, favoring surprise attacks or guerrilla tactics over frontal assaults. The full extent of her powers is unclear, though she's been shown to have the ability to psychically dominate those with low mental fortitude (seen in Nothing Left Unsaid when she commands Cure Prism to kneel) as well as shapeshift (seen in With a Wonder and a Wild Desire as she talks with Gentlu).
In conversation, Ritz comes across as charismatic, even kind to some, and seems genuinely interested in what makes her subordinates tick. Her outlook tends to be pragmatic and realistic, and she tends to manage her organization's limited resources carefully, favoring surprise attacks or guerrilla tactics over frontal assaults. The full extent of her powers is unclear, though she's been shown to have the ability to psychically dominate those with low mental fortitude (seen in Nothing Left Unsaid when she commands Cure Prism to kneel) as well as shapeshift (seen in With a Wonder and a Wild Desire as she talks with Gentlu).
- Back from the Dead: Twice, Ritz has revived from a supposedly certain demise. Both of these occurrences were in the past, though, before the series began proper.
- Big Bad: Ritz is one of these, as she's the leader of Terminus.
Ageha Hijiri
Mashiro Nijigaoka
Sora Harewataru
Tsubasa Yuunagi
Hana Nono
Also known as Cure Yell, Hana Nono of Hu Gtto! Pretty Cure makes her first Per Aspera appearance in Nothing Left Unsaid as a nineteen-year-old student and intern. She saves Sky and Prism from the enhanced Ranborg in Nothing Left Unsaid, and helps in the fight against Joker and Storm in Bury the Light. The vignette Far Away Boys is about Hana and Saaya reconnecting after a year or two of no contact following a bitter break-up sometime in the past.
Bury the Light / Far Away Boys
Storm
A clone of Sora Harewataru created from a few drops of blood taken from the bottom of Battamonda's boot, Storm is one of two main antagonists of Bury the Light, and appears again as a main antagonist in Fruits Basket alongside Shou, Rev, and Joker. At first, she questions her reason for existing, though discovers her purpose as a Precure-hunting homunculus during her battle with Sora. Though at first she's a brawler with electrokinetic powers, she steals Sora's Precure powers in Bury the Light to become Cure Storm.
- Evil Counterpart: Storm is one of these, being a clone of Sora wired to fight magical girls.
Homare Kagayaki
Saaya Yakushiji
Saaya first appears in Far Away Boys, when Hana calls her to reconnect with her after the battle against Joker and Storm.
Emiru Aisaki
- Swiss-Army Weapon: Her Beat Glanzer is one of these, with a Sword, Axe, and Rod form that each allow her to utilize different elements.
Joker
Only One / With a Wonder and a Wild Desire
Amane Kasai
Ran Hanamichi
Kokone Fuwa
Yui Nagomi
Mirai Asahina
Rico Izayoi
Gentlu
Gentlu is the first main antagonist of Delicious Party Pretty Cure, and is the alter ego of Amane Kasai during the time she's brainwashed by Narcistoru. She first appears in Per Aspera as the main antagonist of With a Wonder and a Wild Desire, and has the ability to summon six clones of herself, each with different personalities and powers.
Heavy is the Head
Ibuki (Malice, Bad End Beauty)
Ibuki is the first of the five Bad End Precure to get a spotlight in Per Aspera as Bad End Beauty. She appears in the opening chapter, discussing her concerns about having a more intact memory than her sisters with Joker and Ritz. Following this conversation, Ritz gives her the name Malice. She later appears in Ad Libitum as the main antagonist, supported in the later chapters by Loco Musica.
- An Ice Person: Almost literally, as her breath is capable of freezing hot tea (albeit only momentarily) and her body temperature is far below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. A touch from her on bare skin is shown to quickly freeze into the target's flesh, blood, and potentially nerves.
Makoto Kenzaki
Tatin
Tatin is a member of Shuffle Kingdom's Royal Council, holding the position of Second as well as Le Mat, the member of the Council responsible for directly reporting to and attending to the Queen herself. Tatin first appears in Heavy is the Head, antagonizing Makoto and Lyse as they argue during the emergency session of the Council that convenes after Regina's disappearance.
Tatin is a young woman of slight build and average height, appearing around the age of nineteen to twenty, with lavender hair and amethyst eyes. She often dresses in shades of blue and wears little makeup, most often simple eyeliner and lip gloss.
Tatin is a young woman of slight build and average height, appearing around the age of nineteen to twenty, with lavender hair and amethyst eyes. She often dresses in shades of blue and wears little makeup, most often simple eyeliner and lip gloss.
- Alpha Bitch: Tatin's personality is best described as abrasive, egotistical, and antagonistic, and her habit of loudly crunching apples during conversations is a clear indicator of her lack of respect for others. Despite this, she's quite popular with the citizens of Shuffle Kingdom, who appreciate her evangelical sermons bringing them hope and a feeling of much-needed steadiness after the fall of the Selfish King.
Pilot
Pilot is a member of Shuffle Kingdom's Royal Council, holding the position of Ninth. As such, she's in charge of Shuffle Kingdom's vast library.
Pilot's actual height and physique are unknown, as she's almost always hunched over or stooped and wearing baggy clothes. She has long, stringy black hair, pupil-less black eyes, and pallid skin, and most of her face is obscured by a heavy respirator that renders her voice muffled and scratchy.
Pilot's actual height and physique are unknown, as she's almost always hunched over or stooped and wearing baggy clothes. She has long, stringy black hair, pupil-less black eyes, and pallid skin, and most of her face is obscured by a heavy respirator that renders her voice muffled and scratchy.
- Goggles Do Something Unusual: In addition to her heavy respirator, the Shuffle Kingdom's royal librarian wears a set of goggles that, among other things, can seamlessly translate texts from other languages.
Wiseman
Shuffle Kingdom's Royal Council
Rikka Hishikawa
Ad Libitum
Naru (Bad End Peace)
Hibiki Hojo
Ako Shirabe
Kanade Minamino
Ellen Kurokawa
Loco Musica (Matama Akoya)
Voyager
Lala Hagoromo
Hikaru Hoshina
Madoka Kaguya
Kagami Hiiragi
Kagami Hiiragi, age 27
Kagami Hiiragi of Lucky Star fame appears in Voyager as an employee of the Kaguya Corporation, specifically the head of Research and Development. Though her role in Voyager is limited to a small cameo in Madoka's first appearance (being dragged away from a meeting by her collar), she's slated to appear in future entries in Act III and beyond.
- Goggles Do Something Unusual: Whereas most heads of Research and Development go around with a clipboard or tablet, Kagami has a set of computerized goggles that serve a number of different purposes to aid in her work.
- The Professor: As the head of Research and Development for the Kaguya Corporation, Kagami is absolutely one of these. Has a tendency to zone out when hyper-focused on her work...which is, essentially, any time she's not in an important work meeting.
Elena Amamiya
Yuni
Leberblume (Nemo Anemo)
Venalita
The Seeds We've Sown
Hikage (Bad End Sunny)
- Self-Harm–Induced Superpower: Her heart is essentially a blast furnace using her life force as fuel to force her flames to burn hotter and hotter.
Yves (Yoshi, Bad End Happy)
Futaba Hanasaki
- Academic Athlete: Futaba is implied to have good grades in school, and is stated to be an athlete (specifically, a member of the track team).
Marika Kurumi
Tsubomi Hanasaki
Erika Kurumi
Kumojacky
Close
Momoka Kurumi
Yuri Tsukikage
- Heroic RRoD: Yuri has a propensity to ignore her failing health for the sake of fulfilling what she feels is her duty as Kibougahana's protector. This in conjunction with past wounds is revealed to be causing her Heart Flower to slowly wither away, in turn causing her to slowly waste away.
Fruits Basket
Shou (Bad End March)
Yayoi Kise
Yui Nanase
Rev
Miyuki Hoshizora
Akane Hino
Nao Midorikawa
Reika Aoki
Dancing Mad
Oresky
Iona Hikawa
Scorpion Sigma
- Animal Theme Naming: As with all of the Zero Knights.
- Exotic Weapon Supremacy: Sigma's primary weapon of choice is a blade at the end of a chain, which retracts into a spool on her right forearm.
Yuko Omori
Maria Hikawa
- Power Dyes Your Hair: As Maria unlocks more of her ki power, her hair turns white. Sort of a Golden Super Mode, as it's meant to reference the trope-codifying Super Saiyan.
- Supernatural Martial Arts: Making good use of her time in prison, Maria did her best to emulate a favorite childhood show and learn to use ki in conjunction with her martial arts.
Tsubasa Mizuno
Hime Shirayuki
Kaoruko Tenkawa
- Conveniently Timed Attack from Behind: From her first appearance in Dancing Mad, this is Kaoruko's MO—specifically, clocking people over the back of the head with bricks or other objects.
- New Superpower: As revealed in By a Thread of a Chance, Gray taught Kaoruko a power known as Ideation, which allows her to fight on even ground with him, a demigod, and the Precure, who all have years of experience.
Gray
Megumi Aino
Heart of the Sea
Laura Apollodorus Hyginus La Mer
Asuka Takizawa
A Drop in the Bucket
Haruka Hanabishi (Magia Magenta)
Sayo Minakami (Magia Azure)
Utena Hiiragi (Magia Baiser)
Kiwi Araga (Leoparde)
Korisu Morino (Neroalice)
Cote d'Azure
Kirara Amanogawa
Towa Akagi
Minami Kaidou
Haruka Haruno
Rosa
A Time to Love
Kiwi Araga
Akira Kenjou
