Pretty Cures The Princess Pretty Cures, who represent the Hope Kingdom, are composed of four warriors: Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid, Cure Twinkle and Cure Scarlet. Chosen by their , their mission is to find the remaining Keys while protecting the Gate of Dreams from Dys Dark. All four of them use a magical transformation item called a which they activate with a Dress Up Key by saying . Each also has alternate forms called , in which they use their main attacks. They later use the to perform more powerful attacks and enter a new Mode Elegant form using the Elegant Keys and Miracle Keys. Unlike the other Cures, Cure Scarlet instead uses the as her main weapon to perform attacks. They later gain more powerful attacks by using the along with the Premium Dress Up Keys and Royal Dress Up Keys to access new Mode Elegant forms. They introduce themselves as and their catchphrase is Cure Scarlet's catchphrase is ; : :The main protagonist. Haruka is an energetic and cheerful 13-year-old girl and a first-year student at Noble Academy. She likes stories about princesses and dreams of becoming one, and often refers to things as being . When she was young, she was often bullied about her dream of becoming a princess until she met Kanata, who gave her a Dress Up Key and encouraged her to follow her dream. In the present day, she is still determined to make her dreams come true. In the epilogue, she is shown as an adult with a crystal replica of her Dress Up Key. Her Dress Up Keys are Flora, Rose, Lily, Sakura (Cherry Blossom), Pumpkin and Royal. :As Cure Flora, she is known as the Princess of
Flowers and introduces herself as . Her theme color is pink. ; : As revealed in episode 40, after Hope Kingdom fell, Kuroro fell into despair and transformed into the child-like Lock after being brainwashed by a sentient coat. As Lock, he is cool, calm and intelligent, and wears a hooded jacket with a demon's face and wings that cover his eyes. Despite being laid-back and playing video games in his spare time, Lock becomes the top member of Dys Dark's Three Musketeers. He traps peoples' dreams by saying, . Later, a weakened Dyspear retreats into the Forest of Despair to recover from her fight against Cure Scarlet and leaves Lock in charge of Dys Dark, tasking him with gathering despair energy to heal her. But Lock uses some of the acquired energy to assume an adult-like form before stealing the Cures' Dress Up Keys and revealing his intention to take over Dys Dark. He uses the gathered despair energy to turn Hope Kingdom's palace into a giant Zetsuborg. The Cures retrieve their keys and battle against him, but he transforms into a giant
toad-like dragon form to attack them. Despite this, they manage to purify him with Eclat Espoir, and he reverts to Kuroro while ending up in a coma. Upon awakening later, he resolves to help the Cures so he can return to his homeland. During the final battle, Close revives Lock and overpowers the Cures with the despair from Noble Academy's students. After they are released from the Cage of Despair, he is weakened and suffering under Dyspear's control, causing Shut to persuade him to remember his old self before the Cures purify him. Kuroro becomes Lock again and aids the Cures against Dyspear. Following Close's departure, he becomes a fairy teacher while Lock and Shut start a new life in Yumegahama. ; & : : Twin Dys Dark generals that serve as Close's attendants, created from seeds that he planted. The two resemble robots with faces covered by masks with animal ears: Stop has rabbit ears and Freeze has mouse ears. They trap people's dreams by saying . During the final battle, they assume their true vine-like forms to support Dyspear. After Dyspear's destruction, Stop and Freeze assume the forms of armored serpents to battle Cure Flora before leaving with Close. ; : :The monsters of the series, who resemble locks and are created when the generals trap people's dreams within the Gate of Despair and turn their dream into a nightmare, which forms the core of a Zetsuborg's being. Their names are a portmanteau of and "
cyborg". Each of the generals use their own names when they trap the victim's dream. Twilight can use the generals' locks to increase the power of the Zetsuborgs; this version has a red lock and a light purple eye. After Lock and Shut power up, they summon Zetsuborgs which have a lock with red horns on it, a glowing yellow eye, and red horns. Using a horn-like lock, the generals create more powerful Zetsuborgs to gather despair energy and restore Dyspear's strength. The Zetsuborgs that Stop & Freeze summon have two locks attached to each other, each with a glowing green eye. Dyspear's Zetsuborgs are called and can be created without trapping people's dreams. They have a lock based on her headdress. When Zetsuborgs and Metsuborgs are defeated, they say '
; if defeated by Cure Scarlet, they say '.
Other characters Yumegahama Noble Academy Unlike the rest of the series, Noble Academy is a boarding school with dormitories. Its students greet others by saying "". ; : :Haruka's roommate and friend at Noble Academy who dreams of becoming a children's book author. In episode 10, she discovers Haruka and her group's identities as Pretty Cures and helps them out anyway she can. She often takes care of civilians during Dys Dark's attacks. In the epilogue, she publishes a story based on the Cures' experiences. ; : :The dorm supervisor of Noble Academy. She was initially afraid of dogs, causing her to dislike Pafu, but became fond of her when she protected her from a Zetsuborg. Her dream is to be a judge. ; : :The vice president of Noble Academy's student council, whose dream is to be a baseball player. ; : :The secretary of Noble Academy's student council, whose dream is to be a dancer. ; : :The head of the women's dormitory and Noble Academy's matron. She often appears abruptly and at the perfect moments, doing various duties around the academy. Rumors say that she is more than one person. ; : :Haruka's classmate, who often picked on her when they were in kindergarten. He later becomes a member of the tennis club and reunites with Haruka. ; : :The second vice president of Noble Academy's student council and the leader of the men's dormitory. ; : :The second secretary of Noble Academy's student council. ; : :The friendly and polite headmistress of Noble Academy and a former famous children's author. She wrote "Princess of Flowers", the book that inspired Haruka's dream. ; : :Haruka's classmate and a member of Noble Academy's flower arrangement club. ; / / : :Yuki Aihara's fanclub, who always supports Yuki in his matches. They are jealous of Haruka when she and Yuki interact with each other. ; : :Minami's fiance and childhood friend. In the finale, he enrolls in Noble Academy. ; : :Haruka and Yui's classmate, who played Romeo in the drama show. ; : :Haruka and Yui's classmate, who is the director of Noble Academy's drama club and dreams of becoming a movie director. ; : :Haruka's homeroom teacher at Noble Academy.
Family members ; : :Haruka's father. He is a baker, and impressed many of Haruka's friends with his baked goods on his visit to the school. ; : :Haruka's mother, who owns a traditional sweets shop called Haruya. ; : :Haruka's younger sister. A first-grade student who acted impolite towards people during her school visit, but was actually acting out because she missed her older sister. ; : :Minami’s father. ; : :Minami's mother. ; : :Minami's older brother, who owns and manages a seaside resort. He is the heir to the Kaido family and graduated from Noble Academy before Minami enrolled. He dreams of interacting with others through the sea. ; : :Kirara's mother. A supermodel who inspired her daughter to be like her. ; :Kirara's father. A famous movie actor who has been in Hollywood films.
Others ; : :A famous and somewhat eccentric fashion designer. ; : :A budding starlet with dreams of becoming a TV star, and the occasional rival of her fellow idol Kirara. Despite her youthful appearance, Ranko is a third-year at Noble Academy. ; : :Kirara's president and the manager of a modeling agency. ; : :Minami's violin instructor, who also works as a violin repair man. He has built many violins, and gifted Haruka one. ; : :An old butler who shows Aroma that what's important for a butler is to consider his master's feelings. ; : :A wild
dolphin who saved Minami several years ago. In episode 16, she also saved her from the Zetsuborg's attack. ; : :A famous marine biologist and veterinarian. ; : :A model who befriends Kirara and serves as her assistant.
Movie characters ; : :The princess of the Night Kingdom. ; : :The ruler of the Night Kingdom. ; : :The princess of the Pumpkin Kingdom. ; : :One of the two main antagonists of the film. A Dys Dark general who carries a white book that captures objects. He locks Pumpululu away and manipulates her parents to make them forget about her. He plans to capture the Cures as part of his collection; after revealing his intentions, he assumes a
salamander-like form and overpowers the Cures. With Pumpululu's encouragement, they manage to defeat him with Halloween Eclair. ; : :One of the two main antagonists of the film. He invaded Night Kingdom to turn the sky into night. The Cures distract him to allow Refi to place the Miracle Light atop the palace and banish him from the Night Kingdom. ; : :The rulers of Pumpkin Kingdom and Pumplulu's parents. ;, and : :Pumpkin Kingdom's fairies. ==Production==