User blog comment:GlitterInformer/Pretty Cure Plus and Minus Round 27 - THE FINAL BATTLE/@comment-37117761-20190929185535

Update:

With the absolute best three villains on the chopping block, it's completely natural that everyone disagrees on who is best and who is worst. There have been lots of dissenting opinions. So far, Twilight is taking the lead, while the Kiryuu sisters are lagging behind. However, nothing is set in stone yet, as nobody is even close to the +10/-10 threshold requires to win or lose the final round of the tournament.

My vote:

Dark Dream +1, Kiryuu Sisters -1

This is an incredibly difficult round to decide, as Dark Dream and the Kiryuu sisters are almost equally good. (I'm not voting for Twilight because I haven't gotten to Go! Princess yet and it would be unfair to vote on a villain whom I haven't seen.) Both are incredibly good examples of bad girls turned good, with plenty of tragic, undeserved consequences for all three of them. However, I ultimately chose Dark Dream because:

1. Dark Dream dies. I really like it when otherwise light shows get dark, and killing off an undeserving character in a kids' movie is a great example of that. Her death was so emotionally moving, as Dark Dream feels she never got to learn to smile. And even though Coco helps Cure Dream cope with Dark Dream's death, it's still a very somber moment for the poor girl, who watched an alternate version of her die in her arms.

2. The Kiryuu sisters may have pioneered the category of villains becoming Pretty Cures, but they aren't the best examples of it. So far, Ruru is my favorite villain-turned-Cure because she has the most memorable personality, even after turning good. Other great reformed villains that outshine the Kiryuu sisters include Westar, Soular, Regina, and most of the villains in HUGtto!

3. Despite the Kiryuu sisters being two characters, they have the same personality. If you take away their distinct character designs, I cannot tell Michiru and Kaoru apart. I know they had to make there be two Kiryuu sisters for the "flower-bird-wind-moon" theme, but Toei could have at least made them distinct.