Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37117761-20191102010029

Hi, guys! I'll be honest, usually, the pink Cure in a team is my least favorite out of the bunch. Most pink Cures are so similar that I can't tell their personalities apart. So, I really want a pink Cure like Nagisa, Tsubomi, or Mana, who has a distinct personality! I'm going to list some ideas for things that would make a pink Cure unique and interesting. If you have any ideas of your own, feel free to list them below!


 * A rich pink. We've had rich Cures before, and usually, they're quite classy and speak and act in a formal way. Imagine combining this class and formality with the energy and ditziness of a pink Cure! Maybe the plot of the story is kickstarted when she moves to a school with people of a normal economic class and has to learn to fit in among them. Perhaps the token airheadedness that the pink Cure has comes from her sheltered upbringing. She might have a clash between her immature and playful nature and the social pressures brought on by her rich upbringing.
 * A pink from another world. Once again, we've had Cures from other worlds before, but imagine if it was the lead character and the whole show centered around her getting closer to humans! At the very least, she could have ancestry from a magical world. They were originally planning to do this with Mirai from Mahoutsukai, but the idea was unfortunately scrapped.
 * A pink from another country. We've already had a mixed-ethnicity Cure in the form of Elena Amamiya. What if our pink Cure had non-Japanese ancestry as well? Better yet, what if this is her first time in Japan and she needs the help of her friends to get by?
 * A pink who is already a Cure before the start of the series. This has happened before, but not with a pink Cure yet. We could still have development, of course, as she learns how to use her powers better and work as part of a team. Here's an idea I have in particular: a pink Cure whose powers, rather than directly attacking an enemy, instead powers up its target. She's been fighting alone before, which makes her useless in combat. But by teaming up with others, she becomes an invaluable asset.
 * A pink who immediately tells her family that she's a Cure. I don't understand why so many Pretty Cures automatically get the idea that they have to keep their identities a secret. Star Twinkle at least explains it, but I don't think any other series does. This would be a great way for the pink Cure (or any Cure for that matter) to bond with her family. Additionally, it would be super cool if a Pretty Cure team was elevated to celebrity status right from the beginning.
 * A pink with amnesia. Some user (I forgot who) created an ocean-themed fan series where the main character had amnesia. Amnesia would be a great setup for a plot arc, which makes me wonder why it hasn't ever been used in the franchise before.
 * An introverted pink. We haven't had an introverted pink Cure since Tsubomi Hanasaki. But I really like the irony of the team leader, the glue that holds the team together, being terrible at socialization. As somebody who has trouble socializing herself, it would be great to have a main character actually struggle with friendship instead of making friends right off the bat. That's why it was fun watching Heartcatch and Suite - not only did they show that friendship was awesome, but they also showed that it was difficult to obtain.
 * A pink who is a leader. Conversely, you could have a pink Cure who is not just a leader among her small group of friends, but in a larger setting as well. To my knowledge, this has only happened with Nagisa, Mana, and possibly Saki. But I'd love to see it more. This would be a great way to break out of the ditzy airhead stereotype that most other Cures fall into.
 * A pink with a more negative attitude. All of the pink Cures who aren't Nagisa are happy most of the time. This is by no means a bad thing - they're not happy all the time, but they're usually the optimist of the group and tend to look on the bright side. But what if a pink Cure instead complained a lot or was a pesimist? I know this sounds like this Cure would be a brat, but Nagisa did it very well. It would be a nice twist on the pink Cure archetype as well as a throwback to the first two seasons.
 * A pink with a disability. We've had male Cures and an ethnic minority Cure, so why not a disabled Cure as well? Come to think of it, I don't think there are any characters in the franchise at all with a disability. A disabled Cure would be a great way to give the disabled and special needs viewers representation as well as teaching society how to make the world a better place for disabled people. There's so many ways to implement this idea, too! You could go a more traditional route and give the pink Cure a wheelchair, deafness, or blindness. Or, you could directly influence her personality by giving her a mental disability such as an anxiety disorder, OCD, schizophrenia, or autism. Of course, this disability wouldn't (or at least shouldn't) be her entire personality. But as an autistic person myself, I feel that my disability heavily influences my personality. Just giving the pink Cure a disability would do wonders in making her unique. I believe this idea has the most potential out of everything here. 