Akagi Towa (紅城トワ)?, also known as Princess Hope Delight Towa (プリンセス・ホープ・ディライト・トワ)? in her kingdom, is one of the four main Cures in Go! Princess Pretty Cure. She later attends Noble Academy as a first-year student and is in the same class as Kirara.
Towa was initially known as Twilight (トワイライト)? and was a part of Dys Dark, but was soon freed from Dyspear's brainwashing.
She later becomes Cure Scarlet (キュアスカーレット)?, the Princess of the Flames.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Towa is a young girl with slit red eyes and light red, thickly curled hair framing her face with tented bangs splitting in the middle, her forelocks covering her ears. She has pointed ears and normally wears a tulle white headband. She normally wears a frilly white dress with puffy sleeves, an apricot skirt, and light red heeled shoes with white straps, along with a red butterfly necklace held by a gold string. On the chest is a peach dot.
In the winter, she wears a dark red long-sleeved dress with white and red details, circular white trimming, and a white layered skirt at the bottom that has gold cresent-like lining on top. She also wears a pair of red peek toe ankle boots with ribbons on top.
In the movie, she wears a pale pink dress. The skirt is bunched up with white frills, with a corset top adorned by orange buttons. Her bolero is dark red, which has a white frilly collar, a pink ribbon, and darker red trimming. Her red heels have dark orange soles and cream frilly fabric sticking out, worn with dark maroon frilly socks with tiny pink bands forming ribbons at the sides, and her simple white headband has a magenta butterfly on the left.
As a child, she had shorter hair and wore a white puffy short-sleeved dress with a magenta ribbon. On her head was a white bow. Her hair turned white as she transformed into Twilight.
As Twilight, she looks older with longer silver hair worn in four loose curled sections with lots of it pulled into a bow-shaped bun on top. She wears red eyeshadow and at times an angular gold mask that has a crimson diamond in the middle, large blue triangular earrings, and her nails are painted black. Her dark grey mini-dress has scalloped maroon and lilac skirt layers and is worn beneath a black and dark red-trimmed, wing-shaped dress. The tails are long. The top has white frills on top. Around her neck is a split white fabric adorned with a black ribbon. Her pointy ears are exposed and there is less light in her eyes. In the middle is a gold butterfly with dark pink and green gems as segments at the top and bottom. She also wears crimson tights with black platform shoes, knotted bows on top, and matching colored scalloped wristpieces with a dark red wristband. When purified as Towa, she wore this outfit but with a black tulle headband.
As Black Princess, her hair keeps its shape but is loose and she dons her mask, but it's now black, the eyes are covered by red pieces, the diamond turns lavender, and there are red feather protrusions on top. Her mini-dress becomes dark grey with a darker pointed winged dress over it and bright red gloves and boots, black tights, and dark red trimming on the dress. Her swan-necked collar sticks out sharply with a red undertone. Her chest butterfly is now taller in height, sharper, has a dark indigo border, and a blue pearl in the middle. She loses her earrings. She also has an alternate dress that extends to the floor with a black split layer over it.
As Cure Scarlet, her longer hair turns pink and resembles a thicker variant of Twilight's style with a pale pink ombre at the bottom. Her eyes brighten and behind each ear is a feathery pale red wing. She also gains a gold tiara with a jagged line on the base, three ruby droplet gems with a gold trim and beads on top, and matching cearrings, shaped like the ornament on her black neck ribbon. Her ruffled, pale pink dress has a dark red undertone, a yellow chest with large red feathers covering the shoulder and a white pointed corset held by a black band with a large gold sphere in the middle featuring the Go! Princess insignia. Hanging from this and down the right leg is ruffled red fabric with gold lining and a darker stripe on top, which matches her loose arm warmers that have gold bands on top. She also gains gold bracelets, and re heels with fabric shaped like a wing wrapped around the leg. The heels are gold with a dot in the middle.
In her Mode Elegant Phoenix, her skirt extends to the floor with several ruffles, a red peplum dragging on the ground is layered over with maroon, gold, and orange markings on the shorter middle section. Her outer-skirt now wraps around both legs.
In her Mode Elegant Sun, her hair grows thicker and very long, adorned with magenta sparkles. The top of her ponytail is more rosy in color. Her earrings become red and gold suns to accent her beaded necklace that has a sun in the middle and red dangles, while her tiara alters in shape to specifically resemble the Go! Princess insignia and gains a red heart in the middle, the base lined by red beads. Her dress turns into a large white ballgown with her original sleeves becoming winged bands, and her new sleeves are ruffly, pale red, and have a white frilly layer below. She loses her bracelets. On the chest is a pale red ribbon with a sun, two strips on the top with frills lining the shoulders, and on the navel is a big white bow with the retained ornament. Her skirt is ruffled and pale red to accent the bunched pieces of fabric wrapped around its top white split layer, and from the ruffled tails hanging from the large white and light red bows. On each is an orange sphere with a sun. The next white scalloped layer has a gold stripe, followed by a sparkle-adorned, pale red petticoat. During Royal, she gains a large pale red regal lace ribbon on the back.
As a Grand Princess, her hair gains more volume but is now worn in two tightly curled sections, and she wears a heavily ornate gold tiara with a red heart-shaped gem in the middle, including parts at the sides resembling her original tiara. Her earrings are the same and her bracelets are gone, but her choker is plain white with a bow adorned by her neck ornament. Her pale chiffon ballgown has a gold ombre and ruffle splitting up the seam to reveal a matching colored, scalloped layer with goldenrod trimming and pale chiffon petticoat. The top has gold detail and two-layered scallops, and around her shoulder is a long, flowing gold cape with white lining the bottom. The hood is lined by white fluff, and in the middle is an apricot bow with a gold spherical ornament, and two big white frilly ruffles hanging below. Her sleeves are longer and layered, colored chiffon and reaching the forearm. On her head is a large white laced halo. She gains a white scepter with gold bands around the top handle, and a swirly gold heart with a hot pink one in the middle, followed by a gold-bordered one on top, and a gold bead above, the pieces next to it looking like a tiara.
In her Mode Elegant Halloween, her tiara has four pale green curled strands on each side, and three big yellow flowers with white dotted centers, the middle one having four around the center to match the flower on her neck. She wears a puffy chiffon dress with white frills on the neckline, and pearls on the ruffly chest's front, white sides, longer gloves, and shorter, puffier sleeves, keeping the feathery ends. At the navel is a yellow flower with a gold orb at the center, pale green leaves behind it, and long peach tails. Her arm warmers turn cream with white beads as the bands. On the back of the skirt is a long, flowing baby pink ribbon. Her skirt is rounded to resemble a pumpkin, split up in the center to reveal ruffled white layers, and it's lined by ruffles. She keeps her bracelets.
As an adult in episode 50, she becomes the queen of Hope Kingdom and wears a white and red regal gown with a tiara adorned by three red jewels. Her hair has grown in length.
Personality[]
As a little girl, Towa was very sweet and admired her older brother. She dreamed of becoming a Grand Princess for the sake of helping the land, but knowing that only a Princess Pretty Cure could become one eventually got to her when she became brainwashed by Dyspear.
As Twilight, she seemed to take after her adoptive "mother" in terms of characteristics. In contrast to her child self, she believed that dreams are pitiful illusions that people believe in. Twilight also saw the Pretty Cures as fake princesses, and was ruthless and vain enough on calling herself "Noble, Precious, and Beauteous". While she would initially appear courteous around Haruka, she used their moments together to dishearten her after feeling threatened.
After being purified, she is shown to be somewhat naive and awkward around others. While she is polite and formal, her upbringing gave her a lack of social grace as she wasn't used to the customs of Earth, like thinking that she could buy a castle and three housemaids. However, she remains kind, courageous, and helpful, and cares deeply for her friends. She begins to learn how to do her things independently without assistance, but she still heavily adores Kanata and admires her big brother.
Due to being deceived by Dyspear before, she also became observant and perceptive, being able to discern and detect the presence of a suspicious person.
Relationships[]
- Prince Kanata: She is Kanata's younger sister. They used to be close, but Towa went missing one day, causing Kanata to fall into despair. When they finally reunite, Twilight no longer remembers him, much to his dismay. During the battle between her and the Cures, she nearly defeats Kanata, but she is eventually brought back to her senses thanks in part to her brother's violin playing and was freed from Dyspear's control, remembering him. However, their reunion was short-lived when Kanata stays behind to fight off Dyspear while Towa returned with the others to Yumegahama. They later reunited for good after locating him on Earth after he suffers from memory loss.
- Dyspear: Dyspear kidnapped Towa when she was a young girl, brainwashed her, and Twilight, believing the witch is her mother, showed great respect. After Towa snaps out of her brainwashing, she holds a personal grudge against Dyspear.
- Miss Shamour: She has known her for some time, as the one who taught Kanata and Towa how to play the violin.
- Haruno Haruka: As Twilight, Towa saw Haruka as an enemy, even trying to dishearten her by nearly burning her The Princess of Flowers book. In episode 21, Flora still believed that Twilight had some good left in her and fought against her to bring those feelings out. In the next episode, Flora encouraged a hopeless Towa to believe in her dreams again, which in part enabled her to transform into Cure Scarlet. After that, they have a special bond with each other and their dreams to become (Grand) Princesses.
- Mochizuki Yume: In episode 23, Yume encounters a despondent Towa when she was trying to adjust to life on Earth. They talked over dessert before Yume tells Towa to surround her heart with warm feelings. When Yume was captured by Lock, Scarlet decided to use those warm feelings she learned from her to help free her. Later, Yume accepts Towa as a student of Noble Academy.
- Amanogawa Kirara: Episode 24 revealed that the two of them are roommates. They had a hard time getting along at first due to Towa's lack of knowledge and Kirara's busy modeling schedule. But by the end of the episode, they become friends.
- Kaido Minami: During a sleepover at Haruka's house in episode 25, she helped Towa with her fear of darkness, which brought back memories of her time as Twilight, and taught her that she should depend on her friends and comrades. When Shut kept calling her Twilight and said that he had to eliminate her, Minami protected her, saying that she wasn't Twilight anymore, but Akagi Towa.
Etymology[]
Akagi (紅城)?: Aka (紅)? means "scarlet" [1], a clear reference to her theme color and gi (城)? means "castle"[2], referencing her status as a princess.
Towa (トワ)? can have various meanings depending on the kanji used[3]. It is taken from the katakana for "twilight" (トワイライト)?.
Twilight is the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening.[4]
Cure Scarlet is a bright red color with a slightly orange tinge.
History[]
Becoming Twilight[]
As a child, she was known as Princess Towa. She dreamed of being a Grand Princess. Though her brother Prince Kanata told her how only the Princess Pretty Cure could become Grand Princesses, that did not stop her from trying. As a child, she would play the violin with her brother. One day, sensing her desire to become a Grand Princess, Dyspear appeared and told her that she could help her become one. Towa accepts her offer, not knowing that she was going to become a pawn in Dyspear's plan to conquer Hope Kingdom. The Witch of Despair actually trapped her inside the Forest of Despair as part of that plan. Soon after, the citizens of Hope Kingdom fell into despair because of Towa going missing, making it easier to Dyspear to take over as she fed on that despair. The witch then decided to brainwash Towa and let her assume the name Twilight.
Her Last Battle Against the Cures and Her Purification[]
When the Cures, along with Kanata, arrived at Hope Kingdom, Twilight greeted them. Kanata recognized her as Towa and tried to talk to her, but she does not remember him and wants to destroy them. Using a Dark Princess Perfume, she becomes the Black Princess. She nearly defeats the Cures and Kanata, but Flora continued to fight back, still believing that the real her was deep inside. The Cures used Trinity Explosion in an attempt to purify her, and with the help of Kanata's violin playing reawakening her memories, Towa was freed from Dyspear's control. The Cures, along with a weakened Towa, then escaped Hope Kingdom, with Kanata staying behind to fend off an enraged Dyspear.
Making Amends and Becoming Cure Scarlet[]
The girls brought Towa to Noble Academy and she stayed in Kirara's dorm room. While sleeping, she had a nightmare of Twilight, and she woke up scared. Taking her black keys, she went for a walk in the campus. Then she saw Haruka playing the violin and remembered her memories with Kanata. Haruka wanted to give Kanata's violin to her, but she felt unworthy because of her actions in the past. As they conversed, Dyspear suddenly appeared and made Towa fall deeper into despair and trapped her and Kanata's violin in a cage of thorns, feeding on that despair. As Minami and Kirara arrived, the three of them, along with Haruka, transformed and fought against Dyspear in order to rescue Towa. Flora was able to enter the cage thanks to the help of her friends and saw the violin as well as a hopeless Towa. She spoke to Towa and she was moved by Flora's words. Flora decided to play her own violin to deliver her feelings to Towa, just like how Kanata did in the last battle and Towa was moved by her words and she took back Kanata's violin. The two of them played and their melodies combined into one, causing them to break free from the cage. Towa announced she was not going to despair anymore, but Dyspear knocked her back with thorns. As she was falling, she looked back at what she had done as Twilight and decided to carry the weight of her sins and resume her dream of becoming a Grand Princess as the blue fire that came to her aid turned red, purifying her Princess Perfume and Dress Up Keys. With one of those keys, she transformed into Cure Scarlet and easily defeats the clones, and using her weapon Scarlet Violin, she uses Phoenix Blaze to attack Dyspear and force her to retreat. After the battle ended, she says that she knows Kanata is still alive because she felt it through the violin.
Life in Yumegahama and Noble Academy[]
After her first battle as Scarlet, Towa tries to get used to life on Earth. The Cures took her on a tour of Yumegahama to help her do so. After buying a new outfit, checking out art galleries and taking pictures with the others, she sat down to enjoy a donut, but she reveals that she couldn't enjoy herself with Hope Kingdom still being under Dys Dark's rule. She leaves and begins going around town herself, still unsure of the customs of her new home. She stops traffic, tries to purchase a castle and even tries to look for a job. In the end, she seemed to have given up when Yume spots her sitting on a bench in the park and the two go to a cafe to eat and talk things over. Yume tells her to surround herself with warm feelings and to stay positive. Just then, Yume was targeted by Lock and he uses her despair to summon a Zetsuborg. Towa transforms into Cure Scarlet to try to save her. Throughout the battle, Lock still refers to Scarlet as Twilight, or the Princess of Despair, and taunts her. Scarlet couldn't defeat the Zetsuborg on her own, and to make matters worse, Lock powers it up and feeds on even more of Yume's despair. Just as Scarlet was about to be defeated, the other Cures show up. Scarlet was still discouraged, believing that all she does is make everyone despair no matter whose side she was on, but Flora tells her that good and bad experiences can be shared with everyone and hugs her. Scarlet also embraces Flora and decides to officially join the team before defeating the Zetsuborg and freeing Yume. After the battle, they all returned to Noble Academy to speak to the headmistress, who they were all surprised to find out was Yume herself. She then enrolls Towa as a student.
Reuniting with Kanata and the Promise to Restore Hope Kingdom[]
In episode 40, Towa is happy that her brother, Kanata, regained his memories as a prince and they start reacquainting. She shows Kanata everything she has learned in Earth at Noble Academy and also shows him the Scarlet Violin. As they continue, the Royal Key reacts and inserts itself into Towa's Princess Perfume and seconds later, the entire group found themselves in Hope Kingdom. Because of Dys Dark's further influence over it, the once flourishing kingdom was completely covered in vines, which scared Kuroro and causes him to run away. Towa starts to have flashbacks about her mother and father as well as what had happened to the kingdom after Dyspear lured her away. She becomes vengeful and vows to destroy Dyspear for what she had done. The Witch of Despair sends a Zetsuborg clone of herself to attack the Cures and Scarlet charges at it recklessly. She gets beaten very badly because of this, but when she sees a tearful Kuroro returning, she remembers her parents telling her that the kingdom's citizens' emotions always reflected hers, and tells Kuroro to cheer up. With her strength and will renewed, she vows to save the kingdom and her parents before performing Scarlet Prominence to weaken the Zetsuborg, with her and the rest of the Cures purifying it. After their victory, the vines on the temple of fire started to retract, and Scarlet uses her Dress Up Keys and the Music Princess Palace to restore it and cause the red arch of the rainbow to return.
Cure Scarlet[]
Cure Scarlet
真紅の炎のプリンセス！キュアスカーレット！
Shinku no honō no purinsesu! Kyua Sukāretto!
Cure Scarlet (キュアスカーレット)? is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Towa. She controls the power of fire and in order to transform, she needs her Princess Perfume and respective Dress Up Key.
Transformation[]
Towa shouts out "Pretty Cure" and her clothes disappear in a flash of fire. As she says "Princess Engage", she inserts her red Dress Up Key into the Princess Perfume and locks it into place. Her perfume fills up with red liquid that she sprays around her and on her hands, feet, and body to make her gloves, boots, and dress appear. She sprays the perfume once again in the air to create her tiara which she places on her head to make her hair grow longer and change color, and her earrings and choker appear, as well as the markings around her eyes. She then strikes a pose to make her Dress Up Keys appear underneath her top layer skirt. She then lands on the ground and says her introduction before striking her final pose.
Attacks[]
- Phoenix Blaze (フェニックスプレイズ)? is Cure Scarlet's main attack. To perform it, she needs the Scarlet Violin and the Phoenix Dress Up Key. It made its debut in episode 22.
- Scarlet Illusion (スカーレットイリュージョン)? is an attack that Cure Scarlet can use as long as she has her Scarlet Violin and Hanabi Dress Up Key.
- Scarlet Spark (スカーレットスパーク)? is an attack that Cure Scarlet can use as long as she has her Scarlet Violin and Hanabi Dress Up Key.
- Scarlet Flame (スカーレットフレイム)? is an attack that Cure Scarlet can use as long as she has her Scarlet Violin and Scarlet Dress Up Key.
- Éclat Espoir (エクラエスポワール)? is Cure Scarlet's first group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid and Cure Twinkle, where she needs the Music Princess Palace and her Premium Sun Dress Up Key.
- Grand Printemps (グランプランタン)? is Cure Scarlet's second group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid and Cure Twinkle, where she needs the Music Princess Palace and the Royal Key.
- Scarlet Prominence (スカーレットプロミネンス)? is Cure Scarlet's main attack that she performs with the Music Princess Palace and her Premium Sun Dress Up Key. It is first used in episode 40.
- Grand Libération (グランリベラシオン)? is Cure Scarlet's third group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid and Cure Twinkle, where she needs to be in her Grand Princess form.
- Halloween Eclair (ハロウィンエクレール)? is Cure Scarlet's fourth group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid and Cure Twinkle, where she needs to be in her Mode Elegant Halloween form.
Twilight[]
Twilight
Twilight (トワイライト)? was the evil alter ego of Towa. She became Twilight when Dyspear said she could make her dream of being a Grand Princess come true. As Twilight, she is Dys Dark's Princess. She has her own catchphrase: "Noble, Precious, and Beauteous."
Abilities[]
She appears to have fire powers and possesses a black Dress Up Key, which she inserts into one of the Three Musketeers' locks to increase the power of the Zetsuborgs they summon.
In episode 18, Dyspear gives her a new Dress Up Key, which Twilight inserts into a staff and makes her more powerful. She could trap people in tablets with it and draws out their despair to give her even more power. However, the staff was destroyed thanks to Cure Flora's own new Dress Up Key. She can also conjure a temporary dimension using this key and her staff.
In episode 20, Dyspear gives her another Dress Up Key in which she can insert inside a Princess Perfume and transform into the Black Princess. In this form, her powers were equivalent to those of a Pretty Cure, even having a Mode Elegant.
Songs[]
Towa's voice actor, Sawashiro Miyuki, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Shimamura Yu, who voices Haruno Haruka, Asano Masumi, who voices Kaido Minami, Yamamura Hibiku, who voices Amanogawa Kirara, and Tachibana Shinnosuke, who voices Prince Kanata.
Duets[]
- Strongly, Gently, Beautifully. (Along with Shimamura Yu, Asano Masumi and Yamamura Hibiku)
- Conditions of Being a Princess (Along with Shimamura Yu, Asano Masumi and Yamamura Hibiku)
- Strings (Along with Tachibana Shinnosuke)
- Joyful! Pretty Cure Christmas (Along with Shimamura Yu, Asano Masumi and Yamamura Hibiku)
Trivia[]
- Towa's birthday is December 15th, making her zodiac a Sagittarius.
- Her favorite things are playing the violin and a Japanese desert called anmitsu.
- As Twilight, Towa is, as of now, the only antagonist to have used an item a Pretty Cure also uses for fighting. Upon being freed and becoming a Pretty Cure herself, it transformed into her Dress Up Keys. She is also the only of the four Go! Princess Cures to have five attacks. Others got four only.
- Episode 28 reveals that Towa can't swim. This is oddly fitting, as she has power over fire as Cure Scarlet.GPPC28
- She is the first Cure to have pointy ears.
- Her and her brother's parents were mentioned in flashbacks and later appeared in last episode of the season.
- Based on her appearance, she has her mother's red hair, and her father's skin tone and eye color.
- Her voice actor, Sawashiro Miyuki, is the older sister of Sawashiro Chiharu, who voiced Kusaka Honoo in Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure.
- She is the only Cure to wear her villain outfit as part of her civilian identity, having done so for the first couple of episodes following her redemption before the other Cures buy her a new outfit.
Gallery[]
- Main Page: Akagi Towa/Image Gallery
References[]
| V • EGo! Princess Pretty Cure characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cures | Haruno Haruka/Cure Flora • Kaido Minami/Cure Mermaid • Amanogawa Kirara/Cure Twinkle • Akagi Towa/Cure Scarlet • Past Princess Pretty Cure | |
| Mascots | Pafu • Aroma • Miss Shamour • Kuroro | |
| Villains | Dyspear • Twilight • Close • Shut • Lock • Stop & Freeze • Zetsuborg | |
| Others | Prince Kanata • Nanase Yui • Haruno Moe • Haruno Ibuki • Zama-sensei • Kisaragi Reiko • Azuma Seira • Nishimine Ayaka • Shirogane-san • Amanogawa Stella • Takamagahara Ken • Bauanne Baurollo • Aihara Yuuki • Imagawa Shuu • Koshiba Naoto • Ichijo Ranko • Tachi Kyoko • Haruno Momoka • Tina • Mochizuki Yume • Kaido Wataru • Komori Hanae • Kano Sayaka • Kurita Mai • Komaki Noriko • Furuya Riko • Kitakaze Asuka • Kaido Tsukasa • Kaido Masumi • Ijuin Kimimaro • Nishikido-san • Akehoshi Karin | |
| Movie only | Pumplulu Princess • Warp • Refi • Night Pumpkin • King Pumpkin • Queen Pumpkin | |
| Novel only | Sonomiya Hana • Inorin • Refi • Night Pumpkin | |