Yotsuba Alice (四葉 ありす Yotsuba Arisu?) (or Clara Yotsuba in the English dub Glitter Force Doki Doki) is one of the five main Cures in Doki Doki! Pretty Cure.
Her alter ego is Cure Rosetta (キュアロゼッタ Kyua Rozetta?), or Glitter Clover in Glitter Force Doki Doki.
Bio
Appearance
Alice has dark orange eyes and light brown hair worn up in buns with a curled strand hanging from each side, her straight bangs frame her face. Her hair is decorated by tiny green clovers. Casually, she wears a white and pastel yellow frilly dress with a yellow cardigan that has orange ribbons and bows. She also wears black Mary-Jane's and dark yellow tights. During summer she wears a pale yellow dress, a short-sleeved jacket with a clover design on the chest, and a light orange choker.
As Cure Rosetta, her eyes brighten and her hair turns orange, worn in curled twin-tails held by two loops of hair. On each side is a clover with gold heart in the center to accent the petals surrounding it. She gains a pointed, light green choker and clover earrings. She wears a yellow dress light green detail and a white stripe going down the center to match her puffe sleeves. At the navel is a light green ribbon to match the fabric beneath the gold heart on her chest. Her scalloped skirt is lined in pale yellow with a white pointed trim over her frilly petticoat. She gains white and yellow boots with a light green cuff and yellow bow, matching her wrist pieces.
Personality
Alice is the mistress and heiress of Yotsuba Enterprises, an extremely successful business conglomerate. She is gentle and quiet, and has a somewhat bubbly manner and is always calm. Due to her upbringing, she is a girl of many talents, from music to martial arts to cooking. However, she sometimes says or does things which deviate from popular sentiment, shocking her friends, or just show it by going and introducing things and places owned by Yotsuba Industries, and consequently, owned by her.
Despite her quiet nature, her anger is something to be wary of. Though rare, she can have powerful releases of her rage, especially if someone makes fun of or hurts her friends' feelings, and is very capable of beating up the ones at fault. Once calm and in control, she later regrets hurting them.
Relationships
Aida Mana: and Hishikawa Rikka: Mana and Rikka are Alice's childhood friends and elementary school classmates. She attended the same elementary school with them, however, she now attends a private middle school, Nanatsubashi Academy, instead. But she still has a close bond with them and would always have monthly tea parties.
Kenzaki Makoto: Makoto is one of her Pretty Cure teammates.
Lance: Lance is Alice's transformation partner who helps her transform into Cure Rosetta.
Sebastian: The chief butler of Yotsuba Zaibatsu and Alice's loyal servant. She gives orders to him whenever she wants, but he's also the person Alice trusts the most.
Itsusuboshi Reina: An acquaintance of Alice, and from Reina's perspective at least, her rival.
Aguri Madoka: Met during the battle with Regina and encourages her to be strong.
Yotsuba Seiji: Alice's father and president of Yotsuba clique.
Nikaidou, Momota, and Yashima: They were classmates during elementary school-time.
Etymology
Yotsuba (四葉?) : Yotsuba (四葉) means "four leaves" or "four-leafed", referring to a clover, which is similar in shape to Cure Rosetta's designated card suit, the club.
Arisu / Alice (ありす?) : The canon spelling of her name is currently unknown. "Arisu" ("有栖") is a common Japanese girl name, which comes from "有栖川", a common surname for Japanese royalty. In English, "Alice" means "noble", and is probably a tribute to the main character "Alice" from Lewis Carroll's story, Through the Looking Glass. Carroll's Alice travelled to a card-themed land named the Kingdom of Hearts, which fits in with the theme of Doki Doki!.
Cure Rosetta refers to "Little Rose" in Italian.
Her dub name, Clara, means "clear", "bright" or "famous".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_(given_name)
History
Mana and Rikka first met Alice when they were young, while Mana was trying to catch a butterfly the two of them wandered into the yard of Alice's family mansion, they also attended the same elementary school. In elementary school when Alice was bullied by older boys in the school, Mana stepped in and defended her. Later when the boys bring their older brother back, Alice gets mad and beats them up using the martial arts skills she learned from her grandfather and because of this she is a bit afraid to use her powers at first preferring to support them from the sidelines. She finds out about Pretty Cure from the security cameras at Clover Tower and a couple of other areas but has the footage erased to protect the secret. She also finds Lance when Rikka and Mana accidentally leave him at school. She finally overcomes her fear and steps in to help her friends and transforms into Cure Rosetta to protect Cure Heart and Cure Diamond.
Cure Rosetta
"The Sunny warmth! Cure Rosetta!"
陽だまりポカポカ！キュアロゼッタ！
Hidamari pokapoka! Kyua Rozetta!
Cure Rosetta (キュアロゼッタ Kyua Rozetta?) is Alice's Pretty Cure alter ego. She represents warmth. For Glitter Force Doki Doki, her catchphrase is "As Warm and Bright as the Sun! I'm Glitter Clover!"
Transformation
Lance cries out his name before Alice places her transformation Cure Lovead onto Lance's silver heart medallion object and shouts "Pretty Cure Love Link!" She then spells "L-O-V-E" on her Lovely Commune and the transformation begins. Alice floats around with her body glowing yellow. First, her hair glows yellow and grows into two long ponytails. Her hair then turns to a lighter orange and her hair accessories and clover shaped earrings start to appear, as well as her choker. Next, her arm warmers and dress appear as her Lovely Commune attaches itself to her dress. She taps her feet on the ground and her boots appear. Then she taps her chest and her yellow heart-shaped brooch materializes. Finally, her dress ribbon appears and Cure Rosetta poses saying her introduction speech.
Attacks
Rosetta Wall is Cure Rosetta's main defense, with the incantation "Stiff and Strong, Rosetta Wall!" (カッチカチのロゼッタウォール！ "Kacchikachi no Rozetta Wōru!"?). In Glitter Force Doki Doki, it is "Come on, Glitter Powers! Give me a Shield of Clover!" It is the first defensive attack in the Doki Doki! series.
Rosetta Reflection is Cure Rosetta's secondary individual attack with the incantation Pretty Cure, Rosetta Reflection! (プリキュア、ロゼッタリフレクション! "Purikyua, Rozetta Rifurekushon!"?) It appears in Episode 11. She needs the Love Heart Arrow, and her Cure Lovead. She makes a clover-shaped wall that then appears and she uses it for defense. Although Rosetta Reflection is a defensive attack, the attack is also used for purifying Cutie Madame, which was used in Episode 25.
Rosetta Balloon is Cure Rosetta's third individual attack performed with Magical Lovely Pad. It first appeared in episode 33. She can summon ribbons of light or a giant Lance.
Cure Rosetta's power up
Power-Ups
Like her Cure partners, she can power up by herself when she takes the battle seriously, and when this happens, a yellow light glows around her body.
Songs
Alice's voice actor, Fuchigami Mai, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Nabatame Hitomi, who voices Aida Mana, Kotobuki Minako who voices Hishikawa Rikka, Miyamoto Kanako, who voices Kenzaki Makoto, and Kugimiya Rie, who voices Madoka Aguri.
Duets
- Treasure (With Nabatame Hitomi and Kotobuki Minako)
- Beyond The Sky (Along with Nabatame Hitomi, Kotobuki Minako, Miyamoto Kanako, Kugimiya Rie, Yoshida Hitomi and Kurosawa Tomoyo)
Trivia
- In episode 42, it's revealed that her zodiac is Gemini.
- Alice's birth date, which is May 28th, was revealed by Yamaguchi Ryota himself via Twitter.
- Alice was initially planned to have an older brother named Hiromichi, who was the former student council president of Oogai Middle School and was the one who led Mana to become president herself. He was eventually cut due to the idea of Mana having a crush on him, which went against her "charity" character idea. This is mentioned in the Official Complete Book of Doki Doki! Pretty Cure.
- Alice appeared as Cure Rosetta to give the 10th anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 27 in Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
- Mana and Alice are the only two known Cures to retain their surnames in the English dub.
Gallery
- Main Page: Yotsuba Alice/Image Gallery
References
| V • EDoki Doki! Pretty Cure characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cures | Aida Mana/Cure Heart • Hishikawa Rikka/Cure Diamond • Yotsuba Alice/Cure Rosetta • Kenzaki Makoto/Cure Sword • Madoka Aguri/Cure Ace • Cure Empress • Cure Magician • Cure Priestess | |
| Mascots | Sharuru • Raquel • Lance • Dabyi • Ai • Melan | |
| Villains | King Jikochuu/Trump King • Regina • Ira • Marmo • Bel • Leva • Gula • Lust • Goma • Jikochuu | |
| Others | Princess Marie Ange • Michiko • Sebastian • Okada Joe • Aida Ayumi • Aida Kentaro • Bando Sokichi • Hishikawa Ryoko • Hishikawa Yuuzou • Yotsuba Seiji • Yotsuba Shouko • Madoka Mari • Nikaidou Takuya • Momota Tsubasa • Yashima Chihiro • Juujou Hiroshi • Saotome Jun • Itsutsuboshi Reina • Ootori Tamaki • Karuta Queen • Morimoto Eru • Mr. Kido | |
| Movie only | Marsh • Mannequin Carmine • Silver Clock • Purple Buggy • Bando Isuzu/Bebel • Clarinet | |