Kyuseishu Aya

Kyuseishu Aya (休清酒あや) is one of the eight main characters of Prism Hearts Precure. Aya's alter-ego is Cure Light (キュアライト Kyua Raito) and she is known as the Shining Prism.

Apperance
As a civilian, Aya has light brown hair done in a bobcut and hazel eyes. Her casual outfit consists of a light pink designer top, short beige capre pants, and a light blue sports cap.

As Cure Light, her hair becomes much more wavey and turn a shade of magenta. Her eyes also change from light brown to pearl white. She now wears a pale pink dress with a black crochete designs around the frilly skirt, and black bike shorts underneath. She also has pale pink fingerless gloves to match her caplet sleeves and legwarmers which resembled that of Cure Black's design. Around her waist is a pale yellow belt her waist addorned with a pink heart-shaped buckle that she can use to draw a Prism Card.

Personality
Aya is a cheerful girl who loves Precure and aspires to become a hero just like them. She has a habit of rushing into situations without thinking and never backs down from a challenge.

In episode 10, it's revealed that she was inspired by her sister Homura's kindness and willingness to help anyone in need. After her death, she adopted her late sister's mantra “It’s just begun!” (始まったばかり!  Hajimatta bakari!) as a way to keep her memory alive.

Relationships

 * Mizumi Sakura - Aya has known Sakura for most of her life in an almost sisterly bond.
 * EnEn - After their initial encounter, Aya decides to help EnEn with his timidness. They also begin to share knowledge of the Precure between each other.
 * Sakagami Ayumi - At first, Ayumi was against anyone else taking up the task of restoring the Prism Flower, but after some convincing from both Nagisa and Honoka, she accepts Aya and Sakura's help and later becomes the team's mentor figure
 * Kojo Jou - Aya was the first person to accept her as who she was despite her faults, and thus became one of her friends
 * Sukui Hikari - As a recent transfer, Hikari and Aya shared a friendly rivalry when it came to studies and later, they ended up becoming friends after the latter helped Aya in the decathlon while the former helped Hikari with a rather difficult test
 * Sanagi Maya - Due to her past expeiences, it took Aya some time to bond with Maya but eventually they forge a friendship alongside Ayumi and the others
 * Sakaba Mio - After discovering Mio was Cure Hunter, Aya dedicated herself to trying to save her from herself and Black Hole. Her efforts were eventually rewarded when after recovering from being turned into a Minikan herself, Mio took a blast meant for Aya, destroying her Hunter’s Blade but allowing her to awaken as a true Precure. After Mio regained her confidence and decided to join the fight Aya welcomed her with open arms.

Etymology
Kyuseishu (休清酒) - Meaning savior

Aya (あや) - Meaning colorful

Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. It's also meant as a reference to the titles of Cure Black and Cure White, the Emmisaries of Light

Preseason
TBA

Meeting EnEn and Gureru
One day while out with her best friend Sakura she happened to notice a set of cards on the ground displaying Cure Black, Cure White and two other Cures she never saw before. Before she could pick them up though a fox fairy in a blue hood suddenly fell down and smacked her on the head. He grabbed up the cards before making a nervous apology and telling the girls to forget they saw him, taking off after that.

Aya decided to follow him and they ended up in an amusement park where another raccoon-like fairy who admonished the fox for being followed. Before Aya could find out anything the sky suddenly turned dark and a strange purple orb appeared, landing on a roller coaster and turning it into a massive Zakenna. Aya leapt into action and tried to draw it away from Sakura and the fairies. A flash of light suddenly emitted from one of the cards and a strange bracer appeared on the arms of both Aya and Sakura (though it quickly vanished from the latter because she was too scared at the time). Gureru tossed her a card and told Aya to swipe it.

Transforming into Cure Light, Aya put up a good fight against the monster but was backed into a corner. Suddenly a black bolt came out of nowhere, obliterating the creature on impact. A mysterious Black Cure appeared, telling Aya that if this is all a supposed “legendary warrior” is capable of then she should just quit while she was ahead.

The Cure left without a word and the two fairies introduced themselves and explained about the Prism Flower and Black Hole’s revival. Since they were currently separated from their partner they decided to temporarily stay with Aya and Sakura.

Fighting as Cure Light and the first Prism Change
During her second outing, she encountered the mystery Cure again who introduced herself as Cure Hunter. She explained that she was neither Aya’s enemy nor her friend and that she should hand over all the cards she had. Aya refused and Hunter attacked, suddenly transforming into Dark Precure and blowing her back. Sakura eventually joined the fight and the two were given the Cure Black and Cure White cards, transforming and managing to force Cure Hunter to retreat.

They were then told about the Miracle Petals, pieces of the shattered Prism Flower that made up the power of their predecessors and that only by collecting these Petals and the scattered Prism Cards could the Prism Flower be returned to normal.

Later they met up with the former Cure Echo who after some convincing agreed to allow them to help in her search. Aya would also go on to create a Precure Fan Club at her school and would soon gather more allies to her cause.

Losing and regaining the power to transform
During a battle later in the series with a monstrous Dark Precure Minikan, Aya was defeated and happened to land directly in front of him, detransforming and exposing her identity. Kotoro was shocked at this and called it a betrayal of his trust, storming off after that.

After that, her brother began treating her more coldly than before and it started to take a toll on Aya’s psyche. For the first time in her life she felt like giving up. That’s when she met Iona of the Happiness Charge who proposed a wager: If Aya can pass a test she’ll be given Iona’s Miracle Petal and even greater strength then before, if she fails then she must promise to never transform again and go back to being a normal girl.

Aya accepts and Iona explains the test: Aya must give her the Cure Fortune card and either defeat her as a normal human or survive for 2 hours without letting a single attack touch her. Aya accepts and to Iona’s surprise manages to successfully outwit her. Iona kept her promise and Aya returned to the fight and was able to defeat the Minikan with the help of her team and an assist from Mio.

Reconciling with Kotaro
Aya later made up with her brother and got him to accept her after protecting him from a Dark Matter monster. This also unlocked her Miracle Card as well as an incomplete version of the Prism Hearts Miracle Petal. This in turn inspired him to stand up to his superiors and began to tell them to let them go when they were about to arrest them for acts of vigilantism, causing many others to speak up in the Precure's defense.

Cure Light
"May my light guide you all! The Shining Prism! Cure Light!"

 私の光がすべてを導いてくれるように! 輝くプリズム！ キュアライト！

Watashi no hikari ga subete o michibiite kureru yō ni! Kagayaku Purizumu! Kyua Raito!

Cure Light (キュアライト Kyua Raito) is the alter ego of Aya. She is the leader of the Prism Hearts Precure. She can transform in Cure Light by saying the transformation phrase, "Precure! Prism Reflection!", and into past Precures by using the transformation phrase "Prism Change!" in combination with the past Cure's name and transformation phrase.

Transformation Sequence
EnEn leaps into the air and transforms into her Prism Changer. She then draws the Cure Light Prism Card and swiped it across the scanner, shouting "Prism Change: Cure Light!" As she lifts her changer into the air, she then shouts "Precure! Prism Reflection!" before leaping into a rainbow light, as she passes through the symbol of the Prism Hearts team, creating her clothes in the process before jumping down and landing on her feet.

Prism Changes
As a member of the Prism Hearts Precure, Cure Light can transform int any past Cure. While there's the obvious preference for the Leader Cures, she has also been seen using other color cures' suits and powers.

Attacks
Normal Precure All-Stars
 * Precure Aurora Screw (プリキュアオーロラスクリュー Purikyu Aōrora Sukuryū) - Her solo finisher, where she thrusts out both of her palms before firing a massive burst of light. This can be upgraded into the Precure Luminario Wave (プリキュアルミナリオウェーブ Purikyua Ruminario U~ēbu) while in Miracle Form.
 * Precure Marble Screw (プリキュアオーマーブル・スクリュー Purikyu Māburu Sukuryū) - Her duo finisher with Cure Splash and the Miracle Petal of the Futari Wa Pretty Cure, in which they perform a variant of the Marble Screw
 * Precure Mirror Burst (プリキュアミラーバースト  Purikyua Mirā Bāsuto) - Her combination finisher alongside any of her fellow Cures and the Miracle Petal of the Happiness Charge Precure, where they mix together their normal attacks into a powerful blast of energy.
 * Precure Blossoming Fortissimo (プリキュアブ ブルーミングフォルティッシモ Purikyua Burūmingu  Forutisshimo) - Her trio attack alongside Cure Splash and Cure Trinity and the Miracle Petal of the HeartCatch Team, in which
 * Precure All-Star Symphony (プリキュアオールスターシンフォニー Purikyu Aōru-Sutā Shinfonī) - The first group attack and the Miracle Petal of the Suite Precure, performed with the first five members of her team where they unleash all of their power into one massive beam
 * Precure Prism Finale (プリキュアプリズムフィナーレ ) - The second group attack and the Miracle Petal of the Prism Hearts Precure, in which they focus their power into one point. This causes a barrage of rainbow beams to burst forth and hit the enemy.
 * Marble Screw ( オーマーブル・スクリュー Māburu Sukuryū) - Cure Black Form's duo attack alongside Cure Splash's Cure White Form
 * Extreme Luminario (エキストリームルミナリオ Ekisutorīmu Ruminario) - Cure Black's trio attack alongside Cure Splash's Cure White Form and Cure Noble's Shiny Luminous Form
 * Dream Attack (プリキュアオー ドリームアタック Purikyu Dorīmu Atakku ) - Cure Dream Form's main attack
 * Love Sunshine (プリキュアオー ラブサンシャイン Purikyu Rabu Sanshain) - Cure Peach Form's main attack, which can be upgraded into the Love Sunshine Fresh  (プリキュアオー    ラブサンシャインフレッシュ Purikyu Rabu Sanshain Furesshu) via her Miracle Prism Light
 * Pink Forte Wave (ピンク・フォルテウェイブ Pinku Forute Ueibu) Cure Blossum Form's main attack
 * Pink Forte Wave (ピンク・フォルテウェイブ Pinku Forute Ueibu) Cure Blossum Form's main attack

Trivia

 * TBA