Sakura Patel

Sakura Patel (パテル桜) is a main protagonist of the Happy Seven Pretty Cure ☆ series. Sakura acts as the brains of the group, or in other cases, the "Nerd". Sakura's alter ego is Cure Lute (キュアリュート) and is based on the Japanese diety, Benzai-ten. Sakura's catchphrases are:
 * "Be careful please . . ." (お願いします！)
 * "My idea will provail!" (私の考えが勝つ！)

Physical Appearance
Sakura is a girl of average height with tan skin. She wears a pair of red, rimess glasses and has shy, dark brown eyes. Since she is of Indian descent, she has a bindi (Indian forehead marking) upon her forhead. She has long silky black hair, tied into a thick, braided ponytail by a white scrunchy. Her casual wear consists of a short, sleeved buttoned white blouse with a silvery-pink short, pleated skirt and to finish the look, short white socks and black loafers.

Cure Lute
As Cure Lute, her hair is now light brown, lengthens and she gains a cowlick. A portion of her hair is tied into an a folded odango ring with the rest held upwards in a curl-like bun by a gold clip. In addition to such, her eyes change to burgundy and she gains perfect vision. She wears a light pink petal-like choker and a short, fuschia and light pink dress; On her chest is a gold brooch which has the Happy Seven Pretty Cure insignia on it, and sew to it and around her shoulders is a pale pink ribbon. Around her midsection is a white obi which has a set of six fuschia ribbons tied around each corner before joining in the center. The skirt of the dress is lined with magenta and upon her sides is a small, light pink pompom, each with a small tassel of the same color attached. Her Cure Omamori is attached to the tassel on her right hip. On each wrist is a pale pink and fuschia armwarmer. Short, white socks with light pink fabric folded overtop and a pair of fuschia sandals. The bindi on her forhead remains the same.

Personality
Sakura is a total wiz when it comes to computers and math in addition to reason, as instead of using brute force, she uses words in order to reason with others. But if someone refuses as gets her upset, the best thing to do is try and come her down as quickly as possible. Sakura also tries to get closer to Oki, despite it always failing so she tries to share jokes or puns with her which almost always end in it going only one way. But in other words she is a peacemaker who tries to hold the team together while trying to hide her own anger and rage.

Cure Lute
"Strumming the gentle strings in tune of spring! Wielding the power of Benzai-ten, Cure Lute!"

Cure Lute (キュアリュート) is Sakura's Pretty Cure alter ego. In this form she has the ability to control flora and music with or without the use of her lute.

Attacks

 * Lute Harmony: Her signature attack. She places her lute and many cherry blossom petals rain down before blowing away along with the foe (s).

Etymology

 * Patel (パテル): Is a surname of Indian/Hindu origin. It translates to "Landowner". Although in Hindu, it is written as (પટેલ)


 * Sakura (桜): Is Japanese female name. It literally means "Cherry Blossom".
 * Cure Lute is a traditional Japanese musical instrument associated with the string family. It is mainly represented with one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Luck, Benzai-ten, which she happens to represent.

Trivia

 * Sakura was born October 3rd, therefore her Star Sign is a Libra.
 * Coincidentally, Libra is associated with the element of Wind, which is the element she controls as Cure Lute.
 * She is first pink Cure in Pretty Cure history who isn't the leader.
 * Sakura is also the first non-international Cure to be of Indian descent.
 * She is the second Cure to be biracial, after Kasuganao Urara who is half French.