Prism Hearts Precure

Pop (ポップ Poppu)

Pop is a lion-like fairy and the second fairy mascot in Smile Pretty Cure! He is the Candy's big brother and  one half of the Miracle Petal for Smile team, where he can transform into a large toy swordPrism Hearts Precure (プリズムハーツプリキュア Purizumu Hātsu Purikyua) or Prism Hearts Pretty Cure is a hypothetical Pretty Cure series created by HackerEX, with assistance of Anzan. This series celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Pretty Cure franchise. It premiered in Feburary 6, 2024, exactly 20 years after Futari Wa Precure began airing. The series motif is light and prisms, and follows a group of girls setting out to restore the Prism Flower.

Story

After a battle against the revived Black Hole left nearly all the Precure powerless; Aymui Sakagami, aka Cure Echo, sets out to restore the power of the Prism Flower. But how can she accomplish this when she's the last Precure left? Enter Aya Kyuseishu and Sakura Mizumi, two best friends who idolize the Precure. One day, they come across a pair of mysterious Prism Cards, along with a pair representing Cure Black and Cure White. When Black Hole's minions go on the hunt for the other Prism Charms, it's up to Aya and Sakura to find them first in a race against time!

Characters

Pretty Cure 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. Her catchphrase is “Hajimatta bakari” (“It’s just begun”) Aya’s best friend since early childhood. Her father runs an aquarium and she’s always had an interest in water and marine life. While somewhat shy she’s always willing to lend a hand to those in need and aspires to become someone who can “heal the world” Known as the “queen” of Yokohama, Jō is the student council president and the daughter of one of the wealthiest businessmen in the country. People often come to her with their problems but can comes she has very few actual friends of her own. While she might come off as a bit of a harsh critic she cares deeply about the welfare of her school and town and is always encouraging people to do their best. Head of the school athletic club and a firm believer in teamwork and cooperation. Coming from a deeply religious family she’s a pacifist and hates fighting but was convinced to become a Precure after a monster attacked her younger sister. An aspiring magician from the World of Magic who’s always messing up her act. Her luck began to turn around when one day she happened to stumble across the Cure Mirage and Cure Magical Prism Cards. She’s a friendly and warmhearted person, but can sometimes get carried away. She also has a bad habit of trying to use her powers for personal reasons. A quiet girl who always keeps to herself. Ayumi is the one who first approaches her because she reminded her of whom she used to be and through repeated interactions with the group she begins to open up a bit. Enjoys science and nature but also has a fear of cats and loves sweets. Now in her second year of school she’s desperately hunting down the Prism Cards along with her fairy partners after the other Cures lost their power. She was originally against Aya and the others using them but gradually came around after getting to know them better, becoming something of a mentor figure to the group and eventually rejoining the fight after recovering her own power. A loner with a rather dim view of heroes after the Precure failed to save her mother during an attack a year prior. Actually somewhat brilliant but school bores her and she craves excitement. Her father works for the government and is barely around (they also don’t get along that well). So after hearing of an attempt to replicate the Precure powers for police use she sneaks in and swipes a prototype transformation device that was under construction.
 * Kyuseishu Ai (救世主愛 Kyūseishu Ai)/Cure Light (キュアライト Kyua Raito)
 * Mizumi Sakura (水見さくら Mi-zumi Sakura)/Cure Splash (キュアスプラッシュKyua Supurasshu)
 * Kojo Jou(女王皇后 Kōgō Jō)/Cure Noble (キュアノーブル Kyua Nōburu)
 * Sukui Hikari(救いヒカリ Sukui Hikari)/Cure Trinity (キュアトリニティ Kyua Toriniti)
 * Genso Saya(幻想さや Sukui Hikari)/Cure Mirage(キュアミラージュ Kyua Mirāju)
 * Sanagi Maya(蛹マヤ Sanagi Maya)/Cure Papilon(キュアパピヨンKyua Papiyon)
 * Sakagami Ayumi (坂上 あゆみ Sakagami Ayumi)/Cure Echo (キュアエコー Kyua Ekō)
 * Sakebu Mio (叫びみおSakebu Mio)/Cure Hunter (キュアハンターKyua Hantā)/Cure Shadow (キュアシャドウ Kyua Shadou)

As it turns out one of Black Hole’s generals was also after the bracer. After being driven off by the Precure the general happens to drop a set of Dark Cards which Mio also picks up. Transforming into Cure Hunter and later into Dark Precure she makes quick work of a monster and turns her attention on the Precure themselves, forcing them out of their transformation and revealing their identities to her.

From there on she begins treating the situation like a game, hunting down and attempting to take the powers of other Precure by force (even managing to steal a few Prism Cards from the main team). She also doesn’t care about the whole secret identity aspect and instead just transforms in public, using her power for whatever she sees fit and often tries to bait Aya and the others into fighting her so she can get her hands on more cards.

Aya would of course try to see the good in Mio and would make multiple attempts to reason with/befriend her but it doesn’t take until late in the series where she makes a deal with the villains and winds up being betrayed and turned into a monster.

She manages to break free on her own with a little encouragement from Aya’s team but her bracer is destroyed in the process. However, she winds up gaining a new one after protecting Aya from an attack, finally awakening as a true Precure and rechristening herself as Cure Shadow.

Faries A timid fox and one of Cure Echo's fairy partners before temporarily becoming the partner of Cure Light. He is very shy, and timid, often times being spooked by the smallest things. However he is the most knowledgeable about the Precures thanks to his Precure Text Book. A rowdy raccoon and one of Cure Echo's fairy partners before temporarily becoming the partner of Cure Splash. He is kind, friendly, and loves all his friends. He can also be brave, funny and has a lot of ideas. He often helps the Cures on how certain attacks work. A calico cat fairy who resided in Hope Kingdom and the fairy partner of Cure Noble. A royal fairy in training, he is remorseful towards his past sins as Lock, but chooses to brave those fears in order to help the Precure. He also counts as one half of the Go! Princess Precure Miracle Petal as he can transform into a Prism Changer. A very nice Tapir-like fairy residing in the Land of Dreams, and the partner of Cure Trinity. A very cheerful child fairy who is very timid and resentful. He usually makes friends with the children in the dream realm but gets easily saddened when they all wake up and disappear in the Land of Dreams. After a while, he decided to venture into the human world and later befriends Hikari A mysterious fairy who was created from the the power of the Shadow Crystal. While a living shadow, it often takes the shape of a crow. It was revived by Black Hole in order to create a counter to the Precure's fairy partners but it soon rebelled after it became Cure Shadow's partner. Candy is the main mascot of the Smile Precure and the current queen of Marchenland. She is one half of the Miracle Petal for the Smile team, where she can transform into a large toy hammer Pop is a lion-like fairy and the second fairy mascot in Smile Pretty Cure! He is the Candy's big brother and  one half of the Miracle Petal for Smile team, where he can transform into a large toy sword
 * EnEn (エンエン EnEn)
 * Gureru (グレル Gureru)
 * Kuroro (クロロ Kuroro)
 * Yumeta (ユメタ Yumeta)
 * Kage (影 Kage)
 * Candy (キャンディ Kyandi)
 * Pop (ポップ Poppu)

Black Hole Army The chaos that shall swallow all the worlds. He is the source of all of the villains that the Precure has fought over the years, now reborn as an almighty, all-devouring power. After being defeated for the second time, he is left in a smaller, weaker state. He leads his army on a quest to find and destroy the Miracle Petals and the Precure that are connected to them. A fusion of the vanquished monsters, Fusion was revived after his prior attempt to do it himself by Black Hole. However upon being revived, his memory was altered and thus began to hold a grudge against the Precure and Ayumi in particular An unknown demonic entity who was defeated 1000 years ago who was defeated by the ancient Cure Ange, he was revived by Black Hole and given the power of all the fallen generals. The monsters they create which are off-shoots of Black Hole himself. Their footsoldiers
 * Black Hole (ブラックホール Burakku Hōru)
 * Fusion (フュージョン Fyūshon)
 * Bottom (ボトム Botomu)
 * Dark Matter (ダークマター Dāku Matā)
 * Asteroids (小惑星 Shōwakusei)

Supporting Cast
 * Kyuseishu Kotaro (救世主こたろう Kyūseishu Kotarō) Aya's older brother and a local policeman


 * Kyuseishu Akari (救世あかり Kyūseishu Akari) Akari's mother


 * Sakagami Nana (坂上ナナ Sakagami Nana) Ayumi's mother
 * Sakaba Ryotaro (酒場亮太郎 Sakaba Ryōtarō) Mio's father and a government official
 * Fujita Akane (藤田 アカネ Fujita Akane): Former lacrosse captain when she was a Verone Academy student, she now owns a mobile takoyaki shop that Nagisa, Honoka and their friends used to frequently visit before she made the move to Yokohama.
 * Kujou Hikari (九条ひかり Kujou Hikari): A girl who is  the life of the disappeared Queen, and an ally to Nagisa and Honoka. Hikari is sweet and gentle and always thinks of others. She works with Akane at the Tako Cafe. Her alter ego is Shiny Luminous (シャイニルミナス Shaini Ruminasu).
 * Aisaki Emiru (愛崎えみる Aisaki Emiru) - A recent transfer to Millenium Academy and a former member of the Hugtto Precure. As a veteren, she seems to be a bit overprotective and can overdo things, especially while helping. Her original Precure identity was the Pretty Cure of Love, Cure Macherie (キュアマシェリ Kyua Macherī).

Items
 * Prism Changer (プリズムチェンジャー Purizumu Chenjā) - The Cure's transformation device (excluding Cure Shadow).


 * Hunter Blade (ハンターブレイド Hantā Bureido) - A prototype transformation device created for police use but later became Cure Hunter's transformation device


 * Prism Staff (プリズムスタッフ Purizumu Sutaffu) - Cure Shadow's transformation device


 * Prism Cards (プリズムカード Purizumu Kādo) - The season's main transformation items, which the Cures use to transform and change into previous Cures. They are the after product of the the first Prism Flower given shape after the second was shattered. They also have evil counterparts in the form of the Shadow Cards (シャドウカード Shadou Kādo) used by Cure Hunter


 * Miracle Petals (ミラクル花片 Mirakuru Kahen) - The pieces of the second Prism Flower, these hold the power of the previous Precure teams

- Light Sword (ライトソード Raito Sōdo)
 * Miracle Prism Lights (ミラクルプリズムライト Mirakuru Purizumu Raito) - The Cure's main attack item, they resemble the Miracle Lights and can enter a battle mode when using a Prism Card

- Splash Flute (スプラッシュフルート Supurasshu Furūto)

- Noble Shield (ノーブルシールド Nōburu Shīrudo)

- Trinity Chain (トリニティチェーン Toriniti Chēn)

- Mirage Wand (ミラージュワンド Mirāju Wando)

- Papillon Wing (パピヨンウィング Papiyon' U~ingu)

- Shadow Arrow (シャドーアロー Shadō Arō)

Locations
 * Yokohama (横浜 Yokohama) - A seaport in central Japan and the main setting of Prism Hearts Precure

Trivia
 * Millennium Academy (ミレニアムアカデミー Mireniamu Akademī) is the high school that the Cures attend.
 * Tako Café (タコカフェ Tako Kafe) is a mobile cafe created by Akane with the help of Hikari
 * Atlants Aquarium (アトランティス水族館 Atorantisu Suizokukan) is a local aquarium run by the Mizumi family
 * This series draws several inspirations from Super Sentai's Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, namely the gimmick of transforming into previous heroes and the large-scale battle that results in the loss of the power of said heroes
 * Prism Hearts Precure is the first Precure series to take place in a real-life location
 * The 10th Anniversary Congratulatory Message from Happiness Charge Precure as the 20th Anniversary Congratulatory Message, being introduced by both a random Cure as well as the Cure from the season the episode is a tribute to. They also run all throughout the season, starting with Cure Black and ending with Cure Light