Character history: Tsubomi is the oldest daughter of Mizuki and Youichi Hanasaki and oldest granddaughter of Kaoruko Hanasaki. At a young age, her parents were always on the go, absorbed into their work while Kaoruko watched over young Tsubomi. While she enjoyed being with her grandmother, Tsubomi became increasingly lonely, finally breaking down after watching a mother bird tend to her young and realizing how lonely she was. It was just by chance the rest of her family caught this. Realizing how important their family was, her parents quit their jobs and decided to move where Kaoruko live, in the sleepy town of Kibougahana. On her way to the town, though, Tsubomi had a dream. A dream of a purple-haired woman calling herself "Cure Moonlight" fighting a demon-winged woman by a tree and being defeated, her last words calling for the creatures near her to find her replacement and to have them protect the "Great Heart Tree".
Shrugging off the dream, Tsubomi made her way to her first day of school and was practically shanghaied by a very energetic classmate named Erika Kurumi. Despite the girl trying to make Tsubomi feel at home, her energy put off Tsubomi and she broke contact with her. However, this set the stage for Tsubomi's own change when, after visiting a hillside overlooking the town, she had a close-encounter with the two creatures from her dream - face-first. The creatures were fairies named Chypre and Coffret and, because of her dream, she was now chosen to become the latest "Pretty Cure". Tsubomi didn't understand a lick of this until another woman showed up - the Desert Apostle known as Sasorina. Having turned the down-trodden Erika into a Desertian, Tsubomi was forced to become a Pretty Cure, calling herself "Cure Blossom" and... spectacularly failing, being dubbed "The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever". However, she found herself rescued by a mysterious handsome stranger and would wake up, restored to normal, in her grandmother's greenhouse. There, Tsubomi learned that she was once a Pretty Cure (the greatest ever, Cure Flower) and that the odd creature always in the greenhouse was her fairy companion, Coupe. The Desertian's return, however, forced Tsubomi to confront it once more and finally defeat the beast, rescuing Erika. Through this, Tsubomi finally broke down and decided to try to be friends with Erika once more.
Soon after, it was revealed that Erika herself had the same dream Tsubomi had, thus making her material for being Pretty Cure. Initially, Erika turned it down, but seeing how cool it was (and that Tsubomi was in trouble), she took up the job and became Cure Marine. With the two united, the Heartcatch Pretty Cure team was born, facing down Sasorina and her Apostle companions, Cobraja and Kumojacky. During this time, Tsubomi met and fell head over heels for the Student Council President, Itsuki Myoudouin... which ended rather quickly when she learned Itsuki was a girl. However, when she became a Desertian, the two girls were able to rescue her, even though it meant Tsubomi doing so in her PJs. Their easy times came to an end when the demon-winged woman, the Dark Pretty Cure, returned and nearly killed them. This and many other encounters would prompt them to get stronger, especially after learning the identity of Cure Moonlight, Yuri Tsukikage, and why she can't fight anymore. Their fortunes would change with the birth of the third fairy, Potpourri, and his recruitment of Itsuki, turning her into Cure Sunshine.
Dark times were coming, though, and Kaoruko realized they weren't strong enough to face the coming evil. Gathering the three Cures and Yuri, Kaoruko lead them to the Pretty Cure Palace so they could take the test to see if they were worthy of holding the Heartcatch Mirage. Their opponent was the mysterious stranger that had saved Tsubomi and the others many times. Upon his defeat, Tsubomi found herself heartbroken again - the mysterious handsome stranger was Coupe in disguise! After obtaining the Heartcatch Mirage, their luck changed even more as, when the Desert Apostles and the Dark Pretty Cure appeared as one team, Yuri was able to face her past mistakes and return as Cure Moonlight, driving them off. The arrival of a Desert Devil on Earth forced the girls to take one last test to prove their worthiness - facing down the embodiment of their negative traits. While Yuri, Erika and Itsuki faced down and triumphed over their Mirages easily, Tsubomi had the most trouble, uncertain if she could change herself. At last, Tsubomi was able to go through it and unlock the full power of the Heartcatch Mirage. With their new power, the girls were able to defeat another attacking Desert Devil and, later on, purify Sasorina.
However, things would get tougher for the girls when the true evil attacking Earth, Dune, made his appearance. In short order, he defeated the team, kidnapped Kaoruko and regained his power, turning Earth into a desert by destroying the Great Heart Tree. Their failure nearly left the girls in despair, only to learn that those they had saved from being Desertians were also around and that they still had a chance. Taking the fight to Dune's fortress, Tsubomi and Yuri split up from Erika and Itsuki, rescuing Kaoruko and confronting the Dark Pretty Cure and Professor Sabaku, her creator. In the fight, Yuri and Tsubomi learned the truth of Sabaku - that he was her long lost father. With the Dark Pretty Cure regretfully killed, Dune returned and attempted to kill the three, only for Sabaku to take the shot and perish. Before Yuri could go into a Roaring Rampage of Revenge, Tsubomi was able to convince her to not fight with hate, but with love, reuniting Yuri's broken Precure Seed. Together, the two took the fight to Dune, aided by Itsuki and Erika. Despite their power, Dune was still too powerful and he threatened to smash the Earth with his own two fists, gloating that their love could never defeat his hate. Instead, using the power of the Heartcatch Mirage, the four fused into a powerful Pretty Cure, the Infinity Silhouette and, with a single punch, purified Dune and saved the Earth.
A few months later, Tsubomi would have returned to a simpiler life, this time as a big sister to boot.
(NOTE: During Tsubomi's early days, she and Erika visited a strange, girly amusement park called Fairy Park, invited by Chypre and Coffret. After reuniting with their fairies, they found themselves running into four other girls - Love, Miki, Buki and Setsuna - after a fairy named Chiffon decided to have a little bit of fun with telekinesis and Miracle Lights. As thanks for saving Tsubomi from being beaned upside the head and for being treated to some snacks, Tsubomi and Erika agreed to help Love and her friends find others they were waiting for (turns out Love lost their tickets and they couldn't get there before the others separated). After completely missing all of their friends, but enjoying the rides, their fun times came to an end when a group of villains appeared, intent on taking the Park's centerpiece, the Rainbow Jewel. While Love and her friends were surprised that Erika and Tsubomi were Pretty Cure, it would be those two even more surprised - Love, Miki, Buki and Setsuna were Cure Peach, Cure Berry, Cure Pine and Cure Passion, collectively known as the Fresh Pretty Cure! Their missing friends? Three previous teams of Pretty Cure! Temporarily separated from the other teams, Tsubomi and Erika were able to reach the Rainbow Jewel, only to end up facing down Bottom, the creature that sought its power. Their determination and hope, however, allowed the teams to unite and vanquish this powerful foe once and more all.
However, it's hard to really say if this was canon or not...)
Character personality: What makes Tsubomi much more different than her fellow pink-type Cures (Nagisa, Saki, Nozomi, and Love)? Unlike them, Tsubomi's the shy and quiet type. Thanks to years of poor self-esteem, Tsubomi at one point would rather hang back and not get involved. Becoming a Pretty Cure, joining two clubs and gaining a whole set of friends has changed that. Her one big goal in life is to finally change and stop being the shy and insecure girl that she is. However, her fight with her Mirage has shown her one thing: even though she wants to change, she can't change without embracing her past. Meaning that her being shy and insecure will always be a part of her. Despite being a bit adverse to being energetic, she tends to have panic attacks when things go off the rails and has to be calmed down. She's also shown to panic when the spotlight is shone on her, such as when she was in the Fashion Club's show.
As Cure Blossom, Tsubomi's shown to be much more open and willing to help others. She's a firm believer in not fighting with hate or malice, instead fighting with love. This is easily shown when she's willing to try to talk down her opponents and when she stopped Yuri from tearing Dune a new one in anger. However, despite this, Tsubomi DOES have limits and she'll gladly announce it with "My bag of tolerance has just snapped!" By this point, she's ready to purify her opponent and save the day. As well, she DOES have an odd habit of naming almost every physical attack that doesn't use feet a punch.
Digimon partner personality: Tsubomi's Lalamon is like how Tsubomi was when she first started out - shy, insecure, would rather shrink away and enjoy flowers. While not as severe as what Tsubomi went through, a number of problems, including the Digital World's constant upheavals has caused her to feel worthless. As a result, she'd be more than happy to run off and panic at the sign of trouble and will probably have to be coirced into fighting.
Character abilities: By herself, Tsubomi doesn't have any particular skills. Just a bit of clothing design, plenty of gardening tips and knowledge of the language of flowers.
However, when her fairy companion Chypre summons the Precure Seed and she sets it into the Kokoro Perfume, Tsubomi is able to transform into Cure Blossom. In this form, Tsubomi's strength, agility and endurance is increased significantly, allowing her to fight monsters head on. As well, she has a number of physical and energy attacks. She has the Blossom Shower, which allows her to fire energy petals at her opponent; the Blossom Flower Storm, which creates a tornado of flower petals around her, allowing her to attack her opponent in a spinning manner; the Blossom Impact, which gathers energy into one hand and unleashes it in a massive force; the Blossom Double Impact, which is the same thing but with two hands; and the Blossom Screw Punch, which is a Blossom Impact fired as an energy projectile. Her ultimate attack is the Pink Forte Wave, an attack that gathers energy into her main weapon, the Blossom Tact, then fires it at her opponent creating a devastating explosion on contact, usually leading to a purification if strong enough. Together with another Cure, Tsubomi can perform the Double Flower Fortissimo, where the Cures gather energy into their weapons, make a F-like sign in front of them and use the energy to fly and slam into their opponents.
As well, Tsubomi, through the help of Chypre, can fly when her partner transforms into the Cure Mantle cape.
Sample RP: "EEEEEEEEK!"
One moment, Tsubomi was on her way to school, having bid her family good bye and ready to join her friend Erika. The next, she and "playing doll" companion Chypre were hurtling hundreds of feet to the ground.
"Tsubomi, hang on-desu!" Chypre chirped out, quickly converting into the Cure Mantle and wrapping around Tsubomi's neck, catching her.
"That... that was a close one..." Tsubomi said, catching he breath and readjusting her glasses. "But, where are we? This isn't Kibougahana...!"
"I wish I knew-desu!" Chypre said, landing Tsubomi on the ground and returning to normal... only to hear something ruffling in the bushes nearby, causing both to jump in surprise. "What's that?!"
"...one way to find out." Tsubomi said, steeling herself as she made her way to the source of the noise. From her school uniform, she pulled out the Kokoro Perfume, ready to transform if it's something big. Reaching the bushes, she pulled aside the branches to reveal... a cowering Lalamon. "...it's... some sort of flower...thing."
"P-Please... d-don't hurt me. I-I'll be good, honest!" the Lalamon said, cowering.
"...hurt you? You scared us-desu!" Chypre said. Tsubomi put away her henshin device and reached over to pick up the scared Digimon.
"Hey, don't worry. We won't hurt you! Promise!" Tsubomi said, strangely not weirded out by what she saw. "You have a name?"
"L...Lalamon." it said, trying to calm down. For some odd reason, the Pretty Cure and fairy looked at each other as if they recognized the name before returning to look at the creature.
"I'm Tsubomi and this is Chypre. Don't worry, you have nothing to worry about from us." Tsubomi said, reassuringly.
Sample D-Comm Network Post:[Voice]
Is this on...?
The little light's blinking-desu! I think it is!
Ah, right! Um, my name's Tsubomi. Tsubomi Hanasaki. I... think I'm completely and utterly lost. This isn't my home and I have no idea where to go or what to do. If someone can help me, I'd very much appreciate it!
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First App, Whee! Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom, Heartcatch Precure
Date: 2012-02-14 06:49 am (UTC)Contact: HyprKnux1 (at) aol.com
Player's Age: 28
Character/Series: Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom, Heartcatch Pretty Cure
Character Type: Main
Tamer Class: Spirit
Character appearance: Both normal and Cure forms
Character age: 14
Digimon partner(s)/Spirit/Evolution Line: Lalamon -> Kabukimon -> Lilymon -> Rosemon
Character history: Tsubomi is the oldest daughter of Mizuki and Youichi Hanasaki and oldest granddaughter of Kaoruko Hanasaki. At a young age, her parents were always on the go, absorbed into their work while Kaoruko watched over young Tsubomi. While she enjoyed being with her grandmother, Tsubomi became increasingly lonely, finally breaking down after watching a mother bird tend to her young and realizing how lonely she was. It was just by chance the rest of her family caught this. Realizing how important their family was, her parents quit their jobs and decided to move where Kaoruko live, in the sleepy town of Kibougahana. On her way to the town, though, Tsubomi had a dream. A dream of a purple-haired woman calling herself "Cure Moonlight" fighting a demon-winged woman by a tree and being defeated, her last words calling for the creatures near her to find her replacement and to have them protect the "Great Heart Tree".
Shrugging off the dream, Tsubomi made her way to her first day of school and was practically shanghaied by a very energetic classmate named Erika Kurumi. Despite the girl trying to make Tsubomi feel at home, her energy put off Tsubomi and she broke contact with her. However, this set the stage for Tsubomi's own change when, after visiting a hillside overlooking the town, she had a close-encounter with the two creatures from her dream - face-first. The creatures were fairies named Chypre and Coffret and, because of her dream, she was now chosen to become the latest "Pretty Cure". Tsubomi didn't understand a lick of this until another woman showed up - the Desert Apostle known as Sasorina. Having turned the down-trodden Erika into a Desertian, Tsubomi was forced to become a Pretty Cure, calling herself "Cure Blossom" and... spectacularly failing, being dubbed "The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever". However, she found herself rescued by a mysterious handsome stranger and would wake up, restored to normal, in her grandmother's greenhouse. There, Tsubomi learned that she was once a Pretty Cure (the greatest ever, Cure Flower) and that the odd creature always in the greenhouse was her fairy companion, Coupe. The Desertian's return, however, forced Tsubomi to confront it once more and finally defeat the beast, rescuing Erika. Through this, Tsubomi finally broke down and decided to try to be friends with Erika once more.
Soon after, it was revealed that Erika herself had the same dream Tsubomi had, thus making her material for being Pretty Cure. Initially, Erika turned it down, but seeing how cool it was (and that Tsubomi was in trouble), she took up the job and became Cure Marine. With the two united, the Heartcatch Pretty Cure team was born, facing down Sasorina and her Apostle companions, Cobraja and Kumojacky. During this time, Tsubomi met and fell head over heels for the Student Council President, Itsuki Myoudouin... which ended rather quickly when she learned Itsuki was a girl. However, when she became a Desertian, the two girls were able to rescue her, even though it meant Tsubomi doing so in her PJs. Their easy times came to an end when the demon-winged woman, the Dark Pretty Cure, returned and nearly killed them. This and many other encounters would prompt them to get stronger, especially after learning the identity of Cure Moonlight, Yuri Tsukikage, and why she can't fight anymore. Their fortunes would change with the birth of the third fairy, Potpourri, and his recruitment of Itsuki, turning her into Cure Sunshine.
Dark times were coming, though, and Kaoruko realized they weren't strong enough to face the coming evil. Gathering the three Cures and Yuri, Kaoruko lead them to the Pretty Cure Palace so they could take the test to see if they were worthy of holding the Heartcatch Mirage. Their opponent was the mysterious stranger that had saved Tsubomi and the others many times. Upon his defeat, Tsubomi found herself heartbroken again - the mysterious handsome stranger was Coupe in disguise! After obtaining the Heartcatch Mirage, their luck changed even more as, when the Desert Apostles and the Dark Pretty Cure appeared as one team, Yuri was able to face her past mistakes and return as Cure Moonlight, driving them off. The arrival of a Desert Devil on Earth forced the girls to take one last test to prove their worthiness - facing down the embodiment of their negative traits. While Yuri, Erika and Itsuki faced down and triumphed over their Mirages easily, Tsubomi had the most trouble, uncertain if she could change herself. At last, Tsubomi was able to go through it and unlock the full power of the Heartcatch Mirage. With their new power, the girls were able to defeat another attacking Desert Devil and, later on, purify Sasorina.
However, things would get tougher for the girls when the true evil attacking Earth, Dune, made his appearance. In short order, he defeated the team, kidnapped Kaoruko and regained his power, turning Earth into a desert by destroying the Great Heart Tree. Their failure nearly left the girls in despair, only to learn that those they had saved from being Desertians were also around and that they still had a chance. Taking the fight to Dune's fortress, Tsubomi and Yuri split up from Erika and Itsuki, rescuing Kaoruko and confronting the Dark Pretty Cure and Professor Sabaku, her creator. In the fight, Yuri and Tsubomi learned the truth of Sabaku - that he was her long lost father. With the Dark Pretty Cure regretfully killed, Dune returned and attempted to kill the three, only for Sabaku to take the shot and perish. Before Yuri could go into a Roaring Rampage of Revenge, Tsubomi was able to convince her to not fight with hate, but with love, reuniting Yuri's broken Precure Seed. Together, the two took the fight to Dune, aided by Itsuki and Erika. Despite their power, Dune was still too powerful and he threatened to smash the Earth with his own two fists, gloating that their love could never defeat his hate. Instead, using the power of the Heartcatch Mirage, the four fused into a powerful Pretty Cure, the Infinity Silhouette and, with a single punch, purified Dune and saved the Earth.
A few months later, Tsubomi would have returned to a simpiler life, this time as a big sister to boot.
(NOTE: During Tsubomi's early days, she and Erika visited a strange, girly amusement park called Fairy Park, invited by Chypre and Coffret. After reuniting with their fairies, they found themselves running into four other girls - Love, Miki, Buki and Setsuna - after a fairy named Chiffon decided to have a little bit of fun with telekinesis and Miracle Lights. As thanks for saving Tsubomi from being beaned upside the head and for being treated to some snacks, Tsubomi and Erika agreed to help Love and her friends find others they were waiting for (turns out Love lost their tickets and they couldn't get there before the others separated). After completely missing all of their friends, but enjoying the rides, their fun times came to an end when a group of villains appeared, intent on taking the Park's centerpiece, the Rainbow Jewel. While Love and her friends were surprised that Erika and Tsubomi were Pretty Cure, it would be those two even more surprised - Love, Miki, Buki and Setsuna were Cure Peach, Cure Berry, Cure Pine and Cure Passion, collectively known as the Fresh Pretty Cure! Their missing friends? Three previous teams of Pretty Cure! Temporarily separated from the other teams, Tsubomi and Erika were able to reach the Rainbow Jewel, only to end up facing down Bottom, the creature that sought its power. Their determination and hope, however, allowed the teams to unite and vanquish this powerful foe once and more all.
However, it's hard to really say if this was canon or not...)
Character personality: What makes Tsubomi much more different than her fellow pink-type Cures (Nagisa, Saki, Nozomi, and Love)? Unlike them, Tsubomi's the shy and quiet type. Thanks to years of poor self-esteem, Tsubomi at one point would rather hang back and not get involved. Becoming a Pretty Cure, joining two clubs and gaining a whole set of friends has changed that. Her one big goal in life is to finally change and stop being the shy and insecure girl that she is. However, her fight with her Mirage has shown her one thing: even though she wants to change, she can't change without embracing her past. Meaning that her being shy and insecure will always be a part of her. Despite being a bit adverse to being energetic, she tends to have panic attacks when things go off the rails and has to be calmed down. She's also shown to panic when the spotlight is shone on her, such as when she was in the Fashion Club's show.
As Cure Blossom, Tsubomi's shown to be much more open and willing to help others. She's a firm believer in not fighting with hate or malice, instead fighting with love. This is easily shown when she's willing to try to talk down her opponents and when she stopped Yuri from tearing Dune a new one in anger. However, despite this, Tsubomi DOES have limits and she'll gladly announce it with "My bag of tolerance has just snapped!" By this point, she's ready to purify her opponent and save the day. As well, she DOES have an odd habit of naming almost every physical attack that doesn't use feet a punch.
Digimon partner personality: Tsubomi's Lalamon is like how Tsubomi was when she first started out - shy, insecure, would rather shrink away and enjoy flowers. While not as severe as what Tsubomi went through, a number of problems, including the Digital World's constant upheavals has caused her to feel worthless. As a result, she'd be more than happy to run off and panic at the sign of trouble and will probably have to be coirced into fighting.
Character abilities: By herself, Tsubomi doesn't have any particular skills. Just a bit of clothing design, plenty of gardening tips and knowledge of the language of flowers.
However, when her fairy companion Chypre summons the Precure Seed and she sets it into the Kokoro Perfume, Tsubomi is able to transform into Cure Blossom. In this form, Tsubomi's strength, agility and endurance is increased significantly, allowing her to fight monsters head on. As well, she has a number of physical and energy attacks. She has the Blossom Shower, which allows her to fire energy petals at her opponent; the Blossom Flower Storm, which creates a tornado of flower petals around her, allowing her to attack her opponent in a spinning manner; the Blossom Impact, which gathers energy into one hand and unleashes it in a massive force; the Blossom Double Impact, which is the same thing but with two hands; and the Blossom Screw Punch, which is a Blossom Impact fired as an energy projectile. Her ultimate attack is the Pink Forte Wave, an attack that gathers energy into her main weapon, the Blossom Tact, then fires it at her opponent creating a devastating explosion on contact, usually leading to a purification if strong enough. Together with another Cure, Tsubomi can perform the Double Flower Fortissimo, where the Cures gather energy into their weapons, make a F-like sign in front of them and use the energy to fly and slam into their opponents.
As well, Tsubomi, through the help of Chypre, can fly when her partner transforms into the Cure Mantle cape.
Sample RP: "EEEEEEEEK!"
One moment, Tsubomi was on her way to school, having bid her family good bye and ready to join her friend Erika. The next, she and "playing doll" companion Chypre were hurtling hundreds of feet to the ground.
"Tsubomi, hang on-desu!" Chypre chirped out, quickly converting into the Cure Mantle and wrapping around Tsubomi's neck, catching her.
"That... that was a close one..." Tsubomi said, catching he breath and readjusting her glasses. "But, where are we? This isn't Kibougahana...!"
"I wish I knew-desu!" Chypre said, landing Tsubomi on the ground and returning to normal... only to hear something ruffling in the bushes nearby, causing both to jump in surprise. "What's that?!"
"...one way to find out." Tsubomi said, steeling herself as she made her way to the source of the noise. From her school uniform, she pulled out the Kokoro Perfume, ready to transform if it's something big. Reaching the bushes, she pulled aside the branches to reveal... a cowering Lalamon. "...it's... some sort of flower...thing."
"P-Please... d-don't hurt me. I-I'll be good, honest!" the Lalamon said, cowering.
"...hurt you? You scared us-desu!" Chypre said. Tsubomi put away her henshin device and reached over to pick up the scared Digimon.
"Hey, don't worry. We won't hurt you! Promise!" Tsubomi said, strangely not weirded out by what she saw. "You have a name?"
"L...Lalamon." it said, trying to calm down. For some odd reason, the Pretty Cure and fairy looked at each other as if they recognized the name before returning to look at the creature.
"I'm Tsubomi and this is Chypre. Don't worry, you have nothing to worry about from us." Tsubomi said, reassuringly.
Sample D-Comm Network Post: [Voice]
Is this on...?
The little light's blinking-desu! I think it is!
Ah, right! Um, my name's Tsubomi. Tsubomi Hanasaki. I... think I'm completely and utterly lost. This isn't my home and I have no idea where to go or what to do. If someone can help me, I'd very much appreciate it!
Tsubomi, who are you talking to?
L-Lalamon, shh! I can't let them know about both!
Eee, I'm sorry!