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But there’s far more to her than meets the eye.įelice is far more outgoing than any of her predecessors, enjoying the company of others and eagerly seeking out new friendships. Her powers are once again nature-based, being flower powered complete with a rose-shaped wand, and she’s sometimes awkward, due in a large part to her unique upbringing, but is a fast learner and is able to laugh at her mistakes. Originally posted by magicalgirlsofshoujo Cure Felice of Mahou Tsukai Precure - 2016Īlthough Cure Mint and Cure March before her clearly followed the lead of their predecessors, Cure Felice is the first Precure to break the green-themed mold. These very well-established tropes would remain unchallenged until the 2010s.

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It’s worth noting that many 90s series seemed to nearly copy Jupiter’s personality, and early 2000s series nearly copied Lettuce, while late series blended the two. Angel Daisy of Wedding Peach also presents an interesting blend - both aesthetically and trope-wise - of the Green and previously covered Yellow tropes. Many other series and characters followed either Lettuce or Jupiter’s tropes - such as Rina of Mermaid Melody, who strongly resembles Jupiter, and Magic Knight Rayerth’s Fuu, whose personality resembles either one depending on the media. Originally posted by itsk-tanafsu Establishment of Tropes Unlike Mars, she has a weapon, Lettustanets, which are inspired by the musical instruments, castanetes. However, Lettuce’s powers are water-based, due to the Porpoise DNA that makes her magic work. Her soft nature is often mistaken by others as a weakness, but it’s her logical thinking and ability to calm others down that makes her a vital team member.Īs with Mercury, her power is nature-based, and she has combat skills. She’s averse to conflict, often trying to please people at the expense of her own happiness, initially befriending people who openly bullied her. Lettuce is extremely intelligent, taking advanced classes, but also shy and awkward around others.

However, the rest of her personality is very different! In some ways, Lettuce follows Mercury - she’s skilled in martial arts, alongside domestic activities like sewing. Lettuce is the character to first truly codify the green magical girl. Originally posted by soulspark Retasu / Mew Lettuce of Tokyo Mew Mew - 2000 Like the other scouts, she uses a transformation device. Her powers include extreme superhuman strength, enhanced by her martial arts training, as well as lightning strikes and plant manipulation. Yet, she deeply enjoys a number of typically feminine domestic activities, like baking and flowers, and dreams of being married one day. While she enjoys sports, particularly martial arts, is usually seen in pants rather than skirts when in casual clothing, and is known for having a tough attitude. She’s known as having both extreme masculine and feminine qualities. Unfortunately, her habit of confronting people leads many to assume she’s more of a delinquent than she actually is, and drives away potential friends. Passionate, outspoken, and a times, physically violent, Makato stands against bullies and bad manners. Makoto, aka Sailor Jupiter, despite being one of the first true green-coded magical girls, seems nearly the complete opposite of what was soon to become their stereotype. Anime & Manga Sailor Jupiter of Sailor Moon - 1992 We are also not including parodies, only true magical girl series. This list isn’t intended to be a complete guide, but rather a general timeline of how these tropes have been used and evolved. You can find previous posts in this series HERE! In this post, we’ll look at how Green themed magical girls have evolved across the years, what their most common tropes are, and even how they differ between cultures. But how accurate is that stereotype, and how did it come to be? One of the rarest colour types, green magical girls are often seen as the quiet, weak link of the group.

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