Elena Amamiya

Elena Amamiya, also known as Cure Soleil and The Sun of Mihoshi Town, is one of the main characters from the Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure series.
== Charactah Account ==
Elena is a third year student with a radiant smile. She's very popular to the point that she is known as "The Sun of Mihoshi Town". Her family owns a flower shop in the shopping district known as "Sonrassa", where she sometimes works. She often looks after her 6 little brothers when her parents are off working at the store and transforms into the Pretty Cure of the Sun, Cure Soleil.
On the report of AI's evaluations, Elena can be defined as the challenger type due to her excellent sportiness and is suitable for helping to carry heavy objects as the muscle of the team. She could be emotionally fragile because of her past when she felt she couldn't fit in because of her skin color, but learned that bringing peace to the universe can bring smiles in return. She used to be too occupied by looking after her family than figuring out her own career, but learned to find a balance and be honest to herself.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Pretty Cure Miracle Leap Movie: A Strange Day With Everyone
* Pretty Cure Miracle Universe Movie
* Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure
* Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure Movie: Wish Upon a Celestial Ballad
=== Manga ===
* Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure
== Trivia ==
* Elena's birthday is on September 8th, making her star sign Virgo. Relating to Star☆Twinkle's outer space motif, Elena's birthday happens to fall on the anniversary of the American premiere of the science fiction franchise Star Trek and its first episode, The Man Trap.
* Elena shares her voice actress with Lumière, a character from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode.
* Elena is the first main character to have darker skin.
** Elena is also the first Cure to have a beauty mark.
* Due to her father being Hispanic and her mother being a translator, Elena is proficient at languages.
* Similar to Amanogawa Kirara, Elena’s surname comes from her mother rather than her father.
* Elena shares her first name with Shiina Elena, a minor character from Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!.
* Elena isn't a fan of horror films.
* According to head writer Murayama Isao, Elena was originally going to be the student council president. However, as "pink and purple are more popular from a business standpoint," he was asked to keep the colors pink and purple as components "certain to mesh well," meaning Hikaru and Madoka were to be interconnected as opposing forces. As a result, Madoka became the president instead.
** In contrast to Hikaru and Madoka, Lala and Elena were given more leeway when creating their characters, which is why the latter has a big family and a foreigner for a father. In terms of audience perception, Murayama admitted Elena was the most challenging as he predicted Lala would be perceived well for being an alien. That's why he and producer Yanagawa Akari were happy to hear that Elena's popularity grew as the series progressed.
* When coming up with Cure Soleil's name, Murayama noted that the word "Elena" first came to mind. However, since Elena is a normal name for girls, it would have been like naming her "Cure Hanako," so they used Elena for her civilian name instead.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Amamiya Elena at Pretty Cure Wiki
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Category:Females
Category:Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure