Ichinose Minori (GumballFan6 Rewrite)

## Appearances

* *Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure*
* *Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Puchi: Tobikome! Collab Dance Party!*
* *Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure* Manga (Kamikita Futago)
* Live on Stage shows

**Ichinose Minori** (一之瀬みのり, ***Ichinose Minori***) (**Millie TBA** in the English dub) is one of the five main Cures in *Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure*.

Minori's alter ego is **Cure Papaya** (キュアパパイア, ***Cure Papaya***), and her charm point is her eyes.

## Bio

### Appearance

Minori has short light brown hair in a fluffy bob and big cerulean blue eyes, paired with glasses. She normally wears a ruffled light blue top with a pastel yellow dress with white and gold lining, and ribbon shoulder straps and white socks with orange loafers. She also wears the yellow Heart Kuru Ring on her left ring finger.

As **Cure Papaya**, her hair grows out and turns orange, with some pulled into a ponytail hanging from a layered bun styled on the right held by large red, yellow, and green beads with a yellow butterfly on the corner. Her eyes gain heart-shaped yellow flecks and her eyelashes turn dark turquoise. She wears a yellow and white top with white sleeves and a yellow collar with white and orange stripes. At the middle is a light blue shell with a light orange and white bow. The bubble skirt is pale yellow with a darker bottom and a light green belt with pink ruffles on each sides on top and an orange band with a lighter colored stripe and two bows at the bottom. She also wears flat orange boots with a light blue line toward the bottom along with loose yellow leg warmers with green bands on top. Her accessories include light yellow fingerless gloves with heart-shaped cutouts in the back, a yellow v-shaped choker and red earrings with green and yellow fruit slices hanging from them.

### Personality

Minori is an intelligent 2nd year middle school student who loves to read. She's an honor student with the best grades in her class. She has a poker face, so she struggles to show any emotions. However, she has a strong sense of self. She has loved the fairytale *The Little Mermaid* since she was a child, and she knows a lot of stories about mermaids. Originally, she does not believe in herself after her story got rejected and criticized, but gradually learns to have more faith in herself.

### Relationships

* **Natsuumi Manatsu:** When Manatsu originally got to know her through her story, Minori was quite bashful around her and wasn't sure if she should accept Manatsu's friendship. However, she later accepts Manatsu as her friend after becoming Cure Papaya.
* **Laura:** When first encountering Laura, Minori was shocked when she found out Laura was a real mermaid. But after Laura spoke to her, Minori begins to like her more and is glad she is real.

### Etymology

**Ichinose** (一之瀬, ***Ichinose***) is a common last name in Japan, with **Nose** (瀬, ***Nose***) meaning "rapids" .

**Minori** (みのり, ***Minori***) is a noun in Japanese that means "harvest" when written as 実り .

**Cure Papaya** is a tropical fruit with yellow and green skin, sweet orange or red flesh, and round black seeds .

## History

### Meeting Laura and Becoming Cure Papaya

One day, Minori comes across Manatsu and Sango in the library. She lends Manatsu the book about *The Little Mermaid*, but tells them she believes that mermaids only exist in fairy tales and leaves. The next day, she meets them again in the library and finds out that they read her story, and gets upset even though Manatsu enjoys it, as she recalls how her story got criticized. Back home however, she does not forget how Manatsu praised her story.

The following day at the mermaid exhibition, Minori apologizes to Manatsu and Sango, only to get shocked when she meets Laura, who is a real mermaid. When Manatsu asks her to become a Cure, Minori receives her pact, but does not believe she can take up such a position. However, when Summer and Coral are in a pinch due to Numeri's Yaraneeda, Laura tells Minori to believe in herself, and Minori gets the courage to become Cure Papaya for the first time.TRPC04

### Switching Bodies with Laura

The Tropical Club is preparing to cheer for the softball club's competition with the cheerleading club, and Minori is responsible for preparing the banner. However, she accidentally gets sucked into the Mermaid Aqua Pot and Laura tries to help her, resulting in their bodies getting swapped. Minori ends up experiencing life as a mermaid in Laura's body, but they are unable to switch back, so Laura ends up staying at Minori's home for the night.

The next day, when a croissant Zenzen Yaraneeda is on the loose, Minori is initially unable to transform due to being in Laura's body. But as Minori is determined to help her friends, her ring reacts and switches their bodies back. She later tells her friends that being a mermaid isn't bad, but she still prefers being herself. However, she appears to have become bolder after this experience. TRPC15

## Cure Papaya

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**Sparkling Fruits! Cure Papaya!**
ひらめく果実フルーツ！キュアパパイア！
*Hirameku Furūtsu! Kyua Papaia!*
**Cure Papaya** (キュアパパイア, ***Cure Papaya***) is Minori's Pretty Cure alias. In order to transform, she needs her Tropical Pact and Heart Kuru Ring. While in this form, she can shoot lasers from her eyes using the papaya slices on her earrings to protect her eyes.

### Transformation

The transformation starts with Minori's Tropical Pact appearing. She then holds the pact while removing her Heart Kuru Ring, inserting it into the lock and turning it. The pact opens up, revealing her reflection. Then Minori takes off her glasses before taking the brush and shouting "Let's make up! Bling!", touching the center of the pact with it, causing it to glow. She then shouts "Cheeks"! as she presses the brush against her cheeks, giving them a rosy glow. Then she taps the center again and shouts "Lips!" as she applies lipstick. She taps the middle of the pact again and shouts "Hair"! as it grows and turns orange with multicolored beads around the bun. She taps the middle yet again and shouts "Eyes!", swiping the brush across her closed eyes as her eyelashes turn turquoise and yellow heart-shaped flecks appear in her eyes. She taps the middle one more time and shouts "Dress!" as she draws a green fruit slice with the brush, which splits into six slices. Each of the slices strike her body, making parts of her outfit appear. First are her shoes, followed by her gloves, then her skirt, dress bodice, choker, and earrings. A pouch for her Tropical Pact appears on the left, dropping in. With the transformation complete, Papaya lands on her butt before rolling on the floor for a little while. After she pops out, she says her introduction while doing a couple spins before announcing her name and striking her final pose.

### Attacks

* **Panpaka Papaya Shot** (ぱんぱかパパイアショット, ***Panpaka Papaya Shot***): Cure Papaya's solo attack that she can perform with her Heart Rouge Rod.
* **Mix Tropical** (ミックストロピカル, ***Mix Tropical***): A group attack that Cure Papaya performs with Summer, Coral and Flamingo. To perform it, she and her teammates need their Heart Rouge Rods and the Heart Quartet Ring.

## Songs

Minori's voice actor, **Ishikawa Yui** has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include songs with **Fairouz Ai**, who voices Natsuumi Manatsu, **Hanamori Yumiri**, who voices Suzumura Sango, **Seto Asami** who voices Takizawa Asuka, and **Hidaka Rina**, who voices Laura.

* **My Story**

### Group Songs

* **Viva! Spark! Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Tropical Club Ver.** (*Along with Fairouz Ai, Hanamori Yumiri, Seto Asami, and Hidaka Rina*)
* **Let's Tropical To Our Heart's Content!** (*Along with Fairouz Ai, Hanamori Yumiri, and Seto Asami*)

## Trivia

* Minori's birthday is on November 21st, making her Zodiac sign Scorpio.
* Minori's favorite thing to do is read.
* Minori shares her name with Hyuuga Minori from *Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star*.
	+ She also shares her Cure name with Papaya from *Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!*.
* Minori’s voice actress previously played Hydro in *Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete*.

## Gallery

*Main article: Ichinose Minori/Image Gallery*
## References

1. ↑ http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E7%80%AC.html
2. ↑ http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E5%AE%9F%E3%82%8A.html
3. ↑ https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american\_english/papaya#:~:text=noun-,noun,the%20Oxford%20Advanced%20Learner's%20Dictionary