Vanilla

**Vanilla** is a character in *Shining Star*. She is a student of the Shining Star School, and the maid to Cream, the princess of the Cream Kingdom. She is also a member of Macaron.

## Appearance

### Normal

Vanilla resembles Princess Cream, with the exception of her hair being violet and her eyes green.

### Performance

For performance Vanilla usually wears pastels and green.

When activating **Star Twinkle Change**, she gains an outfit composed of a buttercream top with brown lining and buttons going down a strip of white, with a light red bow at the middle. The fabric covering her shoulders and collar are white with teal lining and alternate colored sleeves, one green, the other yellow. Her pleat mini-skirt is made from various swatches of fabric, some with stripes or dot patterns. Various pieces of ribbon circle the hem and are decorated with a daisy, and over her skirt is a light cyan, diagonal cut peplum trim with ruffled pleats beneath a white and gold ribbon that hangs on the corner, beneath a large daisy. From the daisy hangs a chain of various shapes, like sweets and cute symbols such as hearts and stars. Her teal shoes have a brown sole and decorative strap, worn with frilly white socks that have a tiny bow on the cuff. She also gains two colorful bows adorned by daisies, a colorful sphere bracelet, and a white finger-less glove with a ribbon on the wrist.

In season 2, Vanilla gains a pastel flowery dress when activating **Dream Stage**, along with makeup and alternate hair accessories. Her dress has a fluffy white decorative collar and a bow on the navel adorned with flowers. Her skirt is in multiple layers, featuring various pastels, and on her back is a pair of small butterfly wings. Her yellow to green gradient sleeves have a chain of pastel flowers around the bottom, while petals of pale blue stick out from the top. Her heels have a fluffy ankle piece accenting her collar, and her shoes are worn with gradient tights partially cut to reveal the foot, decorated with various colored designs on the side.

## Personality

Vanilla acts cute and playful like her fellow members of Macaron. She is wise and knowledgeable, capable of doing research and coming up with ideas pretty quickly. But in comparison to Peach and Berry, she seems to lack their proper and formal nature from being Princess, such as struggling on which utensil to use when eating steak one day. She was also capable of doing things that the girls thought to be strange, because it was "servants-work" rather than something royalty would do. She cares a lot about her friends and does what she can to keep them motivated or lift their spirits.

## History

Princess Cream couldn't go to school, so her maid Vanilla went in her place. However, after Cream returned, she initially thought she was in the wrong place, as revealing to her friends that she was actually a maid, not a princess, would be painful for them. But Peach and Berry found out who Cream truly was, and Vanilla was able to re-join her friends.

## Relationships

Princess Cream - Vanilla is a maid to Princess Cream. She looks a lot like her. Vanilla begged her to give her a chance to stand out as an idol.

Nara - Vanilla bonds with Nara, as she gives her suggestion whenever needed.

Peach and Berry - They are one of her best friends and group members.

## Trivia

* Her zodiac sign is Libra in the Korean version and Taurus in the Chinese version.
* Both her zodiac signs belong to Venus.
* Her name in the Chinese version is Yin Xiaolan.
* Her hobby is making small snacks.
* She enjoys singing and dancing.