Ingrid Heartson

**Ingrid Heartson** (Japanese: **イングリッド・ハートソン** *Inguriddo Hātoson*; Korean: **잉그리드** *Ing-geulideu*) is one of the main protagonists of *Pastel Stars ☆ Cyber Chase*, and a member of Cyber Chase at Microgaoka.

Ingrid's alter ego is **Gamer Volare** (Japanese: **ゲーマーヴォラーレ** *Gēmāvu~orāre*; Korean: **게이머 볼레어** *Geimeo Bolleeo*), or Volare for short, and her main talent is drawing.

## Personality

A bubbly first year middle school student who loves to play games, and she is a fun-loving girl. She can also be pretty sensitive sometimes, and shows minor signs of timidity. She often uses a cat aesthetic when she dresses up, which describes her personality, and she loves to draw and create 3D models.

## Appearance

As Ingrid, her long black hair has pink streaks, she has brown skin, and her eyes are pink. Her casual clothes include a white blouse, a pastel pink jacket with blue ribbons on it, a pink skirt, transparent white stockings, and small pink boots. She wears a pink bow on the back of her head. Sometime soon in *Virtual Sweethearts*, she wears a rose pink crop top with frills, a pair of jeans shorts with a belt, brown boots, and she wears two hair clips with hearts on them. Her hair is also curlier than her usual straight hair with the pink bow.

As Volare, her hair is wavier and split into two low ponytails, tied with two bows, one pastel pink, and one black. Her hair changes to a magenta color with a pink ombré. She wears a violet and pastel pink heart-shaped headset, and her cyber style outfit is mainly black, white, and pastel pink.

In *Pastel Stars TV*, she wears a pale pink blouse with a bubblegum dungaree dress worn over. Her hair is curlier, and she wears a fluffy white headband with pink hearts, similar to Hana Shiraishi's, minus the bow.

## Relationships

### Family

* **Aiden and Ilen Heartson:** Ingrid's parents.
* **Aaron Heartson:** Ingrid's baby brother.

### Friends

* **Hibiki Matsuura:** The two first meet after Hibiki discovers Ingrid's talent as an artist. Because of this, the two start bonding because of their desires to become a heroine, and they often have each other's backs.
* **Dina Nakamura:** Ingrid appears to be the closest to Dina as they like to play games together. With their talents in art, Dina uses her painting skills to combine them with Ingrid's drawings to make great masterpieces.
* **Sakura Hanadera:** Sakura gets a comforting vibe as a first impression for Ingrid. She sees her as an adorable kitten who likes to shed some light into their team.
* **Felicity Aozora:** Felicity and Ingrid share an interest in dark genres, and they mostly talk about *Squid Game*. Despite this, the two appear to be close and make sure to stick together.
* **Kohane Sumireno:** Ingrid and Kohane have the same dream of becoming great heroes. Kohane feels a lot of joy around Ingrid's bubbly outlook, and wants to spend as much time as she could with her as best friends. The two appear to have a lot of things in common too. Kohane also helped Ingrid accept herself during her change when going shopping, which indicates they are becoming stronger than expected.
* **Tsubomi Kamisato:** Not much is said between Tsubomi and Ingrid, but it appears the two get along so well, and they share a fear of screwing up or being alone.
* **Adrien Matthews:** Just like Dina, Adrien and Ingrid have the closest relationship together. She looks up to him as an older brother she wishes to have, and he often nicknames her "little kitten."

### Love Interests

* **Albert Strikedust:** Albert is Ingrid's best friend, and the two often play games together. They call each other "Catrun and Wolfine" when wearing animal headsets. Before she transformed into Volare, the two confess their love for one another, starting a romantic relationship. He accepts Ingrid for her upcoming changes for her style, and says that he loves her more than ever.

### Future Family (movie)

* **Hiroaki Kenjou:** Although not biologically related, Hiroaki calls her "Aunty Ingrid", since she has seen Dina as her older sister.

## Gamer Volare

*"The pink heart of love! I'm Gamer Volare!"*

**Gamer Volare** is Ingrid's Cyber Chase alter ego, which she uses in Microgaoka. In order to transform, she needs her Bubblegum Headset to complete the Rhythmic Makeover. Her theme color is pink, and her signature symbol is a heart.

### Attacks

* **Lovely Shower** (solo)
* **Aura Rising** (group)

## Songs

Ingrid's dream voice actress, Ayane Sakura, has participated in many image songs for her character.

### Duet

* **~Rainbow Runners~** (with Ami Koshimizu, Maria Naganawa, Hana Hishikawa, Saori Hayami, and Yui Ogura)
* **Unbreakable Bonds** (with Maria Naganawa and Shunsuke Takeuchi)
* **Catrun** ♡ **Wolfine** (with Yumiko Kobayashi)
* **Be My Star! Rainbow Runners~** (with Ami Koshimizu, Maria Naganawa, Hana Hishikawa, Saori Hayami, Yui Ogura, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rie Kugimiya, Kenji Nojima, Inori Minase, and Sally Amaki)

## Introductory Quote

*“Just a few more touches, and… I’m done! Hey, look who we have here! My name is Ingrid Heartson, and I am a middle school kitty gamer! I love drawing, and I can be flown with crazy ideas! But… It can be overwhelming, and sometimes I feel the need to change something. Other than this, it is exciting to get along with others, and I’ve especially had a close bond with Dina, Adrien, and Albert! … Whoopsie, time to go! This kitty cat is about to get feisty, so watch out and stay safe!"*

## Localized Names

* **Iris** – American English dub (and other various versions)
* **Haneen (حنين)** – Standard Arabic dub (Venus Centre)
* **Mêi Xìng (美杏)** – Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese dubs
* **Dana (דנה)** – Hebrew dub
* **Susanna** – Italian dub
* **Sofia (София)** – Russian dub

## Trivia

* Her theme color's hex code is #FA82D2.
* She often acts like a cat sometimes in the games, which explains the cat ears on her headset.
* Along with Japanese, she can also speak English and Spanish. It is also revealed in one of the Pastel Stars shorts that she is originally Hispanic, which explains why her surname is not in Japanese.
* "Volare" means "fly" in Italian.
* She struggles with Asperger's syndrome, just like Tsubomi does, which can sometimes lead to anger issues.
* Ingrid's favorite food is chicken and fries, and her favorite dessert is ice cream or chocolate cake.
* She is the youngest member of the group of seven, and is known as the little sister of the team.
* Her most favorite games are Ninjala, RiStar, Alex Kidd, and NiGHTS, and she takes comfort in the characters when she feels sad.