Madoka Kaguya

* Pretty Cure
* Civilian

**Madoka Kaguya** (香久矢まどか) is one of the five main Cures in *Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure* and she is one of the main Cures in *Pretty Cure: Wonder Beauty* Series.

Madoka's alter ego is **Cure Selene** (キュアセレーネ) and she is known as the Pretty Cure of the Moon. Her catchphrase is **"Good day"** (「ごきげんよう」 *"Gokigen'yō"*).

## Bio

### Appearance

As a civilian, Madoka has gentle blue eyes and long, layered purple hair with a dark magenta ribbon on each side of her head.

Madoka's outfits consists of cool, formal, and mature outfits, always seen in color purple. She tends to wear darker colors, reflecting her calm demeanor.

As **Cure Selene**, her eyes are lighter, while her hair thickens and turns lilac. A pair of forelocks are held in a gold band. She wears a white frilly headband with blue and purple bows that have a blue sphere with a crescent moon. Her choker is thick and purple with a light blue star. Her dress has white puffy sleeves and frills in some places. The bodice is deep purple with a white diamond design in front and her Star Color Pendant on top. Beneath the bodice is a white layer matching her sleeves with her pouch on the left. The skirt is purple with longer tips at each pleat with a yellow star at each end. The back is slightly longer. Under it is a shorter purple skirt and a pale blue translucent layer. On her back is a light blue ribbon. Her boots are white and purple with pale blue snowflake-like designs on top. Her accessories include white wristbands with a ruffle and crescent moon earrings.

### Etymology

**Kaguya** (香久矢**?**) - *Ka* (香) comes from the kanji, 香り, which means "fragrance" , *Gu* (久) means "eternity" or "forever" , while *Ya* (矢) means "arrow" which eludes to Madoka's great skill at archery. "Princess Kaguya", the mystical moon princess, is also a character in the Japanese folklore narrative *The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter*, and Madoka's last name is most likely a reference to her.

**Madoka** (まどか) - When written with the kanji, 円, it can mean "yen" or "round", with the latter eluding to Madoka's theme as Cure Selene, as the moon is often round.

**Cure Selene** is a noun and means "the Greek Titan of the moon".

## Cure Selene

**"Light up the night sky! With the secretive moonlight! Cure Selene!"**

夜空に輝く！神秘の月あかり！キュアセレーネ！

*Yozora ni Kagayaku! Shinpi no Tsukiakari! Kyua Serēne!*

**Cure Selene** (キュアセレーネ) is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Madoka. In order to transform, she needs the Star Color Pendant and her Star Color Pen. During the battles, Selene is shown to have enhanced senses and precision and prefers to use long-ranged attacks to fight the enemy by firing arrows. These arrows can be duplicated after being shot and fired in the air to create a rain of arrows. She has, however, demonstrated numerous times that she can go on the offensive and fight up close when needed.

### Attacks

* **Selene Arrow** (セレーネアロー): Using the Star Color Pendant, Selene is able to perform this attack.
	+ **Capricorn Selene Arrow** (やぎ座セレーネアロー): Using the Star Color Pendant and the Capricorn Star Princess Color Pen, Selene is able to perform an upgraded version of this attack.
	+ **Sagittarius Selene Arrow** (いて座セレーネアロー): Using the Star Color Pendant and the Sagittarius Star Color Pen, Selene is able to perform an upgraded version of this attack.
	+ **Aquarius Selene Arrow** (みずがめ座セレーネアロー ): Using the Star Color Pendant and the Aquarius Star Color Pen, Selene is able to preform an upgraded version of this attack.
* **Amazing Colors** (アメージングカラーズ): Using a piano given by Sophia, Selene is able to perform this attack.

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