Mio Hokaze

**Mio Hokaze** (帆風 澪, *Hokaze Mio*?) is a character from **Maiden Ships Pretty Cure!**. Her alter ego is **Cure Yacht** (キュア・ヨット, *Kyua Yotto*?), Pretty Cure of Liberty.

## Appearance

### Civilian

Mio has violet eyes and black hair tied into twintails. She normally wears a simple green and white jacket, and a violet T-shirt inside with the word "Freedom" written in white in a calligraphic font. She also wears a pleated skirt with frills and black thigh-high socks, emphasizing her long and slim legs. Her sneakers are the same as Seika's, but white instead of blue.

At school, she wears the standard uniform of Funabashi Municipal School, but her stockings reach her thighs instead. Two violet ribbons secure her twintails.

## Personality

Mio is described as tomboyish and straightforward. She is a glutton and hates people who waste food. Her hobbies are making handmade items and listening to music.

## Biography

She is the eldest daughter of a family that owns a handicraft store. Living in a low-income household, she has been wishing to have a better house for her family to live in.

## Relationships

**Seika Tange** - Seika and Mio know each other well, but only to the extent of acquaintances, at least initially until they start working together as a team and finally acknowledging their friendship. They are usually seen walking to school together and coming to each other's house. Seika is in fact quite jealous of Mio's hair, which is long and silky black; while the latter wants to have Seika's blonde, shorter and more convenient hairstyle.

**Hizuru Ushio** - Mio is the one who abhors Hizuru's manners the most, as her family's financial situation is a complete opposite of Hizuru's. However, she still allows her brother to befriend the girl; but only out of pity, thinking a haughty person as her will never have a true friend. Until later points of the story, she finally understands Hizuru and reconciles with her.

**Nenemu Funabashi** - Mio respects Nenemu, but no less than as a senior. She considers her as a normal person like anyone else, treating her equally like a friend, instead of giving her privileges just because she is the daughter of the Mayor or the Student Council President. She is also the one who gives Nenemu a small lecture about freedom and be honest with oneself. They occasionally train together when they are free.

**Aito Hokaze** - Mio and Aito have been very close as they are siblings. They sometimes share each other's secret, albeit she will be the one who reveals them in public. She occasionally calls Aito "My cute lil' bro" (カワイイ弟, *Kawaī otōto*?).

## Cure Yacht

**"The sailing wind ventures through the sea, Cure Yacht!"**
帆風は海を通って旅する、キュア・ヨット！
*Hokaze wa umi o kayotte tabi suru, Kyua Yotto!*

### Attacks

* **Risqué Tourbillon!** (リスキー・トルビヨン！, *Risukī Torubiyon!*?)

Cure Yacht's signature attack, and can be used when the energy bar of her Navigation Gyrocompass reaches its full. When attacking, she creates an energy ball which contains storms and tornadoes inside, and kicks it towards the opponent.

## Etymology

* The characters of her last name mean "sail" (帆, *"sail"*?) and "wind" (風, *"wind"*?) respectively.
* The character of her first name means "whirlpool" (澪, *"whirlpool"*?).
* Her Cure name, Yacht, refers to a medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing.
* Her signature attack means "risky whirlwind" in French.

## Trivia

* Her catchphrases are **"Yo."** (ヨ。, ***"Yo."***?) and **"It's showtime!"** (イトスー・シュウタイム！, *Itosū shūtaimu!*?). The latter is misread on purpose, and is in fact a reference to her VA's show: **"It's 秀 time!"**.
* She says the word "Sailing wind" (帆風, *Banfū*?) as "Hozake" in her Cure introduction, which is a pun for her real last name.

## Credits

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