Hizuru Ushio

**Hizuru Ushio** (潮 緋鶴, *Ushio Hizuru*?) is a character from **Maiden Ships Pretty Cure!**. Her alter ego is **Cure Cruiser** (キュア・クルーザー, *Kyua Kurūzā*?), Pretty Cure of Bonds.

## Appearance

### Civilian

Hizuru has shoulder-length peachy pink hair which has a hime-cut style bob, with two buns tied with red ribbons. Her eyes have the same colour as her hair. She usually wears a red dress with frills underneath and a frill collar inside; her sleeves have poofy shoulders and are decorated with red ribbons, a pink jewel resting on her chest. She also wears white socks and red lolita shoes with bows.

Her uniform in Funabashi Municipal School has more frills with a pink bow and frilly socks with bows instead of the standard ones. Her ribbons' colour is changed to violet.

Although the uniform of her old school is not shown, it is known that the school is a prestigious girls' academy.

## Personality

Having been living in a rich household, with everything that can be solved with money, she has developed a superiority complex, considering herself above people, and looks down on others. She might be pushy and haughty at first glance, but actually she has no friends, and is struggling because of it.

## Relationships

**Seika Tange**- At first, Hizuru sees Seika as a mediocre person that she does not need to pay attention to, but after knowing she is a Cure, Hizuru starts to follow the latter everywhere to divulge her secret. But after becoming one herself, she switches sides and uses her privilege to hide the secret from her father.

**Mio Hokaze**- Hizuru looks down on Mio, seeing her as a mediocre commoner that she does not need to pay attention to, but after knowing she is a Cure, Hizuru starts to follow the latter everywhere to divulge her secret. But after becoming one herself, she switches sides and uses her privilege to hide the secret from her father.

**Nenemu Funabashi**-

**Wataru Ushio** - Hizuru loves her father dearly, calling him "Papa" (パパ, *"Papa"*?). She used to live without his presence for a long time as he always travels for work, causing her to have a habit of clinging onto him as a result. When knowing the truth about Pretty Cures, she does her best to find more evidence to uncover their identities to help her father. When becoming a Cure herself, she has a hard time to hide the secret from him.

**Aito Hokaze** - Aito is her classmate, and the two at first do not get along well.

## Cure Cruiser

**"Beyond the sparkling sea lays a luxurious sight, Cure Cruiser!"**
煌海の向こうには贅沢な光景、キュア・クルーザー！
*Kirami no mukō ni wa zeitakuna kōkei, Kyua Kurūzā!*

### Attacks

* **Glyptography Missile!** (グリプトグラフィ・ミサイル！, *Guriputogurafi Misairu!*?)

Cure Cruiser's signature attack, and can be used when the energy bar of her Navigation Gyrocompass reaches its full. When attacking, she summons gemstones which plummet towards the target at an incredibly high speed, scorching it as a result.

## Etymology

* The character of her last name means "tide" (潮, *"tide"*?).
* The characters of her first name means "scarlet" (緋, *"scarlet"*?) and "crane" (鶴, *"crane"*?) respectively.
* Her Cure name, Cruiser, refers to a large boat with passenger accommodations, designed for leisure use.

## Credits

* *Although this is not on par with famous artists, even outright horrible, this is still my art and it takes time and effort for me to create and finish it. So please do not save or repost without permission.*
* The Cure's intro is provided by Haruruism. Thank you very much for your assistance!