Kaido Minami

**Kaido Minami** (海藤みなみ *Kaidō Minami*?) is one of the main Cures in *Go! Princess Pretty Cure*. She is a 14 year old girl and has a strong sense of responsibility as well as caring for others like an older sister. Minami's alter ego is **Cure Mermaid** (キュアマーメイド *Kyua Māmeido*?), the Princess of the Sea.

## Appearance

Minami has dark turquoise hair that is seen down with a thick strand of hair tied into a braid that is seen lying over her shoulder. Her eye color is blue. She wears a light blue long sleeved shirt with a lilac ribbon tied around her neck that rests just above her waist. Her shirt is tucked into a dark blue pencil skirt and she wears matching shoes with pink bows on top. In the summer, she wears a blue dress with a short-sleeved light blue top and white sandals. In the winter, she wears a light purple long-sleeve top buttoned all the way up and a pearl necklace along with a long blue skirt, gray stockings and the same blue high heels she wore with her first outfit.

As Cure Mermaid, her hair grows drastically into a ponytail that is ocean blue on top with dark blue ombre and light purple streaks on the bangs. She wears a golden tiara with a light blue ribbon and a pink and blue seashell attached to it. Her midriff top is blue and white with a light blue collar and white sleeves. Around her neck is a pink pearl necklace with a gold brooch at the center with more pink pearls lining down along the top. Her skirt is blue, light blue and pink with light pink pearls around the waist and is longer at the back. Her boots are knee-length and light blue trimmed in blue with pink pearls. She also wears very long light blue arm warmers that stop at her hands with pink pearls at the end and seashell earrings. When she changes into her Mode Elegant, her skirt lengthens drastically and looks wave-like.

As an adult shown in episode 50, she succeeded in becoming a marine biologist. She's seen wearing a white lab coat and her long hair in a braid.

## Personality

Minami is a sophomore at Noble Academy who is nicknamed as the "Academy's Princess". She has a strong sense of responsibility who can sometimes be strict as well but cares for others like a caring older sister. She dreams of becoming a respectable person who can be useful to others. In episode 9, it is revealed that she is afraid of ghosts.

## Cure Mermaid

**"Princess of the crystal clear seas! Cure Mermaid!"**
澄み渡る海のプリンセス！キュアマーメイド！
*Sumiwataru umi no purinsesu! Kyua Māmeido!*

**Cure Mermaid** (キュアマーメイド *Kyua Māmeido*?) is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Minami. She controls the power of water and transforms with the phrase, *"*Pretty Cure, Princess Engage!*"*. Her main attack is Mermaid Ripple, which she can only perform while in her Mode Elegant.

### Attacks

* **Mermaid Ripple** (マーメイドリップル *Māmeido Rippuru*?) is Cure Mermaid's main attack, that can only be used when she is in her Mode Elegant. It appeared in episode 2.
* **Trinity Lumiere** (トリニティリュミエール *Toriniti Ryumiēru*?) is Cure Mermaid's group attack that she performs with Cure Flora and Cure Twinkle, where they need the Crystal Princess Rod and the Elegant Dress Up Keys. It made its debut in episode 11.
* **Frozen Ripple** (フローズンリップル *Furōzun Rippuru*?) is Cure Mermaid's main attack, performed with the Crystal Princess Rod and the Ice Dress Up Key.
* **Bubble Ripple** (バブルリップル *Baburu Rippuru*?) is Cure Mermaid's main attack, performed with the Crystal Princess Rod and the Miracle Bubble Dress Up Key.
* **Trinity Explosion** (トリニティーエクスプロジオン *Torinitī Ekusupurojion*?) is Cure Mermaid's second group attack that she performs with Cure Flora and Cure Twinkle, where they need the Crystal Princess Rod and the Miracle Dress Up Keys. It was first seen in episode 18.
* **Éclat Espoir** (エクラエスポワール *Ekura Esupowāru*?) is Cure Mermaid's third group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Twinkle and Cure Scarlet, where she needs the Music Princess Palace and her Premium Sango Dress Up Key.
* **Grand Printemps** (グランプランタン *Guran Purantan*?) is Cure Mermaid's fourth group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Twinkle and Cure Scarlet, where she needs the Music Princess Palace and the Royal Key.
* **Coral Maelstrom** (コーラルメイルシュトロム *Kōraru Meirushutoromu*?) is Cure Mermaid's main attack that she performs with the Music Princess Palace and her Premium Sango Dress Up Key.
* **Grand Libération** (グランリベラシオン *Guran Riberashion*?) is Cure Mermaid's fifth group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Twinkle and Cure Scarlet, where she needs to be in her Grand Princess form.
* **Halloween Eclair** (ハロウィンエクレール *Harou~in Ekurēru*?) is Cure Mermaid's sixth group attack that she performs with Cure Flora, Cure Twinkle and Cure Scarlet, where she needs to be in her Mode Elegant Halloween form.

## Songs

Minami's voice actor, **Asano Masumi**, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with **Shimamura Yu**, who voices Haruno Haruka, **Yamamura Hibiku**, who voices Amanogawa Kirara, and **Sawashiro Miyuki**, who voices Akagi Towa.

* **Heart Pearl**
* **Brave Ripple**

### Duets

* **Strongly, Gently, Beautifully.** (*Along with Shimamura Yu, Yamamura Hibiku and Sawashiro Miyuki*)
* **Conditions of Being a Princess** (*Along with Shimamura Yu, Yamamura Hibiku and Sawashiro Miyuki*)
* **Joyful! Pretty Cure Christmas** (*Along with Shimamura Yu, Yamamura Hibiku and Sawashiro Miyuki*)

## TMNT X Pokemon

As Cure Mermaid, she helps the team during underwater missions. When she isn't going on missions, she is very strict and will often tell others what to do but deeply cares for them and their well-being.

## Trivia

* Minami's birthday is July 20. Hence, her zodiac is Cancer.
	+ Her birthday occured on a Japanese national holiday, "Ocean Day" (海の日) of 2015.
* Minami shares her surname with Kaidou Yuya from *Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!*.
* Minami is afraid of ghosts. Other Cures afraid of the supernatural are Natsuki Rin, Kurokawa Ellen and Midorikawa Nao.
* Minami is the oldest on the team, as she is the only member to be 14, while Haruka, Kirara and Towa are 13.