Burtia Heels

**Burtia Heels** is a minor character in *Pastel Stars ☆ Cyber Chase*, who later becomes a major character in *Pastel Stars ♡ Virtual Sweethearts* as a next generation guardian at Azure Kingdom.

Burtia's alter ego is **Black Opal**, and she is the guardian of butterflies.

## Personality

Burtia is a pretty quiet girl who doesn't really talk much, and sometimes she has trouble expressing herself. However, she is also very smart and mature for her age, which lead to her being a spy on the Dark Rouge generals, eventually becoming a Gemstone Guardian. She is also great at playing detective.

## Appearance

Burtia normally has long wavy blonde hair reaching down to her waist, and she has sapphire blue eyes. She is short-sighted so she wears glasses. As a Dark Rouge general, she used to wear a dull blue dress with some black accents.

As Black Opal, her hair grows longer with a lighter blonde color. She also gains a light blue and light pink ombré on different parts of her hair. Her eyes gain one white tiny star on each one. She wears a black opal tiara with a gradient of pastel colors attached to it, a blue dress with black and white on it, magenta stockings, and black shoes. Her outfit is supposed to represent a butterfly.

## Relationships

### Friends

* **The Mastermind:** After Midas and Titane took her in since the war between Azure and Dark Rouge started, Burtia became very grateful for their presence, hoping one day Amethyst and Citrine would wake up from cryostasis. She agreed to help him by spying on the Dark Rouge generals, and because of her abilities, he grants her the wish to transform into Black Opal for the first time.
* **Hibiki Matsuura:** Hibiki was the first to know Burtia's backstory and it made her curious to know why she joined Dark Rouge in the first place. When finding out Sakura was kidnapped, she was about to shaft her opinion, until Burtia explained herself. When she revealed the truth, Hibiki was surprised and pleased about the turn of events before the final battle.
* **Roxy Embergreen:** Roxy and Burtia are childhood best friends. They promised to stay together until the war broke out and they ended up getting separated. After transforming into Black Opal, she finally reunites with Roxy, and the two rekindle their long lost friendship. It is implied that the two have romantic feelings for each other. The two kissed for the first time in *Holly Jolly Christmas Cheer!*, and in the 42nd episode, they got married.
* **Bennett Starstruck:** Another childhood best friend of Burtia's. He always makes sure that Burtia's insecurities don't get the better of her. Though he does tease her on some occasions.

## Trivia

* Her theme colors are #1E93F8 and #FF69C7.
* Burtia is known to be a gender-blent version of Burton from *Ninjala*.
* She is the first fully confirmed lesbian in the series.
	+ Whereas for Felicity and Kohane, their duo gave subtle hints of their bond, which makes it look like a ship, but they are just friends in reality.
	+ It was further confirmed in the *Holly Jolly Christmas Cheer!* holiday special, where she and Peridot kissed.
* Black Opal's wardrobe phase comes from her shoes.
* It is revealed in the story that she was found and adopted by two Gemstone Guardian ancestors named Citrine and Amethyst. But they were never mentioned again after the Cyber Chase season. This indicates that Burtia managed to get some closure from her past.