Hoshiko Tenko

*“What seperates me from her is that she doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut. She’s lucky I still love her.”*

**Hoshiko Tenko** (星子天子 *Tenko Hoshiko*) is a main character in Glorious Dreamland ☆ Pretty Cure.

Her alter ego is **Cure Stella**. Her theme colors are yellow and white.

## Appearance

Hoshiko is a tall young girl with light blue eyes. She shares the same ginger hair as her twin sister, this time having it tied into two low ponytails, secured by four yellow scrunchies. She wears glasses with yellow frames. She wears a gray collared sweater, a blue pleated skirt, white socks, and black Mary Janes.

As **Cure Stella**, her hair becomes a more vibrant ginger, becoming longer and tied into long braids. The bottoms of the braids are held by white bows, and there are white Angel hair clips on the sides of her head. The sides of her hair are also tied in white bows. Her eyes are now a light gold. Cure Stella wears a white dress with yellow trim and skirt. Her bow brooch is yellow and has a white rose in the middle of it. She wears golden bracelets with star charms dangling from it. She wears pastel yellow boots under white leg warmers.

## Personality

Hoshiko is considered to be Kasumi’s polar opposite; she is intelligent, mature, and oftentimes cynical. She enjoys painting, like Coco, and relates to Hanai’s levels of intelligence. She also has somewhat of a low self-esteem, but she combats this as Cure Stella. In general, Hoshiko is a noble person who acts strict for the sake of her sister and friends.

Something that separates Hoshiko from the rest of the team is that she quickly jumps to conclusions. She feels the immediate need to question anyone about anything once she first hears about it. For example, in episode 4, she quickly starts to question Hanai and Coco after hearing about them being Pretty Cures by Kasumi.

## History

### Backstory

Hoshiko was born to Nanami and Itsuki Tenko as the older twin sister of Kasumi.

### Confronting Hanai and Coco

Kasumi accidentally slips and tells Hoshiko about her, Hanai Yuri, and Coco Tsukiyami being Pretty Cures. Confused and somewhat intrigued, she meets Hanai the next day and is desperate for questions. This causes Hanai to panic and runs away to confront Kasumi. With her being useless, Hoshiko meets Coco next, who doesn’t understand what she’s talking about in a desperate attempt to hide their identities.

### Becoming Cure Stella

Finally, Hanai recollects herself walks over to Hoshiko after school, verifying Kasumi’s statement and that they are all Pretty Cures. Floofy and Fluffy emerge out of Hanai’s bag, stating that Hoshiko could make a good Pretty Cure. Hoshiko, who is clearly intrigued by what this could mean, is given a Glorious Staff. Shocked that what Kasumi said is true and that she too could become a magical girl, she believes she is dreaming and declines the offer.

Hoshiko goes over to Kasumi, telling her about what happened. Kasumi gets angry, telling her she should’ve accepted Floofy and Fluffy’s offer, saying that it would be fun to fight with her sister in battle. Hoshiko indulges into Kasumi’s request, and decides to go back to Hanai the next day. She does so, and is re-given the Glorious Staff. Luckily, Prodigal arrives on the scene with a new demon, enraging Hoshiko with his narcissism and transforming herself into Cure Stella.

## Cure Stella

”**With my perfect knowledge, I shall defeat confusion! I’m Cure Stella!**”

**Cure Stella** is Hoshiko’s alter ego as a Pretty Cure. To transform, she needs her Glorious Staff and customized Dreamland Jewel.

### Transformation

Hoshiko’s Glorious Staff glows a pastel yellow. Her clothes are replaced with a glowing dress and she is transported to a glittery dimension. She waves her Glorious Staff and yells, “Pretty Cure, take me to Heaven!” This causes a Dreamland Jewel to be created, being placed into the center of the staff and therefore starting the transformation.

The staff shrinks and creates many small balls of yellow light, that surround Hoshiko’s body and form the mold of her dress. The bow brooch is next, followed by her bracelets and shoes, being covered by white leg warmers. Two final balls of light create her Angel hair clips, that she places into her hair to turn it light orange and incredibly long. Her hair gets braided and tied by two bows. Cure Stella floats in the air, showing her new eye color. She lands, and spins as she introduces herself.

### Attacks

* **Stella’s Holy Knowledge** - Cure Stella summons her Glorious Staff and Yellow Heart Dreamland Jewel. She places the Jewel into the center of the staff. She waves it around, and places it on her chest, her hand touching the heart of the Jewel, making it glow yellow. Cure Stella yells the attack name and creates slashing motions with her staff; this causes light shurikens to form, which hit and purify the demon.
* **Archangel’s Holy Flight** - Stella performs this attack with Cure Fantasy, Celestia, and Cherub. They use their Archangel Jewels in order to activate the attack.
* **Kyriotes’ Holy Night** - Stella performs this attack with Fantasy, Celestia, and Cherub. They use their Kyriotes Jewels in order to activate the attack.
* **Seraphim’s Holy Excalibur** - Stella performs this attack with Fantasy, Celestia, and Cherub. They use their Seraphim Jewels in order to activate the attack.

## Etymology

**Hoshiko** (星子) means “star child”.

**Tenko** (天子) is considered to be a first name, and means “heavenly child”.

**Cure Stella** is of Latin and Italian origin meaning “celestial star”.

## Trivia

* Hoshiko’s birthday is March 11. She is a Pisces.
	+ March 11 is National Dream Day. Another date, September 25, is World Dream Day.
* Hoshiko was born five minutes after Kasumi.
* After the incident in episode 4, she and Coco Tsukiyami become good friends, sharing a love over painting.