Kurara Hananokoji
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| Kurara Hananokoji | |
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Kurara in Power Instinct 2 |
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| Game series | Power Instinct series |
| First game | Power Instinct 2 |
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| Nick Name | The magical girl of your dreams |
| Age | 13 (14 in Matrimelee and Bonnou no Kaihou) |
| Birthday | November 12, 1981 |
| Animal | Monkey |
| Blood type | B |
| Birthplace | Yokohama, Japan |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Height | 153 cm |
| Weight | Secret |
| Attack Specialties | Attacks using her magic wand |
| Family | Saburou Hananokoji: Grandfather Aoi:Grandmother Ayako: Mother Tomiko: Aunt Mitsugi: Older brother |
Kurara Hananokoji (花小路 クララ) is a fictional character designed for the Power Instinct series.
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[edit] About Kurara
Kurara was a normal girl but one day she met a wizard that lives in her city. Kurara every day visited the wizard to talk and help him with his home duties. The wizard grateufl for Kurara's help and company gave her a golden wand that allows it's owner to use white magic.
[edit] Paticipation Details
- Power Instinct 2
Kurara's dream is to become a beautiful bride, but first she has to find her ideal man. She participates in the Gouketsuji tournament to earn the money to travel around the world to find the prince of her dreams.
- Power instinct Legends
After having failed in the previous tournament, Kurara is willing to make a second try to win a world tour.
- Toukon Matrimelee
The Matrimelee tournament seems to be the perfect opportunity to make her dream come true. The prize is getting married to a prince. Kurara accepted the invitation for the tournament, thinking that the prince would be handsome...
- Bonnou no Kaihou
Kurara had a big disappointment in the Matrimelee tournament, especially when she found out about the Prince... So she forgot her desire to be a bride for the moment and for the Bonnou no Kaihou tournament she has a new goal: to win her own amusement park!
[edit] Heaven's Gate Profile
- Birthday: November 12
- Age: 15 years
- Blood Type: B
- Birthplace: Miracle World
- Height: 158 cm
- Weight: Secret
- Foot Size: 23 cm
- Favorite Food: Ice cream
- Least Favorite Food: Onion, green pepper
- Favorite Things: Money, traveling
- Least Favorite Things: Poverty
- Favorite Color: Red
- Hobby: Collecting hats, eating, ice skating and searching for a handsome rich man.
[edit] Special Moves
- Dreaming Boomerang: Kurara throws her magic wand at the opponent.
- Hammer Blow: Kurara transforms her wand into a giant hammer to hit her opponent. The impact can also shake the ground to knock the opponent into the air.
- Dream Turn Attack: Kurara spins around in a whirlwind.
- Miracle Death Kiss: Kurara blows a kiss at the opponent. In Matrimelee, if the kiss hits the opponent, it freezes them in place for a few seconds, but in Power Instinct 2, Power Instinct Legends, and Bonnou no Kaihou it is used to transform Kurara into 'Super Kurara' if it successfully connects.
- Doll Hurricane: Kurara throws a little doll that looks like her at the ground, the doll spins around, launching a pillar of flame that hits the opponent. She had this move in Power Instinct Legends.
- Stardust Revolution: Kurara points her wand forward and casts a spell that transforms the opponent into a pig or a duck for a short time. Although the opponent can still move around and jump, they cannot block. Furthermore, they can still attack, but the damage done is minimal to nothing at all.
- Oyome San Ni Nare Da: Kurara sends out a small rabbit doll, and the doll grows and gobbles up the enemy, chewing on them for a while before spitting them out. A button must be pressed when the bunny reaches the opponent or else it will pass by harmlessly.
[edit] Quotes
- "You may call me Miss Kurara."
- "I have to warn you, I’m stronger than I look!"
- "Gosh, I didn’t even have to try!"
- "When you transform you should turn into something more beautiful."
- "Did you see that? Sometimes I amaze myself"
- "My good looks must’ve distracted you."
- "This princess prefers hard bodies!"
[edit] Super Kurara
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Super Kurara
Kurara can change into an adult version of herself; in this form she changes her skirt and wand for roller skates and completely different moves.
- Height: 168 cm
- Weight: Secret
- 3 Sizes: B87cm W56cm H88cm
[edit] Super Kurara's Special Moves
- Spark Savior - Kurara launches blasts from her fists at the enemy.
- Angle Savior - Much like the above move, only aimed upwards.
- Spark Barrier - Kurara sweeps the ground with her leg, unleashing a rising blast of energy in the process. This move can also be done while dashing.
- Aurora Dash - Kurara dashes forward with her leg extended, leaving behind a trail of her energy behind her in her wake. It can sometimes knock down and hit the opponent twice.
- Heaven Beam - Kurara throws down a powerful beam of energy from the sky at her foe.
- Crystal Shine - Kurara spins around, surrounded in a ball of energy. This technique can also be done while dashing.
- Power Up - Kurara powers up, leaving images of herself as she moves. Lasts for a short time or until she is attacked.
- Hello, Hello! Anybody Home? - Kurara's super move. She leaps forward and grabs ahold of the opponent, slamming her fists repeatedly into their body before finishing with a final punch that sends them reeling in flame.
[edit] Music Themes
- Mahou Mitaina Koi Shitai (The Magic That All Love To See)
- A Little Happiness
[edit] Appearances
- Power Instinct 2
- Power Instinct Legends
- Power Instinct Matrimelee
- Power Instinct: Bonnou No Kaihou
- Heaven's Gate (as a hidden character)
- Princess Kurara Daisakusen (Princess Kurara Big Operation)
[edit] Related Characters
- Urara Apricot: Older Sister
- Kirara Apricot: Twin Sister
- Grey O' Brien: Brother in law
- Popura Hananokouji: Future Daughter
[edit] Trivia
- Kurara is a parody of magical girl genre, especially Magical Princess Minky Momo.
- Her voice actress in Power instinct 2 and Power Instinct Legends was Kotono Mitsuishi, who also voiced Sailor Moon, which further backs up the origins of her character.
- "Clara", which her name was changed to in Matrimelee, is the English pronunciation of her name, which was the romaji version in Japanese, despite it being listed as "Kurara" in the US versions of the first two games she was in as well as her spin-off title.
- Her brother, Mitsugi Hananokoji, is 12 years older than her.
- Kurara is a very popular character in Japan. She even had her own game called Princess Kurara Daisakusen (Purikura Daisakusen) and made an appearance as a secret character in the 3D fighting game Heaven's Gate.
- In Princess Kurara Daisakusen, her last name was "Apricot" (アプリコット) instead of Hananokoji.
- Her sisters Urara and Kirara don't appear in the genealogic tree from Gouketsuji Ichizoku. this could be due to the game Princess Kurara Daisakusen was released after Power Instinct 2. However, it has not been confirmed if they exist in the Power Instinct Universe.
- The transformation phrase she shouts to change into Super Kurara is "Yumemi ru shoujotachi ni kawa te Dream Soldier Power Change, Super Kurara nio makase yo!" ("I'll be the girl of your dreams, Dream Soldier Power Change! Leave it to Super Kurara!")
[edit] References
- ATLUS PI website
