Pikarina

"Okay, let's do the other eleven!"

- Pikarina

Princess Pikarina is the daughter of the Sun and the second and main sidekick to Kutaro. She came to Castle Grizzlestein in order to find out what had happened to the Moon Goddess, but the Moon Bear King captured her and turned her into a puppet/pixie in order to keep her father at bay. Kutaro rescues her and she becomes his new companion after Ying Yang refuses to come with them across the Moon Kingdom. Pikarina is voiced by Julie Rogers.

Appearance
In her puppet form: She appears to be very young and short with red long hair, tied with two pigtails, and a red dress with long sleeves complete with yellow flame marks. In two-player mode, she glows bright yellow.

In her true form: She appears to be teen size and age, has light brown Hair and two hair Buns, and has white skin. and wear's a red princess dress, with a yellow sun mark on the side. And has striped socks with white slippers.

Personality
She's whiny, wise-cracking, hypocritical, pretty violent, and just downright rude (intentional or not) towards nearly everyone in the game (some being more deserving of it than others), but shows genuine concern for others and has her heart in the right place, and tries to do what she can to help Kutaro. She has a fiery temper, but a good heart alongside being very brave. She cares deeply for others and always seeks to help (even if they don't want her help). She likes to have fun and likes cute animals and has a big appetite.

History
Sometime during the Moon Bear King's rule, the Sun suffered from an "undisclosed medical problem." Pikarina was worried, for without him, all would be plunged in darkness. She left to provide sunlight to the rest of the galaxy until he got better. She later ended up in the Moon Realm after the other planets informed her it was in dire need of help; however, not long after she arrived, she was captured by the Moon Bear King who knew the Sun would not dare to stop him if it risked his daughter's safety.

Plot
After her capture, Pikarina is locked away until she is rescued by Kutaro, who despite not meeting her "standards" of a hero at first, would quickly grow somewhat fond of him, especially after freeing her once again from General Tiger's belly, while claiming his piece of the Moonstone. After meeting up with Ezma Potts, whom she is instantly distrustful of, they proceed to escape the dark halls of Castle Grizzlestein and the Moon Bear King.

Soon after, they make their way to the old home of the Moon Goddess, Castle Wax Wane. Once inside, Pikarina makes her care for the missing Goddess and distrust for Ezma very clear, stating that the Moonstone, Calibrus, and the castle all belonged to the Goddess. Ezma then explains that Kutaro is the latest of victimized children whose souls were stolen by the Moon Bear King and by restoring the Moon Goddess's source of power, the Moonstone, they would be able to send all of the children, including Kutaro, home to Earth and restore the Goddess. But this would require him to win back the other moonstone pieces from the rest of The Twelve Generals from all across the kingdom. Ezma then sends Kutaro to the Moonwood to hunt down General Rat, with Pikarina coming along for the journey.

While searching for Rat in the Moonwood, in a attempt to prove to Kutaro that she is trustworthy, Pikarina tells him of her father being the Sun, and how she was kidnapped and turned into a pixie by the tyrant king. This causes animals to come around the heroes, dress Pikarina up in a nature-themed princess dress made of grass, vines, and flowers, and sing, which annoys her to the point where she throws animals around, making Kutaro scared of her. Pikarina then chases Kutaro while trying to tell him she is still "totally trustworthy."

Once the air is cleared, the two continue their search for the rodent general. On their quest, they hear a sound from a "damsel in distress" and search for the source. Along the way, they meet Kappagaeru, a species threatened to extinction because of the Moon Bear King's reign of evil, General Rat's poisonous Plum Miraculixer, and their own mother eating them as part of a beauty regimen, though it is clear she is a victim of Rat's trickery.

Trivia

 * Given how Kutaro is a silent protagonist, Pikarina ends up speaking on his behalf, even calling herself his tag-partner and manager during his fight with General Bull.
 * In the middle of Act 2, when she reveals that she was the Princess of the Sun to Kutaro. Soon after this revelation, forest animals and trees alike begin singing in devotion to her, something which Pikarina despises.
 * It's revealed throughout Act 3 that she is a massive fan of sushi. However, she considers the best food of all is pizza.
 * Pikarina also tends to break the fourth wall whenever she is in disagreement with the Narrator.
 * It's revealed that Pikarina loves fire-works! This is stated in Act 2 Curtain 1 at the Moonwood Shrine and During Act 4 when watching fire-works pointing out that she finds them amazing and a little romantic.
 * In her true form she is shown to have brown hair but in her "pixie" form she has red hair.
 * In her Pixie form she is shown to be quite strong in many instances lifting objects a good deal bigger then herself. Such notable examples include when she lifted Tiger's massive head of the ground and slammed it hard, another example could be when she throws the Moonwood animals around when she went berserk.