PreCure in a Nutshell
is a parody fic based on the Pretty Cure series penned by NoonboryKedabory. It is inspired by the My Little Pony in a Nutshell series, thus making it a parody of a parody.
It covers the entire series, episode by episode, but in text form rather than video form.
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- Adaptational Jerkass: In Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure, Sora and Mashiro getting Kabaton's name wrong was a genuine mistake. Here, they do it on purpose, and they know it annoys him.
- Affectionate Nickname: Daddy Yuckyshore refers to Honk as Honky Wonky.
- Alliterative Name: Aya Yukishiro's parody name, Yay Yuckyshore.
- And Call Him "George": When Miyuki/Kiyumi meets Candy/Cancan, she wants to adopt her and literally name her George.
- Baby Talk: Princess Lmnop only says "Goo goo ga ga", with a translation bubble appearing next to it to explain what she means.
- Berserk Button:
- Pisard/Piss becomes enraged when people laugh at his name.
- Sora/Riku flies off the handle and turns into Cure Sky/Cure Why when Kabaton/Baconbutt insults her diary.
- Bilingual Bonus: Poisony's parody name is Fishfish. The French word for "fish" is "poisson".
- Birthday Episode: Like the episode it's based on, "Hirogaru Sky Episode 1 in a Nutshell" opens with the King declaring that it is Princess Lmnop's birthday.
- Character Catchphrase:
- Like "what the hay" from the source material, characters are fond of saying "what the cure".
- When a Monster of the Week is summoned, they will always say "monster monster monster".
- Edible Theme Naming: Among the parody names are Eggnog (Nagisa), Porkchop (Choppy), Cure Limeade (Cure Lemonade), Milky Milk (Milky Rose), Pop-Tart (Tarte), Cure Cheesy (Cure Milky), Marshmallow (Mashiro), and Baconbutt (Kabaton).
- Ironic Name: Tsubomi, a shy, even-tempered girl, gets the parody name of "Tsundere", which means a short-tempered, gregarious girl.
- Mythology Gag: When Miyuki/Kiyumi sees her class, she wishes she had a prophetic dream to determine who she should be friends with.
- Parody Names:
- From Futari wa Pretty Cure: Nagisa Misumi/Cure Black becomes Eggnog Zoomy/Cure Blunk, Honoka Yukishiro/Cure White becomes Honk Yuckyshore/Cure What, Mepple and Mipple become Mep and Mip, Chuutaro becomes Chew Toy, Rie Misumi becomes Reeb Zoomy, Ryouta Misumi becomes Rat Zoomy, Sanae Yukishiro becomes Gram-Gram Yuckyshore, Aya Yukishiro becomes Yay Yuckyshore, Taro Yukishiro becomes Daddy Yuckyshore, Pisard becomes Piss, Gekidrago becomes Geckodragon, Poisony becomes Fishfish, and the Zakennas become Zackary.
- From Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star: Saki Hyuuga/Cure Bloom becomes Sock Huggamugga/Cure Bloob, Mai Mishou/Cure Egret becomes Mosh Pit/Cure Regret, Flappy and Choppy become Flipflop and Porkchop, Minori Hyuuga becomes Minmin Huggamugga, Karehan becomes Karen, and the Uzainas become Lil Uzi Vert.
- From HeartCatch Pretty Cure!: Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom becomes Tsundere Hackysack/Cure Powerpuff, Erika Kurumi/Cure Marine becomes Ireland Roomy/Cure Mario, Itsuki Myoudouin becomes Whiskey Mewtwo, Chypre becomes Chai Tea, Coffret becomes Coffin, Sasorina becomes Sassarella, Professor Sabaku becomes Professor Sudoku, and the Desertrians become Dessert Ryan.
- From Suite Pretty Cure ♪: Hibiki Hojo/Cure Melody becomes Hihihi Hoho/Cure Moudly, Kanade Minamina becomes Canada Minimize, Ellen Kurokawa/Cure Beat becomes Kellen Uroawa/Cure Bean, Ako Shirabe/Cure Muse becomes Wakko Harambe/Cure Juice, and Hummy becomes Dummy.
- From Smile PreCure!: Miyuki Hoshizora/Cure Happy becomes Kiyumi Yoshidora/Cure Sad, Akane Hino/Cure Sunny becomes Acapella Heehoo/Cure Sunscreen, Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace becomes Lolo Keychain/Cure Pikachu, Nao Midorikawa/Cure March becomes Now Door/Cure Matcha, Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty becomes RayCon Earbuds/Cure Beast, Candy becomes Cancan, Wolfrun becomes Wolfman, Joker becomes JoJo, and the Akanbes become Occult Bees.
- From Doki Doki! PreCure: Mana Aida/Cure Heart becomes Money Idaho/Cure Fart, Cure Diamond becomes Cure Minecraft, Alice Yotsuba becomes Lice Yamcha, Makoto Kenzaki becomes Makoko Zankazi, Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace becomes Allegory Magica/Cure Ass, Regina becomes Reggae, Sharuru becomes Shareholder, Raquel becomes Racket, Lance becomes Dance, Dabyi becomes Dab, and Ai-chan becomes Ai-ball.
- From HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!: Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely becomes Madrigal iPhone, Hime Shirayuki/Cure Princess becomes Mihe Shirasheepi/Cure Pauper, Yuko Omori/Cure Honey becomes Yakko Amongus/Cure Hunny, Iona Hikawa/Cure Fortune becomes Iota Hickory Nut/Cure Misfortune, Ribbon becomes Ribs, and Glasan becomes Glasgow.
- From HuGtto! Pretty Cure: Hana Nono/Cure Yell becomes Hannah Montana/Cure Scream, Saaya Yakushiji/Cure Ange becomes Seeya Yakuza/Cure Mange, Homare Kagayaki becomes Homie Kagyak, Emiru Aisaki/Cure Macherie becomes Emuwu Eyesucky/Cure Mashed Potatoes, Ruru Amour/Cure Amour becomes Roo Amoo/Cure Amoo, Hugtan becomes Mugman, Harry becomes Herring, Chareleet becomes Charlie Yeet, and the Oshimaidas become Oshimoshis.
- From Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure: Sango Suzumura/Cure Coral becomes Sans Suzumuzu/Core Cural and Minori Ichinose/Cure Papaya becomes Minmin Itchynose/Cure PAW Patrol.
- From Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure: Sora Harewataru/Cure Sky becomes Riku Hairywater/Cure Why, Mashiro Nijigaoka becomes Marshmallow Fiji Mountain, Princess Elle becomes Princess Lmnop, Kabaton becomes Baconbutt, and the Ranborgs become Randy.
- Rhyming Names: Flappy and Choppy are renamed Flipflop and Porkchop.
- Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: When Baconbutt farts in Riku's face, he says "fart" out loud.
- Who's on First?: When Cure What introduces herself, Cure Blunk gets confused. Cure What repeats herself, Cure Blunk asks "Cure what?", and Cure What says "Exactly".
