Hina Mochizuki

Hina Mochizuki is the main protagonist of Hantai Precure. Their collective Cure title is Cure Eclipse, while their individual forms are Cure Solar and Cure Lunar. Their fairy partners are Solri and Lunli.

Apperance
Hina is an average looking girl with dark blue eyes and long blonde hair that they wears in a braid wrapped around their shoulder. They wear a light pink tunic, a purple sleeveless hooded jacket, black leggings, and white sneakers with pink leg warmers. They are the tallest of the three main Cures, standing a few heads above Atami.

As Cures Solar and Lunar, Solar's hair growls to around their mid hip and is placed in a low ponytail, while Lunar's is frayed and stays short. Each one has a ribbon with their symbol on it in the opposite side of the ponytail. Each one wears simple dresses in their respective colors, with a wavy skirt and a white underlayer. They wear knee-high gloves with cuffs on their opposite arms, and a Dual Cure Brace on the other. They also have a kimono-esque top piece and their brooches facing opposite directions. They have chokers with ribbons facing the same side as their brooches. The feminine Cure Solar has a dress, while the masculine Cure Lunar has knee-length pants. On their legs, they have a garter belt with their respective symbols on them. Cure Lunar's stockings are long and Cure Solar's are short.

Personality
Unlike most of their predecessors, Hina is orderly, calm, and mature. They act aloof and arrogant, but deep down they want to help other people. Due to their responsible nature, they are trusted and respected by adults, but other students tend to stay away from them because they see them as cold and uncaring. They are very orderly and tidy, and panics if things don't go the way they plan. While they don't initially care for Atami due to her easy-going nature, they slowly start to warm up to her.

When they learn about the true nature of the Shikanainda and Tomarunda, their focus quickly goes to stopping the, in their mind, senseless war between the two Gardens of Reflections. This makes them and Atami major threats to them.

Another major motivator for Hina is keeping their feelings about gender a secret.

Cure Eclipse
"Crossing the sky, combining the two lights! Solar, Lunar, Cure Eclipse!"

- Cures Solar and Lunar

Cure Eclipse is the collective name of Hina's two Cure forms, Cure Solar and Cure Lunar. Like the others on their team, Hina controls both members of the duo, uniting them strongly as a team. Cure Solar can create powerful shock waves that knock enemies off their feet, while Cure Lunar can jump incredible heights.

Their collective finisher is Equinox Beam, but if one of them is handicapped, it is either renamed Solar Beam or Lunar Beam. Alongside Cures Freeze and Scorch, they can preform Opposite Attraction.

Cure Black
"Emissary of Light! Cure Black!"

- Cure Black When they briefly lost their Cure powers, Nagisa Misumi gave them the Heartful Commune which allowed them to transform into Cure Black.

Etymology
Mochizuki (望月): In Chinese, Mochi (望) means to look forward to or hope for something. Zuki (月) means 'moon', referencing Cure Lunar. Combined, Mochizuki means 'full moon'.

Hina (日奈): Hi (日) means 'day' while Na (奈) has no meaning when it is by itself. The "Hi" in their name references Cure Solar, since the sun only comes out during the day.

Hayden Eccleston: Hayden was a distinguished British surname that means “hedged valley” in Old English. It is a gender-neutral name, leaning more towards masculine. In this case, it was also chosen because it sounds similar to and has the name number of syllables as Hina. Eccleston is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. It was chosen because the first syllable sounds similar to "Eclipse", matching the last names Blackstone and Whitehouse.

Cure Eclipse, Cure Solar, Cure Lunar: An eclipse is an astronomical event where the moon blocks out the sun. The names Solar and Lunar mean relating to the sun and moon, respectively.

Trivia

 * Hina's personality is loosely inspired by Giorno Giovanna.
 * They are non-binary, the first Cure to be so.