A mysterious woman who can only exist because of people's awareness of peace. A symbol of peace and hope, some planets worship her as a goddess or princess, but she is an actual person who lived in the past. Together, her relationship with the Rainbow Bell, a symbol of peace, is still a mystery. The TwinBee Team comes to her rescue in Detana!! TwinBee and Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures.
Princess Melora (メローラ姫,Merōra Hime?) (sometimes written Merora in official products) is a supporting character in the TwinBee series. She is the princess of a far away planet called Mel. While she usually appears as a human, in some games she is instead a manifestation of mankind's goodwill. She made her first appearance in Detana!! TwinBee and has since been a recurring character who has appeared throughout many of the series' following installments, as well as other related media.
Melora is the princess of a far away planet called Mel. She is the galactic guardian of something the people from space call the "Rainbow Bell", an object which shines with all the colors of a rainbow. It is said that as long as the Rainbow Bell rings, there will be peace in the Universe.
She has also appeared in many other games from the TwinBee series, as well as making cameos in other diverse media. Some artworks depict her as being very good friends with Light, Pastel and the rest of the TwinBee Team, and she's often portrayed partaking in casual outdoor activities with them, which somehow contrast with her monarchic status, as well as her figure of galactic protector.
Appearance[]
Melora has blue eyes and fashions long straight green hair. She wears a long white royal gown with puffy shoulder sleeves, which is complemented with long white gloves that are tied to the dress near the shoulders area with red ribbons. The dress also features a third red ribbon that is tied in a bow below the neck which keeps the bodice closed. But perhaps Melora's most signature garment is a silver tiara she wears on her head which has five blue gems embedded on it, with the central one being remarkably bigger.
Detana!! TwinBee (1991 - Arcade, PCE, PS, Saturn): One day, TwinBee (Light) and WinBee (Pastel) were relaxing at the beach when they suddenly received a distress signal coming from outer space which contained a message from a blue-haired girl who addressed herself as Princess Melora from Planet Mel, pleading for its salvation from the invading forces of an evil alien known as Iva. TwinBee and his friends decided to go help her and they immediately set off to outer space. After a long and perilous journey, and taking part in many arduous battles, they ultimately succeeded in putting a stop to Iva and his forces, and saved Planet Mel from an otherwise uncertain fate.
Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (1994 - SNES): Time later, the evil Dr. Warumon managed to steal the Rainbow Bells in his quest to conquer the universe, and without their power, the princess slowly began to fade away into nothingness. With her last ounce of strength, she once again sent a distress signal to Earth. Like before, the TwinBee Team answered the call and eventually put a stop to Warumon and his evil plans, and returned the Rainbow Bells to Melora, with which she brought back peace to the Universe.
TwinBee Taisen Puzzle-Dama (1994 - PS): Melora appears as the boss of the final stage in this drop pieces puzzle game. She greets the player before the battle and tells them that she will test if they're worth to be granted the "Super Bell".
TwinBee PARADISE in Donburi Shima (1998 - PC): In this minigames/utilities collection software, Melora can be found in her very own temple which has been erected in Donburi Island, appropriately called "Temple of Melora". In it, the player can consult her divination abilities to read their fortune. The process simply consists in a colored ball that is randomly selected and which Melora then proceeds to read, telling the player their future.
TwinBee RPG (1998 - PS): Although originally the princess of Planet Mel in previous games, in this game the setting was changed so that Melora acts as the embodiment of mankind's goodwill. She transports the protagonist into the world of TwinBee by reshaping her body into the protagonist's new body. If the player refuses Melora's request to help her several times at the beginning, the game will end.
Other media[]
TwinBee PARADISE (1993-97 - radio drama): Unlike in the games, in the radio drama Melora is not embodied, but is rather perceived as a benevolent manifestation of the collective conscious.
Tulip Beach Stories (1998 - OVA): Melora makes a brief cameo at the beginning of this OVA by magically appearing its title.
TwinBee PARADISE (vol.3): Evil Revival! (1999 - OVA): Melora makes a small cameo near the end of this anime short, where the camera pans to the night sky and she appears breaking the fourth wall and smiling to the viewer.
Tokimeki Memorial 2 (1999 - PS): Kasumi can be disguised as Princess Melora in this game, wearing her dress as well as her tiara. Takumi also cosplays her during the festival.
Otomedius/Otomedius Gorgeous (2007-2008 - Arcade, Xbox 360): After completing the game while playing with Madoka, Princess Melora makes a cameo appearance after the end credits.
Princess Melora bears a striking resemblance to Princess Herb, the heroine of Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle. Both have long blue hair, wear a white royal gown, wear a very similar crown with gems encrusted along them, with the central one being remarkably larger, and both are often seen holding their hands together in a pleading manner. However, it is unknown if Melora was inspired by or if she is a reference to Herb.
It's worth mentioning that both games where they made their respective debuts were released the same year and very close to each other, with Wai Wai World 2 released on January 1991 and Detana!! TwinBee on February of that same year. However, both games were created by different development teams and none of their members seem to have been involved in both projects in any way.
"Melora" is also the name of a parasitic duck-like creature from the Parodius series who has been seen living on the head of two giant female pandas named Anna Pavlova and Judy, although it's unknown if this name similarity is a reference between both characters.
Melon, a character in Bombergirl who is the manifested child of Princess Melora, is voiced by Kikuko Inoue, the same voice actress who voiced Melora in the TwinBee series.
