Aoyama Shizuka

Shizuka Aoyama (青山静か) is one of the 4 members and main characters in the third generation of the Lucky Besties. She is the apprentice of Misaki Tsutsuji. Her alter ego is Lucky Viola (Lucky Violet in the English Dub), whose powers are flowers and tranquility, and her theme color is blue.

Personality
Shizuka is a straightforward, serious and strong-willed young lady. She is generally calm and mature, but has a tendency to get upset. She is friendly to just about everyone, excluding people who hurt her friends, like her enemies. However, Shizuka doesn't think too highly of herself and has self-confidence issues, something she would really like to fix, and struggles to live up to her family's expectations (they expect her to be refined and perfect). Shizuka tends to go on rants when she's mad (especially when confronting one of the series' villains).

Shizuka enjoys things that relate to Japan, like tea ceremonies, geisha performances, and origami, which she'd like to learn. She's skilled at flower-arranging, and works at her family's flower shop, Aoi Kaika. She also likes to read books, especially Japanese fairytales, her favorite book being the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

Appearance
Shizuka is a girl with pale skin, long dark blue hair with separated bangs, blue eyes, and a black headband. Her spring outfit consists of a white top under a plaid blue jacket with loose sleeves and a white ribbon. She also has a light blue skirt that stops between her thighs and her knees, black ankle socks, and blue heels with a gold buckle on the front of each of them. She also has blue bracelets she wears on her right wrist with every outfit.

For summer, she ties part of her hair in a ponytail and has a blue sunhat. She wears a blue dress with thin straps; the skirt has four layers and stops at the knees. She also has blue sandals.

During school, she wears an altered version of the Hoshinomori Private Girls' Academy school uniform, with a blue tie (in winter) or ribbon (in summer).

As Lucky Viola, Shizuka's hair turns blue with indigo ombre, and gains a small ponytail on the right. Her eye color becomes indigo. She also wears a blue flower barette in her hair. Her outfit consists of an indigo vest-like top with a black band around the middle, and a white collar with X-shape straps; on each part of the collar is a thin indigo line. She wears an indigo skirt the same color as the top, with white frills on the bottom, and blue bows on the left and right parts of the skirt, which are connected by a gold chain. She also wears long blue sleeve-like arm warmers. Lastly, she wears indigo tall socks with white lace on the tops, indigo heels with a gold square-like thing on them, and indigo crossed straps.

Etymology
Aoyama (青山): Ao (青) means "blue", a reference to her theme color blue; violets are blue, so it references her alter ego Lucky Viola. Yama (山) means "mountain". Together, it means "blue mountain". Shizuka (静か): Shizuka (静か) means "quiet" or "silent". Together, her name means "silent, blue mountain".

Relationships
Aine Tsubasa: Fellow member of the team and good friends. Shizuka enjoys their company, and enjoys going shopping with them.

Kawamoto Reiko: Fellow member of the team and good friends. Shizuka enjoys Reiko's company, and enjoys Reiko's DJ performances.

Sangosora Amane: Shizuka's new friend. She may not know Amane that well yet, but she enjoys her company. Shizuka enjoys reading fashion magazines with Amane.

Lucky Viola
'''Blossoming and serene! The blue flower of tranquility, Lucky Viola!' 開花と穏やか！ 静けさの青い花、ラッキービオラ！ Kaika to odayaka! Shizukesa no aoi hana, Rakkī Biora!''

'''"The elegant flower of tranquility! I am Lucky Violet!" (English Dub only)''' Lucky Viola (ラッキービオラ) is the Lucky Form of Shizuka. In order to transform, Shizuka needs her Lucky Earrings.

Main Attacks

 * Viola Tornado (offense): Viola's first attack. She lifts up her Viola Staff and says the phrase, causing the staff to glow, and cause a tornado to happen, sucking up the enemy, and making it tired and dizzy. The enemy falls to the ground and explodes, creating blue sparkles, and purifying it.
 * Viola Spinning Tornado (offense): A stronger version of Viola Tornado. This time, Viola spins around three times, and after the third time, she lifts up her staff and says the phrase. The staff glows, and makes a tornado, which sucks up the enemy and makes it tired and dizzy. It falls to the ground and again explodes into sparkles, purifying it.
 * Viola Blossoming (defense): A defending attack. Viola says the phrase, lifts up her staff, and says a chant, creating a blue flower to appear. Viola aims her staff at one of the other Besties, and the blue flower goes to them, glows, and becomes blue sparkles, thus healing the Bestie.

Songs
Shizuka's seiyū, Matsui Eriko, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them also feature Suzuko Mimori, who voices Tsubasa, Inori Minase, who voices Reiko and Emi Nitta, who voices Amane.

Solo Songs

 * Autumn Flowers Memories (秋の草花の思いで)
 * Following the Petals

Duet Songs

 * Flowering Music (with Tsubasa)
 * Electromagentic Rhythm (with Reiko)
 * (TBA) (with Amane)

Trivia

 * Her birthday is October 28th, marking her a Scorpio.
 * Her favorite flowers are violets and brunneras.