Sakura Kinomoto

Sakura Kinomoto
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Played by Rani
Fandom	Cardcaptor Sakura
Canon Point	Season 3
Age	11
Race	Human
Gender	Female
Status	Active

Skills[]

Sakura is a potentially powerful magician, though she is still very young and as such, her powers are still in their early stages. Sakura is capable of casting spells through the use of special cards that were once known as Clow Cards, but that she has been transforming into her own Sakura Cards. There are originally 52 Clow Cards, each focusing around a certain elemental energy or act. For example, The Windy manifests as a wind spirit that can create powerful gusts of wind to blow away or wrap around and bind a target. The Lock is capable of locking/sealing rooms or objects and preventing them being unlocked by mundane methods. The spell that Sakura casts, its effects, strengths, and weaknesses is entirely dependent on the card she uses. And though Sakura has the potential to someday create brand new Sakura Cards and thus her own spells, she is very far from that point.

Each of the cards has its own unique personality and nature. Most of the cards have a silent, humanoid, almost spiritual manifestation. Some cards are easier to utilize than others, while some may be more dangerous than others when cast, all according to their personality. The Windy, for example, is one of the most peaceful cards. And though the Windy is quite powerful, it is not in her nature to harm others. Though it is unlikely to happen, if a card were to break free from Sakura and run free, the card would act on its own nature and personality. Some are peaceful, some are tricksters, and some are violent.

Sakura, however, is not capable of freely casting a spell. She must first activate her Star Wand that she normally wears as a pendant around her neck. When the Star Wand is activated with a spoken spell, it transforms

into a short pink staff with a star and white wings at its head. She must use the Star Wand combined with an incantation to activate a Sakura Card. While most of the Sakura Cards work independently of the Star Wand, there is one, The Sword, that transforms the staff. That means that Sakura is incapable of utilizing any other cards while the staff is transformed.

Her biggest weakness, at the moment, is the state of the Clow Cards. After Sakura passed the Final Judgment, her staff was transformed into its present state. It no longer drew its power from the creator of the cards, Clow Reed. Instead, it draws its power from Sakura herself. The same is now true for each card she uses. Utilizing cards was once easier since she did not have to use her own power. But each of the Clow Cards is now useless for her and her new staff. She must first transform them in to Sakura Cards that draw from her own power. And now, every time she casts a card, it is far more draining. Sakura is generally able to handle three or four cards easily enough, but it becomes more tiring the more cards she has to transform and control.

Sakura can transform only a handful of Clow Cards a day. The spell is incredibly draining for her, and it is dangerous for her to attempt to transform too many or to transform them without a specific purpose. Doing either could make the card frightened or confused and it may manifest on its own and run from her.

When she entered Pandora, Sakura has only transformed six of the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards. She has all of her cards with her, but is unable to use them until she has first transformed them. She started with The Firey,

Sakura; Staff — Transforming a Clow Card into a Sakura Card

The Song, The Sword, The Jump, The Fly, and The Erase. Though Sakura does not yet know this, it is currently impossible for her to transform The Dark and The Light cards on her own. As the two highest ranking Clow Cards, Sakura does not have enough power to successfully transform them without the help of Keroberos and Yue or a powerful descendent of Clow Reed.

Besides their main use, Sakura can also use the Clow Cards for divination purposes. She has done this a few times, but has always had somebody around to help her interpret the cards. Sakura would try really, really hard, but she's a lot more prone to error and not having a clue what they might mean without some help.

Sakura's magic means that her dreams are also prone to show events of the future. So far, this has only ever been in connection to Clow Reed, but there is the possibility that her dreams may show her significant events of her own future in relation to those with great magic.

Besides her magical abilities, Sakura is also very athletic (as far as an elementary school girl can be). She's excellent in her gym classes, doing especially well with gymnastics and cheerleading. Sakura makes regular use of her baton skills, since she likes to add such flourishes when using her Star Wand. Sakura also enjoys rollerblading and that is how she almost always goes to school. Despite her athletics, Sakura has a tendency to get lost in thought and forget to pay attention to what she's doing, resulting in rather clumsy moments.

Sakura Cards[]

Sakura has all of her cards with her, but she is unable to use them until she has transformed them into Sakura cards. So far, she has transformed the following cards.

The Create
Using the Create, Sakura can use her imagination to make something appear out of nowhere. The more vivid and detailed her imagination, the better the effect of the card. The power of this card has been greatly reduced since entering Pandora, and Sakura can only use it to create inanimate objects. Smaller objects will last throughout the night, but larger objects will last for a shorter time depending on their size. The Create is only usable at night and anything made using The Create will vanish when the sun rises.

Transformed: Spring, Year 1 - Behind the scenes, when Sakura needed a sleeping bag when sleeping in the woods

The Erase
This is a powerful card and as such, Sakura has a harder time with it. Most of its power has been restricted since entering Pandora. She is capable of using it to erase small objects from existence, though she can also use it to bring them back. It is impossible for her to erase organic lifeforms.