Cider

Cider Rainbow, known in Japan as Cidre Rainbow, is a Beauty-elemental party member in Magical Vacation, and a student at Will-o'-Wisp Academy. He is an incredibly talented artist and poet. Cider was also planned to be a returning character in Magical Vacation 2 before the plot of Magical Starsign was conceived, and this incarnation of him is featured in the non-canon manga, Knights of the Universe.

Personality
Although his artistic talents exceed that of other teenagers, Cider is far from humble. A lot of his time is spent in the studio, yet he can hardly find any inspiration to make things, let alone settle on a particular theme or aesthetic. Even though he displays a lack of empathy for other peoples' feelings, Cider's behavior is deeply rooted in childhood trauma. He wishes to help others, but his own self-doubt prevents him from taking supportive action.

Appearance
Cider has blonde hair, a small red hat, purple eyes, and a tanned complexion. His outfit consists of a red scarf, a yellow vest with big sleeves, as well as baggy pants of the same color. Two blue satchels are looped over his shoulders, and a blue cape flows over his back. His choice of shoes is a pair of brown loafers.

Backstory
Cider has been obsessed with art all his life, following in the footsteps of his mother since the age of 2. He held his first solo exhibition at 10-years-old, in which he was showered in praise for his incredible talents. Despite being called a child prodigy by many, Cider was barely satisfied by the quality of his work. At another art exhibition, he was kicked from the gallery for being too critical of the other works on display.

When Cider was still young, he and his mother left to take part in an art festival at Shandy Hills. His mother was incredibly focused on her ice sculpting project and was accidentally caught in the middle of a raging blizzard. After four cold and foodless days of crying for help, she passed away before rescuers could find her, and only Cider made it back home. This traumatic event warped Cider's artistic motivation, finding it hard to move on from the tragic death of his mother. It also gave him a severe phobia of ice.

Later on, Cider began teaching his 7-year-old cousin, Souffle, how to draw. Souffle turned out to have lots of creative potential as well, but when someone came to purchase one of her works, Cider claimed it as his original creation.

Magical Vacation
Cider's first appearance in the game occurs when the protagonist is rounding everyone up to go to Valencia Beach. He, Cassis, Olive and Arancia are in the Music Room, talking about the rumors of students either vanishing or turning corrupt every year. Olive tries using the disappearance of Vanilla Nighthawk as an example, but Cider is strongly convinced that the rumors are nonsense.

On the drive to Valencia Beach, his positive feelings about the trip remain strong. He improvises a few poems to convey his ambitions of freedom while spending the summer there, to which Lemon accuses him of copying another poet's words.

Epilogue
"Cider painted many pictures depicting what happened at the Seaside School, retelling his experiences for a new generation."

Knights of the Universe
In this continuity, Cider and Souffle are members of Vanilla's royal brigade of magicians. They are accompanied by Mash Blanc, Sorbet, Pistachio, and Arancia to take down a mysterious threat from a prophecy known as The Sheep. He attempts to take it down in a three-way magic barrage, casting Double Pretty and Black Rose, but nothing seems to affect the meteor-like entity. He and a few others are blown away by The Sheep's laser beams, but his cousin emerges from the dust to summon Kerendu.

Name origin
Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apples.

His Japanese name, Cidre (シードル, Shīdoru), is the French spelling of "cider".

Trivia

 * His favorite food is wakenoshinnosu, a sea anemone dish.
 * His preferred art style is abstract drawings.