T.M. Opera O

"Fufufu… This shall be the dramatic birth of the world’s greatest champion!"

- T.M. Opera O T.M. Opera O (テイエムオペラオー, Tei Emu Operaō) is a supporting character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

Personality
Self-proclaimed as the "fastest, strongest, and most beautiful, genius horse girl in the world."

T.M. Opera O is a narcissistic, tomboyish girl who always takes pride in her skills. Her natural ability to lead is outrageous as her charming, princely character, earns favorites among the horse girls.

Appearance
A horse girl that has a handsome and princely aspect. She has marmalade orange hair and light purple eyes. Her hair is wavy and kept short. She has two piercings on each ear and a gold-purple crown.

Songs

 * TM Opera ~Tataeyo towa ni~ (Solo song)
 * Forever Gold (Solo song)
 * Sekai wa Bokura no Iinari Sa
 * Make Debut!
 * Grow Up Shine!
 * Special Record!
 * Enjoy and Join
 * NEXT FRONTIER
 * Never Looking Back
 * We are DREAMERS!!
 * GIRLS' LEGEND U
 * Gaze on Me
 * Ms. VICTORIA
 * UMA RAP
 * Umayuru Rap De Put Your Hands Up
 * DRAMATIC JOURNEY
 * Glorious Moment!
 * Ichiban-boshi ga Kakeru Sora
 * Umapyoi Densetsu

Special Commentary

 * Requirement: Winning senior Takarazuka Kinen, after wininng Tenno Sho Spring
 * Reference: 2000 Takarazuka Kinen, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)

Trivia

 * She often quotes phrases in opera.
 * In Cinderella Gray episode 28 (volume 4), Symboli Rudolf imagines Opera O's back view. the reason is in "Real Life" chapter.

Real Life
"In 2000, Arima Kinen. Winning continuously makes all other horses enemies. The horse was completely surrounded. The way was supposed to be closed. T.M. Opera O. Why could you run?"

- 2013 Arima Kinen commercial, by JRA

T.M. Opera O  is a racehorse in the end of 20th century. He won seven G1s, and earned the most in the world until Arrogate broke his record in 2017. Especially in 2000, he won eight grade races including five G1s, with no defeat. So he is known as "The Conqueror of the End of the Century ".


 * T.M. means his owner, Takezono Masatsugu. Opera comes from his father Opera House. O means king in Japanese, same as Sakura Bakushin O or other "O"s.
 * Opera O is the first horse that "Oguri Cap rule" was applied and won. Even though the horse is not registered for the Classics in previous year, it can run to pay for additional registration. This rule was added after protests that Oguri couldn't enter the Classics. That is why Opera O is drawn in Cinderella Gray.