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Name: Aino Minako/Minako Aino (愛野 美奈子)

Name Meaning:
Her family name begins with the character meaning "love" (愛), which still indirectly represented the planet of Venus, as Venus was the goddess of love in Roman mythology.

Minako's full name means "Beautiful Child of Love" in Japanese.

Due to being the first created, Minako is the only Solar System Sailor Senshi whose surname does not begin with the Japanese kanji directly denoting her celestial body, Venus. Her surname is a pun on a phrase meaning "of love," making her name sound like "Venus of Love". Minako is the fifth Sailor Guardian to join the team in the Sailor Moon Manga; creating an additional pun for Sailor V: V is the Roman numeral for 5.

Alias:

Sailor Venus (セーラーヴィーナス, Sērā Vīnasu)

Sailor V (セーラーV, Sērā Bui)

Princess Venus

Eternal Sailor Venus

Leader of the Inner Senshi

Despite Minako being the leader in the manga, this is untrue in the anime. Here, Luna claims that Usagi is the leader, signifying the Moon Stick as indicative of her role.

Introduction (as Sailor Venus):

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for Love and for Beauty! I am Sailor Venus! In the Name of Venus, I'll punish you with the power of love!"

Date of birth: October 22, 1978

Blood Type: B

Birth Sign Libra

Ruling Planet: Venus

First Appearance:

Vol.1 The Birth of Sailor V! (Codename: Sailor V)

Act 1 Usagi - Sailor Moon (In the Media)

Act 7 Mamoru Chiba - Tuxedo Mask - (In Person)

Guardian: Artemis, a white cat with a lunar mark upon his forehead

Senshi Uniform

Sailor V:

This was the first Senshi form that Minako had ever had which first appeared in Codename: Sailor V. She wore a top revealing her belly button sometimes, shoulder protector (revealing the sleeves of her shirt), a blue skirt with red at the bottom, an orange broach, red bows, a white choker with a golden crescent moon on it, blue heels, a red mask, and a crescent moon on her forehead.

Sailor Venus:

Sailor Venus' dominant color was orange (choker, collar, center of front bow, elbow fittings of gloves, skirt, shoes, and earrings) and her accent colors were blue (front bow) and yellow (back bow). Her tiara gem was usually orange, but sometimes appeared more yellow. Her collar had one white stripe near the edge of the collar (not at the center), and her shoes were orange heels with ankle straps. Her brooch is round and becomes heart shaped when the Holy Grail awakens.

Super Sailor Venus:

Super Sailor Venus first appears in Act 38. Her sleeves now have a clear layer and her brooch is heart-shaped. Her back bow has long ribbons.

Eternal Sailor Venus:

Eternal Sailor Venus first appears in Act 49. Her brooch is star-shaped and she has bubble-like shoulder pads.

Princess Venus:

During the Silver Millennium, Princess Venus was the leader of those who protect Princess Serenity. She wore a yellow gown with frills running down it. In her hair she wore a yellow bow and a rose, she also wore a choker that was tied in a ribbon at the back. She also wore yellow high heels. During her time as a Princess she had Magellan Castle.

Sailor Senshi Attacks and Phrases

Minako Aino can transform info Sailor V by saying Moon Power, Transform. Later as Sailor Venus, she utters the words Venus Power, Make Up! Also, she can disguise herself as anyone she desires to be, like Usagi, with her compact, by saying Crescent Moon Power, Transform! Her attacks are centered around metal (gold) and light element attributes.

Phrases:

Moon Power, Transform

Crescent Moon Power, Transform

Venus Power, Make Up

Venus Star Power, Make Up

Venus Planet Power, Make Up

Venus Crystal Power, Make Up

Attacks:

Venus Love-Me Chain

Rolling Heart Vibration

Venus Wink Chain Sword

Venus Love and Beauty Shock

Venus Love and Galactica Shock

Akuryo Taisan

Sailor Planet Attack

Sailor Planet Power Meditation

Galactica Gale

Galactica Planet Attack

Crescent Beam

Crescent Super Beam

Crescent Slender Beam

Venus Power, Love Crescent Shower

Venus Love, Megaton Shower

Crescent Boomerang

Sailor V Kick

Double Sailor Kick

Sailor V Chop

Venus Iron Muscle Punch

Rolling Screw Sailor V Punch

Venus Sulphur Smoke

Venus Brand: Mosquito Incense Typhoon

Venus Ten Billion Volt Rock N' Rouge

Items:

Compact

Mask

Transformation Pen

Star Power Stick

Communicator

Venus Crystal

Venus Droplet

Weapons:

Venus Chain

Whip of Love

Sword of the Silver Crystal

Venus Microphone

Character Development

Naoko Takeuchi revealed Minako's design and personality came to her quickly ever since she first thought of her for the Codename: Sailor V one-shot and barely changed afterwards.[5] In working on a follow up to that one-shot, Takeuchi originally planned to have Minako as the primary protagonist of a team of Sailor Senshi. As shown in Artbook Infinity, she lead her friend Hikaru Sorano and prototype versions of Rei and Makoto. Afterward, Usagi was created to be the primary protagonist and Minako became the leader of her protectors instead in the "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" manga and anime.

A few years later, Run-Run, the magazine that serialized Codename: Sailor V, had intended to produce an OVA based on Minako's manga, but it went bankrupt before it could happen, so Minako was relegated to the sidelines as one of Sailor Moon's co-stars, to Takeuchi's regret.

Ace Saijou Prediction/Curse

Personality and Other Info

Venus (Manga) | Venus (Anime) | Venus (Crystal) | Sailor V