Sailor Venus is vital to the Sailor Moon series. Code Name: Sailor V was the precursor to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi was playing around with the whole Sailor Senshi idea with Code Name: Sailor V which was set in England with Sailor V, later known as Sailor Venus, as the main character.

Bandit Ace plays a major role in Sailor Venus' life. This guy truly loved her. In his past life he was Adonis, a soldier in a remote region who fell in love with the Princess of Venus but she had no idea of his existence. The Princess of Venus went to the moon and not long after that, Adonis became a soldier in Prince Endymion's army and apparently, he died in battle. Before this though, he saw the Princess of Venus on the moon with Kunzite and was rather heartbroken by it. He was reincarnated by the Dark Kingdom under the Four Lords, Jedite (Jadeite), Kunzite (Malachite), Zoicite, and Nephrite. His name was then Ace Saijou. In his evil form, he is Danburite. Even though he was under the power of the Dark Kingdom, there would be many times when his love for Minako would come through and he would save her in a Tuxedo Mask form called Bandit Ace. Near the end of the Code Name: Sailor V series, when Ace reveals his past, the symbol of Venus appears on his forehead which is a bit confusing. He says that there is only one fate and he becomes evil again. He throws playing cards at Minako and she hits him with a beam of light. He falls from the ledge of a roof and Sailor Venus, now in her true form, grabs his hand. He tells her, "My path ends, without ever reaching you.... That is my fate...." He throws a playing card to her and she sees that it is the ace of hearts. It rips apart in front of her eyes and Ace says, "I'll tell your final love fortune. Your love will be hopeless for all eternity." Sailor Venus is horrified and Ace tells her that now she should be happy because she no longer has to choose between love and her duty to the moon princess. Her fate is to continue fighting. Then, Ace disintegrates as Sailor Venus still holds on to him.

Sailor Venus and Sailor Moon share many likenesses as far as physical appearances go which also plays a major part in the Sailor Moon series. Sailor Venus acted as a decoy many times to save Sailor Moon. Why was she chosen as the Sailor to look most like Sailor Moon though? Well, it may have something to do with the actual planets. "Venus is the brightest object in the night sky after our moon. From Earth, Venus seems to change its shape just as our moon does." (Our Solar System, Seymour Simon, 1992, pg. 17.) Similarities between Venus, the Earth, and Earth's moon are often mentioned in books dealing with the solar system. Sailor Venus' personality and appearance stems from Roman mythology. Naoko expanded on the idea of the planet Venus being named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. This is especially evident with Super Sailor Venus' attack "Love and Beauty Shock". Sailor Venus is beautiful, bubbly, charming, flirtatious, sweet, vain, and she "falls in love" often and easily. When you try to envision the Roman goddess Venus, someone very much like Sailor Venus would come to mind. As the Princess of Venus, Minako is dressed all in yellow and she has a bow in her hair, a yellow one with a red rose in the center. Her castle is called Magellan Castle and it is located on her planet. Magellan is not a moon of Venus because Venus has no moons. Magellan is in truth the name of the spacecraft that has been orbiting Venus and taking photographs of it since August 10, 1990. The color of Sailor Venus' planet is a blend of orange, yellowish-orange, and reddish-orange. I believe that this is why Naoko picked most of the Sailor colors that she did for Sailor Venus. It is also not surprising that Minako's favorite gem is topaz which is golden in color. -Mandy *Sailor June Princess*

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