Venus A (Jun)/TV

Venus A (ビューナスA Byūnasu Ēsu) is a robot created by Kenzo Kabuto and piloted by Jun Hono. On a later date, four additional copies, each featuring slighty different color schemes, were built for the members of the Idol Group, Mazin Girls. 
== History==
===Great Mazinger===
Venus A was among the machines devised by Kenzo Kabuto to combat the Mycenae Empire. Her pilot, Jun Hono, an orphan raised and trained by Dr. Kabuto for this very cause, served as Venus A's pilot, providing support to Tetsuya Tsurugi and Great Mazinger throughout numerous battles.
Over time, Venus A received two significant enhancements: the Venus Scrander and the X-Ray Laser. The Venus Scrander was an attachable piece of equipment which gave her flight capabilities, while the latter upgrade enabled her to unveil the interiors of enemy Warrior Beasts.
===Mazinger Z: Infinity===
Venus A briefly appears as Jun attempts to board her to rescue Tetsuya. While the original version doesn't engage in battle, the Venus units piloted by the idol group Mazin Girls eventually join with Boss Borot, Dr. Sewachi and Dr. Nossori to confront an army of Mechanical Beasts. 
==Equipment==
===Queen Star===
Venus A's cockpit, capable of detaching itself to function as an independent aircraft. Typically, Jun piloted it from the base to dock with Venus and take control of the robot.
===Venus Scrander===
A jet-like attachment that attaches to the back of Venus A for flight.
==Abilities and Weapons==
*Koshiryoku Missile:  A missile system that fires pairs of missiles from the chest area.
* Koushiryoku Beam: A photon beam shot from Venus' eyes.
*Finger Missiles: Similar to the Mazinger Z's one time attack, Venus A can release missiles from the tips of her fingers.
* Thunder Break: While Venus is unable to use this attack on her own, in one instance, after Great Mazinger gathered enough electricity, Venus was able to redirect the lightning from the clouds to the enemy Warrior Beast. Great Mazinger Episode 28, Escape!! Janus's Lava Trap!!
*X-Ray Laser: After having a X-Ray Emitter installed, Venus A was capable of firing the X-Ray Laser to see inside Warrior Beast Marigera. Great Mazinger Episode 50, The Sun That Shines Beyond Tears!! 
==Etymology==
Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty, making her Aphrodite's Roman counterpart. Furthermore, in a similar way, Venus A was created to replaced Aphrodite A.
==Trivia==
* Venus A was originally intended to be introduced in the Mazinger Z anime, fulfilling the role of its manga counterpart as the replacement for Aphrodite A after her destruction. For unknown reasons, Venus A was replaced with Diana A and eventually recycled as Jun's mecha in Great Mazinger, replacing its white metal 'skin' with African toned ones to match Jun's racial origins. Subsequent rereleases of the original Mazinger Z manga redesign Sayaka's Venus A to differentiate the two versions.
==Gallery ==
Miss.png|Koshiryoku Missile
Beam.png|Koshiryoku Beam
Oppai.png|Finger Missile
File:GZ EP28 ThunderBreaker.gif|Thunder Break
File:GZ EP50 X-Ray.gif|X-Ray Laser
File:Cc3754ee2fffdd3e019f7998f74d4fbb.jpg|Venus A's original concept art
== References==
Category:Great Mazinger Mecha
Category:Mecha
Category:Mazinger Z: Infinity Mecha