Lani Geier (Manga)

"*I am the Pretty Heroine standing for the sanctity of the skies and light! I am Sailor Aether! The heavens will not welcome you.*"
— Sailor Aether's Introduction
**Lani Geier**
 (ラニ ガイアー, *Rani Gaiyā*?) is a supporting character in Pretty Guardians of Olympus and a member of the Primordial Sailor Senshi. She is also known as **Sailor Aether**
 (セーラーエーテル, *Sērā Ēteru*?), the guardian of light and the upper skies (heavens).

## Appearance

### Civilian

Lani is a tall young woman with white hair that reaches her hips and purple eyes. She has dark skin and her eyes are described as full with playful energy. Lani notably is the tallest of the Primordial Sailor Guardians, even if only by a few centimeters in comparison to Aroa. Lani wears her hair half-up and held with ribbons in various colors. Occasionally she wears her hair in a braid.

Lani frequently wore the uniform for Ibid Preparatory Academy. When in her uniform for school, she wears the school issued burgundy shift dress with a light blue blouse underneath and a plaid light yellow tie. Oceane wears the black school blazer, black bike shorts under her dress, white tube socks, and white and blue tennis shoes. However, when she was not in her uniform, she often wore varying different outfits.

### Sailor Guardian

* Sailor Aether
* Super Sailor Aether
* Eternal Sailor Aether
* Nobility
* Legends
 While Sailor Aether is stated to be depicted in various different ways by scholars and ancient peoples, only one of her depictions are shown. In it, she has a much longer braid and the main part of her hair is messy with a large bow in her hair that matches her back bow and pale skin. The depiction has her in her first form's attire but with blue sandals, silver hoop earrings, and forearm length gloves. The colors of her uniform are very different than her final coloration.

## Information

### Underworld Arc

Sailor Aether is assumed to be briefly shown in a book the guardians were reading to figure out any motives Melione had. However, she is only seen in one of her legend appearances and not stated by name. She appears next to Sailor Chronos and assumed Sailor Erebus.

## Sailor Chronos

Lani can transform into Sailor Aether by calling out her transformation phrase as long as she has her transformation item with her.

### Phrases

* **Aether Divine Power, Make Up**
* **Aether Crystal Power, Make Up**
* **Aether Crystal Eternal Power, Make Up**

### Items

* **Aether Crystal Heart**
* **Aether Crystal Star**

## Nomenclature & Etymology

### Etymology

**Lani:** Lani is a Hawaiian name that can mean sky, heaven, majesty, or royal.

**Geier:** A German last-name meaning "vulture."

## Trivia

* The depiction of Lani in legends was a prototype design but also ended up being canonically one of her vessels she used in the past.
	+ The vessel, according to the materials collection, had an ancient name that would be close to the modern Alexis though the name was not shown proper. In interviews, Chio-Ane confirmed that Alexis was originally going to be Sailor Aether herself but decided against it.
	+ Alexis was shown to be the child of Sailor Ouranos in the materials collection. Sailor Ouranos is one of the progenitors for Sailor Uranus alongside Sailor Aether.
* Lani is the third oldest of her team.
* Chio-Ane made a power scale that was released in the materials collection that included only the primordial sailor guardians.
	+ Sailor Aether placed 4th in strength, right behind Sailor Gaia and was followed by Sailor Erebus in 5th place.