Mia Hernandez (Manga)

"*I'm the Pretty Heroine of courage and the wars of change! I am Sailor Ares! I will burn you with justice on behalf of the Olympians!*"
— Sailor Ares's introduction
**Mia Hernandez**
 (ミア ヘルナンデズ, *Mia Herunandezu*?) is one of the secondary protagonists of Pretty Guardians of Olympus. Mia is the brawns of the Olympian Sailor Senshi, **Sailor Ares**
 (セーラーアレス, *Sēra Aresu*?)–the Guardian of courage and the wars of change. As Sailor Ares, her powers are purely combat oriented and enhancing her own physical abilities.

## Appearance

### Civilian

Mia is of a tanned complexion with various moles littering across her body, including one on the right side of her jaw. She has dark auburn brown hair which reaches her shoulders. She has almond shaped eyes with very long lashes. Mia looks like the spitting image of her father but as a woman.

Mia frequently wore the Prometheus Academy school uniform which consisted of a very dark blue blazer with yellow accents, white blouse, a blue tartan skirt, black socks, and a blue and yellow striped tie along with shoes of her choice (black loafers). However, Mia wore her uniform a bit sloppily by leaving her blouse untidy, never having her blazer buttoned, and lacking the tie. However, when she was not in her uniform, she often wore varying different outfits.

### Sailor Guardian

* Sailor Ares
* Super Sailor Ares
* Eternal Sailor Ares
* Nobility
 Sailor Ares adorns a gray leotard with chest armor sewn into it. Meanwhile, she has shoulder pads consisting of 3, light red puffed fittings on each arm. She has a crimson red sailor collar with 3 white stripes and an attached light red bow on her chest with a crimson round gem in the center of it. Like her teammates, she has forearm length gloves (in gray) with 3 fittings right below her elbow in light red. Then she has a light red puffed, v-shaped belt with a matching bow on the back of it. Attached to the belt is her crimson skirt. Sailor Ares wears crimson pumps and a crimson choker. Tying everything together, she wears a golden tiara with a crimson gem in the center and matching crimson, six point star earrings.

After Super Sailor Olympus awakens, Sailor Ares's brooch changes from round to heart shaped, and she gains an extra earring in her left ear. Super Sailor Ares has some differences between her last form and this one. Her back bow has become longer and more flowing. Her shoulder pads are replaced by red shoulder protectors and her brooch is a heart. She gains a second earring in her left ear similarly to when Super Sailor Olympus awakened. Her choker now has a golden star in the center with a red gem in the middle of it.

## Personality

Upon first impressions, Mia seems a bit harsh to others. She speaks her mind freely with severe bluntness which has caused some to see her as rude. However, Mia is very kind to her family and friends almost all of the time but she won't hesitate to point out flaws whether or not they're dear to her. Mia believes in tough love and does not enjoy beating around the bush when it comes to helping others, even if it hurts them. After incidents of being a little too blunt, Mia vehemently apologizes and tries to make it up to them. She's insanely stubborn, however, so her apologies are masked behind actions since she has a hard time accepting that she might be in the wrong.

Regardless, Mia is very loyal and protective to those close to her and her own moral compass. She has a strong sense of justice and will not stand for people doing shady things to accomplish their own goals, especially if they hurt her friends or family. Some have confused her for being hotheaded because of how protective and stubborn she is as a result. If her loyalties are questioned, she will fiercely defend her loyalties; or if her loved ones are at a risk, Mia will fiercely protect them and/or try to get them out of danger. However, her friends sometimes view her as controlling when she tries to protect them. According to Aphrodite, Mia's stubbornness is the exact same as Ares's.

## Sailor Ares

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

### Phrases

* **Ares Power, Make Up**
* **Ares Deity Power, Make Up**
* **Ares Divine Power, Make Up**
* **Ares Crystal Power, Make Up**
* **Ares Crystal Eternal Power, Make Up**

### Items

* **Transformation Pen**
* **Deity Power Stick**
* **Divine Power Wand**
* **Ares Crystal Heart**
* **Ares Crystal Star**

### Attacks

* **Burning Battle Courage**
* **Changing War Cycle**
* **Warrior's Battle Spirit**
* **Ares Shielding Helmet**
* **Ares Flaming Torch**
* **Ares Battle Tribute**

## Abilities & Powers

Like most of her comrades, Mia has demonstrated inhuman abilities outside of being a Senshi. In her case, she has the "warrior spirit," an ability named by her and Ares. Her warrior spirit entails that she has inhuman amounts of strength, endurance, speed, and reflexes along with sharper senses. However, she notably has a hard time gauging how far to go with her abilities; such as how heavy she lifts something, how fast she should go, etcetera. It additionally causes her to have to eat more than the average person. Regardless, this ability has given Mia a combat advantage in many situations.

## Nomenclature & Etymology

### Etymology

*Please note that it has been confirmed that Mia's first name is more or less a nod to her origins as a character and holds no real significance to her as a character or her story.*
**Mia:** In Mia's case, Mia is a nickname and short for Maria. It is of Latin and Hebrew origin but its meaning is only speculated to mean things like "of the sea," "bitterness," "rebellious," or even "beloved."

**Hernandez:** Hernandez means "son of Hernando." In turn, Hernando means "daring or brave journey." This is in reference to Mia being the child of the daring god of courage and she underwent a journey.

## Trivia

* Mia's prototype name was Euthymia which was then shortened into Mia. Her name is more or less a nod to the original idea for her.
	+ This makes her one of the few characters to have a name with no real significance to them other than a nod to their concepts.
	+ However, her family name does hold significance to her as a character.
* Mia is fluent in Spanish, Latin, and English. She knows a little Greek, too.
* She has the least amount of attacks out of all of the Primary Olympian Sailor Guardians because of her abilities relying more on her landing hits with advanced physical capabilities.
* According to Chio-Ane, Mia's appearance, family, and personality was heavily inspired by a friend she had in America.
* In the original publication and release of the manga, Mia was born in 1977. With the rerelease, her birth year was left ambiguous and subsequently retconned to fit the ambiguity of the story now taking place in the 21st century.