Haruka Tenou / Sailor Uranus

"*Protected by Uranus, The Outer Planet of Wind, Guardian of the Heavens. I am Sailor Uranus.*"**Haruka Tenou** (天王 はるか, Tenou Haruka) is the civilian identity and present-day incarnation of **Sailor Uranus** (セーラーウラヌス, Seeraa Uranusu).

## Nomenclature and Etymology

### Etymology

**Haruka:** Even though her name is written in hiragana and in not inherent, *Haruka* (遥か) means "distant".

**Tenou**: The kanji for *Ten* (天) means "sky" while the kanji for *ou* (王) means "king", based on the Japanese name of the planet Uranus (天王星 *Tennousei* "Sky King Star", the given title of Uranus, the Greek god of the sky).

Haruka's full name means "distant sky king."

## Appearance

### Civilian

Haruka is an older teenage girl with short, pale blond hair and dark blue eyes. She is the tallest Sailor Guardian, as she stands at about 180 cm or 5 feet 11 inches.

Haruka is shown wearing both feminine and masculine clothing. When Haruka wears masculine clothes, her appearance is rendered sharper to help make the distinction. Depending on her clothing and the knowledge of the observer, Haruka is addressed as either a man or a woman. For example, the media, when reporting about Haruka's racing career, refers to her as a man and she doesn't object, making her known as a man.

### Sailor guardian

Her dominant color was navy blue (tiara gem, her collar, choker, gloves, back waist bow, and skirt) and her accent color was yellow (front bow). She wore on both earlobes each a golden hoop, her collar had no stripes, her choker had no gems attached to it, her shoulder pads were normal, her gloves were wrist-length, and her long, knee-high, high-heeled boots are navy blue. In the manga, her brooch changed from a circle to a heart when Sailor Moon first transformed into Super Sailor Moon.

## Information

### Sailor Luna

In Act 2, Yuri was transferred to Mugen Academy for a month. On the first day, Yuri realized that she was late and fled to the school. She ran into Haruka then, who caught her from falling. Haruka noticed a soft glow and the faintest crescent moon on her forehead. Haruka realized that this was the second princess of the Moon Kingdom, who would have been the first to inherit the throne. Haruka snapped back into reality and told Yuri to be careful and they both rushed on to Mugen Academy.

After class, Yuri found Haruka and Michiru kissing in the garden. Frightened that they might be mad at her, Yuri fled. Tsuki asked her why, and Yuri replied that she was afraid. Tsuki smacked Yuri with her paw and told her to get over that feeling. When a Yokai attacked and Yuri was near killed, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune used World Shaking and Submarine Violin Tide to defeat to Yokai. Uranus picked up Yuri and asked her if she was okay. Yuri's vision flashed for a bit before blacking out and detransforming, making Haruka and Michiru know about her secret identity. Yuri soon woke up in Haruka's dorm with bandages around her. Yuri asked Haruka if she did this and Haruka nodded and kissed her. W.I.P!

### Sailor guardian information

Haruka can transform into Sailor Uranus by saying "Uranus Planet Power, Make Up" increasing her already high combat prowess with sky attribute attacks.

### Phrases

* Uranus Power, Make Up
* Uranus Star Power, Make Up
* Uranus Planet Power, Make Up
* Uranus Crystal Power, Make Up
* Uranus Crisis, Make Up
* Uranus Crystal Eternal Power, Make Up

### Attacks

* World Shaking
* Space Sword Blaster
* Uranus World Attack
* Space Turbulence
* Galactica Space Turbulence
* Galactica Planet Attack

## Development

Sailor Uranus' character was not developed until partway through the Sailor Moon series after the other Sailor Guardians had already been established. Early designs for Sailor Uranus showed her being softer and more feminine than she would later become. Sailor Uranus is very androgynous. As seen in early drawings, Sailor Uranus' Space Sword was drawn with a straight blade, rather than the one seen in both the manga and anime with a slight curve to the tip.

## Trivia

* In the manga and some artwork, Haruka is pictured with a *Ferrari F512M*; Naoko Takeuchi's favorite car.
* In the second installment of "Chibiusa's Picture Diary", Haruka is shown wearing the female Mugan Academy uniform, in comparison to the male uniform, she is often seen wearing in the Infinity arc. Her character seems to be a bit different as well, as she acts somewhat more feminine (making a somewhat funny/scared face after seeing the cloaked figure).
* Haruka's apartment number in the Infinity arc in "1127". If you delete one "1", the numbers will be "127", the numbers of her birthday (her birthday on January 27, or 1-27).
* Despite her dedication to Michiru, she often flirts with Usagi, though seemingly in all in good fun.
* At the 1998 San Diego International Comics Convention, Naoko Takeuchi confirmed that Uranus and Neptune were indeed intended to be seen as lovers. "Uranus has the heart of a man, while Neptune is more girlish," she said.
	+ The question "Are Uranus and Neptune lovers, and if so why did you make them gay?" came from a young female fan who wanted a clear answer. Naoko-san answered that "YES, they were a couple!"
	+ Naoko further commented that Neptune was "feminine" and Uranus "masculine" and joked they had a relationship because "they had lots of time on their hands."
	+ This relationship was changed in the 1st U.S. dub due to censorship.
* The Sailor Moon "Materials Collection" confirms Haruka to be in her first year of high school at the start of her first appearance, along with Michiru.