Minako Aino / Sailor Venus

"*I am the Pretty Guardian who Fights for Love and for Beauty! I am Sailor Venus. In the name of Venus, I'll punish you with the power of love!*"— Sailor Venus' stock introduction

## Facts

### Info

**Minako Aino** (愛野 美奈子, Aino Minako) is the civilian identity of Sailor V and the present-day incarnation of **Sailor Venus** (セーラーヴィーナス, Seeraa Bu~iinasu). She is the 5th Sailor Senshi to be introduced and join the Sailor team. She is also the real leader of the Inner Sailor Senshi.

## Main Information

### Aliases (AKA)

Mina, Sailor V, Sailor Venus, Super Sailor Venus, Eternal Sailor Venus, Princess Venus

### Likes

SingingVideo gamesRamenChasing after idols

## Physical Description

#### Civilian

She retains her manga and anime appearance.

#### Sailor Senshi

Like the other characters, Sailor Venus' appearance is based on her appearance in the manga.

#### Sailor V

In her appearance as Sailor V uniform was different than the other Sailor Senshi's uniform. In place of a tiara, she wore a red mask. she wore a sleeveless midriff shirt with red accents on the sides that sometimes revealed her stomach. She wore a white choker with a crescent moon, her collar was navy blue with two red stripes. Her shoulder pads were white, armor-like, shoulder guards, her bow was red while the center of her front bow was orange, and her gloves were like Sailor Venus's: white with orange elbow fittings. Her skirt was blue with a red border, her back bow was blue, her shoes were blue with ankle straps, and her red ribbon from her civilian form was carried over into her Senshi form.

In the 90's anime series, her mystical chain of love was never worn. It was used later seasons in her utilizing her much stronger Venus Love Me Chain attack in the third season in her secondary evolved Sailor form.

#### Sailor Venus

Sailor Venus has long blonde hair, with a red bow. She also wears a sailor uniform, with a dark orange skirt and high heels. She has a blue bow on her chest and an orange bow on her back. She has a reddish-orange chain around her waist which she uses as a weapon. Just like the other Sailor Senshi she wears a tiara on her forehead, with a stone of her signature color (bright orange in Sailor Venus' case) in the center of it. However, in her first appearance, she has a crescent moon symbol on her forehead instead of the tiara.

In the 90's anime series, her mystical chain of love was never worn. It was used later seasons in her utilizing her much stronger Venus Love Me Chain attack in the third season in her secondary evolved Sailor form.

### Personality

Minako stays true to her original source as the true leader of the Sailor Senshi. Minako takes comand as a firm, smart and supportive leader to the others. Since Minako became a Sailor Senshi first to awake she knew more than the others about the truth of there mission and who was the Moon Princess. Much like her anime version Minako is caring, couragous and romantic girl but keep her head straight when it matter to their mission. She has great instict as a warrior and leader. After the Dark Kingdom arc Minako shows her cheerful and bubbly side which her friends adore, but still is vigilant and strong.

### Sailor Guardian Info

#### Transformation Phrases

* Venus Power, Make Up
* Venus Star Power, Make Up
* Venus Planet Power, Make Up
* Venus Crystal Power, Make Up

#### Attacks

* Crescent Boomerang
* Sailor Planet Attack
* Venus Love-Me Chain
* Rolling Heart Vibration
* Venus Wink Chain Sword
* Venus Love and Beauty Shock

#### Items

* Transformation Pen
* Star Power Stick
* Compact
* Venus Crystal
* Holy Sword
* Venus Chain
* Whip of Love