Character Name: Princess Venus (past) - Minako Aino (present civilian) - Sailor Venus (present ally) - Sailor V (pre-Venus persona)
Gender: Female
Age: 13-16
Date of Birth: October 22nd


Used Canons: 90's anime, manga, Sailor Moon Crystal
 

Appearance: Because of the physical similarities between Venus and Princess Serenity (today's Sailor Moon), Minako is the official decoy for the Princess. She has long blond hair, that she wears loose in the back and styled in bangs in the front. The sides of her hair she has tied up in the back with a red ribbon that makes up her signature look. Minako has large, innocent-looking blue eyes, similar to Usagi's. 

During the events of Silver Millennium, Princess Venus wore a golden yellow gown, with a stash underneath the bust and a layer of ruffled white organza falling in waves from the stash and over the golden fabric of the dress. The straps of her dress united in long, flowing bows at the top of her shoulders, and in her hair she wore a golden bow similar to her present one and decorated with a central red flower. The ensemble was completed with a golden choker and a tear-shaped necklace with a champagne colored stone. When Venus wore her "princess" attire, the "Venus" symbol on her forehead was permanently visible. 

As a civilian in the present day, her choice of clothes could usually be categorized as "girly". Minako wears skirts, dresses, frilly blouses, and sometimes trousers. Her school uniform is similar in color with what Usagi and Ami wear, but the collar of her blouse is different: instead of the traditional red ribbon, hers is not tied in an actual ribbon - the two halves are united in the middle and then they fabric is left to fall naturally down her blouse.


Personality: During the time of the Silver Millennium and the Golden Kingdom, Sailor Venus was the leader of the group of senshi protecting the Moon Princess, Serenity. Venus was the princess of her own planet, a trained warrior, and also the representative of "beauty and love", her goddess equivalent being Aphrodite. Because her looks were so similar to Serenity's, she could be used as decoy princess if it ever came down to it. It is also suggested that she had "a thing" with Endymion's guardian Kunzite, although her greatest priority was surely her work, the protection of Princess Serenity. 

Minako Aino of the present day was the last to join Sailor Moon's group, but the first to be seen as a senshi - in her Sailor V outfit, as a video game character and news item. She was also the first to've had her senshi powers awakened, having fought crime under the alias Sailor V, accompanied by the white cat Artemis. 


Any Unique Abilities/Skills: Mamoru does not have the “sparkly” powers the girls have, but he is attuned to Nature and the Earth. Whether in his Tuxedo Kamen or his Mamoru form, he is the carrier of the Golden Crystal, which is the star seed of the Earth and a very powerful crystal, similar to the Silver Crystal. Because of this, he can use psychometry: he can touch people or objects and see their memories or thoughts. Mamoru also has healing abilities, as shown on occasion - one of his school-mates notices this and becomes suspicious of him. He can also touch the ground and find things and people all over the Earth (for example, find the fallen senshi after a battle), and because of his connection to the planet, the state of his health can be heavily influenced by the health of the Earth itself. This “ability” manifests itself when dark powers take hold of the planet and when sunlight fails to feed its energy to Nature.
 

History: The character’s history starts during the time of Silver Millennium. Endymion was born to the royal family of the Earth (the Golden Kingdom) and spent most of his life in the Terranean capital Elysion. He was the heir to the throne and early on he was trained in combat, strategy, as well as all of the courtly areas that a crowned prince should master. He was the General of the Terranean army, and best friend and leader to the four Shitennou. One day he met Serenity, the Moon Princess, and the two of them fell in love, despite the social rule that Moon-Earth relationships were forbidden. They were happy for a while, until the villain Metallia brainwashed Beryl (a lady of his court who had a crush on him) and the other earthlings, to do her bidding and to attack the Moon Kingdom. Endymion died protecting Princess Serenity and she followed him shortly after, via suicide. It is at this time that Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom placed a spell to assure that her daughter, her daughter’s lover and all of her guardians would reincarnate and live their lives together in a peaceful time.

Thus, Prince Endymion is reborn in modern-day Tokyo as Mamoru Chiba.

However, as Mamoru Chiba, his life takes a wrong turn when his parents die on his 6th birthday. The three of them were in a car accident, and Mamoru was the only survivor. He loses all memories of his life up until that point, and with them, the memories of his parents and a warm home. Mamoru then lives in an orphanage for a few years, until moving into his own apartment and attending high school. He dreams of becoming a doctor, but in truth he likes to read about a multitude of different subjects, not just medicine. He starts dreaming of a young woman, who asks him to find the Silver Crystal for her. Without fully understanding “why” himself, Mamoru dons a tuxedo and a mask and sets out to look for the legendary stone.

Mamoru first meets Usagi when her failed test lands on his head, and then they keep bumping into one another. In Crystal and the manga he quickly pieces together who Sailor Moon really is, and a connection between the two forms fast, despite everyone else’s suspicions that Tuxedo Kamen may be an enemy instead of an ally. However, he is kidnapped and brainwashed by the Dark Kingdom, and thus forced to fight his lover and her friends. Throughout the story, the character is kidnapped, brainwashed or manipulated several times, often serving the role of “damsel in distress”. Mamoru also gets to meet his and Usagi’s daughter, Chibiusa (Small Lady Serenity), and gets a glimpse of their future in Crystal Tokyo.

In the future following the Sailor Moon series, a disaster strikes the Earth and Usagi manages to save its inhabitants and make them almost immortal. King Endymion rules the new Crystal Tokyo together with his wife (now Neo-Queen Serenity) and their lives go smoothly until the Black Moon clan hits and Chibiusa is sent back in time to get help from the past Sailor Moon. After the enemies are defeated, Endymion and Serenity carry on with their lives and watch their daughter grow into a young woman and evolving senshi.


Star Sign: Leo
Favorite Gem: Jadeite, Nephrite, Kunzite, Zoisite
Favorite Flower: Red Roses
Storyline Specific Information: ---

According to the word of Naoko Takeuchi, men cannot be "senshi". However, Mamoru holds the Golden Crystal and is able to access its powers, obviously has a very strong bond to his planet and is pretty much the male equivalent of a "Sailor Earth". So I will keep the word "senshi" word in this profile, but will not refer to him as such in actual writing.


"Senshi" Name: Tuxedo Kamen / Tuxedo Mask
Realm of Influence: The Earth

Henshin/Transformation Phrase: He does not have a transformation "phrase" - at the beginning he just dresses himself in his costume and mask (Usagi sees his outfit on his chair when she first "visits" him, and he's wearing it the first time they meet) and later on he transforms without a fixed phrase. In the 90s anime his transformation includes flying rose petals, his top hat flying around, and "castanets" music in the background.  

"Senshi" Clothes: As Tuxedo Kamen, Mamoru wears a black tuxedo with a white shirt, a cape, a white mask over his eyes, and sometimes a top hat. He wears a white bow-tie and a golden medal around his collar, tied with a red band. His cape is black on the outside and red on the inside, similar to his Endymion cape. In the manga and Crystal, Mamoru also wears a star-shaped pocket-watch. In the '90s anime he carries a cane. 
 
Powers: 
·         Psychic powers and psychometry – Used in both civilian and "senshi" form. He can see images and memories when touching objects or people. He can search for people or things on the entire surface of the Earth. He is attuned to the state of the planet and his health increases or decreases together with the health of the Earth.   
·         Healing Powers – Mamoru can use his powers to heal himself and others. However, the extent of his healing abilities depends on the severity of the wounds/illnesses in question.
·         Roses – He can conjure up sharp red roses from thin air, and use them as darts against an enemy or to block an enemy's attack. 
·         Cane Attack – 90s anime Mamoru carries around a black cane that he can use as a sword, shield, or that he can extend to his will. 
·         Tuxedo la Smoking Bomber – A potentially lethal blast of energy.

Weapons or Magical Items: 
·         Roses – '90s Anime only
·         Cane – '90s Anime only
·         Broadsword – As Prince Endymion
·         Sword/Rod Item – As King Endymion

RP Sample: Mamoru sat down on the park bench and took out his book. He was on time – not a minute sooner or later than the agreed upon hour. But he was meeting Usagi, so he wasn’t surprised to find himself alone for a while. It was a warm spring day and somewhere behind those trees some kids were playing – he could hear their laughter echoing through the park. Mamoru zoned out thinking about his daughter --- errr... “future” daughter. What a weird situation this was. What a messed up life he and Usagi had. Meeting his daughter before having a daughter, and raising her both in his adolescent form and in his grown form centuries later... Weird, weird, weird. But he loved Chibiusa all the same. In fact, maybe it was better this way. He and Usagi grew to love her as a person and not just because she was “theirs” – and only after the connection had formed, did they discover the weird truth about the young girl’s parentage. But then, he had such a warped vision of parenthood to start with... In fact, his past seemed as abstract and weird to him as his future: nothing supernatural here. Just amnesia... And yet, his perfectly normal amnesia had taken away all knowledge of a home and a loving family. A small smile formed in the corners of his mouth: he felt a weight lifting off his shoulders every time he realized that his daughter would never have to go through all of that. Knowing the future has advantages and disadvantages, but among the truly great advantages was the reassurance that your children will be alright.