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The Hotaru one has been deleted, so this one probably isn't needed either. {{Infobox animanga character | color = #888888 | name = Sailor Pluto | series = Sailor Moon | image = [[Image:Sailor Pluto 01.jpg|220px]] | caption = Setsuna as Sailor Pluto in her original uniform, with Garnet Rod, as drawn by [[Naoko Takeuchi]]. | first = [[#Aspects and forms|(See below)]] | last = | creator = [[Naoko Takeuchi]] | voiced by = | oaux1 name = Played by | oaux1 = [[#Actresses|(See below)]] | alias = Setsuna Meioh <br /> Princess Pluto | age = | born = October 29<ref name="vol 10">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |chapter= Back of volume |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= June 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> | relatives = | paux1 name = Affiliations | paux1 = [[Sailor Team]] <br /> [[Shadow Galactica]] (manga) | paux2 name = Abilities | paux2 = Can manipulate the flow of time; has some control over the underworld. | divider = English adaptation | aux1 name = Name | aux1 = Trista Meioh (anime only) }} {{nihongo|'''Sailor Pluto'''|セーラープルート|Sērā Purūto}} is one of the central [[fictional character]]s in the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[metaseries]]. Her human name is {{nihongo|'''Setsuna Meioh'''|冥王 せつな|Meiō Setsuna|or '''Trista''' in the [[Sailor Moon (English versions)|English anime]]}}, a college student who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the [[Sailor Senshi]]. Sailor Pluto first appears as a Senshi in the [[Sailor Moon R|second major story arc]], and her civilian form is not shown until the [[Sailor Moon S|third]]. She is unique among all the characters in that she is stationed at the Door of [[Spacetime|Space-Time]], with the specific duty of forbidding anyone to pass through it without permission. She has powers that relate to both time and the underworld. Sailor Pluto is included among the major planetary Senshi because, [[2006 definition of planet|until August 2006]], [[Pluto]] was considered the [[Hypothetical trans-Neptunian planets|ninth planet]] in the [[solar system]]. ==Profile== Sailor Pluto is not introduced until late in the Sailor Moon R series. She is the Senshi at the gates of time, who Chibiusa contacts through her Luna-P. Sailor Pluto was very fond of Chibiusa, and referred to her by her "princess name," "Small Lady." Chibiusa usually calls Sailor Pluto by the nickname "Puu" (subtitled as "Plu"). [[Image:bssm6.png|left|170px|thumbnail|Setsuna Meioh, as seen in the anime. Even in her civilian form, she is depicted as older and more sophisticated than the other Sailor Senshi characters.]] After the events of the second [[story arc]], she leaves the gates of time to temporarily live as a human being, joins the rest of the Outer Senshi, and becomes a [[university]] [[student]] studying physics. Even in her civilian form, Setsuna is the oldest of the Sailor Team, around her late teens or older.<ref>In Act 27 of the manga, she identifies herself as a university freshman.</ref> Her personality has been described as cold, impersonal, and somewhat lonely, however she does consistently display warmth and affection for Chibiusa.<ref>Episodes 68, 82, 115. [[SuperS movie]].</ref> When she reincarnates, she becomes a bit less cold, but is still not very emotional. She later cares for Hotaru along with Michiru and Haruka. Unlike the other Senshi, it is questioned whether she is fully human - she has been described as "a goddess, eternally guarding the Portal of Space and Time".<ref name ="Drazen p.282">{{cite book |last=Drazen |first=Patrick |title=Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation |year=2002 | month=October |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |location=[[Berkeley, California]] |isbn=1-880656-72-8 |oclc=50898281 |pages=p.282}}</ref> Sailor Pluto's precise abilities and knowledge of the past and present are only vaguely defined, although a common theory is a form of [[omniscience]], possibly due to her portrayal in the anime. For example, she was presumably aware of the two sailor soldiers carrying the mystical objects they were hunting for, but did not inform them and allowed various people to be attacked. (This differs greatly from the manga, and may be a simple [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] error.) This omniscience is represented as being able to watch through the gates of time, and such. Sailor Pluto appears in just a few TV episodes. Unlike Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus, she is sympathetic toward the [[Guardian Senshi]], and assists them on several occasions. During the second story arc, she allows them to travel through time even though this is not ordinarily allowed.<ref>Episodes 82 and 85.</ref> In the third story arc, she often extends help or advise to Sailor Moon and her companions even when Sailors Uranus and Neptune want the two groups separate.<ref>In Episodes 110 and 111, she helps Usagi locate Uranus and Neptune so that Usagi will be present to get the Holy Grail. In Episode 119, she reveals her knowledge of the Death Busters' plan, claiming that she could not continue without telling them the whole truth. She also joins Sailor Moon, Sailor Chibi Moon, and [[Tuxedo Mask]] in battle in Episode 121.</ref> Later, Setsuna joins the Guardian Senshi in investigating the true identity of [[ChibiChibi]].<ref>Episode 182.</ref> Sailor Pluto has additional, less cited influences and spheres of dominion in her manga incarnation, influences that are vaguely suggested in the anime, but never made explicit. Sailor Pluto is much darker in her initial form in the manga, identified as the "Guardian of the Underworld" with very dark skin and a black sailor uniform. She is also stated to be the daughter of [[Chronos]], god of time.<ref>When [[Chibiusa]] travels through time, she calls on Chronos, referring to him as the "almighty god of time, the time guardian's father." This incantation is first used in manga Act 18 and in anime Episode 82. She also states in the stage musical song "Forbidden Hades" that Chronos's blood runs in her veins.</ref> She is a ruthless soldier who follows rather exacting laws, executing any intruders who dare violate the underworld in search for the Gates of Time. She nearly kills [[Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon]] before realizing who she is, stating that "all who break the taboo must be eliminated".<ref name="ep82">Episode 82.</ref> [[Cats (Sailor Moon)|Luna]] also states to the others that no one is to even know that she (Sailor Pluto) exists, due to her dominion and nature, and that to her knowledge no one has ever seen her. Luna calls her a "lone warrior," noting the sadness in her eyes.<ref name="ep82"/> In the manga and more explicitly in the [[Sailor Moon musicals]], Sailor Pluto has an [[unrequited love]] for King Endymion. It is explicitly mentioned in ''Eien Denetsu'' and ''Shin - Densetsu Kourin'', in the song Onna no Ronsou ("Woman's Conflicts").<ref>{{cite web|author=|year=|title=Onna No Ronsou|url=http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/smoon/smonna.htm|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> In the manga, it can only be inferred from depictions of Pluto blushing while around King Endymion, her reaction when he runs to comfort her during her death and in artwork depicting Neo-Queen Serenity, Pluto, and King Endymion. Various situations in the musicals have shown Pluto's unrequited love; for example, Tuxedo Mask's actor, [[Yuuta Mochizuki]] being leaned on by the actress of Sailor Pluto, Rei Saitou, and commenting on his new year's resolution: to be by Pluto's side.<ref>Sailor Moon Musical 1998 ''Eien Densetsu kaiteiban (Senshuuraku)'' - Eikyuu Honzonban Video - ''FanKansha Event'' (Fan Appreciation Event)</ref> A small quirk occurs in continuity between the manga and anime. Sailor Pluto (temporarily) expires in both, but at different times; her [[death]] in the manga occurs much earlier and reawakens the good side of the possessed Chibiusa. However, for all intents and purposes, in the manga the technicality of Sailor Pluto existing outside of time means she is able to be reincarnated as a normal woman while still existing back at her post at the Time Gate. ==Aspects and forms == <!--BEGIN FLOATING FIRST APPEARANCE TABLE--> <div class="NavFrame" style="clear: both; float:right; width: 19em; margin-left:1em;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background-color:#888888;">'''First appearance'''</div> <div class="NavContent" align="center"> {| border=1 !Form !! Manga !! Anime |- |Sailor Pluto||''Act 18''||''Ep. 75'' |- |Setsuna Meioh||''Act 27''||''Ep. 110'' |- |Second (Super) form||''Act 39''||''Ep. 167'' |- |Princess Pluto||''Act 41''||align=center|''--'' |- |Third Senshi form||''Act 42''||align=center|''--'' |} </div></div> <!--END FLOATING FIRST APPEARANCE TABLE--> As a character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations and a long lifetime virtually spanned between the [[Silver Millennium]] era and the 30th century, Setsuna gains multiple aspects and aliases as the series progresses. ===Sailor Pluto=== Setsuna's primary identity is that of a Senshi. Her [[sailor fuku|uniform]] is colored in [[black]] and [[almandine|garnet]], and in its first iteration has no sleeves and a jewel hanging from the choker; her appearance (including height and exact hairstyle) changes somewhat throughout the series because, due to time travel, different "versions" of her are present at different times. She is given specific titles throughout the various series, including Soldier of Change,<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14 |chapter= Act 39 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= March 6, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178826-4}}</ref> Soldier of Revolution and, most commonly, Guardian of Time. Her personality is not noticeably different when she is a civilian, although certain powers seem to be unavailable to her in that form. [[Image:Pluto symbol.svg|thumb|80px|left|Astronomical symbol of Pluto]]<!--Pluto has two symbols, astronomical and astrological, whereas for most planets the symbols are the same. Takeuchi used this one. PLEASE DO NOT ADD THE ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOL. It is never used in the series. -->Sailor Pluto has power over both time and space,<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14 |chapter= Act 39 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= March 6, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178826-4}}</ref> and is ordinarily stationed at the Space-Time Door (a time-travelling gate) to prevent its use. When charged with this duty by [[Queen Serenity]], she was given three "[[taboo]]s", rules which she was forbidden to disobey: she must not travel through time, she must not abandon her post at the Door, and she must never cause time to stop. If she does stop time, her life is forfeit.<ref>Acts 22-23.</ref> Throughout the course of the series, Sailor Pluto breaks all three of these rules. She wields the Garnet Rod, a key-shaped staff which is topped by the [[Garnet]] Orb, one of three [[Talisman (Sailor Moon)|talismans]] carried by the [[Outer Senshi]]. In the manga, she sometimes wears a chain of keys around her waist. As she grows stronger, Sailor Pluto gains additional powers, and at key points her uniform changes to reflect this. The first change takes place in Act 39 of the manga, when she obtains the Pluto Crystal and her outfit becomes similar to that of Super Sailor Moon. She is not given a new title. A similar event takes place in Episode 167 of the anime, and she is given the name Super Sailor Pluto. A third, manga-only form appears in Act 42, unnamed but analogous to Eternal Sailor Moon (''sans'' wings).<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | authorlink = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= Act 42 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> ===Princess Pluto=== During the [[Silver Millennium]], Sailor Pluto was also the Princess of her home world. She was among those given the duty of protecting the solar system from outside invasion. As Princess Pluto, she dwelt in Charon Castle and wore a [[:Image:SenshiPrincesses.jpg|black gown]]--she appears in this form in the original manga Act 41, as well as in supplementary art. {{clear}} ==Special powers and items== [[Image:DeadScream.jpg|right|thumbnail|In her second, upgraded uniform, Super Sailor Pluto uses her primary named attack: ''Dead Scream''.]] Setsuna is not shown using any special powers while in civilian form. She must first [[henshin|transform]] into a Sailor Senshi by raising her hand or a special device into the air and shouting a special phrase, originally "Pluto Planet Power, Make-up!"<ref>First used in the manga [[short story]] ''The Lover of Princess Kaguya'' (she raises her hand) and Episode 111 of the anime (she raises the Lip Rod). In the English anime, "Trista" does not say 'Make up' when transforming, and the phrase "Pluto Star Power" is usually used instead.</ref> In the manga she eventually gains her Pluto Crystal and this phrase changes to evoke ''Pluto Crystal Power''.<ref>"Crystal Power" starting in Act 39, when she acquires her second uniform. No new phrase is used for her third uniform.</ref> In the anime, although she does upgrade to Super Sailor Pluto, the Crystal is never mentioned and her transformation is not shown on screen. When it is used, her transformation sequence involves a sand-like circle that rises up and washes over her, leaving her in her uniform. Sailor Pluto's powers over time and space are somewhat tied with the destructive power of [[Sailor Saturn]] for astrological and mythological reasons.<ref>[[Cronos]] carried a sickle to signify the harvest, which was a tie-in to death. Note the confusion between Cronos, god of the harvest, and Chronos, god of time. Sailor Pluto mentions Chronos as her father several times during the course of the series. Current astrology has it so that Pluto and Saturn are linked for these reasons.</ref> The names of Sailor Pluto's attacks include frequent reference to the [[Underworld]], which was the province of [[Pluto (mythology)|Pluto]] in [[Roman myth]]; this is evident in her first named power, ''Dead Scream'',<ref>Uses the Garnet Rod. First appears in Act 18 of the manga and Episode 112 of the anime.</ref> which is her primary attack throughout the anime series. Unlike any other attack in the series, its name is whispered rather than shouted when she uses it.<ref>In the English anime it is called ''Pluto Deadly Scream'' and is shouted. {{cite web |url= http://www.smuncensored.com/comparison.php?episodeid=112 |title= Sailor Moon Uncensored: Episode 112|accessdate= 2007-07-06 |last= Wheeler |first= Robert |coauthors= Bednarski, Dan; Wood, Tiffany }} </ref> Although her attacks all have English names (like those of the other [[Sailor Senshi]]), each is also given [[kanji]] in the manga to denote the meaning to Japanese readers. For example, ''Dead Scream'' is given kanji which translate to {{nihongo|"ruin"|破滅|<!--hametsu-->}} and {{nihongo|"wheezing"|喘鳴|<!--zenmei-->}},<ref name="act39">{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14 |chapter= Act 39 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= March 6, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178826-4}}</ref> with the intended [[English phonology|English pronunciation]] given in [[furigana]]. In the manga, Sailor Pluto demonstrates a few other named powers, including ''Chronos Typhoon''<ref>Uses the Garnet Orb. First appears in Act 31. When Sailor Pluto and the other Senshi are controlled by Galaxia in Act 50, she uses ''Galactica Chronos Typhoon''. She also joins with Sailor Saturn for ''Galactica Cannon''.</ref> {{nihongo||時空嵐撃||"time sky storm attack"}}<ref name="act39"/> and the defensive forcefield ''Garnet Ball''.<ref>Used in Act 32.</ref> Sailor Pluto has enough power over time to stop it entirely, and although she is forbidden to do so, she uses this power one time each in the anime and manga. In the manga and musicals, she uses it to stop [[Black Moon Clan|Prince Demand]] from touching the [[Silver Crystal]]s of the past and future together, which would destroy the universe in a [[time paradox]].<ref>Act 23; she shouts "Time! Stop!!" (''Jikan yo! Tomare!!''). This part of the story was also featured in the ''Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady'' [[Sailor Moon musicals|stage musical]] and its revival.</ref> In the anime, she uses this power to allow Sailors Uranus and Neptune to escape from a [[helicopter]] explosion.<ref>Episode 124.</ref> In each case, she sacrifices her own life as a result, but is reincarnated later in the series. Time Stop also appears as an offensive move in various of the ''Sailor Moon'' video games, seemingly without any penalty. In addition to these powers, when the Space-Time Door has been misused, Sailor Pluto is able to close off passage to other worlds. At the end of the manga's ''[[Sailor Moon S|third story arc]]'', Sailor Saturn asks her to seal off forever the gateway to the world [[Death Busters|Pharaoh 90]] had come from. This is done with {{nihongo|''Dark Dome Close''|冥空封印||"dark sky seal"}}.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |chapter= Act 33 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= June 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> All of Sailor Pluto's attacks require the use of the Garnet Orb, which is one of the three [[Talisman (Sailor Moon)|Talismans]] carried by the Outer Senshi. The orb rests at the top of her staff, the Garnet Rod, which is shaped like a giant key as a symbol of her stewardship over the Door of Space-Time. In the manga, she also wears a chain of keys around her waist, one of which is stolen by [[Chibiusa]] in order to travel back in time at the beginning of the second story arc. The Pluto Crystal is perhaps her most important possession, as it is her [[Sailor Crystal]] and the source of all her power, which becomes especially important in the [[Sailor Stars|fifth story arc]]. It is given to her by [[Sailor Saturn]].<ref name="act39"/> ==Development== The statistics listed for Setsuna in the back of manga volume 10 are unusual in that most of them never come up in the series body itself. Her favorite school subject is given as [[physics]], which tracks with her stated [[college major]] in [[theoretical physics]]; and the love of [[green tea]] attributed to her is common among Japanese people. More incongruously, however, she is listed as skilled in [[sewing]], with a dream of becoming a [[fashion designer]].<ref name="vol 10"/> These interests are never spoken of in the actual story, although creator [[Naoko Takeuchi]] drew concept art of Setsuna in outfits worn by real-life [[supermodel]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Volume III Original Picture Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= September 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-324518-7}}</ref> Likewise, Setsuna is never actually shown to enjoy [[shopping]], nor to dislike [[cockroach]]es, [[eggplant]], or the study of [[music]], yet all of these things are delineated by Takeuchi well after the character's introduction.<ref name="vol 10"/> In fact, almost nothing about her personal life or interests is ever revealed. It is not even clear whether she has a civilian history at all, as time travel and multiple deaths and reincarnations complicate any backstory. Her devotion to the life of a Senshi, too, may have cut her off from worldly dreams, as it did with Sailors [[Sailor Uranus|Uranus]] and [[Sailor Neptune|Neptune]]. Certain other background details of Setsuna's character were chosen symbolically&mdash;for instance, her Western astrological sign is given as [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]],<ref name="vol 10"/> which in [[astrology]] corresponds to the planet Pluto. In reference to a popular [[Japanese blood type theory of personality|Japanese belief]], her [[blood type]] is given as A,<ref name="vol 10"/> supposedly indicating sensibility and overearnestness. The [[kanji]] of Setsuna's surname translate as {{nihongo|"dark"|冥|mei}} and {{nihongo|"king"|王|ō}}. Together, they constitute most of the name of the planet Pluto in Japanese, ''Meiōsei''. Her [[given name]] is in [[hiragana]] {{nihongo||せつな|setsuna}} and so its meaning is not inherent, but the word itself means "moment". It can also be taken as a derivative of ''setsunai'', meaning "painful." According to the English-dubbed anime's [[executive producer]], [[Janice Sonski]], the choice of her English name, "Trista," was based on the later interpretation. {{Fact|date=December 2007}} Trista derives from the [[Latin]] ''triste'', meaning sadness. The packaging of [[Irwin]] dolls released in [[Canada]] in [[1998]] called Setsuna by the name Celia. ==Reception and influence== {{Sailor Moon sectstub}} The official ''Sailor Moon'' character popularity polls listed Setsuna Meioh and Sailor Pluto as separate entities. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Setsuna was the thirteenth most popular character, and Pluto was fifth.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10 |pages=pp.138-139 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= June 6, 1995 |id= ISBN 4-06-178806-X}}</ref> In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Setsuna was the twenty-ninth most popular character, and Pluto was the twenty-first.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 15 |chapter= |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |id= ISBN 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref> ==Actresses== In the Japanese anime series and movies, Setsuna Meioh is [[seiyū|voiced by]] [[Chiyoko Kawashima]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tcp.com/doi/smoon/ |title= Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon |accessdate= 2006-10-31 |last= Doi |first= Hitoshi | authorlink = Hitoshi Doi }}</ref> In the English-language dub, her voice is provided first by [[Sabrina Grdevich]] (in the R series and movies), and in the S series (as "Trista Meioh") by [[Susan Aceron]]. In the [[Sailor Moon musicals|stage musicals]], Setsuna has been played by eight actresses: [[Miwa Hosoki]], [[Rei Saitou]], [[Yuki Kamiya]], [[Seiko Nakazawa]], [[Teruyo Watanabe]], [[Yuko Hosaka]], [[Yukiko Nakae]], and [[Miho Yokoi]]. In one show, ''Usagi * Ai no Senshi e no Michi'', she appeared only as a silhouette and was portrayed by [[Noriko Kamiyama]], the [[Sailor Jupiter]] for that musical.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sera-myu.com/ |title= eternal.legend |accessdate= 2006-11-04 |author=|coauthors=}}</ref> Setsuna does not appear in the [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|live-action series]]. {{clear}} ==See also== *[[Pluto]] *[[Pluto (mythology)]] *[[Hades]] *[[Time travel]] *[[Pluto in fiction]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.geocities.com/splutopower/pluto/index.html Her Sorrow] - Detailed information on the character. {{Sailor Moon}} [[Category:Sailor Team]] [[Category:Fictional scientists]] [[Category:Pluto in fiction]] [[es:Setsuna Meiō]] [[fr:Séverine Meio]] [[it:Setsuna Meiō]] [[hu:Sailor Pluto]] [[ja:冥王せつな]] [[pl:Setsuna Meiō]] [[pt:Setsuna Meioh]] [[fi:Setsuna Meiō]] [[th:เมโอ เซ็ตสึนะ]] [[tr:Setsuna Meiou]] [[zh:冥王雪奈]]