Setsuna Meioh
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Setsuna Meioh (冥王せつな Meiō Setsuna?) is a fictional character, a Sailor Senshi, one of the central characters in the metaseries known as Sailor Moon. She is known as Trista Meioh in the English adaptations.
Her first appearance as Sailor Pluto is in Episode 75 of the anime (68 in the dub); as Setsuna, she appears in Episode 110. In the manga, Sailor Pluto appears in Act 18, and Setsuna appears in Act 27.
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[edit] Sailor Pluto
Setsuna transforms into Sailor Pluto. She is the Guardian of Time, ordinarily stationed at the Time Gate to prevent its use. Her powers are somewhat tied with those of Sailor Saturn, due to astrological and mythological reasons.[1] She carries a key-shaped staff, topped by the Garnet Orb, one of three talismans carried by the Outer Senshi. Her first senshi uniform in the manga and anime is black and deep red, and does not have sleeves. She wears knee-length boots.
Sailor Pluto is included among the major planetary senshi because, until August 2006, Pluto was considered the ninth planet in the solar system. The manga introduces Sailor Senshi named for several non-planets, including four major asteroids (one of which is also now a dwarf planet) and Sailor Moon herself, among others—so regardless of planetary definitions, Pluto's presence among the Senshi is generally consistent.
[edit] Profile
Setsuna is the oldest of the Senshi, either around her late teens or much much older, depending on the adaptation. Her eternal duty is somewhat vaguely defined as "to guard the gates of time" and "guardian of the underworld". Sailor Pluto was not introduced until late in the Sailor Moon R series.
After the events of the Sailor Moon S saga, she leaves the gates of time to temporarily live as a human being, joins the rest of the "Outer Senshi", and becomes a scientist. Her personality is cold, impersonal, and somewhat lonely. She exists only to do her duty. The only person who feels for her, and she feels for, is Chibiusa, whom she calls "Small Lady". When she reincarnates, she becomes a bit less cold, but is still not very emotional. She also cares for Hotaru along with Michiru and Haruka.
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. (Note: This differs greatly from the manga, and may be a simple continuity error rather than bad writing. Another possibility is that she was either simply forbidden or unable to leave the time gates until the first two artifacts were activated, or some other thing.) This omniscience is represented as being able to watch through the gates of time, and such.
Sailor Pluto was the Senshi that Chibiusa contacted through her Luna-P. Sailor Pluto was very fond of Chibiusa, and referred to her by her "princess name," which is "Small Lady."
Sailor Pluto appears in just a few TV episodes, and observations show that she really has only one true attack, "Dead Scream"; unlike the other Senshi's attack phases, "Dead Scream" is whispered rather than shouted (in the English dub it is known as "Pluto Deadly Scream", and it is yelled out like the others). Like all the Senshi of the Outer Edge of the Solar System, Sailor Pluto wields a weapon, a long key-shaped staff with a garnet jewel at its top, called her Garnet Rod, through which she focuses her power. The jewel that rests on top of the Garnet Rod (the Garnet Orb) is the third mystic talisman that forms the Holy Grail. Pluto's staff helps her control time as well as activate her attack, and is the key to the gates of time (along with the set she carries around her waist); the Garnet Rod always protects those with good hearts.
Another power that Sailor Pluto possesses is the ability to stop time, though it has been forbidden due to its potential for negative consequences. However, like the other rules set upon her position (never to leave the time gate and never use it to transport others), it was broken. While Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus are in the front compartment of a helicopter going to the "Mugen Gakuen" establishment, the demons that have surrounded the school attack the helicopter, immobilizing its rotors. As the helicopter was almost about to explode, Sailor Pluto used her time stopping power to save the other passengers. While Neptune and Uranus were safely teleported onto the building, Pluto was thrown into a dimensional rift, and did not re-emerge until much later (skipping an entire season in the anime version). It is uncertain if she wound up in the rift due to the nature of the power or as a punishment for using it.
According to executive producer Janice Sonski, the final dub name chosen for Pluto, Trista, was chosen on account of the meaning of the name Setsuna. Setsuna can mean moment, but can also be a derivative of 'setsunai' meaning sadness. In the same vein, Trista, which derives from Latin's triste, also means sadness. An early dub by DiC may have rendered her name as Susanna. The packaging of Irwin dolls released in Canada in 1998 called Setsuna by the name Celia.
[edit] Other forms
Senshi forms - 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 form appears only in the manga, also unnamed but analogous to Eternal Sailor Moon.
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 black gown--she appears in this form in the original manga Act 41, as well as in supplementary art.
[edit] Statistics
- Name (Japanese): 冥王せつな Meiō Setsuna [2]
- Name (North America): Trista Meioh
- Senshi alias: Sailor Pluto [2]
- Birthday: October 29 [2]
- Astrological sign: Scorpio [2]
- Blood Type: A [2]
- Favorite color: Dark red [2]
- Hobbies: Shopping, sewing [2]
- Favorite food: tea [2]
- Favorite subject: Physics [2]
- Worst subject: Music [2]
- Least favorite food: Eggplant [2]
- Has trouble with: Cockroaches [2]
- Strong Point: Sewing [2]
- Dream: To be a designer [2]
- Soldier title: Soldier of Change [3]
- Guardian planet: Pluto
- Element: Time and space [4], the Underworld
- Height: 172 cm/ 5' 8" (manga) to 178 cm/5'10" (manga and anime) throughout the main series [5] [6]
- Age: 18 to 20 throughout the main storyline
- Image gemstone: Garnet
[edit] Senshi powers
[edit] Transformations
(Note: In the English dub, she transforms without saying "Make-up" at the end.)
- Pluto Planet Power, Make-Up! - Used to transform into Sailor Pluto and, in the anime, Super Sailor Pluto. In the English dub, this is known as Pluto Star Power.
- Pluto Crystal Power, Make-Up! - (Manga only) Used to transform into Sailor Pluto's two more powerful forms.
Sailor Pluto's transformation sequence involves her being engulfed in the sands of time and emerging in her uniform.
[edit] Attacks
- Jikan yo Tomare - Sailor Pluto stops time. This ability is forbidden and Sailor Pluto can only use it at the sacrifice of her life.
- Dead Scream - Sailor Pluto summons a storm that cycles around her. She pulls the storm into her Garnet Orb, creating a powerful ringed sphere of bright purple energy, which she then blasts at her opponent. In the English anime, this attack is called Pluto Deadly Scream.
- Chronos Typhoon - Sailor Pluto sends a gust of wind from her staff. This attack is used in Act 31, Volume 09.
- Garnet Ball - Sailor Pluto uses her Garnet Orb to create a barrier around her general area. This attack is used in Act 32, Volume 09.
- Dark Dome Close - In the manga, Sailor Pluto uses this magic spell to forever close the Door of Space-Time after Sailor Saturn uses her "Death Reborn Revolution" ability.
- Galactica Chronos Typhoon — Sailor Pluto uses this attack when she is under the control of Sailor Galaxia in the manga.
- Galactica Cannon - Used in conjunction with Sailor Saturn when they are controlled by Sailor Galaxia.
[edit] Variations
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 a ruthless soldier who follows rather exacting laws, executing any intruders who dare violate the underworld in search of the Gates of Time. She even goes so far as to nearly kill Sailor Moon herself in the Black Moon Saga, stating that the series' heroine has "broken the taboo" and must be sentenced to death. Had not Chibiusa come to defend her, Pluto more than likely would have terminated Sailor Moon. Luna also states to the others than no one is to even know that she (Pluto) exists, due to her dominion and nature.
When Pluto first introduces herself in the Infinity Saga in the manga, and in her initial episodes in the Super Series in the anime, Pluto claims she is from the "Star of the Underworld" (meikai no hoshi). Her attack "Dead Scream" has nothing to do with time whatsoever, but recalls Pluto's associations with death, darkness, and the underworld, all attributes which define Sailor Pluto's identity as a senshi just as much as time.
A small quirk occurs in continuity between the manga and anime. Pluto (temporarily) expires in both, but at different times; Pluto's 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 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.
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"). [7]
[edit] Music
[edit] Anime
- Sailor Pluto does not have an image song for Sailor Stars, although she does have an instrumental piece called "Garnet Guardian". [8]
[edit] Musicals
- "Onna no Ronsou" (Woman's Conflicts/A Woman's Dispute) (Duet with Queen Beryl)
- "Fukkastu! Crisis Yurusumazi" (Revival! We Won't Allow a Crisis) (With the Outer Senshi)
- "Kokoro Tabanete Makin' for the Right" (Bundle the Heart, Makin' for the Right)
- "Forbiden Hades"
[edit] Actresses
- In the Japanese anime, she is voiced by Chiyoko Kawashima.
- In the early DiC version and the English-dubbed movies, she is voiced by Sabrina Grdevich, and in the later part of the series, she is voiced by Susan Aceron.
- In the musical version, Setsuna has been played by 8 actresses: Miwa Hosoki, Rei Saitou, Yuki Kamiya, Seiko Nakazawa, Teruyo Watanabe, Yuko Hosaka, Yukiko Nakae, and Miho Yokoi.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Cronos carried a sickle, this was to signify the harvest, which was a tie-in to death. (note the confusion between Cronos and Chronos) Sailor Pluto mentions Chronos (father of time) several times during the course of the series, half signifying why there was a "switch". Current astrology has it so that Pluto and Saturn are linked due to this reasoning.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Takeuchi, Naoko (June 6, 1995). “Back of volume”, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 10. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178806-X.
- ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (March 6, 1996). “Act 39”, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178826-4.
- ^ Takeuchi, Naoko (March 6, 1996). “Act 39”, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Volume 14. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-178826-4.
- ^ (April 1993) “Chapter 1: Stage”, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon album I. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-177734-3., The height is guessed at from page 103, and V2, page 94 and 111 since Usagi's height is given
- ^ Aromdee, Ken. Sailor Moon FAQ. Retrieved on October 17, 2006., estimates of heights from here. First height guessed at by the members of Wikipedia Wikiproject Sailor Moon.
- ^ Onna No Ronsou. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
- ^ Bacon, Michelle (September 9, 2006). Sailor Music Dot Net. Retrieved on October 1, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Her Sorrow - Detailed information on the character.
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