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diff.text: '''Minako Aino''' (aka Sailor V and Sailor Venus) is one of the original five [[sailor soldiers]] and was in fact the first sailor soldier created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]]. She is extremely cheerful and more or less [[Usagi Tsukino|Usagi]]'s best friend. She has a white cat named [[Artemis]] who is her [[guardian cat]] from the [[Silver Millennium|moon]].
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diff.text: ==In the Manga==
diff.text: Minako starred in her own manga series before [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (manga)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]. This manga series was called [[Codename: Sailor V]] and detailed her adventures as Sailor V.
diff.text: When Sailor V appeared to the soldiers, she announced herself as their [[Princess Serenity|princess]]. It is revealed later that she is, in fact, not the moon princess but the leader of her [[Soldiers of the Four Guardian Deities|guardians]]. She said she was the moon princess to protect Usagi.
diff.text: Originally, Sailor Venus was Sailor V in England. She fought crime there with Artemis. She had two friends, Alan and Katarina. Minako fell in love with Alan, but Alan and Katarina fell in love and she left England for Japan again. She soon found the Sailor[[sailor Soldierssoldiers]], and saved them from Zoicite[[Zoisite]]. She soon after assumed the title of Sailor Venus.
diff.text: ==Forms==
diff.text: ===Sailor V===
diff.text: In this form, Sailor V can perform "Crescent Beam." She wears an outfit similar to the ][sailor suit]]l, with a blue collar, red cap sleeves with blue cuffs, sholder guards, gloves with yellow elbow pads, a red bow, chest armor, an exposed midriff, a blue skirt with a red line along the bottom and red high heels. She also wears a red and white mask which looks like a flamboyant pair of red glasses. She has a crescent moon on her forehead (similar to [[Princess Serenity]]'s) and a white choker with a crescent moon.
diff.text: ===Sailor Venus===
diff.text: In this form, Sailor Venus can perform many attacks including Venus Love-Me Chain, among others. Her sailor suit has a yellow collar, yellow skirt, blue front bow, orange back bow, yellow high heels and an orange-stoned tiara. In the manga, there is a chain around her waist which she uses to perform her attacks.