SPOILERS!
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Our three main scouts are here! We have Sailor Moon: the Pink-Protagonist whose heart is close to be saintly without being sicking, who's love for her friends and family just barley supersedes her appetite. We have Sailor Mercury: The brainy warrior of water whose kind, shy soul and super-high IQ helps the scouts be more tactical, and keeps the group from forgetting their home life. We have Sailor Mars...sorta We have the scout of burning Passion and sheer will who's independence and fiery-fighting nature is sadly overshadowed by her vindictive-boy-crazy-ness(READ THE MANGA). We seem to have a pretty balanced team, but some thing's missing from the bunch...oh I know. How about the girl who tried to punch one of the big bads before she was a scout?
And succeaded?
The girl who just clocked one of Beryl's big Warriors is Makoto/Lita Kino, another new Transfer student in Usagi's school, transferred over via rumors of fighting. She's a natural born scout with impressive strength, martial arts skills, and bravery that even overshadows Rei's overconfidence. Vigerous in attitude and always the first one to rush to aid anybody, including Moonie. The two end up having a sister relationship, with Makoto playing the big sister, when she isn't lifting a monster over her head (once again, before she was a scout.).
But you wouldn't know on first glance. Mako-chan's one of the sweetest people you'll meet. She's kind, loyal, protective, and one of the best cooks you'll find of the group (Moonie has no talent, and Rei cannot cook that which doesn't have Microwave instructions. Hah.). She lives alone in her apartment, giving her a level of maturity the other scouts have no access to, because her parents died while she was very young. She's been through personal tragedy and a few heartbreaks with the boys, and yet she's almost as cheery as Moonie herself. In all, she has the most tragedy in her life, and yet she's far from being emo!
Whoops! Spoiler...
And what does this fighter-for-cute-things have to do with anything? Why she's Sailor Jupiter of course! As the green-suited Soldier of Love and Courage, Jupiter takes after the Roman subtext, with the ability to toss around lighting in several different forms, including a Dragon The can crawl along the ground. Her tiara even can even sprout a lightning rod to control the charges spinning around her in an electric ring of death. But, she also takes the Japanese translation of Jupiter. The written word of Jupiter in Japanese refers to nature, and thus Sailor Jupiter can also throw around plants in the "Jupiter Oak Evolution" spin attack.. She is, also, my absolute favorite scout.
But why do I love Jupiter so much? Well it involves taking a look back at our previous entries for scouts. We have our smart girl, Mercury, we have our self-righteous bitch aggressive fighter, Mars, and we have our protagonist klutz, Sailor Moon. Where's the girl that kicks out without kicking the ass of her team-mates? Where is the girl who towers above the others and goes for the prize without leaving the girls behind? This is the niche Jupiter fits perfectly! She kicks butt, she's brave, she's an amazing cook and she reminds me of myself quite a bit. But, above all, she's the active girl who doesn't treat her teammates like their below her.
She's my girl. And my ultimate example of how Mars is screwed up. But enough of playing favorites. We're back to normal analysis next time, with a character that has been hinted at all through the show, but was much closer than you suspected.
