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Artemis
Artemis is the first guardian cat to appear, just as Sailor Venus was the first senshi to appear. He appeared in the Codename Sailor V manga story. He is the guardian cat of Sailor Venus. A clue to Artemis's origin appears in the Sailor V manga. A villain named Nyan Nyan, who can transform from cat to human, claims to be the princess of the cat world. If it is assumed the this cat world is the same from which Luna and Artemis came from, then they came from "Mau." Uniquely, Mau is the Egyptian name for cat. Just like all of the Sailor Moon names, Artemis is a unique name. Artemis is named after the Greek goddess of the hunt. Minako teases Artemis about having a female name in the manga. During the SuperS arc of the Sailor Moon story, Artemis transforms to human. At this time, you learn that Minako and Artemis share the same soul. Minako is able to transform to her next level (Super Sailor Venus) only when Artemis has reached the point where he can transform to a human. There are also other times during the manga where Artemis transforms to human. Later in the manga we find out that Artemis's star crystal is equal in strength to that of the Sailor Senshi. Because of this, they are able to be reincarnated in the 30th century after being killed by Lethe. He is, however, never killed in the anime. Artemis and Luna do have a daughter from the 30th century, as do Usagi and Mamoru. Her name is Diana. |
