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2004年05月22日

Super Sailor Mercury

When transformed, she is known as Sailor Mercury. She is given specific titles throughout the various series, including Soldier of Wisdom,[5], Soldier of Justice and Wisdom,[6] and Soldier of Water and Knowledge.[7] Sailor Mercury's abilities are water-based, and initially most of them are strategic rather than offensive.[8] She is the "brains" of the Sailor Team,[9] and possesses a special "mini-computer" and visor, helpful for making special calculations and scanning her surroundings. This small computer allows her to learn about the enemy's weak points. Her Senshi uniform is colored in shades of blue, and in the manga (first series) and live-action drama, does not have sleeves. In every version, she wears knee-length boots.

Eternal Sailor Moon

Eternal Sailor Moon is a title that is received by Sailor Moon at the end of the fourth major story arc (Dream in the manga; the first part of Sailor Stars in the anime). She attains this form in Act 42 of the manga and Episode 167 of the anime.

In the anime Sailor Stars, Eternal Sailor Moon has a radically different transformation sequence and ending pose. Her uniform has been drastically altered; her gloves have increased in length as to cover her entire arm, and the design of her boots is different as well. In addition, she has also grown wings on her back. However, these are ornamental in their appearance as they don't actually enable her to fly. Her tiara is omitted, exposing a crescent moon symbol on her forehead. In the manga, Diana said that this incarnation is as powerful as Neo Queen Serenity.

In the manga, Eternal Sailor Moon uses the Silver Moon Crystal, which is an evolved form of the Silver Crystal, (Original Volume 15, Act 41) to do her attacks. In the Sailor Stars anime it's less clear whether the crystal she is using is still called the Silver Crystal. The names of the attacks are congruent with the manga, which uses the name of the new crystal, but the crystal is not clearly given a new name.