Setsuna Meioh
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Template:Nihongo is a fictional character in the anime Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon. As a Sailor Senshi, she is Sailor Pluto. She is known in the English dub as Trista Meioh. It should be noted that Setsuna Meioh is not her real name, but rather the alias she has assumed.
She is the oldest of the Senshi, either around her twenties or much much older, depending on the adaptation. Her eternal duty is somewhat vaguely defined as "to guard the gates of time." Sailor Pluto was not introduced until late in the Sailor Moon R series.
Image:Bssm6.png Sailor Pluto's precise abilities and knowledge of the past and present are only vaguely defined, although it seems fandom incorrectly assumes a weak 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.)
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.) Sailor Pluto wields a weapon, a long key-shaped staff with a garnet jewel at its top, through which she focuses her power.
Another power 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 magic to save the other passengers. While Neptune and Uranus were safely teleported onto the building, Pluto was thrown into a dimensional rift, and didn't 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.
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 time means she is able to be reincarnated as a normal woman while still existing back at her post at the Time Gate.
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 "Celia".
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- Japanese Name: Meiou Setsuna
- Name Meaning: "Dark", "Ruler", "Moment" (given name in hiragana)
- North American Name: Trista Meio
- Senshi Alias: Sailor Pluto
- Guardian Planet: Pluto
- Home Castle (Manga): Charon Castle
- Element: Time
- Birthday: October 29th
- Age (at the beginning of the series) : 18
- Astrological Sign: Scorpio
- Blood Type: A
- Favorite Colors: Dark red, Green
- Hobbies: Shopping, Sewing
- Favorite Food: Green Tea
- Least Favorite food: Eggplant
- Favorite Subject: Physics
- Least favorite Subject: Music
- Character Traits: Wise, brave, calm
- Wishes to be: A fashion designer
- Planetary Talisman: Garnet Rod
Magical powers
Transformations
- Pluto Planet Power, Make-Up! - Used to transform into Sailor Pluto. In the English anime, Trista does not say Make-up.Image:Dead scream2.jpg
- Pluto Crystal Power, Make-Up! - (Manga only) Used to transform into Super Sailor Pluto, and later, SailorStar Pluto.
- Pluto Star Power! - This is only used in the English anime.
Attacks
- Jikan yo Tomore (Pluto Time Stop in English) - 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 sends a blast of energy 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 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 Cannon - In the manga, Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn use this attack against Sailor Moon when they are controlled by Sailor Galaxia.
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 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 (Hosoki Miwa), Rei Saitou (Saitou Rei), Yuki Kamiya (Kamiya Yuki), Seiko Nakazawa (Nakazawa Seiko), Teruyo Watanabe (Watanabe Teruyo), Yuko Hosaka (Hosaka Yuko), Yukiko Nakae (Nakae Yukiko) and Miho Yokoi (Yokoi Miho).
