Thread by @XiranJayZhao

OMG SO GLAD YOU ASKED

In China (and East Asia by influence), the planets are named after the 5 Chinese elements/phases!!

Mercury: Water Star
Venus: Metal Star
Mars: Fire Star
Jupiter: Wood Star
Saturn: Earth Star

This is why the Sailor Scouts are the way they are!!

https://twitter.com/Kalt_Null/status/1320579531875491840

The other planets came after European influence so they are

Uranus: Sky God Star
Neptune: Sea God Star
Pluto: Underworld God Star

wait no I translated this wrong as;kfjs it's

Uranus: Sky King Star
Neptune: Sea King Star
Pluto: Underworld King Star

but same idea

The Chinese elements/phases are also more metaphorical than literal so Wood represents plants in general / springtime / lively forces

This is why Sailor Jupiter is coded green and uses lightning attacks

Sailor Venus is more inspired by the Western take on Venus though lol. Like even her name breaks the pattern and uses "Love" instead of "Metal"

But the character for Metal in this system is literally Gold, so that might be why she's blonde

af;;sdfj AIGHT some of you might not even know that the Sailor Scout's family names have a pattern

Tsukino: Of the Moon
Mizuno: Of Water
Aino: Of Love
Hino: Of Fire
Kino: Of Wood
Tomoe: Born From Earth
Tenou: Sky King
Kaiou: Sea King
Meiou: Underworld King

filing this under Science and Tech because why not have random Sailor Moon factoids in here lol twitter.com/i/events/12997…