Pluto Planet Power, Make Up
CharacterPluto Planet Power, Make Up is the phrase Setsuna Meiou calls out to become Sailor Pluto. It is her only spoken transformation in the classic anime and her first in the manga, later giving way to a Crystal Power upgrade within the printed source material.
Overview
This chant marks the first way Setsuna Meiou draws out her Sailor Pluto identity within the manga continuity, and it remains the single incantation the 90s anime ever put on screen for her. The printed version keeps things minimal, since she needs no wand at all, while the anime pairs the words with her Lip Rod. A stronger followup, Pluto Crystal Power, Make Up, eventually supersedes it, though that upgrade surfaces only in the manga.
Mechanics
Setsuna's manga transformations are strikingly plain. During the side story The Lover of Princess Kaguya she simply lifts a hand and shifts into her guardian form without any drawn out ritual. The anime elaborates considerably. The Pluto emblem twists onto the star of her Lip Rod, her violet fingertips come into view as she grips it, and she rotates with the rod held out while a swirl of sand rises around her, evoking an hourglass and the flow of time. As the grains settle, the Garnet Rod appears in her hands, dark pink gloss forms on her lips, and she caps the sequence with a final pose.
Notable Users
Only Sailor Pluto, the civilian Setsuna Meiou, ever speaks these words. Neither the anime nor Crystal's third season actually depicts her performing the change. The manga confirms the phrase through the Kaguya side story and again in Act 44 of the Dream arc, where a foreboding solar eclipse pushes her to shout it in hopes of sensing an invasion, only for the transformation to fail. English viewers of the Cloverway dub sometimes heard it rendered as Pluto Star Power instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pluto Planet Power, Make Up?
Pluto Planet Power, Make Up is the transformation phrase Setsuna Meiou calls out to become Sailor Pluto. It is her first transformation phrase in the manga and the only spoken transformation the 1990s anime ever shows for her.
What item does Sailor Pluto use during the Pluto Planet Power, Make Up transformation?
In the manga, Setsuna needs no wand at all for the transformation, while the anime version pairs the phrase with her Lip Rod, which becomes the Garnet Rod as the sequence completes.
Is Pluto Planet Power, Make Up ever replaced by another transformation phrase?
Yes, in the manga this phrase is eventually superseded by a stronger version called Pluto Crystal Power, Make Up, though that upgrade appears only in the manga.
Where does Pluto Planet Power, Make Up first appear?
The phrase is first confirmed in the manga side story The Lover of Princess Kaguya, and again in Act 44 of the Dream arc, where Setsuna shouts it during a solar eclipse, though the transformation fails.
How was Pluto Planet Power, Make Up translated in the English dub?
In the Cloverway dub, English viewers sometimes heard the phrase rendered as Pluto Star Power instead.
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