Senshi Name: SailorAphrodite
Senshi Title:
Senshi Type: Planetary/Lesser
Realm of Influence: Lust and mind control.

Starseed:
Colors: Primary - Black, Secondary - Gray to Pink, Tertiary - Pink, Rust

Appearance: Aphrodite's fuku consists of a fitted, sleeveless black bodysuit with a high neck. It has a mid-thigh-length skirt, cut up the sides to the waist, which gradates from black to gray to pink and is slightly translucent. Her Sailor collar is gray, accented with black embroidery, extending into a narrow, pink-edged cloak which trails behind her and is knotted into place over her breast. The knot sits at the center of a bow made of pink cord which goes on to wrap several times around Aphrodite's ribcage and waist before ending at the small of her back in another, larger bow, which has dangling tails. Her shoes are high stiletto-heeled black boots that reach to mid-thigh, edged with pink at the tops and accented with pink embroidery. She wears a rusted tiara set with a pink stone, and a set of rusty shackles on her ankles, as well as a collar. Her jewelry consists of a pair of complicated dangling wrought-iron earrings attached by chains to cuffs higher up on her ears. Aphrodite also wears tight-fitting black sleeves which cover her arms from biceps to wrists, edged in pink and accented with pink embroidery.

Weapons: A bullwhip (which Aphrodite privately refers to as "The Lust-Me Whip"), slightly longer than she is tall, with a pink tassel on the handle and a sharp-edged piece of metal in the shape of a heart at the end of the lash.

Transformation:

"Aphrodite Power, Make Up!": As she shouts her transformation phrase, she holds her henshin stick in the air and a dark circle forms beneath her. Black cords burst forth from the circle, coiling around her body, tightly binding her in the Kinbaku bondage style. Then the cords melt and bleed covering her skin like a waxy cocoon. Finally, the substance flutters away as a collection of dark purple butterflies leaving behind Aphrodite in her Senshi uniform. As she strikes her final pose, a vertical black Yin symbol appears behind her, the pinkish-white 'eye' looming above her head.

Attacks:

"Eros Illusion": A group attack. Aphrodite first must grab her opponents' attention, usually with a sway of her hips or shake of her chest (and if that doesn't work, waving her arms around and making a big ruckus will do the trick). Then she purrs her attack phrase 'capturing' them in her illusion. Once 'captured' she can cloud their mind with their wildest fantasies or worst erotic nightmares, driving them to distraction. This attack is good for about 5-10 minutes, plenty of time to either retreat or have her way with them. The illusion can be broken if either Aphrodite releases them, she loses focus, or is knocked unconscious.

"Forty Lashes": When on the offensive, Aphrodite will spin in the air while her hands move around her body caressing it lewdly. As she shouts her attack, her whip magically emerges from one of her palms until its fully extended. Grasping the whip's handle, she'll lash out at her opponent. Aphrodite's whip causes intense pleasure with each strike even though her victim takes considerable damage. The whip will remain in her hands until she recalls it, allowing it to dissolve into a sparkling pink cloud.

"Lust Puppet": Used on a single opponent. If Aphrodite is cornered by an enemy she will face them, holding her hands over her eyes like she's playing peek-a-boo. Suddenly she'll fan her fingers open making eye contact with her victim and quickly utters her attack phrase. Her opponent will then stand paralyzed as she takes temporary control of their mind. The victim will follow any of Aphrodite's commands, including attacking their own allies. This attack usually takes a lot of concentration so her mobility is severely limited which is why she depends on her victim to carry her everywhere. Because the attack is mentally taxing on Aphrodite, it can only last a few hours at most and only if the victim remains within a few feet.

Abilities: Outside of her Senshi attacks, Aphrodite can easily read or enter other people's minds. In addition she can leave powerful mental suggestions usually encouraging her victim to engage in illicit activities with her or total strangers for her amusement. As a consequence of using her telepathy, her libido increases in intensity driving her to distraction which forces her to take 'breaks' every once in awhile.

In dire situations Aphrodite can mentally 'jump' into an opponent's mind and take control of their body. This move is executed like her Lust Puppet attack but instead of taking control of them from outside, she does it from within. Her real body is left behind, appearing to be either dead or in a deep coma until she returns to it. Her physical body doesn't have remain near the victim in order for her to control them and she can control their body for an indefinite amount of time until she returns to her body or finds a new one to host her. Since this move leaves her original (and beautiful) body vulnerable, she tends to use this ability as a last resort.

Vulnerabilities: Physical attack and very squeamish when confronted with gore.

Senshi History: A refugee from an alternate dimension of Tokyo where Queen Metallia rules the Earth. Rumored to be half youma, Aphrodite has strong telepathic abilities, a notable side effect of which is a raging libido. In turning this effect to her advantage, she became known as "the Succubus Senshi" by incapacitating and overpowering most of her opponents without having to kill them outright. A random encounter with Dark Traveller in her dimension quickly led to the discovery of Canyon's Edge. Eager to find new adventures (and new partners) Aphrodite followed him to the dusty city, where she quickly set about creating trouble.

Unfortunately, many other Sailor Senshi from parallel worlds found their way to Canyon's Edge and fought each other for dominance. Eventually these battles forced her to use more gruesome means to defeat her competition; means she was too squeamish to do herself. Upon realizing that extreme violence was unavoidable, Aphrodite sought out and befriended the massive Sailor Zeus, utilizing the violent Senshi as the brawny match for her own cunning brains.

The overwhelming success of this two-Senshi team, as well as Aphrodite's sometime attraction to Dark Traveller (who made her nostalgic for when she used to toy with Nephrite in her home dimension), catches the enigmatic Sammael's attention, resulting in the two of them being drafted into the Dark Senshi. With the backing of Dark Traveller, the Dark Senshi exterminated the rest of the Senshi in Canyon's Edge preparing them for invading our world to find the mysterious "Sovereign of the Spirit."

As a side note, while Aphrodite could, due to her abilities, exert control over Zeus, she prefers to leave the larger soldier to her own devices, seldom interfering with her activities unless they infringe on Aphrodite's own interests. The closeness of the pair causes some to question the true nature of their relationship, though with Aphrodite's oft-voiced preference for men over women there are whispers about the possibility of Zeus being hermaphroditic.

Personality: Considered by many to be the most physically attractive member of the Dark Senshi, Sachiko takes every opportunity to rub this in Persephone's face, to great effect. She also takes great pleasure in manipulating and meddling with others. Sachiko has unusually dark skin, and slightly pointed ears.

Civilian History: Born into a harem of a powerful youma general in Queen Metallia's army, Sachiko grew up as a servant in the harem house observing the cathouse politics among the women vying for their master's favor. It's there Sachiko learned how to eliminate her enemies through craftiness and manipulation. At a young age, her telepathic powers developed and grew which she went to great lengths to hide especially from the women of the harem. At first she had an uncanny talent for appearing with things before they were requested and eventually as she got older they would have an unexplainable urge to shower her with gifts and go out of their way to do her favors.

Once she hit puberty though, her libido, like her body, blossomed and she found herself desiring the life of a harem girl. Manipulating the right people, she 'convinced' them to sell her to the harem of a higher ranking (yet not very bright nor powerful) youma general. Almost immediately using a combination of her beauty and telepathy she rose in the ranks of her new harem becoming her new master's favorite and wrapped him around her finger. From her lofty position, she decided the fate of any of the other girls as well as some of her master's servants.

She enjoyed that kind of life for awhile but her ambition made her lust for greater freedom that a harem didn't provide. One day while discreetly picking through her master's mind, she stumbled upon some classified information about the defeated Sailor Senshi of yore. Apparently one of the Shitennou, Nephrite, kept the Senshi's henshin sticks as mementos and had them somewhere in his castle. Feeling that was her ticket out of the harem, she ordered her master to bring her with him as his mistress to a large formal gathering of youma commanders at Nephrite's castle.

Once there, Sachiko quickly realized that Nephrite would notice her prodding his mind so instead she probed the minds of his servants, discovering his fetish for redheads. Armed with this information, (along with her charm and feminine wiles), Sachiko was able to seduce Nephrite, who had taken an obvious shine to her. Eager to gain favor with the Shitennou, Sachiko's master offered Nephrite to use her for the night. Much to Sachiko's delight, Nephrite graciously accepted.

Later that night, after several passionate encounters, Sachiko slipped out of the exhausted Nephrite's chambers. She had been able to swipe the location of the henshin sticks while she , uh, distracted him. Zeroing in on the location, she wiped the minds of any guards and servants she came across until she found the henshin sticks. With all of them to chose from, Sachiko felt drawn to the yellow and orange pen and the moment she picked it up she shouted, "Venus Power, Make Up!" Next thing she knew she had transformed into the new Sailor Venus.

Initially confused, Sachiko took one look at the outfit and grinned; this was her meal ticket out of the harem. Sachiko also noticed that because of her transformation, her telepathic powers were amplified. Unfortunately, her transformation didn't go unnoticed. When Nephrite and his army suddenly surrounded her, Sachiko, still basking in her new found power, uttered her "Eros Illusion" spell and captivated everyone in the room including the angry Shitennou. Giddy, Sachiko had the entire group waltz with each other before she revised their memories and put a suggestion in their heads that it was all a dream.

The next morning, Nephrite woke up dazed and confused with Sachiko laying next to him. He immediately checked his display case with the henshin sticks and didn't see anything out of place. What Nephrite didn't know was that Sachiko was able to leave a powerful suggestion in Nephrite's mind that the plain twig she'd placed in the case was indeed the missing henshin stick.

With new henshin stick in hand, Sachiko left Nephrite's castle and she quickly went about taking care of business. First she manipulated her master to set her free along with a generous stipend for her years of dedication and service. Then she started her very own brothel becoming a Madam of the house. Business booms thanks mostly to her enhanced powers. However, she was far from satisfied.

Every once in awhile Sachiko would get this 'itch' to transform. Everytime she did she would go about the town as her Sailor Senshi alter ego, the new Sailor Venus and look for trouble. However, Sachiko wasn't a big fan of the original orange and white of her costume, so after some experimentation she morphed it to black and pink (it looked better with her hair and skin tone in her not so humble opinion).

Unfortunately, she wasn't interested in fighting youma and righting wrongs when she was a Sailor Senshi per se. She viewed her Senshi-ship as a means to stir up trouble with the added plus of garnering Nephrite's attention. She especially enjoyed toying with him some before clouding his mind and sending him back home. Nephrite for his part eventually came to enjoy their cat and mouse game considering many of those nights always ended in, er, extracurricular activities.

This continued for a time until a mysterious man calling himself Dark Traveller stumbled into her brothel. Upon meeting him, a new and fascinating world opened up to her as he regaled her of stories of this intriguing place called Canyon's Edge. When she asked if he'd ever take her there, Dark Traveller just shrugged, opened a portal, and shoved her in. And Canyon's Edge was never the same again...