Editing Sailor Venus (section)

===Princess Venus===
In Silver Millennium, Sailor Venus was also the Princess of her home planet. She was the leader of those who protected [[Sailor Moon (character)#Princess Serenity|Princess Serenity]] of the Moon Kingdom. As [[Sailor Princesses|Princess Venus]], she dwelt in Magellan Castle and wore a yellow gown—she appears in this form in the original manga, as well as in supplementary art.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | author-link = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon vol. 15 |chapter= Act 48 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 5, 1996 |isbn= 4-06-178835-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | author-link = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume IV Original Picture Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date=September 1996 |isbn= 4-06-324519-5}}</ref> In ''Codename: Sailor V'', it is shown that she was loved by Adonis, a foot soldier in her army, who was later under the command of Endymion. His love went unnoticed by her, and he became a villain working for the Dark Agency after he was reborn.<ref name="A New Journey Begins"/>

Takeuchi once drew her in the arms of [[Dark Kingdom#Kunzite|Kunzite]], leader of the Four Kings of Heaven. In the ''Original Picture Collection Vol. I'', Takeuchi expresses a desire to explore the possibility of such relationships;<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | author-link = Naoko Takeuchi | title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume I Original Picture Collection |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date=August 1994 |isbn= 4-06-324507-1}}, Naoko Takeuchi quote about it from the artbook: "This is the [[title page]] for the conclusion of the first series of ''Sailor Moon''. It had a great deal of impact on the first series. Probably because the four couplings on the right side were very unexpected. I was thinking of love stories of the previous lives of these couples. I'd like to be able to draw that someday..."</ref> unlike the other characters, with Venus and Kunzite this is explored within the series. In one flashback, Minako blushes and seems flustered around Kunzite after a conversation about love,<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon vol. 4 |chapter= Act 13 |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= July 6, 1993 |isbn= 4-06-178753-5 }}</ref> and in the last chapter of ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'', Princess Venus is shown as having had an infatuation with Kunzite.<ref name="A New Journey Begins"/> In ''Sailor Moon Crystal'' it is established that Sailor Venus and Kunzite were in love at the time of the Moon Kingdom.<ref>''Sailor Moon Crystal act #12 "Enemy –Queen Metalia"</ref> This is also stated in the [[Sailor Moon musicals|stage musicals]],<ref>Described by [[Luna (Sailor Moon)|Luna]] and [[List of Sailor Moon characters#Artemis|Artemis]] in ''Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen'', the first musical.</ref> as well as in the ''[[Sailor Moon: Another Story|Another Story]]'' video game.<ref>{{cite video game| title = Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story| developer = Angel| publisher = Angel| date = September 22, 1995| platform = Super Famicom| language = ja}}</ref>