Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon (manga)

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Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon (セーラーヘヴィメタルパピヨン, Sērā Hebīmetaru Papiyon) is the fifth and last of the Sailor Animamates of Shadow Galactica in the manga.

What is the significance of the 'Heavy Metal' in Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name? toggle section

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name follows the Sailor Animamates' naming pattern of 'Sailor' + metal + animal. 'Heavy Metal' denotes a category of high-density metallic elements, not a specific metal. 'Papillon', French for 'butterfly', signifies her butterfly wings and power.

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What are the Sailor Animamates in the Sailor Moon manga? toggle section

Serving as minions to Sailor Galaxia, the Sailor Animamates are a group of Sailor Guardians. They act as foot soldiers of Shadow Galactica in the concluding arc of the Sailor Moon manga. The group comprises Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Siren, Sailor Lead Crow, Sailor Tin Nyanko, and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon. They hold a unique position as the only villains who are also Sailor Senshi in certain versions of Sailor Moon.

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How does Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name differ from the other Sailor Animamates? toggle section

Unlike other Sailor Animamates, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name doesn't represent a specific metal but refers to 'heavy metal', a category of high-density metallic elements. Her name also includes 'papillon', the French term for 'butterfly'.

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What elements are associated with the 'heavy metal' part of Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name? toggle section

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon's name incorporates 'heavy metal', a term for high-density metallic elements like iron, aluminum, lead, and tin. 'Papillon', French for 'butterfly', is also part of her name, aligning with her butterfly-themed aesthetics.

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Who is the last of the Sailor Animamates in Shadow Galactica? toggle section

In the final arc of the Sailor Moon manga, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon is identified as the final Sailor Animamate in Shadow Galactica. These Sailor Guardians, under the command of Sailor Galaxia, function as foot soldiers. They disguise themselves as regular employees, hunting for true star seeds, their survival dependent on their Galactica Bracelets.

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Etymology[]

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion's name follows the same naming pattern as the other Sailor Animamates of "Sailor" + [metal] + [animal]; however, unlike the others the metal part of her name is not a specific metal. Rather, "heavy metal" is a broad category of metallic elements with high densities which includes, among others, iron, aluminum, lead, and tin - the metals associated with the previous four animamates. The animal part of her name is "papillon" which is French for "butterfly."

Appearance[]

Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon has royal blue wavy hair that comes down past her shoulders with matching blue eyes and light skin. She dons a blue scaled bra with black frills and matching pants with a pink semi transparent skirt. She has arm bands with the same scale pattern and a blue manicure. Her boots are black and thigh high with the top part being the same blue scaled pattern. In addition to this she has a trademark sailor colour in blue with a scale patterned choker. Her tiara is pink and detailed with a star on her forehead. To match her animal theme she has large butterfly wings with blue, yellow and pink details.

Personality[]

In the Materials Collection, several personal facts were given about Heavy Metal Papillon. She is very emotional and cries fragile tears, and is described as promiscuous. She is a mother of one and is a samba dancer.

Information[]

After Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Kakyuu and Sailor Chibi Chibi escape from the Desert Rivers of Oblivion and Memory, they find themselves in a foggy graveyard. There they see a large stream of butterflies above a large graveyard which Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon starts describing for her visitors. She catches the group off guard and captures and restrains them with vines intending to make them the subject of the next funeral procession after burning them alive. The Sailor Quartet and Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon arrive quickly and free her targets with Pink Ladies Freezing Kiss and the Sailor Quartet follow up by attacking with Amazoness Jungle Arrow which kills her.

Powers[]

She is able to command vines to restrain her victims and has is able to start a fire which was extinguished by Pink Ladies Freezing Kiss. According to the Materials Collection, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon had an attack called Galactica Scales, but she never got the chance to use it.