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In the manga(vol 16,act 44), Sailor Aluminum Siren appeared briefly,
finding Usagi and Seiya because Sieya was singing, and in the manga, one
of the primary powers of the Starlights is voice . She was killed by the
Starlights, but not before she shocked them with her own powers, the Galatica
Tsunami and dangerous choking hair, which she used to strangle, kill
and take the starseeds of Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter. She had these
powers because she had taken the starseed of Sailor Mermaid.
In the anime, Siren is a cute villan who humanly goes by the name of Reiko Aya,dresses in a light lavender business dress,with matching jacket and fluffy hat, and as a Sailor appears to be the student, as well as friendly rival, of Sailor Lead Crow. What does her name mean? Actually, it's a pun. The full Japanese phrase ayatsuri ningyou means something like "manipulated puppet,victim of circumstance" which Aya is at times. Chop off the "aya" and you have her first name. Reiko is a "child spirit",another cute trait of Aya. Lastly, the "ningyou" in ayatsuri ningyou, if left on its own, means "mermaid", and mermaids are not cute little half-fish girls in Japanese myth- they are mean bakemono(monsters)! A Siren is also a mythological mermaid of Greece, with a sweet voice to lure sailors to their death, and though she may not use voice, Aya definitely tried to kill Sailors^^. In total, her name might mean "manipulated child spirit." Aya eats whenever something distresses her , kind of like Usagi, and is a bit spacey, also like Usagi, but she is a strong fighter, and once she has her mind set on something, she's very hard to stop. It was truly sad when Sailor Galaxia took away Siren's bracelets and killed her for too many failures. Aya was a really great character; she even found the starseed they were looking for! A bit more Sireny info can be found in the Mytho Logical.
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