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ChibiUsa is a fictional character from the manga/anime Sailor Moon.
She is the daughter of Usagi (Sailor Moon) and Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask), and has been sent back in time to the present to stay with them before she was born. Her real name is the same as her mother's, Tsukino Usagi, but the "Chibi" (meaning "little") is added to avoid confusion between the two. Her name in the English language version of Sailor Moon is "Rini", which is a contraction of "Serena Tsukino", the same as her mother's. She is known for having strawberry-blonde hair put into a unique style that resembles cat ears on top of her head.
She has a robotic ball companion, "Luna-Sphere" which she can command by saying the phrase "Luna Sphere Kitty Magic!", and the thing that she desires. This sphere can also produce objects for here to use, such as a sleeping potion. Usagi is constantly fighting with her, and hates her because she is close to Mamoru.
Chibiusa's affections come into conflict because she generally does not identify Usagi and Mamoru as being her parents from the future although she is aware of the fact. Her completely innocent affections towards Mamoru, particularly as a briefly magically-induced adult, nontheless creep out many American fans. There is evidence to believe Chibiusa prefers the 'current' Usagi more in a sister role rather than a motherly role because Chibiusa has no siblings and her mother has a different overall personality.
In the plotline of the second season of Sailor Moon, Chibiusa is transformed into "Wicked Lady" by "Wise Man" an older, twisted evil version of herself. It is up to Sailor Moon to change her back into the former version of herself.
Later, Chibiusa is sent back to the present to train to be a Sailor Senshi. She becomes "Sailor Chibi Moon" (in English, "Sailor Mini Moon") and uses attacks such as the "Pink Sugar Heart Attack" that do nothing but annoy her opponents. She also becomes involved with Helios (Pegasus), a winged horse that appears in her dreams. It is implied in the equiavalent manga arc (but not the anime) that she will become the leader of a future group of sailor soliders.
=Fandom=
Fan opinon of her character, both positive and negative, can be quite vocal. Like the infamous but more universally hated Scrappy Doo, ChibiUsa's extended inclusion in the series, particularly the anime's fourth season, is thought to have directly and indirectly affected the quality of that season. However, Chibiusa's close, selfless friendship with the depressingly lonely Hotaru Tomoe is generally considered to be her best trait.
Chibiusa is sometimes negatively called "The Pink Spore", the common nickname given to her by an irritated Usagi in the American dub.
Due to Chibiusa's younger age relative to other characters, she is one of the few characters generally left out the many combinations of yuri works. When she appears, she is paired almost exclusively with Hotaru.
