Venus Versus Virus

 

Overview

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The Venus Vangard: Western clothing and accessories boutique by day, virus hunters by night. Venus Vangard consists of Nahashi, Luchia, Lola, and Sumire.

At first I thought this was going to be yet another girls-with-guns series; nothing wrong with that, but usually they end up as boring as guys-with-guns series, except with prettier scenery... As the show progresses in episodes, more and more depth is revealed, and the show becomes more and more intriguing.

 

Viruses

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Viruses are essentially zombies. Robbed of their essence, creatures become viruses, themselves seeking to rob the life essence of others. Just because they are zombies does not make them stupid, however. While there are vermin viruses which exhibit very little inteligence, other viruses can actually strategize.

Viruses seem to prefer to take the essence of humans that can see them; not all humans can see viruses, though noone seems to know why.

Viruses are fought with the remains of their own kind. Virus dust is combined with other ingredients to create "vaccine", which is then put in special bullets. A special knife is also seen used against the viruses.

 

Nahashi

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Nahashi is the brains behind the operation. Well versed in the sciences and the black arts, Nahashi developed technology which keeps viruses out of the shop and presumably also developed the vaccine. Nahashi is Luchia's adopted father.

 

Luchia

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Luchia is the primary virus hunter. She is adept in the use of her pistol and knife. Luchia was born with a special eye that gives her some sort of power over viruses; using it is very physically draining, however, so she keeps it covered with an eyepatch at all times.

 

Sumire

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Sumire is still attending school; her friends know nothing about her work with Venus Vangard, except that she comes to school exhausted each day.

Sumire is the secondary virus hunter. Clumsy with both gun and knife despite regular training, Sumire was brought into this operation when she got caught in the middle of Luchia's fight with a virus one night. Apparently, she did not see viruses until she cut herself on Luchia's dropped pendant, a momento of Luchia's mother. Sumire gets captured by the virus and Luchia accidentally hits her with a vaccine bullet. What followed was shocking to both Luchia and the virus.

 

Berserker

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Exposed to vaccine, Sumire goes into berserker mode; she is a living weapon against viruses. Unfortunately, as the name suggests, Sumire is no longer in control of herself. Once viruses in the vacinity have been dispatched, Sumire will turn on anything else in the area. Usually, this means an intense fight between Sumire and Luchia untill Sumire collapses in exhaustion.

It has been determined that berserker mode has several different levels. How easily Sumire changes and what level is achieved depends on Sumire's state of mind. Because of this, it is believed that through training, Sumire will eventually be able to remain in control through berserker mode.

 

Lola

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Not much has been revealed about Lola so far. She refers to Nahashi as uncle. She loves chocolate and is involved in ongoing development of the vaccine, as well as testing Sumire's berserker mode