

At first, neither Sailor Moon nor Sailor Chibi Moon have headwing.

[![normal
transformation](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDKCXm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CDKCX.jpg)

When Sailor Moon first uses the Holy Grail to do the Super transformation,
both of them receive headwings, or whatever these thingies are called:

[![Sailor Moon's Super
transformation](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJnO6.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJnO6.gif)
[![Sailor Chibi's
headwing](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mLmh.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8mLmh.gif)

When the Super transformation ends, Sailor Moon loses her headwing. She gets
them back each time she uses the Holy Grail or Pegasus' power to Super
transform. But for some reason Sailor Chibi Moon can keep them indefinitely,
even in her normal transformation.

[![Sailor Chibi's normal
transformation](https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5RFIm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/w5RFI.png)

What are these headwings, do they have any power? Why can Sailor Chibi Moon
keep them in her non-Super transform? Does this mean that her normal transform
becomes a partial Super transform, and thus is enhanced with some powers?


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What are this headwing that appear after Sailor Moon/Sailor Chibi Moon transforming?


Maybe the animators just screwed up and were too lazy to add another accessory
to the head of chibi moon ... although you also could say it is a way to show
the difference within their existence (between both moons that is)


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Love the term "headwings". I always thought they were feathers. Generally, as
the Sailor Soldiers power up transformation-wise, their outfits gain more
decorative bits. I don't think the hair feathers actually added any powers -
unlike Sailor Moon's red bun decorations, which amplified her screaming to a
weaponized level.


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Angels and swans and feathered mythology abound in anime as a symbol of
transformation, like the ugly duckling turning into a swan. Here, it
symbolises an overzealous little dork of a character who, after transforming
into Sailor Moon, becomes graceful and elegant.


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