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Giger Van Gogh: This previous comment I made touches on one of my biggest reservations about Venus de Milo's character design. The four are named after artists, famous for what they could do. But she was named after a statue, famous for how she looks.  From its conception, the character design was tailored to perpetuate a sexist double standard that treats men as serious characters but treats women as mere objects for men to ogle or possess. Sophie's Artemisia was named after an Italian Baroque artist, making her symbolism more on a more dignified equal standing with the four. Or, if the four had instead been named, David, and Fabio (after male art subjects famous for their looks), and were also objectified, it might not be so bad for a sister to be named Venus de Milo.