However, it does appear in the original manga following Aphrodite's destruction and is piloted by Sayaka. It was designed by thethreescientists at the Photon Power Laboratory to invoke Sayaka's appearance.
It would eventually make its anime debut in the Great Mazinger anime. In this continuity, it was designed by Kabuto Kenzo and is instead piloted by Honoo Jun. Additionally, its colors were altered slightly to better resemble Jun rather than Sayaka.
Future reprints of the original Mazinger Z manga as well other media based on it would tweak Sayaka's version of the mech to less closely resemble Jun's (despite Sayaka's being the original design). Oddly, Sayaka's Venus A's redesign more closely resembles Jun when she dons her pilot suit than it does Sayaka.
