The Black Moon Clan ( ブラックムーン一族 , Burakku Mūn Ichizoku ) is a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi . It comprises the main villains of the second major story arc, which is called the Black Moon in the manga and Sailor Moon Crystal , and which fills most of Sailor Moon R season of the first anime adaptation. They are first introduced in chapter #14 "Black Moon Kōan – Sailor Mars", first published in Nakayoshi on March 3, 1993. In the DIC English adaptation, their name is changed to the "Negamoon Family".
182-687: Members of the Black Moon Clan are descendants of anarchists who opposed Crystal Tokyo, claiming that the governing group was corrupt and the resulting increase in human longevity by the Silver Crystal was a crime against nature. The founding leaders of the Black Moon were guided by Wiseman to the Planet Nemesis ( 宿敵 , Shukuteki ) , a phantom planet that can conceal itself from anything save X-Rays and produce shards of
364-471: A dowsing pendulum made of Malefic Black Crystal. Berthier is sent by Rubeus to enact "Code: 002, Operation: Remove" to eliminate all opposition to the Black Moon which includes the Sailor Guardians. Berthier disguises herself as a normal human and wows people with her dowsing abilities prior to finding Ami Mizuno and deducing her as Sailor Mercury when she used her power to find a leak in a pipe at
546-477: A stand-in . Mitsuishi would later reprise her role in Sailor Moon Crystal , the only actress from the original cast to do so. In DIC Entertainment 's English dub of Sailor Moon (produced in association with Optimum Productions ), Sailor Moon was voiced by Tracey Moore for the first 14 episodes (edited down to 11) after which Terri Hawkes took over as the voice for the remaining episodes of
728-532: A university student studying physics . At this point, she gains the civilian identity "Setsuna Meioh" where previously it seems Pluto had none, unique among the ten main Solar System Guardians. The exact nature of how she leaves her post differs between versions: in the manga and Crystal , she is reincarnated in the present-day by Neo-Queen Serenity after sacrificing herself during the second arc while for unknown reasons she still appears in
910-631: A valley girl very much out-of-character with how Pluto is portrayed in the Japanese dub and manga. In the Cloverway English dub, she's voiced by Susan Aceron . In the Viz Media English dub, she's voiced by Veronica Taylor . The official Sailor Moon character popularity polls listed Setsuna Meioh and Sailor Pluto as separate entities. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Setsuna was the thirteenth most popular character and Pluto
1092-627: A "full-fledged princess" yet. All adaptations portray the Silver Crystal as possibly the single most powerful artifact in the universe, able to focus the energy of its wielder to perform magnificent feats. However, several artifacts rival it in strength, including the Black Crystal of the Death Phantom , and Sailor Galaxia's Sapphire Crystal. Saphir describes the Silver Crystal as a fearsome item, working across time and space. In
1274-451: A Sailor Guardian's Sailor Crystal remains, their physical forms can be regenerated across numerous incarnations. Sailor Cosmos is described in the manga as a distant future incarnation of Sailor Moon. Her powers are vast, able to transport people across time and space, construct strong protective barriers, and repel villains like Sailor Galaxia, while restoring destroyed environments. Sailor Cosmos comments that Eternal Sailor Moon's actions in
1456-528: A black gown—she appears in this form in manga act 48 as well as in supplementary art. Setsuna is not shown using any special powers while in civilian form. She must first transform by either raising her hand or using a special device called the Lip Rod in the anime into the air and shouting a special phrase, originally "Pluto Planet Power, Make up!" In the manga she eventually gains her Pluto Crystal and this phrase changes to evoke "Pluto Crystal Power". In
1638-451: A black-themed sailor suit. She is also stated to be the daughter of Chronos , the god of time. She is ruthless and follows rather exacting laws, executing any intruders who dare violate the underworld in search for the Gates of Time. She nearly kills Sailor Moon before realizing who she is, stating that "all who break the taboo must be eliminated." Luna also states to the others that no one
1820-827: A boss in the Another Story video game. He is encountered in the past outside of the Ark near the Temple of Venus in Rias. In Sailor Moon Crystal , Rubeus' role is the same as the manga. In the anime, Crimson Rubeus was voiced by Wataru Takagi and by Hiroki Takahashi in Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, he was voiced by Robert Tinkler . In the Viz Media English adaptation, he is voiced by Steve Cannon . In
2002-594: A boss in the Another Story video game. She is encountered in the past at the Kainess Ice Caves an optional boss where the Guardians fight her in dragon form and then in normal form. She mentions that Prince Demand has the Barazuishou. She is voiced by Mami Koyama and by Houko Kuwashima in Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, her name is changed to Emerald and is voiced by Kirsten Bishop . In
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#17327939331662184-405: A brooch or compact) and shouting a special command that activates the device. Her original transformation command is "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" ( ムーンプリズムパワー、メイクアップ! , Mūn Purizumu Pawā, Meiku Appu! ) . She gains a new basic transformation sequence for each of the five major story arcs. Later in the series, Sailor Moon is able to transform into more powerful forms through the use of items like
2366-472: A carefree Japanese schoolgirl who can transform into the magical "Guardian of Love and Justice", Sailor Moon. Usagi initially meets Luna , a magical talking black cat who is searching for the Moon Princess. Luna reveals that Usagi is destined to save Earth from the forces of evil and gives her a brooch to transform into Sailor Moon. She asks Usagi to locate the other reincarnated Sailor Guardians, find
2548-525: A character with a long lifetime (spanning the ancient Silver Millennium era and 30th century), as well as multiple incarnations, special powers and transformations, Usagi has various aliases such as Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon, Princess Sailor Moon, Super Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon, and Neo-Queen Serenity. In all of her incarnations (barring disguises ), Usagi is always depicted with her hair up in twin buns with twin pigtails . The series often refers to Usagi's Sailor Guardian identity, Sailor Moon, as
2730-511: A character with different incarnations, special powers, transformations, and a long lifetime spanning the Silver Millennium and the 30th century, Setsuna gains multiple aspects and aliases as the series progresses. Setsuna's primary identity is that of a Sailor Guardian. Her sailor suit theme colors are black and garnet and in its first iteration has no sleeves and a jewel hanging from the choker. These colors never change. During
2912-475: A civilian and while fighting her enemies. Characters often comment on the unlikeliness of someone with as many graceless qualities like Usagi being a fierce warrior like Sailor Moon, but her lack of grace is simultaneously described as charming to those around her. Usagi's gregarious personality is often emphasized as bringing people together, including her friends and allies. In the live-action series, Usagi differs slightly from her manga and anime counterparts. She
3094-473: A debilitating cold so they can be replaced with Droids. Makoto is infected by one of the viruses and destroys a Droid double that attacks her while she starts to pass out in her apartment. Petz manages to take advantage of Jupiter's weakened condition to capture her in a barrier before being obliterated from behind by Sailor Moon. In Sailor Moon R , Petz often clashes with Calaveras, but the majority of both women's operations end up with them working together. She
3276-468: A disadvantage until Chibiusa unleashes her power and attacks them after Momoko takes a hit while trying to protect Chibiusa. They are finally destroyed by Sailor Moon with her Moon Princess Halation attack. In the DIC English dub, they are called "Doom and Gloom". Chiral and Achiral are respectively voiced by Masashi Ebara and Ryōtarō Okiayu in the original series, and by Wataru Hatano and Kazunari Tanaka in Sailor Moon Crystal and all media since. In
3458-402: A distinctive laugh, loud and piercing, and is the most comedic member of the Black Moon. After she and her subordinates Chiral and Achiral , fail to kill Sailors Moon and Venus when they, Tuxedo Mask, and Chibiusa reach Crystal Tokyo, Esmeraude undertakes the mission "Code: Extra, Operation: Relax" to personally kill Chibiusa. When the two Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask intervene, Esmeraude uses
3640-448: A few chapters of the manga before being discarded. These aspects of Sailor Moon's costume are shown in multiple pieces of early artwork, along with a gun and cloak, which were also parts of the original concept. Of all the Sailor Guardians, Usagi's personality is closest to Takeuchi's own personality at the time Sailor Moon was created. Takeuchi also based Usagi's signature hairstyle on a "good luck charm" she had during her studies as
3822-519: A flashback when the King Endymion of the future describes the great feats of Neo-Queen Serenity during the time she brought about peace. Diana likewise describes Eternal Sailor Moon as the one second in power only to Neo-Queen Serenity. She also demonstrates abilities that allow her to rejuvenate the destroyed city of Crystal Tokyo, grant the Sailor Guardians upgraded powers, and provide her past self with an upgraded transformation brooch and weapon,
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#17327939331664004-552: A friendship with the twins because all three of them are misfits within the Clan, with Tilmun having a half crescent black moon on his forehead, and Aaron and Manna not having any at all. When Wiseman begins killing the Black Moon members, Tilmun died protecting Aaron and Manna, while the girls are killed by him after Black Lady is reverted to Chibiusa. Tilmum was played by Ikuya Moro, Aaron was played by Nagisa Adaniya, and Manna by Kasumi Suzuki . The Droids ( ドロイド , Doroido ) are
4186-472: A long time in the series and the love they share helps her through many challenges. In various adaptations of the series, the two eventually marry, and major plot lines involve discovering that she will become a "Sovereign of the Earth", known as Neo-Queen Serenity, by the 30th century, and give birth to her future daughter, Chibiusa . Usagi is a glutton, particularly for sweet foods and they easily distract her;
4368-479: A magic tiara from Wiseman that will give her the power to kill the Guardians after they arrive to Crystal Tokyo. But Esmeraude ends up being transformed into a green bipedal dragon , battling the Guardians when she attacks the Crystal Palace and is defeated by Sailor Moon. Reverted to her original state, Esmeraude plunges into a black void to her doom while her last words reach Demand. Esmeraude appears as
4550-542: A magical brooch and explains how to use it to transform into Sailor Moon, the Guardian of Love and Justice; she tells Usagi that she is a Sailor Guardian who must fight for peace and find her reincarnated comrades, the Sailor Guardians, to locate and protect their charge, the Moon Princess and the mysterious and powerful Silver Crystal, from the forces of evil. Usagi is a reluctant heroine at first, but grows more confident and mature over time. She eventually discovers that she
4732-534: A pair of functioning angelic wings, such as the final episodes of SuperS and Sailor Stars . In the manga, Takeuchi depicts Usagi with white, yellow, and even pink hair, but Princess Serenity is almost always depicted with white hair. In the original anime, Princess Serenity is blond. In the live-action series, Serenity has black hair and brown eyes, just like Usagi, and she wears her hair straight down rather than in pigtails. While other adaptations of Sailor Moon depict Princess Serenity as gentle and similar to Usagi,
4914-523: A powerful warrior and protects her adopted home planet, Earth, from villains who wish to harm it. Usagi is depicted as usually carefree and cheerful, but with immature tendencies that show themselves when things do not go her way. Usagi appears in every episode, film, video game, and television special of the anime adaptations, Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal ; as well as the live action adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon , with her trademark twin buns with twin pigtails . She also cameos in
5096-489: A relationship, and competes with her sisters for his love. Kōan directly fights Sailor Mars and the others several times, with the climactic battle taking place at the Hikawa Shrine. After Kōan fails to capture Chibiusa, Rubeus reveals that she is a pawn and that he never loved her. Kōan snaps and attacks everyone in a blind rage, until Sailor Mars saves Kōan from getting hit by Sailor Jupiter, and convinces her that she
5278-517: A replica of the Crystal Palace as a trap. When Sailor Moon attacks them, she is paralyzed by a magnetic field from a man-made crystal at her feet. Tuxedo Mask destroys the crystal by willing it to break, and the brothers are killed. In Sailor Moon R , the brothers grow "Dark Henges" at Jūban Park and Jūban Elementary School. They cause all of the pupils and teachers at the school to fight each other. They attack Chibiusa's best friend, Momoko Momohara . The Guardians fight off Chiral and Achiral, but are at
5460-559: A result. During a confrontation with her current self as Princess Sailor Moon, Serenity tells Usagi that she would have no qualms about destroying the Earth if Endymion were taken from her again. Usagi pleads with Serenity not to overuse her powers, but Serenity refuses. Afraid that she will eventually destroy the world, Usagi tries to suppress her powers. Usagi's internal conflict forces her to undergo endurance training to keep her powers and Princess Serenity persona at bay. Usagi initially succeeds by avoiding negative thoughts. However, when she
5642-567: A silhouette and was portrayed by Noriko Kamiyama. In the DIC Entertainment English dub, when her voice is heard through Rini's Luna Ball, her voice is provided by Luna's voice actress Jill Frappier (the dubbers may have mistakenly thought Luna was talking instead of a new character). Sabrina Grdevich voices her during her physical appearances in Sailor Moon R and the two movies she appears in, where she sounds like
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5824-437: A televised interview to promote a televised gathering of people the following day. The plan was for Calaveras to use her channeling powers to brainwash everyone at the event into joining a cult dedicated to the Black Moon. When Minako confronts her at the channeling, Artemis taking out TV cameras to prevent their enemy's influence from extending to the worldwide audience, Calaveras channels the three captive Sailor Guardians through
6006-501: A university student. Takeuchi would put her hair up in odango before difficult classes or exams. Sailor Moon has pink hair in the initial sketches, but by the intermediate stages of development, Takeuchi planned to have the character's hair be blonde in civilian form and change to silver when she transformed. Her editor, Fumio Osano, told her that silver hair would be too plain for cover art. Despite this, stylistic use of differently colored hair does sometimes appear in later artwork, and
6188-423: A white and blue fuku with knee high boots and multicolored trim. Revealed as Sailor Cosmos, she is depicted with flowing white hair in heart-shaped hair buns and pigtails, a winged staff, a simplified white sailor fuku and miniskirt with multicolored ribbons, high heel shoes, gold details, and a flowing, white cape. In most adaptations, Usagi can transform into a Sailor Guardian by wearing a special device (usually
6370-462: Is "Dark Fire", which is called "Ice Fire" in the original dub. Sensing Mars, Kōan receives Rubeus's blessing to "Code: 001, Operation: Recruit": Posing as a T.A Girls Academy student who is president of the supernatural club called the Black Moon. Kōan uses her fortunetelling ability to predict the impending deaths of people to recruit those she promises will die painlessly for the Black Moon's cause. She also uses her Dark Fire to incinerate others under
6552-604: Is Wiseman, and not Demand himself, who kills Saphir, because the latter told his older brother that Wiseman has been manipulating them. In the final confrontation, Usagi too tries to persuade Demand to see that he is being manipulated by Wiseman. Between what Sailor Moon said and what he remembered Saphir trying to tell him, Demand is then positive that Wiseman was using him. When Wiseman tries to kill Usagi, Demand shields her from Wiseman's damage. Though fatally injured, he musters up enough strength to temporarily subdue Wiseman. Demand begged Usagi for forgiveness and asked her to watch over
6734-464: Is a civilian. Though Usagi has some certain abilities as a civilian by way of her true identity as Sailor Moon, she must transform into Sailor Moon to access the vast array of powers available to her. The names for Sailor Moon's attacks center around mythology of the Moon, love, healing, and light. She eventually becomes the most powerful Sailor Guardian in the galaxy, but her capacity for caring for others
6916-471: Is a good person that has been caught in a life of evil and that she deserves a second chance. She becomes the first sister purified with Sailor Moon's Silver Crystal. She later convinces each of her sisters to let Sailor Moon purify them. In Japanese, Kōan is voiced by Wakana Yamazaki in Sailor Moon R and by Satsuki Yukino in Crystal . In the DiC English adaptation, her name is changed to Catzi and
7098-423: Is a petty woman who indulges in relentlessly teasing her other siblings, especially Petz. She also appears unwilling to do anything for herself. She never accepts a single mission and instead tags along on several of Petz's missions. Even her final mission is one of Petz's, in which the elder sister was asked to use a powerful stick to kill the Guardians and reclaim her now purified siblings Kōan and Berthier. While on
7280-831: Is a red-haired human and the first member of the Black Moon Clan to appear in the 20th century. Introducing himself as the Black Moon's military commander, he is charged with the capture of Chibiusa after she fled into 20th Century Tokyo while sending the Specter Sisters on missions to ensure the operation's success. Though the Specter sisters are killed off, Rubeus manages to bring the captive Sailors Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter to Nemesis. Despite being loyal to Demand, his suspicions gaining further incentive when Neo-Serenity channels herself through Sailor Moon. Rubeus expresses distrust towards Wiseman, which results with Rubeus being strangled to death by Wiseman when he attempts to flee during
7462-480: Is able to close off passage to other worlds. At the end of the manga's Infinity arc (corresponds to the anime's S season), Sailor Saturn asks her to seal off forever the gateway to the world Pharaoh 90 had come from. This is done with Dark Dome Close ( 冥空封印 , "dark sky seal") . All of Sailor Pluto's attacks require the use of the Garnet Rod, which is shaped like a giant key as a symbol of her stewardship over
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7644-457: Is anime-only. Sailor Pluto refers to Chibiusa as "Small Lady." Chibiusa usually calls Sailor Pluto by the nickname "Puu". She acts as Chibiusa's guardian in the anime, but is more of a friend in the manga and Crystal and her deference to the future queen is apparent. She is also very good friends with Diana , which makes sense considering Diana is to Luna and Artemis what Chibiusa is to Usagi and Mamoru , and occasionally trusts her to watch
7826-501: Is depicted in a variety of forms: round, in the initial anime appearance, and a rounded tear drop in the manga. It later takes a heart shape while stored in her brooch in the anime, and also appears in a petaled flower shape in various adaptations, including when it evolves into the Silver Moon Crystal form. As her Sailor Crystal, the Silver Crystal also gives Sailor Moon the ability to be reborn again and again. So long as
8008-550: Is encountered in the Moon Kingdom during Queen Beryl's invasion and ends up kidnapping Sailor Moon. Esmeraude mentions that Demand had the Barazuishou. When the Sailor Guardians catch up to Demand, the group is attacked by Sin. When the Guardians repel Sin, she manages to make a fatal blow on Demand quoting "That was for my mom and dad." Demand states that this is not the destiny he wanted and if he could have changed, it would have been so that there would not be any battles between
8190-406: Is first voiced by Alice Poon and later Mary Long. In the Viz Media English adaptation, she is voiced by Eden Riegel . In the musicals, she is portrayed by Seiko Takuma and Hinami Someya . Berthier ( ベルチェ , Beruche ) is the second youngest sister and represents a counterpart of Sailor Mercury . Her name is based on the mineral berthierite and her magical attack is "Dark water", carrying
8372-408: Is forced to kill a possessed Mamoru, Serenity overcomes Usagi's resistance and transforms into Princess Sailor Moon. Serenity even summons her own minions to fight the other Sailor Guardians to prevent them from stopping her. Princess Sailor Moon successfully destroys the world once again, but Serenity eventually realizes the extent to which she is responsible for this and uses the Silver Crystal to undo
8554-500: Is forfeit. Throughout the course of the series, Sailor Pluto breaks all three of these rules. As she grows stronger, Sailor Pluto gains additional powers and at key points her uniform changes to reflect this. The first change takes place in act 44 of the manga, when she obtains the Pluto Crystal and her outfit becomes similar to that of Super Sailor Moon. She is not given a new title. A similar event takes place in episode 167 of
8736-469: Is heartbroken, but remembers how he smiled for her. In Japanese, Petz is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Sailor Moon R , and by Wasabi Mizuta in Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, her name is changed to "Prizma" and is voiced by Norma Dell'Agnese. In the Viz Media English adaptation, she is voiced by Jessica Gee. Petz is one of two female characters in the musical series to have been portrayed by trans woman actress Karen Yoda, and in another musical she
8918-417: Is her Sailor Crystal and the source of all her power, which becomes especially important in the fifth story arc . It is given to her by Sailor Saturn . The statistics listed for Setsuna in the back of manga volume 10 are unusual in that most of them never come up in the series itself. Her favorite school subject is given as physics , which tracks with her stated college major in theoretical physics , and
9100-421: Is initially hidden from her, his civilian identity is eventually revealed to be Mamoru Chiba, who is later revealed to also be the reincarnation of Princess Serenity's star-crossed lover, Prince Endymion. Finally reunited in the present, Usagi and he become romantically involved. Mamoru and Usagi's relationship is a significant part of Usagi's personal life, as well as the series as a whole. Mamoru and Usagi date for
9282-438: Is like they are not friends. Every time a new Sailor Guardian appears, Usagi immediately tries to befriend them, even though almost all of them resist. However, Usagi eventually makes the other Sailor Guardians realize that they are stronger together than alone. Usagi also has a habit of forcing her interests on her new friends. This is prominent in her relationship with Rei, where Usagi repeatedly tries to get Rei to sing. Being
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#17327939331669464-496: Is more outgoing and extroverted, and makes friends very easily. This immediately puts her personality in conflict with the other Sailor Guardians, each of whom is solitary to some degree. She rarely uses formal speech with those of her age (though she does with adults), and refers to everyone as " given name -chan" (which is very informal and a way of expressing closeness). She teases Ami when Ami continues calling her "Tsukino-san" (a formal way of speaking to classmates), saying that it
9646-471: Is not a common given name in Japan. Usagi is first introduced as living the life of a normal teenage schoolgirl in 20th century Tokyo. Although well-meaning, she is an underachieving, accident-prone crybaby . One day, Usagi encounters a mysterious cat with a crescent moon on its forehead, who later reveals herself to be Luna , a mentor archetype who introduces Usagi to her new heroic role. Luna gives Usagi
9828-408: Is not introduced until late in the Sailor Moon R series, though she appears earlier in the manga and Sailor Moon Crystal , in the chapter/episode named after her, though this is still at the halfway point. She is the Guardian who guards the Gates of Time. She is first seen contacting Chibiusa through Luna-P in the anime; this does not happen in the manga or Crystal . In fact, this ability of Luna-P's
10010-575: Is portrayed by Ado Endoh . The Boule Brothers ( 人造宝石ブラザーズ（ブールブラザーズ） , Būru Burazāzu ) Chiral ( キラル , Kiraru ) and Achiral ( アキラル , Akiraru ) are two Black Moon Clan members who are under the service of Esmeraude, even appearing on her page in the Materials Collection art book. The brothers' mission is "Code: 005, Operation: Remake." They greet the Sailor Guardians when they arrive in Crystal Tokyo. They create
10192-472: Is portrayed by Ai Ikegami. Calaveras ( カラベラス , Karaberasu ) is the second oldest of the sisters and is a counterpart of Sailor Venus . She is named for the mineral calaverite and her attack is "Dark Beauty". The last of the Specter Sisters to attack, Calaveras is sent by Rubeus to enact "Code: 004, Operation: Rebirth": using her powers of Mediumship to have Rubeus speak through her during
10374-473: Is probably due to an elaborate pun regarding her underworld-based powers and mythology. The Japanese name for garnet is "pomegranate stone" and pomegranates were the food of the underworld in the Greek myth of Persephone becoming Hades' (aka Pluto's) wife. Therefore, the Guardian of the underworld king planet (Pluto) incorporates garnet into her outfit and weapon. However, there being a heart-shaped region on Pluto
10556-582: Is questioned whether she is fully human—she has been described as "a goddess, eternally guarding the Portal of Space and Time." She was born under the sun sign Scorpio , whose modern ruling planet is Pluto, though sometimes Pluto is said to co-rule with Mars, Scorpio's traditional ruling planet. In the anime, Sailor Pluto appears in relatively few episodes (despite being the sixth Sailor Guardian introduced) and does not really do anything of consequence, even her sacrifice comes off as existing simply because it
10738-468: Is shown to be more powerful still. As the reincarnation of Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon also wields the immensely powerful Silver Crystal. The origin of the Silver Crystal is inconsistently depicted in the series, described as a family heirloom early on, and later described as a fundamental part of Sailor Moon as a Sailor Guardian. The Silver Crystal is coveted by many of the series' villains for its limitless abilities, and Sailor Moon often uses it throughout
10920-527: Is still not very emotional, although there are moments in the manga where she expresses much more emotion than the anime (she loosens up enough that she brings alcohol to a minor's birthday party). She later cares for Hotaru along with Michiru and Haruka; this happens at the end of the Infinity arc in the manga, but not until the fifth and final arc in the anime (which was shorter than the previous four arcs). She does not seem to have any non-Guardian contacts in
11102-558: Is structured as a pun , as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive , so her name can also be understood as "Rabbit of the Moon". This derives from a Chinese folktale , popular in Japan, about the rabbit which is said to be visible in the Moon 's face, much like the Western Man in the Moon . The Mixx/Tokyopop English-language manga – along with other localisations – gives her the nickname "Bunny" to partially preserve this pun. "Usagi"
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#173279393316611284-568: Is the older brother of Saphir. Because of the Black Moon Clan's beliefs that the Legendary Silver Crystal is a corruptive force, Wiseman sought Demand out and convinced him to use the Malefic Black Crystal's power against Crystal Tokyo. Demand and his allies initially plan to use the Black Crystal's time manipulative powers to travel back in time to the 20th century as part of "Operation: Replay", intending kill
11466-444: Is the only one shown to be upset when Kōan is purified by the Silver Crystal. As with Ami, she is also a strategist and is incredibly talented at chess, though she apparently also cheats. She confronts Sailor Mercury in a game of chess. However, she is mocked for her failure by Calaveras and Petz, but Kōan persuades her that she is still loved and has a second chance. Berthier allows Sailor Moon to heal her. Later, she and Kōan, along with
11648-440: Is the reincarnation of the Moon Princess, Princess Serenity, from the ancient civilization known as Silver Millennium, and the bearer of the Silver Crystal. She also learns that her lover from her past life, Prince Endymion of Earth, has been reincarnated in the present as well as the hero Tuxedo Mask, and seeks to reunite with him. As Sailor Moon, she sets out with her comrades to fight the villains from her past life and to protect
11830-459: Is to even know that Sailor Pluto exists, due to her dominion and nature, and that to her knowledge no one has ever seen her. Luna calls her a "lone warrior," noting the sadness in her eyes. In the manga and Crystal , not even the cats know she exists at first. In the manga and Crystal , Pluto's death scene vaguely implies a romantic interest in Endymion , though this is never explored again. In
12012-437: Is very proud and is willing to step on others to achieve personal glory and power. She also appears bitter over a past relationship and reacts strongly when Calaveras teases her about it. After the treachery of Kōan and Berthier, Rubeus gives her a stick and instructs her to use it to kill the Sailor Guardians and reconvert her fallen sisters. The stick dramatically increases Petz's powers and also corrupts her personality; however,
12194-476: Is voiced by Kae Araki in the first series and by Misato Fukuen in Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, Black Lady's name is changed to Wicked Lady and is voiced by Liz Brown. In the Viz Media adaptation, she is voiced by Sandy Fox . The Four Specter Sisters ( あやかしの四姉妹 , Ayakashi no Yon Shimai ) are a group of women that serve under Rubeus, each possessing a supernatural ability. They serve as
12376-406: Is voiced by Eiji Maruyama in the original series and by Hiroshi Iwasaki in Sailor Moon Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, Wiseman is voiced by Tony Daniels . In the Viz Media English adaptation and Sailor Moon Cosmos , he is voiced by Steve Kramer . In the 2000 musical Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady , he was portrayed by Kenji Tominaga. Black Lady , also known as Wicked Lady in
12558-501: Is with her princess form. Her face and facial expressions are drawn to look more mature than the 20th century Usagi, but her iconic hairstyle is retained. This form is the one that Chibiusa considers as truly being her mother, while she sees the Usagi of the past as a sister figure. The plot of various adaptations of Sailor Moon contains several examples of asynchrony, including appearances of Sailor Moon from different time periods. In
12740-569: The Sailor Moon manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi . The alternate identity of Setsuna Meiou ( 冥王 せつな , Meiō Setsuna , renamed "Trista Meioh" in some English adaptations) , she is a member of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. She is unique among all the characters in that she is stationed at the Door of Space-Time , with
12922-407: The Sailor Moon series, each of the five heroines had a unique outfit. It was eventually decided that they would instead wear uniforms based on a single theme, whose design was closest to Sailor Moon's original costume concept. Sailor Moon's original had some small differences, including color changes, an exposed midriff, and ribbons around the gloves and boots. She also had a mask, which did appear in
13104-468: The Sailor Moon musicals , Sailor Pluto has an unrequited love for King Endymion . It is explicitly mentioned in Eien Denetsu and Shin-Densetsu Kourin , in the song Onna no Ronsou ("Woman's Conflicts"). In the manga and Crystal , it can only be inferred from depictions of Pluto blushing while around King Endymion and her reaction when he runs to comfort her during her death. Various situations in
13286-529: The Silver Crystals of the past and future together, which would destroy the universe in a time paradox . In the anime, she uses this power to allow Sailors Uranus and Neptune to escape from a helicopter explosion. In each case, she sacrifices herself on pain of death, but is reinstated later in the series. In addition to these powers, when the Space-Time Door has been misused, Sailor Pluto
13468-677: The manga lists one of her favorite foods as cake. She also loves playing video games and reading manga. Her favorite subject is listed as home economics . She is said to dislike carrots, and is a poor student in both English and mathematics. She is afraid of dentists , ghosts , and thunder and lightning , and her greatest dream is to someday be a bride . She later becomes a member of the Manga Drawing Club at her school, She stands 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall, though her height relative to other characters varies from different design models used in various adaptations. In
13650-443: The musicals , Rubeus was portrayed by Hiroyuki Ichikawa and Riona Tatemichi. Green Esmeraude ( 翠のエスメロード , Midori no Esumerōdo ) is a green-haired woman and the second of the Black Moon Clan to appear. She is a selfish, vain woman with an obsessed infatuation with Prince Demand, emulating a goddess -like appearance by wearing an elegant, tight-fitting dress along with opera-length gloves and knee-high stiletto boots. She has
13832-417: The queen regnant of a new Silver Millennium called Crystal Tokyo, in the 30th century. She is first seen in this future form in act 16 of the manga and episode 68 of the original anime. Usagi learns that she will be given the title "Sovereign of Earth", and Mamoru will become King Endymion alongside her. It is stated in the anime that she becomes Neo-Queen Serenity after warding off a second Ice age , though
14014-484: The stage musicals , Usagi was portrayed by Anza Ohyama , Fumina Hara , Miyuki Kanbe (who played the character with a "cute and high voice"), Marina Kuroki , Satomi Ōkubo [ ja ] , Hotaru Nomoto, Sayuri Inoue, Mizuki Yamashita , Shiori Kubo, Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga, Tomomi Kasai , Nagi Inoue and Satsuki Sugawara. In the SuperS Musicals, Sanae Kimura, who played Sailor Uranus, provided
14196-414: The "Guardian of Love and Justice", and once as the "Guardian of Mystery". Throughout most of the series, Sailor Moon wears a white and blue sailor fuku uniform; white and reddish‑pink gloves and boots; and crescent‑moon earrings. She also wears red hairpieces and white barrettes resembling feathers, both of which can be used for minor attacks. Her personality is no different from when she
14378-426: The 20th century Silver Crystal activates and its energies cause the reactor to meltdown, with Nemesis undergoing an evolution while Saphir and Demand are rescued by Black Lady and brought before Wiseman. Wiseman uses his power to place Saphir under his control and bestows with Beast Hands, only for Saphir to be killed off by a reluctant Demand who apologizes for his earlier remarks about his brother's loyalty to him. In
14560-426: The 30th century. Demand intends to force Usagi to submit to him, but she eventually manages to escape. Demand later turns on Wiseman upon realizing that he used him and the rest of the Black Moon Clan, and is forced to kill Saphir as his brother is under Wiseman's spell. Demand then steals the Silver Crystal of the present from Usagi and the one of the future from Black Lady, and attempts to bring them together to destroy
14742-582: The Beast Arms ability she received from Wiseman to overwhelm them. But King Endymion's spirit appears behind Tuxedo Mask, allowing him to channel his future self's power to kill Esmeraude with a Tuxedo La Bomber attack. In the first anime adaptation, warning Rubeus that Prince Demand is getting impatient and later leaving him to die, Esmeraude takes over the attacks on 20th Tokyo while expressing her disdain for Demand's obsession with Neo-Serenity/Sailor Moon. Consumed by her jealousy and greed, Esmeraude receives
14924-426: The Black Moon Clan and Crystal Tokyo. Before he dies, he tells the Guardians to head to the future for if the future does not change, the present will. In the Japanese series, Prince Demand is voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa until episode 41 of Sailor Moon R , and by Mamoru Miyano in Crystal and all media since. In the DIC English adaptation, his name is changed to Prince Diamond and is voiced by Robert Bockstael . In
15106-504: The Black Moon Clan's army of monsters of the week . The droids are robot -like creatures resembling sand figurines; they have no eyes or mouths, and they can only produce screeching noises rather than words. The droids were manufactured by Saphir, using the power of the Black Crystal, and are all similar in shape and form; however, they are able to take on the guise of humans. Sailor Moon (character)#Silver Crystal Usagi Tsukino ( 月野 うさぎ , Tsukino Usagi , renamed Serena in
15288-492: The Black Moon no longer on his forehead, away to be properly buried. In the Another Story video game, Saphir is encountered in the Moon Kingdom during Queen Beryl's invasion. He directs the Guardians to the basement of the Moon Palace where Prince Demand is holding Sailor Moon, later sacrificing himself to protect his brother from Sin. Blue Saphir is voiced by Tsutomu Kashiwakura and by Tsubasa Yonaga in Crystal . In
15470-463: The Black Moon's first line of offense in their attack on 20th Century Tokyo, their primary missions being the removal of Sailor Moon's four protectors and the capture of Chibiusa. In the first anime adaptation, the Specter Sisters appear more frequently and their characters are expanded as shallow while eventually regretting their upbringing on Nemesis. Their mission is slightly altered to target strategic points that would be essential to Crystal Tokyo in
15652-552: The DIC English adaptation of the anime , the Black Moon Clan is called "Negamoon Family". The term "Nega-" was also used for the "Negaverse" (the Dark Kingdom ) in this adaptation, implying that the Black Moon Clan is related in some way to Queen Beryl and her cause, since the Dark Kingdom members use the term "Nega-" as a common prefix (e.g. "negapower", "negahistory" or "negamonsters"). The Black Moon Clan members follow
15834-412: The DIC English adaptation, his name is changed to Sapphire and he is voiced by Lyon Smith. In the Viz Media English adaptation, he is voiced by Greg Felden. In the musicals , he is played by Yuri Kuroda and Sora Manami. Death Phantom ( デス・ファントム , Desu Fantomu ) , acting under the identity of Wiseman ( ワイズマン , Waizuman ) , is an immortal form of Chaos from the future. Before the events of
16016-527: The DiC and Cloverway English adaptations and Bunny in the Mixx/Tokyopop adaptation) , better known as Sailor Moon ( セーラームーン , Sērā Mūn ) , is a Japanese superheroine and the protagonist of the Sailor Moon franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi . She is introduced in chapter No. 1 of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon" (originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi magazine on December 28, 1991), as
16198-514: The DiC produced dub, as well as Pioneer's dub for the three films, though Moore would return to voice the character in two more episodes later on in the first season. Linda Ballantyne was the voice of Sailor Moon in Cloverway 's dub of episodes 83–159 of Sailor Moon (produced in association with Optimum Productions). When Ballantyne first recorded the series, Ballantyne attempted to emulate Hawkes, but soon found it difficult to perform. She wanted
16380-417: The Door of Space-Time to Chibiusa are sometimes signed with a drawing of herself (and sometimes King Endymion) instead of a name. In the manga, Neo-Queen Serenity tells the present-day Sailor Guardians that after she became queen, she lost her power as a Sailor Guardian. In the second arc of the anime she does not transform (into Sailor Moon) even when the others do. However, she is seen showing great powers in
16562-440: The Door of Space-Time. In Roman mythology, it is stated that the god Pluto holds a key because "they say that what is called Hades has been locked up by Pluto, and that nobody will return back again therefrom." Natale Conti cites Pausanias in noting that keys are an attribute of Pluto as the scepter is of Jove (Roman Zeus) and the trident of Neptune (Poseidon). The Pluto Crystal is perhaps her most important possession, as it
16744-440: The Door of Space-Time. Overall, Pluto in the manga seems to be good with children, which is probably why she ends up working as a nurse at Chibiusa's school in the fifth arc. She also mentors Ami/ Sailor Mercury in the fourth arc, allowing her to power up to her Super form. After the events of the second story arc , she leaves the gates of time to temporarily live as a normal human, joins Sailors Uranus and Neptune , and becomes
16926-433: The Door of Space-Time." Sullivan especially enjoyed the interaction between Pluto and Chibiusa over magic tricks, since the viewer had the chance to see "a more tender to side to her; it fleshed out her personality and made her endearing." The scene in which Queen Serenity talks with a young Sailor Pluto about the taboos she must not break was described by Sullivan as an "adorable moment" but that foreshadows "something dire
17108-572: The Earth using the legendary Silver Crystal. This provides most of the conflict, romance, and drama in both the manga and the anime. As a civilian, Usagi lives in Azabu Jūban with her mother, Ikuko Tsukino ; her father, Kenji Tsukino ; and her brother, Shingo Tsukino ; these names reflect those of Naoko Takeuchi 's real-life family members. Usagi and her fellow Guardians have diverse backgrounds, and balance their responsibilities as superheroines with their current lives. Though Tuxedo Mask's identity
17290-400: The Guardians destroy the stick, Calaveras accepts purification and becomes a normal human woman. In Japanese, she is voiced by Akiko Hiramatsu in Sailor Moon R , and by Tomoe Hanba in Crystal . In the DIC English adaptation, her name is changed to "Avery" and is voiced by Jennifer Griffiths. In the Viz Media English adaptation, she is voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris . In the musicals, she
17472-452: The Guardians intervene. Rubeus appears and reveals he did not expect Petz to defeat the Guardians and activates the stick to create a massive time-vacuum that threatens to pull in everyone around it. No longer possessed, Petz decides that she has enough power in her body to destroy the stick and jumps into the vortex to sacrifice herself to stop it. However, she is stopped by her other three sisters who convince her that they still love her. After
17654-405: The Guardians, are able to convince their other two sisters to join them and become normal women. She is voiced by Yuri Amano in Sailor Moon R and by Rumi Kasahara in Crystal . In the DiC English adaptation, her name is changed to Bertie and she is voiced by Kathleen Laskey . In the Viz Media English adaptation, she is voiced by Cindy Robinson . She is the only sister that does not appear in
17836-483: The Holy Grail or through the combined powers of the other Sailor Guardians. Most of the anime adaptations' transformation sequences involve the use of shiny red or pink ribbons that fly out of her brooch and form her uniform. Feathers and wings also figure prominently in some sequences, particularly the transformation into Eternal Sailor Moon. As the protagonist, Usagi has the most special powers of any character in
18018-470: The Inners for their idealism. Contrariwise in the manga and Crystal , Setsuna is Haruka and Michiru's equal and she even attempts to investigate the strange going-ons at Infinity Academy by herself before she reawakens as Sailor Pluto, for instance, by buying one of Tellu 's Tellun plants (who she later kills). Unlike the other Guardians (excluding Sailor Venus, who has been described as a goddess before), it
18200-457: The Japanese version of every Sailor Moon anime series and subsequent related media, Usagi has been voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi . For this role, Mitsuishi used a higher voice than her natural one. During recording sessions of the early episodes, Mitsuishi had to mentally prepare herself to play Usagi. While Mitsuishi was away during production of episodes 44–50, Kae Araki (who would later voice Usagi's own future daughter, Chibiusa) voiced Usagi as
18382-479: The Malefic Black Crystal ( 邪黒水晶 , Jakoku Suishō ) . All members of the Black Moon Clan have black, upside-down crescents on their foreheads (the inverse of the marking of Silver Millennium). They wear earrings which, according to the Materials Collection , are made of Black Crystal and allow them to teleport . Series creator Naoko Takeuchi originally intended Sailor Moon to last one season, but due to its popularity, Toei Animation asked her to keep drawing
18564-427: The Moon. On one of her visits to Earth, she met and fell in love with Endymion , the crown prince of Earth. During the attack that caused the Moon Kingdom's downfall, Prince Endymion died protecting Serenity. In the manga, she then commits suicide out of grief, while in the original anime, Queen Metalia killed them both. Queen Serenity was able to seal away the evil that had created the attack, but everyone involved
18746-427: The Silver Crystal while exacting his revenge on Neo-Queen Serenity. Wiseman later acquires the future Silver Crystal from Chibiusa whom he corrupted into Black Lady to take the 20th century Silver Crystal as well, revealing his true colors and form as Death Phantom. But Death Phantom is destroyed when Sailor Moon and the recently awaken Sailor Chibi Moon use their Silver Crystals to obliterate the entirety of Nemesis. In
18928-417: The Silver Crystal. In the ensuing battle, Chibiusa destroys the crystal controlling his ship, freeing the Sailor Guardians as they return to Earth as the ship starts to explode. When Esmeraude shows up, Rubeus begs her to save him before his ship explodes. Esmeraude reminds Rubeus that he has failed too many times and that she is assuming command, before leaving Rubeus to die in the explosion. Rubeus appears as
19110-476: The Spiral Heart Moon Rod. Neo-Queen Serenity wears an altered version of the dress she wore as a princess. The shoulder pieces are omitted and a large, wing-shaped bow replaces the smaller one of the princess outfit. In the manga, Neo-Queen Serenity's dress is similar to her past form's outfit. She also wears a crown and new earrings. The crescent moon is always visible on her forehead, just as it
19292-404: The Viz Media English adaptation, Chiral and Achiral are voiced by Doug Erholtz and Kyle Hebert respectively. The musical Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady introduced three new characters exclusive to this continuity: Spotted Tilmun ( 斑のティルムン , Mura no Tirumun ) , a male servant of the Clan, and twin girls Aaron ( アロン , Aron ) and Manna ( マナ , Mana ) . Tilmun shares
19474-426: The Viz Media English adaptation, he is voiced by Matthew Mercer . In the musical adaptation, he has been played by Hikari Ono. Hikari jokingly commented that she was given "this completely unfeminine prince role", due to the fact that among cast members, Hikari was known for playing male or androgynous roles. These include Hawk's Eye , Kou Taiki , and Loof Merrow. Crimson Rubeus ( 紅のルベウス , Kurenai no Rubeusu )
19656-697: The Viz Media English adaptation, she is played by Rena S. Mandel. In the musical, she is played by Miki Kawasaki and Mitsumi Hiromura. Blue Saphir ( 蒼のサフィール , Ao no Safīru , also Blue Sapphire) is the Black Moon's alchemist, and the loyal younger brother of Prince Demand. He is more cautious and rational than his companions. He is the only member of the Clan that does not wear earrings made from Black Crystal, despite having invented them. Saphir prefers to work with droids creations and maintaining Nemesis's Malefic Black Crystal Reactor, which he compared to his brother in being unpredictable. While Saphir questioned Wiseman's intentions and Demand's lack of reasoning as on
19838-576: The Western fandom; her skin color also is not consistent among seasons with her appearance in R as being extremely pale, as a bit darker in S , and lastly flat-out orange in Stars . In Crystal , she is dark enough to tell she is not the same shade as everyone else which is fairly consistent with how Takeuchi draws her in her color pictures). She is identified as the "Guardian of the Underworld" wearing
20020-580: The anime adaptation, the Black Moon Clan were the descendants of evil people who fled to Nemesis after having attacked Crystal Tokyo centuries before. Posing as Wiseman, Death Phantom approached Prince Demand and Saphir when they were younger. He manipulated the clan into gathering power for him, with the ultimate goal being the opening of the Dark Gate. He promised he could give them the power and ability to go to Earth and conquer it to avenge their ancestors whom Wiseman claimed had been shunned away to Nemesis by
20202-659: The anime and she is given the name Super Sailor Pluto. A third form appears in Act 49 of the manga, unnamed but analogous to Eternal Sailor Moon ( sans wings). In the official visual book for Sailor Moon Eternal , this form was named "Eternal Sailor Pluto". In Silver Millennium, Sailor Pluto was also the princess of her home world. She was among those given the duty of protecting the Solar System from outside invasion. As Princess Pluto, she dwelt in Charon Castle and wore
20384-562: The anime, although she does upgrade to Super Sailor Pluto, the Sailor Crystal is never mentioned and her transformation is not shown on screen. She wields the Garnet Rod, a gigantic key which is topped by the Garnet Orb and a heart. The orb is one of three items necessary for Sailor Saturn's awakening and a reference to one of Japan's Imperial Regalia: the jewel. The reason for garnet specifically being associated with Sailor Pluto
20566-417: The anime, which is in sharp contrast both to the other Guardians in that continuity and the manga and Crystal . In the latter, she befriends Reika Nishimura as they attend the same college and are around the same age. They may also share an interest in fashion. In fact, as soon as Uranus and Neptune show up in the anime, Pluto loses her independence and does whatever they do, despite not being as harsh towards
20748-445: The anime. The identity of who set Pluto at the time door and gave her the taboos and when this might have happened are also never stated in the anime. Even in her civilian form, Setsuna is the oldest of the girls, around her late teens or older. Her personality has been described as distant and somewhat lonely; however, she does consistently display warmth and affection for Chibiusa. When she reincarnates, she becomes more friendly, but
20930-541: The character to "have a lot more fun and just be a goofy teenager." Ballantyne cited her performance as "just more flighty.... Until of course the world needed to be saved." American singer Jennifer Cihi provided the English vocals for the character's songs in the first English adaptation. Stephanie Sheh provides the voice in Viz Media 's dub of the entire original Sailor Moon series (produced in association with Studiopolis ), and also Sailor Moon Crystal . In
21112-531: The concept of the heroines' hair changing color when transformed is used in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon . The kanji of Usagi's surname translate as "moon" ( 月 , tsuki ) and "field" ( 野 , no ) . Her given name is in hiragana usagi ( うさぎ ) and so its meaning is not inherent, but the word ( 兎 ) means "rabbit" and this is used as a pun frequently throughout the series, including her hairstyle and possessions. Her name
21294-570: The cover of Spontaneous human combustion . Rei confronts Kōan so she reveals her true self, while Rei transforms into Sailor Mars. In the ensuing battle, Kōan traps Sailor Mars in a fire barrier but is killed by Sailor Moon when she first acquired the Cutie Moon Rod. In the first anime, Kōan is very vain about her appearance to the point of swearing death upon anyone who smudges her make-up or ruins her hair, and she relies on her charms to get what she wants. She thinks that she and Rubeus are in
21476-408: The crystal and subsequent attempts to acquire it form the basis of major conflict throughout the entire series. The Silver Crystal possesses tremendous power, capable of reviving an entire world from ruin and extending the natural lifespan of all people under its protection. Sailor Galaxia describes its regenerative power as unlimited. In the anime, however, the strain of using such power often costs
21658-528: The final battle using the combined power of all Sailor Crystals throughout the galaxy is the Cosmos Crystal's true power, called " Lambda Power", which is able to restore all things to their original forms. Figuratively, Sailor Cosmos describes her past self, Eternal Sailor Moon, as the true embodiment of Sailor Cosmos for her final act of courage, as opposed to herself, who fled her own timeline after losing faith in her unceasing battle against Chaos. In
21840-440: The first American dub, is the evil form that Chibiusa assumed under Wiseman's influence with a lie, using her frustration of finding her place in the 30th Century to bring out her dark, malicious side and serve as his right hand. As Chibiusa's dream was to finally grow up and become a beautiful lady like her mother, Black Lady's form is something like a femme fatale with an overblown Electra complex . Like her original self, she
22022-495: The first anime adaptation, Saphir grows up on Nemesis with Demand, who promised him that they will go to Earth one day and see real flowers. When Saphir overhears Wiseman's plans, he barely escapes with use the stolen Malefic Black Crystal to travel to 20th Century Earth where his wounds are tended to by Petz before the Sailor Guardians come to his aid. When Demand appears, Saphir attempts to warn him before Wiseman kills him in midsentence. Demand carries his brother's lifeless body, with
22204-466: The first version of Ankoku no Princess Black Lady musical , but does she appear in the revision portrayed by Manami Wakayama . Petz ( ペッツ , Pettsu ) is the oldest of the four sisters and is a counterpart of Sailor Jupiter . She is named for the mineral petzite and her attack is "Dark Thunder". Petz asks Rubeus to allow her the chance to avenge Kōan and Berthier by enacting "Code: 003, Operation: Renew": infecting those among Tokyo populace with
22386-403: The future in the fifth arc; and the anime gives no explicit reason for her appearing in the third season, she just shows up with a previously unmentioned civilian form with no apparent consequences. This is most likely due to Pluto's sacrifice not happening in R and the Infinity arc requiring her presence. Neo-Queen Serenity was also never established as having the ability to reincarnate people in
22568-420: The future. Compared to the manga and Crystal , the Specter Sisters are purified and allowed to remain in the 20th century while running a makeup stand. The Specter Sisters appear as bosses on a spaceship in the Another Story video game. Kōan ( コーアン ) is the youngest of the Specter Sisters and represents a counterpart of Sailor Mars . Her name is short for kōankō ( 紅安鉱 , kermesite ) and her attack
22750-403: The grounds that the latter's reasoning is being eroded, he only got his brother's disdain to be being by accused of wanting the power for himself. When Demand brings Usagi to Nemesis and she stumbled into the reactor room, Saphir admits that their plans were insensible and that she was guiltless yet tries to kill her on the grounds that she and the Silver Crystal are still a source of conflict. But
22932-464: The hands of Sailor Moon. He manipulates Chibiusa's childhood memories to make her believe that her past was unhappy and that she is always alone (this is a lie), turning her into Black Lady . Wiseman kills Saphir when Saphir realizes that he and his brother have been lied to. He ultimately kills Prince Demand when the man shielded Sailor Moon from his energy-blade. In the end, Death Phantom is killed, but Nemesis and its remaining inhabitants are saved. He
23114-433: The harm she has done. Princess Sailor Moon has a sword that can deflect enemy attacks or unleash devastating projectiles. The sword also doubles as a harp with invisible strings that Princess Sailor Moon plays while mourning her lost prince. The harp's main power is the ability to heal people and the land. Other than healing powers, the exact effect of playing the harp is unclear, but it often causes her Silver Crystal to feed
23296-411: The heart of its wielder, to the point of either becoming too powerful in the midst of Usagi's confusion, or as inert as a glass bead with her indecision. In the anime, the Silver Crystal was placed on Sailor Moon's Moon Stick to increase her "Moon Healing Escalation" attack. However, Queen Beryl stated that Sailor Moon could not unlock the full potential of the Silver Crystal because she had not awakened as
23478-420: The hypnotized Naru Osaka , Ittou Asanuma and Kotono Sarashina . Calaveras then uses her captives to channel the spirits of her sisters to use a Spirit Attack against Minako with the intend to kill, revealing that Rubeus is going after Usagi and Chibiusa at that moment. But Rubeus fails in eliminating them and Calaveras is killed by Sailor Moon when she comes to Sailor Venus's aid. In Sailor Moon R , Calaveras
23660-437: The live-action series depicts Princess Serenity as colder and more severe. When she is reawakened and possesses Usagi, her singleminded infatuation with reuniting with Endymion causes her to callously disregard the safety of the other guardians and remorselessly strike down her enemies, not even caring if the Earth is destroyed. Princess Sailor Moon is a powerful combination of Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity that only exists in
23842-610: The live-action series. She is introduced when Usagi is possessed by the spirit of Princess Serenity. Princess Sailor Moon is not the same person as Usagi and they have completely different personalities. Princess Sailor Moon shows no remorse for the fate of the Four Kings of Heaven and she refers to Mamoru as "Endymion" rather than his civilian name. She is always angry, and has no misgivings about causing death or destruction. In one act, Usagi's friend Naru accidentally gets too close to Princess Sailor Moon and has to be hospitalized as
24024-460: The love of green tea attributed to her is common among Japanese people. More incongruously, however, she is listed as skilled in sewing , with a dream of becoming a fashion designer . These interests are never spoken of in the actual story, although creator Naoko Takeuchi drew concept art of Setsuna in outfits worn by real-life supermodels . Likewise, Setsuna is never actually shown to enjoy shopping nor to dislike cockroaches , eggplant , or
24206-584: The manga and Crystal the technicality of Sailor Pluto existing outside of time means she is able to be reincarnated as a normal woman while still existing back at her post at the Time Gate (though this does not cause problems in the manga and Crystal continuity to begin with). Alternately, she reincarnates backwards, so the Setsuna known in seasons 3-5 will become the Sailor Pluto seen in season 2. As
24388-413: The manga and anime, Mamoru refers to her as odango (a kind of rice dumpling), based on her distinctive hairstyle. At first, this is always accompanied with the suffix ‑atama , meaning "head", but this is gradually dropped. Usagi hates the name at first, but it develops into a sign of affection as they become close. Later in the series, Haruka and Seiya , other important figures in her life, adopt
24570-414: The manga and anime. Sailor Pluto (temporarily) expires in both, but at different times; her death in the manga and Crystal occurs much earlier and reawakens the good side of Black Lady, a corrupted Chibiusa, due to remembering her friendship with Pluto as she watches her die. This is also the point where Sailor Chibimoon appears, again much earlier than in the anime. However, for all intents and purposes, in
24752-487: The manga series. Takeuchi stated she had difficulty developing a story for the second arc, and the whole idea of Sailor Moon's daughter coming from a future attacked by the Black Moon Clan came from her editor, Fumio Osano. To give Takeuchi enough time to develop the second arc, Toei introduced in the anime the Hell Tree aliens , thus the Black Moon Clan does not feature in the first thirteen episodes of Sailor Moon R . In
24934-504: The manga's Black Moon arc, she is depicted with a chain of keys around her waist. This accessory is included in her Sailor Moon Crystal character design, but was absent from the first anime. She is given specific titles throughout the various series, including Guardian of Change, Guardian of Revolution, Guardian of the Afterlife, and, most commonly, Guardian of Time. Her personality is not noticeably different in civilian form, much like
25116-446: The manga, Chibi-Chibi is a young girl who arrives in the present from the future who turns out to be a future form of Sailor Moon, named Sailor Cosmos , in disguise. She comes back to the present to aid Eternal Sailor Moon in her fight against Sailor Galaxia . Adopting the form of Chibi Chibi, she appears as a little girl with dark pink hair, heart-shaped hair buns, with curly pigtails. Her Sailor Guardian form as Sailor Chibi Chibi uses
25298-588: The manga, Sailor Pluto demonstrates a few other named powers, including Chronos Typhoon ( 時空嵐撃 ( クロノス・タイフーン ) , Kuronosu Taifūn ) and the defensive force field Garnet Ball . Sailor Pluto has enough power over time to stop it entirely and although she is forbidden to do so, she uses this power one time each in the anime and manga. In the manga, Crystal , and the musicals Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady and its revision Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (Kaiteiban)-Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo , she uses it to stop Prince Demand from touching
25480-483: The manga, the Silver Crystal is described as so powerful that the present and future versions of it coming into contact with each other could destroy everything. Because Chibiusa comes from the future – having eventually inherited the Silver Crystal from Usagi – two versions of it exist in the series. After the first and second story arcs, the owners of the crystals keep them in their respective transformation brooches and only remove them in times of urgent need. The crystal
25662-567: The manga, this final form coincides with the Silver Crystal evolving into the Silver Moon Crystal. Princess Serenity ( プリンセス・セレニティ , Purinsesu Serenity ) is a past incarnation of Sailor Moon that lived in the Moon Kingdom during the age of Silver Millennium. She was the daughter of Queen Serenity , who ruled Silver Millennium and watched over the Earth. Princess Serenity's guardians and closest friends were Sailor Mercury , Sailor Mars , Sailor Jupiter , and Sailor Venus , who were princesses of their own respective planets that sometimes lived on
25844-473: The meltdown of Malefic Black Crystal Reactor. In Sailor Moon R , using an actual UFO rather than a time-space portal, Rubeus is presented in a more negative light as he is less sympathetic to the Specter Sisters and uses their love to take advantage of them as his expendable pawns. After the Specter Sisters were purified by Sailor Moon, warned by Esmeraude that Demand is losing his patience with him, Rubeus captures Usagi's protectors to force her into handing over
26026-437: The mission, Petz, corrupted by the stick, attempts to kill everyone, Calaveras included. Shocked by Petz's treachery, Calaveras is shown pity by Sailor Moon and eventually comes to understand human love. She then tells the other Guardians about the stick's power. When Rubeus arrives and uses the stick to create a time-vacuum on the bridge, Calaveras stops Petz from falling into the vortex by catching her sister using her whip. After
26208-463: The more powerful Super Sailor Moon . In this form, her costume becomes more ornate and her powers are increased. At first she is unable to maintain this form without using the Grail, but she later gains the ability to assume this form permanently. This happens when the mysterious being Pegasus grants both her and Sailor Chibi Moon new transformation brooches – in arc 34 of the manga and in episode 130 of
26390-518: The musicals have shown Pluto's unrequited love; for example, Tuxedo Mask's actor, Yūta Mochizuki being leaned on by the actress of Sailor Pluto, Rei Saitou, and commenting on his new year's resolution: to be by Pluto's side. It is entirely possible she only has a crush on King Endymion and not on any of the other forms of Mamoru Chiba . Since King Endymion only appears in person in the Black Moon arc, it makes sense why it never appears outside of that story line. A small quirk occurs in continuity between
26572-796: The name as well. Since the term does not always have foreign language equivalents, this moniker is altered in various ways across its many foreign translations and adaptations. Usagi's character is different between versions of the series. In the manga, she starts out as a crybaby, but quickly matures and embraces the responsibilities of her role. Regardless of her maturity as a heroine, the manga often portrays Usagi as lazy or unmotivated in applying herself in her civilian life, such as making fun of her tendency to use phonetic writing instead of more formal script or consistently receiving low academic marks. The original anime often portrays Usagi as being more childish. She frequently engages in petty squabbles with her friends, usually with Rei , and Chibiusa to
26754-557: The name of the dwarf planet Pluto in Japanese: Meiōsei ( 冥王星 , "dark king star") . Her given name is setsuna ( せつな ) in hiragana which is a loanword from Sanskrit ksana , means "moment" ( 刹那 ) , fitting in with her time-based powers. The packaging of Irwin dolls released in Canada in 1998 called her by the name Celia. When her civilian form debuted in the third season originally dubbed by Cloverway Inc. , she
26936-433: The occasional use of her hair pins as projectile weapons. One of her techniques is the comedic "Ultrasonic Wave" ( 超音波 , chō onpa ) , which involves using the red shields on her hair buns to amplify her loud crying. The Legendary Silver Crystal ( 「幻の銀水晶」 , Maboroshi no Ginzuishō , lit. "Phantom Silver Crystal") is a magical crystal that only the members of the Moon Kingdom royal lineage can use. The search for
27118-459: The original anime. Sailor Moon receives her third and final form at the end of the fourth story arc, as the combined power of the other Sailor Guardians allows her to transform into Eternal Sailor Moon , whom is described in the series as the closest in power to her future self, Neo-Queen Serenity. Her uniform is radically altered, including more ornate details and the addition of two pairs of angelic wings on her back which replace her back bow. In
27300-450: The other Sailor Guardians seen. Sailor Pluto has power over both time and space and is ordinarily stationed at the Space-Time Door (a time travelling gate) to prevent its use. When charged with this duty by Queen Serenity , she was given three " taboos ", rules which she was forbidden to disobey: she must not travel through time, she must not abandon her post at the Door, and she must never cause time to stop. If she does stop time, her life
27482-549: The past versions of the "White Moon" members who established Crystal Tokyo: The Sailor Guardians and Mamoru. But Demand, wanting to see the Legendary Silver Crystal's power for himself, launched an attack that wiped out most of Crystal Tokyo in a display of power. It resulted with Demand encountering Neo-Queen Serenity as she rushed out of the Crystal Palace in search of her daughter, Chibiusa . This led to Demand becoming obsessed with Neo-Queen Serenity, which extended to her past self Usagi Tsukino as he abducted her during her visit to
27664-407: The pattern of the Dark Kingdom of using minerals as namesakes. Four key figures of the Clan use the four precious stones : ruby , emerald , sapphire and diamond . The Specter Sisters are named after minerals kermesite , berthierite , petzite and calaverite . The Boule Brothers do not follow this pattern; instead, they are named after the scientific terms chirality and achirality . However,
27846-413: The people of Earth. Wiseman's influence warped the minds of his pawns until they carried out his true plan for the ultimate destruction of the planet Earth. Wiseman counsels Rubeus during his mission for a long time, but is unconcerned about his death. He humiliates Esmeraude when she comes to him asking to be the queen of Nemesis, and brings about her transformation into a dragon and, ultimately, her doom at
28028-473: The planet itself. He cloaked his decayed and crumbled human body to serve as a puppet and returned to Earth under the identity of Wiseman to find discontent among humans, recruiting the founding members of the Black Moon Clan whose hate towards 30th-century utopia of Crystal Tokyo and the Silver Crystal he exploited for his own. Wiseman provided the Black Moon with his Malefic Black Crystal, orchestrating their attack on Crystal Tokyo and 20th century Tokyo to shatter
28210-418: The point it was originally supposed to end. Her role and importance differ greatly between the first anime and manga (though her personality in the two media is mostly the same). A major part of the second arc in the original manga is Pluto and Chibiusa 's relationship, thus the two of them are important characters. In the anime, this relationship is not focused on and Pluto loses her prominence. Sailor Pluto
28392-480: The point of developing a friendly rivalry with them or sometimes her little brother Shingo with whom Usagi doesn't shown getting along and shared a sibling rivalry with. Though she is likewise depicted as deeply caring of those around her, and even of her enemies. Repeated themes in the series depict Usagi feeling sympathy for villains she encounters, and working to help redeem them. Her clumsiness and other slovenly aspects are often highlighted for comedy purposes, both as
28574-415: The power of Queen Metaria, accelerating the devastation of the planet. As with other characters unique to the live-action series, Takeuchi designed Princess Sailor Moon's outfit. Her sailor outfit is considerably more elaborate than Sailor Moon's, and included a crown, pearls on her gloves, and lace on her skirt. During the second story arc , it is revealed that Usagi, as Serenity, will eventually become
28756-407: The princess and protect the " Silver Crystal ", an item of immense power. After locating her comrades, Usagi later discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Moon Princess, Princess Serenity ( プリンセス・セレニティ , Purinsesu Sereniti ) and that her former lover, Prince Endymion of Earth has also been reincarnated in the present as the mysterious hero, Tuxedo Mask . As Usagi matures, she becomes
28938-616: The reason she appears to be distant and lonely at first). Likewise she doesn't display any personality traits associated with Scorpios despite being born under the sign; it seems to have been picked solely for its astrological significance. Also, according to Naoko Takeuchi's notes in the various artbooks, she mentions that "Setsuna wears hotpants as well at home, but basically she also likes long skirts" and that she believes "Setsuna should forever wear white clothes". The kanji of Setsuna's surname translates as "dark" ( 冥 , mei ) and "king" ( 王 , ō ) . Together, they constitute most of
29120-530: The remaining inhabitants of Nemesis, later dying in her arms. In the anime reboot Sailor Moon Crystal , Demand's story closely follows that of the manga, but his death is similar to the first anime as he shields Sailor Moon from Death Phantom's attack. While openly stating his reason to personally kill her, Demand accepted her as his queen before being imploded by Death Phantom's power. In the Sailor Moon: Another Story video game, Demand
29302-410: The school. Skilled at chess, Berthier goes on television to challenge Ami to a chess match. After losing the match despite having the advantage, a fight breaks out as Berthier manages to capture Mercury in a water barrier for the Black Moon before being killed by Sailor Moon. In Sailor Moon R , Berthier has a very darkly playful personality, but is shown to have great respect for all of her sisters. She
29484-405: The series to defeat the most difficult of villains, typically at the cost of her own vitality. Sailor Moon's appearance and title change at key points when she grows stronger or gains additional powers. The first major change takes place during the third story arc – act 30 of the manga and episode 111 of the original anime – when she obtains the Holy Grail, an item of vast power, and transforms into
29666-475: The series, Death Phantom was originally a human who lived in the city Crystal Tokyo, and possessed dark powers which he used to reintroduce chaos and mayhem to the utopia with powers like his extending Beast Hands and his hypnotic Evil Sight. Death Phantom was later defeated by Neo-Queen Serenity, who banished him to the planet Nemesis where he will live out the rest of his days. But when Death Phantom died, his spirit and consciousness integrated into Nemesis, becoming
29848-575: The series. She often uses magical objects for her attacks, such as her tiara or various rods and wands. In the anime, following her attacks' themes of the Moon or love, her attacks are often depicted as firing crescent moon-shaped or heart-shaped energy projectiles at her enemies. While her attacks in the manga tend to simply destroy her enemies, the original anime frequently depicts her attacks as purifying her enemies, restoring possessed victims or objects to their original states of being. Her physical attacks, usually one-offs and not always successful, include
30030-447: The sister series Codename: Sailor V . She has been the subject of parodies and has appeared in special events. Usagi's critical reception has been largely positive and she is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes of all time, and a cultural symbol of Japan. Usagi and Sailor Moon series evolved from Naoko Takeuchi's earlier one-shot series called Codename: Sailor V . In Takeuchi's first proposal for
30212-432: The specific duty of forbidding anyone to pass through it without permission. She possesses powers that are associated with time , space , the underworld , and darkness . She was one of several new characters introduced in the series' second arc (called "Black Moon" in the manga and Sailor Moon Crystal , and Sailor Moon R in the first anime adaptation ), which was comparable to a retool to continue Sailor Moon past
30394-584: The specifics of this are never discussed. This incarnation is shown to be more mature than the present day Usagi, though she is still childish in some ways. For example, in episode 104, Chibiusa gives the Sailor Guardians a letter from the future in which the Queen asks them to train her, but the letter is simplistic and contains almost no kanji . In episode 146, Diana says that the King and Queen would sometimes play sick to get out of things. Letters she sends through
30576-491: The study of music , yet all of these things are delineated by Takeuchi well after the character's introduction. In fact, almost nothing about her personal life or interests is ever revealed. It is not even clear whether she has a civilian history at all, as time travel and multiple deaths and reincarnations complicate any backstory. Her devotion to the life of a Sailor Guardian, too, may have cut her off from worldly dreams, as it did with Sailors Uranus and Neptune (which may be
30758-415: The term 'boule' (sounded out in katakana ) is accompanied by the kanji ' 人造 宝石 ', literally meaning a "man-made gemstone"; synthetic / artificial gemstones; and the English term 'boule' means "A single crystal ingot produced by synthetic means". Prince Demand ( プリンス・デマンド , Purinsu Demando , also Prince Demande/Dimande, Prince Diamond) is the leader of Planet Nemesis in the 30th century. He
30940-418: The time-space continuum. But Sailor Pluto uses her forbidden Time Stop attack and prevent, with Demand attacking Usagi before she and Tuxedo Mask combine their powers to destroy him. In the first anime adaptation, Demand has a similar story, with some differences. He initially intends to reason with Neo-Queen Serenity, explaining that he and his people are descendants of criminals, not criminals themselves. It
31122-449: The two groups separate. Later, Setsuna joins the Sailor Guardians in investigating the true identity of ChibiChibi . Sailor Pluto has additional, less cited spheres of dominion in her manga and Crystal incarnation, influences that are vaguely suggested in the anime, but never made explicit. Sailor Pluto is much darker in the black-and-white manga than in color illustrations and both anime series (something which has not gone unnoticed by
31304-503: The underworld (in Act 32 of the manga, she states that she "carries the protection of the planet of the underworld, Pluto."), which was the province of Pluto in Roman myth ; this is evident in her first named power, Dead Scream ( 破滅喘鳴 ( デッド・スクリーム ) , Deddo Sukurīmu ) , which is her primary attack throughout the first anime. Unlike any other attack in the series, its name is whispered rather than shouted when she uses it. In
31486-477: The user her life. The anime shows this happening first when Queen Serenity uses it in the past, again when Sailor Moon defeats Queen Metalia, and again in the Sailor Moon R: The Movie. Other depictions show using the crystal to be taxing, rather than fatal. In the manga, no such claim is made about using the Silver Crystal. In both the manga and anime, the Silver Crystal is described as following
31668-480: The voice of Neo-Queen Serenity during Over the Moon , a duet between Sailor Moon and Neo-Queen Serenity. A third, unknown person, was on stage in Serenity's costume while both Sailor Moon and Uranus were onstage. Uncredited body doubles are common in the musicals to allow the character to appear to transform instantly. Sailor Pluto Sailor Pluto ( セーラープルート , Sērā Purūto ) is a fictional character in
31850-440: The vortex is destroyed by the Guardians, Petz is purified along with Calaveras. Later, Petz and her sisters soon discover a wounded Saphir , whom Petz tends to even though she at first thinks he came to punish her sisters. It is then that Petz and Saphir are revealed to have been romantically involved, and that Saphir is the person who caused Petz to be embittered about men. After Saphir is killed by Wiseman, Petz senses his death and
32032-433: Was an accident as there was no way for Takeuchi to know what Pluto looked like in real life until 2015. The Time Keys around her waist look like mini Garnet Rods; these keys are the only way to travel through time. Sailor Pluto's powers over time and space are somewhat tied with the destructive power of Sailor Saturn for astrological and mythological reasons. The names of Sailor Pluto's attacks include frequent reference to
32214-435: Was fifth. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Setsuna was the twenty-ninth most popular character and Pluto was the twenty-first. In her reviews of the second season of Sailor Moon Crystal , IGN writer Meghan Sullivan considered the introduction of Sailor Pluto as one of the exciting twists of Act 19, noting that she takes her duties as a Sailor Guardian so seriously, "she's willing to kill her own allies just to protect
32396-461: Was going to happen". Nonetheless, she enjoyed watching the younger Pluto taking her duties seriously. Finally, the author said that the penultime episode of the season should not be named "Showdown, Death Phantom " but "Heroine, Sailor Pluto", since she "knew she was going to die once she left the Space-Time door and used her Garnet Rod to stop time, but she didn't care. All she could think about
32578-489: Was in the manga and the writers felt the need to include it, despite the circumstances not being as dire and heart-wrenching. Unlike Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus, she is sympathetic toward the Inners and assists them on several occasions. During the second story arc, she allows them to travel through time even though this is not ordinarily allowed. In the third story arc, she often extends help or advice to Sailor Moon and her companions even when Sailors Uranus and Neptune want
32760-502: Was instead called Trista (while her last name was kept as Meioh). In the Japanese dub of the first anime, she is voiced by Chiyoko Kawashima . In the Japanese dub of Crystal and all media since, she is voiced by Ai Maeda . In the stage musicals , Setsuna has been portrayed by Miwa Hosoki, Rei Saitou, Yuki Kamiya, Seiko Nakazawa, Teruyo Watanabe, Yuko Hosaka, Yukiko Nakae, Miho Yokoi, Mikako Ishii and Chisato Minami . In one show, Usagi * Ai no Senshi e no Michi , she appeared only as
32942-405: Was killed during the war between them in the past. Usagi occasionally takes the form of Princess Serenity during the series, often at climactic moments when more strength is needed than Sailor Moon can usually access. Usagi discovers her identity as a princess in act 9 of the manga, episode 34 of the original anime, and act 25 of the live action series. At climactic moments, Serenity sometimes gains
33124-408: Was killed. Before her own death, the Queen used the Silver Crystal to give her daughter (and others) another chance at life by reincarnating them in the future, hoping that Endymion and Serenity would be able to find happiness together in their new lives. In the live-action series, it is Princess Serenity herself who destroys the Moon Kingdom with her uncontrolled uses of the Silver Crystal when Endymion
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