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The is an organization of antagonists in the Sailor Moon
metaseries. They are the primary villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and are responsible for the destruction of the ancient Moon Kingdom
.
The kingdom came into being in the 20th century when the servants of those who had served the evil Queen Metalia millennia before (in the battle against the civilization on the Moon
) were reawakened. However, in the English dub, the word "reborn" is used rather than "reincarnation" — it is implied that Queen Beryl and her cohorts were active the whole time even if they did not accelerate activities until the coming of Sailor Moon. Queen Beryl and her four Shitennou lead this group, attempting to gather human energy with which to reawaken Metalia.
Creatures called youma (meaning "monster
") serve as monsters of the day
in the anime. They are summoned by the Shitennou in order to drain energy, hunt the Princess, distract the Sailor Senshi
, and perform various other tasks.
DiC
's English dub of Sailor Moon calls them the Negaverse, a portmanteau of negative and universe. Being that the Negaverse and its inhabitants are inherently evil, the English dub shows Beryl and her cohorts using "Nega" as a common prefix to show their devotion to wickedness and to underscore their dimension's inherent negativity — e.g. "negapower", "negahistory". The term is applied to all enemies in the English dubs of the first two Sailor Moon series, implying that they are all loyal to Beryl or her cause. In the original Japanese anime, the Dark Kingdom is separate from the origins of any other set of antagonists, and is the extra-dimensional location of the evil Queen Beryl and her minions. In the English dub of the Sailor Moon R movie by DiC, references are made to Kisenian Blossom sowing seeds of "negativity". Later, when Cloverway took over dubbing, references were made at first to "old enemies" but this was soon dropped entirely. In the English version, the youma are merely referred to as "monsters" or "Negamonsters" by the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask.
is the first major villain
in every version of the Sailor Moon
series. She is named after the mineral beryl
. Beryl has immense magical power, but she uses most of it to channel the life energy harvested by her servants to the entity called Queen Metalia.
In most versions of the story, she has the ability to corrupt others into serving the powers of darkness. Her generals, for instance, were once the bodyguards and best friends of Prince Endymion, and in most versions of the story she is able to use her powers to sway Tuxedo Mask into her service.
In the manga, Beryl was a beautiful girl on Earth during the age of the Silver Millennium
. Beryl was in love with Prince Endymion, but her love was unrequited; when she discovered Endymion with Princess Serenity of the moon, she was crushed. She later states that having Endymion was her sole reason for siding with the evil force from the sun, Queen Metalia. She was corrupted and empowered by Metalia, and used her new powers to mobilize the Earth
in a war against their protectors, the Moon Kingdom.
Beryl killed Prince Endymion as he was trying to protect Princess Serenity, leading to the princess's own suicide. At some point after this, Sailor Venus killed Beryl with the holy moon sword. Queen Serenity, greatly weakened, sealed away Metalia again, and before dying sent the whole of her Kingdom to be reincarnated on Earth.
Beryl is "reborn" in the 20th century, but finds Queen Metalia sealed within the Earth while traveling in the Arctic. She becomes Queen of the Dark Kingdom, communicating with Queen Metalia and wielding her reincarnated generals Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite to find the Silver Crystal and defeat the newly-awakened Sailor Soldiers.
Queen Beryl is able to summon the reincarnated Prince Endymion (Tuxedo Mask) to her side, but only after he has been killed and merely exists as a mindless zombie. In the end she fails to get the Silver Crystal, and is again killed by Sailor Venus, who drives a sword through her body. As she falls, she says Endymion's name, and murmurs that she had always just been watching him.
She is generally portrayed in a more tragic light in the manga than she is in the anime, even experiencing a brief moment of regret as she knows that she can no longer turn back.
In the anime, Queen Beryl is the mastermind behind the various attacks against the citizens of Tokyo
while Sailor Moon, and later the other Sailor Soldiers, are searching for the Moon Princess. She also kidnaps and brainwashes Prince Endymion in order to force him to kill his lover. But when he breaks free of her control and attacks her she lies in a swoon and begs Queen Metalia for more power, which results in Beryl becoming Metalia's vessel for the destruction of everything on Earth called Super Beryl. Queen Beryl is soon vaporized along with Metalia when Sailor Moon, who has transformed into Princess Serenity, combines the power of the Silver Crystal with that of the Moon Stick.
In the English-dubbed anime no mention is given to her origin and she is only said to be the ruler of the Negaverse, an evil alternate dimension, from which she was somehow able to escape in order to attack this dimension. Yet while she is an extra-dimensional monster in human form that was never born on Earth, it can be assumed that this Beryl has a similar origin because when she sees Tuxedo Mask without his mask, she recognizes his face and seeks to claim him as her own. Her love for Endymion is not mentioned; indeed, she does not even know anything about love, vaguely saying that she has heard of it when Jadeite mentions it as a human phenomenon. She is, however, capable of carnal lust, as seen with her attraction to Darien/Mamoru.
A key difference between the dubbed Beryl and her Japanese counterpart is that with the demotion of Metalia to the dub Negaforce, Beryl is much more assertive, vindictive, power hungry, and possessive (when towards the end of the first season, Darien is freed from mind control, she shouts "Traitor!" and attacks him with a stone spear, screaming "You are mine!"). In the Swedish dubbed version, Queen Beryl's name is Morga.
In the original Japanese anime, Beryl was content to serve Metalia and her chief motivation was loyalty to Metalia. In the English dub, she rules the Negaverse in her own name and is regarded by her foes as a "snake... all twisted and ugly and full of bitterness." Aside from enslaving the entire universe (or even destroying it with everyone in it) for herself, her chief motivation was to avenge her defeat one thousand years ago at the hands of her most hated enemy, Queen Serenity, whom she vowed to have "begging for mercy!". She looked down on Serenity's daughter, Sailor Moon as being a nuisance at best. Beryl was supreme leader and junior partner to her advisor, the Negaforce. Aside from being one of the more ruthless and power hungry of her counterparts, there was almost no sympathy extended to her. The sole exception was when she recalled Queen Serenity imprisoning the Seven Shadows, Beryl's voice actress, Naz Edwards
, intoned a sad voice when she read "they disappeared into the Earth's atmosphere..."
At the end of the season, Beryl is said to be merely banished back to the Negaverse when Sailor Moon defeats her. While the narrator who opened the first season opens the second season reiterating that information, there is also a continuity error when Artemis mentions during the second series that Queen Beryl had been "completely destroyed." Ann and Alan
also mention her, saying that she had told them about the Earth, though it is not specified at what point this ever happened; before or after Beryl's defeat.
In the live-action series
, as in the manga, Beryl sends out her Shitennou to collect energy for Metalia, find the princess, and obtain the Silver Crystal. Beryl had problems, however: Jadeite and Nephrite were rivals for her affections; Zoisite was more loyal to Prince Endymion than to her; Kunzite had set his sights on taking Queen Metalia's power for himself. However, it was soon revealed that Beryl had revived the four and used her magic to bring them into her service, though only Jadeite and Nephrite are completely under her spell as they have forgotten their past memories. At one point, Beryl creates a shadow of herself, Mio Kuroki (Kuroki Mio), who sets out to ruin Usagi Tsukino's reputation while being Beryl's eyes and ears. When she learns that Mamoru Chiba was Endymion, Beryl forces him to come with her by showing him that she can easily kill the Shitennou, with Nephrite as an example. Once she has the object of her desire under her services, Beryl has Jadeite implant an item in Mamoru's body that will shorten his life when he is with Usagi. However, Mamoru still risks his life for Usagi, to Beryl's dismay. Even more, thanks to Usagi's overuse of the Silver Crystal, Beryl loses control over Metalia's actions. She dies in the finale when her castle crumbles under the stress of a distraught Princess using the Silver Crystal to destroy the world. However, for all her sadness she is not alone, as Jadeite stays by her side after she removes her mind-control spell on him, claiming that Beryl is his master by choice.
Queen Beryl appears as a boss in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game. She is encountered in a cave by the Sailor Senshi following the DD Girls destruction. Super Beryl serves as Queen Beryl's second form. Later on in the past level, it was shown that Queen Beryl had been a sage that lived at the North Pole wanting Endymion to be hers at the time and has followers all over the world.
Beryl's original form appears, blurrily, in a flashback in the later episodes of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
. Beryl's original form also appears in the manga, where she wears a gypsy-like outfit. In the manga her original form had black hair, but in PGSM her hair was red in her original form.
Queen Beryl appears in the first musical, Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen and its revision, in a similar plot to the series' first story arc. She is then revived in the semi original musical Eien Densetsu and its revision by Sailor Galaxia, who merely uses her as a puppet to awaken Saturn. Beryl dies while protecting Sailor Moon from a stab by the evil Tuxedo Mask mud puppet, her last statement being, "This time I die for passion". Similarly, in Shin Densetsu Kourin Beryl kills the evil King Endymion mud puppet to give Sailor Moon a fighting chance against Galaxia.
Several times in the musical, Beryl and Sailor Pluto share the song Onna no Ronsou which explains why betrayal by Endymion in the past killed Beryl's emotion of love. Each time this song is played, Sailor Pluto would always begin with "Because we are the same" or a similar phrase.
In the original Japanese anime, Beryl is voiced by
Keiko Han
, who also voices Luna. During recording, this contrast resulted in occasional fits of giggles among the cast when she would change from Luna's cute, catlike voice to the deep, evil tones of Queen Beryl. Sometimes, she would accidentally play Beryl with Luna's voice. In the English dub, the character was played by Naz Edwards
(though Jill Frappier
voiced her in a flashback in the episode "Follow the Leader").
In the stage musicals
, Queen Beryl has been played by two actresses: Yuri Nishina and Akiko Miyazawa (who previously played Sailor Venus). In the live action series
, she is played by adult film star Aya Sugimoto
.
The inclusion of her as an evil character in a line of dolls for girls has been described as a "radical idea".
. She/it was born as a result of radioactivity in the sun and is the true mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom. Like all arch-villains in the Sailor Moon manga, she is an incarnation of the final arch-villain, Chaos. The re-released manga romanizes her name as Metaria.
In the manga, when Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity
were to be wed, Metalia took advantage of those on Earth who despised the union. Such a person was Beryl, whose affections for Endymion were preyed on by Metalia. After the war, Metalia was sealed at the North Pole and placed in suspended animation.
In the 20th century, Metalia manages to return a reborn Beryl to her service and orders her to find the Silver Crystal so it may be used to free Metalia. After Endymion's reincarnated form is captured, Metalia enters the young man's body to use him as a suitable host, letting Beryl die in battle. After Sailor Moon is forced to kill Endymion, Metalia is freed to resume her evil. She is eventually destroyed by Sailor Moon.
In the anime
Metalia is much the same, with a few exceptions. She eventually becomes powerful enough to resurrect on her own and then takes possession of the dying Beryl, transforming into a towering goddess
-like creature referred to as Super Beryl.
In the English dub of the anime, she is referred to only as the Negaforce, a combination of Negative and Force. This dark lord (or lady) is a god/demon-like creature to the peoples of the Negaverse, and though it is the supreme being of its dimension, and thus not beholden to any being from the human dimension, not even Chaos, her/its role is greatly downplayed. As the name change implies, the Negaforce is nameless and impersonal and is more a force of nature. Unlike Metalia, she seems never to have been sealed away and she seems to have always been a faceless diabolic force, content to have Beryl do the actual work. Despite this, it is Beryl's primary adviser and the power behind her throne; without the Negaforce, Beryl could not rule. It is also more treacherous and manipulative
than its Japanese counterpart, showing that despite having no overt dreams of power, has an agenda for which Beryl, her nominal superior is a tool. That can be seen with how she stokes Beryl's ego by telling her "queen" "You alone will rule the universe!" in one episode, and demanding the minion she insults for stupidity call her master in another. The possession of Beryl in the dub is reworked as "giving her one last chance", and appears to be the Negaforce imbuing Beryl with power rather than possessing her.
In the live-action series, Metalia lacks a personality other than the desire to destroy the world. Beryl originally intends to use the Silver Crystal to control Metalia, but later learns that the gem's power only makes Metalia stronger due to Usagi's rage transmitted through it. This escalates to the point where Beryl can no longer control the actions of her own Youma and fears that Metalia may destroy everything. During Acts 45-46, Metalia transfers her will into the strongest Youma at its service. In a vain attempt to stop Metalia, Endymion takes the creature into his own body with the intent of committing suicide to take it with him. This has nightmarish results, as Metalia takes control of Endymion and then uses him in an attempt to force Sailor Moon to use the Silver Crystal's power. Metalia's plan succeeds, but only after Sailor Moon is forced to kill Endymion. But Sailor Moon manages to revive Mamoru with the Silver Crystal's power, with Metalia gone for good.
In the anime, Queen Metalia is voiced by Noriko Uemura
, who reappears in the Death Busters
story arc as Professor Tomoe's assistant Kaolinite. In the dub, Metalia's voice actress is Maria Vacratsis
. In the live-action series, she was voiced by Miyū Sawai
, who also played Usagi Tsukino
and who had her voice digitally deepened and altered for this role.
The are the commander
s of the Dark Kingdom working directly under Queen Beryl. The Shitennou provide the major antagonist
ic force for the beginning of every version of the series—manga, anime, musicals, and live-action
. The group's title, shitennou
, comes from Buddhist mythology. Each member has epaulette
s on his uniform, which indicate their respective ranks.
In the manga, the Shitennou originally functioned as the four guardians of Earth's crown prince Endymion. They were led astray during the time of the Silver Millennium
, finally selling their souls to the Dark Kingdom and becoming Queen Beryl's servants. When reincarnated in the 20th century, they again fall prey to her and obey her every command, but retain a sense that they need to seek out their real master and aid him. In the manga, they continue to appear after the first season as spirit-advisors to Mamoru, the reincarnation of Endymion. This backstory was not included in the anime, but was reintroduced and built upon for the stage musicals
and even more so live-action series
. It is also hinted that they were in romantic relationships with the remaining Sailor Senshi. Kunzite and Venus, Zoicite and Mercury, Jadeite and Mars, and Nephrite and Jupiter were the hinted pairings in the manga.
In DiC's English adaptation of the anime, the Shitennou were human-like beings from the Negaverse, an alternate dimension of evil, and had only a vague understanding of human ways. From dialogue between Nephlite (Nephrite) and Zoycite (Zoisite), they were even required to take classes in human psychology to blend in. Zoycite was also changed from a male to a female.
The first musical, Sailor Moon - Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen and its revision featured all four Shitennou. During a ball, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion sang Waltz ni Koi wo Nosete, and the Shitennou were paired with their respective partners, however, this romance was short-lived as Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Venus were each forced to fight Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite and Kunzite respectively. While the Guardian Senshi won in each case, the Shitennou used lies and trickery to harm each of the soldiers, resulting in members of both sides dying.
In the 1997 musical Eien Densetsu, only Kunzite and Zoisite appear. Zoisite flirts with Ami, and even sings a duet with her (Itsuwari no Forevermore, lit. Lies Forevermore). Ami only responded to Zoisite's flirting because he subtly brainwashed her. They would have shared a kiss if they weren't interrupted.
In the Sailor Moon: Another Story video game, the Shitennou appear as ghosts who help four of the Sailor Senshi get the respectul gems of each of the Shitennou when Momoru ends up injured by the Opposito Senshi.
In Starlights - Ryuusei Densetsu, the implied romance between the Shitennou and Guardian Senshi can be seen in various situations. The Shitennou are sent to flirt with the Senshi to make them distracted. The Shitennou in their human identities protect the Senshi who are also in their civilian identities, from Sailor Galaxia. They can also each be seen flirting in their respective couples, as the Shitennou present gifts to the Senshi in a park. They take the alies of J. Taitou, Light Mifune, Saitou Izou and Saitou Kun and are known as a group called the Jewel Meterias. They claim to deal in gemstones and bring their business to Japan by being a part of Miciru, the Animamates' and Three Light's joint concert.
The musical Kakyuu-Ouhi Kourin had a group that which called themselves the Neo Shitennou. The members of the Neo Shitennou were Kunzite, Hematite, Hiddenite, and Kalunite. There was no explanation for changing their names, but Hematite, Hiddenite, and Kalunite looked identical to Zoisite, Nephrite and Jadeite respectively. The group worked with the reborn Queen Beryl under Sailor Galaxia, though the five of them were plotting to get out of Galaxia's rule.
describes him as being about 18 years old in appearance, making him the second-youngest, while in the live-action series he is the youngest. He is the head of the Dark Kingdom's Far-Eastern
Division and is named after the mineral jadeite
.
In the manga, Jadeite's mission is to track down the Silver Crystal but eventually changes to gathering life energy to awaken Queen Metalia. He has very little interaction with the other Shitennou, only briefly being seen with and mocked by Nephrite. He expresses an attraction to Sailor Mars and is eventually killed by her Akuryo Taisan attack. At this point, Nephrite vows to take revenge for his fallen comrade as he preserves Jadeite's skeleton in a glass coffin. In the later side story Casablanca Memories, Zoisite also tries to avenge Jadeite. Jadeite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of jadeite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, hunting energy is Jadeite's primary mission. He is adapted to be outspokenly sexist against women
, often remarking how women and girls cannot match his power nor comprehend his methods, although this is toned down in the English dub and replaced with a more general rivalry between himself and the Sailor Senshi. Most of his schemes in the anime involve disguises; he takes on a variety of occupations and personas to trick humans into giving him energy, always targeting mass numbers at once. Due to his repeated failures to destroy the Sailor Senshi and the loss of Thetis (who was one of Queen Beryl's top Youma and Jadeite's love interest), Jadeite is threatened to destroy the Sailor Senshi or be condemned to "Eternal Sleep" (which was reputed to be worse than death itself as anyone condemned to it will be drifted to profound darkness forever). He ends up luring the Sailor Senshi to an airport where he attacks them with mobile airplanes until Tuxedo Mask saves them. Just as Sailor Moon tries to finish Jadeite off with her Moon Tiara Action, he dodges it and appears to be teleported back to Queen Beryl before either 747 jumbo jet could flatten him. He tried to tell her that he had found out the true identities of Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars but angered over his failed duel, she locks him into "Eternal Sleep" claiming his knowledge of the Sailor Senshi's identities as one of his excuses. As Jadeite is encased in a crystal and forever teleported away towards profound darkness, Queen Beryl informs all Youmas and allies of the Dark Kingdom to let Jadeite's fate be a warning to all of them. Queen Beryl then promotes Nephrite to be her new commander and to continue the energy hunting job that Jadeite started. Jadeite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Negaverse's invasion of the Moon Kingdom. It is unknown if the Sailor Senshi believed that they killed Jadeite or that he went back to the Negaverse injured.
Of all the Shitennou, Jadeite is the only one to retain his basic appearance and mannerisms in the live-action series. He is totally subservient to Queen Beryl, for which she rewards him with her favor, sending him on missions that range from gathering energy to spying on his fellow warriors to attacking the Senshi directly. He disappears early in the series reverting to crystalline form due to an injury from one of his battles, but is revived some time later by the growing power of Queen Metalia. Firmly loyal to Beryl, he rejects Endymion as his true master until the very last episode of the series where he stays with Queen Beryl as her castle collapses around her.
In the first official Sailor Moon popularity poll, Jadeite was ranked the twentieth most popular character out of thirty eight choices.
Jadeite's voice for the original anime was provided
by Masaya Onosaka
and in the English dub by Tony Daniels
. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Jun Masuo
, and two people have played him in the stage musicals: Susumu Futabashi and Yuhka Asami (an actress).
n division. He is named after the mineral nephrite
.
Nephrite's primary goal in the manga is to locate the Silver Crystal, but he also takes on a vow to avenge the death of Jadeite, and this is his main driving force. He uses a female "shadow" of himself to attack his victims, simultaneously taking control over their bodies and draining their energy. He is killed in battle by Sailor Jupiter. Nephrite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of nephrite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, Queen Beryl appoints Nephrite to continue the energy hunting job following Jadeite being condemned to "Eternal Sleep." Nephrite hypothesizes that more energy can be taken by concentrating on a single human than by drawing from a crowd as Jadeite usually did which he claimed to be one of the reasons why Jadeite had failed Queen Beryl. Establishing himself in an abandoned church, he uses intonation with the stars to detect the "energy potential" of individual people before attacking them when he implants the essence of one of his Youma into a specific person's object. He, in turn, is mocked by his would-be successor, Zoisite. Also unlike Jadeite, Nephrite uses just one alter ego, that of , a wealthy businessman and socialite. To match his monogrammed belongings, the English dub gave him the pseudonym Maxfield Stanton, which author Patrick Drazen describes as "ridiculously soap-opera." Over the course of his missions, Nephrite inadvertently attracts the attention and affections of Usagi's best friend, Naru (Molly in the English dub), which interferes with his progress. One time when Nephrite discovered that Tuxedo Mask is Sailor Moon's weakness, Queen Beryl tells Nephrite that he'd better destroy Sailor Moon or he'll join Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Even though he wasn't able to destroy Sailor Moon, he did managed to siphon some energy from Naru earlier which did impress Queen Beryl. The Black Crystal he crafts to detect the Silver Crystal reacts instead to Naru's love for him. In the end, he comes to return her love and chooses to rescue her from Zoisite at the cost of his own life, dying in her arms just as the Sailor Senshi arrive to help. Naru screams in despair, which Drazen says must have been an unexpected development for viewers used to happy endings. Drazen describes this as a scene of redemption, pointing out that, before the end, Nephrite gives a genuine smile, as well as a good laugh, which Drazen considers "would have been beyond him in the past, but love is turning him human". Nephrite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Dark Kingdom's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
In the live-action series, Nephrite is Jadeite's main rival for the attentions of Queen Beryl, who considers him useless. His physical appearance is drastically changed, and he is portrayed as hot-headed and violent. Repeatedly humiliated by the Sailor Senshi, and mocked by the other Shitennou, he strives to win Beryl's favor, but is eventually murdered by her as a demonstration of her power. He is then reborn in Tokyo as a normal human being with all his memories intact, getting a job at the karaoke parlor and forging a tenuous friendship with Ami Mizuno
, who was compassionate toward him when she was Dark Mercury. At the end of the series, he is re-established with the other Shitennou as one of Prince Endymion's guardians.
Nephrite's voice for the original anime was provided
by Katsuji Mori
and in the English dub by Kevin Lund. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, and two actors have played him in the stage musicals: Toshikazu Seike and Shuusuke Yoda.
Nephrite was the joint seventeenth favorite male character in a May 1993 Animage
poll, tying with a character from Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
.
an Division and is named after the mineral zoisite
.
Zoisite enters the manga in much the same way as his predecessor, first mocking Nephrite and then crying out in anguish when he is killed. However, he also works closely with the one remaining Shitennou, Kunzite, sharing concerns and strategies as he works. Seeking the Silver Crystal, he uses news reports and press releases to make the population of Tokyo help with his search, then resorts to taking their energy when they fail. He very nearly defeats the Sailor Senshi, but is killed in a surprise attack by Sailor Venus. Zoisite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of zoisite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, Zoisite is introduced along with Nephrite, ridiculing him in each episode. On one occasion, Zoisite was present when Nephrite told Queen Beryl that Tuxedo Mask is Sailor Moon's weakness. Zoisite hoped that Nephrite's plan would fail and that Nephrite would end up joining Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Despite Nephrite's plan not working, Nephrite managed to impress Queen Beryl with the energy he got from Naru. When Zoisite asks why she let Nephrite off the hook, Queen Beryl informs Zoisite that if he questions her judgement again, he'll end up joining Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Later, he finally orchestrates Nephrite's death by having the Plant Sisters kidnap Naru and having the Plant Sister Housenka critically wound Nephrite. After Queen Metalia was awakened, Queen Beryl appointed Zoisite to find the Rainbow Crystals that are in specific humans that are hosts to the Seven Youma. He is more successful than either of his predecessors, obtaining all seven fragments of the Silver Crystal. He very nearly succeeds in killing Sailor Moon, but Tuxedo Mask takes the hit for her. The two are then revealed to be Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. Queen Beryl was infuriated that Zoisite harmed Prince Endymion and used an attack from her crystal ball-tipped staff to blast Zoisite with dark energy, critically wounding him. Queen Beryl then tells Kunzite to let her attack on Zoisite be a warning to him if he ever harms Prince Endymion. Zoisite later dies in Kunzite's arms. Zoisite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Dark Kingdom's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
For the English language dub, DiC
reworked the character of as "Zoycite", a female henchman and girlfriend of Kunzite. They also rewrote the character, giving Zoycite a snarky personality as well as playing up the rivalry between the character and Nephrite. This was the first time that the English dub changed the gender of a character and was later done with the characters Fisheye (male to female) and Zirconia (female to male) in Sailor Moon SuperS.
In the live-action series, Zoisite is an enigmatic piano player, using magical songs to hunt for the hidden Moon Princess. In addition to his own "Requiem for a Princess," he plays such compositions as the "Fantaisie-Impromptu
" and "Moonlight Sonata
." He cares very little for Queen Beryl and comes to recognize Prince Endymion as his master long before the others. After being defeated by Sailor Venus and subsequently revived by the power of Queen Metalia, he ignores Beryl altogether and uses his music to attempt to reach out to Endymion and to restore the memories of their collective past life to his fellow Shitennou. His loyalty to Endymion is such that he offers his own life in exchange for the Prince's, and when Queen Beryl asks for Usagi's life instead, Zoisite sets out to kill her. Diverted from this course of action by Endymion, he dies protecting Sailor Moon and is ultimately revived along with the others.
Zoisite's voice for the original anime was provided
by Keiichi Nanba
and in the dubbed anime by actress Kirsten Bishop
. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Yoshito Endou, and four actors have played him in the stage musicals: Toshitaka Akita, Misao Idono, Akira Tomemori and Kaname Aoki.
Zoisite was the tenth most popular male anime character in a May 1993 Animage poll.
, and Takeuchi describes him as the greatest of the four, with the majesty of an Arabian
king. She also admits to being very fond of him as a character. He is about 25–26 years old, leads the Dark Kingdom's Middle East
ern Division, and is named after the mineral kunzite (or, in the dub, malachite
). Unlike the others, he wears a white cape in addition to his uniform.
In the manga, Kunzite is first shown acting in an advisory role to Zoisite, finally taking over as Queen Beryl's henchman when all the other Shitennou are dead. He defeats the Sailor Senshi at Tokyo Tower and nearly kills Sailor Moon, but Tuxedo Mask takes the injury for her, and they are revealed to be Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. Remembering that Endymion was his former master, Kunzite becomes uncertain about his loyalties causing Queen Beryl to plant a crystal in his forehead that reduces him to little more than a zombie. It takes the combined strength of all the Sailor Senshi to defeat him. Kunzite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. During that time, Kunzite told Momoru where Queen Metalia's weakness. The piece of kunzite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
Kunzite and Zoisite are even closer in the anime, lovers as well as allies. Kunzite has comforted Zoisite when Queen Beryl had denied Zoisite's request to take Nephrite off the Silver Crystal-searching assignment. Following Queen Metalia's awakening, Kunzite has occasionally assisted Zoisite in obtaining the Rainbow Crystals. When him and Zoisite were asked to explain for losing the Rainbow Crystals and wounding Prince Endymion, Kunzite is spared while Zoisite is mercilessly wounded. As Zoisite dies in his arms, Queen Beryl tells Kunzite to let Zoisite's punishment be a warning to him if he ever harms Prince Endymion. Although he greatly resents being forced to work with the brainwashed Prince Endymion, he blames himself for the death of his love, Zoisite. Following Zoisite's death, Kunzite's goal was to get revenge on the Sailor Senshi, Sailor Moon especially, and often turns any human into a Youma to help him. Near the end of the series, he battles the Sailor Senshi all at once and captures all of them except Sailor Moon. Kunzite's attack on her reflects back and kills him. He dies crying out to Zoisite, begging his love to meet him on the other side. Kunzite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Negaverse's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
In the live-action series, Kunzite is first introduced in the form of a kindly amnesia
c named Shin, whom Usagi attempts to befriend. His memories are restored by Queen Beryl, who had apparently tucked him away until she needed him, and he becomes a ruthless and powerful warrior. His efforts to reawaken Queen Metalia are largely motivated by a desire for personal gain, and he is dismissive to Beryl, sometimes to the point of insubordination. For the most part, however, he works with her toward their shared goals, and it is he who transforms Sailor Mercury
into Dark Mercury. Kunzite is awakened early on to the memory that Endymion was his master in his previous life, but he feels extreme contempt for the prince, believing he betrayed the Shitennou in ages past and left them for dead. In the end, however, he defends Endymion against an attack by Jadeite and confesses his loyalty before dying.In PGSM he also attempted to turn to turn sailor moon into a youma but was stopped.
Kunzite's voice for the original anime was provided
by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe
and in the English dub by Dennis Akayama
(though John Stocker voiced him in a flashback in the episode "Follow the Leader"). In the live-action series he was portrayed by Akira Kubodera, and four people have played him in the stage musicals: Yuuta Mochizuki, Ryuji Kasahara, Hideka Asano, Miki Kawasaki (an actress).
, Kunzite attempts an experiment in which he turns one of the Sailor Senshi evil. In Act 20, he kidnaps Ami Mizuno
, who at the time is the loneliest and most vulnerable member of the team, and exposes her to the power of Queen Metalia, changing her into her evil alter ego, Dark Mercury. A black motif is added to her uniform, and she uses "Dark" powers and an icicle
sword. Kunzite keeps her fairly close, being careful to withdraw her whenever Sailor Moon attempts a healing, but he does take advantage of her newly-sadistic personality by allowing her to attend school and antagonize Usagi. While a part of the Dark Kingdom, Mercury is as arrogant as her allies, but she does extend a small amount of kindness to Nephrite. Queen Beryl finds the experiment interesting, but does not entirely trust it. In the end, Dark Mercury is very nearly able to kill Sailor Moon, but the knowledge that she has injured her friend finally reverts her back to herself. She has no memory of her experiences afterward.
Mio was a "Shadow" of Queen Beryl, created by her and Jadeite some time between Act 25 and Act 28. Her objectives in life were: to be Beryl's eyes and ears in the human world, to give Mamoru Chiba to Queen Beryl, and to generally make the lives of the Sailor Senshi as miserable as possible - especially Usagi's. To do this, Mio did her best to be Usagi's friend (and always called her "Usagi-chan"), while simultaneously humiliating her at every turn, by pretending self-pity so other people would feel bad for her and turn against whoever "did" her harm. She also harmed people who saw through her, such as Naru Osaka, and constantly tried to upstage Minako whenever she could, with mixed results.
Mio was principal in getting Mamoru Chiba into Beryl's grasp; she also generally watched Mamoru during his time in the Dark Kingdom and provided him with outside "encouragement" from Rei Hino when he was cursed. However, her treatment of Mamoru inadvertently came back to haunt her when Prince Endymion was possessed by Queen Metalia, who seemingly blasted her out of existence.
Unfortunately, it turned out that the attack did not completely destroy her, though it took her four years to completely recover without Beryl's power to help her. Nevertheless, she returned in the Special Act and attempted to recreate the Dark Kingdom with her as its queen - and Mamoru as the king. After realizing that Mamoru would always love Usagi even when brainwashed, she transformed into her true form: a terrifying, giant black flower with sharp vines. She was finally destroyed when the Sailor Senshi, sans Mars (whom she had managed to defeat earlier on, rendering her incapacitated) performed the Sailor Planet Attack.
She was played by Alisa Yuriko Durbrow.
agency. The Dark Agency manipulated idols into helping them gather energy for the Dark Kingdom. In the final volume of the manga, it is revealed to Sailor V that the Dark Agency was established by the Dark Kingdom. After Sailor V defeats their leader, the group dissolves and the Dark Kingdom begins to act directly, thus leading into the Sailor Moon series. They are never mentioned in the Sailor Moon manga or other continuities.
posted to Princess Venus's army in her past life
. He was later assigned to fight under Endymion. He had fallen in love with Venus, but the love was one-sided. It is because of him that Minako learns of the existence of the Dark Kingdom and joins the Sailor Team. Upon his death at the hands of Sailor V, he predicted that her love would be doomed for all eternity, knowing she would always choose duty over love. At key moments, the symbol of Venus glows on his forehead.
in the first arc of the Sailor Moon anime and in the live-action series. All of the Shitennou, as well as Queen Beryl and occasionally Metalia herself, use youma to achieve their goals. Although the origin of earlier Youma is not shown, Kunzite's Youma are created from human beings in the anime. Any Youma created from humans can be returned to their human form by Sailor Moon using Moon Healing Escalation (which restores the human while destroying/expelling the Youma side) while others would be finished off by Moon Tiara Action (or other Senshi's attacks on occasion; see below). In the English anime
members of the Negaverse refer to the Youma as their "servants", while the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask just call them "monsters" or sometimes "Negamonsters".
In addition to the silhouettic Youma that are seen in Queen Beryl's throne room, the following Youma are listed in order of appearance:
A brown-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She first appears posing as Naru's mother (after locking the real one in the basement) and uses this form to collect energy using jewelry. Morga shed her disguise after Naru knew that Morga wasn't her real mother. When fighting Sailor Moon, Morga used the zombified people to help her attack. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
NOTE: Morga was one of a few Youma to appear in both the anime and the manga.
A green-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can use her hair as weapons. She appears in the form of a fortune teller that collects energy using tarot cards. Anyone who had possession of her tarot cards would end up obeying Balm's every command. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A blue/purple-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can attack with her claws and emit energy from her mouth. She appears in the form of a radio station manager that collects energy using flower brooches. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A blue humanoid lizard
-like Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of a pet store owner that collect energy using Chanelas (small furry gerbils) which gave off a perfume-like scent that causes anyone exposed to it to obey Iguara's every command. After finding Iguara's weak spot at the base of her tail, Sailor Moon destroyed Iguara with her Moon Tiara Action.
A humanoid vampire bat
-like Youma used by Jadeite. She can extend her fingernails into long sharp claws and emit sonic waves from her wings. She appeared in the form of a Jam Records employee and was ordered to broadcast a cassette charged with dark energy. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Kyurene appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game. A green variant of Kyurene also appeared as a boss during Chapter One after she attacked Shingo Tsukino.
A humanoid glass
-themed Youma used by Jadeite. She can emit a glass webbing from her mouth. She appears in the form of teen idol Mikan Shiratori (after immobilizing her in her apartment) and uses this form to collect energy through lapel microphones. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
NOTE: In the dub, Derella's glass-based attacks were changed to ice-based attacks.
A red-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can turn her left hand into an axe. She appears in the form of a computer course instructor of the "Crystal Seminar Cram School" and collects energy with a Crystal Disk. Anyone who used the Crystal Disks would end up obeying Garoben's every command. When confronted by Sailor Moon, she took Ami Mizuno hostage. When dodging Garoben's axe attack, Ami transforms into Sailor Mercury. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray and Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Garoben appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Garoben was among the monsters revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
A pale-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of the owner of the Clock Look store and uses this form to collect energy with the clocks and watches. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray and Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A brown/green-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of a female bus driver to transport girls to another dimension to collect their energy. When Sailor Moon confronted Kigaan, she had Rei Hino in a headlock until her guardian crows Deimos and Phobos attacked Kigaan. After Kigaan was immobilized by Sailor Moon, Rei becomes Sailor Mars for the first time and destroys Kigaan with her Mars' Fire Soul.
A doll
-themed Youma used by Jadeite. She could breathe out a red fog that would cause her victims to enter a waking dream state. She appears in the form of Dreamland's mascot Dream Princess and uses this form to collect energy with her apple. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
Murid appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Murid was among the monsters revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
A water
-elemental Youma who worked with Jadeite. She is one of Queen Beryl's high-ranking Youma and has a crush on Jadeite. Thetis appeared in the form of the first mate of a romantic cruise ship and drained the energies from the couples. Following a distraction by Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars, Thetis was destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A humanoid tennis
-themed Youma used by Nephrite. She was assigned to collect energy from Rui Saionji when her essence was implanted in the tennis racket that Rui uses. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Tesuni appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
A plant
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can control animals and emit vines from her hands or hair. She was assigned to collect energy from park caretaker Kunitachi when her essence was implanted in his hat. Petasos gave Kunitachi the power to control the animals at the park, allowing him to drive away the construction crews and protect nature, but every time he drew upon the Youma's power it caused his energy level to rise. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A humanoid spider
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can use her webs to trap anyone. She was assigned to collect energy from Higure Akiyama when her essence was implanted in some fabric that Higure purchased to make a wedding dress. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A humanoid Youma used by Nephrite. She was assigned to collect energy from award-winning photographer Kijin Shinokawa when her essence was implanted into a camera that Kijin owned. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A humanoid doll
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can reassemble herself making her invulnerable. She was assigned to collect energy from champion doll maker Mika Kayama when her essence was planted in one of the dolls that Mika made. Sailor Moon used her Moon Tiara Action on Jumeau's weak spot destroying her.
Jumeau appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
A lion
-like Youma summoned by Nephrite. He was assigned to kill Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action wasn't strong enough to bring Regulus down. Nephrite recalled Regulus when he trapped Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask in an elevator that he rigged.
NOTE: Regulus was referred to as a Youjuu (妖獣; lit. "bewitching beast") rather than a Youma in the "Sailor Moon Memorial."
Twin humanoid Youma that are Nephrite's most powerful warriors. Castor was a red-skinned female that can imitate Sailor Mars' Fire Soul while Pollux was a purple-skinned female that can imitate Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray. The twins were assigned to collect energy from Hiromi Matsuno (one of the animators for the "Sailor V" movie) when their essence were implanted into her pencil. They tend to argue a lot which eventually led to them being destroyed by a combination of Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action, Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray, and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
Castor and Pollux appear as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
A shadowy Youma created by Nephrite. It possessed Princess Dia at the time when Nephrite believed she had the Silver Crystal. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
A Yaksha
-like Youma used by Zoisite. She was sent to spy on Nephrite and steal the Silver Crystal if Nephrite was able to obtain it. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Grape, Housenka, and Suzuran are three plant
-themed Youma that were used by Zoisite. Grape can attack by throwing balls that explode upon impact, Housenka attacks by firing electrical-charged sharps sticks, and Suzuran attacks by emitting supersonic waves. They were sent to capture Naru Osaka and take the Silver Crystal back from Nephrite. Housenka was responsible for fatally wounding Nephrite. They were destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
is the keeper of the Red Rainbow Crystal. Gesen is a robotic Youma reborn as Crane Game Joe (Game Machine Joe in the English version), a pro at arcade games. His name is short for "game center
". When Zoisite extracted the Red Rainbow Crystal from Joe, he transformed into Gesen. He can emit a hammer or a crane-like claw from his hand. When Gesen grabbed Sailor Moon, Mokoto Kino lifted him up and threw him into the bushes. Upon Luna seeing that she is the reincarnation of Sailor Jupiter, Luna told Mokoto to transform. As Sailor Jupiter, Mokoto used her Supreme Thunder to weaken Gesen. Gesen was reverted back to Crane Game Joe by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Gesen appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
is the keeper of the Orange Rainbow Crystal. He is a boxing
birdman Youma reborn as a priest who Naru meets at a cemetery in Yokohama
. While fighting, Boxy repeatedly paraphrases Muhammad Ali
. His name is a pun on bokushi, meaning "priest" in Japanese, and bokushingu, meaning "boxing". When Zoisite extracted the Orange Rainbow Crystal, the priest became Boxy despite the interference of Naru and Sailor Moon. Gurio Umino and Tuxedo Mask managed to save Naru and Sailor Moon respectively. Before Boxy can attack Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Jupiter used her Supreme Thunder to destroy Boxy's glove. Boxy was reverted back to the Priest by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Two monsters based on Boxy appear in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
is the keeper of the Yellow Rainbow Crystal. He is a large, armored lizard
-like Youma with Swiss army knives for hands. He is reborn as Ryo Urawa, who Ami developed a crush on. During their date, Zoisite appeared and extracted the Yellow Rainbow Crystal from Ryo turning him into Bunbo. Though the beast awakened, Urawa attempted to retain control himself and attacked Zoisite only to end up completely under his control. Bunbo was reverted back to Ryo by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
is the keeper of the Green Rainbow Crystal. She is an angel
-like Youma reborn as local artist Yumeni Yumeno. Her attacks are art-based. When Zoisite removed the Green Rainbow Crystal from Yumeni's body, she became Binah. Binah was reverted back to Yumeni by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
is the keeper of the Blue Rainbow Crystal. She is a youma wearing a black bandeau
bathing suit reborn as Motoki's girlfriend Reika Nishimura. When Zoisite removed the Blue Rainbow Crystal from Reika, she became Rikoukeidar. She can throw explosive vials that release swarming protists and even used a special flask that absorbed Sailor Jupiter's Supreme Thunder. Rikoukeidar was reverted back to Reika by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
is the keeper of the Indigo Rainbow Crystal. He is an Oni-like youma who is reincarnated as Rei's grandfather. Its name may be derived from the Japanese word for grandfather, ojīsan. When Zoisite removed the Indigo Rainbow Crystal from Rei's grandfather, he became Jiji. Sailor Moon almost used her Moon Tiara Action on him only for Sailor Mars to tell her not to. She instead uses the Moon Healing Escalation to restore Rei's grandfather.
is the keeper of the Violet Rainbow Crystal. He is a beastly cat
Youma reborn as the cat Rhett Butler (named Hercules
in the English Dub), who had a thing for Luna
, even in Youma form. When Zoisite removed the Violet Rainbow Crystal from Rhett, he became Bakene. Of all the other Seven Youma, Bakene was less aggressive as he didn't take any violent action and even saved Luna. Sailor Moon easily reverted Bakene back to Rhett with her Moon Healing Escalation.
A Youma accidentally created by Zoisite from an actor portraying the Sentai hero Redman when she attempted to turn Naru into a Youma. He can throw seaweed balls in battle. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
A humanoid Youma created by Kunzite from Kariko Tokoyama and her assistants in a hair salon. She can morph her arm into all sorts of salon equipment like a blow dryer that melts things, a nail file, a modified sprayer that shot out scissors, and a giant razor that acts like a chainsaw. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
A purple-skinned humanoid Youma created by Kunzite from Countess Rose, an aristocrat who ran the "Princess Seminars". She can attack with a gooey liquid that would encase anyone in hot wax. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Shakoukai appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
An ice
-elemental Youma created by Kunzite from a skiing champion named Saeko Yamamoto. Besides her ability to manipulate snow, she caused an earthquake that Usagi and Rei fall into a chasm as an avalanche prevents it from being closed. Yuuchirou Kumada found them only to be frozen by Blizzar. The brainwashed Prince Endymion arrived to assist Blizzar. When Sailor Moon gets through to Endymion, he throws a rose that destroys Blizzar's weapon. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Blizzar appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
A Youma duo created by Kunzite from the ice skating duo of Misha and Janelyn. Unlike most Youma, these two retained their names. When both of them attacked Makoto, she ended up seeing them transform into their Youma forms. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask arrived and distracted the pair long enough for Makoto to transform into Sailor Jupiter. When the other three Sailor Senshi arrived, Kunzite ended up activating a device on the ceiling that froze everyone in the skating rink including the two Youma. Tuxedo Mask managed to destroy the device and Sailor Moon restored Misha and Janelyn to normal with her Moon Healing Escalation.
A mermaid
-like monster that was created from the spirit of a girl. It was unleashed by Prince Endymion when he thought it was a Youma. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
An unnamed Youma seen in Sailor Venus' flashback from when she was in London during her Sailor V days. Destroyed by Sailor Venus' Crescent Beam. On a related note, he was also the only male Youma in the entire first season which was not created from a male human while all other Youma appeared to be female.
A butterfly
-like Youma created by Kunzite from Sailor Venus' London friend Katarina. She can transform her arm into a scythe, summon a swarm of butterflies to attack her opponents and shield herself from attacks. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
A ninja
-themed Youma created by Kunzite from tabloid photographer Nana Asahina. She can create shadow clones and wield throwing knives, a sword, and her bandana as weapons. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Oniwabandana was revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
The DD Girls are a group of five Youma that are one of Queen Beryl's high-ranking Youma who work together in the penultimate episode of the first anime series. The DD Girls have the power to fly, to produce powerful tentacles from their bodies (flexible or rigid and sharp like spears), generate electricity, and to create illusions of people the Senshi care about (namely Tuxedo Mask for Moon and Mars, Motoki Furuhata for Jupiter and Ryo Urawa for Mercury) in danger or pain, as well as one of a giant fireball that gave off real heat while the fireball itself was fake. The source of these illusions is the stone in the Leader's forehead decoration, which is eventually destroyed by Sailor Mercury. When Queen Beryl asks her Youma subjects which one of them would like to dispose of the Sailor Scouts and earn a spot in Dark Kingdom history, the DD Girls volunteer to try to kill the Senshi as they attempt to find the entrance to the Dark Kingdom. One by one, each of the Guardian Senshi sacrifices herself to protect Sailor Moon and ensure that she reaches Queen Beryl. Sailor Jupiter is the first, destroying two of the Girls and mortally wounding herself with a massive, suicidal lightning strike. Next is Sailor Mercury, who uses her mini-computer to smash the stone that allows the Girls to create illusions and, though she survives a lava-flow with the protection of her Shabon Spray used as a force-field, she loses her life when she is crushed to death by the DD Girls' tentacles. She is followed by Sailor Venus, who knocks Sailor Moon away from a trap and performs her Crescent Beam attack point blank to the head of one of her assailants, blowing her apart and losing her own life in the resulting explosion. Finally, Sailor Mars detonates the rock formation, killing only one of the DD Girls and apparently herself. Before the final remaining DD Girl can kill Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars is revealed to be alive, expending the last of her living strength to set fire to the final youma. Sailor Mars finally dies only after clearing the way for Sailor Moon to proceed, meeting Beryl for their final battle.
In the English dub, the scenes of each sacrificed Sailor's dead bodies crucified in the frozen explosions following each Youma's death are all removed, and the episode is combined with the one following, also editing out a violent fight scene between a possessed Prince Endymion and Sailor Moon. The dubbed episodes are further edited so that, rather than killing the Scouts, the "Doom and Gloom Girls" state that they are merely captured and being held hostage in the "Negaverse".
The DD Girls appear in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game where they were a reincarnated Queen Beryl's last line of defense.
Three DD Girls appear in the first musical, Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen, played by Hisako Doubayashi, Yuko Nishi and Mayumi Maikuma, and in its revision, played by Yuriko Nishiyama, Kaori Ishikawa and Ai Suzuki.
In the second half of the live-action series, swarms of black hooded-robed Youma begin to appear in acts 31, 37-38, 40-41, 43, and 47 after Sailor Moon is revealed to be the Princess. Their loyalty is to Queen Metalia herself rather than to Queen Beryl and her servants, and their abilities include earth-swimming and fast movement. The costumes for these entities are recycled from the Golem Soldiers/Putty Patrol from Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
with hooded robes added.
The Youma's listed below are listed by act.
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metaseries. They are the primary villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and are responsible for the destruction of the ancient Moon Kingdom
Silver Millennium
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.
The kingdom came into being in the 20th century when the servants of those who had served the evil Queen Metalia millennia before (in the battle against the civilization on the Moon
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) were reawakened. However, in the English dub, the word "reborn" is used rather than "reincarnation" — it is implied that Queen Beryl and her cohorts were active the whole time even if they did not accelerate activities until the coming of Sailor Moon. Queen Beryl and her four Shitennou lead this group, attempting to gather human energy with which to reawaken Metalia.
Creatures called youma (meaning "monster
Monster
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") serve as monsters of the day
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in the anime. They are summoned by the Shitennou in order to drain energy, hunt the Princess, distract the Sailor Senshi
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, and perform various other tasks.
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's English dub of Sailor Moon calls them the Negaverse, a portmanteau of negative and universe. Being that the Negaverse and its inhabitants are inherently evil, the English dub shows Beryl and her cohorts using "Nega" as a common prefix to show their devotion to wickedness and to underscore their dimension's inherent negativity — e.g. "negapower", "negahistory". The term is applied to all enemies in the English dubs of the first two Sailor Moon series, implying that they are all loyal to Beryl or her cause. In the original Japanese anime, the Dark Kingdom is separate from the origins of any other set of antagonists, and is the extra-dimensional location of the evil Queen Beryl and her minions. In the English dub of the Sailor Moon R movie by DiC, references are made to Kisenian Blossom sowing seeds of "negativity". Later, when Cloverway took over dubbing, references were made at first to "old enemies" but this was soon dropped entirely. In the English version, the youma are merely referred to as "monsters" or "Negamonsters" by the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask.
Queen Beryl
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in every version of the Sailor Moon
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series. She is named after the mineral beryl
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. Beryl has immense magical power, but she uses most of it to channel the life energy harvested by her servants to the entity called Queen Metalia.
In most versions of the story, she has the ability to corrupt others into serving the powers of darkness. Her generals, for instance, were once the bodyguards and best friends of Prince Endymion, and in most versions of the story she is able to use her powers to sway Tuxedo Mask into her service.
In the manga, Beryl was a beautiful girl on Earth during the age of the Silver Millennium
Silver Millennium
The Silver Millennium, a fictional kingdom in the Sailor Moon metaseries, lies on the moon. It provides a setting for the past lives and future selves of most of the series' major characters, and functions as a major driving force behind both plot and characterization.The series first shows the...
. Beryl was in love with Prince Endymion, but her love was unrequited; when she discovered Endymion with Princess Serenity of the moon, she was crushed. She later states that having Endymion was her sole reason for siding with the evil force from the sun, Queen Metalia. She was corrupted and empowered by Metalia, and used her new powers to mobilize the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
in a war against their protectors, the Moon Kingdom.
Beryl killed Prince Endymion as he was trying to protect Princess Serenity, leading to the princess's own suicide. At some point after this, Sailor Venus killed Beryl with the holy moon sword. Queen Serenity, greatly weakened, sealed away Metalia again, and before dying sent the whole of her Kingdom to be reincarnated on Earth.
Beryl is "reborn" in the 20th century, but finds Queen Metalia sealed within the Earth while traveling in the Arctic. She becomes Queen of the Dark Kingdom, communicating with Queen Metalia and wielding her reincarnated generals Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite to find the Silver Crystal and defeat the newly-awakened Sailor Soldiers.
Queen Beryl is able to summon the reincarnated Prince Endymion (Tuxedo Mask) to her side, but only after he has been killed and merely exists as a mindless zombie. In the end she fails to get the Silver Crystal, and is again killed by Sailor Venus, who drives a sword through her body. As she falls, she says Endymion's name, and murmurs that she had always just been watching him.
She is generally portrayed in a more tragic light in the manga than she is in the anime, even experiencing a brief moment of regret as she knows that she can no longer turn back.
In the anime, Queen Beryl is the mastermind behind the various attacks against the citizens of Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
while Sailor Moon, and later the other Sailor Soldiers, are searching for the Moon Princess. She also kidnaps and brainwashes Prince Endymion in order to force him to kill his lover. But when he breaks free of her control and attacks her she lies in a swoon and begs Queen Metalia for more power, which results in Beryl becoming Metalia's vessel for the destruction of everything on Earth called Super Beryl. Queen Beryl is soon vaporized along with Metalia when Sailor Moon, who has transformed into Princess Serenity, combines the power of the Silver Crystal with that of the Moon Stick.
In the English-dubbed anime no mention is given to her origin and she is only said to be the ruler of the Negaverse, an evil alternate dimension, from which she was somehow able to escape in order to attack this dimension. Yet while she is an extra-dimensional monster in human form that was never born on Earth, it can be assumed that this Beryl has a similar origin because when she sees Tuxedo Mask without his mask, she recognizes his face and seeks to claim him as her own. Her love for Endymion is not mentioned; indeed, she does not even know anything about love, vaguely saying that she has heard of it when Jadeite mentions it as a human phenomenon. She is, however, capable of carnal lust, as seen with her attraction to Darien/Mamoru.
A key difference between the dubbed Beryl and her Japanese counterpart is that with the demotion of Metalia to the dub Negaforce, Beryl is much more assertive, vindictive, power hungry, and possessive (when towards the end of the first season, Darien is freed from mind control, she shouts "Traitor!" and attacks him with a stone spear, screaming "You are mine!"). In the Swedish dubbed version, Queen Beryl's name is Morga.
In the original Japanese anime, Beryl was content to serve Metalia and her chief motivation was loyalty to Metalia. In the English dub, she rules the Negaverse in her own name and is regarded by her foes as a "snake... all twisted and ugly and full of bitterness." Aside from enslaving the entire universe (or even destroying it with everyone in it) for herself, her chief motivation was to avenge her defeat one thousand years ago at the hands of her most hated enemy, Queen Serenity, whom she vowed to have "begging for mercy!". She looked down on Serenity's daughter, Sailor Moon as being a nuisance at best. Beryl was supreme leader and junior partner to her advisor, the Negaforce. Aside from being one of the more ruthless and power hungry of her counterparts, there was almost no sympathy extended to her. The sole exception was when she recalled Queen Serenity imprisoning the Seven Shadows, Beryl's voice actress, Naz Edwards
Naz Edwards
Naz Edwards is an American voice actress, singer, and Broadway star who is most remembered as the voice of antagonist Queen Beryl in the DiC English version of Sailor Moon. She is of Armenian descent.-External links:*...
, intoned a sad voice when she read "they disappeared into the Earth's atmosphere..."
At the end of the season, Beryl is said to be merely banished back to the Negaverse when Sailor Moon defeats her. While the narrator who opened the first season opens the second season reiterating that information, there is also a continuity error when Artemis mentions during the second series that Queen Beryl had been "completely destroyed." Ann and Alan
Makaiju
The Makaiju arc is an early set of episodes from the Sailor Moon anime series. It makes up the first segment of the Sailor Moon R series, and is unique to the anime. This arc was literally filler, made to fill the time while Naoko Takeuchi finished the first series' story arc for the manga...
also mention her, saying that she had told them about the Earth, though it is not specified at what point this ever happened; before or after Beryl's defeat.
In the live-action series
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
, as in the manga, Beryl sends out her Shitennou to collect energy for Metalia, find the princess, and obtain the Silver Crystal. Beryl had problems, however: Jadeite and Nephrite were rivals for her affections; Zoisite was more loyal to Prince Endymion than to her; Kunzite had set his sights on taking Queen Metalia's power for himself. However, it was soon revealed that Beryl had revived the four and used her magic to bring them into her service, though only Jadeite and Nephrite are completely under her spell as they have forgotten their past memories. At one point, Beryl creates a shadow of herself, Mio Kuroki (Kuroki Mio), who sets out to ruin Usagi Tsukino's reputation while being Beryl's eyes and ears. When she learns that Mamoru Chiba was Endymion, Beryl forces him to come with her by showing him that she can easily kill the Shitennou, with Nephrite as an example. Once she has the object of her desire under her services, Beryl has Jadeite implant an item in Mamoru's body that will shorten his life when he is with Usagi. However, Mamoru still risks his life for Usagi, to Beryl's dismay. Even more, thanks to Usagi's overuse of the Silver Crystal, Beryl loses control over Metalia's actions. She dies in the finale when her castle crumbles under the stress of a distraught Princess using the Silver Crystal to destroy the world. However, for all her sadness she is not alone, as Jadeite stays by her side after she removes her mind-control spell on him, claiming that Beryl is his master by choice.
Queen Beryl appears as a boss in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game. She is encountered in a cave by the Sailor Senshi following the DD Girls destruction. Super Beryl serves as Queen Beryl's second form. Later on in the past level, it was shown that Queen Beryl had been a sage that lived at the North Pole wanting Endymion to be hers at the time and has followers all over the world.
Beryl's original form appears, blurrily, in a flashback in the later episodes of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
. Beryl's original form also appears in the manga, where she wears a gypsy-like outfit. In the manga her original form had black hair, but in PGSM her hair was red in her original form.
Queen Beryl appears in the first musical, Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen and its revision, in a similar plot to the series' first story arc. She is then revived in the semi original musical Eien Densetsu and its revision by Sailor Galaxia, who merely uses her as a puppet to awaken Saturn. Beryl dies while protecting Sailor Moon from a stab by the evil Tuxedo Mask mud puppet, her last statement being, "This time I die for passion". Similarly, in Shin Densetsu Kourin Beryl kills the evil King Endymion mud puppet to give Sailor Moon a fighting chance against Galaxia.
Several times in the musical, Beryl and Sailor Pluto share the song Onna no Ronsou which explains why betrayal by Endymion in the past killed Beryl's emotion of love. Each time this song is played, Sailor Pluto would always begin with "Because we are the same" or a similar phrase.
In the original Japanese anime, Beryl is voiced by
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
Keiko Han
Keiko Han
is a Japanese voice actress. She attended Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, going on to study theatre arts at Nihon University. She gained experience in theater while attending school by obtaining work through Aoni Production, singing the theme songs in productions such as Story of the Alps: My Annette and...
, who also voices Luna. During recording, this contrast resulted in occasional fits of giggles among the cast when she would change from Luna's cute, catlike voice to the deep, evil tones of Queen Beryl. Sometimes, she would accidentally play Beryl with Luna's voice. In the English dub, the character was played by Naz Edwards
Naz Edwards
Naz Edwards is an American voice actress, singer, and Broadway star who is most remembered as the voice of antagonist Queen Beryl in the DiC English version of Sailor Moon. She is of Armenian descent.-External links:*...
(though Jill Frappier
Jill Frappier
Jill Frappier is a Canadian voice actress.She was formerly known for voicing Luna in the American dub of Sailor Moon, Mrs...
voiced her in a flashback in the episode "Follow the Leader").
In the stage musicals
Sailor Moon musicals
The , commonly referred to as , are a series of live theatre productions based on Naoko Takeuchi's metaseries Sailor Moon. The series consists of 29 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in Summer 1993...
, Queen Beryl has been played by two actresses: Yuri Nishina and Akiko Miyazawa (who previously played Sailor Venus). In the live action series
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
, she is played by adult film star Aya Sugimoto
Aya Sugimoto
is a Japanese TV personality, actress, dancer and author born in Kyoto. She also had a J-pop career in the late 1980s-early 1990s.-Early life:Aya Sugimoto grew up in Kyoto under a "strict" upbringing, making her first foray into the world of entertainment when she began modeling at age 15...
.
The inclusion of her as an evil character in a line of dolls for girls has been described as a "radical idea".
Queen Metalia
is a malignant, amorphous energy being, similar to the depersonalized Japanese god of evil Amatsu-MikaboshiAmatsu-Mikaboshi
In Japanese mythology, Amatsu-Mikaboshi , also called Ame-no-Kagaseo , is a god of evil and of the stars, specifically the pole star...
. She/it was born as a result of radioactivity in the sun and is the true mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom. Like all arch-villains in the Sailor Moon manga, she is an incarnation of the final arch-villain, Chaos. The re-released manga romanizes her name as Metaria.
In the manga, when Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
were to be wed, Metalia took advantage of those on Earth who despised the union. Such a person was Beryl, whose affections for Endymion were preyed on by Metalia. After the war, Metalia was sealed at the North Pole and placed in suspended animation.
In the 20th century, Metalia manages to return a reborn Beryl to her service and orders her to find the Silver Crystal so it may be used to free Metalia. After Endymion's reincarnated form is captured, Metalia enters the young man's body to use him as a suitable host, letting Beryl die in battle. After Sailor Moon is forced to kill Endymion, Metalia is freed to resume her evil. She is eventually destroyed by Sailor Moon.
In the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Metalia is much the same, with a few exceptions. She eventually becomes powerful enough to resurrect on her own and then takes possession of the dying Beryl, transforming into a towering goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
-like creature referred to as Super Beryl.
In the English dub of the anime, she is referred to only as the Negaforce, a combination of Negative and Force. This dark lord (or lady) is a god/demon-like creature to the peoples of the Negaverse, and though it is the supreme being of its dimension, and thus not beholden to any being from the human dimension, not even Chaos, her/its role is greatly downplayed. As the name change implies, the Negaforce is nameless and impersonal and is more a force of nature. Unlike Metalia, she seems never to have been sealed away and she seems to have always been a faceless diabolic force, content to have Beryl do the actual work. Despite this, it is Beryl's primary adviser and the power behind her throne; without the Negaforce, Beryl could not rule. It is also more treacherous and manipulative
Psychological manipulation
Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics. By advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at the other's expense, such methods could be considered exploitative,...
than its Japanese counterpart, showing that despite having no overt dreams of power, has an agenda for which Beryl, her nominal superior is a tool. That can be seen with how she stokes Beryl's ego by telling her "queen" "You alone will rule the universe!" in one episode, and demanding the minion she insults for stupidity call her master in another. The possession of Beryl in the dub is reworked as "giving her one last chance", and appears to be the Negaforce imbuing Beryl with power rather than possessing her.
In the live-action series, Metalia lacks a personality other than the desire to destroy the world. Beryl originally intends to use the Silver Crystal to control Metalia, but later learns that the gem's power only makes Metalia stronger due to Usagi's rage transmitted through it. This escalates to the point where Beryl can no longer control the actions of her own Youma and fears that Metalia may destroy everything. During Acts 45-46, Metalia transfers her will into the strongest Youma at its service. In a vain attempt to stop Metalia, Endymion takes the creature into his own body with the intent of committing suicide to take it with him. This has nightmarish results, as Metalia takes control of Endymion and then uses him in an attempt to force Sailor Moon to use the Silver Crystal's power. Metalia's plan succeeds, but only after Sailor Moon is forced to kill Endymion. But Sailor Moon manages to revive Mamoru with the Silver Crystal's power, with Metalia gone for good.
In the anime, Queen Metalia is voiced by Noriko Uemura
Noriko Uemura
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-TV anime:*Captain Tsubasa as Takeshi Sawada*Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Sayuri Kumada and Konchi*Sailor Moon as Petasos , Yasha , Queen Metaria , and Kaolinite ....
, who reappears in the Death Busters
Death Busters
The ' are a group of antagonists in the Sailor Moon metaseries. They are the primary villains of the third story arc, called Mugen in the manga and S in the anime...
story arc as Professor Tomoe's assistant Kaolinite. In the dub, Metalia's voice actress is Maria Vacratsis
Maria Vacratsis
Maria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
. In the live-action series, she was voiced by Miyū Sawai
Miyu Sawai
is a Japanese model, actress, and gravure idol.-Live-action:*Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon *Kids Wars 5 *Shun *Chain 2...
, who also played Usagi Tsukino
Usagi Tsukino
is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon metaseries and the main protagonist of the franchise, as well as its title character. Her civilian name, , becomes Serena Tsukino in the English-language versions...
and who had her voice digitally deepened and altered for this role.
Shitennou
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
s of the Dark Kingdom working directly under Queen Beryl. The Shitennou provide the major antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
ic force for the beginning of every version of the series—manga, anime, musicals, and live-action
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
. The group's title, shitennou
Four Heavenly Kings
In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world.The Kings are collectively named as follows:...
, comes from Buddhist mythology. Each member has epaulette
Epaulette
Epaulette is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations.Epaulettes are fastened to the shoulder by a shoulder strap or "passant", a small strap parallel to the shoulder seam, and the button near the collar, or by laces on the...
s on his uniform, which indicate their respective ranks.
In the manga, the Shitennou originally functioned as the four guardians of Earth's crown prince Endymion. They were led astray during the time of the Silver Millennium
Silver Millennium
The Silver Millennium, a fictional kingdom in the Sailor Moon metaseries, lies on the moon. It provides a setting for the past lives and future selves of most of the series' major characters, and functions as a major driving force behind both plot and characterization.The series first shows the...
, finally selling their souls to the Dark Kingdom and becoming Queen Beryl's servants. When reincarnated in the 20th century, they again fall prey to her and obey her every command, but retain a sense that they need to seek out their real master and aid him. In the manga, they continue to appear after the first season as spirit-advisors to Mamoru, the reincarnation of Endymion. This backstory was not included in the anime, but was reintroduced and built upon for the stage musicals
Sailor Moon musicals
The , commonly referred to as , are a series of live theatre productions based on Naoko Takeuchi's metaseries Sailor Moon. The series consists of 29 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in Summer 1993...
and even more so live-action series
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
. It is also hinted that they were in romantic relationships with the remaining Sailor Senshi. Kunzite and Venus, Zoicite and Mercury, Jadeite and Mars, and Nephrite and Jupiter were the hinted pairings in the manga.
In DiC's English adaptation of the anime, the Shitennou were human-like beings from the Negaverse, an alternate dimension of evil, and had only a vague understanding of human ways. From dialogue between Nephlite (Nephrite) and Zoycite (Zoisite), they were even required to take classes in human psychology to blend in. Zoycite was also changed from a male to a female.
The first musical, Sailor Moon - Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen and its revision featured all four Shitennou. During a ball, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion sang Waltz ni Koi wo Nosete, and the Shitennou were paired with their respective partners, however, this romance was short-lived as Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Venus were each forced to fight Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite and Kunzite respectively. While the Guardian Senshi won in each case, the Shitennou used lies and trickery to harm each of the soldiers, resulting in members of both sides dying.
In the 1997 musical Eien Densetsu, only Kunzite and Zoisite appear. Zoisite flirts with Ami, and even sings a duet with her (Itsuwari no Forevermore, lit. Lies Forevermore). Ami only responded to Zoisite's flirting because he subtly brainwashed her. They would have shared a kiss if they weren't interrupted.
In the Sailor Moon: Another Story video game, the Shitennou appear as ghosts who help four of the Sailor Senshi get the respectul gems of each of the Shitennou when Momoru ends up injured by the Opposito Senshi.
In Starlights - Ryuusei Densetsu, the implied romance between the Shitennou and Guardian Senshi can be seen in various situations. The Shitennou are sent to flirt with the Senshi to make them distracted. The Shitennou in their human identities protect the Senshi who are also in their civilian identities, from Sailor Galaxia. They can also each be seen flirting in their respective couples, as the Shitennou present gifts to the Senshi in a park. They take the alies of J. Taitou, Light Mifune, Saitou Izou and Saitou Kun and are known as a group called the Jewel Meterias. They claim to deal in gemstones and bring their business to Japan by being a part of Miciru, the Animamates' and Three Light's joint concert.
The musical Kakyuu-Ouhi Kourin had a group that which called themselves the Neo Shitennou. The members of the Neo Shitennou were Kunzite, Hematite, Hiddenite, and Kalunite. There was no explanation for changing their names, but Hematite, Hiddenite, and Kalunite looked identical to Zoisite, Nephrite and Jadeite respectively. The group worked with the reborn Queen Beryl under Sailor Galaxia, though the five of them were plotting to get out of Galaxia's rule.
Jadeite
is the first of the Shitennou to appear. In her Materials Collection, Naoko TakeuchiNaoko Takeuchi
is a Japanese manga artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime and manga fans worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga and anime products to date.-Early life:...
describes him as being about 18 years old in appearance, making him the second-youngest, while in the live-action series he is the youngest. He is the head of the Dark Kingdom's Far-Eastern
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
Division and is named after the mineral jadeite
Jadeite
Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with composition NaAlSi2O6. It is monoclinic. It has a Mohs hardness of about 6.5 to 7.0 depending on the composition. The mineral is dense, with a specific gravity of about 3.4. Jadeite forms solid solutions with other pyroxene endmembers such as augite and diopside ,...
.
In the manga, Jadeite's mission is to track down the Silver Crystal but eventually changes to gathering life energy to awaken Queen Metalia. He has very little interaction with the other Shitennou, only briefly being seen with and mocked by Nephrite. He expresses an attraction to Sailor Mars and is eventually killed by her Akuryo Taisan attack. At this point, Nephrite vows to take revenge for his fallen comrade as he preserves Jadeite's skeleton in a glass coffin. In the later side story Casablanca Memories, Zoisite also tries to avenge Jadeite. Jadeite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of jadeite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, hunting energy is Jadeite's primary mission. He is adapted to be outspokenly sexist against women
Misogyny
Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Philogyny, meaning fondness, love or admiration towards women, is the antonym of misogyny. The term misandry is the term for men that is parallel to misogyny...
, often remarking how women and girls cannot match his power nor comprehend his methods, although this is toned down in the English dub and replaced with a more general rivalry between himself and the Sailor Senshi. Most of his schemes in the anime involve disguises; he takes on a variety of occupations and personas to trick humans into giving him energy, always targeting mass numbers at once. Due to his repeated failures to destroy the Sailor Senshi and the loss of Thetis (who was one of Queen Beryl's top Youma and Jadeite's love interest), Jadeite is threatened to destroy the Sailor Senshi or be condemned to "Eternal Sleep" (which was reputed to be worse than death itself as anyone condemned to it will be drifted to profound darkness forever). He ends up luring the Sailor Senshi to an airport where he attacks them with mobile airplanes until Tuxedo Mask saves them. Just as Sailor Moon tries to finish Jadeite off with her Moon Tiara Action, he dodges it and appears to be teleported back to Queen Beryl before either 747 jumbo jet could flatten him. He tried to tell her that he had found out the true identities of Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars but angered over his failed duel, she locks him into "Eternal Sleep" claiming his knowledge of the Sailor Senshi's identities as one of his excuses. As Jadeite is encased in a crystal and forever teleported away towards profound darkness, Queen Beryl informs all Youmas and allies of the Dark Kingdom to let Jadeite's fate be a warning to all of them. Queen Beryl then promotes Nephrite to be her new commander and to continue the energy hunting job that Jadeite started. Jadeite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Negaverse's invasion of the Moon Kingdom. It is unknown if the Sailor Senshi believed that they killed Jadeite or that he went back to the Negaverse injured.
Of all the Shitennou, Jadeite is the only one to retain his basic appearance and mannerisms in the live-action series. He is totally subservient to Queen Beryl, for which she rewards him with her favor, sending him on missions that range from gathering energy to spying on his fellow warriors to attacking the Senshi directly. He disappears early in the series reverting to crystalline form due to an injury from one of his battles, but is revived some time later by the growing power of Queen Metalia. Firmly loyal to Beryl, he rejects Endymion as his true master until the very last episode of the series where he stays with Queen Beryl as her castle collapses around her.
In the first official Sailor Moon popularity poll, Jadeite was ranked the twentieth most popular character out of thirty eight choices.
Jadeite's voice for the original anime was provided
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
by Masaya Onosaka
Masaya Onosaka
Masaya Onosaka , born October 13, 1964 in Osaka) is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production. In 2010 he won the "Best Personality" Seiyu Award.-TV Anime:*Agent Aika *Angelic Layer '...
and in the English dub by Tony Daniels
Tony Daniels
-Voice Acting Roles:-References:*...
. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Jun Masuo
Jun Masuo
is a Japanese actor best known for his role of Jadeite in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Jun has also worked as a model.- Profile :* Birth date: * Hometown: Tokyo, Japan* Talent agency: Office Watanabe- External links :...
, and two people have played him in the stage musicals: Susumu Futabashi and Yuhka Asami (an actress).
Nephrite
is the second of the Shitennou to appear. Takeuchi describes him as cocky and emotional, writing in her concept notes he will probably get himself killed right off. He is the second-oldest, estimated at about 19 years old, and is in charge of the Dark Kingdom's North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n division. He is named after the mineral nephrite
Nephrite
Nephrite is a variety of the calcium and magnesium-rich amphibole mineral actinolite . The chemical formula for nephrite is Ca25Si8O222. It is one of two different mineral species called jade. The other mineral species known as jade is jadeite, which is a variety of pyroxene...
.
Nephrite's primary goal in the manga is to locate the Silver Crystal, but he also takes on a vow to avenge the death of Jadeite, and this is his main driving force. He uses a female "shadow" of himself to attack his victims, simultaneously taking control over their bodies and draining their energy. He is killed in battle by Sailor Jupiter. Nephrite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of nephrite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, Queen Beryl appoints Nephrite to continue the energy hunting job following Jadeite being condemned to "Eternal Sleep." Nephrite hypothesizes that more energy can be taken by concentrating on a single human than by drawing from a crowd as Jadeite usually did which he claimed to be one of the reasons why Jadeite had failed Queen Beryl. Establishing himself in an abandoned church, he uses intonation with the stars to detect the "energy potential" of individual people before attacking them when he implants the essence of one of his Youma into a specific person's object. He, in turn, is mocked by his would-be successor, Zoisite. Also unlike Jadeite, Nephrite uses just one alter ego, that of , a wealthy businessman and socialite. To match his monogrammed belongings, the English dub gave him the pseudonym Maxfield Stanton, which author Patrick Drazen describes as "ridiculously soap-opera." Over the course of his missions, Nephrite inadvertently attracts the attention and affections of Usagi's best friend, Naru (Molly in the English dub), which interferes with his progress. One time when Nephrite discovered that Tuxedo Mask is Sailor Moon's weakness, Queen Beryl tells Nephrite that he'd better destroy Sailor Moon or he'll join Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Even though he wasn't able to destroy Sailor Moon, he did managed to siphon some energy from Naru earlier which did impress Queen Beryl. The Black Crystal he crafts to detect the Silver Crystal reacts instead to Naru's love for him. In the end, he comes to return her love and chooses to rescue her from Zoisite at the cost of his own life, dying in her arms just as the Sailor Senshi arrive to help. Naru screams in despair, which Drazen says must have been an unexpected development for viewers used to happy endings. Drazen describes this as a scene of redemption, pointing out that, before the end, Nephrite gives a genuine smile, as well as a good laugh, which Drazen considers "would have been beyond him in the past, but love is turning him human". Nephrite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Dark Kingdom's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
In the live-action series, Nephrite is Jadeite's main rival for the attentions of Queen Beryl, who considers him useless. His physical appearance is drastically changed, and he is portrayed as hot-headed and violent. Repeatedly humiliated by the Sailor Senshi, and mocked by the other Shitennou, he strives to win Beryl's favor, but is eventually murdered by her as a demonstration of her power. He is then reborn in Tokyo as a normal human being with all his memories intact, getting a job at the karaoke parlor and forging a tenuous friendship with Ami Mizuno
Sailor Mercury
, in Japan, is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. Her real name is , a genius schoolgirl who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the Sailor Senshi....
, who was compassionate toward him when she was Dark Mercury. At the end of the series, he is re-established with the other Shitennou as one of Prince Endymion's guardians.
Nephrite's voice for the original anime was provided
Seiyu
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by Katsuji Mori
Katsuji Mori
is a Japanese voice actor often accredited as the Casey Kasem of Japan. He is most known for the roles of Go Mifune , Joe Shimamura/009 , Ken the Eagle , Jouji Minami , and Garma Zabi .- Anime :*Nephrite in Sailor Moon*Seiji Hayami in Cutey Honey*Go Mifune in Mach Go Go Go/Speed Racer is a...
and in the English dub by Kevin Lund. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, and two actors have played him in the stage musicals: Toshikazu Seike and Shuusuke Yoda.
Nephrite was the joint seventeenth favorite male character in a May 1993 Animage
Animage
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poll, tying with a character from Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
is a 51 episode Japanese anime television series, and the first series produced for the Eldran franchise funded by Takara Tomy and produced by Sunrise. It aired in Japan from April 3, 1991 to March 25, 1992...
.
Zoisite
is the third of the Shitennou. Of the four, his character has undergone the most drastic changes from version to version of the story. He is the youngest, at about 16–17 years of age, described by Takeuchi as the least mature and most effeminate. He manages the Dark Kingdom's EuropeEurope
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an Division and is named after the mineral zoisite
Zoisite
Zoisite is a calcium aluminium hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals. Its chemical formula is Ca2Al3O...
.
Zoisite enters the manga in much the same way as his predecessor, first mocking Nephrite and then crying out in anguish when he is killed. However, he also works closely with the one remaining Shitennou, Kunzite, sharing concerns and strategies as he works. Seeking the Silver Crystal, he uses news reports and press releases to make the population of Tokyo help with his search, then resorts to taking their energy when they fail. He very nearly defeats the Sailor Senshi, but is killed in a surprise attack by Sailor Venus. Zoisite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. The piece of zoisite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
In the anime, Zoisite is introduced along with Nephrite, ridiculing him in each episode. On one occasion, Zoisite was present when Nephrite told Queen Beryl that Tuxedo Mask is Sailor Moon's weakness. Zoisite hoped that Nephrite's plan would fail and that Nephrite would end up joining Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Despite Nephrite's plan not working, Nephrite managed to impress Queen Beryl with the energy he got from Naru. When Zoisite asks why she let Nephrite off the hook, Queen Beryl informs Zoisite that if he questions her judgement again, he'll end up joining Jadeite in "Eternal Sleep." Later, he finally orchestrates Nephrite's death by having the Plant Sisters kidnap Naru and having the Plant Sister Housenka critically wound Nephrite. After Queen Metalia was awakened, Queen Beryl appointed Zoisite to find the Rainbow Crystals that are in specific humans that are hosts to the Seven Youma. He is more successful than either of his predecessors, obtaining all seven fragments of the Silver Crystal. He very nearly succeeds in killing Sailor Moon, but Tuxedo Mask takes the hit for her. The two are then revealed to be Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. Queen Beryl was infuriated that Zoisite harmed Prince Endymion and used an attack from her crystal ball-tipped staff to blast Zoisite with dark energy, critically wounding him. Queen Beryl then tells Kunzite to let her attack on Zoisite be a warning to him if he ever harms Prince Endymion. Zoisite later dies in Kunzite's arms. Zoisite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Dark Kingdom's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
For the English language dub, DiC
DIC
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reworked the character of as "Zoycite", a female henchman and girlfriend of Kunzite. They also rewrote the character, giving Zoycite a snarky personality as well as playing up the rivalry between the character and Nephrite. This was the first time that the English dub changed the gender of a character and was later done with the characters Fisheye (male to female) and Zirconia (female to male) in Sailor Moon SuperS.
In the live-action series, Zoisite is an enigmatic piano player, using magical songs to hunt for the hidden Moon Princess. In addition to his own "Requiem for a Princess," he plays such compositions as the "Fantaisie-Impromptu
Fantaisie-Impromptu
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" and "Moonlight Sonata
Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)
The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata , was completed in 1801...
." He cares very little for Queen Beryl and comes to recognize Prince Endymion as his master long before the others. After being defeated by Sailor Venus and subsequently revived by the power of Queen Metalia, he ignores Beryl altogether and uses his music to attempt to reach out to Endymion and to restore the memories of their collective past life to his fellow Shitennou. His loyalty to Endymion is such that he offers his own life in exchange for the Prince's, and when Queen Beryl asks for Usagi's life instead, Zoisite sets out to kill her. Diverted from this course of action by Endymion, he dies protecting Sailor Moon and is ultimately revived along with the others.
Zoisite's voice for the original anime was provided
Seiyu
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by Keiichi Nanba
Keiichi Nanba
is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Mayumi Shō.-Anime:* Sailor Moon series as Gurio Umino, Zoisite, Alan* Trigun as Hoppered the Gauntlet-Tokusatsu:...
and in the dubbed anime by actress Kirsten Bishop
Kirsten Bishop
Kirsten Bishop is a voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite, Emerald, Kaorinite, Telulu and Badiyanu in the English version of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie.-Filmography:...
. In the live-action series he was portrayed by Yoshito Endou, and four actors have played him in the stage musicals: Toshitaka Akita, Misao Idono, Akira Tomemori and Kaname Aoki.
Zoisite was the tenth most popular male anime character in a May 1993 Animage poll.
Kunzite
is the fourth and final member of the Shitennou, and the highest in rank. He carries a shortswordShortsword
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, and Takeuchi describes him as the greatest of the four, with the majesty of an Arabian
Arabic culture
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king. She also admits to being very fond of him as a character. He is about 25–26 years old, leads the Dark Kingdom's Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern Division, and is named after the mineral kunzite (or, in the dub, malachite
Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral, with the formula Cu2CO32. This green-colored mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses. Individual crystals are rare but do occur as slender to acicular prisms...
). Unlike the others, he wears a white cape in addition to his uniform.
In the manga, Kunzite is first shown acting in an advisory role to Zoisite, finally taking over as Queen Beryl's henchman when all the other Shitennou are dead. He defeats the Sailor Senshi at Tokyo Tower and nearly kills Sailor Moon, but Tuxedo Mask takes the injury for her, and they are revealed to be Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion. Remembering that Endymion was his former master, Kunzite becomes uncertain about his loyalties causing Queen Beryl to plant a crystal in his forehead that reduces him to little more than a zombie. It takes the combined strength of all the Sailor Senshi to defeat him. Kunzite was briefly revived near the end of the Dark Kingdom arc and was able to remember the Golden Kingdom and his time as a military officer of Prince Endymion before being turned into the stone from which his name was derived. During that time, Kunzite told Momoru where Queen Metalia's weakness. The piece of kunzite (along with the stones for the other three Shitennou) were kept by Mamoru Chiba and he used them to call upon his Shitennou for advice.
Kunzite and Zoisite are even closer in the anime, lovers as well as allies. Kunzite has comforted Zoisite when Queen Beryl had denied Zoisite's request to take Nephrite off the Silver Crystal-searching assignment. Following Queen Metalia's awakening, Kunzite has occasionally assisted Zoisite in obtaining the Rainbow Crystals. When him and Zoisite were asked to explain for losing the Rainbow Crystals and wounding Prince Endymion, Kunzite is spared while Zoisite is mercilessly wounded. As Zoisite dies in his arms, Queen Beryl tells Kunzite to let Zoisite's punishment be a warning to him if he ever harms Prince Endymion. Although he greatly resents being forced to work with the brainwashed Prince Endymion, he blames himself for the death of his love, Zoisite. Following Zoisite's death, Kunzite's goal was to get revenge on the Sailor Senshi, Sailor Moon especially, and often turns any human into a Youma to help him. Near the end of the series, he battles the Sailor Senshi all at once and captures all of them except Sailor Moon. Kunzite's attack on her reflects back and kills him. He dies crying out to Zoisite, begging his love to meet him on the other side. Kunzite (alongside the other Shittenou) is featured in a flashback where it depicted the Negaverse's invasion of the Moon Kingdom.
In the live-action series, Kunzite is first introduced in the form of a kindly amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
c named Shin, whom Usagi attempts to befriend. His memories are restored by Queen Beryl, who had apparently tucked him away until she needed him, and he becomes a ruthless and powerful warrior. His efforts to reawaken Queen Metalia are largely motivated by a desire for personal gain, and he is dismissive to Beryl, sometimes to the point of insubordination. For the most part, however, he works with her toward their shared goals, and it is he who transforms Sailor Mercury
Sailor Mercury
, in Japan, is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. Her real name is , a genius schoolgirl who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the Sailor Senshi....
into Dark Mercury. Kunzite is awakened early on to the memory that Endymion was his master in his previous life, but he feels extreme contempt for the prince, believing he betrayed the Shitennou in ages past and left them for dead. In the end, however, he defends Endymion against an attack by Jadeite and confesses his loyalty before dying.In PGSM he also attempted to turn to turn sailor moon into a youma but was stopped.
Kunzite's voice for the original anime was provided
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Kazuyuki Sogabe was a Japanese voice actor born in Chiba Prefecture. Sogabe retired from voice acting on December 31, 2000 when he felt a weakness in his own voice. After his retirement, many of his current roles went to voice actors Tetsu Inada and Ryotaro Okiayu. Kazuyuki, however, was active in...
and in the English dub by Dennis Akayama
Dennis Akayama
Denis Akiyama is a Japanese-Canadian actor and voice actor best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake and Sunfire in the X-Men Animated Series and Malachite in the English version of Sailor Moon.He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog.-Filmography:* Repo Men 10 .....
(though John Stocker voiced him in a flashback in the episode "Follow the Leader"). In the live-action series he was portrayed by Akira Kubodera, and four people have played him in the stage musicals: Yuuta Mochizuki, Ryuji Kasahara, Hideka Asano, Miki Kawasaki (an actress).
Prince Endymion
In both the anime and manga, Queen Beryl found out that Mamoru Chiba is the reincarnated Prince Endymion and used her magic to brainwash him into serving her. Sailor Moon managed to break Queen Beryl's spell in the final battle.Dark Mercury
In Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonPretty Guardian Sailor Moon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon metaseries originally created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei, the same company that produces the Super Sentai Series and the Kamen Rider Series and of which their animation firm Toei Animation, produced the...
, Kunzite attempts an experiment in which he turns one of the Sailor Senshi evil. In Act 20, he kidnaps Ami Mizuno
Sailor Mercury
, in Japan, is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon metaseries. Her real name is , a genius schoolgirl who can transform into one of the series' specialized heroines, the Sailor Senshi....
, who at the time is the loneliest and most vulnerable member of the team, and exposes her to the power of Queen Metalia, changing her into her evil alter ego, Dark Mercury. A black motif is added to her uniform, and she uses "Dark" powers and an icicle
Icicle
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes. Typically, icicles will form when ice or snow is melted by either sunlight or some other heat source , and the resulting melted water runs off into an area where the ambient temperature is below the freezing...
sword. Kunzite keeps her fairly close, being careful to withdraw her whenever Sailor Moon attempts a healing, but he does take advantage of her newly-sadistic personality by allowing her to attend school and antagonize Usagi. While a part of the Dark Kingdom, Mercury is as arrogant as her allies, but she does extend a small amount of kindness to Nephrite. Queen Beryl finds the experiment interesting, but does not entirely trust it. In the end, Dark Mercury is very nearly able to kill Sailor Moon, but the knowledge that she has injured her friend finally reverts her back to herself. She has no memory of her experiences afterward.
Mio Kuroki
Mio Kuroki, on the outside, was a new teenage idol whose signature song, "Change of Pace," had a following comparable to that of Minako Aino's "C'est la Vie." Also like Minako, she was good at volleyball, and claimed to be a good friend of Usagi's. The truth, however, was much more sinister.Mio was a "Shadow" of Queen Beryl, created by her and Jadeite some time between Act 25 and Act 28. Her objectives in life were: to be Beryl's eyes and ears in the human world, to give Mamoru Chiba to Queen Beryl, and to generally make the lives of the Sailor Senshi as miserable as possible - especially Usagi's. To do this, Mio did her best to be Usagi's friend (and always called her "Usagi-chan"), while simultaneously humiliating her at every turn, by pretending self-pity so other people would feel bad for her and turn against whoever "did" her harm. She also harmed people who saw through her, such as Naru Osaka, and constantly tried to upstage Minako whenever she could, with mixed results.
Mio was principal in getting Mamoru Chiba into Beryl's grasp; she also generally watched Mamoru during his time in the Dark Kingdom and provided him with outside "encouragement" from Rei Hino when he was cursed. However, her treatment of Mamoru inadvertently came back to haunt her when Prince Endymion was possessed by Queen Metalia, who seemingly blasted her out of existence.
Unfortunately, it turned out that the attack did not completely destroy her, though it took her four years to completely recover without Beryl's power to help her. Nevertheless, she returned in the Special Act and attempted to recreate the Dark Kingdom with her as its queen - and Mamoru as the king. After realizing that Mamoru would always love Usagi even when brainwashed, she transformed into her true form: a terrifying, giant black flower with sharp vines. She was finally destroyed when the Sailor Senshi, sans Mars (whom she had managed to defeat earlier on, rendering her incapacitated) performed the Sailor Planet Attack.
She was played by Alisa Yuriko Durbrow.
Dark Agency
In Codename: Sailor V, Minako faces off with the Dark Agency, a group of villains posing as a talent and idolTeen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
agency. The Dark Agency manipulated idols into helping them gather energy for the Dark Kingdom. In the final volume of the manga, it is revealed to Sailor V that the Dark Agency was established by the Dark Kingdom. After Sailor V defeats their leader, the group dissolves and the Dark Kingdom begins to act directly, thus leading into the Sailor Moon series. They are never mentioned in the Sailor Moon manga or other continuities.
Danburite
Danburite is a subordinate of Kunzite in the Sailor V manga. He takes a human form as Ace Kaitou, Minako Aino's love interest, and fights alongside Sailor V until revealing his true identity as a servant of the Dark Kingdom and leader of the Dark Agency, a subsect of the Dark Kingdom. He is later revealed that in his past life he was Adonis, a lowly foot soldierFoot Soldier
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posted to Princess Venus's army in her past life
Silver Millennium
The Silver Millennium, a fictional kingdom in the Sailor Moon metaseries, lies on the moon. It provides a setting for the past lives and future selves of most of the series' major characters, and functions as a major driving force behind both plot and characterization.The series first shows the...
. He was later assigned to fight under Endymion. He had fallen in love with Venus, but the love was one-sided. It is because of him that Minako learns of the existence of the Dark Kingdom and joins the Sailor Team. Upon his death at the hands of Sailor V, he predicted that her love would be doomed for all eternity, knowing she would always choose duty over love. At key moments, the symbol of Venus glows on his forehead.
Fluorite
Fluorite was the leader of the Dark Agency's idol talent search. She answers to Danburite and is the commander of Pandora, Petite Pandora, Dark Guys, Twin Dark, and Dark Shizuka-hime. She was defeated by Sailor V after her underlings were destroyed.Youma
Youma are the monsters of the dayVillain of the week
"Villain of the week" is a term that describes the nature of one-use antagonists in episodic fiction, especially ongoing American genre-based television series...
in the first arc of the Sailor Moon anime and in the live-action series. All of the Shitennou, as well as Queen Beryl and occasionally Metalia herself, use youma to achieve their goals. Although the origin of earlier Youma is not shown, Kunzite's Youma are created from human beings in the anime. Any Youma created from humans can be returned to their human form by Sailor Moon using Moon Healing Escalation (which restores the human while destroying/expelling the Youma side) while others would be finished off by Moon Tiara Action (or other Senshi's attacks on occasion; see below). In the English anime
Sailor Moon (English versions)
Sailor Moon is a media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. The series began as a manga published in February 1992 and the anime adaptation began airing a month later. Since then, the series have been adapted into several different languages, including English...
members of the Negaverse refer to the Youma as their "servants", while the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask just call them "monsters" or sometimes "Negamonsters".
In addition to the silhouettic Youma that are seen in Queen Beryl's throne room, the following Youma are listed in order of appearance:
Morga
- First Appearance: "Crybaby Usagi's Magnificent Transformation"
- Seiyu: Michiko Abe
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A brown-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She first appears posing as Naru's mother (after locking the real one in the basement) and uses this form to collect energy using jewelry. Morga shed her disguise after Naru knew that Morga wasn't her real mother. When fighting Sailor Moon, Morga used the zombified people to help her attack. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
NOTE: Morga was one of a few Youma to appear in both the anime and the manga.
Balm
- First Appearance: "Punish Them! The House of Fortune is the Youma Mansion"
- Seiyu: Hiroko EmoriHiroko Emoriis a Japanese voice actress whose works for Aoni Production.-Notable voice roles:*Armitage III as Bronski*BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako as both Toshie and Sachi Tachibana*Caroline the car in the Japanese version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends...
A green-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can use her hair as weapons. She appears in the form of a fortune teller that collects energy using tarot cards. Anyone who had possession of her tarot cards would end up obeying Balm's every command. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Flow
- First Appearance: "Mysterious Sleeping Illness! Protect the Girls' Hearts in Love"
- Dub Name: Fro
- Seiyu: Yoko AsagamiYoko Asagami' is a veteran seiyū who is represented by Aksent. Her married name is '.She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori and Saeko Nogami ....
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A blue/purple-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can attack with her claws and emit energy from her mouth. She appears in the form of a radio station manager that collects energy using flower brooches. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Iguara
- First Appearance: "A Youma's Scent! Chanelas Steal Love"
- Seiyu: Yoko MatsuokaYoko Matsuokais a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She is affiliated with 81 Produce.-Television animation:*Ashita no Nadja *Belle and Sebastian *Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z *Digimon Tamers...
A blue humanoid lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
-like Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of a pet store owner that collect energy using Chanelas (small furry gerbils) which gave off a perfume-like scent that causes anyone exposed to it to obey Iguara's every command. After finding Iguara's weak spot at the base of her tail, Sailor Moon destroyed Iguara with her Moon Tiara Action.
Kyurene
- First Appearance: "Protect the Melody of Love! Usagi is a Cupid"
- Seiyu: Emi ShinoharaEmi Shinoharais a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She was born in Fukushima Prefecture and raised in Nagano. She is married to tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari...
A humanoid vampire bat
Vampire bat
Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. There are three bat species that feed solely on blood: the Common Vampire Bat , the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat , and the White-winged Vampire Bat .All three species are native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to...
-like Youma used by Jadeite. She can extend her fingernails into long sharp claws and emit sonic waves from her wings. She appeared in the form of a Jam Records employee and was ordered to broadcast a cassette charged with dark energy. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Kyurene appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game. A green variant of Kyurene also appeared as a boss during Chapter One after she attacked Shingo Tsukino.
Derella
- First Appearance: "Usagi Learns a Lesson! The Road to Stardom is Tough"
- Seiyu: Chiyoko KawashimaChiyoko Kawashimais a former Japanese voice actress. She retired from voice-acting in 2001; her final role was that of Kusakabe Maron's mother in Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne.-Notable voice roles:*Candy Candy as Patricia O'Brien*Cat's Eye as Kazumi*Kaibutsu-kun as Utako...
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A humanoid glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
-themed Youma used by Jadeite. She can emit a glass webbing from her mouth. She appears in the form of teen idol Mikan Shiratori (after immobilizing her in her apartment) and uses this form to collect energy through lapel microphones. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
NOTE: In the dub, Derella's glass-based attacks were changed to ice-based attacks.
Garoben
- First Appearance: "Is the Genius Girl a Youma? Brainwashing School of Terror"
- Seiyu: Hiroko EmoriHiroko Emoriis a Japanese voice actress whose works for Aoni Production.-Notable voice roles:*Armitage III as Bronski*BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako as both Toshie and Sachi Tachibana*Caroline the car in the Japanese version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends...
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A red-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She can turn her left hand into an axe. She appears in the form of a computer course instructor of the "Crystal Seminar Cram School" and collects energy with a Crystal Disk. Anyone who used the Crystal Disks would end up obeying Garoben's every command. When confronted by Sailor Moon, she took Ami Mizuno hostage. When dodging Garoben's axe attack, Ami transforms into Sailor Mercury. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray and Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Garoben appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Garoben was among the monsters revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
Ramua
- First Appearance: "Usagi's Misfortune! Watch Out for the Rushing Clocks"
- Dub Name: Ramwoir
- Seiyu: Eiko Yamada
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A pale-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of the owner of the Clock Look store and uses this form to collect energy with the clocks and watches. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray and Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Kigaan
- First Appearance: "Cursed Buses! Fire Senshi Mars Appears"
- Seiyu: Reiko Yamada
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A brown/green-skinned humanoid Youma used by Jadeite. She appears in the form of a female bus driver to transport girls to another dimension to collect their energy. When Sailor Moon confronted Kigaan, she had Rei Hino in a headlock until her guardian crows Deimos and Phobos attacked Kigaan. After Kigaan was immobilized by Sailor Moon, Rei becomes Sailor Mars for the first time and destroys Kigaan with her Mars' Fire Soul.
Murid
- First Appearance: "Usagi vs Rei? A Nightmare in Dreamland"
- Dub Name: Dream Princess
- Seiyu: Eriko HaraEriko Harais a Japanese voice actress formerly employed by Arts Vision.-Anime voice roles:* Tokimeki Tonight - Ranze Eto* Kimagure Orange Road - Hikaru Hiyama* Slam Dunk - Ayako...
- Voice Actor: Wendy Lyon
A doll
Doll
A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials like clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The earliest documented dolls...
-themed Youma used by Jadeite. She could breathe out a red fog that would cause her victims to enter a waking dream state. She appears in the form of Dreamland's mascot Dream Princess and uses this form to collect energy with her apple. Destroyed by a combination of Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
Murid appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Murid was among the monsters revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
Thetis
- First Appearance: "I Want a Boyfriend Too! A Trap on a Luxury Cruise Ship"
- Dub Name: Titus
- Seiyu: Miki Itou
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
-elemental Youma who worked with Jadeite. She is one of Queen Beryl's high-ranking Youma and has a crush on Jadeite. Thetis appeared in the form of the first mate of a romantic cruise ship and drained the energies from the couples. Following a distraction by Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars, Thetis was destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Tesuni
- First Appearance: "A Powerful New Enemy! Nephrite's Evil Crest"
- Dub Name: Tensie
- Seiyu: Michiko Abe
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A humanoid tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
-themed Youma used by Nephrite. She was assigned to collect energy from Rui Saionji when her essence was implanted in the tennis racket that Rui uses. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Tesuni appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Petasos
- First Appearance: "Usagi is Frantic! Rei's First Date"
- Seiyu: Noriko UemuraNoriko Uemurais a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-TV anime:*Captain Tsubasa as Takeshi Sawada*Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Sayuri Kumada and Konchi*Sailor Moon as Petasos , Yasha , Queen Metaria , and Kaolinite ....
- Voice Actor: Loretta JafeliceLoretta JafeliceLoretta Jafelice is a Canadian voice actress. She voiced Eudial and Diana in the English version of the Japanese anime Sailor Moon.-Sources:* http://www.tv.com/loretta-jafelice/person/194865/summary.html...
A plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can control animals and emit vines from her hands or hair. She was assigned to collect energy from park caretaker Kunitachi when her essence was implanted in his hat. Petasos gave Kunitachi the power to control the animals at the park, allowing him to drive away the construction crews and protect nature, but every time he drew upon the Youma's power it caused his energy level to rise. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Widow
- First Appearance: "Dream of a White Dress! Usagi Becomes a Bride "
- Dub Name: Black Widow
- Seiyu: Yūko MitaYuko Mitais a Japanese voice actress. She is known for playing gentle, sexy bishōjo as well as many roles of young boys. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing...
- Voice Actor: Barbara RadeckiBarbara RadeckiBarbara Radecki is a Canadian actress who is most popular for her role as the voice of Sailor Neptune in the English version of Sailor Moon S; she had appeared in several earlier episodes as Ikuko Tsukino and Queen Serenity as well...
A humanoid spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can use her webs to trap anyone. She was assigned to collect energy from Higure Akiyama when her essence was implanted in some fabric that Higure purchased to make a wedding dress. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Cameran
- First Appearance: "Is Usagi a Model? The Focus of the Youma Camera"
- Seiyu: Yuka Ohno
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A humanoid Youma used by Nephrite. She was assigned to collect energy from award-winning photographer Kijin Shinokawa when her essence was implanted into a camera that Kijin owned. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Jumeau
- First Appearance: "Shingo's Innocent Love! A Sorrowful French Doll"
- Dub Name: Jumo
- Seiyu: Emi ShinoharaEmi Shinoharais a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She was born in Fukushima Prefecture and raised in Nagano. She is married to tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari...
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
A humanoid doll
Doll
A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials like clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The earliest documented dolls...
-like Youma used by Nephrite. She can reassemble herself making her invulnerable. She was assigned to collect energy from champion doll maker Mika Kayama when her essence was planted in one of the dolls that Mika made. Sailor Moon used her Moon Tiara Action on Jumeau's weak spot destroying her.
Jumeau appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Regulus
- First Appearance: "Usagi is Thrilled! Tuxedo Mask's Love Letter"
- Dub Name: Leo
A lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
-like Youma summoned by Nephrite. He was assigned to kill Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action wasn't strong enough to bring Regulus down. Nephrite recalled Regulus when he trapped Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask in an elevator that he rigged.
NOTE: Regulus was referred to as a Youjuu (妖獣; lit. "bewitching beast") rather than a Youma in the "Sailor Moon Memorial."
Castor & Pollux
- First Appearance: "Protect the Children's Dreams! Friendship Linked by Anime"
- Dub Name: Gemini Warriors
- Seiyu: Akiko HiramatsuAkiko Hiramatsuis a Japanese voice actress. Hiramatsu works at Ken Production.-Notable voice roles:*.hack//Roots *.hack//SIGN *A Tree of Palme *Ai Yori Aoshi *Azumanga Daioh...
(Castor), Yuka Ohno (Pollux) - Voice Actors: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
(Pollux)
Twin humanoid Youma that are Nephrite's most powerful warriors. Castor was a red-skinned female that can imitate Sailor Mars' Fire Soul while Pollux was a purple-skinned female that can imitate Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray. The twins were assigned to collect energy from Hiromi Matsuno (one of the animators for the "Sailor V" movie) when their essence were implanted into her pencil. They tend to argue a lot which eventually led to them being destroyed by a combination of Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action, Sailor Mercury's Shabon Spray, and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
Castor and Pollux appear as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Soul Shadow
- First Appearance: "Romance Under the Moon! Usagi's First Kiss"
- Seiyu: Katsuji MoriKatsuji Moriis a Japanese voice actor often accredited as the Casey Kasem of Japan. He is most known for the roles of Go Mifune , Joe Shimamura/009 , Ken the Eagle , Jouji Minami , and Garma Zabi .- Anime :*Nephrite in Sailor Moon*Seiji Hayami in Cutey Honey*Go Mifune in Mach Go Go Go/Speed Racer is a...
A shadowy Youma created by Nephrite. It possessed Princess Dia at the time when Nephrite believed she had the Silver Crystal. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Yasha
- First Appearance: "Wish Upon a Shooting Star! Naru's Pure Love"
- Seiyu: Noriko UemuraNoriko Uemurais a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-TV anime:*Captain Tsubasa as Takeshi Sawada*Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Sayuri Kumada and Konchi*Sailor Moon as Petasos , Yasha , Queen Metaria , and Kaolinite ....
A Yaksha
Yaksha
Yaksha is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology. The feminine form of the word is ' or Yakshini .In Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythology,...
-like Youma used by Zoisite. She was sent to spy on Nephrite and steal the Silver Crystal if Nephrite was able to obtain it. Destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action.
Grape, Housenka, & Suzuran
- First Appearance: "Naru's Cry! Nephrite Dies for Love"
- Seiyu: Sanae TakagiSanae Takagiis a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is married to voice actor Naoki Tatsuta.-Major roles:*Tsukino Ikuko, Grape , and Hell Ant in Sailor Moon*Bibimba in Kinnikuman Nisei*Chiyo in Mobile Suit Gundam*Jane in Akage no An...
(Grape), Chie Satou (Suzuran) - Voice Actor: Kathleen LaskeyKathleen LaskeyKathleen Laskey, sometimes credited as Kathy Laskey, is a Canadian actress, primarily associated with television roles. Her credits include roles in Check it Out!, Being Erica, Street Legal, George Shrinks, Blue Murder, Yin Yang Yo!, Wayside, Weird Years, At the Hotel and The Eleventh...
(Grape and Suzuran)
Grape, Housenka, and Suzuran are three plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
-themed Youma that were used by Zoisite. Grape can attack by throwing balls that explode upon impact, Housenka attacks by firing electrical-charged sharps sticks, and Suzuran attacks by emitting supersonic waves. They were sent to capture Naru Osaka and take the Silver Crystal back from Nephrite. Housenka was responsible for fatally wounding Nephrite. They were destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action and Sailor Mars' Fire Soul.
Seven Youma
In the anime, the great are the most powerful Youma in the Dark Kingdom. Thanks to the power of Queen Serenity, they were sealed within seven separate shards of the Silver Crystal and carried to Earth where they were reincarnated centuries later with no memories of their prior existences. Zoisite manages to reawaken them one by one, only for Sailor Moon to heal them with her Moon Healing Escalation and revert them to their humanoid forms which also destroys/expels the Youma form at the same time. Queen Beryl later sent the brainwashed Prince Endymion to capture the hosts of the Seven Youma in order to combine them into one powerful Youma. Before Prince Endymion could get to Rei's grandfather, Sailor Mercury manages to break the crystal that held the other six hosts of the Seven Youma.Gesen
- First Appearance: "Jupiter, the Brawny Girl in Love"
- Dub Name: Game Machine Man
- Seiyu: Masaaki Ohkura
is the keeper of the Red Rainbow Crystal. Gesen is a robotic Youma reborn as Crane Game Joe (Game Machine Joe in the English version), a pro at arcade games. His name is short for "game center
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
". When Zoisite extracted the Red Rainbow Crystal from Joe, he transformed into Gesen. He can emit a hammer or a crane-like claw from his hand. When Gesen grabbed Sailor Moon, Mokoto Kino lifted him up and threw him into the bushes. Upon Luna seeing that she is the reincarnation of Sailor Jupiter, Luna told Mokoto to transform. As Sailor Jupiter, Mokoto used her Supreme Thunder to weaken Gesen. Gesen was reverted back to Crane Game Joe by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Gesen appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Boxy
- First Appearance: "Bring a Smile to Naru's Face! Usagi's Friendship"
- Dub Name: Bobo the Vulture
- Seiyu: Hideyuki UmezuHideyuki Umezuis a Japanese voice actor and member of 81 Produce.-Anime:* Bakugan Battle Brawlers * Blood+ * Bonobono * Death Note * Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood...
- Voice Actor: David HubandDavid HubandDavid Huband , also known as Dave Huband, is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles on Cinderella Man as Ford Bond and in the films Cube Zero, Dirty Pictures and The Lookout.-Career:...
is the keeper of the Orange Rainbow Crystal. He is a boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
birdman Youma reborn as a priest who Naru meets at a cemetery in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
. While fighting, Boxy repeatedly paraphrases Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
. His name is a pun on bokushi, meaning "priest" in Japanese, and bokushingu, meaning "boxing". When Zoisite extracted the Orange Rainbow Crystal, the priest became Boxy despite the interference of Naru and Sailor Moon. Gurio Umino and Tuxedo Mask managed to save Naru and Sailor Moon respectively. Before Boxy can attack Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Jupiter used her Supreme Thunder to destroy Boxy's glove. Boxy was reverted back to the Priest by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Two monsters based on Boxy appear in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Bunbo
- First Appearance: "Love for Ami? A Boy Who Can Predict the Future"
- Dub Name: Bumboo
- Seiyu: Shinichirou Ohta
- Voice Actor: Harvey AtkinHarvey AtkinHarvey Atkin is a Canadian voice actor who has worked in feature films and television. He has also done voice-overs, and has voiced animations.- Early life :...
is the keeper of the Yellow Rainbow Crystal. He is a large, armored lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
-like Youma with Swiss army knives for hands. He is reborn as Ryo Urawa, who Ami developed a crush on. During their date, Zoisite appeared and extracted the Yellow Rainbow Crystal from Ryo turning him into Bunbo. Though the beast awakened, Urawa attempted to retain control himself and attacked Zoisite only to end up completely under his control. Bunbo was reverted back to Ryo by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Binah
- First Appearance: "Illustrations of Love! Are Usagi and Mamoru Getting Closer?"
- Dub Name: Veena
- Seiyu: Yuriko FuchizakiYuriko Fuchizakiis a veteran Japanese voice actress and stage actress from Tokyo. She is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at Nihon University a member of the talent agency Re-max. From 1987 to the beginning of 1989 her roles were credited under her real name - the reading is unchanged.Fuchizaki's roles...
- Voice Actor: Maria VacratsisMaria VacratsisMaria Vacratsis is an actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie.She also...
is the keeper of the Green Rainbow Crystal. She is an angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
-like Youma reborn as local artist Yumeni Yumeno. Her attacks are art-based. When Zoisite removed the Green Rainbow Crystal from Yumeni's body, she became Binah. Binah was reverted back to Yumeni by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Rikoukeidar
- First Appearance: "Total Chaos! The Messy Square Relationship"
- Dub Name: Techniclon
- Seiyu: Rica Fukami
- Voice Actor: Kirsten BishopKirsten BishopKirsten Bishop is a voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite, Emerald, Kaorinite, Telulu and Badiyanu in the English version of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie.-Filmography:...
is the keeper of the Blue Rainbow Crystal. She is a youma wearing a black bandeau
Bandeau
- General Attire :A bandeau , is a strapless garment worn around a woman's breasts. It may be fastened in the front or back or be sufficiently elastic so as to have no fastener at all. In a strict sense a bandeau has but two edges, although it is sometimes manufactured with a detachable halter...
bathing suit reborn as Motoki's girlfriend Reika Nishimura. When Zoisite removed the Blue Rainbow Crystal from Reika, she became Rikoukeidar. She can throw explosive vials that release swarming protists and even used a special flask that absorbed Sailor Jupiter's Supreme Thunder. Rikoukeidar was reverted back to Reika by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Jiji
- First Appearance: "Grandpa Goes Crazy! Rei's in Jeopardy"
- Dub Name: Pox
- Seiyu: Tomomichi NishimuraTomomichi Nishimurais a Japanese voice actor who works for Arts Vision. He is most known for the roles of the narrator of YuYu Hakusho, Anzai-sensei , Shibaraku Tsurugibe , and Jamitov Hymem...
- Voice Actor: Harvey AtkinHarvey AtkinHarvey Atkin is a Canadian voice actor who has worked in feature films and television. He has also done voice-overs, and has voiced animations.- Early life :...
is the keeper of the Indigo Rainbow Crystal. He is an Oni-like youma who is reincarnated as Rei's grandfather. Its name may be derived from the Japanese word for grandfather, ojīsan. When Zoisite removed the Indigo Rainbow Crystal from Rei's grandfather, he became Jiji. Sailor Moon almost used her Moon Tiara Action on him only for Sailor Mars to tell her not to. She instead uses the Moon Healing Escalation to restore Rei's grandfather.
Bakene
- First Appearance: "Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever"
- Dub Name: Meladrama
- Seiyu: Masahiro Anzai
is the keeper of the Violet Rainbow Crystal. He is a beastly cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
Youma reborn as the cat Rhett Butler (named Hercules
Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus , and the mortal Alcmene...
in the English Dub), who had a thing for Luna
Cats (Sailor Moon)
The Sailor Moon metaseries includes three different cat characters who act as advisors to their respective owners. Each has the power of speech, and bears a crescent moon symbol on his or her forehead...
, even in Youma form. When Zoisite removed the Violet Rainbow Crystal from Rhett, he became Bakene. Of all the other Seven Youma, Bakene was less aggressive as he didn't take any violent action and even saved Luna. Sailor Moon easily reverted Bakene back to Rhett with her Moon Healing Escalation.
Akan
- First Appearance: "Umino's Resolve! I'll Protect Naru"
- Seiyu: Shinobu SatouchiShinobu Satouchiis a seiyū who is best known as the voice of Fox McCloud in the Japanese version of Nintendo's Star Fox series and Super Smash Bros. series. He was also the voice of Giru in Dragon Ball GT...
- Voice Actor: David Fraser
A Youma accidentally created by Zoisite from an actor portraying the Sentai hero Redman when she attempted to turn Naru into a Youma. He can throw seaweed balls in battle. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Mitsuami
- First Appearance: "Usagi is Confused! Is Tuxedo Mask Evil?"
- Seiyu: Chiharu Kataishi
- Voice Actor: Lisa DalbelloLisa DalbelloDalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...
A humanoid Youma created by Kunzite from Kariko Tokoyama and her assistants in a hair salon. She can morph her arm into all sorts of salon equipment like a blow dryer that melts things, a nail file, a modified sprayer that shot out scissors, and a giant razor that acts like a chainsaw. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Shakoukai
- First Appearance: "Aim to be a Princess? Usagi's Weird Training"
- Dub Name: Polite Society
- Seiyu: Youko Kawanami
- Voice Actor: Kirsten BishopKirsten BishopKirsten Bishop is a voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite, Emerald, Kaorinite, Telulu and Badiyanu in the English version of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie.-Filmography:...
A purple-skinned humanoid Youma created by Kunzite from Countess Rose, an aristocrat who ran the "Princess Seminars". She can attack with a gooey liquid that would encase anyone in hot wax. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Shakoukai appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Blizzar
- First Appearance: "The Snow! The Mountains! Our Friendship! And of Course, a Youma Too"
- Dub Name: Blizzard
- Seiyu: Yuko SasakiYuko SasakiYuko Sasaki, born 18 September 1982 in Saitama, is a Japanese cricketer who played for Japan in 2003 in One-day Internationals and List A cricket.-References:...
- Voice Actor: Wendy Lyon
An ice
Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
-elemental Youma created by Kunzite from a skiing champion named Saeko Yamamoto. Besides her ability to manipulate snow, she caused an earthquake that Usagi and Rei fall into a chasm as an avalanche prevents it from being closed. Yuuchirou Kumada found them only to be frozen by Blizzar. The brainwashed Prince Endymion arrived to assist Blizzar. When Sailor Moon gets through to Endymion, he throws a rose that destroys Blizzar's weapon. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Blizzar appears as one of the monster types in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game.
Doringelars
- First Appearance: "Paired With a Youma? Ice Queen Mako-chan"
- Seiyu: Yoku ShioyaYoku Shioyais a Japanese voice actor debuting in Umi no Triton . Recently he has done some voice directing in such anime as Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. His real name is Tsubasa Shioya...
(Misha), Wakana YamazakiWakana Yamazakiis a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-Television animation:* Air Gear * All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo * Captain Tsubasa * Dai no Daibouken...
(Janelyn) - Voice Actor: Jeff LumbyJeff LumbyJeff Lumby is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He is a member of the Lumby family, who created and produced the 1980s Canadian children's television series, Size Small, where he appeared as "Tex". Lumby played "Winston Rothschild, III", the septic tank and sewer technician character on The Red...
(Misha), Tracey HoytTracey HoytTracey Hoyt is a Canadian voice actress and alumna of York University and the Second City National Touring Company , possessing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance. She played the first North American voice of Rini in the Sailor Moon R series and movies. Hoyt played the voice of Me Bear...
(Janelyn)
A Youma duo created by Kunzite from the ice skating duo of Misha and Janelyn. Unlike most Youma, these two retained their names. When both of them attacked Makoto, she ended up seeing them transform into their Youma forms. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask arrived and distracted the pair long enough for Makoto to transform into Sailor Jupiter. When the other three Sailor Senshi arrived, Kunzite ended up activating a device on the ceiling that froze everyone in the skating rink including the two Youma. Tuxedo Mask managed to destroy the device and Sailor Moon restored Misha and Janelyn to normal with her Moon Healing Escalation.
Lake Monster
- First Appearance: "The Legendary Lake Monster! Usagi's Family Ties"
- Seiyu: Aya HaraAya Harais a Japanese voice actress from Ōita Prefecture affiliated with Aoni Production.- Anime :* Case Closed * Galaxy Fraulein Yuna * Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns...
A mermaid
Mermaid
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...
-like monster that was created from the spirit of a girl. It was unleashed by Prince Endymion when he thought it was a Youma. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
London Youma
- First Appearance: "Sailor Venus' Past! Minako's Tragic Love"
An unnamed Youma seen in Sailor Venus' flashback from when she was in London during her Sailor V days. Destroyed by Sailor Venus' Crescent Beam. On a related note, he was also the only male Youma in the entire first season which was not created from a male human while all other Youma appeared to be female.
Papillon
- First Appearance: "Sailor Venus' Past! Minako's Tragic Love"
- Seiyu: Yūko MitaYuko Mitais a Japanese voice actress. She is known for playing gentle, sexy bishōjo as well as many roles of young boys. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing...
A butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
-like Youma created by Kunzite from Sailor Venus' London friend Katarina. She can transform her arm into a scythe, summon a swarm of butterflies to attack her opponents and shield herself from attacks. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
Oniwabandana
- First Appearance: "Is Usagi Going it Alone? The Sailor Senshi Get Into a Big Fight"
- Dub Name: Ninjana
- Seiyu: Miyako Endou
- Voice Actor: Sabrina GrdevichSabrina GrdevichSabrina Grdevich is a Canadian actress.Sabrina portrayed Dana Ballard in the 1999 made-for-TV movie Ultimate Deception with Yasmine Bleeth. Her starring roles include Mile Zero and Lola...
A ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
-themed Youma created by Kunzite from tabloid photographer Nana Asahina. She can create shadow clones and wield throwing knives, a sword, and her bandana as weapons. Restored to normal by Sailor Moon's Moon Healing Escalation.
In "Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Ketsushuu," Oniwabandana was revived by the Daimon Quiz to fight the Sailor Senshi.
DD Girls
- First Appearance: "The Sailor Senshi Die! The Tragic Final Battle"
- Dub Name: Doom and Gloom Girls
- Seiyu: Naoko Nakamura and Asako Satou
- Voice Actors: Tracey HoytTracey HoytTracey Hoyt is a Canadian voice actress and alumna of York University and the Second City National Touring Company , possessing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance. She played the first North American voice of Rini in the Sailor Moon R series and movies. Hoyt played the voice of Me Bear...
, Mary Long, Tracey MooreTracey MooreTracey Ann Moore in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian animated voice actress. She was the voice of Princess Toadstool in the two North American cartoon television series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World...
, Barbara RadeckiBarbara RadeckiBarbara Radecki is a Canadian actress who is most popular for her role as the voice of Sailor Neptune in the English version of Sailor Moon S; she had appeared in several earlier episodes as Ikuko Tsukino and Queen Serenity as well...
, and Nadine Rabinovitch
The DD Girls are a group of five Youma that are one of Queen Beryl's high-ranking Youma who work together in the penultimate episode of the first anime series. The DD Girls have the power to fly, to produce powerful tentacles from their bodies (flexible or rigid and sharp like spears), generate electricity, and to create illusions of people the Senshi care about (namely Tuxedo Mask for Moon and Mars, Motoki Furuhata for Jupiter and Ryo Urawa for Mercury) in danger or pain, as well as one of a giant fireball that gave off real heat while the fireball itself was fake. The source of these illusions is the stone in the Leader's forehead decoration, which is eventually destroyed by Sailor Mercury. When Queen Beryl asks her Youma subjects which one of them would like to dispose of the Sailor Scouts and earn a spot in Dark Kingdom history, the DD Girls volunteer to try to kill the Senshi as they attempt to find the entrance to the Dark Kingdom. One by one, each of the Guardian Senshi sacrifices herself to protect Sailor Moon and ensure that she reaches Queen Beryl. Sailor Jupiter is the first, destroying two of the Girls and mortally wounding herself with a massive, suicidal lightning strike. Next is Sailor Mercury, who uses her mini-computer to smash the stone that allows the Girls to create illusions and, though she survives a lava-flow with the protection of her Shabon Spray used as a force-field, she loses her life when she is crushed to death by the DD Girls' tentacles. She is followed by Sailor Venus, who knocks Sailor Moon away from a trap and performs her Crescent Beam attack point blank to the head of one of her assailants, blowing her apart and losing her own life in the resulting explosion. Finally, Sailor Mars detonates the rock formation, killing only one of the DD Girls and apparently herself. Before the final remaining DD Girl can kill Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars is revealed to be alive, expending the last of her living strength to set fire to the final youma. Sailor Mars finally dies only after clearing the way for Sailor Moon to proceed, meeting Beryl for their final battle.
In the English dub, the scenes of each sacrificed Sailor's dead bodies crucified in the frozen explosions following each Youma's death are all removed, and the episode is combined with the one following, also editing out a violent fight scene between a possessed Prince Endymion and Sailor Moon. The dubbed episodes are further edited so that, rather than killing the Scouts, the "Doom and Gloom Girls" state that they are merely captured and being held hostage in the "Negaverse".
The DD Girls appear in the "Sailor Moon: Another Story" video game where they were a reincarnated Queen Beryl's last line of defense.
Three DD Girls appear in the first musical, Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen, played by Hisako Doubayashi, Yuko Nishi and Mayumi Maikuma, and in its revision, played by Yuriko Nishiyama, Kaori Ishikawa and Ai Suzuki.
Live-action Youma
In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Youma serve much the same purpose as in the anime, except that they are most often monsters in their own right, rather than possessing the bodies of human beings. The creature designs used for individual Youma are not thematically influenced by the story of the episode, and they are usually portrayed by human actors in suits with only two being computer-generated. They never speak and are commanded by the Shitennou. Also, none of them are named in the series except for the ones in the Special Act.In the second half of the live-action series, swarms of black hooded-robed Youma begin to appear in acts 31, 37-38, 40-41, 43, and 47 after Sailor Moon is revealed to be the Princess. Their loyalty is to Queen Metalia herself rather than to Queen Beryl and her servants, and their abilities include earth-swimming and fast movement. The costumes for these entities are recycled from the Golem Soldiers/Putty Patrol from Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months...
with hooded robes added.
The Youma's listed below are listed by act.
- Youma #1 (1): This translucent Youma possessed Naru's mother in order to steal energy, which led Usagi to transform into Sailor Moon for the first time. She used her Moon Healing Escalation from her Moonlight Stick to remove the Youma from her friend's mother. Notably the only Youma to be made using CG until Mio's real form.
- Youma #2 (2, 20): Jadeite transforms a statue of a human and dog into two Youma. They drain energy from students in a cram school Ami was attending. The humanoid Youma pretends to be Ami's teacher to steal her energy. Sailor Moon destroys one Youma with her Moon Twilight Flash and the other is destroyed by Sailor Mercury's Mercury Aqua Mist. It is later revived to distract and tease Rei.
- Youma #3 (3, 20): A propellerPropellerA propeller is a type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. A pressure difference is produced between the forward and rear surfaces of the airfoil-shaped blade, and a fluid is accelerated behind the blade. Propeller dynamics can be modeled by both Bernoulli's...
-themed Youma. It pulled girls through a door to another dimension to drain their energy. It concentrated on wind attacks. Rei and Usagi are pulled into the dimension. Sailor Mars destroys the Youma using her Youma Taisan attack. It is later revived to distract and tease Rei. - Youma #4 (4, 20): A plantPlantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
Youma created by Nephrite. It was ordered to possess a Jewel owner at a party. Sailor Moon uses Youma Taisan, but the Youma splits into two plant Youma: a red one and a blue one. One attacks her while the other runs after Mercury. Once Sailor Moon transform, the two Youma split split into a third yellow-colored one. Sailor Moon, Mercury, and Mars use their three attacks to destroy the three Youma. The yellow plant Youma is later revived to distract and tease Rei. - Youma #5 (5, 20): A Youma used by Nephrite. It was ordered to search for the Silver Crystal and snatches a pendant from a woman, thinking it is the Silver Crystal. It bounces around quickly place to place, hence hard to catch. She also says bouncing sounds. Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars use a combine force of Moon Twilight Flash and Youma Taisan to destroy it. It is later revived to tease Sailor Moon.
- Youma #6 (6): A GorgonGorgonIn Greek mythology, the Gorgon was a terrifying female creature. The name derives from the Greek word gorgós, which means "dreadful." While descriptions of Gorgons vary across Greek literature, the term commonly refers to any of three sisters who had hair of living, venomous snakes, and a...
-themed Youma. It takes over the body of Takeru, a street basketballer popular among the girls. It makes statues out of his female victims and Jadeite keeps them in a dimension to steal their energy. It had the ability to wrap its snake-like whip around people's necks. It had the ability to put a spell over women. Sailor Jupiter destroys it with her Supreme Thunder. - Youma #7 (7, 20): A ninjaNinjaA or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
-like straw man Youma. It first fought Sailor Moon at night. He leaves a decoy for others to hit. He possess Takai, Motoki's friend and Rei's date on a triple date to steal Rei's energy. Remembering her previous fight with this Youma, Sailor Moon waits until Sailor Jupiter has destroyed the decoy and then turns and sends her attack at the real Youma to destroy it. It is later revived to tease Sailor Moon. - Youma #8 (10, 20): A Youma created by Zoisite from the papers of her requiem. She sings an accompaniment to his music. Youma's song grows stronger the Princess of Estoa faints. The Youma attacks by singing multicolored musical notes. Sailor Moon destroys it with a combination of her Moonlight Stick and her crystal's energy. It is later revived to tease Sailor Moon.
- Youma #9 (12): A Youma that possesses Minako's manager Sugao Saitou, in aims to find the Silver Crystal. It can wrap vines from its hands. It binds Minako and she breaks free from him. The Youma separates from Saitou's body and Sailor Moon tries to use her Moon Tiara Boomerang, but the Youma just knocks it aside. The Youma manages to trap the three Senshi. Sailor Moon destroys the Youma with her Moon Twilight Flash.
- Youma #10 (13): A Yin and Yang-themed Youma created by Kunzite from a schoolgirl named Ayumi. Sailor Moon is reluctant to attack because she doesn't want to harm the innocent person inside. Luna tells her to believe in her power, because she has no choice. Sailor Moon apologizes to the Youma and uses Moon Healing Escalation to turn Ayumi back to normal.
- Youma #11 (15): A Youma that resembled the Youma from Act 12, except for silver accenting instead of gold. It stalked Minako for the Silver Crystal. It later possesses a police officer to confiscate a briefcase of Minako's jewelry from Mamoru. It slashes Mamoru's arm with the sword and knocks him over a railing. Sailor Moon uses Moon Twilight Flash to destroy it.
- Youma #12 (15-16): It had been trapping victims down a vortex, in which they would slide down to the Youma, who waits for them at a hole at the center. It has the ability to shoot out a tendrils that wrap around their victims. The victims were being kept alive so that their energy continually feed to awaken Queen Metalia. Late in Act 15, it tries to take Makoto. Sailor Mars uses Youma Taisan against the Youma, and it and the pit disappears before the attack can hit. It attacks Usagi's friend Naru and later captures her. Sailor Mercury destroys it with Mercury Aqua Mist. After the Youma was destroyed, Sailor Moon revived the victims.
- Youma #13 (17-19): It possesses a priest from a church where Rei and Minako tend to a orphan dog. It is strong and deflects many attacks. It is after the Silver Crystal and also to gather energy from church parishioners in a large mass. It is the first youma for all five Senshi to fight. It is destroyed in Act 18 by a combined attack of Mars' Youma Taisan and Venus Love-Me Chain. Another Youma resembling it appears again in Act 19 and Sailor Moon destroys it with Moon Twilight Flash.
- Youma #14 (22): A clownClownClowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
-themed Youma. It attacks an amusement park and Sailor Jupiter and Mars pursue it. It tries draining energy from them. It is destroyed from the energy of Sailor Moon's Silver Crystal, in a fail attempt to turn Dark Mercury back to normal. - Youma #15 (23): A Youma created by Nephrite from a stone. It stalks the hospital where Minako is. It destroyed by a combined Venus Love-Me Chain and Moon Twilight Flash.
- Youma #16 (24): This Youma attacks a TV channel studio. Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter encounter this Youma. While Kunzite attempts to murder Mamoru, Sailor Jupiter fights this monster while Sailor Moon goes to help Mamoru. Sailor Mars then arrives to help. With a combination of Supreme Thunder and Youma Taisan, the Youma was destroyed.
- Youma #17 (25): A Youma created by Jadeite under the suggestion of Kunzite. It attacks a plaza to steal energy and attacked Hina. The Youma breathes an icy attack that freezes the feet of Sailor Mars', Jupiter's, and Venus' in place. It then freezes Sailor Mars completely. It was extremely powerful against the Sailor Senshi, but was quickly destroyed by the power of the Silver Crystal.
- Youma #18 (26): A Youma created by Nephrite in the Dark Kingdom. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Moon fight the Youma. It took the combined attacks from the Moon Twilight Flash and Jupiter Thunderbolt to destroy this Youma.
- Youma #19 (28): Following Dark Mercury being turned good, this Youma suddenly confronts Ami and Usagi in the forest where Kunzite sends them. Usagi is unable to transform in the dimension. When Ami and Usagi return, they are confronted by Kunzite and his Youma. All five Senshi debut their Moonlight Attractive Attack to destroy the Youma.
- Youma #20 (29-30): This Youma initially attacks Usagi and Mio. It attacks with its cape and deflects other's attacks with it. Sailor Mars notices this. It also has the ability to trap people in webs emitted from its hands. Youma shoots a bolt of energy that knocks away Sailor Mercury's Tambourine. The Youma leaps to grab it, but Sailor Mercury discovers a new power to obtain it. The Senshi try to destroy it with Moonlight Attractive Attack, but fail. Sailor Moon confronts the Youma in Act 30 when it tries meddling with a concert. It is destroyed by the Moon Twilight Flash.
- Youma #21 (31, 38): A rockRock (geology)In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
-elemental Youma presumably created by Queen Metalia. It emerged from the ground with Queen Metalia's hooded robed Youma. It absorbs most of Sailor Jupiter's attacks. Sailor Jupiter awakens her inner Senshi powers and destroys the monster with a powered-up version of Supreme Thunder. It is also seen in a flashback in Act 38 when Makoto recalled her awakening. - Youma #22 (32, 43): A Youma that possess the body of male idol, Yuuto. After it attacks Sailor Moon, Prince Endymion fights it with his sword. Endymion distracts the Youma, so Sailor Moon could destroy it with Moon Twilight Flash. The Youma appears again in Act 43 and the Senshi without Sailor Moon fight this one. He gets Sailor Luna in a chokehold. It is destroyed by a combined attack from Sailor Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Luna.
- Youma #23 (33-34): A plantPlantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
-like Youma. It was confronted by Sailor Mars at night. It escapes and Ami and Rei are confrotned by a policeman to know why they are out so late. Sailor Mars fights it later, distracted by her memories of her mother and the confrontation with her father, the Youma seemingly defeats her, but she managed to injure it. Sailor Moon, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Luna appear and drive it away. It targets Rei specifically as payback for the injury she caused it. Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter all attack in unison to destroy it. - Youma #24 (39): A Youma that was armed with a sniper rifle with a crystalline bullet to take out the Senshi, specifically Sailor Moon. Sailor Luna and Sailor Moon fight it, but Kunzite came in to distract Sailor Luna. Sailor Moon draws the Youma off into the woods, then turns around and attacks it. She manages to destroy its rifle with a blast from the Moonlight Stick causing it to retreat. Sailor Luna uses Luna Sucre Candy to destroy it.
- Youma #25 (43): A waterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
-elemental Youma. It gave Sailor Mercury a hard time, because he can absorb her attacks and fires them back at her. Sailor Moon saved her and he retreats. He has the ability to retreat in any body of water and re-emerge from another body of water. He emerges again in front of Usagi and Mamoru, this time from the Ocean. Sailor Moon stabs the Youma with Endymion's sword. Sailor Moon uses Moon Twilight Flash to destroy the Youma. - Youma #26 (44): Zoisite plays his piano to summon this silver Youma. It stalks and attacks Sailor Moon. It is defeated with a combined attack from Sailor Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter with their Sailor Star Tamborines.
- Youma #27 (47): Queen Beryl gives Jadeite a stone to summon this Youma in order for it to drain Queen Metalia's power. As the Youma does so, plants wither and die and a number of Queen Metalia's hooded robed Youma appear and start attacking people. Sailor Mars destroys this one on her own when she was grief-striken upon learning that Minako had died.
- Sword and Shield (Special Act): Sword and Shield are twin Youma that were summoned by Queen Mio to assist Mio's efforts to recreate the Dark Kingdom. Sword attacked Ami when she was driving a taxi to meet with her friends to obtain Legendary Sword. Shield attacked Minako and her bodyguards in a garage. They managed to escape. Sword and Shield later attacked Prince Endymion and the Shitennou. After a battle in which Prince Endymion tricked the Youma into destroying Shield. Endymion then destroyed Sword.
- Pierrot (Special Act): A group of clown Youma summoned by Queen Mio. They were countless in amount and there were female and male genders. They fought either with swords or mallets, or just hand-to-hand combat. They had the ability to drain energy from humans. They could also perform dances and magic tricks to amuse Queen Mio or to distract their human targets. They road motorcycles as well. When a Pierrot is beaten, they disappear in a purple light.