Warning: This document is chock-full of spoilers if you haven't read all the currently released chapters yet. Huge, screaming piles of them. You have been warned.
Table of Contents
VI. Obscure Cultural References
A. Introduction to Sailor Moon Z
Sailor Moon Z is a fanfic set in the Sailor Moon universe. It was begun way back in 1996, when the two authors, John Biles and Jeff Hosmer, got together to discuss some fanfic ideas they'd gotten for Sailor Moon and decided to pool their plans into one story. John contributed the Zodiac, while Jeff created the Jadeite plot.
Sailor Moon Z is more or less set after the end of S, although there's some problems with trying to fit them into a perfect chronology, as the theoretical time frames of S and Sailor Moon Z overlap (Z starts with New Years of the last year of junior high for the Sailors, while S ends around the end of that school year). The only solution to this contradiction is to just pretend it isn't a problem, unfortunately.
Everything from the last two seasons of Sailor Moon goes out the window for this fanfic. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, neither of us had any access to those seasons when we started the story. Secondly, they contain cosmology which would make this story impossible. Thirdly, SS had too much Chibi-Usa, and neither of us likes her. Fourthly, we felt like it. There is no Galaxia in the Sailor Moon Z universe. Never was, never will be. No Asteroid senshi, no Nephrenia, no Pegasus, etc.
Other bits of continuity may be trampled upon in this story, either deliberately or accidentally. We have freely mixed and matched elements of both the manga and anime continuities, but the fundamental core of our backstory is from the anime, which we're both more familiar with. We've taken the idea of the Sailors having been engaged to the Generals back in the Silver Millenium from the manga, and I know we've borrowed some other ideas that just won't come to mind right now.
While Jeff is not addicted to cameos and OCRs, John is. If you don't like them, blame him.
Jeff writes the even number episodes, and John writes the odd numbered ones. They both wrote the Prelude together as more or less a round robin.
The Sailor Moon Z universe is part of a larger continuum of fanfics by Jeff and John (mostly by John), and thanks to the Council of Plutos concept, loosely part of an even larger 'multiverse', best seen and defined in The Crosstime Adventures of Athena and Sheila by Jeff Hosmer and Chris Davies, and in Trials and Errors by Jeff Hosmer and Sean Gaffney. Trials and Errors provides the best look at the Council of Plutos, as the Pluto of Sean's 'Made of Stone' universe faces trial for meddling in another Pluto's universe. The Crosstime Adventures of Athena and Sheila send Athena (Ami's Silver Millenium past life in Sailor Moon Z) and Sheila (the daughter of Haruka and Michiru in Chris Davies' Crystal Tokyo stories) across a dozen or so different SM fanfic universes, chasing Lina Inverse, who is hunting Silver Crystals in a quest to become a goddess.
Ichiwara Yuki and Steven Grant first make their appearance in Symphony of the Planets, by John Biles, which is set in the weeks of Winter Break before the events of Episode 1 of Sailor Moon Z. It is a set of five interrelated stories, each of which focuses on a different one of the inner senshi.
Forty years after Sailor Moon Z, the Sailor Senshi, bereft of their memories for reasons not to be spoiled here, appear in Dance of Shiva, by John Biles, which is a mega-crossover set in Mega-Tokyo in the mid 2030s, featuring Bubblegum Crisis, Tenchi Muyou, and Sailor Moon as the main elements. It's too complex for me to easily summarize in one paragraph. But it's full of crunchy goodness, I promise you.
There's another reference guide for the broader universe into which this series fits, the Galactic Encyclopedia, also maintained by John Biles, which you may find handy in seeing how Sailor Moon Z connects to the larger fanfic universe it's part of.
Finally, Crystal Tokyo and the Black Moon Crisis is the subject of Black Moon Rising, by John Biles, which deals with the Black Moon Crisis in Crystal Tokyo, as seen through the eyes of a girl, Arcadia N'goya, who is herself from a distant future in which Crystal Tokyo has faded into myth and legend.
This guide currently has six major sections, and might get a seventh if I ever muster the energy to do episode summaries. Don't stay up nights waiting for that, though.
You're reading Section 0 right now; it is the introduction to the Reader's guide, and also contains the update list.
Section I deals with the historical material we've created about the Silver Millenium--culture, history, geography, and everything else. It's pretty much invented whole cloth, as the canonical material says little about the Silver millenium.
Section II deals with the twelve billion characters we've used. Ideally, everyone with a speaking part is in here. To aid in reference, this is divided into five sections. Major and Secondary characters (our 'supporting cast') are listed alphabetically and have internal links from the table of contents. Minor characters form the third subsection. Antagonist characters, including a complete list of Zodiac members and Jadeite's eight new generals, form the fourth section, and characters of the Silver Millenium form the fifth.
Section III deals with all the various places we've created or borrowed; eventually it will be sorted seperately into present day and Silver Millenium locations.
Section IV deals with 'things', usually items of magic or high technology.
Section V sets out the basic theory of magic, and eventually will discuss more of how it is applied by various groups.
Section VI will eventually list and explain all of the obscure cultural references used in the series; this will likely take a loooong while to be completed.
Someday, there may be a set of episode summaries, but I'm not energetic enough to do them yet.
The most frequently asked questions are laid out on the spoiler page, so you can jump there if you have
questions, rather than wanting to look up a specific person, place, or
thing. This is more an encylopedia than a FAQ. If neither this nor the
spoiler page answers your question, you can email John at and he'll try to answer your
question.
Version 1.3 was posted on June 27, 2000 AD. It added internal links from
the table of contents to the major and minor character entries, added this
introductory and update section, and added the 'Obscure Cultural
References' section. Still only updated through the end of Sailor Moon Z
17.
Version 1.4 was also posted on June 27, 2000 AD. It added material from Z18.
_I. Background/History_
_A. History of the Silver Millenium (a la SMZ)_
A really long time ago:
The Things From Beyond conquer the Solar System and enslave its inhabitants, ending a previous age which may have been the Hyperborean Age.
The decades just before the Silver Millenium
The Tree of Life choses five children as its champions to free the Earth from the power of the Things. Serenity, Endymion, Vulcan, Metallia, and Astra go on a series of quests, grow in power, forge the Icons, and then lead a great revolt against the Things.
Year 1 of the Silver Millennium
Victory over the Things from Beyond is declared when they are pushed beyond Pluto. Metallia sacrifices her corporeal existence to create the Great Shield that limits their power to return. The Silver Accords are signed between the Moon, Mars, Earth, Star Kingdom, Atlantis, and Yuggoth. In return for their aid in the war, Mercury and Venus were given to the dwarves and elves of earth, respectively. Both planets immediately adopted isolationist policies.
Year 503 of the Silver Millennium
Queen Astra XI of the Star Kingdom founds the Zodiac research project.
Year 945 of the Silver Millennium
A crazed cult almost replaced the King of Mars with a Thing from Beyond. The entire city of Pallas on Mars had to be destroyed to root out the cult, which controlled the town, and had tried to replace him during a royal progress.
Year 950 of the Silver Millennium
The first Youmas are invented by a secret Atlantean research project in conjuntion with the Zodiac as the ultimate disposable supernatural warriors. Metallia's essence has become corrupted by the constant influence of the Things. A cult worshipping her has sprung up.
Year 966 of the Silver Millennium
Prince Endymion is born.
Year 972 of the Silver Millennium
Princess Astra is born on the first day of the year. Later that year,
Princess Serenity and her Senshi are born.
Year 977 of the Silver Millennium
Dr'achicar the shapeless infiltrates Odysseus while it is moving through the Oort cloud beyond Pluto.
Year 984 of the Silver Millennium
Dr'achicar spawns. In the process, it destroys the planet Odysseus and wipes out most of the Star Kingdom's civilization. Odysseus becomes the Asteroid belt. The Zodiac saves a few survivors and blames the disaster on the royal family, which had grown lax and complacent during the centuries of peace. Queen Serenity gives refuge to the royal family of the Star Kingdom, but all save the heiress, Princess Astra, soon sicken and die from their injuries. Queen Serenity hides the heiress among the court ladies.
Year 986 of the Silver Millennium
Senshi Mercury and Senshi Venus visit their respective planets. Senshi Mercury studies under the Dwarven Loremasters of Mercury. Senshi Venus learns from the Elvish Spellsingers on Venus
Year 988 of the Silver Millennium
Prince Endymion of Earth makes his first visit to the Moon Kingdom. The Zodiac begins laying its plans to finish off the Star Kingdom's Royal family, which is blamed by the survivors for the disaster. Prince Endymion begins a covert romance with Senshi Mars.
Year 990 of the Silver Millennium
Princess Serenity and her Senshi come of age, however her prearranged marriage to the heir of the Mars Kingdom falls through when he dies in a hunting accident. The hunt for a new groom begins. Endymion convinces Jadeite to "steal" Mars away from him, hoping to break off the relationship without hurting her. However, the match proves more successful than he expected.
Year 994 of the Silver Millennium
Prince Endymion falls in love with Princess Serenity. Lady Beryl of the Crystal Kingdom tries to slay the Princess in a jealous rage and is forced to flee to the Dark Kingdom. She seduces the king there and begins her rise to power.
Year 995 of the Silver Millennium
Beryl marries the King of the Dark Kingdom, then has him assassinated and takes over the kingdom with the aid of the Cult of Metallia. The Zodiac helps her improve "Youma technology" on the condition she supply them with some, and she creates the Seven Shadows. Zoisite proposes to Athena on Thaw 12.
Events of Z11.
Year 996 of the Silver Millennium
The Dark Kingdom invades the Earth Kingdom during the Grand Diamond Gala of the Moon Kingdom. Endymion and his Guardians return to Earth. Queen Beryl captures the Guardians and turns them to her service, making them the Generals of her armies. Endymion narrowly escapes to the Moon Kingdom. Manipulated by the Zodiac, the Dark Kingdom attacks the Moon Kingdom. A youma slays the Star Princess for the Zodiac. With the Seven Shadows and the Generals, Beryl and Metallia attack the Moon Kingdom, only to have Serenity's counterstroke banish them and the Dark Kingdom's populace to another dimension. The Outer Senshi try to awaken Saturn to save the Silver Millenium, but Saturn instead administers a mercy killing, making the moon largely uninhabitable. Atlantis sinks into the ocean, the last ice age begins on Earth, and civilization collapses. Mars and the outer colonies soon fall to attacks by the Things from beyond, with only a desperate few managing to evacuate to Earth. The Dwarves of Mercury dug deep and never ventured out again, while the Elves of Venus transported themselves to a pocket dimension called Avalon.
circa 25,000 years later.
Present Day.
_B. Kingdoms of the Silver Millenium_
Earth:
The bread basket of the solar system, Earth was the homeworld and the only planet mankind could live on without magickal aid. There were two mighty kingdoms on Earth, the Crystal Kingdom and the Dark Kingdom. The mages of Earth specialized in no specific areas of study, but possessed a broader knowledge than the mages of the other kingdoms.
On the Light side of the moon. Ruled by the Matriarchal Serenity dynasty and most powerful of the Four Kingdoms. Its symbol was a golden crescent moon, pointing upwards against a blue background. The Moon Kingdom's magick was Planets Magick, which dealt with transportation, scrying, healing, the mind, and energies. (In Mage parlance, this covered the Spheres of Correspondence, Life, Mind, and Forces)
Mars Kingdom:
Ruled by the Vulcan dynasty. Warmongers and often a source of trouble. Very patriarchal and technology oriented, along with Matter magicks. Martian dreadnoughts were among the most feared ships in the ether. Its symbol was a crimson hammer against an orange background.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and points in between:
Colonized by the Four Kingdoms, but no independent kingdoms exist. Most colonies are only small outposts.
Yuggoth Kingdom:
Pluto, home of the Fungi from Yuggoth :) Another source of trouble. Home to aliens allied loosely with the humans against the Things, wielding strange technomagicks. They had no symbol as such.
The Gate of Time is to be found here when it isn't out cruising around causing trouble.
Star Kingdom:
Ruled by the Astra dynasty. Live on a mobile planet that patrols the solar system, called "Odysseus the Wanderer." Its symbol was a eight-pointed white star on a black background. The Astra Dynasty specialized in Star Magick which drew on the power of the stars and tended toward divination, wards, and shaping magickal forces. (Masters of Spirit, Time, and Prime, in Mage parlance.)
A Saying of the Star Kingdom (Nephrite, Z11):
"He who defies fate dies unhappy. He who accepts it dies anyway, but at least he enjoyed the ride."
_C. Gender in the Silver Millennium._
The Silver Millennium was an age of general equality between sexes (and
races, more on that later.) However, certain gender biases did spring
up in the royal lines.
"What are their laws?"_D. Races in the Silver Millennium._"They have 12,456 of them. I only know three. Don't feed the Gurungis after midnight. Don't use open flame near them. Don't wear purple on Tuesday." (Z11)
No distinctions were made between the various races of Man. However, there were other races living on earth, originally (Dwarves, Gnomes, Elves, Faeries, etc.). Friction sometimes arose between mankind and these other races. However, all fought against the Things from Beyond. In the Silver Accords, which officially ended the Unknown Wars, the planets of Mercury and Venus were given to these races. The underground races (dwarves, gnomes, etc) emigrated to Mercury, while the arboreal races traveled to the glades and forested hills of Venus. Both planets immediately took up isolationist policies and only rarely traded with mankind. The only contact, aside from a few traders, that these planets would permit under the terms of the accord was the duly designated Sailor Senshi of their planet. Senshis Mercury and Venus would study under the Loremasters of Mercury and Spellsingers of Venus respectively, and would always be welcome.
Elves respond poorly to anything they find boring, and they tend to be easily bored. They cannot break their oath, though they can bend it. Elves possess a powerful glamour that draws people to them, although it only works well if they are also attracted to that person. They are very impulsive.
Dwarves are noted for never breaking a written contract. They cannot, just as Elves are bound by their spoken word. They use the 'Balin' as their base unit of measurement: it is equal to 1.07 meters. Unlike the Dwarves of Earth legend, they have little use for the precious metals of Earth; it is lead which they crave; Mercury has so many precious metals, they don't know what to do with them, but lead has occult uses.
Dworkin on Dwarven Security:
"Well, if someone controlled the security system, we could expect dozens of rotating blades to dice us to ribbons in seconds upon entry, followed by the floor opening up, draining off the blood, then dumping our corpses in a pit, followed by jets of water to remove the gore. Then it would pop up into place. A full cycle takes about three to five minutes." (Z15)
The Great Cross:
"As the night progressed, the time came for one of the most famous dances of the Moon Kingdom, the Great Cross. Two lines of dancers formed across the ballroom from west to east, while two more lines intersected those, running north to south. As the music played, the lines began to rotate and the cross began turning round and round clockwise until it reached it's original point. Then the women led and the wheel turned counterclockwise to its starting point again. As the Cross turned, the dancers also moved down their lines, creating an intricate and beautiful pattern. The dance was difficult to master. A single mistake on the part of one couple could send the entire dance into confusion. But the dancers were skilled and made the entire performance seem flawless." (Prelude)
Typically performed at court occasions, as most of the time, you wouldn't have enough well-practiced dancers. Mastery of this dance was de rigeur for being truly accepted as noble inside the kingdom...only a noble had time to learn it. ^_^
Interrupted in the prelude by an assassin's attack.
The Five Spoked Wheel
This dance requires six couples. The most senior or highest in status form the hub of the wheel, while the other five form the five spokes. It involves complex movements and the interchange of partners by the five spokes, as they circle the floor clockwise.
Seen to be performed by Queen Serenity, her consort, Princess Serenity, Endymion, and their respective bodyguards in the Prelude. They are interrupted by Pluto's arrival.
General observations on Music and Dance in the Silver Millenium:
The Moon Kingdom's music resembles that of European music in the 'classical' and 'baroque' periods. Similar instrumentation is available, although magical equivalents of 'synthesizers' also existed, but were rare.
Courtly Dance tends to be highly formalized, often involving symbolism of fives and nines, with paired partners and some sort of rotation often involved.
Folk Dances of the Moon Kingdom have yet to be shown :)
_F. Creatures of the Silver Millenium_
Byakhee
Byakhee are one of the servitor races of the Things from Beyond. They serve Hastur, one of the Great Old Ones. "They resembled giant winged ants in some ways, though with a head rather like a mantis, and basically bipedal in form, but with chitinous skin and a divided segmental body like an ant. Instead of legs on the middle segment, they had huge porous chitinous wings that shouldn't have been able to flap, but did anyway." (Z11)
Canal Serpents
Serpents who lived in the Martian Canals. One of them once nearly killed a Senshi of Neptune who panicked when it attacked. (Z17)
Sandbeasts
A race of tigerlike predators on Mars. (Z11)
Sandworms
Think Dune. Then run, run away. (Z17)
Star Dragons of Jupiter
Jupiter and its four largest moons have a spawned a strange creature capable of surviving the void of space and the stormy interior of the largest planet. They are built upon reptilian lines, resembling a large snake with four stubby but powerful legs and a large head mounted on a sinuous neck (actually, more like an extension of the body than a neck). Their skin was scaly and the color of mother-of-pearl which sparkled iridescently. Not surprisingly, these creatures were known as dragons.
The life cycle of the Star Dragon is complex. Dragons are hatched from eggs laid on one of the four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Ganymede, Europa, Callisto. The different terrain on the four moons gave rise to four different breeds of dragon: Ionian, Ganymedan, Europan, and Callistan. Ionian dragons are extremely fire-resistant and tough, but are not as intelligent as their brethren. Ganymedan dragons are burrowers and often live in large asteroids, tunneling extensive burrows for themselves and are extremely exclusive. Europan dragons are swimmers, preferring to live in or near water, and are the friendliest of the dragons. Callistan dragons live almost entirely in the void of space or among the clouds of the gas giants.
After birth, the dragons fend for themselves on their respective moons for several years, until they mature enough to fly and escape to space. The dragons are intelligent (except for the Ionians) and reasonably social. They are like the lions of the plains, forming prides of a male and several females. Rogue males are common and they fight for females or for dominance of an existing pride. Males with a pride mate every few years in a dangerous mating ritual which involves the dragons copulating within the atmosphere of Jupiter, striving to finish the act before the atmospheric pressure crushes them. Star Dragons give birth to approximately three females for every male born. They metabolize almost anything, though they prefer organic food. A few have been known to travel to Earth and give rise to the legends of dragons there. Star Dragons live for thousands of years or longer, and are more likely to die of wounds from fighting each other than old age.
While obviously intelligent (and often giving the impression that they understood human speech or thoughts) Star Dragons rarely talk to humans. This is not due to inability, but simply because they have little to say to Humans. Star Dragons are known to attack the Things from Beyond on sight.
During the Silver Millennium, a dragon hatchling was considered a sign of good luck (except for the Ionians, but no one lived on Io anyway) and the settlers often left food out for them. No one ever considered them pets, mainly because the dragons would never stand for such an arrangement. There were also tales of elder dragons visiting anyone who mistreated a hatchling.
Juno (Jupiter) had a Star Dragon friend on Europa. If Makoto ever visits there again, her friend may still be around.
"With a roar, the Ionian Star Dragon slammed into Bob's side. Ionian Dragons are the most feared branch of the Star Dragon species. Not because of ferocity, though they have plenty of that, or power, though they are well-endowed in that regard as well, but because of their stupidity. Once an Ionian Dragon gets something in their heads, it is almost impossible to get it out. Since their thoughts run mostly along the lines of 'Food = Eat" it tends to go very badly for those who cross their paths, as Ionian Dragons have been known to chase their preyfor decades. They are so stupid they will even pass up easier ortastier prey and continue chasing their first choice. Add to this theirnigh-immortality and incredible resistance to damage and you have onevery nasty killing machine. Fortunately, as mentioned before, they reproduce only by accident, so this keeps their numbers down. But try telling that to someone an Ionian Dragon has selected as lunch and see if that makes their day any brighter." (Z14)
_G. Games of the Silver Millennium._
Castles
A game similar to chess. Mentioned in the Prelude.
_H. Religion of the Silver Millennium._
"The world is the site of the conflict of two great powers, the Lady of Light and the Lord of Darkness. Each is served by seven great gods who champion the Seven Virtues and the Seven Vices respectively. The conflict between those two powers drives forward time in its course, until the day of Decision, when one side or the other will win and reshape creation in its image. No one knows the day or the time of that battle, so we must always be vigilant. As time passes, the conflict sways back and forth. We live in a period of the dominance of Light which followed on the heels of the great age of Darkness, in which the worlds groaned under the slavery of the Things from Beyond."
He pointed about the room. "There have been many holy ones who haveshown us the way of righteousness, and the seven greatest each of men and women are depicted on the walls of this chapel. We hope to follow the paths they have marked for us, the seven-fold path of holiness. Love, hope, faith, fortitude, temperance, justice, and modesty are the SevenVirtues that we strive to follow." (Parias, Z11)
The sacred book of this faith is known as the Book of Virtues (see the section on Items of the Silver Millenium).
The marriage oath:
I nodded and the words came to me. "By the Seven Virtues and the Ten Planets, by the Stars that chart our destinies, by the Power of the Lady of Light, I, Aino Minako, Senshi of Venus, do pledge my love to thee, until the Day of Doom comes again."
Still kneeling, he then spoke in a voice deeper than his usual tone. "Against the Seven Vices and the Things That Dwell Beyond, against theforces that seek our ruin, even if against the Lord of Darkness himself, I, Steven Grant, proclaim my love for thee, until Time marks the End of All."Then his voice dropped back to a normal tease, "May I kiss the bride?" (Z12)
Format for Major Characters
Name
Paragraph describing character.
Birthdate: (Using 1996 as the "present") Zodiac Sign
Distinctive Features:
Name: Translation or Explanation of in-joke, if any.
Aliases:
Transformation: Transformation Phrases, current
Powers: Powers, old and current
Item(s): Notable items for character. NOTE: In Z, we are assuming that most of the gimmicky jewelry the Sailors use are junk that Luna and Artemis came up with to help their self-confidence. The powers come from the sailors themselves.
Special Item: These are actual magical items the character has,
or will have.
Aino Minako
The prelude revealed that her past life was engaged to Kunzite. Minako
is currently dating Steven Grant, an exchange student from Britain whom
she met on vacation. In Z5, it is revealed that her previous life was named
Innana, a daughter of a merchant family on Venus and that her relationship
with Artemis goes back as far as that. In Z12, she and Steven impulsively
married each other. In Z16, the Elves of Venus turned her into an elf.
Birthdate: October 22, 1980, Libra
Distinctive Features: Long blonde hair, gets sayings wrong.
Name: Minako of Love
Aliases: Sailor Venus, Sailor V.
Transformation:
Venus Bow (Z item, Found in Z16)
Chiba Mamoru
In the Prelude, it is revealed that Endymion had a relationship with
Senshi Mars before he fell in love with Princess Serenity. It also showed
that the four Generals were originally his Guardians before being subverted
by Beryl. In Z1, Mamoru is in Osaka, as part of a study course in genetics
and botany. He returns to Tokyo in Z2. His advisor is Dr. Hatamoto Genichi.
Birthdate: August 3, 1974, Leo
Distinctive Features: Dark-haired, handsome.
Name: Earth Protector
Aliases: Tuxedo Kamen, Prince Endymion, Moonlight Knight, Endy-chan
to Serenity, Mamo-chan to Usagi.
Transformation: No phrase
Powers: Throws roses, which act as both weapons and tools for dispelling
other people's magics.
Item(s):
Endymion's Sword (Icon of the Crystal Kingdom)
Hino Rei
The prelude revealed that her past life was engaged to Jadeite after
a relationship with Prince Endymion. Endymion arranged for Jadeite to woo
her away and it worked better than they could have hoped. A memory crystal
recorded the two singing together in the prelude. Z6 revealed Rei's past
life was Aurora (Ari), the princess of Mars, a very materially-oriented
person. Aries stripped Rei of her power in Z3, resulting in her losing
confidence and the ability to become Sailor Mars. Rei regained her confidence
in Z6 and a new, uncontrolled ability to teleport. In Z17, Rei visited
Mars and gained her Talisman and also the Icon of Vulcan.
Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a Catholic physicist.
Her father was supposed to take over Grandpa's temple, but converted to
Catholicism instead. This created a rift between her parents and her grandfather.
Birthdate: April 17, 1980, Aries
Distinctive Features: Long black hair. Sometimes wears a Shinto
priestess outfit.
Name: Rei of Fire. Rei can also mean spirit, soul, or nothing.
Aliases: Sailor Mars.
Transformation:
Vulcan Armor (Z creation, found in Z17), Hammer of Vulcan (Icon of the
Royal Family of Mars, Z creation, Found in Z17)
Kaiou Michiru
Michiru is the intellectual voice of the Outer Senshi. While Haruka
would prefer to act now and consider their actions AFTER they've been acted
out, Michiru's strong conscience often gets the best of her, and she must
try to make Haruka stop and think about what they're doing. She chides
Haruka for tormenting the Inner Senshi girls (before they know they are
Inner Senshi) and even seems to be a little jealous... ^_^. Michiru is
extremely intelligent, and very skilled at playing the violin and painting.
She is also well adjusted and seems to see everything in life as a new
experience. She enjoys swimming immensely, and she once asked Ami-chan
"Were you something from the ocean in a previous life as well?" Her dream
is to become a famous concert violinist.
As Sailor Neptune, she is also very serious, and like Haruka, willing
to die for her cause. However, she doesn't want to see Haruka get hurt,
and has often put herself at extreme risk to prevent that. In the Silver
Millenium, she was Ishtar, a minor noblewoman from Earth who was the one
fated to become the last Sailor Neptune of the Silver Millenium. She was
in love with Marduk, a young noble from a nearby duchy, who followed her
to the Moon and took the Silver Oath with her. Marduk was Haruka's past
life.
In Z8, we learn that Michiru's parents died while on a cruise with her,
the day she became Sailor Neptune and slew the beast that sank their ship.
She has a fear of drowning due to this.
Birthdate: March 6, 1979, Pisces
Distinctive Features: Green hair.
Name:
Aliases: Sailor Neptune
Transformation:
Special Item: Deep Aqua Mirror (summons grail, anime/manga)
Kino Makoto
Prelude revealed her past life's engagement to Nephrite and name: Juno.
In Z4, it was revealed that Juno was the daughter of farmers on Europa.
She was taken from her parents in the Silver Millenium and was given no
choice in becoming a Senshi. In Z6, it is shown that Juno dressed and acted
rebelliously. Makoto went on a date with Chester in Z9, but the relationship
has not gone anywhere, due to the events of Z10 and 11. In Z16, she and
Clark Magusson kissed each other for reasons which neither of them fully
understands.
Birthdate: December 5, 1980, Sagittarius
Distinctive Features: Very tall and athletic, long brown ponytail.
Name:
Aliases: Sailor Jupiter
Transformation:
Special Item: Jupiter Staff (Z item, found in 18.)
Meiou Setsuna
Little is known about the secretive Sailor Pluto, except that she guards
the gateway that makes time travel possible. She first appeared in Sailor
Moon R, as the mysterious Senshi that gave Chibi Usa the Time Key. She
is probably the second most powerful Sailor Senshi, and has the tendency
to only appear in times of extreme danger, because she does not wish to
involve herself in the time-flow. As a rule of thumb, when Sailor Pluto
DOES appear, all hell is about to break loose very soon...
As Setsuna, she is quiet and soft spoken. She is seldom seen in either
form, though. She appears to have had dealings with Haruka and Michiru
in the past, and works fairly well with them, including playing "getaway
driver" for them by piloting in a helicopter to pick them up, and even
bringing them back after their heart crystals have been removed....
Setsuna knows almost everything that's going on at all times, somehow.
It is from her that the Sailor Senshi discover the Holy Grail, and discover
that only it can help them save the world... if it's not too late.
In the Prelude, Pluto warned of the coming attack from the Dark Kingdom.
In Z4, Setsuna became a Guidance Counselor at Tsunami High for her own
reasons. In Z6, it is strongly hinted that Pluto has some feelings for
Tomoe-sensei as she fights off the Gibberling invasion. In Z8, she renounced
her status as standing outside of time for him, and they are now engaged.
Birthdate: October 29, ????, Scorpio [Unlike all the other Senshi,
Sailor Pluto has not been reincarnated.]
Distinctive Features: Dark green hair, very beautiful.
Name:
Aliases: Sailor Pluto
Transformation: Pluto Planet Power, Make Up
Powers:
Special Item: The Garnet Orb (part of her Time Staff) (summons
Grail, anime/manga)
Mizuno Ami
In the prelude, it is made clear that Senshi Mercury was engaged to
Zoisite before the latter's corruption by Beryl. There are hints that Mercury,
Venus, Zoisite, and Kunzite were all very close. In Z6, we learn that Ami's
previous life was named Athena (Teena) and was from Mars, a cousin of Rei's
past life. Athena was a flirt and interested in a engineering, rather than
medicine. Athena spoke in a very archaic accent. Since the events of Z10-11,
Athena has been awake in Ami's mind and making her life difficult. In Z9,
she got back together with her first (and only) boyfriend, Urawa Ryo, after
chance and Umino brought them back into contact with each other. They had
sex for the first time in Z17.
Birthdate: September 10, 1980, Virgo
Distinctive Features: Short blue hair. Studies constantly.
Name: Ami of Water (?)
Aliases: Sailor Mercury
Transformation:
Special Item: Mercury Computer (anime/manga)
Osaka Naru
Osaka Naru is actually the reincarnation of the Star Princess, heir
to the Astra Dynasty. When the Star Kingdom was destroyed, she was spirited
away by Senshi Pluto and given the alias Lady Patience to hide her from
the Zodiac. Lady Patience is introduced in the Prelude. Her page is Turquoise.
In episode 1, Naru celebrates her sixteenth birthday. In episode 6, she
begins to truly come into her power, when she revives Umino using the Silver
Crystal. In episode 10, she becomes Sailor Odysseus. In episode 13, she
realizes she her true heritage as Princess Astra.
Birthdate: January 1, 1980, Capricorn
Distinctive Features: Reddish brown wavy hair, monster attack
attractor :)
Name:
Aliases: Lady Patience, Princess Astra of the Star Kingdom, Sailor
Odysseus
Transformation: ODYSSEUS PLANET POWER, MAKE UP!
Powers:
Special Item: The Icon of the Star Kingdom
Ten'ou Haruka
Personality: Extremely masculine. Her short blonde hair and imposing
height make her almost INDISTINGUISHABLE from a boy. The fact that she
breaks dress code and wears the male school uniform, that "Haruka" can
be a male OR female name, that she rides and races with her motorcycle
and screaming yellow sports car (doesn't have a real license, either ^_-)
and her language is boyish in nature doesn't help either. Brash and sarcastic,
she loves having fun at others' expense. Most of the girls who are the
Inner Senshi have crushes on her at one time, believing her to be a very
handsome and cool boy. Haruka delights in it and is more than happy to
tease them, and Usagi is her favorite target... ^_^ As Sailor Uranus, she
takes a much more serious turn. Utterly devoted to her "mission", she is
willing to sacrifice her partner's life as well as her own if it means
saving the universe.
In both forms, she's very strong, and extremely agile and fast, and
is a local track star among high schools. Her dream used to be to become
the top Formula One driver in the world... but as she says, "That used
to be my dream. Now my dream is to do something only I can do. For that,
I'll sacrifice anything."
In the Silver Millenium, Haruka was Marduk, a nobleman from Earth who
fought a duel with the Elder Uranus to earn the right to be trained as
a Senshi because of his love for Ishtar, Michiru's past life. Revealed
in Z4 to now be attending Tsunami High with Michiru. Has been trying to
find out how Noriko can be so tough since episode 9.
Birthdate: January 27, 1979, Aquarius
Distinctive Features: Extremely masculine.
Name:
Aliases: Sailor Uranus
Transformation:
Tomoe Hotaru
Personality: Tomoe Hotaru, daughter of Professor Tomoe Souichi, one
of the ex-evil members of the now defunct Death Busters, seems to be at
first glance, a cute, shy girl. Lurking inside her though is one of the
most powerful forces in the universe.
Hotaru was, like Haruka and Michiru, a student at the Mugen Gakuen High
School. She had no friends, and was rejected by her peers for being "weird".
One reason for this is her bizarre, unexplainable ability to heal injuries,
which the other students find to be disgusting. Hotaru is reclusive, to
say the least. She is seldom seen in public, preferring to reside in her
dark house, and very pale, as well as physically weak. She can't sustain
physical activity for very long. Then Hotaru meets Chibi Usa, who is the
first person who has ever been kind to her. Little does Chibi Usa know
what's in store... ^_^
As Sailor Saturn, Hotaru is, in a word, frightening. Perpetually stoic
and calm, she has no remorse, and no sympathy for anyone or anything. If
someone stands in her way, they are cut down. Her goal when she appears
is to wipe the Earth of every living thing, leaving it in a freezing, nuclear
winter-like state known as "The Silence". It appears that Hotaru is separate
from Sailor Saturn, and can't control her. When Sailor Saturn takes dominance,
Hotaru is wiped out. But is Sailor Saturn truly evil? Or is she a vessel
for some darker force? Was there ever really any question? ^_-
In Z4, Hotaru is seen as a baby. She regains adulthood (and how) in
Z6. She had a massive crush on a singer, Godai Otashii for a time, and
now has a sort of relationship with Derith (an Elf from Venus) since Z12.
NOTE: In Z, the Saturn Power is separate from Tomoe Hotaru. It is a power
of life and death and is constantly being reborn in other hosts. After
the defeat of Mistress 9, the Saturn Power took advantage of Hotaru's regression
to a baby (or arranged it) to have her as a host body a second time. The
Power is sentient and has its own goals.
Birthdate: January 6, 1984, Capricorn
Distinctive Features: Dark hair, pale skin.
Name:
Aliases: Sailor Saturn, Firefly (Derith)
Transformation: Saturn Planet Power, Make Up! (Assumed)
Powers:
Special Item: The Silence Glaive. (Anime/manga)
Tsukino Usagi
No special changes from manga/anime.
Birthdate: June 30, 1980, Cancer
Distinctive Features: Odango-style haircut with two long ponytails.
Name: Rabbit on the Moon
Aliases: Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, Usako (Mamoru), Neo-Queen
Serenity (in the future), Odango-Atama / Meatball Head (Rei), Moonbeam
(by Ishtar in the past)
Transformation:
Tsukino Usagi/ Small-Lady Serenity
Chibi-Usa is gone in Z, presumably back to her future. (Where she will
stay, I hope. :)
Umino Gurio
Umino is Naru's boyfriend, and is fairly fanatically devoted to her.
He has many hobbies: computers, gaming, science, photography, and gossip.
He is left out of the loop in the first five episodes, and feels a bit
depressed for a while afterwards because of this. In Z3, he runs into his
old enemy Goro, a bully who used to pick on him. He dies in episode 6,
and Naru revives him with the Silver Crystal.
He was Lady Patience's pageboy in the Silver Millenium, Turquoise, and
loved her then as well, dying in defense of her.
He and Steven have become close friends, and Ryo is also moving into
their circuit, as they seek ways to put their combined technical expertise
to work helping the Senshi.
Unfortunately for mankind, Umino still has his Tuxedo Umino Kamen outfit.
Be afraid.
Umino runs the weekly Senshi Torg game. He is blissfully unaware that
the villain he made up is quite real and is starting to become aware of
them.
Birthdate: December 23, 1980. Capricorn.
Distinctive Features: Wild hair, coke-bottle glasses, geeky behavior.
Name:
Aliases: Turquoise, Tuxedo Umino Kamen
Transformation: None
Powers: He has a knack for getting the dirt on people.
Item(s): His glasses, which he has NEVER been seen without.
Special Item: None
Name:
AKA:
First Appearance:
Series of Origin:
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated:
Age:
Name: Artemis
AKA:
First Appearance: Prelude
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon First Season
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Artemis
Age: Thousands of years, but most of it was in suspended animation
Mostly unchanged. In Z5, we learn how he met Inanna (Senshi Venus) and
that he is from Venus. In Z7, we see that he was often forced to play with
the little children of the Royal household. To say the least, he didn't
LIKE this. :) As of Z10, Artemis has relearned how to assume his human
form. As of Z16, he's still on VERY bad terms with Queen Hecate, leader
of the Venusian Cats. We also learn he was the bastard son of a noblewoman,
and never knew his father.
Name: Steven Grant
AKA: Steve-kun (Minako calls him this)
First Appearance: Symphony of the Planets: Venus
Series of Origin: Symphony of the Planets
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated
Age: 16
Steven is a British Exchange student from Exeter in Devon, England.
His parents work for a British manufacturing firm and are spending a year
in Korea at a new plant that company has opened. Steven is currently dating
Aino Minako, having met her during a ski trip in Hokkaido in December,
1995. Steven currently attends the high school from KOR, and his host family
is the Kasugas :) He is aware of their...special abilities, but they think
he doesn't know.
Steven is a quiet, but friendly fellow. He has a deep insight into people
deriving from his special power, but tries not to show it so he doesn't
have to explain how he knows these things. He enjoys athletics, although
he is not great at them. Steven is fairly confident with romantic relationships,
although he hasn't had a lot of luck. His biggest flaw is a penchant for
practical jokes that sometimes annoys people.
As of Z12, Steven is married to Minako. Neither set of parents know,
but they likely won't be too amused.
Birthdate: September 1, 1980 (Virgo)
Distinctive features: Brown hair, brown eyes, 5'10 and thus taller
than most of our cast, plays practical jokes, very difficult to trick
Name: Rather bland generic British name, if not quite on level
of "John Smith"
Aliases: Steve-kun :)
Transformation: Doesn't transform
Powers:
Steven has two powers. He has the ability to see through disguises of
all kinds. This includes telling if he is being lied to. He can also see
what a person really looks like if they are disguised, although that doesn't
necessarily mean he knows who they are :)
The other one is his ridiculously good ventriloquism skills. He is a
skillful mimic. He won't fool electronic analysis, but he is almost supernaturally
good at ventriloquism.
Items: His Motorcycle and International Driver's Liscence
Quote: "I have no idea how that bucket got over your door."
Name: Hibino Hikaru
AKA: No aliases
First Appearance:
Series of Origin: Hime-chan No Ribbon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated, if any.
Age: 16
Hibino is the head of the Daichi Fan Club, and she has completely fallen
for Daichi. She has pursued him to the point of joining the Transdimensional
Defense Club to chase him. She has shoulder-length brown hair, is (supposedly)
attractive, and hangs around Daichi at every possible opportunity. She
fantasizes quite a bit, and has an extremely high opinion of herself (she's
stuck-up). Hikaru's family is made up of her father (who is a doctor),
her mother (who is a nurse), and herself. But they also hire a helper to
take care of their house. Hikaru was the only person besides Daichi to
suspect that Hime-chan had more powers than a normal girl.
Hikaru is now focusing on biology, as she hopes to one day be a doctor
like her father. She is also in the school Journalism club, and is often
seen with a camcorder or microphone and tape recorder. This may be the
doom of her, for as of SMZ16 and 17, she caught Neptune and Mars kissing
on tape, and this footage has come to the awareness of dark powers...
Powers:
Hikaru actually does have a power...She always shows up at the worst
possible moment when you wish she wouldn't, often shoving a camcorder in
your face and asking questions like, "Where were you on December 15, 1994?"
She also has a substantial allowance from her well off dad. She is also
now studying martial arts, because it gives her an excuse to be around
Daichi :)
Name: Hudson
AKA:
First Appearance: Sailor Moon Z 5
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z in current form, Aliens
character was the inspiration.
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: unknown
Age: 30
A wise-cracking gaijin mercenary whose ego is too big for his own good,
Hudson was first seen working for Capricorn in Z1. Utterly fearless when
faced with natural enemies, Hudson tends to lose it when faced with the
supernatural. This is because he was part of a Zodiac patrol which was
massacred by the Things in the outer planets. He sees Makoto transform
in Z1, but she threatened to kill him if he ever told anyone...He took
her at her word :) He seems to also be a favorite target for the White
Knight to bop. :) In Z10, he shot Saturn in the head when the Saturn Force
took her over, and as of Z17, is still in therapy as they try to bring
him out of the coma she put him in.
Name: Ichiwara Yuki
AKA:
First Appearance: Symphony
of the Planets: Mercury
Series of Origin: Symphony of the Planets
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: An unnamed starship
captain
Age: 16
Yuki is a friendly girl with long brown hair gathered in a pony-tail
and blue eyes. She is the president of the new Senshi Fan Club at
Tsunami High School. She first met Ami in her last
year of Junior high when they went to the same cram school. (See
Symphony of the Planets: Mercury). She is 5'4" and of medium
build. She is also a member of the Archery Club and one of its best
members. Just to make her life busier, she also worships various idols and
is in the school choir, where she also excels. If she only would put all
that energy into her homework... Then she wouldn't need Ami to help her
with math all the time for one thing...
Yuki is a friendly, outgoing kind of girl. The only thing she takes
really seriously is her music. She sings, plays guitar, and writes songs.
She hopes to be an idol singer one day. She spends most of her time trying
to earn money to go to concerts when she is not working on homework or
her own music. She also considers herself an "expert" on the Senshi and
tries to find out as much as she can about them.
As of Z13, she is dating Toriyama Kenichi.
Birthdate: June 29, 1980 (Cancer)
Distinctive features: Knows EVERYTHING about the Senshi that
anyone who wasn't one might learn. EVERYTHING. If the Zodiac ever finds
out she exists...
Name: No joke, I have no clue what it means :)
Aliases: Yuki-chan
Transformation: She wishes. OH, does she wish.
Powers:
Yuki has no powers, except for a beautiful singing voice if you count
that. She can do the break glass with high C trick, too. I guess you could
count her unflappable high spirits as a power too :)
Items: An endless array of fangirl support materials.
Quote: "Oh cool! It's a youma like that one the Senshi fought
at that jewelry store on March 28, 1994!"
Name: Izuko
AKA:
First Appearance: Z1
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z Original Character
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated, if any.
Age: 30
A quiet and competent mercenary, she is often teamed up with Hudson
(to her annoyance) because of a compatibility between their signs. She
dislikes Hudson immensely, seeing him as a loud-mouthed braggart with no
redeeming characteristics. She tries to interrogate the Sailors in Z1,
but is foiled by them. She has been used as a spy by Polly several times
and hates it.
Name: Kobayashi Daichi
AKA: No aliases
First Appearance: Z5
Series of Origin: Hime-chan no Ribbon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Unstated if any.
Age: 16.
He's very good at sports, is rebellious, and is often seen trying to
avoid being caught by various teachers. He skips class a lot. Most of the
girls at school seem to think he's cool... and there's even a Daichi Fan
Club. It's not as strong as it once was...he's been dating Himeko for two
years...But the club president is still rather... persistent :) Daichi
is aware of Hime-chan's special abilities, and she has told him about Erika's
return. He is very concerned for her and has started trying to learn martial
arts to protect her. He is now the vice-president of the Transdimensional
Defense club, probably because he is the cutest guy.
He is about 3 inches taller than Himeko, and getting rather strong.
He works out a little. He has short brown unkempt hair.
Daichi's Powers:
He's a really good soccer player, and has a lot of rebellious charisma
:) He also now has a motorcycle, which he drives around illegally :)
Name: Koishikawa Yuu
AKA: Club Treasurer Yuu, 'Hey, Yuu'
First Appearance: Z6
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z (Although his name is taken from
two Marmalade Boy characters)
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated if any
Age: 17
Yuu is club treasurer. He is the club super-otaku and all around home
elctronics nut. He is a spoiled rich kid who loves inviting a few hundred
kids over to watch anime at his house...:) He has his own viewing room,
enough VCRs to circle the globe, makes his own music videos, gets friends
to help him dub and subtitle foreign tapes, sits in lines for days to get
animation cels, etc. He leads the otaku faction of the Transdimensional
Defense Club. He is short with neat black hair and always well dressed
when not on Otaku business :) He thinks he is a great hero...he's wrong
:)
Powers:
He's Filthy Rich.
Name: Koteuchi Manami
AKA: Idol Angel Mami
First Appearance: Z3
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z, but very heavily inspired by
pre-SM magical girl shows.
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated, if any.
Obsidian thought she was a princess, though. :)
Age: 16
Koteuchi Manami is a cute black-haired girl with the power to transform
into an adult, beautiful, charismatic idol singer, complete with magical
microphone and theme music/background music :) She is originally from Kyoto,
but her family moved to Tokyo when she was 10, so she has a distinct accent
when she speaks. Her normal form is somewhat mousy looking, with shoulder-length
hair and green eyes. She hopes to be a psychologist one day, and has a
good understanding of how people think. When she was ten, her family went
through some hard times, but she was chosen by a kami to bear the Sacred
Song Transformation Wand, in order to help her family and to bring the
joy of music to others. With the wand she can transform herself into Idol
Angel Mami, who sings with the voice of the gods...she can easily sway
crowds and evoke emotions, plus produce her own music. The wand becomes
a microphone :) Idol Angel Mami looks much like Manami, but has waist-length
black hair, is ridiculously gorgeous, and always exquisitely dressed. As
she becomes older, the transformation is less pronounced, but those who
don't know her still often can't tell it's her...like her hair gets longer
for one thing :)
Manami speaks English very well and reads a lot of English literature,
which is how she meets Ami in chapter 3. She also has an uncle who lives
in the United States.
She is currently looking for a boyfriend. As of Z15, she is starting
to see Seiji Matsumoto who is in the Manga Club with her. As of Z17, Hikaru
Hibino and Obsidian are aware of her secret identity, though Obsidian doesn't
really understand it.
Name: Kumada Yuuichiro
AKA:
First Appearance: Z2
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Not stated, if any
Age: 24
Son of a wealthy family, Yuuichiro is seeking spiritual fulfillment.
This led him to become a bum and later an acolyte at the Hino Temple. He
has a lot of interesting skills picked up from his years on the road, but
doesn't talk about his past much. He is in love with Rei, but often thinks
he doesn't have a chance with her.
Spiritually, Yuuichiro is caught in a karmic foul-up. As the events
of the past repeat themselves in the present, he stands in Jadeite's place.
Had Jadeite been reincarnated, he would have been Yuuichiro. Since Jadeite
was not, Yuuichiro is missing something from his soul. He tries to fill
his role as best he can, but his efforts are often less than perfect.
Name: Luna
AKA:
First Appearance: Prelude
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Luna
Age: Thousands of years, mostly in suspended animation.
Mostly unchanged. She fears that she is going senile because of her
spotty memory. In Z5, a flashback reveals that she and Artemis are from
Venus. In Z7, we see that she was the unofficial 'mistress of etiquette
and protocol' in the Moon court and occassional unwilling plaything for
Royal children :) In Z11, she relearns how to assume human form. In Z16,
her mother, Queen Hecate shows up, and we learn she is the daughter of
the Queen of the Venusian cats. She and Artemis are reviving their old
relationship.
Name: Clark Maguson
AKA: Maguson-sensei
First Appearance: Z5
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z Original Character (created by
Pearson Mui)
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Parias
Explanation of Name:
Clark's name is actually a huge pun. Clark is old French for "scholar,"as
well as a really bad mispronounciation of "cleric." Maguson is "son of a
wise man/magician," which describes part of his parentage in his past
life.
Age: 25 (Birthday September 30, 1970, which means he'll turn 26
by the end of Z)
"a young man with dark brown hair, gray eyes, and glasses " (Z8).
His real parents, Bernard and Marie, died in a car accident when he was
a week old, so foster parents raised him. He has a sword they passed on
to him through their attorney, Arthur Tournay. "Inside was a largish
sword covered in strange, rune-like symbols. It was about four and
a half feet long, not including the hilt, and was most definitely illegal
anywhere in Japan. It was somewhat more slender than a typical broadsword,
but with more substance to it than a saber. " (Z16)
Attended Kyoto University with Haruna Sakurada. Replaced Amuro-sensei
in episode 8, after Amuro left to work in the Ministry of Education. He
teaches biology, and one English section, which Manami, Minako, and Makoto
are in.
Name: Nonohara Himeko
AKA: Hime-chan, the Younger Pluto
First Appearance: Z5
Series of Origin: Hime-chan No Ribbon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: Not stated, if any
Age: 16
Himeko is a tomboyish girl 16 years old. She has short yellow hair with
a big red Ribbon tied in it. She is a member of the Tsunami Drama Club,
and the President of the Transdimensional Defense Club.
Himeko's birthday is January 30, 1980 and her blood type is O. She is
around 150 cm tall and weighs about 38 kg. She is in love with the club
vice-president, Daichi. They have been dating for two years.
Personality notes:
Daichi says about Himeko, "You're the type who always gets upset very
quickly. Calm down." Himeko enjoys sports and acting. She's even written
a play herself once. She is still rather tomboyish, usually dressing in
a male style, though not so effectively as say, Haruka :) She also has
a rather short temper and is easily upset, though she is struggling to
control this.
History:
Unlike many people, Himeko is aware of the existence of magic. When
she was 13, she met a girl named Erika, who was her double from the Kingdom
of Magic. For the next year, she helped test many magical devices for Erika,
including a ribbon that could turn her into any other human for one hour,
a magical heart wand that could make things big or small, a flying pen,
and a palette that could stop time and make a duplicate of herself...though
the duplicate was only as half as good as her at things (including 1/2
as tomboyish :) Himeko had many adventures and gradually fell in love with
a boy named Daichi. He and her rival, Hibino Hikaru were the only ones
who learned of her secret powers. At the end of the year, she had to give
back the magical items, as Erika had now passed her tests. For the next
year and a half, she lived a normal life, or at least as normal a life
as anyone has...
On her 16th birthday, Erika appeared to Himeko again. She
told Himeko that she had seen Himeko would be in grave danger in the future,
and that she had smuggled Himeko her old ribbon in the hopes it might be
of some help to her. Himeko finally graduated from her old junior high
and began attending Tsunami High, where through circumstances she doesn't
quite understand, she was elected president of the Transdimensional Defense
Club...now she's beginning to wonder if just maybe Erika's gift may be
what is going to get her into the danger it's supposed to save her from...
As of Z10, Himeko is now the Junior Pluto, a Pluto in training.
Himeko's powers:
The Ribbon & Pendant:
Hime-chan's magical phrases are listed below.
Name: Pokota
AKA: Hime-chan's stuffed toy
First Appearance: Z5
Series of Origin: Hime-chan no Ribbon
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: He was a real lion.
How he ended up as a stuffed toy has yet to be revealed.
Age: Unstated.
Stuffed yellow lion, purple bow. Pokota is Hime-chan's stuffed pet lion.
He can come alive and talk to her when no one who doesn't know his secret
is around. Pokota is animated by a reincarnated spirit that knew Luna and
Artemis back in the moon kingdom days. He was a lion then too, but a lot
more impressive :) He is very brave, but occasionally forgets he isn't
a real lion anymore :)
Name: Tomoe Souichi
AKA: Tomoe-sensei, Poppa
First Appearance: Z4
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon S
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None stated as of
yet.
Age: 36
The main change to his canonical past is that he studied under Udaigaku-sensei
when in college. In episode 6, he was infected by the Gibberling disease,
but Saturn cured him. He is in love with Setsuna, and as of episode 8,
they are engaged.
He is currently working with a crystal lattice tachyon array, which
enables one to scry distant places. "About a third of the plain white
room was filled with a huge web of crystal, strung together with gold wires,
silver cables, and large misshapen hunks of lead. Part of the lattice contained
a huge flat crystal that showed shimmering images inside it, and a variety
of more normal electronic wires ran into a large computer." (Z12)
Name: Udaigaku Noriko
AKA: Gives other people nicknames :)
First Appearance: Z4
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z (Inspired by Nuku-Nuku)
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None given
Age: 16
Noriko is Ami's roomate, and Sensei Udaigaku's granddaughter. She has
long electric blue hair, deep green eyes, and a bouncy personality. An
expert programmer, she is working on a Sailor Senshi fighting game with
Yuki. She has the odd quirk of dropping the first syllable from everyone's
name, and she calls virtually everyone -chan.
She dated Haruka in episode 9, and demonstrated superhuman strength,
which piqued Haruka's curiosity.
In Z18, she is revealed to be a cyborg; her family died in a car wreck,
and she nearly died, but her grandfather built her a robot body to house
her brain.
Name: Udaigaku Tatewaki, Ph.D--Physics and Cosmology
AKA: Sensei
First Appearance: Z4
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon Z
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None given
Age: In his sixties.
"A tall, gangly old man, mostly bald except for two tufts of hair
by his ears and a long, snowy-white beard. He was wearing a tweed suit,
heavily patched around the elbows, with itspockets full to bursting with
incomprehensible gadgets, and thick eyeglasses with something like a jeweler's
loupe attached to the right lens. " (Z4)
Dr. Udaigaku has been at Tsunami for five years now, and is noted for
his research into high energy dimensional physics and paraphysics. He provides
advice for the club, technical support, and portable nuclear generators
as needed. His granddaughter, Udaigaku Noriko, attends Tsunami and is currently
a first year student.
His offices are located in the basement of the Science building and
he is always available to students. Given his propensity for dangerous
experiments, some of them come to wish he wasn't quite so available.
In Z18, it is revealed that Sensei used to work for Mishima Heavy Industries
in their robotics department, and long neglected his family until most of his
descendants died in a car wreck. He managed to save his granddaughter's life
by building her a robot body.
Notable Publications:
Name: Urawa Ryo
AKA: "Greg Farshtey" (His TORG character)
First Appearance: Z9
Series of Origin: Sailor Moon First Season
Silver Millenium Identity if any or stated: None known at this
time
Age: 16
All canonical information remains true. He is dating Ami Mizuno again,
as of Z9.
Akira
The Tomoe family newspaper boy, destined to be Prime Minister of Japan
one day. Appears in Z8.
*****
Astrologer
In the Prelude, she identifies the conjunction that heralds Naru's birth.
*****
Lord Axok'zan
An elven lord who is dispatched to test Senshi Venus' fitness to wield
the Bow of Venus. He ends up trying to carry off Makoto by force after
Venus shoots him with a love arrow and gets in a duel with Clark Maguson
in Z16. "He was pale of skin and had jet black hair. He was always smiling,
but when you looked in his eyes, the yellow eyes of a wolf looked back
hungrily. His clothes were simple compared to his companion, being similar
to a Japanese school boy's uniform, only in shades of grey. A sword was
buckled to his belt in a plain leather scabbard." (Z16)
*****
Bob the Dragon
"It was long and sinuous and the light of the sun and stars reflecting
off its scaled silver hide. From this body extended four powerful
limbs which ended in wickedly sharp claws, a long, whip-like tail,
and a large head that sported numerous sharp teeth. Two large wings
also extended from its back, flapping in mighty sweeps as it moved
between the planets. Thatfact alone would be enough to send scientists
into fits, as everyone knows there is nothing in a vacuum for wings
to work with."
"Like all intelligent creatures, it had a name. Actually, it hadthree.
One was how it referred to itself. No one else knew that name,mainly because
it considered everyone too stupid and undeserving to know it. (Star
Dragons are big on ego as well as intelligence.) Its second name
was what other dragons called it, a long and majestic soundingname, though
some dragons sniggered that the twenty-third syllablesounded close to a
vulgar euphemism for bodily waste. The third namewas for those species
too benighted to be born dragons. That name wasBob." (Z14)
Bob is Derith's ally and mount. How they came to work together has yet
to be revealed. He is a Star Dragon.
******
The Bradies
A gang of kids at Moon Hill Experiment House who model themselves after
the Brady Bunch. They get along poorly with Minako and her friends, and
in episode 7, Polly and Scorpio turn them into monsters who attack the
school dance. Their current fate is unknown.
*****
Cameo Characters:
These characters appear only briefly and play no particular role in
the long-term plots. They are listed by series.
Most of the cast of Beverly Hills 90210 and the Brady Bunch are mentioned
in Z5 and Z7.
Mel Gibson has a one line cameo in Z17. He sneezes.
Kimagure Orange Road: Kyousuke, Manami, and Kurumi Kasuga (Z5),
Hikaru Hiyama (Z5), Ayukawa Madoka (Z16 and Z18)
Mahou Tsukai Tai: Aburatsubo (Z10)
Marmalade Boy: Hotaru wears a T-shirt from this series in episode
8. Yet, Miki shows up as a real person in episode 17. For that matter,
GASTAMAN (from the Marmalade Boy movie) show up in episode 8! Clearly,
the plot of Marmalade Boy was somewhat different in this universe. Or perhaps
the Authors didn't perfectly plan everything. Naah.
Ranma 1/2: Mentioned multiple times; Shampoo and the Nekohanten
appear by other names in episode 7; Furinkan High is mentioned in episode
9 by name and hinted at in episode 5. Tsubasa is alluded to in Z17, having
married Ryuunosuke.
Urusei Yatsura: Ryuunosuke's Father (The old man in Z17 who is
fishing)
*****
The Captain
"The Captain, a red-haired, red-bearded, red-faced man of indeterminate
age, sat nearby in a crude wheelchair shaped like a boat." (Z16) A
mildly deranged elf who brings the judges of Venus' fitness to Earth in
Z16.
*****
Dia
An elven lady who is dispatched to test Senshi Venus' fitness to wield
the Bow of Venus. An old lover of Athena. Maternal half-sister to Derith
Moontears. "Her skin was a light golden tan. It was readily apparent
that this was her natural skin color because she was showing so much of
it. She wore a red, sleeveless outfit which ended in a micro-miniskirt
and left her back bare. A large triangle was cut out of the front of the
dress, showing a generous amount of cleavage. Long, silver hair flowed
down her back, accentuated her unearthly beauty. Two eyes like sapphires
blazed with amusement as she smiled at the Captain." (Z16)
*****
Dwarven Bureau of Investigation Team #45
Mercury nodded. "Sounds good to me." She was about to knock
on the next door when another 'bullet cart' roared up, and five
dwarves, each dressed in a different garish and conflicting costume,
leaped out. The tallest was dressed in red and looked disturbingly
like a Dwarven Power Ranger. He had a long staff with a blade on
the end. The second wore a somewhat similar outfit, although he
had a long cloak and an open visor that revealed his face and looked
somewhat like a bird beak. His costume was yellow, and he carried
a long tube with several colored lenses on the end of it. The third
was wearing a suit of platemail, but he hadpainted it red with gold trim.
A sword hung at his waist, and some sort of glowing lens was attached
to his chest plate. The fourth was wearing a blue bodysuit with
red trim and a long red cape. There was a big red S on his chest.
He had no visible weapons. The fifth looked hideously embarrassed
and was wearing chainmail and a open helm, and carrying a glowing
axe. He also had a small notebook computer slung from his belt.
"Okay, team, let's spread out and investigate. And this time, let's
NOT shoot everything that moves, okay?"
This team of lunatics is lead by the hapless Dworkin, who does his best
to ride herd over a squad of complete lunatics. They appear in Sailor Moon
Z 15, and live on Mercury.
Iron Dwarf gave Ryo a functional duplicate of his armor, scaled to a
human. Ryo has yet to be brave enough to try using it. :)
*****
Lord Eien
An elven lord who is dispatched to test Senshi Venus' fitness to wield
the Bow of Venus. He is in love with Pluto, but she tricks him into swearing
an oath that keeps him away from her after Z16. " a tall thin elf wearing
a toga of Black and white, trimmed in imperial purple. His hair was long
and as green as jade, and his skin was a dusky shade. It made him look
like one of those scraggy pines you find on a mountain side, but for the
incredible beauty of his face. He was obviously male, but if you took him
by his face alone, he could pass for a female." (Z16)
*****
Furuhata Motoki
Mamoru's best friend. Not much changed from the canon.
*****
Gastaman
Originally appearing in the Marmalade Boy Movie, they appear in SMZ8
as the younger brothers of some of the members of the TDDC. They consist
of Alpha, Beta, Zeta, Omega, and Gastaman!. Real names unknown.
Armed with water pistols, they somehow slipped past Pluto's time sense
and hosed down the Outer Senshi. Perhaps one of the Three meddled?
******
Gibberlings
"The Gibberlings had been an experiment in youma technology that
Queen Beryl had played with and later abandoned. The "art" of crafting
youma through Metallica's dark power was not an exact science. Beryl
had used over half a dozen sick and twisted geniuses to mold living beings
into youma. The Gibberlings had been their last and most warped
creation. Or rather, the Gibberlings were the offshoots of that
creation. The madmen had made what they dubbed a "youma virus."
It infected healthy organisms with Metallica's power and mutated
them into warped parodies of youmas. It then linked the victims into a
giant collective intelligence. The virus had infected its creators
and ran rampant through the Dark Kingdom before being bound by
magic. It was a slow process in youma, but frighteningly quick in
normal creatures, those lacking any type of magical resistance. First,
were the minor mutations, like changes in blood chemistry or minor
physiological transformations. Beryl and her generals had suffered from
that stage of the disease. The victims changed into youmas, some with
great power. More serious changes then took place, the agonies of which
often unhinged the minds of the victims. Finally, the communal mind would
link itself with its mad puppet. One could stop the virus in the early
stages, but no one in the Dark Kingdom could reverse its changes. Queen
Beryl had been furious and locked the Gibberlings in the deepest hole she
could find. They remained there until this madman let them out." (Z6)
*****
Ginza Takashi
A rather incompetent astrologer who runs afoul of Usagi at the New Year's
Festival and fails to influence the Minister of Education.
*****
Golden Ring Social Club Officers
Onogiri Sayuri was president. Only three of the other four are named:
"Yuka,
a tall, thin brown haired girl handed out sheets of paper to everyone,
while another officer, Rumiko, lit a candle. The third officer, Yameko,
went and turned out the lights." (Z13)
*****
Golems
The Golems were the defenders of the Kingdom of Mars, as the Senshi
were for the Moon Kingdom, and the Guardians for the Earth Kingdom. They
were made by Vulcan, and inhabited by souls of humans who chose to take
on the role for various reasons. By the time of Sailor Moon Z, only Obsidian
survives. He appears in Z17, and several others appear in flashbacks in
that episode.
Grandpa Hino
Still runing the Hikawa shrine and looking for cute acolytes. Seen running
a booth at the New Year's Festival in Z1. Currently living at another temple
while his is being repaired after the events of Z6.
*****
Guards
Work for Capricorn and are trounced by the Sailors and the White Knight
in Z1. The same guards may or may not have been used in Z5.
*****
Haruna Sakurada
Usagi and company's homeroom teacher from Sailor Moon. She went to Kyoto
University with Clark Maguson, and is friends with him. Happy to be rid
of Usagi as of episode 2. Appears in 15 and 17 in connection with Clark.
She was Sensei Wisdom in her past life.
*****
Dr. Hatamoto Genichi
Mamoru's advisor. Teaches Botany at Tokyo University. Never actually
seen on-screen as of yet.
*****
Queen Hecate of the Venusian Cats
Resembles Luna strongly. Queen of the Venusian cats. Not to be mistaken
for the youma who helped deceive Sayuri in Z13. Appears in Z16. "The
cat walked with a haughty demeanor that would put even other cats to shame.
Her fur was as black as space. It seemed almost like starlight radiated
from it as she moved. On her brow, a silver crescent moon sat, seeming
to float over her golden eyes."
*****
Hitoshi
A member of the Greenwood High Social Club. Kimiko latches onto him at
the social at the Imperial Gardens.
*****
Horus
Sensei's Artifical Intelligence, which started out as a chess playing
machine. First seen in episode 4.
*****
Ido Takahiro
Manager of the Five Roaring Spirits Hot Springs. He is an agent of Aries.
*****
Kagyar
A Mercurian Dwarf who is friend to many Mercurian Hounds (Z17)
*****
Lieutenant Commander Kazgro
A black haired dwarf woman with a braided beard and sedate blue clothing.
She is in command of Dwarven Bureau of Investigation Teams #41-50, including
the notorious Team #45. She is a fairly skeptical dwarf, and questions
Mercury and Uranus' identities at first. She appears in Z15.
*****
Ken
A boy in one of Minako's classes who tries to ask her out under the
influence of her glamour in Z17.
*****
KLUNK
KLUNK is a boy band similar to SMAP, Menudo, the New Kids on the
Block, and other bands of guys chosen for looks and dancing skills,
rather than singing talent. Hotaru has a crush on their lead singer,
Otoshii Godai. Their CDs include 'KLUNK Live From Kyoto' and 'Symphony
from Saturn' (newest). They play a concert which Hotaru wants to attend
in Z12.
*****
Kuo
A member of the Transdimensional Defense Club. One of Tethys' victims
in Episode 8.
*****
Kurenai Goro
A bully who maltreated Umino in the fourth grade. Everyone was scared
of him. He encounters Umino again in episode 3, and they clash, but later
are reconciled. Umino managed to drive him out of their old school with
his gossip gathering skills. No relation to Tsubasa.
********
Kyo
Appears briefly in Z13. He is in Haruka's phys. ed. class. Tells Haruka
to ask Noriko out if he likes her.
*****
Love Line Announcer
A completely innocent man who just happens to sound exactly like Jadeite
on the radio. :)
*****
M
Principal at Moon Hill Experiment House. A bit of a James Bond freak.
*****
On the Scene Investigative Reporter Masamichi Kyoyama.
"He was tall and handsome, with neat black hair and soft hazel eyes,
dressed in a nice suit".He does an investigative report on the Sailor
Senshi in Z17 with footage that Hibino Hikaru recorded in episode 16. He
works for Channel 10, which shows the Sailor V show.
*****
Matsuno Seiji
"remarkably bland, with dark black hair, brown eyes, and a small
nose. His clothing, the Tsunami uniform, was unremarkable as well. Only
a small scar under his right ear made him stand out at all." First
appeared in Z10 when he met Athena in Ami's body at a party. He believes
Ami suffers from multiple personalities (this is what Setsuna told him).
He is in the manga club, and is fairly good at it. A Sailor Mercury fan,
he sent Ami an ecchi SV doujinshi with a 'Sailor Hermes' story in it in
Z15. He is now starting to see Manami.
*****
Meiko
A friend of Naru's in the Golden Ring Social Club in Z13. Goes to the
Imperial Gardens with Youta. She was one of the five Golden Ring pledges
with the most magical potential.
*****
Minister of Education
The Zodiac attempted to influence him at the New Year's Festival, but
their astrologer bumped into Usagi first. Also shows up in Yamamoto's office
photos.
*****
Derith Moontears
"Humanoid, and human seeming at first glance, he is not a native
of Earth. Instead, his almond-shaped eyes and pointed ears denote
a more ancient race, steeped in magic and mystery, whose very name
invokes the imagery of mystic glens and mischievous sprites.Our
more enlightened observers would say, "It's a bleedin' elf!"Clad in a stout
gray cloak, sky blue shirt and pants, and a pair ofsturdy leather boots,
he seemed to have stepped right out of some fantasy novel. His hair
was a vibrant silver, flowing down to his shoulders, and a short,
neat goatee. " (Z14)
His eyes are blue with golden flecks. Friend and rider of Bob the Dragon,
he met Hotaru in Z14 at Titan. Seems to be developing a relationship with
her. He is a magical generalist, rather than a specialist, preferring versatility
over expertise.
*****
Lucy Moneypenny
Real name: Hitoya Noa. Principal's secretary at Moon Hill Experiment
House.
*****
Moroboshi Ryo
The most notorious lech at Tsunami, lives near Urawa Ryo in his hall.
*****
Namawara Kimiko
"a tall, thin girl with long curly blonde hair that ran down to the
bottom of her shoulderblades" A friend of Naru's from junior high during
the time when Naru and Usagi drifted apart. Dislikes Usagi, who she thinks
is lazy and worthless; likes Umino and thinks he is a good boyfriend for
Naru. Joined the Golden Ring before her first appearance in Z7, and convinced
Naru to join it in Z9. One of the five Golden Ring pledges with the most
magical potential.
*****
Nephrite
Formerly a Guardian of Endymion and engaged to Senshi Jupiter, Nephrite
was corrupted by Beryl and made a General of the Dark Kingdom. He led part
of the attack that destroyed the Moon Kingdom and slew Senshi Jupiter.
Imprisoned in the Dark Kingdom with the others, he waited out the millenia
until the Dark Kingdom could once again attack the Earth. When he "died"
in the anime, his essence was actually incorporated in the Great Shield
by Naru's nascent power. He became the Guardian of the Great Shield, working
(loosely) with Sailor Pluto and the Three to prevent the intrusion of the
Things from Beyond. He has discovered the remains of the Dark Kingdom and
Jadeite and taunts his former colleague at times.
*****
Onogiri Sayuri
"She had long, dark red hair and a nearly perfect figure augmented
by her excellent taste in clothing. She could inspire envy just by being
alive." She was the president of the Golden Ring Social Club at Tsunami
in her first appearance in Z13. She believed herself to be Hematite, daughter
of Beryl. She was later revealed to be the reincarnation of Lady Charity,
and her true destiny was to become the Istarii of Leo. Currently in the
company of Leo of the Zodiac.
*****
Osaka-san Hoseki
Naru's mother. Hosts Naru's 16th birthday party in Z1. Acts as peacemaker
during the party and bakes "magic" rings into the birthday cake. Her first
name means 'Jewel'.
*****
Otoshii Godai
An idol singer who Hotaru has a crush on. He is the lead singer of 'KLUNK',
an idol band. Their CDs include 'KLUNK Live From Kyoto' and 'Symphony from
Saturn' (newest). "He was tall and thin with short messy blond hair
and an odd accent that Poppa said reminded him of the time he had
gone to New York City. However, Poppa also said that their music reminded
him of the noises that the New York Subway makes when a train is running
at full speed, and she didn't agree with that at all." (Z12)
*****
"Jill Pole"
"This girl, Jill, was blond like Minako, but her hair was cut short.
She had tanned skin and a fairly slim build." (Z5) Jill was one of
Minako's two main friends at Moon Hill Experiment House. Her real name
is unknown, but she was quite good at track and other athletic activities.
She is a Girl Scout as well. She's modelled after the CS Lewis character
from Prince Caspian and The Last Battle.
*****
Ryu
Appears briefly in Z13. He is in Haruka's phys. ed. class. Asks Haruka
if 'he' plans to go for two girlfriends.
*****
Sailor Sun
There is no Sailor of the Sun. Now, sheathe your claws, Luna, see, I
admitted it...
*****
Sailor V's Seiyuu
She does the voice-acting for Sailor V in the Sailor V show; has the
misfortune to be mistaken for the real one by Amazonite in Z9 and comes
reasonably close to a maiming.
*****
Sayuri, Girlfriend of Kurenai Goro
Not to be mistaken for Onogiri Sayuri, president of the Golden Ring
Social Club. She shows up in Z3, where she is dating Goro, and tries out
in the idol contest with a song from Starlight Express.
*****
"Eustace Scrubb"
"a somewhat chubby guy, much more an intellectual than an athlete,
or so Minako had thought. He wore glasses and had pale, soft skin,
except for his hands, which were oddly calloused for an intellectual type.
He was slightly shorter than Jill, which made him about the same height
as Minako." (Z5)
Jill Pole's boyfriend, and a better runner than Minako expected. Another
friend of Minako's from Experiment House. Eustace is simply his pseudonym,
as the school required everyone to take an English name. His real name
is unknown. He is modelled after the CS Lewis character from the Chronicles
of Narnia.
*****
Senshi Advisor Cats and One Dog
Professor Tatewari Hiroe
One of Japan's leading geneticists and plant biologists. Teaches at
Osaka University. Mamoru had a six week internship with him prior to episode
2, when he returns.
*****
Teachers and Staff at Tsunami
Ms. Serena Anderson
New English Teacher. She's American and doesn't realize how far behind
in English the students really are. Starts an English Language club that
watches bad american movies at its meetings... She has weird tastes in
literature :) Keeps trying weird experiments to help her students learn.
Miss Hitomi Ashikaga:
Japanese Language and Lit teacher: Noted for falling aleep during her
own lectures.
The Groundskeeper and dog
Ohta Takashi. And his wonder dog Puzzle. Puzzle likes to chase cats.
Ohta is deaf, big, and a bit creepy. Really he's just a nice shy big guy,
but everyone is scared of him.
Hayao Goichiro
Teaches Math. In Z13, Minako and Hotaru follow him around because Minako
is in one of her moods and he fits the Moriarity template. But really,
he's just a hapless math teacher.
Reiko Hanako
Teaches Differential Equations at Tsunami. Ami is in her class.
Clark Maguson
See Secondary Characters. Teaches sciences and one English section (which
Minako and Makoto are in).
Hikaru Momonochi
School Nurse. Think of how Hikaru Gosunkugi would look with 10 extra
years. The school nurse is extremely shy around females and can get nosebleeds
even thinking about getting near them, let alone treating them! He's pretty
good at his job, but worries too much. Constantly reading self-help books
and taking part in 12-step plans. Has a major crush on the School Counselor.
The Principal:
No one knows his name, appearance, anything...just the constantly shifting
web of secretaries and Vice Principals.
The Principal's Secretary:
Her name is Yuriko Starr. Hard-working, finds it hard to deal with her
generally absent boss. Only she knows what is going on with him, and she's
not telling.
Kuzuki Sensa(Sensa-san)
The Dorm Mother of Perry Hall. Stern but fair.
Meiou Setsuna (Sailor Pluto)
See Major characters. Listed here because she is a Tsunami School Counsellor.
Hiroe Tanamoto
PE Teacher. Kinda like Miss Sakura, only more active. She constantly
eats junk food (like Usagi) but never gains a pound. Has trouble keeping
boyfriends because of her assertive personality, so classes tend to either
be extremely easy (she has a new flame) or grueling punishments (she just
got dumped again.) Mood swings does not begin to describe her attitude.
Definitely the prettiest teacher at the school. Has a thing for tall, dark-haired
men in tuxedos. :)
Mr Akira Totomachi
Really buff home room teacher that all the students have crushes on
who is oblivious to their crushes.
Dr. Tatewaki Udaigaku "Sensei"
See Secondary Characters.
Vice Principal Yamamoto
A stern disciplinarian. If only the students ever paid any attention
to him... Successfully faced down a Chaos Spirit in 16
*****
The Three
A mysterious threesome of cowled, robed figures, the Three hold powers
over the Past, Present, and Future. They have been charged with overseeing
the maintenance of the Great Shield and have existed since the Founders
created it. They oversee Nephrite's role in the Great Shield and advise/are
advised by Pluto and the Fungi from Yuggoth. During the Silver Millenium,
the Three were advisors to the Royal Family of the Star Kingdom. Wiseman
of Nemesis aped their general appearance.
*****
Queen Topaz
The Beryl equivalent in the first season of the Sailor V manga in the
Sailor Moon Z universe (no such being exists to my knowledge in the Sailor
V manga in the real universe). Mentioned in Z9.
*****
Torg Characters
Umino runs a TORG campaign, in which the Senshi and Senshi auxillaries
all play. (Well, most of them, anyway.) They are up against one of the
Gaunt Man's henchmen, Alexandrite, trying to get the Tears of Apeiros,
a set of eternity shards, one from each Cosm.
The characters are:
Toriyama Kenichi
First appears as Yuki's date in Z13. "A tall fellow with a broad
grin and rumpled black hair. Haruka thought he was one of the five ugliest
men she had met, not that she normally went around assessing male
attractiveness. Most of it came from his nose, which seemed to have been
bashed in and left to heal that way." He is a member of the Ohta
Sakurin Memorial Society at Tokyo University, which is basically a
fraternity/drinking club. A decent fellow, he is a fairly typical
fraternity boy, more concerned with partying than studying. He is a first
year student.
*****
Trans-Dimensional Defense Club
A school club dedicated to pretecting earth from otherworldly monsters,
the TDDC is not quite the joke it sounds like. Several of its members have
powers of some sort, and Sensei is their faculty advisor. Still, if the
club is the last line of defense if he Sailors fall, pray the Sailors live
long and prosper. :)
Members who have appeared:
Arthur Turnay
"A man in his mid-fifties entered carrying some sort of largish bag.Most
of his hair was rapidly retreating from his scalp, and whatremained was
a crown of salt-and-pepper. His lined, gaunt face brightened into
a smile." (Z16)
A lawyer who represented Clark Maguson's real parents, Bernard and Marie,
and passed on Clark's sword to him.
**********
White Knight
The protector of the Astra Dynasty, the White Knight appears as a powerfully-built
man on a white charger.
"Time seemed to slow down as the horseman rode into sight. He wasclad
in shining white samurai armor with a black circle on the chest. A white,
eight-pointed star shone from the center of the circle. His horse
was a pure white stallion, and he bore a white sword in his left hand.
Theguard holding Ami watched as the knight raised his right hand,
releasing the reins. A small glowing sphere appeared in the Knight's
hand, and he said, "Harassing young girls seeking only to enjoy the fun to
be found at a festival is truly ignoble. I cannot allow that, for
I am the White Knight,defender of innocents everywhere."" -- Z1
His exact identity and purpose, besides protecting the Star Princess,
are unknown.
*****
Coach Roy Williams
"His name was Coach Williams, but everyone called him Roy. He was
the strong, silent, ugly as something the dog wouldn't eat type. He looked
like he could crack pecans with his eyelids if he wanted to."
(Z5)
The tough as nails coach at Moon Hill Experiment House.
*****
Yamato Gendo
"Tall with short black hair and really dreamy green eyes". Makoto's
Legendary Old Boyfriend. Mentioned by name in Z17 after Yuki meets him
off-screen at the Ohta Sakurin Memorial Club, where she went with her boyfriend
Kenichi. He dumped Makoto by phone, we learn, when his family moved to
Osaka. Yuki gives her his phone number.
*****
Youta
Meiko's date at the Imperial Gardens in Z13.
*****
Yumeno Yumeni
One of the Rainbow Crystal carriers from the first season of Sailor
Moon. She is a painter whose paintings show great insight into past events.
*******
Agate
A minor youma put in charge of the Droid attack on Sailor Moon in Z18.
*******
Changing Twins
Two youma from episode 3. Blatantly based on the Wondertwins. One turns
into animals, the other into forms of water.
*******
Chaos Spirit
Placed in Venus' bow by the Elves as a test, it nearly defeats her before
Yamamoto intervenes and destroys it with his orderly soul. (Z16). It speaks
like Delirium of the Endless.
*******
Hecate
A corrupt Venusian Cat Youma who served Hematite, and helped delude
Onogiri Sayuri into thinking she was Queen Beryl's daughter. Slain in Z13.
*******
Jadeite
Formerly a Guardian of Endymion and engaged to Senshi Mars, Jadeite
was corrupted by Beryl and made a General of the Dark Kingdom. He led part
of the attack that destroyed the Moon Kingdom and slew Senshi Mars. Imprisoned
in the Dark Kingdom with the others, he waited out the millenia until the
Dark Kingdom could once again attack the Earth. After his failure to deal
with the Sailor Senshi, Jadeite was imprisoned in a Crystal of Eternal
Sleep. When Sailor Moon destroyed Beryl and Metallia, a part of the Dark
Kingdom survived and he with it. Over time, Jadeite managed to project
his Astral Form outside the Crystal and take over the Dark Kingdom.
He now plans to subvert the future Crystal Tokyo and make it a Dark
Tokyo of his own devising. He poses as the "Entity" in Z2, aiding the Zodiac
against the Sailors, and arranges for Dark Crystals to be placed in the
Crystal Points. He also gives the Zodiac a memory crystal that will spark
Rei's memory of Senshi Mars's love for him, as part of his long range plans.
He escapes his prison in Z6, but is weakened by his ordeal. He is still
at large.
*****
Kunzite
Formerly a Guardian of Endymion and engaged to Senshi Venus, Kunzite
was corrupted by Beryl and made a General of the Dark Kingdom. He led part
of the attack that destroyed the Moon Kingdom and slew Senshi Venus. Imprisoned
in the Dark Kingdom with the others, he waited out the millenia until the
Dark Kingdom could once again attack the Earth. He and Zoisite had a relationship.
He's still dead. :)
********
L'knar Droids and Beetles
"The latest droid was based on a denizen of the Dark
Kingdom known as a L'knar Beetle. Covered with a diamond-
hard black chitin, no vulnerable spots save its mouth
(which it only opened when feeding) and with the ability to
spit a corrosive acid, the L'knar was a persistent pest.
However, it was only a foot long.
The droid was seven feet tall. That and its bipedal
shape were the only deviations from its model." (Z18)
The droids are controlled by a youma, using a control item. They are incredibly stupid, but their armor grows stronger when hit...unless you use something like the Silence Glaive on it. Sapphire developed them.
*****
New Generals
Jadeite, determined to have his own elite guard, recruited eight human-seeming
youmas and instructed them in some of the powers of the Generals (why eight?
Jadeite sees himself as twice as important as Beryl :). Each New General
commands a segment of the Dark Kingdom's Army for Jadeite. Their power
is about on par with the old Generals (Jadeite feels he has risen above
them in power, and plays them against each other besides.) Unlike the old
Generals, their powers tend to be more specialized.
Alexandrite:
"The golden haired youma next to him also lived in his
own world... but if Sapphire lived in a world of windows on
the larger universe, Alexandrite lived in a world of
mirrors. His looks and vanity matched that of Zoisite,
save for his green eyes and less perverse tastes. Zoisite
also would never have worn Alexandrite's gaudy green and
gold uniform. Still, Alexandrite had his uses. Numerous
rings and baubles glittered on the vain General's body for
Alexandrite was in charge of the Artificers, the engineer
youma who built the magical machines and weapons Sapphire
devised. Jadeite had his own opinion of those who depended
overmuch on tools, but Alexandrite's skill made him
useful... for now."
(Z18)
Physically, he looks a lot like Zoicite, but with green eyes. He has
the same androgynous look, and he speaks with an indeterminate voice he
tries to pitch deeply, though it ends up sounding silly. He wears a green
and gold uniform.
Alexandrite is very aggressively hetero, and likes to seduce women,
then abandons them once the thrill of the chase fades. This is largely
a response to people accusing him of being gay like Zoicite, who he HATES
being compared to.
Alexandrite thinks magical items are the key to everything, and has
carefully studied the talismans of the Senshi. His ultimate goal is to
gain control of an Icon, which will likely be the death of him.
As it is, he has several magical items he commonly uses. His gloves
enable him to lift up to a ton. His umbrella which he always carries (the
handle has a carved dragon's head) is impervious to bullets and most physical
attacks, and has a poison needle in the tip. He also wears a ring which
will return him to his stronghold if he passes out. He often carries one
or more wands which generate some kind of energy attack, which he uses
in preference to his own energy reserves.
Anthracite
"Next to him sat Anthracite, a burly, black-haired
youma with a disfiguring scar running across his eye and
into his short beard. His uniform was black with silver
trim and his power was terror. A master of psychological
weapons and a skilled torturer, Jadeite kept him on a short
leash. The scar was a legacy of the long ago battle
against the Crystal Kingdom of Earth, when the young Prince
Endymion had shown who was the more skillful swordsman.
Jadeite knew of his General's lust for revenge. He dangled
it before him like bait on a hook, using it to keep
Anthracite under control."
(Z18)
One of the cruelest of the New Generals, Antracite believes in ruling
through terror. His powers tend to relate to fear and terror and he feeds
on the energy it brings him. He appears to be a powerfully built man with
dark hair and a short beard and a scar covering one eye. Wears a black
uniform with silver striping. Despises Endymion for scarring him in combat
during the fall of the Moon Kingdom.
Amazonite
"Sitting directly to his right was Amazonite, a red-
haired, muscular beauty in her form-fitting blue uniform
with purple stripes. She had a striking resemblance to his
old Queen. That was not why he had chosen her as a
General, no matter what the rumors said. While no
strategist, she was strong and aggressive, a good front-
line leader and fighter... as long as someone else made the
plans."
(Z18)
A female general, Amazonite's powers revolve around energy manipulation
and fighting prowess. She sees herself as an honorable warrior and longs
to take on the Senshi in a fight. Has red hair and golden eyes. Some people
say she got the job merely because of her resemblence to Queen Beryl and
Jadeite finds it amusing for her to serve him. Her uniform is blue with
purple striping. She gave Yuki her autograph in Z9.
Hematite
"The same could not be said of the General next to her.
Hematite was utterly nondescript, easily forgettable with
his brown hair and brown eyes... even a brown uniform that
seemed to blend into the background. But behind that bland
exterior were layers of deception and guile. The perfect
spy."
(Z18)
Hematite is a spy. He loves Earth and spends hours researching it and
exploring its customs. His power is illusion and shapechanging and he is
an accomplished liar. He is also something of a Casanova. He has brown
hair, brown eyes, and seems unremarkable when in his "normal" form. His
uniform is brown with dark brown striping.
Magnetite:
"Next to him sat the oldest youma any of them had ever
seen. Magnetite was hunched over, yellow-skinned and
wrinkled, his yellow uniform hanging loosely over his
emaciated form. His hair was stark white, though short and
mostly covered by a conical cap. He kept a gnarled wooden
staff -- one of the few pieces of wood left in the Dark
Kingdom -- in his aged hand at all times. But his dark,
silver-flecked eyes showed that a keen mind still lived
beneath the aged exterior. Neither a fighter nor a
plotter, Magnetite had served as Beryl's majordomo, and was
perhaps the only one besides Jadeite and Anthracite who
could remember the glories of Atlantis. Not all youma had
long life spans. Most were even shorter-lived than humans
unless Metallia had gifted them with her energy. Magnetite
was one of the exceptions. Jadeite kept him for his
encyclopedic knowledge of the past and his skill at running
the youma breeding vats. Sailor Moon's victory had
decimated the Kingdom and Jadeite desperately needed the
troops Magnetite could furnish him."
(Z18)
Magnetite, unlike the other generals, is old enough to remember Atlantis.
He was Beryl's majordomo, and while weak in power, he is rich in knowledge
of the past. Jadeite keeps him largely from respect and because they both
hailed from Hyperborea. Magnetite is old and hunched over slightly, leaning
on a long mahogany staff, with pale yellow flesh and dark eyes flecked
with silver. His hair is short and white, usually hidden by a conical cap.
His greatest magical talent is that he can find anything he has ever touched,
no matter where it goes.
Jadeite has put him in charge of the Youma Breeding Program, to help
replenish the ranks of the fallen. He pursues this quite efficiently, though
he knows that the time scale he has to work with is really too short.
Marcasite
"Control was the core of the next man at the table.
Marcasite was pale of skin and hair, with gray eyes and a
gray uniform. He was passionless and manipulative, a
former student of Nephrite who used the power of the stars
to his own advantage but with none of the fatalism of his
teacher. Marcasite was also the only General with an
actual victory under his belt, having struck at the Sailors
on a beach trip and destroying Mercury's computer. It was
because of his abilities that Jadeite had made him one of
his chief strategists."
(Z18)
Marcasite is a cold, manipulative snake. He seems almost uninterested
with Earth and is constantly studying the plots and counterplots among
the New Generals. He reasons that Jadeite only really needs one right-hand
man and wants to fill that position himself. He used to serve under Nephrite
and has mastered some of Nephrite's astrological abilities. He believes
Nephrite to have been the ideal General, and is puzzled by how he threw
it all away in the end. Marcasite has pale skin, silver hair, and grey
eyes. His uniform is grey with white stripes.
Pyroxenite
"The last General, sitting at Jadeite's left, was
perhaps the most flamboyant of them all. With a ruby-red
uniform with gold piping, and copper-hued hair, Pyroxenite
seemed to embody fire... and like fire he could burn out of
control if not watched carefully. Madness and anarchy
lurked behind the youma's blood-red eyes, but it was a
cunning madness that Jadeite could use... and whose
unpredictability made him a useful trump against the plots
of the other Generals. Jadeite's power could keep
Pyroxenite on a short leash... but the other Generals'
could not. While Pyroxenite hated humans with a rabid
intensity, he seemed not to mind if a few -- or all --
youma had to be killed along the way as well."
(Z18)
Pyroxenite is completely insane, a rabid dog of a youma who hates all
humans for exiling the youma and wants to kill them all. He is, however,
a cunning killer, who has elaborate plans to assassinate the major leaders
of Japan and destabilize it in preparation for the assault. Unlike the
other generals, he appreciates the power of technology, and uses sniper
rifles and explosives, as well as magic and monsters. He has lined his
uniform with kevlar as well.
Pyroxenite has been training a corps of assassin youma who can pass
as humans, who are in the process of gaining jobs that will enable them
to get into key institutions and kill the leaders. Pyro himself plans to
nerve gas the entire Diet. Youma are immune to nerve gas, he's found, but
humans die quite nicely.
Pyro has also been experimenting with necromancy; even better to make
your victims work for you...if a body is left behind.
Sapphire:
"Sapphire had blue-grey skin, dark blue hair which was short and
snarled, brown eyes, and constantly wore a jeweler's loupe as an accessory
to his blue, black-trimmed General's uniform." (Z17)
"Sapphire was sitting next to him, scribbling away on
his crystal pad. The only other non-fighter in Jadeite's
Generals, the blue-skinned, blue-haired, blue-uniformed
youma was a genius whose droids offered to solve the
Kingdom's manpower shortage... if they could ever work out
the bugs. He lived in his own little world, Jadeite
thought, with no thoughts for what lay outside it save as
problems to be solved."
(Z18)
Sapphire is more an inventor than a general, perfectly happy to work
in his laboratory, creating monsters for other people to unleash because
after 10,000 years they're free, and it's time to conquer Earth. Indeed,
he often seems blissfully oblivious to the actual uses to which his monsters
will be put.
He is responsible for the breakthrough to droid magitechnology in Z18.
*****
Onyx, Opal, and Pearl
Dark Kingdom Agents slain by Sailor V in the past.
*****
Ravator
A winged, muscular youma who appears in Z2 and is defeated by the White
Knight and the Senshi. Planted the crystals which enabled Jadeite to gather
enough energy to break free.
*******
Shardicite
A female Youma put in charge of the droid attack on Sailor Jupiter in Z18.
She is quite displeased when Parias shows up; she hadn't been briefed on him.
*******
Talcite
A minor Youma put in charge of the droid attack on Sailor Neptune in Z18.
He gets mad that they forgot to inform him she had a new power.
*****
Tethys
She is the youma from the love cruise episode of first season Sailor
Moon. She is captured by the Senshi in episode 8 and taken to be imprisoned
by Sensei, who is studying her, and now treats her almost as a daughter.
*****
Utgaard-Loki, King of the Frost Giants.
Actually an elf impersonating a frost giant. He took control of a mine
on Mercury using his illusion powers in Z15, but Ami and Haruka defeated
him. His current fate is unknown, as is his real name.
*****
Zodiac
"The Zodiac?" Naru asked, suddenly alert. All the present day folk
were now listening alertly. "What do you know about them?"
Mars was taken aback. Before she could answer, Serenity spoke up.
"Some sort of think tank the Star Kingdom formed, to study the stars.
They fell into disfavor on Odysseus when they tried to use their
predictions to rig the elections. Queen Astra, I hear, was going to
disband them, but Dr'achicar spawned before that could happen. They
all died then, anyway." (Z10)
Aquarius
First appears in Z3. Wears robes of blue.
Aries
Hot headed and impulsive. First appears in Z3. He has power over fire.
Cancer:
"She was a short woman with long red hair done in an ornate hairstyle
that looked like a crab was sitting on her head. She was wearing a black
and red jumpsuit that showed that despiteher size she was no little girl."
(Z10) There is reason to believe she is closely allied to Leo.
Capricorn
He has power over machines. In Z1, he was running the New Year's Festival
and attempting to influence the Minister of Education. "He was tall
and lanky, wearing a simple jumpsuit that seemed more suited to a garage
than a library. Indeed, there were places on the jumpsuit where it seemed
that oil and grime had dug into the fabric so deeply, it would take a siege
to get them out," (Z10)
Gemini:
Gemini is two people, red haired twins: Chester and Polly Amberson.
They have a wide array of powers, including flight and energy beams, but
must cooperate to use their powers to their full extent. Chester is dismal
and grim, Polly is flighty and still has a crush on Steven, who she used
to date. Polly joined the Golden Ring Social Club.
Leo:
"His blond hair fell to his shoulders, resembling the mane of the
namesake of his sign. Piercing blue eyes, set on both sides of a craggy
nose, scanned the grounds for any other interlopers" (Z10) Allied to
Cancer. Takes Sayuri as his Istarii in episode 13.
Pisces:
Green haired, wears Turquoise robes. One of the Zodiac who have had
dealings with 'The Entity'. Her powers let her control spirits.
Scorpio:
A snippy brown-haired female. Very suspicious, wears her combat uniform
all the time; Polly thinks it makes her look like one of the Power Rangers.
Uses the pseudonym Sonada Megumi in episode 7 with the Bradies. She also
uses the identity 'Q' in her dealings with the head of Moon Hill Experiment
House. "A woman with brown hair gathered in a bun in the back and black
rimmed glasses perched on her nose stood before him. She was dressed in
a black business suit-dress." (Z7)
Taurus:
Tall and heavy set, uses the name of 'Mr. Taro'. Has power over money
and the earth. Cannot be moved unless he lets you move him.
Virgo:
"She was tall and willowy. The only clothing she wore was a silken
sky-blue kimono with a dark blue sash at the waist. Her honey- colored
hair was done up in the traditional Japanese style, despite her Caucasian
appearance." (Z10) Maintains the library of the Zodiac. Lover of Capricorn.
May be Haruka's mother.
The Star Guard:
The Star Guard are heavily trained, heavily armed commando squads which
are used as muscle by the Zodiac when dealing with the Things From Beyond.
Hudson used to be one.
Obsidian on the Zodiac (Z17)
"<In the year 503, Astra XI founded the Zodiac research
project. Before that, the Star Kingdom had lacked a corps of specialized
warriors like the Senshi, relying instead on the Royal
Family's astrological
skills and on the high level of magical talent that most inhabitants
of the Wandering Planet possessed to deal with threats. And there
were many threats, for the Wandering Planet tended to be drawn to
threats that needed to be defeated. Still, by that point, the days
of constant battle were gone, and true threats were long and
far between.>
Mars sat down. This was clearly going to take a while. Neptune,
on the other hand, remained standing, keeping watch.
<The Zodiac proved very useful, but at the same time, there
were constant disputes; it never worked as smoothly with the Royal
Family of the Star Kingdom as the Senshi did with the Moon Kingdom.
I don't know why. There was some sort of scandal which I can't
remember clearly
anymore, in the 970s, and I believe the King disbanded it or exiled
them or some such thing. They tried to rig some sort of election,
I think. Anyway, they tried to warn him that some sort of disaster
was going to happen, but he thought it was a trick. That they were just
making something up to get back in his good graces. Estrellar
VIII wasn't too bright, anyway, but he wasthe eldest and the eldest, be
they male or female, always inherited the throne. So he didn't listen
to them.>
Mars shuddered. "Why didn't they go to the other kingdoms?"
<They weren't trusted; the Zodiac had a long reputation
for manipulating people into things. Not bad things, necessarily,
but no one likes to be tricked or coerced. And we were all hideously
overconfident. There hadn't been a major incursion of Things for
centuries. The Great Shield was strong. What could possibly go
wrong?>
He sighed and stared at the ground. <And so, nine out of
every ten inhabitants of the Star Kingdom died when a Great Old
One hatched out their planet. The Zodiac saved many of those who
did survive; I don't know if they tried to fight the creature and
failed, or if they had known WHAT would go wrong. But then they
vanished. I didn't think they still existed. Or the Royal Family
of the Star Kingdom. It was my understanding that every last
member of that family died that day or soon afterwards; that the
Royal Family of the Star Kingdom was extinct. That was the beginning
of the end. Twelve years later, Beryl began her war, and within
a year, everything came apart at the seams. The total destruction
of civilization.> "
The Zodiac's Point of View:
"You have something we want. Something we desperately need. The Star
Princess. Her family brought about the destruction of the Star Kingdom
through their neglect and forfeited their right to wield the Star
Power. Odysseus was destroyed because they would not act, and we
could not act because they drove us away."
Neptune frowned. I bet the Royal Family would tell another
tale.
"For twenty five thousand years, we have guarded the Solar
System with only half our power, for when the Royal Family died,
they took half the Star Power with them. For generations, we have
fought and died so that ordinary people could live free from the
Things from Beyond. So that when mankind one day returned to the
other
planets, they would not find them filled with armies of Things just
waiting to destroy them." Her voice was stern now, her stance that
of a teacher or perhaps an angry mother.
"A grand conjunction is coming, a moment of decisionwhen the world
may be plunged into a new age of darkness likethe one that scourged the
earth for thousands of years fromthe fall of Hyperborea to the rise of
the Five Wizards. Indeed, the entire century that is coming will
be a time of crisis whose end remains unclear. We do not wish to
provoke a quarrel with the Senshi; we know you never failed in your
duties unlike the royal family of the Star Kingdom. There are
greater evils out there. Some force is seeking to break through the
dimensional
barriers again; we do not know its name, but we will oppose it to
our last breath. I hope you will stand by us on that day, but we
will do what we must." She sighed. " (Z17, Virgo)
*****
Zoisite
Born in Hyperborea in the Silver Millenium, the son of a potato farmer.
Formerly a Guardian of Endymion and engaged to Senshi Mercury, Zoisite
was corrupted by Beryl and made a General of the Dark Kingdom. He led part
of the attack that destroyed the Moon Kingdom and slew Senshi Mercury.
Imprisoned in the Dark Kingdom with the others, he waited out the millenia
until the Dark Kingdom could once again attack the Earth. He and Kunzite
had a relationship. He's also still dead. :)
_E. Silver Millennium Characters_
Duke of Andali
An elven lord who traffics in magical watches. Has a rivalry with Count
Quendolen of Langoli. In Z5, the Count's men try to have him assassinated,
but Inanna thwarts them.
*****
Apollo
The young child of the Elder Venus. Made Luna and Artemis' lives difficult
because he liked to 'play with kitties'.
*****
Lord Arch
Aurora's uncle, the Ambassador from Mars.
*****
Assassin
In the Prelude, he tries to kill Lady Patience, but is foiled by the
Senshi and a bit of bad luck. Revealed in Z3 to have been the Aries of
the Silver Millenium. Had power over fire.
*****
Lady Charity
An elegant and intelligent redhead, one of Sensei Wisdom's best students.
She was later reincarnated as Sayuri Onogiri. She was Princess Serenity's
cousin and next in line for the throne.
*****
Elder Senshi
In the Silver Millenium, the Senshi were an institution. Each Queen
Serenity had eight senshi for protection of both herself and her kingdom.
By the fall of the Silver Millenium, the duties of the Senshi had largely
been formalized. Senshis Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter guarded the
person of the Queen. Senshis Uranus and Neptune patrolled the Solar System
for threats. Two senshi were extraordinary cases, however. Senshi Pluto,
the guardian of the Time Gate, was apparently immortal and never changed.
Senshi Saturn was easily the most powerful of the Senshi, but she was kept
in a state of suspended animation most of the time. Every generation, a
powerful potential magus was chosen to serve as host to the Saturn Power.
The host would remain asleep, waking only for dire emergencies or when
her end was near. Even in suspended animation, the Saturn Power would slowly
burn out its hosts. All Elder Senshi (except Saturn and Pluto) were charged
with selecting and training their successors.
Enlil and Enki
The sons of Duke Hammer. Sent to Earth with the Martian refugees in
the last days of the Kingdom of Mars. Enlil was engaged to Ninhursag, the
youngest daughter of the King and Queen of Mars. Enki was cunning in word
magic.
*****
Five Ruling Wizards
"Once, men huddled on Earth and feared the things that flew between
the stars and ruled portions of their world. But then the stars
changed and a new age began. The Five Wizards arose from the peoples
of the Earth and made war upon the Things from Beyond. They wrought
the Great Shield to protect the system, and they made peace with some
of the races they had met, giving to each their own world."
"Each of the wizards founded a kingdom and took up a task. Vulcan
was the maker, who forged Talismans of Power and the five great Icons ofthe
Kingdoms. Astra was wise with the power of the stars. To her fell the task
of patrolling the solar system and watching for intruders. To Endymion
fell the task of feeding the people of the planets, for he ruled over
Earth, the most fertile of the worlds. Serenity was a healer and a
leader, to her fell the task of leading the peoples of the Solar System
and healing the ravages of war. Finally, to Metallia fell the hardest
task of all. She became one with the Great Shield and..."
(Endymion/Mamoru
in Z13)
"From five different tribes they came. Serenity, from a tribe of
healers
and farmers. Endymion, from a tribe of guardians and hunters. Vulcan,
from
a tribe of artificers and makers. Astra, from a tribe of diviners and mystics.
Metallia, from a tribe of warriors and watchers. Each was the most powerful
mage of their tribe and they came together in acommon cause against the
Things."
"Astra determined the time and place of their strike, Vulcan's
hammer struck
the blows that forged it, Endymion guarded their backs, Serenityhealed
the wounds left by the Things, and Metallia gave her soul.Together, they
created the Great Shield."
"With each blow of Vulcan's hammer, the Great Shield expanded,
pushing out,
out to where even the rays of the sun could go no further. Before it,
the Things fell or were pushed back, unable to withstand its terrible
purity. A soul had been freely given to drive them back, and no force
ismore powerful."
"All the tribes rejoiced, believing the war was over, but the Four
Who Once Were Five knew that humanity could not let down its guard,
or else the Things would return. So each took some of their power
and created their own protectors and items of power.
"Endymion mastered the power of the Earth, found in the crystals
She produced. He took his people far to the east, until they settled
on an series of islands on the Ocean of Peace. There, where the
power of the Earth flowed freely, he built the Kingdom of Crystal.
To protect his people, he named Guardians, empowering them with
magical crystals.
"Vulcan took up his hammer again, and with it forged the first ships
that
could sail the sky. He and his tribe left the mother planet and traveled
far into the night, until they reached a planet whose color matched the
flames of his forge. There, his people prospered and built the mighty
fleets that would patrol the skies, watchful for the return of the
Things from Beyond.
"Astra mastered the power of the Stars, and knew the destiny of all.For
her tribe, she took the Wandering Star as her home, where they would watch
for the signs of the time of doom that is to come. To her chosen
protector,
she bequeathed the power of the stars to guide his sword and be his
shield. Thus was born the Eternal Warrior, the White Knight. From the
sky fell the Orb of Stars, in whose depths destiny can be plumbed, and
she took it with her to guard against the final days.
"Serenity consulted with Vulcan and Endymion, and together they
forged the
Empyrean Silver Crystal, whose great and terrible power was to be their
weapon of last resort. She took her tribe to the Moon, where the Crystal's
power could not harm the mother planet, if it were used. The power of
the Planets was hers to command, and she gave their power to her
Senshi. In each generation, a Senshi would be born with the ability
to draw upon the power of their planet, to be trained and nurtured
by their elders until they in turn would find their successors.
"Metallia's tribe stayed on the continent of Atlantis, vowing to
keep Watch over the Great Shield their leader had given her soul
to create. To lead their armies when the time of doom came, Generals
were appointed because of their great power and ability. To the
tribe of Metallia was left the forbidden knowledge of Death, which
they guarded from misuse. In times of need, Metallia still spoke
to them, from the Shield that housed her soul, offering guidance
and support to her people." (Princess Serenity, Z10)
******
Lady Faith
One of Queen Serenity's ladies in waiting. Dances with Lord Forge during
the promenade before the Great Cross is performed.
*****
Lord Forge
A petty noble from Mars, younger son of an aging noble. Lady Patience
admits he is a good dancer, and not bad as Vulcan nobles go, but is boring
and on the hunt for a landed wife, as he expects to inherit little and
get kicked out by his brother.
*****
"The Furies"
Lady Chastity, Lady Sophia, and other noblewomen who tried to police
the sexual morality of the Moon Court.
******
Lord Generosity
A lord with whom Athena once had an affair while his wife was having
an affair with Sir Bauxite.
******
Haephestia:
Tall, blonde, and attractive, she was Aurora's aunt and sister to the
last king of Mars. She used to read Aurora bedtime stories. During the
last days of Mars, she created a device which enabled her to enslave the
Elder Mars, whose power she tried to use to defeat the Things and save
the last remnants. Instead, she was locked in a nightmare where all of
the fallen relived their deaths every night until she was defeated in Z17
by Mars, Neptune, and Obsidian.
*****
First Mate Kei
First Mate of the Lovely Angel. Second in command to Captain Yuri. Appears
in Z11. Past life of Kei from Dirty Pair. She is from Lemuria.
*****
Ninhursag
Youngest sister of Aurora. Sent to Earth when the Silver Millenium fell
with her young fiancee, Enlil, and his brother, Enki.
*****
Parias
Clerist of the Moon Kingdom Palace. Carried a magical sword. Past life
of Clark Maguson. Age 30 in Z11. "My job is to preach, to counsel, to
inspire, and to guide. I lead the faithful in the sacred rituals that mark
the changings of the seasons and the great days of remembrance of the deeds
of the virtuous."
Born on Callisto.
*****
Count Quendolen of Langoli
An elven lord who traffics in magical watches. Has a rivalry with the
Duke of Andali. He tries to have Duke Andali assasinated in Z5, but Inanna
thwarts it.
*****
Royal Consort
Queen Serenity's husband and father of Princess Serenity. Looks remarkably
like Tsukino Kenji. :) Formerly a very minor noble on Earth, he attracted
Queen Serenity's attention through his loving heart and devotion. Approved
his daughter's marriage to Prince Endymion in the Prelude.
*****
Lord Tranquility
The younger Jupiter dated him for two and a half years, but it didn't
work out.
*****
Turquoise the Page
Lady Patience's page. Umino's past life. In love with Lady Patience;
died by her side. Has the same birthday as Nephrite, Ember 23rd.
10 years younger than Nephrite.
*****
Lady Vestia
Endymion's first fiancee, cousin of Aurora. Drowned in a canalboat accident.
*****
Sensei Wisdom
She was the teacher of the younger senshi, Lady Charity, Lady Patience,
and Princess Serenity. She was Miss Haruna's past life.
"Her family
had been tutors to the royal family of the Moon Kingdom since the
beginning of the Silver Millenium. The first of them was said to have been
a younger sister of the first Queen Astra of the Star Kingdom." (Z5)
*****
Younger Senshi of the Silver Millenium
Mercury - Athena. Engineer and real party girl. Engaged to Zoisite.
Originally from Mars. Cousin to Senshi Mars. Equipment: The Mercury Computer
Venus - Inanna. Daughter of rich merchant family, close friend of Mercury
and Artemis. Engaged to Kunzite. Equipment: The Aphrodite Bow
Mars - Aurora "Ari". Princess of Mars. Slightly snobbish noblewoman.
Engaged to Jadeite. Cousin to Senshi Mercury. Once dated Endymion. Equipment:
The Vulcan Armor.
Jupiter - Juno. Daughter of farmers on Europa. Juvenile delinquent and
somewhat withdrawn. Engaged to Nephrite. Equipment: The Lightning Staff
Saturn - The Saturn power is actually separate from its host and has
great destructive powers. The current host, Honoria, is a magus of great
healing powers and usually kept in suspended animation to contain the power
of Saturn. When empowered by the Grail, Saturn is capable of destroying
all life in the Solar System. Equipment: The Silence Glaive
Uranus - Prince Marduk. The only male senshi. He loves Senshi Neptune
and challenged the Elder Senshi Uranus for a position beside his love.
To her shock, he passed the test of the Senshi. Wears white armor similar
to Endymion's. Will do anything for Neptune. Equipment: The Space Sword.
Part of the Grail.
Neptune - Ishtar. Beloved of Prince Marduk. She is just as devoted to
him as he is to her. Equipment: The Deep Aqua Mirror. Part of the Grail.
Pluto - There always was a Pluto, there always will be a Pluto. Originally,
Pluto was an apprentice to Serenity, Founder of the Moon Kingdom. She guards
the Gate of Time and is immune to the effects of Time. She works closely
with the Three. Equipment: The Time Staff. Its Garnet Orb is a part of
the Grail.
*****
Captain Yuri of the Lovely Angel
"She was tall, with long bluish black hair, blue eyes, and a pleasantsmile.
Her uniform was dignified, but bulky, with several layers of white
and red vests, shirts, and pants, topped with a red jacket that looked
like it must be very warm in the winter and miserably hot in the summertime.
Strangely, though, she did not sweat. There was a ceremonial looking
sword hanging from her belt, and next to it a short crystal rod tipped
with an opal." (Z11)
Past life of 'Yuri' from Dirty Pair. One of Serenity's most trusted
agents.
Bobson's Ice Cream
[Marmalade Boy Location]
An ice cream store. Manami and Hikaru go there in Z17 and are attacked
by a youma.
Channel Ten
A TV station in Tokyo which shows the Sailor V TV show. Appears in Z9,
when the Sailor V seiyuu put on a show which Amazonite crashes looking
for the real Sailor V. Also shows the popular soap opera, 'One Life to
Lose'.
*****
Chapel at the Moon Kingdom Palace
"The chapel was a huge crystal dome with a round altar in the middle
and statues of the Seven Virtues along the walls. The room was marked off
into five segments, each with a triangle of benches for worshippers during
ceremonies." (Z11) Presided over by Parias.
*****
Crystal City
[Silver Millenium Location]
This was the capital of the Crystal Kingdom of Earth. It stood on the
present location of Tokyo, by the shores of the Ocean of Peace.
*****
Crystal City Naval Academy
[Silver Millenium Location]
Ether ship pilots trained here during the Silver Millenium.
Dark Kingdom
"Like an iridescent soap bubble, a realm floated in the strange realityof
the Beyond Realm. The Realm was in the flux between existence andnothingness.
Life existed there, a testimony to its adaptability ifnothing else, but,
it was strange and abhorrent by anyone's standards. Born of substance
and
nothing, forever torn between them, the crazed native life lashed
out blindly to end its pain. Some possessed great powers and others
possessed great intelligence. The worst had both. Inside this realm,
substance
held sway. It was a dark world of labyrinthine tunnels that endlessly
twisted and curved around and between great chambers. It was like
a dark heart, frozen in mid-beat but not dead,waiting to start again."
(Z6)
Beryl and her armies were exiled here by Serenity 25,000 years ago.
Jadeite now rules here admidst the wreckage of past glory.
*****
Europa
One of the moons of Jupiter. The Lightning Staff was hidden here. During the Silver Millenium, this was a farming world, and Juno, Makoto's past self, was born here.
*****
Fifth Seikei Bank of Tokyo
A fairly normal bank in Tokyo controlled by Taurus.
*****
Five Roaring Spirits Hot Springs
This used to be a shrine/sacred springs, and is now a tacky tourist
trap with a giant mechanical Buddha. The Senshi visit it in episode 3.
*******
Ganpeki Academy
A school that Tsunami plays against in episode 9. Never actually seen.
*****
Grand Hall of the Zodiac
This is the great domed hall whose floor is tiled to remember a twelve
spoked wheel with a sign of the zodiac in gold at the end of each spoke,
and a circle in the middle for the Ascendant One. First seen in episode
3.
*****
Greenwood Academy
A boys' school. In Z13, the Golden Ring has a social with them at the
Imperial Gardens.
*****
The Heart of the Flame
"Fire engulfed Sailor Mars, but she was used to fire.It held no fear
for her. It was warmth, and light, and life. The voice inside her
mind continued to chant in the language she now knew to be the Silver
Tongue. As the chant continued, the fire began to form into things
beyond pure flame. Walls formed, a ceiling and a floor as well. And
high in the air, out of reach, floated the one thing not made of
flame besides herself. A huge hammer. The Hammer of Vulcan, the
Icon of the Ruling House of Mars." (Z17)
The spiritual place where the Royal Family of Mars hid their Icon when
it needed to be safeguarded. Rei recovers the Hammer of Mars from it in
Z17.
*****
Hikawa Temple
Rei, Grandpa Hino, and Yuuichiro's home. It has a sacred fire. It was
heavily damaged in episode 6, and has been under repair since then.
*****
Hyperborea
[Silver Millenium Location]
Homeland of Zoisite in the Silver Millennium. Also home of King Kull,
who fought the Snake Men of Leng. Now Greenland. Was part of the Kingdom
of Atlantis. The center of the civilization which preceded the Dark Age
of the Things before the Silver Millenium.
*****
Imperial Gardens
A large garden in Tokyo maintained for the Imperial Family. A real location.
Some of the park staff know Mamoru.
*****
Mons Olympus
This is a dead volcano on Mars, which was home to the city of Vulcan's
Forge in the Silver Millenium and still holds its ruins.
The ruins of the Royal Palace:
From a distance, it was a non-Euclidean nightmare, a pile
of ancient rock jutting at strange angles, seemingly assembled by
giants. Closer, one could see the remains of the paints which had
once made it a riot of color, a place to inspire awe rather than
fear. Many of the stranger angles could be seen to be the result
of the collapse of portions of the building. What remained formed
a great Celtic cross, a t in a circle, with a tower in the middle
and a tower at each of the places where the 'cross bars' met the
'circle'. There were four courtyards inside the palace.
A vivid memory flashed into Mars' mind. Each of the courtyards
was dedicated to one of the sister kingdoms, as was each of the
towers, with the central tower dedicated to Mars itself, of course.
The Crystal Kingdom's courtyard belied its name; an orchard and
garden of both flowers and crops, though the crops were grown in largely
ceremonial quantities; one could make at most one loaf of bread
from its wheat, for example. The Moon Kingdom's courtyard held fine
art; wind chimes of crystal, statues, banners, and other art that
could be displayed under the open sky. The Star Kingdom'scourtyard
was filled with telescopes and astrolabes, paved with a great chart
of the solar system, full of small displays for all the worlds that
lacked their own kingdoms. And finally, the Guardian Kingdom, the
Kingdom of Atlantis, had a courtyard that belied its martial image. A
great pool, filled with gentle waves of water, a huge aquarium of fish,
and a nice hot spring they had somehow created with their arts occupied
almost all of their courtyard. Only the ceremonial weapons over
the gates hinted that they were a kingdom of warriors.
(Z17)
*****
Moon Hill Experiment House
An experimental all-English school intended to teach English through
total submersion. Run by a principal named M, it is a front for Zodiac
experiments. Minako attends school there in Z 4-7, before the school dance
goes haywire. All students must take on an English pseudonym.
*****
The Moon Palace
Home to the Senshi and Princess Serenity in the Silver Millenium, the
Palace was a large, rambling structure of marble, gold and silver. It had
a magnificent garden with silver-leafed trees and quiet ponds. One tree
by a small reflecting pool was a favorite of Senshi Jupiter. The Palace,
located between the Sea of Serenity and the Crater of Endymion on modern
maps, is the last habitable place on the moon, which Saturn rendered mostly
unihabitable at the Fall of the Silver Millenium. The Zodiac has taken
it over as one of their bases of operations.
*****
Nekoron Forest
(Silver Millenium Location)
A forest on Venus where Artemis frolicked in his youth.
*****
New Year's Festival
Staged by the Zodiac, the Festival is a fun collection games and events,
like any normal festival. It was to be used to influence the Minister of
Education, but Usagi stopped that by accident.
*****
Northern Udun
[Silver Millenium Location]
Brigit, aka the Elder Mars, was born here. It is an obscure region on
Mars mostly notable for moisture farming.
*****
Odysseus
[Silver Millenium Location]
This was the home world of the Star Kingdom. After it was destroyed
by a Thing hatching from it, it became the Asteroid Belt.
*****
Osa-P
Naru's mother's jewelry store. She and Naru live over it.
*****
Royal Hunting Preserve
[Silver Millenium Location]
"Makoto and Nephrite lay on the hill, under a silver-leaved Eldilastree.
Blue and silver flowers bloomed around them, poking up through tall green
grass. Farther east, the forest thickened. They were on the edge of the
Royal Hunting Preserve, which spread westward for miles to the Sea of
Dreams." (Z11)
*****
Run-down ship from episode 8
This is the ship from the love cruise episode of Sailor Moon. Tethys
has been trapped in it, clinging to life by a thread since that episode.
*****
Titan
A Mana-Toxic moon of Saturn. Site of much of the action of Z14.
*****
The Tomoe House
A two-story, three bedroom white house with a picket fence and a mailbox.
Hotaru and her father live here with Setsuna, Haruka, and Michiru.
*****
Tradetown
(Silver Millenium Location)
"the only city of humans (and other non-faerie races) on the entire
planet of Venus. Very few humans were allowed to pass beyond its walls.
It was here that the gathered faerie folk of the planet came to trade
with the humans of the other planets, and with the subterranean races
of Mercury, and the enigmatic Fungi from Yuggoth at the far reaches
of the solar system. Tradetown was perhaps one of the most diverse
cities in all the planets of the Silver Millenium, home to all the races,
and featuring fantastic architecture." (Z5)
*****
Tsunami High School
Tsunami is a typical three-year Japanese High School. Alright, I admit
it, that's the only typical thing about it. Well, they do require school
uniforms, which are green and white for women, brown and green for men.
"The school had just been built a year or so ago to help with the
crowding in the public school system. Its white buildings, set amidst carefully
maintained lawns, glistened in the sun. In the center of the greenery was
Tokugawa Hall, home of the Administrative Offices, most of the classrooms,
the cafeteria, and school store. The main building was flanked on
either side by Meiji Hall, home of the Science departments and largestbuilding
of them all, and Edo Hall, home of the Liberal Arts departments. Behind
the main building were several dormitories, each about three stories
tall. The three mainbuildings were five stories tall and covered more area."
(Z4)
The three dorms are Perry Hall (female), Hirohito (male), and Hideoshi
(mixed by floor). The gymnasium is named after MacArthur.
Interior of Perry Hall:
"The dorm was very nicely decorated, with a soft blue carpet and
white walls lit by discreet track-lighting by the ceiling. There
were a few stains in the carpet, here and there, and scuff marks on the
wall from previous occupants, but they made the place more comfortable,
more lived-in, rather than less." (Z4)
Ami and Noriko's Dorm Room:
"The room was small, but the high ceiling offset any claustrophobia.
A bright light in the ceiling provided most of the illumination
in the room, and there was a small window on the wall opposite the
door. The wall to Ami's left was taken up with two bunks built into
the wall and two closets. The only other pieces of furniture in
the room were two desks and chairs. One desk was bare and under
the window. The other, on the right wall, had a sophisticated computer
setup, with a 18-inch monitor, tape backup, laser printer, scanner
and a few other gadgets not easily identified."
"The wall by the computer and one closet door was also festooned
with a wide variety of posters. There were two or three Escher prints,
a map of the solar system, a fantasy poster showing a wizard and
a befuddled dragon playing chess, a movie poster for "Forbidden
Planet" showing Robbie the Robot (with a bumper sticker slapped
on it saying "I *heart* Robots,") and a poster detailing the deck
plan of Space Battleship Yamato." (Z4)
Himeko and Minako's Room:
"The room had been decorated in Early modern stuffed dolls, itseemed.
Actually, there weren't more than a half dozen or so, but they seem to
have spread out and taken control of the room. Half the room looked
barren, while the other half was over run with books, the stuffed dolls,
posters, a television set, a Playstation, and dozens of other items. There
was a big poster of some idol band called SMAP over the bed, a bit
ragged and torn but clearly much loved." (Z7)
Sensei's Laboratory:
"Elsewhere, a small light began blinking on a large model of Tsunami
High.
The model, built to scale and covering a large table, took up a small
corner of the large, underground room. The walls, where bare, were
made of simple cinder block, and there were only a few small windows,
up near the ceiling. The rest of the room was filled with
strange machinery. Computer screens sprouted sporadically from the
mess at odd places, with random, important-looking displays scrolling
across them. One of them was losing a fighting battle with its vertical
hold. In another section of the room, a mechanical arm played chess
against
a monkey in a cage (the monkey seemed to be winning). A giant watermelon
was firmly clamped beneath a giant press for no apparent reason
whatsoever while other pieces of machinery glowed and sparked fitfully
nearby. Cables snaked across the floor, through the air, and over
the walls, fighting the odd cockroach out ofspace. What little area was
left was taken up with tables loaded with strange equipment and
shelves full of papers and books. It was a mad scientist's lab come
to life." (Z4)
Yamamoto's Office:
"His office was impeccably neat and orderly, as part of that image.
The
desk was made of oak, varnished to a high shine. His blotter was centered
perfectly and not even a white glove inspection would find any dust.
Behind his desk rose three imposing bookshelves filled with books oneducation,
psychology, and military history (he considered himself an expert
on the subject). One shelf held a katana, locked behind glass, expertly
polished and carefully set in place. The other walls were filled with
awards, his degree in education, photos of himself with three different
Ministers of Education, and a scroll with the kanji for "discipline"
rendered just so to strike fear in the heart of any juvenile offender."
(Z4)
Known Clubs at Tsunami:
Archery, Chemistry, Chess, Choir, Music, Occult Studies, Senshi Fan
Club, Society for Profitable Anachronism, Transdimensional Defense
The Icons were the Talismans of the Five Ruling Wizards, and wield vast
powers. By the end of the Silver Millenium, no one knew whether they were
made or found by the Five Ruling Wizards. Still, wielding an Icon let one
use vast power, but at the risk of one's life. While all five were flexible,
each of the Icons had a specialty, a purpose for which it was most apt
and safest to be used.
Book of Virtues
The holy text of the dominant faith of the Silver Millenium, the Way
of the Seven Virtues.
Quotes from the Book:
"Death is as light as a feather, duty as heavy as a mountain."
(Jordan's Wheel of Time)
"If we cling to something when it is time to move on, then it turns
to bitterness for both ourselves and others." (C. S. Lewis, Perelandra)
Computers
The Silver Millenium had computers that make modern ones look sick.
The dwarves have continued this technology; Dwarven computers are probably
the best in the universe. They use various precious metals and crystals
in ways that only work because the Dwarves do use magic, no matter how
much they deny it.
Crystal Voice
A means for transmitting sound and images; a magical version of Television
and Radio. Used now chiefly by Dwarves, used by nobles and merchants in
the Silver Millenium, since it never became cheap enough for true Television
in the modern style to arise.
Cyrilin Crystals.
"They were found in pairs, and by some magical process, anything
you said near the blue one could be heard by whoever possessed the green
one." (Z11)
Emotion Cloth
This soft-gauzy cloth changes colors to reflect the emotions of the
person wearing it. It was a fad in the last years of the Silver Millenium.
Seen in the Prelude.
Ether Ships
First seen briefly in Episode 6. "The ship was spindle-shaped, with
one side flattened to provide a "deck" to mount the etheric sails. The
sails were down now, no longer needed after landing." In Z11, it is
said that, "The Captain is a powerful sorceror trained at the
Crystal City Naval Academy on Earth. During takeoffs, landings and
lulls in the solar winds, she powers the ship with her magic,enabling it
to achieve the speeds necessary to reach the ether that fills the
voids between the worlds. The chair amplifies her abilities to enableher
to move a ship of this size for the length of time necessary. Once we
reach the ether, she will leave the chair and likely take a nap to regain
her energy."
Flamedust
It could burn hundreds of times without being consumed. Crucial to the
colonization of Mars, which lacked fuel sources.
Icthela Lens
"a long conical tube with a series of lenses of special crystal that
would focus ambient light into an intense beam."
(Z17)
The Lovely Angel
Appears in Episode 11, carries the Senshi to Pluto (the planet).
"The space ship itself was shaped like a huge crystal dove, except for
the masts and sails. " Uses the Ether winds to travel away from the
sun and a soul chair for travel against the Solar Winds.
Memory Crystals
Storage crystals used in the last years of the Silver Millenium which
would record everything around them when 'turned on', and play it back
later.
Moisture Collectors
Used in Mars to gather moisture to supply water in the dry zones.
Powder of Astrela
A kind of dust that when inhaled causes sneezing, coughing, and choking.
Puzzle Locks
Used to secure things you wanted to keep people out of. They are like
Chinese Puzzle Boxes, but more elaborate.
Vulcan Fire
Similar to Greek Fire, made using the Nicomancian formula.
Vulcanim Cloth
A denim-like nonflammable cloth which was used for those who worked
around fire and heat.
Yumi and Takeen Crystals
When sparked together, they make a huge flash.
"Astra determined the time and place of their strike, Vulcan's
hammerstruck the blows that forged it, Endymion guarded their backs,
Serenity healed the wounds left by the Things, and Metallia gave her
soul. Together, they created the Great Shield.
"With each blow of Vulcan's hammer, the Great Shield expanded,
pushing out, out to where even the rays of the sun could go no further.
Before it, the Things fell or were pushed back, unable to withstand its
terrible purity. A soul had been freely given to drive them back, and no
force is more powerful." (Princess Serenity, Z10)
Created by the Five Ruling Wizards to keep the Things from Beyond off
the Earth, Metallia merged with it to extend it to protect the entire Solar
System. Unfortunately, constant struggle with the Things eventually corrupted
Metallia. It contracted to protect only the Earth after the fall of the
Silver Millenium. Nephrite is now its guardian, after the destruction of
Metallia.
Chess playing Machine
Seen briefly in Z4, being defeated repeatedly by a monkey.
The Containment Field
This is a trap which feeds off of a creature's own magic to trap it
inside, by absorbing anything magical thrown at it, and using the magic
to strengthen the field. The strongest version is bound to a room, but
he also has portable generators. First seen in Z8. The Saturn Force is
capable of defeating it by draining its power, however.
Glue Guns
"Most of the students were given a sort of spray gun, souped-up versions
of the Gastaman Brothers water pistols. The guns fired a chemical
compound, however, that would congeal within seconds of contact
with the air. The tensile strength of the compound was immense,
once it was fully hardened. Sensei produced a chunk for the Outer
Senshi to examine. It resembled amber, being golden in color and
translucent. Uranus summoned her Space Sword and hacked at it for
a minute. The magical blade did cut through it, but it required
some effort." (Z8)
Computer Controlled Toaster
Works well, but the Automatic butterer had to be abandoned. (Z17)
" A word must be said here about magic and how it is spread throughout
the universe.
As shown earlier, the power that is labeled as 'magic' is hard to
quantify or qualify. It has an element of irrationality to it that defies
easy analysis. Rationality is the province of science. If you want
simple, straightforward answers, become a scientist. Magic is a world
where things do not always follow simple cause and effect, where the same
experiment will not always yield the same results, and where intuition and
insight replace experimentation and documentation.
Still, scholars on many planets have managed to paint some broadbrush
strokes on the canvas where magic is concerned. Some scientists have
actually made some inroads as well, for certain branches of science come
very close to magic.
In essence, all magic stems from two vast reservoirs of power, one
positive, one negative. These reservoirs, known in the Silver Millennium
as Silver Power and Dark Power, are polar opposites, yet both can
be tapped to produce prodigious effects. Silver Power, however, lends
itself better to creation and order, while Dark Power is better at
destruction and chaos.
Magic is the energy of life and creativity, so there is a little
of it in everyone, both light and dark. Magicians tap into their
life energy and use it to access the ambient magical energy of
their surroundings. The amount of energy available, however, varies
from place to place because of the phenomenon of ley lines.
Rather then spread evenly out form a single source, magical power,
both Silver and Dark, follows conduits of power that seem to follow no
rational arrangement. A planet thousands of light years away from the
source of magic could have more ambient power than one sitting right next
to it because of these ley lines. Strangely enough, the ley lines seem to
transmit both forms of power equally, despite their contrary natures.
Scholars call this 'neutral' form of magic by the term 'mana.'
The galactic ley lines connect planets together, like a giant
connect-the-dots puzzle. They are not static, being known to move,either
slowly and constantly or periodically and precipitously. If there is any
pattern to this movement, it has never been divined. The planets, in turn,
have planetary ley lines that transmit the energy over the surface
of the planet. Places where they connect tend to become sites of great
mystical power. Needless to say, the more galactic ley lines that
connect to a planet, the more magical that planet is.
Planets with no ley lines are Mana-Dead worlds. No life can begin
there, though it can be transplanted there through scientific means.
Magic is almost completely impossible on Mana-Dead worlds.
Worlds with few ley lines are Mana-Poor. They can support life and
they are often worlds of great scientific and technological
achievement, for magic comes with too much difficulty to be major factor
on these worlds.
A planet whose ley lines fall into the middle of the range is
generally called Mana-Normal. There magic and science come with about
equal ease.
A planet with a high concentration of ley lines is Mana-Rich.There
almost everything is magical and science is almost unknown.
Finally, a world with too many ley lines is Mana-Toxic. There the
power of magic is so strong that it warps and kills any life that comes
into contact with it for too long. It may seem strange that magic, a force
necessary for life, could be fatal, but water is also necessary for life
and one can still drown. The overabundance of magic on these worlds
quickly leads to hallucinations, dementia, mutations, and then death.
Titan is a Mana-Toxic world."
(Z14, Narrarator)
This section describes a variety of things referenced in Sailor Moon Z
which for various reasons cannot be presumed to be part of everyone's
cultural vocabulary. This includes idioms, references to movies, games,
books and music, quotes from other languages, or anything else that people
keep asking us what it is.
TORG is an RPG that was released in 1990 and supported by West End Games
up to 1995 or so. It deals with the Possibility Wars, a struggle in which
our Earth has been invaded by alternate realities, controlled by the High
Lords, who have the power to transform portions of our reality to their
laws of nature. Those who dwell within the conquered zones eventually
transform and become beings appropriate to the invading reality. Player
Characters are Storm Knights, people with the strength of will to operate
under the rules of their home reality even in other realities.
There were six initial invading realities (Aysle, Orrorsh, the Nile
Empire, the Cyberpapacy, Nippon Tech, and the Living Land), and a seventh
which was repulsed at first, but later came back and took over a few
cities, but in general, continued to be pathetic (Tharkold). Later on,
semi-helpful aliens (the 'Space Gods') showed up, various pocket
dimensions opened up, and many other problems beleaguered the defenders of
Earth.
You can find the Senshi TORG characters at
this location earlier in this document (under minor characters).
The Invading or Visiting Realms:
Aysle--the Realm of High Fantasy
Aysle is a world of high fantasy, where everyone is born with some degree
of magical talent, a world of elves, dwarves, gnomes, humans, giants, and
a planet which is shaped like a donut with the sun rising and setting
through the middle. Technology is early Renaissance, miracles are common,
monsters are more common, and seeing is believing, because seeing makes it
so. What is observed becomes real, which makes illusions a lucrative
business. (And conversely, if it can't be seen, it's in danger of ceasing
to exist...) It controls Britain and Scandanavia.
Cyberpapacy--the Realm of SpiritPunk
Take a cyberpunk world. Throw the megacorporations in the recycle bin and
substitute the medieval papacy as seen by all the Protestant reformers--a
pit of corruption, hypocrisy, and repression. Back it up with impressive
miraculous powers and give it the belief that the replacement of flesh
with metal brings one closer to God. Take the usual Net/Matrix/Etc, and
infuse it with inescapable religious iconography, then add a cyber-Heaven
and cyber-Hell to it. And there you have the GodNet. That's the
Cyberpapacy, and it controls France with a literally iron fist from the
new Papal palace at Avignon. The Pope in Rome is understandably not
amused.
Living Land--the Realm of Primitive Spirituality
Large chunks of North America have become a land of jungle, ruled by
dinosaurs and the Edeinos, a sentient race of lizard-like humanoids, who
serve Lanala, the great goddess of life. She gave up her senses to enable
all living things to see and feel and live life to the fullest. Lanala
wants you to live life in all its extremes, from pleasure to pain, from
joy to hate, to experience all that can be experienced. Those who love
Lanala must give up their attachment to dead things (like any sort of
tool) and give up the life which is no different from death (the typical
lifestyle of any society above the hunter/gatherer level), but in return,
she grants vast miraculous powers to her lovers. The Edeinos make war in
her name because it too is an experience, and through it, they hope to
force the dead (non-Lanala worshippers) to truly live (such as through
being utterly terrified).
Nile Empire--the Realm of Pulp Adventure
On the surface, Pharoah Mobius and his realm appear to be just another
1930s facist dictatorship with a heavy Egyptian theme, but in reality,
it's the world as seen through the eyes of 1920s and 30s adventure pulp
fiction, a world of weird science, evil sorcerors, rampaging mummies, and
two-fisted heroes, a world where GOOD and EVIL are more clearly defined.
The action never lets up until the final reel comes to an end, and the
villain always plunges off a cliff to his 'certain doom'. Based in Egypt,
Mobius has conquered much of north-eastern Africa, the Arabian peninsula,
and Palestine. Bombing Mecca didn't exactly earn him any friends.
Nippon Tech--the Realm of Mega-Corporate Reality
This realm is the nightmare of the 20th century liberal, a world of
capitalism gone berserk, in which the entire world is paved over and the
mega-corporations openly rule everything. Now it has invaded Japan, and
is rapidly turning it into mega-corporate hell (with a few small areas of
capitalistic heaven), but this invasion, unlike the others, has been
subtle enough not to be noticed at first, except by the Rauru Block, an
alliance of Japanese businessmen trying to direct resistance against they
know not what, against the power now weilded by the enigmatic Ryuichi
Kanawa, CEO of the Kanawa corporation, which stands in the eye of the
business storm. Ninjas and armored mercenaries stalk the darkness, and
disinherited workers plot revolution in the shadows. Trust no one and
keep your pistol handy.
Orrorsh--the Realm of Gothic Horror
Indonesia has fallen prey to a new imperialism, a double onslaught of
Victorians and horrible monsters. It's often hard for them to tell which
are worse. The monsters seem unstoppable, and often it seems evil can
only be fought with evil, yet in Orrosh, the means corrupt the ends.
Those who fight evil by evil means become monsters in a very real and
literal sense. Yet, can they be stopped by any other method? The Gaunt
Man can give you power, but the price is eternal corruption. It is a
price far too many are willing to pay.
Space Gods--the Realm of Ancient Astronauts
Von Daniekien was right. We have been visited from another world. And
now they've returned, hopefully to aid the Earth in its struggle. Except
that they've accidentally brought a psychic plague to Earth that they
hoped we could help THEM with. Oops. The Space Gods use living
technology and psychic powers, and might be convinced to share them, if
their leader can ever make up his mind what to DO.
Tharkold--the Realm of Techno-horror
Tharkold's first attack on the Earth was repulsed, but now it has a tiny
foothold on Earth in the city of Los Angeles (and late in the campaign, in
Berlin). It is a realm where for three thousand years, humanity (now
called simply 'the Race'), and demon-kind (the Tharkoldu), have tried to
exterminate each other. Their world is bombed out rubble and endless
violence, tipped in the favor of the demons by their possession of a High
Lord, whose conquest of other worlds has enabled him to dominate his own.
But Kranod's failure on Earth led to his disposal, and a human slave has
ceased his throne. Whether Jezrael, who sees herself as a demon in a
human body, can rally demon-kind behind herself is yet to be seen.
Powers:
Item(s):
Special Item:
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Item(s):
Special Item:
Powers:
Item(s): Violin :)
Powers:
Item(s): Jupiter Transformation Pen
Item(s): Pluto Transformation Pen.
Powers:
Item(s): Mercury Transformation Pen
Item(s): Transformation Brooch
Powers:
Item(s):
Special Item: Space Sword (summons grail, anime/manga)
Item(s): Saturn Transformation Pen
Powers:
Item(s):
Special Item: Ginzuishou (Silver Crystal, anime/manga)
_B. Secondary Characters_
Hime-chan has a purple ribbon and pendant combination that
enable her to transform into any other human person in the world. It has
to be someone real, but it can be anyone she's ever seen or heard of, living
or dead, as long as they are/were real. The ribbon vanishes for the hour,
but the pendant then begins ticking off the time until she will turn back
to normal. While the ribbon does change her clothing...the pendant does
not vanish and she has to hide it somewhere on her person. At five minutes
warning, it begins flashing and beeping softly.
As the Younger Pluto:
Hime-chan becomes a Pluto in training in Z10 and 11 after discovering
she can use Pluto's Time Staff. She has the same powers as Sailor Pluto,
but is much less adept at them.
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B. Talismans
C. Items of the Silver Millenium
VI. Obscure Cultural
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