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The Dark Kingdom was around in the days
of the Silver Millennium. They were the greatest threat
to the peaceful kingdom. Because of a huge attack on the
Moon Kingdom that wiped out almost all life, Queen
Serenity used her ginzuishou to send
her daughter and court into the future. In order to do
this, however, she had to send the Dark
Kingdom as well. In the anime, they had
warriors called the Shadows,
which were trapped in pieces of the ginzuishou called
nikazuishou when sent into the future. In both versions,
they use youma to
attack people with. Queen
Beryl
Once a noblewoman, she fell in love with Prince
Endymion of Earth, and let Metallia control her life,
turning her evil. She ruled over her legions mercilessly.
The Shitenno helped her in this. When she was sent into
the future, her new mission was to find the ginzuishou so
they would have great power. She was pretty much
controlled by Metallia. Beryl had the Shitenno collect
energy and search for the ginzuishou. Her love for
Endymion remained. At one point, she turned him to evil
as well, just so she could be with him. In the anime, she
had to find all the nijizuishou before she could have the
ginzuishou, and was killed by Sailormoon in her Princess
Serenity form. In the manga, Sailorvenus stabbed her with
her sword. She is named after the mineral beryl; some
varieties of which are valued as gems, also aluminum
beryllium silicate."
 Jadeite
One of the Shitenno, Jadeite was the first to
take up the duties of energy-gathering. He tried being a
radio announcer to lure in people, a cruise, and other
business-related things to try and find victims. This
didn't work too well. His uniform trim was red. In the
anime, he discovered the identities of Moon, Mars, and
Mercury, but was frozen in eternal sleep by Queen Beryl.
In the manga, he was in charge of the Far East and was
killed by Sailormars. He is named after the mineral
jadeite, a more tough and higher-valued form of jade,
used as a gem and for ornamental carvings.
 Nephrite
One of the Shitenno, Nephrite was the second to
take up the duties of energy-gathering. He was
an expert in astrology, and used the stars to determine a
victim. He would take an item they commonly used and
place a symbol on it that would push their energy to the
peak, then try to take it. His uniform trim was gold. In
the anime, he fell in love with Osaka Naru, and because
he was leaning towards the side of good, Zoisite had some
of his henchwomen kill Nephrite. In the manga, he was in
charge of North America and was killed by Sailorjupiter.
He is named after the mineral nephrite*, a variety of
jade.
 Zoisite
One of the Shitenno, Zoisite is quite different
in his anime and manga forms. In the anime, he was
supposed to find the nijizuishou for Queen Beryl, which
would be in the hosts of the reborn Shadows. He hated
Nephrite and was Kunzite's lover. Queen Beryl killed him
for failing to get the ginzuishou and attacking Endymion.
In the manga, he had no such relationship with Kunzite
and was friends with Nephrite. He was in charge of
Europe, and was killed by Sailor V. His unifrom trim was
green. He is named after the mineral zoisite, used in
ornamental stonework.
 Kunzite
One of the Shitenno, Kunzite is also different
in the anime and manga. In the anime, he was Zoisite's
lover, and was supposed to get the ginzuishou back from
Sailormoon. He was rivals with the evil Endymion, and was
killed when Sailormoon deflected his own attack at him.
In the manga, he was not Zoisite's lover, and he was in
charge of the Middle East. Some scenes suggest he was
Venus's lover in the Silver Millennium. He was killed by
the Sailor Planet Attack [he was really powerful!]. His
uniform trim was blue, and he wore a long cape. He is
named after the mineral kunzite, used as a gemstone.
 Metallia**
All we see of Metallia is a big energy ball
thingy with a face. She was the brains behind the Dark
Kingdom, it seems, and was the one they all serve. She
was quite mysterious since we saw her very rarely. She
was an alter self of Chaos. She is probably named after
metal in general.
In the
manga, the Shitenno were
corrupted by Queen Beryl into
serving the Dark Kingdom.
They used to be friends with Prince
Endymion, and after they die, he is
able to summon their spirits to talk to him on some
occasions.
* You might
find this interesting: one of the interior colors for a
Porsche (y'know, the cars?) is called "nephrite
green"... OooOoo..
** I don't know much about Metallia. It's hard to find
any information or pictures of her, and I've only seen
her in the DiC version, and that was a few years ago, so
I've forgotten most of what she's about. I can't tell
what the heck is going on in my manga, sooo....
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