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    The Dark Kingdom is an evil dimension where Queen Beryl and her Shitennou (Four Heavenly Kings) dwell. In Act 1 you see Queen Beryl and her first knight Jadeite. Queen Beryl is looking to gather energy from humans for their dark ruler, who we are unsure of at this moment.

 

      In Act 6, Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter finally come face to face with Queen Beryl. But Queen Beryl quickly retreats after Sailor Moon uses her powers to attack her and Jadeite.

 

     In the 90's anime Queen Beryl's past was not looked into like the manga. In Sailor Moon Crystal, Queen Beryl will be more explored.

 

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The Dark Kingdom

    Queen Beryl is the leader of the commanders in the Dark Kingdom and hints in Sailor Moon Crystal that they have a higher ruler. Not much is known about her in the new animation, just that she sends her commanders to steal energy from the humans for their ruler.

 

     In the manga, Beryl was an Earth sorceress who fell in love with Prince Endymion. After learning that his true love was Princess Serenity, Beryl went obessively jealous and became corrupted by Queen Metaria - she turned the people against the Moon Kingdom.

 

     It is rumored that Sailor Moon Crystal will look more into this storyline of Queen Beryl and the best.

 

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Queen Beryl

    Jadeite is the first of the four Shitennou from the Dark Kingdom and is the commander of the Far-Eastern Division. He rules under Queen Beryl, doing her bidding of gaining energy from humans for their great ruler. He first appears in Act 1 when he creates a youma to take place of Naru's mother at the jewelry store. In Act 3, his recognizes Sailor Mars but can't figure out how.

 

     In the manga, Jadeite dies quite quickly from the attacks of the Sailor Senshi, but in Sailor Moon Crystal is still around with the three other Shitennou. This is probably because his and the other's storylines will be more drawn out. It was show more of what the manga talked about.

 

     There is also a hint that his relationship with Sailor Mars may be looked into as well.

 

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Jadeite

Nephrite

    Nephrite is the second of the four Shitennou and is the commander of the North American Division. He rules under Queen Beryl with the others and does what she asks of him - gain energy from the humans for their great ruler. Nephrite first appears in Act 4 at Princess D's ball, then asks for redemption in Act 5 where he awakens Sailor Jupiter accidentally. In Act 5, Sailor Jupiter's look makes him think he remembers it some how.

 

    In the manga, Nephrite dies from the attacks of the Sailor Senshi, but in Sailor Moon Crystal continues to attack humans for their energy. It is rumored that Nephrite's past will most likely be brought into Sailor Moon Crystal, explaining more on what the manga spoke of.

 

   There is also a hint that his relationship with Sailor Jupiter may be looked into as well.

 

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Zoisite

    Zoisite is the third of the four Shitennou and is the commander of the European Division in the Dark Kingdom. Queen Beryl is his ruler and he almost succeeds in stealing all the energy from humans in Tokyo in Act 6 - the first episode he stars in (he appeared with the others in Act 4). He is attacked by Sailor Moon after jumping in front of Queen Beryl to protect her - after this episode, it is unknown if Zoisite survived the attack. However, Zoisite's past along with the other three Shitennou is to be more explored in Sailor Moon Crystal.

 

     Unlike the 90's anime, Zoisite is not lovers with Kunzite and unlike the 90's dubbed anime, he is not a she.

 

     There is a hint that in Sailor Moon Crystal, his relationship with Sailor Mercury will be explored.

 

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    Kunzite is the fourth and most powerful of the Shitennou within the Dark Kingdom. He is the commander of the Middle Eastern Division. He does Queen Beryl's biddings to gain energy from humans for their great ruler and first appears in Act 4 with the other Shitennou after Sailor Moon, Mercury, and Mars save Princess D.

 

     Unlike the 90's anime, Kunzite is not lovers with Zoisite.

 

     There is a hint that in Sailor Moon Crystal, his relationship with Sailor Venus will be explored.

 

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Kunzite

    The Shitennou or Four Kings of Heaven are Queen Beryl's knights. They consist of four parts of the world: Jadeite is the commander of the Far-Eastern Division, Nephrite is the commander of the the North American Division, Zoisite is the commander of the European Division, and Kunzite is the commander of the Middle Eastern Division.

 

     According to the manga, these four knights were once the guardians of Prince Endymion and eventually turned on their prince after becoming suspicious of the Moon Kingdom's surveillance of Earth. They turned to work with Beryl and the war broke out. Naoko Takeuchi had also drawn a picture of the Sailor Senshi matched with the Shitennou - rumors are Sailor Moon Crystal will go more into this storyline.

 

    The truth of this quartet has not been exposed to the fullest yet in Sailor Moon Crystal.

 

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