Black Moon Clan
The Black Moon Clan are a group that features in Sailor Moon.
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History
The Black Moon Clan (Japanese: ブラックムーン一族, Hepburn: Burakku Mūn Ichizoku) were descendants of the anarchists who opposed Crystal Tokyo with their ancestors opposing the leaders of the kingdom and claimed that they were corrupt. They believed that the use of the Silver Crystal to increase human longevity was a crime against nature. Originally, they lived on 30th century Earth but were expelled by Neo-Queen Serenity where they were sent to the 10th planet of Nemesis. Once there, they encountered the Wiseman who used this as an opportunity to fulfil his own goals off bringing darkness to the world and unleashing the Death Phantom. To achieve that end, he manipulated the members of the Black Moon Clan to unknowingly seek out their own self-interests with the intention of instilling further hatred within them. This was so that they would seek out revenge against Neo-Queen Serenity and to destroy Crystal Tokyo. Seemingly under the control of Prince Demande, the Clan was manipulated from behind the scenes by the Wiseman where they eventually launched their attack on Crystal Tokyo with them destroying everything except for the Crystal Palace that was protected by a barrier. Sailor Pluto then sent Princess Chibiusa the daughter of Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion into Earth's past to protect her from harm. Upon learning of this, the Black Moon Clan sought to pursue the 'Rabbit' who had ended up in the 20th century and intended to kill her and destroy the Silver Crystal as both were a threat to their plans. Meanwhile, in the future, the rest of the Clan continued with their conquest of the entire Earth.
After Chibiusa was sent back in time to 20th century Tokyo by Sailor Pluto, the Black Moon Clan followed her, aiming to destroy her (which they call the Rabbit) and the Silver Crystal, as both were a threat to their plans. They arrived shortly after the Makai Tree Arc of Sailor Moon R. While in the present day, the clan also decided to conquer the earth of that time. Crimson Rubeus was initially tasked by Prince Demande with the Rabbit and the Silver Crystal, commanding the Spectre Sisters and using droids to aid him. Every time Chibiusa tried to return to the future, the energy given off would lead the Black Moon Clan right to her location. Eventually, the Black Moon Clan very soon found themselves up against the Sailor Senshi, who protected the Rabbit. While in the 20th Century, Rubeus additionally wanted to corrupt what would become the Crystal Points of future Crystal Tokyo, but all his attempts were undermined by the Sailor Senshi, something that disappointed the prince. Sailor Moon caused even more trouble for him after she turned each of the Spectre Sisters good. Esmeraude even mocks Rubeus for his repeated failures. In a final attempt to prove himself worthy, Rubeus locates Chibiusa one more time and tries to capture her. Sailor Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter try to protect her but end up getting themselves captured by Rubeus aboard his spaceship. Sailor Moon and Chibiusa boards the ship. While Sailor Moon confronted Rubeus in battle, it provided a distraction, allowing Chibiusa to destroy Rubeus's power source (his dark crystal) and free the other Sailor Guardians. Rubeus sets his ship to self-destruct, to take the Sailor Senshi and Chibiusa with him, but the Sailor Senshi and Chibiusa put their powers together and teleports safely back to earth. Rubeus is killed in the ship's explosion.
Overview
Members had a black upside-down black crescent moon on their foreheads that contrasted with the Silver Millennium's golden crescent moon symbols. In addition, they had diamond-shaped earrings that were made of the dark and evil black crystal. These allowed them to teleport over large distances in a flash of darkness.
One group within the Clan were the Four Specter Sisters (あやかしの四姉妹, Ayakashi no Yon Shimai) who served under Rubeus each of whom possessed a supernatural ability.
Serving the Black Moon Clan were Droids (ドロイド, Doroido) that were robot-like creatures resembling sand figurines that had no eyes or mouths that can only produce screeching noises rather than words. All possessed a similar shape and form where they were able to take on the guise of humans.
Members
- Prince Demand : leader of Planet Nemesis in the 30th century and the older brother of Saphir.
- Wiseman : a shrouded man whose features were hidden by his hood where he served as an advisor and confidante to Prince Demande. In reality, he was Death Phantom the an immortal form of Chaos from the future.
- Crimson Rubeus : a red-haired human serving as the Black Moon's military commander sent to the 20th century charged with the capture of Chibiusa.
- Green Esmeraude : a green-haired woman with an obsessed infatuation with Prince Demand
- Blue Saphir : the younger brother of Prince Demand serving as Black Moon's alchemist
- Black Lady : an identity taken by Chibiusa after her corruption by the Dark Malefic Crystal by the Wiseman leading to her joining the Black Moon Clan.
- Kōan : youngest of the Spectre Sisters who accompanied Rubeus to 20th Century Tokyo in order to look for Chibiusa and the Silver Crystal.
- Berthier : member of the Black Moon Clan and the third eldest of the four Spectre Sisters. She accompanied Rubeus and her sisters to 20th-century Earth in order to locate Chibiusa and find the Silver Crystal.
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- Calaveras :
Notes
- The Black Moon Clan were created by Naoko Takeuchi and featured in the setting of the Sailor Moon universe.
In other media
Television
- In Sailor Moon, the Black Moon Clan appeared in the setting of the anime television series adaptation. They were referred to as the Negamoon Family or the Realm of the Dark Crystal in the DiC English dub.
Appearances
- Sailor Moon:
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