Dark Kingdom
Group of fictional antagonists in the Sailor Moon franchise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dark Kingdom (ダーク・キングダム, Dāku Kingudamu) is a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. They are the chief villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and were first introduced in the first chapter of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi on 28 December 1991. In the DIC English adaptation, the Dark Kingdom's title was changed to "Negaverse".
Dark Kingdom | |
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![]() The Dark Kingdom as depicted in the first anime adaptation. Left column: Jadeite, Nephrite. Middle column: Queen Metaria (background), Queen Beryl. Right column: Kunzite, Zoisite. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Kodansha |
First appearance | Sailor Moon chapter #1: Usagi – Sailor Moon (December 1991) |
Created by | Naoko Takeuchi |
In-story information | |
Base(s) | D-Point (North Pole) |
Leader(s) | Queen Beryl Queen Metaria |
Member(s) | Four Kings of Heaven Endou Dark Mercury Mio Kuroki Dark Agency Monsters |
In each variation of the series, the characters—led by Queen Beryl—attempt to steal life energy from humans and the Silver Crystal so they can release the evil Queen Metaria, who was imprisoned by Queen Serenity during the destruction of the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium period.