Sailor Scouts’ Top Five Moments in Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon has become one of the world’s most popular and iconic anime for good reason. Its friendship, excitement, and adventure stories have thrilled fans for decades! The Sailor Scouts – Earth’s mightiest heroes against the forces of evil – have laid their lives on the line time and time again. Here are the five most influential and famous moments from Sailor Moon’s vibrant history! Be careful, though, as there will be spoilers!
Sailor Scouts First Transformation
To everyone around them, the Sailor Scouts are no more than average high school girls. But when evil rears its vile head, the girls cast aside their daily lives to become the Sailor Scouts! Of course, no Sailor Scout would be complete without a super fantastic transformation sequence, and each Sailor Scout has one!
What makes the Sailor Scouts’ transformations so iconic is how each Scout represents a natural element (Sailor Mars is fire, Sailor Mercury is water, etc.), giving each Scout a unique persona. And as their transformation helped bring magical girl transformations into the mainstream, credit is due!
Tuxedo Mask Reveals His True Identity
Every action/comedy/romance needs a mysterious love interest! For Sailor Moon herself, it was the suave and ever-cool Tuxedo Mask, a well-dressed and dashing hero who always appeared in the nick of time during battle. For the longest time, it was never known who Tuxedo Mask was (though fans certainly had their strong suspicions.)
When he revealed that he was none other than Darien Shields, Sailor Moon’s real-life friend and love interest, the dynamic between the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask changed forever. Suddenly, every battle had that much more impact, that much more drama. If Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask had a falling out, would their personal lives suffer, and vice versa? For Sailor Moon, this was a seminal moment that completely rocked her world.
Kunzite Says Goodbye to Zoisite
For the Sailor Scouts, few foes were as persistent and dangerous as Kunzite and Zoisite. Two of the Four Heavenly Kings serving beneath Queen Beryl, Kunzite and Zoisite, battled against the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask, causing immense grief.
But there was a definitive sense of brotherhood between them for all their evil acts, even so far as being considered love. When Zoisite met his untimely end, Kunzite knelt beside him and held him close, his affection shining true. It was incredibly touching, especially for two characters clearly defined as villains. It only showed that even those with nefarious intentions could be tender.
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The Tragic Story of the Moon Kingdom
Deep within the heart of the Sailor Moon mythos exists an ancient kingdom that once existed on the moon. Ruled by Queen Serenity, the Moon Kingdom was the pinnacle of lunar civilization. But when the evil Queen Beryl decided to launch an attack on the Moon Kingdom, her servant Queen Metalia killed the prince and princess of the Moon Kingdom. Queen Serenity could reincarnate Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion with the last of her life force. Princess Serenity would be reborn as Usagi Tsukino, aka Sailor Moon!
Sailor Moon Battles Queen Beryl
Queen Beryl was the ultimate villain in Sailor Moon. With her dark influence reaching far into Sailor Moon’s past, even so far as acting as the catalyst for Serena’s very existence, it’s possible to argue that without Queen Beryl, there would be no Sailor Moon. For Sailor Moon to finally engage her in battle was to bring years’ worth of strife and woe to a climactic head.
Arrogant to a fault, Queen Beryl believed she was invulnerable behind her magical power, but Sailor Moon tricked her in the most unexpected way possible and destroyed her power necklace with the mighty Sword of the Silver Crystal. However, it needs to be stated that this battle differs significantly between manga and anime.
Why are these moments with the Sailor Scouts important?
Every great story has its most important moments, which become the foundation for everything that defines it. For Sailor Moon, the Sailor Scouts are the core of the anime series. The events that surround them challenge them and give them strength are among the most important and seminal throughout the series.
As Sailor Moon is the main character, focusing on her iconic transformation, the complications of her love life, her dark and dramatic history, and the explosive climax against her arch-nemesis are key to her development. The Sailor Moon series has many fantastic story arcs and great moments between characters, but these are the top.
Do you agree with the moments we included on this list? What moments did we miss that you think are the most important throughout the Sailor Moon series? Do you have a favorite? Please let us know in the comments below! We love to hear about what moments you love best from Sailor Moon!
