Queen Beryl

Lore & Background

Beryl mobilizes the Earth in a war against the Moon Kingdom. In the manga, Endymion is killed by Beryl herself during the war; in the anime, he is killed by Beryl's forces but not directly by Beryl herself. Though killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword in the manga, Beryl is resurrected directly by Metaria in the 20th century. In the anime, she is the original Beryl who was sealed and later awakened by Metaria at D-Point in the Arctic, not reincarnated as a human. She becomes Queen of the Dark Kingdom, communicating with Metaria while recruiting her reincarnated generals Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite, to find the Silver Crystal. Beryl is able to summon the reincarnated Prince Endymion, Mamoru Chiba, to her side, as a lifeless thrall after he dies and is revived with a fragment of the Silver Crystal inside him. In the manga, Sailor Venus kills Beryl's monster form, but the final humanoid Beryl is destroyed by Sailor Moon's Moon Princess Halation; in the anime, Sailor Moon kills Beryl with the Moon Tiara Action.

In Their Own Story

In the original anime adaptation, Beryl attacks Tokyo while Usagi Tsukino and the other Sailor Guardians are searching for the Moon Princess. She also kidnaps and brainwashes Mamoru to love her and to kill Usagi. But he breaks free of her control and fatally wounds Beryl. Having lost everything, Beryl begs Metaria for more power which results in Metaria possessing Beryl's body, transforming her into an enhanced appearance. Usagi confronts the Beryl/Metaria being as Princess Serenity and a battle ensues in which Usagi obliterates Beryl along with Metaria, destroying the two for good. In the live-action series, Jadeite and Nephrite are rivals for her affections; Zoisite is more loyal to Endymion than to her, and Kunzite sets his sights on taking Metaria's power for himself. At one point, Beryl creates a shadow of herself, Mio Kuroki, who sets out to ruin Usagi's reputation while being Beryl's eyes and ears. When she learns that Mamoru Chiba was Prince Endymion, Beryl forces him to come with her by showing him that she can easily kill the Four Kings of Heaven with Nephrite as an example. Once she has the object of her desire under her services, Beryl has Jadeite implant an item in Mamoru's body that will shorten his life when he is with Usagi. However, Mamoru still risks his life for Usagi and Beryl loses control over Metaria's actions due to the overuse of the Silver Crystal. She is killed when her castle crumbles under the stress of a distraught Princess using the Silver Crystal to destroy Earth. However, for all her sadness, she is not alone as Jadeite stays by her side after she removes her mind-control spell on him, saying that Beryl is his master by choice. In Sailor Moon Crystal, Beryl's role in the reboot is the same as the manga. Unlike the manga, Beryl's demise was altered to have her necklace that maintained her existence shattered by the Holy Moon Sword wielded by Sailor Moon.

Reader's Guide

Queen Beryl is the first main antagonist in the Sailor Moon series, named after the mineral beryl. She has immense magical power and uses it to channel the life energy harvested by her servants into Queen Metaria. In most versions of the story, Beryl has the ability to corrupt others into her service. Before the events of Sailor Moon, Beryl is a young girl on Earth during the age of the Silver Millennium, in love with Prince Endymion, but her love is unrequited. After discovering Endymion's relationship with Princess Serenity, she sides with Queen Metaria and is corrupted. Beryl mobilizes the Earth in a war against the Moon Kingdom, killing Endymion while he is protecting Serenity, leading to the princess' own suicide. Though killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword, Beryl is reborn in the 20th century, regaining the memories of her past life upon finding Queen Metaria while traveling to D-Point in the Arctic. She becomes Queen of the Dark Kingdom, communicating with Metaria while recruiting her reincarnated generals Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite, to find the Silver Crystal. Beryl is able to summon the reincarnated Prince Endymion, Mamoru Chiba, to her side, as a lifeless thrall after he dies and is revived with a fragment of the Silver Crystal inside him. Beryl fails in her attempt to get the Silver Crystal and is killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword.

Did You Know?

• Beryl's name is derived from the mineral beryl, following the pattern of the Four Kings of Heaven (jadeite, nephrite, zoisite, kunzite).
• In the original anime, Beryl's voice actress Keiko Han also voiced Luna, and during recording she would sometimes accidentally play Beryl with Luna's voice.
• In the stage musicals, Beryl has been played by two actresses: Yuri Nishina and Akiko Miyazawa (who previously played Sailor Venus).
• In the live-action series, Mio Kuroki is a created shadow (a clone created by Beryl), not solely a human girl possessed by Beryl's spirit.
• In the musical Eien Densetsu, Beryl is revived by Sailor Galaxia and dies protecting Sailor Moon from a stab by the evil Tuxedo Mask mud puppet, her last statement being 'This time I die for passion'.