Queen Beryl

Lore & Background

Beryl mobilizes the Earth in a war against the Moon Kingdom. During the war Beryl kills Endymion while he is protecting Serenity. Though killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword, Beryl is reborn in the 20th century and regains the memories of her past life when she finds Queen Metaria at 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. In the manga Beryl is killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword; in the original anime Usagi, as Princess Serenity, destroys Beryl together with Metaria.

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. 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. 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 Beryl creates a shadow of herself, Mio Kuroki, who serves as her eyes and ears.
• 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'.