Sailor Crystal
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In the Sailormoon metaverse, a Sailor Crystal is the name of the special star seed given to Sailor Senshi in the manga. In the anime calls the starseed carried by a Sailor Senshi a 'true' or 'eternal' star seed.
In the manga, Sailor Crystals are introduced in the Dream Arc and fully expanded on in the Stars arc. Sailor Moon learns about Sailor Crystals and their power in a conversation with one of the Sailor Starlights, Kou Yaten, in which she explains how Sailor Crystals were made to protect the celestial bodies they were assigned to. The manga explains that star seeds are created in the Galaxy Cauldron, a sacred place located at the center of the galaxy. Guardian Cosmos decides which star seeds become Sailor Crystals. These Sailor Crystals are sent to planets and other celestial bodies to develop with them. Eventually, a Sailor Crystal usually takes a host, and is subsequently 'born' into a Sailor Senshi. This Sailor Senshi is then the guardian of that celestial body. Upon the death of a living being, its star seed returns to the Cauldron, where it can choose to either remain there or be reborn.
In the anime, the "Sailor Crystals" of the manga are called "true star seeds." These true star seeds are the main revolving point in Sailor Stars, the fifth story arc. The anime does not fully explain the nature of true star seeds, although it goes into detail about regular star seeds. The shine of a regular star seed fades when the seed is separated from its owner, who then becomes a phage, or a fake Sailor Soldier. Star seeds with an everlasting shine are assumed to be Sailor Crystals, which are sought by Sailor Galaxia in this final series.
The Sailor Moon musicals have not consistently explained the nature of Sailor Crystals. They are not mentioned at all in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
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[edit] Star seed
A "star seed" is a fictional concept from the story of Sailor Moon. A star seed is a small crystal which is symbolic of the person that carries it. All starseeds are born from the Galaxy Cauldron according to the manga. It is an essence of life and the Sailor Moon parallel of the human soul. Every person carries a starseed. Not all star seeds are given the power to be a Sailor Crystal. According to the manga, once a living being dies the star seed will return to the Galaxy Cauldron, where it can choose to either remain there or be reborn.
According to the anime, a star seed carries a certain amount of shine which tells how much power they have. An ordinary human being will have a dull starseed. It will shine briefly before turning black. This allows the Sailor Animamates to turn the person into a "phage."
In the fifth series of the anime, it is revealed that at least one star seed had become a sentient being. When Sailor Galaxia sealed Chaos into her own body, she sent her star seed away in order to keep it from being corrupted, hoping it would give power to the fight against Chaos. This came to Earth as Chibichibi, who during the series attaches herself to Sailor Moon.
(It should be noted that in the manga, Chibichibi has a different background entirely.)
[edit] List of existing, notable Crystals
- Mercury Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Mercury
- Mars Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Mars
- Venus Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Venus
- Jupiter Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Jupiter
- Uranus Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Uranus
- Neptune Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Neptune
- Pluto Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Pluto
- Saturn Crystal - Sailor Crystal of Super Sailor Saturn
- Maboroshi no Ginzuishou (Silver Crystal) - Crystal of the Serenity line (see Queen Serenity, Princess Serenity)
- Silver Moon Crystal - An evolution of the Silver Crystal, used by Usagi Tsukino.[1]
- Pink Moon Crystal - An evolution and future form of the Silver Crystal, used by Chibiusa.
- Golden Crystal - Sailor Crystal of the Earth, possessed by Mamoru Chiba.
- Sapphire Crystal - In the manga, the Sailor Crystal which is the source of the power of Sailor Galaxia.
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[edit] References
- ^ Naoko Takeuchi. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon manga, Act 42. The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
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