The Dead Moon Circus (デッドムーンサーカス, Deddo Mūn
SÄ kasu) are a group of fictional characters from the Sailor Moon
manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They serve as the main
antagonists of the fourth arc, called Dream in the manga, Sailor Moon
SuperS in its first anime adaptation, and in second anime adaptation's
films, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie -Part 1&2-. They
are first introduced in chapter #34 "Dream 1 â€" Eclipse Dream",
originally published in Japan on September 6, 1995. In the original
English dubbed anime, they are called the "Dark Moon Circus".The Dead
Moon Circus is led by the twisted Zirconia, in command by the absence
of the dark Queen Nehelenia who is trapped within a mirror. Zirconia
is searching for the legendary Golden Crystal, which will allow
Nehelenia to break free of her entrapment and take over the Earth.
They are the only group of villains with two subordinate groups: the
Amazon Trio and the Amazoness Quartet.Zirconia (ジルコニア,
Jirukonia) appears as an old woman with lavender skin. Secondary to
Queen Nehelenia, she controls the Amazoness Quartet and the Amazon
Trio. Her name is derived from the mineral Zirconium dioxide, which is
often called Zirconia. Her connection to Nehelenia varies from version
to version. In the English-language adaptation, Zirconia's gender was
changed from female to male. In the Materials Collection, Naoko
Takeuchi mentions intentional insect-like elements in her design,
possibly a reference to insect genus Nehalennia.Zirconia communicates
with Nehelenia and delivers her orders to the Amazoness Quartet. When
Sailor Saturn and Sailor Chibi Moon begin to break through Zirconia's
influence on the Quartet, Zirconia captures all of them, imprisoning
the Quartet inside four magic balls and Saturn and Chibi Moon within
two shards of broken mirror. She sends the objects through the mirror
to Nehelenia. When the Sailor Guardians confront her, she rises into
the sky and grows in size, but the Sailor Guardians use Sailor Planet
Power Meditation to defeat her. Zirconia escapes into Nehelenia's
mirror, but when Sailor Moon follows, she only finds Nehelenia.
Following Nehelenia's apparent defeat in the mirror's world, Zirconia
reappears in the mirror and claims that the Queen of the Dead Moon
will not die yet and that the Dead Moon will triumph yet before
disappearing, reviving Nehelenia in the process.
SÄ kasu) are a group of fictional characters from the Sailor Moon
manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They serve as the main
antagonists of the fourth arc, called Dream in the manga, Sailor Moon
SuperS in its first anime adaptation, and in second anime adaptation's
films, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie -Part 1&2-. They
are first introduced in chapter #34 "Dream 1 â€" Eclipse Dream",
originally published in Japan on September 6, 1995. In the original
English dubbed anime, they are called the "Dark Moon Circus".The Dead
Moon Circus is led by the twisted Zirconia, in command by the absence
of the dark Queen Nehelenia who is trapped within a mirror. Zirconia
is searching for the legendary Golden Crystal, which will allow
Nehelenia to break free of her entrapment and take over the Earth.
They are the only group of villains with two subordinate groups: the
Amazon Trio and the Amazoness Quartet.Zirconia (ジルコニア,
Jirukonia) appears as an old woman with lavender skin. Secondary to
Queen Nehelenia, she controls the Amazoness Quartet and the Amazon
Trio. Her name is derived from the mineral Zirconium dioxide, which is
often called Zirconia. Her connection to Nehelenia varies from version
to version. In the English-language adaptation, Zirconia's gender was
changed from female to male. In the Materials Collection, Naoko
Takeuchi mentions intentional insect-like elements in her design,
possibly a reference to insect genus Nehalennia.Zirconia communicates
with Nehelenia and delivers her orders to the Amazoness Quartet. When
Sailor Saturn and Sailor Chibi Moon begin to break through Zirconia's
influence on the Quartet, Zirconia captures all of them, imprisoning
the Quartet inside four magic balls and Saturn and Chibi Moon within
two shards of broken mirror. She sends the objects through the mirror
to Nehelenia. When the Sailor Guardians confront her, she rises into
the sky and grows in size, but the Sailor Guardians use Sailor Planet
Power Meditation to defeat her. Zirconia escapes into Nehelenia's
mirror, but when Sailor Moon follows, she only finds Nehelenia.
Following Nehelenia's apparent defeat in the mirror's world, Zirconia
reappears in the mirror and claims that the Queen of the Dead Moon
will not die yet and that the Dead Moon will triumph yet before
disappearing, reviving Nehelenia in the process.
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