All-Purpose Sailor Moon Fanfic Thread

Because they have absolutely no idea who it is. It's a case of all the aliens sucking up to the wrong people. Usagi is just as clueless as the rest of Earth, and the Sailor Stars, the only who might clear up the issue… choose not to because this is funnier.

Even Princess Kakyuu?

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She has had the circumstances explained to her.

I meant that I have hard time believing that she'd choose to go along with the Starlights just because it's funnier. She seems too nice and proper to do that.

... Unless too many of the alien leaderships had somehow gotten on her bad side in the past and she wants to rub it in their faces that not only she got there first, but got it right from the get-go.

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no comment about my idea?

Bumbleby is best ship. busy spending time on r/RWBY and r/anime. Unapologetic Socialist

Okay, who wants to write this idea?

The main theme of Sailor Moon is love can and will always save your day. Also, most conflict in Sailor Moon is rather straightforward, with rathet clear enemies and allies. Also, in Sailor Moon, is the cynical ones who get the short end of the stick.

Enter the grayer player from Nanoha's universe, with their own set of rules.

I mean, Moon Crystal (or whatever the name is) always ressurected all dead characters at the end of the season. How Harlowns' responded to that? How Fate responded to that? Not to mentioned TSAB policy on any magical artifact they can't understand. How they responded on that?

Also, Eclipse Virus infectee. Most of them are textbook examples of Evil Is One Big, Happy Family. And yes, many of Sailor Moon opposition is also like that. The problem is, those on Sailor Moon can, after Heel Realization, change their perception on their former enemies and victims. Their morality can easily aligned with the heroes. Hell, their morality actually aligned quite nicely with heroes, with major source of conflict usually either ambition or misunderstanding.

On Eclipse infectee? From what I read, most of their morality system is more similar to Zerg than human morality. Basically, they tend to see "mundane" humans as either food or threat. Also, even if they can be cured, the question is are they willing to do that? To be "normal" again, and lost all the perks they get used to? And if they can be forcefully "cured", how their reaction?

I can't really write, but I can create some liners. Basically, you want it to be Shonen or Shoujo? If you want Shonen, then the robots needs to be more... customized. If you goes for shoujo, then you need to make the robots more... girlier. Adding a cute face, or something like that.

Shonen works, since my implied premise was "Sailor Soldiers beat the shit out of evil using Gundams that also look like Sailor Soldiers".

Although rather than a recolored Nobel Gundam, Sailor Moon should probably pilot the Super Nobel Gundam.

...come to think of it, Sailor Jupiter would be another really great fit for a Super Nobel custom...

...dude. That's not the Super Nobel Gundam.

That's the Nobel Gundam Crossbone. Look at it compared to the Crossbone Gundam!

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Dude, I've been making Crossbone jokes ever since I learned about the Super Nobel Gundam. Apparently, I'm not alone.

But yeah, basically when they upgraded Nobel to Super Nobel, they took out the Berserker system and slapped a shitload of thrusters onto it. Looks like Super Sailor Moon, but it moves like a Crossbone!

edited 25th Apr '15 7:21:07 PM by EvaUnit01

This gives new meaning to "Jupiter Battle Specification".

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Lately, as I have been designing in a fic of mine a non-posthumous, Adaptational Badass version of Queen Serenity whose power at its peak eclipses the combined might of the Solar System Sailor Soldiers by the time of the Shadow Galactica arc (which does not take into account possible potential for them to eclipse her in the future; indeed, her daughter is pretty much guaranteed to inherit that much power upon becoming Neo-Queen Serenity, and the same goes for Chibiusa once she gets her turn), I've toyed with the idea of creating a new incarnation of Chaos that serves as the Evil Counterpart to this Queen Serenity, and as the penultimate embodiment of Chaos itself, the ultimate one being Sailor Chaos, the diametric opposite of Sailor Cosmos, who in-story is less of a specific individual and more of a mantle that is assumed by whichever member of the bloodline that starts from Queen Serenity is the holder of the Silver Moon Crystal's full power (i.e. Queen Serenity, Usagi, and Chibiusa are all viable candidates).

I came to the conclusion that the best approach would be to use Queen Nehellenia (the manga version, specifically) as the base for this character —given her and the Dead Moon Circus's nature as the Evil Counterpart to Queen Serenity and the Moon Kingdom in canon, her own namesake's name apparently means "Nether Moon" according to some sources, and it seems that her existence actually predates all of the other incarnations of Chaos in-universe (Queen Metalia/Metaria wrecking shit by manipulating Beryl? That was because of Nehellenia exacting a curse upon the Moon Kingdom when Queen Serenity sealed her into that mirror.)— then combine traits from the other incarnations of Chaos, and finally boost up the result's power level.

Now, the last problem that I have is this: What to call this new character? Currently, I conceive of her as more or less a rebirth of Queen Nehellennia in a more powerful form that subsumed the other incarnations of Chaos into herself, on basis of her seniority in age and superiority in overall power to them, so I think it would make sense to retain "Nehellennia" as part of the new entity's name.

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I'll probably never write a full Sailor Moon fanfic, but there are many concepts I'd like to introduce to the fanon.

The first is the introduction of Masked Knights, men who wield Sailor Crystals. They are very rare, and treated cruelly, like ninjas compared to the noble samurai. Masked Knights hide the identity of the planets they serve. Their symbols almost never show on their foreheads; these are usually etched on their hearts. Many speculate that Masked Knights have poorer control over their Sailor Crystals, and rely on trickery instead, riding out their reigns until they can produce an heiress. This, however, is where the most misfortune begins. The transfer of Sailor Crystals from mother to child is more often successful than from father to child. Rejection of Sailor Crystals can cause a variety of problems, the worst of which is mental strain which can drive the wielder insane. This is the real reason that male Crystal weilders are considered the sign of an impending curse. This was often mitigated by arranged marriages to women with the mental fortitude to withstand dark magic without going insane. Sometimes these women would even "borrow" the Sailor Crystal while pregnant. Arranged marriages more often assured the successful passage of Sailor Crystals, and became a law for many male Crystal holders.

However, some star systems discovered something. Childbirth was only an example of the requirement for successful transfer of a Sailor Crystal from one person to another. The real requirement was suffering. In order to protect people, preventing their pain, you must understand pain, and be capable of inflicting it to others in a way that you can empathize. The requirement for pain was a safeguard to ensure justice. Childbirth is an example because while the mother experiences physical pain, the child experiences loss of a great comfort and protection, and becomes surrounded by danger. But other types of pain can work as well. Loss is a common one if the transfer happens during an emergency. Otherwise, the transfer occurs during rituals of physical pain.

Because the transfer doesn't always have to be through childbirth, this means that the Crystal Wielder can have the final say in who becomes their successor, even if he is man. This also means that their successor doesn't have to be their own child. The successor could be chosen by the people or country being protected, or sought out by the Crystal Wielder during their reign. If the planet has a will of its own which can manifest itself, the planet itself will decide who will protect it.

On worlds where this fact isn't known, the Crystals more often pass from mother to daughter. If failed attempts are made to transfer the Crystal, tragedies can occur and the planet can decline. Other worlds observe and decide to keep to their traditions. Aristocracies and monarchies are born, even empires if they conquer planets which fell victim to a failed transfer. Meanwhile, on worlds where Crystal transfer was studied more carefully, the Sailor Senshi or Masked Knight is held accountable by her/his peers, acting as their protector and never as their ruler.

If Crystal Wielders from these two types of societies meet, the result is often a terrible misunderstanding. But the worst thing isn't that a "protector type" Senshi/Knight should show contempt for a "aristocrat-type". The worst thing is that can happen is that an aristocrat type born of a Senshi and a Knight should awaken the full power of her mother's Crystal and a part of her father's. This hypothetical Senshi could use the full power of her mother's Crystal with her father's mitigating the risk of death. And if the partial rejection of her father's Crystal were to somehow affect her body, mind, and soul, resulting in incredible strain, madness, and power....

TL;DR I agree with the Crystal Tokyo as a dystopia crowd. I'm a typical American anti-monarchist, and would like to see some more freedom-loving Senshi lamp shading this view.

Finally posted DB Scarlet Mirror: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13689952930A49781400&page=97#2423

My own fanon thoughts:

At least one of the Scouts should be horrified by the idea she was a princess, and possibly reject her memories of the time. I nominated Uranus in an unpublished work, because she seemed the most likely to reject the life a princess given her proclivities in her new life. (It's not even really about the dressing as a guy thing; she likes going fast, adrenaline junkie stuff, she's harsh and emotional. Try to mesh that with someone raised in a royal court, I dare you.)

Who watches the watchmen? Galaxia demonstrated that in an ugly way, and the story (a reversed self-insertion where the insert doesn't want the sexual attentions of the cast) elaborated on it further. In the same work I introduced the idea that Doctor Tomoe survived, eventually introducing the Praetorian Treatment for normal people; it gave them durability and physical abilities to match a Sailor, and was meant to be applied to those close to them. The name is a historical allusion in two different ways; the Praetorians guarded the Emperor, but they also assassinated those who ruled poorly.

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Er, he did survive. He's where Pluto got baby Hotaru from...

Tomoe survived in the anime, but in the manga, he was much more of a bastard, who did everything out of his own will and without being mind controlled, and was killed off for real.

Why pretty much all of the villains in the manga suck so much? I mean, sure, the bosses will be terrifyingly powerful and threatening and all, but they all still have the emotional depth and quirks of a dry pond.

The anime is deeply unclear about this, considering, y'know, he disappears from it. I also kept Hotaru with her dad for the motivational factor; it gave them both a first-hand view of what happens when power is misused, and something to make up for on both sides.

edited 25th May '15 7:57:50 PM by Night

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No, he reappears in the first few episodes of Stars, when Pluto goes to him to retrieve Baby Hotaru.

Hard to have that happen if you're raised in a monarchic culture like Japan and your family aren't explicitly anti-monarchist. And nothing says that the Silver Millennium's princesses have to be as stuffy as modern Terran ones are; for all we know, the royalty of that time had a great latitude in what hobbies and pasttimes they could engage in, with the Spirited Young Lady being seen in a positive light.

Also... I really hate it when people use "Sailor Scout" instead of, say, "Sailor Soldier", "Sailor Warrior", or even "Sailor Guardian". What the heck is "Scout"-ish about Sailor Moon and co.?!

edited 26th May '15 4:19:58 AM by MarqFJA

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If you think Japan is actually monarchical, it's much less so than even the UK. And your assertion doesn't match what we were shown of the Moon Kingdom at the least, which is extremely refined, genteel, etc. Protocol and restraint.

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If you're referring to the fact that the Emperor is a completely powerless ceremonial figure from a legal and political perspective, that doesn't change the fact that the Japanese people and Japanese culture in general still revere the Emperor as a leader and symbol of the nation. So far I have yet to see or hear of any Japanese-made work that portrays any of the historical Emperors of Japan in a negative light (the same cannot be said of the various Shogunates, on the other hand).

Also, I've yet to hear of any serious calls for abolishing the Japanese monarchy in favor of turning it into a pure parliamentary republic (with or without a ceremonial popularly-elected president), unlike in the UK. The only political group espousing such a thing that I know of is an ultra-left communist one (and it's not even a party).

We've seen precious little of the Moon Kingdom that isn't during an official occasion. We have really nothing to base upon it the assumption that they're always like that all the time.

edited 26th May '15 3:24:29 PM by MarqFJA

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Anyone who call them 'Scouts' does not have an opinion worth hearing. They probably think Neptune and Uranus are cousins...

In the first season, at least, they're what basically amounts to a small team of low-powered warriors that battle the forces of the Negaverse in fringe skirmishes, rather than true frontline combatants.

So, in a sense, it could be argued that the Sailors are closer to reconaissance/guerilla fighters or scouts, than they are to more general jack-of-all-trades soldiers.

I reject that absolutism on a matter of principle. Besides, I find it hard to believe that you of all people would look down on something that gives you a pretext to ship lesbian incest.

Even I have standards. If they're 'cousins' due to sloppy writing, it doesn't count.

...pfft.