The "Moon Stick" is one of the first weapons used by Sailor Moon. She primarily uses it to perform the Moon Healing Escalation. The Moon Stick becomes more powerful after the Silver Crystal is attached to it. The previous owner of the Moon Stick was Queen Serenity. The Moon Stick appears in the manga, 90s anime, crystal, and many Sera Myu.
Manga[]
In the manga, the Moon Stick was similar in appearance to the one in the anime but the crescent moon was light blue instead of gold.
In Act 48 Dream 10 - Princess Dream, Queen Serenity used the Moon Stick to banish Queen Nehelenia back to the mirror and seal it, but not before Nehelenia cursed the Silver Millennium and Princess Serenity, that will lead to their own demise in Act 10 Moon.
When the Silver Crystal appeared, it could be used in conjunction with the Moon Stick. In the final battle with Queen Metalia, the Moon Stick became a long staff. After Usagi got her new brooch, she used the Moon Stick to destroy Queen Metalia and revive the people of the Earth. The Moon Stick vanished and was never seen or mentioned again.
90s Anime[]
In the 90s anime it was a bright pink-colored stick with a golden crescent moon-shaped decoration on the bottom, a jewel and a crescent moon shape near the moon end, and a gold crescent moon on the top. The item was given to Sailor Moon by Luna in episode 25. Luna also stated that the Moon Stick signified Usagi's position as leader of the Sailor Senshi. In a flashback scene in episode 44, Queen Serenity said that it could only be used by a descendant of the Moon Kingdom.
The item itself was a point of conflict in the first season, as the other Sailor Senshi (mainly Rei Hino) doubted Usagi's responsibility to use it properly. In that same episode, Usagi was seen using it to smash open her piggy bank (though this may have been a gag). In episode 28, it fell out of Usagi's bag as she hurried to catch up with Naru and nearly landed in a river. Luna returned it to her later and warned her to be more careful.
In episode 41, Usagi used Moon Healing Escalation to restore a brainwashed Endymion back to his normal self. While the attack itself did work, Mamoru was teleported away to the Dark Kingdom, prompting Queen Beryl to re-brainwash Mamoru more permanently.
In episode 34, the Silver Crystal appeared and attached itself to the stick. This was the final form of the Moon Stick that Sailor Moon used to defeat Super Beryl in episode 46. Unfortunately, Sailor Moon's use of her ultimate attack caused the ice pillar she was standing on to collapse, and the Moon Stick was lost. After this battle, the Moon Stick was never seen again.
Sailor Moon also used the attack to once again attempt to heal Endymion in episode 46; however, his brainwashing could not be reverted, as he was infused with Queen Metalia's energy directly, and it showed no effect on him whatsoever.
In episode 48, Sailor Moon attempted to use the Moon Stick, forgetting that she had lost it. Later in episode 51, the item was replaced by the much stronger Cutie Moon Rod.
In the 90s anime, the Moon Stick had an alarm within it that went off whenever a Rainbow Crystal carrier came near it.
The Moon Stick also seemed to show sentience, rotating itself to block Kunzite's attempt to grab it; furthermore, it guided the girls to land safely on the ruins of the Moon Kingdom and later guided them safely back to Earth in episode 44.
After the final battle against Super Beryl, the Moon Stick was abandoned in the Arctic and never seen again, although the Silver Crystal was retrieved in A New Transformation: Usagi's Power-Up.
Crystal[]
In Sailor Moon Crystal, the Moon Stick was similar in appearance to the one in the 90s anime but the crescent moon was light blue instead of gold, and the underneath part is more detailed and doesn't have a bow on it.
When the Silver Crystal appeared, it could be used in conjunction with the Moon Stick. The Moon Stick was before owned and used by Queen Serenity and can be used only by descendants of Moon Kingdom.
The Stick has the same appearance as in the manga.
In the movie Sailor Moon Eternal, Queen Serenity used the Moon Stick to banish Queen Nehelenia back to the mirror and seal it, but not before Nehelenia cursed the Silver Millennium and Princess Serenity, that will lead to their own demise in Act 10 Moon.
In the final battle with Queen Metalia, the Moon Stick became a long staff. After Usagi got her new brooch, she used the Moon Stick to destroy Queen Metalia and revive the people of the Earth. The Moon Staff vanished and was never seen or mentioned again.
Live Action[]
- Main article: Moonlight Stick
The Moon Stick didn't exist in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. A very similar weapon, the Moonlight Stick, was used instead, though it had different functionality than the Moon Stick and served a different purpose.
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Trivia[]
- In episode 43, when Oniwabandana struck the Moon Stick with her sword, the sword broke but the Moon Stick remained unharmed. This indicates that it was made out of an indestructible diamond-like material.
- In ADV's box set of the anime, the Moon Stick was referred to as the "Crescent Moon Wand" in the subtitles, the DiC English dub name for the item.
- In the Spanish version, the Moon Stick was called "Los Cuernos de la Luna", meaning "The Horns of the Moon". This was a term often used in literature to describe a Goddess of the Moon.
- In the DiC English dub, it is called The Crescent Moon Wand. The Moon Wand was its name in Mixx manga and the kanzenban release. It retained its name in the Viz dub and in the Original Kodansha manga.