The Shocking Future: Demande's Dark Ambition

Template:Infobox anime"The Shocking Future! Demande's Dark Ambition" is the 37th episode of the second season of the Sailor Moon anime, and the 83rd episode overall. The episode first aired in Japan on January 29, 1994. The English dub title for this episode is "Legend of the Negamoon", and the episode first aired in North America on December 14, 1998.

Summary

Once the Sailor Senshi arrive in the future, they see that Crystal Tokyo looks like a ghost town. They come across King Endymion who tells them the legend of the Black Moon Clan and tells them Chibiusa is the daughter of Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon. Once Prince Demande sees a resemblance between Sailor Moon and Neo-Queen Serenity he kidnaps her.

Plot

The Sailor Senshi are observing Crystal Tokyo,amazed that this was the future Earth.Chibiusa runs off and the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask chase after her but they soon lose her.They then meet King Endymion who Sailor Moon recognises as the voice who has been in her nightmares.He reveals himself as the future Tuxedo Mask and takes them to the Crystal Palace.

While they are going to the palace,the Black Moon Clan are actually watching them.Saphir tells Esmeraude that it's her fault that the Sailor Senshi are in Crystal Tokyo and to go destroy the Senshi but Demande insists he take care of them.

At the Crystal Palace,King Endymion explains about how the Earth froze and Neo-Queen Serenity re-awakened them with the power of the Silver Crystal.The Black Moon Clan attacked Earth and murdered all of the citizens.They placed Neo-Queen Serenity under a death-like sleep and only the future Sailor Senshi were still awake,using their powers to defend the Crystal Palace.Then Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon find out that Chibiusa is their future daughter.

Then Prince Demande breaks in to kidnap Sailor Moon because he saw her resemblance to Neo-Queen Serenity.King Endymion then appears and says that he knows where Demande is taking Usagi.

Usagi wakes up on Nemisis in a completely different dress.She notices she's not wearing her brooch and then locates it beside her.Prince Demande appears and introduces himself and uses his powers to stun Usagi.She attempts to transform but the power of the Black Crystal is interfering with the Silver Crystal.Demande then puts his hand on Usagi's shoulder but she knocks him away.Then he grabs her face and tells her that she will stay on Nemisis forever.Usagi ask's why they're attacking Earth and Demande says that he wants to gain the power of the Silver Crystal so he can control time and space.He then attempts to kiss Usagi but Tuxedo Mask comes and rescues her.

Esmeraude watches Tuxedo Mask and Usagi escape when Saphir accuses Esmeraude of letting them escape.Esmeraude tries to deny this by saying she would never do anything against Prince Demande's orders

First appearances

• Characters
• Items
• Transformation phrases
• Attacks

Changes

Changes from the manga

• Usagi is able to free herself (and the other captured Senshi) without being rescued.
• The Senshi weren't defending the Crystal Palace.
• In the manga,only Tuxedo Mask,Sailor Moon,Sailor Venus and Chibiusa go to the future as Mercury,Mars and Jupiter had already been captured.
• This episode is based on both Act 20 and Act 21 of the manga.
• Demande kisses Usagi while she's captured.
• Usagi is taken to the planet, Nemesis, and not some Black Moon base on Earth.

Changes in the dub:

• The scene were Demande puts his hand on Usagi's shoulder is cut

Trivia

• The Sailor Says segment in this episode was previously played with "VR Madness"
• When King Endymion told the Sailor Senshi about the invasion of the Black Moon,Neo-Queen Serenity is shown with the Black Moon symbol on her forehead.
• When King Endymion mentions how he used to tell Chibiusa stories about Sailor Moon, her silhouette had white hair clips that she only wore in the manga. In the anime she did not have these hair clips until she became Super Sailor Moon.

Gallery

Design for Usagi's Neo-Queen Serenity dress

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