Dark Kingdom

Dark Kingdom
The Dark Kingdom as depicted in the first anime adaptation. Left column: Jadeite, Nephrite. Middle column: Queen Metaria (background), Queen Beryl. Right column: Kunzite, Zoisite.
Publication information
PublisherKodansha
First appearanceSailor Moon chapter #1: Usagi – Sailor Moon (December 1991)
Created byNaoko Takeuchi
In-story information
Base(s)D-Point (North Pole)
Leader(s)Queen Beryl
Queen Metaria
Member(s)Four Kings of Heaven
Endou
Dark Mercury
Mio Kuroki
Dark Agency
Monsters

The Dark Kingdom (ダーク・キングダム, Dāku Kingudamu) is a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. They are the chief villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and were first introduced in the first chapter of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi on 28 December 1991. In the DIC English adaptation, the Dark Kingdom's title was changed to "Negaverse".

In each variation of the series, the characters—led by Queen Beryl—attempt to steal life energy from humans and the Silver Crystal so they can release the evil Queen Metaria, who was imprisoned by Queen Serenity during the destruction of the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium period.