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Basic Information
Canon Background
AU Background
Personality
Powers, Abilities, & Items
Basic Information
Canon Background
AU Background
Personality
Powers, Abilities, & Items
BASIC INFORMATION
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Character name: Princess Mercury
Character fandom: Sailor Moon (Live Action)
Version: V3
Canon point: Pre-series
Importing development from old game? Yes; Econtra. See 'changes from canon' section.
CANON BACKGROUND
[PGSM Episode Summaries]
[Silver Millennium at Sailormoon Wikia]
[Sailor Mercury at WikiMoon]
AU BACKGROUND
Princess Mercury was the second in command of the senshi, next to Venus, who was the leader. She resided on Mercury of course, inside Mariner Castle. She was also Princess Serenity's tutor, and scolded the girl often as she daydreamed about her lover (Endymion, a prince from Earth). When not training or tutoring, Mercury spent her days learning, and didn't mind at all. Learning was her passion, so she never once complained. In fact, what she learned would alter the course of events for the entire solar system.
While reading about the Ginzuishou of her own accord, the ultimate source of power, the Princess learned that the crystal was also a source of control. Any under the reign of Princess Serenity and the Ginzuishou could not oppose her. Any attempted physical attack would harm the attacker threefold, and then killed for treason (if the rebounded attack didn't destroy them first). Thus, a revolution was made impossible, and any changes highly unlikely. The Moon Kingdom had more power than even she realized. A frightening possibility began to form in Mercury's head. If the Ginzuishou was so powerful it could control that... What of the senshi? Were they serving her out of their own sense of honor and duty, or being forced into it?
Thus, the Princess began to formulate the unthinkable: a coup.
Why not? She had the smarts, the technology, and the ability to pull it off. Her research took full force, and she studied whatever she could about the Ginzuishou, even using her tutoring sessions to get the Princess to talk about it. Using that information, she began to style a device that would negate the Ginzuishou's effects. Her ideal was simple: a united, unified kingdom, shared by all the planets, not ruled by just one. Equality in power, and all other aspects. True peace.
Mercury knew she couldn't do it alone, so one day, she revealed her plan to Princess Mars, who was her closest friend. While shocked, the raven-haired princess knew Mercury was not stupid, nor insane, and knew that everything she said was true. She agreed to assist Mercury however she could. Slowly, the plan grew, and Princess Jupiter entered the fold after some thought. Still, three against Serenity... the odds were still against them. So Mercury branched out.
Zoisite, one of the four generals who served Endymion, frequently slipped into Mariner Castle to play on their large piano. Mercury was, often, his captive audience, and sometimes musical partner with her harp. She expressed her concerns, and revealed the plan to the white-haired Shitennou. Zoisite, troubled by Endymion's relationship with the Princess, believed in Mercury and agreed to speak to the other Shitennou. They all agreed to back her, believing in her vision. Mercury was soon filled with hope; she was hoping that the coup would be a bloodless one, that they could talk to Serenity without resorting to violence. However, if that proved impossible, it was nice to know she had some backup in the physical realm.
As Mercury tried to convince Princess Venus, who was the most reluctant to betray Serenity as she was her decoy, the Dark Kingdom attacked.
The Dark Kingdom attacked without warning. It was complete and utter destruction. The senshi were called into battle immediately, but they were no match for the forces Queen Beryl unleashed. All the senshi and the Shitennou fell, despite their best efforts. As Mercury died, she saw the Princess, being shielded by Endymion, before the world went black.
Then white.
Mercury was surprised to find that she could open her eyes. She found herself in a room of total white, along with her fellow senshi, as well as the Shitennou. In front of them was a woman with a maroon and black sailor uniform, red eyes, and deep green hair. A ring of keys was wrapped around her waist. In her hand was a staff, the top of it housing the Garnet Orb. Mercury felt the silence settle as all of them realized who this woman was. Only in legend, they knew her. She was Sailor Pluto, guardian of the space and time gate, and daughter of the time God, Chronos.
Pluto soon explained that after the senshi and Shitennou had died, a fatal blow was struck to Prince Endymion. Had he died in front of Serenity, her grief would have unleashed the power in the Ginzuishou, effectively destroying both the Earth and the Moon. So she stopped time to prevent that calamity, breaking the rules she herself enforced. Pluto revealed both Endymion and Serenity, each in a separate bed, sleeping side by side. Pluto explained that she had put them to sleep as another fail safe to prevent the disaster from occurring, and that their sleep would be eternal. No destruction would come. Pluto's alteration of time had also dispelled the Dark Kingdom, for now. Endymion did not need to be put to sleep, but Pluto did so because she knew he loved the Princess deeply, and would likely cut through his own generals to wake her up.
However, with all things, there was a catch. One senshi and one Shitennou would have to watch over the royalty from now on, as were the rules, to prevent any enemies from using the Princess' state as a chance to get their hands on the Ginzuishou. To assist the senshi in this task, Pluto granted them their ultimate Princess Senshi forms, and gave the Shitennou new weapons and armor. The senshi all talked it out, finally agreeing to take turns, or shifts, in guarding the pair, making the rotation every hundred years. A small drop in the bucket, considering the millions of years they could live. Mercury's shift was shared, to her joy, with Zoisite. They passed the time guarding the royalty with talking, chess games (in which Zoisite actually put up a good fight), and of course, music, Pluto permitting them a harp and piano to use to keep themselves occupied. Once their hundred years were over, the task moved to Mars and Jadeite. When not on that duty, the Princesses would return to their castles to try and rebuild their kingdoms. However, Mercury knew that unless the Princess was dead or the Ginzuishou removed fully from her, things would not change for the better. She took to her task with an even greater fervor than before. At this point, she was pulled away from her home, and into...
ECONTRA
Here, Mercury met an alternate of herself, one who served the Dark Kingdom after being turned by Metalia - Mizuno Ami, or Dark Sailor Mercury. Despite how unsettling it seemed at first, she soon came to see they had the same goal: the want of Serenity (or Usagi, as she was known to her alternate) to no longer have the ability to use the Ginzuishou. The pair arranged a deal: Ami would help Mercury remove the Ginzuishou's influence completely, if Mercury helped Ami rid herself of Metalia's taint and get back in touch with her Sailor Crystal. The exchange was made, and Mercury felt even more clear-headed than when she first lifted the Ginzuishou's influence. Thanks to evil beings known as the Entropi, Mercury managed to keep her senses in battle sharp, and the peaceful times allowed her to take delight in hobbies and relaxation. She did eventually become close with Ami, whom she dubbed her 'twin', as well as other prisoners in Econtra. However, unpredictable as it was, Mercury found herself without her twin one day, only to leave the place herself a few weeks later.
After being in Econtra, she found herself back home, only to learn that the Ginzuishou was reacting. Not even eternal sleep could halt its power. Left with no choice, Mercury took it upon herself to stab the Princess, shattering the Ginzuishou in the process. The Princess now rests in a near-death state, much like her lover. As Mercury decides what to do, she works with her fellow princess and the Shitennou, forming the Golden Alliance.
And when she dreams, well... That story begins now.
PERSONALITY
Mercury has a great amount of intellect and smarts. She is the smartest of all the senshi, and isn't afraid to say so. She loves to think outside the box and challenge established things. The more challenging, the better. Mercury is also a fan of music, and is very skilled at playing the harp.
Mercury's ego and pride are rather debilitating. She is smarter than almost everyone around her, is aware of it, and has no problem almost boasting about it (in a polite way, naturally). Her insecurities in herself and the Moon Kingdom can also lead to negative thoughts sometimes. She tends to be suspicious of people she doesn't fully know, making her seem paranoid, but she's really just careful. She can have a temper, and has a tendency to be blunt when it comes to idiotic people. Her brashness may make her seem cold, if not cruel, and it doesn't help that she doesn't seem to care what others think of her.
Mercury shares a bit with her canon counterpart (her good self, not her evil alternate). Namely, the strong desire to be accepted, and the ability to lighten up once around people she truly trusts. Both her and her canon self can also be quite analytical, always thinking first before doing anything. This trait is both beneficial and harmful at the same time. Both also can and do stiffen when in an uncomfortable or awkward situations, covering up their nerves with an inordinate amount of politeness. Mercury is perhaps more conscious of her manners and decorum than Ami, solely for the fact she is representing not just herself, but her planet; and yet, that is a mirror of how Ami attempts to please her mother in canon.
As for how they differ, Mercury is a bit colder than her reborn self. As said before, she can be brutally honest till she's almost cruel, should the situation warrant it. She also has a bit more grit than Ami; the decision to stab Serenity to destroy the Ginzuishou, though it wasn't come to lightly, is probably something Ami could never do (at least, not in her 'good' mode; Dark Mercury is a whole other story).
When she first heard of the Ginzuishou's supposed abilities, she took her time, taking weeks to get all the information she could before deciding what to do. Mercury doesn't make large decisions lightly, and always makes sure she knows all the details before acting. To her, free will and free thinking are very important, so once mind control began to pop up, she knew something had to be done - not for herself, but for the sake of her friends, as well as everyone else under the rule of the Moon Kingdom. They were the ones who she was most concerned with, more than her own safety, and she made it clear when she approached the others for help that she would not force them if they were not one hundred percent behind her. The coup she planned was meant to be her last resort, and was originally intended to be as bloodless as possible. In any plan she makes, violence is used as a worst-case scenario. It may have worked, Mercury being the natural negotiator she is, had the Dark Kingdom not reared its ugly head.
POWERS, ABILITIES, & ITEMS
Intelligence:
- IQ 300
- Fond of math and gifted with technology
- Most skilled chess player in the cosmos (as far as anyone knows)
Princess/Senshi:
- Immortality of the Silver Millennium
- High resistance (not immunity) to mental tampering, sleep spells
- Sensing enemy presence (moderate)
- Sensing others 'blessed by stars and planets' as senshi (Moderate)
- Strategist
- Physical Combat: sword-wielder
Water Element:
- Can sense its presence and hear its flow, and feel it within her
- Ability to communicate with water; ask for help
- Use it to track enemy movements too fast for the eye to keep up
- Has taken tremendous falls without harm into a fountain or pool
- Water and ice based attacks:
Shine Aqua Illusion - Offensive ability. Fires a water blast that could destroy or freeze its target.
Mercury Aqua Rhapsody - Mercury's most powerful attack; she materializes and plays a watery lyre, firing a water blast at the enemy.
Mercury Aqua Mirage - Engulfs the target in a globe of water which then bursts, leaving the target destroyed.
- Can create water, and also absorb it from the air and ground around her.
- Talented swimmer; best out of the princesses.
ITEMS:
Princess Star Bracer: Transformation item given to all the inner senshi by Sailor Pluto after the battle with the Dark Kingdom. Grants them their ultimate, Princess Senshi form. When not in senshi form, it exists as a silver and blue bracelet around Mercury's wrist.
Mariner Blade: Mercury's signature weapon, it can take both a machete-like form for battle, or a thinner ceremonial blade. The blade itself is made of water, which can cut through any metal, and can be summoned at will at any time.
Mercury Harp: As in manga, a sentient harp with its own consciousness. She uses it for both attacks and relaxation.
Sailor Crystal/Star Seed: Mercury's is a 'true star seed', that is, the star seed of a senshi, a sailor crystal. It embodies her powers and essence, and her body can be revived as long as it exists.