Jewely and Naoko's Birthday Celebration 2014 - Day 11

Episode 45 (Season 1/Sailor Moon Classic)
"Sailor Warriors Die! The Tragic Final Battle" (Dub: There were so many scenes cut from the last 2 episodes that the NA version was able to make just one episode called "Day of Destiny")

Original Air Date: February 20th, 1993 (Dub: November 3rd, 1995)
Cast:
Sailor Moon/Usagi-Kae Araki (Dub: Terri Hawkes)
Sailor Mercury/Ami-Aya Hisakawa (Dub: Karen Bernstein)
Sailor Mars/Rei-Michie Tomizawa (Dub: Katie Griffin)
Sailor Jupiter/Makoto-Emi Shinohara (Dub: Susan Roman)
Sailor Venus/Minako-Rika Fukami (Dub: Stephanie Morgenstern)
Tuxedo Mask/Endymion/Mamoru-Tohru Furuya (Dub: Toby Proctor)
Queen Beryl-Keiko Han (Dub:Naz Edwards)
Luna-Keiko Han (Dub: Jill Frappier)
Artemis-Yasuhiro Takato (Dub: Ron Rubin)
DD Girls-Naoko Nakamura, Asako Satou (Dub: Tracey Hoyt, Mary Long, Tracey Moore,Barbara Radecki, Nadine Rabinovitch)
Mama Ikuko Tsukino-Sanae Takagi (Dub: Barbara Radecki)
Papa Kenji Tsukino-Yuuji Machi (Dub: David Huband)
Shingo Tsukino-Chiyoko Kawashima (Dub: Julie Lemieux)

The episode begins with Usagi cooking for her family. They are all scared to try the meal she made. She insists that it will be delicious, but takes one bite and it's too spicy.

At the Hikawa Shrine, everyone is gathered, ready to leave to face Queen Beryl. Usagi asks Rei if she got to kiss Yuichiro goodbye. This annoys Rei, but opens a discussion about how everyone would like to have a romance when they return. (even Ami)
They all transform into their Sailor forms.The girls join hands and are told to use Sailor Teleport by Luna and Artemis.
They arrive at the cold D-Point, where the Dark Kingdom's hideout is. Sailor Moon is freezing while Sailor Mercury is trying to locate any signs of the hideout.

In front of them, they see Tuxedo Mask hanging, tied up, and asking for help from Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon rushes to save him, but is stopped by the other senshi. They tell her that it could be a trick. Tuxedo Mask then has vines come out of his chest to attack them and they realize it's not him, but a DD girl.
The vision appears again and foolishly starts to rush to his aid again. Sailor Jupiter starts to attack, but the illusion turns into Motoki and she stops. She is then captured by the DD girls.
She tells Sailor Moon and the other senshi to go on and she will deal with them. They don't move, but watch as she attacks the DD girls with "Supreme Thunder". Sailor Moon rushes up to Sailor Jupiter to help her. Jupiter is trapped in ice, powerless. Sailor Moon tells her that she needs to come down while starting to cry. Jupiter tells her that she needs to cheer up. Sailor Moon says that Jupiter lied when she said she would come home and have a romance. She says "the King of Hell will yank out your tongue". Jupiter dies, leaving Sailor Moon screaming that she can't die.

The other senshi try to get Sailor Moon back together. Sailor Moon says they should just give up and go home. Sailor Mercury slaps her across the face and tells her not to let Jupiter die in vain.
The DD girls show up again, and Sailor Mercury sends the other girls ahead since their powers are stronger and they can protect Usagi.
Sailor Mercury sees an illusion of Ryo Urawa, and is a little happy that she gets to see this illusion too. She is then attacked. She counters it with "Shabon Spray" and surrounds herself for protection. She is confronted by one of the DD girls. Sailor Mercury uses her mini computer to smash the crown on the girl's head, which allows her to perform illusions. Sailor Mercury then dies.

Sailor Moon senses Mercury's death and collapses on the ground, crying. Venus and Mars are saddened, but they tell Sailor Moon she can't fall apart when these things happen.
Sailor Venus sees that Sailor Moon is about to be attacked and pushes her out of the way. Venus is grabbed by the DD girls' vines. Sailor Moon says that she will just hand over the Silver Crystal. Sailor Venus shouts that she will never forgive her if she does that. Venus is dragged underground with the enemy. She uses "Crescent Beam" and destroys a DD girl, but she is also killed.

Sailor Moon and Mars are the only ones left. They are approached by the remaining DD girls, and Sailor Mars says it's her turn to face them. Sailor Moon tries to stop her, but Mars tells her that she needs to live so she can face Beryl. Sailor Moon fights 3 of them, only one comes out alive, but drags Mars' battered body up and talks to Sailor Moon. Sailor Mars has not been all the way defeated yet, and grabs the girl's vine arm. The DD girl looks at her in horror, and Mars cries out "Fire Soul" which then destroys her. Sailor Mars lays on the ice, lifeless.

Sailor Moon is not crying this time, she is too sad. 
She is seen crouching on the ground with a broken heart. She then feels the spirits of her comrades telling her to be brave and keep going. Sailor Moon then resolves to not cry anymore and face Queen Beryl with all the strength she has.

I love this episode because it was a new discovery for me when I watched the Japanese version. There is so much emotion between the senshi. It is an episode that truly displays how much Sailor Moon cares about every one of her friends.

Here is a clip from the 1993 "Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen" musical where the senshi battle the Dark Kingdom:

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xoxo
~Jewely