Serena Shields

Serena Tsukino is the present-day incarnation of Princess Serenity and the civilian identity of Sailor Moon. Also she get married to Darien and they have their daughter Rini.



Profile
She was a bit selfish and very much a crybaby, and was lazy, clumsy, and an academic underachiever. She was also a terrible cook, as shown several times during the series. She could be jealous and possessive of Darien.She cared very deeply for her friends and family.

She was very trusting, and believed that everyone had a better nature; this could be both a character strength and a character flaw at times. She did not believe in killing innocent humans, even when they had been transformed into vicious monsters, and always sought ways to heal them instead.

Over the course of the series, Serena matured a great deal, and even though she was still prone to some childish behavior and bouts of silliness, she became a capable young woman.

Appearance
Serena has blue eyes and long blonde hair that she wears in odango.

The outfit that Serena usually wears is a lightish blue middle school uniform, which has a blue sailor collar with two white stripes. She has a red ribbon on the front of her uniform, which she ties her magical locket to. She has a white school top with blue sleeves which have white stripes on, like the collar. In the summer, she wears a white top with short puffy sleeves. She has a blue pleated skirt with a blue ribbon on the back. She usually wears white socks and black shoes.

Her most notable casual outfit throughout the first season until the third season, she wears a pale blue denim jacket with a light green long sleeve button shirt underneath, white long skirt, green socks and brown shoes. She also has two small white ribbons in each sides on her odango. During the Dream arc, her primary casual outfit has minor color change. Her denim jacket becomes dark blue, her button shirt is now green and her long skirt becomes light gray and her socks are now light green but maintains her brown shoes.

Down the road, Serena wears a navy blue high school uniform, with a navy sailor collar and red stripes. Her bow on the front of her uniform is navy with blue sleeves, red stripes (like her collar), a white top, white socks and black shoes.

Biography
After rushing to school, because she over slept, she spots some kids tormenting a black cat and put band aids on the cat's forehead. After Serena chases the boys away, she removes the band aid to reveal a crescent moon spot on the cat's forehead. Serena received a poor grade on her exam and she tried to toss it away, but it hit a man named Darien, who began taunting her throughout the first half of the season. It was later that night that the cat, named Luna, spoke to Serena about the new enemy attacking Earth, the Dark Kingdom. To prove that it was not a dream, Luna gave her a magic brooch that allowed Serena to become Sailor Moon. It was on her first mission where she met the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, and she had a crush on him since.

For a while, Serena had to struggle with school, as well as fight against the Dark Kingdom on her own(plus the help of Tuxedo Mask). Eventually she was joined by school genius Ami Mizuno, a classmate of hers who she thought was a youma at first and was later revealed to be Sailor Mercury. Later on, Serena met Raye Hino, a teenage shrine priestess who had went to a private school, rather than a public one and, like Ami, was a Sailor Scouts named Sailor Mars. They began hanging out together and fought against the Dark Kingdom. Sometimes Serena would argue with Raye either by Serena's laid-back attitude towards responsibilities or for the affections of Tuxedo Mask.

One day, Serena was running late from school when she accidentally ran into a group of guys who began to pick on her, until she was rescued by a new student, Lita Kino. While other students avoided Lita due to her history of fighting in her previous school, Serena kindly introduced herself, and Lita shared her food with her. Lita was revealed to be Sailor Jupiter and joined the rest of the Sailor Scouts.

Shortly after being introduced to Sailor Venus, Serena is once again confronted by Darien, who apologizes to her for all the times he made fun of her. Seeing that he was injured, Serena followed him into a Dark Kingdom trap at the Starlight Tower. Serena was forced to transform into Sailor Moon to save her and Darien's life and he revealed himself to be Tuxedo Mask. After he was seriously injured, Sailor Moon gained the Legendary Silver Crystal and was revealed to be Princess Serenity.

Tuxedo Mask was kidnapped by the Dark Kingdom and Serena fell into a slight depressing state, worrying about him. Once he was revealed to be alive, but under the control of the Dark Kingdom, Serena gained back her determination to save him. After thwarting many of the Dark Kingdom's attempts to capture the Silver Crystal, Serena and the Sailor Scouts travelled to the North Pole to D-Point to defeat the Dark Kingdom and save Tuxedo Mask. Unfortunately one by one Serena's friends sacrificed themselves to help her reach the base. After finally arriving at the Dark Kingdom headquarters, she had to fight against Darien, who was still under their control. Eventually Serena was able to break the hold over him, only to have him die in her arms when he was protecting her. In the final battle, she faced off against the leader of the Dark Kingdom, using up all her strength and destroying it. She collapsed and the blast spread throughout the entire area, consuming everyone.

The next morning, Serena woke up in bed, rushing to school with no memory of her time as Sailor Moon. The other Sailor Scouts and Darien are alive as well and have no memories as Sailor Scouts as well.

Serena appears living as a beautiful, normal teenager with no memories of her being Sailor Moon and Princess Serenity, nor does she remember her friendship with the Scouts. When two new aliens named Ali and An appear as enemies, Luna restores Serena's memory. Serena is seen staring sadly at the sky knowing that she has to give up her ordinary life.

She accidentally meets with all the other Scouts in a casting call, which is really a trap. She misses them and when they see her fighting alone they feel some kind of responsibility to protect her. Luna restores their memories as well and the Sailor Team is reunited.

Serena goes to see the Cherry Blossoms on a picnic with her friends. When a cardian appears, her tiara does not work nor does she have the Crescent Moon Wand. She loses to the cardian and is suddenly transported to a place that is "the inside of her mind". There, her past mother, Queen Serenity, powers her up by giving her a new compact and the Moon Sceptor. She returns and defeats the cardian.

She is seen chasing and trying to be with Darien but he has lost his memory of being Tuxedo Mask and Prince Endymion. Also, (Ali in his human form) really likes her and tries to get close but she does not understand. She also has a rivalry with An who, in her human form, likes Darien.

She heals Makaiju and gives Ali and An a chance to start a new life. Darien's memory also returns.

While she is enjoying a peaceful life on a date with Darien and they are kissing, a mysterious girl falls from the sky. She looks just like her, only having pink hair and says that her name is also Serena. She demands the Silver Crystal without even knowing that Serena has it. She then runs off. When Serena returns home she finds Rini with her family members saying she is her "cousin." The next day she asks Raye, if she can find out anything about Rini, due to her fortune telling abilities but it is no use. Later when she starts yelling at Rini for hypnotizing her friends, Rini starts to cry and a crescent moon appears on her forehead. Koan, who wants Rini, appears at the Hikawa Shrine. Serena transforms and fights back and when she goes home at night she says to Luna that Rini is just a little girl and she possibly is not an enemy.

Darien starts having strange visions of the future when he is in contact with Rini. He sees Serena as Princess Serenity being destroyed and after having several visions, he tries breaking up with her. Serena is extremely upset and does not understand why she should do so. That day, when she fights with an enemy sent by Berthier, Tuxedo Mask appears. He says they are partners in battle, but does not show love towards her and is dismissive.

She continues to be annoyed with Rini and the latter is deeply saddened by this. She runs away and Serena follows her. She then overhears her talking with someone (Sailor Pluto) through Luna P and learns that she is a princess and wants the Silver Crystal so she can save her mother. She feels sorry for Rini. The four sisters appear as well, as the Sailor Senshi and they have a clash for Rini. Rubeus also appears for the first time in front of her, and fights also. She manages to save Rini.

She also returns Koan, Berthier, Calaveras and Petz to ordinary humans respectively.Rini also learns her true identity.

Rubeus captures the other Senshi, blackmailing Serena to hand over Rini in exchange for them. Serena teleports in his airship and fights with him. She defeats him and frees the other Senshi, who are able to perform Sailor Teleport along with Rini to escape the burning airship.

While Rini is sick Serena and the other Scouts meet Sailor Pluto for the first time and enter Rini's dreams in order to fight the monster the Black Moon Clan had sent.

She enters a craft-session for a good luck bracelet to win Darien back, but does not realize it is Esmeraude's trap. She then starts having the same visions as Darien and runs to his house in the middle of the night. She tells him that she understands why he is been avoiding her and that they should not worry about the future, but live in the present. After they fight the enemy monster as Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask they are in love once again, ignoring the visions.

She and the other Scouts along with Tuxedo Mask and Rini teleport to the future to help.

While in the future they meet King Endymion who is Darien's future self and she learns that Rini actually is her and Darien's future daughter, as well as the fact that she is Neo-Queen Serenity, ruler of Crystal Tokyo. Meanwhile Prince Demande kidnaps her, because he is infatuated with her, looking at her image as Neo-Queen Serenity in a projector. He tries to hypnotize her into becoming his lover, but Tuxedo Mask shows up and he fails.

She is confronted by Prince Demande once again and she shows him the right path, that Wiseman killed Saphir, because he learned Wiseman's evil plans and how he is using him. Demande realizes he was wrong and fights with Wiseman, dying in the arms of Sailor Moon. She cries and he tells her that he truly did love her.

She has her final showdown with Wiseman. Serena and the other Scouts enter the dark portal but are confronted by Black Lady who attacks them. Serena is able to return her back to Rini as Neo-Queen Serenity and while she is crying, Rini's tears reveal the crescent moon on her forehead and reveal the future Silver Crystal. Neo-Queen Serenity and Rini use the powers of both crystals to defeat Wiseman who has turned into Death Phantom. Finally, Rini returns to the future to live happily with her parents.

Serena is studying with the girls for their high school entrance exam, but is failing tests. When Darien sees her mark she freaks out and says that she will go immediately at Raye's to study harder. When she arrives at the Hikawa Shrine, she hears Darien screaming and sees a Daimon trying to steal her heart crystal. Serena transforms into Sailor Moon and uses her Cutie Moon Rod, but the Daimon's too powerful. The Daimon attacks her as well and breaks her Crystal Star compact and she cannot fight anymore. Lita, Mina and Amy arrive but they are attacked too. Tuxedo Mask is no help either. Then, two attacks blow the Daimon away, destroying it. Serena and the others are free and reach out for Raye, but she does not have her heart crystal. Then, two mysterious silhouettes (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune) are shown, holding Raye's heart crystal and saying that it is not "the one". Serena gets the crystal back and Raye wakes up.

Darien tries to cheer up Serena, due to her loss in the previous battle. They meet at an abandoned house and while talking they hear meows. They enter the house, seeing that it is full of cats and that a little girl takes care for them and wants to find them a home. At the Hikawa Shrine, she asks the girls, if they can adopt a cat, but they all refuse. When she returns at the house, she finds out the little girl is Kaorinite's next victim and a Daimon appears. She cannot transform and cannot fight, but Darien comes to help her. He is injured in battle and Serena understands how much he loves her. The two new Scouts show up to help too, but Serena feels useless. Then, she and Darien are transported somewhere that looks like the Silver Millenium and through the power of their love her darkened Crystal Star compact turns into the Cosmic Heart compact and she gains the Spiral Heart Moon Rod. Now, she is able to transform and defeat the enemy.

Serena and Mina avoid their study group to spend time at the arcade. There, while playing a racing game, they meet an attractive "boy" who goes to a prestigious school named Amara Tenou (Sailor Uranus) and both become infatuated. Another student from the same school as Amara named Michelle Kaioh (Sailor Neptune), also Amara's girlfriend arrives to pick Amara up and they leave. Mina becomes obsessed and together with Serena chases them to a mechanic's shop. They see this as their chance and talk with Amara, who tells them about "himself". Then another Daimon appears and attacks the shop's owner. Serena and Mina are attacked and the Daimon almost escapes, but they transform and chase it. Uranus and Neptune arrive to check the heart crystal, but it is not the one they need. They retreat and Sailor Moon and Venus fight the Daimon. Sailor Moon defeats it. Later, all the girls are at the arcade to see the "cute boy" Serena and Mina told them about. Then, Michelle arrives with a blonde girl. Without realizing it is Amara, Mina, Lita and Raye demand to see the boy and Michelle points to Amara. They fall off realizing that she is a girl. Serena who is with Amy, nods saying that Darien was the best from the beginning.

Serena feels she is not sophisticated enough for Darien. She asks the other girls for help but they avoid her, thinking she is being annoying and get in a fight. After that, she meets Amara and Michelle by accident and gets to know Michelle better. She learns that she plays the violin and also paints. She immediately becomes Serena's idol as she seems like the elegant and perfect lady. She even invites Serena to a concert that night with Darien. The girls show up too, apologizing to Serena and see the concert together. A Daimon attacks a violinist and the girls transform. Uranus and Neptune also show up. When the enemy attacks Neptune, Sailor Moon pushes her thus saving Neptune without realizing it is really Michelle. At the end of the night the other girls tease her while pretending to be in love with Darien.

Serena gets left behind by the bus on a place where a race was being held, with the other girls and Darien. They leave saying she'll catch the next bus. There she meets Amara, who was competing in the race. They take a ride on her motorbike and the guy who lost to Amara tries to injure her with his truck. When Amara hears screams she hugs Serena and says she has to leave. Meanwhile, Sailor Neptune is facing Kaorinite and she falls off a waterfall, presumably thought dead by Sailor Uranus and Sailor Moon who arrive to help. Sailor Moon tells Uranus to go look for Neptune but she says that she has to finish their mission no matter what happens to her or Neptune, which is a promise she made with Michelle. Sailor Moon disagrees. The Daimon then handcuffs Moon and Uranus together so they can't move freely. Uranus runs, dragging Sailor Moon with her and they hide in a cave. When the Daimon is looking for them, Uranus hugs her to hide and she feels the same way she felt when Amara hugged her before. The Daimon finds them, but they use the attack to separate each-other and work together despite their disagreements. They defeat the Daimon. Neptune is revealed to be alive.

It is Serena's 15th birthday. She tells the girls to celebrate. The girls, who have secretly planned a surprise party for her at Raye's, pretend to avoid her saying that her birthday isn't that important. Then they leave and say they are expecting her at the shrine to study as always. Serena is saddened and while walking nearby a store, she sees a pair of aquamarine glass shoes and she dreams of being Cinderella and Darien Prince Charming. She runs off to find Darien, so he can buy them for her as a birthday gift. She finds Darien and tries to take him to the store, but he does not quite understand. She thinks he is teasing her, but when she asks him what special day it is, he makes a few wrong guesses. Serena gets angry and slaps him in the face in front of a crowd of people and runs off crying. Amara and Michelle find her crying and they talk to her to make her feel better. While talking with them, she remembers she is late for studying at Raye's and runs away. Amara says she is a funny girl and Michelle wonders, if she may be one of those who possess a talisman. Meanwhile, Darien calls Raye and asks, if Serena is there and what is wrong with her today. Raye yells at him telling him it is her birthday. Then he remembers the glass shoes she told him about and goes to buy them. Kaorinite infects the shoes with a Daimon egg and pretends to be the salesgirl. Amara and Michelle watch her, but can't do anything, until they prove, if Serena has a talisman or not. As Serena arrives at Raye's the girls kick off the party and they start celebrating. She tells them about what happened with Darien and they are surprised. Raye tells her he called earlier so she goes off to find him. They find each other and Darien gives her the shoes. When she tries them on the Daimon appears and attacks her. She tries to transform, but the Daimon throws away her compact. The Daimon tries to get the heart crystal and when it comes out it is shining brightly making Kaorinite, Uranus and Neptune who are watching nearby, believe it is one of the talismans. Tuxedo Mask saves her and they try to run from the Daimon. Kaorinite yells at the Daimon for letting them go and then notices the compact, picks it up and realizes that Serena is Sailor Moon. She and the Daimon find them and she tells her she knows about her being Sailor Moon. Serena tries to contact the girls, but Kaorinite breaks her watch. Then she turns Tuxedo Mask into an ice sculpture and tells her to meet her at the Tokyo Tower, if she wants Tuxedo Mask and her compact back. She vanishes and Serena runs to the Tokyo Tower and bumps into Amara and Michelle who give her a lift to the tower. Then Amara asks her, if she would sacrifice someone important for something better, but Serena disagrees. She says that everything can be okay without anyone being sacrificed. She runs to the tower and Amara says she hates it that Serena might have a talisman and so does Michelle, but they have no choice, but to follow her. She finds Kaorinite and offers her heart crystal in exchange for Tuxedo Mask. Her crystal is revealed again and when Uranus and Neptune check it is is not really a talisman. The other Senshi arrive at the tower and while they are going upstairs, Luna and Artemis tell Venus she knows "what to do". Kaorinite yells that Serena is Sailor Moon and Uranus and Neptune do not believe it. Then "Sailor Moon" appears. It is really Mina disguised with the Luna Pen and tricks Kaorinite and the Daimon. Kaorinite throws away the compact and stops Uranus and Neptune and challenges them. Sailor Moon finally transforms and defeats the Daimon and then with the other Senshi and Tuxedo Mask they go to help Uranus and Neptune. Uranus is injured, but The Sailor Senshi step in and tell them to leave and they will defeat Kaorinite. Sailor Moon tries to attack Kaorinite, but it does not hurt her. The Senshi use Sailor Planet attack and almost defeat Kaorinite, but she still survives. Then Uranus remembers what Serena said about sacrificing back in the car and without realizing she is Sailor Moon she throws the final blow to Kaorinite, resulting in her death. Later at Hikawa Shrine Darien apologizes that Serena's birthday was not what she hoped, but she says it is okay and they share a romantic moment together.

While helping out with the other girls Raye with a festival she notices Luna P, believing it is just her imagination. A drummer, who is the first of The Witches 5, Eugeal's target. When Serena and Raye hear her screaming, they transform. Then a heart-shaped attack comes. They turn around to see Rini who is now a Sailor Senshi, Sailor Chibi Moon. She uses her Pink Sugar Heart wand which does not work that good. After Sailor Moon defeats the Daimon, she tells them she came back from Crystal Tokyo to train so she could become a true Senshi and Serena is annoyed that she is again stuck with Rini.

The talismans finally appear. Serena cries due to her friends' death. The other Senshi, Chibi Moon and Tuxedo Mask come to help, but Eugeal escapes with the talismans in hand. Serena transforms into Sailor Moon and follows her. When she finds her, the three talismans combine and the Holy Grail appears. Eugeal tries to get it, but Sailor Moon fights with her and her Fire Distinguisher #2 puts the Cathedral in flames. They race to reach the Grail and when Sailor Moon touches it, she transforms into Super Sailor Moon and uses a new attack to attack Eugeal, Rainbow Moon Heartache. Eugeal is injured but survives, although she then falls to the trap of another Witches 5 member, Mimete, who did not like her. Her car crashes resulting in her death.

Serena and Rini visit Rini's new friend, Hotaru Tomoe. When they arrive at her house, Serena is fascinated by all the things she has. Then they see a woman who looks like Kaorinite. Then a Daimon appears and attacks. Serena and Rini transform and defeat it, but after they leave, Serena feels an evil presence in Hotaru's house but does not think Hotaru may be the enemy.

Serena, Rini and Amara see a Daimon while they're on a ride in Amara's car. The three leave to fight the Daimon, but when the Daimon comes near Hotaru, her eyes glow and she defeats the Daimon. Amara tells Serena not to let Rini go near Hotaru, but Serena thinks she is harmless.

Serena, Rini, Hotaru and the other Scouts visit a planetarium. Amara, Michelle and Trista are there also because they sense that the Messiah of Silence, the evil who will destroy Earth, will soon appear. Amara is pretty sure that Hotaru is the Messiah. Trista then shows the five Senshi the visions Raye has been having and about the Messiah of Silence, which she, Amara and Michelle believe to be Hotaru. Serena disagrees. A Daimon attacks and everyone transforms.Then, during the battle Hotaru's eyes glow again and the mark of Sailor Saturn appears in her forehead. She is revealed to be Sailor Saturn but is also possessed by the Messiah of Silence. The three outer Senshi try to finish her off, but Sailor Moon takes the blow. Hotaru then vanishes.

Serena defeats the other two Witches, Telulu and Viluy.

The last witch Cyprine, who has created a double of herself called Petriol steals pure hearts from the students of Mugen Academy. While the Scouts go to help, Rini secretly runs off to Hotaru's. Kaorinite steals her heart crystal, offering it to the Messiah of Silence, Hotaru herself who finally transforms to Mistress 9. Serena takes the heart crystal-less Rini home and promises to protect Hotaru.

Mistress 9 attempts to kill Uranus and Neptune, blackmailing Sailor Moon to give her the grail. They scream at Sailor Moon not to do it. Just as she is about to give Mistress 9 the Holy Grail, Sailor Moon realizes that Hotaru is still alive. Blinded by Mistress 9's pretence to be Hotaru, she gives the grail to her. Sailor Moon tries to stop Saturn's suicidal attempt to take down Pharao 90. The other Senshi hear Serena and give her their power to become Super Sailor Moon once again and defeats him, while she returns with a baby who is Hotaru, reborn.

Neptune and Uranus challenge her saying that she is not worth being a princess, after risking the whole world for the life of a single human. Sailor Moon feels weak without the Holy Grail and is losing, but then the Silver Crystal activates and she wins.

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