Sailor Crystals
A Sailor Crystal is the name of the special Star Seed given to Sailor Senshi in the manga continuity. The anime Sailor Stars calls the Star Seed carried by a Sailor Senshi a "True" or "Eternal" Star Seed.
In the manga, Sailor Crystals are introduced in the Dream Arc and fully expanded on in the Stars arc. Pegasus gives the Guardian Senshi their Crystals in the anime, but in the manga, they come from different sources. Sailors Mercury and Jupiter receive theirs from their Power Guardians, Sailor Mars from Phobos and Deimos, and Sailor Venus from Artemis. In both anime and manga, Hotaru gives the other three Outer Senshi their own Crystals. However, it is only in the manga that Tuxedo Mask receives the Golden Crystal of Elysion as his Sailor Crystal.
Sailor Moon learns about Sailor Crystals and their power in a conversation with one of the Sailor Starlights, Kou Yaten, in which she explains how Sailor Crystals were made to protect the celestial bodies they were assigned to. The manga explains that Star Seeds are created in the Galaxy Cauldron, a sacred place located at the center of the galaxy and guarded by Guardian Cosmos. Some Star Seeds grow into Sailor Crystals and are sent to planets and other celestial bodies to develop with them. Eventually, a Sailor Crystal usually takes a host, and is subsequently 'born' into a Sailor Senshi. This Sailor Senshi is then the guardian of that celestial body. Upon the death of a living being, its Star Seed returns to the Cauldron, and can choose to either remain there or be reborn.
Generally speaking, Sailor Crystals are simply named for the Senshi to whom they belong (e.g. the Mercury Crystal of Sailor Mercury). Named exceptions are the Silver Moon Crystal of Sailor Moon, the Pink Moon Crystal of Sailor Chibi Moon, the Golden Crystal of Tuxedo Mask, and the Saffer Crystal of Sailor Galaxia.
In the anime the "True Star Seeds" are the main revolving point of the fifth story arc. The anime does not fully explain the nature of True Star Seeds, although it goes into detail about regular Star Seeds. The shine of a regular Star Seed fades when the Seed is separated from its owner. Star Seeds with an everlasting shine are True Star Seeds, which are sought by Sailor Galaxia and the Sailor Animamates. In order to determine a True Star Seed, a pair of golden bracelets made with the power of Chaos is used. If the Star Seed extracted by it is not strong enough to shine longer, it will turn black and its owner will become a phage or a fake Sailor Soldier.
The Sailor Moon musicals have not consistently explained the nature of Sailor Crystals. They are not mentioned at all in the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action series.
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