Shitennouland

riaisratedr:

So I have a hypothesis. 

Although it’s all just impossible imaginings, considering Beryl had all the battle cunning of cardboard. But if she were anything like the frightening Queen we were supposed to think she was, this might be why she froze Jadeite in eternal sleep…

Firstly, there’s the issue of the other Shitennou and how she dealt with them. Nephrite had defected, and Beryl basically gave Zoisite free rein to deal with him as he wished. Couldn’t Beryl have just had Nephrite brought back to the Dark Kingdom and brainwashed him again? To my knowledge, Nephrite was second in rank and power to Kunzite. It stands to reason that Beryl might not want to waste that power so carelessly. Yet, Nephrite was thoughtlessly disposed of. Zoisite was dealt with similarly. Beryl killed him herself, without a second thought. And Kunzite just got himself killed and there was no word on the matter. Why didn’t she think to put anyone else in eternal sleep? Nephrite became a traitor. Zoisite questioned Beryl, undermined her and would have lied to her to suit his own purposes. These were far worse offences. So why keep Jadeite supposedly frozen in forever sleep while the others are killed for their failures? If Beryl wasn’t incompetent, she might have actually thought this decision through. Maybe Jadeite was spared, so that if she needed him again in the future, she could break the spell and bring him back. Jadeite had his own shortcomings, surely, but he was very resourceful. He was also much more dedicated to Beryl than the others were. Even if she hadn’t had the forethought to spare Jadeite for future necessity, she could have eventually realized “hey, didn’t I freeze that one guy and put him somewhere? hmm maybe I can still use him for something…” Obviously , Beryl intended the punishment to be as permanent as it implied. But if she had even a shred of the aforementioned battle cunning, she might have realized there was still one Shitennou left that could have proven useful to her.

First of all, I love these pictures! Both are perfect! THANK YOU!

Second, you have a point here. It makes a lot of sense that Beryl would only make abig show of harshly punishing Jadeite, but secretly keep him avaiable for later. Hm, judging from the fact that we don’t see Jadeite fighting again, it might not be battle that she keeps him avaiable for :)

As for Beryl’s battle cunning, I assume it’s there, but when she has to choose between defending her ego or swallowing her pride and go for her actual long-term goals, she always seems to choose her ego. Which makes kind of sense as a foil to Usagi’s selflessness and team spirit. Or probably not, I don’t know, somehow, the DD girls are ruining the picture a bit. 

ibelieveinitmiracleromance:

Here’s a little bit more for my Shitennou spam, because I feel like anime Nephrite didn’t get enough love yet.

Sigh, I would have been so much happier if he hadn’t gotten love from Naru… Bonus points for pink mask though. ;)

ibelieveinitmiracleromance:

Always really loved this part. I think Nephrite’s way of determining the next person to steal energy from was definitely the coolest.

I was always surprised that it worked! I mean, hasn’t Sirius got anything better to do all day? :)

ibelieveinitmiracleromance:

“ZOI!”

Favourite attack phrase ever. 

Always makes me laugh. He uses part of his own name as his attack. Like a Pokemon.