Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon holds her own in battles against threatening villains like Queen Metalia and other enemies from all over the galaxy throughout her cosmic shojo adventure. Sailor Moon's iconic antagonists and their underlings are important pillars of worldbuilding in Naoko Takeuchi's groundbreaking fictional universe. Along with each new otherworldly threat to attack Earth's Sailor Guardians comes a fresh flock of minions under the villains' control who redefine the scope of danger in Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon's Dark Kingdom, Black Moon Clan, Death Busters, Dead Moon Circus and Shadow Galactica are all evil groups that weaponize a unique set of minions at the lowest level of their operations to engage with the Sailor Guardians in battle. The distinguishing characteristics between Sailor Moon's Youma, Droids, Daimons, Lemures and Phages lie in how they function and their purpose in the story. Understanding the nuances between these various types of evil minions,...