Prince Demande

Prince Demande
Japanese	プリンス・デマンド
Romanji	Purinsu Demando
Personal
Residency	Nemesis
Occupation(s)	Leader of the Black Moon Clan
Relations	Saphir (younger brother)
Associates	Esmeraude, Wiseman, Rubeus
Alignment	Black Moon Clan
Age	18
Gender	Male
Species	Nemesis Humanoid
First Appearances
Manga	Act 15 Infiltration - Sailor Mars -

Prince Demande (romanized to purinsu dimandu, also known as Prince Demand and Prince Diamond) is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon series. He is the leader of Planet Nemesis and the Black Moon Clan in the 30th century. The planet Nemesis is an out-of-sight-out-of-mind prison for traitors to the rulers of Crystal Tokyo: Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion.

Background Story

Demande's original intention, with his brother Saphir, was to reason with Neo-Queen Serenity as they are descendants of criminals, and not actually criminals themselves. However, Wiseman slowly manipulates the young prince to be unforgiving to the Earth.

One day, during an attack on Crystal Tokyo, Prince Demande manages to see Neo-Queen Serenity and falls in love. He seems to be fascinated with her eyes, and the hate they bore for him during the glimpse they caught of each other.

In all versions of Sailor Moon, including the musicals, Demande's deep obsession with the Neo-Queen eventually drives him to kidnap her and attempt to brainwash her with his 3rd eye so she may join him as his Queen. However, it does not work because Usagi's love for her friends reminds her that she must save the world. In the anime, Sailor Moon is saved by Tuxedo Mask from Prince Demande's castle. In the manga and musical versions, she saves herself and her friends (Ami, Rei, Makoto, and, in the musical, Minako.)

Prince Demande's final moments are different in every version of the series:

• Manga: He is killed by Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask after he attempts to combine the Silver Crystals of the future and the present in a fit of insanity after realising that he was used by Wizeman.
• Anime: He defends Sailor Moon with his life by blocking an attack that Wiseman directs toward her.
• Musical: As in the manga, Prince Demande attempts to combine the Silver Crystals of the future and present. However, they too are taken from him when time stops. After Saphir and Esmeraude are killed by the Death Phantom (aka Wiseman), Demande helps Sailor Moon defeat him. After the battle is over, Demande confesses his love for Sailor Moon and dies in her arms,flowers grow around Demande's limp body and he repents for his evil. He leaves through the Door of Time and Space possibly hoping to start a new life.

Actors

Prince Demande was voiced by seiyuu Kaneto Shiozawa, who died in 2000.

In the English dub, his voice is done by Robert Bockstael.

In the musical, he has been played by Hikari Ono.