Bumping this thread with a little far-future speculation. Remember that nothing here is fixed; the future is always uncertain. --Mal
In 2111 the Crystal Millennium suffered a severe constitutional crisis. The then-queen of Venus, Serenity III, died in a shuttle accident while returning from Convention. Officially, the throne then went to the crown princess; unfortunately Princess Alicia (who would eventually take the regnal name Serenity IV) was just under a year old and therefore unable to handle monarchial duties. As the Venusian monarchy was not a purely symbolic one, this presented a serious problem.
The Senshi Council met once the official mourning period had passed to debate what to do. A regency council was proposed, then abandoned in favor of electing a single regent to hand duties until the princess came of age. After several weeks of debate, the Council elected the second-oldest Named Senshi[1] as Regent.
So it was that Stellvia Corporation president Yayoi Fujisawa, Sailor Stellvia, became regent of the Crystal Millennium from 2111 to 2128. Though Yayoi never held a title higher than "Princess Regent," popular history has come to refer to her as Queen Yayoi. This status was reinforced when Serenity IV's granddaughter took the regnal name Yayoi II in honor of the regent.
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Fig. 1: The Venusian flag under the Stellvian Regency
As the house of Serenity was considered in abeyance until the crown princess was old enough to take the throne, the flag of Venus was changed to represent the new House ruling the roost. The Regency crest - which stood for House Fujisawa, House Scott-Fujisawa or House Stellvia, depending on point of view - was designed to keep the Stellvia Corporation logo off the flag and official documents.
[1]An early attempt to elect Sailor Mars as regent failed when said Sailor, who had only joined the Council meeting under duress, fled Crystal Tokyo for Ragnarok. She stayed there as a guest of the Chairwoman of the Central Committee until 2115.
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In 2111 the Crystal Millennium suffered a severe constitutional crisis. The then-queen of Venus, Serenity III, died in a shuttle accident while returning from Convention. Officially, the throne then went to the crown princess; unfortunately Princess Alicia (who would eventually take the regnal name Serenity IV) was just under a year old and therefore unable to handle monarchial duties. As the Venusian monarchy was not a purely symbolic one, this presented a serious problem.
The Senshi Council met once the official mourning period had passed to debate what to do. A regency council was proposed, then abandoned in favor of electing a single regent to hand duties until the princess came of age. After several weeks of debate, the Council elected the second-oldest Named Senshi[1] as Regent.
So it was that Stellvia Corporation president Yayoi Fujisawa, Sailor Stellvia, became regent of the Crystal Millennium from 2111 to 2128. Though Yayoi never held a title higher than "Princess Regent," popular history has come to refer to her as Queen Yayoi. This status was reinforced when Serenity IV's granddaughter took the regnal name Yayoi II in honor of the regent.
Fig. 1: The Venusian flag under the Stellvian Regency
As the house of Serenity was considered in abeyance until the crown princess was old enough to take the throne, the flag of Venus was changed to represent the new House ruling the roost. The Regency crest - which stood for House Fujisawa, House Scott-Fujisawa or House Stellvia, depending on point of view - was designed to keep the Stellvia Corporation logo off the flag and official documents.
[1]An early attempt to elect Sailor Mars as regent failed when said Sailor, who had only joined the Council meeting under duress, fled Crystal Tokyo for Ragnarok. She stayed there as a guest of the Chairwoman of the Central Committee until 2115.
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
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"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"