Muurido () [Princess Dream ()]

History: Muurido was a female Youma recruited by Jadeite to help him gather energy from human beings in order to revive Queen Metallia. To this end, Muurido assumed human form and posed as Princess Dream - the adorable mascot of a newly-opened amusement park known as Dream Land - while Jadeite himself masqueraded as a security guard at that very same locale. The monster then proceeded to play her part to perfection, keeping children amused with the help of a wide variety of lifelike mechanical animals roaming the park grounds and inviting visitors to attend a special show at the Cookie House, a storybook castle constructed according to a cookies and candy motif. Little did any of these individuals suspect that both the alleged performance and the sweets being offered them there were merely part of the Youma's trap, one in which she would cloud their minds with a hallucinogenic red fog before proceeding to drain them of their energy. So unassumingly convincing was Muurido in her role as Princess Dream that she managed to cause the disappearance of no less than fifty people in this manner before her activities drew suspicion from the local media.
                During one such energy-draining session, Muurido happened to make a victim out of Ami Mizuno - better known as Sailor Mercury - an action which quickly caught the attention of Usagi Tsukino, Rei Hino and Luna, with whom she had come to Dream Land in order to investigate the mysterious disappearances of the park's visitors. Confronting her two female companions in their Sailor Soldier alter egos after they had forced their way into the Cookie House, the monster - both in her Princess Dream as well as in her monstrous mechanical true form - twice failed to eliminate her adversaries, the first time due to Sailor Mars' resourcefulness and the second time as a result of the timely intervention of Tuxedo Mask. During her third attempt to rid herself of the Sailor Soldiers, she was disoriented by Ami - who had managed to recover from her ordeal and transform into Sailor Mercury - after she clouded the entire area with her "Shabon Spray", providing Sailor Mars with the time and cover she needed to perform a surprise "Akuryou Taisan" attack from above. Immobilized by the ofuda which had been placed on her forehead, Muurido was subsequently destroyed though a combination of Sailor Moon's "Moon Tiara Action" and Sailor Mars' "Fire Soul".  

Height: Unknown in both human and Youma form     
Weight: Unknown in both human and Youma form        
Eyes: Blue (human form); green (Youma form)       
Hair: Gray (human form); light pink (Youma form)       
Skin: Pale green (Youma form)       
       
Abilities: Aside from the ability to assume human form, Muurido - both as Princess Dream and in her monstrous mechanical form - could spew forth a massive cloud of red fog from her mouth. Possessing hallucinogenic properties, this crimson mist would cause her victims to enter a waking dream state and make them susceptible to the illusion-casting and energy-draining properties of her apple.   
Paraphernalia: Muurido used a hand-held device resembling a red apple in order to shape the dream world of her mesmerized victims in whatever manner she desired, as well as to drain them of their energy. Her control over the minds and perceptions of these individuals was apparently dependant on both her own concentration as well as her maintaining contact with the magical instrument, as the illusions it generated faded almost immediately after she was momentarily distracted and dropped it. In addition, the apple could also be used as a remote control for the various realistic-looking mechanical animals - among them rabbits, warthogs, deer, horses, lions, tigers and bears ("Oh my!" ^_^;) - which otherwise freely roamed about Dream Land. Whether these automatons were originally property of the amusement park misappropriated by the Dark Kingdom and used as sophisticated props designed to complement Muurido's Princess Dream disguise or served some other purpose remains unknown.    

Japanese Voice Actress: Eriko Hara     
North American Voice Actress: Unknown      

This entry first appeared on: May 15, 1999 
This entry was last modified on: December 10, 2000 

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