Demon King's Four Shining Stars

* First (Anime)
* First (Manga)
* Second (Anime)
* Second (Manga)
* Universe 0 (Manga)

The **Demon King's Four Shining Stars** (魔王四煌星, *Maō Shikōsei*?) are a group of four machines created by Ziggy to bring Edens Zero to its full capacity. They are also a part of the Crew of Edens.

E.M. Pino and the Four Dark Stars are the next generation beyond the Four Shining Stars.

## History

The Demon King's Four Shining Stars were created by the former Demon King, Ziggy. The group disbanded after Ziggy decided to retire to Granbell to raise Shiki, each member separating to follow their own desires.

## Synopsis

### Skull Fairy arc

The first of the Four Shining Stars, Witch, is first seen after Elsie Crimson hands over the ship to Shiki, from which she is seen coming out of a capsule in the ship's hanger with "E4" printed on it.

### Guilst arc

After Shiki sits on the Demon King's throne, Witch activates Protocol A7 to transfer the title of "Demon King" to him, making him the captain of the warship. The wall behind the throne opens up, to reveal her and she introduces herself as one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars and explains how Shiki now has authority over her and uses her power to purge the Kawpicatt S4 infestation and restore Edens Zero to its original form before finally bowing to Shiki, with tears of joy knowing that Shiki has taken over his grandfather's place.

She continues by saying while the ship has returned to its original form, it hasn't regained its true power. She asks if Shiki plans to exit the Sakura Cosmos in search of Mother and explains that her purpose is to maintain Edens Zero.

### Mildian arc

After Hermit returns to the Edens Zero, the crew is planning on finding the last member of the Four Shining Stars, Valkyrie Yuna. However, they lost track of her so they decide to stop by the planet Mildian to ask the legendary Time Oracle about the exact location of Valkyrie.

## Members

* **Witch Regret**: The "Shield of Edens", tasked with defending, controlling, and maintaining Edens Zero. She also provided other services such as surveillance and recuperative massages. Witch was the only Shining Star to remain aboard the ship following Ziggy's retirement. She died when she sacrificed herself to ensure Edens Zero’s escape from the Nero 66's explosion. After the crew travelled to Universe 0, Witch joins the crew once more after Shiki is given the Edens Zero.

* **Sister Ivry**: The "Life of Edens", tasked with healing wounds and repairing injured machines. Sister was rumored to be traveling towards Blue Garden upon dismissal. Sister Ivry was later found on planet Guilst after being kidnapped for 10 years. Reasons for being on Guilst was to rescue and heal the women kidnapped by Illega.

* **Hermit Mio**: The "Mind of Edens", tasked with protecting the ship's security and data system. Hermit was found at Iron Hill sitting on top of one of the statues of the Heavenly Knights of the Dancing Sakura however, her conscious was in Digitalis. Her consciousness was later found on the top of a cliff alone outside of the town of Crysta . Her reason for being there was due to being betrayed by the rogue scientists of planet Newton.

* **Valkyrie Yuna**: The "Sword of Edens". Sometime after leaving the Edens Zero, Valkyrie took in a student named Homura Kōgetsu and taught her to use the Soul Blade, her signature style of Ether Gear. After visiting Xiaomei on Mildian, The Crew of Edens learned that Valkyrie was located on planet Sun Jewel, but when they got there, they found out she had been dead for three years, leaving only her corpse guarded by her last disciple, Paul. Her act of saving everyone in the Labor District of Sun Jewel led people to see her as a symbol of hope and inspire a rebellion in the form of Valkyrie's Army. The Crew of Edens left her remains on Sun Jewel to keep that symbol of hope alive. In Universe 0, she was instead executed in Oedo but later revealed to be repaired by Creed. She later joins the crew once more.

* **Homura Kōgetsu**: The second "Sword of Edens", tasked with handling all the ship's armaments, and the only human member of the Four Shining Stars. Originally from Oedo, Homura was raised by Valkyrie as her first student and was taught her signature style of Ether Gear: Soul Blade. After learning of her mentor's passing, Homura offered to step up as Valkyrie's successor and the new Sword of Edens for the Four Shining Stars.

## Trivia

* Homura is the only member of the Four Shining Stars that uses Ether Gear. The other Shining Stars use what Sister calls optimization of Ether.
* Most of the original Four Shining Stars' Battle Dress forms have a theme.
	+ Witch has a "sorceress" theme.
	+ Sister has an "angelic" theme in contrast to her personality.
	+ Hermit has a "bunny" theme.

## References

1. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Pages 3 - 4
2. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 29, Pages 8 - 9
3. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 102, Page 19
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Page 3
5. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Page 7
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 18, Page 15
7. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Page 2
8. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Page 6
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 16, Pages 7 - 8
10. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 166
11. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 222
12. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 18, Page 25
13. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 29, Page 21
14. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 40, Pages 14 - 20
15. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 28, Page 11
16. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 68, Pages 12 - 13
17. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 90, Page 13