Nephrite (Sailor Moon)

Nephrite, also known as Masato Sanjouin, Maxfield Stanton and Neflite, is a character from the Sailor Moon series.
== Charactah Account ==
Nephrite is the 2nd of the Shitennou to be introduced. After Jadeite was condemned to Eternal Sleep by Queen Beryl, Nephrite was chosen to replace him.
Unlike his predecessor, Nephrite did not believe that attacking large numbers of people indiscriminately was an effective way of gathering energy, but rather targeting one person who held a large amount of energy. A firm believer that human destiny is guided by the movements of the stars, Nephrite used astrology to perform inside the base of his operations (a large mansion located in a wooded area of the vicinity of Tokyo) to help him concentrate him locate individuals where their "energy potential" would be at its maximum.
Once he discovered his target, Nephrite would meet with them, under the guise of an entrepreneur and socialite named Masato Sanjouin, to use an item of theirs that usually symbolizes their talent and mark it with a special symbol. Doing so placed a Youma in the object, and the person's interest would turn into an obsession where the victim would become determined to better their craft and once the individual reached the peak of their energy potential, the youma would emerge from the object and steal the victim's energy. But once the youma was defeated by Sailor Moon, the energy would be restored to the victim.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
* Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Memorial
=== Manga ===
* Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
=== Video Games ===
* Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
* Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story
* Sailor Moon Drops
== Trivia ==
* Nephrite was seen driving a Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR in some of the episodes in which he appeared.
* While other members of the Shittenou did disguise themselves, Nephrite was the only member to form a consistent human identity, in the form of Masoto Sanjoin.
* In the manga, Nephrite is killed by Sailor Jupiter. In the anime, they never meet since Nephrite is killed by Zoisite's Youma the episode before Sailor Jupiter's introduction.
* In the first anime, Nephrite is the first villain to show redeeming qualities. As such, he is the first character to reform in the franchise, but didn't survive to start anew. The first villain to be reformed and survive would be Koan.
* Nephrite's blood is green.
* Nephrite's rivalry with Zoisite is very similar to the one between Rubeus and Esmeraude later in Sailor Moon R except that rivalry is only present for two episodes. This is fitting as in the DIC Dub Esmeraude is voiced by the same voice actress who voiced Zoisite in the DIC Dub.
* Nephrite is the first villain to have disguised himself as one of the main characters, his disguise being Tuxedo Mask.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Nephrite (anime) at Sailor Moon Wiki
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