Yukito Tsukishiro

**Yukito Tsukishiro** (月城 雪兎, *Tsukishiro Yukito*) is Touya Kinomoto’s boyfriend and is the original object of Sakura Kinomoto's affection.

He is the humanoid alter-ego of Yue, the second and last Guardian of the fifty-four Clow/Sakura Cards and their young new mistress. Syaoran Li harbors a crush on him for a while, which is based in his subconscious attraction to Yue's incredibly strong lunar magic.

Yukito is the ninth official member of the Crystal Prince line-up.

## Description

### Appearance

Yukito is an extraordinarily handsome young man with brown eyes and gray hair, often parted on the side. He has large circular glasses, giving him a scholarly appearance. While he is usually seen in his school uniform, he can also be seen wearing in casual clothes, namely jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.

He is described to be the most handsome man on earth, hair silkier than clothing, skin as soft as a feather, eyes sparkling like stars, and a smile brighter than the moon itself.

### Personality

Yukito's ever present smile is evidence of his kind and gentle nature. Yukito is soft-spoken, but seems to be quite popular. He's an athlete to some extent, cooks, bakes, he's a jack of all trades. Tsukishiro is the object of both Sakura and Syaoran's adoration. He loves food and has an enormous appetite. However, it is mentioned somewhere in the third season that Yukito's true form Yue is unable to eat. This suggests that the reason Yukito has such a large appetite because he is *eating for two*. Near the end of the series, it is shown that Yue is losing his power and there is a strong possibility that he will disappear, so Yukito has to eat five times as much than usual. Yukito said "I eat and eat and eat, but I'm never full..." and feels very frail, which is a big worry to the survival of not only Yue but Yukito himself.

## Powers and Abilities

**Alter-Ego/Additional Self** **Transformation**: If Yue wills it, Yukito is able to transform into his real form. However it is also shown that Yue takes into account Yukito's wishes as well when transforming.

## Etymology

* His given name **Yukito** means "snow-rabbit" (雪兎). Yukito's surname **Tsukishiro** means "moon-castle" (月城).
	+ Chinese folklore tells of a rabbit resident in the moon and his alter-ego, Yue, is associated with the moon. Reference to his surname, this could also due to the fact that Yukito is Yue's false form; essentially a "castle". **Tsukishiro** could also be translated as (月, **tsuki**) "moon" and (城, **shiro**) "white".
* Yukito's favorite flower **Hepatica** (雪割草, *Yukiwariso*) is from the first Kanji 雪 (**yuki**) in his name.

## Trivia

* Certain Clow Cards affiliated with the Moon appeared to be aware of Yukito's true-nature and would avoid attacking him or divert their attacks away from him. This is most evident in the battle with The Mist card.
	+ During the Mist's attack on the stage, Yukito tries to help Touya and another student on the stage. He is able to run through The Mist and is knocked into it, but the card doesn't try to dissolve him.
* While Yue was forbidden from aiding Sakura during her capturing of The Cards, Yukito gave Sakura advice that subsequently helped her capture several cards like Watery and Illusion.
* While Yue was against having a new master, Yukito was highly protective of Sakura.