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text: {{Template:Monster-of-the-day
  |Proper name            = Nephrite no Bunshin (ネフライトの分身, Nefuraito no Bunshin [Romanisation])
  |Name source            = Literally translates to "Nephrite's other self" or "Nephrite's alter ego"
  |Alignment              = [[Negaverse|Dark Kingdom (Negaverse)]]
  |Species                = [[Negaverse monster|Youma (Negaverse monster)]]
  |Gender                 = Male
  |Master                 = [[Neflite|Nephrite (Neflite)]]
  |Episode                = '''22'''-(Wish Upon a Shooting Star! Naru-chan's Pure Love / Worth A Princess's Ransom)
  |Voice actor (original) = Katsuji Mori
  }} 
  ==In the Anime==
  [[Soul Shadow]] is not a monster per-se but rather an illusion of an apparition similar in appearance to [[Neflite|Nephrite]]<ref>[http://www.wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Talk:Youma - Wikimoon]</ref> even though some specify that it is itself a part of him <ref>[http://sailormoon.channel.forumcommunity.net/?t=24987256 - Sailormoon Channel Italia]</ref>. Similar to the [[youma]] [[Leo the Lion]], Soul Shadow was not involved in any energy-absorbing plots but was used by its master, [[Neflite|Nephrite]] to rob the visiting Princess Dia(mond) from the Diamond Kingdom, the royal treasure she is set to inherit at a reception inside the Diamond Kingdom embassy. Speculating that the royal treasure could be the legendary [[Imperium Silver Crystal]], [[Queen Beryl]] assigned [[Zoycite|Zoisite]] to investigate this matter but had this assignment snatched from [[Neflite|Nephrite]] as [[Queen Beryl]] believed that [[Neflite|Nephrite]] will work harder given his recent string of failures.
  
  [[Luna]], who read about the Diamond Kingdom’s royal treasure, informs [[Sailor Mars|Rei (Raye) Hino]], [[Sailor Mercury|Ami Mizuno (Amy Anderson)]] and [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] that Princess Diamond may be the princess they are looking for, and they decide to wait outside the embassy to see her <ref>[http://www.wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Romance_Under_the_Moon!_Usagi%27s_First_Kiss - Wikimoon (Romance Under the Moon! Usagi's First Kiss)]</ref> although [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] sneaks inside the embassy with her disguise pen. 
  
  Unfortunately, [[Neflite|Nephrite]] gets to Princess Dia(mond) first whereby after flattering [[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] on the balcony of the embassy; [[Neflite|Nephrite]] implants his [[youma]] inside of her, taking complete control of her mind and using her as a "middleman" to enter the princess's quarters and "pass" the [[youma]] onto her, so the latter could steal the treasure.
  
  The plan fails however, when [[Luna]] alerts [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] of the theft of the treasure and in her botched attempt at stopping the possessed princess from handing it to [[Neflite|Nephrite]], slips and falls from the balcony. [[Tuxedo Mask]] who catches her by the hand is bumped from behind by the possessed princess. "He doesn't fall, but [[Luna]] sees what is happening and attacks the princess<ref>[http://soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/television/summaries/022.php - The Oracle (Episode #22)]</ref>.
  
  [[Sailor Mars]] and [[Sailor Mercury]] arrive to help preventing [[Neflite|Nephrite]] from finishing off [[Tuxedo Mask]] and [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] but her hand slips out of her long glove, and she begins falling from the balcony bringing [[Tuxedo Mask]] with her<ref>[http://soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/television/summaries/022.php - The Oracle (Episode #22]</ref>. Fortunately both are saved when [[Luna]] throws [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]]'s parasol down to her allowing them to both float to the ground and land on their feet. [[Neflite|Nephrite]] flees with [[Tuxedo Mask]] in pursuit but is stopped by [[Sailor Mercury]] who demands to know his identity. [[Tuxedo Mask]] replies back saying doesn't know, and must find the Silver Crystal to find out. Continuing his pursuit of [[Neflite|Nephrite]], [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] transforms into [[Sailor Moon]]. 
  
  Meanwhile [[Neflite|Nephrite]] who was hiding a block away from the embassy uses his evil crest to reawaken his [[youma]] who is inside the body of Princess Dia(mond). The possessed Princess Dia(mond) was able to use the power of the [[youma]] to blast dark energy at the guests inside the embassy making the fall to the ground unconscious as she again uses the power of the [[youma]] to leap off the embassy balcony and float to the ground. 
  
  “She tries again to deliver the treasure to [[Neflite|Nephrite]], but [[Sailor Mars]] exorcises<ref>[http://www.wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Romance_Under_the_Moon!_Usagi%27s_First_Kiss - Wikimoon (Romance Under the Moon! Usagi's First Kiss)]</ref>” the [[youma]] from the possessed Princess Dia(mond) using her anti evil scroll attack. The [[youma]] floats out of her body and attacks [[Sailor Mars]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Moon]] with the a blast of dark energy. [[Sailor Mercury]] uses her Sabão Spray (Mercury Bubbles) attack against the dark energy attack causing it to stop. This gave [[Sailor Moon]] the opportunity to destroy the [[youma]] with her [[Moon Tiara Magic|Moon Tiara]].  
  
  ==In the manga==
  In Act 4 (Kamenfutoukai - Masquerade), Soul Shadow was actually a female [[youma]] disguised as an interpreter for Princess Dia(mond). The [[youma]] is destroyed by [[Sailor Moon]]'s "Moon Twilight Flash" attack.
  
  ==Trivia==
  *Soul Shadow's death can be seen on the opening sequence of Sailor Moon. 
  
  
  {|width="200" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
  |+'''Images pertinent to Soul Shadow in the Anime'''
  |[[File:CS022-215.jpg|thumb|Soul Shadow in his true [[youma]] form]]
  |[[File:CS022-216.jpg|thumb|[[Neflite|Nephrite]] implants his [[youma]] inside of [[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]], taking complete control of her mind]]
  |[[File:CS022-222.jpg|thumb|[[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] under the influence of the [[youma]] Soul Shadow]]
  |[[File:CS022-259.jpg|thumb|[[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] passing the [[youma]] Soul Shadow onto Princess Dia(mond)]]
  |-
  |[[File:CS022-348.jpg|thumb|[[Neflite|Nephrite]]'s uses his evil crest to reawaken his [[youma]]]]
  |[[File:CS022-350.jpg|thumb|The [[youma]] Soul Shadow reawakening from inside the body of Princess Dia(mond)]]
  |[[File:CS022-355.jpg|thumb|The possessed Princess Dia(mond) using the power of the [[youma]] to blast dark energy at the guests inside the embassy]]
  |[[File:CS022-365.jpg|thumb|Princess Dia(mond) under the influence of the [[youma]] Soul Shadow]]
  |-
  |[[File:CS022-370.jpg|thumb|The possessed Princess Dia(mond) using the power of the [[youma]] to leap of the embassy balcony]]
  |[[File:CS022-378.jpg|thumb|The [[youma]] floating out of the body of Princess Dia(mond)]]
  |[[File:384.jpg|thumb|The [[youma]] Soul Shadow attacking]]
  |[[File:393.jpg|thumb|The [[youma]] Soul Shadow defeated]]
  |}
  
  ==References==
  <references/>
  [[Category:Youma]]
diff.text: *Soul Shadow's death can be seen on the opening sequence of Sailor Moon. 
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