edit_summary: /* In the manga */
diff.text: Nephrite was the second of the four [[Shitennou]] (heavenly king) to appear in the manga succeeding his fallen comrade [[Jedite|Jadeite]]. He is the commander of the North American division of the [[Dark Kingdom]].  After [[Jedite|Jadeite]]'s death and subsequent preservation/burial in a glass coffin Nephrite appeared in [[Queen Beryl]]'s throne room, asking to be allowed to take over the mission to gather energy and locate the Silver Crystal. Upon her approval Nephrite vows to avenge his death and begins his mission appearing in the third act of the manga. Thinking that the "magnificent treasure of the D Kingdom" was the [[Imperium Silver Crystal]], Nephrite plots to steal the jewel from its owner Princess Diamond who was visiting Tokyo. He used his shadow to possess Princess Diamond at a party. Princess Diamond grabbed the jewel and ran off with it as well as draining the energy of her party's guest at the same time. [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Mars]] confront Princess Diamond, but Nephrite's shadow leaves her and is then destroyed by [[Sailor Moon]]'s ''Moon Twilight Flash'' attack. In Nephrite's final attack (act 5 of the manga), he again makes use of his shadow, but this time possessing a mannequin that comes to life as a “ghost bride” kidnapping men and stealing their energy. The “ghost bride” manages to manipulate [[Motoki Furuhata]] through brainwashing, who in turn tried to drain [[Makoto Kino|Makoto (Lita) Kino]] of her energy. When [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Mars]] arrive to investigate, [[Makoto Kino|Makoto (Lita) Kino]] snaps out of her trance and realises that she has been tricked. She is infuriated by the trickery and transforms for the first time into [[Sailor Jupiter]] after having a transformation pen thrown at her by [[Luna]]. Nephrite reveals his presence to the four girls and is incapacitated by [[Sailor Jupiter]]’s ''Flower Hurricane'' attack. He is finally eliminated with a lightning blast from her tiara. After Nephrite died, he transformed into a hard type of jade that is dark green in colour. That type of jade by coincidence is also called Nephrite <ref>url=”http://www.sweetusagi.com/moon/sailorpro/fourgen.htm”</ref>! <ref>url=”http://www.eternal-moon.org/villains/neph.html ”</ref>