edit_summary: /* Nephrite */
diff.text: After [[Jedite Neflite|Jadeite]] was condemned to Eternal Sleep by [[Neflite|Queen Beryl]], Neflite was sent to replace [[Jedite Neflite|Jadeite]]. 
diff.text: Unlike his predecessor [[Jedite Neflite|Jadeite]] and fellow [[Neflite|Shitennou]] (Zocyite and Kunzite), [[Neflite|Nephrite]] did not believe that the indiscriminate attacks against human beings as the most efficient way of gathering the vast amount of energy required in order to revive [[Neflite|Queen Metallia (the Negaforce)]], but rather hypothesises in targeting specific people as a more effective method. A firm believer that human destiny is guided by the movements of the stars in the heavens, Nephrite used astrology to perform inside his operations base (a large mansion located in a wooded area of the vicinity of [[wikipedia:TokyoTuxedo Mask|Tokyo]]) intonation with the [[wikipedia:starTuxedo Mask|star]]'s and its [[wikipedia:constellationMolly Baker|constellations]] in order to help him concentrate his energy into locating individual within the region of [[wikipedia:TokyoSailor Mars|Tokyo]] that were approaching major turning points in their lives where their "energy potential" would be at its maximum before attacking them. By seeking out such a person and marking an object which epitomises his or her greatest talent with a special symbol - his own personal crest - he could place a [[Sailor Moon|youma]] inside of that object which would hasten their interest with the object (to the point of obsession) as they devote more and more energy towards using their object until that person reaches their maximum energy potential. Once this point was reached, he would unleash the [[Sailor Moon|youma]] from that object and drain that person of his or her energy leaving that person in a coma-like state<ref>URL="http://www.sweetusagi.com/moon/sailorpro/fourgen.htm"</ref>[[Neflite]]. Nephrite would seek out that person under his established disguise: the human identity of that of a millionaire entrepreneur and socialite - Masato Sanjouin. To match his monogrammed belongings, he was given the pseudonym Maxfield Stanton in the dubbed Northern American version of the anime, which author Patrick Drazen describes as "ridiculously soap-opera"<ref name ="materials">{{cite book |last= Drazen|first= Patrick |authorlink = Patrick Drazen | title= Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation |publisher= [[Stone Bridge PressNeflite]] |year= 2002 |month= October |isbn= 1-880656-72-8}}</ref>. As Masato Sanjouin it wasn't long before he found his first victim: a young girl named Rui Saionji (Katy Sandler), a gifted tennis player and close friend of [[MollySailor Moon|Naru Osaka's (Molly Baker)]]. Posing as a professional tennis coach, [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite,] offered her some basic advice before implanting a [[Neflite|youma]] inside her tennis racket via his evil crest. Upon peaking in her energy potential, he released the [[http://wiki/Neflite youma]] [[Tensie]] who despite stealing her energy was defeated by [[Sailor Moon]] with a lot of help from [[Tuxedo Mask]]. Nephrite managed to locate his next victim, Mr. Kunitachi (Baxter), who was a gardener for a park. Mr. Kunitachi (Baxter) was perhaps the only victim he indiscriminately attacked where he was able to exploit his rage over the destruction over his beloved park by intensifying his strong feelings. Not only did [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite] steal his energy but also the energy of the park’s animals through his evil crest which was implanted on his hat and the subsequent release of the [[http://wiki/Neflite youma]] [[Petasos]]. However, in typical fashion, [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]],&nbsp; [[Sailor Mars]] with assistance from [[Tuxedo Mask]] disposes of [[Petasos]]. Similarly the [[Youma|youma]] [[Black Widow]] who was implanted via Nephrite’s[http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite]’s evil crest in a piece of material belonging to [[Sailorhttp://wiki/Neflite Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]]'s sewing class teacher Ms Higure Akiyama (Helen Lambert) and [[Kyameran|Cameran]] who was implanted via Nephrite’s[http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite]’s evil crest inside the [[wikipediahttp://wiki/Neflite camera|camera]] of the award winning photographer Kijin Shibakawa (Peter Fisher) were also disposed of by [[Sailor Moon]]’s [[Moon Tiara Magic|Moon Tiara]].  
diff.text: The subsequent failure of his next [[Youma|youma]] [[Jumeau]] did not help matters as [[Queen Beryl]] who by this time lost confidence in [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite], reprimanding him for his inadequate collection of human energy and even threatening him with the same ultimatum as his predecessor [[Jeditehttp://wiki/Neflite |Jadeite]]: the death of [[Sailor Moon]] or share in his punishment of “Eternal Sleep”. 
diff.text: Having learnt from his hideout [[Sailor Moon]]’s greatest weakness was [[Tuxedo Mask]], [[Queen Beryl]] allows [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite] to disguise himself and impersonate [[http://wiki/Neflite Tuxedo Mask]] so he can exploit [[Sailor Moon]]'s “foolish love" by trapping and learning of her identity before killing her. As part of his plan, [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite]’s mails bogus love letters to junior high school students within certain areas of Tokyo (including [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]] and [[Sailor Mars|Rei (Raye) Hino]]). Unfortunately, his plan fails when one of the high school student's, [[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] correctly deduces that he was behind the distribution of bogus love letters to the female students. Suspecting that she was [[Sailor Moon]], [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite] “led her on”. His suspicions were seemingly confirmed when she was naive enough walk into his trap at the Shinjuku MS Department Store earlier than expected and recognise [http://wiki/Neflite Nephrite]’s alter ego inside the [http://wiki/Tuxedo_Mask Tuxedo Mask] disguise. After confronting her in his [[Tuxedo Mask]] outfit demanding that she “reveals herself”, he drained all of her love energy despite the latter pleading that she was not [[Sailor Moon]].