diff.text: The four '''Shitennou''' ('''Fourwere Kings'''acquiescent literallyof Prince Endymion serving him as his guardians and advisors during the Silver Millennium. As such, '''Generals'''they were known as “heavenly kings” in the [[dub]])manga, areanime formerand guardianslive ofaction [[Mamoruseries Chiba|Prince(although Endymion]]this title was relegated to “general” in the timedubbed North America version of the [[Moon Kingdom]]anime.  Presumably, like [[Queen Beryl]], they were corrupted by [[Queen Metallia]].  Theirbut nameseventually are alsorestored fromback mineralsto -their [[wikipedia:Jadeite|Jadeite]],former [[wikipedia:Nephrite|Nephrite]],state [[wikipedia:Zoisite|Zoisite]],towards the end of the first series of the manga and [[wikipedia:Kunzite|Kunzite]]the respectively.live action series (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) but not in the anime.
diff.text: Each of the Shitennou have names which are derived from the name of a rock, mineral, or alloy. Their names are [[wikipedia:Jadeite|Jadeite]], [[wikipedia:Nephrite|Nephrite]], [[wikipedia:Zoisite|Zoisite]], and [[wikipedia:Kunzite|Kunzite]] respectively!
diff.text: In the anime, the following number of appearances for each of the Shitennou or “general” and evil Prince Darien i.e. Endymion is shown below:
diff.text: *[[Shitennou#Jadeite|Jadeite]] (13)
diff.text: *[[Shitennou#Nephrite|Nephrite]] (11)
diff.text: *[[Shitennou#Zoisite|Zoisite]] (19)
diff.text: *[[Shitennou#Kunzite|Kunzite]] (18)
diff.text: *Endymion (7)