diff.text: Unlike his predecessor [[Jedite |Jadeite]] and fellow [[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 [[Negaforce|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:Tokyo|Tokyo]]) intonation with the [[wikipedia:star|star]]'s and its [[wikipedia:constellation|constellations]] to help him concentrate his energy in locating individuals within the region of [[wikipedia:Tokyo|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 [[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 [[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" - SweetUsagi (Shitennou)]</ref>. 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 Press]] |year= 2002 |month= October |isbn= 1-880656-72-8}}</ref>. As Masato Sanjouin (Maxfield Stanton) 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 [[Molly|Naru Osaka's (Molly Baker)]]. Posing as a professional tennis coach, Nephrite, offered her some basic advice before implanting a [[youma]] inside her tennis racket via his evil crest. Upon peaking in her energy potential, he released the [[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 emotions over the destruction over his beloved park by intensifying his strong feelings. Not only did 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 [[youma]] [[Petasos]]. However, in typical fashion, [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]], [[Sailor Mars]] with assistance from [[Tuxedo Mask]] disposes of [[Petasos]]. Similarly the [[Youma|youma]] [[Black Widow]] who was implanted via Nephrite’s evil crest in a piece of material belonging to [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]]'s sewing class teacher Miss Higure Akiyama (Helen Lambert); and [[Kyameran|Cameran]] who was implanted via Nephrite’s evil crest inside the [[wikipedia: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: With the destruction of his three [[youma]]’s we learn more about his character as a curious [[Queen Beryl]] asks of his progress in dealing with [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Mars]] in episode #18.  His determination in pursuing tasks individually revealed to us his great sense of pride; a tool which is used to defy and irritate [[Queen Beryl]] as well as an asset that a jealous [[Zoycite|Zoicite]] exploits while she subtlely tries to ruin his reputation and ultimately eliminate Nephrite. The subsequent failure of his next [[youma]] [[Jumeau]] greatly helped [[Zoycite|Zoicite]]<ref>URL="[http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/90/N/nephrite.html" - The Ultimate Sailor Moon Encyclopaedia (Nephrite)]</ref> for it allowed her to continue to patronise him of his shortcomings as [[Queen Beryl]] who by this time lost confidence in Nephrite, reprimanding him for his inadequate collection of human energy and even threatening him with the same ultimatum as his predecessor [[Jedite |Jadeite]]: the death of [[Sailor Moon]] or share in his punishment of "Eternal Sleep".
diff.text: Through the intonation of the stars in his hideout Nephrite learns that [[Tuxedo Mask]] is [[Sailor Moon]]’s greatest weakness. With some persuasion, [[Queen Beryl]] allows Nephrite to disguise himself and impersonate [[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, 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]], Nephrite “led her on” to test if she would walk into his trap at the Shinjuku MS Department Store. His suspicions were seemingly confirmed when she was naive enough to attend the Shinjuku MS Department Store earlier than expected and recognise Nephrite’s alter ego inside the [[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]]. "When the masquerade was exposed after he was discovered draining [[Naru Osaka|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] of her energy by her best friend [[Sailor Moon|Usagi (Serena) Tsukino]], she quickly changed into [[Sailor Moon]] to confront Nephrite<ref>URL="[http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/90/L/leo1.html" _ The Ultimate Sailor Moon Encyclopedia (Leo the Lion)]</ref>", "at which point the two long-time adversaries finally met face to face <ref>URL="[http://wwwww.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/90/N/nephrite.html" - The Ultimate Sailor Moon Encyclopaedia (Nephrite)]</ref>"! Once Nephrite fully revealed his true identity to [[Sailor Moon]], he scares her with an illusion of his clones before creating an illusion of the star [[wikipedia:Regulus|Regulus]] to whom he calls upon its power. The illusion of the star transforms into the constellation of [[wikipedia:Leo|Leo]] within which the [[youma]] of the same name leaps out and begins chasing after [[Sailor Moon]]. Had it not been for [[Tuxedo Mask]] striking Leo the lion on his face, [[Sailor Moon]] would have been fatally wounded. Returning his favour, [[Sailor Moon]] helps [[Tuxedo Mask]] battle [[Leo the Lion|Leo the lion]] with her [[Moon Tiara Magic]] attack, only for it to fail her as it merely stuns the [[youma]].  "Upon recovering, the [[youma]] continued his pursuit " of [[Sailor Moon]] and [[Tuxedo Mask]]. He is recalled by Nephrite  after he successfully traps the retreating [[Sailor Moon]] and [[Tuxedo Mask]] inside an elevator rigged by Nephrite. However, both [[Sailor Moon]] and [[Tuxedo Mask]] escape from Nephrite's trap and certain death with the help of [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[ Sailor Mars]].
diff.text: Although Nephrite failed to kill [[Sailor Moon]], [[Queen Beryl]] becomes very impressed with the amount of love energy drained from [[Naru Osaka|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] and as such, waivers Nephrite’s punishment. “But this was not the only means by which he had unwittingly profited from this scheme, for it also brought to his attention the fact that [[Naru Osaka|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]]<ref>URL="http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/90/N/nephrite.html"</ref>” was fawning over his alter ego Masato Sanjoin (Maxfield Stanton). Through the intonation with the stars in his hideout, Nephrite decided to continue pursuing her<ref>URL=” [http://www.wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Usagi_is_Thrilled!_Tuxedo_Mask%27s_Love_Letter”27s_Love_Letter - Wikimoon (Usagi is Thrilled! Tuxedo Mask's Love Letter]</ref> and exploit this valuable commodity for his own personal gain.
diff.text: Having avoided [[Queen Beryl|Queen Beryl’s]] punishment of “Eternal Sleep”, Nephrite was allowed to continue in his energy gathering efforts in reawakening [[Negaforce|Queen Metallia (Negaforce)]]. After performing inside his operation’s base intonation with the stars regarding his next target (Hiromi [Laurie] Matsuno), Nephrite decided that the time was right for him to use his two powerful [[Youma|youmas]] [[Gemini Warriors|Castor and Pollux]]. Though seemingly unbeatable by the power of their friendship (as symbolised by their bound tails) and their ability to mimic both [[Sailor Mars]]’s and [[Sailor Mercury]]’s attack,  the bound from which t hey drew their strength from weakened as they argued over how who should defeat their opponents. The distraction created from their bickering gave [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Mars]] the opportunity to eliminate them once and for all. “It was after this defeat that Nephrite finally realized how much he had underestimated the strength of [[Sailor Moon]], [[Sailor Mercury]] and [[Sailor Mars]] as well as in just how desperate a situation he was in, and that the only possible way he had left of redeeming himself was to find the [[Imperium Silver Crystal]]. It was an obsession that would ultimately prove to be his undoing<ref>URL=” [http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/90/N/nephrite.html”html - The Ultimate Sailor Moon Encyclopaedia (Nephrite)]</ref>.      
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diff.text: The starlight attack was an ad hoc offensive attack performed by Nephrite against [[Sailor Moon]] in episode #23 of the anime (Molly's Folly). The starlight attack would consist of three variations. 
diff.text: The starlight attack was an ad hoc offensive attack performed by Nephrite against [[Sailor Moon]] in episode 23 of the anime (Molly's Folly). The starlight attack would consist of three variations.    The first variation of the attack emitted a large force of energy which originated from the palm of Nephrite’s hand and was used to knock [[Sailor Moon]] to the ground and save the life of [[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] by splitting the mask of [[youma]] [[Yasha]] into two.   The second variation of the attack was formed as he clasped his hands together and called upon the stars to give him power, then fired blasts of power at [[Sailor Moon]] to again incapacitate her.   The last variation of the attack saw him cross his arms to form multiple balls of light, which orbited in circles similar to a planet's rotation. Upon gaining enough energy would he fire the projectiles at her.    Both the second and third attacks missed [[Sailor Moon]] although it is obvious that it can do quite a bit of physical damage to whatever it hit. Nephrite uses this attack while disguised as Maxfield Stanton, but he can probably perform this attack in his true form. The name of the attack seems to be a reference to the astrological means Nephrite uses to perform intonation with the stars and its constellation. In the original anime, Nephrite would yell "Starlight Attack” before he would attack his target. <ref>URL="http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Starlight_Attack"</ref>
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diff.text: The starlight attack was an ad hoc offensive attack performed by Nephrite against [[Sailor Moon]] in episode 23 of the anime (Molly's Folly). The starlight attack would consist of three variations.    The first variation of the attack emitted a large force of energy which originated from the palm of Nephrite’s hand and was used to knock [[Sailor Moon]] to the ground and save the life of [[Molly Baker|Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)]] by splitting the mask of [[youma]] [[Yasha]] into two.   The second variation of the attack was formed as he clasped his hands together and called upon the stars to give him power, then fired blasts of power at [[Sailor Moon]] to again incapacitate her.   The last variation of the attack saw him cross his arms to form multiple balls of light, which orbited in circles similar to a planet's rotation. Upon gaining enough energy would he fire the projectiles at her.    Both the second and third attacks missed [[Sailor Moon]] although it is obvious that it can do quite a bit of physical damage to whatever it hit. Nephrite uses this attack while disguised as Maxfield Stanton, but he can probably perform this attack in his true form. The name of the attack seems to be a reference to the astrological means Nephrite uses to perform intonation with the stars and its constellation. In the original anime, Nephrite would yell "Starlight Attack” before he would attack his target. <ref>URL="http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Starlight_Attack"</ref>
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diff.text: Both the second and third attacks missed [[Sailor Moon]] although it is obvious that it can do quite a bit of physical damage to whatever it hit. Nephrite uses this attack while disguised as Masato Sanjouin (Maxfield Stanton), but he can probably perform this attack in his true form. The name of the attack seems to be a reference to the astrological means Nephrite uses to perform intonation with the stars and its constellation. In the original anime, Nephrite would yell "Starlight Attack” before he would attack his target <ref>[http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Starlight_Attack - Wikimoon (Starlight Attack)]</ref>.