Jiji is an Oni-like Youma who was the 6th of the Seven Great Youma. He was reincarnated as Grandpa Hino.
Etymology[]
"Jiji" means old man in Japanese.
Appearance[]
He is based on a traditional Japanese demon; he has two yellow lazy eyes as well as a fit body with rings around his wrists and ankles. His hands have retractable claws.
Information[]
Jiji was released when Zoisite removed the Indigo Rainbow Crystal from Grandpa Hino's body. Zoisite tried and failed to remove the Rainbow Crystals the first time, but was able to finish the job the second time. He even managed to collect the crystal for himself.
After Jiji transformed, Zoisite instructed him to attack Tuxedo Mask, who was attempting to obtain the Rainbow Crystal. Tuxedo Mask ran after Zoisite, and Jiji sent a blast of energy in his direction, to no avail. Instead of continuing to attack Tuxedo Mask, he turned and began to chase after Yuuichirou Kumada.
Yuuichirou ran inside the shrine and alerted Rei about the situation. He even stood up to the youma himself but was quickly knocked unconscious. Rei used her holy fire to a certain that Jiji was her grandfather, and even figured out that his recent emotional instability was due to the Rainbow Crystal inside him. She attempted to remind him that she was his granddaughter, in a last attempt to reawaken some of the human spirits still inside of him and get him to hesitate in his attack. This plan did not work, and he continued attacking just as ferociously as before.
Luckily, Usagi arrived and threw a rice cake at Jiji, distracting him just long enough for Rei to escape. Usagi transformed into Sailor Moon and tried to attack the youma with Moon Tiara Action until Rei told her that Jiji was actually her grandfather. He began chasing them, and Luna instructed Rei to use one of her ofuda to immobilize him. She did so, and it stopped him just long enough for Sailor Moon to use Moon Healing Escalation to heal him, causing him to revert to his human form as Rei's grandfather.
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Trivia[]
- Jiji is the first monster of the day created on one of Rei's relatives, the other being Sailor Artist.
- Jiji and Rikoukeidar are the only Seven Great Youma who reincarnated on characters that appear in the manga as well as the only recurring characters, not including Ryo.
- He is the only of the Seven Great Youma who reincarnated on a recurring character of the series.
- Enemies that resemble Jiji appear in the Super Famicom video game Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon.
- He is the only one of the Seven Great Youma to successfully resist his initial transformation.
