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Kunzite is the 4th and most powerful general of Queen Beryl. He was originally a general to Prince Endymion.

Nomenclature & Etymology

Etymology

Kunzite's name is likely derived from a variety of spodumene known as Kunzite.

Appearance

Kunzite has long white hair. He wears a white suit and gloves and a cape. He is the tallest of the Shitennou, and his estimated age is 25-26, as stated in the Materials Collection.

Personality

Information

Codename: Sailor V

In Codename: Sailor V, he didn't directly act against Minako during her battle against the Dark Agency, he was stated as being the superior of the Dark Agency's leader, Ace Kaitou a.k.a. Danburite.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

In Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, he is the last of the Shitennou to appear, and he is also the most powerful. He is the commander of the Middle Eastern division of the Dark Kingdom. He appears after the death of Nephrite. He advises Zoisite to be careful and to think his plans through better than his contemporaries Jadeite and Nephrite.

After Zoisite's failure and subsequent death, he is left alone to fight against the Sailor Senshi. He is determined to locate the Silver Crystal but feels that he must kill the Sailor Senshi and their princess first (by this time, Sailor V had arrived and was posing as the princess).

In Act 6, he appears and seems to be amused by Tuxedo Mask’s announcement of the Silver Crystal's existence to the citizens of Tokyo. In Act 9, he causes a massive blackout throughout Tokyo and waits for the Sailor Guardians at the top of Tokyo Tower.

The Sailor Guardians confront him there, but he absorbs their attacks and returns them at Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Mask takes the blast for her, and in Act 9, they remember their past. Sailor Moon transforms into Princess Serenity and begins to cry for Tuxedo Mask.

Then, the Silver Crystal forms within one of her tears. The Silver Crystal emits a light that restores Kunzite's memory of his past life in which he served Prince Endymion during the Silver Millennium.

Kunzite then returns to the Dark Kingdom, where he resurrects the other fallen Shitennou. They live just long enough to remember their past lives serving Endymion and then melt away once more to revert to crystals. He then captures the wounded prince and takes him back to the Dark Kingdom, knowing that he has found the one who he truly serves. In Act 10, he secretly follows Queen Beryl down a hall to see Queen Metalia, where he is amazed by how much power the great ruler has accumulated.

He confronts Queen Beryl, asking what she intends to do with Endymion's body. The evil Queen forms a stone on his forehead, reminding him that he must obey her because he and the other Shitennou had pledged their eternal loyalty to her alone. She then orders him to steal energy from humans in order to draw out the Sailor Senshi, so that he may steal the Silver Crystal. Kunzite returns to Tokyo and begins blasting people with ice, threatening to freeze the entire city.

Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians appear, and Kunzite tries to steal the crystal. Sailor Moon ascends into space, only to be followed closely by Kunzite. She tries to gain information on the state of Tuxedo Mask, but Kunzite tells her that if she gives him the Silver Crystal, he will return Tuxedo Mask's body. She does not want to attack him at this point because she has not yet found out anything about Tuxedo Mask, but the other Guardians arrive and kill Kunzite with Sailor Planet Attack.

He is reduced to nothing but the stone after which he is named and falls at Queen Beryl's feet. She then gives the stone, along with the stones of the other fallen Shitennou, to the revived evil Prince Endymion. In act 12, when Endymion is resurrected, the stone Kunzite awakens, and Kunzite appears to Mamoru to tell him how to defeat Metalia. His stone then shatters. His spirit appears a little more time with the Shitennou to support Mamoru.

Gallery

Trivia

In one of the pictures from the artbooks, Kunzite is paired up with Sailor Venus.
- Interestingly, both Kunzite and Venus are leaders of two alignments: Kunzite is the leader of the Shitennou while Venus is the leader of the Sailor Senshi.
- In a flashback of the Silver Millenium in Codename Sailor V, Sailor Venus is interacting with Kunzite, implying a romance. But Ace Kaitou states immediately in the next panel she fell in love with tons of people even back then. A statement that Artemis agrees with.

Manga
Leaders: Queen Metalia • Queen Beryl • Tuxedo Mask Shitennou: Jadeite • Nephrite • Zoisite • Kunzite Youma: Morga • Garoben • Nephrite's Alter Ego

Anime

Leaders: Queen Metalia • Queen Beryl • Prince Endymion / Tuxedo Mask

Shitennou: Jadeite • Nephrite • Zoisite • Kunzite
Youma: Morga • Balm • Furau • Iguara • Kyurene • Derella • Garoben • Ramua • Kigaan • Murido • Thetis • Tesuni • Petasos • Widow • Cameran • Jumou • Regulus • Castor and Pollux • Nephrite's Alter Ego • Yasha • Akan • Mitsuami • Shakokai • Blizzar • Zoyrin Geller • Papillon • The London Youma • Oniwabandana • DD Girls
Plant Sisters: Housenka • Grape • Suzuran
Seven Great Youma: Gamecen • Boxy • Bunbo • Veena • Rikoukeidar • Jiji • Bakene • The Ultimate Youma

Sera Myu
Leaders: Queen Metalia • Queen Beryl Shitennou: Jadeite • Nephrite • Zoisite • Kunzite Neo Shitennou: Kalunite • Hiddenite • Hematite • Kunzite Youma: Manegin • DD Girls Other Members: Lemures Baba

PGSM
Leaders: Queen Metalia • Queen Beryl Shitennou: Jadeite • Nephrite • Zoisite • Zoisite Other Members: Dark Mercury • Metalia Endymion • Mio Kuroki Queen Mio's Dark Kingdom: Queen Mio • Pierrot

Crystal
Leaders: Queen Metalia • Queen Beryl • Tuxedo Mask Shitennou: Jadeite • Nephrite • Zoisite • Kunzite Youma: Morga • Garoben • Nephrite's Alter Ego • Ghost Bride

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+|japanese = クンツァイト
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+|romanji = Kuntsu~aito
-'''Kunzite''' is the fourth and most powerful general of [[Queen Beryl]]. He was originally a general to [[Prince Endymion]]. This is the original depiction of the character created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]].
+|jobs = Leader of the [[Shitennou]]
+|affiliates = [[Queen Beryl (manga)|Queen Beryl]], the other Shitennou, [[Prince Endymion (manga)|Prince Endymion]]
+|first manga appearance = [[Act 5 Makoto - Sailor Jupiter]]}}
+'''Kunzite''' is the 4th and most powerful general of [[Queen Beryl (manga)|Queen Beryl]]. He was originally a general to [[Prince Endymion]].
 == Nomenclature & Etymology ==
+==== Etymology ====
+Kunzite's name is likely derived from a variety of spodumene known as Kunzite.
 ==Appearance==
 Kunzite has long white hair. He wears a white suit and gloves and a cape. He is the tallest of the Shitennou, and his estimated age is 25-26, as stated in the Materials Collection.
 == Personality ==
+== Information ==
+=== Codename: Sailor V ===
+In Codename: Sailor V, he didn't directly act against Minako during her battle against the [[Dark Agency]], he was stated as being the superior of the Dark Agency's leader, [[Phantom Ace|Ace Kaitou]] a.k.a. Danburite.
+=== Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon ===
-==Background==
+In Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, he is the last of the Shitennou to appear, and he is also the most powerful.  He is the commander of the Middle Eastern division of the [[Dark Kingdom]]. He appears after the death of [[Nephrite]]. He advises Zoisite to be careful and to think his plans through better than his contemporaries [[Jadeite]] and Nephrite.
-===Manga ===
-In Codename: Sailor V, he didn't directly act against Minako during her battle against the [[Dark Agency]], he was stated as being the superior of the Dark Agency's leader, [[Phantom Ace|Ace Kaitou]] a.k.a. Danburite. In Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, he is the last of the Shitennou to appear, and he is also the most powerful.  He is the commander of the Middle Eastern division of the [[Dark Kingdom]]. He appears after the death of [[Nephrite]]. He advises [[Zoisite]]  to be careful, and to think his plans through better than his contemporaries [[Jadeite]] and Nephrite.
-After Zoisite's failure and subsequent death, he is left alone to fight against the senshi. He is determined to locate the [[Silver Crystal]], but feels that he must kill the senshi and their princess first (by this time, [[Sailor Venus|Sailor V]] had arrived and was posing as the princess).
+After Zoisite's failure and subsequent death, he is left alone to fight against the Sailor Senshi. He is determined to locate the [[Silver Crystal]] but feels that he must kill the Sailor Senshi and their princess first (by this time, [[Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (manga)|Sailor V]] had arrived and was posing as the princess).
-In ''Act 6'', he appears and seems to be amused by Tuxedo Mask’s announcement of the Silver Crystal's existence to the citizens of Tokyo. In ''Act 9'', he causes a massive blackout throughout Tokyo and waits for the senshi at the top of Tokyo Tower.
+In ''Act 6'', he appears and seems to be amused by Tuxedo Mask’s announcement of the Silver Crystal's existence to the citizens of Tokyo. In ''Act 9'', he causes a massive blackout throughout Tokyo and waits for the Sailor Guardians at the top of Tokyo Tower.
-The senshi confront him there, but he absorbs their attacks and returns them at Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Mask takes the blast for her, and in Act 9, they remember their past. Sailor Moon transforms into [[Princess Serenity]] and begins to cry for Tuxedo Mask.
+The Sailor Guardians confront him there, but he absorbs their attacks and returns them at Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Mask takes the blast for her, and in Act 9, they remember their past. Sailor Moon transforms into [[Princess Serenity]] and begins to cry for Tuxedo Mask.
 Then, the Silver Crystal forms within one of her tears. The Silver Crystal emits a light that restores Kunzite's memory of his past life in which he served [[Prince Endymion]] during the Silver Millennium.
-Kunzite then returns to the Dark Kingdom, where he resurrects the other fallen Shitennou. They live just long enough to remember their past lives serving Endymion, and then melt away once more to revert to crystals. He then captures the wounded prince and takes him back to the Dark Kingdom, knowing that he has found the one who he truly serves. In ''Act 10'', he secretly follows [[Queen Beryl]] down a hall to see [[Queen Metaria]], where he is amazed by how much power the great ruler has accumulated.
+Kunzite then returns to the Dark Kingdom, where he resurrects the other fallen Shitennou. They live just long enough to remember their past lives serving Endymion and then melt away once more to revert to crystals. He then captures the wounded prince and takes him back to the Dark Kingdom, knowing that he has found the one who he truly serves. In ''Act 10'', he secretly follows [[Queen Beryl (manga)|Queen Beryl]] down a hall to see [[Queen Metalia (manga)|Queen Metalia]], where he is amazed by how much power the great ruler has accumulated.
-He confronts Queen Beryl, asking what she intends to do with Endymion's body. The evil Queen forms a stone on his forehead, reminding him that he must obey her because he and the other Shitennou had pledged their eternal loyalty to her alone. She then orders him to steal energy from humans in order to draw out the senshi, so that he may steal the Silver Crystal. Kunzite returns to Tokyo and begins blasting people with ice, threatening to freeze the entire city.
-Sailor Moon and the senshi appear, and Kunzite tries to steal the crystal. Sailor Moon ascends into space, only to be followed closely by Kunzite. She tries to gain information on the state of Tuxedo Mask, but Kunzite tells her that if she gives him the Silver Crystal, he will return Tuxedo Mask's body. She does not want to attack him at this point because she has not yet found out anything about Tuxedo Mask, but the other senshi arrive and kill Kunzite with [[Sailor Planet Attack]].
-He is reduced to nothing but the stone after which he is names and falls at Queen Beryl's feet. She then gives the stone, along with the stones of the other fallen Shitennou, to the revived evil Prince Endymion. In act 12, when Endymion is resurrected, the stone Kunzite awakens, and Kunzite appears to Mamoru to tell him how to defeat Metaria. His stone then shatters. His spirit appears a few more time with the Shitennou to support Mamoru.
-==== Anime ====
-In the anime, Kunzite's first appearance was during Nephrite's turn to gather energy for Queen Beryl. After Nephrite's death, he appeared from time to time during Zoisite’s saga where he was attempting to obtain the [[Rainbow Crystals]]. When he challenged [[Tuxedo Mask (anime)|Tuxedo Mask]] for the crystals, Kunzite appeared and took them. When [[Zoisite (anime)|Zoisite]] was defeated by Sailor Moon and killed by [[Queen Beryl (anime)|Queen Beryl]] for disobeying her, Kunzite fought against the Sailor Senshi but Sailor Moon defeated him with Cosmic Moon Power.
-After Zoisite's death, Kunzite attempted to find Sailor Moon, often turning people into monsters to do so, fighting alongside the brainwashed Tuxedo Mask, albeit begrudgingly. Like Zoisite, Kunzite did not bother creating civilian identities, instead operating in the background of Youma plots. While he and Tuxedo Mask still sought out the Silver Crystal, he came to despise Tuxedo Mask's methods of holding back when fighting Sailor Moon.
-In the penultimate episode of the first season, he attacks the Senshi in a cave, where they are transported to the past. Kunzite attacks [[Luna (anime)|Luna]] and [[Artemis |Artemis]], but when the Senshi return, all are defeated by Kunzite, who gets stronger every time they see him. Sailor Moon uses Cosmic Moon Power and reflects one of Kunzite's energy blades at him. This finally kills Kunzite, and as he dissolves into nothingness, he states that he would be joining Zoisite in the afterlife very soon.
-==== Live Action ====
-<span>In </span>[[Act 13 - The Last of the Shitennou, Kunzite, Appears|Act 13]]<span>, a man named Shin meets </span>[[Usagi Tsukino (PGSM)|Usagi]] <span>and </span>[[Mamoru Chiba (PGSM)|Mamoru]]<span>, telling them that he has completely lost his memory, but that he can remember them, and that he likes flowers, nature, and the ocean. Usagi wants to help him, so she and Mamoru try to gather things that he likes to help him regain his memory. He does regain his memory - but not through Usagi's help. Needing more help to capture the princess, </span>[[Queen Beryl (PGSM)|Queen Beryl]] <span>awakens Shin as Kunzite, the last of the Shitennou. After being awakened by Queen Beryl, Kunzite turned out to be the most cunning of the Shitennou, mapiplulating both applies and enemies alikes. He also turned out to the be the most vicius, with the most success at defeating the senshi in battle. One of his main sources seems to be provking </span>[[Nephrite (PGSM)|Nephrite]] <span>when left to his own devices. Kunzite is very intelligent, but he does not hold the respect for Queen Beryl that the other Shitennou have. He seems to humour her, waiting for </span>[[Queen Metaria (PGSM)|Queen Metaria]]<span>'s arrival. He is very powerful - he has telekinetic ability and a powerful sword. He can pull a few strands of his hair, which he uses to transform people into youma.  He also has the ability to turn the senshi into dark soldiers who work for the </span>[[Dark Kingdom]]<span>- he first tried to turn </span>Sailor Moon <span>into a youma, then he turned </span>[[Sailor Mercury (PGSM)|Sailor Mercury]] <span>into </span>[[Dark Mercury]]<span>. He was quite fond of her but she seemed to develop her own disregard for authority. Kunzite later realized </span>[[Sailor Venus (PGSM)|Sailor Venus]] <span>was not the true moon Princess. Because of </span>[[Zoisite (PGSM)|Zoisite's]] <span>attempts to bring back his memories, Kunzite remember Endyimon and what he did as well. As a result, Kunzite made his mission to get revenge on the Prince who felt threw away the Earth for Serenity.</span>
-==== Crystal ====
-Kunzite first appears in act 4, criticizing [[Jadeite (Crystal)|Jadeite]] for his performance. Later, he appears with the other Shitennou in front of the Senshi, saying that they will obtain the [[Silver Crystal]] and that they and the rest of the world will answer to them and their ruler. He taunts Luna after voicing her protests and teleports away.
-Kunzite appears briefly in act six, amused about the mad scramble for the Silver Crystal in Tokyo.
-Kunzite remembers his past life in Act 10, but is brainwashed by [[Queen Beryl (Crystal)|Queen Beryl]] along with the rest of the Shitennou. They attack the Sailor Senshi, and are defeated by [[Sailor Moon (Crystal)|Sailor Moon]]. Kunzite and the other Shitennou confront the Senshi again at D-Point, where they have their memories restored, but are immediately destroyed by [[Queen Metaria (Crystal)|Queen Metalia]] after.
-Although their physical bodies have perished, their strong spirits/souls still exist within their respective colored stones to give advice, guidance, and wisdom to their one true master. In the [[Act 12 - Enemy, Queen Metaria (episode)|twelve episode]], their stones had protected their master from being stabbed to death by the sacred, [[Sword of the Silver Crystal]] to return [[Prince Endymion (Crystal)|Prince Endymion]] to life once again. The spirit of Kunzite later appeared and gave Endymion vital information on how to eliminate Queen Metalia once and for all. The other three then appeared and assured [[Mamoru Chiba (Crystal)|Mamoru]] that they would always stay by his side and knew that he and [[Princess Serenity (Crystal)|his Princess]] would live happily ever.
+He confronts Queen Beryl, asking what she intends to do with Endymion's body. The evil Queen forms a stone on his forehead, reminding him that he must obey her because he and the other Shitennou had pledged their eternal loyalty to her alone. She then orders him to steal energy from humans in order to draw out the Sailor Senshi, so that he may steal the Silver Crystal. Kunzite returns to Tokyo and begins blasting people with ice, threatening to freeze the entire city.
-In [[Act 18 - Invasion, Sailor Venus (episode)|Episode 18]], Mamoru had used his newfound mystical abilities to call upon his four subordinates. Kunzite had said that he detected very strong evil energy coming from the [[Black Crystal]] earring, and that he, Endymion, needed to believe strongly enough in his own abilities if he wanted to protect the person most dear to him.
+Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians appear, and Kunzite tries to steal the crystal. Sailor Moon ascends into space, only to be followed closely by Kunzite. She tries to gain information on the state of Tuxedo Mask, but Kunzite tells her that if she gives him the Silver Crystal, he will return Tuxedo Mask's body. She does not want to attack him at this point because she has not yet found out anything about Tuxedo Mask, but the other Guardians arrive and kill Kunzite with [[Sailor Planet Attack]].
-==== Sera Myu ====
-''For his background in the musicals, [[Kunzite (Sera Myu)|click here.]]''
+He is reduced to nothing but the stone after which he is named and falls at Queen Beryl's feet. She then gives the stone, along with the stones of the other fallen Shitennou, to the revived evil Prince Endymion. In act 12, when Endymion is resurrected, the stone Kunzite awakens, and Kunzite appears to Mamoru to tell him how to defeat Metalia. His stone then shatters. His spirit appears a little more time with the Shitennou to support Mamoru.
+== Gallery ==
 ==Trivia==
+*In one of the pictures from the artbooks, Kunzite is paired up with [[Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (manga)|Sailor Venus]].
-*Kunzite's name is likely derived from a variety of spodumene known as Kunzite.
-*In one of the pictures from the artbooks, Kunzite is paired up with [[Sailor Venus]].
 **Interestingly, both Kunzite and Venus are leaders of two alignments: Kunzite is the leader of the Shitennou while Venus is the leader of the Sailor Senshi.
-**In a flashback of the Silver Millenium in ''Codename Sailor V'', Sailor Venus is interacting with Kunzite, implying a romance. But Ace Kaitou states immediately in the next panel she fell in love with tons of people even back then. A statement which Artemis agrees with.
+**In a flashback of the Silver Millenium in ''Codename Sailor V'', Sailor Venus is interacting with Kunzite, implying a romance. But Ace Kaitou states immediately in the next panel she fell in love with tons of people even back then. A statement that Artemis agrees with.
-==Gallery==
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