"Sailorjupiter? I'm not surprised. I have a mission, and I will accomplish it." --Volume 1, Act 5
Dark Equations
While Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon operates mostly on a team dynamic, individual characters are occasionally given the chance to shine. Sailorjupiter has showdowns with specific villains in almost every season, and they often reflect her own characteristics.Nephrite, The Second King
Our first equation is Nephrite, the second king working for Queen Beryl. He is the second highest in command and oversees the North American division. Takeuchi describes him as "emotional and intense," and according to the Materials Collection he is somewhere around nineteen years old. Nephrite possesses an arrogance and exaggerated masculinity that is unique among the shitennou. Takeuchi also describes him as an oldest-son type, and notes that his pride will likely get him killed quickly. His appearance in the manga is short-lived, but what we do see is immense pride and a preference to work alone.
There is no obvious connection between Nephrite and Sailorjupiter in the anime: Nephrite is involved with Naru and dies before Makoto enters the scene. There is a much more noticeable connection in the manga. During her first day as a sailor senshi, Nephrite possesses the body of Motoki and expresses false love for Makoto. When his plot is discovered, Sailorjupiter destroys him using her Flower Hurricane and an unnamed thunder attack.
Also, Takeuchi had the idea of a marriage between the four shitennou and the four senshi. It is important to note that these pairings are completely conceptual and in no way supported by the anime (though hints can be argued for the manga). You can learn more about it at Deep in the Heart and Tempest.
Petz, The Final Ayakashi Sister
Tall, strong and clad in green, her name is Petz, and she is the oldest and most powerful of the Ayakashi Sisters. She gives the appearance of the most maturity among her sisters, and is very devoted to her mission. Her personality varies quite markedly between the anime and manga. In the manga she is ruthless and completely overcome by darkness. In the anime, in addition to her mission, she is concerned with cosmetics and girly-things, which leads to a more believeable conversion at the conclusion of the season.
Unlike Nephrite it is pretty obvious that she and Sailorjupiter are paired up. They are both the most powerful of their respective groups and their coloring is green. Even Petz's attack, Dark Thunder, is very similar to Sailorjupiter's Sparkling Wide Pressure. They have a face-off in both the anime and manga; however, each leads to a different ending. In the anime, after fighting Sailorjupiter, Petz leaves her life of evil and joins her sisters in a new life on Earth. In the manga, however, Petz manages to seal Sailorjupiter inside a ball of lightning just before she gets blasted by Sailormoon.
Tellu, The Third Witch
Another lovely lady in green, Tellu is the third of the five witches to appear in the anime fourth in the manga. At Level 404 she is the second most powerful witch, aside from Cyprine and Ptitol. She is interested in botany and utilizes plants to obtain pure hearts.
No connection exists between her and Sailorjupiter in the anime. Tellu is introduced and killed within the same episode, and Sailorjupiter is not featured at all during her plot arc. In the manga it is much more obvious. She succeeds in putting Jupiter into a trance (twice) and tempts her to forget her life as a senshi and live a quiet life tending to beautiful plants. However, the Jupiter Guardian reminds Makoto of her true calling and passion: to become the best warrior she can. Makoto snaps out of it, and Tellu, along with her sister witches, are destroyed.
Hawk Eye, The Feathered Amazon
Hawk Eye is the effeminate fire-breather of the Amazon Trio. In the anime he prefers to target older women, and he treats each attempt with patience and attention. In the manga Hawk Eye cross-dresses, and he has a love of pretty things. Takeuchi describes him as having "the feeling of Zoisite-sama having gained ten years of experience and become independent."
Sailorjupiter has little in common with Hawk Eye in the anime, but she bears a strong connection to him in the manga. The story is told in Act 37, "Jupiter Dream." Makoto and Chibi Usa encounter Hawk Eye at a supermarket. He takes them to his herb shop where he encourages Makoto to pursue her dreams and gives her an Amazon charm ring. Makoto returns to the store later and admits that she is torn between her dreams of living a normal life and her destiny to fight as a sailor soldier. Hawk Eye attacks in her moment of weakness and succeeds in binding her with energy from the ring he gave her. The Jupiter Guardian appears and reminds Makoto that she must overcome her weakness to defeat the enemy. Makoto uses the Jupiter Crystal to transform into Super Sailorjupiter and kills Hawk Eye with her Oak Evolution.
Jun Jun, The First Amazonness
Jun Jun is, in many ways, a mirror of Sailorjupiter. Both are athletic, cunning, and covered from head to foot in green. The Amazonness is an acrobat, and she skilled in tight-rope walking and trouble-making. She is the third sister, and she tends to showcase more maturity than the others. Her mission, like that of the other Amazonnesses, is to steal dream mirrors. Rather than using brute force, Jun Jun aids her victims dreams into coming true. Therefore, she figures, the victim's dream mirror will no longer be needed, and she can take them easily.
Jun Jun plays on Makoto's love of beautiful plants to attempt to lure her away from fighting. As always, her plans are foiled by the Goddess of Thunder.
A Note About Sailor Stars
Sailorjupiter has no certain counterpart in the Stars season because of the structure of the story arc. While the previous four seasons deal with singular groups of villains, the Stars arc focuses on the general battle of good versus evil. The introduction of numerous new characters also does not facilitate the typical pairing up inherent in the other arcs. Fans have sought to draw connections between Sailormars and Sailor Lead Crow and Sailormercury and Sailor Aluminum Siren, but these are mostly questions of aesthetics and not of plot or character.
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