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Kunzite is the fourth and most powerful general of the Shitennou. He was renamed Malachite in the DiC dub.

Nomenclature and Etymology[]

Etymology[]

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


Appearance[]

Kunzite has long white hair and light tanned skin. Like the other generals, he wears a gray uniform with blue trimming, with white gloves, but he wears a white cape and his epaulets have a blue gem on top.

Information[]

Kunzite's first appeared as he was comforting Zoisite, who was offended by Nephrite, who planned to get the Silver Crystal, which was Zoisite's assignment.

After Nephrite's death, he appeared from time to time assisting Zoisite where he was attempting to obtain the Rainbow Crystals. When Zoisite challenged Tuxedo Mask for the crystals, Kunzite appeared and took them. When Zoisite was defeated by Sailor Moon and killed by Queen Beryl for disobeying her, Kunzite fought against the Sailor Guardians but Sailor Moon defeated him with an unnamed attack from the Moon Stick.

After Zoisite's death, Kunzite attempted to find Sailor Moon, often turning people into Youma 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.

When the Sailor Senshi found a path to the Dark Kingdom, he attacked the Guardians in the cave passage, where they were transported to the past. Kunzite attacked Luna and Artemis, but when the Guardians returned, Kunzite summoned energy knives to attack them. After the Sailor Guardians put their powers together to protect Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon used Moon Healing Escalation and reflected one of Kunzite's energy blades at him. This impaled Kunzite, and as he dissolved into bubbles, he stated that he would be joining Zoisite in the afterlife very soon.

Powers[]

Kunzite was the most powerful of the four Shitennou. He has power over dark energy, through which he can use as energy blasts, energy blades, or an energy dome, which he used to trap the Sailor Senshi in. He was also able to levitate the Rainbow Crystals towards his grasp, and create a dark energy dome that was able to absorb all of the Sailor Senshi's attacks.

Kunzite also seems to possess the ability to transform regular humans into Youma; however, this is unclear if this is his own ability or that of the Black Crystal occurring offscreen. Kunzite also seems to be very strategic and skilled in strategy, as he can formulate cunning plans and easily sees the intentions of others, such as the Sailor Senshi in episode 43,

He also displayed the ability to form a barrier of dark energy when confronting the Sailor Senshi in the Starlight Tower. This barrier was capable of absorbing the Sailor Senshi's attacks and throwing the attacks back at them; however, Sailor Moon was able to overpower him using the Legendary Silver Crystal.

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Trivia[]

  • In the DiC English dub, Kunzite's name is changed to Malachite.
    • Interestingly, he was the only member of the Shitennou to be renamed after a completely different type of mineral, as opposed to just an alternate spelling of his original name.
  • Kunzite was unique in the anime, in that he was the only Shitennou who did not find out Sailor Moon's civilian identity, the only one who created all of his Youma from humans (aside from Zoisite, who did so once), the only one who did not wear any disguises, and the only one who died in combat directly because of Sailor Moon. His uniform was also the only one that included a cape.
  • He was also the only Shitennou that Sailor Moon attempted to heal, as well as the first Dark Kingdom main antagonist she attempted to heal, the second being Prince Endymion.
  • He and Zoisite were the first same-sex couple, followed by Sailors' Neptune and Uranus in Sailor Moon S. This was averted in the original DiC dub and several others dubs making them a straight couple.
    • In the Spanish dub, it was changed making him Zoisite's uncle and erasing any couple-evidence in the dialogues. Despite that, visual evidence remained.
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