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Jadeite(ジェダイト,Jedaito, called Jedite in the English anime) is the first of the Shitennou to appear, and the lowest in rank (despite being older than Zoisite, who is one rank above him). In her Materials Collection, Naoko Takeuchi describes him as being about 18 years old in appearance, making him the second-youngest, while in the live-action series he is the youngest. He is the head of the Dark Kingdom's Far-Eastern Division and is named after the mineral jadeite.
In the manga, Jadeite's mission is to track down the Silver Crystal but eventually changes to gathering life energy to awaken Queen Metalia. He has very little interaction with the other Shitennou, only briefly being seen with (and mocked by) Nephrite. He expresses an attraction to Sailor Mars and is eventually killed by her, at which point Nephrite vows to take revenge for his fallen comrade. In the later sidestory Casablanca Memories, Zoisite also tries to avenge Jadeite.
In the anime, hunting energy is Jadeite's primary mission. He is adapted to be outspokenly sexist against women, often remarking how women and girls cannot match his power nor comprehend his methods, although this is toned down in the English dub and replaced with a more general rivalry between himself and the Sailor Senshi. Most of his schemes in the anime involve disguises; he takes on a variety of occupations and personas to trick humans into giving him energy, always targeting mass numbers at once. Eventually, as a punishment for his repeated failures, Queen Beryl places him in "Eternal Sleep," not knowing that just before coming to her he had learned the Senshi's secret identities. Encased in a crystal and teleported away, he is never seen again.