1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/criminal.png]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Music/MichaelJackson}} You've been hit by a smooth criminal!]]'']] |
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4 | ->''“On the court, you only have yourself to rely on. Monsters aren't allowed to score an ace! I won't let you get an advantage either! How dare you use tennis for your evil ends! Even Navratilova would be upset! I am Sailor Moon! And InTheNameOfTheMoon, I'll return your serve for a point!”'' |
5 | -->-- '''Usagi Tsukino''' |
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7 | ->([=DiC=] Episode: '''"Match Point For Sailor Moon"''') |
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9 | A suave villain from the Dark Kingdom called Nephrite proclaims that he can absorb vast amounts of energy from a single person then what Jadeite could have collected from a hundred. And he starts by targeting Rui Saionji, a rising tennis star and Naru's childhood friend. |
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11 | !! Tropes in this episode include: |
12 | * BadassBystander: Naru realizes something is seriously wrong with Rui and refuses to back down even as Rui starts threatening her. She's even willing to take a blast from Rui's possessed racket. |
13 | * BeTheBall: Tesuni traps Sailor Moon in a giant tennis ball costume and bounces her around the court. |
14 | * BreakingOldTrends: The first episode to introduce the VictimOfTheWeek theme. |
15 | * CaptainObvious: Central Control’s information comes off as this in the [=DiC=] dub, which has had the characters be aware of their nemesis’s name and intent since the start. |
16 | * ClaimedByTheSupernatural: Nephrite secretly infuses one of his monsters onto Rui's racket to speed up and steal her energy. A crest appears on the racket and Rui experiences a dark shift in personality as a result. |
17 | * CoolBigSis: Naru considers Rui to be her "big sis" since they grew up together and how Rui watched over her. |
18 | * CoolCar: Nephrite drives a crimson red Ferrari Testarossa. |
19 | * DowsingDevice: Nephrite calls upon the stars to channel their energy into his thoughts so he can visualize the designated target. |
20 | * DubNameChange: |
21 | ** Nephrite's disguise name in the [=DIC=] version is "Maxfield Stanton". |
22 | ** Rui Saionji has her name changed to "Katie Sandler" in the [=DIC=] version. |
23 | ** The youma Tesuni becomes the Negamonster "Tensie". |
24 | * TheGadfly: Zoicite's first appearance is him taunting Nephrite about his hubris and imagining that he'll fail spectacularly. |
25 | * HappyFlashback: Naru thinks back to her childhood and how happy she and Rui were. |
26 | * InternalReveal: Luna learns from her secret partner that their enemies are known as the Dark Kingdom and that they're after human energy. |
27 | * InventedIndividual: Nephrite names himself as Masato Sanjoin, a totally normal human who's also the rich and handsome president of a brand new company. |
28 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Rui doesn't remember anything that happened from the moment she picked up her racket to after Tesuni's demise. |
29 | * OldDarkHouse: In the outskirts of Tokyo, Nephrite manifests his base as an abandoned mansion with a dark forest surrounding it. It can be assumed that this mansion and surrounding forest ceased to exist [[Recap/SailorMoonEp24NarusTearsNephriteDiesForLove when Nephrite dies]]. |
30 | * PassionateSportsGirl: Rui loves tennis and her passion and dedication to the sport have made her well known in the sports community. This trope takes a turn for the worse when Nephrite's youma possesses her which causes the girl to become more savage and obsessive the more she plays. |
31 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Nephrite's disguise is Masato Sanjouin; he is said to be a business entrepreneur but what business exactly he does is never mentioned. He introduces himself to Rui as "a tennis coach." A later episode subtly implies that he owns the M.S. Shopping Mall due to the initials matching his alias. |
32 | * PlayingWithFire: Tesui's second mode of attack involves launching fire balls at Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask. |
33 | * ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Nephrite proves he's better then Rui because he used his otherworldly strength to beat her at tennis. |
34 | * StarPower: By analyzing the movement of the stars, Nephrite can pinpoint and target which humans are about to reach their peak energy level. |
35 | * VillainOpeningScene: Nephrite begins the episode by explaining how he can obtain mass amounts of energy from a single person based on when their energy level is at its peak. |
36 | * YouWereTryingTooHard: Nephrite argues that Jadeite's tactics failed because he tried to collect energy from too many humans at once. He plans to focus on a single target and draw as much energy from them as possible. |
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