Nephrite was the second of the Shitennou to appear in the series. He was hot-tempered, jealous, violent, and impetuous. His main goal was to complete his mission (to find the Moon Princess and the Silver Crystal) so that he could prove to Queen Beryl that he was the most worthy of the Shitennou, and gain her love. He is the main rival of Jadeite for Beryl's attentions. Despite this, Queen Beryl seemed to like him the least out of the four, and considered him useless.