Jiji

Jiji takes after a classic Japanese demon. A pair of drooping yellow eyes sits above a muscular frame ringed at the wrists and ankles, and sharp claws slide out from his hands when he attacks. The oni styling marks him as one of the more monstrous entries among the Seven Great Youma.

Jiji fights with the retractable claws hidden in his hands and can hurl blasts of raw energy at a fleeing target. He also holds a distinction among the Seven Great Monsters, being the only one who briefly fought off his own transformation, forcing Zoisite to make a second attempt before the change finally took hold.

Zoisite fails on his first try to pull the indigo Rainbow Crystal from Grandpa Hino, but succeeds on the second by suspending the old man in the air, claiming the crystal for himself. He then orders the newborn Jiji to strike at Tuxedo Mask, who is chasing that same crystal; the monster's energy blast misses, and he rounds instead on Yuichiro Kumada. Yuichiro flees into the shrine, warns Rei, and is knocked unconscious the moment he tries to stand his ground. Rei's sacred fire reveals that the demon is her own grandfather, his recent moodiness explained by the crystal lodged inside him. Her plea to reach the human spirit within goes unanswered, and only when Usagi arrives, pelting Jiji with daifuku, does Rei escape. Luna directs her to pin him with an ofuda long enough for Sailor Moon to cast Moon Healing Escalation, which restores Grandpa Hino to his human self. Jiji stands out as the first Monster of the Day formed from one of Rei's relatives and among the very few Seven Great Monsters reborn as a recurring character.