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Priest

Character

The Priest is an unnamed Catholic clergyman who unknowingly carries the orange Rainbow Crystal, the shard that holds the monster Boxy among the Seven Great Monsters. He surfaces briefly in the first Sailor Moon series and stands out as one of the rare Western-looking faces in the early anime.

Aka: Boxy
Job: Catholic Priest
Kanji: 祭司
Gender: Male
Carries: Orange Rainbow Crystal
Resides: Tokyo
Species: Human
Alignment: Civilian
English Va: Chris Britton (DiC dub), Kyle Hebert (Viz Media dub)
Japanese Va: Hideyuki Umezu
Houses Monster: Boxy
First Anime Appearance: Restore Naru's Smile: Usagi's Friendship (Episode 26)
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Appearance

This clergyman combs his brown hair forward to a sharp point and wears a slim moustache, and his eyes carry a bluish grey tint. When Boxy bursts out of him, the monster keeps that same swept-up hairstyle, even though nothing else about the creature recalls a member of the clergy.

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Personality

Little is established about the man behind the collar. He functions purely as a bystander, one of seven ordinary people who each carried a crystal shard with no awareness of it. Whether he held a latent gift of his own, as hosts like Crane Game Joe and Ryo Urawa did, is never confirmed either way.

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History

The Priest turns up in the twenty-sixth episode and makes a short return in the forty-first. His crystal conceals Boxy, and once the monster is drawn out its powers break from the pattern set by the other hosts. Rather than reflecting his religious calling, every one of Boxy's moves is built around boxing, with the priest's pointed hair the sole carryover. Viewers have noted that he may be among the earliest non-Japanese figures shown in the series, though the art style makes such distinctions hard to pin down. A similar priest, unpossessed this time, later appears in acts 17 and 18 of the live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Priest in Sailor Moon?

The Priest is an unnamed Catholic clergyman in the first Sailor Moon anime who unknowingly carries the orange Rainbow Crystal, the shard hiding the monster Boxy among the Seven Great Monsters.

What does the Priest look like?

The Priest combs his brown hair forward to a sharp point, wears a slim moustache, and has a bluish grey eye tint, and when Boxy emerges from him, the monster keeps that same swept-up hairstyle.

What monster is hidden inside the Priest's Rainbow Crystal?

The Priest's Rainbow Crystal hides the monster Boxy, whose boxing-themed powers have no connection to the Priest's religious calling aside from his signature hairstyle.

When does the Priest appear in the anime?

The Priest first appears in episode twenty-six of the original anime and makes a short return in episode forty-one.

Does the Priest reappear anywhere else in the franchise?

A similar, unpossessed priest later appears in acts 17 and 18 of the live-action series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

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