Yeah, I think Jadeite teleported there before he could get taken out, as the manga left a (crispy) corpse after he got barbecued by Rei. We'll see if he gets put into "eternal sleep" for his failure, or if we're going to see the ongoing spiral of desperation to keep his head attached that he had in the anime.
Also interesting is that Jadeite is apparently aligned elementally with ice here, which I think is a first for Sailor Moon. Back in the day, the Four plus Endymion were pretty explicitly counterparts to the Inners and Serenity, but I think this is the first time we've seen them get counterpart elemental powers.
The anime kinda played them as having more obscure stuff (Jadeite mentions "mental powers" to control the planes, Nephrite has astrology, Zoicite with crystalomancy, and Kunzite with...um...well, that black hole thing he did once), so this might be a bit of a change.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
Also interesting is that Jadeite is apparently aligned elementally with ice here, which I think is a first for Sailor Moon. Back in the day, the Four plus Endymion were pretty explicitly counterparts to the Inners and Serenity, but I think this is the first time we've seen them get counterpart elemental powers.
The anime kinda played them as having more obscure stuff (Jadeite mentions "mental powers" to control the planes, Nephrite has astrology, Zoicite with crystalomancy, and Kunzite with...um...well, that black hole thing he did once), so this might be a bit of a change.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."