Grape ()

History:  Grape was the apparent leader of a trio of plantlike Youmas at Zoisite's command, who, together with the latter, observed from a distance as Nephrite pretended to admit to Naru Osaka that he had had a change of heart and asked her if she knew Sailor Moon's whereabouts so that he could fight alongside of her, though this was really just an attempt by him to discover the Sailor Soldier's true identity. Taking his confession at face value, Grape and her compatriots, Housenka and Suzuran, were willing to eliminate Nephrite immediately, but were instead instructed by Zoisite to take Naru hostage in exchange for the Black Crystal, this being the safer course of action and one which gave them the advantage of confronting him on their own turf and under their own terms. 
                Abducting the young girl and taking her to an abandoned bar - Rag Time - Grape and the others waited for Nephrite's arrival, intent on killing Naru if he did not appear. Much to their surprise, he did show, whereupon the three of them attacked him in turn in a battle that nearly cost Grape her life. Nephrite, holding her at sword point after having dealt with her allies, spared her, if only to make certain that Zoisite would be informed that he had no intention of giving the Black Crystal to him, whereupon he promptly left with Naru. 
                Unfortunately for Nephrite, however, Grape managed to track him and Naru down, and, in a surprise attack, succeeded in impaling the Dark General through the upper right chest and shoulder with the energy-draining thorns from her left arm, threatening to kill his female companion if he did not surrender the Black Crystal to them. Though he agreed to her terms, her compatriot Housenka attacked Nephrite and Naru anyway after the young girl refused to abandon the man she loved, trying to help him by pulling out the thorns and nearly succeeding in the process. Managing to fatally wound the Dark General with her attack, Housenka and her cohorts might have ended up killing Naru as well if not for the intervention of the Sailor Soldiers. After a short battle, Grape, Suzuran and Housenka were destroyed through a combination of Sailor Moon "Moon Tiara Action" and Sailor Mars' "Fire Soul" attacks.  

Height: Unknown     
Weight: Unknown       
Eyes: Black   
Hair: Red with patches of dark purple      
Skin: Chalk white     
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Abilities:  Aside from her ability to fly and teleport, Grape's primary weapon was her left arm -  consisting entirely of a plantlike mass of intertwining vines - which she could cause to increase in length at high speeds and strike with incredible concussive force like a battering ram. Capable of punching holes in solid stone, her thorns, upon piercing the flesh of a victim, would then detach from the mass of her arm and proceed to drain energy from them until he or she expired.

Japanese Voice Actress: Sanae Takagi
North American Voice Actress: Unknown 

This entry first appeared on: July 28, 1998 
This entry was last modified on: December 10, 2000 

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