Kunitachi

国立

Kunitachi is a caretaker at a park in Tokyo who appears in episode 015. Ami takes Rei and Usagi to the park, where they meet him. He is deeply distressed that the landowner has sold the property, which is set to be demolished soon to make way for a new shopping district. He laments that the birds and animals will lose their habitat once the park is gone, though he feels powerless to stop it. Later, while watching the demolition crew work, he thinks aloud that he wishes there were a way to protect the park. Just then, Nephrite appears behind him in his Masato Sanjoin disguise. Nephrite tells Kunitachi, "It is time for you to teach those conceited humans the wrath of nature." He then places his evil crest on Kunitachi's hat, causing it to become possessed by a youma. Afterwards, Kunitachi falls completely under the youma's control. He becomes furious about the park's demolition. Recalling Nephrite's words, he sends a swarm of butterflies to break the demolition team's equipment and harass the employees. Nephrite notes that, due to the youma's influence, Kunitachi can now control animals... but the more he uses this power, the closer his energy gets to its peak. Later, Kunitachi becomes enraged and even tells Ami that humans like her do not deserve "to enjoy the boons of nature." Ami deduces that the Dark Kingdom is operating within the park and warns Usagi that something terrible is happening. Just then, Kunitachi spots them in the park. He says, "Foolish humans! You people forgot the boon that nature provided you with, and the only way you can atone for it is with your deaths!" At this moment, Kunitachi reaches his peak energy. The youma Petasos emerges from the crest Nephrite placed on Kunitachi's hat. She drains Kunitachi of his energy, and he collapses to the ground, unconscious. After Petasos is defeated, Kunitachi's personality returns to normal, and he has no memory of the events.