Rhett Butler

レット・バトラー

Rhett Butler was an obese blue cat who debuted in episode 031. At the start of the episode, Luna was being pursued by dozens of furious alley cats. Rhett Butler suddenly materialized atop a nearby building and hurled a fish skeleton between Luna and the felines; it embedded itself in the ground much like Tuxedo Kamen's roses. The alley cats spotted him and retreated. Rhett Butler then leaped from the building toward a young girl who was calling out to him, landing in her arms. Luna remarked that he certainly did not look like a Rhett Butler! Later, while the senshi were hunting for the final Nijizuishou, they discovered the residence of An Ohara, the little girl who owned Rhett Butler. When the girl opened the door to address the senshi, Rhett Butler wriggled free from her embrace and bolted away, attempting to rescue Luna from the alley cats once more. As An went to look for him, Zoisite attacked her in a dark alley, believing she was the Nijizuishou carrier. He and the senshi soon realized it was not her, but her cat, who possessed the final crystal.
After Rhett Butler rescued Luna for the second time, they accidentally fell through a manhole into the sewer while he was carrying her away. Unable to find an exit, they unfortunately soon encountered Zoisite... who was being chased by an angry horde of thousands of sewer rats! They located a vent through which they escaped the sewer, only to be confronted by Zoisite again. This time, despite being attacked by Sailor Mars, Zoisite managed to extract the Nijizuishou from Rhett Butler and force him to transform into the youma Bakene. He was a very gentle youma who never attacked the senshi, and actually saved Luna when she was falling. Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Moon soon arrived on the scene, and Sailor Moon was able to heal Bakene with Moon Healing Escalation, causing him to revert back to being Rhett Butler. Later, Rhett Butler was reunited with An Ohara. Although Luna denied having feelings for him, she still daydreamed about him.
Rhett Butler made only one other appearance in the Sailor Moon series, in episode 041. Endymion, who had been brainwashed and was collaborating with the Dark Kingdom, was attempting to capture all seven former Nijizuishou carriers and trap them within the Kurozuishou. The Dark Kingdom hoped that although the former youma had been healed by Sailor Moon, they could use their energy and the power of the Kurozuishou to transform them back into youma. After they were reunited, it was hoped that they would come together to form one extremely powerful youma to destroy the Sailor Senshi. Endymion was able to capture six of the seven former Nijizuishou carriers (including Rhett Butler) within the Kurozuishou before Sailor Mercury destroyed it. Once it was destroyed, those trapped inside were freed and were able to return to their normal lives.
Name: Rhett Butler is sometimes called "Red Battler," though this is incorrect. While both "Red Battler" and "Rhett Butler" can be derived from the Romanization "Reddo Batorâ," it is more appropriate to refer to him as "Rhett Butler," due to the obvious pun.