Mamoru Chiba
From Sailor Moon
Mamoru Chiba is Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Usagi's partner and the reborn Prince Endymion. He is voiced by Toru Furuya in Japanese and Robbie Daymond in the Viz English dub.
About Mamoru Chiba
Mamoru Chiba is Tuxedo Mask, the masked ally of the Sailor Guardians in Sailor Moon. Polite, serious and a little lonely, he is the reincarnation of Prince Endymion, who loved Princess Serenity in their past lives. Mamoru begins the story searching for the Silver Crystal to recover his lost memories. Once he learns who he was, he becomes Usagi's partner in every sense, the calm centre the team leans on when battles turn personal.
Appearance
Mamoru is a tall, lean young man with black hair and blue eyes, usually dressed neatly in a dark jacket or his college clothes. He looks calm and slightly distant at first sight. As Tuxedo Mask he wears a full evening suit, top hat, white mask and a long black cape, appearing on rooftops and windowsills with a single red rose. The contrast is deliberate: Mamoru is reserved in daily life, and the costume lets him be the romantic, dramatic protector he keeps hidden.
Personality
Mamoru is serious, private and dry humoured, which makes his early teasing of Usagi look colder than it is. He is used to being alone and finds it hard to ask for help, even when cursed, injured or manipulated by villains, which happens often. His best quality is steadiness. He believes in Usagi when she doubts herself and says so plainly. As the series goes on he softens visibly, becoming a warm partner and, in glimpses of the future, a king and father his family trusts completely.
Background & Story
Mamoru is the reborn Prince Endymion of Earth, who loved Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom in the Silver Millennium. As a child he lost his parents in a car crash and lost most of his early memories, growing up alone and guarded. When the Dark Kingdom appears he starts acting as Tuxedo Mask, at first searching for the Silver Crystal to recover his past without fully knowing why. Learning the truth ties his fate to Usagi's again. Across the series he supports the Guardians with information, rescues and steady advice, and his future self, King Endymion, guides the team from Crystal Tokyo.
Powers & Abilities
- Rose throwing: His signature move, hurling roses with pinpoint accuracy to interrupt attacks and shatter enemy weapons at the key moment.
- Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber: His named energy attack, used in the later story, a blast fired from his hands in his prince form.
- Psychic dreams and intuition: Dreams of Princess Serenity guide him from the start, and his sensitivity warns him of danger to Earth and to Usagi.
- Swordsmanship as Endymion: In his prince form he fights with a sword, a holdover from his life as Earth's crown prince and captain of its guard.
Key Relationships
- Usagi Tsukino: His girlfriend and past life love. Their bond is the emotional spine of the whole series.
- Chibiusa: His future daughter. Mamoru becomes the gentle, dependable father she adores.
- The Four Kings of Heaven: His former guardians from his past life, turned into Dark Kingdom generals. Their fate in the manga and Crystal weighs on him.
- Fiore and other rivals: Several story arcs test his bond with Usagi through old friends and admirers, and he stays constant through all of them.
Quick Answers
Who voices Mamoru Chiba?
Toru Furuya in Japanese. In the Viz English dub he is voiced by Robbie Daymond.
Is Mamoru really Prince Endymion?
Endymion was the prince of Earth in the ancient past and Serenity's lover. Mamoru is his reincarnation, with the same bond to Usagi.
Why does Mamoru dress as Tuxedo Mask?
Unlike the Guardians he has no transformation sequence of his own for most of the story. The costume is his choice, driven by instinct and dreams of his past life.
Does Tuxedo Mask have powers?
He has mild psychic sensitivity, occasional prophetic dreams and, as Endymion's heir, a connection to the Golden Crystal of Earth shown in the later story.