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Biographical Information
Name Hotaru Tomoe,
Sailor Saturn
Aliases Princess of Saturn,
Mistress 9,
Sovereign of Silence
Nicknames
Birthday January 6[1]
Age 12-13[1],
newborn (ep. 119)
Zodiac sign
Height 3'9" (as a child)[1]
Weight Unknown
Blood Type AB[1]
Family Soichi Tomoe (father), Unnamed Mother (deceased)
Associates Rini, Serena Tsukino and her friends
Education Mugen School
Personal information
Weaknesses Physically weak (as Hotaru)[1]
Strengths Injury treatment[1]
Hobbies Reading, collecting lamps[1]
Favorite Color Purple[1]
Favorite Gemstone Fluorite[1]
Favorite Foods Japanese buckwheat noodles[1]
Least Favorite Food Milk[1]
Favorite Subject World history[1]
Least Favorite Subject Physical education[1]
Favorite Sport Unknown
Favorite Animal Goldfish (Bubbles)[2]
Dream To be a doctor[1]
Scout Information
Scout Name Sailor Saturn
Alignment Moon Kingdom, Crystal Tokyo
Items Silence Scythe
Attacks Unknown
Transformation None shown[1]
Series information
Creator Naoko Takeuchi
First Appearance "Show Stoppers" (as Hotaru), "Darkness, My Old Friend" (as Saturn)
Last Appearance "Second Chance"
English Voice Jennifer Gould
Japanese Voice Yuko Minaguchi
"They fear me... but once I use my powers, I will be destroyed."
—Sailor Saturn, Ep. #118

Hotaru Tomoe is the sickly daughter of Doctor Tomoe, who befriends Rini in Sailor Moon S. Unaware of her father's evil allegiances, Hotaru has been groomed as the vessel for the Sovereign of Silence. Hotaru turns out to be the Sailor Scout of destruction; Sailor Saturn.

Sailor Saturn wields the very power of death and rebirth, with the ability to destroy entire planets and solar systems with a mere exertion of her power.

Biography[]

Previous Life[]

Little is known about Sailor Saturn's lifetime before or after the Negaverse and Queen Beryl destroyed the Moon Kingdom and killed its subjects. Despite not being seen during these events, she was at some point reborn on Earth alongside the other Sailor Scouts.

As her power is associated with destruction, life and death, the evident fear expressed by the Outer Scouts suggests that Sailor Saturn lived an isolated life and protected the Solar System and Moon Kingdom independent of her allies.

Before Sailor Moon S[]

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Hotaru as a child before the lab explosion Ep #118

Hotaru was a young and excitable five year old girl who lived with her father Soichi Tomoe, a scientist. When an experiment of her father's goes wrong, leaving Hotaru close to death, and Soichi badly wounded. The deal her father makes with the Daimon Germatoid, heals both of them, but at a price. Germatoid possessed Soichi and allowed the Sovereign of Silence, Mistress 9, to possess Hotaru's body. However, because of her weakened state, Mistress 9 could only manifest in small, unexplained, energy bursts.

As she grew up, Hotaru began to live a very isolated life as a result of the "illness" she developed in the aftermath of the accident and being possessed by the Sovereign of Silence. When she enrolled in Mugen School, an institution founded by her father, many avoided her out of fear of her seemingly supernatural power.

Sailor Moon S[]

Just a Girl[]

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Hotaru with her father Ep #105

Hotaru is first seen after the Purity Chalice is formed, in her bedroom engulfed in dark energy. (Ep #104) Hotaru first meets Rini, after Rini's hat blows off in the park. Hotaru retrieves it, but it leaves her out of breath. The two quickly hit it off and become friends, but Hotaru gets trapped by Mimet's first attempt at stealing Heart Crystals and is ensnared by the Daimon Western. Hotaru is freed by Sailor Pluto's intervention and Western is vanquished by Super Sailor Moon. Noticing Rini was hurt in the attack, Hotaru heals Rini's skinned knee and is shocked when Rini isn't scared of her powers. Rini takes Hotaru home, unaware she is face to face with the head of the Heart Snatchers, Doctor Tomoe. (Ep #105)

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Rini and Hotaru's friendship grows Ep #109

Rini and Hotaru's friendship continues to grow, but Serena has her suspicions when they visit Hotaru's home and find a woman who looks like Kaorinite living there. While visiting Hotaru has a strange reaction to the Silver Crystal. (Ep #106) Hotaru begins to show signs of great power, even being able to neutralize a Daimon on her own. (Ep #110) Sailor Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto's suspicious grow that Hotaru is the Sovereign of Silence and warn Rini to stay away from her. While at a planetarium watching an eclipse show with Rini, a Daimon appears and starts attacking. As the planet Saturn eclipses the other planets, Hotaru starts to feel weak and her illness hits. As Hotaru is panting for breath, pinkish purple light surrounds her and the symbol of Saturn appears on her forehead, confirming she is a Sailor Scout.

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The Sovereign of Silence awakens and steals Rini's Pure Heart Crystal Ep #116

Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto attempt to attack her, but fail due to Super Sailor Moon's interjection. Failing to stop Hotaru, they warn Serena and the others how dangerous Hotaru is and she must be stopped. (Ep #112)

Hotaru temporarily regains control of her body and goes into town, to buy a plant for Rini. While visiting Rini, Hotaru collapses and the sovereign momentarily takes over her body and tries to attack Rini. Kaorinite arrives at the Tsukino house and takes Hotaru, neither Rini or Serena able to stop her. (Ep #114) No longer able to control her body, the evil within her consumes Rini's Pure Heart and transforms into Mistress 9. (Ep #116)

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Sailor Saturn appears Ep #118

Sailor Scout of Destruction[]

As Mistress 9 begins her plan to destroy Earth with Pharaoh 90, Hotaru begins to fight back. She remembers her father and her friendship with Rini and awakens fully as Sailor Saturn. Calling on the power of Saturn, Mistress 9 is destroyed. Sailor Saturn appears to Darien, who is keeping Rini alive, and returns her Pure Heart Crystal, thanking her for being a good friend. (Ep #118)

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Sailor Saturn forbids Sailor Moon to follow her into battle Ep #118

The Mugen School is destroyed, but Pharaoh 90 is still on route to collide with the Earth. Sailor Saturn reveals to Sailor Moon the reason everyone fears her is because she has the ability to destroy a planet. But, using her destruction power would kill her. Without the power of the Purity Chalice, Sailor Saturn tells Sailor Moon she is too weak to fight Pharaoh 90, and she must destroy the evil alone. With one last goodbye, Sailor Saturn enters Pharaoh 90 and begins to battle him. In a desperate act, Sailor Moon is able to channel the power of her fellow Sailor Scouts and transforms into Super Sailor Moon - entering Pharaoh 90. Sailor Saturn uses her powers to put an end to Pharaoh 90. A moment passes and Super Sailor Moon reappears, holding a newborn baby Hotaru.(Ep #118)

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Rini meets the reborn Hotaru Ep #119

A New Life[]

Amara and Michelle take baby Hotaru and reunite her with Doctor Tomoe, who is now free of his Daimon possession. Both are given a chance to start over their lives, without the interference of evil. Paralleling their first meeting, Rini loses her hat and comes across Doctor Tomoe and baby Hotaru. Rini holds back her tears and says goodbye to her friend. (Ep #119)

Etymology[]

Hotaru retains her full Japanese name. Hotaru (蛍) means "firefly." Fireflies are associated with the spirits of the dead in Japanese mythology. Tomoe (土萠) translates as earth (to,土) and sprouting (moe, 萠). The first kanji in "Tomoe", 土 , is also the first character for the Japanese name for Saturn: "Dosei" (土星) .

Scout Powers and Items[]

Magical Items[]

  • Silence Scythe - An extremely powerful, ancient weapon, when wielded by Sailor Saturn, can destroy entire planets.

Gallery[]

Full Image Gallery → Sailor Saturn Gallery

Trivia[]

  • Hotaru is the second youngest of all the Sailor Scouts (Rini being the youngest).
  • Hotaru is the only Sailor Scout not to appear in the Sailor Moon films.
  • Hotaru is the only Sailor Scout to not have a transformation sequence.

References[]

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