Name: Hotaru Tomoe
Age: Around 12
Height: 4'2 child
Weight: 119 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Violet
Birthday: January 6 (Capricorn)
Blood Type: AB
Loves: Reading, collecting lamps, history and her father
Dislikes: Phys Ed, milk, Kiarinite
Favorite Color: Purple
Strengths: Ability to heal people, dreams
Weakness': Her fragile health
Gem: Fluorite
Hotaru Tomoe is the only daughter of Doctor Souichi Tomoe and his late wife Keiko. Hotaru was very young when her mother was killed in a fire, so she has no real memories of her mother. Her father, Doctor Tomoe, was overcome with the loss of his wife and through himself more into his scientific work trying to smother the pain that way. While it may have helped him ease the loss it hurt Hotaru more than he realised.
Hotaru was always a weak child, a childhood sickness leaving her frail and vulnerable to virus' and bacterial germs. This meant she couldn't participate in outdoor activities such as running, gym class, or even extended horse play. Because of her shyness and her odd ability to heal people who had been hurt Hotaru found herself being shunned by people who were once her friends. As the years passed and Hotaru grew up she began to stay more and more to herself. Only leaving the Tomoe household when she had to.
Like her father she found ways to bury her pain deeply inside of her. She read and collected lamps and spent time with her father when he was home. Several years passed this way. While father and daughter were close and loved each other very much they never quite saw enough of each other.
Doctor Tomoe had a presentation to give one morning and decided that instead of leaving Hotaru at home where she would be all alone for the day he would take her to his lab with him. Hotaru, excited by the idea of spending a whole day in her father's company, happily went along. During his lecture to fellow scientists Hotaru gazed in typical childhood awe into the machine her father had built.
Inside a weird light was growing. Turning to tell her father what she was seeing Hotaru never had time to open her mouth. The explosion that rocked the lamp not only cut her off but also killed her. Overcome with grief Doctor Tomoe cradled his limp daughter and screamed his rage and agony at the ceiling. When a voice later identified as Germatoid, a daemon, asked if he would give up his soul to bring her back he hastily agreed.
Hotaru was indeed brought back to life but she now had to share her body with the enitity know as Mistress 9. Upon opening her eyes Hotaru watched in horror as Germatoid invaded her father's body and took over. A year passed and to the outside world nothing in the Tomoe household had changed. Doctor Tomoe still worked in a lab doing experimentation and Hotaru was still a lonely girl without any friends.
A year after the episode in the laboratory Doctor Tomoe opened Mugen High School and Hotaru began to attend school regularly there. Unbeknowest to the public Doctor Tomoe was using Mugen as a front for his DeathBusters group. (Refer to Tomoe's profile for a full history)
Hotaru again was at odds with her classmates who looked on her as a freak of nature because of her healing abilities and her shy nature.
Hotaru met Rini in the park when Rini's hat flew off her head. Hotaru caught the hat and gave it back to her. Rini, as she is a friendly person by nature, befriended Hotaru and the two became fast friends. Through Rini Hotaru also made friends with Serena and the Sailor scouts. Rini and Hotaru began to spend more and more time together much to Doctor Tomoe's delight. He was happy that Hotaru had finally found a friend.
During all of this the DeathBusters had been searching for the Talisman's to release the Mistress 9 which was dwelling inside of Hotaru. There were several instances where Mistress 9's power was visible. Several times when she shone through but Hotaru always managed to overcom her. These episodes always left Hotaru drained and worried Rini terribly who knew there was something terribly wrong with her friend but didn't know what.
As time went on and Mistress 9 grew more powerful Doctor Tomoe decided it was best that Hotaru stay more to herself and inside Mugen High. There he had a throne room of sorts constructed for her and Hotaru, now moreover Mistress 9 spent most of time sitting on her throne and trying to save her strength. Rini was upset over the disappearance of her friend. During a fight between Sailor Uranus, Neptune, Mercury and one of the Witches 5 Hotaru was discovered in the throne room. Thanks to Mercury she lived but vanished again.
Hotaru would regain control of herself from time to time and once she even went out when she knew she shouldn't. Walking down the street she saw a lady selling flowers (another W5 member) and bought one for Rini. Rini was very happy to see her friend alive and well and took the plant gratefully, even though it was a HeartSnatching plant. Hotaru didn't know. Standing outside and talking Kiarinite suddenly appeared behind Hotaru and grabbing her teleported away.
Shocked and scared by the sudden reappearance of Kiarinite Rini was determined to find and save her friend. Once again a prisoner not only of her father but also of Mistress 9 who had reclaimed her form Hotaru found herself fighting for her existance. Mistress 9 was still too weak to emerge in full form and ordered Doctor Tomoe to find her the Pures Heart available. Kiarinite in order to please Mistress 9 and Doctor Tomoe abducted Rini much the same way she ahd taken Hotaru and brought her to the throne room. Taking Rini's Heart Crystal Mistress 9 emerged in all her glory and as reward for Kiarinite's service she killed her. The battle that followed Mistress 9's emergence was long and emotionally hard on everyone. Sailor Moon who was fighting to save Rini, Doctor Tomoe who after a fight with Neptune and Uranus was depossessed and wanted his daughter back and most of all for Hotaru who was fighting for her life.
The battle ended when Hotaru finally regained control over Mistress 9 and the Messiah of Silence disentigrated leaving the symbol of Saturn hanging in the air. Hotaru appeared then but she was no longer Hotaru she was Sailor Saturn, the Sailor Scout of Destruction. Informing Sailor Moon and all those who could hear that only she could stop the imminent arrival of Pharoah 90 Saturn backflipped into Pharoah 90's core and proceeded to destroy him killing herself in the process.
Thanks to quick thinking a loving heart Sailor Moon as Super Sailor Moon was able to extract Hotaru from Pharoah 90's core before he imploded. Hotaru was no longer the lovely young lady she had been though. She had been reborn into a newborn infant. Doctor Tomoe having received several injuries that confined him to a wheelchair for a time was given a second chance to raise his daughter. At the end of S series Hotaru and her father were together again and starting over. |
