Death Busters (SMCU)

The Death Busters is an evil organization in the Sailor Moon Cinematic Universe.

The organization originated from the Death Busters Program, a top secret scientific program initiated in 2010 by a human scientist, Professor Souichi Tomoe who wanted to create life. It later evolved into the evil organization years after the destruction of the planet Mozuton by Sailor Saturn (Hotaru Tomoe), Professor Tomoe’s daughter. Led by Kaolinite after Professor Tomoe’s sentence, their goal was to bring Pharaoh 90 from the Tau Nebula (the Death Busters' place of origin) to Earth. After Kaolinite’s death in 2016, they were led by Mistress 9, formerly Russian female cosmonaut Ilya Chernozvezdova. Their foot soldiers are called Demons.

Description
Since 2004, Souichi began to dabble in dark science and the study of the supernatural powers of the universe. He began to hear a voice requesting him to use his newly-invented device to attract a rogue planet named Mozuton to the Solar System. After scientists sensed Mozuton’s presence in the radar in 2010, they discover that Souichi is using his device with a motive to cause it to head towards planet Earth. As a result, Souichi is expelled from the Juuban scientific community.

Weeks after his expulsion, Souichi, who became insane, started the Death Busters project with Kaori Kuromine and Russian female astronaut Ilya Chernozvezdova, both of whom he met in 2007. The project created its first Demon in 2010 from a quiz book, whom they later call Quiz. Quiz and a number of other Demons are launched into space after being discovered by the scientific community months later.

In 2012, Professor Tomoe and Kaori encountered a dark entity named Pharaoh 90 from the Tau Nebula during a chaotic storm. In obligation, Kaori, who took on the nickname Kaolinite, sells her soul to Pharaoh 90 and took over the Death Busters project. Later, the Five Witches are introduced to the project from the Tau Nebula.

Kaolinite died in the Battle of the Seven Sailor Moons in 2016. Ilya, who went missing in a space mission, becomes Mistress 9 and took over the group’s leadership. With the defeat of Mistress 9 and Pharaoh 90, the Death Busters organization is dissolved.

Members

 * Pharaoh 90
 * Professor Souichi Tomoe (2010-2013)
 * Mistress 9 (Ilya Chernozvezdova)
 * Kaolinite
 * The Five Witches
 * Eudial
 * Mimete
 * Tellu
 * Viluy
 * Cyprine
 * Ptilol
 * Quiz
 * Esmeraude (briefly in 2015)

Trivia

 * In the Cinematic Universe, some members of the Death Busters are shown to be cigarette smokers, including Kaolinite and Mimete.
 * The Cinematic Universe Esmeraude became the first villain in that universe to be a member of two different villain organizations, being a member of the Black Moon Clan and later the Death Busters.