Sailor Saturn is the Sailor Guardian identity of Hotaru Tomoe. She possesses powers associated with Earth, Death and Rebirth.
In the Sailor Moon Cinematic Universe by KB Fan Fiction, she is portrayed by the SH Figuarts Sailor Saturn.
Profile[]
Hotaru Tomoe is said to be the cutie pie of the Sailor Senshi. She is also the youngest member of the Solar System Sailor Senshi. She is the daughter of famed and talented professor Souichi Tomoe, whom she had a good relationship with. Her mother, Keiko Tomoe, died shortly after giving birth to her on January 6, 2005.
Before she became Sailor Saturn, Hotaru was a joyful but shy and timid girl. She also has a curious personality and very mature for a young girl, being able to independently do the housework at the Tomoe residence since the age of 5. She later showed this ability at the Kaioh residence, her second home. During her time at the Kaioh residence, she developed a strong bond with the other members of the Outer Senshi: Haruka Tenou, Michiru Kaioh and Setsuna Meiou.
As Sailor Saturn, she has the hidden power of foresight. She also had a healing power, which she demonstrated in Mozuton and the Angel of Silence.
Appearance[]
Sailor Saturn's straight, black-purple hair frames her small face to the chin. Her black-purple eyes match her whole appearance. The earrings are small, white and shaped like the planet Saturn on which a small pendant is hanging.
Biography[]
Origins arc[]
Hotaru Tomoe is born on January 6, 2005. On the same day, her mother, Keiko, died shortly after naming her, leaving only her father, famous professor Souichi Tomoe, to raise her.
Mozuton and the Angel of Silence[]
In the year 2013, a rogue planet named Mozuton threatened to consume the Earth’s resources. Hotaru snuck into her father’s secret laboratory at the Tomoe residence and discovered a terrible truth: her father is creating a device to attract the rogue planet towards planet Earth. When Souichi sets off to place the device at the highest floor of a skyscraper, Hotaru pursues him and watched as Mozuton closes in onto the surface. Souichi made contact with the Germatoids, the aliens from Mozuton, and is taken by them to Mozuton. Hotaru tried to rescue her father from the aliens, but some of them attack Hotaru, leaving her badly wounded and unconscious.
While in a coma, Hotaru is visited by the spirit of Queen Serenity, who bestowed her with a Sailor Crystal and the Silence Glaive. Hotaru transformed into Sailor Saturn for the first time. After battling a legion of Germatoids, Sailor Saturn heads to Mozuton’s surface to search for Souichi. Eventually, she had found Souichi, but he has already mutated into the Germatoid Scorpion after being forced to consume a Germatoid egg by the Germatoids. With much hesitation, Sailor Saturn finally subdues the Germatoid Scorpion with Silence Glaive Surprise, restoring her father to normal. Later, Sailor Saturn destroys the Germatoid Queen at the planet’s core with Death Ribbon Revolution.
Sailor Saturn brings her father back to Earth’s surface. However, Mozuton began to tap into Earth’s surface, sucking its energy. Hotaru discovers that one swing of her Silence Glaive is powerful enough to cut entire planets in half and even divide black holes. With one mighty swing of her Silence Glaive, Sailor Saturn slices Mozuton clean in half, also destroying the Germatoids and saving the Earth from disaster. Hotaru receives a Lip Rod transformation device from Queen Serenity in case she needed to transform into Sailor Saturn again.
Later at the Tomoe residence, Souichi is visited by a 17-year-old student named Setsuna Meiou, who agrees to take care of Hotaru.
Hotaru also makes an appearance in Setsuna’s Journey: Case of the Disappearing Star, under the care of Setsuna.
Setsuna’s Journey and Initial U
The Sailor Moon Movie[]
First encounter
Death Busters arc[]
Guardians of the Talismans[]
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Secret of the Silver Crystal[]
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Frozen Stars[]
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Stars arc[]
Lost in Space, Robot Revenge and The Game Show of Doom[]
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Plight of the Firefly[]
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Sailor Civil War[]
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Sailor Crusade[]
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Sailor Moon Omega biography[]
Recruitment[]
Another Story[]
Sailor Saturn is in Sailor Venus’ team along with Sailor Venus, Sailor Vesta, Sailor Haumea (Calaveras), Sailor Tin Nyanko and Sailor Starhealer. Sailor Venus’ team is dispatched to Giza, Egypt to unlock Kunzite’s Stone Gate.
Great Galactic Sailor War[]
Sailor Saturn is among the 33 Sailor Senshi who fought together to defend the galaxy against a full-scale invasion by the Dark Matter Empire. Most of the Senshi lost their powers in the end of the battle after finishing off the Dark Matter fleet.
Powers[]
Transformation Items[]
- Lip Rod – Hotaru raises this device into the air and recites: “Saturn Planet Power, Make Up”.
Weapons[]
- Silence Glaive – one of the Talismans. When the glaive is swung with full force, it is said to cut entire planets and stars in half and even divide black holes and pulsars.
Attacks[]
- Death Ribbon Revolution – Sailor Saturn sweeps the ground with the Silence Glaive and creates a powerful wave of energy that slides towards the opponent.
- Silence Wall - By slamming the long side of the staff of the Silence Glaive in direction of whatever attacks her, Sailor Saturn creates a powerful wall-shaped shield.
- Silence Glaive Surprise - a massive energy blast is sent from the Silence Glaive.
Trivia[]
- The name Hotaru means “firefly” in Japanese.
- In the Cinematic Universe, Hotaru’s character development is inspired by Rebecca “Newt” Jorden from the Alien franchise.
- Her favorite film is Starcrash.
Comparisons with original versions[]
Cinematic Universe | Original Anime | Manga/Crystal |
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Born January 6, 2005 | Born January 6, 1981 | Born January 6 |
Grows up naturally. Her powers are toned down in the Cinematic Universe. | Reborn after using her powers. | Rejuvenated as a cyborg after a fire that killed her mother Keiko. Reborn after Sailor Pluto’s Dark Dome Close. |
Awakened by Queen Serenity as Sailor Saturn. Hotaru and Mistress 9 are separate characters. | Becomes Mistress 9 as the Messiah of Silence before reawakening as Sailor Saturn. | Becomes Mistress 9 by being implanted with a Daimon egg before reawakening as Sailor Saturn. |
Rulers of the Dark Kingdom | Queen Beryl • Queen Metallia |
Knights of Endymion/Dark Kingdom Lords | Kunzite • Zoisite • Nephrite • Jadeite |
Dark Agency | Danburite • Aguni • Asura • Zugar • Rahab • Hexanus • Malachor |
Youma | Dyscracite • Ruizite • Pyrite • Gremlin Youma • Land Star • Serpens • Reingar • Vorracon • Vrithra • Fuzhor • Black Crescent • Crystal Spiders • Gwammo • Kraketon • Ganyla • Tortazard • Cetolus • Death Manta • Antenna • Shirrogander • Doom Beetle • Malachor |
Droids | Sailor Senshi Droids • Millipander • Kyrongar • Dark Lagor |
Zoisite's Demons | Taurus • Kymeros • Varanos |
Rulers | Death Phantom |
Black Moon Clan | Prince Diamond • Sapphire • Rubeus • Esmeraude |
Ayakashi Sisters | Petz • Calaveras • Berthier • Koan |
Black Moon Creations | Black Moon Aliens • Black Moon Dragon • Black Moon Spider |
Alternate universe | Black Lady |
Heads of the Death Busters program | Pharaoh 90 • Professor Souichi Tomoe • Kaolinite/Kaori Kuromine • Mistress 9/Ilya Chernozvezdova |
Five Witches | Eudial • Mimete • Tellu • Viluy • Cyprine • Ptilol |
Demons | Kyzzal • Peratos • Darracon • Repto-Squid • Geodon • Penta-Claw • Cat-Lizard • Lobstera • Hagrudos • Armor-Tar • Gomordon • Coronogon |
Rulers of the Dead Moon | Queen Nehellenia/Hellenia • Zirconia |
Amazon Trio | Fish Eye • Tiger Eye • Hawks Eye |
Remless | Huron • Death Octopus • Soul Mask |
Chaos | Chaos • Sailor Stardevil |
Phages | Hayatozashi • Magnavator • Merkulor • Sluggan • Viperus • Neuralysk • Cryptophant • Golm • Sailor Weaponizer • Sailor Garibaldi |
Super Phages | Grangulus |
New Omega Senshi | Sailor Earth/Naru Osaka • Sailor Kamen/Mayu Chiba • Sailor Astarte/Shiva Shingetsu Astarte • Sailor Phoenix/Li Qingqing |
Kuiper Belt Senshi | Sailor Eris/Petz Ayakashi • Sailor Haumea/Calaveras Ayakashi • Sailor Makemake/Berthier Ayakashi • Sailor Sedna/Koan Ayakashi |
New Sailor Animamates | Sailor Heavymetal Papillon/Cocoon • Sailor Titanium Kerokko/Rana • Sailor Pewter Fox/Vulpes |
Four Mystery Senshi (later Galaxia Troops) | Sailor Lethe • Sailor Mnemosyne • Sailor Phi • Sailor Chi |
Doom Tree | Ail • Ann • Fiore |
Hell Destiny | Shaman Apsu • Sin • Nabu • Nergal • Marduk • Ishtar |
Cardians | Dagorath • Twin Giller • Centauron • Amphard • Hellsquid • Manticulus • Babbagera • Terrapis • Gorgonius • Crabstar • Eravion • Necro Zerus |
Great Demon Beasts | Hyper Vulcan • Greviathan • Unira • Deckegari • Tornadius • DeathMidas • Morgadon • Shurahama • Vorrashie • Hecazard • Silver Melos |
Dark Matter Empire | Dark Lady Mara • Dark Lady Toxina • Darkmatter Multipod • Darkmatter Legionnaire • Darkmatter Pantera • Darkmatter Sparagus • Darkmatter Pharaoh • Darkmatter Garuda • Darkmatter Ichthyon • Darkmatter Ravana • Darkmatter Warmonger • Darkmatter Bot • Darkmatter Aquila • Darkmatter Mimicbox • Darkmatter Arachnos • Darkmatter Vampire • Darkmatter Wolf • Darkmatter Skeleton • Darkmatter Goblin • Darkmatter Sagittus • Darkmatter Twinfighters • Darkmatter Gogmagog • Darkmatter Pumpkinhead • Darkmatter Loaf • Darkmatter Axwielder • Darkmatter Bighorn • Darkmatter Dreameater • Darkmatter Vultur • Darkmatter Mantis • Darkmatter Hydra • Darkmatter Quiscens • Darkmatter Vulcan • Darkmatter Supersonic • Darkmatter Puppet • Darkmatter Worm • Darkmatter Ceto • Darkmatter Gargantuan • Darkmatter Sphere • Darkmatter Centurion • Darkmatter General • Darkmatter Zrygon • Darkmatter Combinator |
Future Sailor Senshi | Sailor Parallel Moon/Kousagi Tsukino • Sailor Parallel Mercury/Amy Mizuno • Sailor Parallel Venus/Mina Aino • Sailor Parallel Mars/Reina Hino • Sailor Parallel Jupiter/Mako Kino • Sailor Parallel Saturn/Kaoru Tomoe • Sailor Parallel Uranus/Harumi Tenou • Sailor Parallel Neptune/Michiko Kaioh • Sailor Parallel Pluto/Setsuko Meiou • Sailor Parallel Eris/Sekai Kou |
Allies | Cosmo • Naruru Osaka • Ruruna Kobe • Perle |
Rebel Senshi | Sailor Buttress • Sailor Theta |
Genius Loci | Ghost Cistern • Putty Troopers |
Hyper Phages | Sailor Spacefarer • Sailor Mangartist • Sailor Mascot • Sailor Partyplanner • Sailor Hacker • Sailor Boxer • Sailor Gladiator • Sailor Pizzeria • Sailor Melonface • Sailor Corncob • Sailor Megeara |
Hyper Phage Army Corps | Sailor Darkmoon |
Mozuton | Germatoids |
Frozen Star | Princess Snow Kaguya • Snow Dancers |
Black Dream Hole | Queen Badiane |
Youma | Bakeneko • Murid • Binah • Castor and Pollux • Rikoukeider • Thetis • Zoyrim Geller • DD Girls • Morga • Garoben |
Cardians | Siren Cardian • Reci • Amaderasu • Yamandakka |
Droids | Nipasu • Avogadra • Atsugessho • Jamanen • Jakoku • Pharmacon • Ryuax • Boule Brothers/Chiral and Achiral • Akmudar |
Demons | Quiz • Mikuji • U-Henshuu • Cenicienta • Haikyun • Nekonneru • Daiheart • U-Ikasaman • U-Estern • Dovlin • Toden • Soiya • Chagarma • Chiquon • Utahime • Uchoten • U-Tomodachi |
Remless | Puko • Bero Bero • Karakuriko • Autobiko • BilliBilli Yarou |
Phages | Sailor Buri/Pretty • Sailor Ojou/Mademoiselle • Sailor Leaguer • Sailor Stewardess • Sailor Gamer |
Frozen | Elsa • Anna |
NGE | Rey Ayanami |
Descendants of Fate | Joan Darcy • Aretha Pendragon • Rin Tohsaka • Mash Kyrielight • Lily Darcy • Claudia Nero • Corazon Quetza • Isma Ishtari • Anastasia Ekaterina Romanoff • Miyake Miyamoto • Skye McEilidh • Francesca Drake |
New Descendants | Cleo Patricia Taylor • Leona da Vinci • Parvati P. • Anny Bonnie and Mary Reader • Flora Nightingale • Lisbeth Bathory • Kijyo Koyo |
Chinese Descendants | Chen Tang Yun • Wu Jin Tian • Yang Mei Qian • Lina Lin • Reines Yi • Yu Miao Ying |
Supreme Beings | Leader of Fate • Nitocris • Menace • Gilgamesh • Zheng Huang Di • Liang Kong Ming • Scheherazade • Brynhildr • Valkyries • Angela "Mercy" Ziegler • Rama • Arjuna • Karna • Satya "Symmetra" Vaswani |
Allies | Celeste Yukari • Tomoe |
Singularity characters | Anarista |