Tomoe Hotaru is the daughter of a professor.
She lived in a large mansion, collecting lamps, while Professor Tomoe
and his assistant, Kaolinite, planned to bring on the Silence!
Chibi-Usa befriended the sickly Hotaru. (Once, a daimon appeared, and
Chibi-Usa had to quickly distract Hotaru by going to an arcade, so
Usagi could safely transform!)
However, the sign of Saturn appeared upon
Hotaru's forehead, and Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto decided it would be
their job to keep her from becoming the Dark Messiah. Mistress 9 took
over Hotaru's body, so that Pharaoh 90 could appear...but Hotaru
still existed, weakly, inside. The Outer Senshi tried to blast
Mistress 9 with their powers, but Sailor Moon still thought of her as
Hotaru, so she shielded their enemy with her own self. Eventually,
Hotaru retook control over her body and brought down her Silence
Glaive...and was reborn. In the anime, Professor Tomoe was healed; in
the manga, the Sensh went ahead and killed him. Either way, Hotaru is
now being raised by Haruka-papa and Michiru-mama, who love her very
much.
