heart Tomoe Hotaru-san, Senshi of Saturn heart
She owns you all....
3nodding Because she can kill you, just by wanting to. *L*
Seriously though, hyper fangirlism aside...
Hotaru-chan is, in my opinion, the deepest character of the Senshi. She has the weakest physical body (in the anime, I'd assume that cyborg body in the manga is friggin strong >.>
wink , yet aspires to be like her hero, the 'pure-hearted' track star. A dream that will probably never come true, simply because she is who she is, but she won't give up on it. Partly because her best friend won't let her, which is another plus. Her initial existance as Hotaru allows Chibi Usa to NOT be annoying, even in the dub. She helps Chibi Usa show that she really does want nothing more than to be everyone's friend. A refreshing change from the selfish child of Romance. She is apparently dark by nature, when first seen, but has a love for stuffed animals and delicate stained glass lamps. And a very happy smile when she lets it show. She's obviously a very loved girl (again, in the anime, and ignoring the fact that Kaolinite is a b***h >.>
wink and is merely shy and quiet natured. Something not seen yet at that point for a senshi. Even Puu-sama was more open than her to an extent.
Her powers are incredible as well. She can utterly destroy the entire universe, but ultimately wants to save it, using those powers. The Outers wanted to kill her, treating her as girls like her were treated during the Salem Witch Trials (perhaps the inspiration for her nature/look?), but she again helped show the strength of another character: Usagi, who refused to let her be killed, even when Chibi's Pure Heart released Mistress 09...
Because of the prophecy of Saturn's awakening, you see how stubborn and 'one track minded' that Uranus really is. Despite the fact that it is a little girl, despite the fact she is the future Princess' best friend, despite they practically recieve and order from their Princess not to kill her. Uranus still believes it is the only way, and it is what she will do. Until she has the opportunity to kill little Hotaru, with no one there to stop her. And then you see another side of Uranus. That she isn't so cold and cruel after all. She can't do it... She helps flesh out What would have been seen as a cold wicked b***h, and turn her into an endearing character for fans.
When Sailor Saturn was awakened after obliterating Mistress 09, her spirit first went to save Chibi Usa, before anything else. Proving that Hotaru/Saturn valued her friends so much, despite the fears over her, as much as Usagi does.
She also went to sacrifice herself, to stop Pharoah 90. She demanded Sailor Moon not follow, to protect her Princess. This again, helped to show a strong part of Usagi that no one else had brought out by that point: That she outright does not give a damn about her own life when a friend is in danger. And the reborn Hotaru gives Haruka and Michiru a chance to prove to Usagi that they've changed their tune about 'lives need sacrificing for the greater good'.
Without Hotaru/Saturn, the anime would have been dull, and stopped in it's tracks with horrid ratings, because there would be no conflict in Super. Without Saturn, the Outers would not have a person to bind them together as their 'daughter' and make them a strong fighting unit, teaching Haruka that at least SOME lives are precious, if not all. Without Saturn/Hotaru, we'd never buy that Chibi Usa wanted to make friends more than anything else in the world.
Saturn makes Sailor Moon a perfect anime and helps you believe in the subtleties of a lot of other people's favorite characters. At least during S and beyond.
3nodding End of rant/worship. *_*