Professor Tomoe
| Death Busters | |
|---|---|
The Death Busters. Left column, top to bottom: Mistress 9, Germatoid, Master Pharaoh 90. Center column: Professor Tomoe, Kaolinite. Right column, in both magical and civilian forms: Mimete, Eudial, Viluy, Tellu. Bottom: Cyprine and Ptilol.
|
|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| First appearance | Sailor Moon chapter #24: Infinity 1 – Premonition (July 1994) |
| Created by | Naoko Takeuchi |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Infinity Academy |
| Leader(s) |
Professor Tomoe Master Pharaoh 90 |
| Member(s) |
Kaolinite Mistress 9 Witches 5 Daimons |
{{notability|fiction}|
The Death Busters (デスバスターズ Desu Basutāzu?) are a group of fictional characters who serve as antagonists in the Sailor Moon manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. This group comprises the antagonists of the third major story arc, which is called the "Infinity" arc in the manga and Sailor Moon S in the anime. They are first introduced in chapter #24 "Infinity 1 – Premonition", originally published in Japan on July 7, 1994. In the Cloverway English adaptation, they are called the "Heart Snatchers".
The goal of the Death Busters is the resurrection of Mistress 9 in order to bring the alien creature Pharaoh 90 to Earth, which would wipe out all life in an event known as the Silence. The group is led by Professor Tomoe, a mad scientist, assisted by a woman named Kaolinite. They employ the Witches 5 to help carry out their schemes. Their base of operations is Infinity Academy (無限学園 Mugen Gakuen?), founded by Tomoe with Kaolinite being the principal.
Professor Souichi Tomoe (土萠 創一 Tomoe Sōichi?) is the leader of the Death Busters and Hotaru Tomoe's father.
Originally a scientist, Tomoe was forced out of the scientific community for inappropriate experiments. After selling some of these findings, he purchases the area where he builds his labs and Infinity Academy. He continues with his research but a lightning strike causes a fire there, which kills his wife Keiko and leaves his daughter Hotaru badly injured. Souichi saves his daughter by making what appears to be a cybernetic body and making a deal with Master Pharaoh 90. In exchange, he also loses his humanity and becomes malevolent. He implants the Daimon Egg of Mistress 9 in Hotaru at this time; the eggs having arrived with Pharaoh 90 during the lightning strike. They infect his assistant, Kaori, as well as himself. After this Tomoe focuses on the creation of his "Super Beings," using a variety of scientific techniques. Human bodies are used as vessels, but he also makes several Daimons from the eggs alone: the Witches 5. When Super Sailor Moon arrives at his lab with the Outer Soldiers, Daimons attack and Tomoe changes into a creature called Germatoid (ゲルマトイド Gerumatoido?). Sailor Moon kills him with Rainbow Moon Heart Ache, and Hotaru is briefly seen saying goodbye to her father, whom she realizes has disappeared a long time ago, after her mother's death.
...
Wikipedia