Tomoe, Souichi

土萠創一

Souichi Tomoe is commonly known simply as "Professor Tomoe," while the English dub addresses him as "Doctor" Tomoe. He makes his debut in Episode 90 of the anime and Act 25 of the manga.
In the manga, Tomoe is explicitly malevolent. He voluntarily joins the Death Busters following a laboratory fire that killed his older wife, Keiko, and severely injured his young daughter, Hotaru Tomoe. He subsequently transforms into Germatoid to battle Sailor Moon, but is killed when struck by Sailor Moon's Rainbow Moon Heartache. He dies in the manga and does not return.
In the anime, he is portrayed as a more sympathetic figure. He exhibits bizarre, yet hilariously over-the-top mannerisms that often provide unexpected humor. It remains unspecified whether these traits belong to Germatoid or represent repressed aspects of his own personality, given that little is known about him before or after the possession. However, his normal personality occasionally surfaces, revealing him to be a kind and loving father. At the conclusion of season S, he is depicted in a hospital wheelchair with no recollection of his activities with the Death Busters. He has dedicated himself to raising Hotaru, who is now an infant.
Professor Tomoe appears one final time in the anime, specifically in episode 167 (the premiere of the Sailor Stars season), when Sailor Pluto arrives to take baby Hotaru from him. In this episode, he is seen without his glasses and no longer uses a wheelchair, suggesting his condition is improving. He is never seen or mentioned again.