People love to argue that Hotaru is a goth. People love to argue that she's NOT a goth. So I'm going to examine the facts and finally determine if Hotaru really is a goth.
The only time Hotaru acts remotely gothic is when she is possessed by Mistress 9. If YOU were possessed by an evil entity from another galaxy you would act gothic too. People point to the fact that she acts shy and is pale. Hotaru explains the fact that she avoids people because she is scared of the other person inside her and that she will hurt her friends. One reason she is probably pale is because she doesn't go outside much, due to the facts she has fits. But when asked by Chibi-Usa to go on a picnic or to a planetarium she happily accepts. Goths are said to avoid activities like that. When the other senshi are nice to her she acts genuinely touched.People also like to say Hotaru is goth because her powers relate to death. Hotaru did not choose the powers she had. And all of her powers do not relate to death. "Silence Wall" is a protective attack.
Wel what about the black clothes? Hotaru probably did not choose this clothes, Kaori or her father probably did. When you see flashbacks Hotaru is not wearing dark clothes and she doesn't really wear dark clothes in the Stars season.
In closing, I know people will probably mail me in disagreement, saying they KNOW she's goth. Well all I have to say is can you prove she is one?
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