Dead Scream

This technique defines Sailor Pluto across nearly every telling of the franchise. Its power leans on themes of death and the underworld, a fitting match for a guardian named after the Roman ruler of that realm. Through the manga, the anime, Sailor Moon Crystal, and a range of games, the move remains her chief weapon, and in the original anime it was the sole offensive ability she carried until her later upgrade, Chronos Typhoon.

To cast it, Pluto lifts the Garnet Rod overhead while a small whirlwind gathers around her. She names the attack, and the wind draws into the Garnet Orb to form a glowing purple sphere. Turning once with the rod held before her, she fires the pale violet energy at her foe, leaving the target crying out in pain. Oddly, she tends to murmur the words rather than shout them. Much like the related moves of Neptune and Uranus, the blast takes on the shape of the user's own planet, though Pluto's lacks a ring. She can also merge it with Deep Submerge and World Shaking to produce a punishing combined assault.

Sailor Pluto is the only wielder of Dead Scream. In the manga it debuts in Act 19 as an energy blast fired at an enemy. The anime introduces it in episode 112 against the Daimon U-Estern, and it later features in the second and third theatrical films. Within Sailor Moon Crystal she first uses it in her introductory appearance to block Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, Tuxedo Mask, and the two guardian cats from reaching the Space-Time Door, then again to slay Tellu and shield Sailor Chibi Moon. During Sailor Moon Eternal she pairs it with Sailor Uranus's World Shaking to free the inner guardians from the Amazoness Quartet's vines. Several games also let her cast it, among them Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story. English adaptations have renamed it, becoming Pluto Deadly Scream in the Cloverway dub while the Viz version keeps the original title.