Sailor Planet Attack

Sailor Planet Attack is a cooperative, energy-based technique performed by the Inner Sailor Guardians, and it holds the distinction of appearing in every incarnation of the franchise, from the manga and anime through Crystal, the live-action series, the musicals, and the games. It also anchors a family of more advanced moves, feeding into Sailor Planet Power Meditation, Galactica Planet Attack, Sailor Planet Power, and Sailor Planet Super Attack depending on the medium.

At its core the attack fuses the individual planetary energies of several guardians into one concentrated burst. The manga presents it as a joint effort among Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter, while the anime tweaks it so the gathered energy is aimed squarely at a chosen target, often with Sailor Moon adding her strength to the group. Crystal channels the combined force into a white blast fired from the palm. The live-action staging turns it into an elaborate ritual: the participating guardians raise their hands toward Sailor Moon's Moonlight Stick, circle and spin, draw their glowing planetary colors inward, and thrust their arms skyward, releasing a brilliant white blast amid a shower of floating feathers. In the game Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story it exists as a Formation Attack that requires the full Inner team plus Sailor Moon and drains the maximum energy from each of them.

The Inner Sailor Guardians are the standard casters, sometimes reinforced by Sailor Moon and, in the manga's Dream arc, extended to the Outer Guardians for the upgraded Meditation form. Its results are mixed across stories: it succeeds in destroying Kunzite in the manga yet fails against Queen Metalia and Kaolinite, and it topples Queen Mio in the live-action version. Notably, that live-action rendition leaves out Sailor Mars, the only version of the technique in which she does not take part.