Lake Yokai

The Lake Yokai surfaces as an evil water spirit, taking on a monstrous true form once she is awakened. Her original self is far gentler, no more than the spirit of an ordinary young woman.

What defines the Yokai is the raw jealousy and hatred that created her. According to the legend behind the character, a young woman was cast aside by the man she loved in favor of another, and the bitterness of that rejection twisted her into a monster who turned on her own village. Even after she is bound to the Dark Kingdom's cause, she remains an uncontrollable force of resentment rather than a loyal servant.

Long ago, the villagers' legend says, the spirit was sealed inside the lake by the very man she loved and the other woman, the two of them remembered afterward as legendary lovers. In episode 40, the corrupted Prince Endymion revives her to fight for the Dark Kingdom, yet he cannot bend her to his command. She lashes out at Tuxedo Mask and the Sailor Guardians until Sailor Moon uses Moon Healing Escalation to cleanse her, restoring the girl's spirit. Her heart purified, she rises to the heavens at last. She stands as the second monster Sailor Moon faces with no tie to a season's main villains, following Sakiko's Ghost.