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Xenian Flower

Character

The Xenian Flower is the villain at the center of the Sailor Moon R movie, a parasitic bloom drifting through space. It latches onto a living host, bends that host to its will, and drains entire worlds of energy before moving on to the next victim.

English Voice: Catherine Disher
Anime Voiced By: Yumi Toma (Japanese), Catherine Disher (Pioneer dub), Carrie Keranen (Viz dub)
Alignment: Xenian Flower
First Appearance (Movie): Sailor Moon R: The Movie
Allegiances: Fiore
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Appearance

The Xenian Flower takes the form of a blossom-like organism from beyond Earth, a parasite rather than a humanoid figure. From its seeds it can sprout Flower Youma in several guises, including a winged, fairy-like shape, a serpentine one, and a human-looking form. Its stronghold is an asteroid shaped like a plant, which unfolds into a field of Flower Youma that at first pass for perfectly ordinary flowers.

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History

Fiore comes upon the flower amid the wreckage of a drifting comet, and it fastens onto him as its host. According to Luna, the thing ranks as the deadliest life form in existence, an ancient and notorious blight that had already laid waste to countless inhabited worlds throughout the Milky Way by the age of the Silver Millennium. Its end comes when Fiore grasps that Usagi was the girl who once helped Mamoru and gave him the very rose he later passed to Fiore. That realization rekindles the good in Fiore's heart, and the Xenian Flower crumbles away.

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Abilities

The flower survives by parasitism. It attaches to a chosen host and tricks that individual into serving it, then siphons the life from whatever planet it occupies, seeping dark energy outward until the world is ruined. Once a world falls, it lies in wait for a fresh host to discover it and begins the whole cycle again. Its seeds serve as its foot soldiers, growing into the varied Flower Youma that fight on its behalf.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Xenian Flower in the Sailor Moon R movie?

The Xenian Flower is the central villain of the Sailor Moon R movie, a parasitic alien bloom that latches onto a host, bends that person to its will, and drains entire worlds of energy before moving on to its next victim.

Who does the Xenian Flower use as its host?

The Xenian Flower attaches itself to Fiore after he finds it drifting among the wreckage of a comet, using him as its vessel to spread its influence.

How dangerous is the Xenian Flower according to Luna?

Luna describes the Xenian Flower as the deadliest life form in existence, an ancient parasite that had already destroyed countless inhabited worlds across the Milky Way by the time of the Silver Millennium.

How is the Xenian Flower defeated?

The Xenian Flower crumbles away after Fiore realizes that Usagi was the girl who once helped Mamoru and gave him the rose he later passed on to Fiore, reawakening the good in his heart.

What are the Xenian Flower's Flower Youma?

The Xenian Flower's seeds act as its foot soldiers, sprouting into Flower Youma that take several forms, including a winged fairy-like shape, a serpentine shape, and a human-looking form.

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