Minotauron ()

History: Minotauron was a female Cardian - selected by Ann from a mystical deck of tarot cards and summoned by Ail with his flute - sent to gather energy from humans in order to feed the Makaiju, specifically from Ami Mizuno, Rei Hino, Makoto Kino, Minako Aino, and Naru Osaka when the five girls appeared at TV Ashita after being invited to take part in a casting call for a role in an upcoming drama starring Mikan Shiratori, an audition that had been over by the two aliens. After attempting to run her would-be victims down, Minotauron encountered resistance in the form of Rei and Makoto, the former of whom threw her handbag into the monster's face and stunned her with her "Akuryou Taisan", thereby distracting her long enough for the latter to perform a shoulder throw that sent the Cardian flying into a nearby piece of scenery that destroyed it and left the creature buried under the resulting debris. Though all this was done in an attempt to keep Minotauron from getting her hands on Naru, their efforts ultimately proved futile as the monster burst out of the wreckage and drained the young girl of enough energy to render her unconscious before Luna managed to free Naru from her clutches by scratching the creature's face.    
                Instructed by Ail to complete her assigned task while he went to search for Ann following her earlier departure to obtain energy on her own, Minotauron managed to corner the four girls as well as the still unconscious Naru whom Ami had been carrying but was prevented from action due to the timely intervention of Sailor Moon. Taking advantage of the Sailor Moon's initial confusion at being unable to cause the Moon Stick to appear in her open hand, the Cardian relentlessly attacked her adversary and eventually started draining her of her energy, though this was brought to an end after Luna restored Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako's memories, thereby allowing them to transform and come to their comrade's rescue. Distracted by Sailor Mercury's "Shabon Spray" long enough for Sailor Venus to snatch the weakened Sailor Moon from her grasp and stunned by Sailor Jupiter's "Supreme Thunder", Minotauron ended up being incinerated by a combination of Sailor Mars' "Fire Soul" and Sailor Venus' "Crescent Beam".   

Height: Unknown     
Weight: Unknown     
Eyes: Red (no visible irises or pupils)   
Hair: Brown  
Skin: Light blue     
     
Abilities: Aside from being able to physically manifest herself after being summoned by Ail's flute playing, Minotauron possessed a superhuman leaping ability as well as above average strength, stamina, speed, and resistance to physical injury, and, like all Cardians, could collect energy from living creatures and store it within her own body for an indefinite period of time before eventually releasing it in order to feed the Makaiju. In this particular case, energy drainage was accomplished through physical contact with the monster's horns, which could increase in length and were capable of not only supporting enough weight to lift a human being into the air but also of demolishing solid stone. Minotauron could also use her horns to incapacitate individuals by pinning them to surfaces such as walls or employ them as weapons in a manner reminiscent of the bull she resembled during her charging attacks.   

Japanese Voice Actress: Yuka Ohno  
North American Voice Actress: Unknown     

This entry first appeared on: December 10, 2000 
This entry was last modified on: December 10, 2000 

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