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Saint Seiya Series Guide I
Presented by
Silver Dragon Productions
and
Argon of Cantee
Copyright 1988, 1991 by
Patricia Munson-Siter and Silver Dragon Productions
Portions originally printed in Animation Velocity.
The various anime characters, series, and features depicted or mentioned
in this publication are copyrighted and trademarked by their owning
studios, publishers, and/or creators. No infringement of these
copyrights or trademarks is intended. This is a non-for-profit
publication, neither the author or the publisher make any money from
this booklet.
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== INTRODUCTION ==
== (Credit where credit is due) ==
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I'd like to thank the following people who helped provide the
information necessary to put together this overview. Lisa Gaunt and
Jessie Kuan did the translations for the various SEIYA songs herein.
Marg Baskin, Rob Fenalon, Madeline Switzer, and Isoline Saunderson all
included information on this series in various contributions to the
APAs we belong to. Episode title translations were done for me by
Vaunda Perry, Isoline Saunderson, Antoinette Thomas, and one of Barb
Edmund's Japanese pen-pals, Neako. Jeff Wong and Ed Connell down in
Denver also looked through various drafts of this and helped make
corrections and suggested changes. Carol Hoeke, Vaunda Perry and
Isoline Saunderson also looked at various drafts and helped correct
typos as well as other errors. I cheerfully admit to still having a
lot to learn about the Japanese language, so blame any mistakes on me.
Note, however, on names: Quite a few of the SEIYA names can be
transliterated several ways. I've done the best I could, but in some
cases ended up picking the one that sounded most like what I hear the
voice actors saying rather than straight transliterations. And the
episode titles are mostly in an older, almost poetical form of
Japanese -- so, like any good poetry, there are several ways to
translate quite a few of the titles, and sometimes the most "exact"
isn't the best. Again, where there was more than one translation I
generally chose the one I liked most. In some cases I give more than
one possible translation.
Patricia Munson-Siter, 1988
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== CHAPTER ONE ==
== SERIES/STORY BACKGROUND ==
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== Series Background ==
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SAINT SEIYA started out in 1986 as a manga by Masami Kurumada and
published in SHONEN JUMP (my copies are from the weekly comic), and
have been reprinted in book form by Shonen as well. In October of
1986 SEIYA showed up on Japanese TV as an animated series produced by
Toei Doga (a subsidary of Toei Animation -- Toei Doga, from what I
understand, is the company actually responsible for producing the TV
series; and the parent company is responsible for all the various
anime- related goods). Originally intended to have a run of 52 or so
episodes, it proved so popular that it went to 73 episodes before
ending -- and was immediately followed by a second season of the
series, which as I write this is still running. (Yes, I hope to
eventually do an article on the second SEIYA series as well.) In
addition, two short features and one longer one based on the series
have been finished, and from what I hear more are in the works. It
seems to have become something of a favorite among American fans of
Japanese animation, too.
This series review is intended to give you some background on the show
and its characters, as well as providing episode synopses and comments
on the storyline. Also included in this review is some basic
background in Greek mythology, a look at the manga which originated
this series, a brief lesson in the constellations, hopefully a section
on how to use SEIYA characters in role-playing games, and a "SEIYA
SCORECARD OF SAINTS" to help you quickly identify any of the Saints
you see in the show. Warning: If you haven't seen the show yet, and
want to be surprised, DON'T read this review until AFTER you've
watched what you want to watch. This review definitely contains
"Spoilers"!!
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== Story Background ==
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ST. SEIYA takes place in a not-so-distant future (some translations
say "198X" but that seems a little too close to the present for the
changes that've taken place in society for me), after an unnamed
catastrophe (possibly a limited war that Ares, Greek god of war, may
have had his hand in causing) has disrupted the governments of the
world. Asia's largest financial consortium, the "Graude Foundation",
is sponsoring an international fight competition called "The Galaxian
Wars". The prize is a set of "Gold Clothes" (armor) in the shape of
Sagittarius, the centaur archer. Begun and planned by the leader of
the Graude Foundation, Mitsumasa Kiddo, the games are continued after
his death by Saori, his granddaughter.
Approximately 16 years prior to the beginning of the show, a girl-
child was born in Sanctuary, training camp for the Saints of Athena.
She was identified as the current reincarnation of the Goddess of
Wisdom. Unfortunately, unknown to anyone at the time, the Master of
Sanctuary, her guardian and the one charged with running Sanctuary
until Athena grew into her power, was killed by his twin brother, Gold
Saint Gemini Saga. Saga had been possessed by the reincarnated spirit
of Ares, who cheated this time by taking over an adult instead of a
baby. Saga/Ares then attempted to kill the infant Athena. Sagittarius
Aioros, another of Athena's Gold Saints, interferes and saves the
child, escaping from Sanctuary with her. He makes his way to the
ruins outside Sanctuary, where he and the child are found by Mitsumasa
Kiddo, head of the Graude Foundation. Aioros tells him the child is
Athena, and gives him his Gold Cloth to be given to his successor.
Exhausted and injured by the previous battle with both Saga/Ares and
then another of the Gold Saints, Aioros dies. Kiddo adopts the girl.
A long-time martial arts enthusiast, he decides to train warriors and
sponsor the Galaxian Wars as a means to decide who is worthy to become
the new Sagittarius, and become Athena's bodyguard. Meanwhile, Ares,
now disguised as the Master of Sanctuary, tells her Saints that Aioros
has kidnapped Athena and that both Sagittarius and Athena have died.
(Later he'll tell the Saints that Saori is an imposter and not really
Athena). At this point Ares controls 10 of the 12 gold cloth; Saori
has the Sagittarius cloth and the Libra Saint, who swore fealty
directly to Athena in her previous incarnation, suspects what has
happened and refuses to obey the Master.
Six (some sources say ten) years prior to the competition, the
Foundation basically kidnapped 100 youngsters from various orphanages
around the world and started training them as martial arts warriors.
After winnowing them down to around 25, the remaining young warriors
were sent to various training camps throughout the world. The
training was very hard and difficult, and in many cases the trainers
or others in the training camps were very cruel and brutal toward the
youngsters. About a dozen (that the Foundation knows of) survived the
camps, and won their "Bronze Clothes". (75% of the Saints, and the
lowest ranking, are "Bronze Saints". Perhaps 20% are "Silver Saints",
and there are 12 "Gold Saints" -- each one associated with one of the
Zodiacal constellations. In the series, the majority of the Saints
our characters run across are Silver. All the main characters start
out as Bronze Saints. Oh -- just because they're called "Bronze
Saints" doesn't mean their armor is bronze in color, although the
"Gold Saints" DO have armor that is all gold colored.) Whomever of
the Bronze Saints wins the competition will become the newest Gold
Saint. There's much more to becoming a Saint than just being a
martial arts expert, though.
Unknown to the contestants or the rest of the world, these Saints are
actually only a few of the combatants in a major battle between the
forces of the Greek gods Athena and Ares. Our Bronze Saints are all
champions of Athena, and the opposition consists of Ares' servants.
As the story opens and we begin meeting the characters, the Galaxian
Wars have started. Several of the Saints -- Seiya, Hyoga, and Ikki --
have not yet arrived...
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== Major Characters ==
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PEGASUS -- His true name is Seiya (translates literally as "Star
Arrow", but should be read as "Shooting Star" or "Meteor") and he is
Japanese in origin. He is, obviously, the title character of the
show. He was sent to Sanctuary in Greece for his final training,
where he was given the warrioress Marin as his sensei. Seiya's
special talent is the "Pegasus Meteor Punch", which enables him to hit
an opponent a hundred times in a single second. He used this power to
defeat another candidate for the Cloth, Cassios, in combat during the
first episode. Seiya was separated from his sister when he was
kidnapped, and she disappeared from the orphanage during his absence.
He spends much of his spare time searching for her in the beginning,
before things begin happening too fast for him to look! He has a very
short temper and is very impulsive, which tends to get him into
trouble. His armor is basically silver and red. He has brown hair and
eyes. Seems to be the youngest of the Saints at approximately age 13.
DRAGON -- (Constellation is that of Draco, the Dragon) AKA Shiryu
("Lavender Dragon"), Dragon is Chinese. His sensei is Rochi, a
creature who looks like nothing so much as a purple Yoda wearing a
cone hat. He was trained in an area of central China, where he had to
learn to control the power of the "Sky Dragon Tear" ("Tear" as in rip
or shred, not cry, and I've seen it also translated as "Ascending
Dragon Strike") in order to earn his Cloth. He had to reverse the
course of a waterfall to do so, as his Cloth was at the bottom of the
fall. When he uses his ultimate power it manifests itself as a great
spirit dragon. He appears to be very calm and collected, but inside
is the fiery nature of a great fighting spirit. His 'weak spot' is a
small area over his heart; a solid blow there (especially when he
isn't wearing his armor) can kill him. He has an intricate dragon
tatoo on his back, which reflects the damage done to him -- if he's
bleeding from his mouth, blood appears on its mouth, and so on -- and
if he's dying, it begins to fade and most likely would disappear
altogether if he were to die. Very few Saints can damage the shield
he wears on his left arm. (In the series, Aries Mu cracks it, and
later Capricorn Shiera breaks it in two. In the first SEIYA movie
Tazeta Yan, one of Eris' Ghost Saints, destroys it.) In many ways
Shiryu is the most mature of the Bronze Saints. He usually appears
very self-confident, which tends to drive his foes up the wall. Some
see that self-confidence as conceit, but this is not the case. He is
also the one who seems to keep getting beat up the most. Speculation
is that he unconsciously tends to pull his punches because deep down
inside he really doesn't want to hurt anyone or anything. His armor
is green-blue and lavender. Long (like down to his knees!) black hair
and dark grey eyes. He is one of the oldest Saints, and is perhaps 17
or 18 years of age.
CYGNUS -- Hyoga (Literally "Ice River", it means "Glacier") is the son
of a Russian mother and a Japanese father. He was sent to Siberia for
his final training, where he was tutored by the Crystal Saint, one of
Sanctuary's roving Silver Saints. His mother is also 'buried' in
Siberia -- lying on her bed in a sunken ship at the bottom of an
ice-cold lake/ocean fiord. Cygnus is somewhat obsessed with his
mother. His ultimate power is to freeze ANYTHING to absolute zero,
encasing them in ice, and he is powerful enough to create a snowstorm
in full summer. His armor was frozen in the center of a glacier, and
Hyoga had to break apart the ice to win his Cloth -- which he did with
a single punch. His special attacks are the "Diamond Dust" and
"Aurora Thunder Attack", both of which generate varying degrees of
cold, snow, ice, and wind. Cygnus' armor is shades of blue and
silver. Blonde hair, blue eyes.
ANDROMEDA -- Shun ("A Twinkling of Stars") is the younger of two
brothers trained as Saints. His ultimate power, unlike the rest of
the Saints, rests in his armor instead of within himself. The "Nebula
Chains" which are part of his armor have what appear to be almost a
life of their own. The chains are said to be the actual ones used to
bind the "real" Andromeda (see notes on Greek mythology elsewhere in
this article) to a rock for a sea monster to devour her. They can
sense danger to their owner and will often react automatically to it.
They will point to the direction danger is coming from, and Andromeda
can control them like extensions of himself. He is potentially
capable of wrapping an enemy tightly enough to kill them, and one of
his chains ends in a rather sharp arrow-head shaped weight, but Shun
as the show starts out is psychologically unable to kill another
person except in direst need. He is very quiet, almost effeminate, but
he fights extremely well and, if he ever uses his power to full
effect, could well be one of the most powerful of the Bronze Saints.
As the series goes on he matures quite a bit and becomes much less
unwilling to kill when it's necessary. His main attack is the "Nebula
Chain!" in which his weapons multiply and strike his enemies; later he
learns to use the "Thunder Wave" which increases the power behind his
attack. (Most American fans, upon first viewing drawings of him in the
Japanese animation magazines, assumed he was a girl.) He was trained
on Andromeda Island. The colors of his armor are pink with blue and
silver trim. Green hair and eyes.
PHOENIX -- AKA Ikki ("A Single Point of Brilliance", or "First
Glimmer"), he is Shun's brother, and oldest of the surviving Bronze
Saints. When Shun drew Death Queen Island as a training camp, Ikki
volunteered to take his place. He never returned and was assumed to
be dead. Unknown to the others, his experiences on the Island had
changed him greatly, and not for the better. He seems to have been
affected by Ares as well as the brutal training he received at Death
Queen Island. When the rest of his companions see him again, his
experiences seem to have also driven him more than somewhat insane.
Ikki is currently the most powerful of the Saints. In addition to the
firestorm power evident from the name, he can turn an opponent's
attack back on them, he teleports, and can launch a psychic attack
which creates in an enemy's mind the worst nightmares imaginable.
(This is called the "Phoenix Demon Fist" -- "Phoenix Genma Ken!")
Even after he is turned away from Ares, he remains a nasty and
uncompromising fighter, completely opposite his younger brother's
temperament. Instead of gaining power from his totem constellation,
Ikki absorbs energy from fire and heat. (Witness his ability to pull
in power from volcanoes and such). The Phoenix Cloth itself compounds
Ikki's mental problems at it literally works through death and
destruction. (Keep in mind that each time the Phoenix is reborn, the
old persona must "die" to give birth to the new.) His armor is blue
and pink. Blue-black hair, dark blue eyes.
UNICORN -- Jabu ("Wicked Chivalry") was Seiya's chief rival during the
years of initial training the youngsters went through under the
Graude Foundation. He is totally devoted to Saori. He won his Cloth
in Algeria, and the armor is said to contain a weapon of power in its
horn. We haven't seen him use it yet. He is devoted to Saori. He
dropped out of the plotline shortly after being trounced in the ring
by Andromeda Shun, not to reappear until nearly 60 episodes later.
Brown hair, blue eyes.
HYDRA -- Real name is Ichi, his power includes poisoned talons and
amazing speed. He is defeated in an early episodes by Cygnus and his
armor destroyed. Armor mostly white. Hair white, eyes totally black.
WOLF -- Real name is Nachi, we never get a chance to see his power --
Phoenix Ikki hits him with his psionic attack and renders him
catatonic before he gets a chance to show it. Armor is blue and
green. Brown hair, brown eyes.
BEAR -- (Constellation is actually Ursa Major) Real name is Geki, he
is largest of the Bronze Saints. He trained in northern Canada, where
his opponents included real grizzly bears! He is defeated by Pegasus
Seiya and his armor destroyed. Light brown hair.
LIONET -- His Cloth is named after Leo Minor. Lionet's real name is
Ban. He was defeated by Unicorn Jabu in the second episode, his Cloth
destroyed.
Of all the Bronze Saints, after the first seven episodes we only see
five of them again -- Pegasus, Dragon, Cygnus, Andromeda, and Phoenix.
The others disappear until episode 61, when they arrive to defend
Saori from enemies.
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== Other Main Characters ==
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SAORI KIDDO -- The current head of the Graude Foundation. She has
continued the plans of her adopted "Grandfather". She was considered
quite a terror when she was younger, for all that she now appears
quiet, demure, and completely feminine in her long dress and purple
hair. When she is troubled by a decision she will retreat to a small
planetarium in her mansion, and speaks with Kiddo's spirit. Saori is
actually a reincarnation of Athena, and once Athena begins to manifest
through her Saori's original personality (and admittedly a rather
wimpish one) begins to disappear, replaced by the much stronger
persona of the goddess.
TATSUMI -- Saori's butler/bodyguard, he is something of a bully. He
was stupid enough to terrorize most of the youngsters in the first
part of their training, which has earned him their eminity now that
they're older -- and much better at martial arts than he is! Tatsumi
is a master in the martial arts discipline of kendo, but his training
was no where near as intense of that of our Saints. However, after
Mitsumasa's death he is the only one who knows Saori is Athena; even
she wasn't told the truth about her origin.
MASTER OF SANCTUARY -- Originally Gold Saint Gemini Saga's twin
brother. When Ares possesses Saga, the first thing he forces Saga to
do is to kill his brother and take his place as the Master. With the
face mask the Master wears and the voice change initiated by Are's
possession, no one notices the change except Gold Saint Sagittarius
Aioros, who shortly ends up rather dead...
MARIN -- (Name translates as "Demon Bell") Pegasus Seiya's sensei in
Greece, who taught him to harness the "power of the microcosm" in the
Pegasus Meteor Punch. She wears black and red and has a silver face
mask. She hides a secret that is not revealed until later on in the
series, and is Silver Saint Aquila (the Eagle).
AIORIA -- We first meet Aioria as a friend of Aquila Marin's at
Sanctuary. He is actually Leo Aioria, and his brother Aioros was the
former Sagittarius. See listing under "Gold Saints".
SHAINA -- Aquila Marin's long-time rival, and now one of Pegasus
Seiya's most violent enemies. It seems that she fell in love with him
in Sanctuary, and he never even noticed her... She wants to become
the best female fighter in Sanctuary, and comes to believe that her
feelings for Pegasus Seiya is a weakness -- a weakness she must
destroy. Her pupil, Cassios, was defeated by Seiya in battle to win
the Pegasus bronze Cloth. Facing Pegasus Seiya herself, she almost
defeated him. She spends a great deal of her time throughout the
series hunting down and trying to destroy Seiya. She is Silver Saint
Ophiuchus (Serpent Holder). The name of her special attack is the
"Thunder Claw". Geist (the Ghost Saint) is Shaina's sister; when
Seiya kills Geist it gives Shaina another reason for vengeance.
ROSHI -- (Some of the characters pronounce it "Lochi". The word means
"Aged Teacher") -- Shiryu's sensei, he is extremely powerful. He is
actually Gold Saint Libra (and Dragon Shiryu is the only one of our
Bronze Saints trained by a Gold Saint, though Dragon and the others
seem unaware of this at the beginning. Roshi also seems to have become
surrogate father to the boy as well as tutor.) Roshi lives an almost
hermit-like existence in the mountains of Central China. Shunrei is
his adopted daughter.
CRYSTAL SAINT -- A Silver Saint, he was trained by Gold Saint Aquarius
Camus. Hyoga's sensei, he returns to Sanctuary and gets a welcome he
isn't quite prepared for...Lives in the cold wilderness of Siberia.
MU -- A healer and telekinetic. He is the only known person who can
'heal' damaged Cloth, and he can heal living creatures as well. He has
long purple-white hair, and his eyebrows are of the "period mark" type
painted on Noh masks. Mu is extremely powerful, and far more than
apparent at first, as we'll learn later on in the series. See listing
under "Gold Saints"
KIKI -- (Name means "Strange One" or "Something very strange") Mu's
side-kick (possibly little brother?), also a telekinetic and
possessing two period-mark eyebrows. He is an obnoxious brat, but
becomes devoted to the Bronze Saints, particularly Dragon Shiryu, as
the series goes on.
MIHO -- Pegasus Seiya's old friend from the orphanage. He used to
tease her unmercifully when they were both kids, and his older sister
used to settle their disputes. She is still at the orphanage,
although now as a worker instead of a resident. She is very sensitive
and already knows, even before Seiya does, that his chosen path may
will remove him far from normal humanity.
SHUNREI -- A Chinese girl, she's Dragon Shiryu's foster sister and
Roshi's adopted daughter. She takes care of Shiryu on several
occasions when he's been injured. She appears to be rather fragile,
but has proven on several occasions to have great inner strength.
Perhaps because of Roshi's training, she also has a fairly strong and
sensitive "cosmo" for a non-Saint.
ESMERALDA -- The daughter of Phoenix Ikki's sensei, and Ikki's love
interest, she is killed by her father accidentally during a duel with
his student before Ikki won his Cloth.
OKHO ("King Tiger") -- A student of Roshi at the same time Shiryu was,
and Shiryu's chief rival. His tendency to be a bully forces Roshi to
drop him as a student. Ever since, Okho has felt cheated out of his
chance to win the Dragon Cloth. He continues to learn and practice his
martial arts, eventually manifesting his power in the form of a tiger.
He returns to challenge Dragon Shiryu at a time when Shiryu has been
badly injured. While not technically a Saint, his power and ability
places him at the same level of accomplishment as most Bronze Saints.
(As a side note, dragon and tiger are traditional enemies in Chinese
mythology, and -- at least to me! -- the character looks an awful lot
like Bruce Lee.)
GIGAS -- Not really a Saint, Gigas is Ares' aide-de-camp and chief
lieutenant as the series opens. After the Saints he sends on missions
to steal the Gold Sagittarius Cloth fail, Ares grows tired of the old
man and replaces him with:
PHAETON -- Ares' second aide-de-camp, it is he who dispatched Shaina,
Perseus Algol, and Spartan on their mission to killed Pegasus Seiya
and his fellow Bronze Saints.
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== Other Saints ==
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DOCRATES -- Physically a giant, Docrates is basically a fire elemental
who is sent to try and steal the parts of the Gold Cloth remaining in
Saori's care on several occasions. If he started out human at one
time, he sure isn't now. He is related to Cassios, and therefore
hates Pegasus Seiya especially. Equivalent to a Silver Saint, he has
his own disciples and serves Ares.
GHOST SAINT GEIST -- Ophiuchus Shaina's sister, she has the ability to
cast realistic illusions. She is killed by Pegasus Seiya when he
recovers the Sagittarius helmet she and her proteges have stolen.
Technically equivalent to a Silver Saint, she has her own disciples --
Eel, Kraken, and Dolphin. (I also have one source that says Geist was
Shaina's sensei and "like a sister" to her, rather than an actual
blood relation.) Possible constellations for the Cloth worn by her
proteges are -- DELPHINS the Dolphin for "Dolphin" (Although his
Cloth's colors more resembles that of the Orca or Killer Whale than
the dolphins we are more familiar with), SERPENS for "Kraken" (his
Cloth has snake-like appendenges he can use like tentacles), and
HYDRUS (the Sea Snake) for "Eel" (Eel's powers include a nasty
electrical discharge, and some sea snakes have the same ability --
similar to electric eels). These are all speculation and should not
be taken as gospel.
LACERTA MISTY -- Usually called "The Silver Saint" or "Misty", Lacerta
is one of Ares' most skilled assassins. He looks like a woman -- even
to wearing makeup -- but is actually male. From the responses of the
other Silver saints after his death, I find myself wondering if he
didn't just DRESS like a "bishonen"...
INCENDIARY SAINT -- Real name not revealed, he is probably more of a
fire elemental than a Saint. He follows the orders of Ares. His
Cloth may be that of Fornax, the Furnace constellation, but it isn't
stated in the series.
CANES VENATICI (Greyhound) ASTERION -- One of two Silver Saints to be
sent to check on Lacerta Misty's progress, he has the ability to cast
illusions as well as being an excellent fighter.
CETUS (Whale) MOSES -- The other Silver Saint sent along with Canes
Ventici to check on Aquila Marin and Lacerta Misty's mission to kill
Pegasus Seiya.
CENTARUS BABEL -- Another fire elemental Saint, he might have been
successful in his attack on Athena/Saori and her Saints if not for the
intervention of the Steel Saints. He is also the first of the Saints
currently serving the Master of Sanctuary who acknowledges Saori is
Athena and not an imposter.
PERSEUS ALGOL -- A silver saint who has a functional Medusa shield.
Algol is even more cruel than the majority of his brethren in
Sanctuary.
CORVUS JAMIAN -- A Silver Saint serving Saga/Ares, he is named after
the "Raven" constellation. He appears to be somewhat insane. Can
call crows and ravens and have them do his bidding. He is involved in
a scheme to kidnap Saori.
TARANTULA ARACHNE -- A Silver Saint, he is sent against Pegasus Seiya
and is defeated. (It should be noted that in early 1987 a supernova
appeared in the Tarantula Nebula.)
SPARTAN -- He is a strong psychic, using his telekinetic and energy
powers far more in his battles than physical blows or strength. His
telekinetic power is strong enough to pull an aircraft out of its
flight path and force it to land. He is one of Ophiuchus Shaina's
companions. Equivalent to a Silver Saint, it isn't stated what
constellation his Cloth represents.
AURIGA CAPELLA -- Auriga is the constellation of the Charioteer.
Capella's special weapons are throwing disks resembling (take your
choice) razor-edged frisbees or hubcaps. Silver Saint Auriga is sent
to back-up Ophiuchus Shaina and Corvus Jamian in their mission to
capture Saori and bring her back to Sanctuary.
CEREBERUS DANTE -- Cereberus is the "Hound of Hell" belonging to
Hades, God of the Underworld. There was at one time a constellation
named Cereberus near Hercules, but it was dropped from the official
listing of constellations a while back. Silver Saint Cereberus
accompanies Auriga Capella in their mission to insure that Saori is
brought back to Ares in Sanctuary before she can fully manifest and
begin to use her powers. Cereberus uses chains ending in maces as his
weapons.
CANIS MAJOR SIRIUS -- One of the three Silver Saints sent to back up
Leo Aioria in an attempt to return the Sagittarius Cloth to Sanctuary
and kill Pegasus Seiya. Canis Major is the constellation of the "Big
Dog".
MUSCA (Fly) DIOS -- One of the three Silver Saints sent to back up Leo
Aioria's attempt to regain the Sagittarius Cloth for the Master of
Sanctuary.
HERCULES ALGETHI -- The constellation of Hercules is named after one
of the strongest -- and certainly not one of the most brilliant --
mortals in Greek mythology. Algethi, one of three Silver Saints sent
to back up Leo Aioria's attempt to regain the Sagittarius Cloth,
proves he is certainly no smarter than the original Hercules was.
SAGITTA PTOLEMY -- Sagitta is the constellation of the arrow. (And
technically is a sub-constellation of Hercules). Ptolemy uses his
power to create and shoot poisoned arrows to eliminate what Ares/Saga
sees as the greatest danger to his rule of Sanctuary and eventual
conquest of the world...not to be confused with Ghost Saint Sagitta
Maya, who serves Eris.
CAMELEON JUNE -- One of Andromeda Shun's contemporaries on Andromeda
Island. She is one of the Saints sent after Shun as a result of
Scorpio's "blackmail", in an attempt to keep Andromeda from
accompanying his friends in their attempt to retake Sanctuary. She is
a Bronze Saint, and may be Albireo's younger sister.
CEPHUS ALBIREO -- Andromeda Shun's sensei on Andromeda Island. In the
manga, Shun's sensei is Cephus Daledeos, a different man although both
are Cephus Saint. We see him briefly during Scorpio's attack on
Andromeda Island; Albireo is the only one who tries to counterattack,
and is badly injured by Miro as a result. In an even shorter view, he
shows up during one of Andromeda Shun's memory flashbacks in episode
60. During Andromeda's encounter with Pisces, it is revealed that
that Gold Saint had a hand in the defeat of Albireo as well. "Albireo"
is the name of the second brightest star in the constellation Cygnus.
LEDA -- One of Andromeda Shun's contemporaries from Andromeda Island,
he and his partner Spica nearly kill Andromeda in their attempt to
prevent him from going to Sanctuary. One of the "pretty punk saints"
(as they're called by some of us in Seiya fandom!). I don't know if
"Leda" is his real name, or his Saint title. (Leda, in Greek
mythology, was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan and gave birth to
Castor and Pollux, the twins identified with the constellation
Gemini.)
SPICA -- The third of Andromeda Shun's old companions from Andromeda
Island. The second "pretty punk saint". Again, I don't know if
"Spica" is his real name or what he's Saint of...(Spica is a star in
the constellation Virgo.)
LOTUS ARGORA -- One of Virgo Shaka's disciples and a Silver Saint, he
is part of the team sent by Virgo Shaka and the Master in an attempt
to defeat Phoenix Ikki in episodes 54 -- 55. And, no, there isn't a
"Lotus" (or any flower, for that matter) constellation.
PAVO (Peacock) SHIVA -- Another Silver Saint who is a disciple of
Virgo Shaka, he is partner of Lotus Argora in their attempt to
terminate the danger Ikki presents to the Master's plans.
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== The Gold Saints ==
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When Saori and company reach the foothills below Sanctuary in episode
40, they learn they will have to go through each of the Houses
belonging to the Gold Saints before they can reach the training camp
and the Master of Sanctuary himself. While technically the bodyguards
of Athena, in practice the Gold Saints' main responsibility is the
protection of Sanctuary itself. The twelve Gold Saints are:
ARIES MU -- As mentioned above, we first meet Mu in the depths of the
Chinese mountains, when Dragon Shiryu brings the damaged Dragon and
Pegasus Cloths to him for repair. Mu is very aloft and almost
unworldly; it is only Shiryu's obvious dedication to his comrades that
persuades him to heal the Cloths. His personal power (in addition to
healing) seems to be mostly telekinetic. His healing powers need a
catalyst to work most times. Therefore, he could not have "healed"
the Pegasus and Dragon Cloth without the power of Shiryu's willing
sacrifice. When the Bronze Saints come to take on Sanctuary, he could
not have repaired their Cloth and strengthened them without both their
permission and trust in him.
TAURUS ALDEBARAN -- Taurus is a huge man, but seems to have a
basically peaceful nature. Pegasus Seiya fights him to a standstill,
and Taurus sits down, laughs, and tells him to go on -- he's earned
the right to go to the next station. When Andromeda Shun, Cygnus
Hyoga, and Dragon Shiryu combine their talents to fight him, they
freeze his hands -- and, laughing again, he tells them to follow
Seiya. Part of his reaction may be due to the fact he had a vision of
Athena (Saori) rising over Pegasus Seiya just before Pegasus delivered
a punch only a Gold Saint should be capable of. His main power seems
to be pure strength. He is essentially neutral in the conflict.
GEMINI SAGA -- When it came time for the two Greek Gods, Athena and
Ares, to manifest, Ares seems to have cheated and chose to manifest in
an adult rather than a baby. He took over Gemini Saga and in his
first moved killed Saga's twin brother, the Master of Sanctuary. Then
Ares tried to kill the baby Athena. One of the reasons he had to have
Aioros killed is that Sagittarius saw his face that night, and
therefore knew that Ares had taken over Saga. However, as Saga was an
adult with a fully formed personality, Ares could not totally destroy
Saga's own persona. Therefore, for many years the inner battle between
the two continued, until (shortly after Seiya departed Sanctuary) Saga
finally fell to Ares' power. That's why Gemini displays two sides to
his personality -- he IS two people inside one body. The change is
also marked by a change in hair color -- when he is Saga, his hair is
dark blue, while when Ares has taken over the body the hair is a light
purple. Also, when Ares is in control the whites of Saga's eyes turn
dark purple. Even after Ares gains full control, Saga occasionally
manifests, but by this time is unable to go against the War God's
will. Saga's -- and thus Ares' -- Gold Saint power is centered around
his control of time and space -- he can twist the fabric of space/time
with ease, including opening a hole into another dimension and
sweeping his opponents into it. (He cries "Another -- Dimension!" as
he does so, and the eyes on the sculpted faces on either side of his
helmet light up as well.) When Andromeda Shun defeats Gemini, the
armor collapses, revealing it is empty -- Ares has been controlling it
from the throne room. Ares also possesses a power similar to
Phoenix's "genma ken" which enables him to control those he strikes
with it.
CANCER DEATHMASK -- While the name transliterates as "Desumasuka", the
characters in the show pronounce it "Deathmask", so I've used
"Deathmask" in this review for the character's real name. It seems
appropriate, considering the fact he's decorated his "House" in
Sanctuary with rather gruesome death masks representing all the people
he's either hurt or killed. He is sent by Ares after the Libra Cloth,
but his attempt to take it forcibly from Rochi is stopped by the
combined actions of Dragon Shiryu and Aries Mu. His personal power is
to create a mini- blackhole that he can draw his opponents into, and
he also seems to have the ability to transport both himself and any
opponent to Hades, either just in spirit or also in body.
LEO AIORIA -- Aioria was trained by his brother Aioros, and was very
close to his older brother. When Aioros was accused of kidnapping
Athena, his younger brother was persecuted, and as a result can be
very bitter at times. He went directly from being a trainee to Gold
Saint. Leo Aioria has spent his entire life in Sanctuary, and does
not particularly like what the Master he has sworn to serve has done
to it. However, without Athena, there is no other he will acknowledge
as leader, so he does nothing to stop the evil that results. He was
very fond of his brother and reacts badly when Pegasus Seiya first
wears the Sagittarius armor, but Athena intervenes. Once convinced
Saori IS Athena rather than an imposter, Leo Aioria switches loyalties
and pledges his service to her. When he returns to Sanctuary with the
injured Shaina, he then goes to confront Ares and ends up fighting
Virgo Shaka -- and then is possessed by Ares. Aioria's personal power
seems to be the creation of a small ball of energy that he can throw
at opponents, which he calls his "Lightning Bolt" attack. (His name
may actually be "AEolia", which in Greek mythology is the island of
the winds and home to AEolus, chief god of the Winds.)
VIRGO SHAKA -- Shaka is of Indian/Buddhist origin, despite his blonde
hair. He is the only Gold Saint who seems to have put together his
own considerable following of trainees, and seems to exert a great
deal of control over them. Shaka doesn't really care whether Ares or
Athena wins the battle; all he cares about is being on the winning
side. He fights Leo Aioria and the two manage to blow each other
away. While he does keep his eyes closed most of the time like Dragon
Shiryu does while he's blinded, Shaka is NOT blind. It is said he
fears destroying whatever he happens to be looking at... A large part
of his power is involved with illusion- casting as well as more
physical manifestations. (Without his helmet he looks a lot like a
blond Shiryu!)
ROSHI LIBRA -- As mentioned above, Roshi is Dragon Shiryu's mentor as
well as a Gold Saint. He is perhaps one of the strongest of the Gold
Saints, although he strictly avoids the more showy displays of power
some of the other Gold Saints seem to favor. He suspects what has
happened to the Master of Sanctuary, but has no proof so says nothing
of his suspicions to the others. Roshi seems to be fully retired;
when Cancer Deathmask arrives to forcibly take the Libra Cloth from
him, Roshi does nothing to fight him.
SCORPIO MIRO -- Miro completely believes the Master's story that
Athena is dead and Saori is an imposter. When the Master decides that
it is pointless to send more Silver Saints after our Bronze Saints, it
is Miro who is sent to Andromeda Island to blackmail Andromeda Shun
into leaving Athena by destroying the training camp there and injuring
many of the people on the Island, including Shun's sensei. While
intended to convince Shun not to accompany his friends in retaking
Sanctuary and to dishearten him, the effect is the reverse -- it seems
to give Shun the incentive to fight as hard as he can in the following
battles. Later Miro fights Hyoga, and begins to have doubts about the
veracity of the Master's story of Athena and Saori. His power is that
of the "Scarlet Needle", which punches small but deadly holes in his
opponents. The holes are made in a specific pattern -- that of the
stars in the constellation Scorpio. The last punch is placed in the
"Scorpion's Heart", Antares, and is normally the final, fatal blow.
SAGITTARIUS AIOROS -- Upon learning that Ares has secretly become the
Master of Sanctuary and intends to kill Athena, Aioros prevents one
murder attempt and escapes Sanctuary with the baby, who is as yet too
young for her power and full memories to manifest. While he is
successful in getting her away from the danger and gives her to a new
guardian, Aioros dies as a result of his wounds (received from both
Ares' attack and a later battle with Capricorn Shiera) on top of
having to evade capture and getting out of Sanctuary to the outside
world with the baby Saori/Athena. (His name may actually be AEolus,
which was the name of the chief god of the winds in Greek mythology.)
SAGITTARIUS SEIYA -- About half-way through the series, Pegasus Seiya
gets to put on the Sagittarius Cloth, though he is not at that point
in time a true Gold Saint. That's when the real fun begins, although
the Cloth leaves him shortly after he first gets to wear it...
CAPRICORN SHURA -- Capricorn's special power is the "Excalibur Blow",
in which he can use the power of his cosmo, focused through his hands,
like a sharp sword. When Aioros escaped from Sanctuary, he first
encountered Shura, who inflicted even more damage than Ares had. Shura
believed Aioros dead, but could not bring himself to kill the infant
Athena. When he faces Dragon Shiryu, Capricorn's "Excalibur Blow"
destroys the Dragon Cloth, including its nearly unbreakable shield.
AQUARIUS CAMUS -- (The name is French, and is pronounced "Kam-yeu";
the katakana can also be transliterated as "Kamyu"). He was sensei to
the Crystal Saint, and therefore something of an object of
hero-worship for the young Hyoga before he became Cygnus. He may have
at one time been Cygnus Saint prior to earning Gold Cloth; one of his
attacks is manifested as a dark- colored swan similar to that used by
Hyoga. His primary attack is that of the "Aurora Execution", in which
the Water Bearer appears above him, and energy seems to shoot out of
the "water pitcher" she bears. Camus seems to be on Athena's side,
but due to his oaths of loyalty to the leader of Sanctuary cannot act
openly in her behalf. (It should be noted that the French philosopher
Camus, who was also a member of the French Resistance in WWII, is the
one who said that when dealing with a force as corrupt and evil as
Hitler's Germany that there was no middle ground -- to be "neutral" in
that type of conflict was to in fact support the side of Hitler's
Reich.)
PISCES APHRODITE -- The last of the Gold Saints our folks will have to
defeat prior to taking on Ares himself, Aphrodite is male, despite his
deceptive appearance. While he shares names with the Greek Goddess of
Love, I don't think he's the manifestation of the goddess. Aphrodite
uses roses as weapons -- red roses are poisonous, black are explosive,
and white ones drain an enemy's life force. Aphrodite seems to fully
supports the Master, and may be aware of his true nature.
Gold Saints are the most powerful of all the Saints. Not only are
they the most skilled and strongest in the martial arts of the Saints,
but each usually has at least one personal power that eclipses any of
their more physical skills. Both Aries Mu and Taurus Aldeberan
describe it as being able to fully use and control their "seventh
sense", which enables them to draw on the power of the macrocosm (not
just their personal "microcosm") at any time they wish, usually
through the mystic link they have with their totem Zodiacal
constellation. Our five Bronze Saints must learn to properly control
their "seventh senses" before they can defeat the Gold Saints and win
Sanctuary back for Saori/Athena.
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== Other Terms Explained ==
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SAINTS -- It should be clear that in this show the word "Saint" does
not have the Christian connotation most familiar in the Western world.
Instead, the word is used as it was in ancient Greece, where the
saints were the champions of the Gods, who fought to honor and protect
their patron God or Goddess. In mythology they became the bodyguards
of Athena when she went about on Earth. These warriors disdained the
use of any weapon other than their bodies, and excelled in all the
martial arts known to the Greeks. It has been inferred that some of
the current Saints are reincarnations of earlier Saints. (The
Japanese word is actually "Seitoshi".) There are indications that at
least some of the other Greek gods also had/have Saints. In the first
SEIYA movie, Eris (Ares' sister and goddess of Discord) warriors are
known as the "Ghost Saints". Geist and her proteges are also "Ghost
Saints", whether they serve Eris or some other Greek god has not been
made clear.
CLOTH -- The special armor worn by the Saints. Literally, it would
translate as "sacred kimono". Each set of Cloth is connected
mystically with the constellation it represents (or, in the case of
some of the Silver Saints, the element, spirit, or Earth force it is
connected to), and when someone 'wins' a set of Cloth then some of
that power is transferred to the individual. In addition, the Saints
do not have to put on the armor as a normal person puts on clothes;
they summon the armor (perhaps through a form of pseudo- telepathy)
and it appears, snapping into place around its chosen wearer.
Personally, I think the Cloths have a type of pseudo-life of their
own. Perhaps that's why damaged armor has to be taken to a healer
like Mu rather than to the equivalent of the local blacksmith. Gold
armor, the most powerful, manifests this attribute the most strongly.
Gold cloth even seems to have some choice in deciding who will wear
it. In several episodes the Sagittarius armor protects Seiya of its
own volition. While the armor can be damaged, usually it takes another
Saint to do so. There is very little that will damage Gold Cloth; it
is nearly impregnable. Gold Cloths belong to Athena, although their
wearers may be subverted by Ares. If a Gold Cloth decides its wearer
has diverted too far from the ideals of Athena (such as when the
wearer tries to attack the goddess), that Cloth may choose to "desert"
its wearer.
GALAXIAN WARS -- Ostensively a prime-time contest between various
martial arts experts to win the Gold Cloth, old Kiddo had some idea of
what was going on and arranged the games as a reason to train the
Bronze Saints in support of Athena -- for ulterior motives we'll learn
about later in the series. If events had transpired as he'd planned,
the winner of the Gold Cloth would have been one of 'his' Bronze
Saints, and thus devoted to Saori's protection.
STEEL SAINTS -- Three young men selected and trained by the Graude
Foundation to wear technologically developed Cloth. Wearing
non-traditional armor, Kiddo intended them to be a 'wild card' factor
injected into the war on the side of Athena. They are the Air Saint
Sho, whose sign is that of the Toucan, the Water Saint Ushio, whose
token is that of Dorado, and Earth Saint Daichi, whose Cloth is that
of Vulpecula, the Fox. Because the "Steel Cloth" are man-made
machines, not "real" Cloth, there may well be Saints bearing Cloth of
those constellations we have not yet met.
BLACK SAINTS -- For every "good" set of Cloth, bronze or silver, there
is the potential for an evil counterpart serving Ares. Their armor is
completely black in color. It seems that only the Gold Cloth are not
so replicated. The Dark Saints, including the evil dopplegangers of
Pegasus Seiya, Andromeda Shun, Dragon Shiryu, and Cygnus Hyoga are
wearers of Ares' Cloth. The four who are the equivalent to the four
Bronze Saints have also had their own abilities enhanced by Phoenix
Ikki's own energy. Their powers are perverse opposites of their
counterparts. Thus, while Pegasus Seiya actually imparts a part of
his lifeforce in each Pegasus Punch, Black Pegasus' "Ankoku Pegasus
Meteor Fist" punches creates illness and leeches away the victim's
life force. Black Andromeda's chains turn into vipers which bite his
opponents. The Japanese term is actually "Ankoku Saint" which can be
translated as either "Dark" or "Black" Saint. The Ankoku Cloth itself
tends to affect its wearer, further tainting them and making them
succeptable to Ares' will. In the original manga, we are shown that
there are many Ankoku Saints on Death Queen Island, not just the five
dopplegangers of the five main characters that we see in the TV
series.
GHOST SAINTS -- For the most part, Ghost Saints are the spirits of
former Saints who have died, revived and given physical form by the
power of one of the gods. Technically, Geist is not such a Ghost
Saint even though her title is that of "the Ghost Saint"; as far as
we're told in the series she's still alive -- until after her final
battle with Pegasus Seiya, anyway! The Ghost Saints who serve Eris
in the first SEIYA feature are. Ghost Saints normally wear the same
Cloth they wore while alive. (Ghost Saints exist only in the series
and not in the manga; and I couldn't find much in print that cleared
the subject up to my satisfaction.)
SANCTUARY -- An island off the coast of Greece where one of the
training camps for martial artists is located. It has existed there
in secret for centuries, and is Athena's main place of power. Many of
the other Saints were trained there. Truly the core of Athena's
"self", she cannot fully realize her memories and full power until
enthroned there. Sanctuary has its own source of mystic power and is
only partly connected to the real world, with most of it actually
existing in another dimension. The area where Pegasus Seiya trained
-- and where most of the battles take place -- is only the "gateway"
into what is really Sanctuary. (It is doubtful if Ares can enter the
"true" Sanctuary, but if he can keep Saori/Athena from reaching the
center of her power, he basically has won the battle by default.)
DEATH QUEEN ISLAND -- Ares' counterpart to Sanctuary, it is a training
camp for many of the war god's forces. It is as ugly to the eye as it
is to the spirit, with many volcanoes, mud pots, sulfur springs, and
so on dotting its surface. NOT a nice place to visit, let alone live!
Even trainees who arrive fairly pure in spirit will eventually be
tainted by the Island's evil miasma, which helps bend its' inhabitants
to Ares' will.
COSMO -- A little more information on what the "cosmo" is seems to be
in order here. The "cosmo" is similar to, but not identical with,
what psychics and parapsychologists call the "aura". A combination of
aura and power field, each cosmo is as individual as fingerprints, and
reflects the condition of the person projecting it. A well-trained
Saint can use his/her cosmo to sense another's strengths, weaknesses,
and condition. The closer the relationship between two Saints, the
more sensitive they are to each other. (For example, Pegasus Seiya and
Dragon Shiryu's close friendship at the beginning of the series allows
Seiya to know when something was wrong with Shiryu in episode 10 while
the other two sense nothing. Later in the series they have all become
good friends and thus can sense when each other is in trouble.) They
can also tell when one of their number is dead, or so close to death
it doesn't matter, when the 'feel' of a cosmo is lost. The more
experienced and powerful a Saint is, the more he/she can sense of
other's cosmos. In episode 10 Dragon Shiryu doesn't "see" or "feel"
anything unusual about Mu's aura, despite the fact the healer is later
revealed to be a Gold Saint. By episode 39 he senses a huge energy
field around Cancer Deathmask -- so much so that the psychic power
from the Gold Saint literally lights up the whole area to Shiryu's
"inner eye". As a Saint learns how to control his/her cosmo better,
he/she no longer needs his/her armor to channel the inner power
generated by the cosmo. In other words, the armor is a tool but the
pure power actually rests within the Saint him/herself. It is also
through the power of the inner cosmo -- the "microcosm" - - that a
Gold Saint draws directly on the power of the macrocosm. It is this
ability that marks a true Gold Saint, whether or not he/she actually
wears Gold Cloth. (Silvers have learned -- even if they aren't fully
aware of what they're doing -- to draw on the macrocosm occasionally,
usually in moments of great stress; a true Gold Saint can call on the
macrocosm at will. Bronze Saints have only the power of their own
microcosm to support them.) The ability to sense and draw on the
macrocosm at will is known as a Gold Saint's "Seventh Sense".
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== CHAPTER TWO ==
== EPISODE SYNOPSES ==
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== Episode #1 ==
== REVIVE! LEGENDARY HERO ==
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The Galaxian Wars have started, but several participants have not
shown up. Saori, in her box high above the combat ring, sips on a
glass of wine and worries where her missing Saints are. Meanwhile,
Seiya is busy trying to defeat Cassios for the right to wear the
Pegasus cloth. Their respective mentors, Marin and Shaina, have an
argument which nearly leads to a confrontation of their own. Seiya
wins the match and is proclaimed Saint of the Pegasus Constellation,
and the head Sensei of Sanctuary gives him the rules of the Cloth:
"They must be used only to defend the cause of Righteousness. They
must never be used for personal gain or for self interest." As
Pegasus Seiya prepares to leave Sanctuary, Marin warns him of the
dangers of opening Pandora's box. As he walks away from Sanctuary,
Shaina challenges him, and Seiya defeats her after a battle far more
difficult than the one he had with Cassios. After breaking her face
mask, he tells her he's surprised to find she's beautiful -- he
expected her to be quite ugly. Needless to say, this remark does
nothing to improve Shaina's temper! (NOTE: The Japanese title for the
Master of Sanctuary actually translates as "Holy Father" or "Pope"!)
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== Episode #2 ==
== BURN! METEOR PUNCH OF PEGASUS ==
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In the arena of the Grand Coliseum in Tokyo, where the Galaxian Wars
are being held, Unicorn Jabu defeats Lionet Ban in the ring. The next
day, Pegasus Seiya arrives at the Graude mansion in Japan, where he
ends up arguing with Saori and Tatsumi. He expected to find Mitsumasa
Kiddo in charge, only to be told Saori's grandfather has died while
Seiya was in Sanctuary in training. They don't know where his sister
is, and Seiya wants to forget the competition and go looking for her.
Unicorn Jabu arrives, and there is a brief confrontation between the
two Saints. Seiya leaves to return to the orphanage they kidnapped
him from to see if anyone there knows anything about his sister. He
meets an old friend, Miho, who doesn't know anything about his sister
but suggests that if he enters the Galaxian Wars she's bound to notice
-- the event is receiving world-wide coverage from all the media.
Pegasus Seiya finally agrees to enter the competition, and finds
himself paired against Bear Geki. He is soon locked in deadly combat,
and is being throttled by his opponent. Marin's words, that in order
to defeat a stronger opponent he must redirect the opponent's strength
back against him, comes to his mind...but how to do it before he
passes out? (Yes, he wins...Otherwise they would have had to rename
the show before it barely began!)
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== Episode #3 ==
== CYGNUS! WARRIOR OF THE ICE FIELD ==
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Pegasus Seiya returns to the orphanage where he was raised and
discovers that Miho has arranged rooms for him nearby where he can
live. (And where the other orphans, who hero-worship Pegasus Seiya,
can visit!) Saori wonders where Phoenix and Cygnus are, but is
primarily worried about Phoenix. In Siberia, Hyoga is visiting the
ice-covered lake where his mother is "buried", where she drowned in a
sinking ship. Breaking the ice, he dives downward and places a rose
in her hair. A pile of other roses around her shows this is far from
his first visit. Surfacing, he is met by a young Eskimo boy who leads
him to the glacier where the Cygnus Cloth is frozen. Calling upon his
power of the "Aurora Thunder Attack", Hyoga breaks the glacier into
pieces, and earns the Cloth. In Tokyo, the games are ready to begin
again. Competing tonight: Cygnus Hyoga, in his first match, against
Hydra Ichi. Cygnus starts the match basically dodging Hydra's blows,
content to let his opponent tire himself out and see how he moves.
This results in his getting hit several times, until he
counterattacks. He starts by half-freezing Hydra's arm, then delivers
a full-blown punch that shatters Hydra's armor. The game is
over...next up will be Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu.
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== Episode #4 ==
== DRAGON! UNRIVALLED FIST AND SHIELD ==
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It's Pegasus Seiya's turn in the ring again. People nearly come to
blows over tickets for the match. It should be the most exciting one
yet, pitting Dragon Shiryu against Pegasus Seiya. Seiya barely
remembers the older boy from their days in the initial training camp
at the Graude Foundation; Dragon Shiryu has grown into a tall,
splendidly muscled young man whose very aura of calm assurance is
infuriating to his opponents. The two square off and the rain of
fists starts immediately; no tentative sparring for these two! Dragon
Shiryu lands the first punch, and Pegasus Seiya falls. Just then
Shunrei, Shiryu's foster sister, arrives with a message from home. It
seems his sensei, Roshi, is ill. Shiryu remembers how he won his
Cloth, his sensei instructing him to use his power to reverse the flow
of a great waterfall. His Cloth was underwater, beneath the full
force of the falling water. He succeeded, and he is determined to
succeed in this endeavor, too. This distraction allows Pegasus Seiya
time to recover, and the two face each other again. Shiryu
demonstrates his "Sky Dragon Tear" as the other Saints look on in
shock; but somehow -- to Dragon's disbelief -- Pegasus Seiya gets up
and reciprocates with the Pegasus Meteor Punch. Shiryu blocks ALL the
punches with his shield and it's Seiya's turn to be shocked. Dragon
Shiryu strikes -- and his blow crumbles Pegasus Seiya's arm piece!
Dragon tells him he should quit while he's still able and his armor
basically in one piece. Seiya refuses. They clash again, and Pegasus
Seiya goes down -- but Dragon Shiryu's shield has been shattered!
Replay shows the Dragon hit and damaged it himself when he missed a
blow at Seiya's head, as Seiya dropped to the ground in a faint. (He'd
run into the same shield face first...) Shiryu refuses to take
advantage of Seiya's faint to destroy his opponent or the Pegasus
Cloth, and again allows his opponent the time to recover. Despite
their enforced rivalry, the two are coming not only to respect but
like each other. Because Seiya is obviously hurt, Shiryu does what he
sees as the honorable thing and dispenses with his armor, sending it
flying. Seiya, not to be outdone, follows suit. Shun objects;
without their armor their blows may well prove lethal. Shiryu and
Seiya ignore his protests. They'll be fighting without the protection
of their armor, despite the danger.
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== Episode #5 ==
== MIRACLE OF REBIRTH! FRIENDSHIP OF THE COSMOS ==
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The battle between Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu continues. Both now
do their best to evade each other's blows rather than block; and
demonstrate BOTH are very agile! Pegasus attacks with his Meteor
Punch. Dragon Shiryu dodges most of them...but ONE gets through, and
for the first time Shiryu's blood is seen. They clash again, Shiryu
jumping over Pegasus Seiya's head to avoid another Meteor Punch. He
collapses upon landing. Remembering his sensei's warning of his weak
spot -- a pressure point just above his heart -- and to keep his guard
up, Shiryu struggles to his feet again to continue the battle. He
realizes that without his armor that pressure spot is unprotected by
anything except his own skill. Yet he MUST lower his guard over that
area to launch his "Sky Dragon Tear" attack. He dares not be
overconfident now! The two go at each other again. Both land good,
solid blows, but Dragon Shiryu is knocked out of the ring and lies
still, while Pegasus Seiya is still on his feet. Seiya is called the
winner (because Shiryu has landed outside the ring, not because he has
not gotten up), but as the doctors rush to Shiryu's still form, Seiya
collapses. As the stretcher bearing Pegasus Seiya begins to leave the
ring, the other doctor declares that he can't find a heartbeat in
Dragon Shiryu! The tatoo on the Dragon's back is fading rapidly as
Shunrei goes to Pegasus, begging him to help. A blow of his Meteor
Punch is the only thing which may get Shiryu's heart going once more.
Pegasus Seiya, still reeling and nearly unconscious, agrees. He
nearly faints again, but manages to land a punch on target. He is
actually imparting a part of his own life force to Dragon Shiryu.
Shiryu's body and Andromeda Shun, who is holding him, are knocked
through a wall, and the tatoo on Shiryu's back returns to its full
splendor as a heartbeat resounds. Seiya is carried out of the arena
in triumph. But behind, Andromeda's chains rattle a warning, and we
get a brief glimpse of a rather nasty grin...
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== Episode #6 ==
== PHOENIX! LOOK AT HADES, WARRIOR! ==
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Pegasus Seiya is still in a hospital bed with Miho and several
children from the orphanage in attendance when Dragon Shiryu,
recovered, and Shunrei come visiting. Shiryu is momentarily unsure of
his welcome, but Seiya greets him as a good friend. Dragon Shiryu
tells Pegasus Seiya that tonight it is Andromeda Shun and Unicorn Jabu
squaring off. But, he adds, there is an odd feel to the air...there
is danger coming. He reminds Seiya that there is still one Bronze
Saint missing -- Phoenix Ikki, who was sent to the infamous Death
Queen Island to train. They decide to go to the arena, despite the
fact that Seiya isn't supposed to be out of bed yet. Shun and Jabu
are already in combat, and Jabu is in difficulty. Andromeda Shun is
beating him without even raising a sweat, the Nebula Chains doing most
of the work. Unicorn Jabu is momentarily on the ropes, his Cloth
damaged in several places, when Shun's chains begin indicating much
greater danger. First they spell out the name "Axia", to everyone's
confusion. Who is Axia? Then the chains point to the box where the
Gold Cloth is kept. The box opens, and the Phoenix emerges. The
crowd goes wild, but both Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu still feel
uneasy. For one thing, Andromeda Shun's chains are still going nuts;
Shun throws them at the Phoenix -- who catches them! Seiya informs
Shun that the Phoenix should be his older brother, Ikki, and Shun is
overjoyed. Shun remembers their parting when Ikki was sent to Death
Queen Island. Then Phoenix Ikki delivers a punch through the Nebula
Chains that knocks Shun off his feet.
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== Episode #7 ==
== IT IS STOLEN! THE GOLD CLOTH ==
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"Defend yourself, Shun!" Phoenix Ikki yells as he attacks, but
Andromeda Shun only stares at him in disbelief. As Shun goes down,
Unicorn Jabu interferes -- this was supposed to be HIS match with
Andromeda! Ikki knocks the Unicorn out with a single punch for his
trouble. Ikki then laughs and taunts Tatsumi, remembering the many
times Saori's butler-cum- bodyguard beat him up while he was a child.
We get to see through his memories some of the training the young
warriors were put through as kids, as well as the fact that Shun was
something of a cry baby, and that Ikki continually stood up for him.
Then each trainee drew for their final training camps, and Shun got
Death Queen Island. Ikki volunteered...nay, insisted...on going in
his place. Returning to the present, Phoenix Ikki is then pitted
against Wolf Nachi. Poor Nachi never has a chance. Ikki hits him
once with his Phoenix Demon Fist, and Wolf goes catatonic. Ikki
pushes him over with a single finger. Then Ikki summons the Dark
Phoenixes, his minions -- who all look like him, except that their
armor is black. They each steal a piece of the Gold Cloth, and
disappear, while demonstrating their ability to teleport.
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== Episode #8 ==
== WIN IT BACK! THE GOLD CLOTH ==
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The five remaining Bronze Saints and the Tokyo police give chase to
Phoenix Ikki and his Black Phoenix team through downtown traffic to
the waterfront. Cygnus Hyoga stays right on their tail, following by
leaping from rooftop to rooftop after them. He summons the others to
the wharf Phoenix Ikki is at by sending a plume of snow to them. Ikki
knocks down a police helicopter with his Phoenix fire. The Saints
search the warehouses for their quarry, and Pegasus Seiya interrupts
Ikki just as he is trying to don the Gold Cloth. Ikki and his men
escape, carrying the pieces of the Sagittarius Cloth with them. The
Bronze Saints manage to find and annihilate quite a few of the Black
Phoenixes. They retrieve about half of the missing Gold Cloth.
Phoenix Ikki, however, is determined to have all of it. The Bronze
Saints discuss matters, and Dragon Shiryu says they can't properly
fight the enemy until he and Seiya have their Cloths fixed. He
volunteers to take both sets of Cloth and try to find someone to heal
the damage. As he leaves, we get a glimpse of Phoenix Ikki's booted
foot as he, too, watches Dragon Shiryu depart.
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== Episode #9 ==
== FORMIDABLE ENEMY! ==
== THE FOUR HEAVENLY KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS MANIFEST ==
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Open to a press conference with Saori and Tatsumi speaking on the
theft of the Gold Cloth. Pegasus Seiya brings in a policeman and his
police dog; they are going to try and track Phoenix Ikki down. The
other Bronze Saints follow their own leads. Andromeda Shun sees a
tree that Ikki used to practice his punches on and has another
flashback of their early years training in the area. Then, suddenly,
a cold breeze whips up, and Shun feels a chill up his spine not caused
by the sudden rain of snowflakes. Is it Cygnus Hyoga? Well, it's a
Swan, but not Hyoga! Shun barely escapes being crushed by the tree as
it's knocked over by his foe, Black Swan, Cygnus Hyoga's evil
counterpart. Andromeda Shun finds himself taken by surprise and
fighting for his life, rapidly loosing the battle. Then Cygnus Hyoga
arrives, and Black Swan finds he's met his match. His black snow
turns white as Hyoga exerts his influence. Pegasus Seiya arrives next
on the scene. Hyoga is distracted and his doppleganger takes
advantage of this for an attack. Cygnus Hyoga shrugs it off and
counterattacks, is winning when Black Andromeda shows up and
interrupts the battle. All four of the Black Saints face the three
Bronze Saints and deliver a combined warning and challenge to the
Bronze Saints before teleporting away. Saori retreats to her
planetarium to consult with Mitsumasa Kiddo's spirit. Phoenix Ikki
and his requested reinforcements from Death Queen Island, the Black
Saints, plan their next move.
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== Episode #10 ==
== BEWARE SHIRYU! THE CEMETERY OF CLOTHS ==
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The episode opens as Pegasus Seiya is washing his hair. Saori arrives
with a message from Phoenix Ikki: He and his Ankoku Saints against
the Bronze Saints, the winner taking the entire suit of Gold Cloth.
Meanwhile, Dragon Shiryu and his foster sister Shunrei go to visit his
sensei. Dragon Shiryu asks him what he can do to repair the damaged
Cloth. His mentor tells him the information must be earned; Shiryu
agrees to the contest. Roshi discharges energy into the water fall,
which in turn sends flashes of power back at Shiryu, who must deflect
all the blows. Finally he succeeds, and his mentor sends him onward
to Mu, who he says can fix the battle damage. Enroute, Shiryu finds
he must fight animated skeletons wearing what appear to be ancient
Ankoku Cloths. Despite being badly outnumbered by the evil spirits,
the Dragon prevails and then must continue the arduous journey.
Finally he finds Mu's residence, a tall spire on the top of a rock
out- cropping. There, he is confronted by Kiki a telekinetic young
brat, who drops rocks on his head until Shiryu knocks the spire off
its foundation. Then Mu appears, and demonstrates his own
considerable power by resetting the spire on its base. Dragon Shiryu
pleads with him to heal the Cloth -- the battle against Phoenix Ikki
cannot be won without the Pegasus and Dragon Cloth. Finally Mu
agrees. And at home on the waterfront, Pegasus Seiya wakes to a
nightmare vision of Shiryu being attacked by a demon (looking
suspiciously like a distorted Mu) and knocked into an endless crevasse
to his death...
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== Episode #11 ==
== LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE! ==
== TERROR OF THE BLACK DEATH FIST ==
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The Bronze Saints are transported to the mountains in Central Asia
where Phoenix Ikki and his Dark Saints are to confront them. As they
separate, Andromeda Shun gives each of them a bell to wear as
identification. Pegasus Seiya then thinks he sees Dragon Shiryu, with
the Pegasus Cloth on his back. As Seiya runs forward happily,
Shiryu's form dissolves into a dragon and disappears. The Pegasus
Cloth leaps forth and encases its wearer. Pegasus Seiya realizes the
box is leaving, seemingly under its own power, and strikes -- and an
invisible Kiki becomes visible. He tells Pegasus that Mu told Dragon
Shiryu that it takes a Saint's blood to heal a Saint's armor.
Remembering that Pegasus Seiya saved his life, Dragon Shiryu cuts both
his wrists and allows the blood to pour over the armor. Kiki is
upset, but Mu restrains him. Shiryu slowly turns white as his blood
pours forth, and Mu grabs him before he can fall. Mu then seals the
cuts in Dragon Shiryu's wrists, while thinking that Shiryu has more
than enough courage for a Saint. Mu tells Kiki to take the Pegasus
Cloth to Seiya while he takes care of Dragon Shiryu and the Dragon
Cloth. Pegasus Seiya is understandably upset; he's barely gotten to
know this good friend. It is a high price to pay for the repair of the
armor...and now he must make sure that Dragon's sacrifice is not in
vain. Seiya gives the bell meant for Shiryu to Kiki, and leaves...to
encounter Black Pegasus. He wins, but not before his doppleganger has
delivered several blows of the "Black Pegasus Meteor Fist". Pegasus
Seiya picks up the three pieces of the Gold Cloth that are now 'his',
and continues. He shortly finds himself thirsty, with a burning
fever. Pulling off his armor, he is horrified to see growing patches
of black where Black Pegasus struck him. He falls off the ledge,
knocking the pieces of Gold Cloth with him. Meanwhile, Cygnus Hyoga
faces his counterpart and defeats him, enduring Black Swan's most
powerful blasts as if they were the mildest summer breeze. Then Hyoga
goes Ikki-hunting. He walks right past the area where Pegasus Seiya
has fallen, and never notices. He takes Phoenix Ikki on all by
himself, and the battle begins as the episode ends.
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== Episode #12 ==
== CATCH! NEBULA CHAIN OF FRIENDSHIP ==
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Phoenix Ikki and Cygnus Hyoga face each other in battle. Cygnus
launches an "Aurora Thunder Attack" against Phoenix, only to have it
reversed and strike its sender. Shocked, and with his confidence
shaken, Hyoga gets up and tries again. This time Phoenix Ikki
launches his Phoenix Demon Fist attack, and Cygnus Hyoga sees his
mother's body decaying in front of his eyes, skin and flesh rotting
away... Somehow, Hyoga shakes off the nightmare and counterattacks
viciously. When he's finished, there's the Phoenix Cloth, but no Ikki
-- he teleported out of the way! Phoenix Ikki punches Cygnus Hyoga in
the chest, making a hole in the Cygnus Cloth. Hyoga grabs Ikki's
wrist and tries to freeze it, but collapses before he can succeed.
Ikki leaves him for dead. With a smile, the Phoenix picks up the Gold
Cloth pieces and goes on. Elsewhere, Andromeda Shun hears Pegasus
Seiya's bell as Pegasus tries to climb back up the mountainside, and
further down the valley Kiki hears someone coming. Clearing away the
fog, he is overjoyed to see Dragon Shiryu. Mu, Dragon tells him, was
able to save his life. Kiki gives him the bell, and Dragon goes into
battle with it. Andromeda Shun discovers Pegasus Seiya's discarded
armor and soon finds Seiya. He lassoes Seiya with his chains, but is
attacked by Black Andromeda. Refusing to let Seiya go, he is rapidly
loosing the battle when Pegasus Seiya himself breaks the chain and
falls back down the steep incline. We also get our first real
demonstration of the telepathy shared between these Bronze Saints as
Seiya "talks" to Shun and tells him the rescue of the Gold Cloth is
more important than his life. Incensed, Andromeda Shun attacks and
kills his doppleganger. But Black Dragon is on the scene, and has
been watching the battle with some amusement. Now he prepares to
attack. Dragon Shiryu intervenes and tells Andromeda Shun to go save
Seiya while HE takes care of the Black Dragon. Andromeda wraps one end
of his chain around a convenient out- cropping and drops toward Seiya
as Shiryu and Black Dragon begin their battle.
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== Episode #13 ==
== BLAZE UP! A BLOW OF FRIENDSHIP ==
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As the battle between Dragon Shiryu and his Black Saint doppleganger
commences, it becomes rapidly clear that while Mu was able to heal
Shiryu, the Dragon has not been returned to complete health. He is
not at full strength and is considerably slower than his opponent. In
some ways it's the mirror of his earlier battle with Pegasus Seiya --
this time Shiryu is soon bleeding and bruised as Black Dragon gets
first blood several times over. Mu has warned Dragon Shiryu that
further blood loss could be fatal, but Dragon battles valiantly on, as
it becomes clear that his true goal is to hold Black Dragon until
Andromeda Shun's rescue attempt is successful. Essentially
self-centered, Black Dragon simply can't understand why Dragon would
throw his life away to save his friends. Dragon Shiryu manages a
full-power blow with the last of his strength, and knocks Black Dragon
into the mountain-side, where a fall of rock covers him. Shiryu
collapses in a pool of his own blood, fully expecting to bleed to
death, content knowing that Andromeda Shun and Pegasus Seiya should be
safe. Then he sees Black Dragon climb out of the rubble. Struggling
to his feet, Dragon Shiryu can stand only by supporting himself
against the rock behind him. In despair because he knows Black Dragon
will kill Andromeda Shun and Pegasus Seiya next, Shiryu can't lift
even a finger in his own defense as Black Dragon prepares to deliver a
killing blow. A blow that never comes, for instead Black Dragon
strikes him in the chest with a single finger -- and as he withdraws
the finger, all Shiryu's hurts are healed, and Black Dragon himself
collapses and dies. Somehow Dragon Shiryu's willingness to sacrifice
himself for his comrades has touched Black Dragon's inner core, and
the dark saint has saved Dragon's life at the cost of his own.
Shiryu then goes over and helps pull Seiya and Shun back up the
mountainside. He then examines Pegasus Seiya and knows what to do --
he uses his fingers to punch holes in Seiya where the Black Pegasus'
deadly punches landed. This will allow the evil essence imparted into
Seiya to leak out, and the Pegasus' own natural strength will do the
rest. Dragon Shiryu has now finally paid Seiya back in full for
saving his life. He and Andromeda Shun pick up the pieces of the Gold
Cloth and go looking for the others. Instead, it is Phoenix Ikki who
finds them! Andromeda Shun knocks Shiryu out and faces his brother
himself. He pleads that Ikki forget his current evil ways and rejoin
the Bronze Saints. He's powerful enough to win the Cloth without
resorting to stealing it. Phoenix Ikki responds by attacking, but
Pegasus Seiya, now fully recovered, arrives to intervene. He then
proceeds to launch his own attack, only to trip over a rock. Ikki,
amused, prepares to respond with an attack of his own.
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== Episode #14 ==
== DEFEATED! THE ILLUSION DEMON FIST ==
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Phoenix Ikki is about to attack Pegasus Seiya when Cygnus Hyoga
arrives. Ikki is astounded -- he thought he'd killed Hyoga earlier.
Dragon Shiryu has also awakened, and now Phoenix must face four Bronze
Saints. Andromeda Shun again pleads with his brother, to no effect --
only Cygnus Hyoga's interference prevents Phoenix Ikki from punching
Shun out. Hyoga attacks, Ikki counterattacks with a psionic attack --
but Cygnus turns it back on him. Phoenix Ikki imagines that his own
Black Saints have turned on him, and are trying to destroy him with
his own power. Hyoga tells the entranced Ikki that turnabout is fair
play, tries to complete the job by punching out Phoenix. Andromeda
Shun stops him, which gives Phoenix Ikki time to recover and attack
Cygnus. (Evidentally Ikki can't be driven much crazier than he already
is.) His blow is not fatal; Cygnus Hyoga's crucifix (given to him by
his mother) deflects the power of his fist. Phoenix launches a full-
scale attack and knocks over the Bronze Saints like ten-pins. Only
Pegasus Seiya is on his feet afterward, due entirely to the fact the
Gold Cloth has assembled itself and protected Pegasus behind its
armor. They battle, and Seiya shatters the Phoenix Cloth -- only to
see it reassemble itself in a burst of flame! As the fight continues,
the others' weapons respond to Seiya's needs. Dragon Shiryu's shield
appears on his arm to stop Phoenix Ikki's punches, Andromeda Shun's
Nebula Chains wrap around Ikki's arms and attack him, and Pegasus
Seiya throws an "Aurora Thunder Attack". Even with the others
unconscious, the Bronze Saints are fighting Phoenix as a team. Phoenix
finds himself outmatched, and collapses in Seiya's arms.
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== Episode #15 ==
== NOW IT'S REVEALED! THE ENIGMA OF IKKI ==
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Phoenix Ikki recovers rather quickly and renews his attack. Pegasus
Seiya meteor-punches him, but Ikki's STILL conscious. A sudden
flashback of how he got his Cloth comes unbidden, causing him pain.
His sensei (a large, muscular, scarred man who eternally wears a
Japanese demon's mask to conceal his true features) had beaten him to
a pulp again, and the man's daughter, Esmeralda, came to see him and
patch his wounds. They gradually became good friends. One day she
took him outside to show him a field of flowers, proving that not
everything on Death Queen Island is brutal and bleak. His mentor
interrupts them, and while he and the sensei do battle, the man
accidentally kills Esmeralda. The sensei reacts callously, as if
she'd deserved death for getting in the way. Ikki berserks and kills
his sensei, using the Phoenix power for the first time -- and thus
winning the Phoenix Cloth, with no real sense of accomplishment. The
woman he loved is dead and unable to share his triumph. He HAD to get
the Gold Cloth at any cost in order to revenge her memory...or so he
told himself. He tells Pegasus Seiya that everyone on Death Queen
Island has moved to Sanctuary, but before Seiya can react several of
what Pegasus believes to be Ankoku Saints arrive. Battle begins anew,
and a still dazed Phoenix Ikki falls into a crevasse. Andromeda Shun
sees this and throws one of his chains to him. He blames himself for
what has happened to Phoenix Ikki, for he should have gone to Death
Queen Island rather than let his brother take his place. Ikki seems
to be regaining his own mind, and Shun brings him upward with a single
jerk on the Nebula Chains. Ikki is half-fainting and completes the
process of freeing his mind from Ares' influence. The others are still
fighting the enemy warriors. Then Docrates, a fire elemental and
equivalent to a Silver Saint, shows up. As they prepare to battle,
Phoenix Ikki warns them that Docrates is not to be underestimated.
Docrates tells Phoenix he must rejoin Ares' cause or die a traitor.
Ikki refuses and strikes back, succeeding in throwing Docrates
off-balance. A landslide results, and Ikki, collapsing, is buried
under it. Pegasus Seiya has to carry Andromeda Shun away forcibly or
Andromeda would have ended up buried too in an attempt to save Phoenix
Ikki's life. The rest of the Sagittarius Gold Cloth is buried as
well, only the helmet remaining. The Bronze Saints leave a cross with
Phoenix's name on it, hang Cygnus Hyoga's crucifix from it, and mourn
their fallen comrade.
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== Episode #16 ==
== A GIANT! THE FIERCE ATTACK OF DOCRATES ==
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Somewhere in the world, a bloody war is being fought, and Ares'
dark-Clothed minions glory in it. Sanctuary has become a training
camp even more brutal than Death Queen Island. We see Ares and
realize he is the regent of Sanctuary we saw in the first episode who
gave Pegasus Seiya the rule of the Cloth. In the arena, Shaina is
fighting Marin and beating her into a pulp, ostensively because Marin
has not yet accepted the Master of Sanctuary's decision that Seiya is
a traitor. Another saint, a young man named Aioria, interrupts
Shaina's beating of Marin, telling her she's doing it out of spite
over Seiya's defeat of her rather than bringing Marin into line. At
the Graude mansion, Saori and her Bronze Saints are discussing the
loss of the Gold Cloth, and Phoenix Ikki's information that Ares now
controls Sanctuary. A commotion outside interrupts them, and the
Saints erupt out of the room expecting an invasion to find Kiki
"playing" with Tatsumi. Everyone laughs and tension is relieved for a
short time. Saori again consults with Kiddo's spirit. The Saints
have all gone to their rooms to relax (well, sorta relax; Cygnus
Hyoga's busy doing push-ups), Pegasus Seiya goes home to his rooms
near the orphanage, and Saori has gone to her control center. Several
of Docrates' proteges go to the area of the landslide and 'dig up'
Docrates, who still lives. The next morning the Saints' rest is
interrupted by the arrival of Docrates, who demands the Sagittarius
helmet. The Saints enarmor, and Dragon Shiryu sends Kiki after Seiya.
The three Saints are outclassed by Docrates' strength, power, and size
but valiantly fight on, while the mansion sustains a lot of damage.
Her Saints defeated, Saori bravely faces Docrates as Pegasus Seiya
arrives and the others recover. The arrival of a battalion of police
interrupts the battle. Docrates kidnaps Saori by the simple expedient
of picking her bodily up and tells them they'll exchange her later for
the helmet.
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== Episode #17 ==
== RESCUE! SAORI'S CRISIS ==
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Docrates threatens to crush Saori in his hand if the Saints don't
comply with his demands. He takes Tatsumi hostage as well. In
Sanctuary, Gigas, the Master's chief aide-de-camp, reports on
Docrates' progress. Saga/Ares plans to give the Gold Cloth to one of
his loyal Saints once they have all the pieces. Marin overhears some
of these plans from some gossiping guards. The Bronze Saints discuss
their plans. Kiki has located the rest of the Gold Cloth with his
psychic/mystic powers; it will be his job and Dragon Shiryu's to go
get it. The other three will go to the arena where Docrates has
brought Saori and Tatsumi. Andromeda Shun and Pegasus Seiya approach
the foe warily. Seiya hands over the helmet. One of Docrates'
henchmen picks up Saori and runs with her, while a third takes off
with the helmet. Pegasus Seiya goes after Saori, but Docrates blocks
his way. Cygnus Hyoga, waiting outside, confronts the men running
away with the helmet. Andromeda Shun tries to support Seiya but is
attacked by three of the Arean saints. Meanwhile, Saori is being
dragged to the roof as Pegasus Seiya and Docrates fight. Docrates is
about to trash Seiya when Andromeda Shun intervenes, having
successfully defeated his opponents. This allows Seiya to go after
Saori. With Cygnus Hyoga's arrival all three saints face Docrates.
Hyoga remembers the polar bear he defeated while learning to use his
powers of coldness. He lands at Docrates' feet and begins freezing
them to the ground despite the pounding Docrates gives him. Once the
evil saint's legs are frozen, Seiya and Shun attack. Between the
three of them, they defeat Docrates. Meanwhile, Dragon Shiryu and
Kiki arrive just in time to see an enemy helicopter leave with the
rest of the Gold Cloth. They've failed, but the helmet is still
theirs.
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== Episode #18 ==
== GREAT RAGE! GHOST SAINT OF THE CARIBBEAN ==
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In an attempt to get hold of the Sagittarius helmet, Ares' minions
send Ghost Saint Geist, the Saint of one of Ares' allies (perhaps they
are sworn to his sister Eris?) and her underlings to capture an oil
tanker. They hold the tanker and its crew hostage. The Bronze Saints
must bring the helmet with them, or the crew will be killed. In the
ensuing battle the Ghost Saints are defeated, but their mistress
projects an illusion that enables them to escape -- taking the helmet
with them. Now the Bronze Saints must follow their enemy back into
her stronghold.
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== Episode #19 ==
== LIFE OR DEATH! ==
== BLOODY BATTLE OF THE ISLAND OF SPIRITS ==
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Following the evil Ghost Saints back to the Island of Spirits, the
Bronze Saints find their aircraft shot out from under them by the
power of the Ghost Saint who leads their current opponents. Swimming
toward the island, they are attacked by one of the Ghost Saints they
fought earlier, Dolphin (Delphinis); and Cygnus Hyoga defeats him by
freezing the sea around him, separating Dolphin from his "natural
environment." Reaching the island, they are attacked by wasps. They
overcome that attack, but as they proceed further into the island, one
by one the Saints drop out, while defeating each of the evil Saints
who fought them earlier. Only Seiya remains to invade the castle and
locate the missing helmet. Pegasus confronts the Ghost Saint and
defeats her. At one point when she is ready to kill him, the
Sagittarius helmet protects him, shattering her mask in the process.
Seiya counter attacks and kills her, regaining the Sagittarius helmet.
When her mask comes off he recognizes her as someone he once saw in
Sanctuary, and -- though he doesn't know it yet -- Shaina's sister!
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== Episode #20 ==
== DESPERATE BATTLE! SHAINA'S REVENGE ==
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Most of the Saints are returning to their training camps to 'refresh'
themselves for the battle they know is coming. In Sanctuary, Marin
overhears that the Crystal Saint has been set to destroy Cygnus Hyoga.
Earlier she'd seen what happened when Hyoga's sensei, the Crystal
Saint, returned to Sanctuary. He discovered that things had changed
drastically, and that the Master is not the same as he remembers him!
The Master took over his mind, sending him back to Siberia to oversee
a project. Pegasus Seiya arrives in Sanctuary and is immediately
attacked by Shaina, dressed in the Cloth of Ophiuchus (the Serpent
Holder) and several guards. Marin intervenes, attacks and drives Seiya
away herself -- but not before warning him the Crystal Saint has been
set to destroy Cygnus Hyoga. Worried, Seiya follows Hyoga to
Siberia...where the Crystal Saint has just attacked his former
student!
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== Episode #21 ==
== PASSIONATE MISDEED! THE AURORA CONFRONTATION ==
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Wearing his Cloth this time, Cygnus Hyoga confronts the Crystal Saint
again. But his reluctance to harm the man he has come to love as a
father prevents him from doing his best, and as a result Hyoga is
nearly killed. Only the arrival of Pegasus Seiya saves his life, and
Seiya imparts to him the knowledge that his sensei has been possessed.
Cygnus Hyoga turns to fight his sensei, preventing Seiya from entering
the battle. Just as Hyoga strikes, the Crystal Saint experiences a
pain attack (these seem to be the result of his own soul fighting
Ares' control), and he cannot block Hyoga's blow. Overcoming Ares'
hold on his mind and returning to his senses, the Crystal Saint
destroys the structure Ares had commanded him to build, and dies in
Hyoga's arms.
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== Episode #22 ==
== REBIRTH OF THE FLAME! INVINCIBLE IKKI ==
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In Siberia, Cygnus Hyoga and Pegasus Seiya have buried the Crystal
Saint in a block of ice, and head homeward to rejoin their companions.
Meanwhile, Andromeda Shun has been guarding Saori and the Sagittarius
helmet in a woodland retreat. At the mansion, the Incendiary Saint
and Ares' chief lieutenant, Gigas, have broken into the building. Not
finding the helmet -- or anyone else, for that matter -- they burn the
mansion to the ground. Upon hearing the news, Saori and Tatsumi want
to return at once, but Shun warns that it is a trap. Tatsumi ignores
him and returns, is captured by the enemy -- and under torture reveals
the location of Saori and the helmet. They attack, Andromeda Shun
doing his best to defend the house...but Gigas slips by as he is
preoccupied by the fire Saint. Then Shun's attention is distracted by
Saori's scream, and the enemy Saint gets a fireball through Shun's
guard...but the fireball is then sucked away, assuming the shape of a
firebird. It is Phoenix Ikki...Ikki confronts Ares' Saint and defeats
him, and forces Gigas to retreat. Ikki, it seems, is in his right
mind once more...perhaps his near-death had finished ejecting Ares'
influence. He is welcomed back into the brotherhood of the Bronze
Saints...
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== Episode #23 ==
== SILVER SAINT! VAIN AND BOASTFUL ASSASSIN ==
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Ares has decided that Pegasus Seiya is a danger to him, and as the
Master of Sanctuary sends Lacerta ("the Lizard") Misty, one of his
Silver Saints (and called "The Silver Saint"), and his prime assassin,
to kill the young Bronze Saint. Marin, to Shaina's amusement, is
chosen to accompany him. Shaina figures that Marin will be forced to
watch Pegasus Seiya, her pupil and protege, be killed. At the Graude
Estate, the five Bronze Saints and Saori are having a joyful reunion
dinner. Only Pegasus Seiya is not in a good mood; he's remembering
the changes that have taken place in Sanctuary since he left. They
know now that somehow Ares has secretly taken over Athena's training
camp, subverting the Saints that are supposed to be hers. Chances are
Ares now has the rest of the Gold Cloth. Saori remembers Kiddo's
warning of what would happen if Ares wins the current conflict: world
wide war for years. But they are not yet strong enough to take on
Sanctuary. They need a Gold Saint as their leader; none of the Bronze
Saints has yet established a firm claim to captaincy of their group.
(While Dragon Shiryu and Andromeda Shun both seem to have no wish for
the position any more, Pegasus Seiya, Phoenix Ikki and Cygnus Hyoga
are still in fierce competition for all that they're also friends.)
Seiya returns to the orphanage for a walk on the beach with Miho, Kiki
trailing behind. Then Seiya sees Marin, dressed the Cloth of Aquila
the Eagle. As he runs happily toward her, the Silver Saint Lacerta
Misty -- who looks like a tall, beautiful blonde woman -- teleports
between them. Seiya tells Miho to get the hell out of there; she
shows the common sense to do so and go call the Graude Foundation for
help. Pegasus Seiya is knocked about a bit by Misty, who's enjoying
'playing' with this Bronze Saint. Seiya is perhaps a bit reluctant to
use his full strength against someone he thinks is a woman, while
Lacerta Misty tells him no mere Bronze Saint has a chance of defeating
a Silver. Kiki summons Seiya's Pegasus cloth with his telekinesis.
Misty demonstrates he can control the wind. Then Aquila Marin grabs
Seiya from behind and seemingly kills him. The rest of the Bronze
Saints immediately sense trouble (another demonstration of their group
telepathic/cosmo bond). Misty congratulates Aquila Marin on proving
her devotion to their Master by killing her favorite student. They
bury Pegasus Seiya, and Aquila Marin leaves. Lacerta Misty is not
sure of Marin's loyalty and digs up the grave, Pegasus emerges
battered but still alive. Lacerta Misty frowns and says this is proof
that Aquila Marin is a traitor; he will deal with her once he's taken
care of Pegasus Seiya...
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== Episode #24 ==
== FLY PEGASUS! LIKE A COMET ==
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Each episode usually starts with a recap of the previous one; this one
has a short recap of the entire storyline from the first one on! Then
cut to Pegasus Seiya and Lacerta Misty facing each other across the
beach where we left them last episode. The battle continues full
throttle. Finally Misty thinks he's successfully killed Seiya. Noting
in dismay that there's blood in his hair, Misty undresses and goes
swimming in the ocean -- incidentally proving he IS male. Pegasus
Seiya surfaces and notices this fact. He won't attack until the
Silver Saint has put his armor back on, however (such chivalry...).
Pegasus' first attack is seemingly easily repulsed, and Lacerta Misty
strikes back...but then discovers at least ONE of Seiya's blows got
through as he coughs up blood. Seiya's next attack is air-borne, and
Misty is taken by surprise and damaged, but still remains on his feet.
Lacerta Misty says that while he's wearing a Bronze Cloth, this is no
Bronze Saint he faces! Pegasus Seiya successfully blocks Lacerta
Misty's next attack, and in his counter- attack kills the Silver
Saint. Saori informs Cygnus Hyoga of where Seiya is and that there's
big trouble. Seiya has returned to his rooms to think about what has
happened. What sort of game is Aquila Marin playing? Two more Silver
Saints accompany Marin back to Seiya's supposed grave, only to find
Misty's body instead. They decide Marin is a traitor and after a
struggle tie her to the grave marker for Pegasus head down, and put it
in the water so she will slowly drown with the rising tide. Then the
two of them, Canes Venatici (Greyhounds or Hunting Dogs constellation)
Saint Asterion and Cetus (the Whale) Saint Moses settle down to wait
for Pegasus Seiya to arrive. Seiya 'hears' Aquila Marin's telepathic
call of distress, and responds. Pegasus Seiya momentarily stuns Cetus
Moses, then is distracted by the sight of Marin's predicament. As he
fights Moses again, the Whale tells him something that makes Seiya
realize that MARIN is his sister! It's not just his sensei he is
fighting for, but the sister he's been searching for for so long. As
he berserks, Pegasus Seiya manifests REAL wings and hits Cetus Moses
hard enough to destroy his Cloth. But there is still Canes Venatici
Saint Asterion to deal with. Cygnus Hyoga is enroute, but will he be
in time?
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== Episode #25 ==
== FIGHT! THE RISE OF ATHENA ==
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Pegasus Seiya and Canes Venatici Asterion fight, and Seiya, already
tired from two previous battles and distracted by the fact Aquila
Marin's face is nearly all underwater, is defeated. The enemy saint
creates multiple images and Pegasus Seiya can't tell which is real and
which fake. Then the greyhound saint is attacked by Marin, who has
been freed by Kiki while Asterion wasn't looking. The two fight, and
Aquila Marin, seeing through his illusions, defeats him. When Cygnus
Hyoga arrives to find a dazed Pegasus Seiya and several dead Silver
Saints, Marin has left...but they see the message she has inscribed in
the sand: "Seiya guard Athena". The three (Cygnus Hyoga, Pegasus
Seiya, and Kiki) return to the arena where their comrades await, and
discuss the fact Aquila Marin is Seiya's lost sister as well as the
puzzling message. Who is Athena? Tatsumi speaks up and tells them
Saori is Athena. It seems that she is not really Kiddo's blood
relation. He was given her by a Saint who escaped Sanctuary with her.
(In the flashback we see he strongly resembles Aioria; it is Aioros,
Aioria's older brother. This will prove to have importance in later
episodes.) Aioros tells Kiddo that Ares has infiltrated Sanctuary and
wants the infant Athena before she can come to her full power. He
gives the old man his set of Gold Cloth -- the Sagittarius cloth -- to
give to one of the Saints who will support her. This news is met with
some disbelief, even on Saori's part. Then each Saints' cosmo appears
around each of them, and the Sagittarius helmet glows as well. A
towering golden aura appears around Saori, and for a moment Athena
stands in her place. Then one of the Master's saints appears and says
he's come to revenge Lacerta Misty -- and the chance to destroy
Athena's imposter is an additional bonus. This Silver Saint, Centarus
Babel, knocks them all for a loop; Dragon Shiryu has to drag a badly
battered Pegasus Seiya out of the way. Then three glowing lights
appear in the sky, and three strange Saints land in the arena. They
are the Steel Saints of Water, Land, and Air. Which side are they
on...?
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== Episode #26 ==
== FRIEND OR FOE! STEEL SAINTS ==
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The arrival of the Steel Saints and their ensuing attack on Silver
Saint Centarus Babel allows Cygnus Hyoga time to recover and
annihilate the attacking Silver Saint. By the time the battle is over
(Babel bemoaning the fact he's been defeated by a "mere" Bronze
Saint), the Steel Saints have disappeared. Athena, manifesting
through Saori, frees Babel of Ares' influence. He acknowledges that
she IS the real Athena, and dies with tears of happiness in his eyes
from the knowledge his goddess is NOT dead, as the Master had told her
Saints. Athena and her Saints sorrow over his body. Following, the
Saints worry about what's become of Sanctuary. Something must be done,
but they aren't powerful enough yet to act. Ares learns Athena has
manifested and is rather upset. Shaina suggests luring the Bronze
Saints into a trap. Algol, a Silver Saint, kills three trainees
trying to escape with his Medusa shield, turning them into stone with
his Medusa shield -- he is the Perseus Saint. Shaina, watching the
performance, intends to use Algol as one of her fighters against the
Bronze Saints. Pegasus Seiya, Andromeda Shun, and Dragon Shiryu's
plane is pulled off course by the power of Spartan, the other Silver
Saint whom Shaina enlists, and crash- lands near Sanctuary...
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== Episode #27 ==
== STONE SEIYA! SHIELD OF MEDUSA ==
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Shaina, now dressed in the Cloth of Ophiuchus, Perseus Algol, and
Spartan attack our intrepid trio. Pegasus Seiya manages to defeat
Shaina...but only after she's picked from his mind that Aquila Marin
is his sister. Dragon is stalemated by Spartan, who seems to be a
teleporter and telekinetic capable of manipulating his power into
various force fields, and Andromeda Shun -- Shun is turned to stone by
Perseus Algol. Pegasus Seiya tries to come to his aid, while Spartan
teleports Dragon Shiryu into that battle zone as well as he goes to
Ophiuchus Shaina's aid. Pegasus is also turned to stone, and only
Dragon Shiryu remains to fight Perseus. Meanwhile, Phoenix Ikki has
sensed that Andromeda Shun is in danger, and he and Hyoga are enroute.
Shiryu protects his eyes with his shield, but that leaves him open to
more physical attacks. Spartan returns, and Dragon Shiryu tricks
Perseus Algol into turning his own ally into stone. Dragon Shiryu
lands a few good blows, but in general is getting the shit beat out of
him...
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== Episode #28 ==
== DRAGON! VICTORY OF SELF-SACRIFICE ==
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Dragon Shiryu, remembering the legend of Perseus and Medusa, tries to
use his shield as a mirror. The problem is that he can't maneuver it
well enough to keep an eye on Perseus Algol. He gets blown across the
valley from the Silver Saint's blow. Next he tears his pants to
create a blindfold, but the power of the Medusa destroys the cloth,
and Dragon Shiryu finds his left arm (including his shield) has turned
to stone. Algol attacks again, but the Air Steel Saint arrives,
knocks the Medusa shield down before Algol can force Dragon to look at
it. Then the other two Steel Saints arrive. At the Graude
Foundation, Saori is informed that the remains of the Saints' plane
has been discovered. Cygnus Hyoga and Phoenix Ikki are also enroute
and nearing the site. The Steel Saints are keeping Perseus Algol busy
while Dragon Shiryu recovers but are obviously outmatched, and fall to
Perseus' power. Dragon now knows what he must do. He blinds himself
using his own fingers as the Steel Saints watch in horror. As Algol
attacks the blind Dragon unmercifully, Dragon Shiryu receives a vision
of what Perseus Algol is doing -- and strikes, destroying the Medusa
shield and killing Algol. As he dies, Shiryu's arm returns to normal,
and both Andromeda Shun and Pegasus Seiya become flesh once more.
Dragon Shiryu collapses into the Air Saint's arms. Pegasus Seiya and
Andromeda Shun discover what their comrade did to save their lives as
Cygnus Hyoga and Phoenix Ikki arrive. They take Dragon Shiryu back to
the Graude Foundation for care, and watch the Steel Saints work out
while Shiryu is in the operating room. It seems Kiddo had his
scientists put together the Steel Cloths as a wild-card counter to
Ares' more numerous Saint (including the Ankoku Saints as well as
those who should be serving her). The Steel Cloths are basically
machines, not mystic. Then they get the bad news: Saori's doctors
cannot restore Dragon's sight. Have they permanently lost Shiryu as a
Saint?
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== Episode #29 ==
== KIDNAPPED! CORVUS' ARMY CALLS UNEXPECTEDLY ON SAORI ==
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Kiki and Shunrei are in Dragon Shiryu's hospital room, Shunrei packing
Shiryu's suitcase when Saori and the rest of the Saints arrive to say
their (hopefully temporary) farewells. Shiryu is returning home where
Shunrei plans to take care of him, hoping that they will find some way
to restore his eyesight. After Shiryu and Shunrei leave, the Saints
return to Saori's command post, where she shows them that her
satellite cameras will no longer show Sanctuary -- something is
interfering with the signal. Pegasus Seiya and Phoenix Ikki have an
argument over Shiryu's continued status as a Saint, and Ikki leaves.
Saori goes back out in the open arena to contemplate the stars; the
three Saints hear her scream. All three race to the stairs, then Seiya
returns for his armor. As they get to the top of the stairs, they see
Saori's limp body being carried off by thousands of crows. Seiya goes
after her as Cygnus Hyoga and Andromeda Shun return for their armor.
Pegasus Seiya follows into the mountains, where he discovers that
Saori has been captured by Corvus (the Crow) Jamian, whom the Master
has sent to capture his rival. They fight, and Seiya falls to one of
Corvus' tricks -- becoming completely covered with feathers, he can't
see, hear, and barely breath. Somehow he finds the energy to dispel
the mess, but before he can counterattack notices that Corvus has sent
his birds off with Saori. Pegasus Seiya decides that his duty is to
Athena, and goes after her, as Corvus laughs behind him. And, not far
behind, Cygnus Hyoga and Andromeda Shun are enroute as well.
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== Episode #30 ==
== RISING GLOW! COSMO LIGHT ==
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Saori has been captured by Corvus (The Crow) Jamian, accompanied by
Ophiuchus Shaina. Pegasus Seiya saves Saori, only to be cornered on a
ledge above a high canyon by the two Silver Saints. To escape, he
walks off the ledge with Saori and falls...when morning comes, Shaina
leaps down as agile as a cat and finds Saori alive and well, bent over
a comatose Pegasus Seiya. Corvus Jamian arrives and attacks, only to
find a golden aura builds around Saori, and his birds land at her feet
in what can only be described as adoration. When he orders them to
attack again, they attack HIM. Ophiuchus Shaina realizes that Saori
is demonstrating powers similar to those of Athena, and begins to
wonder if "Ojosan Kiddo" IS really Athena. As Saori's power fades,
Shaina prepares to attack...but is prevented from succeeding by the
arrival of Andromeda Shun and Cygnus Hyoga. Corvus is knocked for a
loop and stumbles off the ledge. Shaina, infuriated, attacks. Neither
Hyoga nor Andromeda have fought a female Saint before, and are slow to
react. Then Hyoga hits Shaina hard enough to knock her over the
ledge. The ordeal is not yet over...two more Silver Saints have just
arrived!
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== Episode #31 ==
== EVIL APPARITIONS! DEADLINE OF LIFE OR DEATH ==
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Cygnus Hyoga and Andromeda Shun face off against the two new Silver
Saints, who identify themselves as Auriga Saint Capella and Cereberus
Saint Dante. Andromeda Shun puts down the unconscious Pegasus Seiya
to do so. Shun finds his Nebula Chains stymied by Cereberus Dante's
maces and chains. Auriga Capella throws numerous sharp-edged disks,
one of which gets through Cygnus Hyoga's defenses and hits him in the
back. Tying the two Bronze Saints together with his chain, Cereberus
throws them over the ledge together into empty space. But the chain
catches on a dead tree on their way down, and the two struggle
valiantly upward. (We see Corvus Jamian's body below them, but no
sign of Ophiuchus Shaina...) The two Silver Saints chortle over
Saori's predicament, but Phoenix Ikki arrives to protect her. He
kills Auriga Capella and thinks he's finished Cereberus Dante, a
nearly fatal mistake as the second tries a surprise attack. Andromeda
Shun and Cygnus Hyoga's arrival and their interference prevents more
damage; Phoenix Ikki leaves it to Shun to finish off Cereberus.
Andromeda Shun does so with dispatch, a considerable change in
attitude from the first time we saw him fight! Meanwhile, Phoenix
Ikki has decided that it's time to return to Death Queen Island and
find out what's going on there.
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== Episode #32 ==
== GREAT EXPLOSION! DEATH QUEEN ISLAND ==
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Pegasus Seiya is still in the hospital. Saori, Cygnus Hyoga and
Andromeda Shun tell him Phoenix Ikki has gone to Death Queen Island.
Seiya is upset, saying it is obviously a trap set up for Ikki. Ikki,
meanwhile, has arrived on the island and finds himself beset by the
guards there. He dispatches the three of them easily, unaware that his
actions are being observed elsewhere. Ahead of him, one of the
island's volcanoes smokes warningly. Phoenix Ikki finds some flowers
and remembers Esmeralda and her death. The Steel Saints have followed
Ikki, and Pegasus Seiya is frantic in that the Bronze Saints need to
go, too. The others find his worry catching, and they decide to go to
Death Queen Island as well. Seiya insists on going too, despite the
fact he hasn't been officially released from the hospital. Phoenix
Ikki now finds himself under even greater attack, including by Ares'
Ankoku Phoenix Saint. By the time the others arrive Phoenix Ikki is
fighting for his life, his neck in the grip of Black Phoenix's
fingers. Ikki hears and sees Esmeralda, who tells him it is not yet
time for them to be reunited. Then he hears the voices of Andromeda
Shun, Pegasus Seiya and Cygnus Hyoga calling for him. Esmeralda urges
him to free himself; he is still needed on the other side. Phoenix
Ikki pulls out of the spell and calls his armor to him, and fights
Dark Phoenix as Pegasus Seiya, Cygnus Hyoga, and Andromeda Shun arrive
to battle the other guards. Together, the four win the battle, and
know they couldn't have done it if they hadn't acted as a team. Then
Ares destroys Death Queen Island, and only Athena's intervention saves
the lives of the four Bronze Saints.
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== Episode #33 ==
== DRAGON AND TIGER CLASH! NO LIGHT FOR DRAGON TEARS ==
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In China, Dragon Shiryu is almost totally depressed. His foster-
sister Shunrei tries to raise his spirits but does not have much
success. All Shiryu can remember is taking his own sight and the final
vision of Perseus Algol running toward him -- with nightmares that he
hears the voices of his friends and can't find them, and Algol is
strangling him with the coils of the Medusa. He believes he can no
longer be a Saint without sight...of what use to Athena is a warrior
who can't see the enemy to fight? He tries to teach himself to fight
using only sound as clues but is not very successful. Even Roshi is
upset and worried; he can't teach Dragon Shiryu what he needs. Shiryu
must learn this lesson on his own. At the Foundation estate, Saori
and the Steel Saints confer, while Pegasus Seiya and Phoenix Ikki come
near to blows over and argument over Shiryu's continued status as a
Bronze Saint. Seiya decides there is only one solution. He himself
must go to Mu and ask the elemental to heal Shiryu's eyes. And so off
he goes, Pegasus armor on his back. His going is something of a
rebellion on his part, due to the fact that will leave Saori with only
two of her Saints present (Phoenix Ikki having disappeared in the
meantime). Only the prospect of them regaining Shiryu as an active
Saint if he is successful sways Athena's decision. Shunrei takes
Dragon Shiryu to the river, where she goes swimming while Shiryu waits
on the bank. An undertow grabs her and she is dragged down river
toward the rapids screaming. Shiryu tries to run after her along the
bank, tripping and stumbling as he does so. Her life is saved by
Okho, Dragon Shiryu's old rival from when they were both students of
Roshi. Okho got sent away for being a bully and ever since has felt
cheated out of his chance to win the Dragon Cloth. He attacks Shiryu,
his power manifesting as a tiger. Shunrei interrupts, asking what
sort of fighter is Okho, to pick on someone who can't see? Okho, who's
been too busy enjoying getting revenge to notice the signs in front of
his face, pulls back. He says that his revenge is meaningless if
Dragon Shiryu can't fight back, and leaves. Which makes Dragon Shiryu
feel even more useless and depressed. Pegasus Seiya is still enroute
to Mu, and is wondering how Dragon Shiryu ever managed the trip with
TWO sets of Cloth on his back -- and Seiya doesn't have to fight the
animated skeletons! Shunrei tries to comfort Shiryu, but he won't be
comforted. He goes to sit under the waterfall, contemplating Okho's
words. Shunrei begs her foster father to help Shiryu, but Roshi tells
her Shiryu must find his own mind's eye...in this he cannot help.
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== Episode #34 ==
== FAREWELL FRIEND! REST IN PEACE ==
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Okho stands waist deep in the river, gathering himself. Then he hits
the water hard enough for it to fountain...and then collects the fish
stunned by the concussion. Later, he is cooking the fish in his fire
when Roshi arrives. Okho remembers the day Roshi tried to teach him
the skill of hitting the water he's used that afternoon; it had taken
years for him to learn the secret. The two talk and then Roshi
leaves. Okho tries to hit him, but is stopped by a golden aura that
appears around his target. The next morning Dragon Shiryu is still
meditating on Okho and his own blindness, and decides that he MUST
face his old rival in combat. If he cannot win, then he no longer
deserves the Dragon Cloth, and it should go to Okho. Roshi agrees
with his proposal. Shiryu worries about what will happen to Shunrei
should he lose, but the Cloth and Athena come first. Meanwhile,
Pegasus Seiya has finally reached Mu's spire, only to find that while
Kiki is there, Mu is nowhere to be found! Meanwhile, Okho and Dragon
Shiryu ready for their battle. Okho displays at least some sense of
chivalry as he ties a scarf around his eyes to even the odds. The
battle commences as Roshi watches. They struggle and fall over the
edge into the river below. Both pull themselves out of the water and
continue the combat. Shiryu is beset with uncertainty and Okho is
confident. Both call upon their powers, and Dragon manages to throw
the Tiger a considerable distance. But Okho comes back for more. As
he runs at Shiryu, the Dragon suddenly hears the voices of Shunrei and
his friends -- and realizes that they need him, will miss him for more
than one reason if he is defeated. Okho simply couldn't fit in with
the Bronze Saints, couldn't work with them as part of a team, even if
he did win the cloth. Dragon Shiryu MUST win this battle, for their
sakes! He summons the full power of the Dragon Sky Tear and wins. As
Okho dies in his arms, the two of them make their peace, and Roshi is
pleased. Shiryu has made the first step in his full recovery. At the
Graude mansion, the Sagittarius helmet is glowing. The two halves
take flight of their own volition, merging somewhere above Central
Asia, and settle to the bottom of a lake.
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== Episode #35 ==
== DESPERATE JOURNEY! OPEN DRAGON'S EYES ==
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Saori and the others are frantic about the Gold Cloth taking off on
its own. They track it, and discover its approximate location. One
of the Steel Saints is sent after Pegasus Seiya. Dragon Shiryu is
finally accepting his blindness, as well as learning how to use his
"inner" or "mind's" eye, and is far happier as a result. Meanwhile,
Kiki has told Pegasus Seiya of a rainbow spring in a mountaintop
nearby that has great healing powers; Mu often uses its waters. It is
a perilous journey upward...Pegasus Seiya finally fights a flock of
eagles near its top. When one eagle is injured he picks it up and is
kind to it; as a result the whole flock -- which is evidentally
magical -- pull away and reveal the rainbow spring he is looking for.
Below, Kiki is beset by a Silver Saint, Tarantula Arachne. The
Tarantula has been sent to convey orders to Mu; but he'll settle for
killing a Bronze Saint instead as he sees Seiya coming back down with
a waterskin full of the water. Kiki summons the Pegasus cloth, and
the two Saints fight. The arrival of the Steel Air Saint, Sho, gives
Seiya an opening, and he kills the Silver Saint. Then Sho tells him
of the disappearance of the Gold Cloth, and passes on Athena's order
for him to return to Tokyo. Pegasus Seiya, forced to chose between
duty and friendship, gives the waterskin to Kiki with instructions to
find Dragon Shiryu, and returns to Tokyo to join the others.
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== Episode #36 ==
== AMAZING! REALITY OF THE TWELVE GOLD CLOTHES ==
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Back at the command center, Saori has been assured that the Gold Cloth
is NOT in Sanctuary, that her opponent has not successfully stolen it.
Pegasus Seiya is all for going after it, but collapses. He's simply
been through too much in too short a time, and ends up in the
hospital. In Sanctuary, the Master relaxes in his shower before
receiving Gold Saint Scorpio Miro, who kneels to his liege as they
discuss the problem of Saori's Bronze Saints. The Master recounts how
all the Silver Saints he has sent after them have been killed. Miro
reacts in shock, for Bronze Saints should not be able to defeat
Silver. He says that they must be considered at least Silver Saints,
even if their armor is Bronze. The only solution is to send Gold
Saints to destroy them. The Master pulls aside a curtain in his
throne room, revealing 9 gold boxes, each the repository for Gold
Cloth. He controls nine of the twelve, he says; Saori has the
Sagittarius armor, and the Libra Cloth is controlled by neither of
them. While he does not possess the Aries Cloth, its wearer swore to
obey the Master of Sanctuary... He agrees that a Gold Saint must take
care of Seiya -- but it won't be Miro. Back at the hospital, Seiya
enjoys a brief few minutes of tag with Miho on the hospital grounds,
unaware that they are being watched by Ophiuchus Shaina, who survived
the fall after she lost the battle with Cygnus Hyoga and Andromeda
Shun. Later that night, she attacks Pegasus Seiya in his hospital
bed. He escapes, jumping out the window (protecting himself from the
shattered glass with the curtains), and does his best to evade her
attacks. She takes off her mask, and asks if he remembers her at all;
suddenly he remembers that when he was much younger he accidentally
chased a rabbit into the training area for the women and met her
there, binding up a cut in her wrist with a strip from his own shirt.
She tells him that she's been fond of him ever since, and that his
forgetting her hurt her greatly. Her goal is to become the best of
the women fighters...and as he is her only real weakness, she must
destroy him. She attacks again, and Pegasus Seiya continues to easily
avoid her blows. In Sanctuary, Scorpio Miro and the Master are still
discussing the Bronze Saints, and the Master calls in Aioria. He is to
be given a chance to redeem his family by recovering the Sagittarius
cloth and killing Pegasus Seiya. Scorpio Miro is to be given another
mission... Aioria, with the Gold Cloth of Leo on his back, leaves
Sanctuary, remembering his brother, Sagittarius Aioros, and vowing to
complete the mission he has been given. Pegasus Seiya has told
Ophiuchus Shaina he isn't interested in fighting, and she pauses for a
second, tears in her eyes.
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== Episode #37 ==
== THE MASK CRIES OUT! LOVE OR DEATH? ==
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Ophiuchus Shaina doesn't stop her attack on Pegasus Seiya for long,
however. But she can't seem to bring herself to attack him with all
her strength and speed, and despite his weakened condition Seiya
avoids every blow. Then they both see a gold- colored shooting star,
and waves of gold-colored energy envelope them. Shaina tells Seiya to
get away; it must be a Gold Saint -- who could only have been sent by
the Master of Sanctuary, who has ordered Seiya killed. Too late --
both are picked up and drawn toward the source of the gold fire, which
turns out to be Gold Saint Aioria, wearing the Leo cloth. Ophiuchus
Shaina protects Pegasus Seiya, and attacks Leo Aioria. She is easily
swept away, Aioria using a single finger to knock her down. Seiya
receives the same treatment, but struggles to his feet regardless.
Pegasus Seiya tells Leo Aioria that he serves Athena, and that
Sanctuary rightfully belongs to her, not to the Master -- whom Athena
believes has come under the control of Ares. Aquila Marin, his sister
and sensei, has charged him with protecting Athena, and so he shall.
Leo Aioria responds by telling him about how his older brother trained
him, and what happened after Aioros was accused of kidnapping Athena.
Aioria spent the next years learning how to be a Gold Saint on his
own, persecuted and ignored in Sanctuary as his brother was declared a
traitor. Aioros is dead, and so is Athena. Saori is just a clever
imposter. Pegasus Seiya declares that Saori IS Athena, and attacks.
Leo Aioria barely blinks, his armor protecting him completely from
Pegasus Seiya's blows. Aioria gives him a lecture on what it is to be
a Gold Saint, and Seiya responds by calling him a fool for believing
the Master, despite evidence to the contrary. Leo Aioria attacks
Seiya, but his blow is intercepted by Ophiuchus Shaina, who has woken
and throws herself in between the two antagonists. She collapses in
Pegasus Seiya's arms, telling him she loves him. He slowly puts her
down and then attacks Leo Aioria, who shrugs off the blow but agrees
to examine Shaina. She can be healed in Sanctuary, he says, and
picks her up. Then three more Silver Saints arrive. They are Canis
Major Saint Sirius, Musca (the fly) Saint Dios, and Hercules Saint
Algethi. They tell Leo Aioria that they were sent to see that he
finished his mission. Pegasus Seiya is still alive, but they'll see to
it that he doesn't live long. Airoia stands by as they attack Pegasus
Seiya. Seiya, already weak before he had to deal with first Shaina
and then Leo Aioria, is being beaten to a pulp and wishing heartfully
for his armor. But it isn't the Pegasus armor that answers. Aioria
gapes as Seiya is surrounded by a golden glow, and in her command post
Athena awakens within Saori, feeling the power. The Silver Saints draw
back, and Leo Aioria warns them that only a Gold Saint can deal with a
Gold Saint. Canis Major, Musca, and Hercules ignore him, trying to
get at Seiya before the Gold Cloth arrives, but too late. They are all
blown away by the tremendous power discharge as the Sagittarius armor
snaps into place around the injured Seiya, and he becomes Sagittarius.
Now Leo will HAVE to act, even if he really doesn't want to...
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== Episode #38 ==
== CLASH! GOLD SAINT ==
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Leo Aioria puts down Ophiuchus Shaina's limp form to face
Pegasus/Sagittarius Seiya. He strikes, but misses; the wings of the
Sagittarius armor have enabled Seiya to fly out of the way. Seiya
counterattacks. He is still very weak and does no damage, only
throwing Aioria across the clearing. Leo regains his feet and tells
Seiya that merely wearing Gold Cloth does not make one a Gold Saint.
Leo responds in kind and Seiya is knocked down. Leo prepares to
strike again, but Cygnus Hyoga and Andromeda Shun arrive, in civilian
cloths. They are shocked to see Seiya in the Gold Cloth but rally
immediately to attack Leo. Leo Aioria easily blocks their blows and
sends them flying. They've gained enough time for Athena to arrive.
Aioria is shaken but still insists she is an imposter. By this time
Athena is regaining her memory and tells him that his older brother,
Sagittarius Aioros, saved her life. Ares was about to kill her when
Aioros intervened. Aioros discovered that Ares had taken over someone
trusted in Sanctuary, and Ares responded by attacking Aioros.
Wounded, Sagittarius Aioros escaped with both her and his Cloth. He
lived long enough to get her to safety. Still disbelieving, Leo
Aioria attacks, but Pegasus/Sagittarius Seiya intervenes, stopping the
power of Aioria's blow. For an instant, Leo Aioria sees his brother's
spirit superimposed over Seiya, and Aioros tells him she is indeed
Athena. Seiya returns the power sphere Leo Aioria had attacked Athena
with, and Aioria is knocked down. Leo finally accepts that Saori is
indeed Athena, and kneels before her. Seiya's armor flies off,
reassembling into the Sagittarius statue as Leo swears fealty to
Athena. He then picks up Ophuichus Shaina, intent of returning her to
Sanctuary. In Sanctuary, Ares is in a large Roman-style bath, thinking
that the battle is far from over...but he holds the majority of the
trump cards. Back with our Bronze Saints and Athena, a golden beam of
light shoots out from the arrow of the Sagittarius armor, pointing
toward Sanctuary. It is time for Athena and her Saints to try and
take back what is rightfully hers...
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== Episode #39 ==
== SPEED OF LIGHT! MASTER OF EXCEEDING FORCE ==
== (or FORCE OF EXCEEDING MACH) ==
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Shunrei and Kiki are watching anxiously as Dragon Shiryu takes off the
bandage over his eyes. Has the 'magical' water Pegasus Seiya worked
so hard to obtain worked as planned? They are tremendously
disappointed when Shiryu tells them it hasn't; but he reassures them
by telling them he has already learned he doesn't need his eyes to
fight; his victory over Okho proved that. Roshi agrees and tells
Shiryu to follow him back to the waterfall (Shiryu has hidden the
Dragon Cloth under the base of the waterfall again). They are
discussing Dragon Shiryu's plans when Shiryu gets a shock -- behind
Roshi, he senses a powerful forcefield appearing, one that allows him
to "see" not only the Gold Saint casting it but everything around as
well. It is Cancer Deathmask, sent by Ares to retrieve the Libra
cloth. Deathmask readies to deliver a blow to the unresisting Roshi,
but Dragon Shiryu interferes, interposing himself between Cancer and
his sensei. Battle then commences between Shiryu and the Gold Saint.
Shiryu's powers have increased, but he is still no match for a Gold
Saint. Shunrei and Kiki arrive just in time to see Dragon Shiryu drop
headfirst into the base of the waterfall, and Shunrei faints.
Deathmask faces Roshi again. Roshi tells him that if Ares wins,
there will be no honor or glory in battle; Ares' way is complete
destruction with no honor at all. Both are unaware that deep in the
water below, Shiryu has managed to summon the Dragon Cloth to him.
Shiryu then displays the affinity he has for water when he causes a
whirlpool; and from the center of the whirlpool rides a waterspout
that shoots up toward the ledge where Roshi and Cancer Deathmask are
facing each other. Dragon Shiryu has enough power to knock Cancer
across the ledge, (and his showing pleases Roshi, who knows Shiryu
could only have gained such power by beginning to use the "Seventh
Sense" that makes a Gold Saint so powerful) but then the Gold Saint
use his talent to create a miniature black hole, and tries to draw
Dragon into it. His attempt is stalemated by the arrival of Aries Mu,
whose own power cancels out Deathmask's. Cancer Deathmask laughs and
says he'll see Shiryu again in Sanctuary, with no one to interfere
with that battle -- and departs. After telling Aries Mu that he has
no intention of going to Sanctuary to "defend" it against Athena's
true Saints -- his oath was to Athena personally, not to the Master of
Sanctuary (which at the moment he believes happens to be Ares) --
Roshi tells Dragon he has more than earned his Cloth back, and it is
time he rejoined his companions in the attempt to retake Sanctuary.
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== Episode #40 ==
== GO! THE OFFICIAL DEPARTURE ==
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Back in Japan, Saori, Andromeda Shun, Cygnus Hyoga, and Pegasus Seiya
are at the orphanage, participating in an impromptu soccer game.
Afterwards, Seiya and Miho spend the evening together, Seiya telling
her about what they've been going through and that the assault on
Sanctuary is next. Their farewell is interrupted by three of the
orphans, who had been spying on them, falling out of a tree... The
next day they are gathered at the airport, ready to take off for
Greece. But Andromeda Shun still hasn't arrived. Unknown to the
others, he has been waylaid by Cameleon June, one of his former
comrades on Andromeda Island, where he trained. The Master has sent
Scorpio Miro to Andromeda Island, where Miro gleefully wreaked havoc.
Among the injured is Albireo, Shun's sensei. It seems Ares wants
Andromeda Shun out of the game, and Scorpio Miro will continue to
return to the Island until Shun is eliminated, one way or the other.
Shun manages to defeat June, whose heart really wasn't in the fight
anyway. Then two more of Shun's contemporaries show up (referred to
as the "Pretty Punk Saints" in some parts of fandom, they are Spica
and Leda) and manage to wrap him up in their own chains. Shun is in
bad shape as the episode ends...
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== Episode #41 ==
== GREAT SANCTUARY BATTLE! ATHENA'S GREATEST CRISIS ==
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Pegasus Seiya, Cygnus Hyoga, and Saori are waiting impatiently for the
arrival of Andromeda Shun, while the Steel Saints go looking for the
missing Bronze Saint. Hyoga jokes that maybe Shun had to say goodbye
to a girlfriend of his own. Meanwhile, the two "Punk Saints" are
doing their best to strangle Shun, while Andromeda remembers his
brother telling him that a true Saint doesn't need his armor to
utilize his or her inner power. (Phoenix Ikki also tells Shun that
the five of them are a "new breed of saint" -- they do not have the
traditional abilities and limits of Bronze Saints, and their learning
curve is much steeper than that of a normal Saint. This
unpredictability is one of their greatest strengths.) Energizing his
"cosmo", Andromeda Shun sends a power surge through his enemies' own
chains. The chains snap, and Andromeda uses them to destroy his
opponents. (They won't be so pretty now, if they're still alive...)
Then, picking up June, he goes to the airport. Enroute to Sanctuary,
the Saints and Saori speculate about Ares, and Saori realizes that the
only one who could possibly be Ares, who has appeared as two different
persons, is Gemini -- the zodiacal constellation of the Twins. Pegasus
Seiya has the Pegasus Cloth with him rather than the Sagittarius. He
had not yet truly earned Gold Saint status, so cannot yet wear the
Gold Cloth into battle. Meanwhile, Aioria has returned to Sanctuary;
he faces the Master of Sanctuary and accuses him of trying to kill
Athena and pinning the blame on Aioros. He fights him briefly, to no
avail...they seem to cancel out each other's powers. Then Virgo Shaka
enters and challenges Leo himself. Virgo and Leo fight, throwing
identical energy bolts at each other. The two are thrown apart by the
resulting explosion... Pegasus Seiya, Andromeda Shun, Saori, and
Cygnus Hyoga arrive at the steps of Sanctuary, where they are met by a
masked "monk" who tells them they must enter Sanctuary through the
pathway of the Zodiac. Each of the twelve Gold Saints has his (or
her) own House on the steps, and in order to reach Sanctuary, and
confront the Master to prove Saori IS Athena, they must go through
each of the Twelve Houses of the Zodiac and either defeat the Gold
Saint in each one or persuade him to let them pass. Then, from above,
they hear laughter; it is Dragon Shiryu, who has arrived to join them.
They are taking the first steps when their guide whips off his cloak
and mask and reveals himself to be Sagitta Ptolemy. With a sweep of
his arm he shoots golden arrows at them. They pass straight through
the Saints without harming them, and Pegasus Seiya fatally wounds
their opponent. Then they turn, and see that one arrow has hit Saori
solidly in the chest, and she falls...
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== Episode #42 ==
== COSMO'S DESPERATE SITUATION! SEVEN SENSES ==
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As Saori falls, she remembers how she sometimes had treated the young
warriors rather badly when she was younger, particularly the time
she'd used Jabu as a "horse". She awakens in Pegasus Seiya's arms, to
hear Sagitta tell them the Master himself help design the arrow she
took -- it is poisoned, and if they don't get her into Sanctuary in 12
hours, she will die. Enarmoring, they leave her with their empty
boxes and go to take on the first Gold Saint. It is Aries Mu. When
they demand he let them pass, he refuses. Dragon Shiryu attacks; Mu
sends him flying -- and breaks his shield! Kiki then teleports in, as
Mu comes down the steps toward them. Kiki can 'x-ray' their armor,
revealing that their previous battles have left numerous microscopic
"cracks" in their armor. "I did this to you," Aries Mu says,
gesturing at Dragon Shiryu's shattered shield, "And I'm your friend.
What do you think some of the other Gold Saints will do to you?"
Reluctantly, Pegasus Seiya and the others agree that they MUST take
the time to allow Mu to repair their armor. While they are waiting,
the Saints notice a clock ... a clock whose hours are marked by the
signs of the Gold Saints rather than numbers. They are horrified to
watch the blue 'fire' in the first sign -- that of Aries -- go out as
they watch. Obviously, the clock marks the amount of time they have
to get Saori into Sanctuary before she dies. Aries Mu not only
repairs the damage that has been done over their battles, but actually
makes the armor stronger than it had been before it was been damaged.
Once done, Mu tells them that Gold Saints not only know how to draw on
the microcosm inside themselves, but also on the macrocosm -- the
power throughout the universe, specifically that of their totem
constellation. The Gold Saints have learned to use all seven senses...
That is what gives them their true power. He agrees to look after
Saori as they go to take on the next Zodiacal House, that of Taurus.
Andromeda Shun's chains indicate no danger from the second House. But
Taurus Aldeberan is waiting for them, and knocks all of them flying as
they try to run through his House.
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== Episode #43 ==
== BIG BANG! BATTLE OF TAURUS ==
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All four Bronze Saints attack again, and are blown away for their
troubles. Pegasus Seiya gets up first and challenges him. Taurus
Aldeberan then causes the blocks of the floor to rise up around Seiya
and explode. Pegasus leaps to a ledge above to escape, and Aldebaran
knocks down the ledge. Seiya strikes, but his blows don't even phase
Taurus. Taurus knocks Seiya across the room and then tries to step on
him; Seiya catches his foot but the pressure is so great the floor
collapses under him. Pegasus nearly loses consciousness, but Athena's
mental voice talks to him, her image appearing before him, to urge him
on. Aquila Marin's image then appears to him, and he remembers one of
her lessons -- to allow an enemy to attack once to see what their
strong and weak points are, and when they attack a second time use
those strong and weak points against them. Encouraged, Pegasus Seiya
reaches deep into his "cosmo" for the energy he will need; as Taurus
Aldeberan turns away from the hole in the floor blue light pours out
of it and rubble from the destroyed masonry flies up -- and Pegasus
rises gently in the middle of it. Aldeberan crosses his arms and
waits, confident that Seiya can't hurt him. He's right...Seiya's
blows still bounce off the gold armor. Then Pegasus Seiya uses the
trick he learned from Leo, creating a miniature ball of energy and
hitting the Gold Saint with it. Taurus Aldeberan is barely able to
catch it, and the force of the blow pushes him across the floor and
into the wall. He is basically still unhurt, though. Still more
amused than angered, Taurus launches his personal power attack, the
image of a huge bull (he cries "Red Bull" when he uses it) appearing
as he does so. Pegasus Seiya is knocked through the wall, but has seen
a potential weak point in the Gold Saint's attack. Seiya summons up
his own personal power, the image of the Pegasus rising behind him.
The two clash again, and this time Pegasus successfully deflects
Taurus' attack for several seconds, shocking the Gold Saint. Even
more to Taurus Aldeberan's surprise, Pegasus Seiya gets up again to
renew the fight. The two face each other once again as the episode
ends, and Aries Mu and Kiki, keeping watch over Saori's unconscious
form, see another hour sign -- this one of Taurus -- extinguish itself
on the strange clock.
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== Episode #44 ==
== GEMINI! MYSTERY (MAZE) OF LIGHT AND DARK ==
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The three other bronze saints are finally waking up, and Dragon Shiryu
can sense where Taurus and Pegasus Seiya are. They go to join in.
Meanwhile, Pegasus and Taurus are still battling it out. Their blows
meet, and the two are thrown apart. It seems that while Seiya cannot
seriously hurt Taurus, neither can he hurt Pegasus. Then Pegasus
Seiya launches an attack utilizing Taurus Aldeberan's weak point, the
fact he tends to leave his head unguarded -- and breaks off one of the
horns on the Taurus cloth! Aldeberan seems to be getting mad for a
minute, and then he sits back and starts laughing. He says Pegasus
Seiya has earned the right to go on to the next House. The other
bronze saints arrive then, but Aldeberan will not let them pass. Seiya
has earned the right, but they have not. Dragon Shiryu tells Seiya to
go on; time is of most importance now. They will do battle with
Taurus now, and join him when they can. Taurus Aldeberan sends them
flying during their first attack. Then Andromeda Shun wraps up Taurus
in his chains. While Aldeberan easily breaks them, in the moment thus
gained Cygnus Hyoga and Dragon Shiryu combine their attack into one.
While Taurus deflects the attack, his hands are frozen solid as a
result. He starts laughing again and tells them they've earned
passage. Seiya will need them to face Gemini. They thank him and run
on, following Seiya to the House of Gemini. As they leave, Aldeberan
admits to himself that he rather likes these Bronze Saints. Above,
they find Pegasus Seiya running out of the House toward them. He turns
around, very confused. He was trying to run THROUGH the house, and
doesn't remember taking any turns, but here he is running back in the
direction he'd come from! Together, all four of them try again, but
again find themselves on the plaza leading into the House. Back at
Taurus' house, Mu comes to talk to Aldeberan. Mu makes a crack after
seeing Aldeberan's helmet about someone taking the bull by the horns,
and Taurus laughs and admits that Seiya is indeed a fine warrior.
Then Taurus tells Mu of seeing an image of what he believes to have
been Athena rising behind Seiya just before Pegasus Seiya made his
next to last attack on him. Mu is surprised; while he was fairly sure
Saori WAS Athena, this last has convinced him, and he tells Aldeberan
that this is proof that Saori is Athena, and that their leader has
been lying. Their duty is to Athena, now that they know she is alive,
but according to the rules and the oaths they made to the Master of
Sanctuary when they became Gold Saints they cannot help the four
Bronze Saints any more than they have. What to do, if the four lose?
They can't allow Ares to kill Athena, but what are their options?
They can do nothing to support her until her Bronze Saints have won
her way into Sanctuary for her. Mu realizes that Saori is unconscious
because her spirit is no longer in her body, but 'riding' with her
chosen champion...Pegasus Seiya! Aldeberan thinks that considering
how strong these 'Bronze Saints' are, the Master may have a lot more
problems with them than he anticipates, even using Gold Saints against
them. Their leader may have bitten off more than he can chew...
Meanwhile, there is a burst of power above them, and the Gemini House
is suddenly doubled. The four Bronze Saints must split into two
groups -- Shiryu and Seiya take the House on the left, and Shun and
Hyoga take the one on the right. As they advance, both groups are
faced with the sinister figure of Gemini, and Andromeda Shun and
Cygnus Hyoga are also greeted with ghoulish laughter...
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== Episode #45 ==
== PANIC! ADRIFT IN A DIFFERENT DIMENSION ==
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Gemini has obviously gotten tired of playing mind games with them.
Andromeda Shun's chains twist and turn, almost wrapping up upon
themselves. He cautions Cygnus Hyoga against attacking until they are
more sure of their opponent, but Cygnus strikes anyway, at Gemini's
face, with a "Diamond Dust" attack. Gemini absorbs the attack and
returns it back at them, doubling the power of the blow. Both
Andromeda Shun and Cygnus Hyoga are blown away. Hyoga and Shun
recover from their initial assault, and Hyoga launches an Aurora
Thunder attack against Shun's advice. This time they are blown through
a wall as Gemini again returns and redoubles the attack. On the
other side, Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya face the other twin...or
Seiya thinks they do, anyway. Shiryu, with his special "inner eye",
sees nothing but the temple itself. He prevents Seiya from attacking
Gemini, and instead grabs his hand and drags a thoroughly reluctant
Seiya after him as he runs straight for the door on the other side --
passing THROUGH Gemini in the process. All they faced was a false
image, one Dragon Shiryu deduced was an illusion because his own inner
sight didn't detect it. Andromeda Shun and Cygnus Hyoga have not
joined them, however, and not only is there no time to wait for them,
but they don't even know how to reenter the temple in the way to help
out their comrades -- on the back side, there is only one exit, the
one THEY came through! Instead, they go on up the next set of steps,
towards the House of Cancer. Dragon Shiryu considers the fact that
this means he'll be facing Deathmask again, this time without Aries Mu
to help him. Inside, Andromeda Shun has recovered, but Cygnus Hyoga
lays where he has fallen in a pool of blood. Gemini approaches, and
Shun throws one of his chains at him. The chain almost reaches the
Gold Saint and then falls limply to the ground, its length twisting
into knots. Then Shun spirals his chains around him and Cygnus in his
Nebula defense measure, but Gemini walks right over the chains ...
they don't even react, as if he wasn't really there at all. The
"eyes" on the faces on either side of Gemini's helmet light, and for a
minute we see the Master's image superimposed over that of Gemini.
"Another dimension!" Gemini cries, and the two Bronze Saints find
themselves swept away into another time and place. Andromeda Shun's
chains lash out and wrap themselves around pillars in the Gemini
House, holding him anchored to this dimension, but Cygnus Hyoga is
swept away, out of Shun's reach, despite his efforts to grab his
friend. The attack fades, and Shun falls to the ground.
"Hyoga...where's Hyoga?" he demands, and Gemini tells him he's gone
forever, drifting away in another dimension. Then he launches another
attack. Shun's chains still hold him in place, but then Gemini breaks
one. Under the stress, the second chain starts to weaken, and Gemini
is turning his attention to it as the episode ends...
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== Episode #46 ==
== CRY OUT! NEBULA CHAINS FIGHT AS ONE ==
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Gemini proceeds to break Andromeda Shun's remaining chain, and
Andromeda goes flying away -- only to feel a surge of power and
abruptly drop out of the other dimension and to the floor of Gemini's
House. "Nissan!" he calls, recognizing Phoenix Ikki's cosmo/aura.
Ikki speaks to him telepathically from his hiding place -- in the
center of an active volcano in/near Sanctuary. (Having once been
under Ares' control, Phoenix Ikki is very succeptable to falling under
the War God's power once more -- so at this point he does not dare
join the others in their assault.) He is transferring some of his
energy to Shun, lending him strength for the battle. Saga/Ares,
however, also senses this. "Seeing" Phoenix Ikki, Ares worries
somewhat, thinking that if he lets the two brothers get together their
combined powers -- which together equal more than the sum of the parts
-- could be the key to Athena's victory. He must, at any cost, keep
the two of them separated. Preferably by killing one or the other.
Distracted, Ares momentarily lets loose his hold on the illusions he
has kept Andromeda Shun penned up with; as he returns his attention to
Gemini House Shun seems to be transported to a shattered House, his
way free blocked by fallen pillars. Gemini approaches and sends him
into another dimension again -- but Andromeda Shun finds the strength
and courage to face his enemy, uses his powers to repair his chains,
and then launches an "Andromeda Thunder Wave Attack", which sends one
of his chains flying into -- and through -- the Gemini helmet. In his
throne room, Ares is nearly hit by the chain as it comes flying out of
the power field he's been using to manipulate the Gemini armor. As it
is, his "rosary" is cut and tangled in with Shun's chain as he reels
it back in. Ares has a disagreement with Saga, the original
personality occupying "their" body. (As Ares manifested in an adult,
there was already an established persona/soul in it -- that of Saga,
Gemini Saint. Ares could not totally destroy the Saga personality, so
in effect the Master is a split personality -- with Saga now being the
weaker of the two, but still separate from Ares and occasionally able
to thwart some of Are's action. Talk about a living hell, Saga's
certainly experiencing that!) Back at the Gemini House, the illusions
and power field fade away, and as Andromeda Shun watches the Gemini
Cloth falls apart -- empty! -- and reassembles into its "storage"
shape. Shun starts up the steps to the next House. As the episode
ends, Cygnus Hyoga wakes up to find himself thrown out of space-time
onto the floor of yet another Zodiacal House, that of Aquarius Camus.
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== Episode #47 ==
== FAREWELL HYOGA! SLEEP, O BRAVE ONE! ==
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Cygnus Hyoga, still weak from his battle with Gemini, tells Gold Saint
Aquarius Camus that the Crystal Saint often mentioned him -- Camus
being the Silver Saint's sensei. Flashbacks reveal that in fact
Crystal held up Aquarius Camus as a role-model for Hyoga, and Cygnus
came to hero-worship Aquarius even more than he did Crystal. Aquarius
Camus tells Cygnus Hyoga that he's going to test him, to see what
they're making Silver Saints out of today; he strikes Hyoga with his
own "cold" powers. Hyoga is blown away. Camus tells him his training
was ended too soon. Further, his obsession with his memories --
especially those of his mother -- has held Cygnus back from developing
to his full potential. Using his powers, Aquarius Camus strikes at
the submerged ship where Hyoga's mother rests, and knocks it off its
ledge into deeper water. Cygnus Hyoga cries out that he can no longer
'feel' her, and strikes at Aquarius. It seems his heart isn't really
into it, however, and Aquarius Camus easily deflects the attack. Camus
then prepares to hit Cygnus Hyoga with an attack that will either
force Cygnus into his full potential -- or kill him. Hyoga meanwhile
is remembering how he was partly responsible for the Crystal Saint's
death. Held by those memories, he offers no resistance to the attack,
giving up to it. As his spirit bids farewell to his comrades, they
sense his death...and Hyoga's spirit races to rejoin his mother. (Who
turns him away, telling him it isn't his time yet.) Aquarius Camus
grieves over his body, but senses a faint spark of life...but it is
dying. He freezes Cygnus Hyoga in a block of ice to preserve what
life is left. Then, Aquarius apologizes to the spirit of the Crystal
Saint for what he has done. He has made a terrible mistake and
misjudged Hyoga's readiness for the test Cygnus has just failed.
Weakened by his previous battle with Gemini as well as his memories,
Hyoga could not respond properly to Aquarius' power to fulfill his
potential. Camus walks away, grieving over what his mistake has cost.
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== Episode #48 ==
== DRAGON! REVIVAL IN THE LAND OF DEATH ==
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Andromeda Shun, Pegasus Seiya, and Dragon Shiryu have all felt what
they believe to be Cygnus Hyoga's death, but the battle MUST proceed.
As Shiryu and Seiya approach Cancer's House, Dragon Shiryu tells
Pegasus Seiya that they cannot afford to lose time by both fighting
Cancer Deathmask. The Dragon will take on Deathmask while Seiya
proceeds to Leo. Seiya reluctantly agrees. They enter the House, and
both are disturbed by the miasma of death that pervades the structure.
Dragon Shiryu nearly trips over a protrusion in the floor and asks
Seiya what it is. Pegasus Seiya peers down and discovers, horrified,
that it is a face -- features twisted in agony! Moans and screams are
heard, growing in volume. Even Cancer Deathmask's evil laughter can't
drown them out, and he tells them they are hearing the final sounds
made by those people Deathmask has -- or will -- kill. The faces
lining floor, walls and ceiling are "trophies" to his victories.
Dragon Shiryu hears for a second Shunrei screaming, and tells Pegasus
Seiya to carry out their plan. Seiya sends a volley of meteor punches
towards Cancer Deathmask, who easily blocks them...only to discover
that it was a ruse, as he sees Pegasus Seiya heading for the far exit!
Deathmask's attempt to intercept Seiya is blocked by Dragon Shiryu.
Cancer Deathmask attacks Shiryu, and sends him flying. At home in
China, Shunrei sees a star fall from the constellation of Draco.
Considering it a sign, she goes to one of the ledges over the
waterfall and begins to pray to the gods to help Shiryu. Further up
the steps, Pegasus Seiya turns and sees the fires of Hell superimposed
over the third House. He is tempted to turn back and help Dragon
Shiryu, but then hears Shiryu's telepathic voice telling him to go on.
The Dragon wakes to find himself in a dimly lit, hellish landscape.
Above him a double line of people march toward a vast pit in the
distance. Then Shiryu sees Cygnus Hyoga in the line , and calls to
him to stop. He starts to run toward the line, but Athena's form
appears before him. She tells him he is in the lower section of Hades
(probably Tartarus), reserved for those who have lost all hope when
they died. (Apparently Hyoga gave up all hope when his mother's
spirit turned him away.) Get too close to those walking toward the
pit, and he may find himself lost, too. So long as he does not lose
hope, Cancer Deathmask cannot keep his spirit here. Thus encouraged,
Dragon startles Cancer when his spirit returns to his body above.
Angered, Cancer Deathmask sends Dragon Shiryu back to Hades a second
time.
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== Episode #49 ==
== LOVE! SHUNREI'S PRAYER ==
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Dragon Shiryu wakes up, and realizes he (his soul/spirit, anyway) is
back in Hades yet again. He despairs for a moment, but then he hears
Shunrei's prayers...and when he calls her name she hears him and
responds. Shiryu remembers all the good times he and Shunrei have
shared, and his hope is renewed. Just in time, as Cancer Deathmask
has arrived to insure the job gets finished. Before Shiryu has a
chance to respond, Cancer is beating him mercilessly, then, one hand
wrapped in Dragon's long hair, flies both of them to the edge of the
pit, and drops him. But Shiryu, still encouraged by Shunrei's
"presence", doesn't fall in. This time Cancer Deathmask grabs an
exhausted Dragon Shiryu by the hair again and drags him toward the
pit. He lifts him up, preparing to bodily throw him in, when both
hear Shunrei's voice again. (Deathmask almost seems physically pained
by the experience.) Shiryu's spirit is once more renewed. Enraged,
and hoping to plunge Dragon into despair (thus making him more
succeptable to the pit), Cancer uses his power to reach out to
Shunrei, and knocks her off the ledge. She drops, screaming, into the
base of the waterfall far below. Cancer Deathmask has badly
miscalculated, however. His actions make Dragon Shiryu go berserk
rather than make him give up. Deathmask screams in agony as his hand
burns where he is holding Dragon. Shiryu's eyes flare, and his hair
flies up as he demonstrates a truly awesome power build-up. Cancer
Deathmask goes flying as Dragon Shiryu launches into him, and very
quickly becomes terrified. Not only, he says, is that sort of power
display something ONLY a Gold Saint is capable of, but Dragon is
producing more energy than ANY Gold Saint Cancer has encountered! As
the episode draws to a close, Shiryu is beating the crap out of a
thoroughly frightened Cancer Deathmask.
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== Episode #50 ==
== ARISE DRAGON! SHIRYU'S ANGRY COSMO ==
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Cancer Deathmask goes flying, but gets up laughing, tells Dragon
Shiryu it'll take more than that to take him out. Shiryu may have the
power of a Gold Saint, but the Bronze Saint doesn't know how to use it
yet. They exchange blows, and Shiryu is thrown over the edge, barely
hanging on with one hand. Cancer Deathmask tries to step on Dragon
Shiryu's hand but is held back by a group of the dead, who evidentally
know him as a tormentor. Shiryu gets his second hand on the cliff
side. Deathmask throws off his adversaries easily, and starts
stomping on Shiryu's hands. Dragon Shiryu tries to strike at Cancer
Deathmask's leg, but the Gold Cloth protects Deathmask from his blow.
Athena appears to Shiryu and tells him that the Gold Cloth belongs to
her -- and, as one sworn to her, he may use her power to have some
control over the Cloth. Encouraged, Dragon Shiryu flies up and strikes
Cancer Deathmask. Deathmask is stunned as the armor on the leg Dragon
hits flies off, allowing Shiryu to hurt him. Deathmask falls back in
astonishment, which allows Shiryu to climb back up and get on his
feet. He next strikes Cancer's arm and that piece of armor deserts
him. Dragon Shiryu tells him that as the Gold Saint has deserted
Athena and her principles, he no longer deserves the Cloth; the rest
of the Cancer Cloth flies away from Cancer Deathmask and reassembles
itself. Shiryu doffs his armor, too. Deathmask laughs and says that
even without the Cloth he can still outfight Dragon. He's incorrect,
as Shiryu defeats him and Deathmask ends up falling down into the pit
where he'd intended to throw Dragon. Shiryu's form dissolves into a
bright blue ball and returns to the "real world". There, Andromeda
Shun has just entered the Cancer House and discovered Dragon Shiryu's
still form; as he watches the light ball appears and re-enters
Shiryu's body, upon which he awakens. Shiryu begins to mourn Shunrei,
but Roshi's telepathic voice is heard, telling them he has saved
Shunrei. Then Andromeda Shun notices -- Dragon Shiryu's vision has
returned! Roshi tells them the mystic water Pegasus Seiya got for him
can only be activated by a Gold Saint's power field; when Shiryu
learned to draw on the power of the macrocosm -- and technically
became a Gold Saint, even though he wears no Gold Cloth -- the
"potion" healed his eyes. The two turn to look upward, knowing Seiya
must be now encountering Leo, and head upward themselves.
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== Episode #51 ==
== WHY! FANG OF THE GOLD LION ==
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Pegasus Seiya enters Leo's House expecting to find a friend,
remembering that Aioria swore fealty to Athena the last time they met.
But Leo Aioria is silent, and his eyes are empty. Finally, in a dull
voice Aioria tells Seiya it is his duty to defend Sanctuary from all
enemies; it is as if he doesn't even recognize Pegasus Seiya. By this
time Seiya is realizing something is wrong, as Leo Aioria advances and
strikes with his lightning bolt attack. Surprised, Seiya is thrown
back, and Aioria strikes again. Several of the Sanctuary guards
approach, but Leo Aioria tells them to leave -- HE will take care of
the interloper, and strikes again. Elsewhere, a mysterious cloaked
figure approaches Sanctuary, taking out several guards in the process.
One of them tears off her cloak, revealing Aquila Marin underneath.
Knowing the other guards have been alerted, Marin hurries towards her
goal. She remembers going to the hospital where June was recovering;
Cameleon June told her that Pegasus Seiya and the others had gone to
retake Sanctuary. Cut back to Pegasus Seiya and Leo Aioria, where
Seiya is still reluctant to strike back. Seiya tells Leo that Athena
is dying; the real Aioria shows through for a moment as he reacts with
worry and astonishment. Then Ares reasserts his control, and Aioria
bends over in real pain. (Seiya, who saw how Ares' "brain burn"
affected the Crystal Saint, still hasn't made the connection...).
Pegasus Seiya realizes that he must fight, or Saori will die. Leo
Aioria's counterattack blows Seiya away again, the Gold Saint not even
feeling Pegasus' attack. Elsewhere, approaching Sanctuary itself,
Marin is nearly crushed under a boulder thrown by one of Ares' giant
guards. She remembers a time when he wiped out a whole squad of
guards when he got angry. They battle, and Aquila Marin does not fare
too well against him. He gloats that even now Pegasus Seiya is facing
Gold Saint Leo Aioria, whom Ares has brought under his control; Seiya
doesn't have a chance. Marin remembers how Aioria helped her in the
past when Pegasus Seiya was being stubborn; both she and Seiya had
become fond of the Gold Saint. Marin becomes terrified not only for
Seiya but also for Leo Aioria; if what the giant says is true then
chances are that one or the other will end up dead -- and it seems she
may have feelings for Aioria as well as her younger brother. We
switch back and forth from one scene to another (and I'm saying to
myself that Marin sure isn't putting up much of a battle -- is this
the Silver Saint who took out Canes Vencenti with such dispatch a few
episodes back?), until Aquila Marin pulls both herself and the giant
guard over a ledge. The last we see of her, she is telepathically
shouting for Seiya...and then, nothing. Pegasus Seiya reacts, his
power output going up. For a moment it seems it will be enough to
allow him to break free of Aioria's energy net, but then he falters...
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== Episode #52 ==
== ARES! THE DEMON EMPEROR PLOTS ==
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The battle between Leo Aioria and Pegasus Seiya continues, but Seiya
is still pulling his punches somewhat...he LIKES Aioria and doesn't
really want to hurt him. Leo Aioria, under Ares' control, feels no
such compunction. Seiya flies upward, but Aioria proves he is capable
of that feat, too. He blows Pegasus Seiya through the wall, and
Seiya's leg hits a pillar just wrong -- his armor is shattered, and
his leg badly damaged if not actually broken. Elsewhere in Sanctuary,
Cassios is tending an unconscious Ophiuchus Shaina; Cassios remembers
how Leo Aioria brought her to him. It seems that not only does
Cassios revere her as sensei, but also loves his teacher hopelessly.
(Talk about complicated love "triangles"...) Pegasus Seiya can barely
stand, as Aioria approaches again. Back in Cassios' cottage, Shaina
is hallucinating, re-living the events where she was so badly hurt
when she got between Leo Aioria and Pegasus Seiya. Cassios, hearing
her words, is most upset -- he hadn't realized that it had been Aioria
who had hurt Ophiuchus Shaina -- and becoming rather jealous of Seiya.
He leaves the cottage, as much to get himself together as to go down
to the little village outside Sanctuary for supplies. Pegasus Seiya
tries to attack Leo, but his damaged leg puts him at a considerable
disadvantage. Pegasus collapses to his knees and is unable to avoid
Leo's next blow. He faints from the combination of the blow and the
pain from his leg. Below, Cassios overhears some of the guards
discussing recent events, particularly the fact that some of them
witnessed the Master's "taming" of Leo. After Virgo Shaka and Leo
Aioria went flying apart in their battle, the Master brain- burned Leo
as Aioria got back to his feet. Cassios returns to the cottage, to
find Ophiuchus Shaina awake and rational. Upon learning that Pegasus
Seiya and company are in Sanctuary going up the steps through the
Houses of the Zodiac, Shaina tries to get up, and collapses. She
persists in trying to go to help them, and Cassios hits her and knocks
her out. As he puts her back to bed, Cassios remembers how Pegasus
Seiya defeated him when they battled for the Pegasus Cloth. Not only
did Seiya defeat him then, but it seems Pegasus has also won the heart
of the woman Cassios loves. Cassios leaves for Leo House, not sure if
he's going to try and save Seiya for Ophiuchus Shaina's sake, or so he
can kill him himself...and on the steps to Sanctuary, it seems as if
Pegasus Seiya is losing his battle with Leo.
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== Episode #53 ==
== THAT MAN! CASSIOS DIES FOR LOVE ==
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Leo Aioria is still busy beating Pegasus Seiya up, and both Dragon
Shiryu and Andromeda Shun feel Pegasus' pain through their cosmos.
Shiryu and Shun meet Cassios on the steps as they head up for Leo's
House. They recognize him from Seiya's description of his fight to
win the Pegasus Cloth. Cassios tells them Leo Aioria is no longer
their ally; the Master has taken over the Gold Saint's mind. Alarmed,
the two try to go to help Pegasus Seiya, but are taken by surprise
when Cassios attacks them. He throws Dragon Shiryu bodily down the
steps. When Andromeda Shun casts a chain at him, Cassios catches it
and whirls Andromeda around a few times before letting lose so Shun
lands on the steps near Shiryu. Then Cassios goes on his own up
toward Leo's House as the two Saints recover. Leo Aioria is busy
stomping on Pegasus Seiya's leg as Cassios comes in, further
tormenting the injury he's already caused, in addition to otherwise
simply beating the crap out of poor Seiya. Cassios intervenes,
recounting again how Seiya defeated him, and hinting that he'd like to
beat up on the kid a little bit, too, before Leo Aioria finishes him
off. Instead of pounding Pegasus Seiya, however, he turns and takes
on Aioria. He tells Seiya that he does it for Shaina's sake. He loves
and reveres the Silver Saint, who was always a hard but fair
taskmaster for him as student. He also respects her as one of the
best warriors Sanctuary has produced, making up for what she lacks in
strength with speed, agility, and technique. He has learned Ophiuchus
Shaina loves Pegasus Seiya, and knowing that Shaina can never love him
in return, is giving her Seiya's life as a gift. He also tells Seiya
that Leo Aioria is under the Master's control. Aioria fatally wounds
Cassios, then launches a "thunderbolt attack" on Pegasus -- but there
is enough life in the Titan Cassios that he gets up and shields Seiya
from the attack with his own body. Dying, it is Shaina's face he sees
in the place of Seiya as Pegasus bends over him. In her cottage,
Ophiuchus Shaina wakes as she feels her student's cosmo 'vanish' with
his death. Then Pegasus Seiya turns and launches an attack of his own
at Leo Aioria. Caught off-guard, and fighting Ares' control himself,
Aioria is knocked against a pillar and looses consciousness briefly.
Dragon Shiryu and Andromeda Shun arrive just as Aioria wakes up...free
of Ares' control. They all mourn the loss of Cassios, and Leo Aioria
covers the body with his own cloak.
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== Episode #54 ==
== IKKI! THE PHOENIX'S BLAZING WINGS ==
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Leo Aioria warns Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu, and Andromeda Shun that
the three are to next face Virgo Shaka, one of the oldest, most
experienced, and powerful of the Gold Saints. They must gain full
control of their "seventh sense" if they hope to defeat Virgo. Then
Aioria heals the damage he did to Seiya's leg, telling them that all
Gold Saints are capable of such healing, although Aries Mu is best of
them at it. He then sends them on their way. Elsewhere in Sanctuary,
the Master and Virgo Shaka together have come up with a plan to bring
Phoenix Ikki out of his hiding place within the volcano and away from
that source of power. Several of the Sanctuary guards rough up the
inhabitants of one of the villages outside Sanctuary, and take an old
man and his granddaughter to the volcano. It seems their goal is to
throw the youngster into the lava. Grandfather objects and is beaten
to death; the young girl's cries penetrate to Phoenix Ikki, who
arrives to try and save her. He handily defeats the guards, but then
must face Pavo (Peacock) Shiva and Lotus Argora, both disciples of
Virgo Shaka. He attempts to fight them but it is quickly apparent he
is out- powered. Not only are these two Silver Saints, but Shaka is
lending them his own power as well. Shiva tosses the little girl
into the volcano when she asks the Saints to help her grandfather.
Phoenix Ikki reacts predictably, but even the added fuel of his anger
can't help him against Virgo Shaka's disciples. Even Ikki's
psycho-punches have no effect on these two; Shaka has trained them
well and the Gold Saint's power helps protect both of them from Ikki's
attacks. On the steps, Andromeda Shun feels his brother is in trouble,
but can do little to help. Then both Shiva and Argora start chanting
a mantra; Phoenix Ikki tries to attack Shiva but is paralyzed by
Shaka's transferred power mid- attack, and Pavo Shiva proceeds to
counter-attack. (This is the first time we've ever seen Ikki really
being beaten into a pulp; it's sort of a shock for Phoenix, too.) Ikki
is knocked near the edge of the volcano, and sees the young girl doing
her best to crawl out from it -- somehow, she caught the side of the
cliff and has pulled herself back up. Phoenix Ikki stands between her
and Pavo Shiva, knowing that if he falls Pavo will undoubtably kill
her. Lotus Argora intervenes -- Shiva has had his fun, it's his turn
now. Briefly, as Argora powers up, Ikki sees a lotus flower
superimposed over Argora -- and that is replaced by the visage of a
mediating Shaka, Virgo's power aura lighting up around them. And Ikki
still can't move a muscle...
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== Episode #55 ==
== FELLOWSHIP OF HARM! ATHENA'S CRY ==
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The image of Virgo Shaka burns brightly behind Lotus Argora as he
prepares to attack a paralyzed Phoenix Ikki. As he strikes, the three
"tails" of the Phoenix Cloth respond to Ikki's need, superimposing
themselves in front of Ikki and taking the brunt of the force of the
blow. Phoenix Ikki is still sent flying, and nearly falls into the
mouth of the volcano behind him. Lotus Argora and Pavo Shiva look at
each other, nod, and grin. Andromeda Shun feels his brother's pain
and wonders what could be strong enough to seriously affect Phoenix.
At the volcano, the young girl climbs up near Ikki and reaches out to
touch his hand; she then slips and would have fallen back into the
pit, but Phoenix Ikki wakes up and catches her before she's out of
reach. He holds her protectively for a minute before turning to face
his two antagonists again. Ikki remembers past victories and jumps
upward, to a level above the youngster he has saved, insuring she is
now out of the way of any stray blows and power bursts. He goes back
into battle, and again is being badly beaten when Athena intervenes,
disrupting the power flow between Virgo Shaka and his disciples. She
also speaks to Phoenix Ikki, letting him know what has happened and
why his two opponents outclassed him so much, restoring Phoenix's
shaken confidence in himself. The two Silver Saints have got guts,
though. Even though they know they aren't getting additional power
from Virgo, Pavo and Lotus attack. This time, Ikki counters their
attacks, but with difficulty. His victory is not as easy as he
expected, as Phoenix Ikki is battered from the earlier battles, and it
takes Andromeda Shun and Athena's voices to give him the will to win.
Ikki comforts the small girl for a few moments, and then must go
onward -- but not back to the volcano. His next goal: Virgo's House.
Shaka has earned Ikki's anger, and Phoenix intends to make him pay.
Andromeda Shun, Dragon Shiryu, and Pegasus Seiya arrive on the plaza
where Virgo's House rests, and Virgo Shaka waits inside -- with a
dangerous, nasty little smile on his lips.
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== Episode #56 ==
== SHAKA! MOST SACRED SAINT ==
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Dragon Shiryu, Pegasus Seiya, and Andromeda Shun have reached the
Virgo House. As they enter, they are greeted by an illusion of
beautiful, peaceful fields populated by gorgeous birds and flowers.
Warily, they go further into the House, and the illusion fades to
reveal Gold Saint Virgo Shaka floating above his lotus flower- shaped
throne. Seiya attacks first, despite Dragon Shiryu's warning to wait,
and is knocked across the temple. Shiryu attacks next with an energy
bolt. Shaka catches and holds the ball of energy (and Shiryu's hand),
congratulates Dragon Shiryu on learning so much so fast, and then
reflects it back at Dragon. Andromeda Shun's nebula chains freeze
before they can strike the Gold Saint, and then wrap around their
owner and begin crushing Shun to death. Pegasus Seiya attacks again,
more to distract Virgo Shaka from Andromeda than a full-scale attack.
Shaka throws Shun into Seiya, knocking them both to the floor. Virgo
Shaka seems to be an expert at turning an opponents' weapons and
attacks against them. Virgo tells them that even if they have achieved
the power level of Gold Saints, their experience level is still that
of Bronze Saints -- and they are no match for an experienced Gold
Saint. Then Shaka lets loose with a full-scale energy blast, and all
three of our Saints are knocked out. Andromeda Shun moans and Shaka
prepares to deliver the final blow, when something hits and cuts open
the Gold Saint's hand. It is one of the metal "feathers" from Phoenix
Ikki's Cloth, and Ikki stands before the Gold Saint, telling him he
won't let Shaka hurt his brothers. Virgo Shaka laughs and says that
while Phoenix may have drawn first blood, he is no more experienced
than the others and must ultimately fall to the Gold Saint. Virgo
then launches an attack, which Phoenix Ikki barely counters. They
spar back and forth, then Virgo hits Ikki full on, and the Phoenix
falls. Virgo Shaka looks with some satisfaction at all four of
Athena's remaining Saints, unconscious on the floor of his House.
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== Episode #57 ==
== MU'S FEAR! THE OPEN EYES OF SHAKA ==
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Virgo Shaka is still gloating over Phoenix Ikki's unconscious form as
it starts to rain. Above, Ares is in his swimming pool again,
contemplating recent events. Below, Kiki shields Saori's head from
the rain with his own shirt. Shaka goes over to examine Ikki's body,
and Phoenix rises and attacks, knocking Shaka's helmet off. Phoenix
Ikki has been playing possum, it seems. His psycho-attack has no
effect on the Gold Saint other than to momentarily surprise him. Virgo
Shaka and Ikki exchange words before Shaka starts calling on the power
of his cosmo. Ikki is drawn into an illusion of sorts, facing a
memory of himself -- his younger brother a baby in his arms as he
struggles across a barren, rocky landscape. Then he is back in the
Virgo House facing Shaka again, wondering what sort of demon Virgo
really is. Shaka strikes, and the Phoenix Cloth disintegrates. Then
Virgo Shaka uses his cosmo to control Ikki's body, twisting it until
Phoenix's bones nearly break, following up with an energy discharge.
Phoenix Ikki manages to land on his feet, to find Virgo Shaka isn't
done yet. He attacks again, but Ikki uses his Phoenix power -- and
the Phoenix Cloth reforms around him as he does. Shaka catches Ikki's
next blow easily, blocking his strike...and simply moving out of the
way of the next one. Virgo Shaka uses another power surge and sends
both of them...elsewhere. Phoenix Ikki's Cloth is torn off by Shaka's
telekinetic power, and sinks through the floor, where Ikki's cosmo
can't call on it. Virgo Shaka opens his eyes and looks at Ikki
(they're light blue, and remind me a lot of Eris' eyes from the first
Seiya feature), then strikes at the unprotected Ikki. Phoenix still
won't give up. The lives of his brothers are at stake as well as
Athena's. Phoenix Ikki, held in place by Virgo Shaka's paralyzing
power, is tossed back and forth by Virgo's telekinetic blows, but he
remains defiant even as Shaka blows him across the room. (It's
interesting to note that while the others still usually call and think
of their arrow-struck goddess as "Saori" or "Ojo-san", Ikki now calls
her, even in his thoughts, "Athena"...)
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== Episode #58 ==
== HERO! IKKI DESTROYED FOR BROTHERLY LOVE ==
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Virgo Shaka is again telling Phoenix Ikki what he's going to do to him
next while battering Phoenix about. Below, Athena calls on Ikki
telepathically, trying to strengthen his resolve. Ikki dreams that
he's a child again, playing soccer with his friends. Then, those who
were his enemies taunt him, and his friends act as if they can't see
him. Even a tearful, younger Andromeda Shun walks past him without
noticing older brother. Meanwhile, as Virgo Shaka continues the
torture, rain is falling through the broken roof of the Virgo House,
and hitting Shun. He wakes, and immediately comes to Phoenix Ikki's
rescue, a nebula chain wrapping itself around Shaka's wrist as Virgo
prepares to strike Ikki yet again. Distracted, Virgo turns to Shun,
allowing Phoenix Ikki a chance to recover. Ikki orders Andromeda Shun
to release Virgo Shaka. The three exchange words, Shaka saying even
the two of them together can't defeat him. He sends another energy
impulse at Ikki. But Phoenix Ikki absorbs the energy, adding it to
his own; the whole Virgo House lights with his power. Ikki is
learning how to be a Gold Saint! Even Shaka is shaken by the power
level Ikki is generating now; his House begins to crumble, and both
Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu also wake up. Virgo Shaka strikes
Phoenix and temporarily knocks him down. Shiryu and Seiya race
forward, but Andromeda Shun stops them, saying Shaka is his. Shaka
laughs, but Phoenix Ikki's voice telling them to stop shocks him.
Ikki's cosmo abruptly glows even brighter. (Like Cancer Deathmask's
reaction to Dragon Shiryu's full energy field, Shaka recognizes that
Ikki's is more powerful than any Gold Saint he has met.) Above, the
storm clears, as Ikki's cosmo eclipses that of Shaka. Virgo Shaka,
overconfident, has woken something he can't control. Shaka has given
Ikki the full destructive power of the Phoenix in the hopes he would
power overload and burn himself up; but the plan has backfired.
Phoenix Ikki grabs Shaka, saying that if he's going to go, he'll take
Virgo with him. It's Shaka's turn to be paralyzed by Ikki's greater
power. There is a blinding flash of light. When it clears, the only
thing left is the Virgo cloth in the middle of the House. But the
gold faceplate of the armor somehow reminds us of Ikki's features, as
Shun stares at it and starts to cry. He hears Ikki's voice, comforting
him. Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya offer to let him stay for a
while to recover, but he then surprises them with a smile. Ikki, he
says, wherever he now is, is at peace and happy for the first time in
his troubled life. Seiya and Shiryu stare at him for a moment, then
all three turn back to the stairs. It's time to head up to the next
house, that of Libra.
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== Episode #59 ==
== REVIVE SWAN! LIFE, DEATH, AND LOVE ==
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In a wooded grove in Sanctuary, Leo Aioria carries Cassios' body to a
quiet clearing -- and is startled by a sudden power surge that he
recognizes with shock as being caused by the defeat of Virgo Shaka.
What are these Bronze Saints, that they can wipe out Gold Saints the
way they are? They're certainly going to cause Ares far more trouble
than the War God has anticipated! Then Leo looks up, and sees
Ophiuchus Shaina. She is upset as she sees Cassios' body, and blames
Pegasus Seiya; but Leo Aioria tells her Cassios died saving
Seiya...from the Gold Saint's own blow while the Gold Saint was
possessed by Ares...and Cassios' last thoughts were of her. She
remembers how tenderly her pupil cared for her, even turning away and
covering his eyes when she had to remove her facemask to eat. She
realizes how much the young Titan loved her. She is determined to go
and take on the Master herself, despite Aioria's protests, blaming him
for Cassios' death. She gets gut-punched again, this time by Leo, and
is knocked out. As he buries Cassios, Leo Aioria promises the dead
man's spirit that he will take care of Shaina for him. Elsewhere,
Andromeda Shun is still remembering Phoenix Ikki's sacrifice as they
approach the Libra House. They don't know quite what to expect when
they reach it, but what they do find is a shock -- Cygnus Hyoga's
body, frozen in a huge block of ice! Dragon Shiryu says that the
power to do such a thing belongs to only two people -- the Crystal
Saint, now deceased, and his sensei, Gold Saint Aquarius Camus. That
also means that in all likelihood it was Camus who brought Cygnus
Hyoga here for them to find. Pegasus Seiya strikes the ice in an
attempt to free their companion, but even his most powerful blows have
no effect. Shiryu says that according to Roshi, even most Gold Saints
wouldn't have the power to break the ice. Then, the House begins to
shake, and one of the floor blocks rises -- revealing itself to be the
hidden storage box for the Libra Cloth. Seeing its multiple weapons as
the box opens, Dragon Shiryu realizes that they hold the key to
freeing Hyoga...which is certainly why Gold Saint Libra Roshi, his
mentor, has shown it to them. Shiryu takes off the Dragon Cloth, and
each of the Libra Cloth's weapons fly to him. He wastes a certain
amount of time demonstrating his prowess with each of them. Then the
weapons arrange themselves in a circle around Shiryu. Eying the ice
and each of the six types of weapon, Shiryu selects a sword-like
weapon and uses it, combined with the power of his cosmo, to strike
the ice imprisoning Cygnus Hyoga. For a moment nothing happens, then
Dragon Shiryu barely touches the ice with the point of the sword --
and the block splits and shatters Hyoga falls free as the ice
dissipates. But Cygnus is still near death. Andromeda Shun tells
Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya to go on; he'll stay and do what he can for
Hyoga. Shiryu resumes his Dragon Cloth (presumably the weapons and
Libra Cloth being returned to their hiding place), and the two head on
upward as Shun holds Hyoga close, activating his cosmo -- sort of
sharing warmth on all levels in an attempt to revive his friend.
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== Episode #60 ==
== HYOGA'S RETURN! AT RISK OF LIFE ==
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Andromeda Shun is still transferring power to Cygnus Hyoga and sees an
image of his brother as he does so. Then he remembers one of his
lessons on Andromeda Island, in which he was sparring with Leda. Even
then, Leda didn't like Shun, and felt he was unworthy to be a
candidate for the Andromeda cloth. Shun's tendency to use his
training only for self- defense rather than offense clearly makes Leda
contemptuous. (And Leda even then was using pink chains...) June
yells at Shun to fight back, or he'll be killed, and dishonor his
brother. Shun reacts, breaking Leda's chains and counterattacking
with his own. Leda falls. Shun feels no real sense of victory, and
when he goes to help Leda to his feet, Leda strikes him angrily -- he
doesn't want Shun's help. Andromeda Shun realizes that Cygnus Hyoga is
his first real friend, liking him just for himself...and that he'll
gladly give up his life if it would help Cygnus recover. Decision
made, Shun's cosmo suddenly brightens and expands. Dragon Shiryu and
Pegasus Seiya, on their way up to Scorpio Miro's House, feel it, and
wonder as they pause of the steps before entering the House. Then
Shiryu remembers an old legend Roshi once told him. A holy old man
was freezing in the forest. None of the animals could help him --
until the hare threw itself into his fire, giving up its life to
revive the embers. Horrified, the two turn around to head back -- but
Scorpio Miro blocks the way. The two Bronze Saints remember Andromeda
Shun's story of how even all the Saints on Andromeda Island together,
including Silver Saint Albireo, could not touch Scorpio when he
attacked them. Scorpio Miro wastes no time and immediately attacks,
resulting in both Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya being held
motionless above the floor in his power field as Scorpio Miro
demonstrates his strength. Dragon Shiryu tries an attack of his own,
but Scorpio blocks it easily. Shiryu's next attack is thrown back at
him by Miro, redoubled with Scorpio's own power. Shiryu holds fast
for a minute, then is thrown against the ceiling and falls at Seiya's
feet. Pegasus Seiya attacks next, trying to recall how he called upon
the power of the macrocosm in his battle with Taurus Aldeberan.
Scorpio Miro's helmet is knocked off and Miro sent flying, but the
Gold Saint lands on his feet and counterattacks, telling Seiya he has
a long way to go before he gains control of his seventh sense. Pegasus
Seiya is the loser in the next exchange of blows, being driven into a
pillar. Dragon Shiryu tells him they must combine their power for
their next attack. Neither of them at the moment is strong enough to
hurt Miro alone. As they generate their cosmos, Scorpio Miro does the
same thing. Pegasus and Dragon strike together, but Scorpio proves
stronger still, and both Bronze Saints fall, stung by the Scorpion's
power and immobilized by it. Scorpio Miro prepares to kill them both,
but is interrupted by the arrival of Cygnus Hyoga, who carries
Andromeda Shun's unconscious body in his arms. Miro is even more
surprised than Seiya and Shiryu, having believed that Gold Saint
Aquarius Camus had finished off Cygnus. Hyoga tells them Andromeda
Shun gave all his energy, down to and including most of his life
force, to save his life. He then berates both of them as giving up
too easily. Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya manage to struggle to
their feet, as Scorpio picks up his helmet, preparing for his next
attack -- but seemingly not untouched by Cygnus Hyoga's tale.
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== Episode #61 ==
== SURRENDER OR DIE! SCORPION VS. SWAN ==
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Cygnus Hyoga watches as Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu struggle back
to their feet; turns as Gold Saint Scorpio Miro addresses him. Then
Miro launches a telekinetic attack. Hyoga resists it, and launches an
attack of his own -- one which places an ice ring around Scorpio.
Cygnus Hyoga gives Andromeda Shun to Pegasus Seiya and tells his
friends to go on. The others are tired from their earlier battles,
and he has done little to advance the cause. Hyoga will fight Miro
while they go up to the next House. Below, Kiki is surprised to see
Tatsumi approaching. He is shortly followed by guards from Sanctuary
-- who tell Aries Mu he is ordered by the Master of Sanctuary to allow
them to deal with the false Athena, Saori Kiddo. Reluctantly, Mu
follows orders, despite Kiki's protests. Tatsumi does his best to
defend Saori, proving he in indeed the Kendo master he claims to be.
But he is heavily outnumbered and soon falls, about six of the guards
holding him down. Two of the other guards prepare to send a spear
through Saori, finishing the job Sagitta started. The spear is
intercepted by Unicorn Jabu, as he and the other five Bronze Saints
eliminated in the Galaxian Wars teleport in. They wreak havok among
the guards, and announce they are there to defend Saori. Above, the
others have already left as Scorpio Miro breaks the ice ring Cygnus
Hyoga put around him and puts his helmet back on. The two prepare to
attack one another, Miro with another telekinetic attack, Hyoga
defending himself from it with an ice shield. Then Miro and Hyoga
both wind up their prescence attacks and go at each other -- Scorpio
Miro using his "Scarlet Needle" attack, and Cygnus Hyoga his "Diamond
Dust" attack. Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya both feel Hyoga's
reaction, but go onward. Miro breaks out of the ice Hyoga has encased
him in; and Cygnus realizes Scorpio Miro's attack has punched holes in
his armor -- and him. Their battle continues, with Hyoga definately
getting the worst of it. Cygnus Hyoga may be determined, but Miro is
by far the more experienced and powerful fighter. Scorpio is somewhat
surprised when Hyoga keeps getting up and coming back for more,
ignoring the blood slowly seeping from every hole Miro has punched in
him with Scorpio's "Scarlet Needle" attacks. The episode closes as
Dragon Shiryu and Pegasus Seiya, an unconscious Andromeda Shun on
Pegasus' back, continue racing up the steps toward the Sagettarius
House.
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== Episode #62 ==
== FORGE AHEAD HYOGA! PROUD AND BRAVE ==
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The battle between Scorpio Miro and Cygnus Hyoga continues. Hyoga gets
in a few good blows...and sends Miro's helmet flying once more. But
Miro is winning as Hyoga's injuries begin to take effect and he starts
leaving a trail of blood behind him. Scorpio Miro reminds Cygnus
Hyoga of what Aquarius Camus did to him, and that Hyoga fell to that
Gold Saint. He would have died, too, had not Aquarius decided to give
him another chance. Miro does not intend to be so lenient. So far
Hyoga has not shown he has the potential to be the equel of a Gold
Saint, let alone defeat one. Therefore, he is not worthy to advance
further into Sanctuary. Truely only worth to be a Saint of a false
Athena, Miro sneers. Camus may be disappointed that he won't have
another chance to test the Crystal Saint's student, but if Hyoga can't
stand up to Miro, he certainly wouldn't fare any better against
Aquarius Camus the second time. Cygnus Hyoga is distraught, but
decides that this time he won't give up. He says the others have all
proven themselves; if he is to continue to be their companion he must
do the same. He attacks, and gets a heel to the head for his efforts.
Hyoga gets up again, but this time, instead of going into his normal
prescence attack, imitates the one Aquarius Camus used when calling
down his full power. Miro strikes back, and nearly kills Hyoga.
Dying, Hyoga begins to crawl in the direction his friends have taken.
Scorpio Miro realizes that Cygnus Hyoga has begun to manifest Seventh
Sense during his last attack. The Aurora Thunder attack actually
partially penetrated his Gold Cloth. He also sees a brief vision of
Saori as Athena. Perhaps Saori is not an imposter? Surely Hyoga
would not be this devoted to her cause if she were not! Alarmed,
Scorpio Miro runs to Hyoga and cures him. Go on, Miro tells him, and
rejoin his companions. He has proven himself worthy. And above,
Aquarius Camus stands outside his House, waiting...
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== Episode #63 ==
== BE HEARD! (RESOUND!) SANCTUARY'S GOLD CLOTH) ==
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Tatsumi and the remained Bronze Saints are still guarding Saori's
unconsious form. Jabu tells them to relax, there is nothing they can
do to improve Saori's condition. Only Seiya and his group can do
anything. They must depend on them to carry through. Running up the
steps to the Sagettarius House, Seiya and Shiryu remember Hyoga's
decision to take on Scorpio Miro by himself, as well as the
tongue-lashing Hyoga gave them about giving up too soon. Below, Bear
Geki has retrieved Athena's staff from the plane and brought it.
Tatsumi places it in her grasp; it glows and stands upright on its
own. In response to its call, the Sagettarius Cloth arrives! Above,
Aries Mu and Kiki observe its arrival, and Mu remembers Sagettarius
Aioros -- and knows the Bronze Saints must be approaching the
Sagittarius House. Below, Tatsumi tells the other Bronze Saints about
Aioros' sacrifice -- and that Saori is the current reincarnation of
Athena. Everything that has happened is because of that, he says,
from the planning of the Galaxian Wars, the theft of the Gold Cloth,
to their current situation. If Saori dies, then Ares will have won.
Tatsumi begs the spirit of Aioros to do what it has to -- Seiya and
company must be tested at the Sagettarius House, or the cycle will not
be properly completed and the legitimacy of Saori's claim may come
into question. The staff glows, creating a coresponding fire in the
Sagittarius armor. In sympathy, the Cloth of the other Gold Saints
also lights up, and all recognize it as the "call" of the Sagittarius
Cloth. Even Seiya and Shiryu feel its power. Shaina, at Cassios'
grave, feels it -- and it also wakens a dazed Marin. Ares feels it
too, and responds angrily. He begins to have a series of nightmarish
hallucinations -- first, Seiya and the other Bronze Saints arrive en
mass to attack him. When the Master summons the Gold Saints to stand
between him and the Bronze Saints (both the Sagittarius and Gemini
Cloths among them!) the Gold Saints turn around and advance menacingly
upon him. When that vision fades, it is replaced by one of
Saori/Athena and Aioros coming through the door, Athena raising her
staff and sending an energy bolt toward him. Shaken, Ares awakes from
that vision...and far below, the Sagettarius Cloth ascends to the
Sagettarius House to await the Bronze Saints. Pegasus Seiya and
Dragon Shiryu are shocked as they enter the House and see the Cloth.
As Seiya starts to walk around it, sure that the Cloth that has
protected him several times in the past won't harm him, the Cloth
pivots, its deadly weapon aimed at him. Then...the Cloth looses its
arrow at him!!!
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== Episode #64 ==
== YOUNG MEN! YOU ARE WORTHY OF ATHENA ==
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This episode opens with the Sagettarius Cloth, sitting in the middle
of its House with no wearer, shooting a golden arrow at Pegasus Seiya.
It lands between his arm and body in the wall he is backed up against.
As Dragon Shirya and Seiya look at it in alarm, Andromeda Shun, on the
floor, wakes up and wants to know what's going on. The arrow glows,
and blows a hold in the wall, revealing a cave beyond. In order to go
on to the next House, they will have to go through the cave... Shun
wants to know where Hyoga is. Shiryu and Seiya look at each other
helplessly, and Shun regards them in alarm. Then Cygnus Hyoga's voice
greets them, and a battered Swan enters the House. The four enter the
cave, and behind them the wall reappears. The cavern ceiling over
them begins to collapse, and all push against it. Dragon Shiryu tells
them he is the strongest; he will try and hold it up long enough for
them to get out. They don't like it, but have no choice. As the three
escape, Shiryu punches the rock ceiling with a Dragon Sky Tear. The
rock crumbles, burying Dragon under the rubble. Pegasus Seiya,
Andromeda Shun, and Cygnus Hyoga turn and see the dragon form of
Shiryu's soul-self ascending skyward before it fades from view. Seiya
wants to go back, but Hyoga stops him. They must go forward, or
Shiryu's sacrifice will have been in vain. Ahead, they see a light.
But it turns out to be coming from the floor, not open sky. They
approach it warily. The floor of the cave looks like it's been made
of mist. Pegasus Seiya walks across it, and tells the others it seems
to be solid, despite its appearance. They join him...and the
mist-floor disappears. They fall through a glowing hole into a lower
cavern, the "hole" disapppearing once they've gone through it.
Andromeda Shun attempts to knock a hole in what he thinks is a thin
section of the cavern roof; a waterfall pours out instead. Cygnus
Hyoga tells Pegasus and Andromeda to get out, then freezes the water.
The pressure, however, is too great. The ice breaks up, and Cygnus is
swept away in the resulting deluge -- but Seiya and Shun have
successfully escaped. The two remaining Bronze Saints come to a wide
crevasse. Andromeda Shun uses his chains to "rope" a stalagtite, and
swings both of them across. When the stalagtite crumbles under their
weight, Shun throws Pegasus Seiya across the chasm to the far side as
he himself falls into the depths. Seiya, hurt, slides down the cliff
to a ledge, then valiently struggles to climb up despite his injuries.
Somewhere above, the Sagettarius Cloth glows. Its light envelopes
each of the Bronze Saints in turn, and they are all, sound and whole,
back in the Sagettarius House. They have passed its test. An arrow
strikes the wall again, this time revealing a message written in Greek
by Aioros. In tears at his words: "Young Men, You are worthy of
Athena", the four watch the wall crumble -- this time revealing the
starry sky and the stairs behind the House. It's time to continue,
and the next Saint they will face is Capricorn.
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== Episode #65 ==
== GROWLING EXCALIBUR! SHURA VS. DRAGON ==
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Open to Tatsumi and Unicorn Jabu discussing the current situation as
they guard Saori. They notice anxiously that the sun is going down.
Time is running out for Athena. After leaving the Sagettarius House,
our intrepid four head up the stairs toward their next opponent --
Capricorn. Yet no one opposes them as they enter this House. Inside,
they see a statue of Athena presenting a sword to a young man. Shiryu
identifies the sword as the legendary Excalibur, the magically endowed
weapon given to King Arthur. As they leave the chamber, we glimpse
the Gold Saint walking along a balconey above the statue. As they
leave the House, Capricorn strikes, the energy of his harnessed cosmo
cutting a deep trench intended to keep them from reaching the steps
behind his house. Sensing this, Dragon Shiryu pushes his friends
across the boundary before it can be completed. Andromeda Shun falls
into the crevasse, but his chains save him. The three look back around
the rift to Dragon Shiryu, who is still standing on the other
side...and watch as the Gold Saint approaches, introducing himself as
Capricorn Saint Shura. Across the crevasse, Cygnus Hyoga tells the
others that they must continue, even though it leaves Dragon to face
Capricorn on his own. Capricorn demonstrates the power of his
"Excaliber Blow", cutting up Dragon considerably. Shura then tells of
his own encounter with Aioros during the former Sagettarius' escape
from Sanctuary with the infant Athena. Aioros was badly torn up as a
result, and Sheira believed him dead after his final attack. Capricorn
Shura could not quite bring himself to kill the infant, however, so
left her to the elements. "Therefore I know Saori is an imposter," he
says. Dragon Shiryu counters that Aioros was not dead, and that
Sagettarius was able to pull himself out of the crevasse Shura's power
had thrown him into, rescue the young Athena/Saori, and continue his
journey -- if much the worse for wear. Dragon notes grimly that
Aioros indeed died shortly after passing the infant on to her new
guardian. Shura refuses to believe him, and strikes at Dragon.
Dragon Shiryu blocks the blow with his shield, and counterattacks.
Shura's defense throws Dragon against the roof of his House, and
Dragon falls, much damaged. Shura strikes again. This time the
Dragon shield splits in half. Another blow, and Dragon's Cloth is
destroyed, crumbled at his feet, only his helmet and belt intact.
Capricorn Shura comes at Shiryu again, aiming for the helmet -- and
Dragon's head. But Dragon is able to catch the hand in his, like
martial arts legends have their experts catching and stopping the
blades of swords with their bare hands. Then Shiryu, still imprisoning
Capricorn Shura's hands, delivers a snap-kick to Capricorn's jaw,
sending the Gold Saint flying. But Dragon Shiryu now has no armor to
protect him as he faces the Gold Saint.
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== Episode #66 ==
== AH, SHIRYU! RISE TO THE STARS ==
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The confrontation between Dragon Shiryu and Capricorn Shura continues.
Shiryu powers up and attacks Capricorn, who goes flying once more, his
helmet knocked off in the process. Shura admits that Dragon Shiryu
certainly has Gold Saint potential, his ability to control his Seventh
Sense developing nicely. But as yet Shiryu's stongest blows do little
harm to the Gold Saint. Capricorn strikes at Shiryu, aiming his
cutting-hand for Dragon's unprotected chest just above the heart --
the "weak point" that Pegasus Seiya hit and as a result nearly killed
Dragon Shiryu in their first battle so long ago. But while Shiryu is
badly damaged...momentarily collapsing...he isn't dead. He proves
this by jumping out of the way of the killing blow Capricorn Shura
next aims at him. Shiryu begins to call on the full power of his
cosmo, remembering the last time he used this much energy in this
fashion, Roshi stopped him in alarm. The power backlash that time
threw Shiryu across the valley back home, and Roshi told him using his
cosmo in that manner could result in death -- it could lead to his
going flying out into space uncontrollably. Capricorn Shura strikes
again, once more connecting with Shiryu's chest. This time he can't
take his hand out! Shiryu does it for him, having partially learned
the "Excalibur Blow", cutting Capricorn's arm -- and the Gold Cloth --
off. Before Capricorn has a chance to recover, Dragon Shiryu has him
in a hammerlock, and Dragon's expanding cosmo sends both of them
flying skyward, the huge, comet-like dragon shape of Shiryu's soul-
self visible to all as Shiryu tells his friends to continue, and serve
Athena well. Even Roshi and Shunrei see the apparition, as do Jabu
and the others. Higher and higher the two rise, like a falling star
in reverse, as Shura admits he seems to have made a mistake in both
underestimating Shiryu and the validity of Saori's claim to be Athena.
Higher and higher they shoot, until their light winks out above, and
Shiryu's friends can no longer feel the power of the Dragon's cosmo.
It seems yet another of Athena's Bronze Saints has fallen, taking out
Capricorn Shiera in the process. Everyone mourns, but the battle must
continue despite their losses. The next Gold Saint they must fact is
Aquarius Camus...
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== Episode #67 ==
== SO THEN! MY TEACHER, MY FRIEND... ==
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Still in shock over the apparent loss of Dragon Shiryu, the three
Bronze Saints are interrupted in their mourning by the sound of a cape
flapping in the wind. It is Aquarius Camus, awaiting their arrival --
or, to be more accurate, the arrival of Cygnus Hyoga. Camus has no
interest in either Pegasus Seiya or Andromeda Shun; they walk right on
past him -- and Aquarius ignores them. Then Camus walks back into his
house, turning his back on Cygnus Hyoga, who follows him. Hyoga tells
him that this time he's ready for battle. Aquarius Camus replies that
he hopes Cygnus is right; this time the Crystal Saint's student can
expect no mercy. Camus will do his best to kill him! Cygnus Hyoga
responds with a Diamond Dust attack; Camus returns it redoubled. He
scoffs that he taught the Diamond Dust attack to Crystal; did Hyoga
really think he wouldn't know how to counter it? Hyoga remembers a
lesson Crystal gave him -- the ability to create ice from the moisture
in the air, and destroy it at well. But as he remembers, Camus takes
advantage of his distraction to attack him. Camus tells him he cannot
afford such weaknesses if he wants to become a Gold Saint. Then Camus
clasps his hands over his head to use the full Aquarius power and
blows Hyoga across the temple. Hyoga falls, but struggles back to his
feet, gathering power for an Aurora Thunder attack. Again, Camus
blocks and returns the attack. Cygnus has not yet mastered the use of
his seventh sense. Aquarius Camus freezes Cygnus again, this time
while he's still awake, encasing the half-Russian Saint in a block of
ice. But Hyoga has not given up this time -- much to Camus' surprise
Cygnus breaks free of the ice on his own. He cannot let his friends
down again, he thinks, especially after the sacrifices Shiryu and Ikki
have made. His ability to break the ice means that not only is Hyoga
"taming" his seventh sense, but his power is beginning to manifest as
the new Aquarius! There can be only one Gold Saint for each of the
Zodiacal signs, meaning one of the two will indeed die in this
exchange. They strike at each other with cold blasts. Camus is not
about to give up his Gold Cloth this soon. But Hyoga repels Camus'
blasts with his own, hearing the voices of his friends and his mother
encouraging him. Then Cygnus Hyoga draws all the power to him in a
ball of freezing energy and sends Aquarius Camus flying with it;
knocking off Camus' helmet and partially freezing his Cloth. Camus
prepares another Aurora Execution attack, only to see Hyoga doing the
same. Seiya and Shun, on the steps, turn as snow starts to fall
around them. In the Aquarius House, the two combatants have succeeded
in freezing each other...(some absolutely gorgeous work with colors
here, with both Camus and Hyoga depicted in shades of white and
blue...). Camus sees Athena rising momentarily above Hyoga before the
Gold Saint collapses; Hyoga silently thanks Camus for teaching him
some important lessons before he, too, falls to the floor of the
House.
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== Episode #68 ==
== BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR! APHRODITE ==
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As the episode opens we get a look at the final moments of the battle
between Aquarius Camus and Cygnus Hyoga. Both of them fire cold
blasts at each other, turning the very air around them to ice. They
stand for a moment, facing each other, then Camus collapses, followed
shortly by Cygnus Hyoga. Below, a few snowflakes fall on the Bronze
Saints guarding Saori as the fire in the Aquarius section of the clock
goes out. The others, lead by Tatsumi, want to start taking the steps
themselves, but Jabu stops them. How can they, who have been defeated
by Seiya and the others now climbing the steps, hope to defeat the
Gold Saints who are wreaking so much havok against their stronger
companions? It is their duty, he says, to guard Athena, for her
enemies might send more guards to try and kill her. It is Seiya's
duty to continue the fight against the Gold Saints, not theirs. At
the final House, Ares curses Camus for failing. Saga, his alter-ego,
speaks up as Ares stares at his own image in the huge mirror hanging
in the throne room. These Bronze Saints are all displaying Seventh
Sense, he taunts the evil god who has stolen his body. Further, even
if he is successful in defeating Athena and her champions, he now has
the rest of the Gold Saints to deal with. Those who fully supported
him -- Cancer Deathmask, Virgo Shaka, and Capricorn Shiera -- are
gone. Those who remain now at least suspect the truth, and he may
find it difficult to handle all of them. Ares laughs. There is still
Pisces left, he says, and without Athena to lead them, her Gold Saints
will never be able to organize any meaningful opposition to him. Back
on the stairs, Andromeda Shun and Pegasus Seiya are still racing up
the steps toward the Pisces House when Shun becomes dizzy for a moment
and trips on the stairs. He stil hasn't recovered from the effort he
made to save Hyoga's life. He tells Seiya that Pegasus is currently
the strongest of the two, so it is to be Pegasus' duty to go on and
take out the Master of Sanctuary. Shun will fight Pisces, distracting
the Gold Saint so Seiya can pass through the House and head up toward
their final goal. As they continue upward, Pegasus Seiya is thinking
how brave and self- sacrificing Andromeda Shun is. Andromeda is
considering how many times he's used his nebula chains unsuccessfully
against Gold Saints, and wonders if it is the power of the Gold Saints
that is responsible, or a failure of his own will. Both duck as
glowing red balls of light lance toward them. They solidify into
blood-red roses, their points hard and sharp enough to bury themselves
in the stone steps. Above stands the final Gold Saint they must face.
With a rose clenched in his teeth, he introduces himself as Pisces
Aphrodite. Pegasus Seiya jumps past him, knocking aside a rose
Aphrodite throws at him. Pisces' next blow is stopped by one of
Andromeda Shun's chains. Pisces Aphrodite laughs and says it won't
matter; there is a trap of another sort waiting for Pegasus on the
stairs behind his House. As Seiya exits the House, he sees the stairs
are filled with roses, like a blood-red river. He goes up regardless.
Shortly, the poisonous aroma of the roses has its effect, overcoming
him, and Seiya falls face first into them. (Sort of like the
sleep-poppy field in THE WIZARD OF OZ.) Shun stares at Pisces,
aghast, as he laughs nastily, his trap successful...
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== Episode #69 ==
== DEMON ROSES! SWEET SMELL (FRAGRANCE) OF DEATH ==
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Aphrodite triumphantly tells Andromeda Shun that not only will his
roses, blanketing the steps leading up to Athena's palace, put Seiya
to sleep -- their poison will eventually kill Pegasus Seiya if he
remains there too long, the petals actually leeching the life force
out of the Bronze Saint. But Shun cannot help -- he is now drawn into
battle with Pisces Aphrodite. Further, Pisces tells Shun that he was
as much responsible for Albireo's death as Scorpio Miro. Albireo was
actually doing fairly well against Scorpio when Pisces Aphrodite hit
the Silver Saint with one of his roses. The poison it contained
paralyzed Albireo, so he had no chance to block Scorpio's final blow.
(Evidentally Miro wasn't aware of Aphrodite's interference...)
Enraged, Andromeda throws both his chains against Pisces, who catches
them -- and then directs an energy discharge that knocks Shun down.
Thousands of roses appear at Pisces' direction, and begin to leech
away Shun's lifeforce as Andromeda remembers how he won his
Cloth...instead of fighting an opponent, Albireo pitted him against
nature. Shun was fastened to a rock with the chains of the Andromeda
Cloth, and as the tide came in the rock began to disappear under
water. Shun had to learn to control the chains, or drown. As the
rock submerged, an astonishing light display erupted as Shun found his
cosmo and control of the Nebula Chains. His flashback over, Shun
climbs to his feet, throwing off the effect of the roses. Meanwhile,
the five Bronze Saints at the base of the stairs feel Pegasus Seiya's
cosmo weakening. Pisces Aphrodite sends energy bolts against
Andromeda Shun this time, but Shun is unhurt, despite the damage
Aphrodite does to his own House. Andromeda calls upon his chains to
circle him in defense. Aphrodite sends more roses at them, but this
time the chains deflect the Gold Saint's weapons and send them back
against their master! Shun attacks, but Aphrodite teleports before the
chains can reach him. Shun releases his "Thunder Wave", which
connects with the invisible Gold Saint, knocking his helmet off.
Another Thunder Wave shoots out, but Pisces stops it with a black
rose...
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== Episode #70 ==
== PEACE! SHUN'S LAST SMILE (LAUGH) ==
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Andromeda Shun is shocked to see his chain stopped by the black rose,
while Pisces Aphrodite gloats, then sends his own "chain" of black
roses, encircling the nebula chain and destroying it. Shun uses his
remaining chain in an attempt to defend himself, but it too is
crumbled by the black roses. Pisces' next move is to shatter
Andromeda's Cloth and badly damage the Bronze Saint. Andromeda still
manages to climb to his feet, his cosmo groiwng -- it seems Pisces
Aphrodite has made a tactical error. In addition to protecting him,
Shun's Cloth actually helps contain the enormous amounts of energy he
is capable of generating. He has a flashback -- when it was time for
Shun, now Andromeda Saint, to return to the Graude Foundation, Albireo
wanted Shun to stay -- saying that his student still had much to
learn. Shun refused, directing a powerful energy burst that grazed
Albireo's arm guard and struck the cliff behind him. His sensei then
told Shun that as Andromeda Saint he could eventually learn to draw
not only on the power of his own constellation, but also that of the
Andromeda Nebula (an entire galaxy in its own right), which lies
within the constellation of Andromeda. June arrived to declare that
the boat had arrived to take Shun home. As the two ran off, behind
them -- and unnoticed by them -- Albireo's arm guard and the cliffside
behind him crumbled into dust. With his armor gone, there is nothing
holding back Shun's full strength. Pisces cannot believe the power
Andromeda's cosmo is now generating. Shun sends a "Nebula Storm"
attack against Pisces Aphrodite, knocking the Gold Saint off balance
-- but Shun faints before he can complete the attack. Pisces is
momentarily pleased, but Andromeda Shun recovers, is back on his feet
and resuming the battle before Pisces hits ground. In desperation,
Pisces unveils his deadliest weapon -- a white rose which will quickly
absorb the lifeforce of anyone it touches. The two attack
simultaneously. They exchange words, and their mutual attacks are
increased in strength. The white rose strikes Shun over his heart,
but Pisces is mortally wounded by the final Nebula Storm. Roses
appear to cover the Gold Saint, and Shun falls -- the white rose
imbedded in his chest slowly turning red as it absorbs his life-force.
He mentally apologizes to Seiya for not being able to help him more,
and hopes he will soon join his brother and other friends, wherever
they are. Above, Ares is still confident, as Pegasus Seiya seems to
be well emeshed in Aphrodite's trap. Below, Aquila Marin is enroute --
but Phaeton, Ares' aide de camp, and his guards have caught up with
her. Marin, exhausted and outnumbered, finds herself at a
disadvantage. Paaeton is about to kill her when his blow is blocked
by Ophiuchus Shaina, who then stands between Marin and their enemies.
Shaina says that with Cassios' death she realized she was fighting for
the wrong side. Phaeton laughs and says Pisces' roses will end Seiya
and Athena's hopes. Alarmed, the two women together decimate the
guards. Shaina takes out Phaeton. As more guards arrive Shaina tells
Marin to go on and help Pegasus Seiya; she will protect Aquila's rear.
"Go!" she tells Marin before racing at the newest contingent of
leather-clad guards. Above, on the clock, only the flame of the
Pisces quadrant remains lit, as Pegasus Seiya still lies unconscious
among the roses.
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== Episode #71 ==
== FIRE IN THE CLOCK EXTINGUISHED! ==
== TRUE CHARACTER OF THE MASTER ==
== ==
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Aquila Marin finally reaches Pegasus Seiya. She realizes that it is
the poison in the air that has downed him. Taking off her mask (no,
we don't get a good glimpse of her face -- her bangs are long enough
to keep her eyes covered) she places it over Seiya's face. Its
protection will filter the deadly perfume out of the air he breaths.
And without Aphrodite to energize them, the roses are slowly losing
their lethal power. Marin places Seiya's arm over her shoulder and
proceeds to drag him up the steps a far distance, at which point he
begins to wake up. Marin speaks to him briefly, then collapses.
Seiya, recovering, replaces Marin's mask -- being careful not to look
at her face -- and then proceeds to blow the roses off the steps with
a Pegasus Meteor Punch. He bends over Marin, then is startled by the
arrival of Ophiuchus Shaina. Instead of challengeing him, Shaina
tells Seiya she'll take care of Marin -- the Bronze Saint has a job to
do. Seiya, surprised, nods -- and then goes on up the steps to face
the Master of Sanctuary. He blows away the doors to the palace, and
finds the Master waiting for him. Taking off his mask, the Master
reveals a handsome visage, one Seiya does not recognize. Seiya
demands the Master remove the arrow from Saori; he refuses. Pegasus
Seiya attacks, but his blows have no effect. The Master is in tears
now, and tells Pegasus that only a Saint pledged to Athena in her
current reincarnation can save her life. Seiya must go to the statue
of Athena outside, take the gold shield it holds, and use that shield
to reflect the remaining sunlight onto Saori's comatose body far
below. "Hurry!" the Master urges. Seiya starts off, but is
distracted as the Master collapses to his knees, crying out in pain.
"Hurry! I can't hold him back much longer!" he cries. Then his dark
blue hair turns to light purple, and when he opens his eyes the whites
have turned dark violet. "Stop, Seiya!" he commands, voice deeper and
darker than it was before. Seiya turns, and Ares -- once more in
control of the Master's body -- attacks Pegasus Seiya. Below, Aquila
Marin and Ophiuchus Shaina feel Seiya's pain. "How could this have
happened?" Shaina asks. Marin replies that she had climbed Star Peak,
a place in the center of Sanctuary forbidden to all, and discovered a
body there, preserved in a stasis field, dressed in the garb of the
Master of Sanctuary, and with a face that was twin to that of Saga,
Gemini Saint. "A Gold Saint -- Ares took over one of the Gold
Saints!" Shaina exclaims. Above, Seiya is fighting Ares and not doing
so well; he manages to shred the Master's robe -- but Ares responds by
calling the Gemini Cloth to him and proceeds to go at Seiya again.
Ares gloats that once he has Athena's staff in his possession as well
as the Shield, no one -- none of the other Gods, especially -- will be
able to stop him. Ares then uses the "Another Dimension" blow against
Pegasus Seiya, but the part of him that is still Gemini Saga
interferes, breaking Ares' control long enough to prevent Pegasus from
being lost. Seiya falls to the floor of the palace as Ares reasserts
control and renews his attack on the Bronze Saint.
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== Episode #72 ==
== GO SEIYA! BEYOND THE DEATH OF FRIENDS ==
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Using both his own powers and Saga's abilities, Ares is beating the
tar out of Pegasus Seiya as the episode opens. Below, Kiki is talking
to Aries Mu, but Mu isn't listening -- he is hearing Virgo Shaka's
voice, asking him to act as an "anchor" in the real world for Shaka to
use so he can return both himself and Phoenix Ikki to the "real
world". Mu obliges, and at the Virgo House the Gold Cloth flies apart
and then comes into place around Shaka as he rematerializes -- Ikki in
his arms. Then Shaka repairs Ikki's Cloth and sends him on his way.
Virgo Shaka has decided that Saori is Athena, and her new Saints have
proven themselves worthy to serve her -- plus, Shaka is now fairly
sure she'll win the current conflict, and far be it for him to support
the losing side! Above, Seiya is still getting the crap beaten out of
him, but Pegasus keeps on getting back on his feet and fighting back,
by now his eyes glowing as Athena and his brother Bronze Saints
transfer power to support him. The Gemini helmet is knocked out of
Saga's hold, and the War God is temporarily knocked out. Seiya is
drawn to the Athena statue, ignoring his foe. Ares awakens and
attacks. Pegasus tries the "Pegasus Rolling Crunch", grabbing Gemini
and rocketing both of them skyward and then back through the roof of
the palace -- but is himself hurt worse than Saga/Ares, who is
protected by the Gold Cloth. Ares prepares to kill the dazed Seiya,
only to be distracted by the sight of the faces on either side of the
Gemini helmet crying. The Cloth itself is objecting to its' wearer's
purpose. Ares turns his attention back to Seiya and blows him across
the room. Before he can strike the final blow, it is intercepted by
"feathers" from Phoenix Ikki's Cloth, which imbed themselves in Ares'
hand. Ikki and Ares exchange words, Ikki recalling the sacrifices the
other Bronze Saints have made. Then the two go at each other...in the
background, Seiya rises and heads for the statue. Ares tries to stop
him. Ikki realizes that if Ares is that concerned about what Seiya is
doing, he needs to buy Pegasus the time to complete whatever task his
fellow Bronze Saint is trying to complete, and stops Ares. Seiya
collapses on the stairs as the battle below him continues. Ikki is
surprised at how easily Ares deflects his blows. Ares uses the
Another Dimension attack -- but Ikki "turns Phoenix" and emerges from
the vortex to carry the attack against the War God once more. Above,
Seiya hears the voices of the other three Bronze Saints encouraging to
go onward and finish the mission they started so many hours ago.
Pegasus proceeds to crawl up the steps toward the statue. Below, Saga
finishes blowing Phoenix Ikki away, and goes to stop Seiya. Seiya now
has the shield and is holding it up to the sun when Ares gut- punches
him. The refected light darts about as Seiya stumbles, flashes across
Saori. Seiya falls. Ares sees the last light on the clock go out, and
laughs at his seeming triumph. Below, Saori starts to glow, and a
rainbow-colored pillar of light shoots skyward. The arrow dissolves
into nothingless, and Saori's fingers twitch and move, her eyes
opening. Believing the light is the sign of Athena's death, Ares
turns his attention back to Pegasus Seiya...
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== Episode #73 ==
== GATHER, FRIENDS! ATHENA'S PALACE ==
== ==
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Athena is glowing, and wakes up as Jabu helps her upright. Bells ring
in the distance. In China, Roshi feels her full awakening as Athena
regains her full power and memories. The Libra Saint contacts the
remaining Gold Saints and tells them that Saori IS Athena, and
confirms the story of Sagettarius Aioros saving the infant Athena's
life. He also tells them that he discovered that Ares possessed an
adult when he manifested -- Gold Saint Gemini Saga. The first move of
the War God was to have Saga kill his own twin brother, who was the
Master of Sanctuary and charged with guarding the goddess until she
came into her full power and knowledge. The Master was also the only
one who had a chance of discovering what Ares had done, and could have
stopped the War God's plans. Roshi could not prove his suspicions,
however, so had said nothing. Libra urges his fellow Gold Saints to
acknowledge Saori as Athena and support her claim to Sanctuary. At the
base of the stairs, Athena, Tatsumi, and the other Bronze Saints start
upward. At the top, Ares is using Pegasus Seiya as a punching bag,
the Bronze Saint being too exhausted to fight back -- then Phoenix
Ikki arrives to rejoin his earlier battle with the War God. Elsewhere,
each of the Gold Saints in turn bend knee to Athena, and follow her up
the stairs to the place that rightfully belongs to her. As they come
to the last three Houses, they discover her badly wounded Bronze
Saints. Athena heals them. None of the three are at full strength
even with her help, and must be half-carried the rest of the way
upward. Above, Ikki is getting the worse of the battle, his Cloth
once more disintegrating, and Phoenix Ikki himself makes a rather
large hole in the pavement (our boys tend to leave lasting impressions
behind them wherever they go!). Before Ares can kill either Phoenix
Ikki or Pegasus Seiya, Athena arrives. Ares looks shocked; he had
thought his opponent dead. Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun approach, calling
upon the full strength of their cosmos. The other Saints hold back;
it is the Bronze Saints' right to go first -- and until Athena is
properly enthroned and taken their oaths, technically the Gold Saints
still owe alliegence to the Master. Still exhausted, the three fail
-- but Seiya has recovered. Taurus Aldeberan wants to go to him, but
Leo Aioria hold his fellow Gold Saint back. Athena and her Bronze
Saints must face Ares/Saga on their own. The other four, including
Phoenix Ikki, climb back to their feet, and all five Bronze Saints
call upon the macrocosm. They generate enough power to surprise and
even shock the remaining Gold Saints. Combining their force into one,
guided by Seiya, they blow the possessed Gemini skyward. Then all
five collapse, utterly spent. Shaina and Marin arrive. It is too
early to rejoice, however, as Ares reappears. The Gold Cloth and his
own power protected him. The Gold Saints advance menacingly, but it
is Athena herself who pushes between them to face her ancient foe.
Enraged, Ares prepares to attack her -- but the Gemini Cloth will have
none of it, abandoning its wearer. Ares is still determined, and
renews the attack. Athena lowers her staff and Ares almost impales
himself on it. For a moment both Ares and Saga try to talk at the
same time, then Saga collapses -- his hair returning to its normal
color, and when he opens his eyes they are once more normal. "Athena,"
he whispers. "There is only Saga now -- only Saga..." and he dies in
her arms. Bells ring once more as Saori goes to Seiya, and the Gold
Saints pick up the wounded Bronze Saints. Above, a star in the Big
Dipper glows menacingly, a foreshadow of the dangers to be faced in
the next Saint Seiya series!
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== Chapter 3 ==
== Comments ==
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Don't be fooled by the opening episodes of this series into thinking
that it's all a contact - karate, animated version of All-Star
Wrestling. This series rapidly develops beyond that simple beginning,
with growing mystic overtones that lend a certain fascinating mystery
to the plotline. This is especially true for viewers familiar with
Greek/Roman and/or Oriental mythology; it's interesting picking out
all the little bits of various myths that the creators have used in
this show.
This is one of those series where all the characters learn, grow, and
change as the storyline proceeds. Each of the Bronze Saints is
becoming more mature and responsible. Seiya starts out as a twerp,
and is gradually becoming a leader willing to make sacrifices for the
cause. Shun is slowly learning to be more aggressive, and overcoming
his acute distaste for killing even when necessary. He doesn't need
big brother around to look after him any more. If Saint Seiya had
remained an animated "Pro Karate Tournament", I don't think it would
be as popular as it is, no matter how pretty the artwork is. The
growing mystic overtones make for a fascinating story, especially as
our favorite characters find themselves being thrown against far
stronger opponents, yet learning to use formerly unrealized strengths,
abili1ties and skills to defeat their enemies. The Pegasus Seiya who
almost lost his first match with Bear Geki certainly would not have
been able to take on Lacerta Misty and win, let alone the Gold Saints
he faces later!
Just look at Shiryu: (Yeah! Let's take a LONG look...drool!) By the
end of episode 5, technically he's out of the running for the Gold
Cloth...he's been defeated by Pegasus, even if Seiya won as much
through luck as anything else. He is in a rather difficult position.
The other Bronze Saints who've been defeated have left the plot
line...but through their fight, he and Seiya have developed a close
friendship, and he stays - initially more for Seiya's sake, then
because his abilities ARE truely needed. Then, he willingly risks his
life several times over in his attempt to have the Pegasus and Dragon
Cloths healed, and despite the fact he isn't fully recovered from the
blood loss incured in healing them goes ahead and meets his
full-strength doppleganger head-on. When he meets Algol and realizes
that the only way left to him to try and defeat the Medusa Saint is to
blind himself, he hesitates only momentarily and then does it. His
blindness sends him into a heavy depression after the battle is over,
for he feels he can no longer be a Saint and assist his friends; yet
he eventaully overcomes this mood. Throughout, despite the fact that
he seems to end up getting badly beaten up more often than any of the
other Saints, Shiryu continues to learn and apply that experience to
each new situation. He is, in many ways, the bedrock upon which the
rest of the Bronze Saints rest, and eventually comes to accept this
position...as the Bronze Saint who, it seems, will never be able to
earn the Gold but upon whom the others depend. (It's also interesting
to note that at this point in the series, aside from battles with
Ikki, Dragon and Pegasus are the only ones of the five main characters
who've had an opportunity to fight each other.)
Each of the others is also going through a steady maturing process of
his own. Seiya is slowly learning to control his temper and think
things through before he acts. Shun is becoming less quiet, more
willing to act on his own without waiting for the approval of others,
and to defend himself without relying on older brother Ikki to do it
for him. Hyoga learns to deal with death and overcome his obsession
with his memories, particularly those of his mother and the Crystal
Saint - but learning to do so comes close to costing him his life! And
Ikki - Ikki is learning compassion for others. And they must all
develop the teamwork that will be necessary to win their confrontation
with Ares' forces. Trained as individual fighters, initially they
spent a lot of their battles fighting one-on-one, even standing aside
and doing nothing as one of their number fights an enemy rather than
lending assistance. With Ares' forces acting as teams, the Bronze
Saints can't afford to do that any longer...
Another interesting facet is how well many of the personalities of the
Gold Saints tend to match that of the Zodiacal signs they represent.
Taurus Aldeberan is stubborn but honest, the traits associated with
those born under the sign of Taurus. Libra Roshi is definately a
fence-siter, staying nuetral in the contest between Athena and Ares.
Leo Aioria is noble and honest to a fault, a fact that drives him into
confronting Ares/Saga long before there was anyone to back him
up...which certainly took the Lion's legendary courage as well as
being somewhat ill-advised! Virgo Shaka is self- centered, a definate
member of the "me" generation, a trait Virgos are known for. Scorpio
has a flash-point temper, but when proven wrong he becomes an almost
enthusiastic proponent for the other side. Capricorn is slow to get
going, but once started he's very hard to stop. Aquarius Camus
sometimes acts before he's aware of all the information he needs, and
before thinking things through - which sometimes causes results he
hadn't planned on or wanted. Pisces Aphrodite is somewhat vain, and
self-assured to the point he may underestimate his opponents. These
are just quick generalizations, of course. Aries Mu is the only one
who really doesn't have many character traits that are reflected by
the Zodiacal sign that is his totem...
I should also note that the producers of this show have done their
best to improve some of the art designs that didn't work out at first.
The primary example is that of the Sagettarius armor itself. As first
seen in episodes 7 - 14, it appears heavy, clunky, even ugly. It also
doesn't have wings! But when it appears to protect Seiya in episode
37 - 38 and thereafter, it has become much lighter, almost delicate,
and far more beautiful than the Gold Cloth Ikki and friends stole
originally. Further, in the flashbacks of Aioros in the armor, it is
the new design we see, wings and all, not that revealed originally
when Ikki tried to put the Cloth on. (Ah...I should also note that
while Sagettarius is often depicted as a centaur archer, I can't
recall EVER seeing the centaur depicted with wings...*Sigh*. Oh, well,
it DOES make it look much nicer than the original design, so why
should I complain, right?)
In many ways this show reminds me of GATCHAMAN and some of the other
earlier Japanime series. The heroes are fighting with the power from
within their own bodies, not as pilots of huge mecha. The art style
is also reminescent of the earlier shows rather than more recent
trends, back to the almost "cartoony" look of the shows of the late
1960s and 1970s. For this show, that style is very effective. I
think that for SAINT SEIYA, the more realistic artwork of ZETA GUNDAM
would create a jarring contrast with the action. The plot-lines and
character interaction and relationships are much more straight-forward
than a lot of more recent shows, which at times seem to be more
complicated than any American soap opera!
The music used in the series is excellent, usually lending just the
right tone to further the mood created by the events portrayed. There
is a lot of power and life in both the background music and all the
songs used. I've got both the series OSTs and the "Make Up" albums
(which has the songs used in the series - the BGM/OST ("Original Sound
Track") have only symphonic pieces, no vocals, except for OST IV which
has the original, TV version of the theme songs) and find myself
playing them all the time. Wonderful stuff!
There are a few bad points...the artwork is not always the best (some
of the beginning episodes, and some bad attempts at foreshortening in
#30 come to mind), and the animation can be jerky now and then. There
are even one or two places where the artists have drawn the
characters' legs & such in anatomically impossible positions. (Of
course, as an artist these faults are clearer to me than they might be
to someone who hasn't studied human anatomy, movement and position as
closely.) As a matter of fact, the "see-saw" in the quality of
artwork and animation in the show bothers me tremendously. I've been
told that Toei did the scenes they considered important themselves and
farmed out the less- important ones to other studios. Unfortunantely,
the change in quality between Toei's handiwork and that of their
second-stringers is readily apparent and tends to detract from my
enjoyment of the series. The scene in #29 when Seiya is overcome by
Corvus' feathers is terminally silly; this scene is almost as bad as
the one in LENSMAN #6 when Kimball Kinnison is attacked by the leaf!
And there is a scene in # 48 with Shiryu and Seiya running through
Cancer Deathmask's House that has animation that can only be described
as amaturish. The episodes dealing with Shiryu's anguish because he
believes his blindness will destroy his usefulness as a Saint don't
ring true when you consider the fact that all of Athena's female
trainees and Saints wear metal masks that have NO eyeholes - which
means that all those female fighters can get around just fine without
using their eyes at all! While doing away with this minor storyline
would also have done away with Okho, one of my favorite characters in
the series, the lack of thought behind developing this section annoys
me. (It should be noted that in the manga that Shiryu disappeared due
to the loss of his eyesight for a short while, but he reappeared to
return to Sanctuary with them - the implication was that he left in
order to have some time for his injuries to heal, not because he
couldn't face being blinded.) I get tired of the "No mere Bronze
Saint is going to defeat a Silver Saint like me!" type lines; these
five have defeated more than their fair shair of Silver Saints and it
should have been obvious much sooner to all that they are far from
being "mere" Bronze Saints! Despite the fact Seiya is the main
character, he recieves surprisingly little background. It's as if that
after stating he's the main hero, they decided that that would tell
you enough about his character and they didn't need to add anything.
As a result, he comes across as something of a twit and is far less
interesting than the supporting Bronze Saints. At least as the series
progresses he does grow out of his "brat" pahse and becoomes a much
more likeable character as well as displaying some of the leadership
potential which has made him the title character. I also find myself
not overly fond of Saori. If she's Athena, she makes an awful wimpy
one. By episode 38 Athena seems to be regaining her memory and better
control of her powers, which was changing her personality into a much
stronger one than that of Saori. Then, in episode 40 they let Sagitta
Maya put an arrow in her, and there goes any further character
development for Athena. Maybe we'll see more of her new personality
in the second series...The Steel Saints are an interesting idea, but
the way they're drawn indicates they've been designed to attract the
younger kids where the other characters seem to be aimed at a more
mature audiance. As a result the Steel Saints lose a lot of their
impact and seem more silly than anything else. I could have done just
fine if they had never appeared in the story line at all! Toei seems
to have eliminated them from the storyline once it became obvious the
Steel Saints weren't working out. Finally, they never HAVE followed
up on the cryptic warning about "Axia" Shun received from his chains
in episode 6! (To be fair, the manga writer hasn't followed up on this
puzzle, either...)
All in all, I find this to be a fascinating series, up at the top of
my "favorite show" list. It'll be interesting to see what they do
with the second series!
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== Chapter 4 ==
== SAINT SEIYA THE MANGA SERIES ==
== ==
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As mentioned in the first chapter of the overview, the SEIYA TV series
is based on a manga (comic book) series by Masami Kurumada and
published in SHONEN JUMP. It has also been reprinted by SHONEN in a
series of collected volumes of the manga. In Japan the manga seems to
be as popular as the TV series. A lot of SEIYA fans here in the US
don't care much for the manga because of the art style, which is far
more angular and "ugly" than that used by Toei. I myself enjoy the
manga, but find I have to "work around" the art rather than enjoy the
art as well as the story. It should also be noted that many of the
Saints' armor, as illustrated in the manga, are quite different from
that in the TV series, which can sometimes make cross-identification
of any Saints in question difficult at first. (See illos elsewhere in
this section).
While the TV series has followed the manga storyline in general fairly
well, the details can often differ quite a bit. In general these seem
to be of two types of changes:
1) Additions to the storyline which introduce new characters and add
more adventures and challenges for our Bronze Saints to face. This
includes their encounters with enemies such as Docrates, the
Incindinary Saint, Spartan, the Steel Saints, Tarantula Saint Arachne,
Ghost Saint Geist and her protoges, Okho, Leda, and Spica. In
addition, in the manga Shun's sensei was Cephus Saint Daidalos, but in
the TV series he is Cephus Alberio, apparently NOT the same person as
Cephus in the manga. Even more interesting to note is that the
Crystal Saint is no where to be found in the manga, and it appears
that Kurumada made Aquarius Camus the sensei of Cygnus Hyoga!
And, of course, their battles against the above Saints who were
enemies didn't occur in the manga. In the long run these additions
actually improved the storyline, giving Toei more time and material
with which to better develop the characters and fill in more of their
backgrounds. And, of course, neither of the SEIYA features are based
on events in the manga!
2) Changes to make Pegasus Seiya more central and important to the
storyline - an example of this is Seiya's battle against Lacerta Misty
in the TV series. In the manga, ALL the Bronze Saints show up at one
point or another, and Centarus Babel is involved with the battle
instead of appering later. Both Mu and Kiki are interested observers.
While Seiya does take out Misty and Cetus Moses, and Aquila Marin does
kill Canes Venatici, it is at this point that Cygnus takes out
Centaurus Babel in the manga...with no Steel Saints necessary to help
the Cygnus Saint! Plus the battle takes place immediately following
the four Bronze Saints' defeat of Phoenix Ikki after he's stolen the
Gold Cloth. Another change was in the scenes with Ophuichus Shaina,
Perseus Algol, and Spartan. In the manga, Perseus shows up to do
battle with our Bronze Saints along with Auriga Capella and Cerberus
Dante after Corvus Jamian and Shaina have failed; and Dragon Shiryu is
in on the party to rescue Saori from Corvus and Shaina. It's at that
point in the manga that Shiryu blinds himself.
The changes to focus more attention on Pegasus Seiya in the TV series
are not always handled as well as the changes that add more story to
the plotline. I rather enjoyed watching Cygnus Hyoga take on Cetus
Moses, for example...However, admittedly, if I'd never seen the manga
I would never have noticed the discrepancy; the TV series is
internally consistent in that respect.
3) There was a major difference in the way the two ended, as well. In
the manga, when Pegasus Seiya reflects the sunlight down onto Saori
and she is cured, the spirit of Ares at that point is forced out of
Saga. Athena comes up the stairs to find Saga kneeling before her. He
apologizes for what he has done under the control of Ares, says he
can't be sure the War God can't take him over again, and then kills
himself. In the TV series, Athena herself must face the War God and
defeat him, rather than having the sunlight doing it for her. I think
the series has a stronger ending both plot and character-wise than the
manga; it is fitting that it is the Goddess of Wisdom herself who must
confront her ancient foe. The manga has Athena basically being wimpy
to the end; in the series she has begun to find her own strength and
courage instead of relying only on her Saints.
For information's sake, the new storyline in the manga has Athena and
her Saints going against Poseiden, the Sea God. The second TV series
has them fighting against the Godwarriors of Asgard, following the
ideas that Toei played with in the second Seiya feature. Speculation
at this point is that the second Seiya series is "filler", probably
slated for a 30 to 40 episode run, after which a third series will be
started which will continue the story from the manga. The second
series will give the manga enough time to get far enough ahead that it
will take the third series quite a while to catch up!
I've included some artwork from the manga with this chapter, so you
can get an idea of what I mean when I mention the entirely different
art styles between it and the artwork Toei uses in the TV series! The
Cloth worn by our "boys" in the second series is much more like that
of the manga.
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== Chapter 5 ==
== THE FIRST SEIYA FEATURE -- "The Battle With Eris" ==
== ==
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(The above title is just how I've been refering to the first feature;
it has no real title other than "The Saint Seiya Movie" as far as I
know - but with a second movie already completed and released, and
more supposedly in the works...It just seems easier to give it some
sort of "working title".)
The movie opens with a reveiw of the Saint legend - the young men who
serve as Athena's bodyguard, for those few unfamiliar with the premise
of the series. The story itself opens with Saori (Athena), Seiya,
Shun, and Hyoga visiting Seiya's old orphanage. One of the youngsters
goes running out into a busy street after his model airplane. Ellie,
one of Miho's friends and another worker at the orpahange, goes
chasing after him. Both are almost run over by a car, but Hyoga does
a "Superman" number and stops the car. Ellie and Hyoga, looking at
each other, become tongue-tied for a minute (it this a budding romance
I smell?) The boys enjoy the rest of the day at the orphanage, and
that evening Hyoga and Ellie go for a walk down to the docks. They
see a shooting star, and Ellie blanks out for a moment. She and Hyoga
say their farewells. The meteor continues onward, its mystic power
freeing a Greecian- style temple complex of the earth covering it on a
hillside nearby. It is Eris's place of power on Earth. On the beach,
Ellie approaches a wreaked ship, where a golden apple glows evilly in
the darkness. Already under control, Ellie picks up the apple and is
completely possessed by the spirit of Eris (Erisu), Greek goddess of
Discord. As Eris comes to life, her power also awakens the spirits of
five of her Ghost Saints, who arise from their scattered graves.
The next day, Saori/Athena is out riding when she sees Ellie in the
forest. Eris frightens Athena's horse into throwing her, and takes
the Goddess of Wisdom to her temple where she imprisons her. When
Athena awakes, she realizes that her foe is another immortal, not the
mortal girl she'd met earlier. Eris intends to use one of her gold
apples to steal away Athena's life force and power, adding them to her
own. This will, of course, result in Athena's death. By night's
fall, the power transfer will be complete. She also introduces Athena
to her five Ghost Saints, whom she has summoned to fight Saori's
Bronze Saints. She sends a challenge to Seiya and the others, who
have already sensed that Athena is in trouble. The four find the
temple all right, and each is soon in battle with one of the Ghost
Saints. Seiya fights Sagitta Maya, and wins...but is hit by one of
the Sagitta Saint's poisoned arrows. Hyoga finds himself battling
Southern Cross Christo. Both take damage, (Hyoga's chest plate
cracked, and Christo half-frozen) but Hyoga is winning when Eris
interferes. Hyoga recognizes her as Ellie, which distracts him.
Christo takes advantage of that and throws Cygnus to the ground. Eris
throws her spear at them - through Christo, killing him, and striking
Hyoga. Hyoga is not killed but is badly hurt. Eris doesn't even
think twice about killing her own Saint. Shiryu finds himself
fighting Tateza Yan. Shiryu destroys his own arm guard when he
strikes Tateza's shield. Yan then shatters Shiryu's shield with a
rolling kick, and continues the attack by beating up on Shiryu,
knocking him into one of the ponds in the temple ground. Big mistake,
as Shiryu draws strength from this element. Discarding his already
damaged armor, Shiryu calls up his full dragon power and delivers a
blow that shatters not only Yan's shield but his armor as well - and
kills the Ghost Saint. Elsewhere, Shun hears beautiful harp music as
he scales a cliff and finds himself in a garden. Lyra Orpheus is
sitting beside one of the pools, playing his lyre. A discordant
strum, and wires writhe out, entangling and then crushing Shun in
their embrace. Lyra is about to kill Andromeda when Phoenix Ikki
shows up, breaking the wires. Shun falls, unconscious (but not before
whispering "Ni- san!", of course!). Ikki uses a psycho-blow on
Orpheus. It dazes him for a minute, as Orpheus sees his own death,
engulfed in lava. Then he laughs. He's already died once, he tells
Ikki, so the vision has no lasting effect on him. Phoenix will have
to do better - which he does, using a full- power attack that
effectively wipes out Lyra.
At the temple, Seiya has arrived on scene as Eris continues to torment
Saori. Eris has now gained enough power from Athena that she discards
Ellie, recreating her own original body. Ellie, unconscious, falls at
her feet. She then calls for Orion Jaga to stop Pegasus, saying that
with Sagitta's arrow poison in his system he won't prove much of a foe
against her strongest Saint. Seiya misses on his first attack, Jaga
easily dodging out of the way. His second attack is stopped by Ikki,
who tells Seiya to let him handle things. His momentum gone, Seiya
collapses. Ikki, incensed, attacks Jaga, and soon finds that Orion is
indeed more than his match. As Ikki is losing (helmut smashed), Seiya
struggles to his feet, and is knocked over the cliff for his troubles,
armor shattered (boy, is Mu going to be upset when he sees all the
armor he's going to have to repair once the movie is over!). The
other Bronze Saints, struggling upward despite their injuries, all
tell Seiya telepathically that their only hope is for him to call the
Sagettarius armor to him. Ikki is barely on his feet, and Jaga is
attacking when his kick is interrupted by Seiya's energy discharge.
Having once more gained the plaza in front of Eris' temple, he has
discarded the remains of the Pegasus armor and called the Gold Cloth.
Sagettarius takes care of Jaga, and then takes his bow from his side,
nocking an arrow. He hesitates as Eris positions her apple directly
over Athena's heart. It is nearly sunset, and Eris begins to feel the
final power surge from her total triumph. Athena tells Seiya to do
what he must; Eris must be stopped regardless of cost. Seiya fires
the arrow. Eris, racing toward him, is struck full on her head jewel.
The arrow goes right through her and then penetrates the apple,
stopping just short of Saori's chest. The apple disintegrates, Eris
dissipates, and the temple begins to fall to pieces around their ears.
Seiya grabs Ikki and drags him free of the debris. They turn, calling
to their friends, and are relieved to see that Athena, powers
restored, has saved them. Including Ellie, who is being carried by
Cygnus. Hearts gladdened by their victory and successful escape, our
heroes walk off into the sunset.
CHARACTERS:
ERIS -- Eris was Ares' sister and Goddess of Discord; she was one of
his companions when Ares went into battle. She was the root cause of
the Trojan War. Somewhat similar to the Evil Witch in Sleeping
Beauty, when she was not invited to a big party in Olympus - in her
case, a wedding -- she reacted in such a way as to cause even more
upheaval than originally inviting her would have. She threw into the
middle of the wedding table a golden apple inscribed "to the fairest".
Several goddesses fell to squabbling over WHO was the fairest. Paris,
a mortal from Troy, was asked to judge. As a result of his decision,
he was 'awarded' Helen, and took off to Troy with her. Her husband
and all his allies took off after them, eventually leading to Troy
being leveled. In the movie, she returns to Earth and takes over the
body of a young woman, then kidnaps Saori/Athena to add Athena's
powers to her own. (I've used the spelling of Eris' name from
Hamilton's Mythology, rather than "Erisu" as it is sometimes appears
transliterated in the Japanese animation magazines.) She brings along
her own warriors, the "Ghost Saints".
SAGITTA MAYA -- Named for Sagitta, the "arrow" constellation, he can
generate countless, poisoned arrows as part of his full- power attack.
He fights Pegasus Seiya.
SOUTHERN CROSS CHRISTO -- Hyoga takes on Christo. Christo's attack
leaves a cross-shaped wound. It should be noted that the
constellation Cygnus is also known as the Northern Cross, so it seems
Hyoga and Christo were destined to battle...
TATEZA (SCUTUM) YAN -- (Some sources cite him as "Scutum" (which is a
group of stars in the Heracles family of constellations), and others
as "Tateza" (Japanese for "Shield Constellation"), and in the movie
Yan calls himself Tateza. Both "Scutum" and "Tateza" mean the same
thing. In this review I'm going to refer to him as Tateza.) Yan is
armed with a shield that equels that of the Dragon Cloth, and he
becomes Dragon Shiryu's opponent.
LYRA ORPHEUS -- His main weapon is part of his armor - the harp he
plays. Its strings respond like tentacles to his bidding. Initially
he takes on Shun, and almost kills him. Then Phoenix Ikki shows up to
take on this Saint.
ORION JAGA -- Eris' personal guard, he is strongest of the Ghost
Saints. He must be overcome before they can reach Eris and attempt to
save Athena.
ELLIE -- One of Miho's friends, during the course of the movie it
seems she might also become Hyoga's girlfriend. She also bears a
striking resemblence to Hyoga's mother...
The artwork and animation in the movie is NICE. Some of the special
effects are especially well done (and a few have shown up in later
episodes of the TV series). The story is well-thought out and
coherent, and give hope that there's lots more story material for a
new SEIYA series once Ares is defeated. There are all those other
Greek gods and goddesses, after all... Basically, the movie "feels"
like an episode, longer than normal, but has the same tone and
direction as the series. I understand that it was initially intended
to be a TV special, but Toei decided they could make more from it by
releasing in the theaters instead. The strategy, considering its box
office success, seems to have proved out their decision.
I have two main complaints with the movie. First, the fight scenes,
though well-done, are TOO SHORT!!! Heck, at 45 minutes, the entire
movie is too danged short! One gets the feeling that the storyline is
'way too rushed, trying to cram too much action into too short a
timespan. ARGH!! Considering that in the series they've been taking
two to three episodes to battle each Gold Saint, extending the movie
to at least 90 minutes wouldn't have been out of line and would have
enabled the studio to have much nicer, longer battle sequences as well
as more character development and interaction.
My second complaint is that the movie simply doesn't fit into the
series timeline at all. I got the feeling from the way the others
told Seiya that he had to assumed the Sagettarius Cloth that he'd worn
it at least once, which means it would have to take place after
episode 37-38. Yet Shiryu is still at the mansion and is capable of
seeing - but in the series he lost his eyesight in episode 28, and
doesn't rejoin his companions until they arrive to retake Sanctuary.
And, somehow, I doubt it takes place after the assault on Sanctuary.
Not all five of them, and all in their original Bronze Cloth. *Sigh*
I'm a nit-picker as well as rather highly organized, so this sort of
"where does it fit in?" problem DOES tend to bother me. Plus, they
have never refered to the events of the movie in the TV series, so I
think that it's safe to peg this movie as a "What If?" or
alternate-universe piece rather than assume it fits somewhere into the
main timeline. For that matter, if you assume the original manga as
the "primary" timeline, then the TV series itself is an alternate
universe storyline as well!
All in all, I found the movie to be extremely enjoyable, its' fast-
paced action carried out very well by the artwork and animation. The
character designs for the Ghost Saints and Eris are very good. Ellie
bears a strong resemblence to Hyoga's mother, which may help explain
his attraction to her, and is certainly a well thought out touch. The
soundtrack is an interesting blend of music from both the series and
original material. It's obvious they've spent some time trying to
match music to action, and the result adds quite a bit to the film.
The special effects successfully enhance several key scenes, but are
unobtrusive enough that they don't overpower the storyline. If you're
looking for more character development, though, you won't find it
here. Even the implied attraction between Hyoga and Ellie gets short
shift. Now, if they'd made the feature longer, I'd be in a St. Seiya
fan's heaven...
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== Chapter 6 ==
== SEIYA MUSIC ==
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There are (as I write this) 8 different albums with music taken from
or based on the first SEIYA series. These albums are:
SEIYA MAKE-UP: The first album out, it consists entirely of songs
based on the SEIYA series, with quite a few actually used in the show.
The songs from this album are (titles are as taken from the album
insert):
1. PEGASUS FANTASY - Title/opening credit song for the
series.
2. CAN'T SAY GODDBYE - Used in episode 13 when Dragon
is fighting Black Dragon.
3. FRIENDS IN THE SKY
4. LOVE FIGHTER
5. FINAL SOLDIER - Used in episode 20 while Shaina fights
Seiya.
6. REMEMBER
7. I AM FIGHT
8. BEAUTIFUL CHILD - Used in episode 16, while the Saints
are at rest.
9. STARDUST WAY
10. BLUE FOREVER - End credit song for the series.
SEIYA OST (Original Sound Track): Came out about the same time as
MAKE-UP, it consists entirely of background music from the series with
no vocals - not even the opening or closing credit songs. Beautiful
symphonic treatment of the show's musical scores.
SEIYA MAKE-UP II: Like MAKE-UP, this album is mostly vocals. Each of
the main characters gets a "theme song" on this album.
1. OVERTURE - No vocals.
2. DIAMOND DUST - Cygnus' "theme song".
3. GOLDEN HEART - Seiya's "theme song".
4. LULLABY - Saori's "theme song", and used in episode 30
when Saori wakes up and finds Seiya has been badly injured
rescuing her.
5. STOP THE FATE
6. NEBULA CHAIN - Andromeda's "theme song". (Used in
episode #46)
7. YOU'RE PHOENIX - Phoenix's "theme song".
8. DRAGON BLOOD - Dragon's "theme song".
9. WE'RE FEARLESS WARRIORS
10. TERMINATION - no vocals, symphonic
SEIYA OST II: more background music, no vocals. 58 minutes worth, and
some of the music is from the first SEIYA movie/short feature rather
than the TV show.
SEIYA OST III: More background music! Includes a lot of the "themes"
(The "Black Saint" theme, the "Stell Saint" theme - not used in the
first OST. Also has the short versions of the main and end theme
songs.
SEIYA OST IV: Again, background music, quite a bit from the second
SEIYA feature as well as other pieces from the first season not
already used in earlier OSTs. The music from the second feature has a
much more European/classical "feel" to it; it reminds me in places of
music from Wagner's "Ring Cycle," which I suspect is deliberate.
SEIYA BEST MUSIC HITS I & II I've got these on order but haven't heard
them yet. I am assuming they are collections of what the studio
thinks are the most popular pieces of music from the first series.
SEIYA CDV: A five-minute music video using "Lullaby" from MAKE-UP II
as the background music, the video clip being assembled from both the
series and the first movie. Very nice! Audio portion includes
"Pegasus Fantasy" (the opening theme for the first season), "Friends
in the Sky" (MAKE-UP I), "We're Fearless Warriors" (MAKE-UP II), and
"Blue Forever" (end theme of the first series).
There is also a SAINT SEIYA drama record. It's got a nice cover, but
unless you understand Japanese or are a completeist you probably won't
find it very interesting. What music is on it already is available on
the other albums.
Finally, there are already ablums coming out with music and songs from
the new SEIYA series...
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== Chapter 7 ==
== BACKGROUND MATERIAL ==
== THE GREEK GODS AND THEIR MYTHS ==
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This chapter is intended to give the reader who is interested in the
subject some basic, background information on Greek Mythology. I've
discovered while discussing the show, particularly with those younger
than myself, that today's schools just do not give students the
backing in classical mythology (of ANY type, not just Greek/Roman...)
that they did when I went to school. Those who WERE familiar with it
had gotten off their rear ends and done their own reading. Worse,
quite a few thought they knew mythology because they'd read through
various "D&D" manuals. Unfortunately, TSR and thier competitors have
chopped up the various mythologies of the world far worse than the
animation industry of either the US or Japan would ever dream of...
When initially introducing each of the Greek gods, I have included the
Roman (and sometimes more familiar) name of that god in parenthesis.
In Greek Mythology, first there was a void, the universe - consisting
of heaven and earth. These "beings" gave birth to the first gods -
the Titans, sometimes known as the Elder Gods. The ruler of the
Titans was CRONUS (SATURN). Other Titans were OCEAN, his wife,
TETHYS; HYPERION, father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn; MNEMOSYNE
- memory; THEMIS - justice; IAPETUS, father of ATLAS, and PROMETHEUS,
who would anger ZEUS, Chronus' son, by bringing fire to mankind. ATLAS
is the Titan who holds the world on his shoulders. Other Titans and
their children became the great monsters that would later plague the
Greek gods - TYPHOON, the CYCLOPSes, and many others. It was foretold
to Chronus that one of his children would dethrone him. To prevent
this from happening Chronus proceeded to swallow each of the children
his wife presented him with. But she grew tired of this and when Zeus
was born, wrapped a rock in swaddling clothes, which he ate and
believed to be his son. ZEUS grew up and rebelled against his father
and his uncles; freed his brothers and sisters from his father's
inside, and they became the Gods of Olympus.
ZEUS (JUPITER) -- Chief of the Gods, and God of the Sky. His
companions on his throne were THEMIS, or Divine Justice, and DIKE,
which is Human Justice. His weapon was the thunderbolt, his bird the
Eagle, his tree the Oak. He was also something of a womanizer...
HERA (JUNO) -- Zeus' sister, and his wife. She is the protector of
marrige, including her own - a great many of the tales about her
detail how jealous she was, and how she punished the women Zeus fell
in love with. One of her daughters was Ilithyia, who helped children
in childbirth. Another child, fathered by Zeus, was Ares, the War
God... The cow and the peacock were sacred to her.
POSEIDON (NEPTUNE) -- Zeus' brother, and lord of the sea. He also
gave horses to mankind.
HADES (PLUTO) -- Zeus' brother, he rules the underworld and the dead.
However, he is not Death; that was another god, THANATOS. He is also
the god of wealth for all the precious metals buried in the crust of
the Earth. The underworld itself is often called "Hades", and it is
seperated into two parts - the upper half is Erebus, and Tartarus the
darker and deeper. Other inhabitants of Hades are CERBERUS, the
three-headed, dragon- tailed dog who guards the gates to the
underworld, and the ERINYES (furies), who are dispatched from there to
punish evildoers. SLEEP (Death's brother) also comes under Hades'
sway. The three rivers of Hades are the STYX (river of unbreakable
oath by which the Olympian gods swear), the PHLEGETHON (river of
fire), and LETHE (river of forgetfulness). Hades is married to
Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the corn &
harvest.
PALLAS ATHENA (MINERVA) -- Daughter of Zeus, she sprang full-grown and
armored from his head. She can be a fierce and ruthless
battle-goddess, but primarily she is war-like only in defending the
state and home from outside enemies. Athena was a strong warrior in
her own right in Greek mythology, and probably could have beat Ares
all by herself if she had to - As War Goddess she was also the one who
inspired tacticians and strategists, both fields Ares had no interest
in. She is also the Goddess of Wisdom, and is benefactress for
craftsmen and farmers. She invented the bridle, by which horses were
tamed. She is one of the three virgin goddesses of Olypmus. The owl
is her bird, and the olive her tree.
PHOEBUS APOLLO -- Son of Zeus and Leto, he was born on Delos. His
twin sister is Artemis. Apollo was god of Truth, of Healing, and of
Music as well as God of Light. The sun-god Helios comes under his
sway. The Graces are part of his entourage, as were the Muses. His
oracle at Delphi plays an important part in many of the fables of
Greek mythology. While in general the most beneficent of the Greek
gods, he could also be pitiless and cruel in his pursuit of truth and
justice. The laurel was his tree, and both the crow and the dolpin
were his creatures.
ARTEMIS (DIANA) -- The second of the virgin goddesses of Olympus,
Diana's love was the hunt. She is the Lady of Wild Things, and the
protectoress of the young. She is also the Moon Goddess, and
Selene/Luna (the Titan moon goddess) is hers. In some stories she is
also confused with Hecate, goddess of the Dark of the Moon and women's
magic/witchcraft. In this version she is associated with some aspects
of Wicca, the nature-worship of Europe that the later Church labelled
as witches and witchcraft. The cypress was the tree sacred to her, and
all wild animals - especially deer - were her creatures.
APHRODITE (VENUS) -- Goddess of Love and Beauty, by some versions she
was the daughter of Zeus and Dione; in others she sprang from the foam
of the waves of the sea. (Her name in Greek means "Foam-risen"). But
while she was beauty incarnate and responsible for true love, she
could also be cruel and vicious against those she felt had wronged
her. In some stories she is a soft, weak creature whom mortals need
not fear attack, although one imagines what those mortals' love lives
were like afterwards! (If ANY of the Greek gods needed Saints as
bodyguards, Aphrodite did!) In most of the stories she is the wife of
Hephaestus, whom Zeus married her to in order to prevent dissention in
Olypmpus. The myrtle is her tree, and the dove her bird - sometimes
the sparrow and swan were also said to be hers.
HERMES (MERCURY) -- Son of Zeus and Maia (a daughter of Atlas), Hermes
was the messenger of the gods and is often depicted with the winged
shoes and hat that were associated with his service as messenger. He
was the most cunning of the gods, patron god of thieves as well. He
also guides the dead to Hades.
ARES (MARS) -- Son of Zeus and Hera, neither of whom liked him much.
Despite being War God, he tends to be something of a coward. In more
than one tale he bellows with pain and runs away when wounded. Unlike
Athena, who wars primarily in defense of the home, Ares loves War
itself, loves the carnage it causes, glorying more in the thoughtless
destruction and death resulting from battle than anything else. He
had no interest in the "arts" of war; and the concept of honor in
battle was also foreign to him. One imagines his favorite type of
battle would be that of berserkers, all reason lost in the anger and
hatred of battle. His sister is ERIS, Goddess of Discord. Her son,
STRIFE, also walks by his side. In mythology he is also Aphrodite's
lover. His bird is the vulture and the dog his animal.
HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN) -- The son of Hera, he is the only disfigured god
among those who populate Olympus, being lame and not particularly
beautiful. Aphrodite, according to the myths, could not stand her
less-than-perfect husband; perhaps that is one reason she is said to
have taken Ares as a lover. He is honored in Olympus for his ability
at the forge. It is Hephaestus who forges all the weapons and armor
for the Greek gods (one imagines he probably was also responsible for
forging the Cloth used by the Saints in the series), included Zeus'
thunderbolts. Most tales have his wife to be Aphrodite; in a few it
is one of the Graces. He was frequently allied with Athena as patron
of craftsmen and civilization.
HESTIA (VESTA) -- Zeus' sister, and goddess of the hearth. She is the
third virgin goddess of Olympus. She does not figure prominently in
any of the myths of Greece or Rome.
LESSER GODS:
THREE FATES -- Although technically subservient to the Olympians, the
three Fates were not to be denied by either the Gods or man. It is
they, serving an impersonal force simply called "FATE", that apportion
out the lifespan of every mortal creature. The three sisters are
CLOTHO, who spins the thread of life for each mortal; LACHESIS, the
dispenser of life, who assigns each creature its destiny; and ATROPOS,
who wields the fatal shears and cuts each thread of life when it is
time for that individual to die. Their place is somewhere outside the
real world, existing neither on the mortal world nor in the realm of
the other Olympian gods.
EROS (CUPID) -- While popular tales today would have him Aphrodite's
son, in the early Greek myths he is only her companion. He is often
depicted blindfolded, but the love he gives is often fleeting and
cruel.
THREE GRACES -- Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosnye (Mirth), and Thalia
(Good Cheer). Daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, they are almost always
found together, a triple incarnation of grace and beauty.
THE NINE MUSES -- Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, they give man his
inspiration. Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene
of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of
epic poetry, Erato of love- poetry (thus the term "erotica" and such),
Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, and Euterpe of lyric poetry. They,
along with the Graces, were frequent companions of Apollo.
EARTH is herself a goddess of sorts although not as a truely
individual personality; her companions/servents include DEMETER,
goddess of corn/harvest (and in some stories the seasons),
DIONYSUS/BACCHUS, god of the vine and thus wine; PAN - son of Hermes
and patron of goatherds and shepards. He can sometimes be found in
Apollo's company as he is a splendid musician.
CASTOR AND POLLUX were sons of LEDA and Zeus. Zeus, to fool Hera,
appeared to Leda as a swan. While tales of how Castor and Pollox
became godlings instead of mortal vary, the two were inseperable, and
their job was to help ships in distress.
THE FOUR WINDS -- AEOLUS, King of the Winds, was served by the four
winds: BOREAS, the North Wind, ZEPHRY, the West Wind, NOTUS, the
South Wind, and EURUS, the East Wind.
MONSTERS OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY:
CYCLOPSES -- Huge, man-like creatures, they were extemely shaggy and
had only one eye in the middle of their foreheads. While they had to
survive on cows and deer and suchlike most of the time, many of them
preferred the taste of man-flesh when the could get it.
SILENI -- Part man and part horse, but not centaurs - they walked on
two legs, not four.
SATYRS -- Goat-men, they were hairy, ugly, and renouned for sexual
appetites that were seemingly endless.
NYMPHS -- Usually lovely maidens in appearance, they were bound to
whatever tree, stream, or other natural feature they were the spirit
of. Types of nymphs include Oreads, Dryads, and Hamadryads.
CENTAURS -- Half-man, half-horse, they were mostly savage creatures.
One of them was known for his goodness and wisdom; his name was
CHIRON, and he was teacher to several of the heroes of the Greek
tales.
GORGONS -- There were three Gorgons, sisters who looked much like
dragons and whose look could turn men to stone. Two were immortal and
the third, Medusa, was not.
SIRENS -- No one ever saw the Sirens, but their beautiful voices lured
sailors to death on the reefs surrounding their islands.
IMPORTANT MORTALS:
In this chapter I'm just going to cover briefly the story of:
PERSEUS and ANDROMEDA -- Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae, a
king's daughter. Learning from an oracle that Danae's son would kill
him, her father had her and her child put in a boat and cast adrift on
the ocean. Danae and Perseus were rescued by a fisherman and the two
were raised by him as his own son and daughter. The ruler of the
island, secretly lusting after Danae and wanting her now full-grown
son out of the way, sent Perseus on a quest - to collect the head of a
Gorgon. Perseus went to several oracles, and eventually Hermes and
Athena came to his aid. With their help and advice, he found the
Gorgons and cut off Medusa's head, using Athena's shield as a mirror
to see the Gorgon - and thus avoid the fatal power of Medusa's gaze.
On his way home he found a maiden, Andromeda, who had been chained to
a rock by the ocean - her fate, to be devoured by a sea serpent.
(Andromeda's mother, Queen Cassiopeia, had boasted of her beauty,
saying she was more beautiful than one of the sea- goddesses; as
punishment the monster had been sent to ransack the countryside. The
only way to satisfy the sea goddess was to give Andromeda to the
monster. Her father, King Cepheus, was forced to obey.) Perseus
saved her life and married her. Perseus then returned home and ended
up turning the island's king to stone with Medusa's head because the
man had tried to take Danae forcibly...Perseus then gave the Medusa's
head to Athena.
Most of the other Saints share names with other mortals given
immortality through the tales of the mysthology, such as HERCULES,
ORPHEUS, and many others. I used Mythology by Edith Hamilton in
researching this chapter, as well as several other sources. You may
find you'll enjoy the SAINT SEIYA series even more if you know more
about those Greek myths. If you're interested, here are some books
you may want to check out at your library:
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Bullfinch's Mythology by Bullfinch
The Golden Bough by Robert Graves
"Greek Mythology" (2 volumes) by Robert Graves
The Oddessy by Homer
The Iliad by Homer
CHINESE/JAPANESE/ORIENTAL MYTHOLOGY:
These aren't used quite as prominently in the TV series, but there are
still touches here and there - for example, in Chinese mythology, when
a dragon is wounded or dies it usually bleeds RIVERS of
blood...Chinese/oriental dragons are also creatures of water - of
lakes, rivers, and the sea; and sometimes of the air, rather than of
fire.
SOURCES:
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan by Richard G. Smith
Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
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== ==
== Chapter 8 ==
== BACKGROUND MATERIAL ==
== THE CONSTELLATIONS AND THEIR MOST IMPORTANT STARS ==
== ==
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It's interesting to look at this list and notice how many of the
Saints' real names are actually stars within their - or another
Saints' - totem constellation. Zodiacal constellations - from which
the Cloth of the Gold Saints are taken - are marked with a "*"; those
used in the series for other, non-Gold Saints are marked with a "%".
CONSTELLATION IMPORTANT STARS
%Andromeda (Chained Lady) Alpherzatz, Mirach, Almach
Antlia (Air Pump)
Apus (Bird of Paradise)
*Aquarius (Water Bearer)
%Aquila (Eagle) Altair
Ara (Altar)
*Aries (Ram) Hamal
%Auriga (Charioteer) Capella, Menkalinan
Bootes (Bear Driver) Arcturus
Caelum (Graving Tool)
Camelopardalis (Giraffe)
*Cancer (Crab)
%Canes Venatici (Hunting
Dogs/Greyhound)
%Canis Major (Big Dog) Sirius, Adhara, Al Wazor,
Murzim, Aludra
Canis Minor (Small Dog) Procyon
*Capricornus (Sea Goat)
Carina (Keel) Canopus, Avior, Miaplacidus
Cassiopeia Caph, Schedar
Centarus (Centaur) Rigil Kent, Hadar, Menkent
(%)Cephus/Cepheus
(used in manga but not
TV series)
%Cetus (Whale) Diphda, Menkar
%Chamaeleon
Circinus (Compasses)
Colomba (Dove)
Coma Berenices (Berenice's
Hair)
Corona Australis (Southern
Crown)
Corona Borealis (Northern Alphecca
Crown)
%Corvus (Crow) Gienah
Crater (Cup)
Crux (Cross) Acrux, Becrux, Gacrux
%Cygnus (Swan - aka the Deneb, Sadr
Northern Cross)
%Delphinus (Dolphin)
%Dorado (Goldfish)
%Draco (Dragon) Eltanin
Equuleus (Little Horse)
Eridanus (River) Acamar, Achernar
Fornax (Furnace)
*Gemini Castor, Alhena, Pollux
Grus (Crane) Al Na'ir
%Hercules
Horologium (Clock)
%Hydra (Sea Serpent) Alphard
Hydrus (Water Snake)
Indus (Indian)
%Lacerta (Lizard)
*Leo (Lion) Regulus, Denebola
%Leo Minor (Small Lion)
Lepus (Hare)
*Libra (Scales) Zuben'ubi
%Lupus (Wolf)
Lynx
%Lyra (Harp) Vega
Mensa (Table Mountain)
Microscopium (Microscope)
%Monoceros (Unicorn)
%Musca (Fly)
Norma (Level)
Octans (Octant)
%Ophiuchus (Serpent Holder) Rasalhague, Sabik
%Orion Betelgeuse, Rigel, Mintaka, Bellatrix,
Alnilam, Alnitak, Saiph
%Pavo (Peacock) Peacock
%Pegasus Enif, Markab
%Perseus Algol, Mirfak
%Phoenix Ankaa
Pictor (Easel)
*Pisces
Piscis Austinus (Southern Fomalhaut
Fish)
Puppis (Stern)
Pyxis (Mariner's Compass)
Reticulum (Net)
%Sagitta (Arrow)
*Sagittarius Nunki, Kaus Australius
*Scorpius/Scorpio (Scorpion) Antares, Shaula
Sculptor (Sculptor's
Tools)
%Scutum (Shield)
Serpens (Serpent)
Sextans (Sextant)
*Taurus Aldeberan, El Nath
Telescopium (Telescope)
Triangulum Australe Atria
(Southern Triangle)
%Tucana (Toucan)
%Ursa Major (Big Bear) Alioth, Alkaid, Dubhe, Mizar,
Merak, Phecda
Ursa Minor (Small Bear) Kochab, Polaris
Vela (Sails) Suhail
*Virgo (Virgin) Spica
Volans (Flying Fish)
%Vulpecula (Fox)
NOTE: This list was developed using Donald H. Menzel's A Field Guide
to the Stars and Planets, available at your library if you want to
take a look at it! Another good source, especially if you want more
information on the names of various stars in the constellations, is
"Universe Guide to Stars and Planets" by Ridpath and Tirion.
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== ==
== Chapter 9 ==
== Scorecard of Saints ==
== ==
=========================
[Note: This chapter consisted of about 35 pages of drawing of each
of the major and most of the minor characters from SAINT SEIYA
described in this Guidebook. Unfortunately, these drawings cannot be
reproduced in this text file.]
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== ==
== Chapter 10 ==
== HOLY FIGHTER! ==
== A Champions Variant for Saint Seiya Roleplaying ==
== Copyright (c) 1988 Randall S. Stukey ==
== HERO SYSTEM copyright HERO GAMES ==
== ==
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INTRODUCTION
The universe of Saint Seiya is a great setting for role-playing
campaigns. Between the TV series, the movies, and the manga, you
have a lot of background information on which to base your campaign.
You can play out the situation in any of these sources or make up a
new situation for your to attempt to handle. You can recreate and
play one of the Saints from the source material or create your own
original Saints. If you are really ambitious, you can create a whole
new set of Saints for one of the other Greek gods and, for example,
run a campaign based of Hades' kidnapping of Persephone. In
mythology, Demeter (Persephone's mother), simply sent a year of
barrenness upon the earth and refused to lift her curse until she
could see her daughter again. In the end, Persephone ended up
spending about one-third of each year with Hades and the rest with
Demeter. However, what if after all these years either Demeter or
Hades decided to fight to have Persephone all year? In a lighter
vein, one could have a campaign in which the Saints of Zeus attempt to
allow Zeus to carry on his innumerable affairs with mortal women while
the Saints of Hera attempt to interfere! Whatever type of campaign
you set up, there will be plenty of room for battles and character
growth.
I have elected to give guidelines for running a Saint Seiya campaign
using the CHAMPIONS rules by Hero Games (and distributed by ICE).
Personally, I do not like the Hero game system that much (as it
encourages mini-maxing and thinking of one's character as a collection
of standard abilities and numbers instead of an individual). However,
it seems to be very popular among anime fans and is well-suited for
running a Saint Seiya campaign. To play this game you will need a
copy of CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS II, and CHAMPIONS III. A copy of DANGER
INTERNATIONAL would also be helpful as I have borrowed several
disadvantages from it (doubling the amount of power points they are
worth to bring them up to CHAMPIONS scale).
Where I discovered a conflict between the CHAMPIONS rules and what I
wanted/needed to do to create a Saint, I bent and twisted the rules to
fit the needs of HOLY FIGHTER. When you are creating Saints of your
own from the templates given herein, I strongly suggest that you do
the same (instead of the normal CHAMPIONS method of bending the
character to fit the rules). So long as your GM is willing to approve
the character, following the letter of the rules is not important.
Please remember that this article is a set of guidelines for creating
Saints, it is not holy writ - if you disagree with my suggestions,
ignore them and do it your own way. No god of gaming is going to send
out a few bronze-level Saints to make you conform to these (or anyone
else's) guidelines. Roleplaying is supposed to be fun, so feel free
to do it your way if my suggestions do not agree with you.
STANDARD SAINT TEMPLATES
Rather than attempt to write up every Saint that appears in Saint
Seiya, which would not only require this article to be the size of a
small book ((ED NOTE: You mean this review isn't already?)), but
would be extremely controversial as everyone would disagree about one
detail or another. Therefore I've created a set of standard Saint
templates which can be individualized to be any Saint of a given power
level - from the TV series, the movies, the manga, or out of your own
imagination.
Templates have been designed for five different character levels:
Trainees (75 points), Bronze Saints (150 points), Silver Saints (225
points), Gold Saints (375 points), and God/Goddess (don't ask!). These
templates are presented in the standard CHAMPIONS format.
TRAINEES
NOTES: Trainees are those individuals being trained for Sainthood but
who have not yet been tested for Cloth. Although these characters are
normally quite young, their attributes and skills are basically of
adult level. A Trainee, despite his/her relatively young age, is
quite capable of defeating a few standard CHAMPIONS thugs.
Considering they were hand- picked for training and that training is
very intense, this should come as no surprise. However, it really
does not matter how much better than a normal teenager they are.
Unless you are running a very strange campaign your trainees will not
be fighting normal thugs, let alone normal teenagers!
Each Trainee has only 15 points to develop his/her special powers as
they are just beginning to manifest.
Trainee armor is something that I have simply assumed. Trainees would
have to have some sort of armor to protect them during training or
there would be few survivors. Note that Trainee armor is not Cloth of
any type, it is simply leather and padding.
In regard to the Trainee Disadvantage Package, I have assumed that
they are occasionally watched by both their sponsoring god and that
they are observed (when a chance arises) by minions of their sponsor's
enemy. Although they have not yet taken oath to their sponsoring god,
they are a member of an organization and have some restrictions on
their actions. They also look quite distinctive (the physical effects
of their training makes them stand out from normal people their age).
For comparison purposes, Trainees are about the power level of an
above-average agent in a normal CHAMPIONS game.
BRONZE SAINTS
NOTES: Bronze Saints are the first power level of Saints. They can
draw only upon their own personal energy (the power of the microcosm).
They have a good number of points they can devote to special powers
and are well trained fighters.
Their Disadvantage package reflects the fact that they are now active
pawns in the struggle between their sponsoring god and his/her enemy
(instead of just watching the Trainee, enemies are now actively
hunting the new Bronze Saint, abeit not too frequently). As a Bronze
Saint, they have taken oath to their sponsoring deity and are
occasionally sent on dangerous missions. They are also beginning to
develop a reputation among their peers.
For comparison purposes, Bronze Saints are about the power level of an
average beginning superhero in a normal CHAMPIONS game.
SILVER SAINTS
NOTES: Silver Saints are the second power level of Saints. While
their combat abilities have not increased that much from Bronze, and
while they can only consciously draw upon their microcosms for energy,
their personal cosmo powers have increased dramatically and in moments
of extreme stress they can unconsciously call upon the power of the
macrocosm.
Their disadvantage package reflects the fact that they are now major
players in the struggle between their sponsoring god and his/her
enemies; the minions of their deity's opponent(s) are after them more
frequently, and they are sent on more dangerous missions.
Unfortunately, most Silver Saints have developed a sizeable reputation
among their peers and their general powers and abilities are more
likely to be generally known to their opponents.
For comparison purposes, Silver Saints are about the power level of a
very good, experienced superhero in a normal CHAMPIONS game.
GOLD SAINTS
NOTES: Gold Saints are the highest known power level of Saints. Their
combat abilities are massive, their special abilities are very
powerful, and they can draw upon the power of the macrocosm at will.
Gold Saints are not recommended for player-characters in most
campaigns as they are simply too powerful to be regularly challenged
by anyone or any group of lesser power than themselves.
The Gold Disadvantage package reflects the fact that the Gold Saints
are the greatest players in the struggle between their sponsoring god
and his/her enemy/enemies; the minions of their deity's opponent are
after them almost all the time and they are sent on the most dangerous
missions. A Gold Saint's reputation is such that almost any opponent
he/she faces will have a general idea of his/her powers and abilities.
For comparison purposes, Gold Saints are at the power level of a major
supervillian (one who is expected to be able to slug it out with a
group of superheroes on his/her own - and have a chance of winning!)
in a normal CHAMPIONS game.
GODS/GODDESSES
NOTES: This in included to show the actual power level of your basic
Greek god. The basis of this description is Aaron Allston's outline
of a "basic" Greek god in FANTASY HERO terms in his FANTASY
HERO/ROLEMASTER supplement, MYTHIC GREECE. In FANTASY HERO, the
"basic Greek god" costs over 3000 points, as FANTASY HERO lacks such
point savers as Multipowers, Elemental Controls, and Variable Point
Pools. In actual play, however, you can probably get by with running
as a god or goddess as a Gold Saint with 10 Overall levels (instead of
the 10 levels with Martial Arts), a Cosmo Sense of 17-/14- and about
60 - 120 points of extra special powers.
Each Greek god would need to be individualized. The major
modifications to the Standard God Template for the major Greek gods
(based on mythology) are listed here. For a more complete
description, buy a copy of Allston's MYTHIC GREECE!
ZEUS: STR 90, can throw thunderbolts
HERA: STR 40
POSEIDON: STR 60, ability to calm seas or cause storms at sea,
ability to cause great earthquakes on land.
HEPHAESTUS: STR 40, great skill at Smithing, Metallurgy, and
Artistry
HERMES: SPD 6, excellent thieving abilities
ARES: STR 30
APOLLO: Prophecy, excellent with a bow
ATHENA: STR 45, INT 20 (yes, I know it seems more like 8 in
the series)
ARTEMIS: good with bow, excellent hunter
DIONYSUS: nothing outstanding
APHRODITE: PRE 100, COM 50, STR 15
DEMETER: power over fertility
HADES: cloak of invisibility, can control the dead
There are many more gods that might be useful (Eros, Hecate, etc.) but
these are the major Greek deities. If you intend to use one, please
do a little reading up on the deity in question ((ED NOTE: and not in
TSR's DEITIES AND DEMIGODS, please!)). Each one is unique and has
his/her own personality, friends, enemies, and abilities - you don't
need to follow the myths exactly, but if you do a little reading at
least you will not make the mistake the Japanese did in the series
(turning Athena into a cold, unintelligent wimp).
SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES
You may have noticed that each template has a number of power points
set aside, under the title "Special Individual Abilities" for
individualizing the powers of the characters. These points may be
used in three ways:
1) to increase the character's attributes
2) to give the character special power
3) to give the character's Cloth special powers
Multipowers and Elemental controls are allowed (as a Variable Power
Pools if you can convince the GM that your conception requires one)
and just about any power, power limitation, and power advantage found
in CHAMPIONS can be used if needed. However, please remember the
following "facts" about most Saints and their powers:
1) Most Saints do not use Killing Attacks - these should be rarer
than in a regular comic-book style CHAMPIONS game.
2) Most special attack forms are not ranged - no matter how
much they look to be in the TV series! If you watch closely, 90%
of what appear to be ranged attacks in the series are actually based
on a successful hit with a Martial Punch or a Move Through!
Ranged attack forms are seemingly very rare in the source material
although they do occur.
3) Mental attack forms (like Ikki's illusions) are also relatively
rare (except among the Gold Saints). Most of the special powers
the Saints seem to have are purely physical in application.
4) Female Saints tend to wear full facemasks (without eyeslits)
and thus need to spend some of their points on some type of
perception power that will allow them to see despite the mask. (I
have required female Saints to purchase this ability as one way of
accounting for the fact that most female Saints in the source
material seem to have less powerful special powers than their male
counterparts - if you [as GM] would rather they all be equal, give
your female Saints the power to see through their face masks for
free.) ((ED NOTE: The facemasks may apply only to female
Saints of Athena. In the manga, the female Saints of Poseidon do
not seem to wear facemasks.))
5) Although many Saints can teleport into and/or out of an area,
they do not seem to teleport around while actually in combat ((ED
NOTE: Maybe it takes too much concentration to do both at the
same time?)).
Although it is perfectly permissible for players to increase the
points they have for special individual abilities with any points they
get from personal disadvantages (after all, Phoenix started out more
powerful than Pegasus even though they both were Bronze Saints), in
general players should not be allowed to increase the number of points
they have available for Special Individual Abilities by more than 50%
of their base amount in this manner. (This is a rule-of- thumb, as
always; the GM has the final say.)
COSMO SENSE (New Power)
Cosmo Sense is the ability of a Saint to sense Cosmo. In its weaker
forms, the individual can simply sense the cosmo of other individuals
with strong cosmos (like other Saints), but in its more advanced forms
the cosmo of everything. This is also the skill/power that enables a
Silver or Gold Saint to draw power from the macrocosm.
Like Life Support, this power has various forms at different point
costs:
POINT SENSE MANIPULATE
COST ROLL ROLL NOTES
_____________________________________________________________________
10 8- N/A Acts as Danger Sense if another Saint is
the Danger.
15 11- N/A Acts as Danger Sense for any danger. 360
Degree Vision with regard to other Saints.
20 14- 8- As above plus acts as Passive Sonar power.
25 16- 11- As above
30 17- 14- As above
The Sense Roll is used in place of a Perception or Danger Sense roll
when using any of the powers/abilities listed under the Notes. If the
roll is not made the character does not perceive the danger.
The Manipulate Roll is used when a Saint attempts to draw on the
macrocosm. This ability is very similar to the concept of Pushing in
CHAMPIONS. While pushing draws forth extra reserves of power from the
character himself, the microcosm in Saint Seiya (which explains the
heavy END cost of Pushing and why it is limited to 10 points of push
normally and to 5 points of push for every 1 point by which the
character makes an EGO roll in extreme situations); drawing on the
macrocosm draws forth extra reserves of power from the universe
itself. The character does not provide the power; he/she only
provides a channel for the power.
A character can exceed the normal limits of his/her power by a maximum
of 5 points for every 1 point his/her player makes the Manipulate roll
by in normal situations, and by a maximum of 10 points for every 1
point his/her player makes the Manipulate roll by in extreme
situation. Attributes and powers that do not cost END to use may be
affected by drawing on the Macrocosm (even though they cannot be
pushed). Drawing on the Macrocosm costs 5 END plus whatever END would
be required to power the increased power or attribute (1 END per 5
points in the power/attribute). A failed attempt causes 5 END and 5
STUN (and aborts the character's action for that phase), while a
fumbled attempt additionally STUNS the character.
Gold Saints may attempt to call on the Macrocosm at will. Silver
Saints may not consciously do so - either the GM may simply make the
attempt when he feels the character's subconscious mind would do so,
and simple give the player the surprising results (good or bad); or
the GM may require a Silver Saint make a successful Luck roll to
attempt a Manipulate roll. The former method is more realistic, but
the latter method is easier on the GM (and will probably seem fairer
to the players.)
PERSONALIZING A TEMPLATE
While a Template gives you all the basics of an average Saint of a
given power level and the points allot to Special Individual Abilities
gives the player the points needed to customize his character's
powers, if a bit more customizing is not done, all Saints of a given
power level are going to look like they were clone brothers (or
sisters) who were given a special individual power. That would be
boring, so each player will have to customize his character a bit.
Each player should give his character 20-40 points of disadvantages
(in addition to the package required by the template) and then spend
these additional points doing things like:
1) Adjusting some of the character's attributes by a point or
two - no law says that all Bronze Saints must have a CON of 13!
2) Giving the character a few extra non-combat skills to
represent his/her outside interests. ((ED NOTE: For example,
Seiya plays a mean flamenco guitar...))
3) Adjusting some of the character's powers, perhaps he/she is
a bit better with Martial Arts than normal (an additional skill level
or perhaps he/she isn't quite as good as normal (one less skill
level) but better in another.
If the players create their characters properly, an outsider looking
at the characters (and not these rules) should not really be able to
tell they were created from a character template! ((ED NOTE: Players
may want to look into the mythology behind the constellation their
character is Saint of, or whatever other mythological being/thing
their Cloth represents, and develop powers that relate to that myth.))
GMs should remember that character conception is just as important in
a Saint Seiya campaign as it is in a normal superhero- style CHAMPIONS
game, and should not allow characters with powers and/or abilities
that are outside the character conception.
Players should carefully consider the visual special effects that go
with the manifestation of their characters' cosmo and their individual
power. Good players should play using those special effects, not the
cold description of their powers in CHAMPIONS terms. Can you imagine
Hyoga shouting "8d6 Energy Blast" instead of "Aurora Thunder Attack"
or Seiya yelling "2d6 Autofire Energy Blast with the Move Through"
instead of "Pegasus Meteor Punch!"? Encourage your players to talk
about their attacks in terms of the game instead of game rules (reduce
their experience for the session by a point or two if they insist on
spoiling the atmosphere by talking in gamespeak!) As GM you should
set the example. If Hyoga uses his Aurora Thunder Attack on another
Saint, don't report the results as "he took enough STUN to stun him!"
Instead, say something like "your attack made him turn a bit blue and
froze his arms to his sides." The result will be the same - the
opponent cannot act until he recovers from being stunned - but the
second description does not allow the mundane game rules to intrude
into the atmosphere of the campaign.
DESIGNER'S NOTES:
These are just a few brief notes on why I did a few of the things I
did with these guidelines.
Q: Why does all the armor cost ZERO points? Some of the powers the
basic armor gets are very expensive!
A: All characters at the same power level get the same basic armor
with the same basic powers at the same cost, whether that cost is 0 or
10,000 points. Therefore it does not matter what the cost of the
armor is. I made it zero because it was the easiest value to give it.
Q: The different power levels are 75 points apart until you hit the
Gold Saint, where there is a difference of 150 points between it and
Silver. Why the big jump for Gold Saints?
A: A judgement call on my part - there seems to be a much bigger gap
in power levels between Gold and Silver than there is between Silver
and Bronze or between Bronze and Trainee - if anything, I may have
made Gold Saints too weak in raw points! (The ability to draw power
from the macrocosm at will should make up for this.)
Q: Why do all the characters have such low speeds?
A: Two reasons. Most of the characters in the TV series do not seem
spectacular in the speed department, and games with only low speed
characters are easier on the GM. As Saints don't go around fighting
normals and thugs, but only other Saints, their low speeds (compared
to characters in many normal CHAMPIONS games) will not be noticed.
Q: Why do Saints have relatively normal STUN and END but such high
REC?
A: If you closely watch the series, Saints seem to get stunned and
even knocked out fairly easily (a strong hint that their STUN is not
outrageous), but they seem to recover VERY quickly.
Q: I disagree with your restrictions on Killing Attacks. There is
blood everywhere in the series!
A: You're right, there is blood everywhere (Shiryu bled enough in
several episodes to start his own blood bank!), but even those
characters than bleed normally do not die from their wounds - they
almost always live to fight another day. This indicates that normal
attacks and not Killing Attacks are being used.
Finally, I'd like to thank Aaron Allston for his excellent MYTHIC
GREECE campaign book. I stole numerous ideas from this, and I
strongly recommend that anyone interested in running a HOLY FIGHTER
campaign pick up a copy of this book - it has excellent information on
Greek mythology, and it is all written up in HERO SYSTEM terms. I
don't see how anyone running a campaign with a major Greek influence
can do without this book. It's only $15.00 and should be available at
your local game store. Pick it up!
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= Standard Trainee Template =
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VAL CHA Cost Cost Powers Cost Disadvatage
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10 STR 10 Martial Arts -15 Trainee Package
12 DEX 6 15 +3 with Martial Arts
13 CON 6 10 Acrobatics (11-)
11 BODY 2 1 Paramedic (8-)
11 INT 1
10 EGO 10 Cosmo Sense (8-)
10 PRE 15 Special Individual Powers
10 COM 0 Trainee Armor
4 PD 2
3 ED OCV =4
3 SPD 8 DCV =4
6 REC 2 ECV =3
26 END 2 PHA =4, 8, 12
23 STUN
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CHA COST = 29+ 61 = Pwr Cost Total Cost= 75 -15 = Disad Total
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TRAINEE DISADVANTAGE PACKAGE
Watched, minions of enemy god, 8-..........3
Watched, friendly god, 8-..................3
Follower (Lots of Freedom, Unpleasantness,
Major Consequences)..............7
Distinctive Looks (easily concealable).....2
TRAINEE ARMOR
+5 Resistant PD
+5 Resistant ED
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= Standard Bronze Saint Template =
==================================
VAL CHA Cost Cost Powers Cost Disadvatage
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15 STR 5 15 Martial Arts -40 Bronze Package
15 DEX 15 7 x1/2 damage with MA
13 CON 6 10 Acrobatics (12-)
13 BODY 6 10 Find Weakness with 1 MA (11-)
13 INT 3 5 1d6 Luck
11 EGO 2 25 +5 with Martial Attacks
13 PRE 3 3 Paramedic (12-)
10 COM 10 Superleap (2x distance)
6 PD 3
6 ED 3 15 Cosmo Sense (11-) OCV =5
3 SPD 6 30 Special Individual Powers DCV =5
9 REC 2 0 Bronze Armor ECV =4
30 END 2 PHA =4, 8, 12
31 STUN 4
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CHA COST = 60+ 130 = Pwr Cost Total Cost=150 -40 = Disad Total
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BRONZE DISADVANTAGE PACKAGE
Hunted, minions of emeny god, 8-...........20
Watched, friendly god, 8-..................3
Follower (Lots of Freedom, Dangerous,
Deadly Consequences).............10
Distinctive Looks (concealable)............6
Reputation, 8-.............................1
BRONZE ARMOR
1/4 Damage Reduction (Physical and Energy) Resistant
Instant Change
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= Standard Silver Saint Template =
==================================
VAL CHA Cost Cost Powers Cost Disadvatage
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15 STR 5 15 Martial Arts -65 Silver Package
18 DEX 24 15 x1 damage with MA
15 CON 10 10 Acrobatics (14-)
15 BODY 10 15 Find Weakness with 1 MA (12-)
15 INT 5 10 2d6 Luck
13 EGO 6 25 +5 with Martial Attacks
15 PRE 5 5 Stealth (14-)
10 COM 3 Paramedic (12-)
8 PD 5 10 Superleap (2x distance)
8 ED 5 OCV =6
3 SPD 2 20 Cosmo Sense (14-/8-) DCV =6
12 REC 12 60 Special Individual Powers ECV =4
40 END 5 0 Silver Armor PHA =4, 8, 12
38 STUN 8
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CHA COST = 102+ 188 = Pwr Cost Total Cost=225 -65 = Disad Total
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SILVER DISADVANTAGE PACKAGE
Hunted, minions of emeny god, 11-..........30
Watched, friendly god, 11-.................5
Follower (Some Latitude, Very Dangerous,
Deadly Consequences).............15
Distinctive Looks (not concealable)........10
Reputation, 11-............................5
SILVER ARMOR
1/2 Damage Reduction (Physical and Energy) Resistant
Instant Change
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= Standard Gold Saint Template =
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VAL CHA Cost Cost Powers Cost Disadvatage
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18 STR 8 18 Martial Arts -100 Gold Package
21 DEX 33 36 x2 damage with MA
18 CON 16 10 Acrobatics (14-)
18 BODY 16 20 Find Weakness with 1 MA (13-)
15 INT 5 15 3d6 Luck
15 EGO 10 50 +10 with Martial Attacks
30 PRE 20 5 Stealth (14-)
10 COM 3 Paramedic (12-)
10 PD 6 20 Superleap (4x distance)
10 ED 6 OCV =6
4 SPD 9 25 Cosmo Sense (16-/11-) DCV =6
15 REC 14 9 +3 with Cosmo Sense ECV =5
60 END 12 120 Special Individual Powers PHA =3, 6,
50 STUN 14 0 Gold Armor 9, 12
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CHA COST = 169+ 306 = Pwr Cost Total Cost=375 -100= Disad Total
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GOLD DISADVANTAGE PACKAGE
Hunted, minions of emeny god, 14-..........40
Watched, friendly god, 14-.................10
Follower (Little Choice, Very Dangerous,
Deadly Consequences).............20
Distinctive Looks (not concealable, awe)...20
Reputation, 14-............................10
GOLD ARMOR
3/4 Damage Reduction (Physical and Energy) Resistant
Instant Change
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= Standard God/Goddess Template =
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VAL CHA Cost Cost Powers Cost Disadvatage
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25 STR 15 500 Special Powers -70 God Package
25 DEX 45 100 +10 Overall Levels
30 CON 40 15 3d6 Luck
30 BODY 40 30 Cosmo Sense (17-/14-)
16 INT 6 50 Normal Skills
20 EGO 20 180 3/4 Resistant Damage Reduction
50 PRE 40 (Physical, Energy, Ego)
20 COM 5 40 Regenerate 4 BODY/recovery
15 PD 10 20 -20 Lack of Weaknessce)
15 ED 9 10 -10 Ego Defense
5 SPD 25 10 -10 Flash Defense
20 REC 18 10 -10 Power Defense
100 END 20
100 STUN 42
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CHA COST = 335+ 965 = Pwr Cost Total Cost=1230 -70= Disad Total
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GOD DISADVANTAGE PACKAGE
Watched by other gods, 14-.................15
Distinctive Looks (not concealable, awe)...20
Jealous of Godly Prerogatives
(Very Common, Irrational).......20
1D6 Unluck.................................5
Reputation, 14-............................10
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