This article concerns the characters that play a role in Saint Seiya (also known as Knights of the Zodiac ), a manga series about a group of five mystical warriors, authored by Japanese mangaka Masami Kurumada, and later turned into anime.
Creation and conception
When Kurumada designed Seiya's likeness, he was inspired by Takane Ryūji, the main character of his hit manga Ring ni Kakero , which he created 9 years before Seiya. Most protagonists of Kurumada's works bear a resemblance to Ryūji, because Kurumada subscribes to the revered Osamu Tezuka's Star System (a stable cast of characters) technique. The same process is done with almost all the other characters from the series, as in all Kurumada's works.
Protagonists
Saori Kido
Main article: Athena (Saint Seiya)Pegasus Seiya
Main article: Pegasus SeiyaDragon Shiryū
Main article: Dragon ShiryuCygnus Hyōga
Main article: Cygnus HyogaAndromeda Shun
Main article: Andromeda ShunPhoenix Ikki
Main article: Phoenix IkkiAntagonists
Black Saints
Ankoku Seinto ( 暗黒聖闘士 ? )
The Black Saints (also known as Ankoku Saints in the anime adaptation) appear as servants of the Bronze Saint Phoenix Ikki, on his quest to kill all the Bronze Saints. All of them trained in Death Queen Island along with several sons from Mitsumasa Kido, but most of them died. Their Cloths and techniques are counterparts to the ones from Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryū, Andromeda Shun and Cygnus Hyōga. Although, there is only one counterpart of each Cloth, in the manga the Black Dragon Saint has a blind brother that helps him to fight. There are also several Black Phoenix Saints, who refer to themselves as Ikki's shadows, although in the anime one of them appears as the strongest one. Before Ikki, their leader was a man called Jango who protects the Phoenix Cloth until he is killed by Ikki. The four Black Saints are defeated by their equivalents during the series, and in the manga they are later killed by the Silver Saints, who were meant to kill the Bronze Saints, but mistook them due to an illusion created by Aries Mu.
Poseidon's Mariners
Kaiō Poseidon no Marīna ( 海王ポセイドンの海闘士 ? )
- Julian Solo - Poseidon
Main article : Julian Solo / Poseidon
Also see Poseidon in Greek Mythology.
- Thetis (Mariner of Mermaid)
Main article : Mermaid Thetis
- Sea Horse Baian
Main article : Sea Horse Baian
- Scylla Io
Main article : Scylla Io
- Chrysaor Krishna
Main article : Chrysaor Krishna
- Lyumnades Caça
Main article : Lyumnades Caça
- Kraken Isaac
Main article : Kraken Isaac
- Siren Sorento
Main article : Siren Sorento
- Sea Dragon Kanon
Main article : Sea Dragon Kanon
Hades' Heralds
Main article: Hades (Saint Seiya)
- Hades (god of the Underworld)
- Pandora ( パンドラ , Pandora ? )
Pandora also appears during her 18th century incarnation fulfilling the role given to her as destiny.
Main article: Hypnos (Saint Seiya)
- Hypnos
Main article: Thanatos (Saint Seiya)
- Thanatos
The 108 Specters
Meiō Hādesu no Supekutā ( 冥王ハーデスの冥闘士 ? )
The equivalents of Athena's Saints in Hades' Army. 36 Celestial Stars and 72 Terrestrial Stars makes up the 108 stars in total.
Main article: Wyvern Rhadamanthys
- Wyvern Rhadamanthys
Main article: Griffon Minos
- Griffon Minos
Celestial Noble Star, Griffon Vermeer
Main article: Garuda Aiacos
- Garuda Aiacos
Main article: Crateris Suikyō
- Celestial Valiance Star, Garuda Suikyō
- Celestial Expansion Star, Acheron Charon
- Celestial Wise Star, Balron Lune
- Celestial Beast Star, Sphinx Pharaoh
- Celestial Demon star, Alraune Queen
- Celestial Prison Star, Minotauros Gordon
- Celestial Victory Star, Basilisk Sylphid
- Celestial Wailing Star, Harpy Valentine
- Celestial Crime Star, Lycaon Phlegyas
- Celestial Horned Star, Golem Rock
- Celestial Vanquished Star, Troll Ivan
- Celestial Hideous Star, Deadly Beetle Stand
- Terrestrial Violence Star, Cyclops Gigant
- Terrestrial Secret Star, Dullahan Cube
- Terrestrial Lowly Star, Elf Mills
- Terrestrial Running Star, Gorgon Ochs
- Terrestrial Charming Star, Papillon Myu
- Terrestrial Darkness Star, Deep Niobe
- Terrestrial Submission Star, Worm Raimi
- Terrestrial Strange Star, Frog Zelos
Odin's Asgardians
The Asgardian characters appear in the anime adaptation only.
- Polaris Hilda
- Freya
- Dubhe Alpha Siegfried
Named after the Norse legendary hero Siegfried, central character in the opera Siegfried.
- Merak Beta Hägen
- Phecda Gamma Thor
- Megrez Delta Alberich
- Alioth Epsilon Fenrir
- Mizar Zeta Syd
- Alcor Zeta Bud
- Benetnasch Eta Mime
Other Characters
Other Bronze Saints
- Pegasus Tenma
- Unicorn Jabu
- Hydra Ichi
- Wolf Nachi
- Lionet Ban
- Bear Geki
- Chameleon June
Silver Saints
Shirubā Seinto ( 白銀聖闘士 ? )
The Saints wearing the second-highest ranked Cloths are the Silver Saints, the specialists in battle. They possess advanced mastery of Cosmo, which enables them to attain speeds ranging from mach 2 to 5, and also grants them tremendous physical strength. When they receive an assignment from the Sanctuary, they go to any part of the world to fulfill it, whatever the cost, using all their power. They represent the true concept of a Saint of Athena.
Another of their responsabilities is to take care of the Cloths that do not have owners. It is common to find Silver Saints training potential candidates to gain one of these Cloths. As many Saints and Cloths were lost in the last Holy War, training new Saints and increasing the ranks are important tasks to be fulfilled before the next Holy War.
The Silver Cloths are more beautiful and stronger than Bronze Cloths. They freeze at a temperature of -200°C. Currently there have only been eighteen Silver Cloths confirmed, however, the Silver Cloths of Orion, Shield and Southern Cross, created by Masami Kurumada for the first Saint Seiya theatrical release, are considered canonical. The seventeenth and eighteenth Silver Cloths were revealed in the Saint Seiya Encyclopedia; they represent the constellations of Crater and Ara, although they have never been featured in any arcs of the manga to date. In total there are twenty-four Silver Saints, but only sixteen were revealed by Kurumada in the story arcs of his manga Saint Seiya. Recently, since the start of Saint Seiya Next Dimension , the canonical continuation of Kurumada's original manga, a new Silver Saint was added to the universe, Crateris Suikyō.
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