| 1 | [[center: [-[[Characters/SaintSeiya Main Character Index]] | '''Saints''' ('''Bronze''' | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaSilverSaints Silver]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaGoldSaints Gold]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaOtherAndUnknownRankSaints Other Saints]]) | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaAsgardSagaCharacters God Warriors]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaMariners Mariners]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaSpecters Specters]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaGods Gods]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaOthers Others]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaMovieCharacters Movie characters]] | [[Characters/SaintSeiyaNextDimension Next Dimension characters]]]]-] |
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| 3 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bronze_saints_saint_seiya_knights_of_the_zodiac_1301696_374_500.jpg]] |
| 4 | [[caption-width-right:350:The main five Bronze Saints in their classic anime Cloths[[note]]'''Clockwise from top:''' Shiryu, Ikki, Hyoga, Shun, Seiya[[/note]]]] |
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| 6 | The Bronze Saints are the lowest-ranked and most numerous berth of Athena's Saints. Numbering 48 in total, the Bronze Saints are meant to serve assisting roles to [[Characters/SaintSeiyaSilverSaints Silver]] and [[Characters/SaintSeiyaGoldSaints Gold Saints]]. They have relatively limited control of their Cosmos and are capable of superhuman feats, being able to move at the speed of sound at base level. Basic tasks given to them include information gathering and contact with civilians outside the Sanctuary. Albeit numerous, only about 10 of the Bronze Saints are introduced in the original manga. |
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| 8 | Orphans overall, most of the children that wound up becoming the Bronze Saints were systematically adopted and raised by the magnate Mitsumasa Kido under the Graad Foundation, though they faced great toil there even before being sent to earn their Saint Cloths. Facing great peril and a grueling training in markedly harsh environments, the young men would earn their cloths in combat through grit and courage. |
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| 10 | Five of the Bronze Saints are the protagonists of ''Saint Seiya'', showing their respective stories since their early childhood and their struggles together. |
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| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 14 | !The Main Five |
| 15 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 16 | * AdaptationDyeJob: In the anime, only Shun and Ikki's natural hair color were changed to unnatural colors. Shun's hair being changed from brown to green and Ikki's changed from black to blue. |
| 17 | * AnimalMotifs: Everyone except Shun's constelletion is represented by animals. |
| 18 | ** Seiya: Pegasus |
| 19 | ** Shiryu: Dragon |
| 20 | ** Hyoga: Cygnus(Swan) |
| 21 | ** Ikki: Phoenix |
| 22 | * ChildhoodFriends: Somewhat subverted. All grew up with each other before they were sent off to their training places by the Graude Foundation. Though they never seemed to actually become close to each other until they return to Japan. |
| 23 | * ColorMotif: Based off of the color of their armor or cosmo since the original manga colors only had all the saints have white undersuits beneath their armor. |
| 24 | ** Seiya: Red. Originally Blue but is changed to Red in the anime. His cosmos retains the blue though. |
| 25 | ** Shiryu: Green. |
| 26 | ** Hyoga: Blue. |
| 27 | ** Shun: Pink. |
| 28 | ** Ikki: Orange. |
| 29 | * FiveManBand |
| 30 | [[/folder]] |
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| 32 | [[folder:Pegasus Seiya]] |
| 33 | [[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PegasusSeiya_5547.jpg]] |
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| 35 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ToruFuruya (1986-2004 JP, although reprised in [[Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega Omega]]), Creator/MasakazuMorita (2005-Present JP), Tim Hamaguchi ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/IllichGuardiola (ADV EN), Creator/BrysonBaugus (Sentai/Netflix EN), Eric Legrand (FR), Creator/JesusBarrero and Creator/IrwinDaayan (Latin American Spanish), Carlos Lladó (Spain), Ivo De Palma (ITA), Jefferson Utanes (Tagalog), Hermes Baroli (BR), Rogério Jacques (PT) |
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| 37 | ->''"I can still save Athena's life... Even though I can't feel my legs, even if I have to crawl, I'll get there..."'' |
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| 39 | A spirited and tenacious Japanese young man, Seiya is an orphan who was forcibly separated from his sister Seika when first brought into Mitsumasa Kido's Graad Foundation. This estrangement becomes his main motivation for becoming a Saint, being sent to the Sanctuary at Greece, training under the Silver Saint, Eagle Marin. Having earned the Pegasus Cloth, Seiya is scouted by Kido's granddaughter Saori Kido, now leading the Graad Foundation, to work together to participate in the Galaxian Wars, under Saori's personal promise to find Seika. |
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| 41 | Distrustful of Saori due to her SpoiledBrat childhood behavior towards him and the other orphans, Seiya reluctantly accepts, but gradually realizes that Saori's suspicions against the Sanctuary are true, and that his duty is to protect her from harm, finding out that she is the goddess Athena incarnate. |
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| 43 | * AFriendInNeed: He has several. |
| 44 | ** With Shun, he broke Shun's chain and allowed himself to fall in order for Shun to defend himself. |
| 45 | ** He went to Siberia to help Hyoga against Crystal Saint (Anime Only). |
| 46 | ** He brought back the magic water to heal Shiryu's eyes (Anime Only). |
| 47 | ** In the manga, was the only one who went back for Saori when she was being attacked by the Silver Saint, Crow Jamian. |
| 48 | * ActionSurvivor: Considering the amount of danger he goes through in his mission to protect Athena, he qualifies by default. |
| 49 | * AnimalMotifs: Pegasi, naturally. |
| 50 | * BlueIsHeroic: Briefly, when donning Odin's armor (and sword) to destroy the Nibelung Ring and free Hilda from its control. |
| 51 | * BodyguardCrush: Seiya is honor-bound to protect Saori, who's the reincarnation of Athena. In the manga his romance options are left open but in the anime he quickly develops feelings for her, and she seems to like him back too, but their relationship barely evolves at all beyond platonic admiration - possibly due to Athena being a chaste goddess. |
| 52 | * BrattyHalfPint: One of the reasons he's often underestimated is the fact that he's rather short and light-built, aside from being an often rude loud-mouth that picks fights. This makes his foes overlook the fact that he's tougher than a coffin nail and a living damage sponge. Little dude can take a beating like nobody's business. |
| 53 | * CallingYourAttacks |
| 54 | ** '''Pegasus Ryusei Ken''' (Pegasus Meteor Fist): Seiya's bread-and-butter [[RapidFireFisticuffs fires countless punches in a wide spread over the opponent's entire body]], with such speed and power they flash like meteors with each impact. Later in the series, he gradually starts [[BeamSpam blasting out a bolt of Cosmo with each punch]], turning it into a ranged attack. Depending on the battle's dramatic[=/=]cinematic needs, Seiya can stand his ground and punch away at his enemy, or ''rush'' past said foe while punching, delivering the final blow in what ''looks'' like a SingleStrokeBattle-style punch but is actually hundreds of punches hitting simultaneously. According to Aeolia in the Twelve Houses saga, the attack can unleash about 100 punches per second. Some hard fought battles, intense training and the awakening of his Seventh Sense later, Seiya has perfected this technique until it can match the attacks of even Gold Saints. |
| 55 | ** '''Pegasus Suisei Ken''' (Pegasus Comet Fist): He focuses his punches into one single point to create a comet. He usually performs this in mid-air, [[SpinAttack holding his fist forward while his body spins like a drill]]. It's a rare technique, since Seiya generally favors speed over raw power, and he uses it most often against enemies who, themselves, favor a strong defense over evasion. By the 12 Temples, the attack [[ArtEvolution evolves]] into a whirlpool of cosmo, then to a single giant stream of light. |
| 56 | ** '''Pegasus Rolling Crush''': Lifts his opponent into the air and [[SpinningPiledriver slams their head into the ground]]. Unlike other similar techniques used by other Saints, Seiya's version usually releases the enemy at the last second, so he doesn't suffer the impact himself while the opponent gets further accelerated by the body throw. |
| 57 | * TheChampion: For Saori. |
| 58 | * CharacterTitle: The one and only. |
| 59 | * ChickMagnet: Several girls are interested in him: his childhood friend Miho, former enemy Shaina (after he broke her mask) and possibly [[BodyguardCrush Saori]]. |
| 60 | * ConvenientComa: In ''Next Dimension'' he is in a coma due to a {{Curse}} with [[ArtifactOfDoom Hades' Sword slowly killing him]]. |
| 61 | * CourtlyLove: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that he and Saori are in love with each other, but have resigned themselves to their respective roles]]. |
| 62 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Averted for the most part. While outside of the battlefield he tends to act like one, during battle he shows various levels of competence, especially his constant use of IndyPloy. He's also extremely good at analyzing opponents for openings and weaknesses in their attacks, defenses, and tactics, although he usually has to bridge a large gap in power AND take a huge beat before he can actually take advantage of his discoveries. |
| 63 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has both brown hair and eyes. |
| 64 | * {{Determinator}}: Seiya is one of the finest examples of this trope, if not the epitome of it. He gets hit on the head in nearly every fight he gets into; he's taken punches thrown at light-speed with his face; he was once stomped so far into the Earth that it might as well have been a burial; and oh, he gets knocked off a cliff once every arc/movie. And he still manages to stand up tall at the end of each and every encounter. [[spoiler: Deconstructed in the conclusion of the Hades arc, where his refusal to go down gets him stabbed in the heart with Hades' sword which more or less kills him for his trouble, with his friends avenging him shortly after by finishing the job against Hades.]] |
| 65 | * DubNameChange: |
| 66 | ** Simply "Pegasus" in Italy. |
| 67 | ** "Seiyar" in France. |
| 68 | * EnergyDonation: At least once per arc, or movie, the Bronze Saints get battered within an inch of their lives by the BigBad. At which point they all transfer their remaining Cosmos to Seiya so he can [[CombinedEnergyAttack collect it all and use it against the baddie]]. After the Sanctuary arc, this ''also'' included the Sagittarius Cloth arriving from parts unknown to assist Seiya, [[TakeUpMySword either powered by Aeolus' will]] or by [[EmpathicWeapon its own devotion to Seiya]]. |
| 69 | ** In the first major climax against Phoenix Ikki, instead of Cosmo, the other Bronze Saints [[WithOurSwordsScene bequeathed Seiya their weapons, instead]]. Seiya recieves Shun's chain and Shiryu's shield to cover his arms, and Hyoga's freezing Cosmo to add to Seiya's punches. |
| 70 | * {{Expy}}: Let's see: a HotBlooded orphan that is good for fighting, is [[FriendToAllChildren friends with the children]], and [[RedIsHeroic wears red?]] Yeah, he is [[Manga/TomorrowsJoe Joe Yabuki, but nicer.]] In fairness, Kurumada is a fan of ''Tomorrow's Joe'' and one of his [[Manga/RingNiKakero first works]] was a boxing series inspired by ''Joe''. |
| 71 | ** His design is reused from Ryuji Takane from Kurumada's earlier manga Ring ni Kakero. |
| 72 | * FirstNameBasis: He addresses Athena as "Saori" (Saori-san) when they're together even after he learns that she is indeed the goddess incarnate. His teammates in contrast are more reserved about how they address her. |
| 73 | * FriendToAllChildren: He hangs out with three orphan kids of the nearby OrphanageOfLove at the start, and often drops by the orphanage itself to play with all the kids there. |
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| 75 | * HandicappedBadass: Subverted. [[spoiler: The damage Hades did to him left him in a wheelchair, completely powerless and due for death via {{curse}}.]] |
| 76 | * TheHero: The main of the series and for the franchise. |
| 77 | * TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: He is killed by Hades [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabbing him in the heart]] with his [[InfinityPlusOneSword sword]], causing both his friends and Athena to grieve and avenge him shortly thereafter. ''Next Dimension'' and ''Tenkai-Hen'' instead treat it as a near-death ConvenientComa due to the {{curse}} on Hades' sword.]] |
| 78 | * HeroicResolve: Seiya is the undisputed king of this trope. Nearing the end of the Sanctuary Arc, Saga takes away his five senses and he ''still'' manages get to the shield of Athena to save Saori's life. The fact he knows both his friends and Athena herself, Saori will die if he fails gives him the strength to reach a Crowning Moment of Awesome. And that's just one of many moments like this. |
| 79 | * HotBlooded: Seiya is stubborn, headstrong, impulsive and very similar to a classic Japanese teenager. He is less intuitive, compared to his companions, but for luck or strength of his character, he is always the last to surrender, and it's always up to him to defeat the ultimate enemy of each series. |
| 80 | * HotbloodedSideburns: Seiya is one of the most iconic hot-blooded characters in the anime, and has the bushiest ones. So bushy, they poke from out of his tiara-helmet! |
| 81 | * IdiotHero: He has his moments. |
| 82 | * IndyPloy: One of his specialties in battle. |
| 83 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Moreso in the beginning where he shows some resentment for the Kido family and fights only to find his sister. Still have his moments in the manga. |
| 84 | * ItOnlyWorksOnce: AvertedTrope. Seiya insists in using the same technique (Pegasus Ryusei Ken!!) over and over. Initially it doesn't even hit, but then Seiya starts doing it ''faster''... |
| 85 | * KidHero: He is actually only 13 years old, and has no trouble fighting against JerkassGods and their henchmen. |
| 86 | * LegacyCharacter: [[RetCon We don't find out until the Hades Arc]], but Seiya is both the reincarnation and successor of the previous Pegasus Saint, Pegasus Tenma, who fought and defeated Hades in the previous Holy War[[note]]whose story is detailed in ''The Lost Canvas'' and ''Next Dimension''[[/note]]. The resurrected Hades is not pleased to see him, to say the least. |
| 87 | * LetsGetDangerous: He tends to abuse this. '''A''' '''LOT'''. |
| 88 | * LimitedWardrobe: Get used to the red shirt and jean combination. |
| 89 | * ManlyTears: The guy often cries for either his friends or his rivals. |
| 90 | * NiceGuy: He grows into this when he forgives Saori for his difficult childhood, becoming loyal to his friends starting with helping Shiryu getting his eyesight back and understands the duty of being a saint. |
| 91 | * MeaningfulName: "Seiya", while being a standard first name in Japanese, is also written with the component kanji of "star" + "arrow". Which not only attaches him further to the "shooting star" imagery, but also references Seiya's connection with Sagittarius. |
| 92 | * MinorLivingAlone: While his friends reside at Saori's mansion, Seiya lives by himself at what is known as the Yatch House, where his flat is located. And he is supposed to be only 13 years old. |
| 93 | * MotiveDecay: Initially his main objective is to find his older sister Seika, who disappeared when he was sent to Greece. As Seiya starts fighting alongside the other Bronze Saints, albeit reluctantly at first, his motivations shift to the protection of Athena. The Hades Arc makes the point he still have hopes to find Seika, though. |
| 94 | * NotAMorningPerson: Lampshaded by Hyoga while he and the others were waiting for Shun by the airplane. |
| 95 | * TheParagon: He's Saori's most trusted Saint and [[TheChampion champion]], so much that there's no Athena without the Pegasus Saint at her side. This aspect is so prevalent that it serves as the paradigm for the Pegasus Saints on both ''The Lost Canvas'' and ''Next Dimension''. |
| 96 | * ParentalAbandonment: Seiya is actually the son of the billionaire Mitsumasa Kido, who never recognized his children and has a grudge against Mitsumasa and Saori for that. This is an information omitted in the anime. |
| 97 | ** This makes Seiya the brother of the other protagonists Shun, Ikki, Shiryu, Hyoga and the other minor bronze saints. |
| 98 | * {{Pegasus}}: His guiding constellation and Cloth. |
| 99 | * ProtagonistTitle: He is the Saint in the title. |
| 100 | * PummelDuel: With Aeolia who has a similar attacks as him. |
| 101 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: Former main picture of this trope. He uses a SpamAttack as his signature secret move, launching thousands of ultra-fast hits per second. |
| 102 | * RedIsHeroic: Anime-only, he wears a red shirt and ALWAYS wears red clothes under his armor. |
| 103 | * RedOniBlueOni: Red to Shiryu. |
| 104 | * RetCon: In sequels, instead of outright dying at the end of the Hades' arc, Seiya is simply in a coma and instead will die in three days due to a curse. |
| 105 | * ShipTease: With Shaina, Saori and Miho. |
| 106 | ** Seiya's childhood friend Miho has a crush on him, and took care of him when he was sick in the hospital. In the anime, it's Miho cheering for him that gives Seiya strength enough to save Shiryu by punching his back and restarting his heart. They have some heavy shippy moments (almost like an actual couple), before Miho was PutOnABus and come back only for the final moments of the Hades saga. |
| 107 | ** After breaking her mask during their first match, Shaina falls love with Seiya. She uses this loss as the reason to keep trying to kill him because she didn't want to accept that she had feelings for him then first declares her love for him when jumping in the way to protect him from a blow from Aiolia. In the Poseidon arc, when Shaina is hurt by Poseidon's arrow she declares her love for Seiya again, giving him the will to fight against the god. In the manga, Shaina and Seiya's relationship is less focused, and she supports and declares her love for Seiya in every arc. |
| 108 | ** When Seiya saved Saori from Crow Jamian and became unconscious, [[AlmostKiss she tried to kiss him!]] |
| 109 | ** In the anime only, Seiya and Saori relationship is heavily focused, and they seem to share a platonic love for each other, though it is unlikely to lead anywhere due to her being Athena. |
| 110 | * SacredBowAndArrows: As succesor of the Sagittarius Cloth, and when [[GodzillaThreshold nothing else will work]], Seiya can wield the constellation's famous bow and arrow against Athena's godly foes. It's typically given all the gravitas and dramatic buildup it deserves. |
| 111 | * StockShonenHero: Seiya tends to be the most immature of the Saints, as he frequently jokes and is unconcerned about the consequences of his actions. |
| 112 | * TakeAThirdOption: He [[SuicidalGotcha jumps off a cliff]] to avoid fighting against Shaina and Jamian while having a broken arm and holding Saori. |
| 113 | * TakeUpMySword: Literally: although Odin himself cannot manifest and act to release Hilda from the Nibelungen Ring's possession, he urges Seiya to don the Odin Cloth and draw its legendary sword, Balmung, to free her. |
| 114 | * TakingTheBullet: Will do this for Saori every time he has a chance to do so. |
| 115 | * TookALevelInKindness: He lets go of his grudge towards Saori and starts to like her and being more determined to help innocent people. |
| 116 | * UndyingLoyalty: In time, he earns a reputation as Saori's bravest and most loyal Saint. |
| 117 | * TheWorfBarrage: Out of all Saints, he's hit the ''hardest'' with this, since nearly any new enemy that proves even slightly challenging to him will just sneer and let the Pegasus Ryusei Ken whiff against them the first few times. And Seiya will continue to use that same attack against them anyway. See below. |
| 118 | * WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Compare him to his friends, check his total moveset under CallingYourAttacks, and noted along with RapidFireFisticuffs: he punches people, a lot. If that doesn't work, he punches people ''faster and harder'' until it's finally, ''finally'' fast enough to slip through defenses or hard enough to break them. The only other thing he's got to mix it up is a SpinningPiledriver, but ask anyone and the move that comes to mind when it comes to Pegasus Seiya is his punch. |
| 119 | * WithOurSwordsScene: His fight against [[TheDragon Ikki]]. After his friends are knocked out, Seiya is forced to fight alone and is systematically helped by [[TheLancer Shiryu's]] Dragon Shield and Shun's Andromeda Chain. An interesting variation happens at the climax of the battle when Seiya finds out he has received Hyoga's "Diamond Dust" and uses it [[CombinationAttack together]] with his "Ryu Sei Ken" for increased power. |
| 120 | * WouldntHitAGirl: And it causes him ''lots'' of trouble, actually. Just ask Shaina what she thinks of this! |
| 121 | ** Subverted in the anime, where he uncharacteristically has vicious fights against her and even smashes her face into a wall during their third match with his Pegasus Rolling Crush. He also has no problem fighting against the (anime-only) female saint, Geist and punches her when she was caught off-guard by the Sagittarius helmet. |
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| 124 | [[folder:Dragon Shiryu]] |
| 125 | [[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DragonShiryu2_4341.jpg]] |
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| 127 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (1986-2004 JP), Creator/TakahiroSakurai (2005-Present JP), Dan Warry-Smith ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/JayHickman (ADV EN), Creator/BlakeShepard (Sentai/Netflix EN), Marc François (FR), Enrique Hernández (Spain), Creator/RicardoMendoza and Christian Strempler (Latin American Spanish), Creator/MarcoBalzarotti (ITA), Elcio Sodré (BR), Ely Martin (Tagalog), Nuno Távora (PT) |
| 128 | ->''"I promise you this, [[spoiler:Capricorn Shura]]! Even if my body is destroyed, I shall not die alone! You will die with me."'' |
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| 130 | A Sino-Japanese Saint with a penchant for self-sacrifice, Shiryu is an individual with unparalleled determination who is not afraid to put life and limb on the line to deliver justice. Being one of the orphans housed by Mitsumasa Kido, Shiryu was sent to the Five Peaks of Rozan in order to gain the Dragon Cloth. He trained under the instruction of the old master, Libra Dohko, and lived as his ward alongside fellow orphan Shunrei, for whom he harbors a tender mutual affection. |
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| 132 | * AFriendInNeed: In one of the saddest moments of the series [[spoiler: he blinded himself to defeat Perseus Algol and save his friends.]] |
| 133 | ** Another memorable example would be Shiryu willing to bath Seiya's Cloth with most of his blood, aware that it would cost his life, in order to repair it. Without his Cloth, Seiya would not have stood a chance to survive the threat he was facing at the time and thus Shiryu was willing to offer his life for a friend in need. Ironically, he was doing this to ''repay'' Seiya for saving his life earlier. |
| 134 | * AchillesHeel: Shiryu tends to hold his guard over the part of his chest that coincides with claw of the dragon tattooed on his back, right over his heart. When he unleashes the "Rozan Shoryu Ha", his defense wide open for a fraction of a second - and if you hit him there, he's as good as dead. When Seiya points that out in the tournament, Shiryu freaks out. |
| 135 | ** Subverted in that it's only used against him once more, by Capricorn Shura, but this time Shiryu [[DeliberateInjuryGambit had been baiting him to land a killing move]]. |
| 136 | ** It should also be noted that since the both of them are associated with dragons, he actually [[AwesomenessByAnalysis figures out Siegfried has the same kind of weakness as him]] and this plays a very important part in bringing victory to Athena's side [[TakeUpMySword since Seiya can immediately take over after Shiryu has weakened Siegfried to the best of his ability and figured out how to beat their seemingly invincible opponent]]. |
| 137 | * AnimalMotifs: Dragons, naturally, starting with his name, "Purple Dragon". He also has [[PowerTattoo a large tattoo of a Chinese Long covering his back]]. |
| 138 | * BarrierWarrior: Was this in the beginning, as he relied a lot on his ''[[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe very]]'' [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe strong shield.]] |
| 139 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Is very level-headed, kind, and soft-spoken when off-duty... but attack or insult his friends, ''especially'' Shunrei, and you'll have a ScreamingWarrior punching the living ''Hell'' out of you. Deathmask learned this lesson the hard way! |
| 140 | * TheBigGuy: His sheer physical strength is the greatest of the Bronze Saints, with the possible exception of Phoenix Ikki. He won numerous battles without his Dragon Cloth! |
| 141 | * BlindSeer: Shiryu lampshades this trope after he loses his sight. Thanks to this, he is not deceived by Saga's illusion in the Gemini temple when he and Seiya are trapped. He says he sees no obstacle and knows where the exit is. Shiryu grabs Seiya and runs off dragging him by force. Seiya, believing they were about to die, screams as they passed the Gold Saint of Gemini, and finally ended up exiting the Temple of the Twins. |
| 142 | * CallingYourAttacks |
| 143 | ** '''Rozan Shōryūha''' (Lushan Rising Dragon Lord): His signature [[{{Shoryuken}} uppercut]]; ''The'' TropeCodifier of dragon-themed uppercut moves. |
| 144 | ** '''Rozan Ryūhishō''' (Lushan Dragon Rush): Punches forward as if flying. |
| 145 | ** '''Dragon no Ken''' (Dragon's Kick): This is the one he used on Cancer Deathmask (before he stops him with one finger). |
| 146 | ** '''Rozan Hyakuryūha''' (Lushan One Hundred Dragons Force): A hundred dragons made of cosmos come out. |
| 147 | ** DangerousForbiddenTechnique: '''Rozan Kōryūha''' (Lushan Proud Dragon Lord): A kamikaze attack where Shiryu sends both him and the unlucky soul [[spoiler: Shura]] into outer space thus killing them both. [[spoiler: Thankfully, when Shura [[HeelRealization finally realized Shiryu and the other Bronzes were legitimately fighting for Athena, and he was being duped by the Sanctuary,]] he motioned for the Capricorn Cloth to cover Shiryu's body and tossed him back down to Earth to save his life, at the cost of his own.]] |
| 148 | *** [[spoiler:Of note, he thought about trying it again in Asgard against the last God Warrior, but he relented after a warning from beyond the grave that made him realize it would end up destroying the very McGuffin they were trying to acquire from Siegfried, required in order to save Athena.]] |
| 149 | ** '''Excalibur''': A move given by Capricorn Shura that allows him to focus his Cosmo into a blade that is capable of cutting anything. |
| 150 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Was much cockier in his first appearances, until Seiya gave him a dose of humble pie. |
| 151 | * ChinesePeople: Subverted and played with; having been raised Chinese, he's got ''many'' character traits that adhere to this, including his uniform in civvies, but he's ethnically Japanese. |
| 152 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: He softens up ''big time'' to Seiya for indirectly helping him settle several problems with his mindset during their fight and resiscutating Shiryu despite the fact that Shiryu had fought Seiya like he wanted to kill him and badly concussed him with his shield. |
| 153 | * DisabilitySuperpower: More like HandicappedBadass. After blinding himself in the fight against Algol, he retrains with his master and no longer needs his eyes to fight. Understandable since all Saints have a [[PsychicPowers sixth and seventh sense]]. |
| 154 | * DubNameChange: In the [[Anime/SaintSeiyaKnightsoftheZodiac 2019 reboot]], his name is changed to "Long". |
| 155 | * EyeScream: Jabbed his own eyes out as a last resort to fight against the Silver Saint, Perseus Algol who has the shield of Medusa that would've petrified him, Seiya, and Shun. Of note, he tried to exploit ''three'' different {{Logical Weakness}}es of such a shield beforehand and none of them had worked, so he blinds himself as a last resort when things are looking dire, and [[HandicappedBadass actually wins as a result]]. |
| 156 | * GeniusBruiser: Quite well-versed in legends and myths, pretty good at {{Indy Ploy}}s, and TheLancer to Seiya's IdiotHero. |
| 157 | * HandicappedBadass: Has been blinded more than once in the series, without losing his status as one of the most capable Bronze Saints. |
| 158 | * HitPoints: The tattoo on his back shines with intense colors as he burns his Cosmo, but if he's near death, it starts fading away, [[ExactTimeToFailure pointing out exactly how little time he has left]]. Some of the movies abuse the concept and basically erase the tattoo almost instantly [[RuleOfDrama for the sake of drama]]. |
| 159 | * HotBlooded: Variation. Shiryu is much calmer and collected than his fellow Bronze Saints. No, it does not stop him from being hot-blooded as hell, it's just that he's much more ''intense'' than he is ''passionate''. |
| 160 | * IOweYouMyLife: Seiya saved him from dying in the beginning, so Shiryu has a huge soft spot for him. |
| 161 | * TheLancer: To Seiya. |
| 162 | * LimitedWardrobe: He'll wear the same white Chinese outfit even if he strips out of them five minutes later. |
| 163 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: In a series full of them, his straight, jet black hair stands out pretty well, and he has the longest hair out of the five main Bronze Saints. |
| 164 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Downplayed. Shiryu's shield is definitely useful both as a defensive tool ''and'' a bludgeoning weapon, but against real competition it tends to get cracked or worked around. Shura outright ''sliced it perfectly in half'', only exclaiming surprise he didn't take Shiryu's arm off in the process. |
| 165 | * MeaningfulName: Literally meaning "Purple Dragon". His undersuit in his classic Cloth was even a pale shade of lavender. |
| 166 | * MrFanservice: When most of his fights accompany him [[ShirtlessScene taking off his shirt]] for no other reason than proving that he can beat his opponent without his Cloth, then he definitely counts. |
| 167 | * NiceGuy: Out of all five main characters, Shiryu is known as the calmest and most collected. |
| 168 | * ObliviousToLove: Dohko had to spell it out for him that the reason that Shunrei doesn't want him in danger is because she loves him, and he ''still'' didn't get it. Worse, he often treats her more like a little sister than a romantic interest. |
| 169 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Shiryu is a noble, yet cool-headed guy most of the time. Cue his fight with Cancer Deathmask, where [[spoiler: Deathmask senses Shunrei praying for Shiryu and tosses her into the waterfall]], and Shiryu's absolutely ''unbridled'' rage that ensued. |
| 170 | * ParentalAbandonment: Shiryu is actually one of the sons of the billionaire Mitsumasa Kido, who never recognized his children. This is an information omitted in the anime. |
| 171 | ** This makes Shiryu the brother of the other protagonists Shun, Ikki, Seiya and Hyoga. |
| 172 | * OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: He's notable for regularly [[HighPressureBlood geysering]] more blood than everyone else in his team ''has'' at least once per arc (the only time it's played fairly realistic is when he tears his own wrists open so Mu can fix up his and Seiya's suits. Shiryu went into a coma, and it's stated that he teetered on the edge of death, but he miraculously came back and was ready to fight again right then and there). There's a reason he's nicknamed the "Blood Saint". |
| 173 | * PowerTattoo: A dragon on his back, which grows fainter when he's near death. |
| 174 | ** Receives an upgrade in Next Dimension when the dragon on his back gains a gem as proof of his indomitable spirit. |
| 175 | * PreAsskickingOneliner: He does these a lot, but the one he does early in the series against Black Dragon speaks volumes about what the Bronzes are enduring and how indomitable they are because of it. |
| 176 | --> ''"Us brothers know neither the love of a mother and father, so friendship is all that is left for us to believe in. And at least I, Shiryu, am willing to die for what I believe in!"'' |
| 177 | * RedOniBlueOni: |
| 178 | ** Blue to Seiya, Ohko and [[spoiler: Young Dhoko]]. |
| 179 | ** Also possibly Red to Hyoga's blue. |
| 180 | * SuperStrength: After blinding himself, but [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers realizing Athena is still guiding his way and showing him his opponent in his mind]], he literally punches Perseus Algol so hard that his previously impregnable Silver Cloth and accompanying shield ''shatters like glass'' as Shiryu's punch went straight through both into the guy's heart. When people say he's the strongest of the Bronzes, ''this'' is what they mean. |
| 181 | * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rozan Kouryuha is the embodiment of this for {{Dangerous Forbidden Technique}}s; Shiryu ''will'' defeat his opponent with it, but both of them will be obliterated in orbit from the effort and Shiryu will leave behind his loved ones just to win a fight. The complete obliteration of the opponent also means even seemingly unbreakable {{MacGuffin}}s will be destroyed or lost forever. |
| 182 | --> '''Dohko, shedding ManlyTears''': ''"Giving up everything in the name of justice is an honorable way to live, but it also brings such a profound sorrow, Shiryu."'' |
| 183 | * TakeUpMySword: After [[spoiler: Capricorn Shura]]'s death and defeat, he bestows upon Shiryu the gift of Excalibur. This would make this an almost ''literal'' case of the trope, but in Shiryu's case Excalibur is a technique. |
| 184 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: To Capricorn Shura with a DangerousForbiddenTechnique. A dying Shura accepts his mistakes and saves Shiryu's life.]] |
| 185 | * UndyingLoyalty: Even amongst the legendarily loyal five Bronze Saints, Shiryu stands out as the most loyal and willing to sacrifice himself for his friends. [[spoiler:This willingness to sacrifice is the source of one of the BIGGEST {{Tear Jerker}}s in the series when Shiryu fights Perseus Algol and later Shura as well]]. |
| 186 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He tends to voluntarily remove his armor more often than the rest of the cast. It also serves to show off his PowerTattoo for when it inevitably [[HitPoints starts fading]]. |
| 187 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: His ultimate forbidden technique, Rozan Kōryūha, consists of Shiryu bringing his unfortunate opponent into ''outer space'', turning them both into stardust. Roshi told Shiryu that the move would literally make him the WorldsStrongestMan... for about three seconds before you leave the world behind. As such, Shiryu never attempts the move a second time after [[spoiler: throwing Shura into the atmosphere and only being saved by Shura's HeroicSacrifice.]] |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Cygnus Hyoga]] |
| 191 | [[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CygnusHyoga2_2029.jpg]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KoichiHashimoto (1986-2004 JP), Creator/HiroakiMiura (2005-Present JP), Stuart Stone ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/JasonDouglas (ADV EN), Patrick Poole (Sentai/Netflix EN), Marc François (FR), Oscar Redondo (Spain), Creator/ReneGarcia and Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (Latin American Spanish), Luigi Rosa (Italy), Mark Aspiras (Tagalog), Francisco Brêtas (BR), António Semedo (PT) |
| 194 | ->''"I want to live now, in this era, or not at all! No matter how much I may suffer, to fight beside my valiant brother Saints is my greatest wish!! "'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | Hailing from the icy thundra of Siberia, Hyoga is the pupil of Aquarius Camus (the Crystal Saint in the anime, a pupil of Camus himself). A rational and seemingly cold individual, Hyoga is actually a rather passionate and brave young man. Having lost his mother on a shipwreck that lays beneath the tundra, Hyoga's purpose with obtaining the Cygnus Cloth was to be able to break through the ice to visit his mother's icy resting place beneath. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | In the manga, Hyoga is initially sent to quell the rebellious Bronze Saints and Saori Kido by the Sanctuary, since they're seemingly using their status as Saints for their own purposes, but Hyoga ends up joining their cause. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, Hyoga participates in the Galaxian Wars because he received an order from the Sanctuary to assassinate the other Bronze Saints. He originally accepted this due to his hatred for the Graad Foundation, being aware that Mitsumasa Kido was his father. Since the Saints are only Mitsumasa Kido's protegés in the anime, this sub-plot isn't there. Hyoga competes with the same motivation as the other bronze saints: to win the Gold Cloth of Sagittarius. |
| 201 | * AnIcePerson: Hyoga is able to control and manipulate ice and snow as he pleases, as he mastered the basis of the technique of the Saints of ice, stopping the atoms of matter by the power of their cosmo. |
| 202 | * AnimalMotifs: Swans. |
| 203 | * ButNotTooForeign: Half Japanese, half Russian. |
| 204 | * CallingYourAttacks: In the anime, Hyoga says his attacks in English, but some are in Russian in the manga. |
| 205 | ** '''Diamond Dust''': His main attack. He sends bursts of Cosmo into the air to cool it (and possibly to draw in air moisture) before unleashing a burst of cosmos that will assume the form of a focused hailstorm and freeze his opponent. The name comes from the fact that ice and snow in Siberia are beautiful and deadly, falling like diamond shards. |
| 206 | ** '''Kholodnyj Smerčh''' (Ice Whirl): Manga only, he throws an [[{{Shoryuken}} uppercut]], blasting ice and the target upwards, freezing the opponent. It was his strongest attack prior to learning Aurora Execution. |
| 207 | ** '''Ice Ring''' (Koĺtso): Hyoga creates an ice ring that surrounds and paralyzes the opponent. |
| 208 | ** '''Aurora Thunder Attack''': Anime only, he fires multiple blasts of cold at his opponent (Anime variation of manga's Kholodnyj Smerčh.) |
| 209 | ** '''Aurora Execution''': The strongest ice-based technique, capable of fully exploiting the offensive power of reaching absolute zero. It is capable of freezing and killing [[spoiler: the Gold Saint Aquarius Camus]]. |
| 210 | ** '''Freezing Coffin''': An ability that will freeze an opponent in an unbreakable block of ice for a hundred years unless the cosmos of the opponent or someone from the outside can match it. |
| 211 | ** '''Freezing Fists''': ''Anime only''. A technique where Hyoga would either slide or leap toward his opponent and touch their legs to freeze them in place.[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique This move uses a lot of Cosmo and leaves Hyoga open for an attack]]. |
| 212 | * ADayInTheLimelight: After the Sanctuary arc, he gets a whole adventure to himself titled "Natassia and the Land of Ice". The Asgard movie which is an adaptation of this arc is also arguably this. |
| 213 | * DubNameChange: |
| 214 | ** In Italy, he's known as "Crystal". |
| 215 | ** His name is changed to "Magnus" in the English version of the 2019 reboot. |
| 216 | * EyepatchOfPower: Subverted. His eyepatch may look cool, but not only does he lose part of his side vision but depth perception as well. It is not worth wearing considering he has it for symbolic reasons. |
| 217 | * EyeScream: [[spoiler: Willingly lets Isaac hit his left eye as atonement]]. |
| 218 | * FatalFlaw: His sentimentality. He holds great respect for his master (whichever version it may be), his friends, and especially his mother, so when any of those things are brought up in battle, he has a tendency to hesitate. It stopped him from defeating Camus and the Crystal Saint the first time, nearly got him killed in the battle when a Mariner disguised himself as Camus, and he lost an eye for it during his battle with Issac [[spoiler:supposedly]]. During the later arcs, he finally gets a better handle on these emotions. |
| 219 | * ForgottenFallenFriend: Averted; he's the only Bronze Saint who misses his parents... albeit, that's because he's the only who ''knew'' his parent. They're all orphans. |
| 220 | * HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: More noticeable in the anime. Although all Bronze Cloths were redesigned after the Sanctuary arc to get rid of helmets altogether, the classic Cygnus Cloth ''started out'' with just a tiara with a tiny swan popping out the forehead and huge wings covering the ears and the sides of the head. The aforementioned redesign simply streamlined the original version a bit further. |
| 221 | * HumanPopsicle: Aquarius Camus defeats him and literally creates an ice coffin for him so he can preserve Hyoga's body for years to spare him a horrible death in battle, and maybe let him live a peaceful life in the far future. It takes the Libra Gold Cloth's weapons and Shun almost dying to de-frost him and bring him back during the Sanctuary arc. |
| 222 | * GenderBlenderName: Crystal in the Italian dub. |
| 223 | * HasAType: At least in the anime, every girl/woman Cygnus Hyoga takes an interest in is blonde and blue-eyed, like his late mother to whom he is very attached. |
| 224 | * HeartbrokenBadass: In the first arc, he practically curbstomps most of the opponents prior to that portion of the story including Silver Saints! Upon Camus's destruction of Natasha's ship, Hyoga gets a psychological breakdown. Moreso after he killed Camus during the 12 Temples battles. |
| 225 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: Camus tells him this when he [[KickTheDog sinks the ship his dead mother is in]]. |
| 226 | * IOweYouMyLife: Shun used his Cosmo to warm up his body in the House of Libra. Hyoga says this pretty much word by word. |
| 227 | * IcyBlueEyes: Hyoga's eye colour is blue. |
| 228 | * ItsAllMyFault: Blames himself for [[spoiler:Isaac's EyeScream incident and presumable death]]. |
| 229 | * KillTheOnesYouLove: ''Three times over''. He kills his master Camus during the Sanctuary arc, his childhood friend Issac in Poseidon, and then his Anime-only master the Crystal Saint when the latter was brainwashed. This world just never lets up on him. |
| 230 | * LimitedWardrobe: Hyoga really loves his blue shirt, jeans and brown leggings. |
| 231 | * MeaningfulName: In Japanese it means 'glacier'. |
| 232 | * MommyIssues: He still misses his dead mom, very much. He can't exactly be blamed: she actually sacrificed her life for him when he was a child. |
| 233 | * MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Hyoga's motherland is Russia. His place of training is also there, in Eastern Siberia in which he needed to survive the harsh weather. |
| 234 | * ObfuscatingDisability: His eyepatch. [[spoiler: Isaac missed on purpose, and just caused some skin near it to bleed.]] |
| 235 | * ParentalAbandonment: Hyoga is actually the son of the billionaire Mitsumasa Kido, who never recognized his children. This is an information omitted in the anime. |
| 236 | ** This makes Hyoga the brother of the other protagonists Shun, Ikki, Shiryu and Seiya. |
| 237 | * PunchClockVillain: In the manga, the reason he showed up for the Galaxian Wars was to ''execute the other Bronze Saints and Saori'', as they had revealed the existence of the Saints and (as far as the Sanctuary knew) were using their powers and Cloths for their own egoistic goals. The only reason he joins the group is [[EnemyMine they have to join forces to deal with Ikki]], and by the time it's done the Sanctuary has already sent a squadron of Silver Saints to finish the job and kill him too for the perceived betrayal. |
| 238 | %%* RealMenLoveJesus: See below. |
| 239 | * TheSmartGuy: Shiryu's rival in regards to quick thinking. |
| 240 | * TheStoic: While he is very emotional, at first he gives this impression. |
| 241 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: When the series began, Hyoga was depicted as cold and calculating, and he was often seen keeping distance from the other Saints. During the battle with Phoenix Ikki, his tender side was revealed, and he slowly began to display his true personality. |
| 242 | * SurferDude: In the [=DiC=] dub, and it's ''hilarious''. |
| 243 | * SurpassedTheTeacher: Hyoga needed to kill his master Camus to prove his superiority and assure that he could awaken the seventh sense. |
| 244 | * TokenReligiousTeammate: Hyoga and his mother are both Christians, and put their faith in a deity different from the show's established Greek gods. At one point, the crucifix of the Christian rosary he wore under his Cloth [[PocketProtector actually stopped Ikki's fist]] from going all the way through his chest, and he would later dedicate Ikki's grave with said crucifix. (It's not said whether Ikki returned it when he came back to life, but it is again seen in the Abel movie.) |
| 245 | * TheUnfettered: The entire point of Camus' training. To be cool and collected in battle, and to get rid of useless emotions, as Camus puts it. Hyoga somewhat becomes that in the Hades Chapter. |
| 246 | * WhenHeSmiles: He almost never smiles, but when either happens... boy, it's a sight to behold. |
| 247 | [[/folder]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | [[folder:Andromeda Shun]] |
| 250 | [[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shun_love_angels_22216438_450_686.jpg]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyoHorikawa (1986-2004 JP), Yûta Kazuya (2005-Present JP), Creator/SatomiSato (2019 Knights of the Zodiac JP), Creator/AndrewSabiston ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/ChrisPatton (ADV EN), Blake Jackson (Sentai/Netflix Classic EN), Creator/LuciChristian (2019 Knights of the Zodiac EN), Serge Bourrier (FR), Jesús López (Spain), Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis and Alan Prieto (Latin American Spanish), Andrea De Nisco (ITA), Ulisses Bezerra (BR), Isabel Wolmar (episodes 1-73) and Marco Felgueiras (74-114) (PT) |
| 253 | ->''"Stop! Even though I'm fighting for peace... I don't want to hurt anyone!"'' |
| 254 | |
| 255 | A gentle, kind, and delicately beautiful individual, Shun was initially supposed to be sent to the Death Queen Island to obtain the Phoenix Cloth, but his brother Ikki took his place instead. Shun was thus sent to Andromeda Island in order to obtain the eponymous cloth. Having obtained the cloth, Shun participates in Saori's Galactic Tournament in hopes of meeting his brother again. Though much to his dismay, when Ikki does eventually return, he has changed into a completely different person filled with hate who vows to kill Shun and anyone involved with the Graude foundation as revenge for what he's been put through for the past six years. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | A MartialPacifist to the core, Shun will not engage in combat unles he's pushed to a corner, which, combined with his personality, leads to his opponents to underestimate how powerful he can be. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AdaptationDyeJob: A brunet in the manga, green-haired in the anime. |
| 260 | ** Given a MythologyGag in Hades: Inferno when [[spoiler: Shun became possessed by Hades. In the manga, it goes from brown (his canon manga color) to black only when Ikki failed to kill him. However in the anime, it immediately changed from Green to a bloody red tint to show Shun was partially possessed but didn't become black until after Ikki's attempt]]. |
| 261 | * AdaptationalWimp: In the anime filler episodes and especially in the non-canon movies, where his only role is to be defeated and allow his brother to save him time after time. |
| 262 | * AFriendInNeed: He warmed up Hyoga in the infamous House of Libra scene. He also gave up his Silver Star Necklace from his ''mother'' to pay Charon and allow him and Seiya to cross the river. |
| 263 | * AlwaysAccurateAttack: Thunder Wave, as Shun stated, will always find its target and cause damage. |
| 264 | * BadassAdorable: Cutest Bronze Saint ''ever''. |
| 265 | * BadassBoast: "If the enemy is here, he won't get past the Nebula! Come at me [[spoiler: Gemini Saint]], if you wish to die." |
| 266 | * BarrierMaiden: Shun's TrainingFromHell and armor are heavily based on the legend of Princess Andromeda from the myths. You can guess what role he's filled more than once during battle... Lampshaded very often when his backstory is explained and everyone wonders if Shun's destiny is to die for others like Andromeda was willing to do. [[spoiler: And he almost does once, for his friend Hyoga]]. |
| 267 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Shun is ''very'' kind and gentle and always prefers to try to solve problems without killing his opponents, if possible. However, if he is pressed or feels he has no choice, his power is ''devastating''. |
| 268 | ** You can see how truly devastating Shun's power is when he goes all out on against Black Andromeda, the only person who has ever made him truly angry. Because of his pacifist nature, Shun always gives an out to every opponent he battles but had full intentions on killing Black Andromeda after Seiya sacrificed himself to give Shun the chance to fight back since Shun was too preoccupied saving him to defend himself against the Black Saint. And when he finally gets the chance, he [[CurbStompBattle completely annihilates the guy.]] |
| 269 | ** He didn't even get this angry and was still willing to show mercy to ''Aphrodite'', [[spoiler: the man who ''killed'' his teacher!]] |
| 270 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Extremely cute... er, good looking. One of the good guys. But not only that, he is often depicted as the most noble and compassionate of the main characters. In the Hades arc, he is named the purest human alive [[spoiler: and that is the reason of why he was chosen to became a vessel for Hades spirit]]. |
| 271 | * CallingYourAttacks: Shun uses English for his attacks. |
| 272 | ** '''Nebula Chain''': His main attack. Most of the time he just swings his fist and it will strike and wrap around his opponent. Up to the conclusion of the Sanctuary arc, the animation would show a ''multitude'' of both the triangle and sphere chains shooting forward to run the opponent through. |
| 273 | *** Also has a defensive form where it is spread out at his feet in a spiral, explicitly mentioned to be as bright as the actual Andromeda nebula. Anything that approaches it will be immediately attacked, and attacking from above is akin to having a death wish. However, the logical weakness is that if the enemy has a way to attack from the ground, or to avoid making the chain react to murderous intent... |
| 274 | ** '''Rolling Defense''': The circle end of the chain goes around him in a large cylinder, protecting his body from attacks (including Another Dimension) allowing him to use his triangle end to attack from the top. |
| 275 | ** '''Thunder Wave''': A search and destroy homing attack using the triangle end. This move is capable of transcending dimensions and camouflage to find its target. |
| 276 | ** '''Nebula Stream''': A technique that doesn't require his chains and the first of his unlimited Cosmo attacks (attacks that the longer they are used the more they grow in strength rather than deplete over time). He causes his [[SwirlingDust Cosmo to swirl around]] and paralyze his enemy. |
| 277 | ** '''Nebula Storm''': Shun's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique most powerful attack]]. A deadly version of Nebula Stream where the accumulated stream coalesces into a destructive storm. |
| 278 | ** '''Spider Net''': Shun creates a literal spider net to catch things. |
| 279 | ** '''Spiral Duct''': Another capture move that wraps around his opponent (a more elaborate form of Nebula Chain). |
| 280 | ** '''Casting Net''': The chains weave themselves into a net and capture the opponent. |
| 281 | ** '''Boomerang Shot''': The triangle end aims at the opponent, curves around and strikes from behind. |
| 282 | ** '''Wild Trap''': The chains weave into a trap on the ground and then surround and clamp the opponent. |
| 283 | ** '''Great Capture''': Just like Nebula Chain but wraps around large opponents. |
| 284 | * ChainedToARock: As per his representative myth, how he earned his cloth. The Nebula Chain itself was used to shackle him to a pair of rock pillars in the sea; as the tide came in, he was forced to hold the water back with his Cosmo or drown. |
| 285 | * ChainPain: The Nebula Chains. |
| 286 | ** DualWielding: One type of chain on each arm, and Shun can whip them out simultaneously to attack. |
| 287 | ** EmpathicWeapon: It can sense and attack a source of danger long before its wielder does, sometimes against said wielder's intentions. |
| 288 | ** EpicFlail: The "triangle[=/=]triangular chain" is tipped with an arrowhead-shaped dart, is meant for offense, and can track down its target to the ends of the cosmos (extending to a length of light years or retracting to a couple of feet as needed.) The "round[=/=]circle chain" has a sphere (or an ornate ring in later arcs) at its end and is meant for defense, but Shun can use it for attacks in tandem with the other if there's no pressing need for its specialized defense. |
| 289 | ** VariableLengthChain: Shun IS this trope. It's justified, in that his armor is mystic in nature and the chains are somewhat sentient on their own, but some of his attacks can get downright ridiculous. In the Poseidon arc, his fight with Scylla Io has him create a giant web of chains to stop an attack... and still have enough to attack Scylla. When idle, the lengths of the Nebula Chain hang about 1 or 2 feet long from each of his arms. However, he can unspool them to several dozen yards in a defensive ring around himself; by his own words, the chain can extend across the entire galaxy (and across dimensions!) to strike at a foe. |
| 290 | *** Shun did explain during the battle against the [[EvilCounterpart Cerberus Dante]] that the length and power of the chains is directly proportional to the amount of Cosmo the user possesses. Moreover, if we take into account the flashback in which his teacher lectures him and his fellow trainees about how a Saint's cosmos is limitless...well, [[MoreThanInfinite you get the idea]]. |
| 291 | * ChickMagnet: This cute boy, in his introduction, had so ''many'' screaming fangirls that Jabu couldn't help lampshading the trope all over. |
| 292 | * CompressedHair: Inverted. While Shun's normal hair length barely goes below his shoulder line, wearing his helmet causes it to become long. |
| 293 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the anime, he has both green hair and green eyes. |
| 294 | * DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[BlowYouAway Nebula Storm]], which Shun only executes after his personal GodzillaThreshold is crossed. Because of its extreme destructive nature, Shun will only use it as a last resort. |
| 295 | * DeceptiveDisciple: Lampshaded by his Master that he was hiding the fact that his Cosmo had fully awakened to avoid hurting his training partners. |
| 296 | * DistressedDude: Though he's not completely incapable of fighting, Ikki routinely bails him out of tough battles. Note this becomes routine ''only in the Anime''. |
| 297 | * DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Tends to warn his enemies several times before using Nebula Storm and how powerful it can become. |
| 298 | * DontSaySuchStupidThings: From Kanon after Shun [[spoiler:admitted he was tired of fighting and gave up]]. |
| 299 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: He gets this a lot. His own older brother fell in love with a girl who was almost identical to Shun ''except for her gender and the color of her hair''. It doesn't help that his (pink) armor, at least in the first story arc, appears to have breasts, or that one of the reasons why Esmeralda became Ikki's MoralityPet was because she looked ''exactly'' like a blonde Shun. Ikki himself told that to her face! |
| 300 | -->'''Esmeralda:''' Ah, Ikki. Sorry... did you think I was your little brother again?\ |
| 301 | '''Ikki:''' ...yes. You two look identical! The only differences are your hair and eye colors. |
| 302 | * FatalFlaw: His kindness and merciful nature. Because he's not completely willing to kill his opponents, they usually get a rebound and attack him while he's got them captured or on their knees. Sometimes helping out his opponent because he needs them backfires as well, since it usually just results in them attacking him. More than one villain and his own teammates have called him out on his actions over the course of the series. |
| 303 | * TheFettered: Shun by virtue of his pacifist ideology would go to the point of nearly becoming a MartyrWithoutACause on several occasions. However, he twice managed to bring about a MookFaceTurn by sheer conviction and kindness, at other times he did kill when forced to, and at times he had to be bailed out by his older brother for his pacifism. At one point [[spoiler:he held Hades, in DemonicPossession of his body, immobile thanks to the strength of his wish that his body not be used to harm others, allowing his brother a chance to kill Hades]]. Surprisingly, the Aesop managed all outcomes of his behavior in the series, never outright making him a fool for his ideals. |
| 304 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: With [[spoiler:Pandora when he is possessed by Hades.]] |
| 305 | * ForgotAboutHisPowers: ''Twice'' in the Hades Saga. First when Seiya was thrown into the water by Charon, he could have used his chains to rescue him. And later at the entrance of Elysium, he's again getting separated from Seiya, and ''still'' doesn't bother to use his chains to grab him. |
| 306 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: In ''Next Dimension'', he manages to calm down the Leo Saint's ''giant lion.'' One which ''nearly devoured Suikyo!''. |
| 307 | * GenderFlip: The 2019 Netflix adaptation of the manga [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNA4E3AuGIk turns him into a girl]] and changes his name to "[[GenderBlenderName Shaun]]". |
| 308 | * TheGlovesComeOff: Shun will '''never''' start a fight, but when one is picked against him, he will throw a ''hurricane at you'' if need be. |
| 309 | * TheHeart: Of the Bronze Saints. They all see him as the kindest and gentlest of the group, and treat him accordingly. |
| 310 | * HeartwarmingOrphan: In his flashback scenes with Ikki. |
| 311 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Manga only. |
| 312 | * IntimateHealing: With [[spoiler: Hyoga]], in the anime. |
| 313 | * ItsPersonal: Has this with Pisces Aphrodite in the manga version after he [[spoiler: killed Shun's beloved Master Cepheus Albiore/Cepheus Daidalos.]] |
| 314 | ** In the anime, Albiore instead fought [[spoiler: Scorpio Milo evenly, until Aphodite surprise attacked the former with his rose, killing him. Unbeknownst at the time to both Milo and Shun until Aphrodite told Shun during their fight.]] |
| 315 | * IWantToBeARealMan: What Shun tells Seiya before his fight with Aphrodite, as per Ikki's dying wish (or so he thought). |
| 316 | * LimitedWardrobe: It figures that the most effeminate guy of the group averts this. Shun's the only one in both the anime and manga to feature a greater variety of shirts, hooded shirts, pants and gets a whole new set of duds in [[spoiler: his evil robes while possessed]]. Although he does enjoy his green shirt and white suspenders. |
| 317 | * MacGyvering: Shun is '''extremely''' resourceful as the wielder of one of the most versatile weapons among the ranks of Saints. His chains can form varied shapes to either attack, defend or confine. |
| 318 | * MartialPacifist: Usually, he'd make a point of not trying to outright hurt or kill his opponents, until he absolutely needed to. And in this story, most of the time, he absolutely needed to. |
| 319 | * MartyrWithoutACause: Yeah... he'll offer enemies who are {{Anti Villain}}s his life if it brings them closer to a HeelFaceTurn, but it rarely works. Usually leads to Distressed Dude above. |
| 320 | ** Let's not forget how [[spoiler: he literally defrosted [[HumanPopsicle Hyoga]]... and almost kicked it.]] |
| 321 | * MeaningfulName: Means 'an instant' as in how quickly he can change from offense to defense. |
| 322 | * MindControlEyes: [[spoiler: When possessed by Hades]]. |
| 323 | * MoreExpendableThanYou: Despite his peaceful nature, he [[spoiler:knocked out Shiryu to allow Ikki to kill him and leave everyone else alone.]] |
| 324 | * NiceGuy: The most kindhearted of the Bronze Saints. |
| 325 | * NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: During his fight with Pisces Aphrodite, he reveals he was holding back for fear of collateral damage, and warns his foe that, without his Cloth, he now only has his killing move...And the willingness to use it. Aphrodite doesn't listen, and gets killed for his trouble. |
| 326 | * NotDrawnToScale: Shun got a whole lot bigger once he's [[spoiler: possessed by Hades.]] |
| 327 | * ParentalAbandonment: Shun is actually the son of the billionaire Mitsumasa Kido, who never recognized his children and adopted Saori instead. This is an information omitted in the anime. |
| 328 | ** This makes Shun not only the brother of Ikki, but also the brother of the other protagonists Seiya, Shiryu and Hyoga and the other minor bronze saints. |
| 329 | * RealMenWearPink: His cloth is the biggest, brightest neon pink in the series. Not once does anyone call it out or think of Shun as less of a man because of it, and he has plenty of chances to prove his worth, strength, and loyalty to his cause. After its rebirth, the Andromeda Cloth became more burgundy than pink, but then he himself switched to a light pink undersuit. |
| 330 | * ReluctantWarrior: After four seasons and at least three movies, he refuses to give up on the idea of non-violently settling problems, and sticks to talking to his enemies in the hopes of reasoning with them. He has the unfortunate tendency to combine this noble character with MartyrWithoutACause and almost giving away his life on a few occasions... but when push comes to shove and the enemy proves they're a monster, he will fight and kill them if need be. To his credit, he's caused at least one HeelFaceTurn among his opponents, [[spoiler:and held back and throttled a body stealing God through sheer love of peace]]. |
| 331 | * ShesAManInJapan: In the French dub, they thought Shun was a woman and used a woman to dub his voice for his first episode. Then Ikki calls him "Little Brother" and they later gave him a male voice. |
| 332 | * ShipTease: With June, his sparring partner and fellow student. |
| 333 | * ShowerScene: Lord, did the fangirls {{squee}}. |
| 334 | * SiblingYinYang: Shun is sensitive, openly kind and a pacifist, while his older brother Ikki is rough, aloof and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 335 | * SilkHidingSteel: Has ''many'' of the personality traits, such as his peaceful nature hiding his true strength or one of his techniques that involves setting a trap and springing when attacked. |
| 336 | * ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Attempted. Shun accepted Hades' soul so he could be killed with Hades by Athena's saints. Too bad for him, his brother Ikki couldn't bring himself to do it.]] |
| 337 | * ThisIsUnforgivable / YouMonster: To Lymnades Casa, for playing with people's feelings and loved ones. |
| 338 | * TrainingFromHell: Geographically speaking. In the manga, Tatsumi states that Andromeda Island is far worse than Death Queen Island to Ikki [[KicktheDog after he took Shun's place]]. Crops and people are capable of living on Death Queen Island while Andromeda Island appears lifeless. However Daidalos is a far nicer/saner Master than Guilty. |
| 339 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: A mistake that many tend to make when they first meet him. |
| 340 | * WillfullyWeak: When he [[{{Flashback}} showed his true power to his master]] he managed to break his master's '''SILVER CLOTH'''. And this took place before the series began. The whammy comes when one realizes that this means he mastered his Seventh Sense from the VERY START, and only used as much strength as he ever needed. |
| 341 | ** Also, this is far more believable in the manga which has less moments where he despairs at his lack of power, and unleashes his fair share of ass-whooping at opponents that should be at least one tier above him. |
| 342 | ** Again in the manga, when he has to save Hyoga, he doesn't have to psych himself with a flashback to reassert his convictions, he just powers up his Cosmo, fully content in the belief he will be using it purely for saving a life and not for fighting and hurting others. Meaning again: should he not have a reason to hold back, he WILL unleash truly insane power, just like that. |
| 343 | * TheWorfBarrage: While his Rolling Defense IS indeed a very powerful, almost impregnable barrier, well... it's only ''almost'', and God Warriors, Marine Generals, Gold Saints, and Specters find ways around it. |
| 344 | * YouKilledMyFather: Rather, "You Killed My Master", which fuels his anger towards Pisces Aphrodite during his fight with him. |
| 345 | [[/folder]] |
| 346 | |
| 347 | [[folder:Phoenix Ikki]] |
| 348 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/220713_10150161945219221_4570886_o.jpg]] |
| 349 | |
| 350 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/HideyukiHori (1986-2004 JP), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (2005-Present JP), Creator/ScottMcCord ([=DiC=] EN), Mike [=MacRae=] (ADV EN), Creator/AdamGibbs (Sentai/Netflix EN), Creator/HenryDjanik (FR), Tasio Alonso (Spain), Marcos Patiño and Rafael Pacheco (Latin American Spanish), Tony Fuochi (ITA), Leonardo Camilo (BR), António Semedo (PT) |
| 351 | ->''"Even if you knock me down a million times, the Phoenix will always rise again..."'' |
| 352 | |
| 353 | A [[IWorkAlone lone wolf]] to the core, Ikki is an orphan and the older brother of Andromeda Shun. Having gone through a tremendous toll to keep his brother alive and healthy throughout their childhood, Ikki was brought under the tutelage of Mitsumasa Kido, where he has to intercede for the sake of his brother in order to save him from being sent to the Death Queen Island to obtain the Phoenix Cloth. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | At the hellish island, he befriended Esmeralda, a slave girl who reminded him of Shun. Ikki's master Guilty, a cruel and merciless individual, slays Esmeralda to force Ikki to gain the power to obtain the Phoenix Cloth. Having gone through so much trauma leads Ikki into a mysanthropic bout where he chooses to antagonize Saori Kido and the Bronze Saints by stealing the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. Ikki is thus the first antagonist in the series. |
| 356 | |
| 357 | Though Ikki eventually turns his life around, he chooses to remain alone and actively avoids the other Bronze Saints, only intervening whenever it's absolutely necessary, often coming to aid Shun in combat. |
| 358 | ---- |
| 359 | * AKindOfOne: As part of a MythologyGag, contrary to his fellow Saints, Ikki is the ''first ever'' bearer of the Phoenix Cloth, according to the Hypermyth. No other person before him had been awarded the cloth. Much like the mythological [[ThePhoenix Phoenix bird]], Ikki is literally one of a kind. |
| 360 | * TheAce: While Ikki is officially recognized as a Bronze Saint, his base power easily places him well above most Silver Saints, and his reputation as a powerhouse is common knowledge among his peers and fellow Bronze Saints. He could easily be recognized as the strongest Bronze Saint when it comes to raw power. |
| 361 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Same as his brother's hair, but to dark blue. |
| 362 | ** His Cloth was all Orange in the Manga, while in the anime it was first white and pink with orange highlights, and then all silver and midnight blue. |
| 363 | * AloofAlly: He dislikes teamwork, he comes to battle whenever Athena's Saints need his help, and is often seen coming in the nick of time to save his younger brother and friends from certain death. This tactic has always been exploited to their advantage, since the enemies are caught by surprise upon meeting/fighting him. |
| 364 | * AloofBigBrother: An excellent example of this trope: older brother of Shun and the strongest of all the bronze saints by far. Has elements of an IneffectualLoner in him to boot. |
| 365 | * AntiHero: Even after his HeelFaceTurn he prefers to stay alone because he doesn't like teamwork. Howewer he comes to battle whenever Athena's Saints need his help. He has a noble, complex and mature character, who never hesitates to sacrifice himself for his friends. |
| 366 | * ArcVillain: The first in the series. In order to take revenge on Mitsumasa Kido, who had Ikki endure a living hell of rigorous training on Death Queen Island to become a Saint since an early age, he interrupts the Galaxian Wars tournament to steal the Sagittarius Gold Cloth from the Graad Foundation and challenges the other Bronze Saints to fight him and the Black Saints. |
| 367 | * BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: His experience from both the orphanage and on Death Queen Island caused him to go out and try to kill all of his friends and his little brother whom he swore to protect in the past. |
| 368 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Zigzagged. Ikki's first act upon appearing in the Galaxian Wars stadium is to beat the stuffing out of his younger brother, whom he then spends the rest of the arc trying to kill along with his fellow Bronze Saints. Post HeelFaceTurn, he reverts back to the personality of the protector he had as a child. Admittedly, he comes to Shun's rescue only a couple of times in the manga, and a few more in the anime, but it all gets [[{{Flanderization}} cranked up to the max in the movies,]] where the ReluctantWarrior younger brother getting hurt in a fight became a sure-fire way to summon Ikki from his lone wolf brooding cave, screaming bloody murder and mind rape. |
| 369 | * BrokenAce: Ikki is LEAGUES over the other Bronze Saints in fighting ability, and his Phoenix Cloth guarantees that, even if defeated, he comes back stronger and more dangerous every time. However, getting that Cloth was an ordeal that scarred him for life, and even having his friends as support he still has trouble coping with friendship and companionship. |
| 370 | * CallingCard: Leaves one of his phoenix feathers for his brother in ''Next Dimension''. |
| 371 | * CallingYourAttacks |
| 372 | ** '''Ho-oh Genma-Ken''' (Phoenix Phantom Punch): His signature attack. It's a thin beam of cosmo that, after piercing a victim's helmet and skull, hits the brain, bringing out his deepest fears. It traps the victim's mind in an illusion, either confusing temporarily the subject or leaving him in a catatonic state (possibly even killing him), depending on how strong the target's mind is. In some instances, very strong-minded foes scoffed at the illusion, only to realize their body control had been tampered with at a very critical moment, ending up wounding themselves. |
| 373 | ** '''Hōyoku Tenshō''' (Phoenix Wings Ascent'): An extremely strong blast of Cosmo from Ikki's fist(s) that takes the form of a fiery bird. |
| 374 | * CharClone: During his villainous arc, the Phoenix Cloth's helmet had a retractable domino mask (with shades on the eyeholes) with the sole purpose of making Ikki look more evil (and to make everyone wonder who he was for a few seconds when he made his first appearance). Even then, he only used it a few times, since his signature glare was a much more effective method of intimidation. His regular Black Saint {{Mooks}}, on the other hand, [[FacelessGoons wear their masks all the time]]. |
| 375 | * CloneArmy: In the anime, the bulk of his army of Black Saints is made up of pitch-black copies of himself and his Phoenix Cloth. They're all low-grade {{mooks}} and [[ConservationOfNinjutsu are very easily dispatched]], unlike their master. His [[EvilKnockoff unique Black Saint copies]] of the other four Bronzes are also very dangerous. |
| 376 | * CombatPragmatist |
| 377 | * CurbStompBattle: Half of the time he appears, he'll deliver one to his opponent. [[spoiler:Even to one of the 3 Judges of Hell.]] |
| 378 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the anime, has both blue hair and eyes. |
| 379 | * DeathIsCheap: When his Cloth's power is coming back from the dead, death shouldn't even be a ''concept'' to Ikki. [[spoiler:On the few rare occassions he pulls a TakingYouWithMe on his enemy (in such a way that he can't come back himself), he has been resurrected or escaped death with the help of said enemy, or others still in the land of the living.]] |
| 380 | * DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:He is visibly enraged at Thanatos' callous killing of Pandora, and swears to take revenge in her name]]. |
| 381 | * DontYouDarePityMe: Pulls this on Shun right before his HeelFaceTurn. |
| 382 | * DubNameChange: In the 2019 reboot, his name in English is changed to "Nero". |
| 383 | * DynamicEntry: Tends to enter battles like this, usually saving Shun (or less frequently, Seiya) from an enemy's fatal blow. |
| 384 | * ExBigBad: He was the BigBad of the first arc of the series. After his defeat, he eventually ends becoming part of the FiveManBand group of heroes. |
| 385 | * FeatherFlechettes: Ikki often uses the "feathers" of the Phoenix Cloth's tails like shurikens, throwing them at an enemy to announce his own arrival in a battle. |
| 386 | * {{Flanderization}}: Again, his BigBrotherInstinct towards Shun (specifically, his tendency to show up whenever an enemy threatens Shun's life in battle, saving his brother's life and stopping the enemy's attack -- usually by shooting his FeatherFlechettes at him, and then proceeding to [[CurbstompBattle curbstomp]] that enemy), which is present only a few times in the manga but is cranked up in anime filler and pretty much ALL of the animated movies. |
| 387 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: With Esmeralda. |
| 388 | * GoodIsNotNice: After his HeelFaceTurn, he becames part of the team of heroes, but while he is often shown heroic and even compassionate in some instances, he tends to be pretty ruthless against his opponents, and prefers to work alone. |
| 389 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Ikki has a scar between his eyes, earned during his training at Death Queen Island from his master Guilty, when he killed Esmeralda. |
| 390 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: The reason he's the first BigBad in the manga. [[spoiler: Mitsumasa Kido was the father of the 100 children sent to become [[TrainingFromHell Saints]]. So he sent his own children to an almost certain death, since only 10 of them came back alive. Ikki completely snaps.]] |
| 391 | * GuileHero: In many an ocassion he has defeated his enemies with the help of his MindRape ability, rather than brute force alone. Particularly so in the Asgard saga. |
| 392 | ** In Next Dimension, Ikki [[spoiler:pretends to have allied with Odysseus to kill Saori, but when he comes within an inch of killing her, he turns on Odysseus (now fully possessed by Asclepius) and attempts to kill the god with the Golden Dagger]]. |
| 393 | * HamToHamCombat: ADV dub with Dante. |
| 394 | ** Marcos Patiño's delivery of his line in the LA dub was Very, VERY hammy. |
| 395 | * HeartbrokenBadass: After his master Guilty kills his daughter Esmeralda, and even took his mistake in stride, shrugging off her death because she "had gotten too close to the training grounds." Esmeralda's death, along with Guilty's unaffected attitude, was the spark that finally drove Ikki to become deranged enough to kill his master -- and obtain the Bronze Cloth of Phoenix. |
| 396 | * HeelFaceTurn: After his defeat by Seiya. When the true antagonist of the story, Pope Ares, finally decided to make his presence known, Ikki found himself aligning with the Bronze Saints in an effort to defeat the villain. It is at this point that Ikki returns to being the compassionate older brother that Shun admired as a child. |
| 397 | * HiddenDepths: Deep down, he really cares for both his friends and Athena and he really wishes to protect the Earth. But his experiences at Death Queen Island left him as a very bitter and cynical individual. |
| 398 | * HorrifyingTheHorror: Ikki's MindRape powers are already terrifying and so is the man using them, but even he is reduced to squealing in terror when faced with [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers Shaka]]. |
| 399 | * HotBlooded: Not as much as Seiya, but when he ''does'' let his hot blood run... oh boooooy. Mostly when someone is threatening his brother Shun. |
| 400 | * HotBloodedSideburns: The only other main Bronze Saint besides Seiya to sport these. |
| 401 | * HotWings: Ikki almost always appears with a fiery, phoenix shaped aura. His most powerful attack always manifests as a phoenix in one shape or another. |
| 402 | * JerkAss --> JerkWithAHeartOfGold |
| 403 | * KnightTemplarBigBrother: Do not ''ever'' look at Shun in a bad way. To a more limited extent, to the other Saints. |
| 404 | * KickTheSonOfABitch: To Lyumnades Casa, he goes for MindRape and finish him with good old CurbStompBattle. Lyumnades totally had it coming though. |
| 405 | * LimitedWardrobe: Even when he was a kid, he wears nothing but a red shirt and black pants (red pants and blue shirt in the anime). |
| 406 | * ManlyTears: When he realized that his brother [[spoiler: was Hades' reincarnation]]. You know this is serious [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness because Ikki crying does NOT happen often]]. |
| 407 | * MasterOfIllusion: Once he uses his Phoenix Genma-Ken, it sends various nightmare illusions directly created by the opponent's brain; he or she is trapped within an illusion that is almost indistinguishable from reality. |
| 408 | * MindRape: His Phoenix Genma-Ken technique allows him to make their opponents to see an nightmarish illusion and destroying their minds. It is NightmareFuel weaponized! |
| 409 | ** And for a double-whammy, if the opponent actually has a strong enough mind to shake it off, it still tampers with body control, so any opponent better be sure they didn't try to use too powerful moves while under the influence, lest they hurt themselves quite badly. |
| 410 | * NotSoAboveItAll: |
| 411 | ** He sheds tears for Shun when told Hades is possessing him, as he realizes that Shun plans to pull an HeroicSacrifice. |
| 412 | ** Does it again when he confronts Hades possessing Shun's body; Shun, who's still FightingFromTheInside, gives Ikki a chance to strike Hades down, but Ikki can't bring himself to do so, as it would kill his little brother as well. Bear in mind, this Ikki is the same guy who, in the Poseidon arc, had no trouble killing Lyumnades Casa with a punch to the heart when the latter tried to impersonate Shun in order to pull a ShapeshifterGuiltTrip on the Phoenix Saint. |
| 413 | ** He is visibly disturbed when [[spoiler:Thanatos strikes Pandora and she dies in his arms]]. He even heads to Elysium to [[{{Revenge}} take revenge in her name]]. |
| 414 | * ParentalAbandonment: Ikki is actually the son of the billionaire Mitsumasa Kido, who never recognized his children and adopted Saori instead. Ikki has a grudge against Mitsumasa and Saori for that. This is an information omitted in the anime. |
| 415 | ** This makes Ikki not only the brother of Shun, but also the brother of the other protagonists Seiya, Shiryu and Hyoga and the other minor bronze saints. |
| 416 | * ThePhoenix: Of course, both in symbolism and in execution. His first death at the end of the Galaxian Wars arc is a particularly direct reference to the myth. After which it becomes more of a character trait and special ability. |
| 417 | * PrimaryColorChampion: |
| 418 | ** The first version of the Phoenix Cloth in the anime only. Ikki's civilian clothes under the armor are blue, and the Phoenix Cloth itself in this version is (mostly) chrome red and silver (which passes off as white at a first glance), thus he looks like white, red and blue when he wears it. Notable as one of the few rare cases of a good character using this trope without being TheHero and/or TheProtagonist - although [[ADayInTheLimelight Ikki DOES get the limelight]] during small arcs in the anime, such as his battle against Peacock Shiva and Lotus Agora. |
| 419 | ** Also in the anime, his civilian attire is a navy blue T-shirt with sleeves rolled up and red pants - lacking only the white at this point. [[spoiler:And that would be amended in the non-canon sequel ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'', which has him wearing white bandages on his arms in addition to the aforementioned blue T-shirt and red pants.]] |
| 420 | ** At four total colors (yellow, red, blue/pink and silver blue), the anime's Phoenix Cloth has the most colors of all clothes in the series. Curiously, the manga cloth is just orange throughout. |
| 421 | * ReformedButNotTamed: After his first [[BackFromTheDead resurrection]] in the anime, Ikki is reunited with the other main Bronze Saints and Saori... but he soon breaks off from the group, over a small but violent disagreement with Seiya and the fact he doesn't like to be "bossed around" by Saori (even as he acknowledges her as the incarnation of [[BigGood Athena]]). It's all right, however, as Ikki inevitably comes back to help them whenever it's needed. He just [[AloofAlly doesn't like hanging around with his teammates]]. |
| 422 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: Ikki is connected to his Cloth and constellation in more ways than one. The Phoenix Cloth has the uncanny ability to reform from atoms if pulverized—-an ability that not even Gold Cloths have. Ikki himself can never truly die for good; while he can be killed, the constellation of the Phoenix grants him the power of resurrection, even after the Cloth has been destroyed separately. |
| 423 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: To Lyumnades Casa, for trampling his brother Shun's feelings, along with Seiya's and Hyoga's. Cue MindRape. |
| 424 | * ShipTease: [[spoiler:With Pandora in the hole in the Wailing Wall. She tells him about her DarkAndTroubledPast and helps him to get to Elysium. He sympathizes with her and swears to avenge her.]] |
| 425 | * SiblingYinYang: With Shun that is gentle, selfless, a MartialPacifist while Ikki is a loner, cold and harsh. When he first appears in the manga, fellow Wolf Nachi points out that it is hard to believe Ikki and Shun are related due to the extreme differences in their personalities. |
| 426 | * StockShonenRival: To the bronze saints as a whole. He's the most powerful out of all of them and tends to be an AloofAlly. He's also the first major antagonist in the series. Not only that, but he also predates [[{{Franchise/DragonBall}} Vegeta!]] |
| 427 | * SoProudOfYou: To Shun, when learned that Shun accepted Hades' soul so he can give an opening for the Saints to kill him and Hades. |
| 428 | * TakingYouWithMe: To Virgo Shaka. After awakening his Seventh Sense by pulling a BatmanGambit on Shaka, Ikki manages to send both Shaka and himself to another dimension. [[spoiler:Both Saints are later brought back with the help of Aries Mu.]] |
| 429 | * TeachHimAnger: And '''boy'''. [[GoneHorriblyRight Did it get results.]] |
| 430 | * TrainingFromHell: {{Deconstructed}} and {{Reconstruction}}. |
| 431 | * TooSpicyForYogSothoth: As Ikki puts it to Shaka after [[ReIncarnation literally being sent to hell]] by him, Hell didn't want him; He was too rowdy. |
| 432 | * TerrorHero: Can go from Type 2 to Type 5. |
| 433 | * TwangHello: Every. Single. Movie. It typically goes like this: the Bronzes split up, Shun runs into an enemy too tough to beat and is knocked down, the enemy is about to deal a finishing blow, then suddenly one of the Phoenix Cloth's [[FlechetteStorm razor-sharp feathers]] slices through the air and sticks into the ground, wall, or floor (usually drawing blood from the enemy). Baddie rears back in shock, Ikki walks into frame describing what a mistake they made attacking his little brother. |
| 434 | * TheUnfettered: To further emphasize how different he is from his brother. While Shun is willing to spare his opponent's life and to try to make them change their mind, Ikki has no such qualms and doesn't question himself. If he faces an enemy, he WILL end them. He also does not care for notions such as gender when faced with an enemy. |
| 435 | * WarriorTherapist: Especially in the Asgard Saga to Mime and Bud. Rather than destroy their minds with the Phoenix Genma-Ken, the attack revealed truths about themselves they were either unaware of, too young to remember, or which they had deliberately buried. They still fought to the death, but at least they did so with a clearer conscience and greater understanding of themselves. |
| 436 | * WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Like Seiya, Ikki has an incredibly small pool of special attacks -- ''two.'' Again like Seiya and taking into account Ikki's sheer raw power, ''two special moves are all he ever needs.'' |
| 437 | * WouldHitAGirl: During his clash with Pandora, he states that, unlike his fellow Saints, he has no problem attacking a woman if she is his enemy. Ironically however, as Ikki says this, he throws Pandora's spear right back at her, but ends up missing her by a hair's breadth (whether Ikki actually intended to hit her may not be fully clear, but just the spear barely missing leaves her utterly terrified and too shocked for her to fight back). |
| 438 | ** In Next Dimension he ends up fighting the leader of Artemis' Satellites, Lascomoune, to save Shun, with similar results -- he stops her Crimson Viper arrow and throws it right back at her, hitting her not fatally but leaving the Satellite wounded enough to admit defeat and withdraw. It can be concluded that, while Ikki's fights with female opponents don't go to the lengths that male opponents would usually offer, he absolutely doesn't hold himself back against an enemy woman. |
| 439 | * UnflinchingWalk: Usually before kicking some ass or after his DynamicEntry. Even better when he does it OutOfTheInferno. |
| 440 | * UnexplainedRecovery / DeathIsCheap: Just like [[ThePhoenix his namesake]], he will ''not'' stay dead, and routinely claws his way out of hell. However, this didn't do him much good when [[spoiler:Virgo Shaka sent him to ''heaven''.]] |
| 441 | [[/folder]] |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !Minor Bronze Saints |
| 444 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 445 | * CantCatchUp: With the main Bronze Saints. They ''are'' Bronze Saints worthy of a Cloth and a patron constellation, so it's implied that their individual TrainingFromHell was just as bad, or at least close to, whatever the Main Five went through. But since they're all defeated during the Galaxian Wars tournament, they miss out on Ikki's theft of the Gold Cloth and all the plots that came after, which constantly pushed the main Bronzes to train and improve their skills. |
| 446 | * SoldiersAtTheRear: Jabu, Ichi, Ban, Geki and Nachi encapsulate the basic functions of the Bronze Saints at the sanctuary, which is, provide support for the other Saints and ensure the safety of the Sanctuary. They're doing what they're '''supposed''' to be doing. Seiya, Shiryu, Shun, Hyoga and Ikki are otherwise outliers and overachievers in terms of the functions of Bronze Saints. |
| 447 | * WeAreTeamCannonFodder: Asgard and Hades Sagas. |
| 448 | ** During the former, they try to defend Saori from assassination by Mizar Zeta Syd, but are cut down like so much grass and the main Bronzes have to step in. |
| 449 | ** In the latter, they stay behind in Sanctuary to help out while the main Bronzes descend into Hades, and then [[GoThroughMe throw themselves in the way]] when Thanatos unleashes his divine onslaught on [[spoiler:Seiya's sister, Seika]]. They're a bit more successful this time, if only because they are backed up by Marin and Shaina. |
| 450 | [[/folder]] |
| 451 | |
| 452 | [[folder:Unicorn Jabu]] |
| 453 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PB061-Jabu_6087.jpg]] |
| 454 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Kosuke Meguro (1986-1989 JP), Creator/HideoIshikawa (2002-Present JP), Creator/RobertTinkler ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/VicMignogna (ADV EN), Leraldo Anzaldua (Sentai/Netflix EN), Marc François and Serge Bourrier (FR), José Núñez and Luis Manuel Martín Díaz (Spain), Creator/JavierRivero and Daniel Abundis (Latin America), Marcelo Campos (BR) |
| 455 | |
| 456 | A young Saint who is shown to have been fiercely loyal to Saori from their childhood. An early rival to Seiya, he is overshadowed rather quickly in terms of power, though he remains a frequent presence at the Kido Manor and the Sanctuary. |
| 457 | ---- |
| 458 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Actually had black hair in the manga, but the anime changes it to blond. |
| 459 | * AnimalMotifs: Played with, as he has behavioral tendencies attributed to the mythologic unicorn, as he essentially was tamed by a virginal maiden in the form of Saori. Jabu is also hot-blooded and confrontational. |
| 460 | * BodyguardCrush: On Saori, and way more explicit than Seiya too. |
| 461 | * CallingYourAttacks: '''Unicorn Gallop!''': The user launches a hundred kicks on his opponent. |
| 462 | * CantCatchUp: Starts off as Seiya's rival but by the Twelve Houses Battles, Seiya has upgraded his Cloth twice, wore the Cloth of Sagittarius and reaches his seventh sense while Jabu only earned one move. By Hades, they aren't even ''comparable'' anymore, though he's still plenty powerful in his own right. |
| 463 | * CommutingOnABus: Seemed like he was going to be rival to Seiya, but after the tournament, he only appears when he's needed. |
| 464 | * DoggedNiceGuy: To Saori, especially during their childhood, when she was a {{Jerkass}} but he didn't care. |
| 465 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He entrusts Saori to Seiya on the understanding that Seiya will keep her away from harm, and personally holds Seiya responsible for her safety. |
| 466 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He not only protected Saori when she was unconscious, but [[spoiler: was the BarrierMaiden for Seika when she was being attacked by Thanatos]]. |
| 467 | * TheLeader: Of the team of secondary[=/=]leftover Bronzies. |
| 468 | * PaletteSwap: Without his bronze clothes he's basically a blond/black haired Seiya. |
| 469 | * PurpleIsPowerful: His main color is purple, and he is the strongest out of the secondary Bronze Saints. |
| 470 | * TheRival: In the start, to Seiya. |
| 471 | * VisualInnuendo: The horn on his head, he's purple with metal UnderwearOfPower. |
| 472 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Sorta, to Saori. |
| 473 | * {{Unicorn}}: Overlapping with RuleOfSymbolism, Jabu's total submission to Saori in spite of her childhood bullying is parallel to her being the [[OnlyTheChosenMayRide virgin-maiden]] taming the unicorn. |
| 474 | [[/folder]] |
| 475 | |
| 476 | [[folder:Hydra Ichi]] |
| 477 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gemini_Saga-Ichi2_4670.jpg]] |
| 478 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Masato Hirano (1986-1989 JP), Creator/MasayaOnosaka (2002-Present JP), Robert Norman Smith ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/JohnSwasey (ADV EN), Creator/JustinDoran (Sentai/Netflix EN), Creator/CesarArias and Saul Alvar (Latin American Spanish), António Semedo (PT) and Carlos Silveira (BR) |
| 479 | |
| 480 | * AscendedExtra: In a video game, he's a FakeUltimateHero with a big Ego. |
| 481 | * DemotedToComicRelief: He is turned into a mere comic-relief character in Saint Seiya Omega. |
| 482 | * DubNameChange[=/=]MeaningfulName: Renamed "Aspides" in Italian. |
| 483 | * FlatCharacter: Has no characterization. |
| 484 | * {{Gonk}}: He's gangly, pale (almost green), and has a droopy, almost ghoulish face with completely black eyes. |
| 485 | * HealingFactor: Not ''him'', but his armor is capable to rebuild itself, given enough time. In reference to the mythical Hydra, it can regrow its claws endlessly. |
| 486 | * InformedAttribute: According to the Saint Seiya Encyclopedia, he is a "nihilist". None of his apparitions in any media showed any sign of this. |
| 487 | * LogicalWeakness: Hyoga froze his claws solid, rending him weaponless. Also as a side-reference to how the Hydra was ultimately killed, except Hyoga used ice to stop the regeneration, as opposed to Herakles using fire to cauterize it. |
| 488 | * MonochromaticEyes: Has white eyes. |
| 489 | * PoisonousPerson: His claws and talons inject poison into enemies, and can even break off so they can ''continue'' to deliver poison while the Hydra Saint himself retreats to safety, at which point the Cloth just grows them back. |
| 490 | * WolverineClaws: The claws on his hands. He also has clawed knees to surprise opponents. |
| 491 | * YoungerThanHeLooks: Despite looking like an old man, turns out he is merely 14 years old. |
| 492 | [[/folder]] |
| 493 | |
| 494 | [[folder:Wolf Nachi]] |
| 495 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gemini_Saga-Nachi2_3168.jpg]] |
| 496 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/HideyukiTanaka then Creator/TakeshiKusao (1986-1989, 2019 Knights of the Zodiac JP), Kazunari Kojima (2002-2008 JP), Jeff Berg ([=DiC=] EN), Nathan Parmer (ADV EN), Cameron Bautsch (Sentai/Netflix EN), Fabián Mejía, Fernando Manzano, and Roberto Mendiola (Latin America), Júlio Martín (PT) |
| 497 | |
| 498 | * AnimalMotifs: Wolves. |
| 499 | * CurbStompBattle: His only battle with another saint (Ikki) didn't last 5 seconds. |
| 500 | * EmptyShell: After Ikki's MindRape attack, his soul was "destroyed" but somehow... he's perfectly fine when Saori needed protection at Sanctuary. |
| 501 | * FlatCharacter: Has no characterization. |
| 502 | * TheLoad: Widely considered the weakest of all the saints. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Lionet Ban]] |
| 506 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gemini_Saga-Ban5_4374.jpg]] |
| 507 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Hirohiko Kakegawa (1986-1989 JP), Naoki Imamura (2008-Present JP), Bill Houston ([=DiC=] EN), Rick Burford (ADV EN), Creator/JohnSwasey (Sentai/Netflix EN) |
| 508 | |
| 509 | * AnimalMotifs: Lions. |
| 510 | * CantCatchUp: In fact, he's the only Bronze Saint who was beaten in the Galaxian Wars by ''another'' minor Bronze Saint (Jabu). |
| 511 | * FlatCharacter: Has no characterization. [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshaded]] in de manga, as he notices the first time he says something in the series. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Bear Geki]] |
| 515 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gemini_Saga-Geki5_1009.jpg]] |
| 516 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Yuuji Mikimoto (1986-1989 JP), Kohei Fukuhara (2008-Present JP), Drew Coombs ([=DiC=] EN), Creator/RobMungle (ADV EN), Adam Noble (Sentai/Netflix EN), Carlos del Campo (Latin America) |
| 517 | |
| 518 | %%* AnimalMotifs: Bears. |
| 519 | * BearsAreBadNews: He's arrogant and cruel in his fight against Seiya, and nearly breaks Seiya's neck in an inescapable grip. |
| 520 | * TheBigGuy: The biggest of all Bronze saints. |
| 521 | * CripplingOverspecialization: He focused his training in strengthening his arms to the point he could easily throttle ''grizzly bears''. His arms were '''strong''', but break them and he is virtually defeated. |
| 522 | * FlatCharacter: Has no characterization. |
| 523 | * SuperStrength: Almost crushed Seiya with his bare hands. [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Seiya managed to use that to his advantage, though.]]]] |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Chameleon June]] |
| 527 | !!Chameleon June |
| 528 | [[quoteright:155:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PB111-June_8107.jpg]] |
| 529 | !!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/HiromiTsuru (1986-1989 JP), Creator/AyaHisakawa (2019 Knights of the Zodiac JP), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (ADV EN), Creator/ChaneyMoore (Sentai/Netflix EN), Creator/LauraTorres (Latin America) |
| 530 | ->''"Saints use their own bodies as weapons to protect Athena and defend justice."'' |
| 531 | |
| 532 | One of Athena's Amazons and a fellow student of Cepheus Albiore at Andromeda Island with Shun, Leda and Spica, June is a personal friend of Shun and a minor ally of the Bronze Saints. |
| 533 | ---- |
| 534 | * AbortedArc: June deliberately removes her mask before Shun, with all the implications described below. And, because that was one of the last times she ever appeared in the series, whether Shun even acknowledged her, let alone her feelings, was left unresolved. |
| 535 | * ActionGirl: She starts off by fighting Shun to keep him from leaving and, in the anime, in the flashback, confronted Milo when he first came to Andromeda Island, despite him being a [[CurbStompBattle Gold Saint]]. |
| 536 | * AnimalMotifs: Chameleon. |
| 537 | %%* BrokenBird |
| 538 | * {{Chickification}}: In the anime, one kick to the face later, she is reduced to a DamselInDistress. It's even ''worse'' in the manga. |
| 539 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The first time we see her, she fights Shun and loses. The second and last time (in the anime) she is in bed, talking to Marin. She hasn't physically appeared since then and her last appearances in the show were in Shun's flashback sequences during the 12 Temples arc. |
| 540 | * CoolMask: Like all other female Saints of Athena, she must wear a mask to conceal her face, and either kill or love the man that sees her without it. She willingly removes her mask to Shun, implying that she's already in love with him for a while, but because she disappears from the story, not much is made of this plot thread. |
| 541 | * DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Tries to reason with Shun so that he would stay away from the Sanctuary, before attempting to whip him to prevent him from leaving. |
| 542 | * {{Foil}}: To Shaina. They are complete opposites, mainly about how to deal with their beloved ones. June is very kind in general and not even hesitates about make clear how she feels about Shun. Shaina...well, Seiya had luck to survive to her. However, Shaina becomes a prominent presence in the show, when June, like Miho, was PutOnABus. |
| 543 | * LeotardOfPower: Her outfit on Andromeda Island. |
| 544 | * NonstandardCharacterDesign: Her armor covers more of her body than Marin's, Shaina's and even Yuzuriha's combined (Manga Only). |
| 545 | %%* ShipTease: With Shun. |
| 546 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: With CombatStilettos. |
| 547 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female of the Bronze Saints. |
| 548 | * WeaponSpecialization: She uses a whip as her primary weapon. |
| 549 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the Sanctuary arc, she completely vanishes from the manga and the anime, without even a mention by Shun. She does not appear in any of the official spin-offs either. |
| 550 | * WhipOfDominance: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Chameleon June uses a whip as her primary weapon and has a {{Dominatrix}}-styled Cloth to go with it, but her BrokenBird personality isn't the usual type for this trope. |
| 551 | [[/folder]] |
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