Saint Seiya

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==Summary of the Series==
Saint Seiya/Knights Of The Zodiac is a manga by Masami Kurumada from 1986 to 1991. It told the story of the Saints, a group of powerful warriors who are sworn to fight as the army of the Goddess Athena. Along the series, they face various Holy Wars against Deities who wish to claim Athena's earth as their own, always against increasingly stronger opponents. The series quickly became a hit, and Toei Animation soon followed with an Anime adaptation in the same year. Interestingly enough, instead of merely following the manga and adding filler episodes from time to time, the anime took great liberties with the source material, altering details of backstories, adding/changing characters, creating entire new story arcs, and usually tying all-new "filler" material to the original manga plot.
When the original Manga / Anime came to an end, the series found itself in limbo, and from 1991 to 2001, no new material came of it. This changed when both Masami Kurumada and Toei Animation decided to revive the series, and since then Saint Seiya has been an ever-growing, ever expanded franchise.
In 2001, the Saint Seiya Taizen Encyclopedia came to be, bundled alongside the Hypermyth, and with the two many details of the series's mythology became explained (Note: There was already a Hypermyth in 1990, but it was not written by, nor very supervised by Kurumada, and many of its details are removed in its 2001 update, making it clear what is the canonical version). In the next year, the Saint Seiya Hades OVAs began to be published, alongside the Light Novel Saint Seiya Gigantomachia, telling a story that happened in between the Poseidon and Hades arcs, and the manga Saint Seiya Episode G, a prequel focused on the Gold Saints, which Kurumada supervised , approved and officially confirmed canon.
Since then, numerous anime and manga have been released, such as Saint Seiya Next Dimension and Saint Seiya Lost Canvas in 2006, originally intended to be equally valid story-lines published simultaneously, yet since 2009 Next Dimension has been called the canonical continuation of Saint Seiya. Also released was the Heaven Chapter: Overture, intended as the first of a trilogy that would tell the Olympus Arc, but due to disapproval from Kurumada, the plan was abandoned. And last but not least, the Saint Seiya Omega and Saint Seiya Soul of Gold anime, and the manga Saintia Sho.
For a long time, all of these anime and manga were viewed as non-canonical spin-offs, but all changed in 2014 when the direct sequel to Episode G, Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin started, and in it, the existence of a Multiverse in the franchise was confirmed. This, alongside references to various "non-canonical" anime in the series, forced fans to look at the Saint Seiya Franchise from a new perspective.
==Timeline of the Series==
Original Manga Universe:
*Saint Seiya: Episode Zero (A manga of three chapters that is a prequel to the Classic Manga)
*Saint Seiya: Origin (A manga of two chapters that is a prequel to the Classic Manga)
*Saint Seiya: Episode.G Assassin - Prologue (months after the fight against Cronus)
*Saint Seiya: Time Odyssey (Takes place at various points in time during the Classic Manga)
*Classic Manga: Sanctuary Arc (Year of 1986)
*Classic Manga: Poseidon Arc (Year of 1987)
*Saint Seiya: Destiny (A manga of one chapter with a story parallel to the Poseidon Arc)
*Classic Manga: Hades Arc (Year of 1990)
*Saint Seiya: Next Dimension (days after the Hades Arc / Year of 1743 in the past)
*Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho (Events happening parallel to Classic Manga)
*Saint Seiya: Golden Age (In between Poseidon Arc and Hades Arc of the Classic Manga)
*Saint Seiya: Episode. G: Assassin (Modern times, decades after the main series)
*Saint Seiya: Episode G: Requiem (Takes place after the events of Assassin)
Toei Animation Universe:
*Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (Spin-off: Take place more than 2 centuries before Classic Series)
*Classic Anime: Sanctuary Arc (Year of 1986) (Early fillers not included)
*Classic Anime: Asgard Arc (Year of 1987)
*Classic Anime: Poseidon Arc (Year of 1987)
*Saint Seiya: Hades OVAs (Year of 1990)
*Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold (Spin-off: In between Hades Inferno and Hades Elysium)
*Saint Seiya: Santia Sho (Spin-off: Events happening parallel to Classic Series)
*Saint Seiya Ω (25 Years after the start of Classic Series, Year of 2011)
Parallel Universes:
*Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture
*Saint Seiya: Episode. G (7 Years before the start of Classic Series, Year of 1979)
*Saint Seiya Gigantomachia (In between Poseidon Arc and Hades Arc)
*Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden Dark Wing (A new manga with a story set in a parallel universe of the multiverse of Saint Seiya)
*Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (A CGI Movie adaptation of the Sanctuary Arc, taking heavy liberties with the source material)
Note: If you want to know more about the Verse's Lore, read the Hypermyth here.
==Power of the Verse==
Saint Seiya is widely considered to be one of the most powerful anime verses there are. Due to the mechanics of the series even the weakest characters, capable of controlling only Basic Cosmos, comfortably sit around Island Level in their Attack Potency and Durability. Far above them are numerous characters, over 100 when counting the whole Franchise, whose power ranges from Multi-Solar System level to Galaxy level and even Multi-Galaxy level.
Then there are the God Characters, whose powers can be as "insignificant" as Star level. However, the majority of even the Minor Gods show immense superiority over any users of the 7th and 8th Senses, and through certain feats can be ranked at At least Multi-Galaxy level. Major, powerful deities, such as the Olympians and the Titans, possess a level of power far beyond all mortal comprehension, being beyond typical infinity and residing in a completely separate, higher dimension. Their levels are often around Universe+ to Low Multiverse level. Finally, Saint Seiya has the presence of a few God Tier characters whose power sits at the Multiverse level+.
The franchise also holds immense speeds, with most of the verse being light speed with the strongest characters having infinite speed.
Finally, what truly makes Saint Seiya such an impressive verse, is also the special abilities and manipulations of the various characters, such as, but not limited to:
*Atomic, Sub-Atomic and Quantum, Manipulation, Destruction and Restoration
*Reality Warping
*Sensory Removal
*Psychokinesis with universal range
*Cold Manipulation, reaching not only Absolute Zero but temperatures hundreds of times colder
*Probability Manipulation
*Spatial Manipulation
*Time Manipulation
*Soul Manipulation
*Mind Manipulation
*Gravity Manipulation
*Life and Death Manipulation
*Causality Manipulation and Acausality
For more information, see this page.
==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
===Supporters===
*Alonik
*Matthew Schroeder
*Ultima Reality
*Sage God Slayer
*TheUnshakableOne
*BluudyManikin777
*AlexZiggy
*GigaTopMagnum
===Opponents===
===Neutral===
*Shadowbokunohero
==Characters==
===Saint Seiya Manga Only===
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====Legendary Bronze Saints====
Pegasus Seiya (God Cloth).jpg|Pegasus Seiya|link=Pegasus Seiya
Dragon Shiryu (God Cloth).jpg|Dragon Shiryu|link=Dragon Shiryu
Cygnus Hyoga (God Cloth).jpg|Cygnus Hyoga|link=Cygnus Hyoga
Andromeda Shun (God Cloth).jpg|Andromeda Shun|link=Andromeda Shun
Phoenix Ikki (God Cloth).jpg|Phoenix Ikki|link=Phoenix Ikki
====Bronze Saints====
Unicorn Jabu SS.jpg|Unicorn Jabu|link=Unicorn Jabu
Hydra Ichi SS.jpg|Hydra Ichi|link=Hydra Ichi
Bear Geki SS.jpg|Bear Geki|link=Bear Geki
Chameleon June.jpg|Chameleon June|link=Chameleon June
====Silver Saints====
Lyra Orphee SS.jpg|Lyra Orphée|link=Lyra Orphée
Aquila Marin SS.jpg|Eagle Marin|link=Eagle Marin
Ophiuchus Shaina SS.jpg|Ophiuchus Shaina|link=Ophiuchus Shaina
Hound Asterion SS.jpg|Hound Asterion|link=Hound Asterion
Lizard Misty SS.jpg|Lizard Misty|link=Lizard Misty
Perseus Algol SS.jpg|Perseus Algol|link=Perseus Algol
====Gold Saints====
Aries Mu GS.jpg|Aries Mu|link=Aries Mu
Taurus Aldebaran GS.jpg|Taurus Aldebaran|link=Taurus Aldebaran
Gemini Saga GS.jpg|Gemini Saga|link=Gemini Saga
Gemini Kanon GS.jpg|Gemini Kanon|link=Gemini Kanon
Cancer Deathmask GS.jpg|Cancer Deathmask|link=Cancer Deathmask (Saint Seiya)
Leo Aiolia GS.jpg|Leo Aiolia|link=Leo Aiolia
Virgo Shaka GS.jpg|Virgo Shaka|link=Virgo Shaka
Libra Dohko GS.jpg|Libra Dohko|link=Libra Dohko
Sagittarius Aiolos GS.jpg|Sagittarius Aiolos|link=Sagittarius Aiolos
Scorpio Milo GS.jpg|Scorpio Milo|link=Scorpio Milo
Capricorn Shura GS.jpg|Capricorn Shura|link=Capricorn Shura
Aquarius Camus GS.jpg|Aquarius Camus|link=Aquarius Camus
Pisces Aphrodite GS.jpg|Pisces Aphrodite|link=Pisces Aphrodite
Aries Shion GS.jpg|Aries Shion|link=Aries Shion
====Deities====
Athena SS.jpg|Athena|link=Athena (Saint Seiya)
Hades SS.jpg|Hades|link=Hades (Saint Seiya)
Poseidon SS gal.jpg|Poseidon|link=Poseidon (Saint Seiya)
Thanatos SS.jpg|Thanatos|link=Thanatos (Saint Seiya)
Hypnos SS.jpg|Hypnos|link=Hypnos (Saint Seiya)
====Poseidon's Marines====
Bian SS.jpg|Hippocamp Baian|link=Hippocamp Baian
Io SS.jpg|Scylla Io|link=Scylla Io
Krisna SS.jpg|Chrysaor Krishna|link=Chrysaor Krishna
Kansas SS.jpg|Lymnades Kasa|link=Lymnades Kasa
Isaack SS.jpg|Kraken Isaak|link=Kraken Isaak
Sorrento SS.jpg|Siren Sorrento|link=Siren Sorrento
Thetis SS.jpg|Mermaid Thetis|link=Mermaid Thetis
====Hades's Specters====
Pandora SS.jpg|Pandora|link=Pandora (Saint Seiya)
Rhada SS.jpg|Wyvern Rhadamanthys|link=Wyvern Rhadamanthys
Aiacos SS.jpg|Garuda Aiacos|link=Garuda Aiacos
Minos SS.jpg|Griffon Minos|link=Griffon Minos
Lune SS.jpg|Balrog Lune|link=Balrog Lune
Pharaoh SS.jpg|Sphinx Pharaoh|link=Sphinx Pharaoh
Myu SS 01.jpg|Papillon Myu|link=Papillon Myu
Valentine SS.jpg|Harpy Valentine|link=Harpy Valentine
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====18th Century Gold Saints====
Ox ND.jpg|Taurus Ox|link=Taurus Ox
Cain and Abel ND.jpg|Gemini Cain / Abel|link=Gemini Cain / Abel
DeathToll ND.jpg|Cancer Deathtoll|link=Cancer Deathtoll (Saint Seiya)
Kaiser ND.jpg|Leo Kaiser|link=Leo Kaiser
Shijima ND.jpg|Virgo Shijima|link=Virgo Shijima
Gestalt ND.jpg|Sagittarius Gestalt|link=Sagittarius Gestalt
Ecarlate SHO.jpg|Scorpio Ecarlate|link=Scorpio Ecarlate
Izou ND.jpg|Capricorn Izo|link=Capricorn Izo
Mystoria ND.jpg|Aquarius Mystoria|link=Aquarius Mystoria
Cardinale ND.jpg|Pisces Cardinale|link=Pisces Cardinale
Odysseus ND.jpg|Ophiuchus Odysseus|link=Ophiuchus Odysseus
====Deities====
Chronos SS.jpg|Chronos|link=Chronos (Saint Seiya)
====Hades's Specters====
Suikyo ND.jpg|Garuda Suikyo|link=Garuda Suikyo
====Others====
Calisto ND.jpg|Callisto|link=Callisto
Hecate ND.jpg|Hecate|link=Hecate (Saint Seiya)
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====21th Century Saints (Lost World)====
Mu EPGA.jpg|Aries Mu|link=Aries Mu (Lost World)
Lancelot EPGA.jpg|Cancer Lancelot|link=Cancer Lancelot
Aiolos EPGA.jpg|Sagittarius Aiolos|link=Sagittarius Aiolos (Lost World)
Camus EPGA.jpg|Aquarius Camus|link=Aquarius Camus (Lost World)
====Gladiators====
Durandal Roland SS.jpg|Durandal Roland|link=Durandal Roland
Sigurd EPGA.jpg|Gram Sigurd|link=Gram Sigurd
Alicia EPGA.jpg|Vorpal Alice|link=Vorpal Alice
Aparajita Chakravartin SS.jpg|Aparajita Chakravartin|link=Aparajita Chakravartin
Clarent Mordred SS.jpg|Clarent Mordred|link=Clarent Mordred
====Titans====
Cronus.jpg|Cronus|link=Cronus (Saint Seiya)
RheaTarot.jpg|Rhea|link=Rhea
HyperionTarot.jpg|Hyperion|link=Ebony Hyperion
Theia.jpg|Theia|link=Theia
Iapetus.jpg|Iapetus|link=Dimension Iapetus
Themis.jpg|Themis|link=Themis
Oceanus.jpg|Oceanus|link=Current Oceanus
Thetis.jpg|Thetis|link=Thetis
Coeus.jpg|Coeus|link=Dark Lightning Coeus
Phoebe.jpg|Phoebe|link=Phoebe
Crius.jpg|Kreios|link=Galaxy Kreios
Mnemosyne.jpg|Mnemosyne|link=Mnemosyne
====Deities====
Zeus EPGA.jpg|Zeus|link=Zeus (Saint Seiya)
Uranus SS.jpg|Uranus|link=Uranus (Saint Seiya)
Tartarus SS.jpg|Tartarus|link=Tartarus (Saint Seiya)
Pontus SS.jpg|Pontos|link=Pontos
Gea SS.jpg|Gaia|link=Gaia (Saint Seiya)
====Gigas====
Tifon SS.jpg|Typhon|link=Typhon (Saint Seiya)
====Others====
Hector EPG.jpg|Hector|link=Hector of Troy
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====18th Century Bronze Saints====
Pegasus Tenma TLC.jpg|Pegasus Tenma|link=Pegasus Tenma
Yato TLC.jpg|Unicorn Yato|link=Unicorn Yato
====18th Century Silver Saints====
Altair Hakurei TLC.jpg|Altar Hakurei|link=Altar Hakurei
Yuzuriha TLC.jpg|Crane Yuzuhira|link=Crane Yuzuhira
====18th Century Gold Saints====
TaurusHasgard.jpg|Taurus Hasgard|link=Taurus Hasgard
Gemini Aspros TLC.jpg|Gemini Aspros|link=Gemini Aspros
GeminiDefteros.jpg|Gemini Defteros|link=Gemini Defteros
CancerManigoldo.jpg|Cancer Manigoldo|link=Cancer Manigoldo
LeoRegulus.jpg|Leo Regulus|link=Leo Regulus
VirgoAsmita.jpg|Virgo Asmita|link=Virgo Asmita
ScorpioKardia.jpg|Scorpio Kardia|link=Scorpio Kardia
SagittariusSisyphus.jpg|Sagittarius Sisyphus|link=Sagittarius Sisyphus
CapricornEl Cid.jpg|Capricorn El Cid|link=Capricorn El Cid
Degel TLC.jpg|Aquarius Degel|link=Aquarius Degel
PiscesAlbafica1.jpg|Pisces Albafica|link=Pisces Albafica
Cancer Sage TLC.jpg|Cancer Sage|link=Cancer Sage
====Deities====
Balor TLC.jpg|Balor|link=Balor (Saint Seiya)
Tezcatlipoca TLC.jpg|Tezcatlipoca|link=Tezcatlipoca (Saint Seiya)
Oneiros TLC.jpg|Oneiros|link=Oneiros (Saint Seiya)
Phantasus TLC.jpg|Phantasos|link=Phantasos (Saint Seiya)
Morpheus TLC.jpg|Morpheus|link=Morpheus (Saint Seiya)
Ikelus TLC.jpg|Ikelos|link=Ikelos(Saint Seiya)
Phobetor TLC.jpg|Phobetor|link=Phobetor (Saint Seiya)
====Gigas====
TLCEnceladus.jpg|Enceladus|link=Enceladus (Saint Seiya)
====Hades's Specters====
Youma TLC.jpg|Mephistopheles Yoma|link=Mephistopheles Yoma
Owl Partita.jpg|Owl Partita|link=Owl Partita
Benu Kagaho TLC.jpg|Bennu Kagaho|link=Bennu Kagaho
Atavaka TLC.jpg|Atakava|link=Atakava
Cetus Chris TLC.jpg|Cetus Chris|link=Cetus Chris
Earhart TLC.jpg|Vampire Earhart|link=Vampire Earhart
Luco TLC.jpg|Dryad Luco|link=Dryad Luco
Nasu TLC.jpg|Nasu Veronica|link=Nasu Veronica
Violate TLC.jpg|Behemoth Violate|link=Behemoth Violate
Cube TLC 02.jpg|Dullahan Cube|link=Dullahan Cube
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====Saintias====
Shoko SHO.jpg|Equuleus Shoko|link=Equuleus Shoko
Mii SHO.jpeg|Delphinus Mii|link=Delphinus Mii
Katya SHO 02.jpg|Northern Crown Katya|link=Northern Crown Katya
Xiaoling SHO.jpg|Ursa Minor Xiaoling|link=Ursa Minor Xiaoling
Erda SHO.jpg|Cassiopeia Erda|link=Cassiopeia Erda
====Silver Saints====
Aeson SHO.jpg|Crateris Aeson|link=Crateris Aeson
Mayura SHO.jpg|Pavo Mayura|link=Pavo Mayura
Juan SHO.jpg|Scutum Juan|link=Scutum Juan
Georg SHO.jpg|Southern Cross Georg|link=Southern Cross Georg
====Deities====
Eris SHO.jpg|Eris|link=Eris (Saint Seiya)
Ares SHO.jpg|Ares|link=Ares (Saint Seiya)
Deimos SHO.jpg|Deimos|link=Deimos (Saint Seiya)
Phobos SHO.jpg|Phobos|link=Phobos (Saint Seiya)
Harmonia SHO.jpg|Harmonia|link=Harmonia (Saint Seiya)
====Eris's Dryads / Ghost Saints====
Athe SHO.jpg|Ruin Athe|link=Ruin Athe
Emony SHO.jpg|Malice Emony|link=Malice Emony
Phonos SHO.jpg|Murder Phonos|link=Murder Phonos
Algea SHO.jpg|Orion Rigel / Pain Argea|link=Orion Rigel
Dysnomia SHO.jpg|Anarchy Dysnomia|link=Anarchy Dysnomia
Hysminai SHO.jpg|Duel Hysminai|link=Duel Hysminai
Mariya SHO.jpg|Oblivion Mariya / Lethe|link=Oblivion Mariya
Yufa SHO.jpg|Famine Yufa / Limos|link=Hunger Yufa
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===Saint Seiya Anime Only===
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====God Warriors====
Hilda.jpg|Polaris Hilda|link=Polaris Hilda
Sigfried SS.jpg|Dubhe Siegfried|link=Dubhe Siegfried
Bud SS.jpg|Alcor Bado|link=Alcor Bado
Syd SS.jpg|Mizar Shido|link=Mizar Shido
Alberich SS.jpg|Megrez Alberich|link=Megrez Alberich
Mime SS.jpg|Benetsnatch Mime|link=Benetsnatch Mime
Hagen SS.jpg|Merak Hagen|link=Merak Hagen
Fenrir SS.jpg|Alioth Fenrir|link=Alioth Fenrir
Thor SS.jpg|Phecda Thor|link=Phecda Thor
====Ghost Five====
Jager SS.jpg|Orion Jäger|link=Orion Jäger
Maya SS.jpg|Sagitta Maya|link=Sagitta Maya
Orpheus SS.jpg|Lyra Orpheus|link=Lyra Orpheus
Jan SS.jpg|Scutum Jan|link=Scutum Jan
Christ SS.jpg|Crux Christ|link=Crux Christ
====Corona Saints====
Atlas SS.jpg|Carina Atlas|link=Carina Atlas
Berenices SS.jpg|Coma Berenices|link=Coma Berenices
Jaō SS.jpg|Lynx Jaō|link=Lynx Jaō
====Fallen Angels====
Lucifer SS.jpg|Lucifer|link=Lucifer (Saint Seiya)
Beelzebud SS.jpg|Seraph Beelzebub|link=Seraph Beelzebub
Eligor SS.jpg|Virtur Eligor|link=Virtur Eligor
Moa SS.jpg|Throne Mois|link=Throne Mois
Astaroth SS.jpg|Kerubim Astaroth|link=Kerubim Astaroth
====Deities====
Abel SS.jpg|Phoebus Abel|link=Phoebus Abel
Apollo SS.jpg|Apollo|link=Apollo (Saint Seiya)
Artemis SS.jpg|Artemis|link=Artemis (Saint Seiya)
Odin SS.jpg|Odin|link=Odin (Saint Seiya)
|-|Omega=
====21th Century Bronze Saints====
Pegasus Koga Omega.jpg|Pegasus Kouga|link=Pegasus Kouga
Aquila Yuna Omega.jpg|Aquila Yuna|link=Aquila Yuna
Orion Eden Omega.jpg|Orion Eden|link=Orion Eden
Lionet Soma Omega.jpg|Lionet Soma|link=Lionet Soma
Dragon Ryūhō Omega.jpg|Dragon Ryuho|link=Dragon Ryuho
Wolf Haluto Omega.jpg|Wolf Haruto|link=Wolf Haruto
====21th Century Gold Saints====
Sagittarius Seiya Omega.jpg|Sagittarius Seiya|link=Sagittarius Seiya
====Deities====
Saturn Omega.jpg|Saturn|link=Saturn
Mars Omega.jpg|Mars|link=Mars (Saint Seiya)
Apsu Omega.jpg|Abzu|link=Abzu
|-|Soul of Gold=
====Deities====
Loki SS 01.jpg|Loki|link=Loki (Saint Seiya)
|-|Legend of Sanctuary=
====Bronze Saints====
Pegasus Seiya LoS SS.jpg|Pegasus Seiya|link=Pegasus Seiya (Legend of Sanctuary)
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