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Saints of Aquarius
The Aquarius Saints as as cool and
collected as the ice that they wield. They know how to stay calm
under pressure, like to think things through, and don't let
emotions control them in battle. Yet, under the frosty
exterior, they care deeply for those close to them, and are
always ready to sacrifice themselves for a worthy cause. Camus is the
Aquarius Saint of modern times in the original Saint Seiya,
while Degel is the Aquarius Saint of the 18th century in Lost
Canvas.
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Aquarius Camus
As expected from a master of the cold,
Camus
prized a level head and stoic discipline. He believed
that a true fighter must be as dispassionate and
resilient
as the Arctic icebergs, and he tried to cultivate these
values
in his two students: Isaac and Hyoga. Hyoga, on the
other hand,
was a hopeless emotional wreck who clung desperately to
the past.
Camus knew that Hyoga couldn't possibly last against a
Gold Saint
like that, so he took drastic measures to shock Hyoga
into shape. He
took away the thing Hyoga cared about the most: access
to his dead
mother. He truly hoped this would help Hyoga become
stronger, but
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when it only
broke him further, Camus froze him in an ice
slab for |
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his own good. He would rather Hyoga sleep through
this conflict |
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and awaken in more
peaceful times. Hyoga managed to get |
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free, however,
and confronted his Master again. This |
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time Camus wouldn't be
as merciful. He went all out on his |
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student, pushing Hyoga
past his limits. |
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Camus was a harsh
mentor, but |
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his feelings for Hyoga
ran deep, and he
was glad to sacrifice his life to teach |
Hyoga all that he knew.
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Aquarius Degel
Degel was considered the most
intelligent
Saint in Sanctuary. He owed much credit for this
to the time he spent in Bluegrad, home to a treasury of
the world's widsom and the guardians of Poseidon's Legacy.
It was a remote, desolate place, with little sunshine or warmth.
There, Degel and his best friend Unity made a pact. Degel would
become a Saint, Unity would become a ruler, and together they'd
create a bridge between Bluegrad and the rest of the world.
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Degel kept his promise to become a
Saint, so when Athena sent him
back to Bluegrad to retrieve Poseidon's Legacy, he was happy to
see
his old friend again. Unfortunately, in the years Degel's been
gone,
Unity went a wee bit crazy. He chose to be a Marina of
Poseidon,
killed his father, offered his sister's body to the god, and now
wanted to rule the world. Degel was heartbroken at how far
his friend had fallen, but he did not give up, and managed
to get through to Unity's old self. But by then it was
too late. Poseidon's Legacy went out of control,
and Degel was forced to sacrifice himself
to contain the sea god's wrath. |
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Aquarius Techniques |
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Diamond Dust
Aquarius is able to slow down the movement
of atoms in the air, thereby creating frost, and launching it at
his opponent in a cold blast of ice crystals. |
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Kol'tso
Although the screenshot is from Camus'
student Hyoga using the attack on Scorpio Milo, Episode G
clarifies that this is a technique in the Aquarius arsenal. It
is created by freezing water molecules around an opponent into a
ring that restrict their movement. Indeed, "kol'tso" means
"ring" in Russian. Over time, the number of rings increase and
tighten on the target. |
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Long Rang
Blast*
Aquarius could send a beam of Cosmo over a
long distance. More specifically, he uses this to blast a hole
through the Arctic ice and sink the ship with Hyoga's dead
mother to a depth beyond his reach. |
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Freezing Coffin
Aquarius can freeze the moisture in the
air around a target to create a block of ice around them. It has
a long casting time so is probably not effective against moving
targets. Although Camus claims that the freezing coffin lasts
for hundreds of years and can't be broken even by the combined
strength of the Gold Saints, Shiryu breaks the coffin with one
of Libra's weapons, and Minos Griffon punched through it when Hyoga tried to use it as a shield. Soo... yea. It can also be
broken out of from the inside by using one's Cosmo to raise
temperature above that of the coffin. |
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Aurora Execution
This is Aquarius' most devastating attack,
charged by raising both hands overhead and then swinging them
down, releasing a stream of coldness approaching or even
reaching absolute zero. Those hit Aurora Execution die instantly
as the movements of their atoms grind to a freezing halt. |
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Group Techniques |
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Athena Exclamation
The honor code of the Saints dictates that
all battles must be one on one, but Athena Exclamation can only
be performed by three Saints. It has the force of the Big Bang,
and is so overpowered that Athena herself had it banned.
However, Saints have been known to use it under extreme
circumstances. |
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Sunlight*
The Zodiac constellations have long bathed
in the light of the Sun, and the Gold armors that represent them
have absorbed an infinite amount of sunlight. To perform this
incredible blast of energy, all the Gold Saints focus their
Cosmo into the tip of Sagittarius' arrow, thereby fusing their
powers as one. |
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This attack was
used to break through the Wailing Wall by bringing the full
intensity of a star into the darkest depths of Hell. Although it
is said that Athena Exclamation has the force of the Big Bang,
Supernova is undoubtedly more powerful, since it utilizes the
combined strength of twelve Gold Saints instead of three. It
instantly disintegrates everything in its vicinity, including
those who cast it, and sends waves of devastation rippling
outwards. |
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Aries |
Taurus |
Gemini |
Cancer |
Leo |
Virgo |
Libra |
Scorpio |
Sagittarius |
Capricorn |
Aquarius |
Pisces |
Knights of the Zodiac
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*This technique does not, as far as I know, have an
official name. I just gave it a descriptive name.
DISCLAIMER: Saint Seiya (also known as Knights of the
Zodiac), all of its spinoffs (Lost Canvas, Episode G, Next
Dimension, etc), all characters, art, and story is copyright
Masami Kuramada. No copyright infringement is intended.
Credit for Kol'tso and Freezing Coffin pictures to
SaintSeiyaPedia, and for the Saint Cloth picture to
Pharaon
Website. |
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