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Saints of Aries
The Aries Saints are wise, rational, and
calm. They can use their brains to turn virtually any situation
in their favor. Although they can appear emotionless - which
serves them well when they need to hide their true intentions -
they actually have extraordinary insight into the minds of
others, and make very considerate friends. Mu is the Aries Saint
in the original Saint Seiya, while Shion is the Aries Saint of
the 18th century in both Lost Canvas and Next Dimension.
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Aries Mu
Mu is a very calm, soft-spoken person with
a quiet wisdom about him few would dare question.
Despite his slender frame and gentle features, his aura
exudes undeniable power. He is renowned as the greatest
living psychic among the Saints, unmatched in such fields as
teleportation, telekinesis, and telepathy. But Mu is perhaps
most
famous for his ability to heal broken Saint armors, which is a
very
useful skill to have considering how much abuse they go through.
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When Mu suspected that Pope Shion,
his Master, was killed, he left
Sanctuary to live in the fabled land of Jamir, where he trained
a
student named Kiki. He only returned after the true Athena came
to
reclaim power from the false Pope, and helped her Saints in
their
quest. Then the Holy War started and everything went to Hell.
Mu stood firm in defense of the Aries temple against 6 Gold
Saints who rose from the grave, including his own Master,
Shion, who would've killed him if Libra Dohko hadn't
intervened. Mu then raced to protect the rest of
the temples. His keen sense of strategy
served him well in battles to come. |
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Aries Shion
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Shion was trained in
Sanctuary, along |
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with Libra Dohko, as a
Bronze Saint. Shortly |
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after his upgrade
to Gold, he had the chance to |
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kill the boy who would
become Hades' new vessel |
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and prevent the 18th
century Holy War. But this was |
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not to be. Only him and Dohko survived that blood |
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bath, after which Shion was promoted to Pope. Shion |
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lead Sanctuary for over 200 years, and trained Mu to
be |
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his successor as the Aries Saint, but he grew weaker
with age |
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and was eventually assassinated by the resentful
Gemini Saga. |
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This, however, was not the end of his career as
Pope. At the |
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beginning of the new Holy War, Shion, along with
several |
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other dead Saints, were resurrected by Hades and
sent |
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on a mission to kill Athena. It was
heartbreaking for |
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all involved to fight against their dear friends,
but |
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the mission had to be fulfilled. Not for Hades' |
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sake, but to use the goddess' blood to revive her |
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sacred armor, without which battling Hades |
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would have been futile. And that's |
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Aries Techniques |
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Heal Armor*
Although Saint armor can regenerate itself
over time, if the damage is too great, it may need some hands-on
help. Both Shion and Mu are experts at healing
armor. "Fixing" isn't the right word, since the armor is alive
and requires large amounts of Cosmo-charged blood to be restored
back to health. A combination of the Gammanium, Orichalcum, and
Star Dust Sand - the very elements present in the forging of the
cloth - is used in the healing process. |
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Psychokinesis
Mu is a renowned master of Phychokinesis,
and frequently moves objects with
his mind, be it people or huge stone towers. He is also able to
pull people out of other dimensions. |
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Teleportation
Mu is also an avid teleporter, and does
not hesitate to use this ability to evade attacks. |
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Crystal Wall
This is a useful Aries defensive
technique, cast by spreading his arms out to the side. It
creates a transparent wall with an iridescent sheen that is
neigh unbreakable, and even reflects attacks launched at it back
to the aggressor. |
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Crystal Net
Aries weaves this net by moving around his
opponent. When completed, it appears as a crystalline web that
restricts the enemy's movement. |
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Minor Starlight Extinction*
Although the full power of Starlight
Extinction requires both hands, Aries is able to shoot off minor
blasts with a single hand. |
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Starlight Extinction
This is a teleportation-based technique
used to make its target disappear either to another place, to
the world of the dead, or out of existence entirely. In
Episode G, it was even used to dissipate the dimensional
gaps created by Iapetus. It is unclear whether Shion is able to
use this ability, so it may be something invented by Mu. |
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Stardust Revolution
This is the ultimate attack of Aries. It
creates a universe using Cosmo and then summons from it
meteorites and other debris to relentlessly bombard the opponent
into oblivion. |
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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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