User:Sharaku Jr./Tessa (Red Earth)

“	We gained countless scars to arrive this far... We lost countless friends... We have made many sacrifices... Therefore, even if it's far from enough, even if it's only one step at a time... We'll keep walking forward... For as long as there is hope... Miracles will always be possible! This is what our bodies learned in all those past battles: For all our friends, and for Athena... We must keep on fighting! We are this world's and Athena's hope! And if you remain standing in our way, then you leave us with no choice but to defeat you!	„
	~ Seiya to Hades

Background

Pegasus Seiya (天馬星座の星矢, Pegasasu no Seiya), also known as simply Seiya (星矢, Seiya) is the titular main protagonist of the Saint Seiya manga and anime series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. Seiya is one of the Goddess Athena's 88 Saints, powerful warriors who fight using their bodies as weapons, defending the Earth from any evil that may threaten it. Being the one chosen by the Pegasus constellation, Seiya is one among the 52 Bronze Saints. Seiya is known for his never-give-up attitude, often acting boldly. This can often get him into difficult situations, but he is brave and selfless, putting the needs of others before his own. Seiya will always put his life on the line to protect his family, friends and Athena, truly proving his worth as the legendary Pegasus Saint.

Seiya was born on December 1st. He never knew his parents, and lived in an orphanage along with several other orphans. The orphanage was run by the Graude Foundation, a very wealthy organization owned by Mitsumasa Kido. Learning of the legendary Saints from a dying man named Aiolos, Kido shipped out various young children to various locations around the world in order to be trained by other Saints, in order to become the next generation of Saints. Seiya was sent to Sanctuary in Greece, the birthplace of the Saints, when he was just six years old. While there, he trained underneath the tutelage of Eagle Marin, a Silver Saint. In training, Seiya learned all about fighting, as well as how to burn his Cosmo, the energy within all living creatures in the universe, to allow him to perform superhuman feats. In addition, he also learned how to break down the atoms in his opponents by perfectly targeting their molecules, allowing many of his attacks to break things down on an atomic level.

Eventually, after years of training, Seiya was able to win the tournament for the Pegasus Bronze Cloth. After leaving Greece, he returned to Japan. When he arrived at the Graude Foundation’s orphanage, he found out from Saori Kido, Mitsumasa’s adopted daughter, that he had recently passed away, and that Seiya’s own sister, Seika, had disappeared. Upon hearing this, Seiya agreed to fight in the Galaxian Wars tournament between all the Bronze Saints that had returned from their respective locations. Saori promised that, if he won, the entirety of the Graude Foundation would help search for Seika. Seiya fought in two battles before the tournament was interrupted by Phoenix Ikki, who stole the grand prize, the Sagittarius God Cloth, away from the stadium along with the Black Saints. Seiya and the three remaining Bronze Saints - Dragon Shiryu, Cygnus Hyoga, and Ikki’s own brother, Andromeda Shun - tracked Ikki and the Black Saints to a mountain range, where Seiya himself was able to defeat the Phoenix Saint and bring him back to his senses after being manipulated by the Pope of Sanctuary.

Soon after, the Silver Saints, higher ranking warriors wearing the Silver Cloths, attacked the Bronze Saints. Despite the Silver Saints being initially stronger, Seiya and his friends are able to surpass their normal limits and defeat the Silver Saints. It is during this time that Saori Kido learns that she was in fact, the next reincarnation of Athena. Saori’s butler, Tatsumi, recounts the full story of her adoption. When she was a baby, she was saved by the Sagittarius Gold Saint, Aiolos, who protected her from the Pope of Sanctuary, who had seemingly turned evil. Mortally wounded, Aiolos carried the baby Athena to outside of Sanctuary, where he came across Mitsumasa Kido by chance.

Seiya and his friends traveled to Sanctuary. Athena was struck directly in the heart with a Golden Arrow from the Silver Sagitta Saint. Having no way to remove it, Seiya and the other Bronze Saints began to make their way up to the Pope’s chambers, as only he could remove the arrow from Saori’s heart. If they did not make it within twelve hours, the arrow would fully pierce Athena’s heart, and she would die. Steadfast, the Bronze Saints battled their way through the Gold Saints in the Twelve Temples, awakening the Seventh Sense in the process. After hours of battle, they made their way to the Pope’s chambers. Gemini Saga, the man posing as the Pope, ended up suffering from split personality disorder, giving him two personalities. One good, another evil. Seiya, with the help of his friends as well as Athena, defeated Saga. On the verge of collapsing, Saga’s good side ended up killing himself in order to prevent himself from turning evil again.