Saturday, September 13, 2003

Again I was dissapointed by the dub of Saint Seiya, Hyoga's voiced sucked and they were calling hime swan even though the name of the comstellation is actually CYGNUS.They als made him sound like some dorky head-banger with whole" dduuude" thang.I'm not if i'll keep watching that wannabe of one of the greates animes(perhps only behind DBZ)Well anyway here are the next couple of episodes.
Episode 23.

"Silver Saint! Vain and boastful assassin"

Arles has decided that Seiya is a danger to him, and as the Master of Sanctuary sends Lacerta
("the Lizard") Misty, one of his Silver Saints (and called "The Silver Saint"), and his prime
assassin, to kill the young Bronze Saint. Marin, to Shaina's amusement, is chosen to accompany
him. Shaina figures that Marin will be forced to watch Seiya, her pupil and protege, be killed.
At the Graude Estate, the five Bronze Saints and Saori are having a joyful reunion dinner. Only
Seiya is not in a good mood; he's remembering the changes that have taken place in Sanctuary
since he left. They know now that somehow Arles has secretly taken over Athena's training
camp, subverting the Saints that are supposed to be hers. Chances are Arles now has the rest
of the Gold Cloth. Saori remembers Kiddo's warning of what would happen if Arles wins the
current conflict: World Wide War for years. But they are not yet strong enough to take on
Sanctuary. They need a Gold Saint as their leader; none of the Bronze Saints has yet
established a firm claim to captaincy of their group. Seiya returns to the orphanage for a walk
on the beach with Miho, Kiki trailing behind. Then Seiya sees Marin, dressed the Cloth of
Aquila the Eagle. As he runs happily toward her, the Silver Saint Lacerta Misty, who looks like
a tall, beautiful blonde woman, teleports between them. Seiya tells Miho to get the hell out of
there; she shows the common sense to do so and go call the Graude Foundation for help. Seiya
is knocked about a bit by Misty, who's enjoying 'playing' with this Bronze Saint. Seiya is
perhaps a bit reluctant to use his full strength against someone he thinks is a woman, while
Lacerta Misty tells him no mere Bronze Saint has a chance of defeating a Silver. Kiki summons
Seiya's Pegasus cloth with his telekinesis. Misty demonstrates he can control the wind. Then
Aquila Marin grabs Seiya from behind and seemingly kills him. The rest of the Bronze Saints
immediately sense trouble (another demonstration of their group telepathic/cosmo bond). Misty
congratulates Aquila Marin on proving her devotion to their Master by killing her favorite
student. They bury Seiya, and Aquila Marin leaves. Lacerta Misty is not sure of Marin's loyalty
and digs up the grave, Seiya emerges battered but still alive. Lacerta Misty frowns and says this
is proof that Aquila Marin is a traitor; he will deal with her once he's taken care of Seiya...



Episode 24.

"Fly Pegasus! Like a Comet"

Each episode usually starts with a recap of the previous one; this one has a short recap of the
entire storyline from the first one on! Then cut to Seiya and Lacerta Misty facing each other
across the beach where we left them last episode. The battle continues full throttle. Finally
Misty thinks he's successfully killed Seiya. Noting in dismay that there's blood in his hair, Misty
undresses and goes swimming in the ocean, incidentally proving he is male. Seiya surfaces and
notices this fact. He won't attack until the Silver Saint has put his Cloth back on, however (such
chivalry...). Seiya's first attack is seemingly easily repulsed, and Lacerta Misty strikes back...
but then discovers at least one of Seiya's blows got through as he coughs up blood. Seiya's
next attack is air-borne, and Misty is taken by surprise and damaged, but still remains on his
feet. Lacerta Misty says that while he's wearing a Bronze Cloth, this is no Bronze Saint he
faces! Seiya successfully blocks Lacerta Misty's next attack, and in his counter-attack kills the
Silver Saint. Saori informs Hyoga of where Seiya is and that there's big trouble. Seiya has
returned to his rooms to think about what has happened. What sort of game is Aquila Marin
playing? Two more Silver Saints accompany Marin back to Seiya's supposed grave, only to
find Misty's body instead. They decide Marin is a traitor and after a struggle tie her to the grave
marker for Seiya head down, and put it in the water so she will slowly drown with the rising
tide. Then the two of them, Canes Venatici (Greyhounds or Hunting Dogs constellation) Saint
Asterion and Cetus (the Whale) Saint Moses settle down to wait for Seiya to arrive. Seiya
'hears' Aquila Marin's telepathic call of distress, and responds. Seiya momentarily stuns Cetus
Moses, then is distracted by the sight of Marin's predicament. As he fights Moses again, the
Whale tells him something that makes Seiya realize that Marin is his sister! It's not just his sensei
he is fighting for, but the sister he's been searching for for so long. As he berserks, Seiya
manifests real wings and hits Cetus Moses hard enough to destroy his Cloth. But there is still
Canes Venatici Saint Asterion to deal with. Hyoga is enroute, but will he be in time?



Episode 25.

"Fight! The rise of Athena"

Seiya and Canes Venatici Asterion fight, and Seiya, already tired from two previous battles and
distracted by the fact Aquila Marin's face is nearly all underwater, is defeated. The enemy saint
creates multiple images and Seiya can't tell which is real and which fake. Then the greyhound
saint is attacked by Marin, who has been freed by Kiki while Asterion wasn't looking. The two
fight, and Aquila Marin, seeing through his illusions, defeats him. When Hyoga arrives to find a
dazed Seiya and several dead Silver Saints, Marin has left... but they see the message she has
inscribed in the sand: "Seiya guard Athena". The three (Hyoga, Seiya, and Kiki) return to the
arena where their comrades await, and discuss the fact Aquila Marin is Seiya's lost sister as
well as the puzzling message. Who is Athena? Tatsumi speaks up and tells them Saori is
Athena. It seems that she is not really Kiddo's blood relation. He was given her by a Saint who
escaped Sanctuary with her. This Saint, Aioros, tells Kiddo that the reincarnation of Evil has
infiltrated Sanctuary and wants the infant Athena before she can come to her full power. He
gives the old man his set of Gold Cloth, the Sagittarius cloth, to give to one of the Saints who
will support her. This news is met with some disbelief, even on Saori's part. Then each Saints'
cosmo appears around each of them, and the Sagittarius helmet glows as well. A towering
golden aura appears around Saori, and for a moment Athena stands in her place. Then one of
the Master's saints appears and says he's come to revenge Lacerta Misty, and the chance to
destroy Athena's imposter is an additional bonus. This Silver Saint, Centarus Babel, knocks
them all for a loop; Shiryu has to drag a badly battered Seiya out of the way. Then three
glowing lights appear in the sky, and three strange Saints land in the arena. They are the Steel
Saints of Water, Land, and Air. Which side are they on...?

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