Saint Seiya (Canon, The Universe)/Unbacked0

Summary of the Verse []

Saint Seiya is a Shonen Battle manga that was published in Weekly Shonen Jump that was published from 1986 to 1991.

The original Saint Seiya follows Pegasus Seiya and the other Bronze Saints of Athena as they set out on their quest to get back the Gold Cloth, stop the Pope and save Athena's life from various other Gods like Poseidon and Hades.

The series has many other sequels, prequels and spin-offs which either take place within the same timeline or in another timeline.

Timelines[]

The Saint Seiya series as two timelines, the manga timeline and the anime timeline with a few series being their own separate timeline.

In the canon for the manga timeline, there is the original Saint Seiya manga, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension, Saintia Sho, Episode G, Episode G: Assassin and Episode G: Requiem.

In the canon for the anime timeline, there is the original Saint Seiya anime, the Saint Seiya movies (Saint Seiya the Movie, Legend of the Crimson Youth, The Heated Battle of the Gods and Warriors of the Final Holy War), the Hades OVAs (Sanctuary Chapter, Inferno Chapter and Elysion Chapter), Soul of Gold and Saint Seiya Omega.

Parts of the franchise that aren't canon to the two main timelines are Lost Canvas, Heaven Chapter: Overture, the Netflix series, Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, Saint Seiya Gigantomachia and Saint Seiya: A Different Story of Hades – Dark Wing. All of these take part in their own separate timelines and are not canon to anything but themselves

Saint Seiya (Original): The original Saint Seiya manga that ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1, 1986, to November 19, 1990, and was written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It follows the story of Pegasus Seiya and the other Bronze Saints, Cygnus Hyoga, Dragon Shiryu, Andromeda Shun and Phoenix Ikki as they fight to protect Athena from the various threats to her and the world. The series is split into multiple arcs, the Sanctuary Arc where the Bronze Saints had to fight against the Twelve Gold Saints to reach the Pope and save Athena from the arrow that pierced her, the Poseidon Arc where the Bronze Saints travel to Atlantis to defeat Poseidon and his Mariners who are planning to drown the Earth and the Hades Arc where the Bronze Saints travel to the Underworld to rescue Athena who had been kidnapped by Hades' Spectres including the resurrected Gold Saints.
Saint Seiya: Next Dimension: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension is an ongoing manga that is a sequel to Saint Seiya that runs in Weekly Shōnen Champion starting April 27, 2006, and was written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It takes place directly after the original Saint Seiya where the Bronze Saints travel back 200 years in the past to destroy Hades' Sword to save Seiya's life, however, during the time travel, Athena is turned into a baby who is trying to be killed by the Gold Saints of the past including the mythical thirteenth Gold Saint.
Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho: Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho is an ongoing manga that takes place during the events of the original Saint Seiya manga that runs in Champion Red starting August 19, 2013, and was written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori. It follows the story of the Saintias, the female Saints that protect Athena, including Equuleus Sho, a Saintia whose sister was possessed by the Evil Goddess Eris who wishes to reduce the world to chaos.
Episode G: Episode G is a prequel manga that ran in Champion Red (2002−2009) and Champion Red Ichigo (2011−2013) ran from December 19, 2002, to June 19, 2013, and was written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. It is set seven years prior to the events of the original Saint Seiya and follows the twelve Gold Saints as they protect the Earth from the Titans who wish to unseal Gaia.
Episode G: Assassin: Episode G: Assassin is a sequel manga to Episode G that ran in Champion Red Ichigo (2014) and Manga Cross (2015–2019) from April 5, 2014, to August 27, 2019, and was written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. It follows the Gold Saint Capricorn Shura as he battles against the otherworldly Gladiators and the Gold Saints of the Lost World who wish to destroy the main Saint Seiya universe.
Episode G: Requiem: Episode G: Requiem is an ongoing sequel manga to Episode G: Assassin that ran in Manga Cross starting January 28, 2020, and was written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. It is set years after Episode G: Assassin and follows Pegasus Seiya as he has to protect the dying Earth from the Gods who wish for the Earth's destruction.

Saint Seiya (Original Anime): The original Saint Seiya anime was an adaptation of the original Saint Seiya manga with various filler episodes that added various characters and added a filler arc called the Asgard Arc where the Bronze Saints travelled to Asgard to prevent the High Priestess from drowning the world while under control of Poseidon as the God Warriors protect her.
Saint Seiya: The Movie: Saint Seiya: The Movie is a movie that is set in the same timeline as the anime. It is set around Eris', the Goddess of Discord, return as she tries to kill Athena and her Saints so she can take over the Earth.
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods: Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods is a movie that is set in the same timeline as the anime. It is set around the God Warriors being tricked into battling the Saints in order to prevent a war.
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth: Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth is a movie that is set in the same timeline as the anime. It is set around Phoebus Abel, Athena's older brother, who wishes to rule the Earth and to kill the Saints that get in his way.
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle: Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle is a movie that is set in the same timeline as the anime. It is set around Lucifer who returns after absorbing the souls of Eris, Phoebus Abel and Poseidon and uses their power to try and take over the Earth.
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold: Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold is a tie in anime to the Saint Seiya anime that aired from April 11, 2015, to September 26, 2015. It takes place after the Gold Saints sacrifice themselves to destroy the Waking Wall and before the Bronze Saints fight Hades. It is connected to the anime by having the God Warriors from the filler Asgard Arc being major figures in the plot.
Saint Seiya Omega: Saint Seiya Omega is a sequel anime that aired from April 1, 2012, to March 30, 2014. It follows the second generation of Bronze Saints after twenty years had passed from the original anime series. It is connected to the original anime by bringing back the Steel Saints from the original anime.

Lost Canvas: Lost Canvas is a prequel manga that ran in Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from August 24, 2006, to April 6, 2011, and was written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. Lost Canvas is set in an alternate continuity showing off the war between Athena's Saints and Hades' Spectres 200 years before the events of the series, it directly contradicts Next Dimension which holds priority over it.
Saint Seiya: A Different Story of Hades – Dark Wing: Saint Seiya: A Different Story of Hades – Dark Wing is a spin-off manga that runs Champion Red magazine and started its run on December 19, 2020. It is about a young boy who dies and is brought back to life as Wyvern Rhadamanthys to aid Hades in his battle against Athena.

Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter: Overture: Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter: Overture is an animated movie not set in the same continuity of the anime. It is based around Apollo trying to erase humanity from existence due to seeing them as worthless. This movie was supposed to lead to a set of movies that continue after it, however, those plans were cancelled.
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya is a CGI anime made by Netflix that ran from July 19, 2019, to January 23, 2020. It is an adaptation of the original manga with various changes to the characters' names and the story.
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary: Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary is a CGI movie released on June 11, 2014. It is a retelling of the Sanctuary Arc of the manga, skipping all of the stories prior to it and changing up the events of the story.

Power of the Verse []

Saint Seiya has many powerful fighters in the verse. The Low Tier characters fall into the Large Island Level by comparing to an extremely casual feat that Seiya performed in chapter 1 where he atomised a large crater. The Mid Tier characters fall into the Planet Level by comparing to a nameless Silver Saint that was stated to be able to destroy the Earth. The High Tier characters fall into Universe Level+ by having characters that can create universes and the characters who are stronger are Multi-Universe Level. The God Tier characters are Multiverse Level+ by creating or existing in higher-dimensional spaces when compared to the multiverse. The strongest being in the verse, Chronos is Low Complex Multiverse Level by transcending all of the multiverse and all of the Gods.

In terms of speed feats, the weaker characters are Massively Hypersonic by comparing to Dragon Shiryu who blocked 100 Mach 1 projectiles. Mid Tier characters are FTL by comparing to Marin who dodged 1 million Mach 2 projectiles. High Tier characters are MFTL+ by comparing the Andromeda Shun who managed to travel across a universe in a minute. Top Tier characters are Immeasurable by being able to move in Hell which has been stated to be beyond Space and Time and contains all of the souls of everyone who has ever died including people who have died in the future.

In terms of Haxs, the verse has a wide variety of powerful haxs. All characters have abilities like Soul Manipulation, Matter Manipulation and Reactive Evolution. High Tier characters have Low-Godly Regeneration, Spatial Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Reactive Power Level and Probability Manipulation. Top Tiers have Immortality (Type 4, Resurrection), Mid-Godly Regeneration and Conceptual Manipulation. God Tiers have Abstract Existence, Fate Manipulation, Reality Warping, Life Manipulation and Death Manipulation.

Saints: The titular Saints are the warriors the serve Athena, wear the Cloths that she provides and protect the world in times of crisis. The Saints are ranked by the Cloth they wear, Bronze Cloth Saints are the weakest, Silver Cloth Saints are stronger than Bronze Cloth Saints and Gold Cloth Saints are the strongest, at any given time there are forty-eight Bronze Saints, Twenty-Four Silver Saints and Twelve Gold Saints. Despite the fact that the Cloths are typically seen as weaker than others it doesn't mean that the Saint can't beat a Saint with a better Cloth, for example, Pegasus Seiya (A Bronze Cloth Saint) defeated Gemini Saga (A Gold Cloth Saint) also Lyra Orphée (A Silver Cloth Saint) is considered stronger than most Gold Saints. The other Gods have their equivalent to Saints, Hades has his Spectres, Poseidon has his Mariners, Eris has her Dryads and Ares has his Berserkers.
Cosmo: In the Saint Seiya series, every character is able to manipulate a form of energy called Cosmo, the energy of the universe. This energy powers up all of the characters so they can perform superhuman feats, can be projected as an offensive and defensive tool and can destroy things on the atomic level.
Cloth: In the Saint Seiya series, Cloth is one of the main names for the armour that the characters wear. These sets of armour correlate to certain constellations or zodiac symbols. They give whoever wears them enhanced abilities, the higher rank the Cloth is the stronger it makes the user. There are four types of Cloth, Bronze Cloth the weakest, Silver Cloth, Gold Cloth the strongest that can be worn by normal humans and God Cloth which can only be worn by Gods or humans who are as strong as Gods. Note, only the armour worn by Athena's Saints are called Cloth, Saints who serve other Gods have different names for their armour such as Scales for Poseidon's Saints, Leaf for Eris' Saints and Surplices for Hades' Saints.
Senses: In the Saint Seiya series, every character has additional senses aside from the five that every other living being has. These senses determine how powerful they are and how well they can use their Cosmo. Every character has the Sixth Sense, Intuition, the Gold Saints and their equivalents have the Seventh Sense, Miracles, those who have died and been resurrected have the Eighth Sense, Arayashiki and the Gods have the Ninth Sense Godhood.