About Saint Seiya Character

In the story, Seiya is one of the 88 mythical warriors that have served the goddess AthenaCloths, his representing the constellation of Pegasus. He also possesses superhuman strengthspeed, two of the many extraordinary abilities the Saints draw from their guardian constellations and an inner essence called Cosmo.
during ages, protecting justice and peace on Earth, and are known as "Saints, the bringers of hope." As a Saint, Seiya dons one of the radiant and powerful armors of divine origins.

Seiya always plays a prominent role in all the arcs of the series. In the Sanctuary Arc, Seiya returns from his training in Greece, looking for his sister, but is attacked by the many Saints sent by the Pope. When Athena is attacked by the Phantom Arrow, Seiya, along with his partners, go to the twelve temples of the Sanctuary to find the Pope and remove the arrow. In order to get to the Pope, the Bronze Saints are forced to fight against the Gold Saints, whom Seiya is able to engage in combat by awakening the 7th sense, Cosmo.

During the Poseidon Arc, Seiya fights against the Marine Generals, fabled warriors who command Poseidon's army, and whose power matches that of the Gold Saints.

In the Hades Arc, Seiya tries to fight against the Specters of Hades, the lord of the Underworld, but Seiya is sent out of the Sanctuary due to an order from Athena to protect the Bronze Saints. After her apparent death, Seiya goes to the Underworld to give Athena her Cloth. With the destruction of the Wailing Wall, Seiya arrives in Elysion, and after fighting against the gods Hypnos and Thanatos, he encounters Hades. During the fight, Seiya is mortally wounded when he protects Athena from the sword of Hades and his cosmos energy disappears. Thus leaving the readers to believe the Pegasus Saint is dead.

However, in 2009, Kurumada continued the story in Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Here Seiya is shown sitting in a wheelchair and has somehow survived Hades's attack but remains in an unresponsive state, while being pushed by Saori.

In Japan, Seiya is the most unpopular character in Saint Seiya, ranking 5th in the Bronze Saints character poll. However, in the technique poll, his Pegasus Meteor Fist ranked 1st.