[narrator] It is said that every several hundred years,
the goddess Athena is reincarnated.
And now a new Athena has been born into this world,
but, this time, under a dark prophecy that she will lead mankind to ruin.
The warriors who protected the goddess Athena were known as Knights.
Today, a new generation of Knights control the fate of the world.
They are called the Knights of the Zodiac.
[rock music playing]
♪ Hold it in your heart ♪
♪ Cosmo is a part of you ♪
♪ Burning heart, gotta flow ♪
♪ Don't you stop it, let it go ♪
♪ Prophecies are made A galaxy so far from here ♪
♪ But you don't need them now Stay strong, and believe what you feel ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Pegasus of destiny No one can take away from you ♪
♪ Now your hope is the sky ♪
♪ And your dreams are the wings Are gonna take you high ♪
♪ Saint Seiya ♪
♪ The stars out there keep calling ♪
♪ Forever, we'll stay with you To the end ♪
♪ Ooh, yeah ♪
♪ They say that all boys Are born true fighters ♪
- ♪ Remember we can do this ♪ - ♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Then fly away ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
[narrator] Previously on Saint Seiya...
Well done, Mu. You have my thanks.
[groan]
[Saga] If I remove your head...
Even you won't rise again.
So you weren't destroyed along with Shaka...
Hmph. You barely escaped with your life.
And now you are here to throw it away.
I'll give my life as many times as it takes.
But I'll never let you kill Athena!
[chuckles]
It seems you still have plenty of confidence.
It would almost be impressive if you weren't doomed to die here.
I'm sending you both to hell!
You're the one who's headed to hell!
Taste my flaming fists!
PHOENIX RISING!
Seiya. Hang on, Seiya...
[Saga] Save your breath.
[surprised]
His senses are gone.
He is a living corpse.
I hit you with my Phoenix Rising.
How you're standing there like nothing happened...
[chuckles] Don't make me laugh. It's completely useless against me.
What? We'll see about that. Take this!
PHOENIX RISING!
My Phoenix Rising isn't even touching him!
As I said, your moves are useless against me.
I wonder how well you can stand against the power of your own attack.
[frustrated]
[screaming]
[pained]
[groaning]
Impossible...
I never imagined my Phoenix Rising could be turned against me...
[grunt of pain]
Phoenix... You're interference has become annoying.
So I won't give you an easy death.
I'll see that you suffer before you die!
Ha!
[panting]
If I can't break your body with the Phoenix Rising,
then I'll break your mind instead...
with my Phoenix Phantom.
What? You're going to try to break my mind?
Intriguing.
Then I'll tear yours apart with my Phantom Demon Attack.
[chuckling] Your mind against mine.
We'll see who emerges with their psyche intact...
Show me what you have, Nero!
PHOENIX PHANTOM!
PHANTOM DEMON ATTACK!
[grunt of pain]
[grunt]
[groaning]
I have you, Nero.
My legendary Phantom Demon Attack has taken over your brain...
You no longer have your own free will.
Forced to do whatever I say...
Now... Stab yourself in the arm.
Do it.
[struggling]
[pained] [panting]
[chuckling] Good. Very obedient.
[groaning]
Now, do the same to your heart.
No, wait.
Before you do that, cut off Seiya's head...
You killing Pegasus will save me a bit of trouble.
Chop off his head.
And when your soul is wracked with grief and regret,
then I'll allow you to die.
[pained]
[groaning]
[heavy breathing]
[struggling]
What's the matter, Nero? Do it! Chop it off!
[struggling]
[roaring]
[chuckling]
[maniacal laughter]
What...?
What have I done?! Seiya!
Well done, Nero!
Now it's your turn!
Stab yourself in the heart and apologize to Pegasus in hell!
[groaning]
[howling]
[groan]
[maniacal laughter]
What?! But I saw you...
What have you done?!
[chuckles] What's the matter, Gemini? Were you daydreaming?
This can't be! The Phoenix Phantom hit me...
That means I've been seeing an illusion!
And the next thing you're gonna see is your own ending!
But this time it won't be an illusion
it will be the real thing!
[slight moan]
[groan]
Taking down those Silver goons... What a pain...
We took too much time... The Pisces flame is about to go out ...
[groan]
Jab...
[chuckles] You look like you got run over by a truck.
[Geki] Heh... For a Knight, scars are a badge of honor.
Come on Geki, we can't stick around here forever.
We'll get back to Sienna.
[gasp of surprise]
Dante...
Guess we're gonna have to knock you out. Again.
[groan]
Jab!
[groan]
[surprised]
[Dante] It's a bad look for the winner to fall to his knees.
What are you doing?
[sneer] You're something else.
Dante?
I'm saying I believe in you.
You're a lot more open-minded than you look, old man.
[chuckles]
[soft exhale]
C'mon, let's go. Let's see how this battle ends.
[smirk]
[Jab] Hang on, Sienna. We're not giving up on you yet!
[Saga] You're only a child, but your Phoenix Phantom Attack is powerful.
I'll give you that.
And your Phantom Demon Attack is legendary, Gemini.
If you had ordered me to cut off Seiya's head first,
instead of stabbing my own arm...
I would have killed him.
[chuckles] Our mind control powers are equal.
Which means those attacks are useless.
All we have left is physical combat!
We'll see whose Cosmo is superior!
Show me what you can do!
With pleasure!
Take this!
PHOENIX RISING!
Pathetic!
[frustrated]
[screaming]
[impact]
Idiot!
[heavy breathing]
[groaning]
Neither your Phoenix Rising or Phoenix Phantom can hurt me!
[pained]
[groaning]
[struggling]
[Saga] I'll finish you with all my might...
Consider this your reward for having fought your way here.
Now before you die, witness my greatest attack!
[frustrated]
GALAXIAN EXPLOSION!!
I-It's...
Soon... dawn will break.
Do you think those Bronze kids are all right?
All we can do is have faith and be patient.
It is too late for us to act.
[Shaka] Phoenix has gone to the Grand Master's chambers.
You have my thanks, Mu.
No thanks are necessary. I only did what needed to be done.
[Shaka] But Mu... how much do you really know?
About what, Shaka?
[Shaka] About the true identity of the Grand Master.
Seiya is fighting him right now...
I know that you and Dohko have been
secretly assisting the Bronze Knights to save Athena.
You must have seen through his disguise.
You are right.
I had doubts about the Grand Master,
but I had no proof that could verify my suspicions.
Until now.
[Shaka] You have proof? What did you find?
[Mu] Aldebaran and I discovered something here at Star Hill...
The body of the Grand Master.
From the looks of it, he must have died over twenty years ago.
[Shaka] Then the current Grand Master...
[Mu] Murdered and replaced the real Grand Master
and then ordered Athena to be executed.
This imposter intends to make himself a god.
The imposter who replaced the Grand Master...
You already have an idea of who it is, don't you, Mu?
[Mu] I do. It is someone we know well.
No... perhaps I should say someone we used to know well.
The Gold Knight who disappeared
from Sanctuary twenty years ago,
just before Aiolos died in disgrace as a traitor.
Him?! But... that man is honorable and righteous!
I did not want to believe it at first either.
However...
[Saga] That's right!
[gasp of shock]
[Saga] I killed him!
[exhale]
Huh? What was that?
Did you hear that, Marin?
That voice echoed across all of Sanctuary...
That was no voice...
That was the Cosmo of someone imposing his will on all of Sanctuary.
What the...? What was that?
It was like the voice of a god.
[Saga] That's right! I am a god!
And soon the whole world will grovel at my feet!
Athena is weak!
She will never be able to defeat Poseidon or Hades!
That is why I used the prophecy to get rid of her!
There's no reason for her to live!
Saga. After all these years, you now emerge from the shadows.
You are so sure Athena will die,
you have already begun to celebrate your victory.
But it is not over.
The flame of Athena's life has not yet burned out!
His voice...
It sounds like he has become a completely different person.
Indeed. The Saga we know was worthy of standing above all Knights.
[Mu] He had a heart so pure that some believed he was a reincarnated god.
[Shaka] And despite his power,
Saga was a gentle man who treated everyone equally.
He was loved and worshipped by the people for his kindness.
So what is this Cosmo that feels like it's coming from some terrible demon?
[evil chuckle]
Hear me! All those within Sanctuary!
I have defeated the last of Athena's Bronze Knights!
In a few moments,
the last flame on the clock tower will die out.
And Athena will die with it!
Grand Master Sion is to blame for this.
He should have chosen me to be the next Grand Master.
Hmm... The North Star should never move.
Yet it is slightly out of position...
The star is usually one degree out of alignment with the north pole,
but now the difference is slowly approaching zero degrees...
a terrible omen.
My predecessor told me that the North Star shifted just before the Holy War
230 years ago...
when the angle between the north pole and the North Star reaches zero,
Athena's seal will be undone,
and evil will once again spread across the world.
Then the next War of the Gods will begin.
If that is true,
it will be just as the Silver Crater armor prophesized.
But if all goes as the prophecy foretold...
noble Bronze Knights will rise up.
No matter what price they have to pay,
their hearts will seek out justice and bring light to the world.
Aiolos is set to be the next Grand Master,
with Saga serving as his aide.
I imagine that together, they can overcome any obstacle.
[Saga] Grand Master...
Saga... How did you get here?
The journey to Star Hill is difficult one,
even for a Gold Knight.
[chuckles] It was no trouble at all, Grand Master.
If a man of your age can handle the climb, then I can do the same.
I mean, after all, they do call me a reincarnated god.
“A reincarnated god”?
Saga, this place is forbidden.
Only the Grand Master is allowed.
Why have you come all this way?
As I said... People love me like a god.
but you did not choose me to be the next Grand Master.
[Sion] Aiolos has the combination of wisdom, virtue, and valor
that the Grand Master must have.
You saw the prophecy in the Crater armor.
The new Grand Master must support Athena
in preparation for the invasion of Poseidon and Hades.
And you must lend your strength to help Aiolos and the people of this world.
[Saga] You say that Aiolos has more wisdom, virtue, and valor...
but that is not true.
I believe I have at least as much as he does.
I have more!
I am superior to Aiolos in every way!
So why, Grand Master?!
If you truly wish to know, then I will tell you.
I sense something nebulous in you, deep within your heart.
Yes, you are loved like a god.
And it is true that you live a life of purity.
But I cannot help but feel that some horrific demon lurks within your soul.
Perhaps I am wrong.
Perhaps I am simply being too cautious about the future...
[pained] [chuckle]
[Sion] Are you ok, Saga?
[frustrated]
So you have seen through me.
You know my secret.
Well done, Grand Master...
Even in your old age,
I can see why you survived the last War between the gods...
Saga, what is happening to you?
Die, Grand Master!
[grunting in pain]
You are no god...
You... are the incarnation... of evil...
Feeble old fool.
You brought this upon yourself by sensing my true identity.
Since the dawn of time,
the Grand Master's face has always been hidden.
I could be behind this mask.
No one would know it was me, except perhaps Master Dohko.
Yes... I can destroy him and pose as the Grand Master.
Sanctuary will be mine.
Then killing the new-born Athena will be simple.
I will rule the world in Athena's place!
I will crush Poseidon and Hades
and become the god of this world!
[slow & frenzied laughter]
[Mylock] Aah! The flame on the clock tower is about to go out...
Seiya!
Seiya...
At last, the time has come!
There is no one left who can stop me now!
[gasp]
What?
How...?!
It can't be!
Pegasus still stands?!
[ballad playing]
♪ Believe me, I'm speechless ♪
♪ I wish that I could say ♪
♪ Those words You whispered so sweetly ♪
♪ And maybe I'll regret this ♪
♪ But I've gotta be honest ♪
♪ 'Cause we made a promise ♪
♪ I won't break it now ♪
♪ I wish I could hold you ♪
♪ But how could I be so unfair ♪
♪ To lead us to nowhere? ♪
♪ We've both been down that road before ♪
♪ And if this should end us ♪
♪ Please know that I'm helpless ♪
♪ I've made up my mind ♪
♪ It's not that I don't feel ♪
♪ The feelings you do ♪
♪ It's just my heart's not ready yet ♪
♪ For something so soon ♪
- ♪ Oh, no, no ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ It's just my heart's not ready yet ♪
- ♪ Ain't ready ♪ - ♪ For somebody new ♪
♪ No ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Oh ♪