Knights of the Zodiac, Vol. 1 by Masami Kurumada

He originally accepted this due to his hatred for the Graude Foundation, being aware that Mitsumasa Kido was his father. In the manga, Hyoga originally did not choose to participate in the Galaxian Wars until he received an order from Sanctuary to assassinate the other Bronze Saints. After he and his fellow bronze saints obtained the blood of the gold saints to repair their cloths when they were damaged they acquired even more power and upgraded cloths in the process, same for god cloth after their cloths were blessed by Saori aka Athena herself using her own blood as well. The constellation he uses for extra power is that of The Cygnus constellation, aka Swan' and by channeling his cosmos into the Cygnus constellation using the cloth armor it's based on' he's able to combine his cosmos with the constellation's cosmos to increase his own power which he can use for cosmic energy blasts, form and shoot ice & snow attacks, heal himself and sense other people with their own cosmos. As a Saint born under the Cygnus constellation, Hyoga is able to control and manipulate ice and snow as he pleases, as he mastered the basis of the technique of the Saints of ice, stop the atoms of matter by the power of their Cosmo.Īs a Saint, Hyoga has been trained in mind and body to learn how to use the power of the Cosmos within his own body and use it for super strength, speed, agility, durability and reflexes.

Beneath the surface, however, he is passionate and devoted to his ideals. One of the main characters in the series, Hyoga appears calm, collected, and unemotional.

Following his master's teachings, he tries to remain rational in the face of everything, but he has an emotional side that he can't let go of. He was trained by Crystal Saint, and with him he learned to manipulate the ice. In some English adaptations he was named Swan Hyoga.īeing one of the protagonists, and the Bronze Saint of Cygnus. He was the third of the five main protagonists to be introduced.

Hyoga is cold and calm by nature, which complements his abilities as a saint.

Hiroaki Miura (Hades OVAs and Knights of the Zodiac) Ĭygnus Hyoga ( 白鳥星座の氷河, Kigunasu no Hyōga, Hyōga meaning 'glacier') is a main character in the manga series Saint Seiya, created by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime. Saint Seiya Chapter 4: 'Galaxian War' (1986) (shadowed)Ĭhapter 5: 'Cygnus, The Ice Saint' (1987) (fully) Cygnus Hyoga as illustrated by Masami Kurumada

Knights of the Zodiac, Vol. 1 by Masami Kurumada