Lyra Orpheus

Lyra Orpheus (琴座のオルフェウス, Raira no Orufeusu?) is the Saint of Lyra, his class have only been confirmed with a question mark as Silver Saint[| *].

He appeared in the first Saint Seiya movie called "Jashin Eris" were he was part of a group of revived Saints called "Ghost Five".

Technique


Stringer Requiem : Here, the lyre's strings entangles Orpheus' opponent and leaves his victim at his mercy.

The Tragic Greek Character


Orpheus is the legendary mythical person himself, as expressed by Andromeda Shun. He is the incarnation of the tragic character in Greek Myths. Orpheus of Greek myths and Orpheus the Saint of Lyra are the same person who have the same tragic past. Both men share the same exceptional musical talent, and both men loved and lost a woman by the name of Eurydice.

Plot Overview


After his failure to bring Eurydice back, he died with regrets. This led him to gladly taking Eris' offer and being revived in a new body. As he faced Andromeda Shun, Orpheus seemed to be a calm and subtle person, but as the fight progressed, he showed his evil side. After ensnaring and almost killing Shun with his Stringer Requiem attack, Orpheus was cut short by Phoenix Ikki's arrival. Ikki attacked with his Hō'ō Genmaken (Phoenix Phantom Fist), but since Orpheus has already suffered through hell, he brushed the attack off easily. Wasting no time, Orpheus attacked with his Stringer Requiem again, but this time Ikki unleashed his Hōyoku Tenshō (Phoenix Flaming Wings) attack and Orpheus was killed.

Concept & Creation


With the success of the Saint Seiya franchise in both anime & manga form, a movie was proposed by Toei. Masami Kurumada participated in the production and after 3 months he contributed with the new Saints. Orpheus is named after Orpheus from the Greek myths, he also proclaims to be the real one. The Lyra Cloth was created by Kurumada for the movie and would later appeared in the original story.

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