Hydra Ichi (Omega)

Hydra Ichi is the Bronze Saint in the constellation Hydra in Saint Seiya Omega.

New Era
Years after the fighting opposed Athena in Saga, Poseidon , Hades and Mars , Ichi remained a Bronze Saint. Unlike his old friend Geki, he did not make his cloth and remains among pupils in the Palestra. Unable to discover his element, let alone master it been from his classmates with a strange mixture of deference due to his seniority and ridicule due to his apparent incompetence. As he himself points out, disillusioned, this new generation of Saints did not need to bother with someone who does not even know his element. It is in this context that meets Kōga, with whom he regularly squabble.

Training At Palestra
The arrival of the Palestra Kōga marks the beginning of a series of events that will greatly influence the fate of Ichi. Kōga as Pegasus Saint, is the heir of Seiya, former rival and fellow Ichi. The Saint of the Hydra, which for years has nourished the dream to shine in the eyes of his peers and be recognized as a hero as well as his brothers in arms, went gradually into account the similarities between the two Pegasus Saints, fueling his frustration. He attends amazed to discover the element Kōga during his fight against Ryuho at a replica of the battle of Galaxian Wars with opposite Seiya and Shiryu, while himself earnestly search the element for over 13 years.

Saints Fight
During the qualifying event in Saint  Fight, domestic tournament the Palestra whose purpose is to select the best student of the institute to raise it to the rank of Silver Saint. , Ichi fails miserably straying, and thus loses its opportunity to participate in the tournament. At the same time, Ryuho, the son of Shiryu and Kōga, the heir of the Cloth of Pegasus, are qualified. Hydra Ichi, angry and disappointed in spring, his enthusiasm, his physical superiority and resistance to him was of no use in the tests.

Martians Invasion
Although it does not take rigor Yuna and Ryuho he considers worthy of their victories, Ichi is shocked  Kōga and Sōma two members turbulent and unruly succeed where he himself failed. But the tournament will not happen to an end and, with the support of Ionia, the troops of Mars invade the Palestra. The Saints, led by Geki, strongly resist the Martians but eventually captured while Kōga and his friends, accompanied by Haruto , managed to escape.

Betrayal
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Return To Palestra
After his defeat by Koga, Ichi was forgiven and returned to his status as a Bronze Saint, although it's not known if he did it out of his own will or was a punishment. Returning to Palaestra, Ichi seeked once again to receive respect, and as a veteran, claimed that Soma should let him do the welcome speech to new students of the institution. He even boldly showed his Cloth to the new students. Provocative, Ichi seeks to assert his seniority but is quickly reprimanded by Geki, his old companion.

War against Pallas
When the Pallasite Loge attacked the Palestra, some Steel Saints and the lowest level apprentices were stopped by the Chronotector's power. Ichi, who resisted, alongside Soma, Koga, Subaru, Geki and some Steel Saints attempts to counter attack Lodge, claiming that his Bronze Cloths will protect from the enemy's attacks, however, he doesn't take long to realize that the Pallasite's Bees could not be stopped by a Bronze or Steel Cloth and collapses, unconscious. Later, Ichi is shown instructing Palestra's common soldiers, alongside Dorado Spear and Corona Borealis Dali, to prepare its defenses and protect the refugees hiding there from the Pallasites.

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