A Giant! The Fierce Attack of Docrates

is the sixteenth episode of the Saint Seiya anime. It was released on February 7, 1987 on TV Asahi.

Summary
''After Ikki's sacrifice, the Bronze Saints return to Japan with the golden helm. ''

Plot
Wars and acts of terrorism are multiplying throughout the world, all orchestrated by the minions of the Pope. In the Sanctuary, the situation is not better, because the weak are victims of torture and cause many victims and deaths.

Shaina have been training hard to get stronger and take her vengance over Seiya, but also over Marin who refuses to fight her in the first episode, with the new Pope, Shaina seizes the opportunity to test her skills and take vengaeace over Marin, luring her into a trap with a supposed training match.

In the Colosseum, Shaina takes on Marin, Shaina starts attacking Marin furiously by testing her speed and resistance, Marin manages to dodge Shaina but she's unable to withstand such a intensity ia close combat and is forced to jump back tired while panting but for Shaina it is a warm-up. Marin complains because she thought this was a spar, Shaina feels so superior she taunts her but Marin is trying to recover from previous effort and gets in a defensive position but the next attack is too much for her, Shaina knows she nesed a faster attack to beat her so she uses her Thunder Claw to knockout Marin who lies on the ground totally defeated bleeding.

After a small cut between the Pope and Gigas, Shaina doesn't let Marin recover and keeps kicking her until a devastating kick in the face leaves Marin completely stunned, Shaina changes her tactic and decides to charge over her rival with a loud war cry while prepares her fists, Marin is unable to recover from the previous attack and Shaina hits her even harder, with every punch Shaina deals a crushing blow after another, Marin is completely massacred and humiliated, unable to strike back Marin bleeds abundantly but Aiolia quickly interrupts this vicious beating by saving Marin before Shaina finishes her off.

Shaina leaves and Marin discovers that everything has changed since the old Pope is dead and his younger brother, Arles, took his place. The latter, surrounded by women, speaks in his palace with Gigas, the leader of the troops, who in turn will discuss the progress of Docrates together with Phaeton, his lieutenant.

The atmosphere is also bleak in Saori Kido's mansion. Only the helmet of the Golden armor has been recovered and Tatsumi chastises the Bronze Saints, until Saori asks him to calm down. He added that the purpose of the Galactic Tournament was to force potential enemies to appear. A shout is heard, alerting everyone, but when they go to the room from which the shout came, Seiya and his friends see that it is only Tatsumi, driven by Kiki, who makes him levitate. Saori goes alone to the Planetarium, where a hologram Mitsumasa Kido explains the importance of the golden armor and the role that the Gold Saints have played in history to overthrow the tyrannical empires.

In Death Valley, Docrates searches beneath the snow, ready to recover the golden armor. He arrives at Saori's residence and starts the attack in the early morning. Kiki rushes to warn Seiya, who was walking along the harbor with Miho. Meanwhile, Shun, Hyōga and Shiryū fight against the minions of Docrates. Docrates throws a tree at the Bronze Saints when he sees the defeat of his men. Shun, Shiryū and Hyoga attack him, but it is useless. Docrates uses the Fist of Hercules to kill the Saints. Seiya appears before Docrates,and manages to avoid the Fistful Fist of Hercules. Seiya and Docrates prepare to do their respective techniques, but police sirens are heard, forcing Docrates to stop the fight. He takes Saori hostage and says that there will be an exchange of Saori for the golden helmet.

Characters

 * Pope
 * Gigas
 * Phaeton
 * Leo_Aiolia

Techniques

 * Thunder Claw
 * Heracles Mōshū Ken

Anime-Manga differences
This episode is not in the manga, where after Bronze Saints defeat Ikki, the next foe is Lizard Misty.

Quotes

 * (Shaina to Marin) "You're an eyesore."
 * (Aiolia to Shaina) "Shaina, are you still angry because Seiya defeated Cassios?