Crateris Suikyō



Suikyō was a member of the rank of the fabled Silver Saints, living in the 18th century, who trained with former Bronze Saints Shion and Dohko. His destined guardian constellation was Crateris, and he wore the Cloth that represented the mentioned constellation. Although he was a man of justice and honor, whose destiny was to become one of Athena's 88 Saints; for reasons yet to be revealed by Kurumada, he chose a different path and abandoned Athena and his status as a Saint to become one of Hades' 108 Demon Stars, also known as Specters. As a man with two destinies, Kurumada revealed Suikyō was the previous incarnation of the Garuda Specter, known in his 20th century incarnation as Garuda Aiacos, one of the three judges of the Underworld.

When Suikyō was a Silver Saint, he was respected as a man who lived for justice and to protect others. He became the teacher of the previous incarnation of the Pegasus Saint, Pegasus Tenma. They met for the first time during a raging snowstorm, when Suikyō caught Tenma sneaking away after stealing the belongings of the boy named Alone, Hades' chosen vessel for his soul in the 18th century.

After scolding Tenma, Suikyō was convinced by Alone that Tenma didn't steal his belongings, and they went inside a log cabin nearby. The night was extremely cold because of the snowstorm. Suikyō took the boys and heated them with his body, so they could survive. Thereafter, Suikyō and Tenma bonded emotionally, Tenma became the disciple of the Crateris Saint and was trained by him to become the Pegasus Saint.

After some time, Suikyō disappeared, never responding to summons from Sanctuary. Tenma lost contact with him, and never talked to him again until he resurfaced as Garuda Suikyō, of the Divine Valiance Star, much to Tenma's, Shion's and Dohko's shock.

Upon returning, Suikyō seemed a different man, having forgotten his loyalty to Athena and to his comrades, the Saints, as he didn't hesitate to kill Shion and Dohko, and even his former pupil Tenma, when he was ordered so by Gryphon Minos' previous incarnation, Gryphon Vermeer, to prove his loyalty to Hades. Only Hades' summoning stopped Suikyō of fulfilling Vermeer's commands.

As the Garuda Specter, Suikyō believes Hades will bring peace to Earth, and decides to join his army to kill Hades' sworn enemy, the goddess Athena.

Since Suikyō is a character recently introduced by Kurumada in his manga, not much is known about him. As Suikyō is the previous incarnation of Garuda Aiacos, they share the same physical appearance. It is likely they will also share the same personality traits and secret fighting techniques, added to the ones known by the Crateris Saint.