Saint Seiya: The Movie

Saint Seiya: the Movie / Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (Saint Seiya Gekijoban, Saint Seiya Jashin Eris) is a film based on the popular manga and anime series called Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada. In 1987, it premiered in Japanese theaters, where it was a success and received a sequel the year after with The Heated Battle of the Gods

Plot
The film is an independent movie, but since Seiya knows the Seven Senses, this movie can happen after the Twelve Temples arc. It starts off with Seiya, Hyoga, and Shun visiting the Star Orphanage, where they save one of the children from being run over.

A new character called Eri is revealed to be Miho's workmate and a second caretaker at the orphanage. She starts having feelings for Hyoga, and, one night, they are sitting outside watching the stars when they suddenly see a falling star. As Eri makes a wish, it is stolen by Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, who uses it to revive herself.

Things worsen when Eris takes possession of Eri's body and kidnaps Athena to Eris' own Sanctuary. Eris plans to gain control of the world by sucking all the energy out of Athena with a golden apple, and revives dead Saints to fight for her.

The protagonists receive the news about the kidnapping and set off towards Eris' sanctuary. As they enter the sanctuary, they fight various battles with the revived Saints, and the ghost Saints end up being killed again. In the end, after a struggle with the last of the "Ghost Five", Jäger of Orion, Seiya is helped by the spirit of the deceased Aiolos, who sends the Sagittarius Gold Cloth to his aid.

As Jäger is defeated, Eris is the only one left between the Earth's salvation and destruction. Seiya takes aim at the golden apple, but hesitates for fear that the arrow might hit Athena. Athena herself encourages Seiya to use his courage and shoot the arrow, which he does, to Eris' dismay.

After the Goddess of Discord has been returned to the realm of the dead, the Saints escape the crumbling sanctuary, and, along with the released Eri and Saori, walk towards a more peaceful world.

New Characters

 * Eris: Goddess of Discord
 * Eris tempted Eri with a golden apple to possess and use her as a tool to start chaos in this world. After capturing Saori Kido (Athena), Eris placed a golden apple in front of Saori's chest to drain her power and life force to the point she would no longer need Eri's body, and proceeds with her plan to take over the world. It had been foretold that, if Athena were to die, all of the dead Saints with grief in their hearts would be revived to finish Earth's destruction.
 * Seiyū: Toshiko Fujita (藤田 淑子, ふじた としこ)

''In Greek mythology, when Eris was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis due to her troublemaking nature, she tossed a golden apple on the ground in front of Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. The apple was inscribed "to the most beautiful goddess", which sparked a contest between the three goddesses and eventually led to Trojan War.''
 * Eri Aizawa
 * Eri (絵梨衣): A volunteer at the Star Orphanage where Seiya, Seika, and Miho grew up. Her wish on a falling star was stolen by Eris. The goddess took control over Eri's body until Eris could be completely revived into this world again. Eri and Hyoga felt a close connection when they first met.
 * Seiyū: Mayumi Shô (荘 真由美, しょう まゆみ)

[edit] Ghost Saints "Ghost Five"

 * Christ (Ghost Saint of Southern Cross)
 * Sazan Kurosu Kuraisuto (南十字星クライスト?)
 * Techniques: Southern Cross Thunder Bolt
 * Seiyū: Ryuusei Nakao (中尾 隆聖, なかお りゅうせい)
 * Christ died some time before Athena was kidnapped, and is thus recognized by Hyoga as being the Southern Cross to Hyoga's Northern Cross. Feeling restless and tormented by his death as he lay in his grave, Christ put aside his Saint title and joined Eris, who revived him with a new body. When he gets an advantage over Cygnus Hyoga, Christ is betrayed by Eris, who sees this as a good opportunity. She throws a spear into Christ's back, which pierces right through his heart, killing him and injuring Hyoga at the same time.
 * Named after Christ, the anointed one, who was nailed to a cross.


 * Maya (Ghost Saint of Sagitta)
 * Sajitta no Maya (矢座の魔矢?)
 * Technique: Hunting Arrow Express
 * Seiyū: Michitaka Kobayashi (小林 通孝, こばやし みちたか)
 * Another Saint revived by Eris in a new body. He has a personality similar to Pegasus Seiya, but Maya would fight to the death if it meant winning. He proves this when he faces Seiya, to first talk, and then attack with all his strength. Unfortunately, he is no match for Seiya, but one of the arrows from his Phantom Arrow Express attack makes it through Seiya's defenses. Seiya removes the arrow with ease and tries to get Maya to tell where Saori is, but leaves when Maya does not respond. Maya says in his last breath that the arrow is actually poisonous, and only one shot is enough to remove the five senses.
 * Named after Maya, the Indian deity of illusion and the Japanese word for Magic Arrow.


 * Jäger (Ghost Saint of Orion)
 * Orion no Jagā (オリオン星座のジャガー)
 * Techniques: Megaton Meteor Crash
 * Seiyū: Yuu Mizushima (水島 裕, みずしま ゆう)
 * Said to be one of the most powerful Silver Saints who served Athena with honor. But after he was killed, he held a grudge over being forgotten, and the loneliness that comes with being dead. He did not hesitate to accept Eris' offer and was soon revived with a new body to fight for the destruction of the world. As he faced Phoenix Ikki, he found his foe's strength to be almost equal to his. When Ikki explained the meaning of the friendship that the Saints had, Jäger hesitated, but still continued to fight Ikki. Jäger was interrupted when Pegasus Seiya obtained the Sagitarius Gold Cloth, and, after having his strongest attack blocked by Seiya, was defeated. With his last words, he confirmed that Seiya and the others were true Saints.
 * Named after the German word for hunter, as Orion was a hunter.


 * Jan (Ghost Saint of Tateza (Shield))
 * Sukyūtamu no Yan (楯座のヤン?)
 * Techniques: Bone Crush Screw
 * Seiyū: Keiichi Nanba (難波 圭一, なんば けいいち)
 * Jan is a Saint that apparently died in vain; this may well have been caused by his straightforward and jump-into-action personality. As he was restless in his grave, he gladly accepted Eris' offer, and was soon revived and given a new body. He faced off against Dragon Shiryu and to his advantage, as the Tateza Cloth has a stronger shield than the Dragon Cloth. In a mere minute, he had defeated Shiryu, but by gravely underestimating the Dragon Saint was soon defeated as Shiryu unleashed all of his Cosmo into one single attack.
 * Named after Jan III Sobieski, whom the Shield constellation was made for. He is referred to as "Tateza" Jan in the movie, but is nevertheless credited with the Japanese Kanji for the Scutum constellation.


 * Orpheus (Ghost Saint of Lyra)
 * Raira no Orufeusu (琴座のオルフェウス)
 * Birthplace: Greece
 * Techniques: Stringer Requiem
 * Seiyū: Yuji Mitsuya (三ツ矢 雄二, みつや ゆうじ)
 * The legendary mythical person himself, as expressed by Andromeda Shun.
 * After his failure to bring Eurydice back, he died with regrets. This led to him gladly taking Eris' offer and being revived in a new body. As he faced 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, Orpheus was cut short by Phoenix Ikki's arrival. Ikki attacked with his Houou Genma Ken, but since Orpheus had 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 Houyoku Tenshou and Orpheus was killed.
 * Named after the Greek mythical musician Orpheus.

Notes of Interest

 * The author of Saint Seiya created and designed the five new Saints in three months, and the movie versions were based on his sketches.
 * In Japan it was named Saint Seiya: The Movie, but in some countries it received the name "The Legend of the Golden Apple", or another similar title. The series author, Masami Kurumada, suggested the name of "Jashin Eris" for its DVD release.
 * This is the only movie (excluding The Heaven Chapter~Overture) that fits in with the original story and plot.
 * The five Ghost Saints used to be Silver Saints, which was confirmed with a question mark in the movie book of Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter~Overture.
 * Tateza Jan was originally named Shield Jan, but for some reason "Shield" was replaced with the Japanese word for it, most likely to decrease any confusion.