Aries Shion (TLC)

He is a close friend of the Gold Saint Libra Dohko, the only other survivor of the previous generation of Saints together with Shion. .

Personality
Shion was a very smart and strong man, loyal to his beliefs and above all, to Athena. He respected all his fellow Saints and his master, who saved his life when he was a child. He was also very protective from the lower ranked saints.

Shion also possesed an amazing Cosmos, wich granted the rank of Gold Saint. As Grand Pope Shion aquired amazing wisdom from the stars and the books of the library in Star Hill.

Background
Before becoming a Saint, Shion was a Cloth repairer at service of the Silver Saint Altar Hakurei. Shion was able to see the lives of the previous Saints that used the Cloths by touching the wounds in them. One day while he was repairing the cloths, he encountered a mysterious man who offers him the chance to see the story of all humans, past, present and future. When Shion was about to accept, the Cloths started to move, and the man noticed that even when Shion was spying on them, they were asking him to stay. However, Shion's desire to go made him start destroying the Cloths... until he found his master's Altar Silver Cloth. The story and feelings emanating from it were warm and melancholic, and Shion asks the man for more time to consider his offer. The man then tells him that one of humanity's greatest sins was hesitation, and slashes him with a black whip, wounding him deeply. Shortly thereafter, the man reveals himself to be Balron Lune, the Celestial Excellence Star, and leaves. About to die, the Cloths protected Shion until his master found him. Hakurei makes another wound in his arm and passes blood from his body to Shion's, allowing the boy to live again.

Lost Canvas
Before The War In Lost Canvas, Shion is a close friend of Libra Dohko to whom he is often seen talking. He is a descendant of the People from the Lost Continent and is a disciple of Altar Hakurei, and former training partner of Crane Yuzuriha. Previously a passionate student of the lives of Saints of the past through the analysis and repair of their Cloths.

According to the time line, he first appears in the Sanctuary returning from Jamir. He is also the one who kills Worm Raimi when the Specter infiltrated Sanctuary to attack Sasha. After delivering the killing blow on the Specter, he kneels before her, acknowledging her true identity.

Mission In Italy
Two years later, Shion and Dohko are forced to kill three Silver Saints brought back to life by Hades. Feeling guilty, he intents to redeem himself by asking to be sent on a mission in Italy along with Libra Dohko, Pegasus Tenma, Unicorn Yato and other bronze and silver saints. When they arrive to their destination, the hometown of Tenma was in fire and encounter Hades, who had taken over the body of Tenma's best friend Alone, Hades seemingly killed Pegasus and Dohko attacked Hades but was stopped by Kagaho of Bennu, they engaged in battle but were stopped by Shion, then they retreat back to the Sanctuary.

In The Sanctuary
Later Shion was seen in the village outside the Sanctuary, witnessing the battle between Pisces Alfabica and Griffin Minos, after Alfabica's death Minos was about to use the last remains of his power to destroy the village, but his attack was stopped by Shions "Crystal Wall" and leaves with Alfabica's body back to the Sanctuary, on his way he encounter with a messenger from Jamir who asked to be taken to the Pope's Chamber. There they learn that Hades can revive his specters, but also that Pegasus would be coming back to life.

Later Shion felt one prescence coming in the Pope's chamber and hurried there, and crossing the house of Cancer he saw Manigoldo, who gave him the Pope's Helment and told him to give it to his master Harukei from behalf of his brother Sage, the Pope and then vanished, leaving only the Cancer Gold Cloth. Shion arrives to the Pope's Chamber after hearing the battle plans of attacking hades castle and found his master in the Pope's Chamber readying for battle and asks him if he is going somewhere else, then they start an argument and when Shion leaves his master has already leaved.

Hades Castle
Shion appears later along with Yuzuriha defeated by the God Hypnos inside Hades castle when their master was about to face the god of Sleep. Hakurei then starts his fight with the god and after a few moments and attacks from the God, Hakurei uses the Infernal waves to bring back the souls of his commarades from the previous war and then releases his Ultimate technique "Praesepe Celestial Waves", the technique joinded all the souls into one gigant energy sphere; Hakurei launched the attack at Hypnos, but he stopped with his hands, Hakurei then used his own soul to power the attack and finally defeat the God, Hypnos then tried to take over the body of Hakurei, but was sealed inside the chest that he put in himself. Shion watched his master go to the center of the barrier and when he was about to destroy the seal of the barrier, Hades appeared and killed Hakurei. Shion enraged attacked Hades but was easily stopped by the God and returned to him, then he tried to acomplish waht his master died trying, to detroy the barrier with the sword with Athena's blood, but Hades destroyed it and attacked Shion once again when Hades was about to finish them off Dohko and Tenma arrived and stop the attack. Tenma attacked Hades but once again hades reflected the attack to Tenma, then showed them how he tricked Athena's army and killed almost all of them. Tenma enraged attack Hades but he's easily defeated, but his rage promts him to attack again, this time Hades dons his sword and when was about to strike down Tenma, Dohko blocked the attack with his shield, wich was split in half due to the attack. Dohko and Tenma attacked together but the attack was easily countered by Hades own attack wich defeated all saints at once. Dohko then stood up and took off the upper part of his cloth and started burning his cosmos, then he attacked Hades, wich gave Shion the chance to leave Hades Castle with Tenma and Yuzuriha. Shion is then see in the Pope's chamber with Sisyphos and learns from Crow that Italy has been raised into the sky and has become Hades new Fortress and is commanded that they will now attack The Lost Canvas by Athena.

In The Lost Canvas
Later he has been seen repairing the Saint's Cloths at Sanctuary, and Sisyphos went to the place where he was and leave together to Jamin. Shion witness the fight between Sisyphos and Aiacos and together with Sisyphos and Regulus he opened the gate to the Lost Canvas with Athena Exclamation, the last attack of Sisyphos before he died. There he survived the voyage through the clouds which turned all those who turned back into stone and defeated Acheron Charon shortly after with ease after taking them to the other side of the Sea of Clouds. After getting to the other side they entered in the First Demon Temple: Mercury (第1魔宮水星), along with Athena, Regulus and Tenma, which they passed through freely, arriving then to the Second Demon Temple: Venus (第2魔宮金星). Shion then meets the guardian of the Temple, Balron Lune, and challenges him. After a ferocious battle that made Shion confront his past sins and encounter the Saints of the past in the eternal torment of Cocytus, the Aries Gold Saint managed to use a technique that he learned empirically from his master, the Praesepe Celestial Wave (積尸気転霊波), thus obliterating René. The Specter then realized that Shion was able to be the link between the past and future generation, as the future Pope of Sanctuary. Afterwards, Shion proceeded to rejoin his comrades.

The Last Battle
Shion arrives after Regulus death in the battle agains Rhadamanthys and proceedes to join Dohko when Tenma and Athena were fighting Hades, after a fierce battle, Shion and Dohko attack Hades, now fully awoken, Shion summons tho other 10 Gold Cloths to attack Hades with the Golden Light, but it was not enough until the spirits of the other Gold Saints returned anf finally expelled Hades from Alone's body, but Shion then collapsed from exhaustion and he and Dohko are transported back to Earth in the Sanctuary by Athena and is decreed as the next Pope to prepare for the next Holy War.

The 'Sanctuary' arc
Upon becoming the Grand Pope, Shion could no longer perform the duties of the Aries Saint as he had previously done - thus, he began to train an apprentice to succeed the Cloth. Shion found that successor in Mu, during the 20th century, an extraordinary young man of the same race as Shion with a natural talent for Cloth reparation. Mu not only became the new Gold Saint of Aries, but he did so with all of Shion's abilities under his belt.

After Athena had once again reincarnated as a human infant after more than two centuries, Shion began preparations for the inevitable war. He understood that, due to old age, his own time would soon be up, and therefore needed to choose a successor for his seat. With the exception of Sagittarius Aiolos and Gemini Saga, all of the Gold Saints were too young and inexperienced to take up the responsibilities. After a lengthy time of consideration, Shion eventually settled on the Gold Saint of Sagittarius. While Aiolos was not as powerful as Saga, Shion felt confident in his choice because he knew of Aiolos' undying loyalty to Athena and undeniable devotion to virtue.

Unfortunately, Shion was confronted by Saga in regards to his decision shortly after the announcement. It seems Saga felt discontent at Shion's choice, and demanded an explanation for it. Shion revealed that, while he acknowledged that Saga had a heavenly reputation and was the more powerful of the two, he could not help but sense something terrifyingly dark within the Gemini Saint. It is at this point that Saga confirmed Shion's suspicions, and assaulted the weary Pope with a deathblow.

The 'Hades' arc
In the Underworld, the realm of the dead, it was announced that Hades would attack the Sanctuary and unleash the Greatest Eclipse on Earth, this left the dead Saints in a predicament, because they were dead and unable to do anything, but opportunity rose when Hades told them that, if they killed Athena they would live again then, not even death could keep Shion away from aiding Athena in her Holy War against Hades. Even after years since his assassination, Shion returned from death to help Athena and the current Saints with a way to get into the realm of the Dead. Originally, it was assumed that Shion, along with other deceased Saints such as Saga, Shura, Camus, Deathmask, and Aphrodite, had sold their soul to Hades in exchange of resurrection and returned to Sanctuary to kill Athena. It turned out that this was a grand scheme by the former Pope and the dead Saints in order to get a message to Athena — that she must die and awaken her 8th sense if she hoped to successfully defeat Hades within his domain.

After the message had been delivered, Shion met with the Bronze Saints Seiya, Shiryū, Hyōga, and Shun to inform them of the truth of what had taken place with the Gold Saints and Athena. Perhaps as a nod to his apprentice's talents for armor reparation, Shion instantly restored all four Saints' individual Cloths using the blood of Athena. Finally, with his last act as the Grand Pope, Shion commanded the young Bronze Saints to invade the realm of the dead — they shall not stop until every Specter had been killed, and Hades himself was on his knees.

In the manga, it is at this point that Shion's restored body gave way and the former Aries perished into dust. In the anime adaptation the event is depicted in the same way, although Shion lasted until near sun rise; prior to disappearing for good, Shion once more united with his old friend Dohko to share past times for a brief moment.

Episode G - Chapter 29 (1979)
Six years after his assassination, the spirit of Shion makes a brief appearance. In the midst of the conflict against the Titans, Saga (as Patriarch usurper) had possessed the minds of Capricorn Shura Gen Rou Ma technique Ou ken, turning into a demon. An unbeliever Saga begins talking to himself saying that his strength is increasingly looking to a true patriarch to master the technique (which is exclusive of the Patriarchs from the mythological age), but the soul of Shion appears in the middle of the room telling him the Patriarch of the Saints do not belong.

Saga also asks to release control Shura Rou Ma Ou Gen Ken. There is a small argument between them, the Holy Gemini argues that he never follow in the footsteps of Shion. To which the former Holy Aries responds that his reign will be only a transitory, everything has an end and his defeat will come. Shion's last words, telling him that his future will be the same as his brother Kanon (who had been jailed in Cape Sounion), are lurking in the minds of Saga.

In the movies
The Opening Chapter In Heaven (Tenkai Hen Joso), once the battle against Hades, Shion and the other Gold Saints are in a sort of trial by a previously unknown gods. Shion says that although his body does not exist and their souls are sealed, will always be Saints of Athena. Finally, they are sealed in a giant statue located in a tower at the shrine now taken by Artemis.

A Shion last is heard giving Ikki and Shun forces in their fight against Angel Theseus, recognizing them as true heirs of the Saints of Athena, justice advocates and protectors of the Earth.

Power and abilities
Superhuman Strength: As a Gold Saint Shion had the strenght to destroy a gigant boulder with a single finger and cause inmence damage with one hit.

Cosmos Mastery: As a former Gold Saint, Shion has fully mastered the 7th sense, what gave him great power and the ability to move at the speed of light. Shion is among the most powerful of Athena's Gold Saints.

Inmense Psychic Power: Shion is naturally gifted with great psychic powers that allow him to have control over telekinesis, telepathy and even teleportation.

He is also versed in the ways of Cloth restoration.

Saint Powers
Stardust Revolution: Stardust technique that uses as raw material to create a shower of stars that is fired at the opponent. In the anime The Lost Canvas, the stardust was also used to form, beyond the stars, a huge stream of energy.

Crystal Wall: The technique creates a barrier that acts as a strong defense. The staying power of Crystal Wall is hard to contain a Gigantic sucifiente Feathers Flap for Griffin Minos. Shion demonstrates the ability to manipulate the stroke and make it take several formats.

Pareapese Celestial Wave: A technique that fuses all souls around the user into one gigant energy shpere, capable of defeating a God. Shion learned this technique empirically from his master and used it agains Lune.