The Centaurus Cloth is the cloth of the Saint Babel in Saint Seiya and an unknown Saint in Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas. It is of the second class of the cloths that Athena's Saints wield, the Silver Cloths.
Mythology[]
This Silver Cloth represents the constellation Centaurus, a constellation honoring Chiron. In Greek myth, Chiron was not only a centaur (a mythical creature that is half-man and half-horse) but a god who was the son of Cronus and the half-brother to Zeus (king of the Greek gods). Chiron traded his godhood to free Prometheus, a god who had been banished by Zeus for eternity for daring to give humans fire. Now mortal, Chiron became the tutor to the greatest heroes of legends, including Zeus's own son (and Chiron's nephew) Heracles. During a battle with a herd of enraged centaurs, Heracles accidentally shot Chiron with a poisoned arrow, killing him. Zeus, blaming himself for Chiron's death as he was the one who had demanded his half-brother's immortality in exchange for Prometheus's freedom, turned Chiron into stars which became the constellation Centaurus.
A Short Lived Flame[]
Babel trained to be a Saint on Centaur Island by an unknown master. The cloth was likely kept in Sanctuary until a Saint worthy of wearing it was found. He follows the orders of the Pope, and is among the first group of Silver Saints to attack Seiya and his fellow Bronze Saints. He went to check on the fallen Lizard Misty, and ended up meeting his end during a fight to the death with Cygnus Hyoga.
Previous War[]
The Centaur Saint joined on the assault of Hades' Castle in The Lost Canvas, after first appearing at the side of Sagittarius Sisyphus. He likely died during the assault.
Special Abilities of Silver Cloth of Centaur[]
The Centaur Silver Cloth, while having all of the strength and endurance of a Silver Cloth, has no special traits that make it stand out as a cloth. Techniques used by Centaurus Saints Babel uses one major technique during his various fights.
- Fotia Roufihtra (Greek for "Vortex of Flame"): An offensive technique. The user thrusts his hand forward with his palm open, and flames shoot out. It can either shoot out as small fireballs, or a large blast of fire.
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