Virgo Shaka

Virgo Shaka
Age	20
Gender	Male
Date of birth	September, 19th
Astrological sign	Virgo
Nationality	India
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Affiliation	Athena
Class	Saints
Rank	Gold Saints
Cloth	Virgo Cloth
Training	India(River Ganges)
Apprentice(s)	Peacock Shiva (Anime) Lotus Aghora (Anime)
Attacks	Tenpōrin'in Ōm Kān Tenma Kōfuku Rikudō Rinne Tenkūhaja Chimimōryō Tenbu Hōrin
Height	182cm
Weight	68kg
Blood type	AB
Status	Deceased
Voiced by	Yūji Mitsuya Akemi Satō (child) Mitsuaki Madono (LOS) Ryan Worthington (English)

Virgo Shaka (乙女座バルゴのシャカ, Barugo no Shaka) is one of the Gold Saints, the most serene and one of the strongest.

Personality and background

Although Gemini Saga and Leo Aiolia were the first Gold Saints introduced by Masami Kurumada in his manga, Virgo Shaka was the first one he showed fully revealing his status as Gold Saint and wearing his Gold Cloth, in the chapter 18, contained in vol. 5.

Shaka is one of the twelve Gold Saints and the reincarnation of Buddha. As the guardian of the Temple of Virgo along the path of Sanctuary, Shaka has played a pivotal role chiefly in the battle between Athena and the Pope in the Sanctuary arc, and also in the Hades arc. He is referred to many times on the story as the "the man who is almost a god" due to his immense power and is also considered the only Gold Saint that has full control over the Araya Shiki (8th sense). He is supposed to be Buddha's reincarnation.

Shaka alone of all saints occupies the rarefied spot between God and man, but living between two worlds has its blessings as well as curses. As a Bodhisattva, and endowed with the most powerful cosmos of all the saints, Shaka well deserves his reputation as the man closest to God. Even as a child in India, Shaka was precocious and communed with Buddha himself, a scene recounted in the flashbacks moments before Shaka's death in the Twin Sala's Garden. Shaka went daily to meditate and pray, Buddha finally answers him and notes that for someone whose life has just begun, he had been unusually sensitive to sufferings and mortality of human life. Seeing pain and death as reflected in the Ganges gives the boy Shaka enough despair, if not a crisis of faith.

Buddha replies that life comes with stages and that as there is suffering there is also pain, Shaka asks then, what is the purpose of life if, in the end death takes it all. The answer was that death is not the end, and should he embrace that precept, he would be known as "The closest man to god". With esoteric learning and training, Shaka eventually became powerful enough to don the Gold Cloth of Virgo, which he wore even as a boy in the manga, and wise enough to rise above human passions and attachments. For most of his life, he would look on human feelings with a mix of pity and compassion without being bound to them, with charity but not always with love.

Detachment seems to be Shaka's answer to the poignant questions raised by human life, and he is seeing humanity from the point of God rather than living the experience. He would be disabused of this attitude in his encounter with Ikki. In the end, Shaka would have to remember that he is a man, as well, and return to whence he came. After the battle in the 12 temples he still maintains a cool attitude and, prefers to fight only if there is a reason as shown in soul of gold. The size of his heart cannot be measured because he will act on his own justice and reality that he thinks befits himself.

Biography

Saint Seiya: Episode G

Titans Attack

 

He first appears in a conversation with the Pope about the behavior of Sagittarius Aiolos (Episode G). Later when Galan Aiolia's squire is being controlled by Pontos and tries to kill him, Shaka appears in the Leo House telling Aiolia that he must kill Galán. Then Shaka is the first of the Gold Saints in Sunagein Crusos reach the gold saints meeting. When Phoinikeos Rhuax (Crimson Lava) invades the Sanctuary, is Shaka who stops him but Cancer Deathmask (G) orders him to let it go to his temple.

Sealing of mythological beasts

The awakening of the cosmos of the Titans brings the awakening of the beasts of Greek mythology worldwide so Shaka tells the Pope his idea to blow? cosmos and full power to seal all the monsters. To exploit the cosmos, Shaka must meditate for a period of time which will be completely helpless. To not be killed, sent to Leo Aiolia to protect him, and this remains a fight with Kronos risking his own life to save the Holy Virgo. After the fight was over, had been killed by Aioria Giants Melas Bronte and Leukotes Anemos (White Wind not for the timely appearance of Shaka that kills with Demon Pacifier.

Dimension of the Titans

When Aiolia Pontos is fighting in the Labyrinth of Cronos, Shaka along with Aldebaran, Shura, Milo and Camus are teleported by Mu to help Aiolia. It is here where Aiolia and Shaka have an uphill battle with Lapetus and Themis. After several battles, Shaka gives much of his cosmos to Aioria to get him recovered from his wounds so he can keep fighting. Later, Shaka faces and defeat only one of the warriors guardians of Cronos, who was made of the entire planet lives' cosmos.

After that, Shaka meets with other Gold Saints in the Labyrinth, trying to help Aiolia in his fight against Hyperion, but Leo Aiolia refuses all help and decides to fight by himself. Shura intervene in the fight against Cronos, King of the Titans, who calls his three companions, making his stars rotate and show their true form: Nefritishoplisma, Electronteru and Megaritesdracon. In order to fight against them, the Saints are divided in groups of two people each one. In the first group, it was supposed Aiolia fight in companionship with Shaka, but Virgo Shaka asks him to rest and promises Aiolia to defeat their opponent.

In the fight, ElektronTeru (Amber Beast) tells Shaka that he is like Icarus, with his flight he challenged the gods and caused the wrath of Apollo. As a response, Aiolia replies to the beast that he is not a god, but in fact he is a monster out of tartar and for that reason they must be killed. Then Shaka attacks The Amber Beast in a short distance, but he gets protected. Aioria is surprised that despite the great defense Khan Shaka he was wounded by the beast. The beast attacks him three times, two of those attacks are elude by Shaka, but apparently not the third one, and regained Aiolia cosmos to feel and think that Virgo needs help but Shaka asked to trust him. Shaka will give to the beast the divine punishment but it takes its dunamis and launched a major attack that makes Aioria theme by Shaka. Shaka opens his eyes reaching enlightenment and his The Treasures of Heaven ends with the beast.

Saint Seiya (1986), chapter I: the Sanctuary

Shaka knocking out the bronze saints

Saint Seiya (1986), chapter III: Hades

Shaka in the Hades arc

During the Hades chapter, when Saga, Shura, and Camus, who had previously died in a civil war within the ranks of the Saints, returned from the dead. Saga, Shura and Camus had sworn their allegiance to Hades, the God of the Underworld, promising to help Hades defeat Athena and invade the Sanctuary in exchange for a chance to return to the land of the living. Since many of the Saints had died during that civil war, Shaka was one of the few remaining defenders of the Sanctuary when Saga, Shura and Camus attacked. 

Shaka used illusions to entangle the trio in Cancer Temple. When Saga found that their expedient actions were useless he launched his cosmos to bomb Virgo Temple directly but Shaka used Demon Pacifier to attack Cancer Temple too. Shaka alone urged his dead comrades to drop their allegiance to Hades and return to the Underworld where they belonged, as fallen soldiers of Athena rather than betrayers of their cause. When the true spectres invaded the 12 temples of Sanctuary they came to Virgo Temple, Shaka's technique Tenkūhaja Chimimōryō, showing the faces of Fudō Myoō and Buddha, frightens the specters. Then, it was Shaka who ultimately rid the Sanctuary of their presence and their infestation with his Demon Pacifier technique and used his beads to seal them so that they will not be revived.

Now that there weren't anymore Spectres to follow Saga, Camus and Shura, he asked them their true intentions. Saga only replies that they came back to life by pledging loyalty to Hades and to obtain the head of Athena (Saori). Saddened by this reply, Shaka conducts them to the Twin Sala Trees garden at the side of his temple. The four engage each other in direct battle. However, as the battle continues, Shaka realizes that the real enemy is in fact Hades himself, using fallen gold saints to do his bidding, and that he must confront him in by entering the underworld.

He then uses his The Treasures of Heavens to disable their senses, and urges them to use the forbidden technique that was sealed by Athena many centuries ago, Athena Exclamation, with a power similar to that of the Big Bang itself. Shura and Camus hesitate, for they will be branded lower than beasts. Saga encourages his fellow Gold Saints to remember their purpose and goal. Then Camus realizes the trio never need to sacrifice one of them to acting kamikaze. Shura awakens that they were dead and all were long gone, all those misjudgments were merely the prejudices from mundane standpoints. Saga remembers the trio again they'll be using it for Athena and all. When Shaka is about to take their last senses, the trio decide to use the Athena Exclamation to blast all to fall into void.

The Gold Saint of Virgo and the garden are consumed by the immense destructive force of the Athena Exclamation attack. "Sala trees' flowers have withered..." said Shaka, but the Sala trees, their flowers and the beads still remain. With his physical body completely obliterated by the banned attack, Shaka's spirit returns to Earth one last time and uses his blood to write a final message on the flower petals, sending them to the goddess Athena herself (Arayashiki). Overwhelmed by tears, the 3 fallen Gold Saints weep over the loss of their comrade. Shura decides to help Shaka achieve Nirvana and finally put an end to his suffering by assisting him in his suicide. Shura screams his apologies to Shaka, but he sees that Shaka's body begins to fade away into dust, seemingly dead from the Athena Exclamation. It seems to be playing act for the inspecting Hades but according to origin and episode G these fights between Gold Saints were actuated by the darkness of Sanctuary, past dispute and old hatred between some of them until the time of breaking Wailing Wall. Hopefully Shaka can go to the Hell with 8th sense.

Later on on the Hades arc, it is revealed that Shaka and Athena are still, indeed, alive: they are shown making their way towards Hades' realm. He had staged his own death at the hands of Saga, Camus, and Shura, in order to enter the underworld undetected, similarly to Athena having Saga stab her with the golden dagger. Shaka eventually located Hades and confronted the Greek God alone, threatening to kill Hades by himself. Just when Shaka was about to attack Hades he was stopped by Athena. Athena forbade him to attack Hades, since he was inside Andromeda Shun's body. Shaka threw Pandora's weapon toward Hades but was stopped by Athena as well. After both the gods disappeared, Shaka prevented Seiya from attacking the Wailing Wall and tried to sacrifice himself to open the way to the Elysium, but since he didn't have enough power alone Libra Dohko stops him, this was only granted after all the Twelve Gold Saints reunited and used their own lives

Saint Seiya: Next Dimension

Shaka appears in the Virgo House of XVIII Century, later we learn that it is the result of persistent thought of Andromeda Cloth.

Shaka vs Shijima

Tenma and Shun entered in the 6th house, are affected by the deadly barrier of Virgo Shijima (4 ports of buddha), but their help comes in the spirit of Virgo Shaka that comes from "cloth" of Andromeda. The spirit of Shijima place to protect the house of the virgin at this point launches the most powerful technique of the virgin, the Tenbu Hōrin, but also the spirit of Shaka fights back using the Tenbu Hōrin. Shijima at this point use "Ungyō"(the sound from the end of universe), but Shaka is using "Agyō"(the light symbol of the birth of the universe), the clash between the two powers triggers an endless battle. Shun intervenes is blocking the duel. Shijima and Shaka realize they are on the same side, Shaka asks Shijima to release Tenma and Shun from the 6th house, revealing also that Shun will be his successor, heir to the gold cloth of the virgin. The spirit of Shaka then returns to Nirvana.

Shinjima told after that Shaka was probably the most powerful Virgo Saint from the mythological era.

List of opponents

Opponent	Result	Notes
Phoenix Ikki	Draw	Phoenix used a suicidal attack to win. However Shaka moved both of them to another dimension. Later asked Aries Mu to saved both.
Cyclops Gigant	Victory	Perfect Victory
Ghost-Gemini Saga + Ghost-Aquarius Camus + Ghost-Capricornus Shura	Unfair	3 against 1.It took Athena Exclamation to defeat Shaka. Virgo left using his 8th Sense, which guaranteed him being alive, while in The Underworld.

Powers and Abilities

Virgo Shaka, is a Gold Saint known for his superhuman strength, speed, durability etc. He possesses a powerful Cosmos, allowing him to utilize various techniques, including the Tenbu Hōrin and Agyō. Shaka's most striking characteristic is the ease and grace with which he defeats his enemies. Shaka fights in consummate form, with just a flick of wrist and the barest hint of athleticism. The economy of movements stands in stark contrast with the blood, sweat and toil of other warriors. The Buddhist-inspired mudras (poses) struck by Shaka is probably intended to display an inhuman discipline, intensity and nerve all under a gesture of grace. When he strikes, the enemy sees his glittering form against a breathtaking view of fantastic worlds and places within the Buddhist tradition; such illusions are a part of his technique in confusing and defeating opponents using something akin to psychological warfare.

Shaka's approach usually aims at paralysis, not just physical, but mental as well. His moves seem immaterial partly because he plays mind games by conjuring illusions, as dueling with Shaka is much more a battle of will than mere fist-swinging. He targets the five human senses (sight, touch, taste, smell and hearing) to cripple the adversary's body in combat. Yet, he ultimately aims to disintegrate the adversary's consciousness and the mind's control over the body.

Shaka also has the rare ability to attack the enemy and defend himself at the same time. This two-sided fighting style often turns the weapons and techniques of an adversary against himself. When the Bronze saints invaded the House of Virgo, Shaka rebounded the attacks on him (and also their damages) to their originators. This aspect of Shaka's combat, doing unto others what they have done to him, is almost divine, as within minutes the three standing Bronze Saints (Shun, Seiya and Shiryū) are thrown on all fours and remain so for the rest of the confrontation with Shaka.

Shaka's eyes are normally shut in order to strengthen his Cosmos energy. Shaka is also said to be the only one of the Gold Saints that not only masters the 7th sense, but also the 8th sense. Shaka has shown enough telekinetic power to even control his enemies' weapons and to transport his body to an alternate dimension when Phoenix Ikki attempted to obliterate him by blowing himself up. He strengthens his Cosmo energy by depriving himself of his eyesight. When he opens his eyes, the stored strength is then released.

He is so powerful that he is able to survive a full power blast from Athena's Exclamation by Saga, Camus, and Shura, though this was likely due to his acquisition of the 8th Sense. Though at first he was believed to be dead, it turned out that he let himself get hit so he could enter the underworld. His mental power is also formidable, since Ikki's mental attacks were completely ineffective but were returned to the original caster. He often casts illusions to deceive his enemies. He was already a Gold Saint at a very young age, receiving the Virgo Gold Cloth when he was 7 years old.

Here's a detailed list of his powers and abilities:

• Cosmos: The inner essence of a Saint, allowing for superhuman strength, speed, and durability etc.
• 7th Sense: The 7th sense, or Miraculosity, is a heightened state of Cosmos energy that allows the user to tap into the true potential of their divine power. It enables the user to perform actions that defy the natural laws of the universe, such as manipulating space-time, creating a Big Bang etc. For example Shaka, a Gold Saint, is able to access the 7th sense. This allows him to achieve an even level of power.
• 8th Sense (Afterlife): This sense grants control over the soul and body in the spirit realm, enabling resurrection.
• 9th Sense: The 9th Sense is Godhood, in otherwords Divinity' is the "Supreme Virtue", and the sense that separates a god from lower beings. To awaken such sense, a mortal must reach true enlightenment, of the likes of which rarely ever happened after the age of myth.
• Strength: Shaka has demonstrated the ability to punch through brick walls and shatter highly strong materials. He also possesses incredible strength in his legs as well, as shown by his ability to deliver powerful kicks. and can increase significantly with training with his own willpower which is also a key factor in his strength and growth. He pushes his limits and strives to become stronger when it's needed.
• Speed: Shaka's speed varies significantly depending on his Cosmo level and the situation. He can move at Mach 10 speed, transonic speeds, exceeding the speed of sound, and even reach high hypersonic speeds, demonstrating light-speed capabilities, and with the 7th sense, he can even move at infinite speeds.
• Durability: Shaka demonstrates considerable durability. He can withstand powerful attacks, even those from gods and Gold Saints, and is capable of surviving significant damage, often recovering quickly. His durability is further enhanced by his Cloth and his ability to burn his Cosmo through training, allowing him to reach god levels of power.
• Flight: Virgo Shaka also has the ability to fly on his own, through his enhanced speed and control of his Cosmo energy' which is flight-like movement: While not technically flying, Shaka's incredible speed allows him to actually run on the air with a fluidity and grace that can resemble flight. He can also utilize his enhanced Cosmo energy to achieve flight-like movement and even potentially reach into and fly through space as well, this is by leveraging his speed and control of Cosmo energy. And with his God Cloth he can also fly regularly and between dimensions too.
• Protective Barrier: When facing the dangers of harsh environments' such as space, underwater etc. He can use his Cosmo energy, which fuels his abilities, to create a protective barrier around himself, shielding him from harmful conditions, such being able to breathe in space and underwater' without needing Earth's oxygen supply.
• God Cloth: He can also awaken the God Cloth in the manga and anime series, during the Hades Chapter storyline, specifically the episode "God Cloth Shaka". He achieved this transformation in order to defeat Poseidon and his forces, requiring infinite Cosmos and further enhancing his abilities.
• Energy Manipulation: He can drain his opponent's Cosmo (energy) to cause paralysis and manipulate his own energy to launch powerful attacks, like his "Tenbu Horin".
• Space Manipulation: Shaka can even transport himself to different dimensions, as seen when he escapes Ikki's self-destruction attempt.

Mental & Spiritual Strength:

• Mind Control: Shaka possesses strong mental powers, including erasing memories, manipulating illusions, and telepathically communicating with others.
• Spiritual Depth: His connection to Buddhist philosophy and his ability to transcend death are symbolic of his spiritual strength.
• Telekinetic Feats: He telekinetically reverses Shun's Nebula chain, shatters Ikki's Cloth, and manipulates the undead Gold Saints' surplices.
• Mental Manipulation: He shoves an illusion in Ikki's mind to restore his memories and reverses Ikki's Phantom Devil.
• Combat: He can hold his own against multiple powerful Gold Saints, like in his fight against Saga, Mu, and Aiolia.
• Intelligence and Adaptability: Virgo Shaka is often depicted as extremely intelligent and wise. He is known as "The Man Closest to God" and is considered the strongest Gold Saint in his era. His intelligence is displayed through his ability to understand complex concepts like good and evil, chaos and joy, and his deep understanding of Buddhist philosophy. He also possesses a strong spiritual depth and is able to control his great power through inner peace and enlightenment.

Connection to Buddha: Shaka has spoken with Buddha from a young age and dwells on the concepts of the universe, allowing him to master both the 7th and 8th senses.

Spiritual Depth: His battles are not just about physical strength' but about inner peace and enlightenment, as he is a proponent of balance and understanding.

Wisdom and Self-Awareness: Shaka is not only physically strong but also wise, self-aware, and committed to his principles.

Control of Power: He has the ability to control and refine his immense power, even going so far as to seal his own eyesight to better manage it.

Mastery of the Six Samsaras: Shaka is the guardian of Rikudo Rinne, a technique that sends the spirit of an opponent to one of the six Dharma's rebirth realms.

Virgo Shaka's atomic destruction capabilities come from his Cosmo, the fundamental energy source, which he uses to unleash powerful attacks and feats. These attacks include the Tenbu Hōrin and Agyō, which demonstrate the ability to break down matter at the atomic level. Causing Cosmic and Atomic Destrution.

Cosmo and Atomic Destruction:

• Cosmo is presented as a destructive power that can be used to destroy atoms.
• Users can manipulate Cosmo to create various effects, including feats that demonstrate atomic-level destruction.
• Cosmo is not just about brute force; it can also be used for more subtle manipulations of matter and energy.

Virgo Shaka possesses significant healing abilities thanks to his powerful cosmos, which allows him to regenerate wounds and even heal himself from severe injuries, including those that would normally require extensive medical intervention. His cosmos has self-healing properties, and he has been shown to heal himself from various injuries. Moreover, his cosmos can also be used to heal others.

Here's a more detailed look at his healing powers:

• Self-Healing: Shaka's cosmos has restorative powers, allowing him to heal himself from various injuries, including those inflicted by strong opponents.
• Regeneration: His cosmos can regenerate damaged molecules, effectively healing wounds and injuries.
• Enhanced Healing: As Shaka's cosmos develops, particularly with the unlocking of the 7th and 8th senses, his healing abilities become even more potent.
• Healing others: Shaka's cosmos has been used to heal others, showcasing its versatility and power.
• Physical and Spiritual Healing: His cosmos can heal not only physical wounds but also spiritual damage, as seen when he heals others with his cosmos.

• Om (ॐ): Expands his Cosmo energy, allowing him to use the full extent of his power.

• Kān (カーン Kān, literally the Hindu chant "Hāṃ"): A defensive technique that creates a barrier that encircles Shaka's body. This technique's defence is great enough that Shaka could take full power attacks from Saga, Camus and Shura simultaneously with only a single cut being dealt to him.

• Tenpōrin'in (転法輪印 Tenpōrin'in, literally means "Dharmacakra Mudra"): Erases any doubts in his mind that could refrain him during the fight, it also calms his mind and mental boundaries and limitations are completely erased allowing his mental abilities (memory, calculation, learning, creativity, etc.) to be completely unrestricted or subject to blockage, knowing what he needs to do and how he needs to do it. This exponentially enhances his integration of knowledge and wisdom (Usually receiving it from buddha's spirit himself). While meditating on any given scenario, he can structure it in more than a single interpretation, all of this allowing him the ability to deduce information not easily seen and/or realizing very important deciding factors that the enemy usually takes for granted and that usually spells defeat for them.

Shaka preparing "Tenma Kōfuku"

• Tenma Kōfuku (天魔降伏 Tenma Kōfuku, literally meaning "Demon Pacifier"): Expands his Cosmos in a huge blast with the essence of the Buddhist lotus and 'Death on a pale horse' which is ridden by a girl, one strong enough to destroy a large part of the Cancer Temple. If Shaka launches this technique with his eyes closed, it is as powerful as Aiolia's Lightning Plasma, but if Shaka launches this technique with his eyes open, it becomes as destructive as Saga's Galaxian Explosion. A full power Tenma Kofuku is shown to be capable of destroying the Cancer Temple and Mu even questioned if Saga, Camus and Shura had been simultaneously killed by it.

• Rikudō Rinne (六道輪廻 Rikudō Rinne, literally "Transmigration to the Six Paths" or "Six Samsāras"Of which he is the guardian): A technique in which Shaka sends the spirit or soul of his opponent to one of the six Dharma's rebirth realms. These realms are, as described by Kurumada:

• • Gakikai (The Realm of the Hungry Spirits and Ghosts)

• • Jinkai (The Realm of Humans)

• • Jigokukai (The Realm of Hell)

• • Chikushōkai (The Realm of Savage Beasts)

• • Shurakai (The Realm of the Warring Asuras(demons))

• • Tenkai (The Realm of Heaven)

Interestingly enough, Kurumada presents the Buddhist realms of reincarnation as separate planes of existence from those found in the Hades arc of his manga, which he derived from Dante Alighieri's conception of the underworld. The Tenkai is considered the worst realm to be sent as mentioned by Shaka, since being in Tenkai,forbids you of having any evil thoughts or behaviour, even in the most mellow of forms, doing so anyways would assure you immediate banishment to the realm of hell.

Shaka using "Tenkūhaja Chimimōryō"

• Tenkū Haja Chimimōryō (天空覇邪魑魅魍魎 Tenkū Haja Chimimōryō, literally means "Heaven Supremacy on Evil Spirits of Rivers and Mountains"): Shaka summons minor spirits and sends them against enemies to devour them.

• Tenbu Hōrin (天舞寶輪 Tenbu Hōrin , lit. "Wheel of Heavenly Law" or "Dharma of Heavenly Law"): Shaka's most powerful move, this attack traps and defangs Shaka's victims, it is an offensive and defensive combined technique, the epitome of this approach, and Shaka's ultimate strike against an opponent. It traps the opponent into a matrix of illusions (normally Buddhist in nature) and destroys him through five stages. Each stage obliterates one of the opponent's five human senses cumulatively. And if that's not enough, as it was the case for Ikki, Shaka can remove the opponent's sixth sense, effectively shutting down the mind, essentially stopping the main functions of the brain that allows the brain to think, reducing Shaka's victims to living corpses. When on the offensive,the power of this attack is so destructive that it can easily destroy the cloths of his opponents. Whoever is affected by this technique, cannot attack or flee, his opponents being twisted and folded like a rag doll in the process.

• Agyō: When Shaka opens his eyes, all the pent up cosmos he has had up to that point is released at once, he releases light and power similar to that unleashed during the beginning of the universe. Shaka is able to fight to his fullest in this state, with this power, he was able to hold his own in a fight against 3 powerful gold saints at once.

Cloth, constellation and Temple

Shaka's guardian constellation is Virgo, and his Gold Cloth represents it and its associated myth: Astraea, daughter of Zeus and Themis or of Eos and Astraeus, she was the personification of justice.

After the fight against Saga, Shura and Camus, his Cloth was completely destroyed. However, he could attain the Eight Sense and reach the Underworld as a living being, along with his Cloth.

The temple he guarded was known both in manga and the anime adaptation as ShōjoKyū, "The Temple of the Maiden".

Predecessors and successors

Predecessors:

• • Virgo Asmita
• Virgo Shijima

Successors:

• Virgo Shun
• Virgo Fudō

In Masami Kurumada's current Saint Seiya work, Saint Seiya: The Next Dimension(canon sequel to the manga Saint Seiya), the Virgo Saint in the 18th century was known as Virgo Shijima (乙女座のシジマ, Barugo no Shijima). The Virgo Saint is slated to appear in February 2009, and like his successor "Shaka", he is called "the man who is almost a god", and also "the silent man".

Notes

• In his manga, Kurumada gave Shaka blonde hair. Shaka shared this trait with fellow Gold Saints Mu, Aldebaran, Saga, Kanon, Aiolia, Milo, Aphrodite and Shion. In the anime adaptation, all blonde Gold Saints had their hair color modified, except for Shaka, who was the only Gold Saint whose hair remained blonde as it was originally conceived by Kurumada in his manga.
• Kurumada stated that the avatar-character Shaka was based on a female person in real life who was Kurumada's ex-girlfriend as the sorrow was put into the scene.

Young Shaka

• As revealed by Masami Kurumada in vol.12 of his manga, Shaka became a Gold Saint at an early age. He had already been granted the Gold Saint status and the Virgo Gold Cloth by the time he was 7 years old.
• Kurumada derived Shaka's name from the ancient realm of the Shakya (pronounced Shaka), whose most famous member was Siddharta Gautama, known as Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and as Shakyamuni. Shaka's characteristics, abilities, and attacks are also based on the Buddha and Buddhist lore.
• In an interview in 2001, Kurumada recognizes Shaka as the most powerful of the golden knights, due to the fact that he is the closest man to God. 

Gallery

Virgo Shaka in legend of sanctuary

Virgo Shaka wallpaper

Shaka with eyes open

Original version & Anime version of Virgo Shaka

Shaka and Ikki

Saori and Shaka

Shaka in Soul of Gold

Shaka and Milo

Shaka an Einherjar

KotZ Netflix: Virgo Shaka talking with Evil Pope, Ares

KotZ (Netflix Series) Virgo Shaka with the other nine Golden Knights on the Evil Pope' side