Pegasus Seiya

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Pegasus Seiya
Saint Seiya character
Pegasus Seiya from the manga
First appearance	Manga Saint Suits Chapter 1: "The Saints of Athena" (1985)
Created by	Masami Kurumada
Portrayed by	Mackenyu
Voiced by	Japanese Tōru Furuya (anime and Omega) Hiroko Emori (child) Masakazu Morita (Hades OVAs and Knights of the Zodiac)[1] Kaito Ishikawa (Legend of Sanctuary) English Jeff Bennett (Guardians of the Cosmos) Tim Hamaguchi (DiC dub) Illich Guardiola (ADV dub) Cameron Bautsch (child, ADV dub) Bryson Baugus (Knights of the Zodiac/Netflix dub) Spanish Jesús Barrero (Latin American dub)

Pegasus Seiya (Japanese: 天馬星座(ペガサス)の星矢, Hepburn: Pegasasu no Seiya), also known as Seiya, is the titular protagonist in the Saint Seiya manga series, created by Masami Kurumada. He debuted in the first chapter "The Saints of Athena" (女神（アテナ）の聖闘士, Atena no Seinto), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on December 12, 1985. Seiya is one of the eighty-eight Saints, mythical warriors who have served the goddess Athena and protected Earth throughout the ages, though he is initially only interested in finding his missing sister, Seika. He eventually becomes one of the twelve strongest Saints, the Gold Saint Sagittarius Seiya (射手座サジタリアスの星矢, Sajitariasu no Seiya), while personally assisting Athena's reincarnation, Saori Kido. Seiya is the successor of Sagittarius Aiolos, the previous wielder of his Gold Cloth, who often sends his protection even before Seiya becomes a Gold Saint. As a Saint, Seiya dons a Cloth, an armor of divine origin, with his Cloth representing the constellation of Pegasus, and possesses superhuman strength and speed, which are among the abilities the Saints draw from their guardian constellations and the inner essence of Cosmo. Seiya has also appeared as a supporting character in other works related to Saint Seiya, such as the anime Saint Seiya Omega and the Saint Seiya Episode.G manga trilogy.

Like most of Kurumada's characters, Seiya's design was inspired by Ryuji Takane, the protagonist of his manga Ring ni Kakero. Seiya was originally voiced by Tōru Furuya in the anime series and the films before being replaced by Masakazu Morita in original video animations adapting the manga's "Hades arc". Critical reception to Seiya has been mixed; while many enjoy his character design and sense of justice, many reviewers feel that he is overshadowed by other characters and the way he handles fights.