Basilisk Sylphid
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Basilisk Sylphid is a minor character from Masami Kurumada's classic anime/manga series, Saint Seiya. His power lies within the Celestial Swift Star (天捷星), and he is one of the few exceptional powerful spectres among the Underworld. He is mostly seen with his companions Harpy Valentine, Minotaurus Gordon, and Alraune Queen.
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[edit] Statistics
- Age: 19
- Height: 1.81m
- Weight: 78kg
- Birthday: July 20th
- Blood Type: O
- Birth Place: Belgium
- Technique: "Annihilation Flap"
[edit] Piercing Eyes
After a failed mission to invade Athena's Sanctuary, a command was issued for all remaining spectres on Earth to return to their homebase, the Underworld. While Judge Wyvern Rhadamanthys forwarded this command to the dark warriors of Hades, he was challenged by four Bronze Saints of Athena's -- Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu, Cygnus Hyoga, and Andromeda Shun. As Rhadamanthys contemplated the decision to destroy these saints, four of his own servants appeared to defend his honor -- Harpy Valentine, Basilisk Sylphid, Minotaurus Gordon, and Alraune Queen. These four were known throughout the Underworld for their extraordinary skills, and each of them were more than enough to dispose of these mere bronze saints. Leaving the assassination of the intruding saints to the four spectres, Rhadamanthys descended down to the Underworld.
Harpy Valentine found a foe in Pegasus Seiya, while Basilisk Sylphid and the other three spectres sought out the other bronze saints. The Basilisk and his companions quickly proved their superiority, and their foes were momentarily defeated. Satisfied, the spectres left the base, leaving their enemies behind while issuing a challenge for them to follow.
[edit] Stubborn Glance
After receiving news that the Underworld's infamous Wailing Wall had been pierced by Athena's Saints, Basilisk Sylphid and his companions quickly went to investigate the scene. As they approached the site, their presence alerted bronze saint Dragon Shiryu, who decided to stay behind and fight so that his companions had a chance to cross the cosmic river behind the Wall into Elysium.
Sylphid, Gordon, and Queen arrived to find that the reports were true. Paying Shiryu no mind, they attempted to chase the rest of the saints, only to find that the Dragon refused to let them pass. With no other choice, Sylphid, Gordon, and Queen teamed up to ensure that the saint is beaten quickly.
As Queen and Gordon worked over the Dragon Saint with their individual attacks, Sylphid waited patiently and, when the right opportunity came, struck down the saint with his "Annihilation Flap" technique. The move sent Shiryu slamming onto the undamaged section of the Wailing Wall. However, the Dragon survived and counterattacked with the "Rozan Ryu Hi Sho", a move that he hadn't utilized since his meeting with Mu. The move sent Sylphid flying, and damaged pieces of hs dark surplice.
Fuming with rage, Sylphid pulled himself up and retaliated with Gordon and Queen for a triple team attack. Shiryu, rising his cosmos to the highest limit, summoned every last bit of cosmos energy to unleash his sensei's patented technique -- "Rozan Hyaku Ryu Ha". Not even the might of all three spectres was enough to endure the sheer destructive power of this move. Queen and Gordon were killed immediately, while Sylphid was completely thrashed. The blast of the attack sent Shiryu hurling backwards into the cosmic river of the Wailing Wall, where fellow bronze saint Cygnus Hyoga anxiously waited for his friend to arrive.
Determined to not allow the saints to taint the holy fields of Elysium, Sylphid jumped into the river to continue his chase -- even after Hyoga had warned him of the consequences. Only gods -- or those enchanted with a deity's blood -- can safely swim through the currents, and both Shiryu and Hyoga were blessed with such a gift. The Spectre of Basilisk finally met his demise as the river's currents crushed him. As his body was obliterated, Sylphid lamented that he and his companions should've destroyed the saints on Earth when they had the chance.
[edit] Notes & Trivia
- In the anime adaptation, Basilisk Sylphid, Harpy Valentine, Minotarus Gordon, and Alraune Queen did not appear until the saints were well into the Underworld. Valentine made his debut in Hades: Inferno episode 8, while Sylphid, Gordon, and Queen are expected to appear in the beginning of Elysium chapter.
- The combined efforts of Alraune Queen and Minotaurus Gordon were able to outmatch Dragon Shiryu's "Rozan Sho Ryu Ha" and "Excalibur" techniques. While "Rozan Sho Ryu Ha" had been countered dozens of times prior to this battle, only gold saint level opponents have been able to deal with "Excalibur".
| Saint Seiya characters | |
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| Bronze Saints | |
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Pegasus Seiya | Cygnus Hyoga | Dragon Shiryu | Andromeda Shun | Phoenix Ikki Unicorn Jabu | Lionet Ban | Wolf Nachi | Bear Geki | Hydra Ichi |
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| Silver Saints | |
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Lizard Misty | Centaurus Babel | Auriga Capella | Kerberos Dante | Crow Jamian | Hound Asterion | Whale Moses ("Kaitos Moses" in the anime) | Cepheus Daidalos | Perseus Algol | Musca Dio | Canis Major Sirius | Hercules Algethi | Eagle Marin | Ophiuchus Shaina | Lyra Orphée | Sagitta Tramy Tarantula Arachne | Lotus Agora | Pavo Shiva |
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| Gold Saints | |
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Aries Mu | Aries Shion | Taurus Aldebaran | Gemini Saga | Gemini Kanon | Cancer Deathmask | Leo Aiolia | Virgo Shaka | Libra Dohko | Scorpio Milo | Sagittarius Aiolos | Capricorn Shura | Aquarius Camus | Pisces Aphrodite |
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| Asgard God Warriors | |
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Phecda Gamma Thor | Alioth Epsilon Fenrir | Benetnasch Eta Mime | Megrez Delta Alberich | Merak Beta Hagen | Mizar Zeta Syd | Alcor Zeta Bud | Dubhe Alpha Siegfried |
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| Poseidon's Marinas | |
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Sea Horse Baian | Scylla Io | Chrysaor Krishna | Lymnades Casa | Kraken Isaac | Siren Sorento | Sea Dragon Kanon Mermaid Tetis |
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| Hades' Specters | |
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Wyvern Rhadamanthys | Griffin Minos | Garuda Aiacos Papillon Myu | Deep Niobe | Worm Raimi Acheron Charon | Balron Lune | Sphinx Pharaoh | Lycaon Phlegyas | Basilisk Sylphid | Harpy Valentine |
