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Daisy, also known as Eri Aizawa, is a character who appears as a young girl with blonde hair in the 1987 anime film Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris. She is introduced as a volunteer and helper at the Star Children Academy, the orphanage where the protagonist Seiya, his older sister Seika, and the character Miho all grew up.
Daisy is portrayed as a kind and gentle-natured young woman. Her motivations are pure and simple, centered on her everyday life and her quiet wish upon a shooting star. This very act, however, makes her vulnerable, as this desire is exploited by the returning goddess Eris. Her personal motivations are not for power or conflict but for the simple, heartfelt dreams of a normal girl, which is tragically used against her.
In the story, Daisy's primary role is that of an unwitting host for the malevolent goddess Eris. The goddess returns to the world sealed within a golden apple, and the artifact is used to tempt and eventually take complete control of Daisy's body. Eris uses Daisy as a vessel to interact with the world and achieve her own resurrection. The climax of the film sees the Bronze Saints, led by Pegasus Seiya, defeating Eris. With the evil goddess vanquished and the golden apple's power destroyed, Daisy is freed from her possession and is ultimately saved alongside the other characters.
A key relationship in the film is the one Daisy forms with the Bronze Saint Cygnus Hyoga. The two share a friendly and close bond from the moment they first meet, and Hyoga feels a particular connection to her. This relationship is central to the plot, as it is during a walk with Hyoga that Daisy sees the shooting star which begins the process of Eris's return, making her plight a personal mission for the Bronze Knight.
Regarding character development, Daisy herself undergoes no arc of her own, as she is a passive victim for most of the film. Her development is external; she transitions from an independent young woman to a possessed pawn of the goddess and finally returns to her true self after being rescued. She does not possess any combat abilities or supernatural powers. Her only notable ability, if it can be called that, is her resilience to survive being used as a divine vessel for Eris, ultimately being freed and restored when the goddess is defeated.
Daisy is portrayed as a kind and gentle-natured young woman. Her motivations are pure and simple, centered on her everyday life and her quiet wish upon a shooting star. This very act, however, makes her vulnerable, as this desire is exploited by the returning goddess Eris. Her personal motivations are not for power or conflict but for the simple, heartfelt dreams of a normal girl, which is tragically used against her.
In the story, Daisy's primary role is that of an unwitting host for the malevolent goddess Eris. The goddess returns to the world sealed within a golden apple, and the artifact is used to tempt and eventually take complete control of Daisy's body. Eris uses Daisy as a vessel to interact with the world and achieve her own resurrection. The climax of the film sees the Bronze Saints, led by Pegasus Seiya, defeating Eris. With the evil goddess vanquished and the golden apple's power destroyed, Daisy is freed from her possession and is ultimately saved alongside the other characters.
A key relationship in the film is the one Daisy forms with the Bronze Saint Cygnus Hyoga. The two share a friendly and close bond from the moment they first meet, and Hyoga feels a particular connection to her. This relationship is central to the plot, as it is during a walk with Hyoga that Daisy sees the shooting star which begins the process of Eris's return, making her plight a personal mission for the Bronze Knight.
Regarding character development, Daisy herself undergoes no arc of her own, as she is a passive victim for most of the film. Her development is external; she transitions from an independent young woman to a possessed pawn of the goddess and finally returns to her true self after being rescued. She does not possess any combat abilities or supernatural powers. Her only notable ability, if it can be called that, is her resilience to survive being used as a divine vessel for Eris, ultimately being freed and restored when the goddess is defeated.