Shiryû du Dragon wields the Dragon constellation’s power as a Bronze Saint, mentored by Libra Dohko at China’s Lushan Five Old Peaks. His Dragon Cloth, forged beneath a mineral-rich waterfall for centuries, boasts legendary defensive capabilities—an impervious shield and armor-piercing gauntlet. When his Cosmo ignites, a vibrant green-and-white dragon emblem manifests across his back, its brilliance waning with his life force.
Orphaned in youth, he was selected among one hundred children adopted by Mitsumasa Kido’s Graude Foundation and dispatched worldwide for rigorous training. After six grueling years mastering Cosmo manipulation under Dohko’s tutelage, he claimed the Dragon Cloth by reversing Lushan’s cascading waterfall. During the Galaxian Wars, his brutal clash with Pegasus Seiya ended in mutual devastation, survival secured only by Seiya’s mercy. Subsequent wars against Black and Silver Saints forged his iron will, culminating in a desperate gambit—blinding himself to shatter Perseus Algol’s petrifying gaze. His vision resurged upon awakening the seventh sense during a mortal duel with Cancer Deathmask.
In the Sanctuary campaign, he wielded the Libra Gold Cloth’s weapons to breach prisons and obliterate strategic targets. Confronting Poseidon’s forces, he dueled Marine General Chrysaor Krishna, sacrificing his sight again to channel Excalibur’s holy blade and sever Krishna’s chakras. Infused with Gold Saint blood, his Cloth briefly shimmered with golden might before he donned the Libra armor to help strike down the sea god.
The Hades conflict propelled him to unlock the eighth sense, granting passage into the Underworld. Baptized in Athena’s divine essence, his Cloth ascended to Dragon God form, battling deities Hypnos and Thanatos before confronting Hades in Elysium. Victorious, he adopted son Shoryu and journeyed through time to reinforce Athena’s 18th-century holy war.
In *Saint Seiya Omega*, familial bonds took root—wed to Chunli, fathering Ryūhō—before a mysterious trauma stripped all sensory perception, forcing retirement. Upon recovery, he relinquished duty to Ryūhō but resurged in Libra Gold armor during the Pallasite uprising.
His combat mastery spans superhuman might, cosmic energy projection, regenerative healing, and cross-dimensional traversal. Signature techniques like the Rising Dragon Strike and Rozan Shō Ryū Ha embody his all-or-nothing philosophy. The Dragon Cloth’s metamorphosis—from bronze relic to divine God Cloth—mirrors his ascension, integrating celestial enhancements and Gold Saint armaments. His saga weaves relentless training, repeated sensory sacrifices, and legacy through mentorship and fatherhood, cementing his role as Athena’s unyielding strategist and moral compass across eras.