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Capricorn Shura is one of the twelve Gold Saints, warriors who serve the goddess Athena from the Sanctuary. He was born on January 12th in Spain and trained in the Pyrenees mountains to become the guardian of the Capricorn Temple. His status as a Gold Saint places him among the most powerful protectors in the series, with his very body having been honed into a living blade.
Shura's personality is complex and differs notably between the original manga and the anime adaptation. In the manga, he initially presents a cynical and ruthless worldview, believing that absolute power is the only true judge of justice. He serves the false Pope, Gemini Saga, not out of deception but with full knowledge of the Pope's evil nature, as he believes that even an evil ruler can accomplish good through sheer strength. He claims that no one truly fights for the gods anymore, rendering loyalty to Athena meaningless. In the anime, however, he is portrayed as the most loyal of all Saints to Athena, a fervent believer whose unwavering faith earned him the legendary sword Excalibur from the goddess herself.
His motivations evolve throughout his story. Initially driven by a conviction that might makes right, his encounter with the Bronze Saint Dragon Shiryu forces a profound change within him. As he faces death, he repents for his actions, particularly for having raised his sword against Athena and for mortally wounding Sagittarius Aiolos, the previous Pope candidate who fled the Sanctuary to protect the infant Athena. In his final moments, he seeks redemption by passing on his greatest legacy.
Shura's role in the main story is multi-faceted. He is first mentioned as the Saint who delivered the mortal wound to Aiolos thirteen years before the main events, an act that defined him as an enforcer of the Sanctuary's corrupt will. During the battle of the Twelve Temples, he confronts the Bronze Saints at the Capricorn Temple. He is challenged by Shiryu, who stays behind to allow his friends to proceed. Their fight is brutal, with Shura's Excalibur easily shattering Shiryu's legendary shield and armor. When Shiryu uses his ultimate technique, the Rozan Rising Dragon, to carry them both into the upper atmosphere, Shura realizes the error of his ways. He takes off his own Gold Cloth and places it on Shiryu to protect him from the vacuum of space, then uses his remaining power to launch Shiryu back to Earth, disintegrating himself in the process. Before dying, he transfers the technique of Excalibur to Shiryu's right arm.
Key relationships define his character arc. His most important connection is with Dragon Shiryu, who becomes the inheritor of his power and will. He also shares a profound and tragic bond with Aiolos of Sagittarius, the man he was ordered to kill; Shura later admits he never truly believed Aiolos was a traitor, and his guilt over this act haunts him. He fights alongside Gemini Saga and Aquarius Camus on multiple occasions, most notably when they are resurrected as Specters. In the spin-off manga Episode G, his mentor is revealed to be Izo, the previous Capricorn Saint, and a deep respect is shown for his comrade Leo Aiolia, Aiolos's younger brother.
Shura undergoes significant development. He begins as an antagonist, a servant of a corrupt regime, but through his self-sacrifice, he becomes a figure of redemption. When he is resurrected by Hades to fight for the Underworld, it is revealed to be a ruse; he and the other resurrected Gold Saints reclaim their loyalty to Athena, using their limited twelve hours of life to help her infiltrate the realm of Hades. His development culminates in his final sacrifice at the Wailing Wall, where he joins the other eleven Gold Saints in a collective, ultimate act of devotion to destroy the impenetrable wall and pave the way for Athena's victory.
His most notable ability is Excalibur, the Holy Sword. This technique is not a weapon he wields but a power housed within his own arms and legs, which can transform into blades capable of cutting through almost anything, even the air and space itself. The power was granted by Athena in ancient times to a Saint of unmatched loyalty. The attack is a sharp, linear blast of concentrated Cosmo that moves at the speed of light, allowing him to strike with incredible precision and force. He also possesses a technique called Jumping Stone, a counter-attack where he catches an opponent's limb with his legs during an assault and uses their own momentum to fling them away or into a surface. In the Episode G continuity, he demonstrates a Double Excalibur technique, using both arms as blades simultaneously, and can achieve a state of power known as Dunamis, which allows him to cut even the armor of gods.
Shura's personality is complex and differs notably between the original manga and the anime adaptation. In the manga, he initially presents a cynical and ruthless worldview, believing that absolute power is the only true judge of justice. He serves the false Pope, Gemini Saga, not out of deception but with full knowledge of the Pope's evil nature, as he believes that even an evil ruler can accomplish good through sheer strength. He claims that no one truly fights for the gods anymore, rendering loyalty to Athena meaningless. In the anime, however, he is portrayed as the most loyal of all Saints to Athena, a fervent believer whose unwavering faith earned him the legendary sword Excalibur from the goddess herself.
His motivations evolve throughout his story. Initially driven by a conviction that might makes right, his encounter with the Bronze Saint Dragon Shiryu forces a profound change within him. As he faces death, he repents for his actions, particularly for having raised his sword against Athena and for mortally wounding Sagittarius Aiolos, the previous Pope candidate who fled the Sanctuary to protect the infant Athena. In his final moments, he seeks redemption by passing on his greatest legacy.
Shura's role in the main story is multi-faceted. He is first mentioned as the Saint who delivered the mortal wound to Aiolos thirteen years before the main events, an act that defined him as an enforcer of the Sanctuary's corrupt will. During the battle of the Twelve Temples, he confronts the Bronze Saints at the Capricorn Temple. He is challenged by Shiryu, who stays behind to allow his friends to proceed. Their fight is brutal, with Shura's Excalibur easily shattering Shiryu's legendary shield and armor. When Shiryu uses his ultimate technique, the Rozan Rising Dragon, to carry them both into the upper atmosphere, Shura realizes the error of his ways. He takes off his own Gold Cloth and places it on Shiryu to protect him from the vacuum of space, then uses his remaining power to launch Shiryu back to Earth, disintegrating himself in the process. Before dying, he transfers the technique of Excalibur to Shiryu's right arm.
Key relationships define his character arc. His most important connection is with Dragon Shiryu, who becomes the inheritor of his power and will. He also shares a profound and tragic bond with Aiolos of Sagittarius, the man he was ordered to kill; Shura later admits he never truly believed Aiolos was a traitor, and his guilt over this act haunts him. He fights alongside Gemini Saga and Aquarius Camus on multiple occasions, most notably when they are resurrected as Specters. In the spin-off manga Episode G, his mentor is revealed to be Izo, the previous Capricorn Saint, and a deep respect is shown for his comrade Leo Aiolia, Aiolos's younger brother.
Shura undergoes significant development. He begins as an antagonist, a servant of a corrupt regime, but through his self-sacrifice, he becomes a figure of redemption. When he is resurrected by Hades to fight for the Underworld, it is revealed to be a ruse; he and the other resurrected Gold Saints reclaim their loyalty to Athena, using their limited twelve hours of life to help her infiltrate the realm of Hades. His development culminates in his final sacrifice at the Wailing Wall, where he joins the other eleven Gold Saints in a collective, ultimate act of devotion to destroy the impenetrable wall and pave the way for Athena's victory.
His most notable ability is Excalibur, the Holy Sword. This technique is not a weapon he wields but a power housed within his own arms and legs, which can transform into blades capable of cutting through almost anything, even the air and space itself. The power was granted by Athena in ancient times to a Saint of unmatched loyalty. The attack is a sharp, linear blast of concentrated Cosmo that moves at the speed of light, allowing him to strike with incredible precision and force. He also possesses a technique called Jumping Stone, a counter-attack where he catches an opponent's limb with his legs during an assault and uses their own momentum to fling them away or into a surface. In the Episode G continuity, he demonstrates a Double Excalibur technique, using both arms as blades simultaneously, and can achieve a state of power known as Dunamis, which allows him to cut even the armor of gods.