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Hound Asterion is a Silver Saint of the Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs) constellation who appears in the Netflix and Crunchyroll original net animation series. In the story, he is one of the Silver Saints dispatched to eliminate the Bronze Saints who fought in the Galaxian Wars. He typically operates as part of a duo alongside Whale Moses, with Asterion using his mental abilities to read opponents' minds while Moses provides the team's physical power. He first appears alongside Moses and Eagle Marin on a beach in Japan, where they discover the bodies of their fallen comrades, Lizard Misty and Centaurus Babel. His primary duty in this mission is to use his special ability to read the thoughts of others, which he employs to direct Moses in battle and to uncover the truth about Marin's betrayal of the Sanctuary. He is approximately sixteen years old, stands 183 centimeters tall, and weighs 75 kilograms. His birthday is February 20, and his blood type is B. He originally hales from Denmark and trained to become a Saint on the Brocken Mountain in Austria. His name is derived from Asterion, a figure from Greek mythology associated with the constellation of the hunting dogs.
Asterion is portrayed as a charismatic and intelligent warrior who places great value on loyalty and teamwork. He is a skilled strategist, as shown when he deduces that Pegasus Seiya is still alive and devises a plan to lure him out by using Marin as bait, tying her to a cross in the sea to drown as the tide rises. He appears deeply affected by the deaths of his fellow Silver Saints Misty and Babel and feels personally betrayed by Marin, who he discovers has been helping the Bronze Saints. Despite his cunning, he has a tendency to underestimate his opponents, a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. He does not come across as inherently evil; like many Silver Saints, he seems to genuinely believe that the Pope's orders are just and that the Bronze Saints, along with their protector Saori Kido, are impostors and traitors to Athena. He is confident in his abilities, even boasting to Seiya that his attacks move at Mach 2, which is significantly faster than the Mach speed of the Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken at that time.
Within the specific storyline of the Battle for Sanctuary, Asterion serves as an antagonist sent to eliminate the Bronze Saints and prevent them from reaching the Sanctuary. During the ninth hour of the battle, he is again fighting alongside Whale Moses, this time providing support to Cerberus Dante against the Bronze Saints Unicorn Jabu, Lionet Ban, Hydra Ichi, Bear Geki, and Wolf Nachi. After being defeated or knocked unconscious in this encounter, he regains his senses during the twelfth hour of the battle. Following the Gemini Gold Saint Saga's confession that he assassinated the legitimate Pope and took control of the Sanctuary, Asterion, like many other Saints, decides to stop fighting against the Bronze Saints and instead lends his aid to Saori Kido, the reincarnated Athena.
His most defining relationship is with Whale Moses, with whom he forms a highly effective combat team. While Moses provides the physical strength, Asterion acts as the brains of the operation, using his mind-reading to predict enemy movements and guide Moses's attacks. He also has a significant adversarial relationship with Eagle Marin, whom he initially fights alongside as a comrade. He feels deeply betrayed upon discovering her treachery and does not hesitate to use her as a pawn to get to Seiya. He also confronts Pegasus Seiya directly, reading his thoughts with ease and overwhelming him with his speed and techniques before Marin intervenes.
In terms of development, Asterion begins as a confident and ruthless executor of the Pope's will. He is shown to be calculating and willing to use cruel methods, such as drowning Marin, to accomplish his mission. However, his arrogance is his weakness. When he faces Marin in direct combat, he attempts to read her mind as he always does, only to find that she has emptied her thoughts, creating a perfect mental vacuum that renders his primary ability useless. Panicking, he resorts to using his brute force technique, the Million Ghost Attack, but Marin easily sees through it and defeats him with her Eagle Toe Flash. His defeat serves as a key lesson in the series about the limitations of relying solely on predicting an opponent's intentions, as a skilled warrior can transcend this by clearing their mind and acting on pure instinct.
Hound Asterion possesses several notable abilities derived from burning his cosmos. His primary and most unique skill is a powerful form of telepathy that allows him to read the minds of his opponents. This ability, sometimes referred to as Satori no Ho, effectively allows him to anticipate any attack or strategy before it is executed, making him a formidable opponent in single combat. However, this power is useless against an enemy who can completely clear their mind of all thoughts. As a Silver Saint, his physical abilities are far superior to those of an average Bronze Saint, with his movement speed being rated between Mach 2 and Mach 5. His signature offensive technique is the Million Ghost Attack. By moving at his maximum speed, Asterion creates hundreds of afterimages or clones of himself that attack the opponent simultaneously from all directions, making it incredibly difficult to defend against. He used this technique to easily overwhelm and knock down Pegasus Seiya. His Hound Cloth, which takes the form of the two hunting dogs Asterion and Chara, provides him with the standard durability and enhancements of a Silver Cloth.
Asterion is portrayed as a charismatic and intelligent warrior who places great value on loyalty and teamwork. He is a skilled strategist, as shown when he deduces that Pegasus Seiya is still alive and devises a plan to lure him out by using Marin as bait, tying her to a cross in the sea to drown as the tide rises. He appears deeply affected by the deaths of his fellow Silver Saints Misty and Babel and feels personally betrayed by Marin, who he discovers has been helping the Bronze Saints. Despite his cunning, he has a tendency to underestimate his opponents, a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. He does not come across as inherently evil; like many Silver Saints, he seems to genuinely believe that the Pope's orders are just and that the Bronze Saints, along with their protector Saori Kido, are impostors and traitors to Athena. He is confident in his abilities, even boasting to Seiya that his attacks move at Mach 2, which is significantly faster than the Mach speed of the Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken at that time.
Within the specific storyline of the Battle for Sanctuary, Asterion serves as an antagonist sent to eliminate the Bronze Saints and prevent them from reaching the Sanctuary. During the ninth hour of the battle, he is again fighting alongside Whale Moses, this time providing support to Cerberus Dante against the Bronze Saints Unicorn Jabu, Lionet Ban, Hydra Ichi, Bear Geki, and Wolf Nachi. After being defeated or knocked unconscious in this encounter, he regains his senses during the twelfth hour of the battle. Following the Gemini Gold Saint Saga's confession that he assassinated the legitimate Pope and took control of the Sanctuary, Asterion, like many other Saints, decides to stop fighting against the Bronze Saints and instead lends his aid to Saori Kido, the reincarnated Athena.
His most defining relationship is with Whale Moses, with whom he forms a highly effective combat team. While Moses provides the physical strength, Asterion acts as the brains of the operation, using his mind-reading to predict enemy movements and guide Moses's attacks. He also has a significant adversarial relationship with Eagle Marin, whom he initially fights alongside as a comrade. He feels deeply betrayed upon discovering her treachery and does not hesitate to use her as a pawn to get to Seiya. He also confronts Pegasus Seiya directly, reading his thoughts with ease and overwhelming him with his speed and techniques before Marin intervenes.
In terms of development, Asterion begins as a confident and ruthless executor of the Pope's will. He is shown to be calculating and willing to use cruel methods, such as drowning Marin, to accomplish his mission. However, his arrogance is his weakness. When he faces Marin in direct combat, he attempts to read her mind as he always does, only to find that she has emptied her thoughts, creating a perfect mental vacuum that renders his primary ability useless. Panicking, he resorts to using his brute force technique, the Million Ghost Attack, but Marin easily sees through it and defeats him with her Eagle Toe Flash. His defeat serves as a key lesson in the series about the limitations of relying solely on predicting an opponent's intentions, as a skilled warrior can transcend this by clearing their mind and acting on pure instinct.
Hound Asterion possesses several notable abilities derived from burning his cosmos. His primary and most unique skill is a powerful form of telepathy that allows him to read the minds of his opponents. This ability, sometimes referred to as Satori no Ho, effectively allows him to anticipate any attack or strategy before it is executed, making him a formidable opponent in single combat. However, this power is useless against an enemy who can completely clear their mind of all thoughts. As a Silver Saint, his physical abilities are far superior to those of an average Bronze Saint, with his movement speed being rated between Mach 2 and Mach 5. His signature offensive technique is the Million Ghost Attack. By moving at his maximum speed, Asterion creates hundreds of afterimages or clones of himself that attack the opponent simultaneously from all directions, making it incredibly difficult to defend against. He used this technique to easily overwhelm and knock down Pegasus Seiya. His Hound Cloth, which takes the form of the two hunting dogs Asterion and Chara, provides him with the standard durability and enhancements of a Silver Cloth.