 For
every "good" set of Cloth, bronze or silver, there is the potential
for an evil counterpart serving Ares. Their armor is completely black in
color. It seems that only the Gold Cloth are not so replicated. The Dark
Saints, including the evil dopplegangers of Pegasus Seiya, Andromeda Shun,
Dragon Shiryu, and Cygnus Hyoga are wearers of Ares' Cloth. The four who
are the equivalent to the four Bronze Saints have also had their own abilities
enhanced by Phoenix Ikki's own energy. Their powers are perverse opposites
of their counterparts. Thus, while Pegasus Seiya actually imparts a part
of his lifeforce in each Pegasus Punch, Black Pegasus' "Ankoku Pegasus
Meteor Fist" punches creates illness and leeches away the victim's
life force. Black Andromeda's chains turn into vipers which bite his opponents.
The Japanese term is actually "Ankoku Saint" which can be translated
as either "Dark" or "Black" Saint. The Ankoku Cloth
itself tends to affect its wearer, further tainting them and making them
succeptable to Ares' will. In the original manga, we are shown that there
are many Ankoku Saints on Death Queen Island, not just the five dopplegangers
of the five main characters that we see in the TV series. |
