Pegasus Seiya is the main protagonist of the Japanese manga and anime, Saint Seiya. Seiya was one of the 100 orphans placed in the care of the Kido foundation. They all trained to become saints of Athena. Though he did not want to leave his sisters, Mitsumasa Kido forced them apart and brought Seiya to the Sanctuary of Athena. After defeating Cassios and earning the Pegasus Bronze Cloth, he head back to Japan to find his sister, but was attacked by Saints working for the Pope. To find the Pope and save the mortally wounded Athena, Seiya had to fight the Gold Saints.