The Knights of the Zodiac are those guardians of the constellations who swear allegiance to Athena and wear armor reflecting the strength of their stars. However, some of them are special, such as those of the twelve signs of the zodiac. And so in Saint Seiya, that’s where the Golden Knights are.

After exploring the history of the Gemini Knights, we move on to the next house. Saint Seiya’s protagonists enter the fourth house to advance. There is to meet them Death Mask of Cancer, one of the most fearsome but also most ferocious golden knights. His name is a nickname born due to the death masks present in his home, hence his real name is unknown. He is one of the first Golden Knights to appear in history and one of three to know the true identity of the Temple Priest, effectively betraying Athena.

So feel free to take on the Knights of Saint Seiya in the House of Cancer, but loses the dragon to Sirius and is abandoned by his golden armor due to evil ideals. He dies but is later resurrected by Hades, apparently with the aim of killing Athena. However, he will never go all the way, on the contrary, he will sacrifice himself along with the other golden knights to show his loyalty to Saori Kido and open the way to Elysium.

Here is a statuette of the Cancer Death Mask costing over 600 euros with lots of underworld emerging from the feet.

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