Due to already advanced age, Shion decides to choose his successor among the Golden Saints. Shion then reveals that the Holy War against Hades is at hand and tells the Golden Knights to prepare. Thirteen years ago before the events of the main story, all the Gold Saints, together with the Pope, witness the arrival of the baby Athena, in front of the statue of the Goddess. Megumu Okada's version of Deathmask (and Aiolia) Episode Zero In the US version of the original anime, his name was changed to Mephisto, in allusion to Mephistopheles, a medieval demon compared to Lucifer himself. this motivates him to join his peers in the fight against Andreas and the God Warriors, changing his old philosophy by now deciding to protect life no matter how small, this being the reason his armor accepts him again as one of the Gold Saints.Дeathmask is a nickname, such title is given to the knight beucase the faces of the dead that decorated the walls of the House of Cancer, since he collects the souls of his victims. Over time, he falls in love with an Asgardian villager named Helena, suffering greatly from her and later Aphrodite's death. Although part of this behavior was a disguise to hide his melancholy. In the anime spin off, Soul of Gold, Death Mask's showed himself to be a carefree, partygoer character, who doesn't want to keep fighting anymore and just enjoys his new life, spending a lot of time playing cards, gambling and drinking alcohol. Interestingly, he is the only knight who never changed his ideals, since in Hades he was indeed in the side of the stronger, in this case, Athena. Deathmask decorates his temple with the souls of his fallen victims and represents them as faces, but he is afraid of his own death, easily gets into panicky volatility.Дuring his later return in the Hades arc when he and other revived gold saints are believed to had made a deal with Hades in exchange for eternal life, Deathmask does not seem to carry the same overt villainous tropes as before, though he retains his usual ironic and sarcastic characteristics. He uses honorific towards superior and some subordinates, in the original manga, sometimes he speaks and screams in a feminine way and has a little effeminate elements, similar with Cancer Deathtoll. which in turn determines the course of history, in this way for him the unjust can become righteous, This is ideology is also brought up by Gemini Saga, possibly suggesting influence or shared beliefs between the two at that point in time.Дeathmask is also ironic and sarcastic. Deathmask together with Shura and Aphrodite, is among the few Saints who knows the truth about the false pope, but continues obeying his orders, because in his opinion ,justice is changed according to time and perspective. He is a man firm in his beliefs (albeit erroneous), believing that force is justice. He loves fights, killings and believes that, for a greater goal, some sacrifices are inevitable, and that the ends justify the means.

Since his first appearance, he was depicted as a very evil and malevolent villain who used his psychic powers as he wanted without bending to Athena's will, despite this, he is clairvoyant and logical and exudes a somewhat urbane air.Дeath Mask is an extremely bloodthirsty, strong and sadistic man.

3.2 Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson YouthДeathmask was one of the first Gold Saints to be shown in both manga and the anime adaptation.

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