Temple I: Aries
In the Anime, Mu was revealed to be the first Gold Saint. Mu had helped the Bronze Saints in the past by repairing the Pegasus and Dragon Cloths. In the temple, he reveals that his intentions are to help, not hinder, the Bronze Saints in their efforts to save Athena, and repairs their Cloth for the battles ahead.
It does not matter who you select to complete the first temple. All of the Bronze Saints' maximum Cosmo and Life will be 99. Select any one and proceed through the action sequence to reach the Aries temple at the end. You cannot build the Seventh Sense meter yet, so there's no reason to take any longer than you have to to reach the end.
Aries Mu
As in the anime, Mu is not an enemy, but a friend. There is no need to attack him. Speak with him twice, and he will agree to strengthen each of your Cloths, and allow you to tap into the Seventh Sense in order to restore any lost Life and Cosmo before important battles.
Temple II: Taurus
At his Taurus temple, Aldebaran faced all four Bronze Saints, but they were no match to Aldebaran since none of them had achieved the seventh sense. His battle stance allowed him to attack and defend at the same time; since he moves at the speed of light, he can launch his "Great Horn" and return to defense without being seen. Using "Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken," Seiya reached to the seventh sense for the very first time, getting Aldebaran out of his stance and making it possible for him to see his technique. In the end, he cuts Aldebaran's left horn off his helmet. Aldebaran, who had told Seiya that he would let him pass the Temple of Taurus if he could break the horn, kept his promise.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Seiya, 120, 120.
Although you can safely make it through at 99, it's not a bad idea to give yourself a bit of an edge. The red henchmen are a bit stronger than the earlier green henchmen, but not by much. Don't worry about taking too much time to build up the Seventh Sense meter, get to the temple as quickly as possible.
Taurus Aldebaran
| Stats | Great Horn attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 299 | 19% (9.5%) of Aldebaran's Cosmo |
| Life | 199 | 29% (14.5%) of Aldebaran's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life : Cosmo 120, Life 120.
When this battle begins, you should start out by talking with Aldebaran twice. At first he will try to intimidate you. Then you will make him doubt the Pope's cause. Doing so will cause him to lose some of his resolve, and will cut the amount of damage he can do to you in half (9.5% and 14.5% to Cosmo and Life respectively.) Now you must fight. After you successfully strike him, he will counterattack with his Great Horn attack. Even if you successfully dodge it, you will still take damage. You will likely end up dying before you can defeat him. As Seiya, you will hear Marin's voice informing you that you can see through his attack, allowing you to successfully dodge and avoid taking damage. You will then gain 200 more Seventh Sense power, and have the opportunity to refuel your Cosmo and Life. Set the Cosmo to maximum and your Life to 120, and resume battle. Attack him with the second attack until he is defeated, and do your best to dodge his counter attacks.
Temple III: Gemini
The Gemini Saint creates a maze of light that makes it impossible to find the exit from the temple. The Saints split up into two groups, with Seiya and Shiryu going one way, and Hyoga and Shun going another. Hyoga and Shun encounter the Gold Cloth and fail to harm it with any of their attacks. The Gold Cloth uses the "Another Dimension" attack which absorbs its target into an alternate dimension. Hyoga is sucked in, but Shun avoids the attack. While wandering through the other dimension, Aquarius Camus intervenes to confront Hyoga. Hyoga communicates his suspicions that Camus was behind the death of Hyoga's mother. Camus then attacks Hyoga and locks him away in a giant frozen block of ice.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Hyoga, 140, 140.
Note: Although you can also successfully combat Gemini with another Bronze Saint, although the outcome will be the same: Hyoga will be unselectable for some time following the events in Gemini Temple.
There will be no surprises along the way to the temple of Gemini. Do your best to avoid colliding with the meteors and any projectiles that the guards throw at you.
Gemini Cloth
| Stats | Another Dimension attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 299 | 26% of Gemini's Cosmo |
| Life | 299 | 18% of Gemini's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life: Cosmo MAX, Life MAX.
When you are given an opportunity to use Seventh Sense power to refuel your Cosmo and Life, increase them to the maximum amount. Regardless of whether you attack or talk to Gemini, he will activate his "Another Dimension" attack, and literally send you to another dimension.
You will be back in a side-scrolling sequence, although this will be considerably different than the usual kind. You must successfully jump from platform to platform through a stage with a distinct lack of a floor. That means any mistimed jump will cause you to lose health and return you to the start of the stage. Geometric shapes and comets will fly across the sky and damage you if they make contact. There are two particularly dangerous sections where you must jump across a set of narrow blocks. Try to reach the highest block and jump across. Near the end, there are a set of bubbles which you must break with your punches. If you have trouble getting through the paths where the bubbles were, remember that you can jump higher by holding up on the direction pad, or jump lower by running when you press jump.
If you are anyone other than Hyoga, you will find the Gemini Cloth waiting for you at the end. Once you reach it, you will fight it like any Gold Saint. If you are playing as Shun, and you die in battle, Ikki will restore your health and give you another chance.
If you are Hyoga when you reach the end, you will instead find Aquarius Camus. You will now find yourself in the Temple of Libra. Talk to him first, and then try to attack him. He will deflect your attack and give you another opportunity. Talk to him again, but he will not be swayed. Attack him again, and he will continue to deflect your attack. Attack him once more, but it will do no good. He will then use "Aurora Execution" on you, followed by "Freezing Coffin". Ultimately, Hyoga will be frozen in glacial ice, and unselectable until the rest of the Bronze Saints can reach the Libra Temple.
Temple IV: Cancer
Shiryu faced Deathmask when he and Seiya reached his temple. Shiryu told Seiya to go ahead to the Temple of Leo while he finishes the business between him and Deathmask. Shiryu attacked Deathmask first, and Seiya jumped over Deathmask's head to get away. Using his technique, Deathmask sent Shiryu to the gate of hell. There, he tortured Shiryu to his own pleasure. After he felt satisfied, he tried to throw Shiryu into the death hole, a pit of hell. However, he was interrupted by the prayers of Shiryu's sworn friend, Shunrei. Angered, he uses his telekinesis to throw Shunrei off the cliff in the Five Old Peaks. Angered for his friend's apparent death, Shiryu started to fight back, swearing that he'd kill Deathmask. During the fight, Shiryu was again almost thrown into the death hole, and again Deathmask tried to torture him. Shiryu, in turn, smashed Deathmask's ankle to defend himself. Deathmask laughed and told him that it was useless because he was protected by the Gold Cloth. Yet, to his shock, his ankle's armor suddenly disintegrated. Then, piece by piece, his entire cloth left his body. Obviously, the Gold Cloth of Cancer abandoned him due to his evil deeds and more importantly, because he completely forgot what true meaning of justice was.
Wanting to preserve his honor and defeat Deathmask in a fair match, Shiryu took off his Bronze cloth. Using his seventh sense, he defeated the evil Gold Saint by throwing him into the pit of hell with his rising dragon blow.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Shiryu, 160, 160.
This is the first side-scrolling sequence where it starts to become considerably more difficult to avoid taking damage. There are quite a few wide jumps to cross, although nothing as dangerous as you faced in "Another Dimension." However, near the middle, you will encounter a set of archers. These archers may be a bit difficult to hit if your Cosmos is not high enough, but you should be able to take them out as you jump towards them.
Cancer Deathmask
| Stats | Praesepe Underworld Waves attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 399 | 28% of Deathmask's Cosmo |
| Life | 299 | 18% of Deathmask's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life: Cosmo MAX, Life MAX.
Raise your Cosmo and Life to maximum as soon as you arrive. Regardless of whether you attack or talk, Deathmask will send you to the underworld with his Praesepe Underworld Waves attack. Just as with Gemini, you will now find yourself in an unusual side scrolling sequence. There are three kinds of enemies here. Ghost souls can be defeated with your attacks. Mummies can only be pushed backwards, and fireballs can't be harmed at all. Although there are some difficult jumps, once again, they won't be nearly as difficult as the ones in "Another Dimension." When you are close to reaching the end, boulders will fall from the sky as you climb the stairs that lead to Deathmask.
Deathmask will naturally be surprised that you survived the cluster and made it back alive. Although Deathmask is powerful, there is very little strategy to this fight. Use Shiryu's only attack to damage Deathmask as much as possible. Successfully dodging his attacks will give you a better chance at survival. Never speak with Deathmask as it will give him a free attack opportunity. If Shiryu loses in battle, Shunrei will pray for his success and give Shiryu another chance to defeat Deathmask.
Temple V: Leo
When Seiya arrives at the Leo Temple, he learns that Aiolia is the guardian. Controlled by the evil Pope's attack, Aiolia turns very sadistic. His behavior is compared to a cat playing with its victim, since he didn't kill Seiya at once, instead he was weakening his body slowly with many attacks. Cassios arrives at the Leo Temple, and states that he would like to be the one to kill Seiya, for winning the Pegasus Cloth off him and severing his ear in the past. But he instead turns to attack Aiolia, telling Seiya that Aiolia is under manipulation from the Pope, and it is only dispelled if someone dies in front of him. Cassios then commits suicide by protecting Seiya from Aiolia's Lightning Plasma. Realizing that Aiolia is still under the power of the Pope, Seiya draws up the maximum power from his Cosmo, and manages to evade Aiolia's Lightning Plasma and knocks him down with a Pegasus Meteor Punch, releasing him from the Demon Emperor Fist.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Seiya, 180, 180.
The side scrolling sequence for this temple continues to expand upon the increased difficulty with narrow ledges to jump on, and archers that occupy many of them. You may have to start intentionally landing on the spots where the archers wait, and push through them as quickly as possible in order to minimize the damage to take while standing on top of them.
Leo Aiolia
| Stats | Lightning Bolt attack | Lightning Plasma attack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 399 | 48% (18%) of Aiolia's Cosmo | 32% (8%) of Aiolia's Cosmo |
| Life | 399 | 32% (8%) of Aiolia's Cosmo | 48% (18%) of Aiolia's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life: Cosmo 0, Life 0.
This is the first battle where, no matter how much cosmo and life you assign to your saint, you will be unable to do any damage to your target until you are defeated. Therefore, as a way to preserve your Seventh Sense pool, not only is it recommended that you not increase your cosmo and life, but that you actually decrease it to 0, and give your power back to the pool for later use. Any attempt to attack Aiolia will be futile, and he will defeat you.
At this time, Cassios will appear with the intention of defeating Seiya and getting revenge for losing his ear and the Pegasus Cloth to Seiya some time ago. However, Cassios will realize that there's no glory in fighting a defeated opponent. He will see that Aiolia is being manipulated by the Pope, and sacrifice himself to give Seiya another chance at defeating Aiolia.
Seeing this will cause Seiya to rise up. Assign the maximum amount of Cosmo to Seiya, and at least 200 to his Life. After Seiya stands, be sure to talk to Aiolia first, or your attacks will have no effect. Having killed Cassios, Aiolia will be somewhat stunned and doubt the appropriateness of his actions. His attacks will do decreased damage and you can avoid most of that damage by dodging. Attack him until he is defeated, and he will fully wake up.
Temple VI: Virgo
Seiya, Shiryu, and Shun meet Virgo Shaka in the temple. He is referred to many times as the "the man who is almost a god" due to his immense power and is also considered the only Gold Saint that has full control over the Araya Shiki (8th sense). He is supposed to be Buddha's reincarnation. The efforts of all three Bronze Saints combined are no match for Shaka. Just as Shaka was about to destroy Shun, Phoenix Ikki suddenly appears, reincarnated.
Shaka recognizes Ikki and unlocks the memory of their first encounter. Ikki is shaken by the daunting power of Shaka, but proceeds to fight. While Ikki's cosmos had matured since their last encounter, he was still overwhelmed by the Virgo, and had to resort to his resurrection abilities in order to continue. At one point, Shaka completely removed all six of Ikki's senses, which allowed the bronze saint the opportunity to tap into his 7th sense unhindered. Even then, the Phoenix could not fully defeat Shaka, but immobilized him by removing both himself and the Virgo out of the battlefield.
Not soon after, Shaka would bring Ikki back from their spectral realm with the help of Aries Mu's psychic abilities. During their battle, Ikki's determination forced the gold saint to begin doubting his beliefs, and Shaka became curious about the invaders' motivation -- there was a chance that Saori Kido was, in fact, Sanctuary's missing goddess, Athena. No longer opposing Ikki and the bronze saints, Shaka allowed the Phoenix to pass through his temple.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Any, 200, 200.
The path leading up to the Virgo temple is long, and contains an odd gray colored background. However, there are no archers, and no real difficult jumps to overcome. This is good because you're actually going to have to proceed through this section three times. Boost the Bronze Saints up to 200 for Life and Cosmo before you begin. Take the time to fight as many henchmen as you can to boost your Seventh Sense. Don't worry if you take too many hits along the way, it doesn't matter what you arrive at the temple with as long as you're alive.
Virgo Shaka
| Stats | Demon Pacifier | Treasures of Heavens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 599 | 42% of Shaka's Cosmo | 37% of Shaka's Cosmo |
| Life | 599 | 28% of Shaka's Cosmo | 22% of Shaka's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life: Cosmo 0, Life 0.
When you arrive, you should reduce your Cosmo and Life to 0, and pool the power back into the Seventh Sense meter. The fact is, not only will you be unable to defeat Shaka with any of your current Saints, all of them must be defeated in order to proceed. You will go through Seiya, Shiryu, and Shun (in any order) until all three are wiped out. At that time, Ikki will appear.
Ikki will begin to fight Shaka, but after his first attack, Shaka will send him away to the Six Worlds, another unique side-scrolling sequence that only Ikki can experience. While running, Ikki's attacks travel the length of the screen. Focus on clearing away any enemies in front of you, and avoid falling down through the bottom of the screen when there is no floor. Most importantly, preserve as much of your Life and Cosmo as you can, as you will not be given a chance to refuel right away. Finish the sequence to arrive back at Shaka.
Once the battle resumes, you will have a better chance of harming Shaka. After striking him, his eyes will open. It is very important to dodge his attacks, or he will finish you off very quickly. If Ikki is defeated in battle, the game is over. Once you do enough damage to Shaka, he will be taken by surprise. At this point, you can assign more Cosmo and Life from your Seventh Sense. It's only important to boost Cosmo to maximum, but it doesn't hurt to adjust your Life in case you next attack misses. The next attack or two should finish Shaka off. Then Ikki will sacrifice himself in order to allow Seiya, Shiryu, and Shun to continue.
Temple VII: Libra
At the Libra Temple, Seiya, Shiryu and Shun found Hyoga in the ice coffin. Suddenly, the Libra cloth appeared. Shiryu had to choose the correct weapon to release Hyoga. He took the Libra sword, and successfully set Hyoga's body free. Seiya and Shiryu went to the next temple while Shun healed the frozen Hyoga with his cosmo.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Shiryu, 250, 250.
The side-scrolling sequences that lead to the temple get longer, so this will be one of the longest you've encountered. There are few surprises, and only one section with archers and tricky jumps to the pillars that they stand on. Fortunately, Shiryu has one of the longest range attacks, so he should be able to get most, if not all, of the archers off the pillars before he leaps over. Remember to drop down to the ground when you land on low platforms, as it's easier to fight the henchmen from there.
Libra Doko
There is no fight in this temple. If you arrive with Seiya or Shun, they will realize that they are unable to help Hyoga escape from the ice. Only Shiryu can accomplish this task. The spirit of his master, Libra Doko will appear. He will ask Shiryu to choose the right weapon from among the Libra Gold Cloth arsenal. The correct choice is the Sword. All other choices will force you to repeat the side-scrolling sequence for another chance at guessing. After selecting the right weapon, Hyoga will be available for selection once again.
Temple VIII: Scorpio
Milo is confronted Seiya and Shiryu at the Scorpio Temple. The two Bronze Saints were no match for Milo's power. First they were set back by his Restriction, and later injured by his Scarlet Needle. When both of them had lost the will to fight, Cygnus Hyoga arrived, holding an unconscious Shun, and challenged the Gold Saint.
Milo attacked Hyoga with his Restriction technique, although it had no effect because Hyoga's protected his body with ice. After his first attack was ineffective, Milo started to use his Scarlet Needle. Hyoga could do nothing against Milo's speed, and after almost all his attacks failed to injure the Gold Saint, a nearly senseless Hyoga awakened his seventh sense and launched an Aurora Thunder Attack on Milo. At the same time, Milo attacked Hyoga with the last Scarlet Needle, Antares.
Hyoga dropped to the floor after he received Antares. Looking down at Hyoga, Milo saw that he was trying to crawl to the next House. After seeing this, the Gold Saint realized that Hyoga's attack had frozen his Gold Cloth in the fifteen places that corresponded to the stars of Scorpio. Milo realized Hyoga had hit him just as he received Antares, and if he had not been wearing his Gold Cloth, he would probably have died first. Milo admitted his defeat, and after he stopped Hyoga's bleeding, he allowed him to go to the next House.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Hyoga, 300, 300.
As this side-scrolling sequence gets longer, there is a more difficult jumping section in the middle which contains archers. You won't be able to remove all of the archers from the platforms before you jump to them, but you will be able to avoid some of them entirely by jumping over them. Do your best to land on the occupied platforms, and leap off of them as quickly as possible so you sustain very little damage.
Scorpio Milo
| Stats | Restriction | Scarlet Needle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 499 | 20% of Milo's Cosmo | 29% of Milo's Cosmo |
| Life | 499 | 30% of Milo's Cosmo | 19% of Milo's Cosmo |
Recommended minimum Cosmo and Life: Cosmo MAX, Life MAX.
As far as Gold Cloth fights go, this one requires minimal strategy. Use a variety of attacks against Milo, as certain ones appear to stop working on him in the middle of the fight. Dodge all of his attacks as often as possible. There is no chance for a resurrection, but if you stop and talk with him once in the middle of the fight, it will create an opportunity for you to refuel your Cosmo and Life to maximum. Save this chance for a moment when you're close to losing the battle.
Temple IX: Sagittarius
When the bronze saints were in the Temple of Sagittarius, the Sagittarius Cloth moved on its own (or with Aiolos' spirit), and fired its golden arrow into a nearby wall—revealing a final hidden message of the gold saint's last will: "To you young boys who have reached this temple, know that I entrust Athena's life in your hands. Aiolos." It is likely that Aiolos foresaw that one day, new Saints would go to his temple to fight for Athena.
Recommended Saint, Cosmo, and Life: Any, 350, 350.
Any Saint can go through this side-scrolling sequence, although players using Shun may find it more difficult to make the precise jumps do to his unusual speed. Particularly, you should choose any Saint who is already closest to the recommended 350 points for Cosmo and Life so that you don't have to use up more Seventh Sense power. This side-scrolling sequence is long, and it contains archers in the middle, although they are posted on slightly wider blocks than usual, making it easier to get through that section. However, towards the very end, there are three tiny platforms that you must jump across. These platforms remain in midair for some time, but fall down after a while has passed, so don't stand on them for very long.
Sagittarius Aiolos
Once again, there is no fight in this temple. No matter who you arrive with, you will hear the words of the spirit of the former Sagittarius Gold Saint, Aiolos, who sacrificed his life to save Athena. After hearing him speak, he will provide the Bronze Saints with a massive boost in Seventh Sense.