This tactic has always been exploited to their advantage, since the enemies are caught by surprise upon meeting/fighting him. Although he dislikes teamwork, he comes to battle whenever Athena's Saints need his help, and is often seen coming in the nick of time to save his younger brother and friends from certain death.
SAINT SEIYA IKKI FULL
Fellow Saint Wolf Nachi once pointed out that it was very hard to believe Ikki and Shun were related due to the extreme difference in their personalities.Īs noted by Kanon in the Poseidon arc and by Pandora in the Hades chapter, Ikki's Cosmo is unique to him-it is full of hatred, anger, incredible aggression and power, but it was still guided by his deep love and loyalty for his younger brother, his friends and loyalty to Athena. He is almost the opposite of his younger brother-Shun is calm, soft, caring and very emotional, whereas Ikki is harsh, cold, aggressive, and very much of a loner. Ikki's personality is drastically different from his fellow Saints. He could easily be recognized as the strongest Bronze Saint when it comes to raw power.
Even as a child, Ikki was known as the toughest kid of the 100 orphans, and would often defend his then delicate younger brother Shun from the other children. While Ikki is officially recognized as a Bronze Saint, his base power easily places him well above most Silver Saints, and his reputation as a powerhouse is common knowledge among his peers and fellow Bronze Saints. "Ikki" (一輝) can be translated to as "One/Singular Brilliance" or "Greatest Shine", which denotes the character's lone wolf attitude as well as his above-average, fiery power.
But on the other hand he hates himself and calls himself a loser (in the manga, volume 5). He also seems extremely arrogant and proud, as well as stubborn. Ikki is a ruthless emotionless warrior, who feels no regrets when it comes to killing someone. Kurumada wanted Ikki to be physically or emotionally crippled or distorted and only Esmerelda could make him better. The choice of the name Esmerelda for Ikki's girlfriend was made by Masami Kurumada to make a parallel between Ikki and Quasimodo, the Hunchback from Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. He never fully healed from his experience on Death Queen Island. Even after Ikki overcame his anger and hatred, he remained very bitter and ironical.