Alone (アローン, Arōn) is the vessel of Hades in 1743. He appears both in The Lost Canvas and in Next Dimension.

The Lost Canvas Edit

Alone was a close friend of the Pegasus Saint of that era (Tenma). His soul was born in the Lost Canvas era from Pandora's mother. He is a young painter and also Hades' chosen body for his incarnation in the 18th century, as he possesses the purest soul in that era. He is an Italian orphan raised alongside Sasha and Pegasus Tenma, who later become arch-enemies. Alone believes that everybody has a good side and disapproves the use of violence. At first he rejects his fate as the god of the Underworld, but is later convinced by Hypnos, and sealed by Pandora's kiss.^[1] Before Tenma leaves for the Sanctuary, they make a promise that, while Tenma tries to become a Saint of Athena, Alone too must try to become a good artist so that he can finish the painting of Tenma when they once again reunite.^[2]

During the next two years, his personality undergoes a drastic change after realizing everything he painted dies. Convinced by Hypnos, he starts to believe that death is the ultimate salvation. And to bring salvation to the entire world, Alone starts to paint the "Lost Canvas", a painting of the Earth viewed from space, so that after he finishes it, the entire world will die.

It has been implied that Alone is not yet totally possessed by Hades as Alone drew in the Lost Canvas an image of Tenma, Sasha and himself in their childhood. After seeing this, Pandora uses a seal given by Hypnos and Thanatos to seal him in a dimensional isolation, in hope that he will continue painting the Lost Canvas without distractions, and to keep him away from the grasp of anyone from his childhood life.

Alone confesses to Pandora that he was never possessed by Hades and that he truly believes in death as the ultimate salvation, hence he inflicts it on those he holds dear, to spare them the suffering of pain, wars and poverty, and to achieve such goals, he will use all the power of the god of the Underworld. Alone states that once the Stellar Clock (星時計, Hoshidokei), which is visible in the nightsky, completes one cycle, the Lost Canvas will be finished, bringing death to the entire world.

References Edit

1. ↑ Teshirogi, Shiori (2006). "Chapter 1". Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas, volume 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN 978-4-253-21222-9.
2. ↑ Teshirogi, Shiori (2006). "Chapter 2". Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas, volume 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN 978-4-253-21222-9.

The Underworld
Celestial Star Specters		Acheron Charon • Alraune Queen • Balron Lune • Basilisk Sylphid • Behemoth Violate • Bennu Kagaho • Deadly Beetle Stand • Dryad Luco • Garuda Aiacos • Genbu Gregor • Golem Rock • Griffon Minos • Hanuman Tokusa • Harpy Valentine • Lycaon Phlegyas • Mandrake Fyodor • Mephistopheles Yōma • Minotauros Gordon • Nasu Veronica • Necromancer Byaku • Sphinx Pharaoh • Troll Ivan • Wyvern Rhadamanthys
Terrestrial Star Specters		Bat Wimber • Cait Sith Cheshire • Cyclops Gigant • Deep Niobe • Dullahan Cube • Elf Mills • Frog Zelos • Gorgon Ox • Papillon Myu • Sylph Edward • Worm Raimi
Deities		Hades • Hypnos • Thanatos
Other characters		Cerberus • Lyra Orphée • Owl Partita • Pandora
Locations		Underworld
Other		Skeletons • Skeleton Markino

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