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Benetnasch Eta Mime (エータ星ベネトナーシュのミーメ, Ēta-sei Benetonāshu no Mīme) is one of the seven God Warriors in the series Saint Seiya, created by Masami Kurumada. Mime was called Beneton dubbing in the first, headline used by the Network.

History[]

Mime is a traumatized young who murdered his foster father Folken, who took care of him ever since he was a baby. However Mime resented him due to him knowing he had killed his real parents. During the battle with the Saints he faced Andromeda Shun, who could not use his chains to attack, because they did not perceive him as an enemy. Mime concealed his resentment, which remained suppressed in his heart.

For a long period of time in the fight, Mime easily overpowered Shun with a combination of his illusions and his lightspeed attack. Defenseless as a result of his chains' unwillingness to attack Mime, Shun was eventually subject to Mime's Stringer Requiem, resulting in his Cloth being partially damaged and causing him intense pain. Right as Mime was about to kill Shun, Ikki, who came to the aid of his brother, used his Specter Punch to make Mime see what actually happened. His stepfather was a noble person who killed Mime's parents by mistake and decided to take care of him, feeling guilty for his transgression. Mime, upon rediscovering these memories which he had suppressed to restrain his guilt, was angry at Ikki for him exposing his memories, resulting in his Cosmo flaring with exposed malice; something that caused Shun's chains to finally react.

Driven by rage, Mime uses Stringer Requiem to strangle Ikki in the same way as his badly injured younger brother. As Mime gets close to defeating Ikki, Shun launches his Nebula Chain at Mime, stopping him from playing his harp. Ikki protests, telling Shun that he was going to finish off Mime himself. Shun agrees to pull back his chains. Ikki elevates his Cosmo, reawakening the Seventh Sense and sacrificing his own Cloth in order to break free from Mime's Stringer Requiem. Ikki then uses Phoenix Wing Ascent against Mime, who attempts to counter it only to be blown away, resulting in him crashing to the ground and his harp being destroyed.

Having become unsure of his own resolve, Mime decides to abandon his God Robe and loses his hatred. Facing off against Mime in one last clash, Ikki ultimately kills him. Mime falls to the ground dying, wishing to be reborn with Ikki as friends in a world with no strife or war.

Technique[]

Stringer Requiem (ストリンガー・レクイエム, Sutoringā Rekuiemu): Mime plays his harp, and several strings are fired at his opponent. The strings begin to strangle the opponent as Mime plays the harp, giving the enemy unbearable pain. The opponent dies as soon as the music ends. Mime also uses a variation where he creates illusions of himself playing his harp, confusing his enemy's senses.

Lightspeed Attack: Mime plays his harp before firing several strings of energy from his fingertips, each one travelling at the speed of light.

Notes[]

  • He is named after the Nibelung Dwarf Mime, brother of the dwarven king Alberich, who trains and takes care of Siegfried.
  • Mime has a similar attack style as Lyra Orphée, who is one of the most powerful Silver Saint under Saori Athena's banner. However, unlike the Lyra saint who uses his lyre for all of his techniques, Mime can also fight using physical techniques.
  • Within the video game Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul, it is notable that while most of Mime's dialogue imply that he has more physical attacks than Orphee, it is the complete opposite in terms of gameplay as Mime focuses mainly on magical attacks (i.e. using his harp) and any signs of brawling are within heavy attacks (when pressing triangle on PS3/PS4 controller). 

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