The last Judge to be introduced in Lost Canvas, Celestial Valiance Star , Garuda Aiacos (天雄星ガルーダのアイアコス Ten'yūsei Garūda no Aiakosu?) is an exceptionally powerful Specter.
History
The Cathedral of Italy
He first appears in the Meeting of the Wraith called by the God Hades , where selected toTap Minos , who is elected to lead the invasion of the Sanctuary , next to other Specters that are easily defeated by Pisces Albafica
Destroy Ship of Hope
He used his technique Garuda Flap to send Behemoth Violate to attack the Bronze Saints who are fixing the Boat of Hope. The attack consists in throwing the enemy to the sky into a free-fall ending in an earth-shattering impact on the ground, later on, he used it against Sisyphos. Aiacos also displayed a new attack, Surendrajit, with which he burns to death one of his loyal Skeletons, to enable him to transform their souls into a rain of flaming feathers.
He also exhibits Galactica Death Bring, a technique that relies on immobilizing and burning the opponent's central nervous system from the inside out by channeling his Cosmo intensely through the eyes of the mask headpiece of the Garuda Surplice. He performed it on Sisyphos prior to trying to inflict the killing blow with his Garuda Flap. Even though Aiacos was successful in connecting both attacks, Sisyphos was able to survive their tremendous force. Aiacos is also capable of generating a X-like shaped symbol, which explodes creating a powerful burst of energy, damaging the surrounding area and enemies within it.
Afterward, Aiacos is engaged by Sisyphos again, after awakening to the Eight Sense. Summoning all of his Cosmo, Sisyphos strikes Aiacos powerfully to the chest, shattering his Garuda Surplice and sending him flying, apparently killing him. However, it is later revealed that the Garuda Specter survived Sisyphos' assault. Hades then used Violate's body as a puppet to punish Aiacos, and he does not resist, preferring to die by her hand than die alone. However, she stops mid-blow and starts crying. He was amazed to see that even dead Violate was loyal to him. Then he admits he had profound bonds with her. He buries her body and accepts Bennu Kagaho's punishment. His Garuda Surplice is completely obliterated hence Aiacos is freed from the Masei . Kagaho states that from now on Aiacos is just a mere human, being given back his "human name", which is surprisingly revealed to be Suikyo.
Surplice, Star & Name
Garuda is present in Hindu mythology. It has beak and wings of an eagle and the human body and considered the king of birds. It's a bird that burns like embers of fire, similar to Phoenix. He was the son of the great sage Kasyapa and enemy of Vinatea. Enemy of the snakes, healed those who were attacked by them. When Kadru kidnapped the mother of Garuda, he demanded as ransom the Water of Life. Indra was the guardian of water and Garuda had to defeat him to get it, and then deliver the water to his mother was released. Often, the Garuda is depicted carrying the god Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi.. In Tibet the Garudas are sometimes associated with the king of hell.Aiacos's star originates from the character Lin Chong, is nicknamed ' Panther Head', from the Water Margin story.In Greek myth, Aiacos(Aeacus) helped building the walls of Troy and was Achilles's Grandfather. Zeus turned some ants into men and Aiacos ruled them. In the underworld, Aiacos judges the dead people from west.
Techniques
With his role as one of the big 3 Judges of Hell, Garuda Aiacos is easily one of the more powerful spectres in the Underworld.
Aiacos has two main techniques at his disposal:
- Garuda Flap (ガルーダフラップ, Garūda Furappu): A two part attack. Aiacos first expels a gust of wind through his arms, sending the opponent soaring miles into the air at top speed. The spectre then crosses an "X" on the ground with his feet and begins a 3 second countdown. At the end of it, the opponent is knocked back down to the ground, usually crashing onto the "X" as marked.
- Galactica Death Bring (ギャラクティカデスブリング, Gyarakutika Desu Buringu): A technique that relies on immobilizing and burning the opponent's central nervous system from the inside out by channeling Aiacos' Cosmo intensely through the eyes of the mask headpiece of the Garuda Surplice.
- Surendrajit (スレーンドラジト Surēndorajito, literally means Champion of Indra): Aiacos burns one of his loyal Skeletons to death, enabling him to transform their souls into a rain of flaming feathers.