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, also known as Seiya, is a fictional character from the Saint Seiya universe created by Masami Kurumada. He is the thirteen-year-old protagonist of this media franchise, which originated in Kurumada's eponymous manga and subsequently inspired an anime adaptation, several soundtrack, original video animation, film, video game, spin-off manga and other collectible. Like most of Kurumada's characters, Seiya's design was inspired in the main character of his previous hit manga Ring ni Kakero, Takane Ryūji.

In the story, Seiya is one of the eighty-eight mythical warriors known as Saints who have served the Goddess Athena throughout the ages, protecting justice and peace on Earth. As a Saint, Seiya dons one of the powerful armors of divine origins known as Cloths, the one which represents the constellation of Pegasus. He also possesses superhuman strength and speed, two of the many extraordinary abilities the Saints draw from their guardian constellations and an inner essence called Cosmo.

While in the process of creating Saint Seiya, Masami Kurumada gave Seiya the name Rin at first, since he was going to name his manga Ginga no Rin (Rin of the Galaxy). As he continued developing his manga, however, he decided to change the name to Seiya, which was more fitting. First he spelled the name with the kanji that mean Holy Arrow, to relate it to Seiya's condition as a Saint, but later decided to use the kanji that mean Star Arrow, to emphasize the constellation and mythological motif. Finally, he changed the manga title to Saint Seiya, once he had fully developed the concept of the Saints. Kurumada also stated that one of the first ideas he conceived for Saint Seiya was Seiya's fighting technique, the Pegasus Meteor Fist. Since his manga was going to use the constellations as a very important and ever-present theme, he wanted his protagonist to have a special move that would be like a shower of meteors.

Kurumada drew inspiration from Takane Ryūji, the main character of his previous hit manga Ring ni Kakero, to design Seiya's likeness. Most protagonists of Kurumada's works bear a resemblance to Ryūji, because he subscribes to Osamu Tezuka's Star System (maintaining a stable cast of characters to be used in different works).

Pegasus Seiya has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.