Papillon Myu
| Papillon Myu | |
|---|---|
| Saint Seiya character | |
| File:Specter-Myu-anime.jpg Papillon Myu by Masami Kurumada | |
| Created by | Masami Kurumada |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Class | Specter |
| Nationality | Australia |
Terrestrial Charming Star, Papillon Myu (地妖星パピヨンのミュー, Chiyōsei Papiyon no Myū) is a minor character from the manga series, Saint Seiya, authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime. He is one of Hades 108 Specters and his power lies in the Terrestrial Charming Star (地妖星).
Story
Myu was one of the 17 specters sent to the Sanctuary to keep tabs on the revived Saints, and kill every saint they encountered. As they lost the trail of Saga, Shura and Camus, they did not know what to do. When Aries Mu appeared, Myu paralyzed him with his telekinetic powers. Yet as the other Specters started beating an answer out of Mu, the Papillon announced that he wanted to battle the Aries Saint. As Papillon revealed himself, he was nothing more than a pile of slime, which Mu noted. The Saint destroyed the mucus with ease, but something else erupted from it. Papillon was now some sort of larva, and immediately spun a web around Mu so that he could not move. The Aries Saint lost his consciousness, and Myu got time to pull through his third metamorphosis.
Myu knew Aries Mu would escape his Silky Thread, since he after all had wanted to battle with him. As he broke out of his cocoon, he had now evolved into his Specter form. As their battle started, Papillon tested Mu by using his Psychokinesis and throwing some pillars at him. The Saint deflected them with ease and started using his powers to paralyze the Specter and throwing him around the temple. He finally started making him spin very fast to make him die of the force. Yet Myu attacked with his Fairy Thronging and trapped Mu, but before he could finish him of, the Saint teleported.
Myu's Fairies tracked down the Saint's position and attacked with full force, but Mu dodged by teleporting again. As Papillon found him again he was about to unleash his full force on the Saint, but found himself trapped in Mu's Crystal Net. Papillon Myu didn't hesitate and attacked with his fairies only to find them stuck to the Crystal net as well. Aries Mu used his Starlight Extinction and sent the Papillon to his death. Even so, after Myu's demise, a fairy had survived and kept tab on the Revived Saints.
Name, Surplice and Star
- Papillon Surplice
Myu's surplice is based on a butterfly, papillon is french for butterfly.
- The Terrestrial Charmed Star
The Charmed star is originally derivered of the character Du Qian, from the Water Margin story. The Terrestrial Charm Star's kanji when pronounced in Japanese intentionally resembles the Japanese pronunciation of the word Butterfly.
Trivia
- In the anime, Pegasus Seiya was with Mu as he first encountered Papillon Myu. But Seiya was allowed to go through leaving them for their battle.
- In the anime, some of Myu's Psychokinetic power was heavily reduced for unknown reasons.
- Myu was the one who revealed that the Specters were previously normal beings with the Spectral Souls sleeping inside of them, and that they have been chosen by Hades since the age of myth, and reborn every time he returns. When Athena's seal broke, they were awakened.
- Myu is easily the Specter with the most powerful Psychokinesis, rivaling even those of Mu's the Saint with the strongest Psychokinesis.
References
- Saint Seiya Vol. 20, by Masami Kurumada.
- Saint Seiya Official Encyclopedia