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Saints (don't) die when they are killed (Saint Seiya Additions)

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EDIT: Added a few more scans to reinforce the original OP as well as adding additional context to what was proposed.

I'll get straight to the point.
In this thread, there were a number of powers and abilities displayed by 8th Sense users that, while formally accepted, have yet to be added to the wiki's Cosmo page. This is important, as most of the Sense's relevant powers are shared across all users, meaning they don't show up as individual abilities on character profiles. So, as it stands, all 8th Sense user pages on the wiki are outdated. So, in this thread, I am aiming to add the missing abilities to the Cosmo page along with the appropriate scans from the Lost Canvas special, which is canon in accordance with the currently accepted canon blog.
Before we actually get into it however, I should mention that the chapter most of these scans were taken from has since been scanlated by the translator who originally translated the Japanese raws, making it easier to digest to a layman.
Without further ado, let's get into it.

Starting off with Higher-Dimensional Existence, it's fairly straightforward. Death is not final, but rather an ascension of the soul. Those who posssess the 8th Sense exist in, and percieve, multiple dimensions, residing in a higher dimension hidden behind an impenetrable membrane.
In addition, they exist outside reincarnation, present in all things, which should be a form of Omnipresence (or Multilocation, whichever is more appropriate).
Finally, I believe they should also have Time Travel. In Next Dimension, the 12 Classic Gold Saints manifest in the past to aid Saori:



And although you can argue they were in a "space-time rift", which allowed for the intersection of the timeline(s), Hyoga flat out says this is possible in regards to Aiolos sending his testament back in time, and that it wasn't due to the spatiotemporal distortions surrounding the Sanctuary at the time:



In fact Marin in the future wonders if Aiolos' soul crossed time to inspire the Bronze Saints once more, with Hyoga himself noting his message reached them across dimensions:



This is not the only time something like this has happened, either. In the Lost Canvas special, Illias said that the future ahead of them would be difficult, and adds that "a gourd full of ash will fall on the land of the rising Sun":



This is an obvious allusion to the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan in WW2, which Illias should have no knowledge of since he died in the XVIII century, a full two hundred years prior to that event.

And Illias manifested electrical grids as well when he first pulled Sisyphus and Asmita into his realm, and he states again that humanity is headed towards a materialistic future:

https://imgur.com/a/GMBXIAc

So yeah, 8th Sense users should have access to time travel.
As for proof they all reached it, we can point to the infamous Wailing Wall scene from the Hades arc, where the deceased Golds return as souls, free from the laws of the UW:



In case them freely moving around after death in ND wasn't proof enough.
They should also have Large Size type 10 as they exist in all things and in a higher dimensional state.

Agree: @Hasty12345, @AerrowStorm1, @Skullberserk, @Lynieryz, @TheUnshakableOne, @StekFence, @Celestial_Pegasus, @Planck69
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I agree with this.(y)

Disagree with time travel
What’s the problem with this? The manga clearly states that the Gold Saints crossed or transcended space and time to save Saori and Shijima. Aiolos’ spirit also moved through time to send his testament to the past and protect Hyoga and Saori by deflecting Gestalt’s arrow. It is also mentioned that Ilias’ existence transcends time and space. Asmita even says that in order to understand Ilias’ existence, his mind had to rise beyond time and space.
 
Why the disagreement over time travel?
My problem is narrative consistency. Giving them time travel is the equivalent of giving hyoga and Shiryu time travel. ND is a mess so maybe im wrong, but didn't they show up with no explanation on how they got there? We can probably logically deduce they used chronos but even that has issues. That means they had to go to Olympus somehow. It seems outlierish to me.


As for illias thats closer to cosmic awareness/clairvoyance/precognition.
 
My problem is narrative consistency. Giving them time travel is the equivalent of giving hyoga and Shiryu time travel. ND is a mess so maybe im wrong, but didn't they show up with no explanation on how they got there? We can probably logically deduce they used chronos but even that has issues. That means they had to go to Olympus somehow. It seems outlierish to me.


As for illias thats closer to cosmic awareness/clairvoyance/precognition.
We've only seen dead 8th Sense users time travel, so Shun and Hyoga being unable to isn't exactly counter evidence. While alive, their souls/Cosmo haven't yet merged with the Wheel the universe, so it makes sense that they can't.
Afaik it wasn't stated they used the Lake of Time like the Legendary Bronzes. And as you say, assuming they did also relies on the additional assumption that they made their way to Olympus first, which was never shown nor confirmed.

You could argue Illias simply foresaw it through his omnipresence, but at that point, given they can manifest seemingly at will (Illias does this via "wind") there's no meaningful difference. In addition, as skullberserk pointed out, Asmita said his thoughts were transcending time and space when he finally caught to Illias at the end of the special, which is another blatant statement that supports my interpretation. I'll add that scan as well to the OP tomorrow, it is a genuine oversight on my part not to include a fairly important piece of evidence in the initial proposal.
 
[Agree FRA🚂💨]

And I vaguely remember a statement that said something like, "spirits do not follow linear time." I don't know if I'm remembering wrong, but if this is real, wouldn't it be Acausality? Does anyone remember this statement?
 
My problem is narrative consistency. Giving them time travel is the equivalent of giving hyoga and Shiryu time travel.
The dead golds are different from the bronzes. Especially as it seems the bronzes drop down to the 6th sense level quite regularly
 
I went back looking at context. I dont like it because it seems narratively inconsistent to me but I cant deny that there was literally a whole chapter* dedicated to Aiolios soul time traveling then time traveling back. Edit: time traveling without any outside help*

.... I reluctantly agree with everything..
 
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