#albione di cefeo

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Honest Opinion - Cepheus Albior

Albione. Just a translation. I don’t know why I keep telling you our names, are you even interested?

Overall score: 10/10

Normally i would not give such a high score to a character that appeared so briefly (see Aquarius Degel for example), but this time is different. Albior, despite his Cloth being worn by another character in the manga, is an anime-only character. As such, everything about him that exists it’s shown in the series. Mind you, about him, not Daidalos. I feel the need to point this out, since someone told me I keep getting manga stuff wrong in this honest opinion series.  Once again, it’s not about the manga, it’s about the anime. If, sometimes, the score it’s influenced by how little someone appears in the series compared with the manga, it’s because I might be disappointed about the short screentime. 

Not the case with Albior, though.  What we know about him is also what I love about him.  First thing first, he’s described as almost as strong as a Gold Saint, so much so that he was evenly matched against Milo. Hadn’t it been for Aphrodite weakening him with his roses, who knows how long the battle between them would last.  And I loved this, because it showed a man dedicated to his role, to the point of becoming amazingly powerful and skilled. 

[Dub digression]

Do you even read this? Oh, well.  I’m conflicted about his voice. He has, once again, not one but two voice actors, both very very good, and surely fitting for a character like him. The thing is... the first is the same one who voices Shiryu, and I kind of dislike side characters with the same voice of a main one. 

The other issue is, he almost doesn’t talk. Thus, I don’t have video evidence of Albior speaking with these voices.  But don’t be afraid (I mean, I don’t know if you care about this, but at this point), because his two voice actors, Marco Balzarotti and Flavio Arras, will have videos as Shiryu (when I get around fixing his entry) and Megres (because yeah, Flavio voiced Megres and Aiolia, for one episode I think). 

[End of the dub digression]

He’s also kind-hearted, not just a strict teacher, and he saw through his students right away. Albior knew who was going to win the Andromeda Cloth, and never doubted Shun when he underwent (is that even a word? I don’t know, I’m exhausted) the trial.  I liked how much of a parental figure he resembled, and the fact he wore the Cepheus Cloth only amused me more (myth fun fact: Cepheus was Adromeda’s father). 

What made me love him even more was how much he cares about his students. He fought with his all to protect them, and never once thought about betraying them.  Albior saw thought the Pope’s lies and actions, also showing us how smart and considerate he is, and refused to answer his call to pursue something better, something that wasn’t evil. 

A great character that I would have loved more of.  Even though the first comment me and my friend made was “holy shit, he looks like a middle-aged Hyoga”.  I’m still laughing about that. 

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Name changes part 2

Most of the Silver Saints (I’m translating the constellation as well, but they rarely say it in the dub)

Eagle Marin Castalia dell’Aquila

Ophiuchus Shaina Tisifone dell’Ofiuco

Lyra Orphée Orfeo della Lira

Lizard Misty Eris della Lucertola

Perseus Algol Argor di Perseo

Hound Asterion Asterione dei Cani da Caccia

Centaurus Babel Babel del Centauro

Cetus Moses Moses della Balena

Crow Jamian Damian del Corvo

Cerberus Dante Vesta di Cerbero (this doesn’t make sense at all, because... that’s an Italian name. He’s Italian. Vesta is a female name. Why would you change it)

Auriga Capella Agape dell’Auriga

Sagitta Ptolemy Betelgeuse della Freccia (why. just why)

Cepheus Albior Albione di Cefeo

Marina Generals (so I’m not writing twelve more names here for the Golds)

Sea Horse Baian Cavallo del Mare (lit. Sea Horse)

Scylla Io Kira (do you think I understand why? I don’t)

Chrysaor Krishna Crisaore

Limnade Caça Lemuri

Kraken Isaak (whelp, I’ve always wrote Isaak wrong I think) Abadìr

Siren Sorrento Syria

Sea Dragon Kanon Dragone del Mare or Kanon