#lemuri

I really hope I got that name right. This person right here, I’ve seen his name spelled Caca, Caça, Kaysa, and I don’t know if I even missed something. In Italy they just said “nope, screw this” and called him Lemuri. I’m so confused. 

Overall score (character, not looks): 10/10

Say hi to the most vicious Marina General ever existed. Wave at him. Just don’t be mean this man, or else.  I love him. I love how malicious he is. 

This General right here is the most terrifying of them all; not Kanon, not Krishna, not Io. He might not be the most powerful, but I would prefer being sent into the Golden Triangle dimension instead of fighting him.  And for a good reason.

I cannot even say for sure that Caça failed. Even when he lost against Ikki, I cannot bring myself to believe he lost following a mistake. All considered, he might be the most successful General, coming shortly after Sorrento. 

But let’s go in order. Him using Marin against Seiya was the first sign of a terribly insidious opponent. Then, as soon as I saw Camus appear, I though “well, this General is a damn problem”, and not for me. For the Bronzes. I knew, since the first few seconds of him on screen, that Caça was going to be a bitch.  I love how his technique is based on taking what’s most valuable for his opponent, and turning it against them; it’s clever, and it’s effective. More effective than it would probably be in a real life situation, but still. 

Caça singlehandedly knocked out Hyoga, Seiya and Shun, using their hearts against them. Camus for Hyoga, Marin (transforming her in Seika) against Seiya, and Ikki against Shun.  And let me tell you, he has to be extremely intelligent. His technique can fail, if he chooses the wrong option, and we saw it fail, when he tried to become Shun to fight Ikki. But, of course, his brain worked wonders and the next thing that happened is Caça sill tried to find a weakness, even though he was defeated.  He could have avoided using Shun against Ikki, since the real one was beside him, but I feel like he tried anyway because he knew how strong the bond between the brothers was. I can confidently say that he could have won, but they decided to throw the winning banner to Ikki because they had to. (I don’t think he would have fought him so easily in another circumstance, just take into consideration what happens in Hades). 

Striking an enemy at their most vulnerable moments is one of the best attack tactics, even though it’s also terrible, and this makes Caça the best in one-on-one combat.  But does this make him evil? In my opinion, no. It doesn’t. It’s not like he can count on something different to attack intruders and defend his Pillar. His techniques work from illusions, and he uses that to his advantage.  But that’s it. A combat strategy. 

Let’s not forget that, when Ikki attacked him, he was shocked by how cruel the Saint could be, raising his hand against his brother.  Not scared because he was about to lose, but taken aback by cruelty.  Vicious? Yes. Heartless bastard? Only in combat. 

2x21 “Ciao bambola”

Un turbinìo notturno disturba

la triste ciurma dei turpi lemuri

mentr’essi si rivoltano sconvolti

tra le volute dei lugubri templi

al plenilunio. Tempi luminosi

ricordano, prima che vagassero

vuoti nelle viscere della notte

(gaetanovergara, 1988)