Shura (シュラ, just Asura, a warrior caste) is the character embodying the Golden Knights of Capricorn in the Saint Seiya manga. It is of Spanish origin. The figure varies according to the manga and drawing annimé. In the first support, Excalibur is a technique like any other learned in training and know that the Shura Pope is an impostor, but he believes in the rightness of their cause. In the second support, for being the most faithful protector of Athena, she donated an exceptional attack: Excalibur, the physical attack the most powerful since all able to settle all the material (the author says itself). But Shura have been influenced by Saga, he did not believe in the cause of the Bronze Knights and fights against Shiryu.

During the fight, Shiryu uses the attack on the Ultimate dragon which prevails in the air with his opponent. Shura including the cause of the Knights of Bronze was right, he tried to save Shiryu and, before dying, he transmits the attack Excalibur, that he now has both arms.

In the story about Hades, Shura, income from the dead as a renegade, is fighting alongside Saga and Camus and uses the Athena Exclamation against the Golden Knights. At the end of the period of 12 hours given by Hades, he admits that their association was an illusion.

G in the episode, we learn that Shura has suffered an attack of evil Saga the impostor. This attack is to take control of the brain of his enemy. Shura is a noble knight who lived for justice, it is with this attack as the Grand Pope succeeded Shura to submit to his will. Shura has killed many people although it has a good background. Besides, what drives him to go see the Grand Pope is the betrayal of the Golden Knights of Sagittarius, as Shura recognizes no harm in Chevalier. He adds: "It looked like a martyr ... At no time did he tried to hide behind Athena ..."