Escanor



"As a god of demons... How does it feel...? To be looked down upon a human?"

- Escanor to Meliodas

Escanor is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins and is known as the Lion's Sin of Pride.

Death Battles:

 * None

Possible Opponents:

 * DC Comics:
 * Superman
 * Marvel:
 * Thor
 * Guilty Gear:
 * Sol Badguy
 * Fate/Grand Order:
 * Karna

History:
Escanor was born 40 years ago, the prince of the Castellio Kingdom. When he was a child, his older brother Daymond used to pick on him, until one day his power awakened and he accidentally broke his brother's arm. His parents disowned him because of what happened and his strange unexplained appearance, and soon the Kingdom's forces mobilized to kill him. He was rescued by a kind woman named Rosa, who hid him in a barrel and set it adrift at sea. He survived but wherever he went, people called him a monster even when he helped them. That is, until he eventually meets Merlin and Meliodas who asked him to join their knightly order.

Personality:
Escanor's personality changes drastically along with his strength between day and night. At night, he is skiddish, submissive and unfailingly polite. Whereas in the day he is arrogant, boastful, and domineering, he also takes it upon himself to deliver judgement to those he feels have sinned, such as those that toy with feelings. Both personalities seem to be truly him and he remembers everything he does in either, though at night he has chastised himself for losing control during the day.

Despite the great contrast, there are some personality traits he retains day or night, such as his feelings for Merlin and fondness for writing poetry. Even with his prideful personality he still cares for his comrades, but in his own way. Pretending to annihilate Gowther, and instead attacking the two Commandments for toying with people's hearts. But at night he cares very deeply for his captain and comrades, not wishing to harm any, even those he only recently met.

Escanor also doesn't particularly desire anything, as when competing in a tournament for any prize he desires, he simply stated he would like to deliver alcohol for that tournament and not compete, despite his power.

He is also accustomed to others calling him a monster for his unique body changes after suffering a bad childhood when his power first manifested. Even the likes of demons refuse to believe he is a human.

During the day Escanor's pride and attitude is such that he never holds hatred in his heart to anyone, even Demons, as he doesn't hold hatred to those beneath him, he only pities them. This quirk has given him immunity to a Commandment. His pride is also unfailing as when his own blow got reflected to him with greater power, he isn't surprised he got injured by his own attacks. His pride also doesn't seem to prevent him from acknowledging the strength of others, as he openly acknowledged the strength of Estrossa and Meliodas during his fights with them. He is also not above asking for help, as he asked Hawk to help him declare his feeling towards Merlin. These examples, however are somewhat contradicting due to Escanor still viewing himself above others during the day. This was even pointed out by Hawk, when he stated that despite asking him for help, he was still being surprising forceful, and even a little shameless about the favor he was asking for.

Escanor fell in love with Merlin at first sight, as she was the first person to not only be unafraid of him or his power, but to even be interested in it as well as him. Since then, she has become the one person he doesn't view himself being above. In fact, in both of his forms, his love for her seems to go far beyond his own pride, as during the Great Fighting Festival arc, despite knowing that she may never feel the same way he feels towards her, he still views her as the one to illuminate his path, just like the Sun would, which temporarily allowed him to fight during the tournament. Despite not viewing himself above her, he is still very prideful when it comes to impressing her and trying to make himself of use to her, so much so that even when visibly injured or exhausted in front of her, he pridefully acts as if he is top condition and continues to boast in front of her, which normally tends to simply annoy and/or worry her, as well as everyone else around him.

Sunshine:

 * Escanor's ability is one of duality, he is the weakest amongst all holy knights at midnight but starting from dawn his power level begins to rise steadily from one hour to the next, until it peaks at noon. During his fight with Galand, his power level was shown increasing by 5 points with seemingly every second and was measured at 50,060 while continuing to rise. At his peak, according to Merlin, he easily surpasses any of the other Sins. This cycle is marked with distinct differences in his abilities, personality and appearance.
 * Power unique to Escanor alone
 * Increases his strength and size as the sun rises, but decreases in strength and size when the sun sets
 * Nullifies darkness related powers and healing factors
 * Causes him to radiate immense levels of heat and light
 * Easily capable of melting stone
 * Escanor can control the amount of heat he emits
 * Can evaporate water just by standing in it

Daytime:
Beginning with the rising of the Sun at dawn Escanor begins to make a dramatic change, both physically and mentally. He grows much taller and muscular, with his clothes being ripped off him unless specifically tailored to his growth. In this state, his physical strength and endurance are incredible and his immense magic power casually radiates from his body as intense heat which normally reduces everything around him to ashes[11] He seems to be able to exert some control over this, being able to prevent friends from being hurt or turning his power up at will to produce intense light and heat to capable of melting even stone. In this state, his normally skiddish demeanor is replaced by one of confidence and a royal atmosphere. During noon when his power is at its peak, he becomes a colossal man, dwarfing larger people.

The One:
During noon, when his power is at its peak for one minute, he becomes the manifestation of power itself and his body dwarfs normal people. In this form he is said to be invincible.

Night-time:
With the setting of the Sun, Escanor returns to his original, skiddish self. He's seemingly weaker than an average human, and his power level has been measured at 15.

Super Slash:
Escanor delivers a powerful downwards slash with his axe that causes considerable damage that can be felt from several meters away.

Divine Sword Escanor:
After Escanor reaches the peak of his power and he becomes The One, he makes a downward swiping motion with his hand that can cut an opponent.

Cruel Sun:

 * Creates a miniature sun
 * Heat can melt armour just from being in the vicinity
 * Grows in strength and size as the actual sun rises
 * Controlled via hand gestures
 * Can also be used as a mode of transportation

Pride Flare:

 * Causes Cruel Sun to release its heat
 * Strong enough to completly vaporize a large lake

Pseudo Sun:

 * During the night, Escanor can buff himself by a fraction of his true power by picturing a symbol of hope in his mind's eye
 * Lasts only a few seconds
 * "A fraction" is all that was needed to critically injure two of the Ten Commandments

Sacred Treasure Release:

 * Unleashes all the energy stored at once
 * Strong enough to illuminate the night sky
 * Likened to being a second sun

Weapons:

 * Divine Axe Rhitta: A giant, ornamental axe, named after a maiden said to be loved by the Sun. It is incredibly heavy and most of its weight is concentrated in the head, which makes it very off-balanced, yet in the day he is able to wield it with one hand.
 * One-handed axe
 * Extremely heavy
 * All of the weight is concentrated at the head
 * Can be called to Escanor's hand from a distance
 * Charge and Fire
 * Can absorb the large amounts of heat and energy that Escanor emits in the day and store it
 * Allows him to release the energy at will
 * Used for precision attacks
 * Large Spear: A large spear Escanor possessed and was shown with briefly ten years ago before the Seven Deadly Sins were framed for Zaratras' murder. It appears to be not as heavy in comparison to his Sacred Treasure.
 * Magic Glasses: Given to him recently by Merlin, Escanor is able to suppress his daytime form. However, he will instantly transform into his larger self if they are removed.

Power Level:
Due to his power, Escanor's power level is constantly fluctuating and cannot be accurately measured for an extended period of time. The lowest it has been recorded is 15 at an unspecified period of time, and the highest it has been recorded is 114,000.

At high noon his power reaches its peak and he becomes "The One," described as an "invincible incarnation of power" by Merlin, for a minute.

Feats:

 * At his peak, confirmed to be the strongest Sin
 * Merlin states Escanor easily surpasses the other Sins at his peak
 * Completely obliterated the Vampire King Izraf
 * Scared off Galan with his sheer aura alone, turning his commandment against him
 * Set Melascula ablaze when she tried to eat his soul
 * Kept Gowther at bay during the Great Fight Festival
 * Critically injured both Dolors and Gloxinia at the same time at a fraction of his strength
 * Defeated both Estarossa and Zeldris at the same time

Physicality:

 * Escanor's physical abilities depend on the time of day
 * As the sun rises, his power increases until it peaks at noon
 * As the sun sets, his power decreases until he's hilariously weak

Superhuman Strength:

 * Can lift his axe Rhitta with little effort
 * Characters like Meliodas and Galan have trouble even lifting it off the ground
 * Sliced Galan in half with a single chop
 * Easily surpasses Galan in his Critical Over state
 * Defeated Estarossa through pure overwhelming strength

Superhuman Speed:

 * Even in his night time form, could dodge attacks from Izraf
 * Could keep up with Estarossa

Superhuman Durability:

 * Easily tanked Izraf's darkness power with only a torn shirt
 * Galan could only just scratch Escanor in his Critical Over state
 * Shrugged off all of Estarossa's blows
 * Tanked the equivalent of double his own strength from Estarossa's Full Counter

Mentality:

 * During nighttime, is rather cowardly and skittish
 * Does not like fighting and is much more of a pacifist
 * Quick to try and run away or find some other way of avoiding a fight
 * During the day, is arrogant and boastful
 * Claims to not hold hatred in his heart towards those weaker then him
 * Pities those beneath him
 * Despite his arrogance, is perfectly willing to go all out without holding back
 * Escanor is fully aware of what's happened in his night and day forms

Immense Mental Fortitude:

 * Fended off Gowther's mind powers

Overwhelming Aura of Supremacy:

 * When Escanor fights, only the mightiest of foes can face him
 * Those who are of lesser strength flee from his presence

Soul Hax Resistance:

 * Those who try to eat/absorb his soul are burned from the inside out
 * Linked to his ability, Sunshine

Weaknesses:
Pseudo Sun is only a fraction of his true power and is only active for a few seconds
 * During the night, is super weak
 * Only has a power level of 15
 * The average Holy Knight has a power level of 300
 * Has no control over his Sunshine ability
 * Will always grow in power during the day and weaken during the night