Escanor

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Escanor is one of the main characters from the Seven Deadly Sins anime and manga.

Escanor is the Lion's Sin of Pride and the last member of the Seven Deadly Sins. He has dual personalities - his weak, skittish night-self, as well as his muscular, arrogant day-self. He is presented as the bar's meek, mustachioed owner. 

In the XP4 fics, Escanor debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!.

In the AWA fics, Escanor is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance

In the wanted poster, Escanor is depicted as a middle-aged man with a beard and a ponytail hairstyle.

Escanor has a mustache and a pair of glasses. Escanor's attire is a suit commonly worn by bartenders and although slightly baggy, does appear to fit his non-sunshine form far better than his previous attire. He temporarily wore spectacles during his first formal appearance in the plot. His lion symbol is on his back.

Ten years ago, he wore a suit of full body armor with a unique helm (which may be too large to fit him properly in the early morning or night, and conversely too small to fit him during the sunlight hours, particularly noon).

Escanor was revealed during the Vampires of Edinburgh side story to be a very meek and weak looking young man, with short-cut hair and a set of clothes that seemed too large to fit him. His clothes were made to be intentionally loose so that they fit him properly when he increases his size.

During the new Holy War, Escanor wears a long-sleeved white jacket that is open at the front with white fur trimmings on the side of the jacket and white spiky fur on the neck of the jacket, and an ornamental golden hand guard. He wears black pants and a belt with three rows of studs and a large buckle featuring a sun with spikes around it and studs around it. He wore white boots that are decorated at the top with a miniature sun and swirly wing-like designs around it. 

Personality

Escanor's personality changes drastically along with his strength between day and night. At night, he is skittish, submissive and unfailingly polite. Whereas in the day he is arrogant, boastful, and domineering, he also takes it upon himself to deliver judgment 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, 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 does not 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 does not 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 is not surprised he got injured by his own attacks. His pride also does not seem to prevent him from acknowledging the strength of others, as he openly acknowledged the strength of Estarossa 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 does not view himself as 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.

XP4 Fanfic

Escanor is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Super Sixth Squad. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!

In Chapter 5, Escanor, alongside his team - the Super Sixth Squad, are seen chasing after the Citrus City Parkour Thieves somewhere in Citrus City and managed to capture all of them.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Welcome to Herowood

In Chapter 4, Escanor, alongside Son Gohan, are seen inside the Multiverse's Crossroads in Herowood where they witnessed Chicken, Dash Baxter and Scott Wallis running around like idiots, much to their disbelief.

In Chapter 10, Escanor, alongside Franky Flam, are seen inside a mall called Multiverse Crossroad in Herowood where they assisted Saki Nikaidou in apologizing to Eddy Skipper McGee by keeping Eddy from running away.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kemono Friends

In Chapter 6, Escanor is mentioned by Panther Lily.

In Chapter 14, Escanor, alongside Alphonse Elric, Gajeel Redfox, Levy McGarden, Son Gohan and Usopp, arrives in the Amusement Park where they reunited with Amy Rose, Chopper Tony Tony, Jibanyan, Miles "Tails" Prower, Panther Lily and Sonic the Hedgehog alongside Chicken. Later on, he gets to meet the locals of Japari Park.

In the Epilogue, Escanor, alongside the rest of the Super Sixth Squad, made their return to the Training Camp in Neo-City.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries

In Chapter 44, Escanor, alongside the rest of the Super Sixth Squad, welcomes Jibanyan and Panther Lily for becoming an official member of the team.

Abilities

Escanor has been described as the strongest member of the Seven Deadly Sins, as upon his fight with Galand and Melascula, two of the Ten Commandments, he easily defeated them when the sun began rising with little effort whereas Ban and Jericho could not do anything against either.

Escanor's might is considered monstrous, both by enemy and ally alike. Estarossa, one of the strongest members of the Ten Commandments, refuses to believe someone so powerful is a human.

In battle, Escanor primarily relies on the rising of the sun to use his magic, Sunshine for battle. As when the sun rises, his power and size grow greatly. Just nearing noon causes his body to emit an enormous amount of heat to the point of being able to melt armor like nothing. Just using a single attack caused a lake to be evaporated in a flash from the intense heat Escanor gave off.

His magic is on par with his incredible brute strength, as a single swing from his axe Rhitta was enough to cleave Galand in two and swing it with a single arm whereas Meliodas has a hard time even moving it.

Even Meliodas, the leader of the Sins, has acknowledged Escanor to be far stronger. Merlin also has a lot of faith in his abilities, acknowledging Escanor as the only individual who can stop Meliodas when he reverted to his previous self. True enough, using "The One" Escanor was able to defeat Meliodas in his Assault Mode with a single attack, although it is worth noting that before reaching The One, Escanor was being completely dominated by Meliodas.

At night, however, his power is the weakest due to the setting of the sun, rendering him powerless and unable to use his magic.

Abilities

Main article: Sunshine

• Sunshine「 Taiyō (Sanshain)」: 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 by distinct differences in his abilities, personality and appearance.
  • 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 skittish 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, skittish self. He's seemingly weaker than an average human, and his power level has been measured at 15.
    • Super Slash「 Mijingiri (Sūpā Surasshu); literally meaning "Atom Slashing"」: Escanor delivers a powerful downwards slash with his axe that causes considerable damage that can be felt from several meters away.
      • Divine Sword Escanor「エスカノール Seiken Esukanōru」: 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. 

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 on the head, which makes it very off-balanced, yet in the day he is able to wield it with one hand.

• 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 time during the night, 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. In this form, he surpasses Meliodas's Assault Mode, indicated to have a power level of 142,000. Wielding the limits of "The One's" power strains Escanor's body, incapacitating him for some time to the point of nearly dying. Ultimately, Escanor damaged himself more than the target of his full power.

Trivia

• In Arthurian legend, there are two characters with the name 'Escanor' including: "Escanor le Grand", who was raised by a giant and a witch and is said to be a very large man, and "Escanor le Beau", the nephew of the first Escanor, who was a handsome young man and eventually retired to a life of hermitage. Escanor is based on the first, who was said to grow stronger until noon when his strength began to diminish and was eventually defeated by Sir Gawain, whom he shared both this power and birth date with.
• According to the databook(s):
  • Special skill is unknown
  • Hobbies are unknown
  • Daily routine: Napping and writing poetry
  • Favorite food: Meat during the day, vegetables during the night
  • Charm Point: His shyness
  • He is his own complex
  • The people he respects the most are Merlin and Meliodas
  • Has no one he would mind making an enemy of
  • Weak Point: Being super weak at night
  • Birthplace: Castellio Kingdom
  • Dream/Hope: Opening up a store with Merlin
  • Regrets: Being born
  • The most embarrassing thing in his life: His noon-self - always
  • What he wants the most right now: Controlling his powers
  • Favorite animals: Cats and lions
  • Favorite scent: Wildberry
  • His power level cannot be measured
• The Sin of Pride is usually symbolized with a horse and the color violet.
• Escanor dislikes going out in the daytime due to his personality change.
• He has the largest symbol, in proportion to his size, which is located on his back.
• At night, he is known to have the lowest power level of not just all of the Holy Knights in Britannia, but lower than anyone else's recorded value at only 15.
• Out of all the Sins, in terms of age, he is the youngest.

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