King (Seven Deadly Sins)

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

King is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, the Grizzly's Sin of Sloth. He is the master of the Black Hound, Oslow. King's real name is Fairy King Harlequin, and as the name suggests, he was the king of the fairies. 

700 years before the start of the story, King left the Fairy world to save his friend Helbram who was captured by some humans. However through some Trauma-Induced Amnesia, he ended up forgetting who he was and his original mission. For the next 500 years, King spent relative bliss and ignorance in company with Diane, slowly recovering his memories. It was only when he reunited with his friend again did King learn that his old friend was massacring countless humans over the centuries, an act which was practically a declaration of war between the Human and Fairy Clan. For his inaction to stop his friend from doing so all those years, King was sentenced to an imprisonment of over 1000 years. In the midst of it though, he was recruited into the Seven Deadly Sins. 

After the incident in which the Sins were framed, King attempted to return to the Fairy King's forest only to learn that it had been burned down and that his sister, Elaine, had also died. When he learns that Ban is the supposed perpetrator of this crime, King briefly allies himself with the Holy Knights of Liones until learning the truth, upon which he also reunites with his fellow Sins.

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

In the AWA fics, King, going by the full name of King Harlequin, is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance

King's fairy form resembles a young boy with short brown hair, a high forehead, thin eyebrows, and brownish-orange eyes. He wears a long orange and aqua sweatshirt with a hood and navy blue sleeves, quarter-length navy blue pants, and short boots with large buttons matching his hoodie. He also carries a green leopard pattern pillow which is actually a transformation of his spear Chastiefol. Despite being a fairy, he has no visible wings.

In his human form, he looks almost exactly like his wanted poster; large, fat and more ragged, perhaps hinting at how humans look to fairies. He wears an enlarged version of the clothes he wears as a fairy, though he can freely change the clothes he wears in this form.

Ten years ago, he wore full-body light green armor with a helmet that fits the size of his human form. King's wanted poster depicts him as a big man with short hair, sideburns, a button nose, and a sneer. His Seven Deadly Sins Grizzly symbol is located just above his left ankle, on the outer side of his lower leg.

After the Kingdom Infiltration arc, King added Helbram's Love Helm helmet attached on the hood of his jacket.

After switching bodies with Drole and Gloxinia and going back in time, King wakes up with tiny wings sprouting on his back that resemble those of a fairy.

Personality

In his first appearance, he is shown to be an ally to the Holy Knights and is willing to wipe out anyone who gets in his way along with the person he is after. Since he is the Sin of Sloth, he is shown as somewhat lazy, preferring to levitate in most occasions. In the past, he was shown to be a compassionate character who returned stuffed animals stolen by Ban to children. Furthermore, it appears that he is an emotional person who cries easily. King has trouble admitting his affection for Diane. Although he enjoys being with Meliodas and Diane, he could not bring himself to express it. He cares deeply for his sister, Elaine, as shown when he was willing to take revenge for her death by "killing" Ban.

King is also shown to have a caring side. He helps the Seven Deadly Sins in their battle against the Holy knights, although he claims it is merely for Diane. Despite being the Sin of Sloth, he is hard working and serious at times. When King joins the group, he starts to act like the only rational one in the group, and questions his teammates' erratic and slightly insane actions, such as their nonchalance about losing their sacred treasures. When forced to do something he dislikes, King can easily be motivated if it will make Diane happy. Despite King's kind personality, he is not against killing someone, if pushed to his limits. King was willing to kill Guila and Jericho if they continued to attack him, but was unable to after Helbram saved the two.

XP4 Fanfics

King is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of The Mighty Never Kneel. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!

In Chapter 6, King, alongside his team, The Mighty Never Kneel and another team called The Flaming Honor, are seen in Magnum City taking on a group of Emotionless and successfully defeated them.

XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries

In Chapter 44, King, alongside the rest of The Mighty Never Kneel, welcomes Carla and Yuuga Aoyama for becoming an official member of the team.

Abilities

As the current Fairy King and a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, King is very powerful. He is strong enough to overpower a Great Holy Knight single-handedly. Being a Fairy, King has demonstrated a number of abilities unique to his species; such as the ability to levitate or fly, the ability to change his appearance and clothes at will, as well as possessing great speed equal to Meliodas and Ban. Upon unleashing his true power, Meliodas and Ban commented that his strength grew to "an incredible level". This was later re-affirmed when he defeated Helbram, a Great Holy Knight level combatant, while protecting all the injured in the area; then almost immediately after, swiftly defeated Dreyfus, one of the Great Holy Knights of Liones, despite the injuries he sustained from his battle with Helbram. During his reign as the Fairy King, his power was said to be so great that it kept the human kingdom from invading the Fairy King's Forest. It should be noted that this included the Holy Knights of Liones.

Despite his great power, King is physically weak, however, he makes up for his lack of strength with his sacred treasure, Spirit Spear Chastiefol and his immense level of magic power. In spite of his lack of physical strength, he has shown a remarkable level of durability as shown in his second battle with Helbram. It was believed that King was able to control the Sacred Tree a long time ago and with it draw out the true power of a fairy, but the tree abandoned King for an unknown reason. This was later proven to be false as the Sacred Tree has no evil intentions at all and it was King who did not want to fully utilize the Sacred Tree's powers.

After going through the trial and his wings finally growing, King's power increased greatly, being able to freely access the true power of the Sacred Tree and his Sacred Treasure. Melascula states that his power became comparable to Gloxinia's. Gloxinia himself remarked that despite King's wings have only barely grown, he can wield his spirit spear on par with himself and thus would be capable surpassing the first Fairy King eventually and even becoming the most powerful Fairy King of all times.

Immense Speed: King is extremely swift, as observed when he not only effortlessly evaded the attacks of both Guila and Jericho simultaneously, but also knocked them unconscious before either of them could realize it. He is also able to keep up with fellow sins Meliodas and Ban in terms of speed.

Enhanced Durability: Despite lacking physical strength, King has a remarkable level of durability as shown in the Kingdom Infiltration arc where he not only fought and defeated Helbram, but also, pinned down Dreyfus immediately after, despite the injuries he sustained against Helbram.

Immense Endurance: King has shown to have incredible levels of endurance as noted when he was able to take the damage of Helbram's attacks without even shielding himself to protect Diane and sustain the strikes of the great beast Albion. Part of the reason for this could be the sheer willpower of King to protect everybody and everything he cares for.

Abilities

Main article: Disaster

• Disaster「 Saiyaku (Dizasutā)」: An innate power granted to the fairy bestowed with the title of the "Fairy King", this ability essentially grants them the authority to rule over the Fairy King's Forest. This ability allows King to exercise complete control over life and death by altering and controlling matter at a molecular level. For example, he can turn a shallow scratch into a fatal wound, a minor poison into a lethal toxin and a small benign growth into a cancerous tumor that can devour a body whole. It also gives him complete control over nature, allowing him to manipulate various flora, letting it flourish or perish in moments. This power was originally described as the reason that King is able to completely draw out the mysterious qualities of the Spirit Spear, Chastiefol, as Disaster can modify the natural status of something and can change its shape.
  • Levitation: King possesses the ability to levitate and is capable of flight because he is a fairy. He demonstrates great skill in using it and is able to move quickly through the air. He can also utilize this ability to levitate objects and manipulate their trajectory without the need to make any direct contact.
    • Transformation: An ability that allows King to change his physical appearance as well as his clothes. In order for King to change appearance, he requires a great amount of concentration. This ability appears to leave him exhausted, however King was able to maintain his transformed appearance for quite a while ten years ago, implying he has immense willpower. Somehow King shifted to human form almost randomly in either comedic or serious situations.
      • Heart Reading: As a fairy, King can read the true thoughts and feelings of others.
        • Dancing Fairy「 Odoru Yōsei (Danshingu Fearī)」: A fight dance that has been passed down through the Fairy Clan for generations. Using this technique, King leaps into the air and charges at his opponent while rapidly jabbing with his fists. It is very weak and the charge can be stopped with one finger.

Weapons

• Chastiefol: King's sacred treasure, the Spirit Spear, Chastiefol, is a spear crafted from the sacred tree, only found in the Fairy Realm. It is much stronger than steel and possesses the mysterious qualities of the tree, which King's ability, Disaster, draws out. It has several different forms, including a pillow which can act as a shield, different forms of spears, and a large stuffed grizzly bear.

Equipment

• Helbram's Helmet: Helbram's Helmet is a special helmet that Helbram bought from a human seven hundred years ago as a gift for King, but used it as a disguise for his Love Helm identity. Once Helbram died for the third time, his spirit rest within the helmet whenever King wears it.

Trivia

• As the Fairy King, King's lifespan is relatively longer than any of the other races.
• According to Meliodas, King is the third Fairy King to be chosen by the Sacred Tree.
• The reason King and Elaine's wings haven't came out yet because they are considered late bloomers.
• The technique Bumblebee connects with the color of King's sacred treasure which is the color of bees.
• According to the data book(s):
  • Special skill: Sleeping huddled
  • Hobbies: Observing Diane and his Daily Routine is watching over her
  • Weakness: Lack of muscles
  • Birthplace: Fairy Realm
  • What he likes about himself: His elegance (in his old man form)
  • Dream/Hope: Marrying Diane
  • Regrets: Too many
  • The most embarrassing thing in his life: That he doesn’t have wings yet
  • What he wants the most right now: Diane’s heart
  • Favorite animal: None in particular
  • Favorite scent: Diane’s cleavage
  • Favorite food: Cheese
  • Charm Point: Unruly strands of hair
  • He has a complex about his childlike facial features
  • The person he respects the most is the previous Fairy King, Dahlia
  • A person he doesn't want to make an enemy of is Escanor.
• King once lost to a cat that stole his snacks.
• King has a sweet olive scented body odor in his child-like form, but a musty, sweaty smell in his chubbier form.
• King dislikes drunkards - this is one of the reasons he does not like Ban.
• King sleeps on a hammock besides the window on the 3rd floor of the Boar Hat - an excuse to watch over Diane.
• King currently shares his room with Ban.
• King is skilled at sewing clothes, having made Diane's and his own outfit.
• Meliodas claims that King's hobby is peeking, which the latter denied.
• The Sin of Sloth is usually symbolized with a Goat and the color light blue.
• In the Nanatsu no Taizai Popularity Poll, King was placed 1st overall with 121,945 votes (which included an online poll as well as postcards) and placed 4th (226 votes) when considering only postcards.

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