Escanor

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==Summary==
Escanor is the Lion's Sin of Pride of the Seven Deadly Sins. He was born into royalty but his magic power coupled with an unfortunate accident caused his family to fear and scorn him. He was smuggled to safety by a mysterious woman named Rosa and grew to adulthood coping with his unique circumstances on his own. His power changed both his body and his personality, making him timid, small, and weak at night but arrogant, large, and strong during the day. He was discovered by Meliodas and Merlin and joined the Seven Deadly Sins. He considers the two of them his saviors, especially Merlin, who he fell deeply in love with.
It was later revealed that Escanor's unique power is actually one of the four Graces bestowed by the Supreme Deity of the Goddess Clan onto her Four Archangels. It is unknown how Escanor's Grace came to him, nor why he hasn't yet died from its power despite being only human.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Pseudo Sun, higher with Rhitta | At least Early Morning, higher Late Morning, at least Near-Noon, at least as The One | At least , higher Late Morning, at least Near-Noon, at least as The One | At least , higher Late Morning, Near-Noon, higher as The One, even higher as The One Ultimate
Key: Night | Pre-New Holy War Arc | New Holy War Arc | Demon King Arc
Name: Escanor
Origin: Nanatsu No Taizai
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Classification: Human, Lion's Sin of Pride, Member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Former Holy Knight
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Extrasensory Perception, Expert Axe Wielder, Overwhelming Aura (Generated an aura that pushed Vampire King back with just pressure), Large Size (Type 0), Regeneration (High-Low: Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 231), Regeneration Negation (Mid: Melascula was unable to fully heal from Sunshine's flames on her ownNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 150Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 176), Passive Fire Manipulation and Heat Manipulation (Can radiate heat and flames far hotter than natural fireNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 170. Burned the Vampire King, whose darkness armour can resist purgatory flameNanatsu no Taizai Extra Chapter: The Vampires of Edinburgh - Part 3 ), Light Manipulation (Can emit intense light with the same properties as sunlight), Air Manipulation (Can generate air slashes), Flight (via riding on Cruel Sun), Passive Statistics Amplification (His power steadily increases from dawn until it reaches its peak at noon), Danmaku with Crazy Prominence, Absorption and Empowerment (Axe Rhitta can absorb all of the massive amount of heat energy from Escanor and imbue it), Summoning (Can summon Rhitta from extremely far distances)
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Resistant to the following: Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Unconventional Soul Manipulation, Sleep Manipulation and Mind Manipulation, Fear Manipulation (Unharmed by his own fire and heat. His soul is the Sunshine itself, which makes Melascula's unable to devour it and Gowther's attempts to destroy his mind with Nightmare TellerNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 169, even Gowther's blackout arrow would hardly put him to sleep if Merlin hadn't amplified it), Absorption (Can resist Vampire King's pitch-dark power, which can completely consume something without a trace), Regeneration Negation (), Possession and Madness Manipulation (Type 2) (Resisted the Dead Spirits PossessionNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 227), Likely Resistance to Commandments (Graces make their holders immune to Demonic Curses)
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Attack Potency:
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Human level (His strength is that of a normal Human), Multi-Continent level with Pseudo Sun (Transformed into a weaker version of his day self that is on par with Galand), higher with Rhitta (Rhitta can store Escanor's energy, allowing him to transform at nightNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 292. Released power comparable to Estarossa)
|-|Pre-New Holy War Arc=
At least Multi-Continent level Early Morning (Would have one-shot Critical Over GalandNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 149; lifted Rhitta with easeNanatsu no Taizai Extra Chapter: The Vampires of Edinburgh - Part 2, whereas Unsealed Base MeliodasNanatsu no Taizai Extra Chapter: The Vampires of Edinburgh - Part 1 and GalandNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 148 couldn't fully lift it. Melted Edinburgh by merely flaring his aura), higher Late Morning (Stronger than Estarossa, whom he brought to his knees with a single punchNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 184), at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon (Far more powerfulNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 231 than 2Cs EstarossaNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 264. Managed to harm Post-Revival Assault Mode MeliodasNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 232), at least Moon level as The One (One-shot Post-Revival Assault Mode Meliodas. Stronger than Dahlia, who overpowered Cursed by Light Demon Mark ZeldrisNanatsu no Taizai: Cursed by Light)
|-|New Holy War Arc=
At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon (Fought Cusack and Chandler. Threatened Vessel Ludoshel with Crazy ProminenceNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 288), at least Moon level as The One (Should be at least as strong as before)
|-|Demon King Arc=
At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, Moon level+ Near-Noon (Consistently damaged Full Power Demon King ZeldrisNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 322, although he was weaker), higher as The One (Traded blows with and harmed Full Power Demon King ZeldrisNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 327), even higher as The One Ultimate (Overpowered Full Power Demon King ZeldrisNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 328)
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Speed: Average Human, at least Sub-Relativistic with Pseudo Sun, at least Sub-Relativistic+ with Rhitta | At least Sub-Relativistic Early Morning (Superior to Galand), at least Sub-Relativistic+ Late Morning (Kept up with Estarossa), Relativistic Near-Noon (Although inferior, he somewhat kept with Assault Mode Post-Revival Meliodas), far higher as The One | At least Sub-Relativistic Early Morning, at least Sub-Relativistic+ Late Morning, Relativistic+ Near-Noon (Could keep up with Chandler and Cusack), FTL as The One (Attacked Zeldris before he could dodge) | At least Sub-Relativistic Early Morning, at least Sub-Relativistic+ Late Morning, FTL Near-Noon (Equal to Full Power Demon King Zeldris), Higher as The One, even higher as The Ultimate One
Lifting Strength: Average Human, at least Class G with Pseudo Sun, Class T with Rhitta | Class T (Can casually lift Rhitta with one hand, whereas Galand can't lift it off the ground with two) | Class T | Class T
Striking Strength: Human level, Multi-Continent level with Pseudo Sun, higher with Rhitta | At least Multi-Continent level Early Morning, higher Late Morning, at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon, at least Moon level as The One | At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon, at least Moon level as The One | At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, Moon level+ Near-Noon, higher as The One, even higher as The One Ultimate
Durability: Human level, Multi-Continent level with Pseudo Sun, higher with Rhitta | At least Multi-Continent level Early Morning (Took Critical Over Galand's attack with a scratch), higher Late Morning (Survived a massive beating from Estarossa), at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon, at least Moon level as The One (Even a Destroyer-enhanced attack from Meliodas, which increases the destructive force of a weapon 10-fold, was unable to harm him) | At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, at least Multi-Continent level+ Near-Noon, at least Moon level as The One | At least Multi-Continent level, higher Late Morning, Moon level+ Near-Noon (Survived numerous attacksNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 325 from Full Power Demon King Zeldris), Higher as The One, even higher as The One Ultimate
Stamina: Superhuman (Even in his night form he continually dodged Izraf's attacks for hours. Was largely unaffected after being stabbed by Meliodas, and getting hit by one of his own Full Countered attacks)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Extended Melee Range with Rhitta, Kilometers with Sunshine (Sent Estarossa into Lake Penance from Liones. Engulfed Edinburgh)
Standard Equipment: Divine Axe Rhitta and magic glasses that suppress his day transformation
Intelligence: Varies. Escanor is almost completely useless in combat during the night, being timid, submissive, and crumbling under pressure. However, he has shown a great deal of cunning at times, providing Galand and Melascula with alcoholic drinks to distract them until sunrise. During the daytime, he is insufferably arrogant and somewhat flamboyant, spouting entire poems to Merlin in the midst of combat and growing angered should one mistake them for an incantation of his ability. However, he is also an incredibly skilled and mighty combatant, so much so that he effortlessly overpowered and killed the Vampire King Izraf and two members of the Ten Commandments on top of being recognized as the strongest member of the Sins, which includes the likes of Meliodas (who helped to seal the Ten Commandments), King (who can ward off entire kingdoms of Holy Knights), and Ban (who has killed Demons in the past).
Weaknesses: Escanor has no control over his Sunlight ability, he will continue to grow in strength depending on what time of day it is and his power becomes completely unmanageable at its peak. At night he becomes weak, timid and submissive. Pseudo-Sun only gives Escanor a few seconds of constant power boost, which then gets him back to his weaker state. Though this is irrelevant if he's using Rhitta. If using Rhitta as a sun, his form will be lost if Rhitta is knocked out of his hand, and its stored power is finite. During the daytime he's rather arrogant, but this is mitigated somewhat by his combat skill and power in addition to his willingness to simply blitz targets. Escanor's Sunshine cannot display its full power during rainy or cloudy conditions. | His form as "The One" only lasts for as long as it is precisely high noon, fading the minute noon passes, after Noon his power will begin to decline. | The One Ultimate requires Escanor to convert his own life force into magic power
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
===Grace===
Sunshine: Escanor's Grace was originally bestowed by the Supreme Deity to the Archangel Mael, and eventually passed to Escanor through unknown means. Due to Sunshine, Escanor changes form throughout the day, spending the night as a weak, frail man and the day as a strong, muscular warrior. His personality changes along with his body, becoming extremely timid while weak but extremely prideful while strong. At dawn, Escanor undergoes a massive jump in power, and continues to get stronger every second until noon, at which point his power reaches its peak. After noon he gets gradually weaker until he shifts back into his frail form after sunset. While he spends most of the morning with an idealized musculature, when noon is near Escanor becomes grotesquely muscular, to the point of looking inhuman. At noon he turns into The One, who Merlin described as "the invincible incarnation of power."
In addition to granting him great power, Sunshine allows Escanor to produce enormous quantities of heat and light. He normally keeps the aura somewhat contained, but as noon gets closer he melts the ground around him and even his allies' metal armor. He can flare his aura at will to produce an immense burst of light and heat, seemingly melting Edinburgh even at dawn.
File:EscanorBoom1.png|Sunshine Aura
File:EscanorBoom2.png|Flares his aura
File:EscanorBoom3.png|and destroys Edinburgh
Notably, Sunshine-imbued attacks can prevent regeneration up to a certain extent. Though Izraf's wounds closed, the heat remained and continued to damage him. Melascula was unable to heal her burns even after she had recovered her energy. In addition, Escanor's soul itself is imbued with Sunshine and severely burns those who attempt to extract and absorb it, returning to his body on its own.
File:EscanorRegenNegation1.png|Wounds Izraf
File:EscanorRegenNegation2.png|and prevents healing
Also note that the heat and fire produced by Sunshine is superior to natural fire, as it was able to instantly vaporize Izraf's Black Full-Plate, which he said was impregnable even to the Demon Clan's purgatory fire. Purgatory fire burned down the Fairy King's Forest, which is immune to natural fire.
* Cruel Sun: Escanor forms a miniature sun in his hand that radiates immense heat. He can control its movements, using it to strike enemies as well as standing on it and using it as a flying vehicle. He can greatly enlarge the sun by putting more power into it.
File:CruelSun.png|Cruel Sun
File:CruelSunHit1.png|Smacks Estarossa
File:CruelSunHit2.png|to Lake Penace
* Pride Flare: Escanor causes the Cruel Sun to burst in an immense radiation of heat. When fighting Estarossa this technique vaporized a lake in an instant.
File:PrideFlare1.png|Smashes Estarossa down
File:PrideFlare2.png|and detonates
* Crazy Prominence: Escanor's causes numerous fireballs to launch from his body in many directions
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* Divine Sword Escanor: In his "The One" form, Escanor chops the air in the direction of his opponent with his bare hand. This technique instantly incapacitated even Assault Mode Meliodas and broke Zeldris' Ominous Nebula defense.
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* Divine Spear Escanor: After Escanor reaches the peak of his power, and becomes The One, he thrusts his index finger into his opponent.
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===Weapon===
Divine Axe Rhitta: An enormous one-handed axe so heavy that even Unsealed Base Meliodas and Base Galand have difficulty lifting it, much heavier than Diane's enormous war hammer Gideon. It is able to store the immense heat produced by Escanor during the day, allowing him to protect his surroundings and concentrate his attacks. He can call his axe to him from great distances by raising his hand in the air, causing the axe to fly to him. By saying "Sacred Treasure Release" Escanor can unleash an immense burst of heat and light, blinding his opponents.
* Charge and Fire: Escanor can release the stored up heat in Rhitta in a powerful but concentrated attack.
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* Super Slash: Escanor strikes his opponent with a powerful downward slash. Rhitta's blade appears to glow like the sun, signifying the immense power behind the slash. It is worth noting that the Japanese name "Mijingiri" translates to "Atom Slashing."
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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