Demon Clan Physiology (Nanatsu no Taizai)

==Summary==
The Demon Clan is one of the five major races in the world of Nanatsu no Taizai. According to the Lady of the Lake, the Demon Clan and their realm were created by the Demon King, after he was created by Chaos, alongside the Supreme Deity and the Sacred Tree. 3,000 years ago, the Demon Clan constantly clashed with the Goddess Clan due to the bitter rivalry between their two rulers. Their elite group of warriors are the Ten Commandments, who were handpicked by the Demon King due to their power. Many demons consider themselves above those of other races for their great power, especially humans. However, the two legendary clans were largely evenly matched and thus a tentative balance was created.
Unlike humans, Demons have more than one heart. The number of hearts varies, although upper-level demons have seven hearts. The removal or destruction of a single heart does not incur death, although it is painful. Destroying all their hearts, regardless of their strength, will kill them. Some demons have black markings on their face, which vary from demon to demon. Because of its many uses, many demons find it convenient to keep their bodies or weapons cloaked in darkness constantly to various degrees, Demons that do such include members of the Ten Commandments Grayroad, Melascula, Derieri and Monspeet, as well as the highest-ranking demon Cusack.
==Lesser Demons==
=== Abilities: ===
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Demons naturally are stronger than regular humans and even Holy Knights)
* Extrasensory Perception (Demons are capable of sensing the presence of othersNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 234 and even the Supreme Deity's power inside of Daliah and DubsNanatsu no Taizai: Cursed by Light)
* Self-Sustenance (Type 2) (Demons can survive hundreds to thousands of years without consuming any sort of sustenance such as souls)
* Energy Projection (Demons can shoot beamsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 179 and energy blasts)
* Non-Physical Interaction (Demons can interact with soulsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 178)
* Body Control (Scaled to Red and Gray Demon Hendrickson who can move his severed arm)
*Soul Manipulation (Demons can removeNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 122 and eat souls, as well as destroy them completely and gain knowledge of others by eating their soulsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 138)
*Hellfire Manipulation and Limited Regeneration Negation (Mid-High - Demons can use black purgatory fire/HellblazerNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 75, which can somewhat nullify the regeneration of others such as Ban, causing permanent scarring which can't be regenerated fromNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 9)
*Darkness Manipulation and Unholy Manipulation (Demons can generate and manipulate solid darkness for a wide variety of purposes. It can be used to form constructs like weapons or wingsNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 109, to regenerate fatal injuries, or to make various energy attacks. Upper-level demons like the Ten Commandments have displayed much higher control over their darkness than low-level grunts like Red Demons, who have only been seen using it to fly, such as Estarossa using a cocoon of darkness to inhibit Tarmiel's elemental intangibility while under the effects of Galand's Commandment)
* Biological Manipulation, Transmutation, Corruption (Type 1), Power Bestowal, Statistics Amplification and Healing (Anyone who drinks demon blood will die or transform into a demon. Besides, the demon's blood can increase powerNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 30 and healNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 108)
* Flight (Demons can fly by using their wings or using darkness to create wings)
*Acrobatics (Demons can dodge attacks mid-air by using their darkness as wings)
*Empowerment (In the night, the magic power of Demons increases all the moreNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 237)
* Regeneration (Mid - Demons can regenerate from normally fatal injuries like large holes pierced though the body or even complete decapitation "in the blink of an eye.")
===Resistance:=== 
*Acid Manipulation (Hendrickson stated that his Acid power didn't work on Meliodas due to his demonic natureNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 91)
*Electricity Manipulation (Both Hendrickson and Meliodas are unaffected by Gil's lightningNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 98)
*Status Effect Inducement, Disease Manipulation, Corrosion Inducement and Mind Manipulation (Demon World is a polluted and corrupted land covered by miasma, all other clan's minds and bodies are prone to rot and decayNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 310. Miasma also causes others feel sickNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 242)
*Darkness Manipulation, Unholy Manipulation, Hellfire Manipulation and Limited Regeneration Negation (Mid-High - Demons naturally use the power of darkness, so they would be unaffected by their power. This is further demonstrated by fallen Angel MaelNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 275 when rendering in the state both light and darkness mixed within himNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 277, even Melascula combining souls of both Demon and GoddessFour Knight of the Apocalypse Chapter 68)
==Upper Demons ==
All previous power but on a much higher level.
=== Abilities:===
*Longevity (Upper Demons have a lifespan around 1000 years) 
*Clairvoyance (Were aware of the Sins spying on them through Vivian's crystal ballNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 176)
*Statistics Amplification (Via Demon Mark and Darkness)
*Aura, Fear Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Enhanced Senses (Just with mere presence they can make a weaker being like Hendriskson feel fear and paralyzed. The Sins were scared by Monspeet's auraNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 128. Galand can make Diane scaredNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 127, his sheer presence completely overwhelmed Slader's Overpower magicNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 121) 
*Weapon Creation (Can create weapons with solid darknessNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 299)
*Transformation (By sacrificing their hearts, they can transform into InduraNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 206)
*Curse Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Death Manipulation and Law Manipulation (The highest-ranked Demons have Absolute Order - Victims, who are placed under a demonic contract, are forced to obey their commands or die if they resistNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 238 Page 12Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 240 Page 6Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 261 Page 10)
*Possession (According to Sariel,high-rank Demons are able to take human bodies as vessels and use them as their ownNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 266)
*Stealth Mastery (High-ranking demons, such as Monspeet, are shown capable of bypassing their opponent's sensory capabilities)
===Resistance:===
*Heat Manipulation (Can repel/withstand the power of SunshineNanatsu no Taizai: Tenkuu no Torawarebito Manga: Awakening of the Black Dream, which exudes immense amounts of heatNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 170) 
*Extrasensory Perception (Able to sneak by lots of people and go unnoticed as well) 
*Regeneration Negation (Mid - Demons comparable to or stronger than Monspeet can heal from the Archangel's graces)
*Ice Manipulation (Meliodas withstood Vivian's Freeze CoffinNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 80, a resistance that Cusack similarly displayed against MerlinNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 256) 
*Soul Manipulation (Scaled to Meliodas who resisted the removal of his soul by Melascula even though he was heavily injuredNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 176) 
*Purification (Upper Demons like Ten Commandments are unaffected by Purge, even though Zaratas has sacrificed his life force to enhance the power of his Purge but he just managed to drag Fraudin out of Dreyfus's bodyNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 193)
*Light Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, Limited Power Nullification, Limited Deconstruction and Soul Destruction (Higher-level Demons can withstand ArkNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 187. Besides, when they transform into Indura, they are completely unaffected by Ludoshel's ArkNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 207)
*Sealing (Scales from Meliodas, who can break the Goddess Amber even though he was in sealed state.Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 46)
*Limited Power Absorption (Commandment holders are capable of resisting their commandments being forcefully stolen by others)
==Weaknesses==
All Demons are vulnerable to Holy Magic, as it breaks down Darkness particles. Note however that high-level demons have shown to take only minor damage from beings near their own level, implying the vulnerability is not extreme.
==References==
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