Gilthunder

==Summary==
Gilthunder is a Diamond-Ranked Holy Knight and the son of the former Great Holy Knight, Zaratras. Although initially an antagonist, his true intentions show through after Princess Margaret is saved, allowing him to turn on Hendrickson and fight as an ally of the Sins once more.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: with Weaponry | with Weaponry | with Weaponry
Key: Kingdom Infiltration Arc | Post-Druid Training | New Holy War Arc
Name: Gilthunder
Origin: Nanatsu no Taizai
Gender: Male
Age: 21 (Until Chapter 344), 22 (Chapter 345), ~32 (As of Chapter 346)
Classification: Human, Holy Knight
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Extrasensory Perception, Weapon Mastery, Electricity Manipulation, Statistics Amplification (Can boost his speed via lightning), Weather Manipulation, Creation (Can create armor and a shield made of lightning)
Attack Potency: City level with Weaponry (Can create thunder clouds.Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 5Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 76 Equal to Meliodas and Hendrickson,Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 81 and severely damaged the latter at full power.Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 83 Harmed Diane.Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 66 Casually obliterated a Red DemonNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 122) | City level with Weaponry (Greatly enhanced his power by learning to use Thunderbolt in new waysNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 132Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 133) | City level with Weaponry (Clashed with Howzer and caused him to struggle, though he was quickly defeated due to his angerNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 252)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Fought Meliodas, who could counter his lightning) | Massively Hypersonic+ (At least as fast as before) | Massively Hypersonic+
Lifting Strength: Class G (Physically superior to Deathpierce) | Class G | Class G
Striking Strength: City level (Stronger than Guila. Although inferior to Ban in physical strength, he could make Meliodas bleedNanatsu no Taizai Chapter 79Nanatsu no Taizai Chapter 80) | City level | City level
Durability: City level+ (Tanked his own Full Countered attack with a mere scratch) | City level | City level
Stamina: Superhuman (Lasted in an extended fight with Meliodas before overwhelming Hendrickson, all without taking a rest)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers with magic (Launched its electric spear attack from a distance of 7.3 miles)
Standard Equipment: Sword
Intelligence: Above Average (Gilthunder is an incredibly skilled fighter and one of the most accomplished Holy Knights of Liones. He possesses incredible aim and spatial awareness, able to throw a spear almost directly at Meliodas from 7.3 miles away)
Weaknesses: None notable
===Abilities===
Thunderbolt: Gilthunder's innate magic power which allows him to generate and control lightning for various purposes, both from his body and from the clouds above. Gilthunder can create thunderstorms, call down lightning and shape it into bindings for his opponents, imbue his weapon with lightning to enhance its strikes, and envelop himself in a cloak of lightning both as a defense and to boost his speed.
Gilthunder_lightning_magic.jpg|Lightning attacks
GilthunderLightningStrike.jpg|Lightning-enhanced strikes
LightningBindings.png|Lightning bindings
*Heavy Armor of the Thunder Emperor: Gilthunder uses the excess lightning channeled into his sword to form an armor and shield made of lightning. The armor serves both offensive and defensive purposes, protecting him as well as dealing damage to those who attack him physically.
**Embrace of the Thunder God: Githunder uses the lightning around himself to create a cloak of lightning around his enemy, dealing continuous electric damage around their entire body.
Heavy Armor of the Thunder Emperor.png|Heavy Armor of the Thunder Emperor
Embrace of the Thunder God.png|Embrace of the Thunder God
 
*Iron Hammer of the Thunder Emperor: Using his sword or fingers, Gilthunder summons a massive lightning bolt down on his opponent.
Iron_Hammer_of_the_Thunder_Emperor.png|Calls down
GilthunderIronHammer.png|an enormous lightning bolt
*Purge of the Thunder Emperor: Gilthunder performs a sequence of slashes with his sword before calling down an enormous burst of lightning on his target.
*Pursuit of the Lightning Beast: Gilthunder summons three lightning bolts from the clouds above and shapes them into lightning beasts as they come down. The three bolts strike successively rather than at the same time, making it difficult to counter them all at once.
*Sword of the Thunder Emperor: Gilthunder concentrates a large amount of lightning in his sword. The technique itself was never shown.
*Thunderclap Strike: Gilthunder cloaks himself and his sword in lightning and lunges at his opponent with extreme speed, hitting them with a powerful strike and releasing a large burst of lightning.
ThunderclapStrike1.png|Lunges into a thrust
ThunderclapStrike2.png|and releases a huge burst of lightning
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Nanatsu no Taizai
Category:Anime Characters
Category:Antagonists
Category:Armor Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Extrasensory Perception Users
Category:Fantasy Characters
Category:Good Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Knights
Category:Magic Users
Category:Male Characters
Category:Manga Characters
Category:Sword Users
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Weather Users