Get to know the story of Escanor of Seven Deadly Sins, the sin of pride and one of the most powerful members of team.
Escanor Seven Deadly Sins (エスカノール, Esukanōru), a member of the Deadly who bears the Sin of Pride, symbolized by the Lion symbol tattooed on his back, the middle-aged Escanor was originally a prince of the Kingdom of Castellio until he was disowned and driven from his homeland due to his inability to control his monstrous strength, with a woman named Rosa helping him escape via the sea in a barrel.
He had been traveling alone ever since, helping wherever he goes but driven off by fearful townsfolk. He later ended up joining the Seven Deadly Sins as their final member when he ended up in Liones, making him feel welcome as he fell in love with Merlin and later played a role in devastating Edinburgh Castle during the Deadly Sins’ battle with the vampires.
Following the group’s disbandment, Escanor opened a secret tavern in the mountains where he remained until Ban found him by accident. Escanor rejoins the Deadly Sins soon after and lives in the aftermath of the group’s final battle against the Demon King.
For reasons unknown, Escanor acquired Archangel Mael’s Grace Sunshine (太陽（サンシャイン）, Sanshain), which increases his physical strength depending on the position of the sun at the cost of making him overconfident.
Escanor reaches his full power for one minute of noon when the sun is at its zenith, exceeding every living being on the planet as power incarnate known as “The One”. Escanor can also use this ability to emit sunlight from his body so as to destroy nearly everything in close proximity.
Escanor’s sacred treasure is Rhitta, a massive ornate one-handed axe with a crescent blade created by “the maiden loved by the sun”. At night, he cannot even lift the weapon off the ground, but he can easily grasp with a single hand the moment it becomes dawn. He can summon Rhitta to his side at a moment’s notice and is able to store sunlight within it for later use.
