Meliodas³

Meliodas' Demon King-like form Despite having the appearance of a child, Meliodas is much older, being over three thousand years old. He is exceptionally short compared to other characters, with messy blond hair with jaw-length side bangs featuring two swirls pointing in opposite directions and emerald eyes. He also lacks facial hair, further accentuating his adolescent appearance. Regardless of his height and youthful appearance, he is relatively muscular, possessing a variety of well-developed abdominal muscles. He often wears an ordinary, clean white button-down shirt and a sleeveless black vest over it with a loosely tied necktie. The scabbard of his Broken Sword is held in place by a green leather belt with golden buckles. Without socks, he wears a pair of black boots. His most distinctive feature is his Dragon symbol carved on the top of his left bicep, just below his shoulder.

When Meliodas was the leader of the Ten Commandments, he wore a sleeveless white coat adorned with a row of black buttons in an X-shape around the high collar, a black lining, a dark red interior, and a tailcoat. He also wore black pants with matching boots. Meliodas also wielded a large, sleek sword, but during his battle with Elizabeth against the Demon King and the Supreme Deity, it was destroyed.

Meliodas' dominant traits are his straightforwardness and utter fearlessness, demonstrated by his maintaining his composure upon seeing the Rust Knight, later revealed to be Elizabeth Liones. [10] Due to his horrible cooking, when his customers vomit on the Boar Hat's floor, he orders Hawk to clean up the remains and scares him by saying phrases like "roast pig" if he complains, implying that he might roast the talking pig. [11] He is also shown to be very obscene and loves to tell jokes frequently. Occasionally, he takes advantage of Elizabeth's naiveté and gropes her breasts, not being ashamed to do so even in public or in front of her father. He possesses a strong sense of justice and is willing to help those in need. Even when severely injured, he tries not to show weakness and stands firm in front of his comrades. He holds a grudge against himself, considering himself a failure as Zeldris's older brother due to the suffering he caused.

Despite his title as the Sin of Wrath, he maintains a facade of a very calm person. However, if his comrades or friends are harmed in any way, he is shown capable of extreme rage. He also flies into a rage when someone tries to take his sword, with this rage being able to scare even a Holy Knight[12] and causing it to leave a permanent scar on Ban's neck, despite his regenerative abilities.[13] It has been hinted that Meliodas feels guilty over Danafor's fate, saying that his sin was being unable to save the kingdom. Ban and Cain note that Meliodas tends to be soft-spoken and naive, due to never killing anyone, not even someone like Guila, who was a serious threat to the group. Meliodas dislikes killing, preferring to be merciful.

Despite all this, Meliodas' personality was much darker and more terrifying, as he was revered as the most vile and terrifying Demon in existence, and no other would dare challenge him when he was leader of the Ten Commandments and heir to the throne. Though not much has been shown about his behavior, Meliodas displays a stern and arrogant attitude towards any lesser Demons, coldly telling Bellion to leave, calling him a hindrance, and not even caring about him as he begins his battle against Mael. He is not intimidated by any Goddess, except perhaps the Supreme Deity, whom he battles relentlessly on a daily basis, and also does not fear even the mighty Four Archangels, as he is aware that his strength eclipses theirs and rivals, if not surpasses, even the most powerful of them, and that even they fear him, as shown by his impassiveness at the thought of fighting Mael. However, even in that state, Meliodas still had doubts about the war, but because of his loyalty to his father, he never wavered when fighting against the Goddesses.

His angry reaction when the Demon King called him a destroyer for his plans to make his true self the Demon King clearly implies that, even in his prime, his father was still more Demonic than he was. In the end, it was this aspect that allowed him to fall in love with Elizabeth and ultimately abandon the Demons for her, deciding to stop the pointless war. Whenever he uses his Demon Mark, Meliodas's personality changes to resemble that of his former self, becoming cold, silent, ruthless, and murderous, mercilessly killing and attacking anyone near him except Elizabeth. Despite being known as a pervert, the Seven Deadly Sins reveal that Meliodas never showed any interest in other women before meeting the adult Elizabeth.

Following his stay in Purgatory, due to the loss of some of his emotions, Meliodas's personality changes drastically whenever he uses the black mark, becoming much more ruthless and sometimes even sadistic in his battles, wasting no time in his attempts to kill his former demonic allies. He claims that his perspective has changed and is ruthless in his battle against Monspeet and Derieri. During his fight with Fraudrin, he sadistically toyed with his historical enemy by using a clone with half of his power to give Fraudrin false hope of defeating him, relishing in his despair upon realizing Meliodas' true power. Following the battle, Meliodas confesses to Elizabeth that he is genuinely terrified of becoming that person again.

Behind Meliodas's frank and obscene attitude lies an immense emotional pain from having witnessed Elizabeth's death more than 106 times. Because of this, Meliodas has no fear of death and intends to break his and Elizabeth's curses, which, he calmly admits, will kill him forever, in order to free himself and Elizabeth from torment and be reunited in the afterlife.

After unleashing his demonic powers in a desperate attempt to escape Melascula's Antan no Mayu, Meliodas fully reverts to his former self as the leader of the Ten Commandments. With his old personality in check, Meliodas has been seen easily annoyed and angered, being much more brutal, sarcastic, sadistic, and cruel than ever before, showing visible pleasure and clearly mocking Escanor while easily beating him up. He also looks down on humans like most Demons, as evidenced when he called Escanor an inferior human. He has also been seen to enjoy fighting, as evidenced by the fact that he toyed with Escanor instead of just going all out and killing him outright. While arrogant, he has no qualms about praising his enemies if they are truly powerful, such as when he openly praised Escanor for putting up a fight against him. This arrogance is well known to the Devils, as evidenced by how Zeldris claimed that the only reason Escanor was able to defeat Meliodas was because Meliodas had a bad habit of toying with opponents to taunt them even if they proved to be very formidable and noted that he deserved his defeat at Escanor's hands because of that.

After regaining consciousness following his defeat by Escanor, Meliodas regains his memories of Elizabeth and the Seven Deadly Sins. However, he had dedicated himself solely to breaking Elizabeth's curse and no longer cared about opposing the Demon Clan, going so far as to ally with his former enemies and even becoming the Demon King to achieve this. With most of his emotions stripped away, Meliodas has taken on a much calmer and more collected demeanor, with no trace of his former bluntness left, and is also much more harsh and direct, as shown upon arriving in Camelot and confronting Zeldris and Estarossa, where he sternly states that both Elizabeth and the Demon King's throne belong to him alone and had no qualms about forcefully subduing them in order to subdue them. However, he retains some compassion towards the Seven Deadly Sins, as instead of simply killing them, he offered them a chance to surrender and admits that the days he spent with them were not all bad. She also offered Arthur, to whom she once acted as a mentor, the chance to leave Camelot Castle of his own free will, though she did so harshly, ruthlessly telling him that it is no longer a place for humans like him, and that he has left the Sins, and had no qualms about pledging herself to him when he refused.

He has no qualms about making deals with others rather than simply forcing them to do what he wants or getting rid of them, as he promised Zeldris that he would fulfill Zeldris' wish if she agreed to help him instead of simply killing him mercilessly or beating him into submission. He also seems to still have affection and attraction for Elizabeth, as he went out of his way to say when Estarossa said that he loved her, that Elizabeth is his alone and patiently tried to make her understand that becoming the Demon King is the only way to save her, but now he can easily turn rude to her, as he coldly told her that he felt nothing when she hugged him and had no qualms about trying to force her to understand why she must become the Demon King by bluntly telling her that the only thing she had left was the promise he made to her and even outright told her that he considered her love for him to be imprinted by the Supreme Deity and not by her own will, a fact that seemed to embitter him. He apologized to Zeldris for being a bad older brother, showing that his emotions had not completely disappeared.

3,000 years ago Most of Meliodas' childhood is unknown, but in the past, he was trained by Chandler and leader of the Ten Commandments of the Demon Clan. He received the Commandment of Love and was considered the most likely future Demon King for his strength and cruelty. His reputation made him a greatly feared figure by the Demon Clan's enemies, with even the Four Archangels of the Goddess Clan fearing and acknowledging his power. He was the Demon King's favored son, as well as his rightful and worthy heir, acknowledged as the most vile, evil, and terrifying demon in all of existence, with power second only to that of the Demon King himself.

At one point, Meliodas saved Bellion from the most powerful of the Four Archangels, Mael. After coldly telling the lesser demon to leave and calling him a nuisance, Meliodas didn't even look at him and proceeded to battle, forcing Mael to retreat.

Later, Meliodas met a young Merlin and saved her from the wizards of his homeland, who were chasing her for running away. Meliodas frequently looked after Merlin during his loneliness, but never reciprocated his love.

Upon meeting and falling in love with the goddess Elizabeth, Meliodas chose her over his clan, abandoning his title as leader of the Ten Commandments as well as his Commandment, officially betraying them in the process. Meliodas was confronted by his younger brother, Zeldris, prior to his defection, to which Meliodas offered to leave with him along with Gelda, but Zeldris, bound by his loyalty and his love for the vampire woman, rejects him, stating that he no longer considers him his brother, something he would later come to regret. Meliodas eventually flees the Demon Realm after killing two of the Ten Commandments, Aranak and Zeno, during his escape. This power imbalance he created led to the Holy War, a war he at some point decided to participate in, allying himself with his new allies from the Goddess Clan and their allies, the Giants, Fairies, and Humans. He fought alongside the Goddess Elizabeth, Drole, and Gloxinia, as part of Stigma, until the Fairy and Giant kings eventually joined the Demon Clan for their own reasons. At some point, he also fought against Zeldris, though the outcome is unknown.

During the war, Meliodas befriended a human woman named Rou. That same day, Ludociel carried out his plan to eliminate the Ten Commandments by using innocent Demons as live bait to drive them out. Meliodas, along with Drole and Gloxinia, arrived at the battle that had broken out between the Commandments and the Archangels. Meliodas freed Elizabeth from the Ark where she was locked. When Elizabeth decided to save Derieri and Monspeet when they turned into Induras, Meliodas prevented Ludociel from stopping her.

As a result of the forbidden spell used by Gowther, Meliodas' memories were altered to believe that Archangel Mael was his younger brother "Estarossa" who was supposedly given a Commandment by his father due to his cowardice and was born without the power of darkness.

During the final days of the war, the rulers of the Demons and Goddesses, and their parents, the Demon King and the Supreme Deity, grew tired of their children's rebelliousness and temporarily put aside their rivalry to work together to punish Meliodas and Elizabeth. Confronted personally by his near-god father, Meliodas was powerless against the Demon King and was effortlessly overpowered and killed alongside Elizabeth, who stood against the equally desperate Supreme Deity. However, his punishment was far worse than death. The Supreme Deity cursed Meliodas with Immortality as punishment, reviving him each time he died in exchange for his emotions being consumed further and further until he returned to the bloodthirsty demon he once was. The Demon King cursed Elizabeth with Perpetual Reincarnation, forcing her to live human lives in which she would always reunite with Meliodas and die before his eyes, over and over again. Not knowing why he survived the battle unharmed, he saw Elizabeth dead and screamed as he held her corpse.

After the war ended, he wandered through a shattered Britannia and eventually came across a young human girl from a savage tribe who resembled Elizabeth, but without wings. Though she had no memory of him, Meliodas befriended her and one day she regained the powers of her former life. When Meliodas told her about it, she regained all her memories. However, Meliodas soon learned of the curses that befell them and promised to work to free them, only to watch Elizabeth die again. [ 14 ]

From then on, Meliodas continued to meet and fall in love with Elizabeth's reincarnations, eventually getting to know them all. Due to the Demon King's curse, Meliodas watched each of them die before his eyes. One was a young girl who died in a house fire after regaining her memory, and another was a young woman who died of old age with no memory of anything, passing away peacefully.

This cycle would continue for nearly 3,000 years until he went into service to the Holy Knights of the kingdom of Danafor. There, he had a brief encounter with Merlin in the hopes that she would help him break the curse. When she suggests unleashing the Ten Commandments to use the power Zeldris borrowed from the Demon King, Meliodas refuses to understand the danger it would pose and that Zeldris would never agree to help him.

It was in Danafor that Meliodas eventually met a slave named Liz, from an enemy kingdom of Danafor, who was subsequently revealed to be the reincarnation of Elizabeth. Sentenced to death, Meliodas freed her and personally offered to fight on her behalf should anyone oppose him. He later took Liz into his home where they lived together, often touching her breast, to which she reacted violently. Liz later grew close to Meliodas and became his lover, whom he called "the most important person to him". However, Fraudrin managed to escape from her seal after the people of Danafor broke the seal[15] and eventually attacked Danafor, nearly destroying it in his attempt to open the Coffin of Eternal Darkness. Fraudrin's murder of Liz in front of Meliodas enraged the latter. Meliodas apologized to Liz for not saving her, but Liz told him they would meet again and to remember why they fought. After seeing Liz die, Meliodas's rage unleashed his immense power. This explosion of power wiped Danafor from the face of the world and severely injured Fraudrin, leaving him on the verge of death.

Following this, Meliodas found the Dragon Handle and a baby who was the reincarnation of Liz. The pair are discovered by the Great Holy Knight Zaratras, who attempts to help them, but Meliodas warns him not to touch his wife. When baby Elizabeth was adopted by King Bartra Liones, Meliodas petitioned to become a Holy Knight of Liones in order to be close to her, convincing Zaratras of this by effortlessly defeating him in a sword fight. At some point, Bartra had a premonition of the creation of the Seven Deadly Sins. Thus, using the prophecy as a guide, Merlin appears revealing that he already found all the members, including Meliodas and herself. Meliodas decided to unite them all to defeat the Ten Commandments if the seal on the Goddess Clan was ever broken.

At some point, Meliodas, intending to recruit Ban, arrived at the convict's cell, where the guards warned him of his immortality. Ban, believing that another execution would take place, declared that he would simply sit by while he was executed, only to discover that a child had entered. Ban refused to join Meliodas, and at Meliodas's declaration that he would remove him by force, engaged him in battle. The battle resulted in Ban being forced out of his cell, and an extremely excited Ban requested that the battle be continued. Meliodas replied that, in order to do so, Ban would have to join him, at Ban's invitation, who smiled broadly. Meliodas also recruits King after being arrested for false crimes, telling him that he is a wonderful king for sacrificing himself for his people.

26 years ago When the Deadly Sins had yet to be formed, Meliodas finds Diane being harassed by a group of knights called the Knights of the Golden Wheats. After he arrives and knocks one out, both the knights and Diane tell Meliodas to leave. The Knights also say that Meliodas shouldn't help Diane since she is a monster, to which Meliodas retorts that it was wrong for them to pick on a girl. He defeats them all with ease after the rude comments. Meliodas then asks Diane if she had been scared, which shocks her since she was older than him, this eventually led to her falling in love with him due to his kindness and treating her like a normal person. After Diane was arrested by the Holy Knights, Meliodas frees her on King Bartra's orders.

At some point during this period, Gowther is also recruited by the Seven Deadly Sins, however the exact details of his recruitment, as well as whether he was recruited by Meliodas himself or Merlin, are currently unknown.

Around this time, Meliodas and Merlin encounter Escanor and convince him to join as the last member of the Sins, though both were forced to restrain him by order of the king to stop his rampages. Meliodas ensured that Liones exonerated Escanor for terrorizing villages, hurting the Holy Knights, and disrespecting King Baltra. However, Escanor felt unable to join them because his lack of control over his power only harmed those around him. Hearing him say that he believes he only deserves death, Meliodas tells Escanor that they will have a fight at noon to decide, and that he will join the Sins if he loses. Though Escanor reaches the peak of his power at noon, Meliodas manages to defeat him by activating his Assault Mode. Meliodas then tells him that he feels pain because he is alive because Rosa saved him by sacrificing her life, but if he desires to die so badly, there is no point in speaking to an arrogant dead man. Escanor finally tells him that he wants to live, to which Meliodas replies that if he can't control those thoughts, he will be there to do it. Meliodas would fight Escanor several times after this to learn how to control his power.

With this, the formation of the Seven Deadly Sins is complete, with the Sins becoming the highest order of knights in the Kingdom of Liones, answering directly to the King himself, and also to the Great Holy Knight, Zaratras, with the Great Holy Knight being their only superior other than the King himself. Following the formation of the Seven Deadly Sins, Meliodas and his team went on several missions; a notable one was purging the Kingdom of Edinburgh after it was invaded by the Vampire Clan.

23 years ago He and the Deadly Sins head to the kingdom to prevent them from spreading further. However, Meliodas soon orders Diane, King, Gowther, and Ban to go ahead while he and Merlin get Escanor to join the fight. The Deadly Sins and the Holy Knights were shocked by Meliodas' decision to bring Escanor along. Thanks to Merlin's teleportation, Meliodas and Escanor end up in Edinburgh. Meliodas carries Escanor's Sacred Treasure, Rhitta as Escanor was in his night mode. Meliodas tries to encourage Escanor to be more confident in himself, but he soon starts crying and apologizes for being so weak. The two soon part ways and Meliodas meets up with Ren and Gelda. The three of them fought each other as Ren believed that Meliodas was his brother, Zeldris, who sealed them away long ago. Gelda soon burned Ren alive and revealed that she knew Meliodas was not Zeldris. After revealing her story to the Dragon's Sin of Wrath, Gelda wishes to die, knowing that she no longer has a purpose in this world since Zeldris's death. Meliodas seemingly granted her wish and killed the vampire in a massive explosion, which caused a 9,000-meter-deep hole in the ground, but Meliodas sealed her away again. [ 18 ]

At one point, the Sins were resting after defeating a Tyrant Dragon when Ban took an interest in Meliodas's broken sword and attempted to steal it. Meliodas used his mysterious Hellfire to leave Ban with a scar that will never heal despite his regenerative abilities. Later, Meliodas encountered Dreyfus and Hendrickson while they were eating after training with his fellow Sins and commented that their superior, Zaratras, was invincible. Hendrickson responded modestly. Meliodas praised Dreyfus's swordsmanship, which made him happy and he began to respect the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins.

22 years ago When trolls and their queen attacked Istar, Meliodas and the other Sins took control in Hendrickson's place. The druid leaders, Jenna and Zaneri, immediately recognized him as a member of the Demon Clan and threatened to expose him. However, Meliodas also realized that they were from the Goddess Clan, so they both decided to keep each other's identities a secret. Although Jenna refused to trust Meliodas, Zaneri agreed to let them help with the trolls who had taken control of Istar's altar.

Once they cross the spring to enter the underground cave where the altar is located, Meliodas and Ban compete to see who will fight a troll and accidentally kill it. Seeing a strange magic emanate from the troll's body, Meliodas realizes it is the power of a goddess. When Jenna and Zaneri appear after following them, Meliodas saves Zaneri from another troll's attack and tells them both that it is best for them to leave, as trolls are under the control of a goddess.

When Meliodas arrives at the altar, it is revealed that it is all the work of a goddess, Jelamet, who took possession of the Troll Queen's body and brainwashed the other trolls into taking over the altar and using its connection to the Celestial Realm to free the goddesses and take control of Britannia. Both Meliodas and Jelamet recognize each other as the Demon King's son and an old friend of Elizabeth's. Jelamet states her intentions to kill Meliodas and bring his head to Elizabeth, but Zaneri attempts to reason with her. However, Jelamet dismisses her and Jenna as deserters and uses Job no Shiren to steal Zaneri's voice and Jenna's sight.

Meliodas orders her to undo her magic and strikes her with a simple clap that sends her flying. Jelamet manages to use the Ark, but Meliodas only insists on freeing Jenna and Zaneri. Jelamet refuses to accuse them of treason for deserting and protecting him, and laments his hatred towards Meliodas for Mael's death. Zaneri manages to attack Jelamet with a lightning bolt that frees Meliodas from the Ark, who apologizes for failing to stop the Holy War. There, Escanor appears and, sensing his magic, Jelamet mistakes him for Mael.

However, upon seeing that it's Escanor, Jelamet realizes it's not Mael. Escanor attempts to kill her, but Meliodas stops him. There, Jelamet assumes Mael is dead. Thus, Jelamet leaves the Troll Queen's body and decides to return to the Celestial Realm to sleep with his brothers until his heart is relieved from the pain.

Despite retrieving the altar, Diane and the other Sins appear and destroy it, wanting to finish off the Troll Queen.

Before they were infamously framed, Meliodas trained Gilthunder until Gilthunder became angry, believing he would never become as strong as the Deadly Sins or his father. However, Meliodas told him to let go of his negative attitude, and Margaret went to tell him about the creed of "The Way of the Knight." Margaret told Gilthunder that he should be himself, not like the Deadly Sins or his father, and believed that one day Gilthunder would be the kindest and strongest Holy Knight, which encouraged Gilthunder. However, the next day, Gilthunder ran to Meliodas and told him to flee with the others. Meliodas, lost in Gilthunder, asked him to explain everything, but Gilthunder warned him that something terrible was coming and that if he told anyone, bad things would happen, and Gilthunder had no idea what to do. Meliodas told Gilthunder to calm down by hitting him on the head and asked him what he wanted to do, to which Gilthunder replied that he needed to protect Margaret, but had no idea how to do it. Meliodas taught him a spell that would cheer him up when he felt sad or down. It involved saying out loud that he was stronger than any of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gilthunder said it, to which Meliodas indicated that he would feel better soon. Meliodas hugged Gilthunder, told him not to cry, and that if he ever got into trouble, he would come to his aid.

Back when they were still an active and praised group of knights, they were supposedly summoned to an ancient castle after defeating the troll queen and destroying the Great Druid Altar. While the Sins were inside the castle, they discussed among themselves the reason for the order they had received, with Meliodas complaining that they should attend the Liones National Foundation Day Festival and go out drinking, only for the King to remind his captain that he always drank anyway. After Diane and Merlin speculated on whether their superior would reward or scold them for their latest mission, Meliodas had already decided that it was a reprimand and reminded his team to attend the festival later, much to his team's annoyance. Upon entering the hall, they found the Great Holy Knight, Zaratras, completely skewered. Soon, they were framed for the murder and then surrounded by over three hundred knights of the kingdom. As the Holy Knights of the Liones attacked the castle, Meliodas gave his team their final orders: to disperse and regroup later to find out the cause of Zaratras's death. Everyone obeyed and split up as they fought to escape. Afterward, a young girl attempts to help the Deadly Sins escape but is severely injured, causing Meliodas to unleash his wrath once more. Merlin knocks him out and saps his strength. However, Meliodas soon forgot the incident, leading him to suspect a traitor.

Once Meliodas woke up, he went to meet Hawk inside a cave that was near Camelot as the two ended up talking to each other, where Hawk mentions that he felt like he used to fly in the sky, thinking he was a Dragon in his past life when Meliodas thought he was Wandle. The two argued over Hawk's name until Hawk mentioned a restaurant called Pig Leg where Hawk loved leftovers, leading to Meliodas and Hawk teaming up and working together since Meliodas can no longer work as a knight. They decided to open a bar on Hawk Mama's back, called Boar Hat, after the restaurant Hawk mentioned, making Meliodas sell his Sacred Treasure, for which he felt bad since King Bartra had given him this weapon. Since then, Hawk and Meliodas have become business partners, with Meliodas being the owner while Hawk is the cleaner since he could eat the leftovers.

Skills and equipment Meliodas's prowess and power in battle are legendary. He was the captain of the legendary Seven Deadly Sins and, as a member of the Demon Clan, reigned as leader of the Ten Commandments and the sole worthy heir to the Demon King's throne. He was greatly feared by the Demon Clan's enemies and even other demons, considered the most powerful demon, second only to the Demon King. So powerful that the demon Gowther declared that his betrayal alone caused the balance of power between the Goddess and Demon Clans to tip in favor of the former, allowing them to start the Holy War. This forced Gowther, as a last resort, to turn Mael, the strongest member of the Goddess Clan, into Estarossa of the Demon Clan in an attempt to regain the upper hand over the Goddess Clan.

Like all members of the Demon Clan, he is capable of manifesting his mysterious power of darkness, which he can use and transform into various forms for a variety of purposes, such as forming wings to fly, healing his own wounds, reattaching limbs, and enhancing his physical and magical abilities. He is also knowledgeable in Demonic Incantations. He is most noted for his swordsmanship and pure physical prowess, but also has incredible magical abilities, notably his virtual immunity to magical attacks through his Full Counter ability. An example of his immense combat skills was when he overwhelmed the former Fairy and Giant Kings, Gloxinia and Drole simultaneously. The most notable display of his outstanding fighting prowess and power was when Meliodas' emotions, upon becoming serious, was able to hold his own against his father for a brief period before being quickly subdued. Upon regaining the power taken from Merlin, the amount of darkness released by the Amber Goddess was enough to darken the sky, and the subsequent aftershock from Istar could be felt as far away as Edinburgh nearly 100 km away. [20] Prior to the start of the series, her power was intense enough to destroy the entire Kingdom of Danafor. Merlin, feeling that her power was too vast and dangerous for him to control, stole most of it before he could do the same to the Kingdom of Liones. [21] However, even with most of her power taken, she still had a Power Level over 10 times the standard for a Holy Knight of Liones. [22] With her power regained, she can easily fight on par with and defeat members of the legendary Ten Commandments, even though it is only a fraction of her original power during the Holy War.

After saving several villagers, Ban says that Meliodas is as strong as ever, but that his power was different during the defense of Liones. [25]

After unleashing his full demonic powers in a desperate attempt to break free from Melascula's Antan no Mayu, Meliodas regains the power he had when he was the leader of the Ten Commandments, obtaining his Assault Mode. He easily overpowered Escanor in their fight despite his power increasing every second to the point that Diane noticed he was playing into the Sin of Pride, remaining almost completely unharmed by his attacks, being defeated only when Escanor reached the peak of his powers as The One, (though Zeldris would argue that it was due to Meliodas still underestimating Escanor). Even after being grievously injured and nearly sliced ​​in half by Escanor moments later, Meliodas was able to quickly recover, only being stopped by Merlin's timely interference.

Even while unconscious, his aura was already so immensely powerful and dark that it made even Escanor, as well as King and Diane after the trial, feel sick around him. Later upon awakening, he effortlessly immobilized Zeldris and Estarossa, with not even the Demon King's power allowing Zeldris to move in the slightest, and soon completely subdued Estarossa, immobilizing Cusack as well. When attacked again, he effortlessly overpowered and restrained Zeldris, simultaneously protecting Elizabeth from Estarossa. He also survived Arthur's attacks wielding Excalibur unscathed, and his aura was powerful enough to intimidate the spirits within the holy sword into submission. His power is so great that it overshadows even the mighty Four Archangels, as Estarossa himself openly stated that if he could not defeat Sariel and Tarmiel of the Four Archangels, he would have no chance of defeating Meliodas. Like his younger brothers, he can also remove Commandments with Jikai, having stolen the one from Grayroad while Merlin was unconscious. He is also capable of performing a ritual to absorb all Ten Commandments and is the only one, aside from Zeldris, able to survive to absorb more than one Commandment, as shown by him beginning to absorb five of them. However, absorbing multiple Commandments completely would take longer, to the point where five Commandments would take half a day to be fully absorbed. According to Meliodas, once he has absorbed all of the Commandments, which account for half of the Demon King's power, he will become as powerful as him, allowing him to break the curse on Elizabeth.

While absorbing the Commandments, Meliodas created a field of nearly impenetrable darkness around himself, which Merlin claimed he could not destroy, as he needed Ludociel's Shrine and the Commandment of Melascula, which Merlin possessed, to be drawn towards Meliodas in order to enter. Only the Original Demon could dispel the space.

Ludociel states that if Meliodas becomes the new Demon King, then all of Stigma's forces will surely be defeated and the Supreme Deity will now be unable to help them.

After successfully absorbing all the Commandments, Meliodas has become the Demon King, thus increasing his powers to the same level as his father's. His extraordinary magical power completely engulfs the surroundings in darkness and leaves the Seven Deadly Sins, Mael, Ludociel, and Elizabeth, completely amazed and sweaty.

Meliodas has been afflicted by a curse from the Demon King as punishment for falling in love with a goddess and killing and betraying his demon brethren. This curse revives him without fail, no matter how many times he dies, whether by suicide or being killed. Furthermore, it prevents him from dying of old age, keeping him immortal. However, with each resurrection, he slowly loses some of his emotions, slowly reverting to his former self. The curse can last forever, and the only way to lift it is for someone with power rivaling that of the Demon King and the Supreme Deity to lift it.

During the Holy War, Meliodas claims that while escaping from Purgatory, he managed to gain the means necessary to break both curses. [26] Then, after the Demon King was expelled from his body, Meliodas finally destroyed both curses, freeing himself and Elizabeth once and for all. [27]

Due to the awakening of his original power, Meliodas became the new Demon King on his own and is therefore unable to remain in the Mortal Plane due to his enormous power, which causes irregular weather phenomena in the four corners of Britannia just by being there. However, Meliodas sacrificed his divine power to nullify the Commandments and thus prevent his father from returning, thus losing his newfound power and being able to remain in Britannia once more.

Talent Full Counter「, Furukauntā」: This ability allows Meliodas to reflect magical attacks directed towards him, returning them to the enemy, but with much greater power; therefore, the greater the opponent's power, the greater the rebound. A major disadvantage is that Meliodas cannot initiate attacks himself. He also cannot reflect attacks if the opponent does not allow him to predict the timing or nature of their attacks. Physical, indirect, and continuous attacks also cannot be reflected. [ 28 ] The Demon King stated that the technique is simply an imitation of Chandler's technique and that its original magical power is different. Love is Mine Hellfire「, Herubureizu ; lit. "Hellfire"」: A mysterious ability of Meliodas that allows him to generate black flames. This technique also has the additional effect of nullifying an immortal's regeneration, as demonstrated when used against Ban. [ 29 ] Love is my life Assault Mode「Asaruto Mōdo」: This state is reached when Meliodas unleashes his demonic powers to the fullest, reaching immense powers. This form also allows him to access his full power. According to Melascula, when Meliodas mastered the Ten Commandments, even they feared him in this mode. The disadvantage is that it temporarily deprives Meliodas of all his feelings and emotions, returning him to his state before the betrayal by the Demon Clan. The drowning man Love is mine Kami Chigiri「り, Kami Chigiri ; literally meaning "Divine Thousand Slayer"」: Meliodas slashes his opponent with his sword a total of one thousand times in an instant. Heartsかみ千斬Ya Trillion Dark「トリリオン・ダーク, Toririon Dāku」: Meliodas fires a barrage of small, highly concentrated spheres of darkness at the opponent. [ 30 ] Shiden Issen「Shiden Issen; literally meaning "Purple Lightning Slash"」: Meliodas slashes multiple opponents multiple times with his sword in an instant.

Dark Prominence「Dāku Purominensu; literally meaning "Dark Star"」: Meliodas infuses his sword with the power of darkness and performs a powerful slash.

Combined techniques Combination Technique: Kamigui「合技い, Gōgi "Kamigui" ; literally meaning "God Eater"」: After his sword is infused with Elizabeth's Ark , Meliodas slashes his opponent a total of one thousand times in an instant. [ 33 ] HeartsかみChild [ 34 ]The Man Who Stood Up

Commandment As the former leader of the Ten Commandments, Meliodas was the original wielder of the Commandment of Love「Jiai」, bestowed upon him by the Demon King. [35] Those who stood before him with hatred in their hearts would be unable to harm or inflict harm upon anyone else. In order to ally himself with the Goddess Clan, he willingly abandoned his Commandment during his betrayal of the Demon Clan. Due to Gowther's forbidden spell, the Demon King gave the Commandment to his supposed second son: Estarossa, who was Mael turned into a Demon due to the Commandment given to him and thus making it appear as though the former killed the latter. YoelYoYa

After completing the ritual to become the Demon King through the absorption of all the Commandments, Meliodas had all ten Commandments, but by forcing the Demon King out of his body, the Commandments were also expelled.

Arms Giant Broadsword: Meliodas used this sword in the Holy War 3000 years ago, and also used it when he was leader of the Ten Commandments. The sword is at least twice the size of Meliodas. It was broken in the battle Meliodas and the Goddess Elizabeth fought and lost against the Demon King and the Supreme Deity. The sword did not display any features that would allow it to be used with an ability like that of a Sacred Treasure. Dragon Handle: Meliodas used this broken sword in conjunction with Full Counter. The sword also seems to have abilities of its own and is one of the keys to the Coffin of Eternal Darkness. Liz's Sword: After recovering his beloved Liz's sword, Meliodas began using it after her Dragon Handle was stolen. It also works in conjunction with Full Counter. It was broken during Meliodas' fight with an Albion. Lostvayne: As a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Meliodas possesses a Sacred Treasure. [36][37] Lostvayne is a "demon-slaying sword" that he sold at a Camelot pawnshop 10 years ago to fund the Boar Hat. [38] Merlin later returns it to him, revealing to have bought it and kept it safe this entire time. Its ability, Jitsuzo Bunshin, is compatible with Meliodas's Full Counter, allowing him to use it at much more dangerous levels. Bone Sword: In Purgatory, Meliodas' emotions created a sword, made from the bones of the indigenous species, with a long, single-edged blade. [ 39 ] The blade is compatible with Meliodas' Full Counter.

Personality

Meliodas is a blend of two contradictory traits that work strangely well together: on the outside, he's playful, childish, and perverted (he loves to tease, joke around, and look at girls with comical impudence), but on the inside, he's deeply serious, protective, and burdened with guilt. He has a natural charisma—warm, approachable, and trustworthy—that makes him a born leader: people trust him quickly. He's unfazed by most dangers (sometimes he even seems bored), and yet, when something he loves is at risk, his ferocity awakens with simmering rage.

Key features:

Outgoing and playful on the surface.

Empathy and extreme loyalty to his inner circle.

Humor as a shield: use jokes to lower tension.

Tendency to minimize one's own suffering in order to care for others.

Ambivalence between paternal/romantic tenderness and a contained violence.

Psychological disorders and patterns (clinical interpretation, not diagnosis)

Based on his behavior throughout the series, he has patterns reminiscent of:

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): flashbacks, disproportionate emotional reactions to reminders of the past, occasional avoidance, hyperreactivity when their past is triggered.

Complex depression / chronic grief: prolonged episodes of hopelessness, persistent guilt over past actions and cycles of loss (especially due to the repeated loss/relapse of Elizabeth).

Controlled conduct/impulsivity disorder: outbursts of anger (when the “wrath” or demonic mark is activated) that can lead to destructive actions.

Anxious-avoidant attachment in relationships: falls in love and is extremely protective, but sometimes withdraws or holds back to "protect" the other person or for fear of repeating the harm.

Important: This is a fictional interpretation based on the behaviors shown; it cannot be "diagnosed" without a real clinical context.

Traumas

Trauma is at the core of Meliodas:

Endless cycles of loss and recurring love: the repetition of his beloved's death/reincarnation and the associated curse causes him pain that constantly reopens.

Guilt for past actions: there was a dark past where he was responsible (directly or indirectly) for terrible events; this marks him with a sense of chronic guilt.

Self-imposed emotional isolation: although surrounded by friends, many decisions come from the conviction that carrying the pain is only the way to protect others.

Years—or centuries—of wars and massacres (depending on the plot): having lived through prolonged conflicts and acts of systematic violence hardens him and at the same time drains him.

Story (timeline — no unnecessary spoilers but with key events)

Origin and youth: raised in a context linked to the demon clan (the series develops his past linked to old clan wars). From a young age he showed strength, leadership and moral contradictions.

Leader in times of war: He participated (and led at times) in conflicts that marked his reputation and led to decisions he regrets.

Founding/Leading of the Seven Deadly Sins: After abandoning (or rebelling against) certain paths, he ends up forming or leading the Sins, for whom he feels a deep attachment.

Relationship with Elizabeth: central event of his life. She is his emotional anchor, his reason for fighting and the origin of much of his suffering (repeated losses, curses).

Cycle of redemption: His story revolves around redemption, protecting his loved ones, and confronting his own darkness. Although his past actions haunt him, he also demonstrates moral growth and an active choice to protect and love.

Skills and powers (technical)

Meliodas is physically and magically extraordinary. Main abilities shown in the series:

1. Superhuman strength, speed, and endurance: superior hand-to-hand combat, enormous stamina.

2. Demonic Mark / Demonic Form: Activating it increases strength, speed, and magical power; it can also cause emotional loss. In advanced stages, its power scales dramatically.

3. Full Counter: His most iconic technique: It reflects magical attacks (not physical attacks), returning them multiplied or with equivalent force. It requires reading and timing.

4. Use of the sacred weapon (Lostvayne): its object allows him to use unique techniques (tactical cloning, distraction maneuvers and multi-front combat).

5. Regeneration and durability: it has a recovery superior to that of humans (within the canon its ability to withstand injuries is remarkable).

6. Combat tactics and millennia of experience: knows war strategies, combat, and is able to improvise with brutal efficiency.

7. Demonic Energy Manipulation: ranged attacks of dark energy, physical enhancements, and techniques that nullify or reduce enemy regeneration (according to the work).

Limitations: Many of its techniques rely on emotional control and demonic energy, and certain defenses do not work against non-magical attacks or psychological traps.

Weaknesses

Psychological burdens: their fear of losing loved ones and guilt are vulnerabilities that enemies can exploit.

Loss of control: When enraged or when his demon is activated, he may sacrifice judgment for brute power.

Dependence on specific techniques: for example, Full Counter does not work with direct physical attacks; therefore, physical opponents or those who avoid the use of magic can counter it.

Curse/punishment linked to his past: the curse that binds him to a cycle (and causes the repetition of the trauma) places him in situations where death or rest are not easy solutions.

Protection towards others: your need to protect can lead you to expose yourself and take unnecessary risks.

Emotional isolation: the inability to let go of guilt sometimes prevents receiving full help.

Strengths (beyond brute power)

Absolute loyalty: protects those he considers his family or friends until death.

Combat intelligence and leadership: it's not just muscle; it knows how to coordinate, delegate and motivate.

Capacity to forgive and redeem oneself: despite her past, she chooses to fight for a different future.

Adaptability: learn from enemies and situations, evolve techniques and strategies.

Empathetic charisma: gains the trust of others without great effort, builds solid teams.

What are they like as a couple?

Meliodas as a partner is, in short, everything and its opposite: extremely tender and dangerously obsessive when the situation demands it.

Emotional behavior:

Devoted and protective: he will do anything and sacrifice himself without hesitation. His love is not casual: it is deeply committed.

Jealous, possessive, and controlling at times: his fear of loss can manifest as jealousy and extreme protectiveness.

Affectionate and playful: in quiet moments he is sweet, joking and very approachable; he knows how to make people smile.

Immature in everyday life: may make off-color jokes or behave like a mischievous teenager, which relieves tension but can also be irritating.

He communicates through actions rather than words: he shows his love through deeds; sometimes he avoids talking about his pain so as not to burden his partner.

Questionable emotional stability: in crisis, they may lose their composure or become distant; they need support from their partner.

Extremely protective: if your partner is Elizabeth-style, they will receive care and reciprocity; if not, they may become domineering.

In private:

Passionate and confident: his physical confidence is high. He alternates between tenderness and intensity (this can be overwhelming for people who don't accept that level of commitment).

A good companion in terms of protection and emotional presence, but demanding: he expects loyalty and understanding about his past.

Meliodas with his family and past

🔹 His father (The Demon King)

Here we have a relationship that largely defines Meliodas: authority, control, and rejection of destiny. His father represents everything he doesn't want to be: power without compassion, order without love. Meliodas feels both hatred and fear towards him, but also a kind of resignation: he knows that part of himself comes from him. That mixture of rebellion and guilt accompanies him throughout his life.

💬 Dynamics:

Rebellious, but not reckless: Meliodas does not seek to destroy his father for revenge, but to free himself from his shadow.

Her conflict with him is ideological and emotional: choosing love over domination.

🔹 Brothers (Zeldris, mainly)

Zeldris is an open wound. Meliodas loves him, but he also betrayed him (according to the narrative). That relationship is the most painful: brother, enemy, mirror. Meliodas tries to protect him, even though Zeldris hates him; and this unrequited love torments him. He never stops seeing him as his little brother, even when they have to fight each other.

💬 Dynamics:

Meliodas feels guilt and tenderness at the same time.

Try to redeem him without forcing it.

He never sees him as a real enemy, even though he fights against him.

Meliodas with Elizabeth (the most important one)

Their bond is the heart of the character. With Elizabeth, Meliodas ceases to be the leader and the demon, and becomes human. She is both his source of calm and his source of destruction. It's a cyclical, obsessive, spiritual, and damning love. He loves her even when it destroys him. He treats her with tenderness, but also with constant fear of losing her.

💬 Dynamics:

Absolute devotion.

He feels that his life revolves around her, which sometimes makes him dependent.

His love humanizes him, but it also condemns him to repeat the pain.

🛡️ With allies and enemies in general

Meliodas has a moral compass based on balance: he judges people by their intentions, not their race or position. He can even respect an enemy if he recognizes nobility in them. His sense of justice is personal, not moralistic. He does not believe in arbitrary punishments: he believes in redemption and choice.

With enemies:

He usually gives second chances.

Sometimes he shows compassion even to those who hate him.

But if someone touches their loved ones, their mercy disappears in seconds.

Meliodas with his friends (the Seven Deadly Sins)

Meliodas doesn't see his comrades as soldiers or subordinates, but as family, which is vital to understanding his leadership. He's the kind of person who would die for them without hesitation, but who rarely asks for help when he's the one bleeding. His constant humor is his way of keeping the group together: when everyone else breaks down, he smiles—and that sustains the band's morale.

🔹 With Ban

Ban is probably his purest and most honest bond outside of Elizabeth. Their friendship is based on respect, rivalry, and complicity. They understand each other without speaking: Ban knows when Meliodas is pretending to be okay, and Meliodas trusts Ban blindly even after serious conflicts. They are like brothers who hit each other, insult each other, and then get drunk together without resentment.

💬 Dynamics:

Dark humor, friendly violence, physical jokes.

They communicate more through actions than words.

Ban is one of the few who sees him as vulnerable and doesn't judge him.

When Ban suffers, Meliodas is surprisingly gentle; when Meliodas suffers, Ban responds with silent loyalty.

🔹 With Diane

Diane represents the innocence he lost. He treats her with tenderness and patience, and although she had feelings for him, Meliodas always respected her. He acts almost like an older brother to her: he teaches her, guides her, and defends her without taking advantage of her. When she is insecure, he encourages her with simple but sincere words; when she is strong, he admires her without fear of showing it.

💬 Dynamics:

Protective, but not condescending.

It allows her to express herself without being judged.

When she feels lonely, he is her calm.

With King

There is a tacit respect with King, even though they often seem to argue. Meliodas knows that King is emotionally fragile, so he doesn't demand immediate loyalty from him, but instead earns his trust through actions. He deeply respects him as a protector and understands his sense of justice, although he is exasperated by his slowness or doubts.

💬 Dynamics:

Meliodas uses humor to break King's insecurities.

King sometimes sees him as a superior figure, but over time he treats him as an equal.

When King confronts him, Meliodas doesn't get angry: he listens, although he doesn't always respond.

🔹 With Gowther

He sees him more as a case to be protected than as a normal colleague. Meliodas understands his lack of emotions, but he also perceives the tragedy behind it. He gives him freedom without judgment and treats him with empathy, even when Gowther unintentionally hurts him.

💬 Dynamics:

Extreme patience and tolerance.

Meliodas is aware that Gowther reflects the loneliness that he himself fears.

Sometimes he guides him more as a mentor than as a friend.

With Merlin

There is intellectual respect and deep camaraderie between them. Merlin is probably the only one who can confront him openly without him getting upset. They know too much about each other, and that creates a dangerous but solid trust. There is a bond of mutual admiration, as if each one represents the intellect and power that the other silently respects.

💬 Dynamics:

Jokes between geniuses, quick sarcasms.

Meliodas trusts his judgment, but he never submits to it.

She sees him as an equal, something rare in her life.

🔹 With Escanor

A complicated but beautiful relationship. Escanor idolizes him, and Meliodas—though he doesn't need it—humbly accepts that respect. When Escanor is in his arrogant mode, Meliodas isn't offended; he knows that beneath it lies insecurity and tenderness. He treats him with warmth, even when Escanor feels inferior or challenges him.

💬 Dynamics:

Mutual respect, without real competition.

Meliodas sees a purity in Escanor that he admires.

He never makes fun of his weakness, which is rare for him.

Height and build Height: Short. Officially around 1.52 m approx. Yes, it's smaller than many standard doors. And yet it still makes an impression. Build: Slim but surprisingly muscular. He is not bulky; his body is compact and defined, with marked but proportionate muscles. He has that deceptive appearance of a "harmless child". Spoiler: it isn't. ✦ Face Shape: Rounded, youthful. Features: Soft, almost innocent. Common expression: Mischievous, relaxed, carefree. His face conveys lightness, as if nothing affects him. But when he gets serious… the change is immediate. His gaze becomes cold, heavy, ancient. And then you remember that he is the son of the Demon King. ✦ Eyes Color: Bright emerald green. Shape: Large and expressive. demonic details: When he unleashes his demonic power: A black symbol appears on his forehead. Their eyes can turn completely black with glowing pupils. His expression becomes much more intimidating. Their eyes are usually warm and playful. In demon mode… they seem empty and deep. ✦ Hair Color: Golden blonde. Style: Messy, with strands sticking up. He always looks like he's just come out of a fight... or a nap. She has that eternally youthful look that never changes too much. It is a stark contrast to his brother Zeldris, who is more orderly and sober.

Demonic Mark When he activates his power: The black symbol appears on his forehead. His energy becomes overwhelming. The atmosphere around you can become dark and oppressive. In its most intense form: His expression loses all warmth. Her eyes darken. His presence ceases to be playful and becomes something downright terrifying. ✦ Classic clothing During his time as captain of the Seven Deadly Sins: White shirt with black vest. Loose tie. Black pants. Broken sword in the back (Lostvayne). Her clothes are simple, almost informal. Nothing that screams "I am an ancient demon." ✦ General Aura Meliodas has two very distinct presences: ☀️ Everyday mode: Light energy. Charismatic. Mischievous smile. He seems harmless and even a little clownish. 🌑 Serious / demonic mode: Dense aura. Empty gaze. Deeper, colder voice. A feeling of absolute danger. It is literally the contrast between bright sun and dark abyss.