Character Profile

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Escanor during the day in all his prideful glory

Name: Escanor
Origin: Nanatsu no Taizai
Gender: Male
Classification: Human, Lion's Sin of Pride, Member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Former Holy Knight
Age: Unknown
Powers and Abilities: Super strength, speed, durability, agility, endurance, skilled with the axe, can use his ability Sunshine which allows Escanor to emit flames far hotter than regular flames and can't be put out by conventional means, fire resistance, soul manipulation resistance (his soul is too hot for consumption), he can imbue his sacred treasure Rhitta with Sunshine, can steadily increase his power with sunlight
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 completely weak but still very agile, nighttime Escanor is very timid and submissive, The One Ultimate will burn away his lifeforce and kill him
Destructive Capacity: At least island level+ (Meliodas stated that Escanor is much stronger than himself, Merlin also stated that at noon, which is the peak of Escanor's power, he becomes stronger than any other Sin, far superior to Galan even when he's using Critical Over, critically injured Dolor and Gloxinia with a charge strike from Rhitta as he is much stronger than Dolor, caused significant damage to Estarossa with a Cruel Sun), small country level+ in The One and The One Ultimate state (can fight Assualt Mode Meliodas and Zeldris respectfully, he can even go toe-to-toe with a Prime Demon King)
Range: Extended melee range with his axe, several hundred meters with Sunshine
Speed: Massively hypersonic+ (even nighttime Escanor can dodge attacks from Izraf without much trouble, could also easily keep up with Galan)
Durability: At least island level+ (tanked an all-out swing from Critical Over Galan with only a light shoulder wound to show), small country level+ in The One and The One Ultimate state
Lifting Strength: At least Class G+, likely higher (Galan was incapable of lifting Escanor's sacred treasure which he carries and swings around with ease)
Striking Strength: Class EJ+ (could cut Galan in half with a casual swing from Rhitta), Class ZJ in The One and The One Ultimate (nearly cut Assault Mode Meliodas in half with a single swipe)
Stamina: Vastly superhuman+
Standard Equipment: His sacred treasure Rhitta
Intelligence: Skilled fighter
Notable Attacks/Techniques:

- Sunshine: Sunshine allows Escanor to emit purgatory flames which are far hotter than regular flames. They flow out of his body with an omnidirectional path. Escanor seems to be able to apply these flames in a certain spot at will seeing as he melted the Vampire King's head off with them. At Noon which is when Escanor is at his peak in power, flames seem to be uncontrollable or Escanor is unable to actually make them reside. He can also imbue his sacred treasure Rhitta with them.

Cruel Sun: Escanor generates an orb of heat energy and hurls it at his target.
- Pride Flare: A command Escanor uses to detonate Cruel Sun.

Crazy Prominence: Escanor can also generate many Cruel Suns in one attack, which can explode on impact.

- Escanor's Curse: Escanor's strength greatly increases or decreases depending on the time of day. At night Escanor is very weak but still agile. He has to drag his sacred treasure. During the day Escanor receives a hefty boost in strength all around. His power peaks at noon and was said to be greater than any other Sin. Escanor also seems to have problems controlling his Sunshine ability when he's at his peak.

The One: During noon, when his power is at its peak, for one minute he becomes the manifestation of power itself and his body dwarfs normal people. In this form, he is said to be invincible.
- Divine Sword Escanor: Escanor makes a downward swiping motion with his hand that can cut an opponent.

Divine Spear Escanor: Escanor thrusts his index finger at his opponent with enough force to pierce them.

The One Ultimate: An extension of Escanor's "The One" form created by Escanor himself. Afternoon, when "the One" reaches its limit and begins to fade, Escanor circumvents it by converting his own life force into magic power in order to not only keep "the One" active but also greatly enhance its already invincible power. This technique is Escanor's last resort and a double-edged sword, as using it will completely burn out his own life force, and eventually kill him.

- Rhitta: Escanor's Sacred Treasure. Escanor can call Rhitta to his side through what seems to be telekinesis.

Holy Armament - Release: Rhitta's special ability is to store the heat Escanor emits from his body and allow him to unleash it for a devastating attack.