Talk:Escanor/@comment-3568954-20181113044711/@comment-24070327-20181116032830

Nah. It makes perfect sense.

First of all, Meliodas NEVER traded blows with The One. As soon as Escanor entered The One, Meliodas got one-shotted.

Second, Near-Noon Escanor struggled against both Meliodas Assault Mode and Zeldris' Nebula. He wasn't able to defeat either until he became The One. The One one-shotted Meliodas cause of Meliodas lesser abilities compared to Zeldris using the Nebula. And The One was able to eventually destroy the Nebula with brute force and then two-shot (or one-shotted if the coup de grace was to be apart of the same thrust) Zeldris.

You also have to take into account that The One went easy on Meliodas. The One's goal was to incapcitate Meliodas. Not to kill him. So The One didn't attempt to go for a lethal blow. Zeldris got NO SUCH MERCY. The One went at Zeldris with full force and without any regard for his well being. As such, because The One was not holding back to avoid a kill, The One was able to give a better showing.