Ban

Ban (バン) is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins and is the Fox's Sin of Greed. He was initially imprisoned in the Baste Dungeon, before escaping when he heard that Meliodas was still alive.

Appearance
Ban is a tall muscular man with pale skin. He has light colored short wild hair, thin eyebrows, and red eyes. He also has a scar on the left side of hide of his neck. He wears a maroon colored jacket and pants with metal pieces sown into both, and light colored shoes.

When he had been imprisoned, his hair had grown past his shoulder and he had grown a beard and a mustache, but cut them all by using Jericho's attacks.

His wanted poster shows his to be have long hair that extends past his shoulder, with some hanging in the front that is part to the right. It also has a view on his scar on his neck.

His Seven Deadly Sins Fox symbol is located above his waist on his left side.

Personality
Ban is shown to be a passionate man. He likes doing things that are to his interest such as exiting jail after hearing his captain was alive, and trying to steal Meliodas' sword to discover why it was so important. So far, he has shown some aspects of greedy and selfish desires.

Despite his selfish and greedy personality, he also has a caring side, which is shown when he rushed toward Ellen as she fell unconscious, and provided her and her brother food in return for information. He also seems to have feelings for Elaine.

History
Before he became a member of Seven Deadly Sins, Ban, then known as Bandit Ban, wanting to gain immortality, went to the Fairy King's Forest and climbed the gigantic tree where the Fountain of Youth was located. There, he found Elaine, who, thinking he had malicious feelings, who blew him off the tree, only for Ban to persistently and repeatedly climb back again and again, which annoyed and angered both of them. He, telling that his is surprised to see a small girl like Elaine being the guardian of the fountain, removes his three-section staff and prepares to fight, and seemingly attacks her, but instead manipulates his staff to get the cup that has water from the fountain. Before he could drink from it, however, he is quickly bound by the branches of the trees by Elaine.

He then gives up on immortality, thinking that his trip was wasted, and Elaine, having read his mind, comes to know that he didn't have malicious feelings, and unbinds him. He tells her his name, and then answers her question about why he wants immortality; he had thought that even if his life hadn't been very good till then, if he lived long enough, something good would happen. He listens to her saying that she had been protecting the fountain for seven hundred years in the place of his brother, and comments that it must be "boring as hell", angering Elaine. He, commenting that she was too much for him, climbs down from the tree, and apparently leaves. However, he soon comes back up and says that he had gone down to get his Ale collection book, which he had dropped when he was blown away by Elaine.

During the next seven days, both of them become good friends, with Elaine even starting to have feelings for him. As he comes back after getting cowberries, he hears Elaine stating her desire to go out of the forest, and asks if she wants to do it. When she tells him to not make fun of her, he says that he is serious and that he doesn't get along with people particularly well. She denies his offer, explaining that she had to protect the fountain, but he replies that he will find her brother and bring him back, so that she will be free to go anywhere. That leads her to hug him, much to his surprise. Just then, a demon from the Demon Clan suddenly appears and starts burning the Fairy King Forest with its purgatory fire. Telling Elaine to get the cup and escape, he uses his three-section staff to remove the heart of the demon with one hit. However, the demon turns out to still be alive, since demons have more than one heart. It then uses its claws to fatally wound both Ban and Elaine, who, in desperation, gives him the cup which has the water from the Fountain of Youth. Since he didn't have the strength to even drink the water due to his wound, Elaine drinks it and makes him drink it through her mouth, thus making him immortal. His wounds healed, he angrily and quickly kills the demon with his weapon.

As the forest burns due to the demon's purgatory fire, a dying Elaine gives him an almoca leaf, which is the forest's last seed, and tells him to plant it somewhere. He says that he will definitely make her his, but is cut off by her death. Sometime later, he is shown to be on the death row for apparently destroying the forest himself, drinking the fountain of youth, and killing Elaine. As he is asked for any last words, he simply says that his name was wrong, and that he was Undead Ban, not Bandit Ban. Some time kater, after he had become a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Ban once became interested in Meliodas' sword because his captain never let his sword get out of sight, and tried to steal it. He is then attacked by Meliodas and given a wound that would become later his only scar, which he calls a special case. Once, Ban went through a phase of collecting stuffed animals, and stole every single stuffed animal in the kingdom, justifying his "small" act by saying that he worked hard as a knight. King, however, became angry, and complained the little children throughout the town were crying. While Ban finally grew satisfied and fell asleep, King silently returned all of the stuffed toys to the children.

10 years ago
Ten years ago, Growther, along with the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins, were summoned to a castle to meet the Great Holy Knight, Zaratras. After they found him dead there, all of them were ambushed by the Holy Knights, with Ban being able to escape.

5 years ago
Ban was captured by the Weird Fangs and imprisoned within the Baste Dungeon.

Introduction Arc
Ban's wanted poster is displayed on a board inside the Boar Hat.

Forest of White Dreams Arc
Ban is first mentioned by Gilthunder to have been imprisoned in the Baste Dungeon. After Meliodas and Gilthunder's fight, Ban is shown to be chained to a prison with guards guarding him, stating that he hasn't moved or eaten any anything for five years.

Baste Dungeon Arc
When he hears of Meliodas still being alive, Ban decides to escape from his cell. He is immediately confronted by Jericho, who tries to kill him. Ban easily dodges all of Jericho's slash and even purposely lets her cut his hair. When Jericho asks about his wounds, Ban shows her that they have already healed. He then takes Jericho's armor and clothes in an attempt to find decent armor before leaving.

Disappointingly, he discovers that the armor was too small for him, and throws it away. He then comes across a guard looking at a captive woman, and glances at her, showing some interest, and proceeds to smash the guard's head into the bars. He then enters the cell by bending the bars, and tells Cenette that she is his, before he steals the dagger that she had hidden in her clothes. He looks at it and even tests it out by cutting her chains. She thanks him for releasing her, and requests for the dagger back. However, Ban refuses and states that it belongs to him, greatly frightening her.

Jude then arrives and tells Ban that he is going to die. Ban only greets him in return and asks for the reason, with Jude answering that they have no more use for him since he has fulfilled his role as a bait for Meliodas. Ban only laughs at the answer, as Jude reminds Ban as to who caught and tortured him.

Ban engages Jude in combat, and quickly ends up being stabbed in the chest by one of Jude's thorn-like weapons. He then tells Jude that the reason he let himself get captured was to feel pain that could make him feel alive, and that he is sick of it. Removing the weapon out of his chest, he easily pierces and stabs Jude in the chest, whilst telling him of his excitement about the Holy Knights declaring war on the Seven Deadly Sins. Together with the frightened Cenette, Ban leaves the Baste Dungeon and ends up running into Meliodas, Diane, Hawk, and Elizabeth. He becomes excited about meeting Meliodas and they high-five each other and then start arm wrestling, which destroys the entire Baste Dungeon. Afterwards, he tells Meliodas that he is glad to see him again.

He then heads to Dalmary Town along with the others, where he goes off on his own. Later that night, Ban is introduced to Elizabeth and notices that Hawk is a talking pig, which greatly excites him. During the party, he starts drinking and even rides on top of Hawk. Together with the rest, he looks up in the sky when it was filled with crossing shooting stars and falls asleep on Hawk.

Capital of the Dead Arc
Three days, Ban, along with the rest, leaves Dalmary Town. He asks Meliodas whether they are heading towards the capital, to which Meliodas replies that they are not. They are abruptly stopped by two Holy Knight apprentices, Andre and his partner. He offers to deal with them, only for Meliodas to stop him. Few moments later, they are suddenly attacked by a Black Hound, who quickly defeats the two apprentices. Ben releases an immense killing intent to frighten the creature, but it grows bigger since black hounds can change their size depending on how frightened they feel. However, before he could kill Oslo, Meliodas uses his broken blade and frightens the black hound. Meliodas then tells him that they are going to the Capital of the Dead to search for King, whom Ban express disdain for.

When they reach a town, Ban is assigned to cook food in Boar Hat. He complains, saying that he will sell Cenette's dagger he stole, and notices that is is not with him, to which he yells at Meliodas for giving it to Cenette. Trying to escape work, Ban heads into town and discovers a little girl, whom he mistakes for someone called "Elle". She suddenly collapses, leading him to rush by her side. The girl, Ellen's, brother then appears, thinking that Ban was harming her, stabs him with a gardening fork. Her brother soon discovers the truth, and asks Ban how he could "erase his sin", to which Ban comments that a real sin could never be erased. Ban is then suddenly stabbed in the chest with a spear by King.

Not knowing who is is, Ban questions his identity, but King tells him that it is not important, calling him "Ban, The Undead". The two begins battling each other, after Ban tells the kids to leave and find safety. The battle continues with both sides fighting tensely, and when Ban prepares to utilize a special ability, he is stopped by Meliodas. Meliodas and Diane notice King and immediately recognize him despite his changed appearance, with Ban being shown to be completely shocked and not being able comprehend how he is King.

Later, after King escapes, Ban cooks a meal for everyone in Boar Hat and asks the children if they knew how to get to the Capital of the Dead, and the children tell them that King also desires to go to the Capital of the Dead. Ellen then suddenly recites a riddle, "a priceless memory shared with the deceased will open the path to the capital". Possibly understanding the riddle, Ban thanks the children for their help and the party heads to search for a location to enter the Capital of the Dead.

They group arrives at a mysterious area where they suddenly realize that they are flowers everywhere. Due to Ban remembering about a short piece of memory he shared with Elaine, they arrive at the Capital of the Dead, where Ban immediately notices the Saint of the Fountain of Youth, Elaine and chases after her. Seeking revenge against Ban, King also follows him. As he is chasing her, King provokes him, leading him to attack the latter. However, King easily dodges Ban's attacks, which makes Ban realize that he is the real King. They begin a conversation on what happened ten years ago, and King continues to gain the upper hand, trapping Ban by transforming his pillow into a huge bear plushie and angrily states that the Saint Guardian that Ban apparently killed was his sister. Acknowledging King's reason for his anger, Ban proceeds to tell him that he is immortal, so he cannot be killed. However, King then attacks him with his sacred treasure, revealing that he is going to turn him into a living statue.

Soon, Ban turns completely into a statue, after commenting on King's appearance once more. When King was about to leave him, mysterious spheres of light approach Ban. The light is revealed to be Elaine, who kisses Ban in order to break King's curse. Both of them continue talking intimately and happily enjoy their reunion, when King confusingly yells at them, questioning why he could not see her and whether Elaine was still mad at him. Suddenly, a huge explosion occurs and grabs Ban's attention. Noticing that a Holy Knight has appeared he proceeds to leave to see what is happening, but before he left he told Elaine that he would definitely make her his someday. Ban then enters the battle and assists Meliodas and Diane by stopping the Geera's rapier using his special ability, Snatch.

The Holy Knight tells him take his "hand" off her rapier, with him replying that he wasn't touching anything. She then proceeds to attack him and heavily wounds him, but he regenerates within a few moments, leading her to comment upon his immortality. As the battle continues, Geera stabs him in the neck while commenting on how weak the Seven Deadly Sins were. However, King then arrives and attacks Geera by stabbing Ban through his back with his spear. He then asks King as to why he stabbed him, and King replies that he has come to help, to which Ban sarcastically thanks him. When the Grizzly's Sin retorts that his help was to Meliodas and Diane, Ban asks him if he is leaving him out, only for King to add that it was also for Elaine's feelings. Though Ban initially seems to be angered when King tells Geera that he wants to fight her one-on-one, he quickly sits down along with Meliodas, saying that if King loses, he would kill him.

Ban and the others watch as King defeats Geera with ease, but she turns out to be alive. She uses the element of surprise to attack King, saying that even he wouldn't be able to come out unscathed while hit by her attack at point blank range. However, Meliodas stops her before she could do so and repels her attack. As soon as she is defeated, and Elaine says that Geera probably returned to the real world due to the impact, everyone's bodies start disintegrating, as the Capital of the Dead had begun to reject them, since they were alive and didn't belong there. Ban says his final goodbyes to Elaine, before returning to the living world along with the rest. After coming back to the living world, they see Geera's real body, with Ban suggesting to kill her right then. Later, Ban and King find Ellen and her brother, who are both revealed to actually be ghosts, guiding people who shared priceless memories such as them to the Capital of the Dead. The both then disappear, but only after telling Ban that his cooking was delicious and thanking them, to which Ban also thanks them in return. When King is told that Elizabeth is a princess, and he transforms himself into his older and fatter form, Ban is shown to be extremely surprised, and he asks Meliodas whether his eyeholes are empty when the Sin of Wrath merely comments that Ban's clothes changed. Later, Ban is shown to be drunk when King asks him, Diane and Meliodas as to what happened to their sacred treasures, with which, the three would have been easily able to defeat Geera, to which Ban drunkenly responds that his was stolen, much to the irritation of Ban.

Abilities/Equipment
Ban is shown to have great endurance as he was able to break out of his imprisonment and kick down the door, all the while of not having eaten or moved for 5 years. He has also shown to be very agile as he was able dodge all of Jericho's very quick slashes all the while letting her blade cut his overgrown hair.

Weapons

 * Three-section staff: Ban used to wield a three-section staff, also known as sansetsukon, that was imbued with power. He was quite skilled in using it, and could manipulate it to grab objects like the cup of the Fountain of Youth. The weapon itself was powerful enough to be able to rip out one of the hearts of a demon from the Demon Clan, and was capable of crushing flesh and breaking bones and nails.
 * Unnamed Sacred Treasure: As a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, Ban possesses a sacred treasure, which was stolen. It is currently unknown what type of weapon it is, but it can be assumed to be compatible with his ability, Snatch.

Abilities

 * Immortality: Ban is initially seen as a fast healer as he was able to heal almost instantly after removing the steel stakes from his body. After being pierced by Jude's thorns, he still appears to fine and was even able to return an attack. However, Ban can actually be classified as undead due to being immortal, and having the ability to regenerate from any injury, since he got the power of immortality after he killed Elaine, the Guardian Saint of the Fountain of Youth and stole water from the fountain.
 * Snatch: This unfamiliar ability enables Ban to grab and stop the movement of physical objects without making any actual direct contact with them.

Meliodas
Ban is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins along with Meliodas. They are both extremely friendly with each other and very competitive and enjoy challenging each other at arm wrestling. Ban shows a fair deal of respect for Meliodas and addresses him as "Cap'n".

Diane
Ban and Diane are both member of the Seven Deadly Sins. Ban seems to be on friendly terms with Diane, even though she doesn't particularly mind seeing him or not.

King
Ban and King are both members of the Seven Deadly Sins. Ban seems to not like King and wishes to kill him for himself.

Merlin
Ban and Merlin are both members of the Seven Deadly Sins. Nothing is shown about the two interacting.

Cenette
Ban has taken an interest in Cenette when he say her in her cell. He even breaks into her cell and tells her that she is his but actually was interested in Cenette's hidden dagger.

Trivia

 * Ban is a king from Arthurian legend. He is the father of Sir Lancelot and Sir Hector de Maris, the brother of King Bors, and an early ally of King Arthur.
 * Ban has arm wrestled Meliodas 720 times, which resulted in one of them getting 361 wins. Both of them argue on who is the one who has 361 wins.
 * Ban is weak to alcohol even though he drinks a lot.
 * Ban is actually a considerably good cook.
 * Ban has the habit of prolonging the pronunciation of the sentences.
 * He has a collection of ale labels.