Escanor/Plot

Introduction arc
Escanor's wanted poster is displayed on a board in the Boar Hat.

Signs of Holy War (Anime)
He is seen fishing at night, where he witnesses Hendrickson opening the seal from afar.

Ravens arc
Escanor is first introduced into the main story when, as the owner of the bar, My Sweet Gluttony with his Rhitta embedded on the wall, he is stumbled upon by a wounded Jericho carrying Elaine and Ban who had fled from the deadly pursuit of Galand and Melascula. Welcoming them, Escanor asks who they are and seemingly recognizes Ban of the three, asking Jericho if she's a Holy Knight however, Jericho informs him that the Seven Deadly Sins are now considered heroes not villains, much to his relief. He then asks Ban about Merlin which the bandit ensures him she's safe with Meliodas before asking him to hide them, which Escanor gracefully obliges to by hiding them in a cooler behind him.

With the Ten Commandments arriving now at the scene, a terrified Escanor is sniffed out by Galand who gets distracted by the booze and immediately commences drinking along Melascula. Admiring how the booze has gotten better over the course of 3000 years, Escanor explains its content which Melascula credits him for knowing much about it. Escanor asks who they are and the two respond that they're the Ten Commandments of the Demon King. Surprised, Escanor is challenged to a Galand game, with each of them delivering a blow to the other and the first one to die loses. Despite Jericho and Ban's advice, a terrified Escanor accepts the game and is patted in the back by Galand, but the force Galand used caused the secretive sin to pass out. Before they noticed it, morning had already arose, and as Galand attempted to carry the Rhitta, Escanor snatched it from his hand and told him that mere demons cannot hope to wield this axe. A surprised Galand wonders whether he is human or not and Escanor responds that he is indeed human, but he is the very pinnacle of the human species, introducing himself as the Lion's Sin of Pride, Escanor of the Seven Deadly Sins.

With Galand surprised of Escanor's audacity, to demonstrate his strength, Escanor slices the commandment in half with a mere swing of his axe. However, just as Melascula remarked, Galand was far from defeated as he casually reattached himself, which Escanor noted him for if he would be done in so easily it would not be very fun. Escanor then proceeds to provoke Galand by telling him to continue their game and hit him, which Galand responds to by activating his Critical Over, an ability to maximize his physical strength, which shocked Escanor greatly. Galand then swings his spear and delivers a land-shattering blow to Escanor's shoulder, in hopes of defeating the Lion's sin but to no avail, as the commandment's most powerful attack only barely bruised the brute. Escanor shows his disappointment, saying that it is now his turn, releasing an intense aura of supremacy, so great that Galand broke his own oath and subliminally tried to escape, but was petrified due to breaking his oath while Escanor proceeds to sigh in disappointment.

After musing about the effect of Galand's Commandment, Escanor tells Melascula that she can either run or stay and die. Melascula sarcastically thanks him for the offer and freeing her from Galand, and uses her Antan no Mayu to trap Escanor and proceeds to remove and eat his soul. However, Escanor's soul contains too much power for her to handle, escapes from her mouth and destroys her cocoon. As Melascula screams in agony as she is consumed in flames, Escanor answers her question of what his power is, replying Sunshine. After defeating them, he tells Ban that he needs to speak to him on important business and orders him to stay there and wait for him as it was almost noon. Ban agrees and waits for the man who returns at night in his Night form, much to Jericho's dismay, Escanor asks Ban how the rest of the group are doing and Ban tells him that he's left them for a while, but knows they are on the move. The Lion's sin then tells him that he is planning on returning to the group, but he cannot do so before finishing one last job as the barkeep of his bar, asking Ban to help him with it. It was then that King showed up.

Great Fight Festival arc
Escanor is later seen as part of the Great Fight Festival when Gowther arrives and lands on top of him. He politely asks him to get off his back and as Gowther recognizes, Escanor notices his glasses are broken and panics. He is then instantly impaled by a vine from Gloxinia but restored right away. After being forced to participate in the fight, and being paired with Hawk, a worried Escanor is then shocked to see a talking pig behind him.

When both of them go against Gowther and Jericho, Escanor gets scared when Gowther said he will kill them both and win the tournament to gain a heart and feel remorse for their deaths. Escanor tries to convince Gloxinia and Drole to let him forfeit the battle or at least change the rules, so he will not have to fight Gowther as he is a precious friend. As his request is denied, Gowther goes with all his strength against him while taking down Jericho and Hawk. Gowther uses Jack and Nightmare Teller against him and Escanor stars remembering his past with his family and how he was tormented after breaking his brother's arm, the reject from his mother and even how they tried to kill him, and how a mysterious woman helps him to escape. For a brief moment, he also remembered the time when he met Merlin and Meliodas and the feelings that started growing for her.

This moment turns into a nightmare when Merlin says to him that she'll never be with a man with no future as his curse will consume his body to nothing. Gowther, believing he had already put Escanor in an eternal darkness of despair, is shocked to hear and see Escanor is conscious, but even more when Escanor pseudo transforms into his more powerful form thanks to his ability. Escanor says that that nightmare was not despairing, but hope for him as Merlin was always a ray of light in his path. With his strength back, Escanor states he will make him pay for playing with the hearts of others.

Escanor delivers a simple blow to Gowther to take off his glasses, causing Gowther to see all blurry. Escanor starts evading Gowther's Gatling Jack erratic attacks and calls for his sacred treasure. Escanor and Gowther prepare for their last attack, but the truth was Escanor was aiming and attacking Drole and Gloxinia. Unfortunately, Escanor collapses thanks to Gowther's attack and turns back to his weak form.

When Escanor regained conscience, Gowther holds him to see how he was. Escanor tells him that even though he does not have a heart, he's still one of his precious comrades and that is why he would not let go of the Ten Commandments, for playing with the heart of his friends (stating otherwise that Gowther actually has a heart).

Escanor, along with everyone, is teleported far away by Gilfrost into safety, and he watches the battle of his Captain against the Commandments through a crystal ball in shock.

Defensive Battle for Liones arc
One month after Meliodas' death, Escanor shows up during the Ten Commandments' siege on Liones to aid his fellow Deadly Sins and the other Holy Knights, who are paralyzed by Estarossa's Commandment.

Estarossa feeling superior because of his commandment, notices that Escanor is not affected by it and asks the Sin for the reason why. Escanor replies that he is not able feel hatred against those beneath him, merely pity.

At the beginning of the fight, Estarossa appears to have the advantage, tossing Escanor around, but Escanor quickly turns the tables as the sun continues to rise towards noon. Estarossa shows that he is able to use Full Counter on physical attacks, mildly surprising the Sin.

Seeing how physical attacks would not be the best option, Escanor decides to use a magical attack. He then produces a miniature sun in his hand. As his allies are having problems with the heat emitted from the sphere, Escanor decides to translate the fight to another location. He then pushes the sphere, Cruel Sun, against Estarossa, sending him flying towards a nearby lake. As the Commandment falls into the water, Escanor makes the sunsphere explode, releasing so much heat that the lake completely evaporates in the process.

Estarossa admits he would have been in trouble if he had released his darkness a second later. Escanor prepares another Cruel Sun, but Estarossa quickly hinders his plans, using his dark powers to cover the sun. Nonetheless, Escanor decides to attack anyways with Rhitta. Estarossa uses Full Counter again, reflecting all of Escanor's power, greatly damaging him. As he seals Escanor's magic, the the Commandment declares his victory, having the upper hand both physically and magically. But as noon comes closer and closer, Escanor's power level rises yet again, overcoming all impediments set by Estarossa, who is greatly shocked by Escanor's suddenly increased power. Escanor eventually launches another Cruel Sun towards Estarossa. Zeldris, who has been watching the fight, tries to pull his brother away but is also blown away by the force of the attack.

Escanor then proceeds to return to Liones Castle in order to support his comrades. He arrives at night when the battle is already over. There, he finally reunites with Merlin and surprises discover Meliodas alive, tending Merlin to reveal him the curse that the Demon King put on Meliodas, reviving him every time he dies in exchange for his emotions being consumed to his old evil self. Upon hearing that, Escanor is shown to be discouraged.

Memories of the Holy War arc
The day after the defeat of the Commandments, Merlin explains to Escanor how she took care of rebuilding all the damage in the kingdom and castle while he gives her a bath. There Meliodas have a "friendly" moment with Ban, tending Escanor to recite a poem that Meliodas qualifies with an eight.

Corand arc
When Diane and King arrive at Liones, finally reuniting the Seven Deadly Sins, Escanor warmly welcomes them back.

After Bartra shows Gowther's "heart", he then runs away. Escanor accompanies the other Sins to chase him.

Sometime later, Escanor is in a tavern with King and Gowther. A drunk King begins to discuss with Gowther about his past doings and falls asleep. Gowther feels sorry for all the stuff he did to King in the past, but Escanor comforts him, saying that King is a kind person. Escanor hears Gowther's desire of being a better person and says to him that he likes Gowther. When the two take the drunk fairy to go back home, King accidentally knocks Escanor's glasses off, making him to violently grow larger and pissed off of having to take care of King. Gowther quickly gets his glasses and put them back on Escanor's face, causing him to shrink back. Escanor thanks Gowther, saying that things would have gone bad if the magic glasses given to him by Merlin would break.

Later, the Sins had a reunion party. While everyone is drinking Escanor recites poems. Escanor gets worried about Merlin looking at her empty chair and asks if he can go check on her, but at that moment Merlin arrives. Escanor proposes another toast.

With all the sins in the room, they toast to their reunion. Then Diane asks Gowther how his creator ended the Holy War, with Meliodas and Merlin questioning that. Escanor says that according to the passed down legend, supposedly the Goddess Clan sacrificed themselves to seal the Demon Clan and end the war. However, Gowther could not give a response.

Before going to her room, Merlin reestablishes the fact that Zeldris is still alive. Meliodas prioritizes freeing the people of Liones and liberating Camelot first before fighting Zeldris. When Merlin walks off and enters a room, she almost collapses and is caught by the captain. Meliodas then asks if Zeldris did something to her, however, she tries to avoid answering it. He sets her on the bed and tells her he knows that she's trying to protect Arthur. Escanor, who went to check on Merlin, overhears her with a sad expression when she asks Meliodas to help because Arthur is her hope.

Later, an anxious Escanor is by Merlin's bedside, watching Hendrickson trying to help her. The druid can do nothing to aid, so he decided to call Elizabeth. Elizabeth can finally make Merlin better. Merlin thanks Escanor for noticing that she was showing symptoms of a curse. Escanor, humbly says it was nothing, as he thinks of Merlin's earlier words.

In the way to Corand, after Elizabeth collapsed after remember his past lives, Meliodas tells everyone that Elizabeth is going to die in three days. Everyone becomes appalled, and Diane asks if he is joking. Meliodas decides to tell everyone about he and Elizabeth were cursed by their parents.

When the Sins arrive at Corand, Zeldris himself welcomes them. Meliodas rushes to attack him, but all was an illusion done by Melascula, with the objective of trapping Meliodas inside her Antan no Mayu. Melascula summons an army of skeletons to fight the rest. Seeing this is not enough she enhances them with Shura no Onshu. Escanor takes off his glasses to fight. Easily destroying all of his enemies. Later, tries to stop a possessed Diane. When Elizabeth arrives having to regain all the memories of her past life and reveal her past with Merlin, Escanor asks to know more about that history to what Merlin tells him to stay out of that matter.

During the fight, Meliodas finally breaks out of Melascula's cocoon, but in a berserk state, showing his progressive regression to his old self. Melascula calls this form Assault Mode and states that they used to fear it when Meliodas was the leader of the Ten Commandments.

Escanor quickly gets in action and calls for his sacred treasure and asks Merlin to encase both of them inside a Perfect Cube. A fierce battle between the two starts. Escanor seems to have the odds against him in the battle at first, as Meliodas avoids all of his strikes, and having to block the incoming attacks of the captain as well. After receiving a severe wound in the abdomen, Escanor falls down. As high noon gets closer and closer, his power level raises once more, growing larger, with the wound closing by itself. Shocked, Hawk states his power level as 114,000. Escanor recommences the fight, with a powerful axe strike, that results ineffective. Meliodas delivers a single punch right to Escanor's chest, making him fall down on his knees. Meliodas then puts his foot on Escanor's head and mocks him.

Escanor charges once again, striking with his weapon and using magic skills, to no avail. Meliodas manages to make Escanor drop Rhitta. Meliodas takes the chance to slice open Escanor's stomach but is stopped due to the blade getting stuck in Escanor's flesh. Escanor takes and throw Lostvayne away, then delivers a punch to Meliodas's face, with little effect. Meliodas returns the blow, making Escanor bounce around the Perfect Cube, and falling to the ground yet again. Escanor is praised by Meliodas, who calls him an impressive human.

As Meliodas picks up his sword, high noon comes. In this point, Escanor is able to reach the peak of his power, entering into "The One" state, the “invincible incarnation of power”, according to Merlin. Meliodas shrouds himself in darkness and slash Escanor multiple times with Kami Chigiri, but Escanor replies that he felt nothing but an itch. Meliodas attacks Escanor once again. Escanor then uses Seiken Escanor, giving Meliodas a large cut across his chest with just his bare hand, almost splitting him in half. Meliodas, greatly damaged and barely standing, insults Escanor, but rapidly fall unconscious. Escanor claims victory, asking Meliodas how it feels for a demon god to be looked down upon by a human.

Merlin then dispels Perfect Cube and uses her Telekinesis to carry an unconscious Meliodas back to the Boar Hat. In the way, Escanor falls unconscious. Merlin explains that due to Sunshine being such a powerful magic, Escanor exerted himself for suddenly releasing too much power in The One form after not doing so for several long years. In the Boar Hat, Escanor remains unconscious even with the help of Elizabeth's magic.

Prelude to the New Holy War arc
When Chandler appears to face the Sins, an incapacitated Merlin tries to awaken Escanor, but due to the artificial night that Chandler had created, Escanor returns to his weak form. Merlin tries to wake him up, but he remains unconscious.

He later bared witness towards Merlin's true childlike form and well as her negotiating with Zeldris. He was shocked to learn that Merlin possesses the blessings of the Supreme Deity and the Demon King.

After forming an alliance with the Goddess Clan, Escanor and Hawk are out getting supplies for Gowther. He then asks Hawk for advice in gaining Merlin's affection, due to him believing her relationship with Arthur Pendragon to be romantic. Hawk tells him to merely tell her how he feels himself, but he does not have the confidence to do so. Just then, they are confronted by Ludociel (while possessing Margaret Liones) who proceeds to question where Escanor got his powers from. After Escanor calls his powers a "curse", Ludociel furiously demands he gives back the magic and attacks him, but Escanor easily counters. Ludociel reveals Escanor's magic, Sunshine, belonged to his younger brother Mael, stating a Grace given by the Supreme Deity would kill an ordinary human in an instant. Escanor refuses his claim stating Sunshine is his magic and has had it since he was born and it is proof of his might as the strongest. Eventually, the two reach a mutual agreement.

He later regroups back with the others Sins as Merlin states of her intentions of rescuing Arthur and those in Camelot. When she mentions going alone to save him, Escanor mentions how against he is with it, which angers her causing him to back down. He later meets Arthur for the first time after Merlin rescues him while expressing some jealousy over Merlin caring for him so much. At that moment, however, Escanor and everyone stares in shock as Arthur, possessed by Cusack, stabs himself in the heart.

After Merlin and Elizabeth fail to save Arthur, Escanor prepares to knock on her door in an effort to cheer Merlin up. After practicing what to say to help her, he overhears Elizabeth mention how Arthur is to Merlin as Meliodas is to her. Disheartened, Escanor leaves without saying a word.

New Holy War arc
He later assists along Merlin and Elizabeth to the meeting to prepare for the Holy War, having an encounter with Sariel and Tarmiel when they recognize Mael's Grace on him. Escanor is assigned to the "Assault Force" with Merlin and Ludociel to directly attack Camelot.

As the Sins prepare for the Holy War, Escanor interrupts King's proposal to Diane and reprimands them for being romantic as they are about to start the war against the demons. After being decieved by Gowther's new voice mimicry, Escanor briefly coughs up blood with a worried look.

After leaving Liones, Escanor, along with Merlin, Ludociel, Gilthunder and Hendrickson teleport to Camelot.

Upon arriving Camelot, Escanor declares that its time to put an end to that Holy War.

The Assault Force discovers the castle of Camelot covered by an enormous field of darkness, product of Meliodas arsorbing the Commandments. Ludociel invokes his Sanctuary, creating an Ark barrier around him, Merlin, Escanor, Hendrickson and Gilthunder, being able to enter the field of darkness thanks to Merlin's Commandment that wants to enter and join the others. Ludociel declares that once inside they can not leave until they kill the creator of the dark field, Meliodas. However, Merlin declares that there is another way: to return Meliodas to normality.

Upon entering where the cocoon of Meliodas is found, the group is received by Zeldris, Cusack and Chandler. Escanor personally confronts Chandler. When the battle begins, Escanor attacks Meliodas' cocoon with a heat blast, being impressed that this one was able to resist his attack. After Merlin attacks the three demons with her Double Impact, Escanor moves to protect her of the assault of Chandler and Cusack but is thrown back by the two demons' combined attack. However, Merlin is able to repel them with the second stage of her spell.

When Zeldris assumes the position that releases his original magical power, Escanor says it is better that it is not just a bluff. Zeldris then proceeds to use his original power, Ominous Nebula, creating an incredible force of attraction, which draws the Assault Force towards him. Zeldris claims that they must get out of their way, releasing an attack that leaves Ludociel, Escanor, Hendrickson and Gilthunder wounded against the wall. Zeldris creates another force of attraction, but Escanor and Ludociel manage to hold on to the floor, while Hendrickson and Gilthunder are kept away in safety by Merlin's teleportation.

Ludociel is carried away to attack Zeldris, however, is only repelled and embedded against the wall as last time. After being attracted again, Ludociel clings to Escanor to sustain himself. Escanor gets upset asking him to keep distance, to which Ludociel says he did not intend to fall on his back, proceeding to an argument between the two.

Ludociel asks Escanor to help him, surprising him when he refuses claiming that nobody gives him orders. Ludociel shows himself insigned by claiming that a miserable human must obey him as the greatest being on earth, to which Escanor replies that he does not care. When Ludociel is finally caught in the power of Zeldris, Merlin asks Escanor to give him a hand, and he immediately catches Ludociel. He asks if he did not follow orders, to which Escanor tells him that Merlin's orders are another story. When Escanor asks him if he has any plans, threatening to send him to fly if it is not.

Ludociel uses his Ruby Shine to blind Zeldris with a bright light while Escanor causes a huge explosion with his Cruel Sun to camouflage their presences. Convinced that Zeldris will not be able to counterattack without being able to anticipate them in the same way that Full Counter, Ludociel and Escanor launch themselves on him, but to his surprise both are rejected in the same way once again.

There, Merlin notices how the power and speed of the vacuum created by Zeldris increases, attracting her with such speed that it prevents her from teleporting in time to evade the blow of Zeldris. However, Escanor shields Merlin with his body taking almost all the attack, saying that he was powerless against his own heart. When Merlin loses consciousness by the blow, Escanor releases his Crazy Prominence in his anger.

After Ludociel and Gilthunder are obliterated by Zeldris, this declares that Escanor is the last one to defeat. Escanor ask Merlin to hold on for a minute and she manages to uses her teleport to keep safe of the vacuum. Escanor, reaching the power of The One, manages to advance without being absorbed by the Ominous Nebula. Seeing such a fact, Zeldris asks if he is some kind of monster. Escanor says that Zeldris is searching for being beating by him like his brothers and that the time has come.

Zeldris says that Meliodas did not fight seriously because of the habit of underestimating his opponents that he developed due to being too strong. Zeldris declares that he is not like that and that he always uses his full power no matter who he faces.

Escanor considers it a joke and attacks him with Rhitta. However, the Ominous Nebula manages to repel his attack, but only causing Escanor a few scrapes in the arm. Seeing a tiny nick on Rhitta, Escanor drops his weapon. Zeldris says he would do it to beg for his life, but he does not seem willing to do that. Escanor uses Divine Sword Escanor, colliding with the Ominous Nebula that is unable to repel it. Zeldris asks why a human takes such a risk in a fight between Demons and Goddesses, to which Escanor says that he does everything for the sake of his friends. Zeldris denies that Escanor can call Meliodas his "friend", stating that he has no place for those boring feelings and there increases the power of his Ominous Nebula, managing to push back Escanor. However, the power of Escanor ends up being superior, breaking his Ominous Nebula and forcing Zeldris to intercept him with his sword.

Zeldris is forced to retreat, however, Escanor denies to let him flee and attacks him with his Divine Spear Escanor, piercing his chest with his finger and leaving him very wounded. As Escanor prepares to finish him off, Chandler manages to create an artificial night and Escanor is returned instantly to his night form.

When Ludociel manages to hurt Zeldris, he takes the heat in a fight with Cusack. There, Chandler decides to take charge himself of Merlin and the others. Escanor asks Merlin if Chandler and Cusack are as strong as they say, leading Merlin to tell that both with the older demons alive, owners of a terrible power and the teachers of Meliodas and Zeldris who were always with them. However, both rarely participated in the old Holy War, leaving much of themselves in mystery.

As Chandler and Merlin decide to start their battle, Merlin fires her Exterminate Ray, to which Chandler responds with the same spell. However, Escanor is astonished as Chandler's Exterminate Ray is much larger and more powerful than Merlin's. As the two attacks collide, Merlin tells Escanor to look for the opportunity to take Rhitta, although he was too afraid to do so. When Chandler's Exterminate Ray begins to take the upper hand, Merlin uses Enchant: Infinity so that her attack grows with infinite magical power, surpassing Chandler and achieving to hit him. Escanor praises Merlin's Infinity, stating than even the high ranking demons are powerless before it. Escanor tries to take the opportunity to take Rhitta, but is hit by Ludociel being pushed back by Cusack.

Merlin says that Chandler and Cusack sealed their original magical powers for some reason, but even so they continued to be considered the most powerful demons after the Demon King just for being strong, fast and hard as anyone else. Escanor asks if they have no weaknesses, Merlin agreeing that they do not. However, Merlin says that it is only necessary to create some.

Seeing how Merlin manages to hurt Chandler and Cusack with an extremely complex magic combination, Escanor asks him when she thought of such a plan, getting surprised when she says that was when teleporting to escape Zeldris' Ominous Nebula.

When Escanor worries about Merlin suffering the effects of Gowther's forbidden spell broking, she tells him to take the opportunity to take Rhitta. Escanor ask himself what is coming on with Merlin and Ludociel suffering so much. Thanks to Rhitta's stored energy, Escanor resumes his daily form, which relieves Merlin. When Merlin explains about the spell that her former master used 3,000 years ago, quickly deduced how he use dark magic to alter all the memories about Mael of the Four Archangels and turn it into "Estarossa" of the Ten Commandments, even for the Demon King, Escanor get very surprised for the revelation.

Seeing no other way to defeat the likes of Merlin and Escanor, and after saying goodbye to their respective disciples, Cusack and Chandler decide to combine into a single entity known as the "Original Demon", the original form from which both demons was divided after trying to dethrone the Demon King. Escanor protects Merlin from the liberation of power of both demons merging, which manages to dissipate the sphere of darkness created by Meliodas and the Commandments. When the Original Demon takes over, Escanor is besieged by his presence.

The Original Demons stars a fierce fight against Escanor. When this one recieves a big slash in his chest after their clash, the Original Demon points that is a pity that Escanor is no longer on his top. Escanor then uses his Cruel Sun, engulfing the Original Demon. Merlin claims the the only thing they can do is survive until the arrive of the reinforcements, Escanor insists that the two of them are enough to deal with it, but the Original Demon emerges having blocking the attack with his shield, claiming that their deaths are already decided. Merlin there attacks him with Exterminate Ray, but the Original Demon easily counter it with his energy breath and then gives Escanor a serious damage with a kick of his back legs. However, before he can finish Escanor, a enormous flying object comes to the scene, revealed to be Chastiefol, that deals a huge hit on the Original Demon.

Escanor ask for King's location and Merlin recognizes that King must be controlling Chastiefol from far distance, indicating that his true power as Fairy King must awake and have and incredible evolution. As Chastiefol assumes its Fourth Form, Merlin teleports herself and Escanor away avoiding the terrible explosion that it release on the Original Demon. Escanor calls King cocky for showing his power like that.

As Zeldris is able to use God to cancel Chastiefol attack on the Original Demon, this one resumes his fight with Escanor and Merlin while Zeldris deals with Chastiefol.

There, the four Commandments appears and joins Melascula's from Merlin to be absorbed by Meliodas. However, Merlin refuses to give up and prepares to use Chrono Coffin, which both Zeldris and the Original Demon recognizes with disbelief as the forbidden art capable of suspending time. The two are preparing to take down Merlin before she completes the spell and leaves the cocoon suspended in time. However, the Original Demon is intercepted by Escanor, who is preparing to protect Merlin. However, Escanor lacking the power to stand up against him, is completely overcome by the Original Demon, who brutally wounds him. The Original Demon finally uses Death Drive to give it the final blow, sending him flying away a great distance.

Escanor loses Rhitta in the process, returning to his night form. Escanor begins to blame himself stating how ridiculous was for someone like him to think in protect other. Even so, he begs for someone to protect Merlin. There, Escanor is caught by Mael, who claims that their reunion is maybe the guidance of the "sun". Escanor recognizes him as Estarossa, but quickly understands that he is Mael.

Upon seeing his fellow Sins who are concerned to see the seriousness of his injuries, Escanor apologizes for being such a disgrace and ashamed. After Elizabeth heals him, Escanor says that they are flying in the right moment to find and catch him, to which Mael says that is because King been watching the entire time, surprising Escanor with his new appearance.

Remembering the situation in Camelot, Escanor tells Mael that he heard from his brother that Sunshine was originally his Grace and that he is willing to give it back if he helps them. Mael accepts to help them but rejects the Grace, affirming that he is no longer worthy of it after having been consumed by the darkness taking it away until he chose Escanor as his new owner after waiting so long. Escanor insists that his body can no longer resist the Grace, but that they can not defeat the demons without it. As Mael continues to deny, Escanor offers to lend it instead, asking Mael to save those precious to him.

Upon reaching Camelot, Escanor goes along to Merlin to shield her until she complete the Chrono Coffin, to which Merlin says that she needs five minutes to complete it and suspend Meliodas' cocoon in time.

When Zeldris starts to attack under desperation to stop Merlin, Escanor and the others tries to defend her until King uses True Pollen Garden to protect everyone. After Zeldris is defeated by Mael and the Chrono Coffin is completed, Escanor celebrates with his friends the end of the Holy War. He worries for Merlin when this one is debilitated for using the Chrono Coffin, but relieves when she says that will be fine and make Meliodas give plenty of booze later. However, when Hawk discover that the cocoon was already empty, Escanor along everyone is abrumated by the incredible darkness coming from a Meliodas turned Demon King.

However, Meliodas is revealed to have been turned into his father's vessel, revealing that it was the Demon King's plan from the beginning in creating the Commandments and make Meliodas absorbs them to take his young and stronger body for himself. As the Demon King pretends to kill Elizabeth, Gowther takes her out of his attack for Merlin to use Perfect Cube to protect the three along Hendrickson and Escanor. Mael, Diane and King tries to fight the Demon King, but any of them is able to make a threat for him, who easily incapacitates everyone including Escanor.

When Ban saves Hawk from being killed, Escanor shows happy of know that he was able to return from the Purgatory.

As the Demon King releases a toxic and caustic storm over the area, Elizabeth and the Sins are protected by King's True Pollen Garden. As Ban is still outside, Escanor says that he will be fine, but Gowther says that any living being must resist that storm. Ban, however, was able to. After the storm is stopped by Ban and this one fights the Demon King, Escanor is surprised when the Demon King gets hurted by his attacks, since in fact Meliodas was also fighting the Demon King from the inside.

Seeing Ban fight against the Demon King, Escanor is surprised by this one by surpassed by Ban, and Merlin points him that Meliodas is helping. When the Demon King manages to take the upper hand, Escanor tries to cheer Meliodas. The Demon King says that their voices could never reach the real Meliodas. There, Gowther comes out with a plan and manages to use his Invasion and take Elizabeth and the other Sins into the spiritual world where Meliodas confronts the Demon King. Escanor is happy as he and his friends meet with the real Meliodas.

Escanor and the others are protected from the Demon King both by Meliodas in the spiritual world and by Ludociel in the real world.

As Meliodas gains new strength from his friends and becomes able to overpower the Demon King, he ask them to go back and help Ban. Escanor states that even if he is a completely useless during the night, he will put his life in danger for him, in fact that he owe his life and he is over everything his friend. When Merlin mentions a little promise that she and Meliodas did in he past, Escanor is confused about it.

As they return to the real world, Merlin recognizes that the Demon King is in a desperate death throe, pretending to take Meliodas with him in his demise. Merlin states that they must get rid of the Demon King from Meliodas's body right now.

Ban manages to intercept and stop his death throes, and then send him flying with a kick. Escanor sustains Merlin to let her combine her technique with Elizabeth and King in their Combined Technique: Triple Prison leaving the Demon King trapped. This however manages to break free in a berserk state. There, Diane surprises him with his Diamond Tower, giving Ban the clean guy to give the Demon King the final blow. With a strong fist that sends the Demon King to break the diamond, this is finally defeated and erased from the body of Meliodas.

Escanor goes happily celebrate the Meliodas and Ban defeated the Demon King, buth everyone else is saddened. King and Diane reminds him that with the destruction of the Demon King, they have missed the opportunity to break Elizabeth's curse. She tells them that this is already done, that what she most wanted was for Meliodas to be the same since she would never see him again if he became the Demon King. Elizabeth says she can always reincarnate if she dies, but Merlin asks if she really is okay with that.

There, Meliodas surprises everyone by claiming that he acquired the power to break the curse while escaping from the Purgatory. Despite the dissonance of this and Ban, Merlin uses her Curse Discovery for the curses of Meliodas and Elizabeth to take physical form. There, Meliodas assumes the appearance he had when he was Demon King and tells Elizabeth that despite having made her wait 3,000 years will fulfill the promise he made her. Meliodas easily destroys the two curses and with that Elizabeth embraces him with joy since his long journey has ended, but then it is rectified that their trip together has only begun.

Demon King arc
With the end of the Holy War, the Sins return to Liones and that night all attend to the celebration on the new Boar Hat. There, Escanor is seen serving food with Elizabeth and cleaning the floor along Hawk.

The day after the end of the Holy War, Escanor join Elizabeth and the rest of the Sins in the Boar Hat to their journey to stocking up across Britannia.

As they make up a picnic, the woman waits while the men goes for food in the forest. Escanor is chased by a giant bull, recriminating Gowther who does not congratulate his ability to run and help him. Hawk tries to save him, but ends up in the same situation, forcing Gowther to save both. Escanor then accompanies his companions to urinate together, recriminating Hawk for washing his feet. When Meliodas says they must return, Escanor worries about Meliodas keeping a secret. Ban tells Meliodas that they are not as fragile as he believes, prompting him to reveal the truth that he will soon disappear from this world, something that everyone was already beginning to suspect.

While their trip is resumed, Elizabeth worries that everyone is quiet and depressed. Meliodas insinuates her saying that they are just tired because they have not gone out to restock in a long time. Elizabeth sets him aside claiming that the conversations they had took away the urge to speak.

Gowther and Merlin realize that they are not heading to Liones, to which Meliodas reveals that he intends to make a stop earlier. In what remains of Edinburgh castle, Escanor laments for his actions back then. Meliodas asks everyone to wait while he goes, but Elizabeth decides to accompany him. The two fly inside the huge crater created 12 years ago, where they find a large sphere of darkness, revealing itself to be where the vampire Gelda was sealed by Meliodas.

Upon returning to Liones, Escanor goes with her friends to a meeting organized by King Baltra. There, he asks Meliodas to marry Elizabeth and become the king. Baltra ensures that Elizabeth will have no objection, but she says she can not accept. Everyone is stunned when Elizabeth reveals that she plans to go to the Demon Realm with Meliodas.

The Sins meet in the Boar Hat discussing what happened. Escanor expresses the surprising thing that a princess thinks of something like that, to which Meliodas agrees with Merlin that Elizabeth was always that determined, even when she presented him with Stigma 3,000 years ago. Gowther asks him if he has no regrets in that world. Meliodas says he would have liked to see his son having a scruffle with Ban's, but he also has a mountain of regrets. Since even though the war was stopped for the time being, the hatred between the Demon Clan and the other races has not completely disappeared, not to mention those lost during the war, including Arthur whom Meliodas claims to have been a magnificent king. Meliodas laments for only having worried the last millennia to break the curses and have left his only little brother die twice, stating that he deserves to be in hell for all this.

The Sins deny that by claiming that he is a good person. Meliodas thanks them affirming that he is who he is today thanks to the fact that the six of them were always there for him. There, Meliodas declares the Seven Deadly Sins officially disbanded.

The next day, Elizabeth and Meliodas has an emotional farewell at the entrance to the Demon Realm. However, before being able to cross the entrance, a gigantic rock is detached from a nearby boulder and falls over Elizabeth, seemingly crushing her to death. Everyone, especially Meliodas, can not help but look with horror that the curse was not broken after all.

However, Elizabeth is saved in the last minute by Merlin who teleport she to safety just in time. Merlin then uses Curse Discovery to reveal that Elizabeth's curse was restored. Meliodas tries to destroy it once more, but as soon as he does, the curse regenerates again. Escanor ask why only Elizabeth's curse is restored. Meliodas concludes that this is because as the curse was put by the Demon King, it continues to exist because the Demon King is still alive. When everyone wonders how it can be given that the Commandments have no vessel, Elizabeth and Meliodas conclude that Zeldris, the only one besides Meliodas capable of resisting the Commandments, has become the vessel of the Demon King.

Elizabeth and the Sins return to Boar Hat to discuss the situation of the Demon King still alive. There, everyone feels that the entrance to the Demon Realm is being opened again to call an Indura. King ask Hawk and Escanor report the situation to the king and the Great Holy Knight.

After delivering the message, Hawk runs out to tell someone else, leaving Escanor alone. There, Escanor begins to cough up blood. Looking at the sky and knowing that the world will be in danger again, Escanor asks Mael to grant him his power once more before it is too late.

When a small Indura clone appears in Liones and is about to kill an defeated Griamore, Howzer and Gilthunder; Escanor appears and shields the three by taking the attack with his body and receiving a serious injury. Howzer recalls that King told him that he had lost his Sunshine power, so he could not face the Indura clone in his state. However, Escanor affirms that even without his power he just cant hide and shaking of fear. Gilthunder worries for his injury, but Escanor says it's okay because he does not have much time left anyway. Escanor affirms that the old guard must protect the future of young people like them even at the cost of his life.

Escanor tries to attack the offspring Indura, only to be crossed by the shield and an arm. When Gilthunder fails in his attack as well, Escanor returns to shield him when the Indura attacks him affirming that his opponent is him, his shoulder being pierced by the tongue.

When Howzer and Griamore ask themselves how they can stand up being so hurt, Escanor asks them if they ever received an honest to goddess attack from Meliodas. Escanor says that the pain is enough to kill you, even when he was in his proud and strong form he can not forget it and that in comparison what he suffers at that moment is like an insect bite.

Escanor tells the three that he will be his shield and that he can discuss everything they want afterwards but they must escape. Escanor is again launched to attack, but is assaulted by the offspring Indura and loses an arm. While the demon continues to cut him without compassion, Escanor thinks about the pathetic thing that must be seen then and that everyone would laugh if they could see it. However, as he remembers his friends, Escanor realizes that none of them will laugh at him.

As he is massacred, Escanor thinks about how, despite being so incredible, they accepted someone like him without power or saving grace as one of them; and how they treated equally their true self and their proud former self. When losing his other arm, Escanor thinks that his fellow Sins are truly powerful and truly kind and that having fought at his side is his greatest pride. Being the proof of it in his heart, Escanor wishes to be with them in his last moments even only on heart.

At the gates of death, Escanor claims his title while Indura tries to finish him off. While this was about to be killed, Mael appears and destroys the Indura while healing the fatal wounds of Escanor, as well as those of Howzer, Griamore and Gilthunder. Escanor is very happy for his arrival, although Mael does not believe he can fulfill his expectations because he can assist him in saving people from the danger that is coming but it is an impossible task to face the Demon King.

Mael begins to explain that the Demon King is too powerful even for one of the Four Archangels, but Escanor interrupts him saying he misunderstood him and did not call him to fight, but to return Sunshine to him.

Mael tells Escanor that he must know his body better than anyone, to which Escanor says that regaining his power does not mean he could face the Demon King. Mael rectifies that his body is already at its absolute limit of carrying the Grace and that if he gives it again, even if he can fight again, he will definitely die after that. Mael tells him that he would be throwing his life for nothing, but Escanor says he does not care and that he does not throw it away for anything, but for the sake of the Seven Deadly Sins and that for them deserves to risk his life.

When shaking hands, Mael returns Sunshine to Escanor and reminds him that he still has time before noon.

Now in his daytime form, Escanor arrives to Lake Salisbury where his fellow Sins and Elizabeth are fighting the Demon King. He stops a lunge of the Demon King with his arm, and then recites a poem about how he has decided to offer his life for his companions. Meliodas exclaims that he stops because what will happen if he stays that way. Distracted by this, Escanor receives a blow from the Demon King who then tries to attack him with his sword, but Escanor goes through it with Divine Spear Escanor, stating that a blow as light as that is not even close to taking him down.

The Demon King responds with Kami Chigi, but Escanor overcomes him with Divine Sword Escanor, saying that killing a god is the only way the fire inside him will go out. Diane questions that claim, but Escanor only tells Meliodas to save his brother while he manages the situation, since he will not be able to continue in that world if he accidentally kills the Demon King. Escanor then begins to cough and languish, just when a Demon King furious at his words attacks him. Fortunately, Ban and King interfere to ward off the Demon King while Gowther and Meliodas finally enter his soul.

Escanor continues to fight with the Demon King alongside Ban and King, managing to take the upper hand.

As their fight continues, the Demon King manages to engulf Ban, Escanor and King in a fiery explosion that leaves them badly injured. When Elizabeth heals the three, the Demon King attacks Ban while distracted with Elizabeth, but Escanor tackles him and then King hits him with Chastiefol while Ban with Courechouse. However, the Demon King manages to take no damage thanks to the unlimited magic provided by the lake.

When Elizabeth's curse was about to kill her with a lightning from the sky, Meliodas returns from the spirit world in time of Full Countering the lightning to the Demon King. Escanor is glad for his return and everyone gets ready to show the Demon King the power of the Seven Deadly Sins.

When Diane uses her Mother Creation against the Demon King, King then decides to ask Diane that once they defeat the Demon King, they get married. Diane blushes and screaming that of course she will, she throws all the rubble that manages to take the Demon King out of Lake Salitsbury, thus cutting off his source of magic.

After noticing that he is in a place he does not recognize, Meliodas says that it is his last resting place since they Sins are about to launch their mission to defeat him now that without the lake he has lost his ability to recover magic. Escanor points out that he has even more bad news for him: it's high noon.

When Escanor becomes The One, the Demon King remembers seeing from Purgatory how he used that form to defeat Meliodas and Zeldris in a single minute, and then encourages him to attack him to take a taste of that power. Escanor simply calls him the king of gods, which confuses the Demon King. Diane tries to make Escanor accept that they help him, but Escanor warns her not to forgive disturbance and declares that "the moment finally come".

The two then exchange a pair of powerful blows and then cross the same blows releasing a large shock wave. The Demon King then deals some blows that manage to drag Escanor away, then asking him how he feels the power that surpasses that of his unsightly children. Escanor quickly surprises him by saying that he doesn't feel a scratch, proceeding to punch him on his knees.

The Demon King continues to hit Escanor saying that his ignorant pride left him speechless and that is why he will silence him, but Escanor manages to give him a headbutt to which the Demon King responds with an upward blow and Escanor with an elbow.

The Demon King recognizes Escanor for having resisted, surprising himself of the existence of someone in the world capable of facing him in such a way, but having already spent a minute, the victory belongs to him. The Demon King proceeds to bury a blow to Escanor in the womb, but surprisingly, Escanor's power does not diminish despite having spent his time as The One.

Turning his own life force into magical power, Escanor manages to maintain his The One form he calls the Ultimate pretending to burn out his life to keep fighting. Maintaining his fierce battle with the Demon King, Escanor manages to engulf him in his power before suffering a wound in the stomach. The Demon King then breaks free and attacks Escanor with his darkness, but Meliodas vanishes his attack with Counter Vanish. Ban and King then attack him with Vanishing Kill and Fight Fire with Fire, getting hurt and contain the Demon King.

Escanor enrages by saying that he does not need their help and intends to continue fighting alone. Meliodas faces him saying that he should tell him the same. Escanor tells him to move, and Melidoas tells him that he will have to move it by force if he can. Meliodas states that he did not invite him to the Seven Deadly Sins so that he would go and put something like that.

Escanor begins to narrate as in the past when he had no control of his power and only became berserk around, Meliodas put his body on the line and defeated him in submission once and again until he managed to learn to control and master his power, and above all, Meliodas gave someone as lonely as him, a place to belong to. Escanor asks if he knows what kind of happiness he gave him.

The Demon King is released creating a great monster of darkness. Escanor jumps to face him claiming he did an oath that day and will keep it, that with the life he once wanted to leave, he goes to stake for him and his friends, the Seven Deadly Sins.

Meliodas also jumps in his Assault Mode saying that if he is going to put his life on the line for them, then the only thing right is for them to do the same for him. The Sins go back agreeing, telling Escanor that he has not been alone for a long time. Combining their techniques, the Sins manage to destroy the monster of darkness.

Escanor then tells everyone that it is too late to back out, so he will give everyone an order: Give him the honor of fighting at his side. Meliodas cries saying they are a team until the bitter end.

The Sins together are able to take the Demon King until his limit. There, with the Demon King practically defeated both in the spirit world and in the real world, the Commandments begin to leave Zeldris's body until they completely detaches from him, allowing Zeldris to recover his physical body. However, the Demon King's conscience refuses to let his vessel go and tries to retrieve it. However, Ban snatch Zeldris away before the Commandments can possess him again.

Enraged, the Demon King rises and saying that they observe him, the Commandments separate and disperse in the surrounding area beginning to take over every living being, rock and hill. Escanor ask Merlin what is he doing, to which Merlin deduces that with both Meliodas and Zeldris have rejecting him, the Demon King pretends to turn the very ground of Britannia into his vessel. Thus, the Demon King stands with a new, gigantic and monstrous vessel created from the same land of Britannia.

The Demon King says he can see the faces of people in Britannia crumpled in fear all thanks to the sinful foolies they have commited. He then shouts to be resigned to their deaths because there is no greater crime than opposing the Demon King. However, the Seven Deadly Sins makes a completely confident face. The Demon King demands to know why they have that expression on their faces, Escanor says that he commit the ulimate idiocy.

As the Sins launch to the attack, the Demon King uses Death Zero to immobilize them with gravity pressure. He tells them to be slowly crushed out from existence as insects that have no chance against a mountain, but Escanor states that he has razed countless mountains bigger than him as breakfast. Escanor launch a Cruel Sun to the Demon King, but this is ineffective.

The Demon King continues to make pressure in his technique, claming that he will end the Holy War having taking the life forms whitin that land as vessel. However, Merlin uses Limit Breaker, rising hers and her companions's magic power to the absolute top, breaking the Death Zero in the process but she warns her friends that all mut have to rest for a week after that.

Escanor launch his Final Prominence along the other Sins's strongest techniques that Melin combines in a single powerful attack using Power Conversion: Unify. The Demon King believes that his power The Ruler will protect him, but Merlin reveals that the Killer Switch that Gowther have used was not an attack, but a spell that negates his power. The Demon King tries to destroy the combined attack with Death Zero, but the attack proves to be too powerful as Gowther remarks that he is not able to overcome the resolve within their hearts.

Meliodas creates various clones that repeteadly uses Full Counter in the combined attack sending it back at the Demon King, multiplying its power each time. The Demon King cries that if the attack hits him again Britannia will be damaged. However, with Merlin's approval, Meliodas sends the attack to the Demon King, killing him once and for all.

In the resultant destruction, King uses True Pollen Garden to protect the rest of the Sins. Then, he and the Sins fall out of exhaustion as a result of Merlin's Power Limit Breaker. Mael and Elizabeth heal them.

Diane then calls for Meliodas to show that the Commandments are still there. Merlin explains that despite that they defeat the Demon King, his power could revive after decades or centuries. Diane says that centuries fly by in no time, to which King agree but Ban not. Meliodas then unleash his true magical power to destroy the Commandments, causing a resonating between the two Demon Kings that affect the area.

While everyone watches Zeldris and Gelda flying away, Escanor says it's time to do the same because everyone is waiting for them. Sad, they say they must all return together, showing that everyone has already seen that Escanor is about to die since his body is burned to the point that it disintegrates and can no longer move.

Escanor says he has no regrets in his life and thanks everyone for allowing themselves to meet him and meet. He gives each person a few last words. He tells Gowther that he was the best confidant he could have, wishes Diane and King happiness despite not being able to attend the wedding, asks Elizabeth to give his regards to the king and the rest in Liones, thanks Mael for everything he did for him until the end, recommends Ban to loosen up with the drink and finally tells Meliodas that he owes him all his life and that he is a true friend who has no equal.

Finally, Escanor confesses to Merlin that he always loved her. Not only for reminding Rosa, but because she looked at him, spoke and connected with him without any prejudice or discrimination. Merlin says he gives her too much credit because in the end, she only found him fascinating and only saw him as a test subject. However, Escanor states that is more than enough to be happy because it means that he could exist in some corner of her heart.

Affected, Merlin says it's too late for everything and that she wishes Escanor had met her 3,000 years ago. Escanor tells her that he will be with her no matter what decisions she made, what crimes she committed or sins charged. Surprised, Merlin asks if she knows about her sin. Escanor admits that it's just a feeling because she has always had that sad look in her eyes since they met.

Escanor's body begins to burn and warns everyone that they should walk away, but everyone wants to see him leave. Merlin then approaches and to everyone's surprise, kisses Escanor burning herself in the process. Merlin tells him that she will never be able to reciprocate his feelings for her, but that as proof of his existence, she will keep those burns as a symbol of the only man who has loved her.

Escanor recites his last words in the form of a poem, his body then disintegrates.