Ban

Ban (バン) is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins and is The Sin of Greed with the symbol of the Fox. He was imprisoned in the Baste Dungeon and is possibly the person who caused the event ten years ago.

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 broke out of jail his hair had grow past his shoulder and had a beard and mustache.

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's so important. So far, he has shown some aspects of greed and selfish desires.

History
Possibly before he met Meliodas and the others, he met the Saint of the Fountain of Youth, Elaine, and killed her for immortality and was known for the Sin of Greed.

Some time ago, Ban became interested in Meliodas sword because he never let it out of his sight, so he tried to steal it. He is then attacked by Meliodas and given a wound that would become his scar.

A long time ago, Ban went through a phase of collecting stuffed animals. Actually, he went round stealing every stuffed animal in the kingdom, thinking that he wouldn't be cursed if he did such a small deed as he worked hard as a knight. Immediately, King grew angry at Ban, complaining the little children throughout town are crying. Whilst Ban finally grew satisfied and fell asleep, King silently returned all of the stuffed toys to the children.

10 years ago
Ban along with the rest of the Seven Deadly Sins where summoned to a castle to meet with The Great Holy Knight. When they found him dead, Ban and the rest were ambushed by the Holy Knights. Ban was the 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 shown on a board inside the Boar Hat.

Forest of White Dreams Arc
Ban is mentioned by Gilthunder to have been imprisoned in the Baste Dungeon. After the fight between Meliodas and Gilthunder, 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 break out of his cell to join the fight. 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 far too small, and throws it away. He then comes across a guard looking at a captive woman, and glances at her, showing in her, 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, 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, Jude replying 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 tells Jude that the reason he let himself get captured was to feel pain that could make him feel alive. 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. They then start arm wrestling each other, 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, and then 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
The next day, Ban along with the rest begins leaving Dalmary Town. He asks Meliodas whether they are heading towards the capital, to which Meliodas replies that they are not. When Ban asks where they are going again, the characters are abruptly stopped by two Holy Knight apprentices. He offers to deal with them but Meliodas stops him. Afterwards, they are suddenly attacked by a Black Hound, who eventually defeats the two Holy Knights. Ban heads out go face it. After releasing a massive amount of killing intent as an attempt to threaten the creature, it grew bigger. Hawk explains its abilities and then he decides to kill it. However, before he could attack, Meliodas takes out his Broken Blade and frightens it to go away. Later on, Meliodas tells him that they are going to the capital of the dead to search for King, who Ban express disdain for.

When they get to a town, Ban is assigned to cook food. When he notices the dagger he stole was gone, he yells at Meliodas for giving it back to Cenette. Trying escape working, 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, so he stabs him with a gardening fork. Her brother then discovers the truth, and Ban tells him that it is okay he tries to apologize. Out of the blue, Ban is stabbed in the chest by a spear utilized by King. Without knowing who he is, Ban questions for his identity, but King tells him that it is not important and calls 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 suddenly stopped by Meliodas. Meliodas and Diane notices King and immediately recognizes him despite his changed appearance. At the same time, Ban is completely shocked and cannot 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. When they reveals their desires to enter the Capital of the Dead, the children tell them that King is trying to get into the Capital of the Dead. They continue informing about the Capital of the Dead, when Ellen 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 were flowers everywhere. Ban remembers about a short piece of memory he shared with Elaine, and they suddenly arrive at the Capital of the Dead, where Ban immediately notices the Saint of the Fountain of Youth and chases after her. Seeking revenge against Ban, King follows him. King provokes him, leading him to begin attacking. However, King easily dodges Ban's attacks, causing Ban to realize that he is the real King. They begin a conversation on what happened ten years ago. He continues to gain the upper hand and traps 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 reasoning for his anger, Ban proceeds to tell him that he is immortal, so he cannot be killed. However, King tells him about his sacred treasure and attacks him with it, revealing that he is going to turn him into a living statue.

Soon after, 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 approaches 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.

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 slash while letting her blade cut his hair.

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 capable of regenerating his body after being pierced anywhere, including through his chest and heart. In fact, he is immortal since he got the power of immortality after he killed Elaine, the Guardian Saint of the Fountain of Youth, and steal 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.

Weapons

 * Nunchaku: A three part nunchaku that is capable of crushing flesh.

Meliodas
Ban is a member of the Seven Deadly Sins along with Meliodas. They are both extremely friendly with each other and fights frequently for fun. They are also very competitive and enjoys challenging each other at arm wrestling. Ban shows a fair deal of respect for Meliodas and calls him his 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 he is interested in Cenette's dagger in her chest.

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.
 * Ban is weak to alcohol even though he drinks a lot.
 * Ban is actually a pretty good cook.
 * Ban has the habit of prolonging the pronunciation of the sentences.