Gawain「ガウェイン」 is one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse, and the adoptive niece of Arthur Pendragon of Camelot.
Appearance[]
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Gawain is a very small girl with a voluptuous body, rather short dark blue hair with bangs and blue eyes. When using Dawn, Gawain becomes much taller and more muscular.
Gawain wears white armor complete with gold trim and a helmet that hides her face. Underneath, she wears a green strapless jumpsuit with floral details on the bust and gold boots with sun prints on the knees. Before leaving Liones, Gawain is given a new outfit that resembles a mix of Merlin and Escanor's outfits.
After the timeskip, Gawain has let her hair grow to her shoulders and her locks have become more wavy. Her hair is also parted on the side and she no longer has bangs.
Personality[]
Gawain is secretive as she didn't remove her armor for the entire time that Tristan escorted her back to Liones and after Tristan had left her inside the castle alone, she immediately fled and ditched her armor since nobody knew what she looked like underneath and allowed her to blend in with everyone else.
At first glance, Gawain is portrayed as a rather kind person when she tried consoling Isolde, who ran from Tristan out of embarrassment.
Gawain has shown sexual or romantic interest towards other female characters: Per example, explicit and openly flirting with Isolde upon meeting her for the first time, talking about romance and love, or directly ogling all over Anghalhad and Isolde's bodies.
Gawain has a rebellious side to her as she claims that she doesn't like following anyone's orders, evident in how she left the castle despite being asked by Tristan to stay put until Lancelot and the others arrived. In addition to this, she is also callous as referred to Pellegarde as a "sniveling little fire-eater" just for talking back to her and then using her magic to blow him back for ruining her "romance" with Isolde.
Underneath her elegant manner, she is petty and very quick to anger to those who personally wrong her, even if their offenses against her are minor, such as wanting to kill Pellegarde not for being an enemy knight or for putting others at risk, but simply for calling her a "little girl" and goes to extreme measures to do so by chasing him out of the kingdom and attacking him, not caring if Percival was struck by her attack in the process but also showing visible wrath at Percival preventing her from landing a finishing blow on the injured knight.
As a result of her overwhelming power, pride and royal lineage, Gawain developed a high opinion of herself and ego, making her believe she was unbeatable. As noted when Pellegarde defeated and criticized both her inexperience and lack of control, she could become pushed to tears at her damaged pride, acting like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum and claiming that she is the strongest, only calming down after Tristan reassured her that she was, showing that underneath her facade and vanity, she is a undisciplined child who cries obsessively when things don't go her way or when she is humbled by someone more powerful or experienced than herself.
It is also shown she has some sort of fear of her uncle shown after the battle against Melagaland.
History[]
Gawain was at some point adopted by Kay Pendragon, becoming the niece of the current king of Camelot, Arthur. Gawain grew up with no knowledge of her true origins. Aside from her adoptive father, she was raised by two magical puppets whom she considered her "grandparents", with her "grandma" teaching her everything she knew about magic.
At some point during Percival and his group's journey to the Kingdom of Liones, Tristan had found Gawain and discovered her as the last member of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse. He escorted her back to the castle where, for unknown reasons, Gawain fled the scene after Tristan left to take care of an incident within the city.
At some point after this, Gawain ditched her armor since nobody knew what she looked like underneath, allowing her to blend in with the citizens of Liones wandering the streets.
Abilities/Equipment[]
As one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse and current wielder of the most powerful Grace, Gawain is a powerful individual capable of standing up to even former members of the Ten Commandments empowered with Chaos magic. However, Pellegarde notes that her lack of experience makes her unable to harness her full power.
Gawain is also an accomplished magician, with a good knowledge in spells. She is able to use magic to levitate in the air, create illusions, and cast offensive spells. Notably, she requires of verbal incantations to use most of her spells.
During the two years Percival was away, Gawain developed a better command of her power, acquiring a much larger and stronger daytime form and being able to use Dawn's techniques without transforming.
Abilities[]
- Dawn「
曙光 , Dōn」[3]: A power that allows Gawain to harness the power of the sun, as she proclaims herself as the "Master of The Sun". This power appears to be very similar to the Goddess Clan's Grace, Sunshine. - Absolute Cancel「
絶対強制解除 , Abusoryūto Kyanseru」: This technique allows Gawain to completely erase any magic or spell.[4] - Teleport「
瞬間移動 , Terepōto; literally meaning "Teleportation"」: High-level teleportation magic that allows Gawain to appear and disappear at precise locations and teleport groups of people instantaneously.[5]- Apport「
物体転移 , Apōto; literally meaning "Object Transition"」: A subsidiary technique that allows to teleport objects to different locations. Gawain used it offensively in conjunction with her sword Rhitta.[6]
- Apport「
- Enchant: Little Wing「
付呪 ・小さな翼 , Enchanto - Ritoru Uingu」: A spell in which Gawain gives another creature a pair of wings on the back, allowing it to fly.[7] - Super Slow「
超減速 , Sūpā Surō; literally meaning "Super Deceleration"」: After the user touches each one of their targets, these will have their movements extremely slowed down.[8] - Exterminate Ray「
殲滅の光 , Ekusutāmineito Rei; lit. "Light of Annihilation"」: A spell where Gawain fires two disintegration beam, incinerating everything in the line of fire.[9]- Exterminate Maximum Ray「
殲滅の極大光 , Ekusutāmineito Makishimamu Rei; lit. "Maximum Light of Annihilation"」: An enhanced version of Exterminate Ray.[10]
- Exterminate Maximum Ray「
- Spiral Hail「
螺旋雹弾 , Supairaru Heiru」: A spell that creates a vortex of large pieces of hail ice.[11] - Fireball「
火球 , Faiabōru」: A spell that throws a huge sphere of fire at the opponent.[12]- Explosive Fire「
爆炎弾 , Ekusupurōshibu Faia; lit. "Explosive Bomb"」: Gawain attacks the opponent with a gigantic explosive fireball.[13]
- Explosive Fire「
- Thunderball「
雷球 , Sandābōru」: A spell that creates a sphere of lightning. The sphere is able to turn invisible to create a sort of trap for the opponent.[14] - Perma-Frozen Wall「
永久氷瀑 , Pāma Furōzun Wōru; lit. "Eternal Ice Waterfall"」: Gawain traps the opponent in a gigantic glacier whose temperature is said to be less than or equal to absolute zero.[15] - Blitz Javelin「
天雷撃 , Burittsu Jaberin; lit. "Heavenly Thunder Strike"」: Gawain throws a gigantic lightning bolt at the opponent.[16] - Sandman「
睡魔 , Sandoman; lit. "Sleepiness"」: A spell that puts the target to sleep.[17] - Levitation: Gawain is able to float in the air or make objects float by thought.
- Transformation: Gawain is able to alter her appearance through illusions to the one of any individual in existence. On the other hand, she cannot imitate their voices.[18][19]
Weapons[]
- Sacred Sword Rhitta「
神刀 リッタ, Jintō Ritta」: A sword whose blade comes directly from a fragment of the broken blade of Escanor's Divine Axe. Much like Escanor, the blade is far too heavy for anyone other than Gawain to lift like a "common dagger" and Gawain can call to it with the sound of her voice, no matter how far away it is separates them.[20] Gawain can either hold it in her hand like a normal sword, or levitate it "slightly" to perform long-range attacks. The blade also retains the property of accumulating solar energy for Gawain to use. [21]
Magic Items[]
- An unnamed Incantation Orb that stocks pudding. [21]
- Anti-Aware Rings: Rings imbued with Mental and Deceptive magic that hide the user's identity from hostile eyes.[22]
Relationships[]
Family[]
Arthur Pendragon[]
Gawain is the niece of King Arthur. [23] Not much else between the two is known, other than the fact she seems to fear him.
Four Knights of Apocalypse[]
Tristan Liones[]
At first she refused to listen to Tristan but after being defeated and breaking down crying in battle, Tristan was able to cheer her up and regain her pride earning her trust to him. After Gawain is captured in the Demon Realm by Mortlach, Tristan doesn't think twice about rushing in to save her. Telling her he doesn't want to think he wasted time convincing her to join Liones. Later on in the battle against the Testament Beast, Gawain encourages Tristan stating that while they are both washouts they must "claw their way to the top" and tells him they must show the pride of a washout.
Lancelot[]
The two haven't interacted much but Gawain was shocked at his power after calling him a moron for challenging King Arthur. Later on in the Demon Realm, when Gawain is in danger Lancelot with Tristan and Percival rushes in to save her claiming that he still owes her pudding.
Percival[]
Gawain didn't care of him at first due to her prideful nature. When she was battling Chaos Galand she gets angry at him for accidentally catching her in an explosion Percival created to finish off Chaos Galand, making her chase him down out of anger. However, as they spend time together among the Knights of the Apocalypse, Gawain learns to "put up with" Percival's presence and behavior. It was only when Percival finally "died" after his victory against Mortlach that Gawain finally admitted that she had come to consider Percival her "comrade".
Battles[]
Chaos in Liones arc[]
- Gawain vs. Pellegarde: Lose
- Percival & Gawain vs. Chaos Galand: Win
Wolnack arc[]
- Lancelot & Gawain vs. Ioradio Velviger's companions: Win
Demon Realm arc[]
- Gawain vs. Nanashi: Lose
- Tristan Liones & Gawain vs. Testament Beast: Win
Annwfyn Gladiator Festival arc[]
- Gawain vs Turret: Win
Trivia[]
- Gawain is named after the character of the same name from Arthurian legends. Her personality in the manga combines both classic depictions of Gawain in the original legends, both as the embodiment of the humane but exemplary knight from various original stories, and as the tragically restless anti-hero from later reworkings and Melory's The Death of Arthur.
- She also shares her name with the protagonist of the Author's previous work, Rising Impact.
- Gawain's unambiguous interest in Isolde and her friendly rivalry with Tristan may be a direct play on the Arthurian version of the legendary poem of Tristan and Isolde, where Gawain is portrayed as a villain.
- Gawain is right-handed.[24]
- Gawain has a sweet-tooth and is a glutton,[25] asking the Holy Knights of Liones to get barrels of pudding as a reward.
- Gawain, like Tristan, is also not ranked when it comes to who's the best at cooking.[26]
- Gawain is the third LGBTQ character to appear in the franchise, the first being Slader and the second being Shin.[27]
- Gawain is the only female member of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 64 (4KOA) , Page 9
- ↑ Knights of Hope, Page 78
- ↑ Knights of Hope, Page 78
- ↑ Chapter 62 (4KOA) , Page 12~14
- ↑ Chapter 65 (4KOA) , Page 16
- ↑ Chapter 67 (4KOA) , Page 13~15
- ↑ Chapter 104 (4KOA) , Page 8
- ↑ Chapter 107 (4KOA) , Page 2~6
- ↑ Chapter 106 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 164 (4KOA) , Page 19
- ↑ Chapter 158 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 174 (4KOA) , Page 9
- ↑ Chapter 189 (4KOA) , Page 12
- ↑ Chapter 174 (4KOA) , Page 13
- ↑ Chapter 189 (4KOA) , Page 13-14
- ↑ Chapter 189 (4KOA) , Page 16
- ↑ Chapter 191 (4KOA) , Page 7
- ↑ Chapter 106 (4KOA) , Page 14~19
- ↑ Chapter 107 (4KOA) , Page 3
- ↑ Chapter 62 (4KOA) , Page 16
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Volume 14 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 162 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 66 (4KOA) , Page 5
- ↑ Chapter 62 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 70 (4KOA)Q&A Section
- ↑ Chapter 89 (4KOA)Q&A Corner
- ↑ Shin#Meliodas