Vivian「ビビアン」 is an enigmatic Holy Knight once directly serving under Great Holy Knight Hendrickson and used to be an apprentice of Merlin, the Boar's Sin Gluttony. She was once regarded as Liones' greatest mage.
Appearance
Vivian has a short bob hairstyle with short bangs and brown eyes. She also has long eyelashes and a relatively short pair of eyebrows.
At age 38, Vivian became a very overweight woman and wears different clothes.
Armor
Vivian wears a regal light red Holy Knight armor with a long dress similar to Merlin in her previous armor ten years ago, and wears an unique helmet resembling hands enclosing on her face with one visor. She wields an unusually large claw-like staff.
Personality
Vivian is a calm, brooding and cunning woman who served Hendrickson with much if not greater loyalty than Helbram. She has an extreme hatred of pigs shown when she encountered Hawk to which she snapped and teleported the talking pig to a faraway place from herself. Vivian also show great resentment towards the Seven Deadly Sins for reasons unknown as she stated to have loved them once before and encouraged Gilthunder to finish Meliodas off through telepathy. She has some sense of honor as she allowed Elizabeth's wish for her sister Margaret to be released from her cell, although she mocked the latter's cowardly nature and allowed the king and his daughter to have a brief family moment before proceeding with the ritual.
According to Merlin, Vivian has a habit of losing herself to rage. Vivian appears to be very emotional and clingy toward Gilthunder, as she wants him all to herself and gets very emotional and sad when she loses him. She wears a mask to hide her face mainly because she lacks self-confidence.[1]
16 years later her obession with Gilthunder would reach to the point she would kidnap his son Chion multiple times.
History
She was the apprentice of Merlin of the Seven Deadly Sins, but they seem to have an estranged relationship. Vivian later joined the Holy Knights and became recognized as the greatest mage of the kingdom.
10 Years Ago
Vivian was among the Holy Knights who attacked the castle where the Seven Deadly Sins were after they were framed.[2]
At some point after the Deadly Sins were framed for murdering Zaratras, Vivian took Margaret hostage as she knows Gilthunder will do anything she say if Margaret is being taken hostage.
Four Knights of the Apocalypse
13 years ago
Over her obsession with Gilthunder, Vivian ended up kidnapping his toddler son, Chion.[3]
7 years ago
Vivian spent her time putting curses on the people she considered wronged her and teaching magic to Chion.[4]
Vivian is nearly killed by Chion when he escapes.[5]
Abilities and Equipment
Not much is known of the Vivian's power but it is presumed that she is as powerful as any of the Holy Knights and is noted to be as strong as the Great Holy Knight's according to Gowther.
As Merlin's apprentice, Vivian is a skilled magician, being recognized as the greatest in Liones. She has the ability to teleport in great distances in a flash and has telepathy to which she can communicate mentally with others. She also has the ability to levitate like King, Helbram and Merlin. She is also shown to have advanced elemental magic which she used for offensive purposes to disastrous effect. She also shows transformation, invisibility and mind control abilities.
Weapons
Vivian possesses a claw-like staff which work in conjunction with her teleportation power. She also owns a crystal ball with which she can observe distant places.
Abilities
- Suck「
吸収 , Sakku」: Vivian's innate power. - Shunkan Ido「
瞬間移動 , Shunkan Idō; literally meaning "Teleportation"」: High-level teleportation magic that allows Vivian to appear and disappear at precise locations and teleport groups of people instantaneously.[6]
- Perfect Cube「
完璧なる立方体 , Pāfekuto Kyūbu」: A spell that denies entry to anyone but the caster.[7] Originating from the demon world;[8] the spell surrounds a specified area and reflects all attacks, whether strong or weak, back at the opponent.[9]
- Freeze Coffin「
凍結棺 , Furīzu Kofin」: By performing a hand sign and tracing a rectangle through the air with her fingers, Vivian is able to instantaneously freeze her opponent. The target is rendered immobile while frozen.[10]
- Bend Room「
曲がる空間 , Bendo Rūmu; literally meaning "Bending Space"」: Vivian traces her hand through the air in a distinct circular motion. Through this gesture she is capable of changing the trajectory of an attack.[11]
- Power Amplify「
魔力増幅 , Pawā Anpurifai」: A spell that allows Vivian to amplify the magic of her allies, making their attacks considerably more powerful.[12]
- Destroy Four Elements「
破壊の四大元素 , Desutoroi Fō Eremento; literally meaning "Four Elements of Destruction"」: A formidable spell where four elements (specifically; water, earth, fire and air) are summoned and fused into a single, devastating energy attack that is fired at the enemy.[13] The attack creates a large explosion upon impact.[14]
- Fireball「ファイヤーボール, Faiyābōru」: A spell that allows Vivian to attack the opponent with a great fireball.[15]
Power Level
Total | Magic | Strength | Spirit |
---|---|---|---|
2,580 | 2,200 | 40 | 340 |
Relationships
Seven Deadly Sins
Merlin
Merlin used to be Vivian's mentor before the Seven Deadly Sins were framed for the murder of a Great Holy Knight. It is unknown how their relationship was prior to the murder, but as of now, Vivian despises Merlin for unknown reason.
As Vivian would not stop in her pursuit for Gilthunder, Merlin placed a curse on her former pupil that would spread throughout her whole body and eventually kill her for whoever says the phrase "Lemada".
Holy Knights
Gilthunder
Vivian is obsessed with Gilthunder, believing and supposing that he is her property. She takes advantage of him by taking Margaret Liones as a hostage, forcing him to obey all of her orders. Even afterwards, Vivian still pursues to make Gilthunder her own such as making a love potion for him, only to be thwarted by Meliodas.
During the fight with the Ten Commandments, Vivian disguised herself as a mage named Gilfrost to get closer to Gilthunder. Once her ruse was revealed, she teleported him to a castle in an effort to make him hers. Gil was furious, and demanded her to return him to others, but she refused trying to make him believe everyone was dead. He did not hesitate to use the curse on her that Merlin placed on her in order to release him from his capture. This only enticed her further.
Gilthunder on his part, though he tried to let her down gently about his feelings for Margaret, became increasingly angry and frustrated over Vivian's obsession towards her.
Many years later, she would become obsessed with him again, going as far as kidnapping his son Chion, to raise him as her own.
Other
Margaret Liones
Due to her being the woman Gilthunder loves, Vivian despises her and made her a hostage in order to gain Gil's affection. She also did not hesitate to try to have her killed and kidnap Gilthunder in an effort to make him hers.
Chion
Vivian is obsessed over Chion due to him being Gilthunder’s son and has kidnapped him many times to raise as her own son.
Battles
Kingdom Infiltration arc
Great Fight Festival arc
Trivia
- According to the official databook(s):
- Special ability: Stalking
- Hobbies: Observation
- Weak Point: Gil
- Dream/Hope: Becoming Gil's bride
- Regrets: Nothing
- The most embarrassing thing in her life: Date with Gil
- What she wants the most right now: Gil
- Vivian hates pigs, this is likely due to her hatred towards her master, Merlin, the Boar's Sin of Gluttony.
- Vivian is named after Viviane, who is one of two women referred to as "Lady of the Lake" in the Arthurian Lancelot-Grail Cycle. Like the Nanatsu no Taizai character, she was also a student of Merlin.
- In Alfred Tennyson's Idylls of the King, Vivian is depicted as a villain who, among other things, sews rumors of Queen Guinevere's affair with Lancelot and imprisons Merlin within an oak tree.
References
- ↑ Chapter 105Q&A Corner
- ↑ Nanatsu no Taizai: Original Storybook
- ↑ Extra Chapter 1 (4KOA)
- ↑ Extra Chapter 1 (4KOA)
- ↑ Extra Chapter 1 (4KOA)
- ↑ Chapter 114 , Page 18-21
- ↑ Chapter 84 , Page 5
- ↑ Chapter 84 , Page 7
- ↑ Chapter 80 , Page 4
- ↑ Chapter 80 , Page 16
- ↑ Chapter 80 , Page 19
- ↑ Chapter 81 , Page 9-11
- ↑ Chapter 81 , Page 17-18
- ↑ Chapter 81 , Page 21
- ↑ Signs of Holy War Episode 4