The is the setting for most of the story. Days before the beginning of the series, the country's
Holy Knights staged a
coup d'état and took control of Liones. This causes the kingdom to fall into a state of distress as citizens from towns and villages are enslaved or forcefully recruited into joining the Holy Knights in preparation for a . The coup is later revealed to have been orchestrated by
Hendrickson, via the machinations of the demon
Fraudrin. Following Hendrickson's defeat, King Bartra pardons most of the knights as he prefers they atone for their actions.
Liones Royal Family ; : is the King of Liones and Elizabeth's adoptive father, who is held captive by the Holy Knights after their coup d'état. He possesses a power known as , which bestows him some level of foresight for events which affect him and his surroundings. After Hendrickson's defeat, he forgives the Holy Knights since he knows they were being manipulated and that their strength would be needed in the upcoming New Holy War. Following the war's conclusion, Bartra steps down as king with Meliodas becoming his successor through the latter's marriage to Elizabeth. ; : is the First Princess of Liones and Elizabeth's eldest adoptive sister. Ten years prior to the beginning of the story, she witnessed the murder of Zaratras at the hands of Hendrickson and Dreyfus and told Gilthunder about it. Unfortunately, Hendrickson found out and she allowed herself to be imprisoned by the Holy Knights, who used her as a means to force Gilthunder into obeying Hendrickson. She is later possessed by Archangel Ludoshel due to her latent magical abilities for the New Holy War before Hendrickson manages to expel the Archangel from Margaret's body. After the war ends, Margaret and Gilthunder start a relationship while simultaneously refusing her father's initial offer of them becoming his successors. ; : is the Second Princess of Liones and Elizabeth's elder adoptive sister. She is described as a tomboy. As a child, she used to play swords with boys, which her father scolded her for. Despite sharing the Holy Knights' views on enslaving citizens, she deeply cares about Elizabeth. She sacrifices herself to protect Elizabeth, but recovers thanks to Elizabeth's power. It is shown that Veronica has feelings for her bodyguard and friend Griamore. Although initially unsure about how to proceed with these feelings, after Griamore is turned into a young boy, Veronica gives him a kiss and he returns to his regular self. They were trying to keep their relationship a secret but their families already knew. ;Nadja Liones : was the older sister of Bartra and Denzel Liones and the princess of the kingdom of Liones. She met Gowther after hearing one of her brother's visions about a person in a cavern underneath the castle. She went and explored herself, coming across Gowther who seemed to be waking up from a long sleep. She screamed in surprise when she first saw him due to being surprised by him appearing in front of her, though calmed down and began asking him questions and telling him where he was. When she headed back to the castle, she promised Gowther that she would return, comparing his excitement to that of a child's. She excitedly told Bartra about Gowther when she returned to the castle. Despite being happy for his sister, Bartra was worried about her due to her heart condition. The following morning, Gowther woke up to find Nadja dead, which left him in a horrified panic. In an attempt to save her, Gowther removed the heart inside of his chest to replace Nadja's with, tearing her chest open in order to do so. His distressed cries alerted the guards outside of the room, who burst in to discover a bloodied and naked Gowther on top of Nadja's unclothed body, mourning about how his heart had failed to revive her. The guards mistakenly considered that Gowther had
raped and killed her, thus leading to his arrest and eventual death sentence by immolation.
Holy Knights The are the most powerful knights in the Kingdom of Liones, with each one said to rival an entire country's army in strength. At the beginning of the series, they have recently taken control of Liones via coup d'état. At the same time, Apprentice Holy Knights suddenly began acquiring massive power ups. These young knights are dubbed the , and are later revealed to be the result of human experiments with
Red Demon blood. ; : is a captain of the Holy Knights alongside his friend Dreyfus. As a
Druid child, he was forced to guard the recently buried dead until their bodies were reduced to bone, a task he hated; leading to the awakening of his power , which allows him to control acid that can dissolve anything. He uses Druid techniques such as , which expels unnatural souls, and the forbidden , which reanimates a corpse into a mindless puppet with their powers reduced. Hendrickson aims to start a new Holy War by releasing the Demons race so the Holy Knights would once again have meaning and purpose. Using the corpse of the Red Demon that destroyed the Fairy King's Forest, he learned that its blood can enhance humans, a technique he perfected with the New Generation of Holy Knights, whose demon blood he can activate at will — which he does during the Sins' assault on the capital, turning the New Generation knights into monsters that wreak havoc until the Deadly Sins kill or rid them of the demons possessing their bodies. Hendrickson has also completely assimilated himself with Red Demon blood, reattaching his severed arm as he becomes a youthful version of himself and kidnaps Elizabeth to complete his plan. After being cornered by the Deadly Sins, Hendrickson reveals to also possess the body of a more powerful Gray Demon and uses its blood to become a true demon before being defeated by Meliodas. It is revealed that Hendrickson and Dreyfus were both possessed by the demon
Fraudin ten years ago, when he made them kill Zaratras. Having survived the attack by Meliodas, Hendrickson is healed by Fraudrin in Dreyfus' body. After releasing the
Ten Commandments, Hendrickson, now freed of Fraudrin's influence and the Gray Demon blood, is spared by Fraudrin. Repentant, Hendrickson later comes to aid Gilthunder, Howzer and Griamore in defeating a Gray Demon, and aids the Seven Deadly Sins in their mission to face the Ten Commandments despite King still resenting him for using Helbram. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Hendrickson has become a doctor. Hendrickson came in fourth place in a 2014 character popularity poll for the series. ; : is a captain of the Holy Knights alongside his friend Hendrickson. He is also Zaratras' younger half-brother, Griamore's father, and Gilthunder's uncle. He is a dignified and diligent person who is very dedicated to his duties. It is revealed that Dreyfus was possessed by the demon Fraudin, who assumed his identity while he and Hendrickson murdered Zaratras and framed the Sins. Dreyfus is eventually freed from Fraudin and seeks atonement for his role in the crisis that befell Britannia, inheriting some of Fraudin's power and knowledge of the Goddess race. He later retires after the Holy War's conclusion and becomes a sword fighting instructor. He possesses the power Break, an embodiment of his will, which is capable of shattering the opponent's techniques and has great destructive potential. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Dreyfus suffers from backache and gets treated by Hendrickson who has become a doctor. ; : is a Holy Knight, Griamore's cousin, and Dreyfus's nephew who is the son of Zaratras'; he has the ability to use magic to generate and manipulate lightning. When Gilthunder was younger, he looked up to the Seven Deadly Sins and wanted to be just like them as he was trained by Meliodas. When Gilthunder learned of his father's murder by his uncle and Hendrickson, he was forced to follow the latter when Vivian uses her familiars on him and Margret to force him into compliance. He has since become emotionless while pursuing the Sins, cryptically hinting to Meliodas that he needs his help. Once Meliodas destroys the familiar following Margret, Gilthunder joins the Sins in fighting Hendrickson. After Hendrickson's defeat, he, Howzer, and Griamore investigate the Demon clan's return to Britannia and later join forces with the Seven Deadly Sins to fight the Ten Commandments. By the events of
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Gillthunder married Margaret and raised their son Chion. ; : is a dedicated Holy Knight whose power of allows her to create powerful explosions. She first appears as a New Generation whom the Deadly Sins encounter at the Necropolis when she places herself in a state of near-death to pursue them with her spirit. Guila joined the Holy Knights to be someone her little brother Zeal could be proud of after their father Dale mysteriously abandoned his post. Like Guila, her father was subject to Hendrickson's experiments with demon blood, becoming the Armor Giant in the Forest of Ordan. She sides with the Sins after Diane risks her well-being to save Zeal from Helbram's attack. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Guila has the position of Vice Great Holy Knight of Liones. Being the only new generation Holy Knight to retain her demonic power, Guila mastered her ability and is able to assume a demon-like form. ; : is initially an apprentice Holy Knight under the
Weird Fangs in Baste Prison. She is a skilled swordswoman who initially dressed herself up as a young man due to her low self esteem in an attempt at being taken serious by her male peers. But after being humiliated by Ban, she accepts Hendrickson's proposal of becoming a New Generation Holy Knight and thereafter embraces her femininity while resolving to make Ban suffer. But Jericho begins to develop feelings for Ban after he saves her from being consumed by the demon blood in her body and begins following him; unwelcome in the new Fairy King's Forest, she later witnesses Ban's reunion with his father, Zhivago. When a revived Elaine attempts to kill her, she snaps the fairy of her jealous rage by expressing her love for Ban as unrequited. Jericho then refuses to abandon Ban and Elaine after they are trounced in battle by two of the Ten Commandments, carrying them off in an attempt to save them before stumbling upon Escanor's bar. After the death of her brother,
Gustaf, Jericho discovers that she possesses ice magic, just like he did, and decides to carry out her brother's will. After the war, she stayed a Holy Knight serving in Liones. After the first major time skip of a year and a half, while training with Howzer and Guila, she ran off to the Fairy King's Forest after a fairy informs her of Lancelot's birth. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, having fallen in love with her apprentice Lancelot despite their familial ties and age disparity, Jericho defected to Camelot after Arthur promised to grant her desire of a world where Lancelot loves her. ; : is a Holy Knight with the rank of Platinum and dominion over magic that allows him to generate and manipulate wind. He is also a childhood friend of Gilthunder's. Despite being hot-blooded and self-confident, he also believes in the honor of the Holy Knights and looks up to Dreyfus. He fights at the Vaizel annual fighting festival and is defeated by Diane. After realizing the identity of the Seven Deadly Sins and witnessing Diane saving an innocent civilian, he begins to wonder whether they are really as bad everyone says they are. After witnessing many cruelties on the part of his fellow Knights and seeing Diane protecting Guila's brother, he sides with the Sins and protects Diane from Dreyfus, despite being grossly outmatched. Later, it is hinted that he harbors romantic feelings towards Diane. After Fraudrin's defeat, he is surprisingly named Great Holy Knight by King Bartra in Gilthunder's absence. Despite his initial doubts, he accepts. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Howzer encounters his nephew Donny and Percival's group and reluctantly entrusts the Dragon Handle to Percival after forging it into a true sword. ; : is a Holy Knight and Dreyfus's son who was assigned to be Veronica's bodyguard at a young age. He possesses the ability to create spherical barriers that are effective against most attacks. Griamore is very devoted to Veronica to the point of opposing the Holy Knights of Henderickson's faction when they threatened to harm her if he refused to hand Elizabeth over to them. After taking a seemingly dead Veronica to Pernes for a proper burial at Elizabeth's request, Griamore was reported dead before returning at the last minute to aid in Hendrickson's defeat. He accompanies his cousin Gilthunder and Howzer in their search for answers regarding his father's research, only to gain Hendrickson as an ally when they face a Gray Demon. Griamore is later cursed to revert into his childhood self by the ability of a monster that he and Slader fight during their training in Istal, ultimately playing a role in Fraudin's defeat as the demon grew to care about him. Griamore eventually returned to his true self when Veronica, whom he is in love with, broke the spell by kissing him. It's later revealed that they were trying terribly to hide their relationship from everyone. ; : is a Cardinal-ranked Holy Knight and Hendrickson's second-in-command. He is a ruthlessly cruel and sadistic elderly man with an eyepatch over his left eye and the ability to disguise himself as an imp named . He uses a skill called that allows him to use the powers of anyone who consents to it. Helbram is eventually revealed to be a fairy and King's former best friend. He was originally interested in humans until he and fellow fairies were kidnapped by a human named Aldrich, who killed his friends by ripping their wings off in order to sell them. Traumatized by watching his friends die, Helbram lost his sanity thinking Aldrich had killed King and kills the human. He then assumed Aldrich's physical form to maintain his immense misanthropy as he went on a murder spree, killing humans for 500 years, until King killed him, honoring an old promise to stop his former friend in the event that such a fate should befall him. But fairies' corpses never decompose and Helbram's body ended up in the possession of Henderickson, who reanimated him using a forbidden spell and had him serve as his second-in-command. After King kills Helbram again in the present-day, he reveals that the helmet of his Love Helm disguise was meant as a gift for King. Helbram is then reanimated by Henderickson a second time as a semi-mindless shell, retaining enough of his consciousness to ask King to completely destroy his body. His spirit stays bound to the helmet, which King takes, until it is eventually destroyed when Helbram sacrifices it to Diane while she is possessed by the spirits of a village that he destroyed ages ago, allowing him to pass on. King salvages the helmet's remains to use them as a decoration in his new outfit. Helbram came in ninth place in a 2014 character popularity poll for the series. ; : is an enigmatic Holy Knight mage who serves under Hendrickson and was previously Merlin's apprentice. She now expresses a disdain for Merlin, as well as pigs. Vivian is also obsessed with Gilthunder, subjecting him and Margaret to her familiars to keep them apart and under Hendrickson's control. Following Hendrickson's defeat, Vivian is exiled from Liones and outfitted by Merlin with a cursed non-detachable ring that would kill her if she were to try and use her magic on Gilthunder. Merlin also gave Gilthunder a secret word that would allow Vivian to become completely subservient to him. Vivian later assumed the disguise of a male mage named Gilfrost to infiltrate Liones as an ally until the Ten Commandants conquered the city, when she spirits Gilthunder away to a tower high above the skies so she could keep him forever. However, she is mortally wounded by Ludoshel after Margaret allowed the archangel to possess her so she could save Gilthunder. But Vivian is saved from death by Henderickson at the behest of Dreyfus, whom she turned her affections towards following her recovery and being freed of Merlin's curse. But as revealed in
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, she did not fully got over her obsession with Gilthunder and ended up kidnapping his toddler son, Chion. Vivian spent her time putting curses on the people she considered wronged her and teaching magic to Chion. Vivian is nearly killed by Chion when he escapes. ; : Ten years before the start of the series, was the strongest Holy Knight and captain of all other knights in Liones. He was a Druid and could perform Purge, a technique that expels unnatural souls. He was Gilthunder's father, Dreyfus' half-brother, and Griamore's uncle. Zaratras was assassinated by Dreyfus and Hendrickson when they were possessed by the demon Fraudrin, with the Seven Deadly Sins being framed for the murder. He is temporarily revived after the Ten Commandments take over Britannia, furious with himself for not realizing that Dreyfus and Hendrickson were being manipulated. Despite his power and rank, Zaratras is rather quirky. He stumbles upon the Boar Hat and shows Elizabeth and Hawk memories of how he and King Bartra first met Meliodas. Zaratras uses his remaining power to exorcise Fraudrin from Dreyfus' body, telling his brother and Hendrickson to stop blaming themselves for his death as he returns to the afterlife. ; : is Jericho's older brother, who works for Helbram and is able to use magic that allows him to control ice. He and Jericho have not been on good terms since the time he told her she could never become a knight like him, but the reason for this turns out to be his concern about her. When Jericho turns into a demon, Gustaf begs Ban to save his sister. He later participates in defending Liones from the Ten Commandments, where he is fatally stabbed by one of the Holy Knights under Zeldris' control. He uses his remaining strength to prevent his sister and Zeal from being turned into demons by Grayroad. ; : is the son of the mayor of Ordan Village. He and his friends enjoy role-playing as the Seven Deadly Sins, with Pelio calling himself "Peliodas". Pelio's adult servant Armand, whom the boy saved after he collapsed injured outside Ordan, is forced to play the role of the Goat Sin of Lust. When Pelio gets between the Armor Giant and the Roars of Dawn, Armand saves him and reveals himself to be the real Goat Sin, Gowther. When Gowther departs to rejoin the Deadly Sins, Pelio tearfully proclaims he will become a Holy Knight and arrest him. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Pelio, now an adult, is the head of the Guard of Liones West Gate. He holds the title of Ruby Holy Knight. His magic Perverseness makes anyone whom he damages do the opposite of their intended actions.
Weird Fangs The are Holy Knights in charge of , who aided in the capture of Ban whom they kept prisoner there. Following the destruction of the prison, the surviving Weird Fangs leave Liones before later returning, only to learn of the chaos that occurred in their absence. ; : is a Holy Knight with the ability to manipulate
insects, uncaring towards whom she hurts in the process as long as she kills the enemy. Freesia teams up with Ruin to defeat the Seven Deadly Sins, but when Ruin's plan fails, Freesia is defeated by Diane. After a long absence, she and Ruin are revealed to have gone into hiding, only to be found by inhabitants of a village who serve the Demons and procure souls for them in exchange for their lives being spared. After witnessing Fraudrin consume Ruin's soul, she's pinned down by the villagers, with her soul eaten as well. ; : is a Holy Knight with the ability to turn himself invisible. Golgius tends to be a coward that uses underhand tricks to win his fights or to escape. He forces Dr. Dana to poison Meliodas while he is healing him. Golgius is later defeated by Meliodas and runs away. After returning to Liones to find the kingdom's countryside overrun with demons, an injured Golgius escapes and stumbles upon the Boar Hat. After being nursed back to health, Hawk recognizes his scent, but Elizabeth admits that she holds no grudge towards him and lets him off. In
Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Golgius is revealed to resume his service in Liones and become the father of Thetis. ; : is the Leader of Weird Fangs, who possesses illusionary and
hypnotic abilities, the source of which is a little bell mounted at the top of his staff, as well as the ability to harden his body. Of all the Weird Fangs, Ruin is shown to be the cruellest as he beats an unarmed Elizabeth and appears to enjoy it. Apparently killed, Ruin and Freesia go into hiding, only for Fraudrin to later consume his soul before he is able to react. ; : is a Holy Knight and one of the four Weird Fangs of Baste Dungeon who aided in the capture of the Deadly Sin, Ban. He tortured Ban mercilessly while keeping him imprisoned. Jude is believed to have been killed by Ban when he escaped.
Roars of Dawn The are a group of independent Holy Knights formed by King Liones to replace the Seven Deadly Sins after they were branded traitors. The Roars of Dawn are known for their tenacity to see their missions through to the very end. They first encounter the Seven Deadly Sins when tasked with killing the Armor Giant and bringing his head to Helbram, with Gowther ending the conflict peacefully. The group later dwindles to two members after the other three are killed by Fraudin while escorting Dreyfus to prison. ; : is the tall, long-haired leader of the Roars of Dawn who wears an iron mask and wields a saw-toothed sword. He is fully loyal to King Liones for rescuing him from savages as a youth. He also expresses an admiration towards Merlin for freeing the king. His ability is , which allows him to momentarily freeze an enemy in place through sheer intimidation. Slader later accompanies the Seven Deadly Sins in their mission against the Ten Commandments as the caretaker of an unstable Gowther. ; : is seemingly the youngest member of the Roars of Dawn. Simon is a young long-haired boy who wields a long katana-like blade and wears samurai-esque armor. ; : is the Roars of Dawn's archer, able to engulf his arrows in energy and create an illusionary double of himself as a decoy. He was killed by a possessed Dreyfus, alongside Jillian and Hugo. ; : is the only female member of the Roars of Dawn. She wields a sword and can ensnare her enemies with magical binding. She is killed by a possessed Dreyfus, alongside Wine Height and Hugo. ; : is the largest member of the Roars of Dawn. Hugo is covered from head to toe in armor and wields two weapons similar in appearance to saw-blades on a stick. He is killed by a possessed Dreyfus, alongside Wine Height and Jillian.
Pleiades of the Blue Sky The are a group of Holy Knights led by Denzel Liones, the Assistant Chief Holy Knight. ; : is the leader of the Pleiades of the Blue Sky and is the younger brother of King Bartra Liones. Denzel Liones possesses the ability , which uses the opponent's guilt to conjure up the souls of the people they killed to haunt and "judge" them. In a desperate attempt to fight the Ten Commandments, he lets the Goddess Nerobasta possess his body, but tragically, the Goddess is unwilling to help him and both are killed by a furious Derieri. ; : is the Second-in-Command of the Pleiades of the Blue Sky who originated from Edinburgh. His ability is ; it allows him to control the rhythm and flow of magic similarly to a song, allowing him to delay magical attacks by a considerable amount of time, thereby rendering any offensive magic used against him ineffective. Spurred by the circumstances of Denzel's death and the Archangels’ manipulative nature, unable to serve Liones after Meliodas and Elizabeth become its rulers, Deathpierce renounces his title of Holy Knight after the Demon King's defeat and resolves to rebuild Edinburgh as a human-only kingdom under his rule. Deathpierce eventually becomes the main antagonist of
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh, ending up in solitude after his war declaration on the non-human races forced his subjects to leave Edinburgh. Deathpierce acquired a Chaos Staff from Arthur that he uses to realize their shared vision by creating an army of Empties from suits of armor and enforcers from fusing some of his prisoners. But Deathpierce is eventually transformed into a monster before being defeated by Tristan and Lancelot. ; : is the youngest member of the Pleiades. His ability is , which he applies to weapons that sap the magic of the people they strike. The effect can be applied multiple times, preventing powers which require a significant amount of magic from activating. ; : is the only female member of the Pleiades. She carries a heart-shaped staff. Her ability is , which is capable of arousing intense feelings and of love and loyalty towards her in those who fall for her charms. She often bickers with Arden. ; : is a cocky and seemingly arrogant Platinum Holy Knight. He challenges Meliodas to a fight since he did not believed in his strength. After being easily defeated, Deathpierce mentioned that he lost a friend in the battle against Hendrickson. When he recklessly kills a servant turned demon in the presence of Grayroad, the curse of the Commandment drains his life and kills him. ; : is a Platinum-ranked Holy Knight and member of the Pleiades of the Blue Sky. Waillo is also the brother of the late apprentice Holy Knight Twigo. He is greatly infatuated with Deldry, but whether this is genuine affection or an effect of her Love Drive is unknown. ==Camelot==