Lancelot

Lancelot「ランスロット」 is the son of Ban and Elaine, and the prince of the Kingdom of Benwick.

At the age of 10, he went missing with his attendant Jericho. Six years later during the events of Four Knights of the Apocalypse, he reappeared as a mysterious talking fox named Sin「シン, Shin」 and accompanied Percival in his journey, and later reveal his human form, as a Holy Knight of Liones, and one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.

Appearance

Lancelot as a Fairy

Lancelot as Sin the Fox

14 years old Lancelot

Lancelot before cutting his hair

Lancelot as depicted in Sin/Lancelot's prophecy

When he was 10 years old, Lancelot seems to inherit both of his parents' traits, although he inherited his mother's facial features, causing most people to mistake him for a girl upon meeting him. He had magenta red eyes and short blond hair that reached his chin, but later cut it much shorter to look more like a boy's, revealing the scar he got from Tristan in a fight.

As a teenager, Lancelot is taller and with more defined musculature. His hairstyle is more pointed, more similar to his father's. He wears a sleeveless white and red shirt with a white hood, red pants, and white shoes. These clothes were made by his uncle, King.

As a Fairy, he appeared as a small, chubby, four-winged Fairy with ice greed and blond hair and dark skin. He wears a red and white coat, a black glove on his right hand, a gauntlet on his left wrist, brown pants, and a pair of black shoes.

As Sin, he takes the appearance of a small fox with strawberry red fur covering most of his body, except on the underside and the tip of his tail which are white. He wears a collar with a small crystal pendant around his neck and his eyes often appear closed. This shape and his name are in honor of his father.

Personality

At first glance, Lancelot appears to be cheerful and friendly towards a con artist merchant, appearing naive and innocent, but he later revealed a crueler side, similar to his father, when he sees that the merchant was tricking the fairies with junk to get their treasures.

Just like his mother, Lancelot always seems to be a very serious, quiet, stoic and responsible person, however, he also takes a little after his father, such as his sloppy and playful nature. Like his parents, he rarely shows any compassion for his enemy, never hesitating to kill them when necessary. Although he rarely shows it, he cares deeply for those he loves, determined to punish anyone who makes them suffer.

As Sin, he was blunt and straightforward in his conversation with Percival and Donny after saving them from Pellegarde. At first, he showed no interest in Percival, as he did not bother to speak to him until he had reason to believe that the boy was one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse, as he claims to be part of a group that opposes King Arthur Pendragon and the Holy Knights of Camelot who hunt down the four in hopes of preventing the prophecy of the world's destruction from being in their hands.

His attitude shows that he approaches the matter in a professional manner and casually dismisses Percival's retort that he will not destroy the world, claiming that, despite what the boy intends, it is destined to happen and cannot be avoided.

History

Lancelot was born from Ban and Elaine becoming the prince of the Benwick Kingdom.

He visited Liones on prince Tristan's tenth birthday, having a sparring fight with him that left him with a head injury which awakened his ability to read hearts. There he met his father's former companions, including Gowther who showed him Ban's history with the Seven Deadly Sins. After learning how his father was respected as a knight, Lancelot developed a great admiration for him and a desire to be recognized by him.

Abilities and Equipment

As the son of Ban and Elaine, Lancelot has had above-average combat skills and physical abilities since the age of 10, with better reflexes than an adult Human. He was strong enough to almost completely shatter a rock with a makeshift spear.

At age 16, his physical abilities and combat skills have improved such that he could kill Doronach with a single boost. During his duel against Arthur, he was able to match and even surpass him, thus forcing the king to use his Chaotic Magic. Tristan states that after his "disappearance", Lancelot's power had increased until it completely exceeded his own, allowing him to match the Seven Deadly Sins.

Lancelot has great speed and perception, being able to easily track Fiddich, despite his Haste, even blocking him with a simple kick before he begins to run. He also shows great skills in archery, having enough accuracy to strike the opponent's pressure points with deadly effects.

During his fight against Nanashi, a Goddess comparable to the Four Archangels, aside from handling his armed and unarmed attacks without injury, Lancelot as described by Gawain, unleashed a "laughably huge amount of magical power".

Abilities

• Hazy Moon「朧月ヘイズィ・ムーン, Heizi Mūn」: Lancelot is able of destroying and disintegrating targets with powerful magical energy. Lancelot states that since no weapon can withstand this power, that's why he seeks to make a suitable weapon from Dubs. During his fight with Nanashi, some of its nature was hinted as Lancelot absorbed the magical power contained in his "secret technique", which once wounded Arthur Pendragon, comparing it to a "river swallowing the inflows".
• Magic Energy Manipulation: Lancelot can shape his magical energy into various things, such as weapons, like Talisker's long-staffed axe.^[6]
• Heart Reading: Much like his mother and the other Fairies, Lancelot is able to decipher the thoughts, memories, and emotions of those around him. His ability seems far superior to that of other Fairies, as he seems able to project his own thoughts into the minds of others.
  • Photographic Reflexes: By reading the mind of an adversary, or the memories of an ally concerning said adversary, Lancelot becomes able to reproduce their styles of physical combat, without replicating his Magic.^[7]
• Transformation: Much like his maternal uncle and the other Fairies, Lancelot is able to alter his physical appearance. He usually uses it to transform into a small pink fox named "Sin", but can also impersonate a simple Fairy. His Transformation seems far superior to that of other Fairies, since he seems capable of adopting the abilities of those whose appearance he takes, such as the Levitation of Fairies or the superior strength of Giants.^[8]

Weapons

• Spear: When he was little, Lancelot made himself a spear out of "old fer-de-lance" that was supposedly used during the New Holy War. This spear seemed to support his Magical Power well, but it seems that Lancelot lost it following his last duel against Tristan.
• Fairy Bow「妖精の弓, Yōsei no Yumi」: A shortbow and favored weapon carved by Lancelot out of ebony wood, made as light as a feather thanks to King's "blessing". However, in the hands of someone other than himself, it returns to its original weight. Each of the arrows kept in his gauntlets are enchanted and returns to their original length when removed from it.^[9] Lancelot uses the bow and arrows as no other weapon can support his magical power with the magic-imbued arrows being easier to replace. However, the bow ends up being broken by Nanashi's "Shinjo no Kogarashi".
• Shirojika「白鹿しろじか, Shirojika; literally meaning "White Deer"」: At first stealing the sword off of Nanashi's hands, Lancelot briefly used it in combat. Having defeated the Goddess, he was then gifted the sword as a sign of acknowledgement of his strength. Lanclot first mocked the sword after Nanashi called it "blunt", but later expressed surprise and joy, hearing it was one of Dubs's creations.

Relationships

Ban

Lancelot has a close and loving relationship with his father. Despite being frustrated with his occasional lack of disposition as king, Lancelot has great admiration for him and constantly tries to act like a responsible adult so that he will recognize and praise him.

Despite staying away for years and showing some embarrassment at being seen by him, Lancelot still retains his admiration for his father, which is demonstrated in how he decides to assume the form and name of "Sin" in honor of him.

Elaine

Lancelot is shown to have a good relationship with his mother, being able to talk to her about things that he does not tell his father.

Jericho

Lancelot and Jericho have a teacher-disciple relationship. Jericho seems to harbor a certain attraction for him, leading Lancelot to see her as a pervert. Even so, Lancelot always considered Jericho as an older sister and part of his family.

After finding out that Jericho had become a Holy Knight of Camelot, Lancelot leaves astonished to know that Jericho harbors a genuine romantic love for him.

Tristan Liones

Tristan and Lancelot have a difficult relationship. Since they were children, both have shown a few rivalry. but after Tristan lost control of his demonic powers on his tenth birthday and attacked Lancelot by surprise and caused an injury to his forehead, this led to a temporary stagnation in relations between them, especially after Lancelot disappeared for three years, but this matter ended after their mission in Edinburgh, as Lancelot explained to Tristan that he would help him whenever he got out of control.

During the Liones Arc, Tristan shows mixed feelings of affection, admiration, envy, and aspiration towards Lancelot, while Lancelot seems to consider Tristan an important friend and cares for him, despite not showing it much to him.

Percival

Lancelot met Percival, disguised as Sin, in order to guide him to Liones, being one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse. After that, their relationship developed into a very deep friendship, which was evident in Lancelot showing a special kind of care and protection towards Percival, and his sadness and blaming himself for Percival's decision to leave.

Guinevere

At first, Lancelot is very uncomfortable with Guinevere's actions towards him, with her claiming to be his lover despite never having met him until very recently and vice versa, and kissing him without his permission. But after getting to know her better and finding out about her magical power, Lancelot starts to get a little closer to her and even becomes extremely upset about her kidnapping, despite still not seeing her as a romantic interest in the same way that she does.

Battles

Grudge of Edinburgh

• Tristan Liones & Lancelot vs. Deathpierce: Win
• Tristan Liones vs. Lancelot: Win

Entangled Forest arc

• Lancelot vs Dark Talismans: Win

Chaos in Liones arc

• Lancelot vs. Arthur Pendragon: Indecisive

Wolnack arc

• Lancelot & Gawain vs. Ioradio Velviger's companions: Win

Demon Realm arc

• Lancelot vs. Nanashi: Win

Trivia

• Lancelot is named after his namesake, who is one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian mythology where he typically figures as King Arthur's greatest companion and one of his greatest knights, and his parents were King Ban of Benoic and Queen Elaine.
• Lancelot is right-handed^[10], but he says he prefers to fight with his left hand, because he finds it more "stylish".
• Unlike his parents, Lancelot shows a high tolerance to alcohol.
• Although Lancelot and Tristan were born 2 years after the Holy War, they are confirmed to be 16 years old even though it's only been 16 years since the Holy War as of 4KOA; meaning there are time discrepancies and contradictions in which they should either currently be 14 years old, since it has only been 16 years since the Holy War, or the Holy War should be 18 years ago to coincide with how they are 16 years old.^[11]
• As a Fairy/Human Hybrid, Lancelot gives off a faint scent of lemon.^[12]
• He learned Fukushima dialect by ear rather than being taught by Puora.^[13]
• Lancelot doesn't prefer the mother-like type of girl, unlike Tristan.^[14]
• Lancelot's sense of time is more like a human's, as to a fairy's.^[15]
• An untransformed Lancelot can't fly like his mother Elaine, because he is also a human.^[16]
• Lancelot prefers salty or sour food.^[17]
• Lancelot is ranked number two out of the Four Knights when it comes to who's the best at cooking.^[18]

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