Demon King is the main antagonist of Nanatsu no Taizai. He is the supreme ruler of Purgatory who leads the Demon Clan and the creator of the Ten Commandments. He is also the father of Meliodas and Zeldris.
Characteristics[]
Personality[]
The Demon King is cruel and a tyrant who has been in conflict with Supreme Deity for millions of years, due to their being of opposite natures. He is also totally devoted to his clan's laws and despises anyone who betrays him, including his children. And if someone betrayed him, he would punish him under endless torture or genocide many civilians. And because of this he is feread by many, including his son Zeldris who follows his orders without question, and because of this he is proud and belittles those who oppose him.
Appearance[]
- Demon King:
As the Demon King, he has a beard, with a white armor with black parts on the underside of the armor and from the right and left heads he has two shadows two horns and a white skin along with a demon symbol on his forehead.
- Zeldris:

Like Zeldris his appearance is similar to his younger son, changing only his order and strong body, he is also seen with a white and black armor and black pants. And when the Demon King regains his youth, his look changes too, and his skin gets grayer and he wears an all-black outfits similar to a bat along with a sword.
- Meliodas:
Like Meliodas, Demon King is the same as his older son, changing only his older appearance and

some demonic symbols on his clothes and arm, he has a white outfit with golden arm and knees a shadow around his back.
Powers and Abilities[]
Demon King is immortal with durability and superhuman strenght, he is also able to use causes as he did to Elizabeth for Meliodas betrayal being one of them Perpertual Reincarnation, he also has the ability to manipulate the elements of nature, he can also be immune manipulation and brainwashing, it can also transfer its power, and has an unknown telepathic power.
He also divided his power in half and being in ten fractions of that portion into ten of his warriors. Demon King the Gokumon-tou that when he stays in Zeldris's body, he creates a creature in his body with claw-like proctusions, he can also create tentacles and quick claws to attack his opponents.
He can also use The Ruler which is a magical ability that everyone who attacks the Demon King will have their attacks reversed and will also be used to heal the evil Demon King, and when Ban tried to steal Demon King's energy, he was forced to donate to Demon King himself. He is also very intelligent, and good swordsman.
History[]
Biography[]
Very little is known about the Demon King even his name has not been revealed, the things that are known is that the Demon King is the ruler of the Demon Clan and his two sons Zeldris and Meliodas. Due to the chaos and massive size of his Demonic Kingdom, the Demon King agreed to give half of his Demonic Kingdom, the Demon King agreed to give half of his power servant, but this choice was out of option because he would consider it a threat to his reign. In order to avoid giving too much power to another person, he then divided his power into ten pieces and divided ten warriors whom he called the Ten Commandments. He also has a rivalry with the supreme goddess, and in revenge for Meliodas's betrayal, he punished Meliodas with a curse he cast on Elizabeth that made her reincarnate several times.
3.000 years ago[]
After Meliodas's betrayal, the Demon Clan had a war with the Goddess Clan. Demon King made a curse for Elizabeth and made her have Perpertual Recarnation. Unfortunately the Demon King himself along with the Ten Commandments were sealed after losing the holy war against the Goddesses.
Relationship[]
Meliodas[]
Demon King adored his eldest son more than Zeldris, and considered him to be the most worthy and unique to the throne, but not only because Meliodas was more powerful, for his sadism and cruelty at the time he was the leader of the Ten Commandments. However when Meliodas betrays the Ten Commandments because of his loving relationship with Elizabeth. As a result Demon King was furious with Meliodas, and showed disappontment and hatred for his eldest son for betraying him, so he in revenge cast a curse on Elizabeth since she was human, with an eternal incarnation.
Zeldris[]
Like his older brother, Zeldris also had a bad relationship with his father, as he despised him for finding him weak, and only saw him as a tool, and had no concern or problem about his good son, and he had no empathy for him, as the Demon King tried to kill him when he turned against him. He also showed great disappointment as Zeldris chose to arrest Clan Vampire rather than kill them, he also showed disappointment and contempt when he heard that Zeldris was aiming to obtain the throne and transform the demon kingdom into a peaceful land.
Elizabeth[]
The Demon King had a strong resentment and anger towards Elizabeth because she was the reason Meliodas betrayed him, and since he was the heir to Demon King, because of that he cast a curse on her that she would suffer from perpetual recarnation, he even offered to remove just for pleasure and kill Elizabeth brutally to make Meliodas suffer, thus further showing the resentment between him and his children.
Gowther[]
The Demon King had a grudge against Gowther as he rebelled when he was part of the Ten Commandments, which then the Demon King imprisoned him, but when Gowther escaped and stirred his memories, he because even more furious calling him damned bastard.
Trivia[]
- And by far the Demon King is being the oldest in the series, and also by note the most evil so far.