I'd like to talk about Tristan's muscles for a moment...and not to drool, shut your mouths girls and boys.🫵🤨
I always noticed that they only appear when he fights but it was confirmed in the last chapter (to our joy hehe☺️)
With Arthur he definitely looked more muscular, I thought it was mainly due to his transformation into a demon! Instead, in the last chapter, it seems that he can freely decide when to bulk up his muscles.
It's not a mistake, Nakaba isn't that bad lol, changing his arms so much from one vignette to the next is definitely done on purpose!
Many in the series actually do it, Meliodas himself looks thinner at first but then during the manga his physiognomy never changes that much! I was wondering if this was due to Tristan being half goddess... or rather, being more like Elizabeth normally. Is that, in your opinion, what makes this change so much more noticeable?
Or is it a stylistic choice by Nakaba to keep Tristan thinner normally? Does he not want to give up his official Fem boy? 😳☝️
The Seven Deadly Sins' Tailed Beast Counting Song (Adapted)
(【Music: Meliodas plays a lively jazz drum (🥁), while Ban strums a mandolin (🪕), creating a lighthearted and cheerful melody.】)
Meliodas (humming softly with his signature smile, his eyes scanning his comrades):
"The Tailed Beast Counting Song, here we go!"
"Are you ready? Yes, you are!"
Meliodas (pointing at Hawk, with a gentle smile):
"One, the Pig guardian (🐖) who loves leftovers more than anyone!"
Meliodas (pointing at Ban, a mischievous glint in his eyes):
"Two, the fiery, immortal Fox bandit (🦊)!"
Meliodas (pointing at King, with a hint of exasperation and affection):
"Three, the flying, tsundere Bear fairy (🐻) who knows everything about water!"
Meliodas (pointing at Diane, his tone full of trust and power):
"Four, the lava-scorching, loyal Snake giant (🐍)!"
Meliodas (pointing at Gowther, with a hint of puzzled mischief in his eyes):
"Five, the ever-speedy, emotion-detecting Goat sage (🐐)!"
Meliodas (looking at Merlin, with admiration in his voice):
"Six, the calm, unhurried, infinitely wise Boar of Gluttony (🐗)!"
Meliodas (pointing at Elizabeth, his eyes filled with love and tenderness):
"Seven, the pure, healing Elf princess (🧝🏻), like a flying giant insect!"
Meliodas (pointing at Escanor, his tone filled with anticipation and a touch of teasing):
"Eight, the roaring, strongest-at-sunrise Lion of Pride (🦁)!"
Meliodas (pointing at himself, his smile confident with a hint of deep-seated cunning):
"Nine, the strongest, never-giving-up Dragon Captain (🐉)!"
Meliodas (looking at all his comrades, his smile becoming warm and content):
"All my comrades are finally here!"
"A bit complex, but all good names!"
"All famous names!"
"All the best names!"
(【The music ends with a cheerful rhythm, Meliodas puts down his drumsticks, Ban sets down his mandolin, and everyone smiles knowingly, filling the room with a warm atmosphere.】)
The Ten Commandments Counting Song
The Ten Commandments Counting Song, here we go!
Here we go!
One, the strict Oath, the Demon King's son—Zeldris!
Two, the heart of Charity, yet causing strife—Estarossa!
Three, silent, yet engulfed in flames—Monspeet!
Four, pure and flawless, with endless combos—Derieri!
Five, unyielding, king of the giant race—Drole!
Six, resting in peace, blade of the Fairy King—Gloxinia!
Seven, words of Truth, lies cannot hide—Galand!
Eight, the poison of Faith, all living things fall—Melascula!
Nine, the Commandment of Pacifism, the curse never ends—Grayroad!
Another take on the traditional (?) demon tail! The heart on the end protects the demon's retractable, venomous (or just very pointy) barb.
Tails, venomous and nonvenomous, are used for balance, especially while the demon is maneuvering in mid-air. whether they are jumping or flying. flight. They're deceptively strong even though their mechanisms seem delicate and the fluff covering them doesn't appear as tough as the rest of the demon's skin. A younger demon’s tail reaches full size before they reach their adult height. Coloration depends on the demon’s primary colors, including features like hair, eyes, teeth, skin, and tongue.
Tail venom develops during late adolescence- an evolutionary process that serves two purposes. One, that the baby and toddler cannot injure its parents, itself, or its other potential packmates with a potent and uncontrolled poison. Second, that the toxin may adapt to whatever might suit the demon best as it grows. Environmental conditions are thought to play a direct role. High-level demon venom has no ‘antidote’ because it, structurally, is one-of-a-kind; antivenom would require an (albeit slightly) different formula even between identical twins. There are three official categories this venom can fall into: defensive, offensive, and constructive. Some demons will inject their venom into themselves or other demons on a circumstantial basis to help, not harm! A few toxins specifically adapt to treat a temporary condition their demon frequently suffers from- for instance, to treat extreme insomnia or muscle cramps, to dissolve abscesses from the inside, or to reset one of the body’s natural cycles. Level of toxicity can fluctuate throughout the demon’s lifetime.
Goddess
Goddesses’ legs are built for flight - not just for landing - they are very strong!
Feathers all along the tail can fan out and adjust individually, though, of course, the tail end has the most maneuverability. For potion recipies requiring the physical essence of a goddess feather, it is not usually specified whether it need be a tail or wing feather. Instead, the recipe will reference a specific altitude or bloodline. The wings and tails of goddesses contain special adaptations per their homeland and family line. A feather separated from the body of some goddess species becomes serrated and sharp like a blade, for instance, and these contain a potent defensive energy. Coloration also depends on place of origin and closely resembles that of the wings.
While aiming for the wings is considered a legitimate battle tactic, aiming for the tail is considered an extreme insult and foul play, a sentiment largely reciprocated and respected by the Demon Clan.
Fairy
The creatures known as fairies / fae / faerie display immense biological and magical diversity and that's fascinating to work with, so I added them to the list for funsies.
A fairy’s tail begins as a simple prehensile limb and grows into a symbol of the fairy’s power as they mature. In their base form, tails are most often used in dancing and in daily nonverbal communication. Fully awakened fairies’ tails transform in the likeness of their wings, sprouting insect-like appendages which greatly increase the speed and maneuverability of the fairy’s flight. For those of the highest ability, it becomes near-impossible to disorient them or to knock them from the air.
Okay so, we know not all demons are immune to alcohol (Beer, Ale, etc) but most of them problably have a fast metabolism, so my take is What about caffeine? Can demons become hyped up because of It, If yes, Has meliodas ever had a cup of coffee?
Like, would Meliodas be strong against alcohol but weak against caffeine, and problably sugary things (like he can eat Sweets but not to much).
Did coffee even exist at the time NNT is set?
How would the Sins react to a Hyped Up Meliodas?
I did some research on this actually! I apologize in advance, im likely to be a bit all over the place and rambly. If you'd like to skip all the technical stuff and theories, I have three sections labeled as "History" "Effects" and "Story Potential." Just scroll down to the last bit.
History and potential lore:
We don't know the exact year that NNT took place, but we do have King Arthur as a character, meaning it was during the Arthurian Era. That's 5th to 6th century CE. The Holy War would have taken place about 2500 BCE, about the time the great pyramids of Giza were built, but we're just going to stick in the Arthurian era.
Tea was a thing in China as early as about the 1st century CE, and though it did spread to other parts of Asia, it didn't reach Europe until the 16th century. However, we see Cusack preparing and serving tea to Zeldris, so we can assume one of two things.
1) The demons have their own form of tea in the underworld.
2) The demons found about this strange "tea" that humans not from Brittania would create by boiling specific plants in water, and decided to try it.
If we're going with the second option, that opens up some things. Demons can fly, and we know they have stamina as well, so who's to say they DIDNT explore outside of Brittania? Who's to say they didn't have settlements farther south, away from the goddesses flying around north? (Winged warriors in the north? Sounds a lot like Valkyries to me...)
Now, coffee is made when you take the seed of a berry native to Africa, roast it, grind it, and brew it. But the first place it was known to have been drunk was the Arabic regions in the 15th century, where it spread up through the Ottoman empire (Turkey ish area) and up to Europe by the 17th century, where it quickly became popular.
Obviously, the 5th ish century is not remotely the same time zone as the 17th ish century, that's a 12 hundred year gap.
BUT if we assume that demons traveled vast lands and interacted with various cultures, we can assume they made it down to Africa as well. Making this lore, we can say the reason they traveled so far south was because these strange dark skinned humans had entirely new kinds of magic, and they were fascinated by it all, wanting to learn more about it.
Legend has it that on the Ethiopian Platue, there was a goat herder by the name of Kaldi, who discovered that when his goats ate the berries from a certain bush, they became incredibly energetic. He reported his finds to the abbot of a local monastery, who made a drink of the berries and discovered the effects of caffeine. I couldn't find a definitive year on this, but I did find that it could be as early as the 9th century. A 500 year gap is a bit more manageable than a 1200 year gap.
It is also important to note some other foods. For example, potatoes? Originated in South America, and did not make it to Europe until the mid 14th century. BUT there are potatoes shown in the show;
Those scraps look an awful lot like mashed potatoes, Hawk, you history twisting monster. So, obviously, since this is a fictional universe, we can take some liberties.
For the sake of the story, we can assume that demons, such as the demon Gowther, took various plants back to the Underworld with them to experiment, and figure out their effects and uses. It's entirely possible the Demon Clan made a drink or potion for alertness using this plant long before humans did. It is, after all, made quite clear that humans have much shorter lifespans, and therefore, other clans have more time to afford experimenting.
Effects:
Please be warned, as I'm writing this, it's early, I only got like, 2½ hours of sleep last night, I'm not that great at math to begin with. Feel free to do your own math, or correct mine. Also, again, I'm likely to be a bit all over the place.
So we have established that, for plot convenience, coffee did in fact exist in the NNT universe, now comes the challenge of figuring out the effects.
In humans, caffeine is a stimulant, which means it increases activity in your brain and nervous system. It also increases the circulation of chemicals such as cortisol and adrenaline in the body. If we assume it affects them like a normal person, then there is the possibility of Demons becoming hyperactive. But if we assume it affects them like someone with ADHD, then it would either make them drowsy, or would focus them.
For humans, a healthy amount of caffiene is about 400mg or less per day. That amount would, in theory, be higher for demons since they have much faster metabolisms. We can see that in this picture here. Granted, Zaratras is a light weight, but it still goes to show that Meliodas is several barrels in and only, like, tipsy, and Zaratras is drunk off his ass.
I do not understand how all the liquid fits inside of him, it doesn't seem physically possible, but whatever, we'll just say it's demon biology. Ooh, maybe their metabolisms have it so some of the waste is excreted through the skin! Humans do that to a certain extent, though not nearly as much as through urination and bowel movements. Perhaps they convert it into heat and pheromones? That would tie into a previous headcanon of mine that demons run warmer than other races. Perhaps their core body tempature is closer to... 103°, rather than the human 98°. (Fahrenheit.)
There's a third way caffeine could affect them as well. A lot of people compare demonic tendencies to that of a cat like predator. For cats, caffeine is toxic, and a higher dose than 250mg is fatal. That's a house cat, however, coming in at, for simplicity, about ten pounds.
So which big cat then? We know demons tend to form groups. (Ten Commandments, Six Knights of Black, Meliodas formed the Seven Deadly Sins, there's undoubtedly more) so we're gonna go with Lions.
So if 250mg is fatal for 10lbs, and 600lbs is 60x that weight, then 60 x 250 is 15,000. We adjust that for Meliodas weight, 110, but well round down to 100 for, again, simplicities sake. Divide by 6 you get. 2500mg. So that's about how many milligrams would be fatal for Meliodas, IF HE PROCESSED IT LIKE A HUMAN.
We already know it takes a LOT to get this man drunk. We can accredite at least a part of that to fact that he's: 1) a demigod, 2) a traumatized alcoholic. Obviously, the poor man's immunity is built up even higher than a normal demons.
In a single barrel of ale, there are 496 cups. A tankard is probably about, eh, a quart? That's 4 cups, I believe. So about 124 tankards of ale in a single barrel.
Zaratras was drunk off of one tankard.
Meliodas was tipsy off of, by what I can see in the picture, Six BARRELS. Seven ish, if you add all those bottles together.
Which means his tolerance, as a demonic demigod, is about, eh, 800x stronger than Zaratras's.
Melascula and Galand were drunk off of, but what I remember, four barrels? I believe that is what it was. We split that evenly, a demon's alcohol tolerance is about 200x stronger than a humans. We'll say that tolerance remains the same across the board.
It would take 50,000mg, or 50 grams, of caffiene to affect a demon. For reference, the strongest coffee out there, Death Wish Coffee, has 728mg per 12 fluid ounces, which is one serving. It would take 69 (heheh, nice) servings to have an affect. It would take MELIODAS probably about double that.
Story Potential:
Now for the fun part! If they somehow manage to obtain THAT MUCH caffeine, in whatever form it comes in, coffee or otherwise, and serve it to a demon... let's presume that it affects them the way it affects normal humans. Hyperactivity.
I propose to you:
Demon Zoomies.
Meliodas somehow managed to cram enough Caffeine into his system. Eyes dilated to giant black saucers, practically bouncing off the walls, rambling at 1000 mph and NO ONE can understand a word he says. If you think he fast NORMALLY, he could outpace LUDOCIEL, the literal Archangel of Flash, in this state. It is frightening to say the least.
He definitely destroys several things, mostly on accident. One of those things might have been a mountain.
Merlin ends up having to put him in a perfect cube that he just runs around until he, eventually, HOURS and HOURS later, tires himself out and crashes, falling asleep and snoring as everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
If both Meliodas AND Zeldris are on a caffiene high at the same time, chaos help us all. They'd be able to keep up with each other, when literally no one else would, and they feed into each other's hyperness.
They play tag and terrify the entire underworld, who think the two are in some intense battle, but no, they're just being idiots. Some people try to figure out what's going on, and the two eagerly try to explain they're just playing. But because they're so excited, they're talking even FASTER, before they zoom off again while both the commandments and the sins desperately try to catch them before they hurt themselves or others, though they'd never MEAN to.
When they crash, they crash hard. The last wave of energy leaves them and, right where they land, they curl together and fall asleep. Everyone is very exasperated, and they get picked up and carried back to the castle, where they will inevitably bitch about aches and pains from the high when they wake up.
