List of The Seven Deadly Sins characters

The Seven Deadly Sins manga series features a cast of characters created by Nakaba Suzuki. Set in a fictitious Britannia in a time period akin to the European Middle Ages, the story references various traditions, including Christianity (e.g., the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ten Commandments) and Arthurian legend (e.g., Meliodas, Diane, Ban, Harlequin, Gowther, Merlin and Escanor). This is frequently done in ironic or contradictory ways, such as in the emergence of the title group as the protagonists and the group of "Holy Knights" as the antagonists of the series.

In accordance with the medieval theme, many of The Seven Deadly Sins are depicted as knights, who are clad in stylized variations of medieval armor, many of whom perform magic. The five major clans in the series are Humans, Giants, Fairies, Goddesses, and Demons, all of which possess powerful abilities and magical powers. Suzuki's sequel to the manga, Four Knights of the Apocalypse, continues these Christian and Arthurian references (e.g., the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Percival).