The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin — All Playable Characters Guide
This is the complete character guide for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, covering every playable character available at the March 2026 global launch. Each entry includes the character's element, supported weapon types, skill overview, role, exploration abilities, and tier rating. New characters will be added as Netmarble releases future banners and content updates.
SSTier Characters
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Meliodas
Dragon Sin of Wrath
🌑 DarknessMain DPS / Self-Healer📦 Main Series
Meliodas is the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, bearing the Dragon Sin of Wrath. As the son of the Demon King and a former member of the Demon Clan's Commandments, his power is unrivaled. In The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, he serves as both a playable character and a key figure in the narrative surrounding Tristan and the Book of Stars.
⚡ Skills
Full Counter: Reflects incoming magical damage back at enemies as Darkness-type
Demonic Power: Passive: each hit generates stacks that deal bonus Darkness DMG and restore Meliodas's own HP
Revenge Counter: Absorbs damage taken and releases it as a massive Darkness burst
Ultimate — Assault Mode: Transforms temporarily, massively boosting ATK and enabling a series of high-damage Darkness strikes
🗡️ Weapons
Dual SwordsAxeLongsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Axe (single-target boss DPS) or Dual Swords (open-world AoE farming)
🗺️ Exploration
Double-jump + Wall-climb — best traversal kit in the game
👥 Team Role
Primary DPS anchor in virtually every team composition
⚠️ Weakness
High investment needed for full breakthrough potential; limited defensive utility
🎙️ JP Voice
Yuuki Kaji
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Elaine
Fairy Guardian — Ban's Beloved
💨 WindCRIT DPS / Defensive Support📦 Main Series
Elaine is the former Holy Maiden of the Fairy King's Forest and the younger sister of King. Her relationship with Ban is one of the most beloved storylines in the series. In Origin, she brings her unique fairy magic to battle — a combination of devastating CRIT-scaled wind attacks and powerful defensive barriers that protect the entire party.
⚡ Skills
Holy Fairy Breeze: Wind AoE that hits all enemies in a cone; scales off CRIT Rate
Fairy Barrier: Generates a team-wide shield absorbing up to 50% of incoming damage for a set duration
Earth Burst: Triggers Petrify on targets, boosting Physical and Earth damage dealt to them by the whole team
Grimoire (maximum support output) or Wand (CRIT DPS focus)
🗺️ Exploration
Passive Wind-speed movement boost in open world
👥 Team Role
Primary defensive buffer; pairs perfectly with Meliodas or Jericho as the DPS
⚠️ Weakness
Personal damage falls off at very high endgame content without significant investment
🎙️ JP Voice
Nao Toyama
STier Characters
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King
Fairy King — Sin of Sloth
✨ Divine / 🌍 EarthHealer / DPS / Support (versatile)📦 Main Series
Harlequin, known as King, is the third Fairy King and the Sin of Sloth. His giant spear Chastiefol takes numerous forms in battle, from a pillow to a devastating plant-based weapon. In The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, King is the most versatile character in the launch roster — capable of serving as healer, DPS, or support depending on weapon choice.
⚡ Skills
Chastiefol — Form One: Launches Chastiefol as a projectile dealing Earth magic damage
Bloom: Passive: ATK scales up progressively during combat, rewarding sustained fights
Mark of the Forest: Applies a debuff that increases Earth-type damage received by the target from all sources
Ultimate — Chastiefol — Form Eight: Pollen Garden: Full-party HP restoration + shield generation; resets in extended boss fights
🗡️ Weapons
StaffGrimoireWand
⭐ Best Weapon
Staff (healer/DPS hybrid) — Grimoire for pure burst support
🗺️ Exploration
Short-range blink teleport — crosses gaps and navigates terrain quickly
👥 Team Role
Best-in-slot healer at launch; also functions as off-DPS or elemental debuffer
⚠️ Weakness
Bloom passive requires time to ramp up, making him weaker in short encounters
🎙️ JP Voice
Jun Fukuyama
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Diane
Serpent Sin of Envy
🌍 EarthTank DPS📦 Main Series
Diane is the Giant Sin of Envy, one of the most powerful members of the Seven Deadly Sins. Her immense physical strength as a member of the Giant Clan translates into a unique in-game mechanic: she converts her DEF stat into ATK, making her simultaneously the most durable and one of the most damaging characters in the roster. She is Tioreh's mother, giving her added narrative significance in Origin's story.
⚡ Skills
Mother Catastrophe: Earth-type AoE ground slam dealing massive physical/Earth damage in a wide radius
Diamond Shield: Passive: converts a percentage of DEF into bonus ATK; scales with equipment
Breaker: Single-target heavy strike that applies Stun; excellent for interrupting boss attacks
Ultimate — Gideon's Fury: Massive Earth-type AoE Ultimate; Gauntlets variant adds party taunt for 5 seconds
🗡️ Weapons
AxeGauntlets
⭐ Best Weapon
Axe (maximum DPS output) or Gauntlets (taunt + status immunity for tanking)
🗺️ Exploration
Ground slam ability clears environmental obstacles
👥 Team Role
Front-line damage absorber and Earth DPS; pairs well with King for Earth elemental synergy
⚠️ Weakness
Slower movement speed; less effective against enemies with high Earth resistance
🎙️ JP Voice
Aoi Yuuki
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Jericho
Holy Knight
❄️ ColdBurst DPS📦 Main Series
Jericho is a Holy Knight who underwent a transformation after the events of the main series, gaining enhanced power and a more complex moral alignment. In The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, she is one of the highest burst damage dealers at launch, specializing in Cold-element attacks that freeze enemies and chain into devastating CRIT sequences.
⚡ Skills
Ice Strike: Fast Cold-type melee combo; applies Chill stacks building toward Freeze
Cold Burst: Triggered when enough Chill stacks accumulate — Freezes the target and sharply raises CRIT Rate
Glacial Guard: Lance variant: erects a personal shield while dealing a Cold thrust; Dual Swords variant: skips shield for higher offensive output
Ultimate — Absolute Zero: Area Freeze + massive Cold burst; highest single-activation damage in the launch roster
🗡️ Weapons
LanceDual Swords
⭐ Best Weapon
Dual Swords (maximum burst DPS) or Lance (safer with personal shield)
🗺️ Exploration
Ice dash ability crosses water surfaces briefly
👥 Team Role
Primary burst damage dealer; needs a dedicated healer (King) to compensate for low survivability
⚠️ Weakness
Fragile — no self-sustain; less effective against Ice-resistant enemies and bosses
🎙️ JP Voice
Marina Inoue
ATier Characters
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Drake
Thunder Knight (Original Character)
⚡ LightningDPS / Sub-DPS / Support📦 Origin Original
Drake is one of the original characters created specifically for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin. A Thunder Knight with connections to King's lineage, Drake wields lightning-infused Greatsword attacks with both power and elegance. His practical exploration ability — passively revealing treasure chests on the minimap — makes him an excellent permanent party member for open-world content regardless of his combat tier.
⚡ Skills
Thunder Slash: Wide Greatsword arc dealing Lightning damage; slow but high per-hit damage
King's Magic: Passive: gradually boosts own Lightning ATK and CRIT Rate during combat
Static Field: Places a Lightning AoE zone that applies Paralysis to enemies standing in it
Ultimate — Storm Cleave: Massive Greatsword slam channeling Lightning; bonus CRIT DMG if King's Magic is at max stacks
🗡️ Weapons
Greatsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Greatsword (his only weapon type — focuses on mastering one playstyle)
Flexible DPS slot; can sub-DPS behind Meliodas or serve as Lightning team anchor
⚠️ Weakness
Single weapon type limits build variety; slower playstyle may feel clunky for action game veterans
🎙️ JP Voice
TBA
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Tristan
Son of Meliodas & Elizabeth
🔥 Fire / 💨 WindDPS / Team Buffer📦 Main Series (Next Gen)
Tristan is the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth, inheriting both Demon power from his father and Goddess healing abilities from his mother. This dual heritage makes him a uniquely balanced character in Origin — a competent DPS who also provides meaningful team-wide buffs that synergize with multi-element compositions. As one of the game's two original protagonists, he appears prominently throughout the story.
Fire Burst Aura: Team buff that increases Fire ATK for all party members for a set duration
Goddess Healing Touch: Moderate HP restoration for one targeted ally; unique healing utility among DPS characters
Ultimate — Demon-Goddess Convergence: All-element Burst efficiency boost for the entire team; particularly strong in multi-element parties
🗡️ Weapons
Dual SwordsLongsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Dual Swords (AoE + Fire synergy) or Longsword (single-target sustained DPS)
🗺️ Exploration
Wind dash ability extends jump distance
👥 Team Role
Multi-element team buffer; excellent in parties combining Fire, Wind, or mixed elements
⚠️ Weakness
Jack-of-all-trades profile — outperformed by specialists in their respective roles
🎙️ JP Voice
TBA
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Mannie
Draco Priestess (Original Character)
❄️ IceDPS / Debuffer📦 Origin Original
Mannie is an original character created for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, serving as a Draco Priestess with deep ties to the game's central mystery around the Book of Stars. Her analytical nature and knowledge of ancient draconic magic make her both a powerful debuffer in combat and a practical exploration companion whose minimap ability saves significant farming time.
Draco Priestess Aura: Passive: boosts team-wide CRIT DMG by a flat percentage while Mannie is in the active party
Dragon's Curse: Applies Stigmata debuff to enemy — lowers their resistance to all elements simultaneously
Ultimate — Absolute Stigmata: Massive AoE Stigmata application; all enemies in range suffer multi-element resistance debuff
🗡️ Weapons
StaffLongsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Staff (maximum debuff + AoE utility) or Longsword (higher personal damage at cost of utility)
🗺️ Exploration
Passively marks Star Fragment collectible locations on the minimap — invaluable for F2P resource farming
👥 Team Role
Universal debuffer; Stigmata synergizes with every element, making her welcome in any team
⚠️ Weakness
Personal damage is lower than dedicated DPS characters; value comes from team amplification
🎙️ JP Voice
TBA
BTier Characters
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Tioreh
Daughter of King & Diane
Mixed (Divine / Earth)Healer / Support📦 Origin Original (Protagonist)
Tioreh is one of the two main protagonists of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, and the seventh child of King and Diane. As a half-Giant, half-Fairy hybrid, she inherits traits from both lineages — her mother's earth-moving power and her father's fairy magic and deep empathy for living things. Her story arc explores questions of identity, legacy, and the burden of being born from legends.
⚡ Skills
Fairy Bloom: AoE HP restoration for all nearby party members; primary healing tool
Earth Ward: Applies a DEF buff to a targeted ally lasting several seconds
Burning Petal: Wand attack that applies Burn DoT — her primary offensive contribution
Ultimate — Giant's Blessing: Full-party HP restore + DEF boost; weaker than King's Ultimate but available earlier in progression
🗡️ Weapons
Wand
⭐ Best Weapon
Wand (her only weapon type — optimized through skill upgrades)
🗺️ Exploration
Fairy wing glide — slows descent from heights, useful for vertical exploration
👥 Team Role
Budget healer and narrative centerpiece; recommended for story content and casual play
⚠️ Weakness
Outclassed as a healer by King in endgame content; single weapon type limits build diversity
🎙️ JP Voice
TBA
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Howzer
Great Holy Knight
💨 Wind / PhysicalDPS / Bleeder📦 Main Series
Howzer is the Great Holy Knight of Liones, a hot-blooded warrior who despite his rough exterior has a strong sense of justice. In The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, he performs strongly in the early and mid-game with his Bleed-enhanced Wind gauntlet combat, but faces increasing competition from higher-tier characters as investment scales up.
Howling Wind: AoE Wind burst; synergizes with active Bleed for bonus damage
Iron Defense: Temporary personal DEF boost; situationally useful in high-damage encounters
Ultimate — Limber: Wind-physical hybrid burst; damage scales with number of active Bleed stacks on targets
🗡️ Weapons
Gauntlets
⭐ Best Weapon
Gauntlets (his only weapon type)
🗺️ Exploration
Wind step dash ability for quick repositioning
👥 Team Role
Early-game DPS; effective in story content and early dungeons
⚠️ Weakness
Bleed mechanic falls off sharply in endgame; replaced by Jericho or Meliodas at high investment levels
🎙️ JP Voice
Ryouhei Kimura
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Hendrickson
Great Holy Knight
🌑 DarknessDefensive Support📦 Main Series
Hendrickson is a former Great Holy Knight who underwent a moral transformation across the main series, ultimately becoming an ally. In Origin, he fills a defensive support role, bolstering team DEF and providing Laceration resistance — a specific debuff type common in certain dungeon enemy types — making him situationally valuable in content where survivability is the primary challenge.
Holy Knight's Resolve: Team-wide DEF boost passive; activates when Hendrickson is in the party
Barrier of Darkness: Personal shield + Laceration resistance for the full party for a short window
Ultimate — Purge: Darkness burst that removes all buffs from enemies in range; strong in PvP
🗡️ Weapons
Longsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Longsword (his only weapon type)
🗺️ Exploration
Darkness aura briefly reveals hidden paths near ruins
👥 Team Role
Situational defensive support; most valuable in dungeons featuring heavy Laceration enemies
⚠️ Weakness
Outclassed as a Darkness DPS by Meliodas; limited offensive ceiling
🎙️ JP Voice
Yuuya Uchida
CTier Characters
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Gilthunder
Holy Knight
⚡ LightningDPS📦 Main Series
Gilthunder is a Holy Knight of Liones with powerful Lightning magic and a complex backstory involving manipulation and loyalty. While a major character in the anime, his in-game kit in Origin is outclassed by Drake in the Lightning DPS role, limiting his competitive value at launch.
⚡ Skills
Holy Knight Thunderbolt: Lightning longsword strike with moderate AoE splash
Gilthunder's Power: Self-ATK buff passive — shorter duration and lower magnitude than Drake's equivalent
Thunder Arrow: Ranged Lightning projectile for gap engagement
Ultimate — Storm Blessing: Lightning area burst; lower damage ceiling than Drake's Storm Cleave
🗡️ Weapons
Longsword
⭐ Best Weapon
Longsword (his only weapon type)
🗺️ Exploration
Lightning sprint minor speed boost
👥 Team Role
Secondary Lightning DPS; useful for players who lack Drake
⚠️ Weakness
Strictly outclassed by Drake in the Lightning role across all content types
🎙️ JP Voice
Mamoru Miyano
Character Creation & Customization in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin does not feature a traditional character creator for the player avatar. Instead, players experience the story through the two original protagonists — Tioreh and Tristan — while assembling a party from the full roster of playable characters obtained through the gacha system and story progression.
Certain characters are unlocked through story chapter completion and are therefore free for all players regardless of gacha luck. These include Tioreh, Tristan, and select supporting characters introduced during the tutorial and early story arcs. The gacha system is reserved for SSR-tier characters — the most powerful units in the roster — as well as limited seasonal characters introduced in future content updates.
Customization options extend to weapon skins obtained through the Skin Banner system, character titles earned through achievement completion, and equipment stat customization through the Refinement and Enhancement systems. While there are no character appearance sliders, the weapon skin system provides meaningful visual personalization.
Voice Actors — English Dub & Japanese Cast
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin does not feature an English dub. The game launched globally with Japanese and Korean voice acting only. This has been a point of frustration for English-speaking fans who grew attached to the English voice cast from the Netflix anime adaptation.
The Japanese voice cast for returning characters mirrors the original anime exactly: Yuuki Kaji as Meliodas, Jun Fukuyama as King, Aoi Yuuki as Diane, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Ban, Mamoru Miyano as Gilthunder, Marina Inoue as Jericho, and Ryouhei Kimura as Howzer — among others. This ensures that fans of the Japanese original experience complete audio authenticity.
For the original characters created specifically for Origin — Drake, Mannie, and other new additions — Japanese voice actors have been cast but not all have been publicly announced as of March 2026. The Reddit community at r/SevenDeadlySinsOrigin and r/NanatsunoTaizai track new voice actor announcements as they are revealed through official channels.
Upcoming Characters — Future Banners & Additions
Several major characters from the Seven Deadly Sins universe have not yet been confirmed as playable in Origin as of the March 2026 launch. The most highly anticipated additions include Escanor (the Lion Sin of Pride), Ban (the Fox Sin of Greed), Gowther (the Goat Sin of Lust), Merlin (the Boar Sin of Gluttony), and Lancelot (Tristan's contemporary and son of Ban).
Netmarble has historically used limited-time seasonal banners in their games to introduce major characters as post-launch content — this pattern is expected to continue with Origin. Escanor in particular, given his iconic status and the dramatic nature of his abilities (The One — reaching maximum power at noon), is widely speculated to arrive as a high-profile limited banner character during a summer event.
Lancelot has also been teased in the game's extended lore materials as a contemporary of Tristan who plays a significant role in Origin's story beyond the launch content. His arrival as a playable character is considered a near-certainty by the community.
Bookmark the Tier List page for updates whenever new characters are added — rankings will be revised with each new banner release.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How many playable characters are in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?▾
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launched in March 2026 with 12 confirmed playable characters: Meliodas, Elaine, King, Diane, Jericho, Drake, Tristan, Mannie, Tioreh, Howzer, Hendrickson, and Gilthunder. Additional characters will be added through future updates and limited banners.
Is Ban playable in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?▾
Ban is not playable at the March 2026 global launch. He is expected to be added as a post-launch character through a future limited banner. Elaine (Ban's beloved) is playable and references their relationship in her story interactions.
Is Escanor in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?▾
Escanor is referenced in the game's story but is not playable at launch. Given his iconic status in the franchise, he is widely anticipated to arrive as a major limited banner character in a future seasonal event.
Does The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin have English voice acting?▾
No. The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launched with Japanese and Korean voice acting only. There is no English dub as of March 2026. Returning characters use their original Japanese voice actors from the anime.
Who are the main characters in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin story?▾
The two original protagonists are Tioreh (daughter of King and Diane) and Tristan (son of Meliodas and Elizabeth). The story takes place three years after the main anime series and centers on the mysterious Book of Stars, which draws warriors from multiple timelines to Britannia.
Is Lancelot in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?▾
Lancelot (son of Ban) appears in Origin's extended lore and is teased as a significant character in the story. He is not confirmed as a playable character at the March 2026 launch but is widely expected to be added in a future update.