Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Gowther is a male anime and manga character who features in The Seven Deadly Sins.
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Biography
Gowther (Japanese: ゴウセル, Hepburn: Gouseru) was an artificial male doll that was created by Gowther of the Demon Clan. The powerful demon had been chosen to join the ranks of the Demon King's elite warriors known as the Ten Commandments. However, Gowther denied his roll and for his actions he came to be imprisoned within the Demon Realm where he created an artificial doll in the form of his great love Glarzia. The wizard made his creation male so that he would feel no attraction to his child and the doll Gowther served as an extension of his will through which he could see the real world. The doll Gowther then operated as one of the Ten Commandments where he maintained his creator's position as the Commandment of Selflessness. During this time 3,000 years ago, he participated in the Holy War that was fought between the Demon Clan and the other races who were rallied under the Goddess Clan.
Seeking to end the Holy War, the original Gowther resorted to a forbidden spell that altered the memories of an individual, also altering the memories of all related topics, including the most powerful gods such as the Demon King. However, this spell required more magical power than Gowther possessed even using the last drop of his life force, so he resorted to the help of his doll. Explaining what he intended, Gowther asked the doll for forgiveness for making him bear such a terrible sin with him. In this way, the two Gowther used the forbidden spell to alter the memories of the Archangel Mael, giving him a new identity as the second son of the Demon King, Estarossa, turning him into Mael's supposed killer. Knowing that the Archangel was the greatest force of the Goddess Clan, Gowther knew that losing it would force them to use the seal of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness and thus end the Holy War. As a result of using all his life force in the forbidden spell, the original Gowther died in front of his doll, asking him to realize the dream that he could not. With the death of his creator, Gowther managed to flee, successfully disappearing from the remainder of the war. With his disappearance and the death of his creator, Fraudrin replaces them as the Selflessness of the Ten Commandments, leading to Gowther's ties with the commandments and the demon clan being completely severed, and his newfound freedom guaranteed.
Around 45 years ago, he found himself within the underground caverns beneath Liones Castle within the Kingdom of Liones. This was several thousand years after the Holy War with Gowther unaware of the passage of time and him finding himself in complete darkness. It was there that he came to be found a human Princess named Nadja Liones who was exploring the underground caverns. Despite being suddenly frightened of each other, the princess showed some interest in him. Gowther asks where they are and is surprised to hear the names of the kingdoms of Lions and Danafor that had never heard. When Nadja tells him to return to the castle, he begs her not to leave him, so she promises to return with him. When examining the place in which it is, Gowther recognizes it as the Fairy King Forest, and at the same time remembers the last words of its creator before dying. Nadja returns the next day bringing him a gift, an adventure book about a magician named Merdol, telling him how reading books is the only thing she can do since she is unable to leave the castle due to her very bad state of health. Gowther then grows his hair to look like Merdol, which surprises Nadja who asks Gowther if he was a wizard. Gowther revealed that he was actually a doll created by a great magician and proved it by showing her the magical heart that gave him his life.
At this, Nadja faints and is taken back to the castle by Gowther who disguised himself as a maid to enter. After this, Nadja's brother, Bartra Liones, who had foreseen the arrival of Gowther, allows the latter to remain in the castle as a maid and to stay with his sister since being with him made her happier than she had ever been. Over time, Nadja and Gowther become closer and closer, falling in love with each other. However, Gowther noticed that Nadja's heart was getting weaker every day. One day he tells Nadja that his creator died asking him to make the dream come true that he could never fulfill but that he had never told him what it was, to which Nadja responds saying that he already made it reality by seeing, hearing and feeling for himself and Nadja realizes her dream by spending her last moments of life in a moment of passion with Gowther. When Nadja dies in his arms, Gowther desperately tries to save her by implanting his artificial heart, but it did not work. When the guards found him, he was accused of forcing Nadja into vile sexual acts that ended with her death, sentencing him to death as the sin of lust. Gowther decided to discard his magical heart and use his power to erase his own memories, to live like a simple doll and never have to feel that pain again.
From there, Gowther joined the Seven Deadly Sins. At some point after this, Merlin gave Gowther an enchanted armor, which Gowther constantly wore to compensate for the loss of his erased emotions and memories and to better control his own power. This decision resulted in most of the sins and the majority of the holy knights from ever seeing Gowther's true appearance outside of the armor, until several years later. Gowther participated in the battle against the Vampires of Edinburgh, and although he didn't do much during the battle, he had managed to infiltrate the vampire ranks by making them believe he was a part of their clan. He showed up just in time to save Diane and King, who'd had their strength drained by a drunk Ban, and were having a hard time against two vampires. Gowther uses his Jack to make the two vampires to kill each other, revealing his true identity to everyone. After Diane and King complained that he was late, he told them that he wanted to make his entrance exciting by striking a pose. He later helped Merlin knock Escanor out cold and witnessed Meliodas' hidden powers, after he made a huge crater.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Gowther was seemingly human with a very feminine face to the point that he could be mistaken for a girl. It was said that the doll's image was created in the likeness of his creator's lover Glariza though the demon Gowther made him into a male so that he would have no attraction towards his child. Originally, he was a member of the Ten Commandments where he was known as the Gowther the Selflessness (無欲のゴウセル Muyoku no Gouseru). Among the Seven Deadly Sins, he came to be known as the Goat's Sin of Lust.
During the battle between a deformed Dale and Dawn Roar, Gowther first shows himself speaking in his distinctive, emotionless manner. His expression never changes, being completely blank, and his speech bubbles are uniquely square, compared to the round bubbles of everyone else. Yet despite his emotionless nature, Gowther does care about others. This is shown when he protects Pelliot from the Armor Giant's attack.
He is shown to be completely unaware of others' feelings, has shown an inability to understand the meaning of friendship. He often states things factually without realizing that what he says can upset people. Gowther decides to assist Elizabeth on her journey, not because of a desire for justice, but because he felt obligated as a member of the Seven Deadly Sins. Since Gowther doesn't understand emotions he goes to great lengths to understand them better. For example, he often observes Meliodas and Ban's friendship, and he is not beyond using his powers to experiment on others, as seen when he brainwashes Guila.
Despite his title, he has been shown to not normally be lustful; even when he brainwashed Guila into loving him, it was not out of lust. It was only out of curiosity about human emotions and his lack of understanding that it wasn't okay to do, rather than a predatory desire for her. As such, it is likely that his title may now refer to lust for knowledge, rather than in the conventional sense. He has also displayed a cold and rather cruel side when using his Nightmare Teller technique on another person, remarking on how fragile humans are when confronted with their deepest fears. Despite Gowther's emotionless nature, he appears to enjoy posing whenever he introduces himself or when on a mission.
In the past, Gowther was shown to be quite emotional and rather playful, often seen laughing and playing games. Even when he was fighting, there was no ill will or malice in his actions. However, he would also get very distraught easily, tearing up whenever the prospect of being alone was evident. After much time, the idea of being alone again proved to be too overwhelming for him, leading to who Gowther as in the present. Nadja's death had deeply affected Gowther who could not handle the heartbreak of losing a loved one. This led to him deciding to remove his memories so that he could not experience the pain again.
Since regaining both his memories and his emotions, Gowther's personality had amalgamated aspects of his younger self and present self. While retaining his factual manner of speaking, Gowther has expressed more affection and excitability in his mannerisms. He has also picked up on social situations, such as King inviting him to a round of drinks to ease the tension between them, though Gowther still retains a certain aloofness about him. Along with his newly rediscovered emotions, Gowther strives to be a kinder person.
Powers and abilities
As a doll, Gowther was an artificial being and was a magical creation created by the great mage Gowther.
By Gowther's request, Merlin installed in him a device for self-destruction; using a magic extract from Escanor's Sunshine as a base, adding the four elements of destruction and taking it to the maximum limit with Infinity, the device is capable of exterminating any and all living matter in a radius of 10 miles from the user.
His magical ability was the power of Invasion (侵入インベイション, Inbeishon) that allowed him to manipulate the memories and soul of his target. This power was described as a being long-range type that affected both the mind and spirit. According to Gowther, Invasion allows him to imprison an opponent in an illusion of their fondest memory. The illusion can be triggered either directly with physical contact, or indirectly by conjuring his Sacred Treasure Herritt, a magical bow and firing an arrow of light into the target. Gowther is also capable of releasing his light arrows without the use of his bow. While entrapped in the illusion, enemies are incapable of conducting any movement; rendering them defenseless to incoming attacks. Invasion also gives him the ability to enter a person's mind and converse with their subconscious, though he can be forcefully expelled. His body is also left open to harm while in another's mind. As this power allows Gowther to see into the mind, he can discern whether someone was lying. Since this power can affect the mind, one of its applications is to manipulate the nervous system in several ways, such as controlling the movements of an opponent, leave them unconscious or alter their senses.
Gowther had a number of techniques in relation to his ability that included:
- Searchlight (詮索の光サーチライト Sāchiraito; literally meaning "Prying Light") :
- Rewrite Light (瘡蓋の記憶リライト・ライト Riraito Raito; literally meaning "Scab Memory") :
- Nightmare Teller (悪夢語りナイトメア・テラー Naitomea Terā; literally meaning "Nightmare Narration") :
He came to be equipped with Balor's Magical Eye (Japanese: バロールの魔眼, Hepburn: Barōru no Magan) that was a magical item created by Merlin. This allowed the bearer to see the Power Level (闘級, Tōkyū) of a person that was divided between their Strength, Magic and Spirit.
Gowther was created by his maker to be an extension of his will. Thus, after refusing to serve the Demon King, his maker was imprisoned and instead the doll-like Gowther was made to join the elite warriors of the Demon Clan (魔神族, Majin-zoku) that were the Ten Commandments(十戒, Jikkai). He remained among their ranks until the end of the war when the Demon Clan was imprisoned with Gowther being buried within Britannia. By this point, he came to be a Holy Knight (聖せい騎き士し, Seikishi) where he joined the ranks of Meliodas's Seven Deadly Sins (七つの大罪, Nanatsu no Taizai).
Notes
- Gowther was created by Nakaba Suzuki where he featured in the setting of The Seven Deadly Sins universe.
In other media
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Appearances
- The Seven Deadly Sins:
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