I think Escanor said it sarcastically. The only thing he couldbt handle is beating every opponent badly. I mean everytime he fought someone he could either lit like meras, toast like Estarossa and almost sliced unto half like Meliodas.
Well he thinks he can beat mel that’s true. The problem was that he thought Diane was doubting that he could. I think it’d be weird if Escanor had a ptsd flashback to some guy we’ve never seen before
I don't think so. He was strangely serious at that one moment. Before and after that moment, he went back to his normal, nonchalant self. It was a weird moment for his character.
We don't know much about Escanor's past in the first place, so I wouldn't say it'd be weird if that were the case.
Yeah, this is the scene. I could have over-analyzed it, but those types of scenes usually imply that there is something more to the conversation. Even Diane was confused by the outburst and Escanor even had to notable stutter someone usually has when they are trying to recover from gaff or hide something.
I think he stuttered because he exerted too much effort responding dianne angrily. Take note he was terribly damaged with just basically 2% hp. Look its like Lonzo Ball beating Lebron then someone calls the former youre the best rookie ever. If I were Lonzo Id feel that was a cheap shot saying Im just a rookie because Im the best player in the NBA. You get what I mean?
To be fair, that entire exchange as MS has it makes precisely 0 sense. Look at how the exchange plays out. Diane says escanor can handle anything. Escanor responds with surprise and says diane said something foolish. Which should mean escanor is saying he actually can't handle anything. To which merlin responds that escanor is acting tough. Which is nonsense! Because escanor literally just admitted he can't handle anything. However merlin still berates escanor over that, essentially punches away the 1 hp escanor had left. If crunchy roll has the translation as escanor saying diane is essentially a moron that just states the obvious then suddenly the entire exchange makes literally ALL OF THE SENSE. Seriously, in the MS translation merlin is doing nothing short of rambling incoherently about stuff that wasn't even said. We usually have hawk for that sort of bullshit.
Dont tell me you were referring to this one? Was the translation in japanese different from english? Or you could have overanalyzed it. Because the way I see it, Dianne said the strongest man where in fact he is the strongest amongst all races not only human race. I mean as prideful as he is he thinks he is above everyone, which is true. Or dont say something foolish where I almost killed the captain with my awsomeness. Were the translation between jap and english would haven been the same.
To be fair Escanor response as foolish was either pertaining him to be the strongest man or can handle anything. Because the whole sentence goes you are the strongest man and you can handle anything. I mean it doesnt make any sense if someone praise you that you can handle anything, which he usualy does, youd get upset. I mean the reaction suppose to be just normal a simple no and explanation that unfortunately I couldnt handle everything. On the other hand emphasizing strongest man, knowing he is a prideful guy and distinctively just the strongest man not the strongest of all races hed be upset which the way it is suppose to. I mean he just slashed a living legend and got almost killed and he just got praised just the strongest man.
The issue here is not quite the exchange between escanor and diane but rather merlin's response to it. The exchange between diane and escanor has a number of issues when it comes to context however it at least makes sense in that the exchange has sentences which mean stuff and the stuff they mean is consistent with what the other is saying. It's the bare minimum of sense an exchange should have. The contextual issues in the exchange between diane and escanor are not quite relevant to what I am saying. Now, when merlin joins the conversation things get... weird. Because Escanor, according to MS, would have quite literally just admitted he can't handle anything. And after saying he can't handle anything he tells merlin "right merlin?". To which merlin responds saying escanor is the one playing tough. Which, I can't stress enough, is literally the opposite of what just happened. So looking at the whole thing you have diane praising the sin of pride which results in the sin of pride being humble and said humility being shut down by merlin by saying the sin of pride is playing tough.
I think you are mixing things up from hypothetical point of view. I think Merlin saying stop acting like tough doesnt relate of what Dianes ambiguous praise that connotating Escanor has someone he couldnt contain. Looking back at the old slide you can say that he is the only thing who has the right to decide if it is over or not. Which is true in the sense of immense power he posseses specially the invulnerability at 12nn for full 1 minute.
What are you even talking about? Merlin wasn't responding to diane in any form or context, she was responding specifically to escanor. What you are suggesting would make merlin a bigger lunatic than the current MS translation would suggest. That chapter's translation was notoriously bad in general, the poor translation even made it seem like escanor works like a battery (which the correct translation disproves).I think you are mixing things up from hypothetical point of view. I think Merlin saying stop acting like tough doesnt relate of what Dianes ambiguous praise that connotating Escanor has someone he couldnt contain. Looking back at the old slide you can say that he is the only thing who has the right to decide if it is over or not. Which is true in the sense of immense power he posseses specially the invulnerability at 12nn for full 1 minute.
No I didnt say that. I said Merlin had told Escanor stop acting tough when youve dealt 98% damage before Diane had praised Escanor as the strongest man that could handle anything then Escanor angrily had responded not at all, which I assume he've gotten mad hence hes not only the strongest man but above all else including demon, fairy, giant, et al. But anyhow we are running circles here so I guess which ever goes because there is no way Escanor couldnt handle anyone. He can beat his opponent any time of the day even at his weakest state at night.
If that's how you feel that's how you feel.
How about a demon or some angel who uses ice and is powered by Night like Escanor is by day?
How are they supposed to fight then?
It daytime and the Night empowered opponent has a weapon or tool that allows them to fight as though it were night and full release at midnight. (it's not perfect and Merlin will state that the reason that Escanor still won was solely because it wasn't perfect and even then the opponent was so powerful that escanor was pushed to 99% damage and couldn't even stand afterwords or even reverted back to his night time self because of how munch power was used up.)
Well that kinda defeats the nighttime purpose imo. And idk why people want Escanor to lose so badly.