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I was skimming over the Wikipedia article on Lancelot and there were a couple of things that caught my eye. The first one was a description of Lancelot's appearance bearing some feminine qualities and the second one was this brief mention that he at one point claimed to be 18 years old despite only being 15 at the time. The first detail is something we clearly saw in the one-shot, with the merchant mistaking Lancelot for a girl and Jericho thinking to herself that Lancelot looks like a girl. In response Lancelot got a haircut and a change of clothes to look more masculine, so we know that he cares about that. The other detail wasn't as obvious, but there was that scene of Lancelot drinking some of Ban's ale and declaring himself to be an adult, so he does want to be seen as more mature as well, just like a 15-year old who claims he's 18.
The reason I bring these things up is because I think they might actually surface again in the main story. Everyone's expecting the silhouettes of the KOA to look different from the actual designs, but what if War/Lancelot's silhouette is actually accurate, just not entirely? What if he's a somewhat feminine looking ~16-year old and is trying to compensate for it by making himself look like a grown up macho man? He had already awakened the ability to read hearts at 10 years old, so by now he could have also developed the ability to change one's appearance that King and Helbram demonstrated. This could also tie into the description that one of the knights has no fixed appearance. If the silhouettes in chapter 5 and the descriptions in chapter 6 are in the same order (which they should be, at least based on Tristan and Percival's placements) then War should be the one lacking a fixed appearance. Lancelot may still be experimenting with different appearances in an attempt to look like the most obnoxious dudebro in all of Britannia.
I think it could be interesting if the readers don't even realize who War actually is when he is introduced, because his appearance is so different from the Lancelot we saw in the one-shot. That could also hide Lancelot's identity from other characters, such as the Sins. In the Arthurian legends, Lancelot is known for sometimes disguising his identity, for example when participating in a tournament. At one point him and Tristan had a big duel, which ended when they recognized each other. Nakaba's Lancelot had a duel with Tristan shortly before his disappearance in the one-shot, so I could totally see their first meeting in the sequel involving a fight, which ends when they discover each other's identities during the clash. That could be a cool way to finally reveal Lancelot's identity to the audience as well. There are a lot of interesting things you could do with this stuff, but it might be a bit impractical to keep one of the main characters hidden for a long time. Then again Escanor didn't even show up until 3 years into NNT so who knows how far Nakaba is willing to go.
The reason I bring these things up is because I think they might actually surface again in the main story. Everyone's expecting the silhouettes of the KOA to look different from the actual designs, but what if War/Lancelot's silhouette is actually accurate, just not entirely? What if he's a somewhat feminine looking ~16-year old and is trying to compensate for it by making himself look like a grown up macho man? He had already awakened the ability to read hearts at 10 years old, so by now he could have also developed the ability to change one's appearance that King and Helbram demonstrated. This could also tie into the description that one of the knights has no fixed appearance. If the silhouettes in chapter 5 and the descriptions in chapter 6 are in the same order (which they should be, at least based on Tristan and Percival's placements) then War should be the one lacking a fixed appearance. Lancelot may still be experimenting with different appearances in an attempt to look like the most obnoxious dudebro in all of Britannia.
I think it could be interesting if the readers don't even realize who War actually is when he is introduced, because his appearance is so different from the Lancelot we saw in the one-shot. That could also hide Lancelot's identity from other characters, such as the Sins. In the Arthurian legends, Lancelot is known for sometimes disguising his identity, for example when participating in a tournament. At one point him and Tristan had a big duel, which ended when they recognized each other. Nakaba's Lancelot had a duel with Tristan shortly before his disappearance in the one-shot, so I could totally see their first meeting in the sequel involving a fight, which ends when they discover each other's identities during the clash. That could be a cool way to finally reveal Lancelot's identity to the audience as well. There are a lot of interesting things you could do with this stuff, but it might be a bit impractical to keep one of the main characters hidden for a long time. Then again Escanor didn't even show up until 3 years into NNT so who knows how far Nakaba is willing to go.
. I like the girl's design.
