Trivia for Ban.

General

• King Ban, in Arthurian legend, is the father of Sir Lancelot and Sir Hector de Maris, the brother of King Bors, an early ally of King Arthur, and the husband of Elaine. The relationship of their namesakes reflects the romantic feelings of Ban and Elaine, and the name of their child as well.
• According to the databook(s):
  • Ban's special skill is stealing
  • Hobbies: collecting ale labels
  • Daily Routine: drinking until he has passed out
  • Weak Point: Elaine
  • Birthplace: Ravens
  • What he likes about himself: Nothing really ♪
  • Dream/Hope: Revive Elaine
  • Regrets: That he couldn’t save Elaine
  • The most embarrassing thing in his life: That he felt all fuzzy when Zhivago called him his son
  • What he wants the most right now: Skinship with Elaine
  • Favorite animal: Foxes and pigs
  • Favorite scent: Alcohol
  • Favorite food: anything except Meliodas' cooking
  • Charm point: his fangs
  • He has no complex
  • The person he respects the most is Hawk.
  • The person he does not want to make an enemy of is Meliodas.
• Ban has arm-wrestled Meliodas 720 times, which resulted in one of them getting 361 wins. Both of them argue on who is the one who has 361 wins.
  • Eventually, Ban wins on their 721st time.
• Ban seems to willingly let himself be imprisoned whenever he is depressed or bored. This happened both after Elaine's death and the rumors of Meliodas' passing
• Ban is weak to alcohol even though he drinks a lot.
• If one were to consider Ban’s height and weight, Ban would be underweight. Given that his height and weight are 210 cm and 70 kg respectively, Ban would have a BMI of 15.7, which would make him severely underweight.
• Ban is actually a considerably good cook.
• Ban has the habit of prolonging the pronunciation of his sentences in a singing manner. He speaks with a drawl in the anime.
• He has a collection of ale labels.
• Ban currently shares a room with King.
• Ban demonstrates symptoms of somniloquy (sleep talking).
• The Sin of Greed is usually symbolized with a Frog and the color yellow.
• In the Nanatsu no Taizai Popularity Poll, Ban was placed 2nd overall with 32,068 votes (which included an online poll as well as postcards) and placed 2nd (259 votes) when considering only postcards.
• Ban's name was given to him by his parents, more or less.
• According to Ban & Elaine Character Guidebook:
  • He wants to have two children with Elaine.
  • His first love is Elaine and she is his light.
  • He feels like a big burly tree when embraced according to Elaine.
  • His relationship with Elaine would not change if she were to become busty.
  • He loves every part of Elaine.
  • He Reeks of alcohol.
  • His favorite label, from his collection, is Aberdeen Ale.
  • He wants Elaine to eat Aberdeen Ale with confectionery.
  • He is a self-taught cook.
• Ban could be considered to be the living embodiment of the Fountain of Youth, as his blood had similar properties.
• Ban was confirmed to be chronologically 43 years old at the start of the series. However, due to his vague - and unconfirmed - total amount of time he spent in the Purgatory, his chronological age is currently unknown compared to his biological age.