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** Asta's biggest weakness is the fact that his abilities rely and take a heavy toll on his body which, aside from being well trained, is still only a human body. When not going into his [[SuperMode Black form]], he is physically only on the level of a well trained human and is basically just a regular swordsman battling monsters and things that are physically beyond human. Even with his swords AntiMagic properties and being able to deflect or block magic, it's all still backed up by a human body that can't take lots of punishment before it starts to shut down. This weakness still comes into play with his Black form engaged because his power only enshrouds and reinforces his body but doesn't imbue it with any special properties like {{Regeneration}} or {{Invulnerability}}. Basically, think Tony Stark in the Iron Man armor. Sure it makes him way stronger and protects him while giving him extra abilities but it's still just a human being inside.
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** Asta's biggest weakness is the fact that his abilities rely and take a heavy toll on his body which, aside from being well trained, is still only a human body. When not going into his [[SuperMode Black form]], he is physically only on the level of a well trained human and is basically just a regular swordsman battling monsters and things that are physically beyond human. Even with his swords AntiMagic properties and being able to deflect or block magic, it's all still backed up by a human body that can't take lots of punishment before it starts to shut down. This weakness still comes into play with his Black form engaged because his power only enshrouds and reinforces his body but doesn't imbue it with any special properties like {{Regeneration}} or {{Invulnerability}}.NighInvulnerability. Basically, think Tony Stark in the Iron Man armor. Sure it makes him way stronger and protects him while giving him extra abilities but it's still just a human being inside.
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* OddFriendship: With Yuno, who is the complete opposite of Asta in terms of temperament and magical ability. They're best friends who grew up together in the same church and friendly rivals.
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** With Yuno, who is the complete opposite of Asta in terms of temperament and magical ability. They're best friends who grew up together in the same church and friendlyrivals.rivals.
** He is the only person who can regularly be around Henry without risk, since he has no magic for him to drain. The two get along well because of this.
** With Yuno, who is the complete opposite of Asta in terms of temperament and magical ability. They're best friends who grew up together in the same church and friendly
** He is the only person who can regularly be around Henry without risk, since he has no magic for him to drain. The two get along well because of this.
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* CountryMouse: Asta grew up as an orphan in a village in the boonies. As a result, he's unknowledgeable about many aspects of society in the Clover Kingdom, such as proper table manners and who the current Wizard King is, when he becomes a Magic Knight.
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** Asta's biggest weakness is the fact that his abilities rely and take a heavy toll on his body which, aside from being well trained, is still only a human body. When not going into [[SuperMode Equinox]], he is physically only on the level of a well trained human and is basically just a regular swordsman battling monsters and things that are physically beyond human. Even with his swords AntiMagic properties and being able to deflect or block magic, it's all still backed up by a human body that can't take lots of punishment before it starts to shut down. This weakness still comes into play with Equinox engaged because his power only enshrouds and reinforces his body but doesn't imbue it with any special properties like {{Regeneration}} or {{Invulnerability}}. Basically, think Tony Stark in the Iron Man armor. Sure it makes him way stronger and protects him while giving him extra abilities but it's still just a human being inside.
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** Asta's biggest weakness is the fact that his abilities rely and take a heavy toll on his body which, aside from being well trained, is still only a human body. When not going into his [[SuperMode Equinox]], Black form]], he is physically only on the level of a well trained human and is basically just a regular swordsman battling monsters and things that are physically beyond human. Even with his swords AntiMagic properties and being able to deflect or block magic, it's all still backed up by a human body that can't take lots of punishment before it starts to shut down. This weakness still comes into play with Equinox his Black form engaged because his power only enshrouds and reinforces his body but doesn't imbue it with any special properties like {{Regeneration}} or {{Invulnerability}}. Basically, think Tony Stark in the Iron Man armor. Sure it makes him way stronger and protects him while giving him extra abilities but it's still just a human being inside.
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* FreudianTrio: Asta is the Id to Yuno's Ego and Noelle's Superego, being hyperactive, loud, and stubborn.
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* FreudianTrio: Asta is the Id to Yuno's Ego Superego and Noelle's Superego, Ego, being hyperactive, loud, and stubborn.
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* EnemyWithin:
** The devil in Asta's grimoire has this role, trying to take over his body his body when the Witch Queen removes the limits of his body's anti-magic. Asta refuses and instead uses its power to enter his Black form for the first time.
** When Asta is unsuccessful at helping [[spoiler:Yami fight Dante, he willingly speaks to the devil and enters a bargain with it, gaining the devil's true power by letting it take over his right arm.]]
** The devil in Asta's grimoire has this role, trying to take over his body his body when the Witch Queen removes the limits of his body's anti-magic. Asta refuses and instead uses its power to enter his Black form for the first time.
** When Asta is unsuccessful at helping [[spoiler:Yami fight Dante, he willingly speaks to the devil and enters a bargain with it, gaining the devil's true power by letting it take over his right arm.]]
* EyeColourChange: Using his Black form turns Asta's right eye red and even makes his pupil more cat-like.
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* DealWithTheDevil: To the gain the power needed to [[spoiler:help Yami defeat Dante, Asta asks the Anti-Magic Devil to lend him his true power. It agrees, taking control of Asta's right arm in the bargain.]]
* DemonicPossession: Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power for himself.
* DemonicPossession: Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power for himself.
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* DealWithTheDevil: To the gain the power needed to [[spoiler:help Yami defeat Dante, Asta asks the Anti-Magic Devil to lend him his true power. It agrees, agrees to a "devil's bargain", taking control of Asta's right arm in as the bargain.price.]]
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** Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power forhimself.himself.
** Asta agrees to let the [[spoiler:Anti-Magic Devil take over his right arm in exchange for sharing with him its true power to help Yami defeat Dante.]]
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** Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power for
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* EnemyMine: Asta appeals to the [[spoiler:Anti-Magic Devil's anger at Dante for beating its host, and surmises that, like himself, it wants to beat Dante too. Asta asks the devil to lend him its true power, which the devil agrees to with Asta's right arm as payment.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: To the gain the power needed to [[spoiler:help Yami defeat Dante, Asta asks the Anti-Magic Devil to lend him his true power. It agrees, taking control of Asta's right arm in the bargain.]]
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* RedRightHand: After the Anti-Magic Devil [[spoiler:takes possession of Asta's right arm in exchange for sharing with him the true power of a devil, it becomes dark and clawed.]]
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** With Zora, he manages to save Mereoleona from being killed by five elves when she leaves herself behind to fight them off.
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* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler:After Yami slices Zagred]], Nero seals Asta's damage and asks him if he's going to be the Wizard King. Healed, he announces that he will and is going to surpass his limits, entering his Black form to [[spoiler:land the killing blow on Zagred.]]
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** [[spoiler:After Yami slices Zagred]], Nero seals Asta's damage and asks him if he's going to be the Wizard King. Healed, he announces that he will and is going to surpass his limits, entering his Black form to [[spoiler:land the killing blow on Zagred.]]
** Yami calls Asta by his name and [[spoiler:asks for his help against Dante, motivating him to get up after previously being defeated to fight alongside his captain.]]
** [[spoiler:After Yami slices Zagred]], Nero seals Asta's damage and asks him if he's going to be the Wizard King. Healed, he announces that he will and is going to surpass his limits, entering his Black form to [[spoiler:land the killing blow on Zagred.]]
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* HeroOnHiatus: Asta is temporarily subjected to this when his arms are cursed by Vetto. As a result, he's unable to fight using his anti-magic swords against Fana and the Eye of the Midnight Sun when they attack the Forest of Witches. Not long after, the Witch Queen heals Asta's arms and accelerates the flow of anti-magic in his body by removing his output limit so that he can fight Ladros.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Vetto crushes and curses Asta's arms, which are unable to be healed by the kingdom's best recovery mage and prevent him from wielding his anti-magic swords. He almost gives up after finding out until he resolves to find a cure, and if that's not possible another way to fight. His arms are luckily cured by the Witch Queen when he and the others go to the Forest of Witches.
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* LightningBruiser: After learning how to detect ki, Asta is fast enough to reflect laser beams with his sword and pummel virtually anything short of a Magic Knight Captain into submission through pure brute force.
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* LightningBruiser: After learning how to detect ki, Asta is fast enough to reflect laser beams with his sword and pummel virtually anything short of a Magic Knight Captain into submission through pure brute force. He's even moreso in his Black form, allowing Asta to fly and use more anti-magic as well as increasing his strength and speed.
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* BloodBrothers: Due to growing up in the church together, Asta and Yuno consider each other as family and more connected than people who're related by blood.
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* HeroicRROD: Using his Black form allows Asta to use much more anti-magic and fly through the air. It also wracks his body in great pain afterwards, limiting the amount of times he can use it daily unless he's healed afterwards.
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* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: He holds his sword with his teeth to defeat a Diamond Kingdom soldier at Kiten while his arms were cursed by Vetto.
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* ArchEnemy: Dante's being set up as this for Asta after endangering his squad and he witnesses the pure evil of the Dark Triad to the point Asta [[spoiler:becomes even more demonic in his Black Form out of rage.]] Not to mention the implications that [[spoiler:his past is connected to the Spade Kingdom.]]
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** Him and Leopold becomes rivals to become the Wizard King after Leopold is impressed by Asta's strength at the Distinguished Service Ceremony. They're friends, with the two respecting each other greatly and competing whenever an opportunity comes up.
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* FriendlyRivalry: Seems to be the opposite at first given Yuno's somewhat condescending nature, but it's quickly made clear that it's this by the end of the first chapter. Despite their opposite personalities and innate talent, Yuno respects Asta greatly for his determination and has seen him as his savior since they were kids. Through their rivalry, the two push each other to become stronger.
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** Seems to be the opposite at first given Yuno's somewhat condescending nature, but it's quickly made clear that it's this by the end of the first chapter. Despite their opposite personalities and innate talent, Yuno respects Asta greatly for his determination and has seen him as his savior since they were kids. Through their rivalry, the two push each other to becomestronger.stronger.
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** Seems to be the opposite at first given Yuno's somewhat condescending nature, but it's quickly made clear that it's this by the end of the first chapter. Despite their opposite personalities and innate talent, Yuno respects Asta greatly for his determination and has seen him as his savior since they were kids. Through their rivalry, the two push each other to become
** Him and Leopold becomes rivals to become the Wizard King after Leopold is impressed by Asta's strength at the Distinguished Service Ceremony. They're friends, with the two respecting each other greatly and competing whenever an opportunity comes up.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: A very minor example. He is temporarily discouraged when he thought he heard Yuno say that Asta's dream of becoming Wizard King is ridiculous on his way out of the grimoire library. What Yuno actually meant to say was:
-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]'' Asta not being chosen by a grimoire is absolutely ''ridiculous''.
-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]'' Asta not being chosen by a grimoire is absolutely ''ridiculous''.
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-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]''Asta Asta, not being chosen by a grimoire is absolutely ''ridiculous''.chosen? '''There's no way''' that could happen!
* PowerDyesYourHair: In his Black form, Asta has anti-magic cover the right half of his hair, turning it black. When overcome with rage, the anti-magic turns most of the left half of his hair black as well.
-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]''
* PowerDyesYourHair: In his Black form, Asta has anti-magic cover the right half of his hair, turning it black. When overcome with rage, the anti-magic turns most of the left half of his hair black as well.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He really likes tatoes.
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* HumbleHero: Asta is this, having come from a peasant background compared to most Magic Knights who are aristocrats. When a drunk man wonders how a little twerp like Asta became a Magic Knight, he bashfully replies that he's surprised that he made it in too.
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* ArchEnemy: Dante's being set up as this for Asta after endangering his squad and he witnesses the pure evil of the Dark Triad to the point Asta [[spoiler:becomes even more demonic in his Black Form out of rage.]] Not to mention the implications that [[spoiler:his past is connected to the Spade Kingdom.]]
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Asta wants to become the Wizard King and join the Magic Knights despite showing no magic at all. He's disappointed when he doesn't receive a grimoire at the ceremony and almost gives up against Revchi when he tells Asta that he has no magic whatsoever. Luckily, Yuno's acknowledgement of him helps Asta manifest his grimoire, giving him his AntiMagic sword.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Asta is the Strength to Noelle's Balance and Yuno's Speed, relying on his physicality and swordsmanship to nullify other magic.
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Asta's the main character and, along with Yuno, he was left at the church as a baby.
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* LandSeaSky: Asta is the Land to Noelle's Sea and Yuno's Sky, fighting with giant rusted swords that generate Anti-Magic, a power from the underworld.
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* RotatingProtagonist: The first arc after the six month TimeSkip has the main trio spread out throughout the continent and facing a different member of the Dark Triad shortly after Asta separates from Noelle. Asta and some of the Black Bulls fight Dante, who's trying to capture Yami, near the border of the Spade Kingdom.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The core trio of the series consists of Asta and Yuno as the Two Guys and Noelle as the Girl.
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* CommonalityConnection: Bonds with Rebecca over their shared experiences taking care of their younger brothers and sisters.
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* StockShonenHero: HotBlooded LightningBruiser NiceGuy with ShonenHair who [[ToBeAMaster is hell-bent on becoming the Wizard King]] despite lacking magic entirely. Asta fits this to a T.
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* StockShonenHero: HotBlooded LightningBruiser NiceGuy with ShonenHair who [[ToBeAMaster is hell-bent on becoming the Wizard King]] despite lacking magic entirely. Asta fits this to a T. This trope is deconstructed later on. Vetto curb-stomps him whilst listing the logical reasons why Asta hasn't a hope in the world of defeating him: his poor attack range, general disadvantage against those who can magically enhance their physical ability, and his refusal to concede even when completely outmatched. His arms get broken and cursed by Vetto to the point that they can't be healed until the next arc. Thus, many of his fights require Asta to team up with his compatriots until he gets better with controlling his anti-magic to keep up with stronger opponents. As for his stupidity, he's aware of it but it works to his advantage of being TooDumbToFool by his enemies to the point he skips the lectures and just kick their ass while making them pay for their actions.
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* CommonalityConnection: Although Rebecca is indifferent to Asta at first at the mixer, they soon bond over the both of them being the eldest of their siblings.
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* CruelMercy: He refuses to kill the sadistic SocialDarwinist wizard responsible for the carnage in the Forest of Witches because he sees that as letting the guy off easy.
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* WifeBasherBasher: When at a mixer with Rebecca, a drunk man thinks that she's a single mom trying to nab a Magic Knight and harasses her. Asta stops him and throws him onto a table, with Rebecca falling for him afterwards.
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!!Asta
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunHorie (OVA), Natsumi Fujiwara (OVA, young), Creator/GakutoKajiwara (Anime), Nao Fujita (Anime, young) (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages:''' Alberto Bernal (Latin American Spanish)[[/note]]
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime)
!!!'''Magic Attribute:''' [[AntiMagic Anti-Magic]]
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[[caption-width-right:265:''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Muscle-Bound Shrimp]]'']]
->''"I'm going to be the Wizard King! This is something I'll never give up on!"''
In the world of ''Black Clover'', practically everyone has some ability to employ mana to use magic. Asta, a boy from the forsaken village of Hage, isn't one of them. [[UnSorcerer In fact, he seems to be the only person in the setting unlucky enough to completely and utterly lack magic]]. Even still, he hasn't given up on his dream of becoming the Wizard King, the strongest mage in the land.\\\
To compensate for his crippling handicap, Asta has trained extensively since he was 5, granting him [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower superhuman strength, speed and stamina]]. Asta also wields the Demon-Slayer and Demon-Dweller Swords, mysterious artifacts containing a form of energy known as Anti-Magic. As a result, these blades can deflect magic projectiles, cut through spells or cancel them out completely, allowing Asta to level the playing field.
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* AdaptationalMuscles: Inverted. While the rest of the Black Bulls are portrayed as toned and muscular in the anime, Asta's own muscles, which were a major reveal in the early chapters of the story, are far less detailed and prominent by comparison.
* AllLovingHero:
** He shows this trait whenever someone picks on the weak, elderly, and otherwise powerless:
-->'''Heath:''' ''[to Asta]'' But, surely you can see what insignificant creatures they truly are.
-->'''Asta:''' ''[angrily]'' You may think they're nothing but useless beasts, but I'll do whatever I have to to protect them!
** He refuses to let anyone die if he can help it. Even his enemies aren't exempt from this, hence why he asks his teammates to save Mars during the Dungeon Exploration Arc.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to being an orphan from the slums, on top of having no magic at all, everyone considers Asta an outsider. However, he's so used to it that it doesn't faze him anymore.
* AntiMagic:
** His main trait and the reason why he's so threatening. The Demon-Slayer Sword he summons lacks an edge, but can cut through most forms of magic like a hot knife through butter, making any sort of defense by magical means nearly impossible unless his movement is stopped first. It works both ways too, acting as a nigh-impenetrable shield against direct magic attacks and can even [[AttackReflector reflect them back at their owners with the flat side of the blade]].
** Later on, he gets the Demon-Dweller Sword, increasing his offensive capability. As the name implies, this sword literally absorbs the mana from its target, giving Asta more potential as a debuff specialist.
** After losing his Demon-Dweller Sword against the real Licht, he gains the Demon-Destroyer Sword from the same person. The sword can absorb and also remove effects of magic caused by said spells, which even includes the Reincarnation Magic.
* AttackReflector: He discovers through pure luck that his anti-magic sword's spine can reflect magic, using it to return spells back to enemies.
* BadassBoast: In response to Mars calling him a pebble. He makes due on it too:
-->'''Asta:''' I may be just a pebble but... I'm the pebble that can shatter diamond!
* BadassesWearBandanas: A plain black one that is later embroidered with the symbol of the Black Bulls.
* BadassInDistress: After the attack on Castle Town and the maiming of Captain Vermillion, Asta is kidnapped via teleportation. After realizing that Asta has limited use as a hostage, the Eye of the Midnight Sun members attempt to kill him, only to be promptly bailed out by the timely intervention of the Wizard King.
* BadassNormal: Due to having absolutely no magical ability, Asta made up for it by training to the point where he's referred to as a "ball of muscle". However, his AntiMagic swords clearly make this a downplayed example.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: It's heavily implied from the get-go, and later outright confirmed, that Asta's power is demonic and inherently evil in nature due to its status as the five-leaf clover grimoire. Up to this point, he has used it for nothing but helping and protecting others.
* BashBrothers: Him and Yuno, who are childhood friends and rivals, are this whenever they fight together. Best showcased when they face off against Mars, Licht, and [[spoiler:Zagred.]]
* TheBerserker: Subverted as he shows a little more restraint than other examples. Asta himself employs this as his main strategy as he can only fight with his physical capabilities with his AntiMagic blades but due to his HotBlooded nature he mostly just charges into his enemies full force and will continue fighting even if he's [[ImplacableMan injured and will keep pushing through the pain to continue his battle.]] This is amped up when he activates his [[SuperMode Black Asta form]] as his attacks become much more ferocious as he becomes way more serious and fights with the intent of dishing out as much damage as possible while also being invulnerable to pain thus making him an unstoppable juggernaut.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While Asta is a very kind person, he's easily ticked off when the following happens:
** He does ''not'' tolerate those who insult or put down others, including his friends or the helpless, just because they're different.
** Given his determination to become the Wizard King, attempting to force Asta to give up will be an annoyance towards him, but it has been serious at times to where he'll demolish someone in a rage for trying to make him concede.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may look like an energetic and silly young man, but he's an extremely unstoppable force with his swordsmanship.
* {{BFS}}:
** His first sword is nearly as long as he is tall. He also gets a second one later on; more along the lines of a proper longsword, but still quite large. Aside from having slightly different (but still AntiMagic) powers, the longsword is useful in situations when the larger sword's size makes it too unwieldy. His third sword can remove effects caused by spells and negate Reincarnation Magic.
** In his Black form, Asta can envelop his Demon-Slayer Sword in anti-magic energy, making it even larger and several times taller than he is.
* BigDamnHeroes:
** Just as Vetto is about to finish Magna and Luck, in comes Asta to save them.
** Alongside Yuno, they save their foster family from a reincarnated elf.
** He rescues a group of Spade Kingdom peasants from a corrupt soldier right after the six month timeskip.
* BigEater: Not to the extent as Charmy, but he devours a week's worth of food after recovering from the injuries inflicted upon him by Mars.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Yuno and Asta are this to each other, respectively, although they were the same height when they were younger, and Yuno is much more intelligent than Asta.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Asta's swords are black and through them he can use AntiMagic to cut through spells and dispel magic. It's later revealed that, when wielded by their original owner Licht, the swords were an almost white color, but turn black and rusted-looking when covered in Anti-Magic.
* BlueIsHeroic: The courageous, selfless hero who wears a navy jacket with matching shorts.
* BoisterousBruiser: Asta has a very HotBlooded and lovable personality which is his greatest trait as he's very outgoing even in the most fanciest of places to where others have to remind him to calm down as he is extremely but unknowingly obnoxious at times. Not to mention that he's very willing to fight anyone that comes off as dangerous.
* BookDumb: Although a lot of it can be attributed to growing up in the countryside, he is unknowledgeable in many things. Asta doesn't know what a date is, table manners, the role of a Magic Knight (the position he aspired to become), and his brain overloads when the Witch Queen provides an InfoDump on the elves. Despite this, it takes him very little time to learn how to sense ki and he quickly grasps the mechanics of his Black Asta form. The [[AllThereInTheManual Guidebook]] gives him a 4/5 in "Cleverness", showing that while he may be traditionally dumb he really can be clever.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently tormented and teased by almost everyone. Even the anti-birds love to peck at him frequently.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Not giving up IS MY MAGIC!"
** He bellows "[[SurvivalMantra I'm not done yet!]]" when he refuses to accept defeat.
* CavalryBetrayal: He's on the receiving end from the Witch Queen. After the battle's over in Chapter 98, she shows up as a murder of crows, then hovers before Asta, congratulating him on a job well done. Unfortunately for him, she reveals that her "healing" magic has also granted her access to his blood, which allows her to completely take control of his body, wherein she heals him only to make it easier to compel him to kill everyone on the battlefield, friend or foe alike.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** After some wise words from Fuegoleon, Asta becomes a calmer person overall and in battle, realizing the importance of keeping a level head when fighting.
** At first, Asta wants to become the Wizard King to prove that anyone, even peasants, can achieve their dreams regardless of their background. After witnessing the discrimination against commoners and peasants by aristocrats, he gains the motivation to not only prove himself but also end the mistreatment of the lower-class in the Clover Kingdom.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He is exceptionally strong and agile for his age, a trait he received through his own hard work and physical training. This has gotten to the point that when combined with his grimoire, he can cleave through giant constructs made of ''diamond''. It's also a {{Required Secondary Power|s}}, since the AntiMagic swords his grimoire summons are very heavy, and thus unwieldy for the average person. In addition, his DreamCrushingHandicap turns out to be one of these, as he would be drained to the point of immobility if it weren't for his inability to wield mana in the first place:
-->'''Witch Queen:''' It's because of that defect... that you're able to wield that sword. You're nothing special at all. Yet that is why... you were able to become something truly remarkable.
* {{Childhood Friend|s}}: Of Yuno. [[BashBrothers They frequently back each other up too]], despite belonging to different ends of the talent spectrum.
* ClarkKentOutfit: He looks quite scrawny until ClothingDamage kicks in to reveal just how hard he's been training. Do note that it's not intentional, it's just the way his clothing is.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Even though he's been turned down by Sister Lily, Asta continues to be fixated on her despite being told repeatedly that she's way older than him and she can't get married because she's a nun. As a result, he fails to notice that Mimosa is outright in love with him, that he's won Rebecca's heart by simply being a NiceGuy, or that Noelle randomly appears around him, because she's stalking him, and often turns bright red in his presence.
* CombatClairvoyance: Yami teaches Asta how to sense ki, allowing him to anticipate enemies' attacks and movements.
* CombinationAttack:
** Gauche duplicates him with his left mirror eye, with Asta absorbing Gauche's magic with his sword to unleash many simultaneous slashes to defeat Baro.
** With Finral and Vanessa. Vanessa uses her strings and Finral his portals to make Asta move faster and with more flexibility while making it almost impossible for Vetto to hit him.
* CoveredInScars: He has scars on his arms from being pierced by Revchi's chains and one large one on his abdomen from his battle with Mars.
* CruelMercy: He refuses to kill the sadistic SocialDarwinist wizard responsible for the carnage in the Forest of Witches because he sees that as letting the guy off easy.
* CurbStompBattle:
** Due to the nature of his powers, opponents that are completely reliant on their magic fall very easily to him.
** Him and Yuno are subjected to one by the real Licht.
** He gets done in fast by Dante, [[spoiler:who only uses 60% of his devil's power.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: His AntiMagic grimoire casts dark energy, and he wears a black bandana and black upper robe. Despite this, he's a noble guy who'll help anyone in need.
* DemonicPossession: Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power for himself.
* {{Determinator}}: He wants to be the Wizard King, despite being completely devoid of magic. He gets by giving himself [[TrainingFromHell a grueling training regimen]], leading to the aforementioned CharlesAtlasSuperpower. He'll also keep fighting no matter how much of a beating he takes. His CatchPhrase is that "not giving up is his magic."
-->'''Asta:''' Even if I have no magical powers I'll become the Wizard King! Not giving up is my magic!
* DieOrFly: He manifests his grimoire when him and Yuno are threatened by Revchi, quickly using his new power to cut up Revchi's chains and defeat him.
* DisabilityImmunity: Asta has no magic power whatsoever, which is shown to be extremely rare. This means he cannot use magic. This also means that the technique of sensing mana to track mages does not work on him. He's also unaffected by mana-draining, with him immune to the underworld substance that [[spoiler:Zagred]] summons. His lack of mana is what allows him to wield his AntiMagic swords: they automatically drain the magic of anything that touches them, so only a person with no magic at all could wield them effectively.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Probably the one good thing Asta can make out of his lack of magic is the fact that he completely lacks a magical signature. As a result, if the opponent can't see or hear him, his attacks are practically invisible to any wizard unaware of this. This is exploited in the battle against the leader of Hell Lotus. It's later revealed that his AntiMagic weapons drain mana upon contact, making it extremely dangerous for anyone else to wield them. And then it's revealed that because Asta was born without magic, he is a perfect vessel for anti-magic, a.k.a. the devil blood that is the source of all his abilities.
* DiscardAndDraw: In Chapter 156, the real Licht takes back the Demon-Dweller Sword from Asta and appears to keep it after knocking Asta and Yuno out of the the hideout. However, two chapters later, Asta finds he has obtained a new sword, the other sword Licht had been wielding during their fight, which has even more powerful dispelling abilities than his original anti-magic sword. Thanks to that, Asta is able dispel even the Reincarnation Magic used by the elves and can even remove effects caused by spells. This is called the Demon-Destroyer Sword.
* DispelMagic: He already has two AntiMagic swords, but much later, he receives a third sword with the ability to remove curses and [[DemonicPossession possessions]], something the other swords cannot do and has bugged Asta for a long time. This sword also makes Asta a CombatMedic in certain situations, as the sword can heal people of poisons and diseases created by magic.
* DoorstopBaby: He and Yuno were abandoned at the church's doorstep on the same day.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Since Asta can dispel, reflect, or destroy any magic, there are a few things keeping him from being a CrutchCharacter and having a StoryBreakerPower:
** In spite of his power, Asta is just a (albeit well trained) human. Many of his attacks and his ability to fight rely on his stamina, endurance, and ability to take damage which are, again, only on the level of a well trained human. Many enemies have exploited this weakness.
** Asta can go into his Black form where he draws out the dark power of his devil's anti-magic. He can use this energy to enshroud himself in a black aura which enhances his power and durability while also guarding him against lower level magic attacks and allows him to fly. This would be utterly broken if he could control it for more than a few minute.
** After training for six months and mastering his powers further, the drama is preserved by the fact that Asta is facing another devil even more powerful than the one that tried to destroy the Clover Kingdom. This devil is powerful enough that anyone who just says its name will be cursed along with any who are around to hear it requiring special circumstances to say it with out being cursed.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Just about everyone who finds out that Asta is someone who wants to become the Wizard King without a shred of magical potential thinks his dream is ridiculous. Doesn't stop him from trying though. This is subverted when it's revealed that this defect is what gives him his ability to wield his Anti-Magic Swords in the first place, since they'll drain the magical energy of anyone else to the point of exhaustion, making it a DisabilitySuperpower of sorts.
* DualWielding: Pulls this with his new sword in Chapter 24, summoning the new sword to dispel the magic binding him before reflecting a water bullet back at the caster. To drive it home, he's dual-wielding {{BFS}}s.
* DynamicEntry: Plows through a wall of flames before smashing through a bunch of zombies to save a little girl in Chapter 25.
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* EasilyCondemned: Asta believes that enemies who've committed wrongs should atone before they're fully forgiven. He asks Neige to spend time in prison before becoming his friend, demands a defeated Ladros apologize to and help the people he's harmed, forces Rades to use his powers to help people instead of for revenge, and persuades [[spoiler:Patry, whom Asta admits he still hates for killing Julius and threatening the Clover Kingdom, to stop giving into despair after learning the truth of the elves' massacre and atone by fighting Zagred.]]
* EmpathicWeapon: Asta's new sword flies into his grimoire after the battle as he's rendered unconscious by the fight.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Steadily growing into one despite his disabilities. This is best exemplified by Chapter 17 where he managed to defeat Mars, who employs Mineral Magic to create armor, weaponry, and clones and was wiping the floor with the members of Golden Dawn including Asta's prodigious rival, Yuno.
* EnergyAbsorption: Asta's short sword can do this, firing off a powerful wave of Noelle's Water Magic after draining the magic and storing it in his sword.
* EvilWeapon: His grimoire has a five-leaf clover, with the fifth leaf signifying the presence of a devil. The devil in his grimoire tries to take control of him during his fight with Ladros, with Asta beating the devil into submission and taking its powers for himself.
* ExcaliburInTheRust: The five-leaf grimoire is tattered and worn, and the sword it summons is covered in rust. Their shabby appearance belies their true power as AntiMagic weapons. The Grimoire is so tattered that Asta doesn't even know that it's the five-leaf, since the clover marking on it is obscured.
* TheExile: Along with the rest of the Black Bulls, Asta goes into exile in an effort to investigate the devils outside the Clover Kingdom.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Both seriously and for comedy. Whenever he's in awe of something cool, [[WingdingEyes Asta's eyes turn to sparkles]]. Because Asta is so easily excited, he has these practically all of the time. This is played more seriously later on when Asta gains a cat-like pupil in one eye due to a demonic transformation.
* FangsAreEvil: His Black Asta form, which comes from the power of an evil devil in his grimoire, gives him sharpened fangs.
* FireForgedFriends: Along with the other Black Bulls, Asta becomes much closer with his squadmates through facing dangers together such as saving Saussy and fighting members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun.
* FloralThemeNaming: Named after the flower, which in turn is derived from the Greek word for star.
* FlyingWeapon: After the six-month TimeSkip, he can use anti-magic well enough to make his Demon-Slayer Sword fly and ride it like a broom.
* {{Foil}}: To Yuno in almost every possible way. Asta is the dunce without a shred of magical potential, while Yuno is talented. Asta is the laughingstock, while Yuno is admired by everyone else. Asta is hyperactive and rarely thinks before he speaks, while Yuno is calm and level headed. [[OppositesAttract They're]] [[OddFriendship best]] [[CoolKidAndLoserFriendship friends]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: A firm believer in this. [[spoiler:He understands what Patry went through after seeing his memories as just a young elf who turns out to be tricked by Zagred into hating humans that were the opposite of what the real Licht believes. Asta still won't forgive him because he killed Julius while holding the Clover Kingdom hostage, and endangered the people with the reincarnation spell which is why he'll let Patry be around to stop Zagred from completing his plans.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: Seems to be the opposite at first given Yuno's somewhat condescending nature, but it's quickly made clear that it's this by the end of the first chapter. Despite their opposite personalities and innate talent, Yuno respects Asta greatly for his determination and has seen him as his savior since they were kids. Through their rivalry, the two push each other to become stronger.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Almost everyone has initially expressed dismay about his quirks, even the children from his hometown.
* FriendToAllChildren: Whenever danger seems to threaten young children, Asta puts himself in harm's way, as demonstrated when Rades Spirito tried to torture a young girl during the Royal Capital's assault.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He's first introduced as an orphan with no magic powers. After joining the Black Bulls, he became a powerful and famous Magic Knight who's willing to go toe-to-toe with others.
* FusionDance: Parodied, but taken seriously at the same time. His fusion with Mimosa is literally her tied to his back with plant magic while she heals and helps defend him.
* GameBreakingInjury: The bones in his arms were crushed into powder, and cursed to never be healed, even with magic, by Vetto. Not so gamebreaking now as it is healed soon after.
* GenderBlenderName: His name, Asta, is actually a female nickname for Astrid or Augusta, which comes from the Scandinavian languages.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil:
** He states as such when Rades and other members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun attack the Royal Capital.
-->''"How could they? Treating life like it's something to throw away!? Like death is nothing! I'll never understand these people! Not in a million years!''"
** This is subverted later on. He tells Mereoleona that they should strive for mutual understanding with Eye of the Midnight Sun, which impresses her. [[spoiler:And despite not forgiving Patry for his actions, Asta tells him that he understands his reasons and convinces him to stop running away to atone.]]
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: In his Black Asta form, which becomes stronger when overcome with negative emotion, his right eye becomes red and cat-like while his left eye remains green and normal.
* GoodWeaponEvilWeapon: Licht was the kind leader of the elves and original owner of Asta's swords, and they're shining, near-white blades when he uses them. When wielded by Asta, whose Anti-Magic comes from the power of a devil, the swords are black and rusted-looking.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Asta's anti-magic powers come from a devil. He gains a right demonic wing made of anti-magic energy in his Black form. When consumed by rage, he gains a smaller left wing.
* HellishPupils: A reminder of where his newfound power comes from after clashing with the devil inside of his grimoire.
* HeroesPreferSwords: The main character who wields large, mysterious swords that contain Anti-Magic energy. Interestingly, while Asta himself is a heroic individual his swords' powers come from a devil inside his grimoire.
* HeroicBSOD:
** He nearly falls into one when he finds out that his cursed arms are not healable. He says ScrewDestiny and that he'll find a cure and if not find another way to fight.
** He enters this with a listless expression after he's unable to make it to the Royal Knights Exam finals to fight Yuno. He snaps out of it when Mereoleona punches him and drags him off to become a Royal Knight.
* HeroicBuild: The kid's got [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/blackclover/images/7/76/Asta_muscular_build.png/revision/latest?cb=20180218004956 biceps]]. This is justified in that he spends most of his time physically training in order to compensate for his lack of magic. It's also lampshaded by Klaus, who notes that such a physique is highly improbable at Asta's age. After the reveal, many people have started taking to calling him "muscle-bound shrimp" behind his back. This is further exemplified when he's wearing nothing but a tank top. The anime seems to downplay his muscles though.
* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler:After Yami slices Zagred]], Nero seals Asta's damage and asks him if he's going to be the Wizard King. Healed, he announces that he will and is going to surpass his limits, entering his Black form to [[spoiler:land the killing blow on Zagred.]]
* HeroProtagonist: He wishes to become the Wizard King in order to help others, and gains swords that contain AntiMagic.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Because his power source is a Devil, he's blamed by Damnatio and the Magic Parliament for the elves' attack on the Clover Kingdom. He gets out of it by investigating the devils together with the Black Bulls.
* HiddenDepths: To put it bluntly, he's an idiot who can't even recognize the guy he wanted to surpass ever since he was a kid. But he can be surprisingly clever when the time calls for it, best shown when he stopped a curse that stopped his blood from clotting by cutting the wound with his anti-magic swords.
* HopelessSuitor: He is in love with Sister Lily and wants to marry her, despite her being a nun who is also a good deal older than him and had a hand in raising him. No matter how many times she rejects him, he refuses to take no for an answer.
* HornedHumanoid: He has a weg while using his Black Asta form. [[spoiler:When overcome by anger after Dante stabs Gauche he gains more atop his head.]]
* HorrifyingTheHorror: His refusal to give up, combined with his power from the devil in his grimoire, cause Vetto to call him "a demon who devours even despair".
* HotBlooded: Asta is ''extremly'' enthusiastic about his dream and is always giving everything his maximum effort and with [[TheScream his frequent screaming]] that always hypes up his already energetic attitude. This can also be used with his near unstoppable determination when he really gets his blood boiling and will push himself beyond his limits with sheer fiery willpower and taken to greater lengths when angered as he becomes very passionate and is veru willing to overpower his enemies for unleashing his fury.
* HotForPreacher: He's infatuated with Sister Lily and wants to marry her, despite being reminded ''many'' times that she's a nun.
* HourOfPower: More like 10 seconds of power, but Asta has learned how to draw out the anti-magic properties of his sword and enhance/enshroud his body with that energy. Unfortunately, he has very little control over it and he can't sustain it for long periods of time otherwise it would make him. Over time he trains to gain better control over it and last longer in this form.
* HyperspaceArsenal: His grimoire functions as this by storing his three different anti-magic swords, with Asta switching between them for different purposes. He usually wields the Demon-Slayer Sword by itself for combat, the Demon-Dweller Sword to send flying anti-magic slashes, and the Demon-Destroyer Sword to dispel spells.
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* IdiotHair: Fits him perfectly with his personality.
* IdiotHero: Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He doesn't even know the basics of being a Magic Knight despite aspiring to be one on his way to becoming Wizard King. He doesn't even recognize the current Wizard King, ''the very position he's aspiring to acquire''. This is somewhat justified due to his country upbringing.
* InformedFlaw: At first, it makes sense that his total lack of magical ability would limit his ability to join the Magic Knights. However, once he obtains his grimoire, while he still gets looked down upon by others, his lack of magic almost never makes any difference in his combat ability as compared to everyone else. Much of this is because most other Magic Knights we see only have maybe three or four specific abilities, which is about the same as Asta when using his swords. In fact, his lack of magic largely works in his favor since many of his opponents expect to be able to sense his mana and can't.
* InSeriesNickname: "Street Rat" along with Yuno. He doesn't mind it all that much. He's also gained the [[MaliciousMisnaming names]] "Stupidsta" and "Insect" from Magna and Noelle, respectively, when he annoys them.
* InstantExpert: Zigzagged. Asta has yet to be seen practicing his swordsmanship, yet is able to swing accurately enough to hit and reflect small projectiles within days of getting his grimoire. Taken further when he begins proficiently dual-wielding without any prior practice. Subverted in that once he begins to tap into the power of the anti-magic sword, it gives him powers that he's unable to accurately control on command. However, the very next time he consciously taps into the power, he shows complete control over it, including a conscious knowledge of how often he can tap into that power. The first case is justified since between the time Asta got his grimoire and the Magic Knight exam is six months. That is plenty of time to practice, especially given his penchant for TrainingFromHell. And it's later revealed via flashback that during that six month gap, he wasn't just self-taught, but had Diamond Kingdom defector [[Characters/BlackCloverOthers Fanzell Kruger]] as a teacher. The dual-wielding is less backed up.
* IronButtMonkey: He always gets back up and running within a few panels despite all of this. Even when other mages are slinging insults at him for being from the slums, he's so used to it that it doesn't faze him any more:
-->'''Asta:''' ''[eating happily]'' Man, they're not even trying to whisper. Well, it's nothing new.
-->'''Klaus and Mimosa:''' ''[mentally]'' He's a bigger man than them!
* {{Keet}}: Incredibly hyperactive and enthusiastic about anything and everything pertaining to becoming Wizard King. He's also one of the only people who try to put a positive spin on things with his overwhelming optimism and he also rarely stops moving, especially when training as he feels the need to constantly be active and do something productive.
* LightningBruiser: After learning how to detect ki, Asta is fast enough to reflect laser beams with his sword and pummel virtually anything short of a Magic Knight Captain into submission through pure brute force.
* LikesOlderWomen: He's in love with Sister Lily, who's not only a nun but over 10 years older than him.
* LogicalWeakness:
** He is entirely reliant on the surface area of his sword for blocking attacks. He can't block the attack if it's too fast for him to bring his sword into the firing path, a fact that Mars uses to beat Asta.
** The sword Nero shows him when he's on the ropes is smaller and lighter, meaning he can swing it fast enough to parry Mars's attacks. However, since it's smaller he can't hit Mars hard enough to overcome Mars's Recovery Magic.
** He's useless if his arms are restrained, but he came up with a solution to this by summoning his sword from the book directly to break any magical restraints before beginning to dual-wield.
** The swords are also limited to how long they are, making it difficult to hit a swift, flying target, especially when Asta's already bleeding and running on empty.
* MageKiller: He's literally the ''only'' person the setting ever seen with no magical ability whatsoever. This left Asta to get things done physically, and training to do so, leaving him in excellent physical shape. Once Asta gets a grimoire, it manifests a sword that dispels any magic it comes into contact with. While Asta's far from invincible after this, this, combined with his tremendous physical aptitude, and the reliance of every other character in the show on magic, makes him a surprisingly effective Magic Knight, particularly if enemies underestimate him because they sense no magic power from him.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Asta has zero magical ability in a setting where everyone else has at least some magic. To compensate, he spent most of his life training his body. This all pays off when he is chosen by the Five-Leaf Grimoire. Said Grimoire allows him to summon a giant anti-magic sword, and his years of physical training make him strong enough to effectively wield the heavy weapon.
* MagicKnight: Asta wields AntiMagic through his sword, allowing him to slice through spells and later unleash it as a beam. In his Black Asta form he enshrounds his body in it and can use larger amounts.
* MagneticHero: With his friendliness, kindness, and strong will, Asta earns the respect of many people he meets, even nobles like Klaus and Nozel who look down on peasants like him. His bravery and work ethic inspire the rest of the Black Bulls to become stronger as well.
* MeaningfulName: "Asta" is a nickname for "Astrid", a Scandinavian name meaning "divine strength." Asta is incredibly muscular and strong due to years of intense physical training to make up for not having any magic.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Most mages in the story fight from afar with spells and do not train their bodies as a result. Asta, due to having no mana whatsoever, fights with giant AntiMagic swords, using them along with his great physical strength from years of training to defeat mages.
* MrFanservice: After the reveal that he's actually incredibly muscular, Asta constantly suffers from ClothingDamage or a situation where his shirt is torn or completely off just to show off how buff he is.
* MugglesDoItBetter: Magic is so ubiquitous and widely practiced that defense and detection mainly revolve around locating areas of high magic concentration. Said defenses and detection are completely ineffective, however, against actions done through non-magical means. This gives Asta a bigger leg up than most people who meet him suspect, as everything he does cannot be defended against or detected with magic. For instance, the seemingly unstoppable Kirsch Vermillion, who immediately spotted all of Zora's traps and disarmed them, falls into a pit that Asta dug completely through manual labor.
* MundaneLuxury: Becomes ecstatic over little things like getting his own (but incredibly shabby) room and receiving his first paycheck due to living in the slums for all of his life.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: Initially depicted as somewhat short and scrawny looking, it turns out that he actually has massive biceps for a kid his age. He's also able to rather casually knock a grown man ten or twenty feet into the air and leave a crater in a solid stone wall with a single swing of his sword. Ironically, despite the fact that the Magic Knights are all taller and higher ranked than Asta, almost none of them seem as though they could take him down physically.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Subverted. He has greyish-white hair, but he's one of the few in the setting to be born without any magical power whatsoever. [[DoubleSubverted Instead, he has unheard of anti-magic]].
* NextTierPowerUp:
** In the dungeon, he gains the Demon-Dweller Sword, which absorbs mana from its target and can borrow magic from people around him, increasing his attacks' force and range. It's also lighter than his original sword, giving him more mobility and when combined with his Demon-Slayer Sword he can {{Dual Wield|ing}}.
** After the Witch Queen uses her blood magic on him, he can channel AntiMagic energy throughout his body and attain his Black Asta form, using anti-magic more freely and greatly enhancing his strength and speed as well as giving him flight.
** He gains the Demon-Destroyer Sword after the real Licht takes back the Demon-Dweller Sword from him. It has stronger anti-magic powers, letting him dispel the elves' Reincarnation Magic and remove curses.
* NiceGuy: He's very friendly to pretty much everyone he meets, and thus adjusts well to groups like the Black Bulls.
* NoIndoorVoice: Virtually every line he says is boisterous and loud, and this is amped UpToEleven in the anime adaptation in which all of his lines are over the top.
* NoLastNameGiven: Justified, as he was left at the orphanage with clothing bearing only his first name and no knowledge of his family. It's unknown what his last name would be. In the one-shot, his last name was Staria.
* ObliviousToLove: Doesn't seem to catch on that Noelle, Mimosa, and Rebecca are interested in him. Hilariously, even when he recognizes that Charlotte has feelings for Yami, and that Noelle has feelings for him, he fails to grasp that the feeling in question is love, assuming that both women just have trouble admitting that they trust somebody else to have their back in combat.
* OddFriendship: With Yuno, who is the complete opposite of Asta in terms of temperament and magical ability. They're best friends who grew up together in the same church and friendly rivals.
* OneHandedZweihander: Whether it's due to his CharlesAtlasSuperpower or the magic within the swords themselves, he's often seen DualWielding his Demon-Slayer Sword and Demon-Dweller Sword as soon as he gets the latter.
* OneManArmy: He proves himself as this after the six month time skip when he attacks the Candelo fortress, defeating all the soldiers by himself with relative ease.
* OnlySaneMan: As odd as this sounds, he tends to act this way, sometimes sharing this role with Noelle, over the antics of the Black Bulls, especially early on after joining them.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** After being told that he doesn't have a shred of magic power in him and can never use it, for the first time in his life, Asta actually gives up. It doesn't last, though, because Yuno gives Asta words of encouragement to spur him on, which provokes the manifestation of his dark grimoire.
** Way later, after the Royal Knights Exam, Asta is surprisingly quiet, thinking about Yuno's mighty magic and the fact that "Xerx" was really a fake.
* OutsideContextProblem: No one has ever seen someone without magic or who can negate and reflect any spell, and most of them don't know how to deal with him. He's still one for the elves because even though they know about the swords, his devil powers are something none of them have seen before.
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* TheParagon: Quite possibly his greatest power is that everyone around him can't help but follow his example and put 100% of every waking moment into becoming a better person. Most notably, he's this to all the Black Bulls, even his own captain Yami, who by following his example, went from being by far the worst Magic Knight squad in history into being the second most decorated in one year. He's even this to other squads, some of their captains, most of the enemies that try to fight him, and his own greatest rival Yuno, who all become much stronger and more heroic by trying to be just like him. Even Zora notes that Asta is the one closest to what he considers to be the ideal Magic Knight.
* ParentalAbandonment: He was left at the orphanage's doorstep. Asta shares this aspect with Yuno, who was left there along with him. They grew up together and became each others' rivals, and thus the two are like BloodBrothers in the absence of actual blood relatives/family. [[spoiler:He briefly remembers a memory of his dying mother when Dante stabs Gauche.]]
* PeoplePuppets: A victim of this in Chapter 98. The Witch Queen decides to take control of the demonic power inside of him. Asta overcomes it by forcing the demon back and owning the power while conscious.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Short for his age at 155 cm (5'1"), but able to wield a massive sword longer than he is tall with ease. Justified, because Asta spent years building up muscle to make up for lack of magical prowess.
* PoorCommunicationKills: A very minor example. He is temporarily discouraged when he thought he heard Yuno say that Asta's dream of becoming Wizard King is ridiculous on his way out of the grimoire library. What Yuno actually meant to say was:
-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]'' Asta not being chosen by a grimoire is absolutely ''ridiculous''.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Gains a single black wing over his right arm after taking the power of the devil inside his grimoire.
* PowerIncontinence: He has a lot of trouble controlling his Black Asta form after gaining it, unable to maneuver it however he wishes due to it being drawn to mana and use it for longer than a minute. Him training under Mereoleona and over the six month timeskip help fix this.
* PowerOfFriendship: Asta always believes in his friends and when they are in danger, nothing will stop him.
* ThePowerOfHate: Asta himself admits to Dante that he's sometimes overcome by malicious feelings that fill him with power, but he has the heart to control them to do what's right, which is what he considers humanity instead of Dante's belief that HumansAreBastards. [[spoiler:His anger at Dante for stabbing Gauche to rile him up causes him to enter a more corrupt, berserk Black Asta form.]]
* PrimalStance: Asta does this after [[spoiler:Dante stabs Gauche, with his Black form powered up by his anger.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He calls out several bigoted Magic Knights at a banquet when they insult Noelle.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His Black Asta form, which uses the power of a devil and is empowered by negative emotions, turns his right eye red.
* RedGreenContrast: Childhood friends and rivals Asta and Yuno contrast with each other in various ways. One of these contrasts in the anime portray Yuno's four-leaf clover grimoire glowing bright green when in use, while Asta's five-leaf clover grimoire glows an ominous red.
* RedOniBlueOni: He is the HotBlooded and energetic red oni to Yuno's stoic and calm blue oni.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: As the wielder of the five-leaf grimoire and its associated anti-magic weapons, he requires a few things to use them. They're both exceptionally heavy and the cancellation property of it means it rapidly drains the mana of even the person who holds it. This is apparent when the Wizard King attempts to inspect the sword and realizes both that he can't really lift it and that even if he did, it would drain all of his powers. Thus, Asta's lack of magic functions as this because he's the only one who can actually use the swords in combat.
* TheRival: Both Asta and Yuno are this to each other with both parties admitting it in their quest to become the next Wizard King. Leopold inserts himself into this mix as well once he sees Asta's combat skills in person.
* TheScapegoat: Him and Nero become this for the Magic Parliament, with Damnatio blaming him for the elves' possession of the Magic Knights because he uses a devil's powers. They manage to get out of it with the Magic Knights having the Black Bulls investigate the devils.
* ScarsAreForever: Has scars on his arm from fighting Revchi and on his abdomen from his battle with Mars.
* ScreamingWarrior: One of his defining traits and can be counted on to be screaming his lungs out in the midst of battle or training.
* ScrewDestiny: After finding out he may never be able to use his arms again from being injured by Vetto, he says this, proclaiming that he'll find a cure for his arms and a way to fight without them if not.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He enters his Black Asta form to save Marie from Damnatio, essentially dooming himself to be judged guilty by the Magic Parliament until the Black Bulls luckily show up.
* TheShadowKnows: When Asta first acquires the five-leaf clover grimoire and summons his sword, his shadow briefly takes the form of a devil.
* ShonenHair: His hair manages to curve upward against gravity.
* ShutUpHannibal: When Dante tells him that evil is the true shape of humanity, Asta angrily replies that being human is controlling those negative emotions to do what's right. [[spoiler:This leads him to stab Gauche to awaken Asta's malice, causing him to enter a more corrupted Black form.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: He's deeply infatuated with Sister Lily, so much that he refuses to peep on other girls at the hot springs and is completely oblivious to the fact that Noelle, Mimosa, and Rebecca all have a crush on him.
* SpellBlade:
** When using his Black Asta form he can envelop his sword in anti-magic energy, making it more potent and able to unleash a beam with a swing.
** Asta's spell Black Divider forms a giant blade out of anti-magic energy from his Demon-Slayer Sword.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Another unfortunate case due to Japanese phonetics. Asta or Aster? Though the latter would make more sense in the context of the English language, Asta is currently the official accepted translation.
* StepfordSmiler: Growing up without magic, Asta had a cheerful, boisterous attitude to hide his insecurity. After his arms are broken and cursed by Vetto, he nearly becomes depressed until he urges himself to move forward.
* StockShonenHero: HotBlooded LightningBruiser NiceGuy with ShonenHair who [[ToBeAMaster is hell-bent on becoming the Wizard King]] despite lacking magic entirely. Asta fits this to a T.
* SuperLoser: Even after gaining the unique power of AntiMagic after being mocked all his life for his lack of magical power, Asta is pretty much the same immature, simply guy looked down on by nobles for his peasant background.
* SuperMode: When Asta draws out the power of his swords and enshrouds/enhances his body with anti-magic energy. It appears as a shadow over his right arm and half of his body with a black horn and wing. This for allows him to fly at high speed, makes him stronger, protects his body like armor, and more freely project and use anti-magic energy. Over time, Asta gains more conscious control over this ability and is able to make it last longer.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: Defied. When Ladros puts Asta in dire straits and knocks him unconscious, the devil inside the blade attempts to take over Asta by tempting him with power. Asta promptly tells him to suck it, punches said devil out, and takes said devil's power as his own, entering a demonic form called Black Asta. That said, when overcome by malice in his Black Asta form he's covered in more Anti-Magic and his powers are strengthened, playing this straight.
* SwordBeam: Both of the swords Asta wields can do this once he masters the properties of the weapons. The Demon-Dweller Sword can generate one, seemingly in response to Noelle's words of encouragement, which turns out to be a burst of Noelle's Water Magic. The anti-magic sword can also generate an anti-magic beam once Asta starts to tap into its powers.
* TearsOfJoy: Asta cries these when he finds out that his squadmates are searching for a cure for his arms.
-->''I… wasn't blessed with any magic. That always frustrated me. But I sure was blessed with amazing friends…''
* TeensAreShort: Fifteen years old, yet not much taller than the younger children at the orphanage he lived at. It's especially noticeable when he's standing next to his friend and rival Yuno, who stands head and shoulders above him despite being around the same age. They were even the same height as children. However, he has a lot of muscle to make up for his height.
* TemptingFate: After giving an introduction to the readers about [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits the Black Bulls]], Asta thinks to himself he does not want to be put in this group. When the time for selection comes no one wants him except for... you guessed it, the Black Bulls.
* ThanksForTheMammary: When they enter the Shadow Palace, Mimosa falls on Asta with her breasts landing on his face. She's quite embarrassed by this.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Prone to this when agitated.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Asta tells Patry that he won't ever forgive him for [[spoiler:killing Julius, threatening countless innocent lives, and causing the elves' reincarnation that hurt people in the kingdom. Despite this, he persuades Patry to stop wallowing in his despair to atone for his mistakes.]]
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: While his anti-magic is definitely not useless, his Demon-Destroyer Sword is the only means available for the Clover Kingdom to save their squadmates who has been reincarnated to elves by dispelling the Reincarnation Magic permanently.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Throws his sword at his enemies on a few occasions, such as when he throws one of his anti-magic swords at Rades just as he's being teleported away by Valtos, and when fighting Ladros, he throws it directly at him to drain his magic. Asta even mentions how stupid he would be to pull it out and that he purposely aimed it at his non-vital spots.
* TooDumbToFool: He is well aware that he's an idiot. As such, he absolutely won't fall for WeCanRuleTogether, VillainsWantMercy, or ISurrenderSuckers type ploys. In fact, when Ladros, a powerful magic using villain, begs him to pull out his Demon-Slayer Sword, making all sorts of promises of power and glory, Asta makes quite clear how he intends to render the wizard unconscious with his other sword!
* TookALevelInBadass:
** He gains the Demon-Dweller Sword in the dungeon. Using it he can directly absorb enemies' mana, which when used in tandem with his Demon-Slayer Sword greatly enhances his offensive capabilities by dual wielding both blades.
** Yami teaches him how to use ki, letting him anticipate enemies' attacks and improving his fighting skills.
** His Black Asta form after the Witch Queen uses her blood magic on him to remove his body's anti-magic limits. He can use more anti-magic energy and fly on top of his increase in strength and speed.
** After the six-month timeskip he can release more anti-magic and control it better, allowing him to use his Black Asta form for longer periods of time.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He really likes tatoes.
* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:Seeing Gauche get stabbed by Dante has Asta briefly remember a memory of his dying mother before going berserk.]]
* UnskilledButStrong:
** Asta is a powerhouse that has tremendous amounts of strength due to all of the physical training he has put his body through. He is able to use brute force with his AntiMagic blades to make up for his lack of actual magical abilities.
** After gaining his Black form, Asta can use it to unleash large amounts of anti-magic able to negate powerful spells. However, he can't consciously control the amount released and flies out of control towards targets with strong magic. As he trains, Asta is able to better control the anti-magic he releases in the form. And after the six month time skip, he can fly towards wherever he chooses.
* UnSorcerer: He has absolutely no magical potential. The reactions of various characters such as the leader of Hell Lotus and Klaus imply that this is very unusual. The Witch Queen says that it's an incredibly rare genetic defect.
* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler:When Gauche gets stabbed by Dante, Asta goes berserk, his Black form much more corrupted than before. However, he still seems to be able to think somewhat, as he figures out where Dante was going to reappear.]]
* UnwantedHarem: He gains the interest of his teammate Noelle, her cousin Mimosa, and the girl he met on a group date Rebecca. He is blissfully unaware of this and is devoted to winning the heart of Sister Lily, the nun who works at the orphanage where he was raised, who isn't interested in him.
* UnwittingPawn: He becomes one for the Witch Queen when she decides to have him kill everyone on the battlefield, friend or foe alike, in an effort to test his new powers. Given Vanessa's shocked reaction and the Queen's comments, she had no idea how close Vanessa was to Asta and the Black Bulls. It backfires on the Witch Queen because Vanessa is understandably ''not'' happy about her tricking him in that manner.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Nero. Despite Nero's constant pecking, they're always concerned about each other, as demonstrated when Nero becomes his HeadPet and gives out valuable intel.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His outfit after the six month time skip leaves most of his chest and stomach exposed.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: He has a {{BFS}} with one single ability, and one alone: it negates all magic that comes in contact with it. While he can also use his sword for the usual swinging and cutting, Asta has discovered that the anti-magic can also be used to lift curses, heal people who were hurt by magic, cut magic signals, revert changes to people and objects done by magic, and by using the flat sides of his sword, deflect projectile magic back at the caster like a mirror.
* WifeBasherBasher: When at a mixer with Rebecca, a drunk man thinks that she's a single mom trying to nab a Magic Knight and harasses her. Asta stops him and throws him onto a table, with Rebecca falling for him afterwards.
* WingdingEyes: Asta's eyes turn into sparkles when he gets excited about something.
* TheWorfEffect: Asta and Yuno are easily defeated by a reincarnated Licht, who did not even have his grimoire, despite using their transformations. This is to show that defeating the newly reincarnated elves won't be easy.
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!!Asta
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunHorie (OVA), Natsumi Fujiwara (OVA, young), Creator/GakutoKajiwara (Anime), Nao Fujita (Anime, young) (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages:''' Alberto Bernal (Latin American Spanish)[[/note]]
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime)
!!!'''Magic Attribute:''' [[AntiMagic Anti-Magic]]
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[[caption-width-right:265:''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Muscle-Bound Shrimp]]'']]
->''"I'm going to be the Wizard King! This is something I'll never give up on!"''
In the world of ''Black Clover'', practically everyone has some ability to employ mana to use magic. Asta, a boy from the forsaken village of Hage, isn't one of them. [[UnSorcerer In fact, he seems to be the only person in the setting unlucky enough to completely and utterly lack magic]]. Even still, he hasn't given up on his dream of becoming the Wizard King, the strongest mage in the land.\\\
To compensate for his crippling handicap, Asta has trained extensively since he was 5, granting him [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower superhuman strength, speed and stamina]]. Asta also wields the Demon-Slayer and Demon-Dweller Swords, mysterious artifacts containing a form of energy known as Anti-Magic. As a result, these blades can deflect magic projectiles, cut through spells or cancel them out completely, allowing Asta to level the playing field.
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* AdaptationalMuscles: Inverted. While the rest of the Black Bulls are portrayed as toned and muscular in the anime, Asta's own muscles, which were a major reveal in the early chapters of the story, are far less detailed and prominent by comparison.
* AllLovingHero:
** He shows this trait whenever someone picks on the weak, elderly, and otherwise powerless:
-->'''Heath:''' ''[to Asta]'' But, surely you can see what insignificant creatures they truly are.
-->'''Asta:''' ''[angrily]'' You may think they're nothing but useless beasts, but I'll do whatever I have to to protect them!
** He refuses to let anyone die if he can help it. Even his enemies aren't exempt from this, hence why he asks his teammates to save Mars during the Dungeon Exploration Arc.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to being an orphan from the slums, on top of having no magic at all, everyone considers Asta an outsider. However, he's so used to it that it doesn't faze him anymore.
* AntiMagic:
** His main trait and the reason why he's so threatening. The Demon-Slayer Sword he summons lacks an edge, but can cut through most forms of magic like a hot knife through butter, making any sort of defense by magical means nearly impossible unless his movement is stopped first. It works both ways too, acting as a nigh-impenetrable shield against direct magic attacks and can even [[AttackReflector reflect them back at their owners with the flat side of the blade]].
** Later on, he gets the Demon-Dweller Sword, increasing his offensive capability. As the name implies, this sword literally absorbs the mana from its target, giving Asta more potential as a debuff specialist.
** After losing his Demon-Dweller Sword against the real Licht, he gains the Demon-Destroyer Sword from the same person. The sword can absorb and also remove effects of magic caused by said spells, which even includes the Reincarnation Magic.
* AttackReflector: He discovers through pure luck that his anti-magic sword's spine can reflect magic, using it to return spells back to enemies.
* BadassBoast: In response to Mars calling him a pebble. He makes due on it too:
-->'''Asta:''' I may be just a pebble but... I'm the pebble that can shatter diamond!
* BadassesWearBandanas: A plain black one that is later embroidered with the symbol of the Black Bulls.
* BadassInDistress: After the attack on Castle Town and the maiming of Captain Vermillion, Asta is kidnapped via teleportation. After realizing that Asta has limited use as a hostage, the Eye of the Midnight Sun members attempt to kill him, only to be promptly bailed out by the timely intervention of the Wizard King.
* BadassNormal: Due to having absolutely no magical ability, Asta made up for it by training to the point where he's referred to as a "ball of muscle". However, his AntiMagic swords clearly make this a downplayed example.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: It's heavily implied from the get-go, and later outright confirmed, that Asta's power is demonic and inherently evil in nature due to its status as the five-leaf clover grimoire. Up to this point, he has used it for nothing but helping and protecting others.
* BashBrothers: Him and Yuno, who are childhood friends and rivals, are this whenever they fight together. Best showcased when they face off against Mars, Licht, and [[spoiler:Zagred.]]
* TheBerserker: Subverted as he shows a little more restraint than other examples. Asta himself employs this as his main strategy as he can only fight with his physical capabilities with his AntiMagic blades but due to his HotBlooded nature he mostly just charges into his enemies full force and will continue fighting even if he's [[ImplacableMan injured and will keep pushing through the pain to continue his battle.]] This is amped up when he activates his [[SuperMode Black Asta form]] as his attacks become much more ferocious as he becomes way more serious and fights with the intent of dishing out as much damage as possible while also being invulnerable to pain thus making him an unstoppable juggernaut.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While Asta is a very kind person, he's easily ticked off when the following happens:
** He does ''not'' tolerate those who insult or put down others, including his friends or the helpless, just because they're different.
** Given his determination to become the Wizard King, attempting to force Asta to give up will be an annoyance towards him, but it has been serious at times to where he'll demolish someone in a rage for trying to make him concede.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may look like an energetic and silly young man, but he's an extremely unstoppable force with his swordsmanship.
* {{BFS}}:
** His first sword is nearly as long as he is tall. He also gets a second one later on; more along the lines of a proper longsword, but still quite large. Aside from having slightly different (but still AntiMagic) powers, the longsword is useful in situations when the larger sword's size makes it too unwieldy. His third sword can remove effects caused by spells and negate Reincarnation Magic.
** In his Black form, Asta can envelop his Demon-Slayer Sword in anti-magic energy, making it even larger and several times taller than he is.
* BigDamnHeroes:
** Just as Vetto is about to finish Magna and Luck, in comes Asta to save them.
** Alongside Yuno, they save their foster family from a reincarnated elf.
** He rescues a group of Spade Kingdom peasants from a corrupt soldier right after the six month timeskip.
* BigEater: Not to the extent as Charmy, but he devours a week's worth of food after recovering from the injuries inflicted upon him by Mars.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Yuno and Asta are this to each other, respectively, although they were the same height when they were younger, and Yuno is much more intelligent than Asta.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Asta's swords are black and through them he can use AntiMagic to cut through spells and dispel magic. It's later revealed that, when wielded by their original owner Licht, the swords were an almost white color, but turn black and rusted-looking when covered in Anti-Magic.
* BlueIsHeroic: The courageous, selfless hero who wears a navy jacket with matching shorts.
* BoisterousBruiser: Asta has a very HotBlooded and lovable personality which is his greatest trait as he's very outgoing even in the most fanciest of places to where others have to remind him to calm down as he is extremely but unknowingly obnoxious at times. Not to mention that he's very willing to fight anyone that comes off as dangerous.
* BookDumb: Although a lot of it can be attributed to growing up in the countryside, he is unknowledgeable in many things. Asta doesn't know what a date is, table manners, the role of a Magic Knight (the position he aspired to become), and his brain overloads when the Witch Queen provides an InfoDump on the elves. Despite this, it takes him very little time to learn how to sense ki and he quickly grasps the mechanics of his Black Asta form. The [[AllThereInTheManual Guidebook]] gives him a 4/5 in "Cleverness", showing that while he may be traditionally dumb he really can be clever.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently tormented and teased by almost everyone. Even the anti-birds love to peck at him frequently.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Not giving up IS MY MAGIC!"
** He bellows "[[SurvivalMantra I'm not done yet!]]" when he refuses to accept defeat.
* CavalryBetrayal: He's on the receiving end from the Witch Queen. After the battle's over in Chapter 98, she shows up as a murder of crows, then hovers before Asta, congratulating him on a job well done. Unfortunately for him, she reveals that her "healing" magic has also granted her access to his blood, which allows her to completely take control of his body, wherein she heals him only to make it easier to compel him to kill everyone on the battlefield, friend or foe alike.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** After some wise words from Fuegoleon, Asta becomes a calmer person overall and in battle, realizing the importance of keeping a level head when fighting.
** At first, Asta wants to become the Wizard King to prove that anyone, even peasants, can achieve their dreams regardless of their background. After witnessing the discrimination against commoners and peasants by aristocrats, he gains the motivation to not only prove himself but also end the mistreatment of the lower-class in the Clover Kingdom.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He is exceptionally strong and agile for his age, a trait he received through his own hard work and physical training. This has gotten to the point that when combined with his grimoire, he can cleave through giant constructs made of ''diamond''. It's also a {{Required Secondary Power|s}}, since the AntiMagic swords his grimoire summons are very heavy, and thus unwieldy for the average person. In addition, his DreamCrushingHandicap turns out to be one of these, as he would be drained to the point of immobility if it weren't for his inability to wield mana in the first place:
-->'''Witch Queen:''' It's because of that defect... that you're able to wield that sword. You're nothing special at all. Yet that is why... you were able to become something truly remarkable.
* {{Childhood Friend|s}}: Of Yuno. [[BashBrothers They frequently back each other up too]], despite belonging to different ends of the talent spectrum.
* ClarkKentOutfit: He looks quite scrawny until ClothingDamage kicks in to reveal just how hard he's been training. Do note that it's not intentional, it's just the way his clothing is.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Even though he's been turned down by Sister Lily, Asta continues to be fixated on her despite being told repeatedly that she's way older than him and she can't get married because she's a nun. As a result, he fails to notice that Mimosa is outright in love with him, that he's won Rebecca's heart by simply being a NiceGuy, or that Noelle randomly appears around him, because she's stalking him, and often turns bright red in his presence.
* CombatClairvoyance: Yami teaches Asta how to sense ki, allowing him to anticipate enemies' attacks and movements.
* CombinationAttack:
** Gauche duplicates him with his left mirror eye, with Asta absorbing Gauche's magic with his sword to unleash many simultaneous slashes to defeat Baro.
** With Finral and Vanessa. Vanessa uses her strings and Finral his portals to make Asta move faster and with more flexibility while making it almost impossible for Vetto to hit him.
* CoveredInScars: He has scars on his arms from being pierced by Revchi's chains and one large one on his abdomen from his battle with Mars.
* CruelMercy: He refuses to kill the sadistic SocialDarwinist wizard responsible for the carnage in the Forest of Witches because he sees that as letting the guy off easy.
* CurbStompBattle:
** Due to the nature of his powers, opponents that are completely reliant on their magic fall very easily to him.
** Him and Yuno are subjected to one by the real Licht.
** He gets done in fast by Dante, [[spoiler:who only uses 60% of his devil's power.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: His AntiMagic grimoire casts dark energy, and he wears a black bandana and black upper robe. Despite this, he's a noble guy who'll help anyone in need.
* DemonicPossession: Defied. When the devil inside his grimoire attempts to take Asta's body during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind and deliver a CurbStompBattle to the resident villain, Asta puts his foot down, climbs up said devil's body, and is implied to have punched said devil into submission, taking the power for himself.
* {{Determinator}}: He wants to be the Wizard King, despite being completely devoid of magic. He gets by giving himself [[TrainingFromHell a grueling training regimen]], leading to the aforementioned CharlesAtlasSuperpower. He'll also keep fighting no matter how much of a beating he takes. His CatchPhrase is that "not giving up is his magic."
-->'''Asta:''' Even if I have no magical powers I'll become the Wizard King! Not giving up is my magic!
* DieOrFly: He manifests his grimoire when him and Yuno are threatened by Revchi, quickly using his new power to cut up Revchi's chains and defeat him.
* DisabilityImmunity: Asta has no magic power whatsoever, which is shown to be extremely rare. This means he cannot use magic. This also means that the technique of sensing mana to track mages does not work on him. He's also unaffected by mana-draining, with him immune to the underworld substance that [[spoiler:Zagred]] summons. His lack of mana is what allows him to wield his AntiMagic swords: they automatically drain the magic of anything that touches them, so only a person with no magic at all could wield them effectively.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Probably the one good thing Asta can make out of his lack of magic is the fact that he completely lacks a magical signature. As a result, if the opponent can't see or hear him, his attacks are practically invisible to any wizard unaware of this. This is exploited in the battle against the leader of Hell Lotus. It's later revealed that his AntiMagic weapons drain mana upon contact, making it extremely dangerous for anyone else to wield them. And then it's revealed that because Asta was born without magic, he is a perfect vessel for anti-magic, a.k.a. the devil blood that is the source of all his abilities.
* DiscardAndDraw: In Chapter 156, the real Licht takes back the Demon-Dweller Sword from Asta and appears to keep it after knocking Asta and Yuno out of the the hideout. However, two chapters later, Asta finds he has obtained a new sword, the other sword Licht had been wielding during their fight, which has even more powerful dispelling abilities than his original anti-magic sword. Thanks to that, Asta is able dispel even the Reincarnation Magic used by the elves and can even remove effects caused by spells. This is called the Demon-Destroyer Sword.
* DispelMagic: He already has two AntiMagic swords, but much later, he receives a third sword with the ability to remove curses and [[DemonicPossession possessions]], something the other swords cannot do and has bugged Asta for a long time. This sword also makes Asta a CombatMedic in certain situations, as the sword can heal people of poisons and diseases created by magic.
* DoorstopBaby: He and Yuno were abandoned at the church's doorstep on the same day.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Since Asta can dispel, reflect, or destroy any magic, there are a few things keeping him from being a CrutchCharacter and having a StoryBreakerPower:
** In spite of his power, Asta is just a (albeit well trained) human. Many of his attacks and his ability to fight rely on his stamina, endurance, and ability to take damage which are, again, only on the level of a well trained human. Many enemies have exploited this weakness.
** Asta can go into his Black form where he draws out the dark power of his devil's anti-magic. He can use this energy to enshroud himself in a black aura which enhances his power and durability while also guarding him against lower level magic attacks and allows him to fly. This would be utterly broken if he could control it for more than a few minute.
** After training for six months and mastering his powers further, the drama is preserved by the fact that Asta is facing another devil even more powerful than the one that tried to destroy the Clover Kingdom. This devil is powerful enough that anyone who just says its name will be cursed along with any who are around to hear it requiring special circumstances to say it with out being cursed.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Just about everyone who finds out that Asta is someone who wants to become the Wizard King without a shred of magical potential thinks his dream is ridiculous. Doesn't stop him from trying though. This is subverted when it's revealed that this defect is what gives him his ability to wield his Anti-Magic Swords in the first place, since they'll drain the magical energy of anyone else to the point of exhaustion, making it a DisabilitySuperpower of sorts.
* DualWielding: Pulls this with his new sword in Chapter 24, summoning the new sword to dispel the magic binding him before reflecting a water bullet back at the caster. To drive it home, he's dual-wielding {{BFS}}s.
* DynamicEntry: Plows through a wall of flames before smashing through a bunch of zombies to save a little girl in Chapter 25.
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* EasilyCondemned: Asta believes that enemies who've committed wrongs should atone before they're fully forgiven. He asks Neige to spend time in prison before becoming his friend, demands a defeated Ladros apologize to and help the people he's harmed, forces Rades to use his powers to help people instead of for revenge, and persuades [[spoiler:Patry, whom Asta admits he still hates for killing Julius and threatening the Clover Kingdom, to stop giving into despair after learning the truth of the elves' massacre and atone by fighting Zagred.]]
* EmpathicWeapon: Asta's new sword flies into his grimoire after the battle as he's rendered unconscious by the fight.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Steadily growing into one despite his disabilities. This is best exemplified by Chapter 17 where he managed to defeat Mars, who employs Mineral Magic to create armor, weaponry, and clones and was wiping the floor with the members of Golden Dawn including Asta's prodigious rival, Yuno.
* EnergyAbsorption: Asta's short sword can do this, firing off a powerful wave of Noelle's Water Magic after draining the magic and storing it in his sword.
* EvilWeapon: His grimoire has a five-leaf clover, with the fifth leaf signifying the presence of a devil. The devil in his grimoire tries to take control of him during his fight with Ladros, with Asta beating the devil into submission and taking its powers for himself.
* ExcaliburInTheRust: The five-leaf grimoire is tattered and worn, and the sword it summons is covered in rust. Their shabby appearance belies their true power as AntiMagic weapons. The Grimoire is so tattered that Asta doesn't even know that it's the five-leaf, since the clover marking on it is obscured.
* TheExile: Along with the rest of the Black Bulls, Asta goes into exile in an effort to investigate the devils outside the Clover Kingdom.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Both seriously and for comedy. Whenever he's in awe of something cool, [[WingdingEyes Asta's eyes turn to sparkles]]. Because Asta is so easily excited, he has these practically all of the time. This is played more seriously later on when Asta gains a cat-like pupil in one eye due to a demonic transformation.
* FangsAreEvil: His Black Asta form, which comes from the power of an evil devil in his grimoire, gives him sharpened fangs.
* FireForgedFriends: Along with the other Black Bulls, Asta becomes much closer with his squadmates through facing dangers together such as saving Saussy and fighting members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun.
* FloralThemeNaming: Named after the flower, which in turn is derived from the Greek word for star.
* FlyingWeapon: After the six-month TimeSkip, he can use anti-magic well enough to make his Demon-Slayer Sword fly and ride it like a broom.
* {{Foil}}: To Yuno in almost every possible way. Asta is the dunce without a shred of magical potential, while Yuno is talented. Asta is the laughingstock, while Yuno is admired by everyone else. Asta is hyperactive and rarely thinks before he speaks, while Yuno is calm and level headed. [[OppositesAttract They're]] [[OddFriendship best]] [[CoolKidAndLoserFriendship friends]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: A firm believer in this. [[spoiler:He understands what Patry went through after seeing his memories as just a young elf who turns out to be tricked by Zagred into hating humans that were the opposite of what the real Licht believes. Asta still won't forgive him because he killed Julius while holding the Clover Kingdom hostage, and endangered the people with the reincarnation spell which is why he'll let Patry be around to stop Zagred from completing his plans.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: Seems to be the opposite at first given Yuno's somewhat condescending nature, but it's quickly made clear that it's this by the end of the first chapter. Despite their opposite personalities and innate talent, Yuno respects Asta greatly for his determination and has seen him as his savior since they were kids. Through their rivalry, the two push each other to become stronger.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Almost everyone has initially expressed dismay about his quirks, even the children from his hometown.
* FriendToAllChildren: Whenever danger seems to threaten young children, Asta puts himself in harm's way, as demonstrated when Rades Spirito tried to torture a young girl during the Royal Capital's assault.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He's first introduced as an orphan with no magic powers. After joining the Black Bulls, he became a powerful and famous Magic Knight who's willing to go toe-to-toe with others.
* FusionDance: Parodied, but taken seriously at the same time. His fusion with Mimosa is literally her tied to his back with plant magic while she heals and helps defend him.
* GameBreakingInjury: The bones in his arms were crushed into powder, and cursed to never be healed, even with magic, by Vetto. Not so gamebreaking now as it is healed soon after.
* GenderBlenderName: His name, Asta, is actually a female nickname for Astrid or Augusta, which comes from the Scandinavian languages.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil:
** He states as such when Rades and other members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun attack the Royal Capital.
-->''"How could they? Treating life like it's something to throw away!? Like death is nothing! I'll never understand these people! Not in a million years!''"
** This is subverted later on. He tells Mereoleona that they should strive for mutual understanding with Eye of the Midnight Sun, which impresses her. [[spoiler:And despite not forgiving Patry for his actions, Asta tells him that he understands his reasons and convinces him to stop running away to atone.]]
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: In his Black Asta form, which becomes stronger when overcome with negative emotion, his right eye becomes red and cat-like while his left eye remains green and normal.
* GoodWeaponEvilWeapon: Licht was the kind leader of the elves and original owner of Asta's swords, and they're shining, near-white blades when he uses them. When wielded by Asta, whose Anti-Magic comes from the power of a devil, the swords are black and rusted-looking.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Asta's anti-magic powers come from a devil. He gains a right demonic wing made of anti-magic energy in his Black form. When consumed by rage, he gains a smaller left wing.
* HellishPupils: A reminder of where his newfound power comes from after clashing with the devil inside of his grimoire.
* HeroesPreferSwords: The main character who wields large, mysterious swords that contain Anti-Magic energy. Interestingly, while Asta himself is a heroic individual his swords' powers come from a devil inside his grimoire.
* HeroicBSOD:
** He nearly falls into one when he finds out that his cursed arms are not healable. He says ScrewDestiny and that he'll find a cure and if not find another way to fight.
** He enters this with a listless expression after he's unable to make it to the Royal Knights Exam finals to fight Yuno. He snaps out of it when Mereoleona punches him and drags him off to become a Royal Knight.
* HeroicBuild: The kid's got [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/blackclover/images/7/76/Asta_muscular_build.png/revision/latest?cb=20180218004956 biceps]]. This is justified in that he spends most of his time physically training in order to compensate for his lack of magic. It's also lampshaded by Klaus, who notes that such a physique is highly improbable at Asta's age. After the reveal, many people have started taking to calling him "muscle-bound shrimp" behind his back. This is further exemplified when he's wearing nothing but a tank top. The anime seems to downplay his muscles though.
* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler:After Yami slices Zagred]], Nero seals Asta's damage and asks him if he's going to be the Wizard King. Healed, he announces that he will and is going to surpass his limits, entering his Black form to [[spoiler:land the killing blow on Zagred.]]
* HeroProtagonist: He wishes to become the Wizard King in order to help others, and gains swords that contain AntiMagic.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Because his power source is a Devil, he's blamed by Damnatio and the Magic Parliament for the elves' attack on the Clover Kingdom. He gets out of it by investigating the devils together with the Black Bulls.
* HiddenDepths: To put it bluntly, he's an idiot who can't even recognize the guy he wanted to surpass ever since he was a kid. But he can be surprisingly clever when the time calls for it, best shown when he stopped a curse that stopped his blood from clotting by cutting the wound with his anti-magic swords.
* HopelessSuitor: He is in love with Sister Lily and wants to marry her, despite her being a nun who is also a good deal older than him and had a hand in raising him. No matter how many times she rejects him, he refuses to take no for an answer.
* HornedHumanoid: He has a weg while using his Black Asta form. [[spoiler:When overcome by anger after Dante stabs Gauche he gains more atop his head.]]
* HorrifyingTheHorror: His refusal to give up, combined with his power from the devil in his grimoire, cause Vetto to call him "a demon who devours even despair".
* HotBlooded: Asta is ''extremly'' enthusiastic about his dream and is always giving everything his maximum effort and with [[TheScream his frequent screaming]] that always hypes up his already energetic attitude. This can also be used with his near unstoppable determination when he really gets his blood boiling and will push himself beyond his limits with sheer fiery willpower and taken to greater lengths when angered as he becomes very passionate and is veru willing to overpower his enemies for unleashing his fury.
* HotForPreacher: He's infatuated with Sister Lily and wants to marry her, despite being reminded ''many'' times that she's a nun.
* HourOfPower: More like 10 seconds of power, but Asta has learned how to draw out the anti-magic properties of his sword and enhance/enshroud his body with that energy. Unfortunately, he has very little control over it and he can't sustain it for long periods of time otherwise it would make him. Over time he trains to gain better control over it and last longer in this form.
* HyperspaceArsenal: His grimoire functions as this by storing his three different anti-magic swords, with Asta switching between them for different purposes. He usually wields the Demon-Slayer Sword by itself for combat, the Demon-Dweller Sword to send flying anti-magic slashes, and the Demon-Destroyer Sword to dispel spells.
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* IdiotHair: Fits him perfectly with his personality.
* IdiotHero: Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He doesn't even know the basics of being a Magic Knight despite aspiring to be one on his way to becoming Wizard King. He doesn't even recognize the current Wizard King, ''the very position he's aspiring to acquire''. This is somewhat justified due to his country upbringing.
* InformedFlaw: At first, it makes sense that his total lack of magical ability would limit his ability to join the Magic Knights. However, once he obtains his grimoire, while he still gets looked down upon by others, his lack of magic almost never makes any difference in his combat ability as compared to everyone else. Much of this is because most other Magic Knights we see only have maybe three or four specific abilities, which is about the same as Asta when using his swords. In fact, his lack of magic largely works in his favor since many of his opponents expect to be able to sense his mana and can't.
* InSeriesNickname: "Street Rat" along with Yuno. He doesn't mind it all that much. He's also gained the [[MaliciousMisnaming names]] "Stupidsta" and "Insect" from Magna and Noelle, respectively, when he annoys them.
* InstantExpert: Zigzagged. Asta has yet to be seen practicing his swordsmanship, yet is able to swing accurately enough to hit and reflect small projectiles within days of getting his grimoire. Taken further when he begins proficiently dual-wielding without any prior practice. Subverted in that once he begins to tap into the power of the anti-magic sword, it gives him powers that he's unable to accurately control on command. However, the very next time he consciously taps into the power, he shows complete control over it, including a conscious knowledge of how often he can tap into that power. The first case is justified since between the time Asta got his grimoire and the Magic Knight exam is six months. That is plenty of time to practice, especially given his penchant for TrainingFromHell. And it's later revealed via flashback that during that six month gap, he wasn't just self-taught, but had Diamond Kingdom defector [[Characters/BlackCloverOthers Fanzell Kruger]] as a teacher. The dual-wielding is less backed up.
* IronButtMonkey: He always gets back up and running within a few panels despite all of this. Even when other mages are slinging insults at him for being from the slums, he's so used to it that it doesn't faze him any more:
-->'''Asta:''' ''[eating happily]'' Man, they're not even trying to whisper. Well, it's nothing new.
-->'''Klaus and Mimosa:''' ''[mentally]'' He's a bigger man than them!
* {{Keet}}: Incredibly hyperactive and enthusiastic about anything and everything pertaining to becoming Wizard King. He's also one of the only people who try to put a positive spin on things with his overwhelming optimism and he also rarely stops moving, especially when training as he feels the need to constantly be active and do something productive.
* LightningBruiser: After learning how to detect ki, Asta is fast enough to reflect laser beams with his sword and pummel virtually anything short of a Magic Knight Captain into submission through pure brute force.
* LikesOlderWomen: He's in love with Sister Lily, who's not only a nun but over 10 years older than him.
* LogicalWeakness:
** He is entirely reliant on the surface area of his sword for blocking attacks. He can't block the attack if it's too fast for him to bring his sword into the firing path, a fact that Mars uses to beat Asta.
** The sword Nero shows him when he's on the ropes is smaller and lighter, meaning he can swing it fast enough to parry Mars's attacks. However, since it's smaller he can't hit Mars hard enough to overcome Mars's Recovery Magic.
** He's useless if his arms are restrained, but he came up with a solution to this by summoning his sword from the book directly to break any magical restraints before beginning to dual-wield.
** The swords are also limited to how long they are, making it difficult to hit a swift, flying target, especially when Asta's already bleeding and running on empty.
* MageKiller: He's literally the ''only'' person the setting ever seen with no magical ability whatsoever. This left Asta to get things done physically, and training to do so, leaving him in excellent physical shape. Once Asta gets a grimoire, it manifests a sword that dispels any magic it comes into contact with. While Asta's far from invincible after this, this, combined with his tremendous physical aptitude, and the reliance of every other character in the show on magic, makes him a surprisingly effective Magic Knight, particularly if enemies underestimate him because they sense no magic power from him.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Asta has zero magical ability in a setting where everyone else has at least some magic. To compensate, he spent most of his life training his body. This all pays off when he is chosen by the Five-Leaf Grimoire. Said Grimoire allows him to summon a giant anti-magic sword, and his years of physical training make him strong enough to effectively wield the heavy weapon.
* MagicKnight: Asta wields AntiMagic through his sword, allowing him to slice through spells and later unleash it as a beam. In his Black Asta form he enshrounds his body in it and can use larger amounts.
* MagneticHero: With his friendliness, kindness, and strong will, Asta earns the respect of many people he meets, even nobles like Klaus and Nozel who look down on peasants like him. His bravery and work ethic inspire the rest of the Black Bulls to become stronger as well.
* MeaningfulName: "Asta" is a nickname for "Astrid", a Scandinavian name meaning "divine strength." Asta is incredibly muscular and strong due to years of intense physical training to make up for not having any magic.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Most mages in the story fight from afar with spells and do not train their bodies as a result. Asta, due to having no mana whatsoever, fights with giant AntiMagic swords, using them along with his great physical strength from years of training to defeat mages.
* MrFanservice: After the reveal that he's actually incredibly muscular, Asta constantly suffers from ClothingDamage or a situation where his shirt is torn or completely off just to show off how buff he is.
* MugglesDoItBetter: Magic is so ubiquitous and widely practiced that defense and detection mainly revolve around locating areas of high magic concentration. Said defenses and detection are completely ineffective, however, against actions done through non-magical means. This gives Asta a bigger leg up than most people who meet him suspect, as everything he does cannot be defended against or detected with magic. For instance, the seemingly unstoppable Kirsch Vermillion, who immediately spotted all of Zora's traps and disarmed them, falls into a pit that Asta dug completely through manual labor.
* MundaneLuxury: Becomes ecstatic over little things like getting his own (but incredibly shabby) room and receiving his first paycheck due to living in the slums for all of his life.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: Initially depicted as somewhat short and scrawny looking, it turns out that he actually has massive biceps for a kid his age. He's also able to rather casually knock a grown man ten or twenty feet into the air and leave a crater in a solid stone wall with a single swing of his sword. Ironically, despite the fact that the Magic Knights are all taller and higher ranked than Asta, almost none of them seem as though they could take him down physically.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Subverted. He has greyish-white hair, but he's one of the few in the setting to be born without any magical power whatsoever. [[DoubleSubverted Instead, he has unheard of anti-magic]].
* NextTierPowerUp:
** In the dungeon, he gains the Demon-Dweller Sword, which absorbs mana from its target and can borrow magic from people around him, increasing his attacks' force and range. It's also lighter than his original sword, giving him more mobility and when combined with his Demon-Slayer Sword he can {{Dual Wield|ing}}.
** After the Witch Queen uses her blood magic on him, he can channel AntiMagic energy throughout his body and attain his Black Asta form, using anti-magic more freely and greatly enhancing his strength and speed as well as giving him flight.
** He gains the Demon-Destroyer Sword after the real Licht takes back the Demon-Dweller Sword from him. It has stronger anti-magic powers, letting him dispel the elves' Reincarnation Magic and remove curses.
* NiceGuy: He's very friendly to pretty much everyone he meets, and thus adjusts well to groups like the Black Bulls.
* NoIndoorVoice: Virtually every line he says is boisterous and loud, and this is amped UpToEleven in the anime adaptation in which all of his lines are over the top.
* NoLastNameGiven: Justified, as he was left at the orphanage with clothing bearing only his first name and no knowledge of his family. It's unknown what his last name would be. In the one-shot, his last name was Staria.
* ObliviousToLove: Doesn't seem to catch on that Noelle, Mimosa, and Rebecca are interested in him. Hilariously, even when he recognizes that Charlotte has feelings for Yami, and that Noelle has feelings for him, he fails to grasp that the feeling in question is love, assuming that both women just have trouble admitting that they trust somebody else to have their back in combat.
* OddFriendship: With Yuno, who is the complete opposite of Asta in terms of temperament and magical ability. They're best friends who grew up together in the same church and friendly rivals.
* OneHandedZweihander: Whether it's due to his CharlesAtlasSuperpower or the magic within the swords themselves, he's often seen DualWielding his Demon-Slayer Sword and Demon-Dweller Sword as soon as he gets the latter.
* OneManArmy: He proves himself as this after the six month time skip when he attacks the Candelo fortress, defeating all the soldiers by himself with relative ease.
* OnlySaneMan: As odd as this sounds, he tends to act this way, sometimes sharing this role with Noelle, over the antics of the Black Bulls, especially early on after joining them.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** After being told that he doesn't have a shred of magic power in him and can never use it, for the first time in his life, Asta actually gives up. It doesn't last, though, because Yuno gives Asta words of encouragement to spur him on, which provokes the manifestation of his dark grimoire.
** Way later, after the Royal Knights Exam, Asta is surprisingly quiet, thinking about Yuno's mighty magic and the fact that "Xerx" was really a fake.
* OutsideContextProblem: No one has ever seen someone without magic or who can negate and reflect any spell, and most of them don't know how to deal with him. He's still one for the elves because even though they know about the swords, his devil powers are something none of them have seen before.
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* TheParagon: Quite possibly his greatest power is that everyone around him can't help but follow his example and put 100% of every waking moment into becoming a better person. Most notably, he's this to all the Black Bulls, even his own captain Yami, who by following his example, went from being by far the worst Magic Knight squad in history into being the second most decorated in one year. He's even this to other squads, some of their captains, most of the enemies that try to fight him, and his own greatest rival Yuno, who all become much stronger and more heroic by trying to be just like him. Even Zora notes that Asta is the one closest to what he considers to be the ideal Magic Knight.
* ParentalAbandonment: He was left at the orphanage's doorstep. Asta shares this aspect with Yuno, who was left there along with him. They grew up together and became each others' rivals, and thus the two are like BloodBrothers in the absence of actual blood relatives/family. [[spoiler:He briefly remembers a memory of his dying mother when Dante stabs Gauche.]]
* PeoplePuppets: A victim of this in Chapter 98. The Witch Queen decides to take control of the demonic power inside of him. Asta overcomes it by forcing the demon back and owning the power while conscious.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Short for his age at 155 cm (5'1"), but able to wield a massive sword longer than he is tall with ease. Justified, because Asta spent years building up muscle to make up for lack of magical prowess.
* PoorCommunicationKills: A very minor example. He is temporarily discouraged when he thought he heard Yuno say that Asta's dream of becoming Wizard King is ridiculous on his way out of the grimoire library. What Yuno actually meant to say was:
-->'''Yuno:''' ''[in the middle of being saved by Asta]'' Asta not being chosen by a grimoire is absolutely ''ridiculous''.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Gains a single black wing over his right arm after taking the power of the devil inside his grimoire.
* PowerIncontinence: He has a lot of trouble controlling his Black Asta form after gaining it, unable to maneuver it however he wishes due to it being drawn to mana and use it for longer than a minute. Him training under Mereoleona and over the six month timeskip help fix this.
* PowerOfFriendship: Asta always believes in his friends and when they are in danger, nothing will stop him.
* ThePowerOfHate: Asta himself admits to Dante that he's sometimes overcome by malicious feelings that fill him with power, but he has the heart to control them to do what's right, which is what he considers humanity instead of Dante's belief that HumansAreBastards. [[spoiler:His anger at Dante for stabbing Gauche to rile him up causes him to enter a more corrupt, berserk Black Asta form.]]
* PrimalStance: Asta does this after [[spoiler:Dante stabs Gauche, with his Black form powered up by his anger.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He calls out several bigoted Magic Knights at a banquet when they insult Noelle.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His Black Asta form, which uses the power of a devil and is empowered by negative emotions, turns his right eye red.
* RedGreenContrast: Childhood friends and rivals Asta and Yuno contrast with each other in various ways. One of these contrasts in the anime portray Yuno's four-leaf clover grimoire glowing bright green when in use, while Asta's five-leaf clover grimoire glows an ominous red.
* RedOniBlueOni: He is the HotBlooded and energetic red oni to Yuno's stoic and calm blue oni.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: As the wielder of the five-leaf grimoire and its associated anti-magic weapons, he requires a few things to use them. They're both exceptionally heavy and the cancellation property of it means it rapidly drains the mana of even the person who holds it. This is apparent when the Wizard King attempts to inspect the sword and realizes both that he can't really lift it and that even if he did, it would drain all of his powers. Thus, Asta's lack of magic functions as this because he's the only one who can actually use the swords in combat.
* TheRival: Both Asta and Yuno are this to each other with both parties admitting it in their quest to become the next Wizard King. Leopold inserts himself into this mix as well once he sees Asta's combat skills in person.
* TheScapegoat: Him and Nero become this for the Magic Parliament, with Damnatio blaming him for the elves' possession of the Magic Knights because he uses a devil's powers. They manage to get out of it with the Magic Knights having the Black Bulls investigate the devils.
* ScarsAreForever: Has scars on his arm from fighting Revchi and on his abdomen from his battle with Mars.
* ScreamingWarrior: One of his defining traits and can be counted on to be screaming his lungs out in the midst of battle or training.
* ScrewDestiny: After finding out he may never be able to use his arms again from being injured by Vetto, he says this, proclaiming that he'll find a cure for his arms and a way to fight without them if not.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He enters his Black Asta form to save Marie from Damnatio, essentially dooming himself to be judged guilty by the Magic Parliament until the Black Bulls luckily show up.
* TheShadowKnows: When Asta first acquires the five-leaf clover grimoire and summons his sword, his shadow briefly takes the form of a devil.
* ShonenHair: His hair manages to curve upward against gravity.
* ShutUpHannibal: When Dante tells him that evil is the true shape of humanity, Asta angrily replies that being human is controlling those negative emotions to do what's right. [[spoiler:This leads him to stab Gauche to awaken Asta's malice, causing him to enter a more corrupted Black form.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: He's deeply infatuated with Sister Lily, so much that he refuses to peep on other girls at the hot springs and is completely oblivious to the fact that Noelle, Mimosa, and Rebecca all have a crush on him.
* SpellBlade:
** When using his Black Asta form he can envelop his sword in anti-magic energy, making it more potent and able to unleash a beam with a swing.
** Asta's spell Black Divider forms a giant blade out of anti-magic energy from his Demon-Slayer Sword.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Another unfortunate case due to Japanese phonetics. Asta or Aster? Though the latter would make more sense in the context of the English language, Asta is currently the official accepted translation.
* StepfordSmiler: Growing up without magic, Asta had a cheerful, boisterous attitude to hide his insecurity. After his arms are broken and cursed by Vetto, he nearly becomes depressed until he urges himself to move forward.
* StockShonenHero: HotBlooded LightningBruiser NiceGuy with ShonenHair who [[ToBeAMaster is hell-bent on becoming the Wizard King]] despite lacking magic entirely. Asta fits this to a T.
* SuperLoser: Even after gaining the unique power of AntiMagic after being mocked all his life for his lack of magical power, Asta is pretty much the same immature, simply guy looked down on by nobles for his peasant background.
* SuperMode: When Asta draws out the power of his swords and enshrouds/enhances his body with anti-magic energy. It appears as a shadow over his right arm and half of his body with a black horn and wing. This for allows him to fly at high speed, makes him stronger, protects his body like armor, and more freely project and use anti-magic energy. Over time, Asta gains more conscious control over this ability and is able to make it last longer.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: Defied. When Ladros puts Asta in dire straits and knocks him unconscious, the devil inside the blade attempts to take over Asta by tempting him with power. Asta promptly tells him to suck it, punches said devil out, and takes said devil's power as his own, entering a demonic form called Black Asta. That said, when overcome by malice in his Black Asta form he's covered in more Anti-Magic and his powers are strengthened, playing this straight.
* SwordBeam: Both of the swords Asta wields can do this once he masters the properties of the weapons. The Demon-Dweller Sword can generate one, seemingly in response to Noelle's words of encouragement, which turns out to be a burst of Noelle's Water Magic. The anti-magic sword can also generate an anti-magic beam once Asta starts to tap into its powers.
* TearsOfJoy: Asta cries these when he finds out that his squadmates are searching for a cure for his arms.
-->''I… wasn't blessed with any magic. That always frustrated me. But I sure was blessed with amazing friends…''
* TeensAreShort: Fifteen years old, yet not much taller than the younger children at the orphanage he lived at. It's especially noticeable when he's standing next to his friend and rival Yuno, who stands head and shoulders above him despite being around the same age. They were even the same height as children. However, he has a lot of muscle to make up for his height.
* TemptingFate: After giving an introduction to the readers about [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits the Black Bulls]], Asta thinks to himself he does not want to be put in this group. When the time for selection comes no one wants him except for... you guessed it, the Black Bulls.
* ThanksForTheMammary: When they enter the Shadow Palace, Mimosa falls on Asta with her breasts landing on his face. She's quite embarrassed by this.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Prone to this when agitated.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Asta tells Patry that he won't ever forgive him for [[spoiler:killing Julius, threatening countless innocent lives, and causing the elves' reincarnation that hurt people in the kingdom. Despite this, he persuades Patry to stop wallowing in his despair to atone for his mistakes.]]
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: While his anti-magic is definitely not useless, his Demon-Destroyer Sword is the only means available for the Clover Kingdom to save their squadmates who has been reincarnated to elves by dispelling the Reincarnation Magic permanently.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Throws his sword at his enemies on a few occasions, such as when he throws one of his anti-magic swords at Rades just as he's being teleported away by Valtos, and when fighting Ladros, he throws it directly at him to drain his magic. Asta even mentions how stupid he would be to pull it out and that he purposely aimed it at his non-vital spots.
* TooDumbToFool: He is well aware that he's an idiot. As such, he absolutely won't fall for WeCanRuleTogether, VillainsWantMercy, or ISurrenderSuckers type ploys. In fact, when Ladros, a powerful magic using villain, begs him to pull out his Demon-Slayer Sword, making all sorts of promises of power and glory, Asta makes quite clear how he intends to render the wizard unconscious with his other sword!
* TookALevelInBadass:
** He gains the Demon-Dweller Sword in the dungeon. Using it he can directly absorb enemies' mana, which when used in tandem with his Demon-Slayer Sword greatly enhances his offensive capabilities by dual wielding both blades.
** Yami teaches him how to use ki, letting him anticipate enemies' attacks and improving his fighting skills.
** His Black Asta form after the Witch Queen uses her blood magic on him to remove his body's anti-magic limits. He can use more anti-magic energy and fly on top of his increase in strength and speed.
** After the six-month timeskip he can release more anti-magic and control it better, allowing him to use his Black Asta form for longer periods of time.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He really likes tatoes.
* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:Seeing Gauche get stabbed by Dante has Asta briefly remember a memory of his dying mother before going berserk.]]
* UnskilledButStrong:
** Asta is a powerhouse that has tremendous amounts of strength due to all of the physical training he has put his body through. He is able to use brute force with his AntiMagic blades to make up for his lack of actual magical abilities.
** After gaining his Black form, Asta can use it to unleash large amounts of anti-magic able to negate powerful spells. However, he can't consciously control the amount released and flies out of control towards targets with strong magic. As he trains, Asta is able to better control the anti-magic he releases in the form. And after the six month time skip, he can fly towards wherever he chooses.
* UnSorcerer: He has absolutely no magical potential. The reactions of various characters such as the leader of Hell Lotus and Klaus imply that this is very unusual. The Witch Queen says that it's an incredibly rare genetic defect.
* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler:When Gauche gets stabbed by Dante, Asta goes berserk, his Black form much more corrupted than before. However, he still seems to be able to think somewhat, as he figures out where Dante was going to reappear.]]
* UnwantedHarem: He gains the interest of his teammate Noelle, her cousin Mimosa, and the girl he met on a group date Rebecca. He is blissfully unaware of this and is devoted to winning the heart of Sister Lily, the nun who works at the orphanage where he was raised, who isn't interested in him.
* UnwittingPawn: He becomes one for the Witch Queen when she decides to have him kill everyone on the battlefield, friend or foe alike, in an effort to test his new powers. Given Vanessa's shocked reaction and the Queen's comments, she had no idea how close Vanessa was to Asta and the Black Bulls. It backfires on the Witch Queen because Vanessa is understandably ''not'' happy about her tricking him in that manner.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Nero. Despite Nero's constant pecking, they're always concerned about each other, as demonstrated when Nero becomes his HeadPet and gives out valuable intel.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His outfit after the six month time skip leaves most of his chest and stomach exposed.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: He has a {{BFS}} with one single ability, and one alone: it negates all magic that comes in contact with it. While he can also use his sword for the usual swinging and cutting, Asta has discovered that the anti-magic can also be used to lift curses, heal people who were hurt by magic, cut magic signals, revert changes to people and objects done by magic, and by using the flat sides of his sword, deflect projectile magic back at the caster like a mirror.
* WifeBasherBasher: When at a mixer with Rebecca, a drunk man thinks that she's a single mom trying to nab a Magic Knight and harasses her. Asta stops him and throws him onto a table, with Rebecca falling for him afterwards.
* WingdingEyes: Asta's eyes turn into sparkles when he gets excited about something.
* TheWorfEffect: Asta and Yuno are easily defeated by a reincarnated Licht, who did not even have his grimoire, despite using their transformations. This is to show that defeating the newly reincarnated elves won't be easy.
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