History Characters / BlackCloverAsta

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.

** To [[spoiler:Lucius Zogratis. Asta is the only magic-less human in the world while Lucius is the strongest mage in the story. Asta is the devil host of Liebe, the lowest-ranked devil in the underworld; Lucius is the host of the supreme devil Astaroth, one of the underworld's three rulers. Asta aspires to be the Wizard King, while Lucius was the Wizard King for years as Julius. Asta wants to achieve peace and equality by becoming the Wizard King, proving even a magic-less peasant like him can attain the position, and use the status to change society. Lucius used the title of Wizard King as a means to an end to manipulate the magic knights, and his master plan is to annihilate humanity and remake them into new bodies so that everyone is equal with him ruling as the last Wizard King. Lucius views himself as the world's savior and Asta as the world's flaw for being the only one magic-less, vowing to eliminate Asta for his vision of a just future.]]

* TheUnchosenOne: Asta was the only one born magic-less in a world of mages, being unloved by mana and only because he trained his body very hard since childhood to make up for being magic-less he could even wield his giant anti-magic swords. He's only able to use his grimoire because of a rare genetic defect, and as the Witch Queen puts it Asta is nothing special, but it is because of this that he is special. Him and Liebe think about how they're this when they use the Demon-Slasher Katana to [[spoiler:save Yami -- the sword ''[[ImplausibleFencingPowers chooses]]'' what it cuts and leaves intact what it wants to protect.]]

** UpToEleven while in [[spoiler:Devil Union. Asta can form a Black Divider large enough to bisect the giant ancient demon, and deflect a fused Lilith and Naamah's Freezing Sun bigger than the ''Spade Kingdom Capital''.]]

* 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.

* 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.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: [[spoiler:The demon in his grimoire, Liebe, had been cared for by Asta's mother Licita as though he were her own child after she left Asta at the church to protect him from her body's tendency to absorb magic and life. While Liebe notices the resemblance, he doesn't say a word of this to Asta, who is in the dark about his parentage.]]

* 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.
** After making a bargain with [[spoiler:his devil, his right arm becomes possessed, releasing stronger anti-magic from it for 50 seconds.]]
** Following his training with Nacht alongside [[spoiler:Liebe, Asta can use Devil Union for five minutes. In this form, he can release enough anti-magic to completely erase the ancient demon's magic and is powerful enough to quickly take it down when the Magic Knights in the Clover Kingdom were unable to stop it.]]

* LongLostRelative: He's actually this to [[spoiler:the devil in his grimoire Liebe, being his adoptive brother. Asta's mother Licita abandoned him due to her body stealing magic and life from living things near her, and adopted Liebe as her child.]]

* 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.

* 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.

* 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. This is even more blatant as he masters his Black Asta and Devil Union forms, with AntiMagic functioning an awful lot like any other magic attribute rather than acting "only" as a PowerNullifier.

'''Asta''' | [[Characters/BlackCloverYunoGrinberryall Yuno Grinberryall]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverNoelleSilva Noelle Silva]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverCloverKingdom Clover Kingdom]] ([[Characters/BlackCloverBlackBulls Black Bulls]] [[[Characters/BlackCloverYamiSukehiro Yami Sukehiro]], [[Characters/BlackCloverNachtFaust Nacht Faust]], [[Characters/BlackCloverSecreSwallowtail Secre Swallowtail/Nero]]], [[Characters/BlackCloverGoldenDawn Golden Dawn]], [[Characters/BlackCloverCrimsonLionKings Crimson Lion Kings]] [[[Characters/BlackCloverMereoleonaVermillion Mereoleona Vermillion]]]) | [[Characters/BlackCloverDiamondKingdom Diamond Kingdom]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverSpadeKingdom Spade Kingdom]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverEyeOfTheMidnightSun Eye of the Midnight Sun]] ([[Characters/BlackCloverPatry Licht/Patry]]) | [[Characters/BlackCloverElfTribe Elf Tribe]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverDevils Devils]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverOthers Others]]]]-]]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Almost everyone has initially expressed dismay about his quirks, even the children from his hometown.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Asta is kind to a fault, selfless, and very friendly towards others, with his goal of becoming the Wizard King being to help end the discrimination within the kingdom. He also wields giant anti-magic swords and is willing to kill enemies need be, [[spoiler:slicing Zagred's heart]] and landing possibly fatal blows against soldiers of the Spade Kingdom.

** Anti-magic is only effective against magic and useless against physical skill, which is almost never an issue as most mages in the story are {{Squishy Wizard}}s and Asta has CharlesAtlasSuperpower. [[spoiler:Lucifero, who's able to stop a Devil Union Asta's sword with a ''[[BareHandedBladeBlock hand]]'', sends him flying with a punch to the face where he can't see straight without using any of his incredible gravity magic, just amazing physical strength.]]

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Asta [[spoiler:enters a more berserk, powerful Black form when enraged by Dante stabbing Gauche with a giant sword.]]

** 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.

* CosmicMotifs: Stars. His name comes from a flower that means "star" in Greek, his surname in the original one-shot was "Staria", he is associated with one half of a dark star on the Chapter 326 color spread (the other half associated with [[{{Foil}} Yuno]], and when he uses Black Meteorite for the first time it's compared to a shooting star.

* CosmicMotifs: Stars. His name comes from a flower that means "star" in Greek, his surname in the original one-shot was "Staria", he is associated with one half of a dark star on the Chapter 326 color spread, and when he uses Black Meteorite for the first time it's compared to a shooting star.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Asta's statement that the Anti-Magic Devil isn't a bad guy reminds him of [[spoiler:Asta's own mother.]]

* {{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."

* 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.

'''Asta''' | [[Characters/BlackCloverYuno Yuno Grinberryall]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverNoelleSilva Noelle Silva]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverCloverKingdom Clover Kingdom]] ([[Characters/BlackCloverBlackBulls Black Bulls]] [[[Characters/BlackCloverYamiSukehiro Yami Sukehiro]], [[Characters/BlackCloverNachtFaust Nacht Faust]], [[Characters/BlackCloverSecreSwallowtail Secre Swallowtail/Nero]]], [[Characters/BlackCloverGoldenDawn Golden Dawn]], [[Characters/BlackCloverCrimsonLionKings Crimson Lion Kings]] [[[Characters/BlackCloverMereoleonaVermillion Mereoleona Vermillion]]]) | [[Characters/BlackCloverDiamondKingdom Diamond Kingdom]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverSpadeKingdom Spade Kingdom]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverEyeOfTheMidnightSun Eye of the Midnight Sun]] ([[Characters/BlackCloverPatry Licht/Patry]]) | [[Characters/BlackCloverElfTribe Elf Tribe]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverDevils Devils]] | [[Characters/BlackCloverOthers Others]]]]-]]]