History Manga / NanatsunoTaizai

* TheAlcatraz: Baste Dungeon, a large weirdly shaped mountain-like fortress were Ban was imprisoned.

* GoodGuyBar: The Boar Hat serves as the base of operations for Meliodas and the Seven Deadly Sins. Its actually a mobile home carried on the back of Hawk's mom, a giant green pig, essentially making it a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin literally Boar Hat]]. Incidentally since the Sins are criminals in the setting, it can be seen as a BadGuyBar from a different perspective.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice / Human Pincushion: The Great Holy Knight, Zaratras was found propped up dead this way with several spears sticking through him. Ban is sometimes the victim of this but survives from it due to being immortal.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The Great Holy Knight, Zaratras was found propped up dead this way with several spears sticking through him. Ban is sometimes the victim of this but frequently survives from it due to being immortal.

* LetsSplitUpGang: The Sins split up when they came across the corpse of the Great Holy Knight, Zaratras, and were surrounded by the knights of the kingdom.

* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of the kingdom she's from. Whether this means she's adopted or [[HeroicBastard born]] [[[[YourCheatingHeart out of wedlock]] has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter as evidence in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein [[PapaWolf he desperately tried]] to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recount of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when [[ParentalAbandonment his parents died from an epidemic]] while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.

* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of the kingdom she's from. Whether this means she's adopted or [[HeroicBastard born out]] [[YourCheatingHeart of wedlock]] has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter as evidence in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein [[PapaWolf he desperately tried]] to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recount of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when [[ParentalAbandonment his parents died from an epidemic]] while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.

* HappilyAdopted: Elizabeth is actually not the daughter of the king of the kingdom she's from. Whether this means she's adopted or born out of wedlock has yet to be made clear. What is known however is that the King apparently accepted her as his daughter as evidence in an apparent CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming wherein he desperately tried to get her down from a tree despite not knowing how to climb. Elizabeth's recount of the incident opened up a boy from Bernia, Mead, into explaining the troubles the town had with the Holy Knights. He too was HappilyAdopted by the entire town when his parents died from an epidemic while traveling through the town. He initially thought he wasn't but after Meliodas' help, learned the truth.

* [[FamedinStory Famed in Story]] / TheDreaded: The Sins are feared and renowned throughout the kingdom as extremely legendary and powerful criminals. On the other side, the Holy Knights are considered knights among knights who protect Britannia. They are supposed to be heroes but they are terrifying beings with each one possessing enough power to match a country's army.

* AnimalMotifs: Each of the Sins have an animal tattoo and moniker that can stereotyped with their representative Sin.

* MayflyDecemberRomance: Elaine, a more than 700 year old fairy, fell in love with Ban and in reciprocation, he has sworn to make her his despite her being dead. Interestingly due to the child-like form Elaine has, [[{{Lolicon}} a completely different and creepy trope]] comes to mind when out of context.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him King]] / OnlyKnownbyTheirNickname: King's name is just a title used by others as a reference to him being the Fairy King. His real name is Harlequin.

* ImpossibleThief: Ban is capable of stealing an opponent's heart when aided with his holy weapon.

* Fighting With Chucks: Ban's holy weapon before it was ironically stolen was a three-stick variant that enhanced his stealing abilities.

* AnimalMotifs / AnimalStereotypes: Each of the Sins have an animal tattoo and moniker that can stereotyped with their representative Sin.

** Mediodias: Dragon's Sin of Wrath

* RecruitingTheCriminal: Prior to the story, the Seven Deadly Sins were an order of knights made up of the kingdom's most brutal criminals. In present time, Elizabeth is looking to reunite the seven in order to battle the Holy Knights and save the kingdom.

* [[FamedinStory Famed in Story]] / TheDreaded: The Sins are feared and renowned throughout the kingdom as extremely legendary and powerful criminals.

* Mayfly-December Romance: Elaine, a more than 700 year old fairy, fell in love with Ban and in reciprocation, he has sworn to make her his despite her being dead. Interestingly due to the child-like form Elaine has, [[{{Lolicon}} a completely different and creepy trope]] comes to mind when out of context.

* FamedinStory / TheDreaded: The Sins are feared and renowned throughout the kingdom as extremely legendary and powerful criminals.

* EveryoneCallsHim / OnlyKnownbyTheirNickname: King's name is just a title used by others as a reference to him being the Fairy King. His real name is Harlequin.

* {{Glamour}}: Inverted with King. Instead of transforming into a more youthful form, he can take on a older fatter one. He uses as a form of respect rather than a disguise. The trope however is seemingly played straight with [[spoiler:Meliodas]]. Its hinted that he is actually some sort of demon.

* OnlyMostlyDead: Geera, one of the Holy Knights, stabs and puts herself in a state of near death in order to pursue the Sins to the Capital of the Dead.