| “ | I'm going to be the Magic Emperor! This is something I'll never give up on! | „ |
| ~ Asta |
| “ | Waste of time..? That's my line. I don't know how many of you there are, but I will be the one to one-shot you, so... All of you, bring it on, right now! | „ |
| “ | Regardless of that power you would still be nothing but the tiniest insignificant scrap! If you really want a fight that badly, then I'll crush you!! | „ |
| “ | I'm going to be the Magic Emperor... but before that, I want to become the kind of person who can come through for Captain Yami! | „ |
| ~ Asta to his Devil |
Summary
Asta was left an orphanage as an infant on the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom alongside another baby named Yuno. Excitable and outgoing, he dreams of becoming the Magic Emperor, the greatest mage in the kingdom. However, Asta is one of the rare few, if not the only one to be born without the ability to use magic. However, he refused to let this stop him, continuously training his body to compensate before finally being awarded with a grimoire of his own while getting Yuno out of a bind. Since then, he has joined the Black Bull Squad, a group of the most rowdy and outrageous Magic Knights in the entire kingdom, using the power of his ominous Anti-Magic swords to defend those he cares about and strive towards his dream.
After the Timeskip, Asta is able to fly on Demon-Slayer by making it levitate with Anti-Magic. He also gained a new sword, which is non other than Yami's katana, he will later name it "Demon-Slasher".
Powers and Stats
Tier: 7-B, 7-A in Black Asta | 7-A, far higher in Black Asta | 7-A, High 6-C in Black Asta, Low 6-B with Black Divider | At least 7-A, at least High 6-C in Black Asta, Low 6-B with Black Divider, far higher with Berserk Mode | At least 7-A, Low 6-B in Black Asta
Name: Asta
Origin: Black Clover
Gender: Male
Age: 15 (Chapter 1), 16 (Pre-Timeskip), 17 (Post-Timeskip)
Classification: Magic Knight, Black Bulls member, Royal Knights member, Commoner, Arcane Stage Mage, Devil Host
Powers and Abilities:
- Base: Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Asta possesses an extremely high level of physical strength, he is able to do a thousand single-handed handstand push-ups, swing heavy swords single-handedly with ease, and punch holes in rock walls with no injury to himself), Accelerated Development (Frequently surpasses his own limits during battles, especially against Vetto), Acrobatics, Analytical Prediction (Learned how to use ki and sense it. With ki, Asta has the capacity to predict opponents' next moves by reading their life force and current emotional states with all his senses combined), Expert Swordsman (Asta is an adept swordsman and, other the course of the series, he assimilates the skills of the swordsmen he encountered and uses them or adapts them to better fit his own sworsmanship), Instinctive Reaction (Was able to reflect Magna's fireball after his mind has turned off), Social Influencing (Has been repeatedly shown to influence the people around him and change them for the better. Encouraged Luck to fight better. Saved Patry from his insanity), Summoning (Can summon swords out of his grimoire which all are imbued with the power of Anti-Magic), Resistance to Possession/Mind Control (Resisted Liebe's attempt to take over his mind).
- Anti-Magic Swords: Anti-Magic (Asta uses swords that are imbued of the mysterious Anti-Magic energy, each of them having different shape and abilities. With those swords, he can easily cut through any magic attribute with incredible ease regardless of the shape of the spell, he can also nullify magical teleportation by stabbing the sword into the teleporter's general vicinity. They can even nullify Langris' attacks which can erase out of space anything in a certain path. Anyone taking a clean hit from those swords will be unable to use magic for a variable period of time. The more Anti-Magic Asta uses, the more potent his nullification becomes), Attack Reflection (Can reflect a magic spell back with the spine of his swords), Curse Nullification (Nullified a magic bullet curse that had been inflicted on his skin by No.4 Jimmy) as well as Unholy Manipulation (Asta lets the power of a devil flow within him to transform into Black Asta by channelling the devil's power which his swords)
- Demon-Slayer: Mental Enchantment Nullification (Can remove Mental Enchantment Magic by tapping the person's head with the guard of Demon-Slayer), Blood Body Puppetry Nullification (Can negate the Witch Queen's Puppet Bloodflow Magic)
- Demon-Dweller: Power Absorption (Has unconsciously absorbed the magic of his allies with Demon-Dweller and used said magic as a projectile, his sword drains the magical power of anything that makes contact with them until they're completely unable to use magic and can send back the absorbed Magic in a much more powerful attack)
- Black Asta: Aura (Emits Anti-Magic), limited Death Manipulation (Withered plants in his surroundings by emanating Anti-Magic), Flight (Has finally gained the ability to fly, however he automatically homes on extremely large concentration of magic which makes it very hard for him to maneuver. This issue is solved over the course of the series), Passive Anti-Magic (Can nullify magic without his swords by spreading his Anti-Magic around his environment's and has a Anti-Magic ammunition that passively nullifies incoming magic attack's), Limited Magic Homing (with Black Meteorite) and improved versions of his original Anti-Magic abilities.
Attack Potency: City level (Made Gauche bleed with a headbutt), Mountain level in Black Asta (One-Shot Ladros, who absorbed the Fire Spirit and surpassed its power) | Mountain level (Punched Raia and sent him flying), far higher in Black Asta (One-Shot Langris despite his Rage Power boost) | Mountain level (Should be stronger than before), Large Island level+ in Black Asta (A combined attack with Yuno almost cut Zagred's arm. Is able to parry strikes from Dark Elf Patry), Small Country level with Black Divider (Killed Zagred by slicing his heart which was intact after Licht's Demon-Dweller Sword: Conquering Eon. Can increase its strength by using more Anti-Magic, making it bigger in the process) | At least Mountain level (Should be much stronger than his Pre-Timeskip base self), at least Large Island level+ in Black Asta (Stronger than before), Small Country level with Black Divider (Stronger than before), far higher with Berserk Mode (Vastly stronger than before. Damaged 60% Dante) | At least Mountain level (Stronger than before), Small Country level in Black Asta (Surpassed his limits and gave his own arm to his Devil in exchange of the true power of Anti-Magic. Damaged 80% Dante's body. Stated by Asta's Devil to be more powerful than his previous transformations)
Speed: Likely FTL (Could keep track of Captain Yami, who could tag characters stated to move at the speed of light, should be comparable to Gauche in terms of reaction speed, who warped in front of Patry's Ray of Divine Punishment and reflected it with a mirror before it reached him), far higher in Black Asta (The Demon form significantly increases his speed, allowing him to be faster than Ladros who blitzed him in base form) | FTL (Faster than before, possibly as fast as his previous Black Asta state as he outran an attack from a casual Mereoleona that was about to touch Raia and hit him before her), far higher in Black Asta | At least FTL (Faster than before), far higher in Black Asta | At least FTL (Faster than before), far higher with Black Asta, even higher in Berserk Mode (Managed to tag Dante, which was something totally impossible for him to do in his other forms) | At least FTL, far higher in Black Asta
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Can easily lift and deftly wield his two swords even though they easily weigh down most grown men. Was stated by Tabata to be the second physically strongest character in the series so far), far higher in Black Asta | Superhuman, far higher with Black Asta | Superhuman, far higher in Black Asta | Superhuman, far higher in Black Asta, Class G in Berserk Mode (Was able to swing his sword while being under Dante's Gravity)
Striking Strength: City Class, Mountain Class in Black Asta (Easily defeated Ladros with a slash) | Mountain Class, far higher in Black Asta | Mountain Class, Large Island Class+ in Black Asta, Small Country Class with Black Divider | At least Mountain Class, at least Large Island Class+ in Black Asta, Small Country Class with Black Divider, far higher in Berserk Mode | At least Mountain Class, Small Country Class in Black Asta
Durability: City level (Shrugged off attacks from Gauche), likely far higher (Took hits from a casual Vetto), Mountain level in Black Asta (The Anti-Magic wreathing his body allowed him to easily shrug off Ladros' attack which could pierce through his body earlier) | Mountain level (Shrugged off an attack from Mereoleona that forced Raia to heal), far higher in Black Asta | Mountain level (Should be as durable, if not more durable than before), Large Island level+ in Black Asta (Took several hits from Dark Elf Patry) | At least Mountain level in Base (Should be as durable, if not more durable than before), at least Large Island level+ in Black Asta, Small Country level in Berserk Mode | At least Mountain level, Small Country level in Black Asta
Stamina: Extremely high, can still remain conscious after being sliced open from shoulder to hip with a diamond projectile with significant blood loss, fought an army of zombies without getting tired for several hours, and jumped through a wall of flames without flinching or receiving any damage.
Range: Extended melee range with swords, at least several dozen meters with Anti-Magic and Black Divider, even higher in Berserk Mode
- Grimore: Asta wields a five-leaf clover grimoire, which he receives during his fight with Revchi. The grimoire is tattered and covered in dirt, a black five-leaf clover insignia at the center of its front cover. Assume that the grimoire possesses unusual magic but is otherwise ordinary. Asta is able to summon a sword from it, which he uses for his Anti Magic. His grimoire used to be a four-leaf clover grimoire that belonged to Licht.
- Demon-Slayer: Asta's first and primary sword. It is the larger and heavier of the three swords, dealing massive blunt damage with each swing and being a better shield overall, and reflect magic with the flat side. However, its heft means that it is slower than the Demon-Dweller and Demon-Destroyer, making it less suitable for parrying and reflecting high-speed attacks. After the Timeskip, Asta gained the ability to fly on Demon-Slayer and call it back by saying its name.
- Demon-Dweller: His second anti-magic weapon, which he discovered towards the end of his fight with Mars. A thinner and more ornate weapon, Asta can swing it much faster than the Demon Slayer Sword, allowing him to defend against attacks too fast for him to block with the Demon Slayer Sword. As a trade-off, it lacks some of the heft of the Demon Slayer sword, resulting in weaker blows. After the Timeskip, Asta gained the ability to summon Demon-Dweller by saying its name and create several Anti-Magic slashes by filling the sword with the former and by swinging it.
- Demon-Destroyer: Asta's third sword, Can cut spells with its edges, much like his other two swords. It can also absorb and remove the effects of spells and can negate Reincarnation Magic.
- Demon-Slasher: Asta's fourth sword, a katana taken from Yami Sukehiro in their battle against Dante Zogratis. Can cut spells with its edge, much like his other three swords.
Intelligence: Average, Gifted in combat. Asta is a teen that was given minimum education due to living in the slums for most of his life and is thus fairly ignorant and book dumb, but nevertheless makes up for it with his strong combat instinct which borders on precognition at times. After receiving advice from experienced Magic Knight Captains such as Yami Sukehiro and Fuegoleon Vermillion, he has become much calmer and level-headed in combat, focusing on the task at hand and maintaining his composure while under pressure. He is a fast learner and takes positive advice to heart, managed to master the use of his anti-magic swords in an extremely short period of time, becoming an expert practically overnight, learned complex techniques such as ki in less than a hand full of tries and mastered it right after, and even copied the stances and battle techniques of his previous allies and opponents. His ability to learn new techniques is further enhanced when he is in the midst of a battle as he always tries to surpass his limits.
Weaknesses: Reckless with little regard for his own safety, but this has lessened somewhat over the course of the story. Asta is exceptionally naive at times and is rather merciful. He can swing the Demon-Dweller Sword faster, but can't hit as hard with it and vice versa. Anti-Magic is less effective against amorphous magic such as Fog, Smoke, and Sand Magic as they can simply flow back into position. The magic projectile function of the Demon-Dweller Sword requires time to charge and the actual type of projectile fired cannot be controlled by Asta. He can only enter his Black Asta Form three times a day and doing so places an incredible strain on his muscles and bones. His Black Asta form with the Devil's Bargain only lasts for 50 seconds.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Anti-Magic: Asta possesses no mana and therefore is unable to use magic whatsoever. However, his lack of magic enabled Asta to wield the power of Anti-Magic, power coming from a Demon. As its name suggests, Anti-Magic has the unique ability to nullify other magical attacks without difficulty. He uses this power through swords that are stored within his grimoire corrupted by Anti-Magic. He currently has 3 swords: the Demon-Slayer Sword which is able to cleave through virtually any kind of magic with its edges, deflects magic back with the flat parts of the sword, the Demon-Dweller and Demon-Destroyer Swords which as well as cleaving and deflecting magic, can absorb magic for the former and revert magic effect for the latter. He latter gained Yami's Katana during his fight against Dante and gives it a name: Demon-Slasher.
- Bull Thrust: After being flung through the air, Asta points both the Demon-Slayer Sword and Demon Dweller Sword in front of himself. Any spells or magic life forms that are in front of Asta are dispelled after coming in contact with the swords. Asta is also incapable of changing direction without the help of a Spatial Magic users.
- Mirrors Slash: After Asta has been multiplied with Mirrors Brigade, the Demon Dweller Sword absorb an ally's magic and, with a swing, release the magic in a flurry of flying slashes, which can nullify magic.
- Demon-Slayer Sword: Black Divider: While wielding the Demon-Slayer Sword, Asta pushes the Anti-Magic to the edges of the blade, increasing its size and extending its reach. After the Timeskip, he learned to use Black Divider without needing to transform into Black Asta
- Demon-Dweller Sword: Black Slash: Ability learnt after the six months training in the Heart Kingdom. While holding the Demon-Dweller Sword, Asta fills the sword with Anti Magic, swings it, and releases the energy as a flying slash which cuts through magic and carries enough force to knock an opponent back into a wall or up through a ceiling. The slash does not appear to cut the opponent but can knock them unconscious. Asta could swing the sword in rapid succession to create a flurry of slashes for targeting multiple opponents.
Black Asta: After being healed by the Witch Queen and nearly being defeated by Ladros, Asta discovered the ability to channel the flow of Anti-Magic emanating out of his swords through his body, greatly increasing his strength and speed while clearing his mind of all doubts and extraneous thoughts and improving his focus and clarity of mind. At first he needs some concentration and his two hands on his sword to channel Anti-Magic and transform but can now transform into Black Asta with relative ease.
- Black Meteorite: After activating his Black Asta form, Asta lunges at his opponent, homing in on his target's mana signature while the shroud of Anti-Magic around him nullifies oncoming magical attacks, dealing a powerful slash to the target once he is in range.
- Black Hurricane: With Anti-Magic flowing from the Demon Slayer Sword, Asta steps forward and spins around rapidly, engulfing his surroundings with arcs of Anti-Magic that nullify any magical spells or constructs they come into contact with. This ability is able to deactivate an entire field of magical traps of various kinds in an instant.
Compound Magic 「複合魔法 Fukugō Mahō」: Despite not being able to use magic, Asta can still combine his Anti-Magic with another magic. Compound Magic is the combination of multiple different spells to create a single, more powerful spell. A smaller variation, Union Magic 「合体魔法 Gattai Mahō」 is the combination of only two spells.
- Mirrors Slash: After Asta has been multiplied with Mirrors Brigade, the Demon-Dweller Sword absorb an ally's magic and, with a swing, release the magic in a flurry of flying slashes, which can nullify magic.
- Mirrors Meteorite: While wielding the Demon-Slayer Sword, Asta coats himself in Anti Magic and is then multiplied with Gauche's Magic tool, just like Mirrors Brigade. The original Black Asta and his copies then charges a target from multiple directions by using Black Meteorite.
Note: Compound Magic and Union Magic spells can only be used with another mage, therefore not usable in 1v1 scenarios
Ki: During the battle opposing Patry and Yami, Asta learned how to read the natural energy given off by living beings to read their current emotional state or predict their next attacks, granting him a pseudo-sixth sense for danger and enhancing his reaction speed.
Key: Eye of the Midnight Sun Arc | Royal Knights Arc | Elves' Invasion Arc | Post-Timeskip | Devil's Bargain
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