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Asta
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I'm going to be the Wizard King! This is something I'll never give up on!
~ Asta
Maybe you weren't chosen, maybe no one wanted you, and maybe you can't be forgiven, but you still have to stand your ground without making excuses for yourself!
~ Asta to Patry

You people are special... and we got stronger... and made it this far... so we could protect everyone with you. So we could compete and help each other improve! So we could fight together!
~ Asta to Langris

In the beginning... I approached you in order to use you. A magicless boy who'd just happened to acquire a five-leaf grimoire that kept magic away. But as I spent all that time with you... As I watched you fight... I began wanting to believe in you. I started to want to bet on you. Please! Win this, Asta!
~ Secré's plea for Asta to defeat Zagred

Summary

Asta (アスタ Asuta?) was left at 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, but he refused to let this stop him, and continuously trained 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.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 7-B | At least High 7-A, 6-C with Black Asta | 6-C, higher with Black Asta | 6-C, 6-B with Black Asta, higher with Black Divider

Key: Eye of the Midnight Sun Arc | Witches' Forest Arc | Royal Knights Arc | Elves' Invasion Arc

Name: Asta

Origin: Black Clover

Gender: Male

Age: 15 (Beginning of the Series), 16 (Star Festival)

Classification: Human, Magic Knight, Black Bulls member, Royal Knights member, Peasant, Devil Host

Powers and Abilities:

Note: Anti-Magic cannot be resisted with just any Resistance to Magic Nullification, as most Magic Nullification abilities tend to be magic-based whereas Anti-Magic is a non-magical energy that just so happens to nullify Magic. A resistance to the latter would be required.

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 spell with incredible ease regardless of the shape or even the attribute of the spell, he can also nullify magical teleportation by stabbing the sword into the teleporter's general vicinity.[21] They can even nullify Langris' attacks which can erase out of space anything in a certain path.[22] Anyone taking a clean hit from those swords will be unable to use magic, application of Magic Power, for a variable period of time.[23] 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[24])
  • Curse Magic Nullification (Nullified a magic bullet curse that had been inflicted on his skin by No.4 Jimmy[25])
  • Magical Regeneration Negation (Low-Mid; Prevented Vetto from regenerating his wound with Forbidden Magic[26]
  • Unholy Manipulation (Asta lets the power of a devil flow within him to transform into Black Asta by channelling the Devil Power inside his swords[27])
  • Demon-Dweller:
    • Magic Absorption (Has unconsciously absorbed the magic of his allies with Demon-Dweller and used said magic as a projectile,[30] his sword drains the magical power of anything that makes contact with them[31] until they're completely unable to use magic[32] and can send back the absorbed Magic in a much more powerful attack[33])

Resistance to:

  • Enhanced Accelerated Development (Adapted in a short period of time to Magna's fire balls, where each fire ball becomes invisible halfway through and randomly teleport around the target right before hitting them. Went from not being able to track a single throw even with ki sensing to being able to deflect a barrage of them for several minutes, thus without moving much and while protecting the crystal behind him)

Resistance to:

  • Information Analysis & Precognition (Assimilated Kiato's swordsmanship whose movements were able to throw Asta's sharp senses off and rendered Asta unable to read his ki)
  • Temperature Manipulation (Unaffected by the cold temperature generated by Neige's Snow Storm, which was cold enough to create icicles)
  • Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by the heat of the Yultim Volcano, a Grand Magic Region which can reduce a human to ashes with its ambient heat alone. This required Luck to use Mana Skin to go through despite him being unable to be burned when hit by a lightning bolt for several seconds. Black Asta ran through Spirit Ladros' fire beam without difficulty, who surpasses the Fire Spirit Salamander, a Spirit stated to be capable of drying out an entire ocean in a single attack)

  • Aura (Emits Anti-Magic in his surroundings)
  • 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)
  • Limited Magic Homing (With Black Meteorite)
  • Improved versions of his original Anti-Magic abilities

Resistance to:

Attack Potency: City level (During his first mission, he managed to deal serious damage to Heath Grice, a high level Magic Knight, and defeated him with the help of Magna.[36] He also defeated Mars, who should be stronger than Magic Knights such as Gauche, whose magic was stated to be equal to Neige's snowstorm creation.[37] Made Gauche bleed with a single headbutt[38][Statistics Values 1])

Attack Potency: At least Large Mountain level (Stronger than before. Critically wounded base Ladros[39] despite him being powered by Fana's Fireball, and being capable of knocking Mars out through its crystal armor[40] despite being able to withstand a Fireball without any protection[41]), Island level with Black Asta (One-Shot Ladros,[42] who absorbed the Fire Spirit and surpassed its power[43])

Attack Potency: Island level (Punched Evil Eye Raia and sent him flying[44]), higher with Black Asta (Comparable to Spirit Dive Yuno)

Attack Potency: Island level (Should be stronger than before), Country level with Black Asta (A combined attack with Yuno wounded Zagred's arm.[45] Is able to parry strikes from Dark Elf Patry[46]Black), Country level+ with Black Divider (Damaged Zagred and even sliced through him.[47] Can increase its strength by using more Anti-Magic, making it bigger in the process[48])

Speed: Relativistic (Is able to move so fast that his speed surprises even the Magic Knights Captains, with William Vangeance wondering he had increased his speed with Reinforcement Magic.[49] Comparable to Gauche, who could reflect light[50][Statistics Values 2]) | Relativistic (Cancelled Fana's attack before she could fire it[51]), higher with Black Asta (Significantly increases his speed, allowing him to be faster than Ladros who could blitz him previously[52]) | Relativistic (Able to intercept Elemental Quintet when its speed was doubled by Zora, the quadrupled version was fast enough to blitz Elf Raia[53]), Relativistic+ with Black Asta (Blitzed Rage Power Langris[Statistics Values 3]) | At least Relativistic (Faster than before), Relativistic+ with Black Asta (Faster than before)

Lifting Strength: Class K (Can easily lift and deftly wield his two swords even though they easily weigh down Julius Novachrono.[54] Was stated by Tabata to be the second physically strongest character at this point of the series, making him superior to Vetto, who is below Asta as the third physically strongest[55]) | Class K (Stronger than before), far higher with Black Asta (Far stronger than his base form) | Class K (Stronger than before), far higher with Black Asta (Stronger than before) | Class K (Stronger than before), far higher with Black Asta (Stronger than before)

Striking Strength: City level (Defeated Mars.[56] Damaged Gauche with a headbutt[38]) | At least Large Mountain level (Damaged Fana with a slash), Island level with Black Asta (Easily defeated Ladros with a slash[57]) | Island level (Harmed Evil Eye Raia with a punch), higher with Black Asta (Defeated Drowa with a blunt strike[58]) | Island level (Stronger than before), Country level with Black Asta (Cut Zagred's arm alongside Yuno), Country level+ with Black Divider (Sliced Zagred)

Durability: City level, likely far higher (Shrugged off attacks from Gauche.[59] Took hits from a casual Vetto[60]) | At least Large Mountain level (Comparable to his Attack Power), Island level with Black Asta (The Anti-Magic wreathing his body allowed him to easily shrug off Ladros' attack, which could pierce through his body earlier[61]) | Island level (Shrugged off an attack from Mereoleona that forced Raia to heal[62]), higher with Black Asta (Can take hits from Rufel[63]) | Island level (Should be as durable, if not more durable than before), Country level with Black Asta (Took several hits from Dark Elf Patry[64])

Stamina: Superhuman (Can still remain conscious after being sliced open to the hip with a diamond projectile with significant blood loss.[65] Fought an army of zombies without getting tired for several hours, and jumped through a wall of flames without flinching or receiving any damage. Kept fighting against Vetto despite taking severe damage and having both of his arms broken. Fought and defeated Ladros while having a hole pierced into him without showing any sign of pain. Managed to re-enter his Black Asta form against Zagred and defeat him despite having just been forced out of it due to the strain it put on his body)

Range: Extended Melee Range with swords; at least Tens of Meters with Projectiles, Anti-Magic and Black Divider

Standard Equipment:

  • Grimoire: 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 rusted swords out of 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 Anti-Magic sword. It is the largest and heaviest of the four 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 6 months timeskip, Asta gained the ability to fly on Demon-Slayer by channelling Anti-Magic and call it back by saying its name. By infusing Anti-Magic at the extremity of Demon-Slayer, Asta creates a spell called Black Divider. With Black Divider, Asta makes the extremity of Demon-Slayer sharper in order to deal more fatal injuries. In Devil Union, Asta changes the size of the sword itself, making it long and wide enough to deflect kilometer-sized projectiles
  • 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 and slice and stab opponents. As a trade-off, it lacks some of the heft of the Demon Slayer sword, resulting in weaker blows. After the 6 months timeskip, Asta gained the ability to summon Demon-Dweller by saying its name and create several Anti-Magic slashes by filling the sword with Anti-Magic and swinging it.
  • Demon-Destroyer: Asta's third Anti-Magic sword, It can cut through magic spells with its edges, just like his other two swords. It can also severe the cause-and-effect relationship to absorb and remove the effects of magic spells as if they were never casted or even negate Reincarnation Magic. The shape of Demon-Destroyer changes when Asta is in Devil Union.

Intelligence:

  • Average: Asta is a teen that was given minimum education due to living in the boondocks at the edge of the kingdom for most of his life and is thus fairly ignorant and book dumb.

  • 11 Years of training: Asta, just like Yuno, has been training since the age of 5, sometimes individually, and sometimes while sparring with Yuno too. While Yuno was training his magic, Asta training his physical abilities and his proficiency with weapons, as he uses sticks as swords. 10 years later, he receives a grimoire of his own, and his Anti-Magic sword. He then learned advanced swordsmanship from the Magic Teacher Fanzell Kruger. At the very early stage of his training, days at most, Fanzell already considered him to be among his 3 best students in battle, and even went so far as to put him in second place after Mars.
  • Constant exposure to life or death situations: He also got his first real battle with his life on the line during his training with Fanzell, as Fanzell was actually researched by the Special Assassination unit of the Diamond Kingdom, which is considered as the kingdom with the best military force on the continent. This Special Assassination unit was led by Mariella one of the greatest soldiers of her Kingdom and Fanzell's third best student in battle. With a tag team with Fanzell, Asta managed to defeat the Special Assassination unit without taking much hits. Several months afterward, Asta took on more skilled and powerful foes such as Heath Grice and Mars, and after receiving advices 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 and make quick and effective decisions that turns the outcome of the battle to his advantage such as during his fight against Valtos, where he let go of his two swords despite being attacked from every directions and at the first opportunity, rushed at him through one of the portals used to attack Asta from everywhere. Since then, Asta has been participating in countless battles with his life and the lives of his friends at stake, and kept getting better during each one of them.

  • Swordsmanship: Asta has been trained by none other than Fanzell Kruger, an ex-commander of the Diamond Kingdom, a kingdom focused around science and military power, and a former instructor of many now famous soldiers within the Diamond Kingdom, which includes Mariella of the Assassination Unit and Mars and Ladros, two of the new Eight Shining generals. His Swordsmanship skills also allows him to deflect several dozen of projectiles coming at close range and from every directions despite the huge weight of his swords, thus while protecting people. During his battle against Valtos, Asta even managed to deflect just as many projectiles while doing flips and other sorts of acrobatics. Asta's skills grows better each day as he constantly trains and surpasses his limits against more experienced opponents, he managed to assimilate Kiato's fighting style, who is very proficient in swordsmanship, combining his sword skills with his dance moves to mess with the sense of his opponents even if they have the ability to predict his movements, a fighting style that has been acknowledged by Yami himself. Kiato's skills also allows him to deflect the energy output of the opponent's attack, and therefore take the least amount of damage possible from opponents such as Vetto, that are strong enough to blow his head off with a single strike.

  • Creativity: Asta is known for his creativity, making use of his sword in such ways that makes him unique and sometimes, like a proficient user of a totally different type of weapon, which renders his actions unpredictable. In the Witches' Forest Arc, Asta couldn't hit Ladros who flew dozens of meters above the ground. As deflecting his attacks was helpless, he decided to let himself get hit by those attacks to create a smokescreen around him and then throw one of his heavy swords akin to a javelin to stab him very close to the heart while he was still up in the air, making him fall in critical condition but enough to survive the stab wound.

  • Fast Learner: Asta is a fast learner and takes any sort of advice to become better, even implicit ones. During his battle against Patry, Asta learned Ki sensing in his first attempt, even surprising Yami, and mastered it right after. His most impressive feat is copying Magic with his magicless body, as he managed to perfectly mimic Kiato's dance magic in the same battle he first witnessed it.

  • Great Analyst: Asta always tries to analyze techniques and movements that he knows will be beneficial for his way of
fighting, to the point mimicking, stealing and mastering upon the first try the stances and battle techniques of his previous, more experienced allies and opponents after just seeing them once. After gaining the ability to sense ki, Asta's analytic abilities are further enhanced as he can now analyse his opponent by their muscle movements, their breathing, their smell, their glare, their emotional state and even their mere presence. Ki can detect even the small changes in emotions such as Nacht twitching to Asta's catch phrase because he hates it.

  • Accelerated Growth: Yami Sukehiro himself compliments Asta's ability of pick up techniques in the heat of the battle. During his sparring with Kiato, Asta went from being unable to predict his movements and sense him due to Kiato's unique swordsmanship, to not only being able to reproduce it, but also disarm him with ease. This doesn't end there, as during his battle against Magna, Asta was able to deflect for five minutes straight a barrage of fireballs that turns invisible right before the impact and randomly teleports around the target, making it very difficult to predict, and did so with ease despite not keeping up with a single fireball throw at him during his first two attempts moments before that. His ability to learn new techniques and adapt to situations is further enhanced when he is in the midst of a battle or when his back is against the wall 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. Base Anti-Magic, the one constantly flowing in the swords, 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.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Anti-Magic (アンチほう Anchi Mahō?): Asta possesses no Magic Power 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 any form of magic without difficulty, depending on how he uses it. He uses this power through rusty remains of ancient swords that are stored within his grimoire, corrupted by Anti-Magic. He has 3 swords: the Demon-Slayer Sword, which is able to cleave through virtually any kind of magic with its edges, to deflect magic back with the flat parts of the sword, and to undo any form of mind or body control magic by touching its guard. The Demon-Dweller and Demon-Destroyer Swords, which as well as cleaving and deflecting magic, can absorb magic for the former and severe causality itself to revert magic effect for the latter. (Used for Magic Nullification)

  • Bull Thrust (雄牛の刺突ブル・スラスト Buru Surasuto?): 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 Spatial Magic users.
  • Mirrors Slash (鏡斬撃ミラーズ・スラッシュ Mirāzu Surasshu?): 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 (だんつるぎ真黒中仕切ブラック・ディヴァイダー Danma no Tsurugi: Burakku Divaidā?): 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

Black Asta (真黒ブラックアスタ Burakku Asuta?): 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 (真黒隕石ブラック・メテオライト Burakku Meteoraito?): After activating his Black Asta form, Asta lunges at his opponent, homing in on his target's Magic Power 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 (真黒台颶風ブラック・ハリケーン Burakku Harikēn?): 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 (複合ふくごうほう 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 (合体がったいほう 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.

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. (Used for various things, mainly Precognition, Information Analysis, and Extrasensory Perception)


Note: Compound Magic and Union Magic spells can only be used with another mage, therefore not usable in 1 versus 1 scenarios

Gallery

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Inconclusive:

References

  1. Black Clover, Volume 3, Chapter 22
  2. Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 42
  3. Black Clover, Volumes 6, 8, 23 and 34, Chapters 48, 62, 71, 211 and 339
  4. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 62
  5. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 68
  6. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 71
  7. Black Clover, Volume 27, Chapter 269
  8. Black Clover, Volume 1 Chapter 4
  9. Black Clover, Volume 6 Chapter 48
  10. Black Clover, Volume 25, Chapter 242
  11. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 67
  12. Black Clover, Volume 27, Chapter 269
  13. Black Clover, Volume 6, Chapter 48
  14. Black Clover, Volume 27, Chapter 267
  15. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapters 62 and 64
  16. Black Clover, Volume 6, Chapter 48
  17. Black Clover, Volume 20, Chapter 187
  18. Black Clover, Volume 2, Chapter 15
  19. Black Clover, Volume 21, Chapter 200
  20. Black Clover, Volume 1, Chapter 1
  21. Black Clover, Volume 3, Chapter 33
  22. Black Clover, Volume 9, Chapter 76
  23. Black Clover, Volume 22, Chapter 208
  24. Black Clover, Volume 1, Chapter 4
  25. Black Clover, Volume 4, Chapter 35
  26. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 69
  27. Black Clover, Volume 12, Chapter 110
  28. Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 42
  29. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 100
  30. Black Clover, Volume 6, Chapter 45
  31. Black Clover, Volume 3, Chapter 22
  32. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 96
  33. Black Clover, Volume 17, Chapter 157
  34. Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 40
  35. Black Clover, Volume 10 Chapter 97
  36. Black Clover, Volume 2, Chapter 8
  37. Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 42
  38. 38.0 38.1 Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 40
  39. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 95
  40. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapters 94 and 95
  41. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 92
  42. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 97
  43. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 96
  44. Black Clover, Volume 16, Chapter 146
  45. Black Clover, Volume 21, Chapter 197
  46. Black Clover, Volume 21, Chapters 198 and 199
  47. Black Clover, Volume 22, Chapters 209 and 211
  48. Black Clover, Volume 22, Chapter 211
  49. Black Clover, Volume 1, Chapter 2
  50. Black Clover, Volume 6, Chapter 50
  51. Black Clover, Volume 10, Chapter 86
  52. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 97
  53. Black Clover, Volume 17, Chapter 153
  54. Black Clover, Volume 3, Chapter 22
  55. Black Clover, Volume 10, Chapter 86
  56. Black Clover, Volume 2, Chapter 19
  57. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 97
  58. Black Clover, Volume 20, Chapter 188
  59. Black Clover, Volume 5, Chapter 39
  60. Black Clover, Volume 8, Chapter 65
  61. Black Clover, Volume 11, Chapter 97
  62. Black Clover, Volume 15, Chapter 136
  63. Black Clover, Volume 18, Chapter 162
  64. Black Clover, Volume 21, Chapter 198
  65. Black Clover, Volume 2, Chapter 21

Notes/Explanations

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