Sabnock Sabro is a demon under the Abnormal Class. He is known to be quite strong and passionate and one of the few who actively pursue the title of Demon King.
Appearance[]
He is over 7' tall, has spiky yellow hair, and wears a red-collar cape. Sabro has an intimidating appearance but comes off as ambitious and very open with his desires. His physique makes him the strongest of the Abnormal Class, though he is ranked lowest during his first appearance.
Personality[]
Despite his intimidating appearance, Sabro is rather friendly and honest. He is very dedicated, and his most significant goal is to become the Demon King. Because of his ambitions, his overall personality reflects his dream, and he is rather competitive with those he deems as his rival or a threat to becoming the Demon King.
Initially, because he felt that becoming the Demon King was the coolest thing one could achieve, Sabro was rather immature and did not put much thought into his actions; one example is when he challenged a teacher to a fight on the first day of school. After Iruma saves him from the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley, Sabro's demeanor changes as he realizes his shortcomings and becomes more level-headed and mature while remaining passionate about his ultimate goal. He begins to think his actions through ahead of time and is revealed to be rather intellectual regarding studies and battles. He even regrets his past behavior and sincerely apologizes to the teacher he assaulted on the first day of classes, to the point of kneeling and leaving all his pride behind to do it.
History[]
Sabro looking at his father.
Sabro's main influence on becoming a Demon King was triggered during his childhood days when he often saw his father, a blacksmith, endlessly making weapons. This caused Sabro to see his father as someone who never strives to be anything better, so he decided he didn't want to take the same path, thus attaining such striving ambition. Simultaneously, his father told Sabro stories of the previous Demon King and the prophecy of who was said to become the next ruler of the netherworld.
Synopsis[]
Babyls Enrollment Arc[]
During the first day of classes, Sabnock attacked Buer Blushenko, a teacher, believing that such demonstrations of strength would allow him to easily rank up. This was eventually reported in the school newspaper and landed him in the Abnormal Class.
On the first official day of classes, he was hit with all the traps set by his classmates, demonstrating his strength and remarking that someone worthy to be Demon King should not cowardly evade attacks.
In the class' first activity, a flying race through Cutthroat Valley, Sabro defied Kalego by taking the Cutthroat Valley path, which was explicitly forbidden by their teacher due to the erratic behavior of its guardian. This action by Sabro led to him almost dying at the hands of the Guardian of the Cutthroat Valley if it were not for Iruma's intervention. After the race, he thanked and acknowledged Iruma for helping him and declared him his rival. He was awarded the rank of Beth (2) by the Ranking Owl. Although he hoped for a higher rank, he was satisfied.
When Iruma received a golden ring from the rank owl, Sabro immediately recalled the prophecy of the Demon King, in which a Ring of Solomon was one of the signs of the next ruler. However, he and everyone else would soon be caught off guard when the ring turned out to be the Ring of Gluttony, and its screech affected all the demons. While Sabro tried to help Iruma remove the ring, he soon found his powers drained by the spirit of the ring and left in a semi-weakened state until Sullivan arrived to clear things up.
Battler Party Arc[]
During the Battler Group Exhibition, Sabro joined the Demon King Battlers, a Battler who conducts literature reviews and writes research papers exclusively on the Demon King, which Sabro was genuinely excited and eager to do. During the main event of the Battler Party, he and his Battler prepared and presented a play on the life of Demon King Derkila in which he starred in the leading role of the Demon King.
Royal One Acquisition Arc[]
When the Abnormal Class was trying to get the school to break the seal of the Royal One and allow them to use it as their classroom, Sabro was assigned to obtain the signature of Buer Blushenko, the teacher that he attacked on the first day of classes. Initially, he was rejected by his teacher due to the assumption that Sabro would simply be picking another fight. However, Sabro bowed down and asked for his teacher's forgiveness for his past actions, even showing the roots of his wings as a sign of deep respect. These actions moved Buer, remarking how much Sabro has grown and eventually signing the petition to allow the Abnormal Class' transfer to the Royal One.
Walter Park Arc[]
Prior to their vacation, Sabnock is one of four students of the class revealed to be gifted for academics. He states his reason for needing to be smart is that it is a potential requirement for being the demon king. He offered his help in tutoring others and was later revealed to have passed his exam.
After the final examination, Sabro went to Walter Park along with the Abnormal Class during their semestrial vacation. During their visit to the park, he was grouped with Iruma, Alice, and Agares, with their teacher, Balam Shichiro, as their entourage. While exploring and having fun in the park, the Six Fingers suddenly attacked them by summoning three beasts to create a diversion while breaking Amy Kirio out from the prison below.
During the attack, he and his group fought the Dragon Beast to save the children trapped during the initial attack. As the battle progressed, he saved Asmodeus from a direct attack from the beast they were fighting. He proceeds to scold Asmodeus for losing focus when he becomes distracted seeing Iruma trying to warn him. He gets the fire demon to understand that he must strengthen his resolve if he wishes to be Iruma's greatest weapon.
When the three beasts merged and tried to attack the Emergency Shelter, Sabnock was instantly ready to attack to prevent any potential fatalities. However, the battle ended when Iruma used the Ring of Gluttony to absorb the magical energy of the beast that would destroy the park by attempting to self-destruct.
Harvest Festival Arc[]
Upon the resumption of classes, their homeroom teacher, Kalego, informed the Abnormal Class that the prestige of the Royal One requires students who are worthy of its standing, therefore requiring all the students to reach the rank of Daleth (4) by the end of their first year, which is a feat normally accomplished after six years within Babyls.
Students were given special tutors to prepare them for the Harvest Festival, an event that allows them to raise their ranks to reach rank 4. Sabro was paired with Alice and was assigned Balam as their special tutor.
During the four-day Harvest Festival, Sabro teamed up with Alice. Together they competed with the Doro-Doro Brothers for the most points. Initially, it was a spite-driven competition when the Doro-Doro Brothers mistakenly assumed that Sabro and Alice "stole" General Furfur from them, leaving the front lines to teach at Babyls. The competition of both groups led to Alice entering his Evil Cycle to fight the Hundred Flaringo, which was aggravated by the Doro-Doro Brother's Bloodline Magic "Trigger." Alice, growing out of control, was snapped out of his Evil Cycle by Sabro, who knows his Safe Word. Eventually, both groups came to a proper competition for points for the remaining days of the festival. On the last day, Sabro collapsed out of exhaustion and completed the Harvest Festival with an accumulated 45,500 Points, ranking fourth in overall points. For his accomplishments in the Harvest Festival, he was promoted to the rank of Gimel (3).
Music Festival Arc[]
Sabro was part of the Abnormal Class's musical entitled "Lilith's Red Carpet," where he was part of the dance group and portrayed the Greedy Man. He and the entire class was then promoted to Daleth (4) (except for Iruma, who was promoted to rank 5).
13 Crowns Arc[]
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Heartbreaker Arc[]
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Beach Arc[]
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Second Battler Party Arc[]
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Abilities[]
Weapon Creation: Sabnock's family's Bloodline Magic. Sabro can instantly forge a weapon out of nowhere, manipulated by what he is currently biting. He mainly has three elements of metal encased as a necklace on his neck (which makes it easier for him to bite).[4]
Enhanced Durability: Sabro has consistently strong skin. Even though many weapons hit and penetrated him, he can easily remove them with ease and without injuries.
Enhanced Strength: Sabro's masculine appearance shows his incredible strength, and he can destroy metal weapons with his bare hands.
Enhanced Stamina: Thanks to his ambitions and physical features, Sabro is a very tenacious demon. He shows no tiring during the Harvest Festival, staying up for days before collapsing on the final day. Though it may not be canon, Sabro has done 1200+ squats in the anime, but it wouldn’t be shocking that it may be canon.
Motivational Speaker: Under Balam's tutoring, Sabro has learned how to relieve people of their wicked phases by talking about what is important to that person. Also, he managed to motivate Iruma to learn more about the previous Demon Kings.
Wicked Phase: Thanks to Balam, Sabnock has Wicked Phase Pills to help unlock his Wicked Phase. In this state, Sabnock's demonic side is unleashed, blackening his hair and unleashing his true power.
Sabnock's weapon creation is affected when he is in his wicked phase. The weapons turn black like his hair and the effects of the weapon change too-- an effect that only Sabnock weapons possess. It amplifies the pain inflicted to the person exponentially and that pain is transferred back to the user into pleasure.
Equipment[]
Necklace: Sabro wears a necklace tied around his cape that critically serves to summon his weapons based on his Weapon Creation Magic. The necklace has three metal tags, each with different elements induced on it: copper, silver, and gold.
Familiar[]
Kelpie: Sabro's familiar is Ohma, a mutant-like beast called a Kelbie. Its visual representation is a mix of a horse and a fish, potentially enabling it to live on land and water. This green-colored familiar has two front limbs, two large fins across its back that act as wings, and a long tail fin. It has one large horn with several fangs attached to its mouth.[5]
Trivia[]
- In demonology, Sabnock from the Ars Goetia, the Great Marquis of hell, is known for building high towers, castles, and cities, furnishing them with weapons, ammunition, etc.
- Though his weapon creation is his bloodline magic, its name is not called out in the manga. Chapter 7 only offers a description of the ability (no name). Episode 5 of the anime dubs it "Weapon Creation," but there is a theory that "Endless Arsenal" (無限武器) from Chapter 247 is its proper name.