Escanor appears in Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga and its anime adaptation, where he serves as the Lion's Sin of Pride whose strength peaks at noon. His overwhelming pride produced repeated dismissive lines, with Who decided that becoming the most quoted because it sums up his refusal to accept limits set by gods or demons. Clips spread through anime TikTok, YouTube edits and power scaling debates, where fans use the moment to rank Escanor above stronger looking opponents and to mock any verdict he would never accept.