Best Anime Knights

Knights are proud warriors who fight for truth and justice and always find themselves on the path of righteousness. Anime is filled with powerful knights throughout dozens of anime who fight against evil with special abilities and magical swords. In the thousands of magical fantasy worlds that anime creates, knights are a common character archetype across multiple genres.

Some knights are chosen by the gods to be their champions, while others make themselves into heroes of their era, cementing their names in history forever and thus becoming immortal entities. Knights that rise to power and become forces of nature in anime have some of the most overpowered abilities in fiction. With swords that can cleave continents in two, here are some of the most overpowered knights in anime, ranked.

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Ikki Kuragone (Chivalry Of A Failed Knight)

Broke The Chains Of Fate And Forged His Own Path

Chivalry of a failed Knight is set in a world where magical power is a common occurrence, and the stronger a person’s magical power, the more standing they have in society. Talented, magical individuals become blazers, powerful knights who fight on the front lines of battle.

Ikki Kurogane was born into a very prominent family, known for its talented Blazers, but unfortunately, he was gifted with incredibly underwhelming abilities. However, throughout the series, Ikki grows stronger through sheer force of will and becomes one of the most powerful blazers in the world, dubbed the Sword Genius.

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Skull Knight (Berserk)

The Sword That Challenges The God Hand

Little is known about the history of the Skull Knight, and he is only seen very briefly in Berserk, where he is often saving Guts’ life. It is clear that Skull Knight has made it his purpose to oppose the God Hand and to find individuals with the potential to aid him in his personal war.

Similar to Guts, the Skull Knight is encased in supernatural armor that has granted him eternal life and enhanced abilities. Along with his noble steed, Skull Knight is able to pierce dimensions, overpower the God Hand’s powers, and face powerful demons such as Nusferatu Zod.

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Ezra Scarlet (Fairy Tail)

The Mightiest Knight Of The Fairy Tail Guild

Ezra Scarlet is the primary protagonist of Fairy Tail and a prominent member of the Fairy Tail guild with a tragic past that has forged her into a substantial knight. Within the world of Fairy Tail, Ezra harnesses a unique magical power she calls Requip Magic.

Her abilities allow her to have several magical forms where she equips different armors that grant her a number of boosts to her skills, speed, strength, and add additional effects. Ezra can prioritize defense, making her a walking fortress, and then change to an offensive form and shred magical defenses to nothing. Due to her magical power and natural ability, Ezra is one of the strongest in the land.

5

Mereleoona (Black Clover)

The Unquenchable Flame

Mereleona is one of the most popular characters in Black Clover. She is considered one of the strongest characters in the series among the Royal Knights and has the respect of all of her peers. Mereleona is a hot-blooded hellion with an insatiable thirst for battle.

Paired with her indomitable will and strength, Mereleiona is a master of the mana-zone and utilizes powerful fire magic that turns her opponents into ash. Mereleona has overcome countless challenges, including death itself, and continues to fight for her comrades. Mereleona seems to have no limits and only finds new peaks the harder the battle becomes.

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Saber (Fate Stay Night)

The Golden Standard Of Knights

The Fate universe is filled with powerful heroes who have made history, from god-kings to holy knights. Saber is one of the said heroes who is the face of the franchise and one of the most powerful servants in multiple series. Saber-class servants are usually reincarnations of some of the strongest swordsmen in the world.

Saber is a reincarnation of the King of Camelot, King Arthur, and wields her magical sword Excalibur. Due to her destiny to be king and the magical power that surges through her, Saber possesses unrivaled power. Her innate battle prowess, combined with her Noble Phantasm, has enabled her to secure victory after victory during the Holy Grail War.

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Arthur Boyle (Fire Force)

The Sword Of Flaming Justice

Fire Force

Release Date

July 6, 2019

Directors

Yuki Yase, Tatsuma Minamikawa

Writers

Yamato Haijima, Tatsuma Minamikawa

Fire Force is currently releasing its third anime season and has wowed fans with its high-octane action and storytelling. Among the wide variety of characters that populate the series, Arthur Boyle stands out due to his eccentric nature and interesting combat abilities.

Arthur suffers from unique delusions of grandeur and thinks himself a knight. While most of his peers look over his boasts, Arthur is an incredibly devoted and powerful knight who possesses endless potential. With a sword of blue flames, Arthur can slice the heavens in half with a single flick of his wrist.

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Lancelot (Four Knights Of The Apocalypse)

The Knight Of War

Four Knights of the Apocalypse is a sequel series to The Seven Deadly Sins, set over a decade after the events of the Holy War, and follows the adventures of the offspring of the remaining characters from the previous series. One of the most powerful characters in the series is Lancelot, the son of Ban and Elaine.

Lancelot is portrayed as a nonchalant young man with an air of superiority about him. This attitude of his is more than backed up, as he is arguably the strongest of the next generation of knights. While his power has not been fully revealed in the series, he was able to overwhelm King Arthur as the vessel of Chaos without fighting seriously.

1

Seiya (Saint Seiya)

The Pegasus Knight Of Athena

Saint Seiya is a series that follows an eternal war against evil led by the goddess Athena and her holy knights, who fight in her stead. Dozens of knights make up Athena’s army, with the main characters of the series being Seiya, the Bronze Cloth Knight of the Pegasus.

While the Bronze Cloth is one of the lowest-ranking armors in Saint Seiya, Seya’s potential allows him to obtain the God Cloth, which places him in a league of his own. Seiya can shatter universes, travel at the speed of light, and even revive himself through force of will alone, making him one of the most overpowered Knights in anime.