History Manga / FourKnightsOfTheApocalypse

** The reveal of Gawain's "night form" is quite similar to that of Merlin's [[spoiler:true age]], especially because they're both [[spoiler:mini]] dark-haired sorceresses.

* GambitPileup: The "Liones Battle" arc has one big ongoing fight between good and evil, but this fight isn't everyone's first priority. To summarize; Lancelot leaves the battle early so that he can protect a valuable prisoner, Jericho does the same so she can kill that prisoner, Gawain is following whatever semi-treasonous whims she has, Arthur is sending some of his minions to Liones in the hope that they'll die, Jade is detaining Chion, Guinevere is flirting with a cute guy, and Pellegarde is trying to kidnap someone for his own, non-military, reasons. All these characters influence the main fight at some point.

* AllThereInTheManual: The backstory of Lancelot, a protagonist, is in [[Manga/NanatsuNoTaizai the prequel]] (where it served as a SequelHook). It was also a bonus chapter which hasn't been officially released in English yet.

* GeodesicCast: There are four knights, and each knight has three attachés- Percival's friends from the countryside, Tristan's platoon, etc- that complement their character arc and provide subplots unrelated to destiny.

* GambitPileup: The "Liones Battle" arc has one big ongoing fight between good and evil, but this fight isn't everyone's first priority. To summarize; Gawain follows whatever semi-treasonous whims she has, Lancelot leaves the battle early so that he can protect a valuable prisoner, Jericho does the same so she can kill that prisoner, Arthur is sending some of his minions to Liones in the hope that they'll die, Jade is detaining Chion, Guinevere wants seemingly nothing more than to flirt with a cute guy, and Pellegarde is trying to kidnap someone for his own, non-military, reasons. All these guys influence the main battle at some point.

* TakeAThirdOption: In chapter 8. Percival has escaped the restraints of a MadScientist trying to inject him with something, and grabbed the vial while doing so. The obvious choice would be to smash it, but said scientist has claimed (in a situation that meant he was almost certainly telling the truth) that it contains the only cure for [[DeathWorld Echo Gorge]] and offers to let Percival leave peacefully if he puts it down. But that is ''also'' not a good idea, because then the scientist will just kidnap someone else to test the vial on. So what is [[AllLovingHero Percival]]'s solution to this problem? [[spoiler:He drinks the potion himself, on his own terms, trusting that the scientist is justified. This gamble means ''everyone'' is saved.]]

** Tristan saving Isolde from Melagand and carrying her in his arms bears a strong resemblance to Meliodas saving Elizabeth from Hendrickson during the Kingdom Infiltration arc.
* GambitPileup: The "Liones Battle" arc can be roughly divided into good vs. evil, but a lot of characters on both sides are doing their own thing. To summarize; Gawain follows whatever semi-treasonous whims she has, Lancelot leaves the battle early so that he can protect a valuable prisoner, Jericho does the same so she can kill that prisoner, Arthur is sending some of his minions to Liones in the hope that they'll die, Guinevere wants seemingly nothing more than to flirt with a cute guy, and Pellegarde is trying to kidnap someone for his own, non-military, reasons. All these guys influence the groups engaged in the main battle at some point.

* MarathonBoss: Chaos Melascula and Galand (and later [[spoiler:their combined form]]) somehow manage to be a manga version of this. No one gets seriously hurt fighting them, but several heroes exhaust themselves to the point of uselessness, so combatants are constantly tagging out and in. The list of characters nearby who ''don't'' contribute to their defeat is quite a bit shorter than that of those who do.

* FallingIntoHisArms: During their first meeting, Lancelot catches Guinevere this way as she falls off a wall. She thinks it's very romantic and rewards him with a kiss that goes on for three panels. Lancelot does not see it that way, as Guinevere is a '''preteen''' and has [[BlackComedyRape no regard for whether he's reciprocating (he's not)]].

* InternalHomage: The reveal of Gawain's "night form" is quite similar to that of Merlin's [[spoiler:true age]] in the prequel, especially because they're both [[spoiler:mini]] dark-haired sorceresses.

* CerebusRollercoaster: Sometimes the story is about gory PoliceBrutality and how pedophilia can tear apart families. Sometimes it's about barrels of pudding.

** [[{{Seers}} Oracle-type]]: The ability to predict the weather or future events. A power that surpasses human wisdom, considered the rarest of the nine types.

** Gawain, who is both fierce and [[MoodSwinger changeable]], can burn enemies...when the sun is in the sky.

* AsYouKnow: In Chapter 70, Chion gushes about the abilities of Guila (a character returning from the prequel) to a fellow subordinate of hers. The monologue has three purposes: preventing ContinuityLockout, introducing some genuinely new information about the character, and further establishing Chion's arrogant personality. [[JustifiedTrope Its incongruity shows how dismissive he is of his audience's time and intelligence.]]

* MentorApprenticeChain: Jericho taught Lancelot, who taught Percival's team. Of course, the latter have to deal with [[EvilMentor Jericho]] and Lancelot's drama.

* ArchnemesisDad: Ironside, the father of Percival. He attempts to kill Percival upon their first encounter.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Meliodas was experienced and knowledgeable. Percival is naive and ignorant of the world. This extend to the eponymous Knights: unlike the Sins, who were well acquainted with one another at the start of their series and had good teamwork, the Knights of the Apocalypse have just met each other, so there's friction between some of them at the start.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Meliodas was experienced and knowledgeable. Percival is naive and ignorant of the world.
** This extend to the eponymous Knights: unlike the Sins, who were well acquainted with one another at the start of their series and had good teamwork, the Knights of the Apocalypse have just met each other, so there's friction between some of them at the start.

** This extents to the eponymous Knights: unlike the Sins, who were all well acquainted with one another at the start of their series and had good teamwork, the Knights of the Apocalypse have just met each other so there's lots of friction between some of them at the start.

* MuggingTheMonster: In Chapter 2, Donny uses his levitation powers on Percival and tries to run away with all of Percival's stuff. Donny gives back what he stole after Percival almost immediately catches up with Donny's troupe's horse-drawn carriage, ''on foot''.

* TheProphecy: What sets the story into motion is the prophecy of the four knights.

* AsYouKnow: In Chapter 70, where Chion recaps who Guila (a character fans would already remember from the previous series) is and her abilities. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because [[{{Yandere}} Chion]] is trying to flaunt his knowledge about her.

* AsYouKnow: In Chapter 70, where Chion recaps who Guila (a character fans would already remember from the previous series) is and her abilities. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because [[Yandere Chion]] is trying to flaunt his knowledge about her.

* DistantSequel: The sequel starts six years after the final chapter of ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''.

''Four Knights of the Apocalypse'' (''Mokushiroku no Yonkishi '') is a sequel to ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', set sixteen years after the titular sins defeated the Demon King. One day, the kingdoms of Britannia hear of a [[TheProphecy prophecy]] that describes four knights who will appear to destroy the world.

[[TheHero Percival]], a sixteen-year-old boy, has lived in isolation with his grandfather Varghese for his entire life. Their peaceful life is shattered when a knight of Camelot in service of King Arthur appears and murders Varghese on suspicion of being one the "Four Knights of Apocalypse". To make matters worse, on his dying breath Varghese tells Percival that the knight, named Ironside, is none other than his own son and Percival's father. Now, Percival must set out alone and travel the world on a quest for answers.

The manga is by Suzuki Nakaba, the original author of ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', and has been serialized in ''Magazine/ShonenMagazine'' since January 2021. It has been released in English by Kodansha Comics under the title ''[[SubTitle The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse]]''.

!!This manga contains examples of:

* TalkingAnimal: Sin the fox, the first creature Percical encounters after leaving his home. [[spoiler: Subverted when his [[VoluntaryShapeshifting true identity as the half-fairy Lancelot]] is revealed.]]

''Four Knights of the Apocalypse'' (''Mokushiroku no Yonkishi '') is a sequel to ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', set sixteen years after the titular sins defeated the Demon King. One day, the kingdoms of Britannia hear of a [[TheProphecy a prophecy]] that describes four knights who will appear to destroy the world.

* DistantSequel: The sequel starts six years after the final chapter of the ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''.

* TalkingAnimal: Sin the fox, the first creature Percical encounters after leaving his home. [[spoiler: Subverted when his [[VoluntaryShapeshifting true identity]] is revealed.]]