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Lengthy post, but a TL.DR at the end.
A lot of people were banking on the idea of the Supreme Deity being sealed or connected to the holy sword Excalibur since Arthur had some hints/foreshadowing tying him to said God. However, I've always believed that she's actually inside the Horn of Cernunnos which was initially explained to be a ritual device to commune with the Goddesses, but as we know now, its merely a vessel for a Goddess who's identity we do not know about.
I'll be using all manga pages (77/78) moments in anime/Signs of Holy war to support my claim. (Episode 21/Episode 2) Even if signs of holy war isn't technically cannon, Nakaba still wrote it himself and we all know he's probably made changes and flushed out more detail to the story along the way, hence why the horn had more moments in season 1.5 than the early bits of manga. Anyway, there will be a TL.DR at the end if you don't enjoy long posts:
The Goddess inside the horn has a specific attitude/personality to her. She appears to be very condescending, vague and belittles people - attributes which can be applied to one of the Gods. She immediately assigned a mission to Ban and didn't explain why she wanted Meliodas dead, but I think I may know why (I'll discuss this later). There isn't much more interaction between the Goddess and Ban, except for the key detail of resurrecting Elaine as being no more than a ''trifle''. We haven't seen Goddesses indicate to the power of ''pure'' Resurrection, especially when Zaneri + Jenna who were Goddesses claimed to have been unable to save the lives of the humans who previously habituated their current bodies. If Goddesses have the power of Resurrection, why couldn't they save them? Well it either comes down to only high-tier Goddesses being able to such a task, or only the SD could - since she is a God and has immeasurable power.
Now as for Meliodas, the Goddess inside the horn commented on his unchanged appearance (curse hint 1) and mentioned that ''she couldn't resume the battle they ''waged'' 3000 years ago''. This battle I believe, was the moment of the SD + DK coming together to curse and kill Meliodas + Elizabeth and since he's immortal under the conditions of the curse - leads her to use the word ''resume''. She progresses to belittle him for having no ''friends'' in this world, among any of the races - even of his own due to his betrayal. Afterwards, she calls him a ''pitiful, pitiful, cursed child '' which fully indicates to me that this Goddess understands the true extend of Meliodas curse, adding some weight to the idea that its the SD. After all, not everyone knew that Meliodas was cursed, and even if they did - it was a ''rumour'' of sort, so how does a Goddess besides the SD know? She follows with after ''those who adore you, those who believe you and those whom you yourself love will surely leave you. This I can promise.''. She's referencing to both the sins and other people, but this is specific to Elizabeth. Meliodas truly loves Elizabeth, and she promises him that she will leave him. Well how? The SD cursed her own daughter, she knows that Meliodas can do absolutely nothing to stop Elizabeth from consistently dying and being reincarnated - she uses this to belittle him even further. To which, he goes ape shit and destroys the vessel while she laughs at him.
Now, as for why the Goddess wanted Meliodas dead. This Goddess as I explained above, knows fully well the true extend and conditions of Meliodas curse. She knows that if Ban successfully kills Meliodas, he won't die, he will just be brought back to life but with his emotions taken away. As we know with latest events, Meliodas without emotions can't feel any love or affection for Elizabeth. This means that their relationship breaks down, the SD has the potential to get her daughter back by having Meliodas out of the way. Ludoshel commented that the SD would lift the curse if Elizabeth returned to the clan. suggesting that she wants her daughter back - there is either some parental affection from SD to Eliz, or the SD just wants to use her for something (e.g heir to the throne?). But I believe she told Ban to kill Meliodas because it also benefits her ally, the Demon King. I truly believe the Gods are in secret alliance or coalition together and aren't truly enemies: so by having Meliodas lose his emotions, her ally benefits because he will return to his former self, abandon Elizabeth and become the next Demon King: which the current DK wants. It's a win-win situation for both of the Gods.
Additionally, the Goddess inside the horn has been watching the Kingdom - she was fully aware of what Meliodas title currently was (''dragon sin Meliodas'') even-though she's a God and such matters don't concern her. Her vessel is also under the Kingdom of Liones - the place her daughter resides. I believe she's been watching Elizabeth, just like how the Demon King watches Meliodas through Hawk. Both of them want their children back for different purposes. Just a few more details to consider:
She initially ignored Ban when he attempted to talk to her, but when Hawk was revealed (Demon King connection) who talked about her daughter, Elizabeth, she decided to talk to Ban and give him the mission to kill Meliodas. SD has connection with the God and Eliz,
What better Goddess to be inside the ''ritual to commune with the Goddesses'' then the SD herself?
TL.DR for key points:
Sorry its quite lengthy! SD is one of my favourite characters and I'm convinced she's in the horn, but I may be overthinking it .
Ideas? Agree or disagree? Go for it!
A lot of people were banking on the idea of the Supreme Deity being sealed or connected to the holy sword Excalibur since Arthur had some hints/foreshadowing tying him to said God. However, I've always believed that she's actually inside the Horn of Cernunnos which was initially explained to be a ritual device to commune with the Goddesses, but as we know now, its merely a vessel for a Goddess who's identity we do not know about.
I'll be using all manga pages (77/78) moments in anime/Signs of Holy war to support my claim. (Episode 21/Episode 2) Even if signs of holy war isn't technically cannon, Nakaba still wrote it himself and we all know he's probably made changes and flushed out more detail to the story along the way, hence why the horn had more moments in season 1.5 than the early bits of manga. Anyway, there will be a TL.DR at the end if you don't enjoy long posts:
The Goddess inside the horn has a specific attitude/personality to her. She appears to be very condescending, vague and belittles people - attributes which can be applied to one of the Gods. She immediately assigned a mission to Ban and didn't explain why she wanted Meliodas dead, but I think I may know why (I'll discuss this later). There isn't much more interaction between the Goddess and Ban, except for the key detail of resurrecting Elaine as being no more than a ''trifle''. We haven't seen Goddesses indicate to the power of ''pure'' Resurrection, especially when Zaneri + Jenna who were Goddesses claimed to have been unable to save the lives of the humans who previously habituated their current bodies. If Goddesses have the power of Resurrection, why couldn't they save them? Well it either comes down to only high-tier Goddesses being able to such a task, or only the SD could - since she is a God and has immeasurable power.
Now as for Meliodas, the Goddess inside the horn commented on his unchanged appearance (curse hint 1) and mentioned that ''she couldn't resume the battle they ''waged'' 3000 years ago''. This battle I believe, was the moment of the SD + DK coming together to curse and kill Meliodas + Elizabeth and since he's immortal under the conditions of the curse - leads her to use the word ''resume''. She progresses to belittle him for having no ''friends'' in this world, among any of the races - even of his own due to his betrayal. Afterwards, she calls him a ''pitiful, pitiful, cursed child '' which fully indicates to me that this Goddess understands the true extend of Meliodas curse, adding some weight to the idea that its the SD. After all, not everyone knew that Meliodas was cursed, and even if they did - it was a ''rumour'' of sort, so how does a Goddess besides the SD know? She follows with after ''those who adore you, those who believe you and those whom you yourself love will surely leave you. This I can promise.''. She's referencing to both the sins and other people, but this is specific to Elizabeth. Meliodas truly loves Elizabeth, and she promises him that she will leave him. Well how? The SD cursed her own daughter, she knows that Meliodas can do absolutely nothing to stop Elizabeth from consistently dying and being reincarnated - she uses this to belittle him even further. To which, he goes ape shit and destroys the vessel while she laughs at him.
Now, as for why the Goddess wanted Meliodas dead. This Goddess as I explained above, knows fully well the true extend and conditions of Meliodas curse. She knows that if Ban successfully kills Meliodas, he won't die, he will just be brought back to life but with his emotions taken away. As we know with latest events, Meliodas without emotions can't feel any love or affection for Elizabeth. This means that their relationship breaks down, the SD has the potential to get her daughter back by having Meliodas out of the way. Ludoshel commented that the SD would lift the curse if Elizabeth returned to the clan. suggesting that she wants her daughter back - there is either some parental affection from SD to Eliz, or the SD just wants to use her for something (e.g heir to the throne?). But I believe she told Ban to kill Meliodas because it also benefits her ally, the Demon King. I truly believe the Gods are in secret alliance or coalition together and aren't truly enemies: so by having Meliodas lose his emotions, her ally benefits because he will return to his former self, abandon Elizabeth and become the next Demon King: which the current DK wants. It's a win-win situation for both of the Gods.
Additionally, the Goddess inside the horn has been watching the Kingdom - she was fully aware of what Meliodas title currently was (''dragon sin Meliodas'') even-though she's a God and such matters don't concern her. Her vessel is also under the Kingdom of Liones - the place her daughter resides. I believe she's been watching Elizabeth, just like how the Demon King watches Meliodas through Hawk. Both of them want their children back for different purposes. Just a few more details to consider:
She initially ignored Ban when he attempted to talk to her, but when Hawk was revealed (Demon King connection) who talked about her daughter, Elizabeth, she decided to talk to Ban and give him the mission to kill Meliodas. SD has connection with the God and Eliz,
What better Goddess to be inside the ''ritual to commune with the Goddesses'' then the SD herself?
TL.DR for key points:
- Goddess commented that Resurrection would be a ''trifle''. No Goddess has been shown to have such power. Only a God has such power?
- Commented that she couldn't resume the battle she had with Meliodas - This battle was DK + SD vs Mel + Eliz. ''Resume'' is used here because Meliodas is immortal.
- She calls him a ''pitiful, pitiful, cursed child'' = she knows of his curse
- Comments that all those who love him and all does whom he loves (Elizabeth) will leave him - she promises this. Goddess knows Eliz will always die and leave him because she placed curse on her daughter = SD
- Goddess wants Meliodas dead as he loses emotion upon death and being brought back to life = break down of Eliz and Mel relationship (currently happening) = SD gets her daughter back potentially. = DK gets his son back and next ruler of clan.
- She's been watching Elizabeth (and the sins) through the horn underneath the Kingdom of Liones - just like how the DK watches Meliodas through Hawk.
Sorry its quite lengthy! SD is one of my favourite characters and I'm convinced she's in the horn, but I may be overthinking it .
Ideas? Agree or disagree? Go for it!