On Tuesday, April 21, a special broadcast celebrating the Version 1.2 update for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin was held on the official YouTube channel. The Korean broadcast featured MCs Oh Seong-gyun and Kim Hyo-jin, along with guests Henri-hyung and Moving TV, who introduced the key content of Version 1.2. Simultaneous broadcasts were also held for the Japanese and global audiences.

Prior to the broadcast, Producer KOO stated in a developer note, "We consider this update to be the starting point for our full-scale updates," signaling that Version 1.2 is not just a simple patch, but a milestone marking the game's entry into its main phase.

The content revealed during the broadcast certainly lived up to that promise. A massive wave of new content and quality-of-life improvements was announced, including the debut of the new hero 'Escanor'—long awaited by many players—as well as the new raid boss 'Galan,' the endgame content 'Crossroads of Time,' expanded Abyss difficulty, and the ability to craft imprinted armor directly.

#. Mailbox Rewards (To be sent after the update)

- Star Fragment x 3,000

- Pick-up Hero Summon Ticket x 5

- Gold x 500,000

- Cube Key Bundle x 3

- Radiant Imprint Seal x 1

#. Redemption Codes

- escanorinorigin (Special Enhancement Stone x 30)

- lionsinisback (Elite Loot Probability Bundle x 5)

The star of Version 1.2 is undoubtedly Escanor. Making a spectacular entrance in his PV, Escanor joins Britannia wielding three types of weapons: Axe (Fire/Attacker), Greatsword (Holy/Attacker), and Sword & Shield (Fire/Warden).

His overall concept balances high durability with explosive firepower. Axe Escanor is a self-contained dealer that stacks the 'Sunspot' effect to increase both Fire attribute damage and Max HP. Once Sunspots reach their maximum, he enters the 'Flare' state, which significantly boosts Fire damage and Max HP while reducing incoming damage. His special attack, 'Condensed Sun,' grants immunity to reactions and reduces incoming damage while charging, allowing players to tank hits while dishing out damage, just like the original character.

Greatsword Escanor focuses on burn-based gameplay. His basic attack, 'Sun's Orbit,' inflicts burn effects on enemies, and each time a burn occurs, the enemy's defense decreases (up to 100 stacks). His basic skill, 'Cruel Sun,' accelerates burn damage to speed up defense reduction, while his ultimate, 'Rising Sun,' deals damage that scales with the amount of defense reduction accumulated through burns. He excels in a style that combines damage-over-time with defense shredding.

Sword & Shield Escanor, true to his Warden role, focuses on defense-based damage and team protection. His passive, 'Blessing of the Sun,' accumulates a 'Preheat' effect every second while a shield is active, increasing both defense and Fire attribute damage. His special attack, 'Sun's Advance,' grants the entire team a Fire shield proportional to his defense. His basic skill, 'Overpowering Flame,' includes a taunt effect, making him a strong candidate for the tank role in Fire-attribute parties.

Two exclusive imprint gear sets for Escanor are also being added. 'Northern Wildness' is part of the Twisted Desire set and is specialized for the Axe. Its passive, 'Noon Sun,' increases the duration of the Flare effect and grants additional Sunspots when attacking while holding Sunspots.

'Sufficient Pride' is part of the Resurrected Nightmare set and is specialized for the Greatsword. Its passive, 'Blazing Sunlight,' adds a defense reduction effect when hitting enemies affected by burn and increases Holy attribute damage when attacking burning enemies. Note that the Twisted Desire set, which is the material for the Northern Wildness imprint gear, can be crafted.

An exclusive costume for Escanor is also being added. The 'Sacred Treasure: Divine Axe Rhitta,' inspired by the original manga, will be available through a dedicated costume draw.

The main story expands to Act 13. In this chapter, Galan of the Ten Commandments appears as an antagonist, and both Meliodas and Escanor make appearances. With Meliodas' brief cameo in Act 12 sparking curiosity, anticipation for this story development is higher than ever.

A new area, the 'Beautiful Boar Hat Tavern,' is also being added. Located in the grasslands south of the Vanya Plains, this mysterious space allows players to gather 7 new materials, including new forage like Ghost Orchids and Shiny Insect Wings, cooking ingredients like Watermelon and Quinoa, and new resources like Sunstone Ore and Sun-dried Peppers.

The new boss challenge 'Galan of Truth' is being introduced. It features three difficulty levels—Nightmare, Hell, and Abyss—and is weak to Fire and Wind attributes.

Galan has two core mechanics. The first is 'Commandment of Truth,' which periodically imposes taboos; violating them reduces Max HP, while adhering to them increases it. The second is 'Galan Game,' where he places a taboo on all targets and becomes the attacker in the Galan Game, dealing massive damage. The target hit by this attack becomes the next Galan Game attacker, gaining a massive reduction in damage taken and a significant increase in damage dealt.

Materials obtained by defeating Galan can be used to craft the 'Soul-Devouring Axe,' a special Fire-attribute weapon that is highly effective for Escanor.

Two new Abyss difficulties are being added. Abyss difficulty will open for the 'Galan of Truth' boss challenge and the 'Ferzen Mine' dungeon, allowing players to obtain new armor sets and accessories.

Notably, the new accessory set 'Pulse of the Curse' is being introduced. Obtainable only in the Abyss difficulty of the Galan of Truth boss challenge, the 2-set effect increases HP, while the 3-set effect increases Dark attribute resistance. The 2-set bonus also includes a powerful effect: when the hero's HP falls below a certain level, taking damage grants the entire team a shield proportional to their Max HP.

The endgame content 'Crossroads of Time,' previously teased in developer notes, will open on Wednesday, April 29. It is notable that this opens about a week after the update, rather than on the day of the update. New zones will be opened sequentially every three weeks, and the structure rewards players with first-clear bonuses and higher rewards over time. It was also revealed that the first boss will be Marmas.

In addition to Escanor, new imprint gear for existing heroes is being added. New gear for a total of 7 heroes, including Meliodas, Daisy, and Guila, will be available. In particular, the addition of imprint gear for Dual-Wield Meliodas is expected to further boost the efficiency of this popular main dealer.

6 new pets are being added. Players can obtain a flying pet just by logging in, and the first pet obtainable through crafting has also been introduced. The craftable 'Mobile Mining Unit' combines a mount and mining functionality, which is expected to make mining much more efficient.

The crafting bench has been expanded to level 6, adding the 'Master's Crafting Bench.' This new bench allows players to craft useful items such as the Mobile Mining Unit pet and Rift Residue.

A feature to directly craft armor materials for imprint gear is being added. Players will now be able to craft the Star Guardian, Resurrected Nightmare, and Twisted Desire sets, which is expected to significantly alleviate the reliance on RNG-based acquisition for imprint gear.

Numerous quality-of-life improvements are also being applied. First, a continuous gathering feature has been added, allowing for automatic tracking to the next location when gathering or mining. A feature to preview imprint gear information has also been added, allowing players to check the passive skills and stats of gear before crafting.

Third, players can now obtain monster materials with a certain probability when defeating field bosses and elite monsters without consuming Cube Keys. Materials for crafting Rift Residue can also be obtained with a certain probability when defeating bosses and elite monsters in Abyss difficulty dungeons.

The development team also stated that they are aware of other bugs not explicitly mentioned in the broadcast and will work to resolve them quickly.