List of One Piece characters
Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ Monkī D. Rufi), or "Straw Hat Luffy" as he is often referred to as, is a frictional character and the main protaganist in the anime and manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda. He is a boy whose body is made of rubber after he ate a devil's fruit and acquired the accursed ability.In the anime and manga, Luffy is captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, a group of pirates he assembles himself as he quests to find the "One Piece" and become the King of the Pirates. His primary motivation throughout the series is to reach the goal with all of his comrades, a task he pursues no matter what stands in his way. While he is goofy and reckless, he gets quite serious when anyone is in serious danger, notably his crew, whom he considers his friends. Luffy has additionally appeared in all of the featured movies in the series and other media relating to the series, including several video games and specials.
Character outline
Personality
Luffy is portrayed as a carefree character with great ambitions and a huge appetite. He often thinks with his stomach and eats to the point of becoming comically fat. He is caring and generally good hearted. However, he is not naïve and understands most situations more than he shows. He was inspired to become a pirate by his friend "Red-Haired" Shanks who entrusted him with his strawhat, which he holds as one of his most precious objects. Knowing the dangers ahead, he is willing to risk his life to reach his goal, and protect his crew.He invites several people, such as Chopper or Brook, onto his crew generally for their personality but also because of his instinctual ability to be able to read people. His main reason has been stated a few times in the story. He needs several key jobs filled in his crew (i.e.: cook, navigator, doctor, musician, shipwright, and so on). Only one member of the crew invited herself on, Nico Robin. She actually has no place on the ship, having no true abilities that Luffy requires. She is just a historian who Luffy accepted. Luffy stated in the beginning of the series that he wants about ten crew members, each with abilities that he feels necessary for his goal.He is rarely concerned with the consequences of his actions, doing what he feels even if it leads to retaliation by a powerful force.However, he is an extremely loyal captain, who has demonstrated at many points throughout the series that he is willing to risk his life for the well-being of his crew.
Abilities
Eating the Rubber Fruit (also called the Gomu-Gomu no Mi fruit) gave his whole body the properties of rubber,which makes him virtually immune to all blunt force attacks except attacks filled with haki (including the round flintlock bullets used in the One Piece universe). The fruit also gave him the ability to stretch at will. Combined with the elasticity of his body, he uses that ability to accelerate parts or the whole of his body as if shot by a slingshot to deliver punches, kicks, headbutts, body checks, or simply for propulsion. But like everyone who consumed a Devil Fruit, Luffy is unable to swim and when drenched in sea-water or in contact with an artifact blessed by the sea quickly loses his strength. He also has great physical strength as he was able to knock over 2 large apartment buildings at the same time (Water 7 arc). After being effortlessly beaten by Aokiji, later in the series, Luffy develops two techniques to improve on his rubber abilities. The first of these he calls Gear Second. He activates it by using his legs as a pump to expand his blood vessels, which allows oxygen to get to his muscles much faster. When this happens, the blood flowing rapidly through his body creates friction, heating up his body and makes his skin glow and produce steam. This increases his attack power and overall speed, but drains his stamina and if overused makes him temporarily unable to move afterward, as well as shortening his life span.The second is Gear Third, which is activated by biting a hole into his thumb and blowing air into his bones.He is then able to move the air around his bone structure and strike with limbs comparable in size to those of giants. The side effect to using Gear Third is that Luffy temporarily shrinks to a fraction of his normal size after releasing the air for a length that corresponds to the amount of time he was using Gear Third. He is capable of using both techniques simultaneously. Even further into the series, Luffy demonstrates the still innate ability to use Haki (覇気, lit. ambition) to make people or animals in his proximity faint. Additionally, this ability can negate a devil fruit users power and allow physical contact and damage.e has a very rare variation of Haki, which he shares with Boa Hancock. He first used it on Motobaro without realizing what he did.
Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ, "Roronoa Zolo" in several versions), named after François l'Olonnais, nicknamed Pirate Hunter Zoro (海賊狩りのゾロ Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro is a 19 year old, skilled swordsman who uses up to three swords at once, clutching the third in his mouth.o fulfill a promise he made to childhood friend and rival, Kuina,he wants to become the world's greatest swordsman by defeating Mihawk. Before joining Luffy, he made a living by bounty hunting. He joins Luffy's crew in exchange for his aid in escaping execution. He makes it clear that he would turn on his captain if he ever stepped between him and his dream , although during the Thriller Bark arc he says that he can't fulfill his dream if he did not help his captain fulfill his. His enormous physical strength is enough to lift a building, as well as inhumanly heavy weights on a regular basis. During a fight with Baroque Works officer agent Daz Bonez (or Mr. 1), he learns how to cut through solid steel. He can employ an "Asura" technique which gives him three faces and six arms, thus totaling nine swords. In addition, Zoro can expand the muscle mass of his arms. He is extremely poor at understanding geographical directions and gets lost very easily. He also sleeps a great deal and loves to drink. Zoro ranked second in all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls. Furthermore, in a 2007 poll by Oricon, Zoro was voted as the 4th most desired character to receive a spinoff. Talk praises Zoro's "hilarious" three-sword fighting style as a great example of the show's sense of humor. Holly Ellingwood from Activeanime praised Zoro's fight against Luffy as one of the best moments from the 10th DVD from the series released by Viz Media, praising the action scenes. Zoro is voiced by Kazuya Nakai in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Marc Diraison for 4Kids and by Christopher Sabat for Funimation. Sabat's work with Zoro has resulted in him being a nominated of the category "Best Voice Actor (English)" in the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) Awards from 2008. Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network commented on Sabat's work with Zoro as a "standout", noting that Zoro and Sabat are "well-matched. Kimlinger also found that his along with Sanji's flashbacks from the anime "really do jerk tears, even if they are less than gracefully executed".
Nami
Nami (ナミ), nicknamed "Thief-Cat Nami" (泥棒猫のナミ Dorobō Neko no Nami, "Nami the Navigator" in the 4Kids dub) is the crew's 18-year-old navigator and thief. She has the ability to recognize and analyze even the slightest changes in the weather up to the point of sheer intuition. She is also an excellent pickpocket. Her dream is to draw a complete map of the world. Throughout the series, Nami fights using a Three-sectioned Staff, or a Tri-jointed Staff. Usopp later provides her with a version of this weapon capable of controlling weather, called the Clima-Takt (天候棒 Kurima Takuto, renamed as "Climate Baton" in the English manga and as "Weather Forcer" in the 4Kids dub). Even later, Usopp augments the Clima-Takt with dials, making it more powerful. Nami ranked in the Top 10 of all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls. Her backstory has been found to be a "touching story" as it "unfolds with a lot of emotion" by Mania Entertainment writer, Jarred Pine. Pine also mentioned Nami was his favorite character from the series, and satisfied with how the manga showed her past. While reviewing the 8th DVD from Viz Media, Activeanime mentioned Nami is one of the best characters from the series as "She’s got guts, smarts, and can heft a mean punch when needed". Like Pined, Activeanime liked Nami's background and added that his "itty bitty heart went out to her". Nami is voiced by Akemi Okamura in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Kerry Williams for 4Kids, and by Luci Christian for Funimation. In the SPJA 2008, Nami was nominated in the category "Best Female Character".
When a reader asked Oda who Nami is in romantic love with, Oda answered that there will not likely be any romance among the Straw Hat Pirates. Oda explained that he does not portray romance in One Piece as the series is a shōnen comic, and the young boys who read the comic are not interested in romance.
Usopp
Usopp (ウソップ Usoppu), nicknamed "Sogeking", "King of Snipers Sogeking" (狙撃の王様 Sogeki no Ō-sama, "Sniperking" in the Viz manga) is the 17-year old marksman of the Straw Hat Pirates His name comes from Uso, which means liar in Japanese, and Aesop, the author of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.] He is a liar, talented inventor, as well as a skilled painter and sculptor. His primary weapon is a slingshot, which he uses to fire various kinds of ammunition, ranging from rotten eggs and shuriken to hot sauce, and both flaming and exploding projectiles. Later, he creates himself a large, dial-powered slingshot he calls Kabuto (カブト), with which he is able to outrange even guns. Usopp's father, Yasopp , left his family to become a pirate when Usopp was still very young. Some time after this, Usopp's mother, Banchina, fell ill. Usopp started telling lies, stating that his father had returned and would be taking them with him. His mother eventually died, but Usopp, in his sadness, continued to lie. Despite all this, he does not blame his father for leaving him, but takes pride in his heritage. He is inspired by Luffy, Zoro, and Nami and decides to go out to sea, following his dream of becoming a "brave warrior of the sea". His weakness as a fighter weighs heavily upon him and when after the crew is defeated and almost destroyed by Admiral Aokiji, Luffy decides to replace the badly damaged Going Merry (ゴーイングメリー号 Gōingu Merī-gō, Merry Go in the English manga and 4Kids dub), the Straw Hats' first ship, which is given to them by Usopp's friend Kaya, a girl from his village that he used to cheer up with his lies, Usopp goes so far as to temporarily leave the crew.Usopp ranked in the Top 10 of all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls. In a 2007 Oricon poll, Usopp was voted the 10th most wanted character to receive a spin off amongst all respondents, and the 5th most popular amongst males. In a review of Funimation Entertainment's second DVD release for Mania Entertainment, Bryce Coulter notes that Usopp "brings lots of comic relief to the series", but also comments that he "can be down right annoying at times." Usopp is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Jason Anthony Griffith for 4Kids and by Sonny Strait for Funimation.
Sanji
"Sanji" redirects here. For the music video director, see Sanji (director). For the seiyū, see Sanji Hase.
Sanji (サンジ), nicknamed "Black Leg Sanji" (黒脚のサンジ Kuro Ashi no Sanji), is the crew's 19-year-old chef. He knows how it feels to starve from first hand experience, so he will never refuse someone a meal. He has a strong sense of chivalry, because of which, he will never harm a woman, even if he dies. Sanji also seems to keep this code regardless of a woman's appearance. His dream is to find the All Blue (オールブルー Ōru Burū, "Great Blue" in the 4Kids dub), a legendary sea, containing every kind of fish in the world. Sanji is also a very skilled fighter who uses only kicks. He said that this is because a chef's hands are his most prized possessions and should not be risked in battle.His fighting style resembles the capoeira. Sanji also has the ability to employ a fire based kick, called "Diable Jambe" in which he sets his leg on fire by spinning around rapidly, this causes his attacks to be much more powerful, Sanji first used this technique at Enis Lobby. Sanji ranked in the Top 5 of all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls. He is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the Japanese version of the anime.In the English dubs, he is voiced by David Moo for 4Kids and by Eric Vale for Funimation.
Tony Tony Chopper
Tony Tony Chopper (トニートニー・チョッパー Tonī Tonī Choppā), nicknamed "Cotton Candy Lover" (わたあめ大好きのチョッパー Wataame Daisuki no Choppā) is the 15-year-old doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is a blue-nosed reindeer who gained human properties by eating the zoan-type devil fruit called the Human-Human Fruit (ヒトヒトの実 Hito Hito no Mi). The fruit-granted ability allows him to change between three forms. His first and original form is that of a reindeer. In his second form, he has the proportions of a human child, while retaining his antlers, hooves, and fur. In his third form, he looks like a brawny man with fur. In addition to his normal transformations, Chopper developed a drug he calls Rumble Ball (ランブル・ボール Ranburu Booru), which allows him to assume four additional forms for the duration of three minutes. These forms focus on certain aspects of his body to improve his physical abilities. These are broken down into "points" in the Japanese and Funimation versions and "boost" in the Viz and 4kids versions called: guard, horn, jumping, and arm point with the original three becoming walk, brain, and heavy point. If Chopper uses a second Rumble Ball within six hours, he cannot control his transformations. If he uses a third Rumble Ball within six hours of the first, he transforms into a monstrous version of himself and loses all self-control called "Monster Point". He also has the ability to understand other animals' speech, because he is an animal himself. What he is not capable of, however, is hiding his feelings.
When creating Chopper, Oda stated that he wanted a mascot who is both cute and fearless. An IGN review of the manga praised Chopper's character as one of the best in the series and said that he was able to be both touching and funny. Chopper ranked in the Top 5 of both Shōnen Jump character popularity polls since the character's introduction. Chopper is voiced by Ikue Ōtani in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Lisa Ortiz for 4Kids and by Brina Palencia for Funimation.
Oda said that the message he wanted to illustrate in regards to Chopper's family situation is that a person who is not blood-related to another person can still be considered as a member of one's family.
Nico Robin
Nico Robin (ニコ・ロビン Niko Robin), nicknamed "Demon Child" (悪魔の子 Akuma no Ko) by the World Government is the 28 years old archeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates. Growing up alone on the island Ohara (オハラ), home of the world's largest and oldest library, she became an archeologist at age eight and learned how to decipher the writings on the ancient stones called Poneglyph (歴史の本文 Pōnegurifu), which are scattered around the world. After the World Government destroyed Ohara for housing archeologists along with her returning mother, Nico Olivia, researching these stones, Robin spent twenty years on the run, cooperating with various pirates and other outlaws and became a member of Baroque Works nicknamed as "Ms. All-Sunday" (ミス・オールサンデー Misu Ōrusandē, Ms. Sunday in the 4Kids dub) at the time, being briefly an antagonist to the Straw Hat Pirates before joining them. Like the scholars of Ohara before her, it is her dream to find and decipher the Rio Poneglyph (真の歴史の本文 Rio Pōnegurifu), which is said to tell the world's lost history. Her devotion to history and its preservation goes so far that she will even risk her life to protect ancient artifacts and buildings. She ate the Flower-Flower Fruit (ハナハナの実 Hana Hana no Mi), allowing her to create copies of any of her body parts on any surface that she can see. However, if her replicated parts are hurt, she feels the pain on her actual body. She is voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Veronica Taylor for 4Kids and by Stephanie Young for Funimation.
Franky
Franky (フランキー Furankī), nicknamed "Cyborg" Franky ("サイボーグ"フランキー "Saibōgu" Furankī), is the 34 year old shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates. After his pirate parents abandoned him at age ten, he became an apprentice of the master shipwright Tom along with Iceburg. When eventually Tom was taken away as a criminal by the government for building Gol D. Roger's ship, Franky tried to stop them. In the attempt, he was severely injured and, in order to survive, had to exchange parts of his body with replacements made of scrap metal, turning himself into a cola-powered cyborg. Franky, thus, gained an artificial body which grants him super-human strength. Its front is heavily armored and insensitive to most attacks, while his back, where he could not reach, remains vulnerable. His body is equipped with a wide variety of weapons, including several guns and an extendable right arm.His stomach contains a refrigerator compartment that can hold up to three bottles of cola to fuel him and his attacks. His personality is also affected by the type of beverage that is stored in his refrigerator compartment. He can use up large amounts of cola in an instant to launch powerful bursts of air from his arms one move is called the Coup de Vent. After word of his death had spread, he cast off his original name, Cutty Flam (カティ・フラム Kati Furamu), and became the underground boss Franky. His dream is to build a ship, to become its shipwright, and sail it to the end of the world. To that end, he builds the Straw Hats' second ship, the brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war Thousand Sunny (サウザンドサニー号 Sauzando Sanī-gō), and joins the crew. Franky tends to act tough most of the time like saying his catch phrase "super". However, Franky can get emotional very easy and start to cry, but then denies it. He is voiced by Kazuki Yao in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Patrick Seitz for Funimation.
Brook
Brook (ブルック Burukku), nicknamed "Dead Bones Brook", is the 88-year old musician of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is a skeleton, resurrected by the Revive-Revive Fruit (ヨミヨミの実 Yomi Yomi no Mi), a paramecia-type devil fruit, which grants its eater a second life. He is an excellent musician, who claims being able to play any instrument, and a skilled fencer, who uses a shikomizue, a Japanese cane sword, in battle. His lightweight skeleton body allows him to jump extraordinarily high and to run across water. His gentlemanly impression stands in stark contrast to his incredibly bad manners: He bluntly requests to see women's panties, helps himself to people's food, and belches out loud on the dinner table. When Brook's former crew, the Rumbar Pirates, entered the Grand Line, they left their pet whale Laboon behind at Reverse Mountain, promising to return after sailing around the world. Fifty years later, Brook, being the only survivor, considers it his duty to fulfill his former crew's promise. The idea of a skeleton musician was first conceived by Oda in the year 2000.Brook is voiced by Chō in the Japanese version of the anime.He does not yet have an English voice, as the English dub has yet to reach that far into the series.
Other characters
Gol D. Roger
Gol D. Roger (ゴール・D・ロジャー Gōru D. Rojā), sometimes known as Gold Roger (ゴールド・ロジャー Gōrudo Rojā), at the time of the Straw Hats' journey, is the man referred to as the King of the Pirates. Suffering from an incurable disease, he decided to make a complete voyage through the Grand Line with his crew. Afterward, he disbanded the crew and turned himself over to the World Government, who announced that they captured him. At his execution, twenty-two years before the beginning of the series, he stated that he left all of his treasures in one piece, and that it is up for the taking. This spawned the "The Great Pirate Era", with various pirates looking to become the King of the Pirates, by finding the treasure referred to as "One Piece". He is able to listen to "the voice of all things", allowing him to read Poneglyphs. He is the father of Ace. He is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka in Japanese media, by Greg Carey in the 4Kids English dub, and by Sean Hennigan in the Funimation English dub.Silvers Rayleigh
"Dark King" Silvers Rayleigh (シルバーズ・レイリー Shirubāzu Reirī) is the former first mate of Gold Roger. He has settled down on the Sabaody Archipelago, where he works as a coating mechanic. Like Shanks]], Silvers has a strong Haki (覇気, lit. "ambition"), a so far unexplained ability that can, among other things, make weak people pass out. He can aim it at multiple targets in his vicinity. It also allows him to render users of Logia-type devil fruits vulnerable to physical attack. Rayleigh admits that the former Roger Pirates know of what happened during the Blank Century. He has been friends with Hachi for twenty years, ever since he was saved by him, when he was cast away at sea. He is voiced by Keiichi Sonobe. In the English dub, he is voiced by Bradford Hutson for Funimation.The Four Emperors
The Four Emperors (四皇 Yonkō) are the most powerful pirates in the second half of Grand Line. They form a precarious balance of power with The Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Marine Headquarters that keeps the world at peace. The group consists of Shanks, Whitebeard,a man named Kaidō (カイドー), and a pirate named Big Mom.
Shanks
Shanks (シャンクス Shankusu), nicknamed "Red-Haired" Shanks (「赤髪のシャンクス」 "Akagami no Shankusu"), is the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates and one of The Four Emperors. He is a former member of Gol D. Roger's crew, where he had a rivalry with Buggy. At the beginning of the series, Shanks loses his left arm while saving 7-year-old Luffy's life and afterwards entrusts the boy with his favorite strawhat. Shanks is a skilled swordsman. Before he lost his arm, he used to have frequent duels with Mihawk. He also has an exceptionally strong "Haki" (「覇気」, lit. "Aura"), which allows him to render beings of weak determination in his proximity unconscious. Shanks recently appeared during the Pirate-Marine War, with the purpose of bringing it to an end. Oda states that Shanks is the One Piece character that most resembles himself, because of his fun-loving, partying nature. Shanks is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda in Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Tom Souhrada for 4Kids and by Brandon Potter for Funimation.
The first mate of Shanks' ever-partying crew is Ben Beckman (ベン・ベックマン Ben Bekkuman), who always carries a rifle and a cigarette. Other members include Lucky Roux (ラッキー・ルウ Rakkī Ruu), a fat man who is mostly seen eating,Yasopp (ヤソップ Yasoppu), a gifted marksman and father of Usopp, and "Rookie" Rockstar (ロックスター Rokkusutā).
Whitebeard
The Whitebeard Pirates are divided into sixteen divisions of one hundred men, each led by a high ranking Whitebeard subordinate. The first division is led by a blond man named Marco (マルコ Maruko), who ate a devil fruit and gaining the abilities of a phoenix. The second division was lead by Luffy's brother, Portgas D. Ace (who changed his name since he claimed to have no debt to his father. The third division commander, Jozu (ジョズ), is an overly large human with a gruff appearance. Nicknamed "Diamond" Jozu (「ダイヤモンド・ジョズ」 "Daiyamondo Jozu"), because of his devil fruit powers, he can turn parts of his body into diamond.The fifth division commander, "Floral Blade" Vista, is a tall man, who wears a top hat and a curled mustache, reminiscent of a stereotypical villain, and fights using two swords. The 10th division commander is Curiel, a man who uses guns and cannons in combat. The 13th division commander is "Water Buffalo" Atomos, an extremely large man with two swords.
- Whitebeard Allies
The Revolutionaries
The "Revolutionary Army" (革命軍 Kakumeigun) is an army of globally operating revolutionaries, openly aiming to overthrow the World Government. To that end, they incite revolutions in countries around the world. The army is led by the world's most wanted man, Monkey D. Dragon (モンキー・D・ドラゴン Monkī D. Doragon), who is known to the public only as Dragon.Also unknown to the public are his family ties; he is the son of Garp and father of Luffy. Other known revolutionaries are Dragon's comrade Emporio Ivankov (エンポリオ・イワンコフ Enporio Iwankofu) and Inazuma (イナズマ). Ivankov originally was the queen of the drag queen (お釜 okama) kingdom Kamabakka (カマバッカ). The devil fruit named Horm-Horm Fruit (ホルホルの実 Horu Horu no Mi) grants him the ability to inject hormones into a person's body using his finger nails, creating various effects like increased healing abilities, increased vigour, or changing the person's gender. He also bears a strong resemblence to Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Inazuma ate the Snip-Snip Fruit (チョキチョキの実 Choki Choki no Mi) and thus gained the ability to turn his hands into anything-cutting, giant scissors and to deform things cut with them as if they were paper.The Seven Warlords of the Sea
The Seven Warlords of the Sea (王下七武海 Ouka Shichibukai) are extremely powerful pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. They hand over a fraction of their loot to the Government. Other pirates consider the Seven Warlords to be "government dogs". For their allegiance, the World Government pardons these pirates for their crimes and removes their bounties. The Seven Warlords are loosely based on the privateers of Europe, government endorsed pirates considered heroes in their homeland and pillagers in others.
Blackbeard
Marshall D. Teech (マーシャル・D・ティーチ Māsharu D. Tīchi) is the ultimate antagonist of One Piece, better known as Blackbeard (黒ひげ Kurohige), is named after the real pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach. The Dark-Dark Fruit (ヤミヤミの実 Yami Yami no Mi) grants him the ability to create and control "darkness" which has the power of a black hole. Also, it has the ability to disable the devil fruit powers of others, as long as he is touching the person. After killing Whitebeard, he also somehow stole the powers of the Quake-Quake Fruit. As a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates he killed Thatch of the 4th division, to get hold of the devil fruit he had sought for several decades. For that reason, he is pursued by Ace who eventually confronts him. After defeating Ace and turning him in to the World Government, he is appointed the replacement for Sir Crocodile as one of The Seven Warlords of the Sea. After appearing at Impel Down, Blackbeard reveals that the only reason he wanted the Warlord title was so he could gain the government's trust, pass through the Gates of Justice, and infiltrate Impel Down; having done that, he claims he no longer needs it. His ultimate goal, which he has already schemed, is to become King of the Pirates. He is the only Warlord without an animal theme. He is voiced by Akio Ohtsuka in the Japanese version of the anime, Mike Pollock for 4Kids and by Cole Brown for Funimation.
Blackbeard's crew is made up of Jesus Burgess (ジーザス･バージェス Jīzasu Bājesu, G. Zass Burgess in the 4Kids dub), a brawny man who wears a wrestling mask, Van Auger (ヴァン･オーガー Van Ōgā), a sharpshooter nicknamed "The Supersonic", Lafitte (ラフィット Rafitto), a pale tap dancer, and Doc Q (ドクQ Doku Kyū), a sickly doctor nicknamed the "God of Death", who rides on an equally sickly horse named Stronger (ストロンガー Sutorongā, Strongheart in the English manga). Later in the series, the chief jailor of the World Government's prison Impel Down, the swordsman Shiryu (シリュウ Shiryū), nicknamed "Shiryu of the Rain" (「雨のシリュウ」 "Ame no Shiryū"), defects and is recruited into the crew. Following Blackbeard further freed Level 6 prisoners to join his side : "Corrupt King" Abalo Pizarro , "Mighty Drinker" Vasco Shot ,"New Moon Hunter" Catalina Devon and "Colossal Battleship" San Juan Wolf.
Bartholomew Kuma
Bartholomew Kuma (バーソロミュー・くま Bāsoromyū Kuma) is one of The Seven Warlords of the Sea. He is based on the real life pirate Bartholomew Roberts. A self-declared pacifist, Kuma is frequently seen carrying a Bible. He has a reputation to be the only Warlord truly obedient to the World Government, although recent events suggest that he is not really obedient to the World Government and may be helping the revolutionaries. He ate the devil fruit called Paw-Paw Fruit (ニキュニキュの実 Nikyu Nikyu no Mi) and thus gained the ability to repel anything he touches with his palms, including physical objects such as people or air as well as abstract things such as pain and fatigue. The fruit also gave him the ability to teleport himself and other people, which he usually does after asking them where they would like to go. Kuma is the model for the Pacifista (パシフィスタ Pashifisuta), a class of experimental cyborgs, created by the Marine scientist, Doctor Vegapunk. Their bodies are made of a substance harder than steel and from their mouths they can shoot blasts so powerful that they melt even metal. The other pacifista look just like Kuma, sharing his abnormally large stature, but lack the Warlord's devil fruit ability. Instead, Vegapunk gave them the ability to shoot laser beams, like those created by Admiral Kizaru's devil fruit ability, from the palms of their hands.He was the one responsible for separating the entire Strawhat Crew onto different islands. His animal theme is the bear, Kuma is Japanese for "bear". Kuma and his copies are voiced by Hideyuki Hori in the Japanese version of the anime.
Gecko Moria
Gecko Moria (ゲッコー･モリア Gekkō Moria) is the captain of the island-sized ship Thriller Bark and one of The Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Shadow-Shadow Fruit (カゲカゲの実 Kage Kage no Mi) grants him the ability to control his shadow, allowing it to act completely independent from his body, and to control the shadows of others. Because his last crew was entirely annihilated in the New World, he creates a completely obedient, immortal army of zombies by implanting stolen shadows into corpses, patched up using the talents of the medical genius Doctor Hogback (ドクトル・ホグバック Dokutoru Hogubakku). His animal theme is the gecko. Moria is voiced by Katsuhisa Hōki in the Japanese version of the anime.Hundreds of zombies make up the crew of Thriller Bark, the number of which grows even further as Moria uses Luffy's shadow to revive the body of Oars (オーズ Ōzu) an extremely large giant who ruled a country of brigands during his lifetime five hundred years before his resurrection. Moria also has Perona (ペローナ) and Absalom of the Graveyard (墓場のアブサロム Hakaba no Abusaromu) under his command. Perona is a woman with the power of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit (ホロホロの実 Horo Horo no Mi), allowing her to create various ghosts that can either explode upon command or cause severe depression in an opponent. Absalom is a man augmented by Hogback with various animal parts, whose devil fruit, called the Clear-Clear Fruit (スケスケの実 Suke Suke no Mi), allows him to turn himself and anything he touches invisible. Oda said that, in preparation for drawing the Thriller Bark arc, he watched a lot of zombie movies and that because he dislikes scary things, he tried to create zombies which looked silly and funny in spite of the increased amount of black in his art during the arc.
Moria is apparently Killed by Donflamingo in the aftermath of the war between the Marines and the Whitebeard pirates.
Boa Hancock
The "Pirate Empress" (「海賊女帝」 "Kaizoku Jotei") Boa Hancock (ボア・ハンコック Boa Hankokku) is a woman of extraordinary beauty, the sole female member of The Seven Warlords of the Sea, captain of the all-female Kuja Pirates (九蛇海賊団 Kuja Kaizokudan), and ruler of Amazon Lily (アマゾン・リリー Amazon Rirī), an island populated solely by women. She believes that because she is so beautiful anything bad that she does will be forgiven by everyone, and because of that she is not afraid to hurt pirates, Marines and even her own people. During their childhood, she and her two sisters were sold as slaves to the Celestial Dragons (天竜人 Tenryūbito), who forced them to eat devil fruits. She and her sisters still bear the brand of the Celestial Dragons on their backs. To conceal their shameful past from their kinswomen the sisters concocted a story about having defeated a gorgon, claiming that their strange abilities were the result of the Gorgon's Curse and that they have cursed eyes on their backs that would turn anyone who sees them into stone. Hancock consumed the Love-Love Fruit (メロメロの実 Mero Mero no Mi) which gave her the ability to turn anyone charmed by her into stone. Eventually, she falls in love with Luffy because of his selflessness and helps him infiltrate into the prison Impel Down to rescue his brother Ace. Hancock also participated in the war, and she has drawn suspicion from some of the other marine officials due to her secret help to Luffy. Hancock also decreed that Luffy should recover on Amazon Lily in order to hide from the World Government. Her animal theme is the snake. Hancock is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi in the Japanese version of the anime.Her younger sisters both ate a model of the Snake-Snake Fruit (ヘビヘビの実 Hebi Hebi no Mi). The middle sister, Boa Sandersonia (ボア・サンダーソニア Boa Sandāsonia), ate the anaconda model. The youngest sister, Boa Marigold (ボア・マリーゴールド Boa Marīgōrudo) ate the cobra model. These fruits' abilities allow them to turn into a snake or a snake-human hybrid of their respective models.
Dracule Mihawk
Dracule Mihawk (ジュラキュール・ミホーク Jurakyūru Mihōku), also as known as "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk, is a member of The Seven Warlords of the Sea and the strongest swordsman in the world. He is a pale skinned man who travels in a small boat that is shaped like a coffin In battle he either wields a knife that he carries as a pendant around his neck or—if he fights a worthy opponent—a two-handed sword, with a black, single edged, curved blade known as the world's strongest sword. He is able to mimic any ability he sees with his eyes granting him the nickname "Hawk Eye", it is unknown whether a devil fruit is related or not. He is also able a slice objects at a distance like Zoro can, which is called the world's strongest slash . Both weapons bear a resemblance to the Christian cross, a resemblance that was removed in the 4Kids dub by shortening their crossguards. Recently, he appeared at the war in order to help the marines, but he stood down when Shanks arrived. His animal theme is the hawk. He is voiced by Takeshi Aono in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Wayne Grayson for 4Kids and by John Gremillion for Funimation.Don Quixote Doflamingo
Don Quixote Doflamingo (ドンキホーテ・ドフラミンゴ Donkihōte Dofuramingo) is a member of The Seven Warlords of the Sea. His names are a reference to the Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote and his animal theme, the flamingo, represented by the large coat of pink feathers that he wears. He has the ability to control others using movements with his fingers similar to that of a puppeteer, although no devil fruit has been linked officially to this ability as of yet. He believes that the Great Age of Piracy is nearing its end and a new age is about to begin. He owns a large auction house on the Sabaody Archipelago, where human and people of other species are sold as slaves. After the war between the pirates and marines ended, he seemingly killed Gecko Moria and said to him that he had orders coming from someone higher up than the marines. In the Japanese version of the anime, he is voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka. For Funimation, he is voiced by Robert McCollum.His former crew is introduced as the Bellamy Pirates, captained by Bellamy "The Hyena", Bellamy (ベラミー Beramī), named after the real pirate Samuel Bellamy, whose Spring-Spring Fruit (バネバネの実 Bane Bane no Mi, Boing-Boing Fruit in the English manga) ability allows him to turn his legs into springs. Using this ability, Bellamy is able to bounce off surfaces to gain velocity for his attacks. His first mate, "Big Knife" Sarquiss (サーキース Sākīsu), is a tall man who fights using a kukri dagger.
Jimbei
Jimbei (ジンベエ Jinbee) is a yakuza-esque whale shark fishman and the sole member of his species among The Seven Warlords of the Sea. In exchange for the World Government granting him Warlord-status, he disbanded his pirate crew of fishmen, part of which became the crew of Arlong. Though the World Government knows him as a pirate-hating pirate, he has a weakness for Whitebeard and his men, due to Whitebeard's declaration that Fishman Island is his territory and thus under his protection, which scares off slave traders and pirates and brought peace to the area.For refusing to raise a hand against Whitebeard, Jimbei is thrown into the world's greatest prison, Impel Down, until he agrees to go to war against Whitebeard. However, he remains adamant and eventually resigns his position. In the Japanese version of the anime, he was voiced by Daisuke Gōri for two episodes until his death in 2010, after which he is replaced by Katsuhisa Hōki.Crocodile
Sir Crocodile (サー・クロコダイル Sā Kurokodairu) is initially a member of The Seven Warlords of the Sea and, unbeknown to the World Government, the leader of the criminal organization Baroque Works (バロック・ワークス Barokku Wākusu) under the codename "Mr. 0". After the Straw Hat Pirates thwart his plans to overthrow the kingdom of Alabasta with Baroque Works, he is stripped of his Warlord status and sent to the government prison Impel Down He ate the Sand-Sand Fruit (スナスナの実 Suna Suna no Mi), which allows him to manipulate sand absorb moisture with his right hand, and as long as he is not wet, he can turn his body into sand. He has a large golden alloy hook in place of a left hand. that contains a potent poison. He is voiced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo in the Japanese version of the anime.In the English dubs, he is voiced by Michael Alston Baley for 4Kids and by John Swasey for Funimation.
World Government
The World Government (世界政府 Sekai Seifu), headed by the Five Elder Stars (五老星 Gorōsei), is affiliated with over 170 countries from around the world.
Marine
The Marine (海軍 Kaigun, directly translated as "Navy" in some adaptations) is a military force under the command of the World Government. The uniforms of its soldiers, who are referred to as "marines" in adaptations using "Marine", as well as the Marine's ships and installations prominently display the word "Marine" in all-upper-case roman letters, often alongside a depiction of a sea gull. The words "marine" and "Marine", respectively, are French, Dutch and German for "navy". In the 4Kids dub of the anime series, these were edited out and replaced with the word "Navy." The Marine is commanded by Fleet-Admiral Sengoku (センゴク), who is also called Sengoku "The Buddha" and known as a talented strategist, and the three admirals, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku (センゴク Sengoku), who is also called Sengoku "The Buddha"ch.234 and also known as Sengoku "The Strategist", ch.556 commands the Marine. He was one of the major figures along with Whitebeard, Shiki, and Garp while Gol D. Roger was still alive, and still continues to be in the present. As the commanding officer of the entire Marine force, Sengoku has absolute power over every action the Marines do, including summoning a Buster Call. The only ones that are above him and command him are the Five Elder Stars. Sengoku apparently ate a paramythia Devil Fruit that allows him to turn into almost like Buddha and becoming similar to a gigantic Daibutsu, which is probably the reason for his nickname. The color of his body (and uniform) seems to change to a dark color, appearing to be ominously shadowed at all times. In this form his body has different proportions, his torso and arms are much larger compared to the rest of his body. This ability gives him a massive power boost to his already impressive strength. Even without his Devil Fruit powers, it is implied that Sengoku also has superhuman strength on his own. He is voiced by Takkou Ishimori, and in the English Funimation version he is voiced by Ed Blaylock.
Aokiji
Aokiji (青雉 lit. "Blue Pheasant"), known as Kuzan (クザン) prior to his promotion, is an extremely lazy Marine officer and one of only three with the rank of admiral. He possesses the power of the Chilly-Chilly Fruit (ヒエヒエの実 Hie Hie no Mi), a logia-type devil fruit which allows him to freeze things, to create ice, or to transform into it. Aside from making him one of the governments strongest fighters, this ability allows him to ride a bicycle across the sea. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the Japanese version of the anime. In English, he is voiced by Bob Carter for FunimationKizaru
Kizaru (黄猿 lit. "Yellow Monkey") was known as Borsalino (ボルサリーノ Borusarīno) prior to his promotion to admiral. Kizaru possesses the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit (ピカピカの実 Pika Pika no Mi), a logia-type devil fruit, allowing him to turn himself into photons and move at the speed of light (and take advantage of reflecting surfaces), and fire destructive lasers. Kizaru is a middle aged man who wears a yellow striped suit with a Marine coat draped over it like a cape, his arms not in its sleeves. Kizaru also wears pure white shoes and gold-amber tinted sunglasses. He is a very calm yet absent-minded man who speaks very slowly and occasionally elongates the last word of his sentences. He is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka in the Japanese version of the anime.
Akainu
Akainu (赤犬 lit. "Red Dog"), who was named Sakazuki (サカズキ) prior to his promotion, has the power of an as of yet unnamed logia-type devil fruit that gives him the power to control or create magma and lava. Akainu practices 'Absolute Justice', an extremely ruthless interpretation of the greater good. (Such as destroying an entire ship full of escaping civilians in the off chance that one criminal might be hiding amongst them.) He is also notable for wearing a cap low over his eyes, obscuring his facial features for all of his early appearances. Akainu was the one who is responsible for Ace's death. He is voiced by Michio Nakao in the Japanese version of the anime.Monkey D. Garp
Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp (モンキー・D・ガープ Monkī D. Gāpu), nicknamed "Garp the Fist" (拳骨のガープ Genkotsu no Gāpu), is the father of Dragon and the grandfather of Luffy. He is famous for cornering Gol D. Roger and considered a hero of the Marine. After Roger's execution, he took care of Roger's son, Ace, raising him like his own grandson. He has superhuman strength, enough to lift and throw cannonballs like baseball pitches. He is voiced by Hiroshi Naka in the Japanese version of the anime. In English, he is voiced by Brian Mathis for Funimation.Garp takes both Coby (コビー Kobī) and Helmeppo (ヘルメッポ Herumeppo) under his wing. Coby is a young boy, who is originally forced to act as a cabin boy in Alvida's pirate crew, until being saved by Luffy. Helmeppo is "Axe-Hand" Morgan's spoiled son, who is able to do whatever he pleased until Morgan is defeated by Luffy and Zoro.
Smoker (スモーカー Sumōkā, "Chaser" in the 4Kids dub) is a Marine officer and a cigar enthusiast, keeping plenty of cigars strapped to the left side of his jacket while smoking two lit ones in his mouth. He has the powers of the Plume-Plume Fruit (モクモクの実 Moku Moku no Mi, lit. "Fruit of Billow Billow", "Smoke-Smoke Fruit" in the 4Kids dub), a logia-type devil fruit which gives him the power to manipulate, create, control and transform into smoke.In the 4Kids version of the anime, his cigars were edited out, while their smoke was left in, giving the appearance of smoke constantly issuing from his mouth. He was initially voiced by Ginzō Matsuo in Japanese version of the anime. After Ginzō's death, Mahito Ōba assumed the role. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Scottie Ray for 4Kids and by Greg Dulcie for Funimation.
Tashigi
Tashigi (たしぎ Tashigi), named after the Common Snipe (タシギ Tashigi), is a Marine officer and Smoker's second in command. While adept at sword fighting, she is unusually clumsy. She is also very well-versed in the famous katana, knowing their names and origins. Her stated goal is to remove all Meitō, named swords with prestigious histories, from the hands of those who would use them for their own ends.After meeting Zoro she sets out to sea with Smoker, chasing after him and the rest of the Straw Hat crew. She bears a striking resemblance to Kuina, Zoro's deceased childhood friend and rival, something he is uncomfortable with. She is voiced by Junko Noda in the Japanese version of the anime.In the English dubs, she is voiced by Priscilla Everett for 4Kids and by Monica Rial for Funimation.When a reader asked Oda why Tashigi looked similar to Kuina, Oda answered that the similarity is "just a coincidence" and that there is no relation and backstory between the characters.
Coby
Master Chief Petty Officer Coby (コビー Kobī, "Koby" in the English manga and the 4Kids dub) works together with Helmeppo under Vice Admiral Garp. He was also a former chore boy of Alvida's crew. When he first appeared, Coby was a small, timid, coward. However, thanks to Luffy, he had the courage to leave the crew and fulfill his dream of joining the Marines. Since joining the Marines, he befriends Helmeppo and goes under the tutelage of Garp. Because of training, Coby has learned Rokushiki and can use "Soru". He is voiced by Mika Doi in the Japanese version. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Kayzie Rogers for 4Kids and by Leah Clark for Funimation.Helmeppo
Chief Petty Officer Helmeppo (ヘルメッポ Herumeppo) was Morgan's bratty son. He is now a Marine Chief Petty Officer under the command of Garp along with Coby. Helmeppo was a coward who hid behind his father's wealth and power. Helmeppo loved his father and thought his father loved him back. However, Morgan only thinks of Helmeppo as a worthless son. After Morgan was arrested, Helmeppo lost access to all the luxurious life that he once held, and so he reluctantly became a Marine. Since then, Helmeppo went under the tutelage of Garp with Coby. Thanks to Garp, Helmeppo now has very decent fighting abilities as he wields dual kukri as his weapon of choice. He is voiced by Kōichi Nagano in the Japanese version. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Sean Schemmel for 4Kids and by Mike McFarland for Funimation.Captain Nezumi
Captain Nezumi (ネズミ Nezumi) is a Marine Captain of the 16th Branch in the East Blue. Nezumi accepted bribes from Arlong in exchange for keeping the Arlong Pirates out of Marine jurisdiction. Once Arlong was defeated, Nezumi attempts to intervene against The Straw Hat Pirates, but was quickly defeated. The report he gives to his superiors on the incident prompts the Marines to assign Luffy with his first bounty. He is voiced by Tamotsu Nishiwaki in the Japanese version. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Dan Green for 4Kids and by Vic Mignogna for Funimation.Captain Very Good
Captain T-Bone
Captain T-Bone (Ｔボーン Tī Bōn), nicknamed "Ship Cutter" (船斬り Funekiri), is a former knight, but now a Marine Captain. T-Bone values the soldiers under his command, he has a tendency to fuss over their minor problems in a melodramatic manner, which can make them uncomfortable. He is noted for being far too willing to sacrifice himself, even when the situation does not call for something so drastic. T-Bone is well-known for his swordsmanship. He is skilled enough to send attacks composed of blue lines of energy acting as blades that are powerful enough to cut through trains, boats, and sea kings. T-Bone's weapon of choice is a long, straight-bladed sword with ornately decorated hilt and sheath. He is voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura in the Japanese version.Captain Shu
Captain Shu (シュー Shū) was one of the Marines that helped in the Buster Call on Enies Lobby. Shu has eaten a paramythia Devil Fruit called the Rust-Rust Fruit (サビサビの実 Sabi Sabi no Mi) that allows him to cause metallic items to rust and come apart. Shu successfully destroyed one of Zoro's swords, Yubashiri, with ease. He is voiced by Ryouhei Nakao in the Japanese version.
Commodore Purinpurin
Commodore Purinpurin (プリンプリン Purinpurin) is a Marine Commodore in the 77th Branch of the Marines. He was dispatched to Arlong Park to evacuate the survivors of Arlong's tyrannical reign. However, his mission fails as his branch was killed by the Arlong Pirates. Purinpurin was voiced by Tetsu Inada in Japanese version, and in the English Funimation version he was voiced by Barry YandellCaptain Hina
Captain Hina (ヒナ Hina), nicknamed "Black Cage" Hina (黒檻のヒナ Kuro Ori no Hina), is a Marine Captain, and a former classmate of notable marine Smoker. She is also the object of both Fullbody and Jango's affections. Hina has a tendency to speak in the third person, though this only seems to add to her attractiveness for her subordinates. Hina has eaten a paramythia Devil Fruit called the Cage-Cage Fruit (オリオリの実 Ori Ori no Mi, "Bind-Bind Fruit" in the English manga), granting her the ability to let others pass through her body, in the process getting encaged in a ring of iron. She can also extend her arms to form a cage to produce the same effects to people who pass through its bars. She is voiced by Tomoko Naka in the Japanese version. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Kathleen Delaney for 4Kids, and by Jennifer Seman for Funimation.
Vice Admiral Yamakaji (ヤマカジ Yamakaji) is one of the Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call assault on Enies Lobby. Not much is known about Yamakaji. All that has been revealed, is that he is a swordsman wielding a katana. Yamakaji has yet to have a speaking role, therefore he has no voice actor.
Vice Admiral Doberman
Vice Admiral Doberman (ドーベルマン犬 Dōberuman) is one of the five Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call on Enies Lobby. So far, none of Doberman's fighting abilities have been seen yet. He is voiced by Eiji Takemoto in the Japanese version of the anime.
Sentomaru
Sentomaru (桃丸 Sentōmaru) is head of the Marines' Science Unit and bodyguard of "Vegapunk". Sentoumaru brags about having the tightest defense, and also claims to have the tightest mouth and refuses to reply to any questions. However, despite his claim, he is willing to tell everyone about himself whenever something related to a question or an event occurs. Whenever he gives away information, he claims he is giving it away freely and not because the person he is talking to asked or was curious about something. Sentomaru fighting abilities are similar to that of a sumo wrestler and also uses a massive broad axe. He is voiced by Kazue Ikura in the Japanese version.Vice Admiral Momonga
Vice Admiral Momonga (モモンガ Momonga) is one of the five Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call on Enies Lobby. In battle Momonga seems to be a formidable swordsman. Momonga can use Rokushiki martial arts as seen able to use Soru and Geppo. He was voiced by Keiichi Sonobe, Yasunori Masutani and Shinichiro Ota at different points in the Japanese version of the anime.(モモンガ Momonga) is one of the five Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call on Enies Lobby. In battle Momonga seems to be a formidable swordsman. Momonga can use Rokushiki martial arts as seen able to use Soru and Geppo. He was voiced by Keiichi Sonobe, Yasunori Masutani and Shinichiro Ota at different points in the Japanese version of the anime.
Vice Admiral Onigumo
Vice Admiral Onigumo (オニグモ Onigumo) is one of the five Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call on Enies Lobby. Onigumo apparently ate some sort of zoan Devil Fruit that allows him to grow three pairs of spider-like black arms and a spider abdomen from his back. With these spider-like appendages and his own two human arms, he is capable of wielding a total of eight cutlass swords. These spider-like arms seem to be produced from his elongated hair. Onigumo was originally voiced by Keiichi Sonobe and later replaced by Takahiro Fujimoto in the Japanese version of the anime.Vice Admiral Strawberry
Vice Admiral Strawberry (ストロベリー Sutoroberī) is one of the Vice Admirals who lead the Buster Call assault on Enies Lobby. All that is known about Strawberry's fighting abilities, is that he wields dual saber swords. He is voiced by Eiji Takemoto in the Japanese version of the anime.Seaman Recruit Fullbody
Seaman Recruit Fullbody (フルボディ Furubod), nicknamed "Double Ironfist" Fullbody (両鉄拳のフルボディ Ryōtekken no Furubodi), is a Marine Seaman Recruit serving under Captain Hina along with his friend, Jango. Fullbody was once a successful and arrogant Marine Lieutenant who loved entertaining women and considered himself to be a lady's man. However, after a series of unlucky events after meeting the Sanji and the Straw Hats, he has somewhat changed. Since then, Fullbody befriended former pirate Jango. Because he admired Jango's dancing skills, he defended him in court after he was captured, at the cost of his own rank. Later, the two of them become followers and attracted to Hina, however Hina does not return their affection. Fullbody is an adept fighter, using a boxing-like fighting style, while wielding iron knuckle dusters as weapons. He is voiced by Hideo Ishikawa in Japanese version. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Tom Wayland for 4Kids and by John Burgmeier for Funimation.
Seaman Recruit JangoSeaman Recruit Jango (ジャンゴ Jango, "Django" in the English manga and the 4Kids dub) used to be the first mate of the Black Cat Pirates, but thanks to Fullbody, Jango is now a Marine Seaman Recruit. Jango is currently good friends with him as they participated in a dance competition together and cooperated to defeat invading pirates. Also, Fullbody helped save Jango from his death sentence. Jango and Fullbody are both romantically attracted to their commanding officer, Captain Hina, but she rebuffs their advances. Jango's weapon of choice are chakrams he uses slashing and hypnosis. He is voiced by Kazuki Yao in the Japanese version. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Oliver Wyman for 4Kids and by Kenny Green for Funimation.
Cipher Pol No. 9
Cipher Pol No. 9 (サイファーポールナンバーナイン Saifā Pōru Nanbā Nain), abbreviated as CP9 (シーピーナイン Shī Pī Nain), is the secret, ninth unit of the World Government's intelligence agency Cipher Pol. Specializing in assassination, they utilize a weapon-themed martial art called Rokushiki (六式, lit. "Six Styles"). The group is led by Spandam (スパンダム Supandamu), a man lacking the fighting abilities of his subordinates, who cares only about himself and is obsessed with rising up through the ranks of the World Government. He owns a sword named Funkfreed (ファンクフリード Fankufurīdo), which has the devil fruit ability to transform into an elephant or an elephant-sword hybrid. The next in command is Rob Lucci (ロブ･ルッチ Robu Rucchi), a man known for ruthlessly and mercilessly enforcing the justice of the World Government. He ate the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard (ネコネコの実 Neko Neko no Mi), which allows him to transform into a leopard or leopard-human hybrid. Always around him is his pigeon, Hattori (ハットリ). In the Japanese version of the anime, Spandam is voiced by Masaya Onosaka and for the English dub, he's voiced by Kent Williams for Funimation, and Rob Lucci is voiced by Tomokazu Seki and for the English dub, he's voiced by Jason Liebrecht for Funimation Kaku (カク Kaku) is a skilled swordsman with a long, square nose. During the course of the story, he eats the Cow-Cow Fruit, Model: Giraffe (ウシウシの実 モデル: ジラフ Ushi Ushi no Mi Moderu: Jirafu), which grants him the ability to transform into a giraffe or a giraffe-human hybrid. Jayabura (ジャブラ Jabura) is a man who uses deceptive tactics in battle. The Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Wolf gave him the power to change into a wolf or wolf-human hybrid. Blueno (ブルーノ Burūno) is a large man with the power of the Door-Door Fruit, can create doors between any two visible areas and "air doors" that lead to a separate dimension. Kumadori (クマドリ Kumadori) is a man who resembles a kabuki actor and excels at the Rokushiki skill "Rebirth", which controls every cell in his body. He also uses a scepter that emits fire in combat. Kalifa (カリファ Karifa) is a calm and collected woman who claims even the slightest comment to be sexual harassment. She eats a devil fruit called the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, which allows her to create cleansing bubbles that are capable of "cleaning off" a person's energy and turning them into slippery mannequins. Fukuro (フクロウ Fukurou) is an oddly-shaped man with a zipper across his mouth, which has to be open in order for him to speak. He excels at the Rokushiki skills "Geppo" and "Shigan".Spandam
Spandam (スパンダム Supandamu) is the boss of the CP9, and son of the former boss, Spandine. Like his father, he lacks the fighting abilities of his subordinates. Spandam cares only about himself and is obsessed with rising up through the ranks of the World Government. Spandam is very clumsy (he tends to spill coffee on himself during moments of excitement), and short tempered with special sensitivity towards his name. Although he often reveals real malice when gloating over his prisoners. He is voiced by Masaya Onosaka. In the English dub, he is voiced by Kent Williams for Funimation.Funk Freed (ファンクフリード Fanku Furīdo, Funkfreed in the English manga), is the name of a sword Spandam uses which has the power of a zoan Devil Fruit called the Elephant-Elephant Fruit (ゾウゾウの実 Zō Zō no Mi), gives him the ability to transform into an elephant or an elephant-sword hybrid.
Rob Lucci
Rob Lucci (ロブ･ルッチ Robu Rucchi) is the strongest member of the CP9. Lucci is a man known for ruthlessly and mercilessly enforcing the justice of the World Government. Lucci was first seen as one of the five foremen of Galley-La Company's Dock One at Water 7. However, it was revealed that he is a member of the CP9 operating undercover, in order to obtain the Pluton blueprints from Iceburg. While undercover, Lucci never spoke, preferring to instead talk through his pet pigeon, Hattori, using ventriloquism. Lucci comes off as a cold and collected CP9 agent, almost never displaying any emotions. He seems to derive amusement and gratification from inflicting physical and emotional pain on others, making him a typical sadist. Despite all this apparent lack of morality, Lucci has displayed some, if very little, sympathy for those he dubs innocent. He ate a zoan Devil Fruit called the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard (ネコネコの実 モデル：豹 レオパルド Neko Neko no Mi, Moderu: Reoparudo, "Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Model" in the English manga), which allows him to transform into a leopard or leopard-human hybrid. Lucci is also the only Rokushiki fighter to use the seventh power, "Rokuohgun" ("Six King Pistol" in the English manga) He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki, in the English dub, he is voiced by Jason Liebrecht for Funimation.Hattori (ハットリ) is Rob Lucci's pet pidgeon. Hattori was always around him (except while Lucci was fighting). Why Hattori was with Lucci was unknown considering the man's reputation as a heartless mass-murderer, though Lucci has had him since he was a child. He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in the Japanese version.
Kaku
Kaku (カク), nicknamed "Mountain Wind" (山風 Yama Kaze), is a member of the CP9. He is first seen as one of the five foremen of Galley-La Company's Dock One at Water 7. It was Kaku that inspected the "Going Merry" and informed The Straw Hat Pirates that it was broken beyond repair. Later on, it is revealed that Kaku is a member of CP9 operating undercover in order to obtain the Pluton blueprints from Iceburg. During the course of the story, he eats a zoan Devil Fruit Ox-Ox Fruit, Model: Giraffe (ウシウシの実 モデル: ジラフ Ushi Ushi no Mi, Moderu: Jirafu, "Ox-Ox Fruit, Giraffe Model" in the English manga), which grants him the ability to transform into a giraffe or a giraffe-human hybrid. Kaku is also a skilled swordsman using the art of "Four Swords Style" by using his dual katana swords and both legs by using the one of the Rokushiki powers, "Rankyaku". Despite his role as a villain, Kaku is surprisingly honest, even to his enemies, though he doesn't seem to take insults well, but has great sportsmanship in combat. Kaku has a habit of speaking very maturely, despite only being a young adult. He is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu in the Japanese version. In the English dub, he is voiced by Jerry Jewell for Funimation.Jabra
Jabra (ジャブラ Jabura) is a member of the CP9. Prior to the events at Enies Lobby, Jabra was sent on a mission beforehand along with Kumadori and Fukuro, to go undercover and assassinate some Revolutionaries. Jabra is extremely competitive, and was outraged that both Lucci and Kaku are stronger than him, especially because Kaku had been weaker when they had last parted ways. Jabra is also very short-tempered, but surprisingly he is the most rational member of the CP9. When in battle, Jabra uses deceptive and underhanded tactics.He also ate a zoan Devil Fruit called the Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Wolf (イヌイヌの実 モデル：狼 ウルフ Inu Inu no Mi, Moderu: Urufu, "Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model" in the English manga) which gives him the power to change into a wolf or wolf-human hybrid. Also in combat, Jabra uses a fighting style called "Tekkai Kenpo" ("Iron Body Kung Fu" in the English manga), and is the only Rokushiki fighter capable of moving while using "Tekkai". He is voice by Masaya Takatsuka in the Japanese version.Blueno
Blueno (ブルーノ Burūno) is a member of the CP9. When first introduced, he is seen as a bartender in Water 7 and seems to be the most friendly with Franky and Pauly, talking with them about life and their current activities. He soon shows his true nature when he reveals that he was an undercover CP9 member to obtain Pluton blueprints from Iceburg. While the entire undercover CP9 unit gives the first expression of emotionless justice-devoted killing machines, Blueno is the only one to maintain such a façade. While the other CP9 members are shown taking pleasure in fighting, toying with their opponents and so on, Blueno remains calm and collected nearly all the time. Blueno ate a paramecia Devil Fruit called the Door-Door Fruit (ドアドアの実 Doa Doa no Mi), which allows him to create doors of any size through anything he touches. If Blueno creates doors through solid matter, it gives him passage through the object no matter how thick or how strong it is. Blueno can also create doors out of thin air that lead into a pocket dimension of sorts, that is apparently within the air itself, and warp to any desired location. He is voiced by Seiji Sasaki in the Japanese version. In the English dub, he is voiced by Bob Carter for Funimation.Impel Down Personnel
Impel Down (インペル･ダウン Inperu Daun) is one of three main locations of the World Government (alongside with Marineford and Enies Lobby), and is known as the world's greatest prison. Impel Down possess a system of levels where the prisoners are sent depending on their crimes; the most dangerous and insanely powerful criminals are sent to Level 6, and the less dangerous to Levels 1-5.
It is commanded by Warden Magellan (マゼラン Mazeran), a very large, demon-like man who ate the Venom-Venom Fruit (ドクドクの実 Doku Doku no Mi). This gives him the power to generate and control poison, including his signature "Hydra" attack and the "Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment", which produces a poison so corrosive that it eats through the prison's stone walls. The Vice-Warden is Hannyabal (ハンニャバル Hannyabaru), an ambitious man who resembles a mix between a devil and an Egyptian pharaoh. Sadie-chan (サディちゃん Sadi-chan) a sadistic woman dressed as a dominatrix who has command over the four Torturer Beasts (Minotaurus, Minozebra, Minorhinoceros and Minokoala; powerful awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit users) is Chief Torturer. Saldeath (サルデス Sarudesu), a man who resembles an imp in a white suit who controls the Blue Gorillas (sea gorillas with incredible strength armed with axes) is the Chief Guard. The Vice Chief Jail Manager is Domino (ドミノ Domino), a blonde woman with sunglasses. There was a Chief Jail Manager, called Shiryu (シリュウ Shiryū) "of the Rain", an expert swordsman who has been imprisoned for his excessive violence towards the prisoners and sent to level 6. He joins Blackbeard's crew after defecting his position at Impel Down.
Buggy
Buggy the Clown (道化のバギー Dōke no Bagī) is the ruthless captain of the circus-themed Buggy Pirates, who is known for his love of cannons. He is particularly sensitive when it comes to his big, red, round nose and when insulted will even resort to killing his own men. Nevertheless, he is beloved by his crew.Years before the series' present, while a junior member on Gold Roger's ship, he brought a devil fruit and a treasure map into his possession. He intended to sell the fruit and to search for the treasure, but Shanks accidentally made Buggy swallow the fruit and drop the map into the sea. Buggy holds a grudge against Shanks ever since. The fruit he swallowed was the Chop-Chop Fruit (バラバラの実 Bara Bara no Mi). Having eaten it, it allows him to separate his body into parts and to control these parts independently of each other as long as they remain in his proximity; and, as long as at least one of his feet is on the ground, he can levitate the other parts. This ability also makes him immune to cutting attacks; any such attack will only separate him into parts. In later chapters he is captured and put into the Impel Down prison, and breaks out using these abilities. He also has a compact cannonball that it seems he shoots out of his shoe called the Muggy Ball. He is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by David Wills for 4Kids and by Mike McFarland for Funimation. Oda said that Buggy is his favorite antagonist, because of all of the antagonists Buggy is the easiest for him to draw.Buggy's first mate is Mohji (モージ Mōji), an animal tamer with a large pet lion called Richie (リチー Richī) His second mate is Cabaji (カバジ Kabaji), an acrobatics using swordsman. Alvida (アルビダ Arubida) joins Buggy in search of Luffy after they both are defeated by him. Though obese at the beginning of the series, she gains the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit (スベスベの実 Sube Sube no Mi, "Slip-Slip Fruit" in the English manga and 4Kids dub), which makes her thin and allows attacks to easily slip off of her. She is named after the Scandinavian pirate Awilda. She is voiced by Yoko Matsuoka in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Kayzie Rogers and Caren Manuel for 4Kids and by Laurie Steele for Funimation.
Nefertari Vivi
Nefertari Vivi (ネフェルタリ・ビビ Neferutari Bibi), first introduced under the codename Ms. Wednesday while infiltrating Baroque Works, is the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta, daughter of King Nefertari Cobra (ネフェルタリ・コブラ Neferutari Kobura).] She is a weak fighter but cannot bear to abandon anyone even if it means her own death and as long as there is a chance of saving everyone from a dangerous situation, she is willing to risk countless lives to do it. During the time she travels with the Straw Hats, she develops a strong bond with the crew and is tempted to follow them on their adventure. However, because of her feelings for her country and its people, she decides against it. Vivi's closet friend is her spot-billed duck Karoo who she rides through Alabasta. She is voiced by Misa Watanabe in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Karen Neil for 4Kids and by Caitlin Glass for Funimation. Karoo is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in Japanese and in the English dubs he is voiced by Michael Haigney for 4Kids and Monica Rial for Funimation.Bon Clay
Bentham (ベンサム Bensamu), codenamed and more commonly referred to as Mr. 2 Bon Clay (Mr. 2 ボン・クレー Misutā Tsū Bon Kurē), is a transvestite (お釜 okama) who is skilled at "ballet kenpo" and also ate the Clone-Clone Fruit (マネマネの実 Mane Mane no Mi, lit. "fruit of copy copy"), which gives him the ability to transform into an exact copy of anyone whose face he once touched with his right hand (he is able to change back with his left hand). As a member of Baroque Works, Bon Clay is the only officer agent without a female partner, because as a transvestite, he fills both roles by himself. Likewise, his codename is a composite of a male Baroque Works agent's number and a female agent's holiday, "Bon clay", which is the end of the Bon Festival. He eventually becomes Luffy's ally and sacrifices himself to let Luffy escape Impel Down. He is voiced by Kazuki Yao in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Kevin Kolack for 4Kids and by Barry Yandell for Funimation.