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!The Marines
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The Marines are the most prominent antagonist group in the series. The Marines (or the Navy in the English dubs; with 4Kids outright replacing “Marines” and Funimation referring to the Marine army itself as “Navy”) are the World Government’s law-enforcement military, being among the largest organizations in the world of One Piece. Their main job is to enforce the law, and thus they mainly hunt down pirates and criminals and act as peacekeepers, but sometimes they can be called in for more ruthless operations, like decimating whole islands whose population is tied to a notorious threat to the World Government. Not unlike the pirates they hunt, a number of its members are corrupt or power-hungry, or at the very least morally questionable, but there are also some that are genuinely heroic and good and uphold the ideals of "Justice" of the Marines.

The Marines maintain a presence all over the world and are considered one of its "Three Strongest Powers", alongside the [[Characters/OnePieceTheSevenWarlordsOfTheSea Warlords]] and the [[Characters/OnePieceTheFourEmperors Emperors]]. Although the Marines do not have the sheer military might of one of the Emperors, they have greater discipline, are allied to the Warlords, and have a better worldwide presence (which means they are also too spread out to combat the pirate threat effectively).

Following the Paramount War and the dreadful losses they suffered, the new Fleet Admiral Sakazuki has rebuilt the organization in the two years Luffy was absent, introducing more aggressive policies toward the pirate threat and conscripting people among the populace to refill their ranks.

[[Characters/OnePieceMarineAdmirals For the Admiral and Fleet Admiral members, see their entries here]].
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[[folder:In General]]
* AscendedExtra: Attach the photographer, who was originally an SBS joke, has become part of the One Piece character cast, occasionally making appearances from time to time in the story or background scenes.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Rank is given based on fighting power, and the title of Fleet Admiral can be contested in a duel.
* BadassArmy: As the premier military arm of the World Government, even with the threat of pirates that can literally destroy the world, they stand between global order and basically pirate armageddon. Putting aside the circumstances behind his capture, even after the late Pirate King - Gold Roger inspired a generation of piracy with his last words, for over twenty years they've kept the world largely stable. The power of the top brass is enough to scare even the most brutal of pirates, or at least those less than an Emperor.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Standard attire for high ranking marines.
* BadassLongCoat: Standard issue for any marine of Ensign and higher is a long white coat with the Japanese characters for "justice" on the back.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A lot of the marines have really weird personalities, look very strange and have strange quirks. Vergo continued being promoted despite always having food on his face. Maynard doesn't wear a shirt. Kizaru makes really weird faces when fighting pirates. Aokiji wears a sleeping mask. Sengoku wears a hat with a life sized seagull on top and brings a pet goat to work.
* CoatCape: How the officers wear their coats.
* CustomUniform: Zigzagged. As explained by Oda in an [[AllThereInTheManual SBS]], lower ranked marines have a standard uniform they must wear. Starting with the rank of corporal, marines have the option of wearing other types of uniforms or even their own personal clothes as long as it's clear that they're marines.
* TheDreaded: A marine of significant reputation can easily become this for lower level pirates (Smoker). However, once a marine hits the admiral rank, they're automatically this to every pirate barring the Four Emperors and their respective crews.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As corrupt as the Government is and given their “scorched earth” policy on all matters involving the Blank Century, there’s something to be said about the fact that even ''they'' want to prevent anyone from learning how to awaken the legendary weapons. As in they wouldn’t dare to use them either.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Though all the marines are tough on pirates, there's still a variety of lines they don't cross. In terms of standards, there's the moral and relatively merciful (Aokiji and Smoker), the more ruthless but ultimately neutral (Sengoku), and the ones utterly driven to exterminate evil (Akainu). That being said, even the latter is exasperated with the Five Elder Stars' antics, as their obsession with image and appeasing the corrupt World Nobles hampers the Marines' ability to do their jobs effectively.
* ForGreatJustice: Though their ideas of justice tend to diverge greatly:
** "Absolute Justice" is the belief that any pirate or criminal, no matter the motives or intentions, are not just sinners who must be hunted down and killed without remorse, but that people associated with them, such as people who built things for criminals (like Tom being executed for building the ''Oro Jackson'') and even their families (such as Luffy and Ace being targeted for being the sons of Monkey D. Dragon and Gold Roger, respectively). This is the philosophy that members like Sakazuki believes in and the one most endorsed by the Government.
** "Moral Justice" is the belief that a criminal's motives and intentions should be taken into account when considering whether to punish them or let them go. This is the philosophy that Garp and Tashigi follow.
** And then you have the personal definitions of Justice, which represent the Marine's individual personality. While some, like Sengoku[[note]]"Reigning Justice"[[/note]] and Tsuru[[note]]"Clean Justice"[[/note]] tend to have a foot in both philosophies, most personal definitions of Justice tend to fall into either the "Absolute" camp (Borsalino[[note]]"Unclear Justice"[[/note]], Rob Lucci[[note]]"Dark Justice"[[/note]]) or "Moral" camp (Issho[[note]]"Blind Justice"[[/note]], Kuzan[[note]]"Lazy Justice"[[/note]], and Smoker[[note]]Preaches a personal definition, but in practice is closer to "Moral Justice"[[/note]]).
* FourStarBadass: Expect everyone from Marine HQ above Captain rank to be crazy tough and every Admiral is shown to be a PersonOfMassDestruction.
* TheFettered: Played straight, but often [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: How far they take "Justice" is shown as completely acceptable, no matter how far down the MoralEventHorizon you have to go. This is expressed in the "Absolute Justice" philosophy.
* GiantMook: Literally, and also overlaps with EliteMook. During the Paramount War, they deployed the Giant division to take on Whitebeard and his allies. Though given their CoatCape, it may be safe to assume that the giants rank around Vice-Admiral rather than outright {{Mooks}}.
* GoodIsNotSoft: While the morality of the Marines often differs, it should be noted that even "good" Marines and those who "Moral Justice" aren't soft towards pirates, even good pirates. Aokiji, Smoker, and even Coby recognize that marines and pirates like the Straw Hats will have to clash.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Nearly all of them. Most have interesting backstories or hints thereof even -- as [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/6/6d/Chapter_691.png/revision/latest?cb=20150918014426 this]] ContinuityPorn-filled color spread indicates -- the minor ones.
* KnightTemplar: The other side of the argument, some of them are [[WellIntentionedExtremist so]] [[GeneralRipper extreme]] that they consider that disobeying the law means not only your execution, but '''every last living relative or associate''' to be hunted down and exterminated along with their entire island (not helped by the fact that the Fleet Admiral himself once ordered an island of pregnant women and newborns to be brought into their custody, presumably killing the ones who refused to comply, all on the slim chance that Gold Roger’s son was among them); even the people who are not in any way involved with the issue may get caught in the gunfire (such as the ship carrying the civilians of Ohara during its destruction being shot down on the even slimmer chance that a criminal managed to get onboard). This is a large part of the "Absolute Justice" idea spouted by their higher ups.
* MoralityKitchenSink: Marines in this story run the gamut from [[HeroAntagonist Hero Antagonists]] to WellIntentionedExtremist to [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]] to [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] to selfish [[JerkAss Jerkasses]]. The majority are fairly decent people, though.
* PyrrhicVillainy: Not necessarily villainy, but their announcement of Ace's execution in Marineford, and subsequently the war, resulted in the deaths of Whitebeard and Ace but also caused severe fallout from the decisions the Marines made and are as follows:
** Luffy breaking into Impel Down to rescue Ace resulted in a mass breakout of dangerous criminals, including the extremely dangerous Level Six prisoners that were recruited by Blackbeard.
** Whitebeard's death gave Blackbeard the chance to steal his Devil Fruit power and ultimately become one of the Four Emperors.
** The various decisions made by the higher-ups after the war resulted in the resignation of Garp, Sengoku, and Aokiji, removing a large part of the Marines' overall power.
** The oldest example canonically would be Rogers execution. They had captured the pirate king and had him executed in front of the entire world to send a message that would eliminate the threat of piracy, only for his last words to ignite an even greater Pirate age than before.
* TerribleTrio: The image of "three Admirals" is strongly reinforced in the Marines for the general populace as a symbol of power, alongside the Fleet Admiral. Played with in that, while they are antagonistic to the pirates (and our heroes are pirates), they're law-keepers, trying to preserve order in the world.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Most marines are ordinary people who believe in protecting the public from pirates, but there are some notable hardliners that push the cause to KnightTemplar levels. By "notable", we mean "Vice Admirals and up" - which means they're likely to assert the overbearing "Absolute Justice" idea to the lower ranks, thus making them look worse than they actually are.
* VillainHasAPoint: They're one of the biggest antagonist faction in the setting, but when we look at the behavior of the pirates other than the Straw Hats (raiding, pillaging, kidnapping royalties for ransom, etc), perhaps such a heavy-handed approach is indeed, necessary.
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[[folder:G-5 Marines]]
Stationed at G-5, a Marine branch located in the New World, those Marines are known for being insane, cruel and merciless, torturing any pirates they can find. Despite this, they exhibit a great deal of loyalty towards Vice Admiral Vergo, their base captain, as well as Vice Admiral Smoker and Captain Tashigi.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Combines with AsskickingEqualsAuthority, because G-5 marines are tougher than your average mook, and they just keep getting tougher the higher up the command ladder you go.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Explains their loyalty towards Vergo.
* CannonFodder: [[spoiler:[[KickTheDog Vergo]]]] even calls them that! They're relatively more badass than other Marine goons, though.
* CavalryBetrayal: [[spoiler:When Vergo comes to Punk Hazard, he brutally wounded them with Shigan. Right in front of Tashigi]]. Ouch.
* ComedicSociopathy: Most of their acts of cruelty and barbarism towards pirates has been PlayedForLaughs.
* CowboyCop: Led by THE CowboyCop of the Marines: Vice-Admiral Smoker.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Infamous for dealing these out to Pirates.
* TheDreaded: Their cruelty towards captured pirates makes them notorious and feared, even among other Marine branches.
* EnemyMine: With the Straw Hat Pirates and Trafalgar Law during the Punk Hazard arc, to 1) defeat Caesar Clown, 2) rescue the kidnapped children, and 3) get out of the island safely. And in Smoker's case, 4) stop corrupt Vice-Admiral Vergo.
* EnhancedInterrogationTechniques: The things they do to captured pirates are infamously crazy and cruel.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: They are cruel towards pirates, and overall rowdy. But when they mistakenly assumed Smoker was accusing them of covering up cases of child kidnappings, they got pissed, saying that even though they are army rejects, they still have their pride as Marines.
* FireForgedFriends: They can never admit it to the world but working to [[spoiler:save the giant children, saving each other, defeating Caesar, and taking down the corrupt Vergo has made them this with the Straw Hats. They are forced to play up the idea they hate them to keep from admitting the truth.]]
* {{Gonk}}: Probably to highlight how uncivilized and thuggish they are compared to the average Marine, G-5's members aren't actually easy on the eyes, other than their leaders.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: Despite all their cruelty, they are one of the few branches in the New World able to defend innocent lives from suffering EVEN WORSE under pirates, most of whom are absolute monsters who probably deserve what G-5 throws their way.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: They're known for doing hideous things that on surface are hardly considered "good", but they have a good heart and they do things that they did to help the populace.
* HeroicSacrifice: All for their lovely Captain-chan, complete with DyingMomentOfAwesome.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite all their faults, they truly and honestly mean well for the civilians of the New World, and absolutely adore their commanders.
* MightMakesRight: It's the New World, so they basically adopted this policy just to survive.
* MilitaryMaverick: They are known for disobeying orders.
* PoliceBrutality: G-5 is basically a group of ridiculously powerful thugs. There's no other way to describe how they treat pirates, and even civilians.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Practically the entire Marine Branch. To elaborate, nearly all the mooks are powerful thugs who mean well, led by quirky commanding officers such as the sword-obsessed Tashigi, who they have a SubordinateExcuse with, and Smoker, who is the [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] badass that scares the crap out of them while smoking two cigars and obsessing over catching Luffy. There's also the other two commanding officers as well, who are as every bit as quirky as the other two are.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Almost every marine in G-5 was rejected from the main branches, either because they were too brutal, too crazy, or too insubordinate. Or any combination of the three. Which obviously leads to...
* ReassignmentBackfire: ...with someone like Smoker in G-5, they really turn things around. Or at least, they aren't quite as rowdy.
* SceneryGorn: The G-5 Base. Seriously, that thing is so battered and shoddily repaired it looks like a strong wind would destroy the entire thing.
* SelectiveObliviousness: They refuse to acknowledge the [[spoiler:Vergo]] attacking them as the real one. Tashigi doesn't have the heart to tell them otherwise.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Oda threw away the "slim and fit" model of most marine soldiers and made each one unique while making them all fleshed out characters.
* SubordinateExcuse: A lot of them seem to have a crush on Tashigi.
* SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder: These guys are more than just your average marine soldiers.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite all their faults, they truly are loyal to their commanding officers. [[spoiler:To the point of being willing to die for them]].
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!!Vice-Admirals

[[folder:(Former) Vice-Admiral Garp "The Fist"]]
!!(Former) Vice-Admiral Garp "The Fist"
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Naka (JP), Brian Mathis (EN, Funi)
!!!'''Age:''' 76 (Pre-Timeskip), 78 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' May 2nd
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 92 (Manga), Episode 68 (Anime)

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->''"So what if I dropped you off a few cliffs, tossed you into the midnight jungle, and tied you to a balloon and set you to fly away...? '''It was to make you a stronger man!"'''''

Monkey D. Garp is a Marine famed for pursuing Gold Roger back during the olden days. He's also Ace and Luffy's grandfather (adoptive in Ace's case) and, ironically enough, the father of the world's most-wanted criminal, Dragon the Revolutionary. Garp is a cheerful, affable fellow, and is a friend of Sengoku and apparently Bartholomew Kuma as well. While he is happy that his grandchildren are making their way in life, he is also sorely disappointed in both of them for becoming pirates instead of Marines, in particular blaming Shanks for influencing Luffy in becoming a pirate. Garp has been offered the promotion to the position of Admiral several times, but rejected all of them, as he believes the responsibilities that come with being an Admiral would severely limit his freedom.\\\

After the battle at Marineford, he resigned from his position in active fleet service, but stayed in the Marines as an instructor, training and teaching younger Marines.
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* AbusiveParents: PlayedForLaughs, with respect to the TrainingFromHell he subjected his grandchildren to.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His hair is white in the manga but grey in the anime.
* AdultFear: During the Marineford War, his adoptive grandson was awaiting execution while his biological grandson is going through hell to save him. At one point, he breaks down in tears over the former situation, feeling helpless to stop it.
* AlmightyJanitor:
** Played with. Vice Admiral is no "Janitor", but you would think the guy who rivaled the Pirate King Gold Roger would be at the top of the chain. Garp, however, is perfectly content with his current rank and has refused numerous promotions to Admiral, despite arguably being the strongest marine next to Sengoku (and perhaps even stronger than that).
** Fully played straight after the TimeSkip, where he becomes a marine instructor. [[spoiler: He's still important and strong enough to be assigned as an escort to the Reverie, a post worthy of an Admiral]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: It became clear during the Marineford War that despite the fear Luffy has for his grandfather, he does indeed love him. As Luffy was mere feet away from Ace, Garp stood in his way out of duty, stating that if Luffy wanted to get to Ace, he would have to kill him. Ultimately, Luffy told him he couldn't do it, but Garp forced his hand -- and then he falters, allowing Luffy to punch him and clear the way to Ace, showing that his love for his grandchildren outweighed his duty. In fact, Garp's reasoning for his harsh training is shown in a flashback, with this line:
-->'''Garp''': You probably hate me for being so strict. But the reason I give you such hard training, and want you to become a Marine, is because I don't want you to go down the wrong path. That is my wish.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Wears the exact same suit as Sengoku back when Roger was still around. Makes sense, as they kicked ass as a team.
* BadassNormal: The only Marine able to ever fight against the Pirate King Roger did NOT have a Devil Fruit, and yet he's still one of the most badass characters in the series.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's as loud and brash as he's powerful.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: The crap he was able to get away with, including arguing with the Fleet Admiral (both 20 years prior and recently, the former when he's asked for ''a promotion'') and going wherever he wants to without his superior's permission, is balanced by his amazing service and legendary status among the Marines, as "Garp the Hero", who alongside Sengoku, in Kong's words, "carried the Marines on their backs". He is considered one of legendary figures during the era of Roger, having been the only one to corner him and battle as his equal. So that would give him a little lee-way amongst their ranks which he still holds even after retirement.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Garp can easily punch through rock and metal, throw cannonballs with his bare hands at speeds higher than if they were fired from a cannon, carry and lift an iron flail that is several times larger than a battleship and, according to himself, pulverize EIGHT MOUNTAINS by using them as sandbags in preparation for his fight against Don Chinjao.
** Hell, bear in mind that he was repeatedly offered the position of ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Admiral]]'' despite having [[BadassNormal no Devil Fruit powers]]. Every Admiral that we've seen has been a PersonOfMassDestruction with {{Story Breaker Power}}s. Imagine how strong Garp must be to be considered on their same level without any special powers at all, only physical prowess.
* CloudCuckooLander: A trait he shares with Luffy.
* TheCoatsAreOff: Does this sometimes during his LetsGetDangerous moments, such as chasing the Straw Hats, or fighting alongside Sengoku against Shiki. His taunt action in the Pirate Warriors series of video games is actually him removing his Marine coat. See above to see the type of wear he had.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: He's a legend of the Marines, while his son is "The World's Most Wanted Man" and his grandsons are powerful pirates.
* CoolMask: Creator/EiichiroOda used the same design for Garp as he used for Luffy's unnamed grandfather in the ''[[Manga/OnePieceWanted Romance Dawn]]'' pilot stories, but didn't want readers to realize this too quickly. So he gave Garp a bulldog mask in his initial appearances. He wasn't revealed as Luffy's grandfather until Chapter 431 of the manga and Episode 313 of the anime.
* CoolOldGuy: He doesn't like his grandson being a pirate, but he isn't exactly in a hurry to arrest him either. He also took Coby and Helmeppo under his wing and turned them into badasses.
* CurbStompBattle: During the Whitebeard War, he ''loses'' to Luffy. In one punch. Despite being the only person in the series who has ever genuinely scared Luffy. He obviously [[ILetYouWin took a dive]], though.
* DecliningPromotion: He has been offered the promotion to the rank of Admiral multiple times, and rejected all of them, claiming that the rank would only keep him from having the freedom he already has.
* TheDreaded: He was this to pirates, and with good reason, as he is remarked to have cornered the Pirate King several times. He's also this to his grandchildren due to the TrainingFromHell he subjected them to during their HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood.
-->'''Sanji''': Luffy, is your grandfather really...?\\
'''Luffy''': He is. Don't try to fight him!
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears (relatively) early in the series as an officer who takes Coby and Helmeppo under his wing, though his face and importance are not revealed until hundreds of episodes later.
** He also appears (with a different backstory) in one of the ''Romance Dawn'' chapters, making his Early Bird Cameo arguably ''earlier than the series itself''.
* EpicFlail: It's the size of a Goddamn ''battleship''!
* GenerationXerox: Aside from his similarities with Luffy, Smoker's relationship with Luffy is extremely similar to the relationship Garp had with Roger. While Smoker chases after Luffy because he was the first pirate to ever escape him, it becomes clear that Smoker can't find it in himself to ''hate'' Luffy -- an issue that also plagued Garp, as he was never able to hate Roger. In fact, by the time of the Pirate King's execution, the two had pretty much become FireForgedFriends (even if Garp would never admit it), so much so that Roger entrusted Ace's safety to him. Visually speaking, in his youth he resembled a cross between Ace and Luffy.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a scar over his left eye.
* HeavySleeper: Often spontaneously and without warning, which is where his grandchildren get it.
* HeroAntagonist: Well, he ''is'' "Garp the Hero". He could be a personal embodiment of the [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Straw Hat Pirates]]' relation with the [[ForGreatJustice Marines]].
* ILetYouWin: Against Luffy in Marineford. There's a reason why a guy titled "The Hero", who cornered and fought Gold Roger on many occasions, went down so easily. The reason? His grandchildren. Sengoku even realized what had happened: "You're some father yourself, Garp"
* InformedFlaw: He says he's gotten significantly weaker with old age. Um, he still lifted and threw a giant cannonball that weighs well into the billion of tons, sent Marco flying back with a punch, and wasn't affected at all by Morgan slashing him or Luffy, in Gear Second, punching him. Also, unlike Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Sengoku, he was still active after Roger's death, so he probably didn't significantly weaken too much compared to those three, despite what he says to the contrary. But considering that he can flatten Don Chinjao's head while in his 30s and he had flattened 8 small mountains just before it, it says something about his strength at his prime.
* IWasQuiteALooker: He looked [[MrFanservice remarkably hunky]] as a [[http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Garp?file=Garp_Young.png young Marine]], very much resembling a mixture of Ace and Luffy.
* KiAttacks: He is a master of Armament Haki. He's so masterful with it that when he clashes with Don Chinjao in the past, Garp with his Haki fist and Chinjao with his Haki continent-splitter drill head, Garp not only ''won'', he ''flattened Chinjao's drill head.'' Also, his usage of Armament is so extensive it reaches the point of instinct: If he wants to hit (and '''hurt''') something or someone, he'll damn well will hit it.
* LightningBruiser: He's as fast as he is strong; i.e. ''a lot''.
* LivingLegend | FamedInStory: To the people of the One Piece world he is THE marine, even decades after his heyday. Of course he's done several legendary things, like fighting Roger several times, [[spoiler: but what he's most famous for is saving the world from the pirates that came one generation before Roger]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: Grandfather, actually, though he did deliver the more traditional version, too.
* ManlyTears: When feeling helpless to stop Ace's execution, and when Ace is killed by Akainu.
* OptOut: He wishes to step down from his position in the Marines, after all that's happened in the Whitebeard War. He doesn't exactly go out, instead becoming a VeteranInstructor.
* PapaWolf: He would have killed Akainu for killing Ace if Sengoku hadn't stopped him.
-->'''Garp''': You better keep holding me down, Sengoku! Cause if you don't, ''I'm gonna kill him''!
* ParentalHypocrisy: Garp is about to beat on Luffy when they both fall asleep. When Garp wakes up later, he then wails on Luffy for ''falling asleep'' despite having done so himself.
* ParentalSubstitute: He '''tries''' to be this for both Luffy and Ace. He doesn't succeed.
* ThePowerOfLove: He claims that he can punch through Luffy's rubber defenses because he uses a "[[ArmorPiercingSlap Fist of Love]]!"
* PunnyName: When his name is translated into Japanese, garp means ''koi''. Koi is a decorative fish, but in other context with different kanji it means love. Garp's signature attack Fist of Love (''Ai yaru Kobushi'') is a hidden reference to his name as it uses another word for love instead of koi.
* RedBaron: He has two: Garp the Fist and the Legendary Marine Hero.
* RedOniBlueOni: With Sengoku. Garp is the red oni, being HotBlooded and a RebelliousSpirit within the Marine ranks. Sengoku is the blue oni, being calculated and serious. The dynamic is upset somewhat when Sengoku gets impatient with Garp's family, yet Garp always brushes him off with a laugh.
* RefugeInAudacity: Can brag about the achievements of his criminal grandson in front of Sengoku, and the only punishment he gets is Sengoku [[RuleOfFunny stealing and eating his crackers]].
** Subverted at the end of the Water 7 arc. He made an official report that he let Luffy go because he's his grandson. Predictably, Sengoku pulled rank and sent him back to do the job properly.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Seems to feel that throwing a child into a bottomless ravine, among other things, was an appropriate way to train him to be a strong Marine. Luffy's endless will to live has been attributed to this training, though.
** He then realized that his endless amount of time away from home was not working towards his goal of making Luffy a marine, so he left him with a friend and her underlings to raise into being a marine alongside Ace. Said friend was a mountain bandit. He was asking for it, really.
* SinsOfOurFathers: An often overlooked downside of his famous reputation is that Garp has a number of enemies from his heyday that would love nothing more than to get back at him through his descendants. Don Chinjao straight up admitted during his fight with Luffy that if he had known Dragon was Garp's son, he wouldn't have lived long enough to have Luffy in the first place. The only reason this isn't more of a problem is because Garp is seen as a hero by the public, and the fact that he had any descendants at all wasn't well-known until recently.
* SlasherSmile: Gives a devious toothy grin when he is about to start raining the Thousand Sunny with cannonballs.
* TheSlowWalk: In the anime, once Akainu kills Ace he is seen walking towards the Admiral with a pretty brutal snarl on his face, all too willing to rip Akainu apart. He would gladly have done so as well, but Sengoku stopped him.
* StrawHypocrite: He hates pirates and considers Shanks a bad influence on Luffy, yet he sends his grandchildren away to be raised by mountain bandits.
* ThereWasADoor: InvokedTrope. He reveals himself to the Straw Hats on Water 7 by punching through a wall explicitly because it [[RuleOfCool looked cool]]. He was nice enough to repair it afterward, though.
* ToughLove: Garp is the way he is because of this concept. No matter how harsh he was on Luffy and Ace with their training as he desperately attempted to impose onto them the lives of marine soldiers, he only wanted to protect them from a world that would only ever want to see them dead. The trade-off was that he made a poor ParentalSubstitute, and, if anything, made them want to become pirates ''even more'', if only to get away from him. The brothers ''do'' recognize that their grandfather loved them, and they do love him in return, but ultimately it's not enough to sway them from pursuing the lives they wanted.
* TrainingFromHell: Which is why Luffy's so afraid of him. Comes in handy, though, as it turned Coby and Helmeppo from wimps to [[MemeticMutation MEN OF DESTINY]]! And he practices what he preaches, considering his training regimen for his fight against Don Chinjao was to essentially punch mountains to death.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: He tries so very hard to make his grandson, Luffy, a Marine like himself. However, he fails and Luffy becomes a highly-wanted pirate, much like his own father, who is the leader of a revolutionary army and the most wanted man in the world. Ironically, in the Water Seven Arc, Luffy and his crew proclaim war against the world government, much like his father did. This is ultimately averted, however, in that Garp loves both his son and his grandson and is in fact quite proud of them. He just didn't want Luffy to be a pirate because it meant, as a Marine, he'd have to oppose his own grandson.
** The same goes for preventing Ace from ending up like ''his'' father, Gol D. Roger.
* VeteranInstructor: Not long before the TimeSkip, he resigned from active service and became an instructor for teaching young Marines. Even before that, he also turned cabin boys Coby and Helmeppo into hardened Marine officers.
* VetinariJobSecurity: His son is the most dangerous man in the world, his grandson is an infamous pirate and his adoptive grandson was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates and the son of Gold Roger but despite this, and despite being able to brag about these facts to his boss (albeit who is also his best friend), he retained his position as Vice-Admiral, even turning down several promotions, because he's a legendary Marine hero who cornered Gold Roger numerous times.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Him (acts like an older version of [[IdiotHero Luffy]]) and his son, Dragon (who is always shown as serious).
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Played straight and subverted. He laments the choices his grandsons made in life, having wished they would become strong Marines. However, this is not out of disappointment, but because he never wanted to be put in the position of having to arrest and potentially execute them. Regardless of their behavior, he has always been proud of them, and expresses this sentiment aloud -- in front of Sengoku, no less.
* WorthyOpponent: He was this to Gold Roger. So much so that Roger, knowing he would soon die, entrusted Garp with the life of his unborn child, Ace.
* WouldHitAGirl: Like his grandson, Garp has no problem with hitting women (i.e., giving Dadan a smack on the head).
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: A few of Garp's attacks in the Pirate Warriors games involve him grabbing enemies and swinging and tossing them around.
* YourSizeMayVary: Goes from roughly a head above Helmeppo (which is tall but not excessively so) in his introductory mini-arc to almost twice Luffy's size at Marineford.
* ZeroEffortBoss: At Marineford, to Luffy, because of an ILetYouWin scenario: Garp didn't want to fight his grandson, especially when said grandson was trying to save his ''other'', older, adoptive grandson from execution.
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[[folder:Vice-Admiral Tsuru "The Great Tactician"]]
!!Vice-Admiral Tsuru "The Great Tactician"
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinoriMatsushima (JP), Juli Erickson (EN)
!!!'''Age:''' 74 (Pre-Timeskip), 76 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' March 26th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 234 (Manga), Episode 151 (Anime)

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->''"You're a million years too early to defeat me."'''''

Vice-Admiral Tsuru is a Marine known from the era of Gold Roger, that is famed for her brilliant tactical mind. She's rather soft-spoken and doesn't say much these days, but she continues to have a uniquely special importance in the Marines, besides Garp and Sengoku. She's rather considerate to the pain of her colleagues, as shown during Ace's execution; she told Garp that he's not to blame as Sengoku began a speech to reveal that Ace is Gold Roger's son. She has eaten the Wash-Wash Fruit (''Woshu Woshu no Mi''), which grants her the ability to literally hang people out to dry if they have a certain amount of evil in them.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Not to Garp's extent, but Vice-Admiral doesn't ''quite'' capture her position within the marines. She's not the fighter some of the others at her rank are (though she's no pushover) but she's quite capable of bossing about Admirals and has been noted as being "invaluable" for her tactical skill.
* AmazonBrigade: Leads an all female squad of marines.
* CutenessProximity: In Chapter 796, she goes from chewing out Sengoku for his attitude and Fujitora for not going after the Straw Hats to gushing over how darling Mansherry is when she comes looking for donors for her healing dandelions.
* TheDreaded: Fourteen years ago, just hearing that she was on her way to apprehend him was enough to get the fearless and collected Doflamingo to drop everything and skedaddle with his crew. Even in the present day as a warlord he still refers to her with the "San" honorific.
* IWasQuiteALooker: ''[[http://static4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130706054951/onepiece/images/9/95/Tsuru_Young_Marine_Film_Z.png This]]'' is her way back when she was just a {{Mook}}.
* KidWithTheLeash: She seems the only one who can order Doflamingo around and be obeyed without fault.
* NeverMessWithGranny: She may look old and frail, but she can turn pirates into what amount to living towels on a clothesline. Even Doflamingo respects her, and he's willing to disrespect Admirals if he feels like it.
* OldSoldier: She was already gray-haired back during the age of Gol D. Roger. Time has given her more wrinkles, but not made her any less of a badass.
* TheRival: Was Doflamingo's marine rival before he became a Shichibukai, chasing him for more than a year from North Blue to the Grand Line. Appropriately, she is the one who listens to him make his last speech after his defeat in Dressrossa.
* ThemeNaming: Like a few other female characters in the series, she's named after a bird. In her case, Tsuru is Japanese for "crane".
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[[folder:Vice-Admiral Momonga]]
!!Vice-Admiral Momonga
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shinichiro Ota (JP), Francis Henry (EN)
!!!'''Birthday:''' June 6th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 420 (Manga), Episode 302 (Anime)


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->'''Boa Hancock:''' Your crew is down to one.\\
'''Momonga:''' One is not the same as none.

A marine Vice Admiral who's the go-to [[FourStarBadass Vice Admiral]] of the series. He's been an HQ marine since the days of [[WorldsStrongestMan Roger]]. He's also a stand out among the high ranking marines in that he seems to care about his crew. He can also use ''Rokushiki''.
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* BadassCrew: From what we've seen, his own crew isn't this... but when he arrived with four other Vice Admirals the [[OhCrap look on everyone's face said it all]].
* BadassMustache: Oh hell yeah. His mohawk helps make it even more badass, too.
* DoubleJump / FlashStep: Knows the Rokushiki skills ''Geppo'' and ''Soru'', [[CurbstompBattle using them to great effect]] against Luffy.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He killed a Sea King ''from the inside''.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: He uses a katana as his WeaponOfChoice.
* OnlySaneMan: The only one on his entire ship that actually keeps a level head around Hancock. Hell, when she briefly paralyzed his entire crew by turning them to stone, he managed to avoid it by ''stabbing his own hand'' to distract himself.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Easily annoyed by his crew when they fall prey to Hancock's charms.
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[[folder:Vice-Admiral "Demon Bamboo" Vergo]]
!!Vice-Admiral "Demon Bamboo" Vergo
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe (JP)
!!!'''Age:''' 41
!!!'''Birthday:''' July 5th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 671 (Manga), Episode 597 (Anime)

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->''"Correct yourself, it's Vergo-san to you."''

A marine vice admiral and head of G-5, secretly working for Joker, aka Donquixote Doflamingo. He has the ability to change the density of himself and objects in his possession, using Armament Haki. He's a Rokushiki user as well, being shown so far to be able to use Geppo and Shigan.
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* BadassBeard: [[spoiler:[[BeardOfEvil ... Of Evil]].]]
* BadassNormal: He has no Devil Fruit powers: he got as high-ranking as he did through sheer CharlesAtlasSuperpower. Downplayed in that he still has Haki -- and he's quite proficient with it, too.
* BaitTheDog: [[spoiler: In-universe example, to his own men and Tashigi; they saw him as a noble, compassionate man and, during the Punk Hazard, thought he was leading reinforcements against the opposition (Doffy, Caesar Clown)... only to reveal that he is Doffy's agent whose true loyalties lie with the Donquixote Family, and is truly incredibly apathetic to the fates of his own men and had no qualms massacring them. [[BigDamnHeroes Good thing Sanji came rushing in.]]]]
* BerserkButton: Subordinates are supposed to address him with a [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs "-san" honorific]] or else they're getting a beating.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:He and Caesar Clown are the main antagonists of the Caesar Clown arc]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: He was the respected commander of the G-5 Base, to the point that he was the go-to Marine in the island the G-5 base was located, particularly with missing children reports. All the while, he was covering up the kidnappings of the children for Caesar Clown's experiments]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:He is this to G-5 after his status as a mole is revealed, causing his men to lose all respect for him. [[PapaWolf So does Smoker.]]]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Yeah, he's kind of a weird guy and has some bizarre quirks. He's also very, very good at what he does, [[spoiler:ESPECIALLY when he's on someone else's payroll.]]
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He has no Devil Fruit powers, his abilities are a result of training.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mild example, but he doesn't realize he has food stuck to his face until it's pointed out to him.
** A better example: He claimed to [[spoiler:Caesar Clown]] that he was enjoying coffee and cookies while waiting for his return, only to be reminded that there had never been cookies to begin with.
** He starts looking for his sword to deal with the intruders in Punk Hazard, only to be reminded that 1) He never brought a sword, and 2) He's not even a swordsman.
** He told [[spoiler:Doflamingo]] that he would kill [[spoiler:Law]] and take pictures of his corpse with the camera he brought. [[spoiler:Doflamingo]] reminds him that he didn't bring a camera. Vergo confirms and says he'll take an ear instead.
* CoDragons: [[spoiler:He was originally the first "Corazon" essentially having the same rank as Pica, Diamante, and Trebol within the Donquixote Family as one of the 4 seats. Vergo held the post until he was ordered to infiltrate the Marines, and was succeeded by Doflamingo's biological younger brother (and Law's idol) Rocinante. After Rocinante died, the position remained vacant even to the present storyline, as Doflamingo intended for Law to take it up.]]
* ConsummateLiar: His tendency of recalling things wrong (see CloudCuckoolander above). [[spoiler:A more serious example would be his status as a mole and having to lie to the populace and his men about the kidnapped children in Punk Hazard.]]
* CoolShades: He even wore a pair when he was 10.
* CurbStompBattle: Thirteen years previous [[spoiler:upon discovering Rocinante was a marine spy,]] he delivered one to [[spoiler:both he and]] Law that Doflamingo believed was so severe it traumatized the young Law. He suffers from Law's payback after the time skip.
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: What followed after Law cut him in half. He sliced up the rest of his body parts and left him hanging helplessly on a railing.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He's on Doflamingo's payroll.]]
* DoubleJump: He can use ''Geppo''.
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler:He was a 10-year-old when he became Doflamingo's subordinate alongside Trebol, Pica and Diamante, and was a full participant in the atrocities they committed back then, like [[DisproportionateRetribution burning down an entire town because Doflamingo tripped on a street in said town and got a minor scrape]].]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:He found out 13 years ago that Rocinante, who succeeded him as Doflamingo's right hand man, is actually a Marine officer in disguise. He then brutally attacks Roci in anger.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He was a mole for the Donquixote Family from the start.]]
* AFatherToHisMen: His patience with G-5 is the stuff of legends -- even they respect him for being so kind to them. [[spoiler: Subverted so, so hard; it was just a facade he kept up for years to hide his position as Doffy's agent. His men find out, while they are dying left and right by his own hand.]]
* FingerGun: He can use ''Shigan''.
* {{Foil}}:
** [[spoiler:Towards Doflamingo's younger brother Donquixote Rocinante. Both of them held the title of "Corazon", the position of Doflamingo's most valued crew member. Rocinante is a Marine infiltrating the Donquixote Family. Vergo is a pirate under Doflamingo infiltrating the Marines. Surprisingly they meet, both of them discovering the truth of each other with Vergo reacting with violence and feelings of betrayal.]]
** With Smoker; Vergo treats his men very kindly, while Smoker acts like the typical drill sergeant. [[spoiler:In Punk Hazard, Vergo reveals his true colors and betrays his men in the worst possible way. Smoker, [[PapaWolf when pushed]], will move mountains to protect his own.]]
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Once Law gets his heart back, the second thing he does (after taking his hat back) is to cut Vergo in two. Then he proceeds to cut him into even smaller pieces.
* ImplacableMan: Comes after his current target relentlessly and crushes them as efficiently as possible. Nothing much seems to phase him, and he shrugged off every physical attack he suffered throughout Punk Hazard with ease. He was only stopped by Law's physics-breaking swordplay, uninjured but non-fatally cleaved in two and simply unable to move anymore.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He can make ''any'' object a deadly super-weapon, effective against even Logia Devil Fruit users thanks to his mastery of Busoshoku Haki. He seems to prefer bamboo sticks as a favored tool, to the point of it [[RedBaron being an epithet]] based on his usage.
* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler:Toward Law who wants him to call him Vergo-''san'' (Mr. Vergo in the English translation) and gets more annoyed when he doesn't. Ironically the one time Law does it is shortly before he cuts Vergo in half.]]
* JabbaTableManners: Implied. At the very least, whenever he eats, he leaves food on his face. That thing on his cheek? It's a leftover hamburger. Some citizens even remember him having french fries stuck to his cheek instead.
** He can't even drink tea right as he later has a tea bag on his face while having lunch.
** When reporting to Sengoku, he is seen with a sunny-side-up egg on his face. [[RunningGag It's also a leftover]], considering the bite mark in it.
* KarmicDeath: Later revelations [[spoiler: specifically playing a role in the second Corazon's death]] retroactively makes his own death (getting cut up by Law) in Punk Hazard this.
* KiAttacks: One of the most proficient users of Armanent Haki seen so far. He completely [[NoSell no-sold]] a kick to the face by Sanji (which to put in perspective, broke the neck of a Pacifista), and broke Sanji's leg the next second by blocking a kick from him. When he gets serious, he can cover his entire body in Armanent Haki.
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:He was the first Corazon in the Doflamingo family]].
* LightningBruiser: Unbelievably fast, unbelievably hard-hitting, and capable of using Haki to make himself virtually impervious to harm.
* MadeOfIron: The guy can take a ''lot'' of punishment, especially when he covers his entire body in Haki.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He's a spy working for Doflamingo. The latter even reveals that Vergo isn't technically corrupt, as he was never loyal to the Marines to begin with.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:He's the head of G-5, and a corrupt Marine under Doffy's payroll.]]
* MusclesAreMeaningful: Vergo is amazingly ripped underneath that overcoat of his. And he can imbue his ENTIRE BODY with Busoshoku Haki.
* NighInvulnerability: Busoshoku Haki is considered the ultimate armor in the One Piece world for a reason. He can coat himself in any part of his body or object he desires so fast that not even Warlords of the Sea can hurt him. [[spoiler: Until Law cuts him in half]].
* NoNonsenseNemesis: For all his quirks, Vergo doesn't play around when he goes to work, going straight for the kill and even then he never smirks or gloats. It's all business to him.
* PoliceBrutality: One of the other translations for his title (due to the pun nature of it) is 'The Brute'. [[spoiler: Considering how badly he trounces Law, he definitely lives up to that title.]]
* PunnyName: His nickname, "Kichiku", is written with the kanji for "Demon Bamboo", and is an homophone for "Brute" (written with a slightly different kanji). Those in some cases, it's written as "Onitake" instead.
* RunningGag:
** As mentioned above, his face seems to be a food magnet, always getting pieces stuck to him for some reason even as a young kid. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} He's also completely unaware of it until it's pointed out to him.]]
** He also tend to recall things wrong, such as claiming that he has something belonging to him only for others to point out that he doesn't have anything like that.
* ScaryBlackMan: The end result of coating his entire body with Busoshoku Haki certainly makes him look like one, and he's the full package of strong, fast, and almost invincible in this state.
* SimpleStaff: His preferred weapon is a common bamboo staff, albeit one enhanced with haki.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Villainous example; it turns out that he was responsible for Doflamingo's takeover of Dressrosa succeeding. Rocinante told Law to deliver a letter to the Marines about Doflamingo's plan to take over Dressrosa and Law, who didn't know Vergo at the time, gave the letter to him, which allowed him to tell Doflamingo about Rocinante's betrayal.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Initially mistranslated on some English manga sites as "Welgo".
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hamburgers, as evidenced by the giant (almost whole) piece of leftover hamburger on his chin in his first appearance. When someone (inevitably) notices, he admits that they're his favorite. According to an SBS issue, he eats hamburgers every day for breakfast, along with fries and strawberry milkshakes.
* UndyingLoyalty: He is absolutely loyal to [[spoiler:Doflamingo. Vergo has been at Doflamingo's side longer than anyone else]], back when they were both still children. [[spoiler:Doflamingo thus considers him and the rest of his executives his family, and he deeply regretted his death, all but calling him his oldest friend.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:The citizens on the island G-5 is located all look up to him after he saved the town from pirates. The same citizens that have had their children stolen and are marked as lost in a shipwreck by him. That being said, when his atrocities came to light, ''everyone'' all but lost respect for him.]]
* VillainousFriendship: [[spoiler:With Doflamingo. They are both the same age, having met when they were 10. Vergo was named the first "Corazon", the title of Doflamingo's most valuable subordinate. Awaiting death by timed explosion, Vergo is told by Doflamingo he is his oldest friend and thanked for his work for the crew.]]
* WorfBarrage: When fighting [[spoiler:Law]], he had the advantage of holding [[spoiler:Law's heart. When Law gets it back,]] Vergo coats his entire body with Haki and charges, intending to crush his opponent. [[spoiler:Law]] cuts him in half with no real effort.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:He didn't have any qualms over letting G-5's children be kidnapped by Caesar Clown to be experimented on, and covering the whole thing up as a shipwrecking accident.]]
** On a more personal level, he beat 13-year-old [[spoiler:Trafalgar Law]] into unconsciousness when the kid was too deathly ill to defend himself or flee.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Smoker "The White Hunter"]]
!!Vice-Admiral Smoker "The White Hunter"
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Ginzo Matsuo (JP, episodes 48-79), Mahito Oba (JP, episodes 94+), Scottie Ray (EN, 4Kids), Greg Dulcie (EN, Funi), Juan Carlos Tinoco (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 34 (Pre-Timeskip), 36 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' March 14th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 97 (Manga), Episode 48 (Anime)

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->''"You think you're dealing with run-of-the-mill pirates and then they do something extraordinary. Well, on these seas, it's either shape up or ship out. Grow strong or perish. Whose idea was it to come here anyway?"''

Smoker is a tough Marine, who, when first introduced, was tasked with catching pirates that visited Loguetown before sailing for the Grand Line. After Luffy evades him (with some help), Smoker decides to leave Loguetown to pursue the Straw Hats. Unlike many other Marines in ''One Piece'', Smoker does not follow the rule of Absolute Justice and follows his own brand of justice, which he later preaches to Tashigi. Smoker's view on justice also allows the Straw Hats to remain free even being pirates during the Alabasta arc, warning Luffy that as a Marine, next time, he will have to try and capture him. He doesn't care for those who make too much noise around him, claiming that it disrupts his pace. He has eaten the Plume-Plume Fruit (''Moku Moku no Mi''), a Logia-type allowing him to turn into smoke.\\\

Despite his stern, businesslike manner and appearance, Smoker is a good man with a soft side. In Loguetown, when a little girl bumped into him and dropped her ice cream on his trousers, he takes it in good heart, and even gives her money to buy a new cone with two extra scoops. He also shows respect and even protective kindness to his subordinate, Tashigi. He even went as far as letting Luffy go after Zoro was ordered to save Smoker from drowning.\\\

During the time skip, he achieved the rank of Vice-Admiral, two ranks above his previous position of Commodore, and is still Tashigi's superior as he runs G-5's Unit 01.
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* AlmightyJanitor: It's heavily implied that Smoker's CowboyCop tendencies are the main reason why he had the rank he had at that beginning of the series, despite being a massively skilled combatant with Logia powers. He was ''extremely'' under-ranked, even compared to a captain from Marine HQ. Even his promotion to commodore is still somewhat under-ranking. It was finally subverted after the TimeSkip when he became a Vice-Admiral, a rank that accurately assesses his abilities.
* AntiVillain: He may be rather tough and hardcore regarding pirates, but at his core, he's a good man who does what's right and follows Moral Justice as opposed to the [[KillEmAll Absolute Justice]] favored by more hardline Marines and their higher-ups like Akainu or Kizaru. He also doesn't go too far in the process of this justice; he only antagonizes the Straw Hats because they're pirates.
* BadassBaritone: In both Japanese and English, his voice is equally as deep and badass as he is. Inverted in French, where his voice would be appropriate for an anti-tobacco PSA.
* BadassBiker: It spouts smoke and can cross the ocean! And it runs on ''him!''
* BadassLongcoat: Adds this on top of his regular jacket post-TimeSkip.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: The 4Kids dub renamed him "Chaser" and removed his cigars.
* CigarChomper: Smoker (at least his pre-TimeSkip version) is part of the trope page image. He is often seen smoking a cigar... or even two at the same time!
* CombatPragmatist: Fights with Seastones infused in his weapons, which is essentially Kryptonite to anyone who's eaten the Devil Fruit.
* CoolShades: Post-Timeskip. Dude, quit hogging the badass.
* CowboyCop: For the most part, the only book he goes by is his when it comes to rules.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/a/a6/Smoker_as_a_Child.png/revision/latest?cb=20130212045153 This picture of Child!Smoker]] shows him as a aggressive young boy carrying a nail-studded bat and covered in bruises and scrapes, while a mangy dog sits next to him.
* {{Determinator}}: No matter what, he must capture Luffy. His obsession has brought him to quite a few compromising situations on occasion (to world-saving degrees).
* TheDreaded: Smoker has become every bit as infamous as Luffy has (to pirates, at least), and with good reason: Luffy has never actually beaten him (though he could now, but it would be extremely close).
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Smoker's devil fruit abilities gives him a distinct advantage over most others, and even allowed him to fight [[PlayingWithFire Ace]] to a standstill. [[note]]Their powers cancelled each other's out.[[/note]]
* EnemyMine: During Alabasta, he and Tashigi ultimately refused to arrest the Straw Hats due to the situation involving the country (and because Luffy ordered Zoro to save Smoker's life), and they eventually ended up ''helping'' them. [[spoiler:Ironically enough, during the Punk Hazard arc, he's stuck in this situation ''again'' with Luffy, and with current Warlord of the Sea Trafalgar Law along for the ride as well. He seemed rather pissed off about it, but considering him, it was to be expected.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his debut, a little girl accidentally bumps into him and drops her ice cream onto his pants. Her fearful father expected Smoker to get angry...but he instead gives the girl enough money for a larger scoop to make up for the wasted dessert.
* {{Expy}}: Of Duke Nukem, apparently.
* FacePalm: He is seen doing one at the end of Chapter 697 [[spoiler:when the G-5 Marines admit, with tears in their eyes, they love the Straw Hats for helping save the children and all they went through together.]]
* AFatherToHisMen: [[spoiler:The fact that he went against Doflamingo, despite obviously knowing that he stood no chance attests to this as it was to protect his men. Said men even begged Doflamingo to spare his life, as he would be the only one to take care of "riff raff" like them]]. Smoker may be harsh, but he cares more than he is willing to admit, and it shows.
* {{Foil}}: To Vergo in Punk Hazard. While Vergo is renown for his patience towards his men in the G5, Smoker is much more strict and harsh with them. [[spoiler:However, it is revealed that Vergo had been [[BitchInSheepsClothing faking his fondness for his men]] the entire time, and viciously turns on them, while Smoker genuinely cares for his men underneath it all and fights for their lives.]] And if he ever gets promoted to Admiral, he will become one to Sakazuki and/or Kizaru, due to having a color-themed moniker like all the other admirals and being a good-natured Marine.
* FreakyFridayFlip: With ''Tashigi'' in Chapter 663, courtesy of Law's DF powers.
* FriendToAllChildren: Has a huge soft spot for children, as seen in his very first appearance.
* GenerationXerox: Smoker's current relationship with Luffy is extremely similar to the one that Luffy's grandfather, Garp "The Hero," had with the previous Pirate King, Gold Roger. Surprisingly (or rather unsurprisingly, seeing as how Luffy and Smoker's relationship has been leading towards this as well), the two ended up becoming FireForgedFriends, and Roger trusted Garp as much as he did his own crew. Garp, though unwilling to admit this, proved him right by taking in his son, Ace, as his adoptive grandson in order to protect him from the World Government and the Marines.
* HeroAntagonist: He's a good man who happens to be a Marine, making him Luffy's adversary.
* HonorBeforeReason: He openly insults his superiors when they try to give him credit for saving Alabasta rather than admitting it took a group of pirates to fix things. Earlier on, he also gives Luffy a slight reprieve in exchange for Luffy saving his life.
* HyperAwareness: When stuck in Rainbase, he was able to identify which gator ate the key by remembering exactly what its growl sounded like.
* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: In the latter half of the fight against Vergo, he purposely lets himself get trounced, largely as a distraction so Law can regain his heart (Vergo even noticed something was off about his fighting style as he was making himself a bigger target by turning into smoke). Before then though, Smoker was beating the stuffing out of him]].
* ItsPersonal: Has a moment of this during the Punk Hazard Arc. [[spoiler:Let's just say he took Vergo's betrayal of the Marines rather badly.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Smoker can be harsh at times, but there's no denying that he cares. The "Heart of Gold" part comes out more when around children.
* KiAttacks: Now that he's a Vice-Admiral, he can use Haki. Like Luffy, he can use Armament Haki to harden his fists making it look like it turned into iron.
* KnightInSourArmor: He's rough and harsh to everyone, but he follows his own more moral kind of "justice" unlike the typical Marines.
* LawmanBaton: He wields a Big Fancy Jitte tipped with Seastone to better fight Devil Fruit-powered opponents.
* MedalOfDishonor: Smoker is ''furious'' at his promotion given for Alabasta's salvation when it is the Straw Hat Pirates who were the country's saviors; his participation in it was negligible at best compared to even Tashigi. The Government was basically cornered at this point; either cover up the truth with this sham of a medal, or openly admit that ''pirates'' saved a country from one of their own rogue privateers, so what do they do? They give the credit to the highest-ranked marine closest there, who just so happens to be far stronger than his current rank and is just getting a more accurate one. [[spoiler:Thus, an immense weight is lifted from his heart when he learns that Fujitora manages to prevent it from happening again with Dressrosa. As it turns out, one of the main motivations for Fujitora's actions was Smoker's own laments over what happened in Alabasta, as he admits to Fujitora that the only reason he didn't reveal the truth is because he lacked the power and influence to do so]].
* MrExposition: Whenever he is around, he's the one to inform the reader of until-then unknown information, [[spoiler:most recently by anticipating the involvement of Caesar Clown in the events on Punk Hazard.]]
* MrFanservice:
** A [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] badass that [[SmokingIsCool constantly smokes]] with [[SilverFox white hair]] and is [[PapaWolf super protective of his subordinates]]? [[SarcasmMode No idea why he'd be popular]].
** Turns into MsFanservice when he gets switched into Tashigi's body and still decides to [[AbsoluteCleavage keep an open shirt]]. Naturally, Tashigi wasn't too thrilled about this. [[AllThereInTheManual He even tore her bra off]].
* NighInvulnerable: Like all Logia Devil Fruits, he is difficult to injure. In Smoker's case, he's MadeOfAir.
* NoShirtLongJacket: In almost all his outfits, he wears a BadassLongcoat or jacket, but no shirt to go with it. [[spoiler:Not even while in Tashigi's body; he opens her outfit as much as is allowable. Hell, he even tore her bra off.]]
* OhCrap:
** Gets an epic one in the anime [[spoiler:on the side lines after Vergo is enraged and imbues his entire body with haki]].
** Get another, more subdued one when [[spoiler:Doflamingo appears at Punk Hazard]].
* OutOfFocus: Deliberately for the first half of the Grand Line and the manga after the Alabasta arc. Smoker's logia abilities meant that Luffy didn't stand a chance in hell at beating him since he had no idea about haki at the time. [[spoiler:Since that's no longer a problem, he and Tashigi are bound to get their roles expanded.]]
* PapaWolf:
** [[spoiler:Orders Tashigi and his men to keep away from Law, knowing full well that they don't stand a chance against him and looks close to shedding a tear for the men that got blown up on the ship.]]
** [[spoiler:Chapter 684 can attest to that as well, as Smoker lays a beatdown on Vergo for allowing the G-5 children to be kidnapped and experimented on by Caesar Clown, and passing it off as a shipwreck.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Strangely, Smoker is the only canonical Logia user who subverts this. He has the least destructive Logia power in the entire series. It's great for catching pirates, though.
* PetTheDog:
** We know he's not such a bad guy after he buys ice cream for a little girl who accidentally spilled her original cone on his pants, and even gives her enough to pay for a larger scoop.
** In the Alabasta Arc, when he finds Luffy eating, he decides to patiently wait until he's done... [[NiceJobFixingItVillain which causes Luffy to recognize him and run away. Again.]]
* RankUp: Went from Captain to Commodore, much to his ire. He got over it eventually (perhaps due to the fact that the rank was more accurate concerning his strength level) and used the perks the new rank entailed to go chasing after the Straw Hats. After the TimeSkip, he became a Vice-Admiral.
* RatedMForManly: He's a badass CowboyCop who [[SmokingIsCool smoking cigars]], has CoolShades, and is damn powerful.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One of the very few Marines who isn't either incompetent or a sociopathic, [[KickTheDog dog-kicking]] asshole. While he still hates pirates and still obsessively pursues Luffy, he practices Moral Justice instead of the Absolute Justice that most of his bosses spout, and will help out civilians if needed instead of bulldozing through them just to get at a wanted criminal. He is also ''furious'' with how the World Government handles things, particularly the Alabasta event coverup that got him a MedalOfDishonor (even though his new rank matches his power level accurately than before).
* RedBaron: "The White Hunter" (has white hair, and is ''extremely'' persistent with his targets, especially if it's pirates).
* TheRival: You can argue this concerning his relationship with Luffy. However, it isn't so much as competing as it is Luffy running away trying not to get caught by him.
* SecretKeeper: Hancock attacked him when he started going after Luffy at Marineford, and she flat-out told him that she loves him when he asked why. He aparently does nothing with this information.
* ShapingYourAttacks: Including "White Vine" and "White Snake".
* SmokingIsCool: Often seen chomping on two cigars at once. In the 4kids dub, this was edited to display him breathing smoke, instead.
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Smoker's obsession with capturing Luffy in the New World is what led to his appearance in Punk Hazard. More specifically, Law taking his heart is what allowed him to trick Caesar into taking back Monet's heart, an act that would prevent her from blowing up Punk Hazard to stop the protagonists, via her death from the unknowing Caesar stabbing her heart (which he thought was Smoker's).
** [[spoiler:Smoker's anger over the Alabasta coverup would later inspire Fujitora, chapters later, to reveal, ''to the entire world'', that it was pirates who stopped Doflamingo and ended his reign of terror over Dressrosa, not the World Government or the Marines. This busted the World Government wide open on its ass, with no way to cover it up or save face in light of such incompetence, not after so many people found out.]]
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: A man named "Smoker", who chain-smokes cigars like VideoGame/DukeNukem chews bubblegum, and is a Logia user who can use and turn into smoke.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Would've met his end at Rainbase if Luffy hadn't told Zoro to save him.
* SuperPersistentPredator: For Luffy who reminds him of Gol D. Roger, ever since they first met in Logue Town. As mentioned before, his obsession with capturing Luffy and turning him in to the World Government has made him the right man in the wrong place, such as the Punk Hazard Arc.
* SuperSmoke: Can create, control, and turn into smoke thanks to his Devil Fruit.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Sure, he may be chasing after Luffy, who obviously isn't evil, but that is justified by Luffy being a pirate, and a rather chaotic one at that. It also helps that unlike most marines in the series, he isn't a complete and utter dick, he clearly cares about civilians a lot more than they do, and is extremely protective of the subordinates under him.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: ''Really'' hates the idea of working with [[spoiler: Luffy and Law to form a counter-attack to Caesar Clown]].
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears a jacket, but leaves it constantly open. It leads to a bit of awkwardness when [[spoiler: he [[FreakyFridayFlip ends up in Tashigi's body]] and decides to keep the look.]]
* WakeUpCallBoss: Smoker was literally the third strongest character in the East Blue Saga, after Mihawk and Dragon. He's the first Logia-eater and haki-user that Luffy fights at a time when Luffy didn't know what either Logias or haki were, and gets soundly beaten more than once as a result. He was also far stronger than his original rank implied, and his strength made the Straw Hats wary when they had to face over a hundred of the same rank in the Enies Lobby arc. Smoker also serves to showcase the difference in power between East Blue and the Grand Line; he's technically the same rank as Morgan and Nezumi, but they're branch Captains to his HQ Captain, and accordingly look like ordinary {{Mook}}s next to him.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He's actually a subversion. While Smoker is an antagonist, he does ''not'' have a black heart. See PetTheDog for more.
* WildCard: Apparently, over the TimeSkip he earned infamy as the marines' "stray dog". Considering his personality and past actions, it doesn't take an idiot to figure out that his rebellious nature hasn't changed in the least.
* TheWorfEffect: Gets this quite a bit.
** After nearly capturing Luffy, he was easily blown away by the powers of the newly introduced Monkey D. Dragon.
** After defeating Luffy again at Marineford, was beaten down by Hancock to demonstrate her usage of Haki.
** Was defeated, and has his heart removed by Law.
** Was beaten to near death by [[spoiler: Vergo]]. To be fair, [[spoiler:it's part of a plan to distract Vergo so Law can take his heart back and finish the fight]]
** Was [[spoiler:''easily'' defeated and almost killed by Doflamingo]]. Then again, this was ''after'' he just got beaten by the above and is recovering.
* WorthyOpponent:
** He's actually managed to beat Luffy [[CurbStompBattle handedly]] in each of their fights (if only because of his Logia powers though, Luffy can't exactly fight what he can't hit), but despite that, he has a certain level of respect for Luffy because he's the one pirate who's always managed to escape from him. This is to the point that even when Ace, one of the most infamous pirates and Whitebeard commander is in front of him, he opts to chase Luffy.
** In fact, Smoker's decision to leave his post to chase Luffy was in itself an acknowledgement of Luffy's WorthyOpponent status, as it serves as one of the first real endorsements after Shanks that Luffy has the potential to be the Pirate King.
** Not to mention that Luffy has saved his life before.
** Luffy seems to feel the same. When he met Smoker after the TimeSkip, [[spoiler:currently stuck in Tashigi's body,]] he wanted to postpone their fight until Smoker was back to full strength. Smoker was rather annoyed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Maynard "The Pursuer"]]
!!Vice-Admiral Maynard "The Pursuer"
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiraku Hanada (JP)
!!!'''Birthday:''' May 7th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 705 (Manga), Episode 634 (Anime)

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maynard_anime.png]]

AKA "Capman". He infiltrates Dressrosa as one of the gladiator competitors in the Corrida Colosseum. After identifying many big-names among the New World pirates, he discusses it with his fellow Marines.
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* CoolShades: As "Capman", he wears sunglasses.
* CowboyCop: He enters the tournament against orders to find out who is attending the Colosseum. Kinda ironic when he questions Fujitora for not taking action against Doflamingo after he is exposed.
* MeaningfulName: He's named after the real-life Royal Admiral John Maynard, who killed the real Blackbeard.
* WhatTheHellHero: Does this to Fujitora when he doesn't go after Doflamingo even after he is exposed to Dressrosa, and he releases the "Birdcage" in response. Fujitora simply replies that the WG can't play God with the lives of citizens, then he does it to Fujitora again when he refrains from going after Luffy and Law due to rolling an apparently unfavorable number on his die.
* TheWorfEffect: Both on the giving and on the receiving end. First he defeats Gambia, one of Bartolomeo's strongest crewmembers, offscreen. Then Bartolomeo repays the favor by KOing Maynard offscreen, before his match up no less!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral "Shark Cutter" Bastille]]
!!Vice-Admiral "Shark Cutter" Bastille
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama (JP)
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 553 (Manga), Episode 462 (Anime)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bastille_anime.png]]

A Marine Vice-Admiral. He was sent to Dressrosa in order to ambush and capture the various criminals who were participating in The Corrida Colosseum tournament.
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* {{BFS}}: His weapon is a huge cleaver-like sword.
* ChainedByFashion: Wears a chain over his Marine coat.
* ChekhovsGunman: He was first seen during the Marineford War arc, but only got a proper introduction and role later during the Dressrosa arc.
* CoolMask: Wears an iron, horned mask that covers half of his face.
* {{Expy}}: Of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask Man in the Iron Mask]], as evidenced by his own iron mask and being [[ShoutOutThemeNaming named after]] the fortress where the legendary prisoner was being held at one point.
* InformedAttribute[=/=]OurGiantsAreBigger: One of the databooks actually refers to him as a giant, even though he's much shorter than the average One Piece giant and is not part of the Marines' very own Giant Squad.
* MissionControl: His role during the end of Dressrosa's arc.
* VerbalTic: "Dara". Seems to be used more often if he's upset.
* TheWorfEffect: Sabo effortlessly KO's him when they go toe-to-toe, breaking both his signature mask and sword. Though, to be fair to Bastille, Sabo IS the right-hand man of Dragon and had just eaten the [[PlayingWithFire Mera Mera no Mi]], so presumably almost EVERYONE below Admiral-level is incapable of fighting Sabo and having any chance of winning.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Onigumo]]
!!Vice-Admiral Onigumo
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Keiichi Sonobe (JP Episode 305), Takahiro Fujimoto (JP Episode 308+), Lucas Schuneman (EN, Funi)
!!!'''Birthday:''' February 8th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 420 (Manga), Episode 302 (Anime)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/onigumo_anime.png]]

->''"With a moment of hesitation, how can you protect the future, from a criminal who is trying to escape? Fire!"''

A vicious Marine who was part of the Buster Call against Enies Lobby.
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* BadBoss: The Buster Call incident mentioned below? Well, a Marine grunt questioned about it, so Onigumo shot him.
* BadPowersBadPeople: Of course, the remorseless Marine Vice-Admiral would have a power that let him turn into a spider.
* CoolHelmet: It's got a plume and everything.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: It's just a cigarette, but he smokes it like Crocodile smokes his cigar, and does it with an evil sneer on his face.
* HiddenEyes: In almost all of his appearances. Much like Sakazuki, it gives you an idea of [[KnightTemplar the sort of Marine he is]].
* MeaningfulName: His name means "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast demon spider]]".
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The primary use of his shapeshifting is to get extra limbs for him to wield swords with.
* NotSoStoic: When the Buster Call failed and Garp lost to Luffy, his calm exterior broke.
* SpiderPeople: His hybrid form.
* TheStoic: Rarely, if ever displays emotion.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He uses a Spider Zoan.
* WeHaveReserves: Was willing to destroy a Buster Call ship and all one thousand crewmen on-board just to kill Luffy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Doberman]]
!!Vice-Admiral Doberman
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Eiji Takemoto (JP), Bradley Campbell (EN)
!!!'''Birthday:''' October 8th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 420 (Manga), Episode 302 (Anime)

[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doberman_anime.png]]

A grim and bloodthirsty Vice-Admiral who was summoned in for the Buster Call of Enies Lobby, and fought in the Summit War.
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* GeneralRipper: Has no problem leaving injured soldiers behind, and wanted the heads of Ace and Whitebeard displayed in front of the world.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Doberman has numerous x-shaped scars along his face and neck.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Like fellow Buster Call-leading Vice-Admiral Momonga, it's his WeaponOfChoice.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Dalmatian]]
!!Vice-Admiral Dalmatian
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kouji Haramaki (JP), Philip Weber (EN)
!!!'''Birthday:''' November 1st
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 553 (Manga), Episode 462 (Anime)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dalmation_anime.png]]

A Vice-Admiral with strong hand-to-hand fighting skills, including the ability to use Shigan. He ate a Devil Fruit that allows him to turn into a dalmatian, and seems to always be in his hybrid form.
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* ADogNamedDog: Literally, his name is Dalmatian and he can turn into a Dalmatian. It could be just a nickname though.
* BeastMan: Dalmatian ate the Dog Dog fruit model Dalmatian and can turn into a giant dog-man hybrid. He's always seen in hybrid form.
* CurbStompBattle: Luffy gets his ass handed to him trying to get past Dalmatian and Momonga.
* FingerGun[=/=]FingerPokeOfDoom: Seems to be proficient in using Shigan, an ability used by members of [=CP9=].
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His Zoan allows him to transform into a dalmatian. He has so far only ever been seen in hybrid form.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Gion (Momousagi, "The Peach Hare")]]
!!Vice-Admiral Gion "Mamousagi"
%% !!!'''Voiced by:'''(JP), (EN)
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 907 (Manga), Film: Gold (Anime)

[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gion_anime_5.png]]

Known by her alias Momousagi, Gion is a Marine Vice-Admiral. She was one of the candidates for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip, despite ultimately not being selected.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: On top of knowing Haki and wielding a sword, Gion is strong enough to be considered for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip. Considering that all of the known admirals (current and former) have been revered in the One Piece world as individuals of mass destruction and immense power, this should say enough about her capabilities.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Although she didn't get promoted to Admiral, she too has the appearance based off a Japanese actor. In her case she's based off Michiyo Gokure.
* PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink Marine shirt, her Marine jacket has sleeves that are pink at the end, and her alias "Momousagi" literally means "pink rabbit". She's one of the few female Vice-Admirals.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Tokikake (Chaton, "The Brown Pig")]]
!!Vice-Admiral Tokikake "Chaton"
%% !!!'''Voiced by:''' (JP), (EN)
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 907 (Manga), Film: Gold (Anime)

[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tokikake_anime_4.png]]

Known by his alias Chaton, Tokikake is a Marine Vice-Admiral. He was one of the candidates for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip, despite ultimately not being selected. He seems to be friends with Admiral Fujitora.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: On top of knowing Haki, Tokikake is, along with Gion, strong enough to be considered for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip. Considering that all of the known admirals (current and former) have been revered in the One Piece world as individuals of mass destruction and immense power, this should say enough about his capabilities.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Although he didn't get promoted to Admiral, his appearance is still based off a Japanese actor. In his case he's based off Kyoshi Atsumi, and his clothing resembles the ones the actor wears in the ''Tora-san'' film series.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other Marine HQ Vice-Admirals]]

Vice-Admirals are some of the strongest warriors of the Marine army, capable of standing toe to toe against powerful pirates and New World captains with ease. Some of them follow moral Justice, but some of them are for the absolute Justice. Two members of the [[EliteMook Giant Squad members]] are Vice Admirals. They are all confirmed to be Haki users.\\\

The more noticeable ones besides the ones with their own entry above include Yamakaji, Strawberry, Stainless, Lacroix, John Giant and Ronse.
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* ADogNamedDog: John Giant is... a Giant.
* AnimeHair: Strawberry. Actually subverted. His cranium is just that long.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: They're all high-ranked Marine officers and they got the power to show it.
* AnAxeToGrind: Ronse. Not that it helps him when he needs it...
* BadassNormal: Yamakaji, Strawberry and Stainless do not appear to have any apparent Devil Fruits.
* DualWielding: Lots of them, expecially Strawberry, who uses two [[SinisterScimitar giant Dao]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: John Giant appeared just after the Arlong Park arc.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Yamakaji smokes a good old cigar.
* LargeHam: John Giant. Double points for being an actual giant.
* MaskPower: Ronse wore a large mask, but it didn't do him any good.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted with Bastille: yes, he's canonically confirmed as a giant, and yet he's not as huge as the other giants we've seen so far. Played Straight with Lacroix, Ronse and John Giant.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Strawberry. During the Buster Call on Enies Lobby he opens the fire only after the marine troops left the island.
* RecurringExtra: Essentially their role. They all have names and have appeared more than once, usually doing the same sort of things each time (Doberman, Onigumo, Strawberry, Momonga, and Yamakaji fight; Mozambia, Stainless, and Cancer hold meetings with Tsuru; John Giant gives speeches) but rarely impact the plot all that much.
* RousingSpeech: John Giant throws these around like candies.
* TheWorfEffect: Ronse and Lacroix are nothing more than target practice for Whitebeard.
* YouShallNotPass: John Giant to Whitebeard himself. The old man simply [[CurbStompBattle sends a earthquake through his stomach.]]
[[/folder]]

!!Captains and Other High-Ranked Marines

[[folder:Rear-Admiral "Black Cage" Hina]]
!!Rear-Admiral "Black Cage" Hina
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tomoko Naka (JP), Kathleen Delaney (EN, 4Kids), Jennifer Seman (EN, Funi)
!!!'''Age:''' 32 (Pre-Timeskip), 34 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' March 3rd
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 171 (Manga), Episode 127 (Anime)

[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hina_anime.png]]

->''"Hina mad."''

Another marine captain who is a close friend of Smoker from their training days and is the object of Jango and Fullbody's affections. She is quite competent at restraining criminals due to her Cage-Cage Fruit (''Ori Ori no Mi'') powers, which allow her to create iron shackles.\\\

Sometime during or after the TimeSkip, she was promoted to Rear-Admiral.
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* ActionGirl: Able to take down Okama Kenpo master Bon Clay with ease.
* TheBusCameBack: She went through almost 300 chapters of absence (last seen in Marineford arc) before reappearing after the TimeSkip at the start of Whole Cake Island arc.
* ByTheBookCop: To Smoker's CowboyCop, and noted to be a major reason why Smoker's been able to get away with so much without getting fired.
* CoolShades: Wore a pair at Marineford.
* CleavageWindow: [[https://67.media.tumblr.com/dd07253dbce1cd198e37e3fdf4f50e7e/tumblr_o94vkjRnSe1rk0k4co1_500.png Exhibits A]] and [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c02bed0f2391dbe04ccb9c4f25a51666/tumblr_o94vnu9ttq1rk0k4co1_540.png B]]
* EscortMission: [[spoiler: She's been tasked with escorting Vivi's family to the Reverie safely]].
* ExtraOreDinary: Her DF lets her create '''iron''' shackles through various ways.
* LadyDrunk: If one of [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130308052622/onepiece/images/a/a9/Chapter_586.png this cover page]] is to be believed.
* LadyOfWar: She has a cool demeanor, wears elegant suits, and is a competent fighter.
* MsFanservice: [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c02bed0f2391dbe04ccb9c4f25a51666/tumblr_o94vnu9ttq1rk0k4co1_540.png Big breasts, a cleavage window, while making smoking look cool and being hot overall]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: She is 34 post TimeSkip, but could easily pass for a woman in her 20's.
* RankUp: From a Captain pre-timeskip to a Rear Admiral post-timeskip.
* SmokingIsCool: She's almost always seen with a cig. It helps complement her LadyOfWar image.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She has a habit of talking like this.
* {{Tsundere}}: She criticises Smoker's habits, but it's clear she respects him enough to help him out.
* YouNoTakeCandle: Has a habit of doing this when addressing herself.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Commodore Brannew]]
!!Commodore Brannew
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiYamada (JP), Creator/JohnSwasey (EN)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 3rd
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 96 (Manga), Episode 45 (Anime)

[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brannew_anime.png]]

A marine based in Marine Headquarters who issues the bounties to criminals and give briefings to the high-ranking Marines at HQ.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His name was first revealed in a databook.
* AsYouKnow / MrExposition: His job is to basically do this. Justifies as he's debriefing high-ranking marines of the situation. And later lampshaded by Sakazuki, who says, "I already know that, Brannew!"
* CaptainObvious: Sakazuki seems to think so.
* CoolShades: Is never seen without his shades.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has green hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Science Captain Sentomaru]]
!!Science Captain Sentomaru
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazueIkura (JP), Creator/GregAyres (EN)
!!!'''Age:''' 32 (Pre-Timeskip), 34 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' March 10th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 497 (Manga), Episode 401 (Anime)
->"''He's late. The battleship should've already arrived. Strange... why haven't you contacted me, Uncle Kizaru? If we don't hurry... all of the rookies are going to be wiped out!''"

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sentomaru_anime.png]]

Captain of the Marines' Science Unit, personal bodyguard of the brilliant Dr. Vegapunk, and now a fully fledged member of the Marines. "Broadaxe" Sentomaru rarely uses his [[AnAxeToGrind eponymous weapon]], though when he does it means he's either [[LetsGetDangerous fighting seriously]] or [[BerserkButton just pissed off]]. He claims that he has the "[[StoneWall strongest defense in the world]]", and his mastery of Armaments Haki serves to back up that claim.\\\

He refers to Kizaru as "uncle" (in this connotation, it's like referring to him as a Mafia boss), as he is the Admiral that he is most affiliated with. He initially had a great deal of respect to Kuma, what with him being the test dummy for building the Pacifista, but after the incident at Sabaody, his trust in him has weakened greatly and he refers to him in a derogatory manner, despite Kuma having lost his free will during his conversion to a Pacifista. He claims that he has nothing against pirates, but will still stop at nothing to crush them if that's what his higher ups command.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite appearing fat, he's quite agile.
* AlmightyJanitor: Pre Time-Skip, he was able to Curb Stomp Luffy ala the same style Mihawk did to Zoro. And he didn't even have a rank back then to hammer the fact.
* AnAxeToGrind: His weapon of choice, though he rarely uses it unless he feels the need to.
* BadassLongcoat: Gets one reserved for high ranked Marines post Time-Skip.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: He has the Kanji "Sen" (戦) from Sentomaru (戦桃丸) tattooed on his left shoulder.
* CantCatchUp: While he hasn't personally clashed with the Straw Hats post-timeskip, he sent two original models after them...[[LookWhatICanDoNow which Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji promptly disposed of with]] [[SingleStrokeBattle one shot each]] (though Zoro and Saji both struck one at the same time either of them would have finished it alone). Given that he's in complete shock by the level of strength that the Straw Hats show and that he doesn't even try to engage them personally makes it pretty clear that while he might also have gotten stronger, [[OvershadowedByAwesome he's nowhere near their level anymore.]]
* {{Expy}}: He heavily resembles the Japanese folk hero, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintarō Kintaro]].
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: A running gag with him. He claims to do it on purpose, too.
* KiAttacks: Can use Haki to hurt Devil Fruit users, and can do so without actually landing a hit.
* LightningBruiser: Despite having the body build of a sumo wrestler, he's quite fast on his feet, being able to catch up with a running Luffy during their first clash.
* MeaningfulName: His name is a reference to Momotaro, in whose tale the dog, pheasant and monkey appear (Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru).
* MightyGlacier: What he actually is, despite mostly boasting about his defensive prowess. He can dish it out just as well, as Luffy found out the hard way.
* NothingPersonal: Says to Luffy that he hasn't anything against pirates, but will follow orders as a Marine.
* OddNameOut: For some weird reason, he's possibly the only character in the whole series whose name is fully written with kanji. Every other character, even those with Japanese names like Sengoku, have their name written in katakana (with the exception of certain characters whose names are written with ''only'' hiragana, e.g. Shirahoshi).
* StoneWall: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He himself only boasts about his defensive prowess and he certainly ''looks'' like he'd be a StoneWall, but [[MightyGlacier he can actually dish it out just fine]], as Luffy discovered.
* StoutStrength: He's quite fat and an incredibly powerful fighter.
* WolfpackBoss: He never shows up to a fight without a Pacifista or two on hand.
* WorthyOpponent: He considers Luffy to be this, as seen when he bashes the fake Luffy's skull in for using his name in vain.
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[[folder:Captain Tashigi]]
!!Captain Tashigi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoNoda (JP), Priscilla Everett (EN, 4Kids), Creator/MonicaRial (EN, Funi), Creator/LilianaBarba (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 21 (Pre-Timeskip), 23 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' October 6th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 96 (Manga), Episode 48 (Anime)

[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tashigi_anime.png]]

->''"Why don't you kill me? Is it because I am a woman? In a real fight, there is no man or woman. If you don't fight with your real power, that will be the most shameful thing. You will never understand my feeling to be born as a woman. I didn't become a swordman just for fun!"''

Tashigi was first introduced when the Straw Hat Pirates docked in Loguetown, where she was stationed. Smoker, her superior officer, seems to regard her as a protege; the two work very well together. While adept at sword fighting, she is unusually [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]], which tends to get on Smoker's nerves. She is also [[{{Otaku}} very well-versed in katana]], knowing their names and origins. Zoro often feels highly uncomfortable around her due to her striking resemblence to his late friend Kuina, who she fights like and even shares philosophies with.\\\

Like Smoker, Tashigi has her own view of "Justice" which differs from the Marines' own definition, and will fight for what she sees as the right thing to do. Tashigi's stated goal is to remove all Meido, a class of famous swords, from the hands of those who would use them for their own selfish ends.\\\

During the TimeSkip, she TookALevelInBadass and achieved the rank of Captain, which means she received five promotions in the span of two years and now runs G-5 along with Smoker. She's also revealed to be a user of Haki.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Normally, she keeps her shirt buttoned. When [[FreakyFridayFlip body-swapped]] with Smoker, however, he decided to keep his [[WalkingShirtlessScene open-shirt look]] while in her body. She was not amused.
* {{Adorkable}}: Shows shades of it due to her clumsiness outside of battle and her love of swords. Even when in the middle of being carried by Zoro in the Punk Hazard arc and complning about it, [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny she's distracted by Zoro's Shusui]].
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After she gets her original body back in Chapter 677, she begs Law to free her and Smoker. Smoker is disgusted by the very idea of pleading for mercy from a pirate, but Tashigi points out that it's not just their lives on the line, but that of their subordinates and the children experimented on by Caesar Clown, and they must put aside their pride in such a situation.]]
* ArtEvolution: Like Shanks, her design has changed a lot in the Whitebeard War Saga, to the point that many did not recognize her right away.
* AntiVillain: Much like Smoker, her villainy mainly relates to her opposition to the Straw Hats. Beyond this, Tashigi is a good and just woman who will, above all else, do the right thing no matter what, even if it costs her pride or status.
* BadassAdorable: Especially post TimeSkip.
* BlindWithoutEm: A running gag is that she's so near-sighted that without her glasses she will often speak to random people, thinking that they're Smoker.
* BluntYes: After accusing Zoro of thinking she's weak because she's a woman.
-->'''Zoro''': What do you think I am, some kind of joke?
-->'''Tashigi''': Yes.
* BreakTheCutie: She didn't take the things she learned at Alabasta very well, and frowned for a lot of her appearances since then. Fortunately, she's still as cheerful and kind as ever; it's just that the audience doesn't get to see that side of her as often due to the seriousness of the situations she's thrown in.
* BullyingADragon: She has a bad habit of picking fights she can't win. This isn't caused by overestimation of her own abilities so much as her PluckyGirl tendencies (see below) and her bad habit of losing her head/ability to assess risk when excited by the prospect of a fight. Additionally, her stated goal is to remove all the Meitou from those who'd misuse them for selfish aims. Considering the theme of "conviction is strength" in ''One Piece'', her doing this is actually very consistent with the show.
** Not so much bullying as trying to provoke, but counts regardless. During the Battle of Marineford she spots Vista of the Flowered Sword, a division commander in the Whitebeard Pirates who can hold his own against '''Mihawk'''. She decides to try and fight him. She couldn't beat Zoro when he was holding back, and Vista is a New World pirate. Fortunately, events conspire to keep her from trying.
** Then she went and attacked [[spoiler:Trafalgar Law, the guy whose powers pretty much make swordsmen TooDumbToLive if they dare approach him. She got bisected for her trouble, though Law's powers make that fate nothing more than a temporary annoyance.]]
** One would also question why she attacked [[spoiler:''Luffy'' who is undoubtedly stronger and has probably learned Haki, while she's stuck in a body ''she barely knows how to use''. Tashigi's starting to make a habit out of this.]]
** She attacks and manages to cut [[spoiler:Monet, a Logia user, which almost averts this trope. Unfortunately, that was a lucky shot while Monet was distracted, and in a fair fight Monet has the clear upper hand. She does strike Monet down, but only when Zoro had drawn Monet's attention and seriously damaged her resolve.]]
* CantCatchUp: Even though she does TakeALevelInBadass after the TimeSkip, she's still hopelessly outclassed by Zoro.
* CuteClumsyGirl: When she's not sword fighting, she's pretty absent-minded.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Zoro accuses her of this, but it's clear that he wasn't so rational at the time. Unresolved grief can do that to an otherwise stable guy.
* TheDitz: Seriously, wear your glasses, [[WhatAnIdiot idiot!]]
* EnemyMine: With Zoro in the Punk Harzard arc, against Monet.
** This also applies during the climax of the war in Alubarna, wherein she and her troops ally with the Straw Hats because she knows that she and they are working towards the same goal of stopping the war and defeating Crocodile.
* FanservicePack: Post-TimeSkip, her breasts have grown much larger than previously, and her hips have gotten wider. The Punk Hazard arc just so happened to force a situation to show just how much her...assets have expanded. Granted, it was a FreakyFridayFlip, but still. Especially noticeable with her, as none of her appearances beforehand ever drew attention to her physical attractiveness.
* FlashStep: Post-TimeSkip, she's now learned how to use Soru.
* FlowerMotifs: On her shirt.
* FreakyFridayFlip: With ''Smoker'' in Chapter 663, courtesy of Law's DF powers.
* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Woman She Used To Be]]: In Chapter 661, when Trafalgar Law cut her in half with his powers. Since this isn't fatal or permanent, she gets put back together a few chapters later.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: Tashigi is shown to alternate between hitching her sword to her left and right sides, suggesting that she's capable of comfortably drawing it with either hand.
* HowDoIShotWeb: When she [[FreakyFridayFlip ends up in Smoker's body]], she has some difficulty making use of his Devil Fruit powers.
* IdenticalStranger: To Kuina, resulting in Zoro preferring to run away from her rather than fight.
* InspectorJavert: Along with Smoker.
* KiAttacks: Confirmed to have Haki after the timeskip.
* LeeroyJenkins: She really seems to have a bad habit of rushing into fights against stronger opponents. Example being Zoro (who more or less just humored her on the first meeting), Nico Robin (despite Cobra's plea to back down knowing what Robin was capable of and hit Robin's BerserkButton by mentioning her bounty nickname), Luffy during the Marineford War as well as Vista (see BullyingADragon above), and most recently [[spoiler: Trafalgar Law]].
* {{Meganekko}}: A source of humor given her clumsiness and BlindWithoutEm tendencies. She's also got a bit of HotLibrarian going on post TimeSkip with the way she ties her hair.
* AMotherToHerMen: In the anime, she tried to run into a hallway full of deadly gas to rescue the marines trapped inside (and had to be physically restrained to prevent her from doing so). [[AintTooProudToBeg She was also willing throw away her honor as a marine and beg for her life while at Law's mercy]], recognizing it as the only way to ensure her subordinates' safety.
* NiceGirl: She may be an InspectorJavert when it comes to pirates, but she's a very kind young woman; and even then, she's far more merciful towards pirates than other Marines.
* PerpetualFrowner: After the Alabasta arc. It might also have something to do with generalized job dissatisfaction. Though despite that, she fortunately hasn't lost any of her kindness, and even smiled [[spoiler:during the party held to celebrate Caesar Clown's defeat; she even genuinely laughed when her subordinates said they might grow to like the Straw Hats. She also has a pretty wide smile after learning of Doflamingo's defeat (and the fact that Fujitora prevented it from being covered up) so she may be getting over the events at Alabasta]].
* PluckyGirl: It's implied this is one of the reasons Smoker respects her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When she's not fighting, she comes off this way. So much so that the parents of the kids that went missing [[spoiler: i.e: kidnapped by Caesar]] even asked for her by name.
* StrawFeminist: She views Zoro's restraint toward female opponents to be treating them as inferior. Zoro insists that he only held back against her for her uncanny resemblance to his dead childhood friend (a reason she can hardly understand), and when she stays behind to fight Monet out of doubt that Zoro can really go through with it, she is quickly overwhelmed before Zoro proves her wrong by actually attacking Monet. To her credit, Zoro admitted that there are "things that he doesn't like to cut", and ultimately refrained from using Haki just to intimidate Monet out of fighting.
* SubordinateExcuse: As a Captain post-Timeskip, a large number of her subordinates seem to be smitten with her, much to Tashigi's irritation. They are incredibly loyal despite their lecherousness and often outright thuglike behaviour, however. [[spoiler:Vergo attacking Tashigi is what gets the G-5 Marines to finally start fighting back against him, although they assume that he's an imposter. [[CurbStompBattle And it doesn't change how the fight goes]].]]
* ThemeNaming: Like a few other characters in the series, her name comes from a bird, the common snipe. That's another trait she shares with Kuina; both girls are named after ground-living birds [[CriticalResearchFailure that Oda for some reason thought were flightless]], as reflections of their characters.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: In Alabasta. She chooses good, but having to choose at all puts her in a brief HeroicBSOD.
* TookALevelInBadass: First thing we see her doing post-TimeSkip is redirecting a cannon ball with her sword. Later she's shown blocking Zoro. Considering Zoro's own level in badass, and the fact that he was training with Mihawk, that's quite a step up.
* UnkemptBeauty: Short hair, bad clothes, no makeup, wears glasses, and still looks impossibly delicate and beautiful. She grows her hair out during the timeskip, but the rest of this trope still applies.
* VaporWear: See her AbsoluteCleavage entry above. It's actually kinda noticeable that Smoker!Tashigi isn't wearing anything underneath that shirt once it's unbuttoned, but it's actually revealed in a [[WordOfGod SBS]] that Smoker ''tore it off''.
-->'''Smoker''': ''I tore it off. You got a problem with that?''
* WeaponOfChoice: Her katana, Shigure.
* WorthyOpponent: Tashigi ''hates'' Zoro for insulting her pride as a warrior, but in spite of that she certainly has a great deal of respect and admiration for him and his fellow Straw Hats; enough so that she ordered her men to ''not'' arrest them after the battle of Alabasta, in honor of their courage in saving the desert kingdom from being torn apart by Crocodile.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: ...to clue the viewer in on the Kuina resemblance. This is only in the anime, though.
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[[folder:Captain Coby]]
!!Captain Coby
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikaDoi (JP), Kayzie Rogers (EN, 4Kids), Creator/LeahClark (EN, Funi -- younger), Creator/MicahSolusod (EN, Funi -- older), Adriana Casas (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 16 (Pre-Timeskip), 18 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' May 13
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 2 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime)

[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coby_anime.png]]
[[caption-width-right:175:[[labelnote:Click to see him before joining the Marines]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coby_before_training.png[[/labelnote]]]]

->''"If I succeed, that's fine. If I die, that's fine also."''

Coby is first introduced as a cowardly Chore Boy on board Alvida's ship. Through fear of being smashed by her Iron Mace, whenever she asked him who was the loveliest on the sea, he would reply, 'You are, Miss Alvida'. Eventually with the help of Luffy he found the courage to pursue his dream of leaving her and becoming a Marine.
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* AllLovingHero: Cody's aspirations to join the Marines to ensure justice for the world. There's also this quote he states during the Marineford War.
-->''"Let's stop this already! No more fighting! Let's end this! This is a waste of lives! Each one of these Marines has a family waiting for them at home! We've already completed our goal! Chasing after pirates who have no will to fight, desiring for wars that could be prevented, abandoning Marines that could be saved if attended to, and just piling more sacrifices on top of them! Every Marine that falls from here on out...don't you think they'll look like complete idiots?"''
* BigDamnHeroes: His standing up to Akainu ends up buying Luffy and Law the precious time they needed to get to safety, as well as allowing for Shanks to step in to resolve the conflict. To put it simply, his actions are directly responsible for ending the Summit War in its entirety.
* {{Bishonen}}: Grew up from a half-pint to this under Garp's training.
* ButtMonkey: Until he became a Marine.
* TheCabinBoy: Coby used to be the cabin boy of Alvida's pirate group until he opted out and joined the Marines. There, he starts again as a cabin boy, along with his friend Helmeppo, until some time later (after training with Vice Admiral Garp) they become proper Marine officers.
* CantCatchUp: While he has improved himself by a ''tremendous'' amount in a very short amount of time, Luffy already had an entire lifetime of fighting experience under his belt when he and Coby first met, and has only grown stronger since then, leading to their clash at Marineford to result in a CurbStompBattle on Coby's end.
* CharacterDevelopment: Under Garp's instruction, Coby's timidity has been replaced with confidence, although he remains polite, self-effacing, and apologetic if he feels he has done something overly ambitious (such as publicly stating his goal to become a Marine admiral).
* CommonalityConnection: Rebecca is quick to befriend him when she realizes he's also a friend of Luffy's.
* CompetenceZone: This guy reached the rank of Marine Captain before he reached twenty! Lampshaded by Kyros, who after hearing about Coby's strength and achievements, expected him to be an older, seasoned veteran instead of a young man.
* CowardlyLion: Even back when he was an untrained and timid boy, Coby still managed to muster up the guts to stand up to Alvida after some prodding from Luffy. While his cowardice is almost completely gone after he finishes his TrainingFromHell, he's still shown to be scared out of his wits while giving Akainu his WhatTheHellHero speech, though not without good reason.
* CurbStompBattle: On the receiving end of one against Luffy during the Marineford arc, where he is instantly defeated by a single Gum Gum Bullet before getting a chance to land an attack.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was forced to join a pirate group two years prior to the storyline.
* DeterminedDefeatist: He's quick to doubt his own abilities, and will sheepishly apologize for being ridiculous after declaring his dream of becoming an Admiral, but is nonetheless more than willing to do whatever it takes to get stronger, including suffering through months of nonstop TrainingFromHell. This is displayed perfectly after he is [[CurbstompBattle completely destroyed by Luffy]] at Marineford, where he immediately declares himself to be too weak, only to vow to become even stronger just as quickly.
-->"It's no good... I need to become much, ''much'' stronger."
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Calls [[OneManArmy Akainu]] out for the senseless massacre he was causing during the Summit war. His actions are considered to be so incredibly ballsy that it ''momentarily stops the war'' due to ''every single person who witnesses it'', up to and including ''[[BigBad Black Beard]]'', engaging in a mass OhCrap.
* TheEmpath: Bordering on {{Telepathy}}. He is able to sense people dying around him during the Marineford War, thanks to Haki.
* {{Foil}}: Has steadily become Luffy's marine counterpart. While both are talented young men who aim to become the best of the best in their respective fields, Coby is much more reserved and self-deprecating than Luffy is. This is most apparent when Coby declares that he will become an Admiral, where, in contrast Luffy's constant enthusiasm when declaring himself to be the next Pirate King, he shows embarrassment and immediately apologizes for his behavior afterwards.
* FlashStep: By the time he meets Luffy in Water 7, he's been taught Soru. It's the only ''Rokushiki'' form he's been taught, however. [[spoiler: In the special Luffy episode, he was shown using what seems to be Rankyaku and Shigan though it could have simply been punching and kicking at a flash-step pace]]
* FriendlyEnemy: With Luffy. They're good friends, but they just happen to be on the opposing sides of the law.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has recieved a scar on his forehead during his TrainingFromHell. [[spoiler: After the timeskip, it seems to have gotten bigger.]]
* GogglesDoNothing: Subverted. His glasses early on just made him look dorky and added to his weak looks. After his growth spurt and training, he keeps them on his forehead, where they still don't appear to do anything for him. A more recent chapter has shown though that he does, in fact, use them. As reading glasses, as he lowers them down to read a newspaper article concerning Luffy.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Luffy's very first traveling companion, who acted as his CowardlySidekick up until Morgan's defeat, after which he left to join the Marines.
* HeroAntagonist: He's a completely heroic and kindhearted young man, as well as one of the few Marines who isn't morally gray or outright corrupt in any way, but he will inevitably always be on the side that opposes Luffy due to him being a pirate.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Helmeppo -- They became good friends during their early days in the Marines and are almost always seen together.
* HumbleHero: Befitting his timid personality, when Kyros expresses his admiration for Coby and calls him a hero, Coby [[BlushSticker blushes]] and [[ImNotAHeroIm denies it]].
* IGotBigger: It seemed like intense training with Garp combined with some growth spurt really made him taller, from a little boy whose height is around Luffy's chest to being almost as tall as him. In only a couple of months in universe.
* IRegretNothing: When Akainu tries to kill him, he believes he has no regrets for giving his speech to the Marines.
* NiceGuy: One of the only marines who genuinely believes in true justice. During Marineford, he sheds TenderTears for fallen marines and pirates alike, and expresses complete horror at the needless destruction Akainu was causing.
* OnlySaneMan: Is the first one to call out everyone at the Battle of Marineford for their behavior. In front of a raging KnightTemplar psychopath who has shown absolutely no reluctance to use extreme force. Talk about badass.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Somehow manages to be this ''and'' YoungerThanTheyLook thanks to his growth spurt. Before it happened, he looked like a short and scrawny child of around 12, but he was actually already a teenager of 16 years, the same age as Vivi.
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:During the Whitebeard War, he spontaneously develops Haki powers, specifically Observation Haki. The only problem? He can't ''stop'' hearing "voices". It severly freaked him out when he continually felt people dying during the War and others thoughts immediately after]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The more restrained and cautious blue oni to Luffy's reckless red oni. Completely reversed in his dynamic with Helmeppo, where ''he's'' the reckless red oni.
* ShrinkingViolet: A male version. He has become much more confident since training with Garp, though he's still prone to bouts of self-consciousness.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Different translations have spelled his name as both "Coby" and "Koby" at various points. In the manga, it was finally romanized on his boat as "Koby" in Chapter 903, almost 21 years after his first appearance.
* TearsOfJoy: After seeing Luffy's achievements in the newspaper in Chapter 903, he wept with excitement. Rebecca immediately noticed them and figured out he was a friend of Luffy's too.
* TenderTears: Sobs uncontrollably when standing up to Akainu during the Summit war. Completely justified in that he's both shedding tears for the fallen soldiers and their families and completely scared out of his wits.
* ToBeAMaster: Wants to become an Admiral.
* TookALevelInBadass: After some TrainingFromHell, this former wimp can FlashStep and kick really hard.
** And he takes another one when he stands up to ''[[GeneralRipper Akainu]]''. Let's think about this for a second: Coby stood up to the guy who ''killed Ace'', ''melted half of Whitebeard's face'', '''and''' mortally wounded Jinbe and Luffy for the sake of all the Marines that were getting murdered because he and the other high-ranking officers couldn't stop their petty massacre of pirates that didn't even want to fight anymore. [[WebVideo/NonePiece Coby my boy, you have balls]].
** And now, as some concept art revealed, he's a freaking Captain. He took even more levels in badass than Tashigi did (She went from Master Chief Petty Officer to being a Captain, while Coby went from not being a Marine at all to being a Captain as well)!
** As revealed by Oda he is now a [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Rokushiki master]] with [[KiManipulation advanced haki]].
* TrainingFromHell: He and Helmeppo went through some. Under Vice-Admiral Garp, no less.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives an absolutely epic one to the bloodthirsty Marines who are letting the casualties pile up during the war with the Whitebeard pirates, stopping ''the entire war'' for the duration. Nearly gets him vaporized by Akainu after the act.
* WorthyOpponent: Now that he's managed to become a Marine, his new goal is to become this to Luffy. He still has quite a ways to go.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Besides having pink hair and having his old glasses inconspicuously perched on his forehead, he looks completely different after training with Garp.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Coby has pink hair.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Somehow manages to be this ''and'' OlderThanTheyLook thanks to his growth spurt. After it, he looked his actual age of 16, but after the timeskip, he's come to look even older than that, appearing older than Luffy despite being a year younger than him.
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[[folder:(Former) Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan]]
->See his entry on the [[Characters/OnePieceMajorVillainsEastBlue Major Villains in East Blue]] page.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Nezumi]]
!!Captain Nezumi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tamotsu Nishiwaki (JP), Dan Green (EN, 4kids), Vic Mignogna (En, Funi)
!!!'''Age:''' 34 (Pre-Timeskip), 36 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' December 12th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 69 (Manga), Episode 31 (Anime)

[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nezumi_anime.png]]

A corrupt Marine Captain of Navy Base 16 in the East Blue. Takes bribes from Arlong.
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* AnimalMotifs: Has whiskers on his face, little ears on his hood and is even called a mouse by Hachi. He's more like a rat though personality-wise.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: It's only appropriate that a corrupt, slezey DirtyCop would look like a humanoid rat.
* DirtyCop: He's only too happy to overlook Arlong's tyranny so long as he gets a cut of the tributes.
* DirtyCoward: He takes bribes from Arlong and after Arlong is defeated, tries to take the reward and all the wealth for himself. Luffy and his crew [[CurbStompBattle objected]] to his attempts to rain on their parade.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: His rather accurate "guess" at how much money Nami has stashed away gives it away to Nami that he's in cahoots with Arlong and the fishman is [[LoopholeAbuse playing dirty]].
* HateSink: Provides Nami with quite a bit of [[CatharsisFactor catharsis]] after Arlong is defeated.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He gets along with Arlong extremely well due to their shared views on money.
* SignatureLaugh: Hyik hyik hyik...
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He hasn't been seen once since the Straw Hats left the East Blue for the Grand Line. But he's the Marine responsible for Luffy's first bounty.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain "Ship Cutter" T-Bone]]
!!Captain "Ship Cutter" T-Bone
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tomomichi Nishimura (JP), Kenny Green (EN)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 10th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 365 (Manga), Episode 255 (Anime)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/t_bone_anime.png]]

->''"I hate crooked swordsmanship!"''

A Marine captain in charge of a squad of marines escorting [=CP9=] aboard the Puffing Tom as they escorted Nico Robin and Franky to Enies Lobby. T-Bone is a renowned marine known to cut pirate ships to pieces as easily as cutting steak.
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* BadassCape: T-Bone wears a cape with a high collar with the word "Justice" printed on it, in lieu of a coat.
* CleanCut: T-Bone is famous for delivering clean straight cuts through anything from pirate ships to sea kings. In his own words, he hates "crooked swordsmanship", so all of his cuts are perfectly straight lines. He cut a hole in the sea train with perfect 90-degree angles.
* CoolSword: T-Bone fights with a two-handed double-edged straight sword.
* FaceOfAThug: His gaunt features make T-Bone almost look like a zombie, but he's compassionate to a fault.
* AFatherToHisMen: T-Tone is very compassionate and cares about his men's safety above all. {{Deconstructed}} in that he tends to fuss over any minor problems they might have in an overly dramatic fashion, making his men feel uncomfortable.
* FromDressToDressing: When one of his men is injured, even with something as minor as a bug bite, T-Bone will rip a piece of his cape off to bandage the wound. After Sanji leaves a broken swath through the marines, T-Bone has bandaged so many men that his cape is reduced to less than half its length.
* LargeHam: T-Bone is well-meaning but overly dramatic in his compassion. He frets over the smallest thing and is a little too willing to sacrifice himself for the cause.
* SwordBeam: T-Bone can launch straight angled sword beams that cut cleanly through almost anything.
* WreckedWeapon: In their short clash, Zoro destroys T-Bone's sword.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Marine Officers

[[folder:Lieutenant Commander Helmeppo]]
!!Lieutenant Commander Helmeppo
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kouichi Nagano (JP), Creator/SeanSchemmel (EN, 4Kids), Creator/TroyBaker (EN, Funi, episode 2-3), Creator/MikeMcFarland (EN, Funi, episode 68+), Luis Alfonso Padilla (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 20 (Pre-Timeskip), 22 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' July 16
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 3 (Manga), Episode 2 (Anime)

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Helmeppo was a coward who hid behind his father's wealth and power. Having a father who was powerful and greatly feared, he came to shun other people and see them as lower then himself. Whenever someone disagreed with him, he'd threaten to tell his father on them and have them killed. He thought his father also cared about him, until his father hit him after he gave him a order to kill Luffy who had punched him.
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* BadassLongcoat: Wears a marine officer's coat after the timeskip. Notably, he's one of the only marines who actually wears his coat rather than donning it as a CoatCape.
* BadassNormal: Not to the extent of Coby, but he has managed to go from a cabin boy to a Lieutenant Commander in a very short amount of time, and has all of the talent being able to do so suggests.
* BerserkButton: Though a minor one, he is pretty upset by the fact that neither Luffy or Zoro, both of whom he put through a lot of trouble, recognize him despite his attempts to remind them.
* CantCatchUp: Afraid that he's going to lose out to Coby, especially after he learns that Coby has spontaneously developed Haki.
* CharacterDevelopment: After his father kidnapped and held him hostage, Helmeppo started to lose his SpoiledBrat qualities and become more nicer as well as tougher.
* CombatClairvoyance: Latest chapters revealed that he has Observation Haki, though not as well-developed as Coby.
* CoolShades: After he [[TookALevelInBadAss leveled up]], he wears an odd-looking visor, signifying his newfound badassary.
* DualWielding: His favored weapons are a pair of large kukri knives.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: When he was a SpoiledBrat, Helmeppo genuinely loved his father and thought the feelings were reciprocated.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He bullies people and acts like an ass, but he would ''never'' murder a kid (even when he's literately holding a gun to a kid's head, he's shaking and ultimately can't go through with it). Probably why he eventually has a HeelFaceTurn.
* FaceOfAThug: His small, beady eyes make him look like a haughty thug at all times, even when he's acting genuinely decently. This is likely the reason why he covers them with a visor at almost all times after concretely making his HeelFaceTurn.
* HeelFaceTurn: Started out a villainous spoiled brat, but after being taken under Garp's wing along with Coby he became a good guy.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Coby -- They became good friends during their early days in the Marines and are almost always seen together.
* KickTheDog: In his first appearance, he orders a marine soldier to throw a little girl over a high wall just because she's trespassing. Turns into a sort of retroactive PetTheDog when it's revealed that his fathers' orders would have called for the girl's execution, child or not. By getting her out of there as quickly as possible, he may have saved her life.
* KukrisAreKool: Zoro even remarks on his choice of weapon when they fight.
* NiceHat: Has one after the time skip.
* OverlordJr: Started out as this. He was a sniveling jerk who does whatever he likes [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections as his dad controls the town]]. He eventually realizes his dad doesn't care about him, and manages to do a HeelFaceTurn.
* PrincelyYoungMan: The SpoiledBrat type.
* PunchClockVillain: Although [[HeelFaceTurn he later changed his ways]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Has grown to become the more reserved and sensible part of the duo he forms with Coby.
* RichesToRags: Lost his luxurious, privileged lifestyle after his father was kicked out of the Marines. This led to Helmeppo maturing.
* SmugSnake: Originally he was a smug jerk, until he...
* TookALevelInBadass: Along with Coby, he becomes a ''lot'' more tougher thanks to his training by Garp.
* TookALevelInKindness: Being reduced to a mere cabin boy enabled him to learn some much needed humility.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Got over this issue with his and Coby's cover mini-arc, when his father kidnapped him, and Helmeppo stood up to him and showed him up for the bastard he truly is.
* WouldHurtAChild: Maybe. He ''did'' order a soldier to throw a little girl over a wall, but it may have been a PetTheDog act since his father would've done something way worse.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: He looks completely different after becoming a Petty Officer, to the point where Luffy and Zoro don't have any idea who he is after meeting him for the first time afterwards. His CoolShades, which cover up his distinct eyes, are a major contributor to this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Commander Donquixote Rocinante]]
-->See his entry on the [[Characters/OnePieceHistoricalFiguresAndFlashbackCharacters Historical Figures and Flashback Characters]] page as '''Corazon'''.
[[/folder]]

!!Low-Ranked Marines

[[folder:Seaman Recruit "Double-Crosser" Jango]]
!!Seaman Recruit "Double-Crosser" Jango
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazukiYao (JP), Pete Zarustica (EN, 4Kids), Kenny Green (EN, Funi), Carlos Íñigo (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 27 (Pre-Timeskip), 29 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' December 28th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 25 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime)

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Originally [[TheDragon Kuro's first mate]] for the Black Cat Pirates, becoming their captain for three years while Kuro posed as Kaya's butler Klahadore. He [[HeelFaceTurn joined the Marines]] under Captain Hina after Luffy defeated his former Captain.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Though less than "Almighty", he is far tougher than a typical Seaman recruit, as he was formerly a high-ranking pirate (as far as East Blue pirates go, anyway). He is still quite weak, however, as he was unable to withstand Luffy's outburst of Conqueror's Haki.
* BadassLongcoat: Back when he was in the Black Cat Pirates, he wore a long trench coat. He loses it after becoming a marine.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: As a Marine, he and Fullbody have mutual fondness for both dancing and [[SubordinateExcuse Captain Hina]] that occasionally gets in the way of their missions. Hina just manages to put up with it, though.
* ChangedMyMindKid: In his cover story, he uses the confusion of a sudden pirate attack to escape capture from Fullbody. However, when the pirates gain the upper hand by taking a hostage, he comes back to help his new friend Fullbody out.
* CloudCuckoolander: His love for disco and tendency to hypnotize himself by accident make him a pretty strange character. He's also one of the few villains who immediately swallows Usopp's usual "8000 men" lie.
* DayInTheLimelight: He gets to star in the third Mini-Adventure: Jango's Dance Paradise, where he befriends Fullbody and joins the marines. He's also the focus of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPruibgsTUc one of the specials]].
* TheDragon: He is Kuro's right hand man in the Syrup Village Arc.
* HazyFeelTurn: Pirates and Marines have a broad variety of members in terms of morality. His views on justice aren't easy to pin down, only that he's still opposing the Straw Hat pirates.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat downplayed.]] Even though he switches sides to the Marines following Kuro's defeat, he's still on a side that opposes the Straw Hat Pirates.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Fullbody, to the point that the latter is willing to get demoted just to save Jango from being imprisoned.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He uses hypnosis to power up his crewmen, but Luffy also gets hypnotized, wipes out the charging crew with ease, and later tears apart the figurehead of their ship to use as a club.
* HopelessSuitor: Towards Hina, along with Fullbody though he doesn't seem to mind and keeps trying regardless.
* HypnoFool: He accidentally hypnotizes ''himself'' repeatedly.
* HypocriticalHumor: Kicks off his onscreen introduction as a Marine by stating that he hates pirates. Fullbody is [[LampshadeHanging quick to point out that he used to be one himself]].
* MassHypnosis: A favorite tactic back when he was with the Black Cats. He's not really shown using it afterward [[OutOfFocus due to his decreased page-time]], but according to an anime {{Filler}} scene at Marineford, the Marines' research wing has been helping him improve it.
* NiceHat: Wore a pretty sweet fedora when he was a member of the Black Cats. It's not just for show; he can ([[CloudCuckooLander when he remembers]]) drop the brim in front of his eyes to prevent the aforementioned HypnoFool behavior.
** As a marine, he starts wearing a fisherman's cap.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Very obviously based off of [[Music/MichaelJackson the King of Pop]].
** Though his face resembles [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]].
* RedBaron: "One-Two" Jango as a Pirate. After joining the Marines, it is changed to "Double-Crosser" Jango.
* RingsOfDeath: He uses the same discs the uses to hypnotize people as throwing weapons.
* SillyWalk: Moonwalk à la Music/MichaelJackson.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is sometimes spelled "Django" in translations.
* SubordinateExcuse: Doesn't even try to hide that he joined Hina out of an infatuation with her.
* SunglassesAtNight: Heart-shaped sunglasses, to be exact. [[spoiler: He even has heart-shaped eyes]].
* WeakButSkilled: He's hardly very imposing physically, but his hypnotism is highly effective.
* WouldHitAGirl: Cuts Nami InTheBack as soon as her guard is down; and of course, he's expected to [[IncrediblyLamePun execute]] the whole Kaya's will plan.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Seaman Recruit "Double Iron-Fist" Fullbody]]
!!Seaman Recruit "Double Iron-Fist" Fullbody
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideoIshikawa (JP), Tom Wayland (EN, 4Kids), Creator/JohnBurgmeier (EN, Funi), Alejandro Vargas Lugo (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 26 (Pre-Timeskip), 28 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 7th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 43 (Manga), Episode 20 (Anime)

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Introduced as Marine Lieutenant [[RedBaron "Iron-Fist Fullbody"]] with a [[PrinceCharming fondness for beautiful women]] and [[CulturedBadass drinking fine wine]], he also served to show off the abilities of a newly introduced Sanji by provoking him until finally receiving an [[CurbstompBattle epic ass-kicking]].\\\

In events unrelated to his encounter with the Straw Hats, Fullbody is later demoted to a Seaman Recruit, and he, along with his new friend Jango, join up with [[LadyOfWar Captain Hina]].
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* AlmightyJanitor: Though "Almighty" is a bit of a strong word for him, he ''is'' considerably tougher than his current rank would imply. It helps that Hina seems to treat him as if he still had his old rank, giving him duo missions with [[ThoseTwoGuys Jango]] against entire pirate forces, giving him his own ship to command, and basically treating him and Jango as CoDragons. His ability to withstand Luffy's Conqueror's Haki without a problem means that he was close enough to Luffy in power at the time to be able to resist it, which is a highly impressive feat.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A sort of subversion, as he's way tougher than an average Seaman Recruit, but because he ''used'' to be a Lieutenant. However, it is also implied that he's much tougher than he was back when he was a Lieutenant.
* {{Bishonen}}: Back when he was a Lieutenant, he was a slim, handsome man who worked very hard to cultivate an image for himself as an OfficerAndAGentleman. Completely gone after getting demoted, where he has gained a substantial amount of muscle, has a much scruffier appearance and no longer bothers pretending to be refined.
* BoisterousBruiser: Post-demotion, he seems to have become this.
* BreakTheHaughty: His entire first appearance.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He and Jango have mutual fondnesses for both dancing and [[SubordinateExcuse Captain Hina]] that occasionally gets in the way of their missions. Hina just manages to put up with it, though.
* CharacterDevelopment: Introduced as a haughty and arrogant man who was more obsessed with maintaining his image as a CulturedBadass than actually doing his job. After meeting Jango and getting demoted, he no longer seems to care what other people think of him, and freely acts like a crass goofball at all times. Shifting his focus away from his image has also allowed him to become both stronger and a more likable guy as a result.
* CloserToEarth: While he enjoys screwing around with Jango, he is consistently shown to be the more rational and restrained half of the duo.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: His cover story proves that the Straw Hats aren't the best barometers of determining which Marines are competent (as they are all monstrously strong). He proves himself extremely dedicated to his job when it counts (and actually seems to value civilian lives much more than [[KnightTemplar other Marines]]), and is more than capable of kicking ass. After joining with Hina, he and Jango take over fully-manned pirate ships completely on their own.
** In the manga, he easily beats down Yosaku and Johnny in his introductory scene, but it was cut from the anime.
* CulturedBadass: At least preferred to give off the image of one in his first appearance. One trick he was shown to use was to give a restaurant instructions to serve a specific wine, so he can pretend to identify it by wine tasting. However, Sanji saw through this and served him something else entirely.
** He drops this image completely after being demoted, though.
* ExtremityExtremist: As his title would imply, he fights exclusively with punches.
* {{Foil}}: To Sanji. Both are introduced at the same time and are portrayed as thinking of themselves as being gentleman despite their crass and rude personalities. The difference is that while Sanji genuinely is suave, cultured and chivalrous in spite of his unruly nature, Fullbody simply rigs situations to make himself appear to be more sophisticated than he actually is. In addition, both are ExtremityExtremist, but while Sanji only fights with his feet, Fullbody favors his fists. The parallels are lessened considerably after Fullbody gets demoted, as he no longer makes any attempts at looking like a gentleman.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Voluntarily accepts a demotion to Seaman Recruit rather than allow his new friend Jango to be convicted for being a pirate.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jango.
* HopelessSuitor: Towards Hina, though he doesn't seem to mind that his affection isn't reciprocated.
* {{Jerkass}}: His first appearance, though to keep appearances he seems to try and keep it mostly hidden.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At times. While he ''is'' kind of a dick, he's not corrupt and legitimately cares about protecting civilians.
* MeaningfulName: He's introduced as a self-styled wine connoisseur.
* NiceHat: Wears the standard marines cap after getting demoted.
* NiceToTheWaiter: [[JerkAss He wasn't.]] Unfortunately for him, the waiter had a HairTriggerTemper and [[ChefOfIron was completely capable of giving at least as good as he got.]] [[InsistentTerminology Oh, and he]] ''[[InsistentTerminology wasn't]]'' [[InsistentTerminology a waiter.]]
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Attempted to give himself this persona back when he was a Lieutenant, but got called out on faking it by Sanji. After being stripped of his officer position, he stops trying to seem like a gentleman.
* RankUp: Inverted, he got ranked down after he tried to make the other Marines consider not capturing his new friend Jango.
* RedBaron: "Iron-Fist" Fullbody. After joining Hina's crew, he upgrades to "Double Iron-Fist" Fullbody.
* SharpDressedMan: Wore a crisp white suit when he first appeared to go with his phony gentleman persona.
* SmugSnake: In his first appearance. Completely gone after being demoted.
* SubordinateExcuse: Doesn't even try to hide that he joined Hina out of an infatuation with her.
* TookALevelInBadass: Though he hasn't been shown fighting anyone personally since joining Hina, his tougher-looking appearance and upgraded [[RedBaron nickname]] indicates that he has in fact done this.
** Unlike Jango and pretty much half of the remaining mooks present at Marineford, he actually managed to withstand Luffy's outburst of Conquerors' Haki just fine. A number of the Marines knocked out by the Haki were also wearing uniform coats, which typically indicates an officer; Fullbody was able to resist despite being (technically) only an enlisted man.
* TookALevelInKindness: After getting the crap kicked out of him by Sanji and abandoning his attempts at appearing refined, he reveals himself to be a legitimately decent guy with an admirable sense of justice.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Looks almost completely different after getting demoted to a recruit, with only his pink hair, tan skin and scar identifying him as the same character.
[[/folder]]


!!Other

[[folder:Dr. Vegapunk]]
!!Dr. Vegapunk
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshitoYasuhara (JP)
!!!'''Birthday:''' August 9th
%% !!!'''Debut:'''

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A mysterious scientist who, despite having yet to make an appearance, is a huge figure in the ''One Piece'' world. Acclaimed as a genius 500 years ahead of his time, he is the designer of the Pacifista series and various other key inventions. According to [[WordOfGod Oda]], he is also the one person in the series who knows the true nature of Devil Fruits.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: "Vegapunk" is a pretty kickass name, especially for a non-combatant.
* EvilGenius: Well, he IS working for the World Government, but we can't be too sure that he's "evil" yet. After all, [[spoiler: he agreed with installing in Kuma the one mission to protect the Thousand Sunny, a Pirate Ship, and his first inventions aimed to help his home island]], so he might be more neutral than evil.
** This seems to be played with. Not only is he beloved in his home town (and was known for making inventions to help them), but he actually [[spoiler: kicked [[MadScientist Caesar Clown]] out of the government science squad for unethical behavior.]] This would imply that he's probably ''not'' evil at all.
* FrameUp: In his past, he was set up by rival scientist Caesar Clown to take the fall for the [[StuffBlowingUp Punk Hazard]] incident. [[TakingTheHeat He publically took responsability]] so that the world government could investigate and [[ClearMyName arrest Caesar.]]
* TheGhost: He's mentioned several times at major plot points, but has yet to make an official appearance.
* MrExposition: Being the only man who understands certain aspects of the ''One Piece'' world, he's hinted to eventually fill this role.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He's been stated to study ''everything'', from battleships to human cells. He seems to be especially well versed in technology and Devil Fruits; hell, ''he knows what Devil Fruits really are''.
* OneManIndustrialRevolution: The guy is good enough to be considered at least ''500 years'' ahead of current technology.
* ReluctantMadScientist: Responsible for truly bizarre inventions and discoveries, such as having ''weapons'' "eat" Devil Fruits, turning Kuma into a cyborg, then making an army of cyborgs based on Kuma, which use FrickinLaserBeams based on Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit ability, and turning the animals of his island into cyborgs. However, he is the pride and joy of his home island. It is also said when he was young, his heart always longed to make his island better and warm from the freezing cold. So, he started to create a massive device for this very purpose, albeit unfinished.
** A flashback of Caesar's showed that, [[spoiler:while he covered up most of Caesar's immoral experiments from the World Government, he refused to make a weapon of mass destruction or kidnap children to make them into super soldiers (something Caesar would do later on). Eventually he got fed up with Caesar and fired him from his staff.]]
** At least according to Yonji in Totland arc, [[spoiler:Vegapunk used to belong to an independent research team along with Yonji's father; they basically managed to find the nature of human life itself and manipulate it. The World Government thought that NoManShouldHaveThisPower and arrested Vegapunk, leaving the other members of the group (including Judge) to their own ways.]] It also raises the question, how voluntary his "cooperation" with the WG is at all.
* SchizoTech: He's the source of quite a bit of it.
* ShroudedInMyth: We know very little about that guy, other than a few details we get via flashbacks and word of mouth.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pacifista]]
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 505 (Manga), Episode 399 (Anime)

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The Pacifista are a series of ''[[MechaMooks Human Weapons]]'' developed by Marine head scientist Dr. Vegapunk. They are [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots cyborgs]] built in the [[RobotMe mold]] of the Warlord of the Sea Bartholomew Kuma, who was the prototype for the project. As stated by [[AnAxeToGrind Sentomaru]], the funds required for the construction of just one Pacifista are roughly equal to that of a Marine-issued battleship.

Sentomaru noted that after the timeskip period, PX-5 and PX-7 were outdated models from two years ago, meaning that the Pacifista project has been updated and modified.
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* ArtificialHuman: They're made from corpses and are completely mechanical on the inside.
* DegradedBoss: They're nowhere as strong as PX-0 (Bartholomew Kuma), who had managed to [[CurbstompBattle curbstomp]] the entire Straw Hat crew in the previous arc and whose appearance and cyborg abilities they copy. This is most likely because they lack Kuma's own Devil Fruit ability, which is admittedly overpowered even by the series' standards.
* {{Expy}}: They're very similar to the [[Film/TheTerminator T-800]]. Luffy even defeats one in a [[SquashedFlat similar vein to T-800]].
* FrickinLaserBeams: Their signature weapon. They can fire them from either their [[HandBlast hands]] or their [[BreathWeapon mouths]].
** The source of the lasers is from Vegapunk researching Kizaru's [[LightEmUp Glint-Glint Fruit]].
* MechaMooks: Pre-TimeSkip, they were a subversion. Post is a different story.
* NiceHat: Just like Kuma's.
* NighInvulnerability: They are made of a substance harder than steel and as a result, can take staggering amounts of damage before breaking down.
* TheQuietOne: They're capable of speech but seldom do so.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Their lenses glow red when they're about to strike.
* RobotMe: Of Bartholomew Kuma.
* SayMyName: What they do when they see a criminal.
* SoLastSeason: They're defeated very easily after the TimeSkip. Luffy destroyed one in [[OneHitKill a single punch]] while Zoro and Sanji defeated the other. It should be noted however that those particular models WERE outdated.
* SpotTheImposter: The Straw Hats mistake one for the real Kuma; after they defeat it, however, they realize it's a fake.
* StatOVision[=/=]RoboCam: Their eyes act as a targeting sytem that states the name and bounty of the target.
* TheWorfEffect: When the Straw Hats were last together before the time skip, they exhausted themselves taking out just one. Post TimeSkip, Luffy casually destroys one while Sanji and Zoro quickly destroy another and argue over whose attack was responsible.
* YouAreNumberSix: Each unit has "PX-" and a number printed on their necks.
[[/folder]]

* TheSlowWalk: In the anime Once Akainu kills Ace he is seen walking towards the Admiral with a pretty brutal snarl in his face, all too willing to rip Akainu apart. He would gladly have done so as well, but Sengoku stopped him.

* CutenessProximity: In chapter 796, she goes from chewing out Sengoku for his attitude and Fujitora for not going after the Straw Hats to gushing over how darling Mansherry is when she comes looking for donors for her healing dandelions.

* BadassNormal: He has no Devil Fruit powers: he got as high-ranking as he did through sheer CharlesAtlasSuperpower. Downplayed in that he still has Haki - and he's quite proficient with it, too.

* FacePalm: He is seen doing one at the end of chapter 697 [[spoiler:when the G-5 Marines admit, with tears in their eyes, they love the Straw Hats for helping save the children and all they went through together.]]

* FreakyFridayFlip: With ''Tashigi'' in chapter 663, courtesy of Law's DF powers.

* BadPowersBadPeople: Of course the remorseless Marine Vice-Admiral would have a power that let him turn into a spider.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After she gets her original body back in chapter 677, she begs Law to free her and Smoker. Smoker is disgusted by the very idea of pleading for mercy from a pirate, but Tashigi points out that it's not just their lives on the line, but that of their subordinates and the children experimented on by Caesar Clown, and they must put aside their pride in such a situation.]]

* SubordinateExcuse: As a Captain Post-Timeskip, a large number of her subordinates seem to be smitten with her, much to Tashigi's irritation. They are incredibly loyal despite their lecherousness and often outright thuglike behaviour, however. [[spoiler:Vergo attacking Tashigi is what gets the G-5 Marines to finally start fighting back against him, although they assume that he's an imposter. [[CurbStompBattle And it doesn't change how the fight goes]].]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Different translations have spelled his name as both "Coby" and "Koby" at various points. In the manga, it was finally romanized on his boat as "Koby" in chapter 903, almost 21 years after his first appearance.
* TearsOfJoy: After seeing Luffy's achievements in the newspaper in chapter 903, he wept with excitement. Rebecca immediately noticed them and figured out he was a friend of Luffy's too.

* AFatherToHisMen: T-bone is very compassionate and cares about his men's safety above all. {{Deconstructed}} in that he tends to fuss over any minor problems they might have in an overly dramatic fashion, making his men feel uncomfortable.

* BadassGrandpa: The man throws cannonballs like they're baseball pitches, for Christ's sake! He can throw them with more force than an actual cannon. Literal in this case too, seeing as he is Luffy's grandfather. Him and [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] are about the only two people who could fully deliver on a promise to kill Akainu. It took the entire Blackbeard crew to stop Whitebeard, and Garp had to be restrained by Sengoku.

->'''Boa Hancock''': ''"Your crew is down to one."''
->'''Momonga''': ''"One is not the same as none."''

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->''"If I succeed, that's fine. If I die, that's fine also."''

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* BadassBeard: Averted. Not only is he something of a weakling, [[WordOfGod According to Oda]], his striped "beard" is actually a mushroom that grew from his chin while he was sleeping. He ate the cap but didn't like the taste, [[RuleOfFunny so he just left the trunk where it was]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: If he had used that head of his, he could've realized that attacking Luffy at Enies Lobby was a bad idea. The decision was to shoot cannonballs at Luffy during his fight with Lucci, arguing the latter could take a few shots. If that was the case, then it should stand to reason that Luffy, who was giving Lucci trouble was at least as durable. Really, this guy just wasted the lives of several marines ([[BadBoss including the one he killed]]) for nothing.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearence: It's only appropriate that a corrupt, slezey DirtyCop would look like a humanoid rat.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: It became clear during the Marineford War that despite the fear Luffy has for his grandfather, he does indeed love him. As Luffy was mere feet away from Ace, Garp stood in his way out of duty, stating that if Luffy wanted to get to Ace, he would have to kill him. Ultimately, Luffy told him he couldn't do it, but Garp forced his hand -- and then he falters, allowing Luffy to punch him and clear the way to Ace, showing that his love for his grandchildren outweighed his duty. In fact, Garp's reasoning for his harsh training is shown in a flashback, with this [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] line.

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Gion (aka Momousagi, "The Peach Hare")]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: On top of knowing Haki and wielding a sword, Gion was considered for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip. Considering that all of the known admirals (current and former) have been revered in the One Piece world as individuals of mass destruction and immense power, this should say enough about her capabilities.

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Tokikake ( aka Chaton, "The Brown Pig")]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: On top of knowing Haki, Tokikake was, along with Gion, considered for the promotion to Admiral during the timeskip. Considering that all of the known admirals (current and former) have been revered in the One Piece world as individuals of mass destruction and immense power, this should say enough about his capabilities.

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Gion ("Momousagi, The Peach Hare")]]

[[folder:Vice-Admiral Tokikake ("Chaton, The Brown Pig")]]

The most prominent antagonist group in the series. The Marines (or the Navy in the English dubs; with 4Kids outright replacing “Marines” and Funimation referring to the Marine army itself as “Navy”) are the World Government’s law-enforcement military, being among the largest organizations in the world of One Piece. Their main job is to enforce the law, and thus they mainly hunt pirates and act as peacekeepers, but sometimes they call be called for more ruthless operations like decimating whole islands whose population is tied to a notorious threat to the World Government. Not unlike the pirates they hunt, a number of its members are corrupt or power-hungry, or at the very least morally questionable, but there are also some that are genuinely heroic and good an upholds the ideals of "Justice" of the Marines.

They are present all over the world and considered one of its "Three Strongest Powers" alongside the [[Characters/OnePieceTheSevenWarlordsOfTheSea Warlords]] and the [[Characters/OnePieceTheFourEmperors Emperors]]. Although the Marines do not have the sheer military might of one of the Emperors, they have greater discipline, are allied to the Warlords, and have a better worldwide presence (which means they are also too spread out to combat the pirate threat effectively).

Following the Paramount War and the dreadful losses they suffered, the new Fleet Admiral Sakazuki has rebuilt the organization in the two years Luffy went absent, introducing more aggressive policies toward the pirate threat and conscripting people among the populace to refill their ranks.